This object contains attributes common to many Metasys system objects. These common attributes are described in the Common Object Attributes section.
| Name / View Group Attribute ID Writable (W) Configurable (C) |
Attribute Description |
|---|---|
| Discovery Gate Number -- Engineering
Values 2559 W C |
Displays the defined NCM Gate address on the existing Metasys system. Use for self discovery of the existing Metasys system. You need at least 1 NCM in the existing N1 network that the NIE can talk to, to find the other N1 devices and get N1 points. |
| Discovery Node Number -- Engineering
Values 2560 W C |
Displays the defined NCM Node address on the existing Metasys system. Use for self discovery of the existing Metasys system. You need at least 1 NCM in the existing N1 network that the NIE can talk to, to find the other N1 devices and get N1 points. |
| Discovery IP Address -- Engineering
Values 2561 W C |
Displays the defined NCM IP address of the existing Metasys system. Use for self discovery of the existing Metasys system. You need at least 1 NCM in the existing N1 network that the NIE can talk to, to find the other N1 devices and get N1 points. |
| Network Name -- Engineering Values
2555 C |
Displays the defined network name. Note: Be sure to configure the Network Name
attribute of the N1 Migration. Once you insert the N1
Migration, you cannot edit the Network Name attribute. The
workaround is to delete the existing N1 Migration and insert
a new N1 Migration ensuring you enter the desired Network
Name before completing the Insert Integration wizard.
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| Device Name -- Engineering Values 907 W C |
Displays the defined case-insensitive device name. The device name is required for the existing Metasys system to detect the On-Line status and Off-Line status of the NIE. This attribute must match the name of the NIE in the existing N1 network. |
| Gate Number -- Engineering Values 2556 W C |
Displays how the NIE is defined in the existing N1 network. This attribute is read from the NCM. |
| Node Number -- Engineering Values 1378 W C |
Displays how the NIE is defined in the existing N1 network. |
| Migrate Object Configuration --
Engineering Values 32611 W C |
When True, this attribute displays the basic object configuration from the existing Metasys system object used to write basic configurations for newer Metasys objects. For example, units or descriptor. This attribute (when True) tells the new Metasys system to bring alarm setup information from the existing N1 network and creates Alarm Extensions (Analog Alarm and Multistate Alarm) for new objects that are added. |
| Migrate Trend Configuration --
Engineering Values 32613 W C |
Displays the trend configuration from the existing Metasys system object used to create the newer Metasys system Trend Extension when an existing object is mapped to a newer object. This attribute creates one or more trend extensions for existing N1 network trends. |
| Migrate Totalization Configuration
-- Engineering Values 32614 W C |
Displays the totalization configuration from the existing Metasys system object used to create the newer Metasys system Totalization Extensions when an existing object is mapped to a newer object. |
| Migrate Schedules -- Engineering
Values 32615 W C |
Displays the attached existing Metasys system schedules used to create the newer Metasys system Schedule. The schedules that appear in the new Metasys systems are portals to the schedules in the existing N1 network. Schedules appear in the new format and offer the same functionality. Changes made to the schedules in the new Metasys system are also made to the N1 schedules in the NCM. |
| Synchronize Time -- Engineering
Values 32616 W C |
Displays whether the NIE is the master time keeper for the existing N1 network system. Time updates are sent to the existing system once daily and when the time changes. |
| Enable Polling -- Advanced Setup 3531 W C |
When True, this attribute causes the integration in the NIE to place any system into a 20 second fast polling table being viewed. This attribute also places a system into this table on an object’s Focus view. This provides faster updates to objects being viewed in any Metasys system UI. When viewing points from several systems, the Service Time for the NCM increases. Take care when enabling this fast polling feature as it may affect the service times. Notes:
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| Duty-Standby -- Advanced Setup 2557 W C |
Displays whether the existing Metasys system is a Duty/Standby network. The NIE has to know if the existing N1 network is a Duty/Standby. |
| Broadcast Address -- Advanced Setup
2045 W C |
Edits the address to use directed broadcasts. The user typically does not edit this attribute. |
| UDP Port -- Advanced Setup 2558 W C |
Displays the UDP Port as defined in the existing Metasys system. |
| Retry Wait Time -- Advanced Setup
625855 W C |
Contains the time between communication retries (in seconds). This attribute is the time the NIE waits for a low-level Ack from the NCM. The user typically does not edit this attribute. |
| Retry Counter Limit -- Advanced
Setup 63854 W C |
Contains the number of retry attempts made. The NIE waits for the Message Timeout, then retries sending messages the number of times defined in this attribute. |
| Message Timeout -- Advanced Setup
1165 W C |
Displays the reply timeout in seconds. The reply timeout is how long the NIE waits for a reply from an NCM. The user typically does not edit this attribute. |
| Poll Delay -- Advanced Setup 1163 W C |
Displays the polling time for non-triggerable attributes in milliseconds. The poll delay is the time between NIE polls to the N1 network points. |