Control Expert incorporates the Field Device Tool (FDT) / Device Type Manager (DTM) approach to integrate distributed devices with your process control application. Control Expert includes an FDT container that interfaces with the DTMs of EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP devices and the BMENOR2200H module.

An EtherNet/IP device or Modbus TCP device is defined by a collection of properties in its DTM. For each device in your configuration, add the corresponding DTM to the Control Expert DTM Browser. From the DTM Browser you can open the device’s properties and configure the parameters presented by the DTM.

Device manufacturers may provide a DTM for each of their EtherNet/IP devices, Modbus TCP devices, or the BMENOR2200H module. However, if you use a device that has no DTM, configure the device with one of these methods:

• Configure a generic DTM that is provided in Control Expert.

• Import the EDS file for the device. Control Expert populates the DTM parameters based on the content of the imported EDS file.

In a Control Expert application, DTMs for some Ethernet communication modules and other pre-configured devices (see the following list) are created automatically when added to an Ethernet rack on the main local or main remote drops. A default DTM name is assigned in the DTM topology, but you may modify the name:

• Right-click the desired DTM name in the DTM Browser and select Properties.

• select the General tab, and edit the DTM name in the Alias name field.

• Select Apply to record the changes.

  – or –

  Select OK to record the changes and close the dialog box.

  NOTE: The OK button is valid to press only when Control Expert has confirmed that the DTM is unique.

This table describes the minimum and recommended PC configuration to run M580 DTMs inside Control Expert:

The DTM Browser displays a hierarchical list of DTM nodes on a connectivity tree. The DTM nodes that appear in the list have been added to your Control Expert project. Each node represents an actual module or device in your Ethernet network.

There are two kinds of DTMs:

• client (communication) DTMs: This DTM is both a device DTM and a communication DTM. The client DTM is a pre-installed component of Control Expert.

• generic DTMs: The Control Expert FDT container is the integration interface for any device’s communication DTM.

This list contains these node types:

Each DTM node has a default name when it is inserted into the browser. The default name for gateway and device DTMs for the BMENOR2200H module are in this format:

<IP address>PLC0_d0_rX_sY_ENOR2200

• X is the rack number (usually 0).

• Y is the slot number based on the module's location in the rack.

Therefore, a real-world example of a default name looks like this:

<172.168.12.1>PLC0_d0_r0_s2_ENOR2200

This table describes the components of the default node name: