| 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
(1) Data Server Configuration
a) Select Select [Tools ] – [Database] to create the tags for the communication with CIMON-SCADA. Create 3 virtual tags - and create three virtual tags: one analog, one digital, and one string tag.
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b) Select Select [Tools] – [Data Server] – [Xpanel Data Server] and add the analog and digital tags to the [Data(D) Memory] area. In Add the string tag to the [String(S) Memory] area, add the string tag.
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c) To To check the tag values in the pageduring runtime, add three dynamic tag objects values to the page.
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(2) CimonD Configuration
a) Open CIMON-SCADA and add two COM blocks to the I/O device as shown below. See the I/O Device settings section for more information about adding and configuring I/O devices.
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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. For each tag, select the corresponding D or S address which you chose in XpanelDesigner.
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(3) Checking the Operation
a) Download the XpanelDesigner project to Xpanel and execute it. Then save all changes to the SCADA project and run CimonX.
b) In CimonX, open the [Network Status] tool to 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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