Creating and Configuring Pro-Lite TrucolorII LED Display

Scenario: You want to configure the Pro-Lite TrucolorII LED Display.

 

Reference: For background information, see the reference section.

 

Workflow diagram:

 

 

Prerequisites:

  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  • System Browser is in Management View.

 

Steps:

1 – Create and Start the Pro-Lite Display Driver
  1. Depending on where to add the driver, select one of the following:
  • Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > Drivers
  • Project > Management System > FEPs > [FEP Station] > Drivers
  1. In the Object Configurator tab, click New and select New Pro-Lite Display Driver.
  1. In the New Object dialog box, enter a description.
    NOTE: The description must be different from that of any other driver on the server or FEP stations. A single driver can be used for multiple devices.
  1. Click OK.
  • The new Pro-Lite Display driver is added to System Browser.
    NOTE: After creating the required drivers, restart the active project from the System
    Management Console (SMC).
  1. In the Operation tab, navigate to the Driver Status property and click Start.
  • The Pro-Lite Display driver is created and started.

 

2 – Configure a Pro-Lite Display Driver
  1. Click the added Pro-Lite Display driver and click the Driver Editor tab.
  1. Open the Driver Settings expander.
  • A description for the driver displays, it can be edited.
  1. Open the Configuration Properties expander.
  1. In the Device Request Timeout field, enter 20000 (default is 10000).
  1. In the Check Status Rate field, enter 180000 (default is 30000).
  1. Open the Notification Integration expander.
  1. In the Batch Size field, set the value as 300 (default is 100). Batch size specifies the size in which the request is processed by the driver. The batch size displays the number of devices to which Notification interacts in one instant. For example, if there are 100 devices on which a message has to be displayed and a batch size of 10 is entered, Notification will send the message to batches of 10 devices each.
  1. In the Expected delivery Time field, enter the time in seconds (default is 5 seconds).
    NOTE: Notification does not guarantee the message delivery will be completed within the time entered in the Expected delivery Time field. This value is solely used to compute delivery statistics indicating whether message delivery to the Pro-Lite device was on-time or late.
  1. Click Save .
  • The parameters are configured for the adaptive display driver.

 

3 – Create Pro-Lite Perle Field Network
  1. Select Project > Field Networks.
  • The Object Configurator tab displays in the Primary pane.
  1. Click New Object and select New Pro-Llite Perle Field Network.
  • The Create New Object dialog box displays with the Child type field pre-defined as Pro-Lite Perle Field Network.
  1. Enter a Name and Description.
  1. Click OK.
  • The Pro-Lite Perle Field Network node displays under the Field Networks hierarchy.
  • The Pro-Lite display driver is automatically associated to the field network. In the Network Editor tab, under the Network Settings expander, you can see that the values are preselected, and the driver is already assigned.

 

4 – Create Pro-Lite Perle Device
  1. Select Pro-Lite Perle Field Network.
  1. In the Network Editor tab, click Create .
  1. In the New object dialog box, enter a name and description.
  1. Click OK.
  • The Device Editor tab displays.
  1. Open the Device Settings expander.
  • A description for the device displays. It can be edited.
  1. Open the Configuration Properties expander.
  1. In the Serial Port Number field, enter the TruePort COM port that the device is using. For more information, refer to the Serial Settings section under TruePort Driver Configuration.
    NOTE: To check the COM ports that were used by the device, open the True Management tool.
  1. Select Operational from the Device Mode drop-down list.
    NOTE: The following options are available in the Device Mode drop-down list box:
    a) Disabled: In this mode, the driver does not process the messaging command and/or the device configuration change command, but will perform status checks for the device. The device remains in a Disconnected state.
    b) Operational: In this mode, the driver processes the messaging command, the device configuration change command, and performs status checks for the device. The device will be in a Disconnected or Connected state.
    c) Administrative: In this mode, the driver processes the device configuration change command and performs status checks for the device. The device will be in a Disconnected or Connected state.
  1. In the Device ID field, enter the address of the Pro-Lite Display device. For more information, refer to the Serial Settings section under TruePort Driver Configuration.
    NOTE: The sign address displays whenever the LED display is rebooted. The factory default address is 01.
  1. Click Save .