Add a Catalogue Field Device

To add a Field Device to the project Field Device Catalogue:

1. Open the Field Device Catalogue and click New in the Records section of the Home tab. The Field Device Definition window is displayed:

   

2. Check the Allow Use checkbox as appropriate. Only those devices with their Allow Use checkbox checked will be available for use when creating Field Devices.

3. Enter a Catalogue name and description.

4. To define the Device Terminals, enter number of left terminals in Left Quantity, enter number of right terminals in Right Quantity.

   Note:
   Electrical Wiring Manager works best with field device terminals set as right-sided.

5. If a terminal label is required, check either the Left or Right Terminal Label checkbox. Only one of these checkboxes can be checked at a time. A checkbox cannot be checked if there are no terminals on that side, so that the Left label checkbox cannot be checked if there are no left-hand terminals.

6. When the terminal quantities or terminal label settings are entered or changed, Electrical Wiring Manager refreshes the graphical representation of the device as shown in the example below:

   

7. To define the device terminal markings and label, click in first terminal and enter the default terminal marking value. Repeat for all terminals.

   Note:
   The <Tab> key can be used to jump between terminals.

   If required, enter a default label in the label box in the same way.

   These default terminal markings and labels can be replaced with "actual" values when specifying the details of field devices using the catalogue definition.

8. If the catalogue Field Device is to be shared with AVEVA Instrumentation, click Share the Device with Instrumentation.

   Note:
   Unless sharing with AVEVA Instrumentation is enabled for the project the checkbox will be disabled. Sharing with AVEVA Instrumentation may be enabled during project setup, or afterwards (using the Project tab > Edit Project option). Refer to the Installation User Guide for details.

   Note:
   Field Devices shared with AVEVA Instrumentation can be viewed in AVEVA Instrumentation but not edited.