Is there a way to create a template for an EthernetIP device configuration in DeltaV?
We are installing multiple identical VSDs that will all use the same settings and signals. The only real difference will be the IP addresses for each one. I don't see a way to create a template for this in Explorer, so I was wondering if there was some other way to do this besides manually creating each one.
In reply to LaurentB:
With the older "bus" type devices like DeviceNet and ASi you could define signal placeholders in the Device Definitions portion of the library so they would get created using the drag/drop creation under the IO card. Ethernet devices don't have that option in DeltaV. However, Bulk Edit templates exist for Ethernet Devices and signals so that you can do bulk changes/creation through the bulk edit process (User Defined Export/Import) using Excel spreadsheets. It just takes multiple exports/imports, one to manage physical devices, one to manage logic devices and one to manage individual signals.
Ethernet devices (Physical Devices) formats are Physical_Device_*.fmt files handle user defined export/import for the Physical Device. There are format files for Ethernet/IP Control Tag Integration, Ethernet/IP, IEC_6185, ModbusTCP, and OPCUA. Your drives are most likely Ethernet/IP so the Physical_Device_EIP.fmt format file would be the one to choose.
Logical Devices are handled with the Logical_Device_*.fmt format files. Use the one that corresponds to the communication method you are using for the logical device and it's signals. Formats are available for Ethernet/IP Control Tag Integration, Ethernet/IP Class1, Ethernet/IP Class 3, Ethernet/IP Class 3 with PCCC, Ethernet/IP UCMM, Ethernet/IP UCMM with hops to another node, IEC 61850, ModbusTCP and OPC UA.
For drives you are most likely looking at Ethernet/IP Class 1 (Logical_Device_EIP_Class1.fmt) where you can define an input and output assembly instance.
For the individual signals within each Logical Device there are again different format files depending on the logical device type. These are the Signal_*.fmt files and formats are included for Ethernet/IP Class 1, Ethernet/IP Class 3, Ethernet/IP Class 3 with PCCC, Ethernet/IP UCMM, IEC 61850, ModbusTCP and OPC UA.
For drives it will most likely be Ethernet/IP Class 1 (Signal_EIP_Class1.fmt).