Effect Fieldbus I/O Assignment - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

Before creating a Fieldbus I/O card you must first:

• Create a Fieldbus tag and associated function blocks

• Create a Fieldbus segment and associate the Fieldbus tag to the segment

• Enable the function blocks and associate them with the tags

In order to activate the I/O Assignment field there should be at least two different I/O cards assigned to the panel.

For more information, see the following:

• Fieldbus and Profibus Segments Common Tasks

• Fieldbus Instruments Common Tasks

1. In the Domain Explorer, select the DCS and PLC cabinets for which you want to effect I/O assignment.

2. Right-click the panel that you selected and then select Actions > I/O Assignment.

3. On the I/O Assignment Type dialog, select Segment I/O Assignment.

4. In the Segment I/O Assignment window, under Assignment details, do the following for each I/O card that requires I/O assignment.

5. Under I/O termination, select the required I/O card.

6. For each segment for which you want to effect I/O assignment, drag it from the Segments data window to the appropriate channel in the data window of the I/O card details pane.

7. To cancel fieldbus I/O assignment for a given segment, drag it from the data window of the I/O card details pane back to the Segments data window.

• To rename a selected control system tag, select , and on the Control System Tag Properties dialog, edit the tag properties.

• To view input/output information for the current I/O card, select .

• To generate an I/O Tag Assignment report, select .

See Also

Managing Fieldbus Brick Assemblies and Apparatuses Common Tasks
Fieldbus Bricks
Profibus Design Common Tasks