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Hello everyone,


I have a problem with DeltaV 12.3. I was configuring IO network for a client, based on a supplied IO list. I am using my own tool to translate client IO list into a bulk edit import files. After generating an import file for Foundation Fieldbus devices, all except 4 placeholders imported properly. In all 4 devices which generated errors, there were some spaces in the device names (like PT  -262171) which I haven't spotted in the IO list. The devices generated an error message, but for some reason got imported into a system.

Problem: there are 4 devices called 'PT  -262xxx' in the system, but not in the controller where they belong to. I can't see them in Explorer, only "Search" option finds them (there is a AI block with a defined name in each and Search finds this block). When I click "Select..." on the search window, it sends to be top level of Control Network. i would like to delete all 4 modules and create them properly.


How can I solve it? Automatated DB clean did not help. Any sugegstions?


Thank you in advance,

Marek

MarekZT
  • István Orbán
    When you have objects like this, try to do the following: create a simple empty control module in AREA_A with exactly the same name as the object you cannot delete. In most cases DeltaV lets you create it, and if you delete it afterwards, the original undeletable object will also be gone.
  • MarekZT

    In reply to István Orbán:

    I managed to solve the problem by editing the FHX file from the full DB export. I managed to find the modules in the export, but all were not assigned to any card/port. I extracted the problematic devices into a small, separate file, updated the file to assign the modules to a port of the existing controller/card and imported - all devices showed up in the port! There was no problem in deleteing them from this port.

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