Ccn Device Manager
This manager provides a quick and easy way to display and learn CCN devices that are on the CCN network. Each row in this
table-based view represents a unique device.
When building a network in the station, use this view to create, edit, and delete device-level components.
Figure 8. CCN Device Manager
To access the CCN Device Manager, expand and double-click CcnNetwork.
The screen capture is an example of a CCN Device Manager for discovering and adding devices to the station database. It consists of either one or two main panes, depending on whether or not you clicked the Discover button.
Columns
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Reports the name of the Device. |
| Exts | Reports the point extensions. |
| Bus No | Reports the bus number |
| Elem No | Reports the element number. |
| Device Type | Reports the type of Device (Unknown, Non Bridge or Bridge)
|
| Status | Indicates the current state of the Device. |
| Health | Reports the current health of the Device. |
| Device Status | Reports if the Device is Off-Line. |
Buttons
- New Folder creates a new folder for devices. Each such folder provides its own set of manager views.
- New creates a new device record in the database.
- Edit opens the device’s database record for updating.
- Discover runs a discover job to locate installed devices, which appear in the Discovered pane. This view has a standard appearance that is similar to all Device Manager views.
- Cancel ends the current discovery job.
- Add inserts into the database a record for the discovered and selected object.
- Match button is not used by the CCN driver.
- TagIt associates metadata, such as location or unique configuration with the object.
Learn Status property in the Ccn Network view indicates the progress of the discovery job. Once the discovery job is complete, the Discovered pane appears in the view pane of the CCN Device Manager displaying a table of discovered devices.