Installing the eds files, Installing online components – Rockwell Automation Emonitor with a Gupta Multi-User Database User Manual
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10. The installation is nearly complete. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now
and click OK to restart your computer. The Emonitor installation is now complete.
Installing the EDS files
If you are want to import data from XM or XM DYN modules into Emonitor, you must
install the lattest EDS files for the XM and XM DYN modules. EDS files are simple text
files that are used by network Configuration Tools such as the Emonitor Online
Configuration Utility to describe products so that you can easily commission them on a
network. EDS files describe a product device type, revision, and configurable parameters.
1. Start the EDS Hardware Installation Tool. Click Start > Program Files > Rockwell
Software > RSLinx > Tools > EDS Hardware Installation Tool.
2. In the EDS Hardware Installation Tool, click Add.
3. Select Register a directory of EDS files.
4. Click Browse, and navigate to the Emonitor program directory and click OK. The
default directory is C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\Emonitor.
5. Click Next. The Tool installs all the EDS files in the Emonitor program directory.
Some EDS files may show minor errors that do not have any functional impact, such
as “The help string has exceeded the maximum length.” Click Next.
6. Continue to click Next to complete the EDS Wizard, and finally click Finish.
Installing online components
You can run all the components of the online system on a single computer or you can use
several computers for an online system. If you are using a multi-user database, you can
designate certain computers as Unload Stations and Viewing Stations, as illustrated in this
diagram. For Emonitor with a single-user database, the Viewing Station, Database Server,
You must install RSLinx Classic 2.58 before you can install EDS files.
This section only applies to Emonitor Online systems. If you do not have Emonitor Online, you
can skip this section and go to Setting up Scheduler to automate tasks on page 17.