National Instruments BridgeVIEW - Manual (Page 4)

© National Instruments Corporation v BridgeVIEW User Manual
Contents
About This Manual
Organization of This Manual ............................................................................................... xix
BridgeVIEW Concepts .......................................................................................... xix
G Tutorial ............................................................................................................... xx
Appendices, Glossary, and Index .......................................................................... xxi
Conventions Used in This Manual...................................................................................... xxii
Related Documentation...................................................................................................... xxiii
Customer Communication ................................................................................................. xxiii
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BridgeVIEW Concepts
Chapter 1
Introduction
Welcome to BridgeVIEW.................................................................................................... 1-1
Required System Configuration ............................................................................ 1-2
Installation ............................................................................................................. 1-2
What Is BridgeVIEW?......................................................................................................... 1-3
How Does BridgeVIEW Work? .......................................................................................... 1-3
G Programming .....................................................................................................1-4
Tag Configuration ................................................................................................. 1-5
Data Type ................................................................................................ 1-5
General .................................................................................................... 1-5
Connection .............................................................................................. 1-6
Scaling.....................................................................................................1-6
Operations ............................................................................................... 1-6
Alarms ................................................................................................................... 1-6
Events .................................................................................................................... 1-7
Historical Data Logging and Extraction................................................................ 1-7
Security.................................................................................................................. 1-7
What Is the BridgeVIEW System Architecture? ................................................................. 1-8
User HMI Application........................................................................................... 1-8
BridgeVIEW Engine ............................................................................................. 1-9
Device Servers....................................................................................................... 1-9
Where Should I Start?........................................................................................................ 1-10