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8. Maintenance, Checkout, and Calibration
8.12. Using Fieldbus Methods Manager
Access the active device block through the Monitoring tab in Control Builder.
Launching Methods Manager
You can use one of the following actions to launch Methods Manager through Control
Builder, assuming the prerequisites have been met.
If You Select . . .
Device in Monitoring tab
Interacting with Methods Manager
The Methods Manager application executes the device's method and prompts users for
needed interaction based on the selected method. The following table lists some possible
user prompted actions for reference. The actual interaction is determined by the selected
method.
TIP
When active, press the Summary button on the Methods Manager dialog
to call up a report that shows all the steps executed during the execution
of the selected method up to that point in time.
When active, press the Show Methods List button to see the list of
methods and their descriptions for the selected device.
Note that some methods in the Methods List, which are derived from newer EDDs, may
not be supported in the current Experion release. These methods will be grayed out and
unavailable for execution.
If Methods Manager Dialog . . .
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Experion PKS Series A Fieldbus Interface Module User's Guide
Then, . . .
Click Field Devices->
Methods Manager...
Honeywell
And,
Methods Manager dialog
provides a selection list
that includes all the blocks
associated with the device
and their available
methods with the method
description.
Then, You Are Prompted
to . . .
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July 2010
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