Issue
Cannot select data points of remote nodes to be references in a graphic on the monitor MPM
Environment
SmartStruxure Lite Multi-Purpose Manager
MPM-VA
MPM-UN
MPM-GW
Cause
Feature not built-in
Resolution
When building dashboards on monitor MPMs, only local points can be used in the graphics. To be able to select points of remote MPMs, The Object_Copy script must be used.
The script will copy points from the remote nodes to the monitor and make them local to that monitor MPM. This method can be used in ZigBee, Canbus and UDP networks.
For example, to copy a point from each of the remote MPMs to the monitor, the script would have to be modified as follows
object_list[1] = {tag = "zone1", source_device = "DEV200", source_point = "AV11", destination_device = "ME", destination_point = "AV1"}
object_list[2] = {tag = "zone2", source_device = "DEV300", source_point = "AV22", destination_device = "ME", destination_point = "AV2"}
object_list[3] = {tag = "zone3", source_device = "DEV400", source_point = "AV33", destination_device = "ME", destination_point = "AV3"}
Important notes:
This script increase the monitor's CPU % usage and increases the traffic on the network. Therefore, depending on the size of the network, it is critical not to use more than a couple of points per remote MPM
