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- [Instructor] If the device type defines
what data is onboard a device and where it is stored,
the profile defines what data we want to retrieve
and what to do with it.
The process begins on the Create Device Profiles tab
with the Add/Edit button.
Here, I have the same four options
as with the device type and tags
and I'm going to click Create New.
The quirk here is that you must click Next
at the bottom of the page
for the rest of the page to activate.
My profile's name should be something meaningful.
I like to include the project name and the profile name
because that indicates their custom profiles
and it will keep them together later in the process.
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The Type field is used by the one-line engine
to indicate what type of logic
should be used on the diagrams.
And the selector below allows you
to choose a default diagram component.
I'll explain what this means in the graphics editor videos.
Both of these values can be overridden later,
but it'll save you some time
if you can choose a component now.
If I click Next again,
I can select the device type to base my profile on.
I can select multiple device types here
to create what's called a composite profile,
but that is a more advanced topic.
For now, I'll stick with one meter
and click Next.
On this dialog,
I'll select which tags I want in my device profile.
For my simple type here,
I want all of the tags
so I'll double click the top of the tree.
You could also go through and add individual tags
or remove them from the right pane.
You may not always want to include all points
either to reduce the communications load
on a serial connection
or because the points don't exist.
For example,
if you have an expandable I/O module,
you could create a single device type
with all possible inputs,
then break this out into separate profiles.
Also, note the Override Tag Name button.
This allows me to keep the addressing for the tag,
but replace its name,
IEC tag name and item name
with those of another tag.
If I know my meter will always be reading a breaker status
on its input,
I can change it to that tag.
The next window allows me
to select PC-based alarming
and trending using the variable tags we've selected.
We will discuss these features in more detail later
in their respective sections.
But remember that these features exist
in the profile editor.
Also,
if I need to set specific communication parameters,
I can check these fields as needed to add the options
to the parameters database automatically
when the devices are added.
We'll discuss what these parameters do
when we get to troubleshooting.
Finally, I can click Finish to go back
and work on my next profile
or check Close Wizard and Finish to exit.
There may be some other options to select however.
Under Trend Tags,
I see the tags I checked to add trends too.
And I can edit their trend intervals
if I so desire.
Under PC-based alarm tags,
I can modify the default alarm level of the tags.
Finally, I checked the driver parameter
so I can come in and modify its default as well.
When done,
I'll save my profile and move on.
The last major step is to set up my project
in Profile Editor and export,
which we will cover in the next video.
Until then.
Thank you.