Configuration Basics and Workflow

The configuration of the Channel Manager is done via the configuration panel of the client application (driver) that is connected to the Channel Manager.

Open the WinCC OA system management and click on the appropriate button to open the configuration panel of this driver (here Dynamic Logic driver).

Figure: System management - Driver tab

Figure: Configuration panel of the Dynamic Logic driver

The configuration panel of the Dynamic Logic driver consists of two sections:

• "Devices" - specific device options

• "Channel Manager Overview" - opens the Devices Overview and the Channel Overview

This chapter describes the "Channel Manager" section only. Note that the configuration of devices has to be performed before - see Configuration of the Dynamic Logic Driver.

The configuration of the Channel Manager is done by configuring the following panels:

1. Open the "Device overview" to get a tabular presentation of configured devices and their settings. Via the "Device overview" it is possible to configure the Communication Settings and General Channel Manager and Driver Settings.

2. Open the "Channel overview" to get a tabular presentation of configured channels and their settings. Via the "Channel overview" it is possible to configure the Communication Settings and Channel Information and Settings.

3. The "Communication Settings" allow creating new communication data points. These are used to send AT commands to a modem in case of connect or disconnect.

4. The "General Channel Manager and Driver Settings" pop-up panel consists of three tabs - one for the general Channel Manager settings, one for the general driver settings and the last for configuration download and verification.

5. The "Channel Information and Settings" pop-up panel informs about the current channel configuration and allows changing the settings for a channel.