Contents
viii MC Toolkit (MCT404) User Manual Revision 3
4. MANAGING HART DEVICES USING FDC APPLICATION SOFTWARE 29
4.1 Starting FDC ................................................................................................... 29
Generic layout of user interface of FDC ............................................................................... 29
4.2 Overview of FDC homepage ......................................................................... 30
Settings ................................................................................................................................ 31
Manage DDs ........................................................................................................................ 32
Online configuration ............................................................................................................. 32
Offline configuration ............................................................................................................. 32
4.3 Customizing the settings .............................................................................. 33
Modifying device identification settings ................................................................................ 33
4.4 Managing DD files .......................................................................................... 35
4.5 Overview of device configuration ................................................................ 37
4.6 Online configuration...................................................................................... 38
Overview of Device Homepage ............................................................................................ 38
Tabs on the Device Home page ........................................................................................... 40
Viewing different type of variables ........................................................................................ 43
Searching for an item ........................................................................................................... 46
Device Health Indicator and Details ..................................................................................... 47
Graphical items in a device interface ................................................................................... 47
Executing methods on a device ........................................................................................... 55
Saving device history ........................................................................................................... 56
Exporting device history records to FDM ............................................................................. 57
Exporting device history records to Documint ...................................................................... 58
Custom Views ...................................................................................................................... 58
4.7 Offline configuration ..................................................................................... 60
Overview .............................................................................................................................. 60
Importing offline configuration .............................................................................................. 60
Deleting offline configuration ................................................................................................ 61
Downloading an offline configuration ................................................................................... 61
5. MANAGING DE DEVICES USING MC TOOLKIT SOFTWARE .. 63
5.1 Starting MC Toolkit application .................................................................... 63
5.2 Overview of MC Toolkit Homepage ............................................................. 63
Online and Offline Modes ..................................................................................................... 63
5.3 MC Toolkit Application Software Display Conventions............................. 65
Navigation ............................................................................................................................ 65
Menu Bar.............................................................................................................................. 65
File Menu ............................................................................................................................. 67
Modem Menu ....................................................................................................................... 68
Help Menu ............................................................................................................................ 69
Data Entry and Display ........................................................................................................ 70
5.4 Overview of device configuration ................................................................ 70
5.5 Online configuration...................................................................................... 71
Detecting and loading a device ............................................................................................ 71
Online Mode Introduction ..................................................................................................... 71
Summary of Operating Procedures ...................................................................................... 73
Procedural Considerations ................................................................................................... 75
5.6 How to view the Saved Configuration file and Import to Excel ................ 94
How to Import the data from the xml file to Excel? ............................................................... 97