Before You Begin

You can add a BMEAHI0812(H) input module or a BMEAHO0412(C) output module only to a main rack that includes a BM XBPxx00 Ethernet backplane. If that rack is:

  • a local main rack, it needs to include a BME P58 x040 Ethernet CPU

  • a remote main rack, it needs to include a BME CRA 312 10 adapter

Adding a New HART Analog I/O Module

To add a new HART analog I/O module to the project, follow these steps:

Step

Action

1

In the Project Browser, right click the PLC Bus node, and then select Open from the context menu. The PLC Bus opens.

In the Project Browser:

  • to add a module to the local rack, right click the PLC Bus node, and then select Open from the context menu.

  • to add a module to a remote rack, right click the EIO Bus node, and then select Open from the context menu.

The selected bus opens.

2

In the PLC Bus, right-click in a slot where you want to insert a HART analog I/O module. A context menu opens:

NOTE: In this example, modules are added to the PLC Bus.

3

Select New Device... . The New Device dialog opens:

4

In the New Device dialog, make the following selections:

  • Select a HART analog I/O module (in this example, a BMEAHI0812(H) input module); then

  • For this local rack, select the I/O data type for your module, either:

    • Topological: supports only analog data

    • Device DDT (default): supports both analog and HART data

NOTE: For a remote rack, Device DDT is pre-selected.

5

Click OK. The selected module is added to the PLC Bus and to the Project Browser (below):

NOTE: If you add a module to the remote rack, it appears beneath EIO Bus .

6

In the PLC Bus window, double-click on the Ethernet ports of the CPU. The RIO DIO Communicator Head window opens.

7

In the Security tab, make the following selections:

  • FTP: select Enabled, to permit configuration transfers between the CPU and modules on the main rack.

  • TFTP: select Enabled, to permit configuration transfers between the CPU and modules on a remote rack.

8

In the Edit toolbar, click the Validate ( ) button.

To configure the HART analog I/O module, right-click on the module in the Project Browser , and then select Open .

NOTE: In addition to configuring the HART analog I/O module, you also need to add and configure the HART analog I/O module DTM.