Use this procedure to set the wiring and control system default settings allowing you to create new tag numbers with the settings that you defined for the instrument type. For example, you can automatically define new instruments as control-system-enabled so that new tag numbers with the current instrument type profile will be part of a control system and be able to send and receive signals. You can also include automatic creation of control system (CS) tags, selection of reference panels and cables, and connector definitions.
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On the Instrument Index Module menu bar, select Tables > Instrument Types.
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On the Instrument Types dialog, from the Process function list, select the process function type.
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Create a new instrument type.
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On the data window, select an existing instrument type.
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Select Profile.
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On the Instrument Type Profile dialog, on the General tab, you can edit fields as needed.
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On the Wiring and Control System tab, select the Include wiring check box.
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To define new instrument tags as control-system-enabled, select the Control system check box. This enables the corresponding tag numbers for tag assignment.
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To enable automated creation of coupled control system tags, select Automatic CS tags.
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From the Reference device panel list, select an appropriate reference panel for this instrument type. These device panels that were created in Reference Explorer.
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If your reference device panel settings enable the Conventional connections group box, do one of the following for each connection that you need for the current instrument type:
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Select New, to add a connection.
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Select Properties, to edit the properties of an existing convention, and on the Conventional Connection Properties dialog, define the settings that you require, and select OK.
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If your reference device panel settings enable the Plug-and-socket connections group box, do one of the following for each connection that you need for the current instrument type:
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Select New, to add a connection.
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Select Properties, to edit the properties of an existing convention, and on the Plug-and-Socket Connection Properties dialog, define the settings that you require, and select OK.
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Smart Instrumentation creates the wiring items according to an instrument type profile, it always connects the created cable to the right side of the panel that it creates. Therefore, you are not allowed to select a left-oriented terminal from the Starting terminal list on the Conventional Connection Properties dialog. You can check the configuration of a terminal by right-clicking it in the Domain Explorer and selecting Properties.
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Smart Instrumentation does not allow you to define a wiring instrument type profile that enables connections on the left side of a device panel.