KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware
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1. Note R200 is not the name of any static tag defined in the server project but is a valid register address defined in Kepware s Simulator driver 11 Specify the new tag s name as KEPServerEX_INT4_Dynamic Then assign it to the SuiteLink Access Name KEPServerEX_SL Tagname Dictionary E x C Main Details Alams Details amp Alarms C Members Hew Restore Delete Save sy Select gt gt Cancel Close Tagname KEPServerEX_INT4_Dynamic Type Jo Integer Group System C Readony Read Write Comment JAccessLevel LogData Log Events Retentive Value ARletentive Parameters Initial Value jo Min ELI 32768 Max EL 32767 Deadband ja Min A aw 32768 Mas Aaw 32767 ao ET EEN Conversion Ena Units Log Deadband Linear Square Root Access Name REPSenverEs SL ltem R290 Use Tagname as ltem Name 12 Once finished click Close 3 4 Creating a Window for Displaying the Device Values 1 In WindowMaker click File New Window www kepware com 11 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch 2 Next assign the new window a name In this tutorial FastDDE and SuiteLink Demo will be used Window Properties FastODE and SuiteLink Demg m Double e Hone 3 Once finished click OK Note A new window should appear in WindowMaker s work area 3 5 Adding and Animating a Text Object A text object may be added in order to display the2. epware EEHNALOGIES Kepware Technologies KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch Version 1 002 Kepware Technologies Table of Contents 1 OV SVC ER ER EE EEN AO OE EA N IE 1 1 1 Installing Common Components iss ss EE EE ER RR RR RR RR RR EE EE EE RR he ee ee ek ee 1 1 2 tistallie KEFS el el RE OG EG EG OE GE EG EG DA 1 2 Preparing KEPServerEX for a FastDDE SuiteLink Connection ss see Re 2 2 1 Changing the Server to Interactive Mode ii EES EE EE ee RR ke ee ee ek ee 2 2 2 Configuring FastDDE and SuiteLink PropertieS sesse ss EE ee ee ke ee ee ek ee 3 2 Creating Aliases for DDE TOPICS iss ss see ee RR Re ee ee RR RR RR EE EE ER RR he ee ee ek ee 4 ce Creating an InTouch Projeet RES EE GE EE GR Re Ee ek EG OR Ee EG EE 5 3 1 Creating a Path Folder and Name for a New InTouch Project 006 5 3 2 Adding Access Name Links to the New InTouch Project cceee eens 5 3 3 Adding Tags to the Tagname Dictionary c cece cece RR RR RR RR RE EE EE ER Re Re 8 3 4 Creating a Window for Displaying the Device ValueS ss EE Ee ek ek ee 11 3 5 Adding and Animating a Text ObjeCt EE EE EER ER RR Re ee RR RR RR RR EE EE 12 Viewed Active ala es EDGE N RE DE EE ES N OE ie N RE Ge 13 5 Checking the Connection to the Server ccc ccccceeeeeenseeceensenananneeeeeessseeeeaaans 14 Wonderware InTouch 1 Overview This guide will demonstrate how to establish a
3. connection between the KEPServerEX data server and Wonderware InTouch Note For this tutorial InTouch version 10 0 has been installed locally with respect to KEPServerEX 1 1 Installing Common Components The Wonderware common components must be installed on the same computer as KEPServerEX For more information refer to the instructions below 1 To start open the Wonderware FactorySuite I O Server installation CD Then run the setup exe file located under FS2K71 Common 2 Next run the setup exe file located under FS2K71 IOServer Common Win32 Note Although KEPServerEX works with all common components installed System Platform 2 and 3 the latest version is preferred SuiteLink connections will not function unless the components are installed 1 2 Installing KEPServerEX 1 To start double click on the KEPServerEX icon and select Run or Open to start the install If an active content warning is displayed click Yes to continue 2 In the installation welcome screen click Next In End User License Agreement click I accept the terms in the License Agreement Then click Next 4 Continue through the installation changing the settings as desired In Select Features expand the driver tree in order to view and select the drivers desired for install Then expand Native Client Interfaces 38 KEPServerEX 5 Setup Select Features Select which features are to be installed Feature Description KEPSe
4. Driver Demo server project Tagname Dictionary f X Hew Restore Delete Save ET Select Bo Cancel Close T agname Types fizo Integer Group System C Read only Read Write Comment JAccessLevel LogGata Log Events Fetentive Value Rletentive Parameters Initial Value fo Min ELI 32768 Max EL 32767 Deadband jo Min Aaw 32768 Mas Aar 32767 dl ET GT Conversion le ras Log Deadband 0 f Linear Square Root Access Mame REPServerEs FS ltem Tagi Use Tagname as Item Name www kepware com 10 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch 8 In Tagname specify a name In this tutorial KEPServerEX_INT1 will be used Tagname Dictionary E x C Main Details Alarms Details amp Alarms Members Hew Restore Delete Save E Select cS Cancel Close Tagname KEPServerEX_INT1 Type fizo Integer Group System C Readony Read Write Comment JccessLevel LogData Log Events Retentive Value Retentive Parameters Initial value ja Min ELI 32768 Mas EU 32767 Deadband jo Min A aw 32768 Mas Aaw 32767 EE tS oc Conversion a Us Log Deadband Linear Square Root Access Name KEPServerEs FS Iker Tag Use Tagname as ltem Name 9 Click Save to accept the new tag 10 Next create a second tag To make this a dynamic tag enter R200 into the Item field of the Tagname Dictionary
5. Se 2S ES ie Soi oe Sk vk Ak So N SPC SQL Access Manager x W H CAP NUM SEF www kepware com 6 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch 3 To add a new access name click Add Access Names Cloze ea Add 2s Modify Delete 4 In Add Access Name make the following changes Access KE PSernveree _FS Node Name PO Cancel Application Hame di Failover server runtime Topic Name Device Which protocol to use DOE Suite ink C Wessage Exchange When to advise server Advise all items f Advise only active items Enable Secondary Source e In Access enter a unique access name In this tutorial KEPServerEX_FS will be used e In Node Name leave the field blank e In Application Name leave the default entry server_runtime e In Topic Name type the first alias that was created earlier Device_1 e In Which protocol to use select DDE e In When to advise server select Advise only active items For more information on the Advise options refer to the InTouch User s Manual 5 Once finished click OK 6 Next add a second access name that will be used for a SuiteLink connection In Access Names click Add Access Names i KEPServerEx FS Add Modif Delete FEB www kepware com 7 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch 7 In Add Access Nam
6. SuiteLink Properties 1 In KEPServerEX click File Project Properties If Wonderware is installed on the PC the server will display a FastDDE SuiteLink tab Select this tab Project Properties x DDE OPC UA OPC AE Identification OPCDASettings OPC DA Compliance FastDDE S uiteLink Update active clients every Restore Defaults Cancel Apply Help www kepware com 3 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch Important If the FastDDE SuiteLink tab is not visible users must install the common components on the same machine as KEPServerEX If the components are not installed the SuiteLink connections to the server will not function Instructions for installing the components from the Wonderware FactorySuite I O Server installation CD are as follows a First run the setup exe file located in FS2K71 Common b Then run the setup exe located in FS2K71 IOServer Common Win32 Note Although KEPServerEX V5 works with all common components installed with System Platform 2 and 3 the latest version is recommended 2 Next verify that Enable FastDDE SuiteLink connections to the server is checked 3 In Timing change the client update rate if desired or leave it as its default setting of 100 milliseconds This setting may be changed at any time 4 Once finished click OK 2 3 Creating Aliases for DDE Topics DDE connections consist of three components an application name a t
7. anging the Server to Interactive Mode Although the server s default process mode is System Service communications between InTouch and the server are much simpler with Interactive mode For information on changing the process mode refer to the instructions below 1 To start right click on the Administration menu and then select Settings Configuration start Runtime Process Stop Runtime Process Reinitialize Reset Event Lag User Manager Settings OPC UA Configuration uick Client License Utility Help Support Information Exit 2 Next open the Runtime Process tab and then locate Process Mode www kepware com 2 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch 3 Use the Selected Mode drop down menu to select Interactive PS KEPServerEx Settings Runtime Options Event Log Host Resolution Administration Configuration Funtime Process Process Mode The server runtime can operate as a system service or run interactively in a specific user session Changing this setting will cause the server bo restart Selected made Process Priority Processor Affinity IF this PC has more than one CPU vou mary limit execution to one or more specific CPUs From the list below Check the Following box to run the server process with the high priority classification Single CPU High priority Cancel pply Help 4 Then click OK 2 2 Configuring FastDDE and
8. d a new tag click New Tagname Dictionary bl op i d M Members aanarme Group Suster Readionly to Read write Ee 3 Then click Type Tagname Dictionary oe Ll Ll Members Head orlu te Gead serie B 4 In Tag Types check I O Integer and then click OK Memory Discrete O Discrete Indirect Discrete Memory Integer LO Integer Memory Real LO Real Indirect Analog Memory Message O Message Indirect Message Group Var Hist Trend www kepware com 9 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch 5 In Tagname Dictionary click Access Name Tagname Dictionary x Hew Restore Delete Save PE Select BP Cancel Close Tagname Type Jo Integer Group System C Readony Read Write Comment AccessLevel LogData Log Events Retentive Value Retentive Parameters Initial Value jo Min ELI 32768 Max EL 32767 Deadband ja Min Aaw 32768 Max Aaw 32767 N ma Conversion Ede Log Deadband fo Linear Square Root Access Name ltem Use Tagname as ltem Name 6 In Access Names select KEPServerEX_FS as the new tag s data source Then click Close Access Names Close KE F 5 enverE x FS KEPSenverEs SL dd Modify add Modi _ Dette Delete 7 In Tagname Dictionary locate Item and then enter Tag1 This is the name of the static tag found in the Simulation
9. e make the following changes Access KE FSermerE_ SL Hode Hame oo Cancel server runtime Topic Name Device_2 Which protocol bo use C DOE f SuiteLink f Message Exchange When to advise server Advise all items f Advise only active items Enable Secondary Source e In Access Name enter KEPServerEX_SL e In Node Name leave the field blank because the SuiteLink connection is local Since the node name specifies the name of the PC that is running the server project it is required for SuiteLink connections to remote PCs e In Application Name leave it at the default name server_runtime e In Topic Name specify the second alias that was created earlier Device_2 e In Which protocol to use select check SuiteLink e In When to advise server select Advise only active items Important For SuiteLink InTouch version 10 0 and later supports KEPServerEX V5 in either Service or Interactive Mode In these cases FastDDE may require that additional changes be made to the service s Log On tab so that it can interact with the desktop 8 Once finished click OK Galaxy Close REPServerEs FS dd id Delete Add Modify _Detete 9 Once all access names have been added click Close 3 3 Adding Tags to the Tagname Dictionary 1 In WindowMaker click Special Tagname Dictionary www kepware com 8 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch 2 To ad
10. efer to the instructions below www kepware com 5 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch 1 In InTouch Application Manager the name of the recently created project should be visible beneath the list of InTouch applications Select the project name and then click File WindowMaker a InTouch Application Manager c documents and settings administrator Hi el x File View Tools Help gDemo Application 1024 4 768 rcldoruments and settin 1024 x 768 Stand Alone Wi Demo Application 1280 x 1024 ciidocuments and settin 1280 x 1024 Stand Alone Wi Demo Application 800 600 c documents and settin 800 x 600 Stand Alone K EPSer werEx Demo i c documents and settin 0x0 Stand Alone KEPSerwerks Demo New InTouch application Ready 2 In InTouch WindowMaker click Special Access Names E InTouch WindowMaker C DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS ADMINISTRATOR MY DOCUMENTS MY INTOUCH APP Mal Ed File View Special Security Ctrl 4 Animation Links Substitute Tags CLIE Substitute Strings CErIEL Tagname Dictionary CkriET Alarm Groups Cross Reference Notify Clients Configure Update Use Counts Delete Unused Tags Scripts bls ole 4 NO Ons Smarksymbal H E Spc TemplateMaker a 7 Applic Application Type 1 OTTES Language Po Sy
11. he active data click on Runtime in WindowMaker This will display the ramping data in WindowViewer If ramping data is not displayed users should verify that everything is configured correctly by comparing the configuration steps in this tutorial to the project www kepware com 13 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch InTouch Window iewer C DOCUMENTS AND SET Pia m E File Logic Special FastDDE and SuiteLink Demo 1 Development 5 Checking the Connection to the Server To confirm that the InTouch application is connecting to the server check the server Connection Status Bar which should also display an active client and items Users can also check for error messages by looking in the Event window Note For more information or for technical support assistance refer to the Support section of www kepware com www kepware com 14 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch
12. lick Start Programs Wonderware InTouch 2 Inthe InTouch Application Manager click File New 3 Click through the Create New Application wizard making the following changes e Inthe first dialog specify a path for the InTouch project In this tutorial the default path will be used e Inthe second dialog specify a folder name In this tutorial Tutorial will be used e In the final dialog specify a name for the new project In this tutorial the project KEPServerEX_Demo will be used Note If desired users may add a description of the project in Description Create New Application X Enter a name and description of the InTouch Application Click Finish to continue Name IKE PServerEs Demo InTouch iew Application Description i InTouch application lt Back Cancel Help 4 Click Finish to return to the InTouch Application Manager 3 2 Adding Access Name Links to the New InTouch Project Users must add communication links to the server project InTouch refers to these communication links as Access Names and requires that each device in the server project has a unique access name In this tutorial two access names will be created Each access name will be linked to a different device that appears in the Simulation Driver Demo project One access name will be linked to Channel1 Device1 The other will be linked to Data Type Examples 16 Bit Device For more information r
13. opic and an item When connecting to KEPServerEX via FastDDE or SuiteLink the application name will always be server_runtime This name is defined automatically in the server and cannot be changed for FastDDE SuiteLink connections The topic component however can be specified by using the string ddedata as a topic reference or by using the server s Alias Map feature The Alias Map is preferred because it has been designed to simplify the use of server data in DDE client applications For more information on creating an alias refer to the instructions below Note For more information on topic references refer to the How Do I section in the KEPServerEX help file 1 To start open KEPServerEX and then click Edit Alias Map 2 Click New Alias and then map the string Device_1 to Channel1 Devicel1 3 Next create a second alias and map the string Device_2 to Data Type Examples 16 Bit Device T Alias Map x is sy i Show auto generated aliases www kepware com 4 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch Note 1 The aliased strings referenced above come from the server project Simulation Driver Demo Note 2 To change an existing alias click Edit Alias 3 Creating an InTouch Project An InTouch project acts as the DDE client to KEPServerEX For more information refer to the instructions below 3 1 Creating a Path Folder and Name for a New InTouch Project 1 To start c
14. rverEX 5is a Microsoft esse i Windows application that operates Communication Drivers 32 a communications protocol Native Client Interfaces server k allows other Windows GE Fanuc iFX programs to access data in EE via specialized This feature requires 12MB on your hard drive t has 3 of 3 subfeatures selected The subfeatures require 90MB on your hard drive www kepware com 1 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch 6 Next open the Wonderware SuiteLink and FastDDE drop down menu and select Will be installed on local hard drive Then click Next Click Install to start the installation 2 Preparing KEPServerEX for a FastDDE SuiteLink Connection Wonderware provides connectivity to Third Party servers like KEPServerEX through FastDDE and SuiteLink For more information on creating FastDDE and SuiteLink connections to KEPServerEX refer to the instructions below Users must complete the following before continuing with the tutorial e Configure the KEPServerEX application Users may either select the appropriate driver and settings or run the Simulation Driver Demo that is included with KEPServerEX The Simulation Driver Demo project will be used for all examples in the tutorial e Start KEPServerEX and load the Simulation Driver Demo project Once the server project has been loaded open the Runtime menu on the main menu bar and then verify that the server project has been connected 2 1 Ch
15. value of one of the defined tags For more information refer to the instructions below 1 In WindowMaker select the Text icon 3 To add an animation link to the new text object double click on it www kepware com 12 KEPServerEX Client Connectivity Guide for Wonderware InTouch 4 In the unnamed dialog click User Inputs Analog located in the Touch Links group Touch Links User Inputs E Discrete e Analog String Sliders Vertical E Horizontal Touch Pushbuttons Discrete Value Action M Show window Hide Window Text Color Discrete Analog Diserete Alarm Analog Alarm Fercent Fill mi Vertical mi Horizontal Fill Color E Discrete B Analog Discrete Alarm Analog Alam Location E Vertical Horizontal Value Display E Discrete E Analog E Siring Line Color E Discrete B Analog Discrete Alarm E ide Miscellaneous Visibility Blink Orientation Disable Tooltip 5 In Tagname enter the name of one of the tags created earlier ope es Erev Link Mest Link Cancel Input gt Analog Tagname Tagname KE PServerEx_ INTII kep eguryalent Cancel Chl l Shift Key None Clear Mag to User Keypad Min Value 32768 s o Input Only Mas Value 32767 6 Once finished click OK 4 Viewing Active Data To view t
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