User ManualTable of ContentsChapter One Introduction6Welcome6About DDE7About NetDDE7About the PMCS DDE Server8EI User’s only8Server with OPC Interfaces8Installation8Running PMCS DDE Server as an NT Service10Chapter Two Overview11About PMCS11Devices13Networks14PMCS DDE Server14Client Applications14What’s Next14Chapter Three Getting Started15Introduction15First-Time Configuration15Communication Ports15Device Configuration15Launching the Program16What’s on the DDE Server Screen?16Menu Bar17Menu Conventions17Configuring Communication ports18Ethernet Users Only:19Configuring the Devices23Starting the Server24Displaying I/O Traffic26NetDDE Setup28Automatic NetDDE Setup: VNDDE.EXE29Overview29The utility29Results30Tips on using VNDDE.EXE30VNDDE.EXE Error Messages30Trouble-Shooting VNDDE.EXE31Manual NetDDE Setup31Chapter Four Menus and Toolbars36System Menu36Server Menu37Run37Stop37Suspend Protocol/Resume Protocol38Print I/O Traffic38Exit38View Menu38I/O Traffic Display39Display39Color39Background40Add Device40Delete41Register groups for display41Clear Display41Save Display To File42Port Statistics42Configuration42Configure Menu42Configure43Ports (Modbus or EI)43Ports (Ethernet only)45Device Info50Add50Modify52Delete52Activate checkbox52Device Type Information52Operational Parameters52Generic Comm Interface53Reports Menu55Configuration55Active Links55Help Menu56Toolbar56Chapter Five Troubleshooting57Trouble-Shooting the PMCS DDE Server57WWLogger57Communications – Client to Server58Communications – Server to Device59NetDDE Trouble-Shooting60Trouble-Shooting Flowchart61Trouble-Shooting Chart62Error Messages62Chapter Six Advanced Options69Warning69Device Type Information – Adding Generic Devices69Add Default Type70Delete70Function Codes71Register Map72Adding a Register Group73Invalid Register Blocks75Add76Modifying an Invalid Register Block76Deleting an Invalid Register Block76Deleting a Register Group76Modifying a Register Group76Changing a Register Group Name76Importing or Exporting a Register Group77Mnemonics77Adding a Mnemonic78Modifying a Mnemonic78Deleting a Mnemonic78Importing or Exporting Mnemonics78Optimizing Server Performance79Server Operational Parameters79Protocol Timer Tick79Valid Data Time-out79PMCS DDE Server .ini File80Communication Time-out80Slow Poll Count80Maximum Query Retries81Dead Device Scan Interval81SleepTime For Exception 5 SleepTime For Exception 681TimeDownLoad Period81ExitDisable82UIHide82Appendix A – Register Addressing Conventions83Data-Addressing Conventions83Standard Data Organization84Data Types84Examples85Special Naming Conventions85Long Words and Special Numbers85Individual Bits In Registers86Examples86Register Array Format87Glossary of Terms89Terms You Should Know89Index91Size: 831 KBPages: 92Language: EnglishOpen manual