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If the device is configured with auto-discovery disabled, use the Import Configuration button to import application information from a 'Totalflow Applications' CSV file that contains correct information on applications instantiated on the Totalflow device the driver is connected to.

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Totalflow Application Definitions

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These default templates for each application type will contain all Array-Register points obtained from applied Array-Register definitions that are applicable for this application enumeration. An example of this default template entry page is shown below:

Now you can configure these default Array-Templates as needed for your application. Options are:

1. Make no changes. This approach will potentially create too many tags that are not really needed.
   
   
2. Edit default template by either deleting or disabling rows.
   
   
3. Export default templates as CSV file, edit this file (i.e. remove unwanted data points), and import it back. This approach can result in either:
   1. New Array-Register template if original template name was modified in CSV file. In this case original default template will remain untouched.
   2. Same Array-Register template will have less data points given that template name has not been modified in edited CSV file.
      
      
4. Delete default Array-Register template and create a new one from scratch.

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If the ABB Totalflow device connection was created with the 'Auto-generate Templates and Poll Group' setting turned on, the driver will create a default poll group. This default poll group will have one entry per each application enabled on the Totalflow Applications Configuration Panel as shown below:

Each poll group entry has the following fields:

• Array-Register Template
  • This is a select box that allows to point to one of defined Array-Register templates.
• Application Name
  • This is a select box that allows to select one of applications enabled on the Totalflow Applications Configuration Panel.
• Application Slot Number
  • A slot number for selected Totalflow application
• Enabled

  • Allows to enable or disable a polling thread for this polling entry.

    
    

    Note
    All default polling entries created are initially disabled and need to be enabled manually

    
    

• Scan Rate
  • The scan rate (in seconds) for this polling thread.
• Tag Folder Path
  • This is a text box where a tag directory needs to be defined.

When a poll group entry is enabled a polling thread is spawned, and this thread polls for data points defined in the Array-Register template this entry points to. And as with Array-Register templates, if a default poll group entry or entire poll group needs to be deleted, it is the best practice to turn the 'Auto-generate Templates and Poll Group' device configuration option off first.