Pepperl+Fuchs HD2-DM-A Manual page 52

Advanced Diagnostics
FDS/OPC Integration
5.3 FDS Control Center
The FieldConnex
setup and can be installed together with the DTMs for the local application structure as well as
alone for the remote application structure. Beside providing access to the diagnostic hardware
for the diagnostic manager DTMs it includes an OPC DA & AE server. This OPC server pro-
vides the alarm information of the advanced diagnostic system to a PCS. The FDS itself is built
of 2 components:
• The FDS service is a Windows
• The FDS control center is a Windows
This chapter describes the configuration of the FDS using the FDS control center. For more
information on data available at the OPC interface, see chapter 8.12
The FDS control center can be minimized to the Windows
rent status of the FDS is shown:
Icon
5.3.1 FDS Configuration
Step-by-Step FDS Configuration
By default, the FDS control center starts with Windows
start automatically, proceed as follows:
1.
Choose Start > Programs > Pepperl+Fuchs > FDS Control Center.
The FDS control center appears.
2.
Choose Settings.
3.
Set the Start control center automatically check box to make sure that the FDS control
center starts automatically with Windows
4.
If the remote application structure is used, activate the Adjust firewall to allow remote
access check box, to disable the Windows
5.
You can change the SOAP communication port number. The default port is 25 061.
6.
Choose OK.
7.
Some settings take effect only after the FDS is restarted. Choose Stop FDS from the control
center toolbar.
Figure 5.3
The FDS status icon in the taskbar turns red.
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diagnostic server (FDS) is part of the FieldConnex diagnostic manager
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FDS Control Center toolbar
service providing the FDS and OPC functionality.
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program for the configuration of the FDS service.
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notification section, where the cur-
Description
Green status icon: FDS is running
Red status icon: FDS is not running
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firewall for the FieldConnex diagnostic server.