National Instruments BridgeVIEW - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
BridgeVIEW User Manual vi © National Instruments Corporation
Chapter 2
BridgeVIEW Environment
What Is G? ........................................................................................................................... 2-1
How Does G Work? ............................................................................................................ 2-1
Virtual Instruments ............................................................................................... 2-2
Front Panel.............................................................................................. 2-2
Block Diagram........................................................................................ 2-3
Icon/Connector ....................................................................................... 2-3
Tools Palette.......................................................................................................... 2-4
Controls Palette ..................................................................................................... 2-5
Functions Palette ................................................................................................... 2-5
Controls and Indicators ......................................................................................... 2-6
Numeric .................................................................................................. 2-6
Boolean ................................................................................................... 2-7
String ...................................................................................................... 2-7
Tag .......................................................................................................... 2-8
BridgeVIEW Environment Project Menu ......................................................................... 2-10
What Is the BridgeVIEW Engine Manager? ..................................................................... 2-12
What Are System Errors and Events? ............................................................................... 2-15
What Is the Tag Browser? ................................................................................................. 2-16
What Is the Tag Monitor?.................................................................................................. 2-18
How Do You Access Online Help?................................................................................... 2-23
Simple/Complex Help View ............................................................................... 2-23
Links to Online Help Files .................................................................................. 2-24
Chapter 3
Tag Configuration
What Is a Tag?..................................................................................................................... 3-1
Tag Attributes ....................................................................................................... 3-1
General Attributes................................................................................... 3-2
Connection Attributes............................................................................. 3-2
Operation Attributes ............................................................................... 3-2
Scaling Attributes ................................................................................... 3-2
Alarm Attributes ..................................................................................... 3-3
Static vs. Dynamic Attributes ............................................................................... 3-3