Test And Commission The Protonode; Accessing The Grid; Figure 22: Fs-Gui Connections Screen - MSA fieldserver ProtoNode FPC-N54 Startup Manual

8.4

Test and Commission the ProtoNode

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Connect the ProtoNode to the third party device(s), and test the application.
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From the landing page of the FS-GUI click on "View" in the navigation tree, then "Connections" to
see the number of messages on each protocol.
NOTE: For troubleshooting assistance refer to Section 9, or any of the troubleshooting
appendices in the related driver supplements and configuration manual. MSA Safety also
offers a technical support on the MSA Safety website, which contains a significant number
of resources and documentation that may be of assistance.
8.4.1

Accessing the Grid

NOTE: The SMC Cloud button
Grid, MSA Safety's device cloud solution for IIoT. The Grid enables secure remote
connection to field devices through a FieldServer and its local applications for
configuration, management, maintenance. For more information about the Grid, refer to
the MSA Grid Start-up

Figure 22: FS-GUI Connections Screen

(see Figure
Guide.
ProtoNode Start-up Guide
Configuring the Gateway
22) allows users to connect to the
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