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EFM Emerson ROC provides a configuration section to the Ignition Gateway and this can be seen in the left side menu bar of the Ignition Gateway web UI. 

Warning

Once TLP Definitions and EFM Mappings have been configured, the following additional steps are required to get all Please review the EFM Emerson ROC Quickstart for all configuration steps required to pull data available from a ROC into Ignition:

  • Create a device connection
  • Specify the subset of TLP definitions that this specific ROC uses
  • Create TLP Template(s) which define groups of TLPs should be polled as a logical group
  • Create TLP Poll Group(s) which specify the logical parameters associated with a given TLP Template

    The configuration options for each of the two tabs - TLP Definitions and EFM Mappings are detailed below. 

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    TLPDefinitions
    TLPDefinitions
    TLP Definitions

    Tip
    Review our ERD: TLP Definitions and EFM Mapping CSV formats for more details on the content of these configuration mapping files.

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    • Name

      • This is the friendly name of the TLP Definition being created

    • CSV File

      • Click the 'Browse' button to select CSV file for this TLP Definition. TLPs can be device specific or associated with a specific user program

    Note
    If creating custom TLP Definitions files, each T and P parameter should be included only once. Any logic group (L parameter) is configured as part of the Emerson ROC Device Connection here


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    EFMMappings
    EFMMappings
    EFM Mappings

    The EFM Mappings are used for publishing EFM Records representing Events, Alarms, Configuration, and History entries that are polled from a device.

    There are two tabs Configuration Mappings and Periodic Mappings

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    ConfigurationMapping
    ConfigurationMapping
    Configuration Mappings

    The configuration mapping files are used for building up EFM Configuration Records.  They define which TLPs map to which fields (columns) in an EFM Configuration Record.  Additionally they can provide bit and/or value mappings for the TLP values.  

    Tip

    Review our ERD: TLP Definitions and EFM Mapping CSV formats for more details on the content of these configuration mapping files.

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    The periodic mapping files are used for building up EFM Periodic History Records.  They define which TLPs map to which fields (columns) in an EFM Periodic History Record, the logical type of the point type table (meter, station, or input), and an archive type of the value.

    Tip

    Review our ERD: TLP Definitions and EFM Mapping CSV formats for more details on the content of these configuration mapping files.

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