SATEC PM180 Operation Manual - Manual (Page 55)

‎Chapter 6 Using PAS Creating a New Site for your Device
PM180 Substation Automation Unit 53
The next time you power up the PM180 or connect it to your PC with
the USB cable, Windows automatically launches the driver for your
device.
Creating a New Site for your Device
PAS keeps all communication and configuration data for your device in a database
called a site database. When configuring your device, store all setups to the site
database so that PAS recognizes device properties regardless of whether the device
is online or offline.
When installing PAS on your computer, the “Sites” directory is created in the PAS
installation directory. It is advised to keep here all your site databases.
To create a new database for your device:
1. Select Configuration from the Tools menu, and then click Sites at
right on the Instrument Setup tab.
2. From the “Look in” box, select the directory where a new database
will be stored. By default, it’s the “Sites” directory. Type a site
name for your device in the “File name” box, click New, and then
click OK.
3. On the Instrument Setup tab, select your device model in the
“Model” box.
4. In the Instrument Options group boxes, specify the standard
current input option for your device, and select the size of the