2.4.3 Synchronisation of configuration changes
By completing all the configuration and pre-commissioning work described, the
machine hierarchy, sensor and gateway information will be available as a
‘Commissioning Route’, when the sensor installer starts the app and connects to
@ptitude Observer. The installation and commissioning process will then associate
specific sensor and gateway devices with the locations and identities pre-configured
in @ptitude Observer. Once commissioned, the configuration in @ptitude Observer
can be pushed down to the on-line system by gateway synchronisation.
Important note: Whilst configurations for IMx devices are in general automatically
synchronised, currently for IMx-1 they are not.
Synchronisation is implemented at a gateway level: to synchronise, select an
appropriate gateway from the table list, confirm that its Connection state is
‘Connected’ and then press Synchronize.
Figure 20 Synchronize button for configuration and firmware update
Initially this sets the gateway and sensor status to “Staged” meaning the
synchronisation process has been initiated. The gateway and all sensors reporting a
Hardware ID will be synchronised, any sensors not yet reporting their ID will remain
as staged.
To ease commissioning, once any of these sensors join the system and report their
Hardware ID then the gateway will be automatically set to staged so that they can be
synchronised. This latter process of synchronising remaining staged sensors, is
automatic and doesn’t require the user to manually synchronise the gateway again.
Note that although firmware download is automatic, a manual synchronisation will
download configuration and if appropriate, firmware.
2.4.4 Clear a gateway or sensor Hardware ID
The Hardware ID is the parameter that links a specific physical device, gateway or
sensor, to a configured location in the system.
To connect a different physical device or just remove the current device, the existing
Hardware ID can be cleared: the sensor properties dialog and the gateway properties
dialog are both accessible from the IMx-1 System View and include a Clear button to
clear their respective hardware IDs.
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