Data that can be moved between Excel and SPI

The information that can be exchanged between the DeltaV system and SmartPlant Instrumentation depends on the object type. The following lists show the information for each supported object. The column name in the worksheet where the information is stored appears in parentheses.

For controllers:

• Name (node)

• Description (description)

• Redundancy (redundant)

For DeltaV Classic I/O cards:

• Slot position (card)

• Class, Type,and Series (definition)

• Description (description)

For classic I/O channels:

• Type (definition)

• Enabled (enabled)

• DST (dst)

• Description (description)

• Slot(channel) 

For fieldbus I/O cards:

• Description (description)

• Slot (card)

• Series (definition)

For fieldbus port information:

• Enabled (enabled)

• Description (description)

• Schedule Macrocycle (schedule macrocycle)

For devices:

• Device manufacturer (device manufacturer)

• Device type (device type)

For HART devices:

• Manufacturer (device manufacturer)

• Type (device type)

• Revision (device revision)

• Device tag (device)

For fieldbus devices:

• Port Number (channel)

• Name (device)

• Address (address)

• Description (description)

• Manufacturer (device manufacturer)

• Type (device type)

• Revision (device revision)

• Backup Link Master (backup link master)

• Alarms Enabled (alarms enabled)

For fieldbus function blocks:

• Tag (block tag)

• Block Index (block index)

• Description (description)

For signals:

• Enabled (enabled)

• Description (description)

For signal parameters:

• Signal name (attribute)

• Value (value)

• EU 0 (0% of scale)

• EU 100 (100% of scale)

• Engineering Unit (engineering unit)