Configure the Properties on the Mapping Tab
The Forms of SCADAPack x70 Analog, Digital, and Counter Configuration items include a Mapping tab. By default, the settings on this tab are disabled (the Mapping property is set to 'No Mapping').
You only need to set the 'Mapping' property to another option if:
- The SCADAPack x70 device with which the SCADAPack x70 Configuration item is associated requests data from a Slave device
- The SCADAPack x70 Configuration item that you are configuring represents an input or output on that Slave device.
If both of the above apply, use the Mapping property to specify the communications protocol that the SCADAPack x70 device is to use to communicate with the Slave device. Other properties will become available on the Mapping tab; use the properties to specify the required settings to enable the SCADAPack x70 device to retrieve the data from the Slave device.
If you want to use the data from the Slave device in ClearSCADA, in addition to configuring the relevant settings on the Mapping tab, you need to associate the SCADAPack x70 Configuration item with a SCADAPack x70 protocol-specific Point. You use the Point to specify how ClearSCADA processes the data that it retrieves from the Slave device for that particular input or output (see Points and Configuration Items Supported by the Driver).
Modbus Mapping
You only need to set the Mapping property to 'Modbus' if either of the following apply:
- The SCADAPack x70 device with which this Analog, Digital, or Counter Configuration item is associated is operating as a Modbus RTU Master. Additionally, the input or output that this Analog, Digital, or Counter Configuration item represents is on a Modbus Slave Device from which the SCADAPack x70 device requests data.
- The SCADAPack x70 device with which this Analog, Digital, or Counter Configuration item is associated is operating as a Modbus/TCP Client. Additionally, the input or output that this Analog, Digital, or Counter Configuration item represents is on a Modbus /TCP Server from which the SCADAPack x70 device requests data.
With either of the above scenarios, you need to set the Mapping property to ‘Modbus’, whereupon the following properties are displayed. Configure the properties as required:
- Modbus Point Scanner—Specify the SCADAPack x70 Modbus Point Scanner item that is being used to map to the point on the Modbus RTU Slave or Modbus/TCP Server. Use the browse button to display a Reference browse window and then select the required entry from the window.
- Modbus Register—Specify the Modbus Register address at which the point is located in the Modbus RTU Slave or Modbus/TCP Server. The address has to be within the range that is available to the SCADAPack x70 Modbus Point Scanner item specified in the field above.
DNP3 Mapping
You only need to set the Mapping property to ‘DNP3’ if the following applies:
- The SCADAPack x70 device with which this Analog, Digital, or Counter Configuration item is associated is operating as a DNP3 Master. Additionally, the input or output that the Analog, Digital, or Counter Configuration item represents is on a DNP3 Slave from which the SCADAPack x70 device requests events. (A DNP3 Slave can be another SCADAPack x70 device, or a different type of device, such as a remote terminal unit (RTU), a programmable logic controller (PLC), or a smart device with DNP3 protocol capability.)
With the above scenario, you need to set the Mapping property to ‘DNP3’, whereupon the following properties are displayed. Configure the properties as required:
- DNP3 Slave Device—Specify the SCADAPack x70 DNP3 Slave Device item that is being used to map to the point on the DNP3 Slave. Use the browse button to display a Reference browse window and then select the required entry from the window.
- DNP3 Point Number—Specify the DNP3 Point Number that is assigned to the point on the DNP3 Slave.
- Direction—Use the combo box to specify whether the point on the Slave device is an Input or Output. With a Counter Configuration item, the direction is set to 'Input'.
Further Information
Specify the role of a SCADAPack x70 device in a SCADA network: see Configure the Device Options.