Displaying The Live Device List - Emerson 375 User Manual

Fieldbus Functionality
Displaying the
Live Device
List
Figure 4-5. Live Device List screen example
To display the active devices on a Fieldbus segment
(Live Device List):
1. Connect the 375 Field Communicator to a Fieldbus
segment.
2. Turn on the 375 Field Communicator.
3. Double-tap F
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the 375 Main Menu.
4. On the Fieldbus Application main menu, double-tap
Online. The Fieldbus Live Device List appears and
indicates which device or host is acting as the LAS.
The text LAS appears at the top of the screen only
when the 375 Field Communicator is the LAS. See
Figure 4-5.
If a live fieldbus device is connected to a host acting
as the LAS, a precautionary message appears. The
Live Device List is then displayed with key parameters
from the connected device.
If an existing host control system or a device capable
of being the LAS is not connected, the 375 Field
Communicator acts as a temporary LAS on the
segment and produces a warning message. After
reading and following the message instructions, tap
OK to display the Live Device List.
From the Live Device List, a Block List or a device
menu is displayed for a device, depending on the
device description.
Fieldbus Application from
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