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Fieldpoint & Create Tag for a selection of channels

Is it possible to create a single tag for a Fieldpoint Module that has a
selection of channels?

I know that you can select all of the channels of a module, or an
individual channel.

At the moment I am creating tags for each channel from the modules that I
require and then using "For Loops". This is not too bad for just a couple
of channels on a module, but when you have many modules it seems rather
cumbersome. This is especially a nuisance for the CTR modules that have a
mixture of channel types and do not take the "all" option for the channels.

Cheers
Stephen
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Stephen,

I have done this with a Fieldpoint AI module, and I assume it will work with others.

You need to use FP Explorer (or whatever the FP configuration utility is called) to define your new group of channels with a single name. Basically, you create a new tag then check all the channels you want to use.

This is much more efficient than trying to read them one at a time.

Bruce
Bruce Ammons
Ammons Engineering
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