Rockwell Automation T8031 Trusted Valve Manager - Manual (Page 42)

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4.14. Controlling the Monitor
The Monitor is responsible for communicating with the OPC controllers through one or more OPC
servers. When the Monitor is not running, the Valve Manager cannot discover new or missing valves,
report valve status, initiate tests, or record the results of an automated test or external event.
However, the Valve Manager can still display information about a projects and valves, including
information in the “Last Test” and “History Table” views.
4.14.1. Starting and Stopping the Monitor
The Monitor can me stopped by selecting “Monitor | Stop Valve Monitor” from the main menu.
Similarly, it can be started by selecting “Monitor | Start Valve Monitor”. Stopping the Monitor will close
any open connections to OPC servers. Starting the Monitor will open all OPC connections. Opening a
connection to an OPC server may cause the OPC server itself to start.
4.14.2. Clearing the Monitor Status Window
The Monitor Status view displays messages about what actions Monitor is performing. The content of
this window can be cleared by selecting “Monitor | Clear Monitor Window” from the main menu. The
window can be cleared at any time with impacting the normal Monitor operation.
4.14.3. Saving the Monitor Status to a File
The contents of the Monitor Status window can be stored in a file by selecting “Monitor | Save To File”.
This will bring up a “Save File” dialog box. Enter a file name and select a location before clicking
“Save”. The current contents of the Monitor Status window will be saved to the specified text file.
4.14.4. Configuring the Monitor
To configure the Monitor, select “Monitor | Monitor Options” from the main menu. This will bring up the
“Monitor Options” dialog box. It is recommended that only advanced users change these options.
Figure 43 Monitor Configuration
The “Start Automatically” check box determines if the Monitor is started automatically each time the
Valve Manager starts. If this box is not checked, the Monitor will be initialized, but not started. It must
be started manually by selecting the “Monitor | Start Valve Monitor” from the main menu.