Chapter 1
Introduction
1-10
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the value, the timestamp of when the item was sampled, and status
information to the BridgeVIEW Engine. Output items are written on
demand only when the BridgeVIEW Engine passes a new output
value to the server.
The device server monitors the items and encapsulates all device and
hardware-specific details, thereby providing a hardware- and
software-independent layer to the user HMI and SCADA application.
For more information about device servers, see Chapter 8,
.
Where Should I Start?
The following table lists what is included in the different installation types.
We recommend that you work through the activities in this manual.
These activities comprehensively illustrate how BridgeVIEW works.
If you are new to the G programming language, begin with the activities
in Chapters 9 through 16, and then continue with those in Chapters 2
through 8. If you are an experienced G programmer, begin with Chapter 2
and continue through the entire manual so that you might learn the
important BridgeVIEW concepts, and review any G programming
techniques that you might be familiar with already.
Save all of the VIs you create with the BridgeVIEW activities in the
BridgeVIEW\Activity
directory. There is also a Solution directory
Installation
Type
Includes
Minimum
Tag Configuration Editor, basic security tools,
core VI libraries
Standard
Tag Configuration Editor, all security tools,
Historical Trend Viewer, Tag Browser, Tag
Monitor, core VI libraries, advanced analysis
libraries, online help, activities, and graphics files
Full
Tag Configuration Editor, all security tools,
Historical Trend Viewer, Tag Browser,
Tag Monitor, core VI libraries, advanced
analysis libraries, online help, activities,
graphics files, Instrument Wizard, DAQ, GPIB,
and VISA libraries
Custom
Select which utilities and libraries to install.
