Introduction to FactoryTalk AssetCentre Custom Devices

FactoryTalk AssetCentre v6.1 enhances the custom device plug-in feature with newly added integration support for custom compare applications. The new custom compare utility allows you to:  Specify the application to perform compare operations for custom devices.  Configure the arguments for compare operations.  Configure the program delay timeout.  Specify the location on your hard drive to store the compare report files of custom devices.  The agent will collect this compare report and persist it in the AssetCentre DB.  In addition to the custom compare report, the system will also create a binary compare report using the checksum compare engine that comes packaged with the product.  From user experience perspective, both reports will be presented Events Log – the same place where CLX Detailed Compare reports are found.