Applied Systems Engineering ASE2000

ASE2000 V2 Communication Test Set User Manual 68
To dene a new device:
• Enter an alphanumeric name in the Name eld
• Click in the Protocol area to display a pull-down list and select a protocol
• Enter the device ID (address)
• Optionally, setting the device’s active status will activate the device for Task Mode operation
For example, an active DNP3 protocol device entry appears as:
To continue with the point tables, select Next >>.
10.2.1. PointDenition
Selecting Next from the device denition phase generates an input point denition menu. All input
points are dened, by point type, in blocks of contiguous point addresses. Each entry contains:
• Point type. Point type names appropriate for the device’s protocol are presented in a pull-
down list. In the example below, the pull-down list contains the set of DNP3 input point types
• Point ID denes the rst point in a contiguous set of points
• Point Count denes the number of points with contiguous IDs starting at the entered Point ID