Using a Configuration Application to Change Field Device Configuration
WITS Field Device manufacturers provide Configuration Applications that you can use to change the configuration of your Field Device(s). When you make configuration changes using a Configuration Application, the altered configuration has to be:
- Imported into ClearSCADA and then downloaded from ClearSCADA to the Field Device (see Scenario 1: Configuration Application >Import to ClearSCADA > Download to Field Device)
- Downloaded from the Configuration Application to the Field Device, and then uploaded into ClearSCADA (see Scenario 2: Configuration Application > Load into Field Device > Upload to ClearSCADA)
- Applied directly into the Field Device and then uploaded into ClearSCADA (see Scenario 3: Configure Field Device Directly, Upload to ClearSCADA).
- Downloaded from the Configuration Application to the Field Device and also imported into ClearSCADA (see Scenario 4: Configuration Application >Load into Field Device >Import to ClearSCADA)
ATTENTION: When you use a Configuration Application to edit the bulk configuration file for a Field Device, you need to allocate a new version. The new version has to be included in the filename when saving the bulk configuration file.