RSView32 User's Guide - Rockwell Automation

RSView ?32

USER'S GUIDE

PUBLICATION VW32-UM001F-EN-E?July 2011

Supersedes Publication VW32-UM001E-EN-E

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Contents

Preface

About the documentation............................................................................ P-1 Technical support services........................................................................ P-2 When you call ............................................................................................................... P-2

Chapter 1

Working with projects

What is a project? ............................................................................................. 1-1 Project files ................................................................................................................... 1-2 Working in the Project Manager ............................................................. 1-3 Component ................................................................................................................... 1-4 Viewing component locations ................................................................................... 1-4 Adding components to a project ............................................................ 1-5

Renaming, removing, and deleting components......................... 1-6 Renaming a component .............................................................................................. 1-7 Removing a component.............................................................................................. 1-8 Deleting a component and file................................................................................... 1-8 Naming files........................................................................................................... 1-8

Printing...................................................................................................................... 1-9 Selecting a printer ...................................................................................................... 1-10 Selecting printer setup options ................................................................................ 1-10 Selecting a network printer....................................................................................... 1-11 Printing at runtime..................................................................................................... 1-11

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Chapter 2

Setting up direct driver communications

Overview of direct driver communications .....................................2-1 Communication channel..............................................................................................2-2 Communication device ................................................................................................2-2 Communication driver.................................................................................................2-3 Node (control device) ..................................................................................................2-3 Setting up direct driver communication to programmable controllers............................................................................2-3 Setting up communications without hardware or software ...................................2-4 Summary of steps .........................................................................................................2-4 Configuring RSLinx drivers..........................................................................2-5 Using the drivers...........................................................................................................2-6 Selecting a driver in RSView32...................................................................................2-6 Configuring channels.......................................................................................2-7 Changing the channel configuration....................................................................... 2-11 Switching communication drivers at runtime ............................ 2-11 Commands for switching drivers ............................................................................ 2-12 Switching drivers automatically .............................................................................. 2-12 Switching drivers manually....................................................................................... 2-13 Creating a node ................................................................................................ 2-13 Changing node information at runtime ............................................ 2-17 Scanning for new tag values................................................................... 2-17 RSView32 scan classes .............................................................................................. 2-18 Guidelines for configuring scan classes ................................................................. 2-18 Monitoring communications .................................................................... 2-20 Developing your project without a communication network................................................................................................................... 2-22

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Chapter 3

Setting up OPC and DDE communications

Overview of OPC communications........................................................ 3-3 Overview of DDE communications........................................................ 3-4 Summary of steps.............................................................................................. 3-5 Creating an OPC node .................................................................................... 3-5 Creating a DDE node ..................................................................................... 3-12 Changing node information at runtime ............................................ 3-16 Scanning for new tag values................................................................... 3-17

Chapter 4

Creating tags

Tags and the tag database......................................................................... 4-1 Tag types................................................................................................................. 4-2 Data sources......................................................................................................... 4-3 Device............................................................................................................................ 4-3 Memory ......................................................................................................................... 4-3 Organizing tags ................................................................................................... 4-3 Naming tags.................................................................................................................. 4-4 Using folders to group tags ........................................................................................ 4-4 The tag database editor ............................................................................... 4-5 Using the Accept and Discard buttons .................................................................... 4-6 Using the form ..................................................................................................... 4-6 Using the query box......................................................................................... 4-6 Using the folder hierarchy .......................................................................... 4-7 Creating a folder........................................................................................................... 4-7 Opening a folder .......................................................................................................... 4-8 Adding tags to a folder................................................................................................ 4-9 Nesting a folder............................................................................................................ 4-9 Duplicating a folder................................................................................................... 4-10 Deleting a folder ........................................................................................................ 4-11

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