Use the Device Editor to access the DTM for a remote device, where you can add and remove device connections.

For Advanced Generic DTMs and Generic Device DTMs, one Exclusive Owner connection is added by default.

No connection can be added to a Generic Device Explicit Msg DTM.

Adding a Connection

To add a connection for a remote device:

Step

Action

1

In the DTM Browser, double-click a remote device. Its DTM opens in the Device Editor .

2

In the left pane of the Device Editor, select the node displaying the name of the remote device.

NOTE:

  • For Advanced Generic DTMs and Generic Device DTMs, one Exclusive Owner connection is added by default.

  • If the device is capable of supporting additional connections, the Add Connection button becomes enabled.

    For example:

    • a Generic Device DTM can support only a single Status (Optional Connection)

      connection.

    • an Advanced Generic DTM can support multiple Exclusive Owner, Listen Only, and Input Only connections.

  • If the Add Connection button remains disabled, the device is presently supporting its maximum number of connections. In this case, a new connection can be added only after an existing connection is removed.

3

Click the Add Connection button. The Select the connection to add dialog opens.

4

In the Connection to add list, select a connection type.

NOTE: The types of connections available in the list depends upon the connection types supported by the specific remote device.

5

Click OK to close the dialog. The new connection appears in the tree control in the left pane.

6

Click the following tabbed pages, and configure the properties in each page (as necessary):

7

Do one of the following:

  • click Apply to save your edits and leave the window open, or

  • click OK to save your edits and close the window

Removing a Connection

To remove a connection between a remote device and the communication module:

Step

Action

1

In the DTM Browser, double-click a remote device. Its DTM opens in the Device Editor .

2

In the left pane of the Device Editor, beneath the remote device name, select the connection node you wish to remove.

3

Click the Remove Connection button. The dialog opens. The connection disappears from the tree control.

4

Do one of the following:

  • click Apply to save your edits and leave the window open, or

  • click OK to save your edits and close the window