National Instruments BridgeVIEW - page 453

Index
BridgeVIEW User Manual I-18 © National Instruments Corporation
Engine parameter configuration,3-44
configurable memory allocation
parameters (table), 3-45
overriding default settings, 3-44
setting file paths for historical and
event files,3 -44
shift configuration, 3-44
turning on historical and event
logging at startup, 3-44
illustration, 3-4
launching, 2-12, 3-3
launching server configuration
utilities, 3-46
Set Tag Parameter Defaults dialog
box, 3-8
setting default values for configuration
fields, 3-7
spreadsheets for storing configuration
data, 3-8
tag controls and indicators, 2-8
tag data types, 3-10
analog, 3-10
bit array,3-10
discrete, 3-10
monitoring and controlling tags in
HMI, 4-17
overview, 1-5
string, 3-11
Tag Monitor utility,2-18
fields
Monitor Timeout (secs), 2-20
Select Tags to Monitor,2-20
Status Details, 2-20
Tag Display Table,2-20
Trigger Tag,2-20
illustration, 2-19
launching, 2-12, 2-18
overview,2-18
Preferences dialog box, 2-22
Select Tags to Monitor dialog box,2-21
Status Details dialog box, 2-20
viewing tag value and status,3-42
tag operations
types of operations, 1-6
tag scaling
purpose and use, 1-6
Tag Status Handler VI,A-44
tagscreating, 3-5
data types. See tag data types.
deleting, 3-5
editing, 3-5
monitoring and controlling in HMI, 4-16
reading tags (activity), 4-21
tag data type, 4-17
Tag VIs and Alarms and Events
VIs, 4-20
effect on startup and
shutdown, 4-24
VIs for, 4-16
network, 3-6
purpose and use, 1-3, 3-1
types, 1-5
Tags VIs,A-53
effect on startup and shutdown, 4-24
locating, A-53
purpose and use, 4-16
Read Tag,A-54
Read Tag (bit array),A-56
Read Tag (discrete),A-58
Read Tag (string),A-60
Trend Tags,A-62
Write Tag,A-63
Write Tag (bit array),A-64
Write Tag (discrete),A-65
Write Tag (string),A-66
Write Tag on Change,A-67
Write Tag on Change (bit array),A-68
Write Tag on Change (discrete),A-69
Write Tag on Change (string),A-70