Ams trex™ Device Communicator

Procedure
1. Connect to the HART device.
2. Tap the tag that is displayed on the top of the screen.
Figure 3-33: Tap the device tag
3. Select 
Tag
or 
Long Tag
.
The displayed tag changes.
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3.14.7
View device alerts
Procedure
1. Connect to a HART device.
2. If the device has alerts, tap 
Alerts
at the top of the screen.
The list of alerts is displayed.
Figure 3-34: Alerts button
3. Tap 
OK
.
3.14.8
Send a configuration to a connected HART device
Prerequisites
You must have at least one configuration saved in the Trex unit for the connected device
type.
Procedure
1. Connect to the HART device.
2. Tap the 
Menu
tab in the application bar.
3. Tap 
Send Config
.
4. Select a saved configuration, and tap 
OK
.
5. Review the parameters, and tap 
Send
.
3.14.9
Save a configuration from a HART device
You can save a copy of the configuration from the connected device. The configuration
has only non-dynamic parameters.
Procedure
1. Connect to the HART device.
2. Tap the 
Menu
tab.
3. Tap 
Save Config
.
4. Enter a filename for the configuration, and tap 
OK
.
The configuration is saved in the Trex unit.
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3.15
Offline HART configurations
The Trex unit lets you work with HART configurations. You can create, edit, copy, delete,
and rename configurations.
If you are not connected to a HART device, an Offline Config button displays on the main
Field Communicator menu. You can edit and store a configuration on the Trex unit.
If you are connected to a HART device, you can either Save Config to the Trex unit, or Send
Config to the connected device.
You can also back up the configurations to a PC by using the Configuration Management
application. For more information, see the Help included with the Configuration
Management application.
Note
Do not edit a configuration on the Trex unit while you are connected to the Configuration
Management PC application.
3.15.1
Create a HART configuration
Create a new configuration for a specific device type and revision. You can then apply this
configuration to multiple devices.
Procedure
1. In the Field Communicator application, tap 
HART Offline
.
2. Tap 
Offline Config
→
New
.
3. Tap a manufacturer.
4. Tap a device type.
5. Tap a device revision.
6. Tap 
OK
.
7. Select and edit the necessary parameters.
8. Tap OK to mark the parameter for writing.
Note
Unmarked parameters are saved but not sent when you transfer the configuration
to a connected device.
9. Tap 
Save
when you finish editing the parameters.
10. Enter a name for the configuration, and tap 
OK
.
The configuration file is saved.
3.15.2
Edit a HART configuration