ABB Totalflow provides a configuration section to the Ignition Gateway that can be seen in the Configure section of the Ignition Gateway web UI. There is one configuration page - EFM ABB TOTALFLOW → Settings. The page contains two tabs: Array-Register Definitions and EFM Mappings.

Support Files

The Cirrus Link default Array-Register Definitions and EFM Mapping files can be used as a starting point for configuring the EFM ABB Totalflow module.

Download Array-Register Definitions zip file here

Download Meter Periodic Mapper CSV file here

(Note these need to be thoroughly tested and reviewed in your application before they are put into production)

TLP Definitions

The first tab contains settings for creating sets of Array-Register Definitions:

New Array-Register Definitions can be created by following the 'Create new Array-Register Definition' link as shown below:

Main Properties

• Name

  • This is the friendly name of the Array-Register Definition being created

• Definition File

  • Click the 'Browse' button to select either ZIP archive containing INI files or individual INI file for this Array-Register Definition

EFM Mappings

The EFM Mappings are used for publishing EFM Records representing Daily and Periodic History entries that are polled from a device.

Periodic Mappings

The periodic mapping files are used for building up EFM Daily and Periodic History Records.  They define column names for record's fields. 

Click here for more details on the content of these mapping files.

The Periodic Mappings tab shows all uploaded Periodic Mapping files as shown below.

A new Periodic Mapping can be added by clicking on the "Create new Periodic Mapping..." link.

Main Properties

• Name

  • This is the friendly name of the Periodic Mapping being created

• CSV File

  • Click the 'Browse' button to select CSV file for this Periodic Mapping

ABB Totalflow Device Connection

Device connection for ABB Totalflow module can be configured via OPC-UA SERVER.  Selecting OPC-UA SERVER → Devices opens respective configuration page as shown below:

New ABB Totalflow device can be created by following the 'Create new Device...' link and choosing 'EFM ABB Totalflow' device as shown below:

This opens the 'New Device' configuration mage for ABB Totalflow Device:

General

• Name
  • Device name
• Description
  
  • Device description
• Enabled
  • Device enabled

Connectivity

• Hostname
  • Hostname or IP address of the device
• TCP Port
  • TCP Port of the device.
• Socket Timeout
  • TCP socket operation (i.e. connect and read) timeout in seconds. A timeout of zero is interpreted as an infinite timeout. To use system default, set to -1.
• Connection Type
  • Connection type selector. Either maintain one connection or establish new connection per each transaction. The ON_DEMAND option is recommended.
    • PERSISTENT
    • ON DEMAND
• Enable auto-discovery
  • Enables application auto-discovery at startup and re-configuration.

DB2 Protocol

• Station ID
  • Station ID of this ABB Totalflow device
• Keep Alive
  • Time interval (in seconds) between 'keep-alive' polls required to maintain PERSISTENT connection. To disable 'keep-alive' polls, set to 0. 
• Host Timeout
• Poll EOT Timeout
• Auto-Discovery EOT timeout
• Number Retries
• Supervisory Frames
• Password
• Add All Array-Register Definitions