Yokogawa DAQWORX - Manual (Page 8)

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1.1 Overvew of the AddObserver
The AddObserver includes two software applications, AddObserver Builder and
AddObserver Panel. AddObserver Builder allows you to create your own original monitor
screens for viewing measurement data gathered by the DAQ32 Plus, DAQEXPLORER,
or DAQLOGGER monitor servers, the package software for YOKOGAWA’s data
acquisition and recording instruments. You can add “objects” such as meters and trend
graphs to your monitor screen, assign channels to them, and even include images of
such things as the test facility. AddObserver Panel allows you to connect to the DAQ32
Plus, DAQEXPLORER, DAQLOGGER, or MXLOGGER monitor server, GateEye and
view the monitor screens you created previously on the AddObserver Builder.
DAQEXPLORER
VIEW RECORDER VR200
RS-232/RS-422A
Converter
µR, VR, DX, MV, CX, DARWIN MX
RS-232
RS-232
RS-422A Ethernet
Ethernet
Hub
Ethernet
Data acquisition
Data acquisition
Data
acquisition
Data
acquisition
Data acquisition
RS-232/RS-422A or
RS-232/RS-485 Converter
DARWIN
RS-232
RS-422A
or
RS-485
Ethernet
Data acquisition
Data
acquisition
GP-IB
RS-232
Data acquisition
Data
acquisition
Ethernet
MV, DX, CX
Ethernet
Data acquisition
DAQLOGGER MXLOGGER DAQ32 Plus
AddObserver Builder
Creates a screen setting file and configuration file.
AddObserver Panel
Reads in screen setting files and configuration
files created on AddObserver Builder, displays
the corresponding monitor screen, and displays
acquired measurement data on that screen.
AddObserver
Network camera,
DX, MV, CX
Data
acquisition
Temperature
Controller
GateCONTROL GateEye
AddObserver Bulder
The software’s main functions are as follows:
• Allows you to create and edit monitor screens to be used for monitoring data on
AddObserver Panel.
• Creates the two types of files needed for monitor screens; .gob files for monitor
settings, and .cob files for configuration.
• Connects to the DAQ32 Plus, DAQEXPLORER, DAQLOGGER, or MXLOGGER
monitor server, GateCONTROL and GateEye via Ethernet, and accesses the server's
channel information.
• Allows you to easily assign channels or alarms to monitor screen objects including
meters, trend graphs, and signals.
Number of Channels
The number of channels that AddObserver Builder can assign is up to 1600. To assign
the channels, the PC that is running DAQ32 Plus, DAQEXPLORER, DAQLOGGER
or MXLOGGER is registered as a host, and the channels on the DAQ32 Plus,
DAQEXPLORER, DAQLOGGER, or MXLOGGER monitor servers are assigned to
channels 0 to 1599.
Multiple PCs can be registered as hosts.
Alarms
Alarms specified on the assigned channels are indicated.
Chapter 1 Before Usng the Software