Adding Relays To Addfr S - GE Multilin DDFR Instruction Manual

CHAPTER 3: DDFR CONFIGURATION
3.3.4 Adding Relays to a DDFR Settings File
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To select a file name and path for the new file, click the button to
the right of the Path box.
Select (or create) the folder name and path where you want to
store the file, or select any displayed file name if you simply want
to update an existing file.
All DDFR settings files should have the extension '.DFR' (for
example, as shown above, 'dfr1.DFR').
Select the appropriate DDFR unit (already named) and associate
this new file with that unit.
Click OK to complete the process.
Once this step is completed, the new file, with a complete path, will
be added to the EnerVista DDFR Setup Software environment.
To continue to transfer a Settings File to the DDFR, see section 3.3.7 below.
Each DDFR unit can accommodate up to 50 relays of various types, so the ability to add or
associate relays to DDFRs on demand is important. These new relays may have just been
installed in the plant environment, or they could be existing relays - possibly even
connected to the plant communication network - that, it has been decided, will be
associated with the respective DDFRs gradually, over a period of time, so that plant
personnel can gain more experience with the DDFRs as well as the data being collected by
the DDFR units, before maximizing DDFR usage.
The procedure for adding relays to the Settings File of each DDFR, is quite similar for each
relay, no matter which type of relay is is being added. Settings Files can be updated with a
number of additional relay configurations and these updated .DFR files saved in the
computer for future transfer to the respective DDFRs.
In the Offline window, expand the menu for a desired DDFR unit.
Double-click on the Device Setup menu item.
CONFIGURING DDFR SETTINGS FILES
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