| This section explains the basics gives an illustrative example of the Xpanel Data Server feature. Please utilize the feature according to your site environmentSettings may differ depending on your project’s configuration. |
Exercise: Connecting to CIMON-SCADA with Ethernet
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a) Select [Tools ] – [Database] to and create the tags for the communication with CIMON-SCADA. Create 3 three virtual tags - : one analog, one digital, and one string tag.
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c) To check the tag values in the pageduring runtime, add three dynamic tag objects values to the page.
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CimonD Configuration
a) Open CIMON-SCADA and add two COM blocks to the I/O device as shown below.
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b) Select [Tools] – [Database] and register real tags with addresses D0, D1 and S0. Set D0 as a digital tag, D1 as an analog tag and S0 as a string tag.
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Checking the Operation
a) Download the XpanelDesigner project to Xpanel and execute it. Save all changes to the SCADA project, then run CimonX.
b) In CimonX, open the Network Status tool and verify that the station is connected. Using the [Database] tool, you can manually change the value of each tag. Whenever you apply a change, the new value should be shown on the Xpanel screen.
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