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Appendix B Troubleshooting and Common Questions
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5. Set the Activate member of the OPC client object to TRUE using
one of the following methods:
• Edit the connections for the
Activate member to TRUE.
• Set the switch to the on (TRUE) position.
A similar deactivation/activation procedure will have to be followed while
opening a previously saved
always go live immediately when it is loaded. The OPC client object
Activate member is always set to TRUE at startup, even though the switch
position may indicate off/FALSE.
Server Explorer
1. Launch the Server Explorer.
2. Create an inactive OPC client group.
a. Right-click NIFB_OPCDA.3 and select Add/Edit Groups.
b. Create a group with the appropriate parameters. Ensure there is no
checkmark in the Active box.
3. Add all items.
4. Select File»OPC»Save to save the file.
5. Activate the group by right-clicking the group and selecting Activate
Group.
6. When you open the saved file and want to go live, right-click
NIFB_OPCDA.3 and select Connect to Server. After Server
Explorer has connected to the server, activate the group as described in
step 5.
LabVIEW DSC
Stop (but do not quit) the LabVIEW DSC engine before you add any items
to your current configuration. Allow the engine two to five minutes to shut
down, especially if your tag configuration file has a large number of items.
When you are done adding items, restart the engine.
OPCClient
process file. The Lookout process will
.lkp
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object and set the
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