Use this tab to specify the degree to which a remote device (detected on the network) conforms to the configuration settings for the same remote device in the Control Expert application project. Control Expert does not maintain connections to a remote device that does not pass this identity check.

NOTE: This page appears only for generic DTM types that support connections, for example, Generic Device DTM, Advanced Generic DTM, and Generic Safety DTM.

The Generic Device Explicit Msg DTM does not support connections.

To open this page:

Step

Action

1

Double-click on the remote device in the DTM Browser to open its DTM in the Device Editor.

2

In the navigation tree in the left pane of the Device Editor select the connection node you want to configure.

3

In the right pane of the Device Editor, click the Identity Check tab.
NOTE: When this page is open, you can use the Remove Connection command to delete the selected connection.

Remote Device Identity Properties

A connection to a remote Schneider Electric device can present these properties:

Property

Description

Check Identity

This property defines the rule that Control Expert uses to compare the configured versus the actual remote device. These are the available settings:

  • Must match exactly : The DTM or EDS file exactly matches the remote device.

  • Disable: The checking function does not run. The identity portion of the connection is filled with zero values (the default setting).

  • Must be compatible : When the remote device is not the same as defined by the DTM/EDS, it emulates the DTM/EDS definitions.

  • None—no checking occurs; the identity portion of the connection is omitted

  • Custom: Enable the following parameter settings individually.

When Check identity is set to Custom, complete these fields:

Compatibility Mode

  • True: For each of the following selected tests, the DTM/EDS and remote device are compatible.

  • False: For each of the following selected tests, the DTM/EDS and remote device match exactly.

Minor Version

For each of these, select a setting:

  • Compatible: Include the parameter in the test.

  • Not checked: Do not include the parameter in the test.

Major Version

Product Code

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Product Vendor