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Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20031-2 Setup ProceduresIn order for ProcessLinx to connect to the ProcessLogix OPC Server over the netw

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Setup Procedures 1-3Configure the OPC Server(s)Before ProcessLinx can work properly in runtime, each

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20031-4 Setup Proceduresps_user accounts on them. Refer to the sections in Knowledge Builder, About Proc

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Setup Procedures 1-52. Type regsvr32 opcproxy.dll in the Run dialog box.3. On the server machine, go

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20031-6 Setup ProceduresNotes:

1 Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Chapter 2 Getting StartedThis section provides the required information to setup and configure both the P

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20032-2 Getting StartedRuntime ModeTo change ProcessLinx to runtime select Mode ⇒ Runtime, click or pres

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Getting Started 2-3Configure ProcessLinx OptionsTo configure ProcessLinx Options select from the Uti

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20032-4 Getting Starteda remote server connection is lost, ProcessLinx may keep trying to connect with i

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Getting Started 2-5Number of Retries for Redundancy / OPC Server SwitchoverThis option specifies the

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Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20032-6 Getting StartedNotes:

1 Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Chapter 3ProcessLinx TagMap ConfigurationA ProcessLinx TagMap configuration is created to communicate OPC

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20033-2 ProcessLinx TagMap ConfigurationCreating a ProcessLinx ConfigurationOpening a ProcessLinx Config

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration 3-3Name blank or set it to “localHost”. Included in ProcessLinx 2.0

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20033-4 ProcessLinx TagMap ConfigurationFigure 3.1 Pipe Properties Dialog BoxUsing the Pipe Properties d

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration 3-5EnableThe enable checkbox enables or disables the Pipe and all o

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20033-6 ProcessLinx TagMap ConfigurationUse v1.0 OPC InterfacesThe Use v1.0 OPC Interfaces checkbox indi

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration 3-7Attempt Failover if all OPC Items are Bad QualityThis checkbox w

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20033-8 ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration• If just one of those active tags is GOOD or QUESTIONABLE quali

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration 3-9The number of Groups you can add is limited by memory and possib

1 Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003PrefaceIntroductionThis document provides an overview of the ProcessLinx application. ProcessLinx allows

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20033-10 ProcessLinx TagMap ConfigurationData Flow DirectionThe available data flow directions between t

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration 3-11Creating a TagMapTagMap definitions are created within a parent

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20033-12 ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration2. Select Edit ⇒ Add TagMap... from the main menu or right mous

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration 3-13Attributes are specified as part of defining the TagMap in the

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20033-14 ProcessLinx TagMap ConfigurationTable 3.C TagMap Data AttributesAttribute DescriptionServer The

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration 3-15Creating a ProcessLinx TagMap ConfigurationOnce you create the

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20033-16 ProcessLinx TagMap ConfigurationBy default, ProcessLinx attempts to use the item file when brow

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration 3-17under the function blocks. Note: Some of the items are not conn

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20033-18 ProcessLinx TagMap ConfigurationSome of the main parameter names along with their data types fo

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration 3-19ProcessLogix Control Point parameters are dependant upon the ty

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003P-2• Tag Map configurations are stored in a serialized compact binary file.• Supports ability to easily imp

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20033-20 ProcessLinx TagMap ConfigurationPVEUHIVT_R4 Read onlyKVT_R4KLINVT_R4KVT_R4T1VT_R4T2VT_R4CVEULOV

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration 3-21Translation TableTo enable scaling for a particular TagMap, you

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20033-22 ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration• To add or edit a new translation value map for the selected t

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx TagMap Configuration 3-23If you hold down the <Control> key before you drop the ob

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20033-24 ProcessLinx TagMap Configurationbrowse capability the External Server must be registered on the

1 Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Chapter 4ProcessLinx Runtime OperationEach Pipe created in ProcessLinx provides a conduit to pass informa

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20034-2 ProcessLinx Runtime OperationWriting OPC ValuesIn runtime, values can be manually written to an

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx Runtime Operation 4-3Redundant OPC Servers / Fail overProcessLinx supports redundant OPC

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20034-4 ProcessLinx Runtime OperationServer StatusYou can view the runtime status of each Pipe’s OPC Ser

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003ProcessLinx Runtime Operation 4-5Verifying OPC TagsIn runtime, you can verify the status of all acti

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003P-3Rockwell Automation Technical SupportRockwell Automation offers support services worldwide, with over 75

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1 Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003 Chapter 5Import/ExportThis chapter provides ProcessLinx TagMap import/export examples. Using the Import/

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20035-2 Import/ExportWhen you choose Yes, to overwrite the existing Pipe with the import information, Pr

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Import/Export 5-3CSV File FormatsA CSV file is an ASCII Text file that contains fields delimited by

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20035-4 Import/ExportPipe DeclarationsEach Pipe object in the CSV file starts with BEGIN_PIPE and ends w

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Import/Export 5-5Group DeclarationsAll Groups in a Pipe are declared between the BEGIN_PIPE and END_

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20035-6 Import/ExportTagMap DeclarationsAn unlimited number of TagMaps can be defined in each Group. Eac

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Import/Export 5-7Translation Table declarationsTranslation tables are defined at the end of the CSV

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20035-8 Import/Export3. In the TagMap dialog box in ProcessLinx click the Read from Export Directory to

1 Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Chapter 6Error Diagnosis and DebuggingThis chapter explains how to diagnosis errors and debug ProcessLinx

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003P-4ConventionsTerms and Type RepresentationsThe following table summarizes the terms and type representatio

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20036-2 Error Diagnosis and Debugging8.Is ProcessLogix the main OPC Server?• You may need to create a us

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Error Diagnosis and Debugging 6-3Debug OperationsYou can execute simple debug operations during runt

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20036-4 Error Diagnosis and DebuggingIn runtime mode, ProcessLinx supports the following debug options:T

1 Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Chapter 7Using DCOM OPC ServersThis section details how to setup and diagnosis problems with DCOM Servers

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20037-2 Using DCOM OPC Serversunder the Identity tab. Launching User is the default option, so this task

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Using DCOM OPC Servers 7-3• EnableDCOM key. Set to ‘Y’ on BOTH the remote OPC server machine and the

Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 20037-4 Using DCOM OPC ServersNotes:

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i Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Table of Contents iiChapter 4ProcessLinx Runtime OperationMonitoring Values . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Publication 1757-UM002B-EN-P - January 2003Chapter 1Setup ProceduresInstallationThis chapter contains an overview of the setup procedure and the ste