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Add a parameter file – Rockwell Automation Energy Management Accelerator Toolkit Quick Start User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication IASIMP-QS016C-EN-P - October 2014

Chapter 11

FactoryTalk View ME Energy Faceplates

Add a Parameter File

1. Right-click on Parameters, and choose 'Add Component Into Application'.

2. Navigate to the ME PowerMonitor 5000 Faceplate Files folder, select the ME_PowerMonitor5000_Parameter.par

file, and click Open.

Configure a Parameter File

1. From the explorer window in FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Parameters folder, right-click the

ME_PowerMonitor5000_Parameter.par file, and choose Rename.

2. Rename the parameter file with the name of the corresponding device in your RSLogix5000 application.

3. For example, MyPM5000_Parameter.

4. Double-click the parameter file to open it.

Parameter #1 represents the tag name for the specific Faceplate tag in your RSLogix 5000 project. Each tag contains
a controller shortcut name in brackets. This matches the shortcut name created in your RSLinx Enterprise
communication setup.