ProSoft Technology MVI56-AFC - Manual (Page 20)

Quick Start MVI56-AFC ♦ ControlLogix Platform
User Manual Liquid and Gas Flow Computer
Page 20 of 316 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
February 25, 2011
2.3 Using AFC Manager
The AFC module is configured with configuration files that you create using AFC
Manager. A configuration file is called a Project.
2.3.1 Starting a New Project
To start a new project
1 Start AFC M ANAGER
, and then open the File Menu.
2 On the File Menu, choose N EW
, and then select your module and firmware
version number.
The version number refers to the firmware version of your module. If you do
not know the firmware version number, follow these steps:
a) Open the Project menu.
b) Choose S
ITE C ONFIGURATION
. This action opens the Site Configuration
dialog box.
c) Click the R
EAD
button. The firmware version is listed below the serial
number, in the upper right part of the dialog box.
Important: You must be connected to the module and "online" to read data from the module.
3 Follow the steps in the remainder of this User Guide to configure your module
and your AFC device.
4 Before closing the program, open the File menu and choose S AVE A S
, to
save your project so you can open it again later.