Micromod Micro-PWC: 53PW6000 MicroPWC Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 284)

Micro-PWC CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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of the job which is currently active. The % Printed field indicates what portion of the currently active job has
been completed.
8.3.2 Console Groups Display
The Micro-PWC is a console-type node on the Ethernet network, from which the Process Operator can
monitor and control the process. To help control the synchronization of configuration data, these nodes are
assigned to console groups. Nodes within a console group synchronize configuration data only with those
nodes within the same console group. Note that console group assignment has no effect on the ability to
view collected data in the various Micro-DCI databases, including the controller, Historical, Archival, Histor-
ical Block, Archival Block and Event Bit Databases.
Assignment to a console group is made during the installation of the Micro-PWC software. The default con-
sole group number provided during the installation procedure is 1. A node cannot be in more than one con-
sole group. Up to 10 console nodes can exist in each group. Console groups can be assigned to numbers
from 1 to 50; this provides flexibility when assigning numbers.
The System Status Display provides information about each node connected to the Ethernet network. To
see how the console nodes on the network are grouped, from the System Status Display menu bar select
Utilities > Console Groups Display. The Console Groups Display window (
Figure 8-7 ) will appear.
The Console Groups Display window is divided horizontally into a section for each console group. The
group number is displayed, followed by a group of icons with node numbers, representing the console
nodes in that group. The console group which includes the local node is enclosed within a cyan box. Micro-
PWC Client nodes are console-type nodes, but they do not synchronize configuration data with any Micro-
PWC on the Ethernet network. They are by default members of the console group of their server. This is
represented visually on the Console Groups display, where Micro-PWC Client icons are grouped together
in boxes following their server node; a black line indicates the relationship between the server node and its
client nodes.
Figure 8-7. Console Groups Display Window