Installation and Starting SpecView > Instrument Definition/Detection > Honeywell HC900 > HC900 HCDesigner import: Overriding Prefixes

For new Imports of HCDesigner files there is now a setting that controls how the SPP blocks get their type names for Send-To use. (this does not apply to anything else, such as Loops)

As it is up until now, the instrument types of the SPP block are as follows, examples from TrinitySCADA:

No Prefix: 'HC900: SPP SPP313'

User Prefix of "BEN": 'HC900: SPP BEN-SPP313'

Prefix from File: 'HC900: SPP CONTROLLER-SPP313'

There is now a SETTINGS.INI setting as follows:

[HC900]

SPPTypeOverride=0

Values are 0 (default if not specified), 1 or 2 and they behave as follows:

SPPTypeOverride=0 no override, resulting in:

No Prefix: 'HC900: SPP SPP313'

User Prefix of "BEN": 'HC900: SPP BEN-SPP313'

Prefix from File: 'HC900: SPP CONTROLLER-SPP313'

SPPTypeOverride=1 removes the prefix part only, leaving the block type, so:

No Prefix: 'HC900: SPP SPP313'

User Prefix of "BEN": 'HC900: SPP SPP313'

Prefix from File: 'HC900: SPP SPP313'

SPPTypeOverride=2 removes the prefix and the block type, so:

No Prefix: 'HC900: SPP'

User Prefix of "BEN": 'HC900: SPP'

Prefix from File: 'HC900: SPP'

You can add/adjust SETTINGS.INI on-the-fly, it is read from the INI file during the import.

Note: This should NOT be used for Updates, only for NEW Imports.

It is recommended to look at the tooltips of the SPP blocks in the Variables List to see the Instrument type, e.g:

"HC900: SPP Htr1-SPP313"

and pay attention to the use of spaces. Then replace the text with whatever is required, e.g:

FromText: ' Htr1-SPP313' (Without the quotes)

ToText: '' (i.e. Nothing)

Will give the result: "HC900: SPP" as the instrument type in an existing project.

A message box pops up at the end which shows how many it did. Check that it's what is expected.

If not, then exit without saving and carefully look at the Variables List instrument summaries to understand why.