Pro-Server Communication Tool PD
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1. CurPanellD Target _ Day Targetl_ DayoftheWeek Targetl__Hour Targetl__Minutes Targetl__Month Seconds Select Variable from selected target Target CurPanellD Targetl Day Targeti_DayoftheWeek Targetl__Hour Targetl__Minutes Targetl__Month Targetl__Seconds Targetl__SystemLanguage Targetl__vear2 Year4 Diagram 3 6 Variable Setting Dialog Box In the Variable Setting dialog box the Variable Name list contains the names of all the variables in the target that was selected in the Target Setting dialog box Dia gram 3 5 Select the variables to connect to then click Add The variable names are added to the Connected Variable List box using the following format TargetName Variable name To connect to multiple target machines in the Target Name list change the target and add the variables from that target to connect to To delete a variable in the Connected Variable List select the variable and click Delete To return to the Target Setting dialog box Diagram 3 5 click Return In the Variable Setting dialog box click Next to return to the status window Diagram 3 3 You can view all the variables set up for communication in the status window 3 1 4 PD Adapter Save To save the communication settings in the status window Diagram 3 3 as a PD Adapter communication setup file pda open the Connect menu and click Save Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Ma2. PD Adapter can access variables from multiple Pro Designer Runtime target machines PD Adapter can automatically start data communication at startup 6 Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual Chapter 2 Setup and Communication Create a projectin P ro Designer Create panels setup DataS haring See 3 1 1 Pro Designer Setup Build and download a P ro Designer project Save the P D Adapter communication setup flle pda setup in the previous step See 3 1 4 PD Adapter Save In P D Adapter create a P ro S erver Network P rojectfile npj See 3 1 9 PD Adapter Export Pro Server File Use P ro Studio to open the network npj projectfile created with P D A dapter and overwrite the existing data See 3 1 9 Pro Server Setup Connection Open the P D Adapter communication setup file pda See 3 1 12 PD Adapter Open S tartcommunication with P D A dapter See 3 2 2 PD Adapter Communication Diagram 2 1 Setup and Communication Flowchart 1 In Pro Designer Editor select the Target node set its DataSharing property to True and then build and download the user application to the target machine 2 Start PD Adapter 3 In the PD Adapter setup screen set the destination a Select the name of the Pro Designer project b Select the name of the target and set up the IP address of the target machine Select variables from the target s variable list Sa
3. Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual Operation 3 2 4 PD Adapter Close To close the status window Diagram 3 3 open the Connect menu and click Close In this condition PD Adapter continues to communicate with Pro Server and the PD Adapter icon remains in the task tray To redisplay the status window double click the icon or right click the icon and click Display Window To display the status window again right click the PD Adapter icon in the task tray and click Display Window 3 2 5 PD Adapter Exit To exit PD Adapter open the Connect menu and click Exit PD Adapter If com munication is not currently taking place a message box Diagram 3 16 displays to confirm the Exit operation You can also exit PD Adapter right click the PD Adapter icon in the task tray and click Exit PD Adapter If communication is taking place a message box Diagram 3 17 displays to confirm the Disconnect and Exit operation CI x ror lt A Exit A Disconnect and exit 4 Cancel i Cancel Diagram 3 16 Diagram 3 17 PD Adapter Exit Message PD Adapter Disconnect and Exit Message Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual 19 20 Chapter 4 Restrictions The following explains restrictions related to use of the PD Adapter 4 1 Setup Restrictions When a project name contains characters other than alphanumeric characters and the underscore PD Adapter cannot select the project The project
4. Pro Designer project name set in PD Adapter has become a Pro Server node name Also among the variables registered to the Pro Designer variable list Diagram 3 13 those selected in the PD Adapter Variable Setting Dialog Box Diagram 3 6 are now displayed as symbol names Target Name Variable Name in the window s right side pane The PC s IP address is used for the IP address The LS Area is automatically used to map the symbol addresses After using Pro Studio to overwrite the Network Project File npj PD Adapter can be used for data transfer Pro Designer Project Name Lj fy B TD 192 168 1 0 Windows Tec Up G 192 168 1 21 MEMORY LINI AZ Protec honori ge Aron Lit TARGETZ_FLOA TUI TAROET2_IMTEJERJI TARGET2_STRIMGDL TAROETS DXGCRETBOL TARGET FLOS TUI TAROETS IMTEJERJI RGET STRIMGOI Lod LIM Fret Local Lil N Eiig ET Lu Loc LON Ba 3 Frat Local LZi05 N Eiig Stug po popo po po popo po pmo po pmo pe Name Target Name_Variable Name 2j 2j Diagram 3 13 Diagram 3 14 Pro Designer Variable List Pro Studio Main Window Note nthe PLC Type list select Windows Personal Computer R Ss Node Name Tergett PLC Typa Fraraoms Persona Computar IP Address 192 108 1 1 PG Node Dats PLC Typa Select Windows PC Sub Net Mask 155 255 0 IP Address Enterthe same addrers 35 used In your PC s Control Panel Gateway But Net Nask Unused es the same data JE In yo
5. Server Float02 Float Pro Designer lt gt Pro Server m aan Designer lt gt Pro Server Integer Data Length gt pt ss Prn Caruar String t Communication direction gt Pro Designer lt gt Pro Server String02 String Prol Pro Designer gt Pro Server Pro Designer lt Pro Server Diagram 3 8 Communication Direction Settings Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual 13 Operation 3 1 7 PD Adapter Data Length 14 When variables are listed in the status window Diagram 3 3 right click a variable to change the length of integer variables Data length can be 16 or 32 bits The initial data length conditions will depend on Pro Designer s data length settings The data length of discrete real and character string variable data cannot be changed Communication direction Discrete 1 Discrete Pro Designer lt gt Pro Server Discrete02 Discrete Pro Designer lt gt Pro Server Float 1 Float Pro Designer lt gt Pro Server Float 2 Float Pro Designer lt gt Pro Server Mk Temm Ik ita Den Tim teem S Pro Server Integer Data Leneth 16bits Pro Server String Communication direction S2bits Pro Server i Pro Server Diagram 3 9 Data Length Settings 3 1 8 PD Adapter Auto Communication Open the Setting menu and click Auto Communication The Auto Communication Setting dialog box is displayed Diagram 3 10 Auto Communication M Automatically read file when execute cap at
6. for Windows Version 3 12 or higher Ethernet TCP IP Connected Target Pro Designer Runtime compatible environment Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual 5 Overview 1 4 Installation Insert To install Pro Designer use the following steps 1 Insert the Pro Designer CD ROM in to your unit s CD ROM drive If the installation menu appears close it 2 Click on the desktop s Start menu then Run and enter X PSCTInstall Setup exe where X is the drive character of your CD ROM drive 3 When the installation menus starts follow the instructions given to install the program A 1 When setting up communication install Pro Server Communication m ti Important Tool in the same PC as Pro Designer 2 When running communications install Pro Server Communication Tool in the same PC as Pro Server To start the Pro Server Communication Tool after installation is complete click the Windows Start button then point to Programs Pro face Pro Series and Tools and then click Pro Server Communication 1 5 PD Adapter Features PD Adapter also known as Pro Server Communication Tool is a tool that connects Pro Designer Runtime and Pro Server e Pro Designer automatically sets up the information necessary to perform data communication PD Adapter creates the network project file npj for the Pro Server applica tion Data exchange with Pro Designer Runtime target machines occur over the Ethernet
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8. Pro face Human Machine Interface Pro Server Communication Tool Pro face PD Adapter Operation Manual Preface Thank you for purchasing Pro face s Pro Designer software To ensure the safe and correct use of Pro Server Communication Tool hereafter referred to as PD Adapter be sure to read all related materials carefully and refer to them often or whenever required lt Note gt The copyrights to all programs and manuals included in the Pro Designer software hereinafter referred to as this product are reserved by the Digital Electronics Corporation Digital grants the use of this product to its users as described in the Software Operating and License Conditions section Any actions violating the above mentioned conditions are prohibited by both Japanese and foreign regulations The contents of this manual have been thoroughly checked However if you should find any errors or omissions in this manual please contact your local representative and inform them of your findings Please be aware that Digital Electronics Corporation shall not be held liable by the user for any damages losses or third party claims arising from the uses of this product Differences may occur between the descriptions found in this manual and the actual functioning of this product The latest information about this product is provided in the accompanying data files 1 e Readme txt files etc and or separ
9. a Test PDA Reference VW Automatically start comm when execute cara Diagram 3 10 Automatic Communication Setting Dialog Box When you select the Automatically read file when execute check box enter the path to the PD Adapter communication setup file pda that is loaded into PD Adapter when started The Automatically start communication when execute check box becomes available When you select the Automatically start communication when execute check box and the PD Adapter application is started PD Adapter is registered in the task tray and is started up without the status window Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual Operation 3 1 9 PD Adapter Export Pro Server File To export the network project file npj used by Pro Server open the Connect menu and click Export Pro Server file to display the following dialog box zixl Save in C3 PD Adapter e ey Er File name OO Save as type Pro Servert npi Cancel After select write mode inputPro Server add output file name Overwrite Diagram 3 11 Export Pro Server File Dialog Box Select the Overwrite option to replace any Network Nodes that already exist with the same name in the selected file A Network Node corresponds to a Pro De signer project Select the Add option to display a confirmation dialog box if either a Network Node or Symbols exist in the network project file npj under the same name The di
10. alog box confirms whether to overwrite or cancel adding the Node or Symbol 3 1 10 PD Adapter Edit To edit the settings in the status window Diagram 3 3 open the Edit menu and click either Edit Target or Edit Variable When you click Edit Target the Target Setting dialog box Diagram 3 5 displays When you click Edit Variable the Variable Setting dialog box Diagram 3 6 displays When the status window cannot read the communication settings the menu is dimmed and this feature is unavailable 3 1 11 PD Adapter Open To read previously set up data into the status window Diagram 3 3 open the Connect menu and click Open Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual 15 Operation 3 2 Communication Process Pro Server Network rojebt File Windows Compatible Host level Application l 7 Pb Adapter x Communication ie File ww N PS Series Type G 1 U Windows Compatible in X900 Series unit Pro iela Runtime Pro HE Runtime I Pro eu IE Runtime m PLC PLC Gd Data Sharing p Way Driver Diagram 3 12 System setup Data Communication 16 Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual Operation 3 2 1 PD Adapter Pro Server Connection Setting In Pro Studio open the network project file npj exported from PD Adapter In the Pro Studio main window Diagram 3 14 the
11. are that connects Pro Designer Runtime with Pro Server This chapter explains PD Adaptor s System Design Features and Installation procedure 1 1 PD Adapter Overview Use PD Adapter to view and edit a Pro Designer user application s variable values from within Pro Server As well use the Pro Server interface feature to view and edit a Pro Designer user application s variable values from within an external application You can also use Pro Designer variable values to trigger a Pro Server Action or Provider Data 1 2 System Setup The following is an example of a system designed using PD Adapter Pro Server Windows Compatible Host level Application PS Series Type G Pro Designer Runtime Pro Designer Runtime PLC dj Data Sharing PLC p gt Way Driver Diagram 1 1 System Setup 4 Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual Overview 1 3 Operating Environment B When Entering Settings Personal Computer Windows Compatible P C including PL Series unit Windows NT 4 0 ServiceP ack4 or higher Windows 2000 Windows XP Pro Designer Version 3 0 or higher Reguired Applications P ro S erver with P ro S tudio for Windows Version 3 12 or higher B When Transferring Data Personal Computer Windows Compatible P C including P L S eries unit Windows NT 4 0 ServiceP ack4 or higher Windows 2000 Windows XP Required Applications Pro Server with P ro S tudio
12. ate documents Please consult these sources as well as this manual prior to using this product Even though the information contained in and displayed by this product may be related to intangible or intellectual properties of the Digital Electronics Corporation or third parties the Digital Electronics Corporation shall not warrant or grant the use of said properties to any users and or other third parties All Company Manufacturer names used in this manual are the registered trade marks of those companies Copyright 2002 Digital Electronics Corporation Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual 1 Preface Table of Contents gi 3 51 1 1 T 1 Table of Contents M 2 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW LI FDsAdapt r Overview 4 1 2 System SElUD mMe 4 13 Operating Environment sssissisessenssssnsuessnessensunssunuksnninsnunssinnsuennnuesnnpegensseeen 5 1 4 Installation 6 1 3 PD Adapt r Features ississsscscciavscassnavssnscaswcseacavessedsansianscavevausadesvassasvessaibessantnad 6 CHAPTER 2 SETUP AND COMMUNICATION CHAPTER 3 OPERATION D 31 Connechon Settings is vw www www 8 3 1 1 Pro Designer Setup ui js d tas age 8 3 1 2 PD Adapter StartUp anne 9 3 1 3 PDSAdapter NEW sentent ise uas s ns 10 3 1 4 PD Adapter Save une a bei desas das adas 12 3
13. dress Data Sharing Port Pro eView Printer FunctionKeys Targetl PS Series Type G PS 600G 800x600 1 Panell Enabled 0 Top Left Comer Ethernet 192 168 1 1 Enabled 6000 Disabled Disabled Diagram 3 2 Pro Designer Target Properties Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual Operation 3 1 2 PD Adapter Startup Start up PD Adapter Click the Windows Start button then point to Programs Pro face Pro Series and Tools and then click Pro Server Comm Tool The PD Adapter Tool is registered in the task tray 548 1535 and the following status window starts up Goat dk Communication Getting bek IEEE TP EN nucis eggs lemen T j Diagram 3 3 Status Window To close the status window open the Connect menu and click Close In this format the PD Adapter icon remains in the task tray To redisplay the status window double click the icon or right click the icon and click Display Window To exit the PD Adapter application right click the icon in the task tray and click Exit PD Adapter Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual Operation The following table describes the commands in the status window menu bar Menu Command Description Reference communication Open an existing fle 3 1 11 PD Adapter Select one communication setting ExportP ro S erver Outputnetwork project 3 1 9 PD Adapter Export fi
14. ication S eting dialog S electtarget name selected in he Communi cation box select project before clicking S eting dialog box Next P rojectname exceeds The projectname for the In the P ro Designer projects F ile maximum length Pro Server node exceeds he menu click Save As and shorten 31 characters maximum 31 characters The the projectname Build the project Change projectname using node name cannotbe and setup a new connection in P D P ro Designer assigned Adapter In the P ro Designer projects F ile menu click S ave As Use only alphanumeric and underscore to name the project Build projectand setup a new connecton The connection node on the Enter the correctIP address and 7 Cannotfind connection node network does notexist computer name Cannotfind target Create targetusing P ro Designer and try again a eacus maximum number 16 targets are currently Cannotadd another target d the Invalid character used in The projectname thatserves projectname as the Pro Server node name Change projectname using contains characters not P ro Designer supported by P ro S erver No targethas been created in Create a targetin P ro Designer P ro Designer Build and create connection ome EISE EIUS registered connection list Limitis 16 Targetname or A target with the same name or Register the correcttarget If IP address is already same IP address is currently already registered delete previous registered regis
15. le file npj P ro S erver file Close status window 3 3 1 P D Adapter Close 3 3 2 P D Adapter E xit ExitP D Adapter ExitP D Adapter P D Adapler LE or x Commu nication Communication Setup new 3 5PD TE Communication S eting communicaton S eting Startcommunication at 3 1 8 PD Adapter Auto Aub Aus Communication startup Communication Displays the manual About P D Adapter Displays version information 3 1 3 PD Adapter New To set up new communication variables open the Connect menu and click New The following dialog box appears Communication Setting x Put project name include target that you want to connect Pro Designer Project Name Demo Cancel Diagram 3 4 Communication Setting Dialog Box Select the name of the project created in Pro Designer then click Next to display the Target Setting dialog box Diagram 3 5 or click Cancel to return to the status window 10 Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual Operation A Be sure to build the project in Pro Designer before adding variables with PD Adapter PD Adapter uses the project target and variable in Important formation from the user application that is created when Pro Designer performs a build If the project is not built the correct information may not be available Therefore perform build before adding variables Target Setting H x select target that you want to connect to Pro Se
16. mmunication Restrictions When starting communication in PD Adapter connected Pro Designer Runtime applications must be running Pro Designer Runtime should be started before PD Adapter communication starts Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual Restrictions e f communication is started in PD Adapter while Pro Designer Runtime is not running start Pro Designer Runtime and then reconnect with PD Adapter When Pro Designer Runtime is communicating with another application such as another instance of Pro Designer Runtime or a Data Sharing API application the number of connectible variables in PD Adapter depends on the number of variables already being used by the other applications When changing the length of an integer variable be sure to check that the new data does not overlap any addresses set in Pro Server Be especially careful of Pro Server data lengths when changing the data length from 16 bits to 32 bits 4 3 Pro Server Restrictions Only one Network node is created in a Pro Server file exported from PD Adapter even if several targets are set up The project name becomes the Network node name and the combined target and variable name becomes the symbol name When Pro Server is started the network project NPJ file that runs communi cations in the server must be loaded Either start Pro Studio before communica tion begins or set up auto load in Pro Studio For information about setting up au
17. name is used as the registered node in Pro Server and characters are restricted by Pro Server When characters other than those mentioned above have been used in the project name click on Pro Designer editor s File menu and select Name Project and Save to change the project name Next do a build and create the PD Adapter communication setup file pda When variables are registered in PD Adapter s Variable Setting dialog box 4 2 Diagram 7 6 the number of characters in the target and variable names combined cannot exceed 30 characters Pro Server symbols support up to 31 characters Symbol names for Pro Server are generated by PD Adapter using the following format TargetName_VariableName Ifthe combined target and variable name is too long it may not be added If you cannot add the name shorten either the target or variable name in Pro Designer and try again When PD Adapter communication is run each target must be set up with Data Sharing in Pro Designer PD Adapter can connect only targets in the same project and can connect a maximum of 16 targets at the same time The maximum number of variables that can be connected with PD Adapter in all targets is 400 However the transferring of variable values is limited by the number of variables that can be shared using the Data Sharing protocol For details refer to the Data Sharing API User Manual You cannot start up multiple instances of the PD Adapter application Co
18. nual Operation 3 1 5 PD Adapter Communication Setting To display the Communication Setting dialog box Diagram 3 7 open the Setting menu and click Communication Setting Set period of data update Polling time ms 500 Y Cancel Diagram 3 7 Communication Setting Dialog Box You can set the interval of variable value updates in the Communication Setting dialog box PD Adapter performs communication based on the Polling time setting A Communication data in large guantities may not be transferred at the Important defined polling rate The Polling time setting cannot be set during com munication Stop communication to change this setting 3 1 6 PD Adapter Communication Direction When variables are listed in the status window Diagram 3 3 right click a variable to change the direction of data communication Three settings are avail able for changing a variable s data direction Diagram 3 8 e Pro Designer lt gt Pro Server from Pro Designer to Pro Server and from Pro Server to Pro Designer both directions Pro Designer Pro Server from Pro Designer to Pro Server Pro Designer lt Pro Server from Pro Server to Pro Designer The default setting transfers data changes in both directions Variable N Communication direction Discrete Discrete Pro Designer lt gt Pro Server Discrete 2 Discrete Pro Designer Pro Server Float01 Float Pro Designer lt gt Pro
19. tered then register again Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual Appendix 5 1 1 Error Message List cont Eror Mesage Problem Solon Reached maximum number of registered variables Limitis 400 Targetname plus variable The Pro Serversymbolname In P ro Designer open the File name cannotexceed 30 argetname variable name menu click S ave As and shorten 400 variables are currently Y ou cannotregister more than 400 registered variables characters Change exceeds the maximum 32 the symbol name Build the project variable name using Pro characters The symbolname Jand create a new Designer cannotbe assigned P D Adapter connection Selectthe correct P D A dapter communication setup file pda or create a new connection The file has notbeen properly Invalid file saved The DAO file thatis necessary to DAO is notinstalled outputP ro Server fle does not Reinstall P D Adapter exist Cannotfind P D A dapter structure file Reinstall P D Adapter File thatis necessary for communication cannotbe found Reinstall P D Adaper 5 1 2 Status Display List Status Window No Error Message Problem _ Solution Communication cannotbe Failo create hrean an established due to lack of memory Restartcomputer startcommunicaton or resource Fail connect Failed to connect to Make sure Pro Designer Runtime P ro Designer Runtime P ro Designer Runtime is running Regis
20. tered target or variable Defined variable and targetnames notavailable in P ro do notexistin Designer Runtime P ro Designer Runtime P ro Designer Runtime has exceeded variable connections limit Check the setings in the P D Adapter connection Exceeds the number of variables Reduce the number of connected P ro Designer Runtime can share variables On the targetmachine check the P ro Designer Runtime version The version ofP ro Designer If different install Runtime and Runtime is diferentfrom the restart communication requires version of P D Adapter use of the same version of P D Adapter and P ro Designer Runtime Pro Designer Runtime version is different Cannotwrite data to Cannot NIE gala D Check P ro Designer target IP P ro Designer Runtime durin P ro Designer Runtime 9 9 address or variable name communication _ Cannotread data from Besure the node and symbol are P ro S erver during registered in P ro S erver communication Be sure data can be viewed Cannotwrite data to Cannotwrite data to Pro Server through the P ro S erver device Pro Server during communication monitor Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual 23
21. to load refer to Pro Server with Pro Studio for Windows Operation Manual 4 4 Pro Server Action Features When using PD Adapter the following Pro Server action features are available Features 4 through 6 are not supported Action features 7 through 12 which write multiple data at the same time are not currently supported Actions Available NI Pro Server Action List in PD Adapter 1 Swupashayawcn BER 0 2 Marn og tih sod noian O0 3 Daetenskrbymai O 4 Gp S 7 5 6P ingaras dona 6 GP ing daub used S 8 Axes mab wkw 9 xmedwbai T0 We dae bExcelbook Ti Wwe o o wr Dmmmi amp bhse TI X Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual 21 Chapter 5 Appendix 5 1 Troubleshooting Error messages in PD Adapter and possible solutions 5 1 1 Error Message List No Error Message Problem _ Solution Pro Server Communi cation Tool is already running Only PD Adapter is currently Right click icon in task tray and one copy may be running ata running click Display Window time Execution option assigned is Check execution option used in Invalid execution option s invalid DOS promptor script Cannotfind project Create projectusing P ro Designer and try again No projecthas been created Create a projectin P ro Designer using P ro Designer Build and create new connection P rojectName has notbeen In the Commun
22. ur PC Control Panel s tata Project Fie PROPER mone m Bring data moda EE Kup owe men J Diagram 3 15 Pro Server Node Setting Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual 17 Operation 18 3 2 2 PD Adapter Communication N IN p N m Important To start communication open the Communication menu and click Start Commu nication During communication other menus are dimmed and unavailable To end communication open the Communication menu and click Abort Commu nication Before starting communication in PD Adapter be sure that the Pro Designer Runtime target is running and that the network project file npj has been exported from PD Adapter and imported into Pro Server 3 2 3 PD Adapter Option You can start PD Adapter from the DOS prompt or Pro Designer scripts Use the following options to run different processes with the command FILE OPTION f File name Use the file option to specify the file to read at startup The file assigned here takes precedence over the file set in the Auto Communication dialog box Dia gram 3 10 Example PDAdapter exe f FileName pda To include a space in a file name use quotation marks around the file name AUTO OPTION fa Use the auto option to automatically connect and start communication The status window Diagram 3 3 does not display PD Adapter is registered in the task tray and starts up Example PDAdapter exe a
23. ve the PD Adapter communication setup file pda After selecting the variables export a Pro Server network Project file npj In Pro Server open the NPJ file generated in Step 6 oo N A tA A In the target machine start the Pro Designer Runtime application and in PD Adapter open the PD Adapter communication setup file pda generated in Step 5 9 Start communication Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual 7 Chapter 3 Operation The following sections describe the items that need to be set up to use PD Adapter 3 1 Connection Settings Windows Compatible u un AE Pro Designer Variable List Network Project File POS PD Adapter Dm x Communication _ Setup File _ Diagram 3 1 System Setup 3 1 1 Pro Designer Setup Open the project in Pro Designer select the Target node and set up the following properties P Address Enter the IP address of the target machine on which the user application will run When Download is Local the IP address is automatically set DataSharing Set DataSharing to True and assign a port number See 4 1 Setup Restric tions After configuration is complete build and download the project to the target ma chine n we Host level Application Name Description Type PanelSize InitialPanellD Buzzer Start pDelay sec ToConfiguration Download PAd
24. ver Need to put IP address with Target name Project Name Demo r Target Name r Connected Target List Target zl Target 192 168 1 1 IP Address 92 168 1 1 Local Selecttarget and input IP address or computer name click Add button oft If Targetis same PC select Local Delete Next Return Diagram 3 5 Target Setting Dialog Box In the Target Setting dialog box the Target Name list contains all the targets included in the project that was selected in the Communication Setting dialog box Diagram 3 4 Select the target to connect to and enter the IP address of the corresponding target machine When the local computer is the target machine select the Local check box Click Add to move the Target and IP Address information into the Connected Target List box Add all the targets to be viewed to the Connected Target List To delete a target in the Connected Target List select the target and click Delete To return to the Communication Setting dialog box Diagram 3 4 click Return A A target and an IP address cannot be duplicated Important Pro Server Communication Tool Operation Manual 11 Operation 12 In the Target Setting dialog box click Next to display the Variable Setting dialog box Diagram 3 6 Yariable Setting xj Select Variable from selected target Project Name Demo Target Name r Connected Variable List Target Variable Name Add gt
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