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• Contents CIMPLICITY PMCS Read-This-Book-First
Configuring the Software 45
Organize Your Information....................................................................................... 45
Configuration Procedure........................................................................................... 47
EPM Device- Special Considerations 49
Introduction............................................................................................................................. 49
EPM Software Components .................................................................................................... 50
Network Builder: Building the Network Configuration File..................................... 50
ION Designer: Programming Devices and Software Nodes...................................... 50
Communications Server: System Communications................................................... 50
ION_LINK DDE Server: Communication with Windows Applications................... 50
Workstation Configuration Guidelines.................................................................................... 51
Configuring the EPM Device Network ................................................................................... 52
Running Network Builder ......................................................................................... 52
Building the Power-Monitoring Network in NetBuilder........................................... 53
Adding Devices (Meters) .......................................................................................... 57
Saving and Exiting .................................................................................................... 57
Using MMS Servers with PMCS 59
What is an MMS Server? ........................................................................................................ 59
System Requirements................................................................................................ 59
Installation for Windows NT 4.0............................................................................................. 60
Preparing the MMS Server for use with PMCS ...................................................................... 61
Index 66