Adding HART Analog I/O Modules to the Project
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You can add a BMEAHI0812 input module or a BMEAHO0412 output module only to a main rack that includes a BME XBP xx00 Ethernet backplane. If that rack is:
Adding a New HART Analog I/O Module
To add a new HART analog I/O module to the project, follow these steps:
Step
Action
1
In the Project Browser, right click the PLC Bus node, and then select Open from the context menu. The PLC Bus opens.
In the Project Browser:
  • to add a module to the local rack, right click the PLC Bus node, and then select Open from the context menu.
  • to add a module to a remote rack, right click the EIO Bus node, and then select Open from the context menu.
The selected bus opens.
2
In the PLC Bus, right-click in a slot where you want to insert a HART analog I/O module. A context menu opens:
NOTE: In this example, modules are added to the PLC Bus.
3
Select New Device.... The New Device dialog opens:
4
In the New Device dialog, make the following selections:
  • Select a HART analog I/O module (in this example, a BMEAHI0812 input module); then
  • For this local rack, select the I/O data type for your module, either:
    • Topological: supports only analog data
    • Device DDT (default): supports both analog and HART data
NOTE: For a remote rack, Device DDT is pre-selected.
5
Click OK. The selected module is added to the PLC Bus and to the Project Browser (below):
NOTE: If you add a module to the remote rack, it appears beneath EIO Bus.
6
In the PLC Bus window, double-click on the Ethernet ports of the CPU. The RIO DIO Communicator Head window opens.
7
In the Security tab, make the following selections:
  • FTP: select Enabled, to permit configuration transfers between the CPU and modules on the main rack.
  • TFTP: select Enabled, to permit configuration transfers between the CPU and modules on a remote rack.
8
In the Edit toolbar, click the Validate ( ) button.
To configure the HART analog I/O module, right-click on the module in the Project Browser, and then select Open.
NOTE: In addition to configuring the HART analog I/O module, you also need to add and configure the HART analog I/O module DTM.