Device group definitions

The Device Groups dialog box, which appears by clicking the Device Groups tab in the New_GEFANUC_PLC_000 Parameters configuration view, is the place where you create, add, delete, and define device groups. You can also configure default update intervals for the objects and edit update intervals in this dialog box.

Note: When you select another part of the Communication Driver tree hierarchy, you are prompted to save the modifications to the configuration set.

Create or add device groups

1. Right-click in the Device Groups box and click Add.

2. Enter a unique name up to 32 characters long for the device group.

Delete device groups

• Right-click on the device group to be deleted from the list and select Delete.

Make edits on device groups

• Use the Edit option from the Device Groups tab only for configuring the Communication Driver’s unsolicited message handling.

  For detailed information about unsolicited message handling and configuring it, see Unsolicited Message Handling.

Configure default update intervals

• To configure a default update interval for the object, right-click in the Device Groups box and then click Config Default Update Interval.

Edit update intervals

• To edit the update interval for an object, double-click its value in the Update Interval column and make the edits.

  OR

  Right-click its value in the Update Interval column and then click Modify Update Interval.

  • The update interval is the frequency, in milliseconds, that the GESRTP Communication Driver acquires data from the topics associated with that device group.

  • Different topics can be polled at different rates from a PLC by defining multiple device group names for the same PLC and setting a different update interval for each device group.

Note: When you select another part of the GESRTP Communication Driver tree hierarchy, you are prompted to save the modifications to the configuration set.