The Rapid Archive Field Controller wizard is automatically populated by importing a Rapid Archive Schedule .xls file, or can be manually populated using the Add New Equipment (plus symbol) icon.
This wizard allows you to easily view field controller configuration information, hardware specifications, equipment configuration, fully qualified references, controller template associations, and CAF parameters in one table format. When the new equipment setup columns are completed and no red cells are displayed in the wizard, click Save to generate the devices in the All Items, Equipment, and Spaces tree. For more information on populating the Rapid Archive wizard, see Creating an Archive with the Rapid Archive Feature and Room Schedules.
- Only columns with valid site information are displayed. For example, sites with only JCI Family BACnet Class IDs do not display the Controller Type, Instance Number, or Net N2 address columns because they are associated with other device types and are not populated.
- The Equipment subset of columns for the Rapid Archive Field Controller wizard does not populate for sites without an ADS/ADX at Release 7.0 or later.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Item Reference | Defines the Fully Qualified Reference (FQR) of the object, which is a Metasys fixed name used internally by the system. |
| Configuration | Contains a group of subset-columns that appear when you define an object in the SCT Configuration tab. |
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Name |
Defines the name of the object as it appears in the SCT and SMP. |
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Supervisory Device |
Defines the name of the parent item for the field controller integration. |
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Integration |
Defines the type of integration for the field controller and the direct parent item the field controller can be found under in the All Items Tree. |
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Class ID |
Contains the type of object this information is represented as in the archive. |
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Description |
Contains a user-defined description of the object. |
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Authorization Category |
Classifies the object by the category of system or equipment that it monitors to aid in the determination of user access privileges and alarm routing. The value for the Authorization Category is taken from the Equipment Definition. |
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Object Identifier |
The BACnet Object Identifier is used to establish communication with the object. Indicates the instance number of the Object Type used in the BACnet Object ID as exposed to a BACnet network. The object ID must be unique within the host device. The object ID of the Device object must be unique within the BACnet network. |
| Hardware | Contains a group of subset-columns that appear when you define an object in the SCT Hardware tab. |
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JCI MAC Address |
Indicates the MAC address (4 to 127) of the device on the field bus. |
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Instance Number |
Displays the Instance Number of the object on the remote field device. The Instance number, along with the object type, defines the remote object’s BACnet Object Identifier (0 to 4,194,302). |
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Net N2 Address |
Defines the host controller Address (1 to 254) on the N2 bus. |
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Controller Type |
Defines the integration's controller type assigned to this object. |
| Equipment | Contains a group of subset-columns that appear in the Metasys UI that define space and equipment association. |
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Name |
Defines the name of the object as it appears in the Metasys UI |
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Space |
Defines the space the equipment serves. |
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Served by |
Defines the list of equipment that serves this equipment. |
| Controller Template | Contains a list of linked Controller Templates used for point reference. Points under the chosen Field Device are created based on the selected template. |
In the Edit-mode of Rapid Archive Field Controller wizard, users can edit the field controller configuration information on a variety of site levels. Select pre-determined or custom views of the field controller configuration from the View drop-down list to modify and view objects, hardware specifications, equipment configuration, controller templates, and CAF parameters. The Create Points and Create Metasys UI Spaces and Equipment check boxes provide customizable mass-edit and saving permissions. For more information regarding the Rapid Archive Field Controller wizard Edit-mode functionality, see Table 2.
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Description |
Function |
|---|---|
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View list |
Displays the list of field controllers on a selected engine or full site. |
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Controller Definition selection |
Displays the traditional layout of your Metasys field controller configuration. Use the Controller Definition view to configure the mapper objects of the selected engine in order to communicate with the field controllers. The Controller Definition view is the default window displayed when the Rapid Archive Field Controller wizard opens. |
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Parameter Sheet selection |
Displays the Item Reference, Configuration, Controller Template, and the five default CAF Parameter columns of the Metasys field controller configuration. Use the Parameter Sheet view to make data modifications to the CAF files within the field controllers. |
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Manage Views selection |
Displays the Select Column Attribute window that Allows users to create custom CAF Parameter columns based on their Metasys field controller configuration. Users can create multiple custom views that will then display as a selectable view in the View drop-down list. |
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Add (plus) icon |
Adds new devices to an existing archive. |
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Remove (minus) icon |
Removes the selected devices from the archive. |
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Import |
Imports the Rapid Archive spreadsheet file. |
| Cancel |
Cancels changes made to the archive. |
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Save |
Saves changes made to the archive. |
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Create Spaces and Equipment check box Create Points check box |
Determines which template updates are applied to the field controller and/or Metasys UI Spaces and Equipment. Together, the check boxes offer users three methods of saving controller template modifications: Select both Create Metasys UI Spaces and Equipment and Create Points to save newly selected controller templates to the device and update the Equipment and Spaces for Metasys UI. Both check boxes are selected by default when the Rapid Archive Field Controller wizard opens. Unselect both Create Metasys UI Spaces and Equipment and Create Points to replace a device's current controller template and associated points with a new template selected. This does not update the Metasys UI Spaces and Equipment. Unselect Create Metasys UI Spaces and Equipment and select Create Points to display the name of the existing controller template assigned to the device in the Controller Template column. Prior to Release 11.2, users were unable to view the existing template associated with a device in the Controller Template column. In SCT Release 12.0 and later, you can select this check box combination to view assigned templates in their existing archives. |