Follow these steps to get started with CCN driver.
Prerequisites:
You are working in
Workbench running on a PC and are connected to a remote station.
- Open the ccn palette, copy the CcnNetwork component to the Drivers node, right-click the CcnNetwork node and click .
The Ccn Network View (a property sheet) opens.
- Update at least these properties and click Save.
- Bus and element ranges:
First Bus No, Last Bus No, Low Elem No and High Elem No for the devices to discover.
- The driver's
Bus Address and Elem Address (typically 230-238).
Comm Port.
NOTE: On a controller, configure only the available ports.
- Add devices by opening the Ccn Device Manager view, click Discover, then select and add the CCN device(s).
- Once device(s) are added, double-click the Points folder, which is available under CcnDevice.
The Ccn Table Manager view opens.
- To discover the table groups available under a device, click Discover, then select and add the groups to the database.
The driver adds the group tables and categorizes them.
- Once the table group(s) are added, navigate to a table (PIC, POC or FID) under a table group and discover points.