Step 4.2. Enter CNC Device General Properties

Enter or modify general CNC device specifications as follows.

HSSB devices.

Ethernet devices.

HSSB devices

Field

Description

Port

The selected  port can be changed.

  CNC HSSB port guidelines

Protocol

FOCAS_HSSB

Description

Unique description that will display when the device description is available, e.g. in the Workbench right-pane.

Resource ID

The resource you want to associate with the device.

Important: Because the device ID is not displayed in the Alarm Viewer, we strongly recommend that you create a meaningful and unique resource ID for each device. This ensures that you can identify alarm, operator, and macro messages for your devices in the Resource ID column in the Alarm Viewer. For detailed information about creating resources, refer to About Resources.

Model type

Available HSSB model types include:

POWER_MATE_H

POWER_MATEi_D

POWER_MATEi_H

SERIES_0i_M

SERIES_0i_T

SERIES_150_M

SERIES_150_T

SERIES_150_TT

SERIES_150i_M

SERIES_160/180/210_M

SERIES_160/180/210_T

SERIES_160/180_TT

SERIES_160_MM

SERIES_160i/180i/210i_M

SERIES_160i/180i/210i_T

SERIES_160/180i_P

SERIES_160i/180i_TT

SERIES_160i/180i_W

SERIES_160i_L

SERIES_160i_MM

SERIES_160i_TTT

SERIES_300i/310i/320i

Click Apply.

Result: The specifications are applied to the selected or new device.

Ethernet devices

Field

Description

Port

The selected port can be changed.

  CNC Ethernet port guidelines

Protocol

FOCAS_ETHERNET

Description

Unique description that will display when the device description is available, e.g. in the Workbench right-pane.

Resource ID

The resource you want to associate with the device.

Important: Because the device ID is not displayed in the Alarm Viewer, we strongly recommend that you create a meaningful and unique resource ID for each device. This ensures that you can identify alarm, operator, and macro messages for your devices in the Resource ID column in the Alarm Viewer. For detailed information about creating resources, refer to About Resources.

Model type

Available Ethernet model types include:

POWER_MATEi_D

POWER_MATEi_H

SERIES_0i_M

SERIES_0i_T

SERIES_150i_M

SERIES_160i/180i/210i_M

SERIES_160i/180i/210i_T

SERIES_160i/180i_P

SERIES_160i/180i_TT

SERIES_160i/180i_W

SERIES_160i_L

SERIES_160i_MM

SERIES_160i_TTT

SERIES_300i/310i/320i

Click Apply.

Result: The specifications are applied to the selected or new device.

More information

About resources.

Step 4. Configure devices.