National Instruments BridgeVIEW

Chapter 2 BridgeVIEW Environment

Table 2-3. Tag Browser Field Descriptions

Field Description

Configuration File Displays the name of the configuration file you are browsing.

Browse If the BridgeVIEW Engine is not running, press this button to select a

different configuration file.

Location Displays the full path of the directory containing the configuration file you

are browsing.

Engine Status Displays the current state of the BridgeVIEW Engine, whether it is loaded,

running or stopped.

Configured Tags Displays the list of all tags currently configured. Click on a tag to display the

tag configuration on the right.

Edit Edits the selected tag in the Tag Configuration Editor.

Name Displays the name of the currently selected tag. Use this display to select and

copy the tag name and paste it into your HMI diagram.

Description Displays the description field for the currently selected tag.

Type Displays the type of the currently selected tag: analog, discrete bit array, or

string.

Access Displays the access rights for the currently selected tag: Memory, Input,

Output, or Input/Output.

Group Displays the group to which the selected tag belongs. If this field is blank, the

tag does not belong to a group.

Server Displays the name of the server connected to the currently selected tag.

If the tag is a memory tag, no server is associated with it.

I/O Group Displays the name of the I/O group for the currently selected tag. If the tag is

a memory tag, no server or I/O group is associated with it.

Item Displays the name of the item connected to the selected tag. If the tag is a

memory tag, no server, I/O group, or item is associated with it.

Alarms Enabled Displays whether alarms are enabled for the selected tag.

Auto Ack Displays whether alarms for the selected tag are acknowledged automatically.

Full Scale Displays the full scale engineering value for the tag. This is displayed for

analog tags only.