SCT is an offline software tool you use to create, edit, save, and restore the various archive and security databases that configure Metasys system networks, OASs, ADSs/ADXs, NAEs, NIEs, SNEs, SNCs, and supported field devices. The SCT UI opens in its own window and has a similar appearance to the online Site Management Portal UI (Figure 1). SCT also manages trusted certificates for network engines. For details, see Appendix: Certificate Management.
SCT, if running on a 32-bit Windows operating system, allows commissioning of N2 devices by allowing HVAC PRO software, GX-Tool software, and XTM Configurator software to access the devices on the N2 Bus of an SNE. SCT also allows commissioning of equipment controllers by using the CCT software to access the devices on the field bus of an SNE.
SCT provides a Simulation feature that allows you to simulate an online supervisory device and test a database’s control logic prior to downloading it to an SNE. Using the SCT, you can view and configure multiple sites in one archive.
