Run A Method - Emerson AMS Trex User Manual

Field Communicator application
Note
You cannot schedule IO blocks when the device is commissioned or a host/linking device is detected
on the fieldbus segment. To schedule IO blocks, use the host system or remove the device from the
fieldbus segment and connect it directly to the Trex unit.
Procedure
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
View the status of a block
Different devices have different options associated with them, and the selections on these
menus vary accordingly. See the device documentation for more information on
supported menu items.
Procedure
1.
2.
3.
3.21.3

Run a method

Different devices have different methods associated with them, and the selections on
these menus vary accordingly. See the device documentation for more information on
supported menu items.
Procedure
1.
2.
3.
4.
108
Connect to the FOUNDATION fieldbus device.
Tap the Service Tools tab.
Tap Write IO Block Schedule.
Tap OK.
Tap Yes or No when asked if the device is commissioned.
You cannot schedule blocks if the device is commissioned.
Select the appropriate macrocycle duration.
Select the appropriate IO blocks.
Tap OK.
This schedules the blocks and sets the block mode to Auto.
Connect to the FOUNDATION fieldbus device.
Tap the desired block.
Tap Status.
Status parameters are displayed.
Connect to the FOUNDATION fieldbus device.
Tap the desired block. (Typically, methods are run in the transducer block.)
Tap a menu containing methods. The menu options will vary for each device.
Tap the type of method you want to run, such as calibration or diagnostic. Follow
the prompts on the screen to run the method.
User Guide