Specifications

Defining a Channel and a Controller
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Defining a Channel and a Controller
This topic only applies to sites that are using controllers other than PlantScape
Control Processors. If you are using only PlantScape Control Processors, you do
not need to define channels and controllers.
Before PlantScape point data can be read from or written to a controller, you
need to define:
• Which types of controllers you are using
• How they are connected to the server
This topic shows you how to:
• Define a serial connection to (that is, a channel for) an Allen-Bradley PLC-5
on a Data Highway Plus
• Define the Allen-Bradley controller
Defining a Serial Connection
To define a serial connection to a controller you need to create a channel for your project:
1 From the Edit menu in Quick Builder, select Add Item(s).
The Add Item(s) dialog box is displayed.
2 Use the Add Item(s) dialog box as follows:
a) From the Add Items drop-down list, select Channel.
b) From the list of channel types, select AllenBradley.
c) In the Number of items to Add field, leave the default selection of 1.
d) In the Use Name field, type Abrchn01
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