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Overview

Nodes are the devices or PLCs on the network with which you communicate. They can be both  individual devices or groups of devices, and each Each device connected to the system is mapped to a Device Node.  Each node contains one or more Point adressesPoints.  This This page explains how to create nodes and also how to import them from various sources.

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Configuring Device

Creating

Nodes

To create a new node, follow these steps:

  1. Access Devices → Nodes.
  2. Click the plus icon to add a new node.
  3. Select a channel to associate the node, and fill in its name and description.
  4. Click Ok.

After completing the above steps, the Node is created. 

You can configure the existing nodes in the list and existing node by double-clicking on the property you want to edit on the corresponding row.

InfoIf the Remote settings column is not visible on the grid, enable it by right-clicking the grid header and selecting it from the list.

DeviceNode Table Columns

The following table describes each available property you can configure when editing a Node:

Column

Description

Name

Enter a name for

Name of the Node.

The system lets you know if the name is not valid.

Channel

Select the channel

The Device Channel for this Node. For more information about the configuration for common protocols, click Help at the top of the tab.

Primary Station

PrimaryStation

Enter the

The information required to access the primary Node, based on the protocol selected.

Backup Station

BackupStation

The

Based on the protocol, enter the

required information to access the backup Node. When the backup station is defined, and a communication failure occurs on the primary station, the system automatically attempts to establish communication with the backup station.

Sync Date

SyncDate

The date that the import was done.

It is a read-only field.

 

SyncStation

Sync Station

Information about the station where the import was done Station IP, Port and Slot

. It is a read-only field

.

Sync Settings

SyncSettings

Information about the settings used by the system to import the file.

It is a read-only field.

 

Description

Enter a description

Description for this Node.


Importing Nodes from PLC Addresses

Addittionally Additionally, you can simplify the creation of communication Nodes with various methods for automatic data configuration import. Access the 

→ Read more about Importing PLC Addresses for further information about the process and configurations available.

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