The RTU Configuration feature provides a way to read, and write the configuration data used by an RTU or flow computer. ACM can configure an RTU if the RTU stores its configuration in items/registers and can accept configuration changes through writes to those items/registers. It is simply a means of backup for the device configuration. This feature is designed to work with any device which reads its configuration from items/registers. As such, the layout of data in those items/registers must be defined by the user. This is accomplished by manually creating an XML file for that layout. After that file is initially created, it will be used as a template when ACM reads the configuration from the device. The initial XML configuration file may be created using any text editor. An editor with XML syntax highlighting is recommended.
Storage Location
These configuration files are stored in the Windows ProgramData folder. The following is the default location:
Any manually created files should be placed in this directory.
File Naming Convention
Three versions of a configuration file can be kept for a given device: Development, Production, and Last Read.
The files are named in the following format:
For example: 1234_RtuConfig_Prod.xml – The configuration file for the device with object ID 1234 when running in a production environment. 5555_RtuConfig_Dev.xml – The configuration file for the device with object ID 5555 when running in a development environment. 9876_RtuConfig_Read.xml – The configuration file for the device with object ID 9876 created by the last run of the Read RTU Configuration command.