I am using Proficy ME 5.9 with a GE 90-70 (CPU is IC697CPM915). I have a Genius bus controller (IC697BEM731) and a QuickPanel View (IC754VxI12Cxx) with a Genius Interface module (IC754GEN001).

I am trying to configure all this to pass global data (r/w) between the PLC and the QuickPanel but have been unable to find any documentation explaining how to configure this. I have contacted GE support and spent half an hour on the phone listening to a guy explain how to configure it for a 90-30 (even though it is totally different from the 90-70). I guess the language barrier was too much to overcome to resolve it over the telephone.

My specific questions are:

1) Do I configure a device on the PLC's Genius bus controller to represent the QuickPanel View? There are several devices listed but not the IC754GEN001 interface module.

2) In the PLC's Genius bus controller I have configured the global data tab: Mode = Manual; From Address = %R01492; Data Length = 64; To = 0; My understanding is that this will broadcast data from %R01492 (len of 64 words) across the Genius network so my QP can read that data. Correct?

3) In my QuickPanel View I have added "Ge Genius" to my Native Drivers. I configured my GlobalDataTransmit data type to "Words" with a size of 64. Question: If I create a tag in the QP and link it to the GlobalDataTransmit device at address "0[int]", does this mean it will write my value to %R01492 or is there somewhere to specify a separate "write" table in the PLC? Meaning, can I read 64 words and write to a separate 64 words?

4) When I added the native drive in question 3, it also created "Device1" which I understand to be what I link tags to that I want to read from the global data. I have set it's SBA = 31 (which is the PLC's Genius bus controller address), the data type = "words" and size is 64. The PLC Target is set to the 90-70 target in the project, which is the actual PLC I wish to communicate with. Is this correct?

Part of my confusion, beyond knowing how to configure this all, centers around how the global data is treated. Does the GlobalDataTransmit (in question 3) of the QP transmit only when the QP triggers a data value change (such as a button press or numeric entry) or each scan?

I realize this is a lengthy question but I wanted to give as much detail as I could in hopes of getting a detailed answer in return. Thanks in advance.