FlexLink YOUTILIZE - Manual (Page 53)

Providing production efficiency
Page 53 of 125
communication between iMonitor Express and a Line PLC, SQL Database used for data storage and
only applicable if not using the database installed with the iMonitor Express Wizard, and the
Youtilize Solution made up of iMonitor Express and iMonitor Express Viewer as well as several
underlining services (xLink and Real-Time, Alarms, Report Scheduler Services). In the following
section I will be going over the configuration of each of these components.
FlexLink Configuration Tool
The FlexLink Configuration Tool was designed to supplement the installation of the Youtilize
Solution. The intent is during the PLC programming process the developer will identify and program
tags into the PLC. Each of these tags may have a specific function and provide specific data. It is
possible that a PLC may contain hundreds if not thousands of tags, and input of the tags into the
FlexLink Configuration Tool while programming the PLC is the most convenient way to capture the
information required when configuring the Youtilize Solution. The resulting *.flx file can be used
with either the iMonitor Express Wizard or Manual Installation Procedures. The same tool is also
included within the FlexLink Adapter configuration which is part of the xLink Configuration node of
the Fusion Server Manager Snap-in. The following is an overview of the FlexLink Configuration Tool.
First we will talk about the two methods of access the FlexLink configuration tool followed by the
overview.
Standalone Tool
The standalone tool again used for the initial programming of the PLC is distributed as a set of files.
The two files are as follows:
• FlexLinkSystemConfigurationTool.exe
• AegisSystemConfigurationLibrary.dll
Both files should be located in the same directory to allow the FlexLink Configuration Tool to work.
To execute the tool double click the ‘FlexLinkSystemConfigurationTool.exe The following dialog will
open: