Emerson Exchange 365

The displayed slot identification in DeltaV explorer is based on the Baseplate and position, but its exported as an absolute slot position. If you do a standard export or a bulk edit export, the charm position is this absolute number. This is unfortunate, but it is what it is.

The column "Name" in explorer does not export the "CHM1-01"as shown. You will not find this in either Bulk Edit or standard export format.

In Bulk Edit, the position designation is called "charm_slot_no" and exports 1 - 96.

In a full export of a CIOC, the CHARM position is called "CARD_SLOT", which is also the integer position from 1-96.

CHARM CARD_SLOT=1 IO_SUBSYSTEM="CHARMS" CONTROLLER="CIOC1-K" DEFINITION="CHMIO_DI_24_VDC_LOW-SIDE_CHARM"
user="mandre" time=1581032802/* "06-Feb-2020 16:46:42" */
{
DESCRIPTION="Discrete Input CHARMs"
REDUNDANT=F
IO_TEMPLATE=""
TEMPLATE_APPLIED=0
AUTO_SWITCHBACK_ENABLE=F
CABLING_ID=""
TYPICAL_WIRING_DIAGRAM=""
CONTROLLER_ASSIGNMENT="PW1-PK100-K"
SIMPLE_IO_CHANNEL POSITION=1 DEFINITION="CHMIO_DI_CHAN"
{
DESCRIPTION="Undefined functionality"
ENABLED=T
DEVICE_SIGNAL_TAG="CIOC1-KCHM1-01"
}
}

I you have created a configuration spreadsheet using baseplate and relative position to define your CHARMS, you will need to convert this to the slot number integer, which is relatively easy to do with an expression in Excel.

The XML formatted output from a CIOC does provide the NAME (CHM1-01), Slot (1) as well as Baseplate number and position number, which can easily be viewed in Excel. In v12, this XML maybe under a print option (Print XML). In v14, we now have a "Save Report" that creates the XML file, as well as option to Print Label, which formats up to 8 baseplate labels that can be inserted in the Label cover of the baseplate.

If you are looking to export the CHARM configuration for documentation purposes, the XML format may serve you better. If you are looking to bulk edit configurations for the CIOC, you will have to use the Slot number in the import data file. This can be derived from a Baseplate/Position format but you will need to convert to slot nubmer.

Andre Dicaire