Document Outline

• Chapter One ˚ Introduction
  • Welcome
  • About DDE
  • About NetDDE
  • About the PMCS DDE Server
    • EI User’s only
    • Server with OPC Interfaces
  • Installation
    • Running PMCS DDE Server as an NT Service
• Chapter Two ˚ Overview
  • About PMCS
  • Devices
  • Networks
  • PMCS DDE Server
  • Client Applications
  • What’s Next
• Chapter Three ˚ Getting Started
  • Introduction
  • First-Time Configuration
    • Communication Ports
    • Device Configuration
  • Launching the Program
  • What’s on the DDE Server Screen?
  • Menu Bar
    • Menu Conventions
  • Configuring Communication ports
    • Ethernet Users Only:
  • Configuring the Devices
  • Starting the Server
  • Displaying I/O Traffic
  • NetDDE Setup
    • Automatic NetDDE Setup: VNDDE.EXE
      • Overview
      • The utility
      • Results
      • Tips on using VNDDE.EXE
      • VNDDE.EXE Error Messages
      • Trouble-Shooting VNDDE.EXE
    • Manual NetDDE Setup
• Chapter Four ˚ Menus and Toolbars
  • System Menu
  • Server Menu
    • Run
    • Stop
    • Suspend Protocol/Resume Protocol
    • Print I/O Traffic
    • Exit
  • View Menu
    • I/O Traffic Display
      • Display
      • Color
      • Background
      • Add Device
      • Delete
      • Register groups for display
    • Clear Display
    • Save Display To File
    • Port Statistics
    • Configuration
  • Configure Menu
    • Configure
      • Ports (Modbus or EI)
      • Ports (Ethernet only)
      • Device Info
        • Add
        • Modify
        • Delete
        • Activate checkbox
      • Device Type Information
      • Operational Parameters
    • Generic Comm Interface
  • Reports Menu
    • Configuration
    • Active Links
  • Help Menu
  • Toolbar
• Chapter Five ˚ Troubleshooting
  • Trouble-Shooting the PMCS DDE Server
    • WWLogger
  • Communications – Client to Server
  • Communications – Server to Device
  • NetDDE Trouble-Shooting
  • Trouble-Shooting Flowchart
  • Trouble-Shooting Chart
  • Error Messages
• Chapter Six ˚ Advanced Options
  • Warning
  • Device Type Information – Adding Generic Devices
    • Add Default Type
    • Delete
    • Function Codes
    • Register Map
      • Adding a Register Group
      • Invalid Register Blocks
        • Add
        • Modifying an Invalid Register Block
        • Deleting an Invalid Register Block
      • Deleting a Register Group
      • Modifying a Register Group
      • Changing a Register Group Name
      • Importing or Exporting a Register Group
    • Mnemonics
      • Adding a Mnemonic
      • Modifying a Mnemonic
      • Deleting a Mnemonic
      • Importing or Exporting Mnemonics
  • Optimizing Server Performance
    • Server Operational Parameters
      • Protocol Timer Tick
      • Valid Data Time-out
    • PMCS DDE Server .ini File
      • Communication Time-out
      • Slow Poll Count
      • Maximum Query Retries
      • Dead Device Scan Interval
      • SleepTime For Exception 5SleepTime For Exception 6
      • TimeDownLoad Period
      • ExitDisable
      • UIHide
• Appendix A – Register Addressing Conventions
  • Data-Addressing Conventions
    • Standard Data Organization
      • Data Types
      • Examples
    • Special Naming Conventions
      • Long Words and Special Numbers
      • Individual Bits In Registers
      • Examples
    • Register Array Format
• Glossary of Terms
  • Terms You Should Know
• Index