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Once you have your properly formatted global TLP definitions they can be uploaded.  Once complete, it will look similar to what is shown below.

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At this point device connections can be created using these global TLP definitions.

Creating a Device Connection

Configuring an Emerson ROC device connection is done as is with any other driver using the OPC-UA interface.  Begin by clicking the Configure tab at the top of the Ignition Gateway web UI and scrolling down to the OPC-UA Server's Devices section and clicking it as shown below.

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Once done you will see the following.  Click the 'Create new Device...' link to create the Emerson ROC device connection.

Image AddedAfter clicking the 'Create new Device...' link you will see the following.  Select the 'EFM Emerson ROC' and click 'Next' at the bottom of the page.

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When creating a new device you will see the following.

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The following describes the parameters that can be set here.

• General
  • Name
    • The unique name of this device
  • Description
    • The description of this device
  • Enabled
    • Whether or not this device is enabled
• Connectivity
  
  • Protocol Type
    • Either ROC or ROC Plus depending on the type of device
  • Hostname
    • The IP address or hostname of the Emerson ROC device
  • TCP Port
    • The TCP port the Emerson ROC device is listening on
  • ROC Unit Code
    • The unit code assigned to the ROC device
  • ROC Group Code
    • The group code assigned to the ROC device
  • Host Unit Code
    • The host unit code assigned to the Ignition instance
  • Host Group Code
    • The host group code assigned to the Ignition instance
• Records
  • Alarm Scan Rate
  • Event Scan Rate
  • Minute History Scan Rate
  • Periodic History Scan Rate
  • Daily History Scan Rate
• Sparkplug
  • Group ID
  • Edge Node ID
  • Device ID

Specifying TLP Definitions for a Device

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