Configure a Fieldbus Apparatus - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

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To create a fieldbus brick assembly, you must have a predefined apparatus group configuration. An apparatus group constitutes an apparatus strip (that is, a terminal strip) with a number of apparatuses created according to a selected apparatus configuration. When defining an apparatus configuration, you define the apparatus profile (name, description, manufacturer, and model), the number of apparatuses, the apparatus terminal configuration, and the position numbering.

  1. Press F7 to open the Domain Explorer, or press F8 to open the Reference Explorer.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • In the Domain Explorer, double-click the Panels by Location folder, and select a panel.

    • In the Domain Explorer, double-click the Panels by Category folder, and select a panel.

    • In the Reference Explorer, double-click the Panels folder, and select a panel.

  3. Right-click a panel to which you want to add a fieldbus termination block and then select New > Apparatus Group.

  4. In the Apparatus dialog, select New.

  5. In the Apparatus profile group box, in the Configuration name field, type the name of the new apparatus configuration.

  6. Select the Fieldbus apparatus check box.

  7. Select the Internal terminator check box if you need to add an internal terminator on the new termination block.

  8. In the Description field, type a short description for the new configuration.

  9. From the Manufacturer list, select the appropriate termination block manufacturer. If the required value is not available, select next to the list arrow to add or edit values for this list.

  10. From the Model list, select the appropriate termination block model. If the required value is not available, select next to the list arrow to add or edit values for this list.

  11. In the Apparatus numbering group box, type the apparatus name in the Prefix field if required. Apparatus names can be 15-character long.

    This name will appear in the Domain Explorer within the new strip (only the first four characters), in the Connection window, and in the appropriate reports.

  12. Select the Numbered check box to number the apparatuses.

  13. In the Apparatus configuration group box, from the Orientation list, select one of the following apparatus terminal patterns:

    • Left / Right — A termination block that has two sides: input and output (that is, left and right).

    • Left — A termination block that has wires on the left side only.

    • Right — A termination block that has wires on the right side only.

    • Regular — A termination block that has a conventional terminal that functions as a single unit.

  14. From the Function list select a function, for example HomeRunIn.

  15. In the Channel field, type an appropriate channel.

  16. Select the polarity from the Polarity list.

  17. Do the following to define the apparatus terminal name and color:

    1. Select in the left and/or right terminal side text box and type the required terminal name, for example 1A:

    2. Select a color of the terminal side from the list, for example red:

  18. Repeat steps 14 to17 for the other terminal side if appropriate. Note that the line between the two terminal list arrows represents the internal relation between the input and output terminals.

  19. From the Terminal Type list, select the required terminal type.

  20. Select Add Terminal to add another terminal to this apparatus configuration if needed and then repeat steps 13 through 17.

  21. Select Delete Terminal if you need to delete a selected terminal from the current configuration.

  22. Select OK.

  23. Select Create.

  24. Enter the values for the terminal strip.

  25. Select OK.

See Also

Profibus Design Common Tasks