N-Tron OPC Server and Diagnostic Monitor User Manual

N-TRON

OPC Server and Diagnostic Monitor

VERSION 10

Software Installation & Users’ Guide

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N-TRONTM N-VIEW OPC Server and Diagnostic Monitor Users’ Guide

For use with the following N-VIEWTM capable N-TRONTM switches:

200 Series (with –N extension) 300 Series (with –N extension) 400 Series (with –N extension) 500 Series (with –N or –A extension) 700 Series (all) 900 Series (with –N extension) 7000 Series (all) 9000 Series (all)

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The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. N-TRON Corp. makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall N-TRON Corp. be liable for any incidental, special, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever included but not limited to lost profits arising out of errors or omissions in this manual or the information contained herein.

Minimum System Requirements:

250MHz Pentium PC, with 64 MB RAM, 2GB Hard Disk, and CD Drive Windows NT 4.0 w/SP4 or later, Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2003 Server. Mouse, VGA Monitor NDIS compatible Ethernet Card Administrator Privileges („Run As Administrator‟ on Vista and Windows 7) Internet Explorer 6 or greater.

INSTALLING N-VIEW OPC SERVER and DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR SOFTWARE

1. Insert the N-TRON Product CD into your CD Drive.

2. If it does not autorun, Double Click the N-TronSplash.html file name in the CD‟s root directory

3. Click on the Install button in the N-View OPC description area.

4. Click on the Install Now button located on the left side of the screen.

5. You may be prompted with a file download dialog box asking if you would like to open or save the file. Select OPEN to

install from CD.

6. Follow the setup, and if desired, choose a custom [INSTALLDIR].

7. Finish the Setup

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THEORY OF OPERATION

The N-TRON Switches that are N-VIEW capable (models that contain –N or –A as well as the 700, 7000 and 9000 series switches), generate a periodic multicast MAC packet for every port. This packet is then received and displayed by the N-TRON OPC server software.

The N-TRON OPC Server Software consists of two parts:

1. Nview OPC (Configurator and Diagnostic Monitor)

2. N-Tron OPC Server (Windows Service)

N-View OPC

The N-VIEW OPC Configurator and Diagnostic Monitor is a Windows program that:

 creates and configures the database used by the OPC server, and/or  can be used to monitor diagnostic data from the switch without requiring an OPC based ( or any other) application, and/or  can launch N-View OPC from a batch file, and have it generate a list of all the switch aliases that it found on-line to a text file.

The N-View OPC Configuration must be completed prior to connecting an OPC client to the N-Tron OPC Server. Users can assign each switch a meaningful alias name before saving and closing the configuration program.

N-Tron OPC Server

The N-Tron OPC Server is a service that is launched by the N-View OPC Configurator and Client applications. The Server supplies configuration and real time tag data to the OPC Client. Please note that only one application can communicate with the N-Tron OPC Server at a time.

LAUNCHING N-VIEW OPC CONFIGURATOR

Select: Start > Programs > NViewOPC

The following Screen appears:

If the Network Adapter that is displayed by default is not the adapter to which the switches of interest are connected, then select the correct adapter.

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Select the switch of interest in the “Current Switches” window, and define the switch model from the pulldown:

Note: Several N-Tron switches report their model and configuration to N-View OPC, and in those cases the switch model and configuration may automatically fill in the center pulldowns. These include all 700, 7000, 9000, and the –N and –A versions of 508FX2, 509FX, and 508TX. Verify that these values are correct on both N-View and the switch before proceeding to map it. Note that the N-View OPC pulldowns will reflect the user‟s configuration for 7000 and 9000.

If not a 900 series or 7000 series switch or 9000 series switch, press the “Map” button: (See more on 900, 7000, and 9000 series below)

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900 Series CONFIGURATION

If “900B” is selected as the switch type, then the modules (or blanks) for each slot must be defined from the now available pull-down menus.

Below is an example of a 900B with a 908TX installed in the top slot, a 904FX in the middle slot and a 902FX in the bottom slot.

Once the correct modules have been defined for the 900 series, you may press the “Map” button.

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7000 Series CONFIGURATION

If “7014TX” or “7014FX2” is selected as the switch type, then configure the Gigabit transceiver presence or not.

Note: Selecting a 7000 series switch may automatically fill in the switch model and gigabit values in the pulldowns. Verify the values are correct on both N-View and the switch before proceeding to map it.

Below is an example with a 7014FX2. 7014TX is similar in this regard. GB1 and/or GB2 can be present, or neither.

Once the correct Gigabit transceivers (or not) have been defined for the 7000 series, you may press the “Map” button.

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9000 Series CONFIGURATION

If “9000CPU” or “9002CPU” is selected as the switch type, then the modules (or blanks) for each slot must be defined from the now available pull-down menus.

Note: Selecting a 9000 series switch may automatically fill in the switch model and slot configuration in the pulldowns. Verify these are correct on both N-View and the switch before proceeding to map it.

Below is an example with a 9002CPU (CPU Module with two gigabit ports), a 9006TX installed in the left slot (A), a 9004FX in the 2nd slot (B), a 9002FX in the third slot (C), and a blank panel in the fourth (right) slot (D).

If your CPU Module does not have any gigabit ports, select “9000CPU” as the switch type.

Once the correct modules have been defined for the 9000 series, you may press the “Map” button.

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CHANGING SERVER TIMEOUT (OPTIONAL)

If desired, you can change the timeout value of the OPC Server by selecting “Change Timeout Value…” from the system menu. This value has a range of 20-1500 seconds. If a Switch has become unreachable, after this time all tags associated with it will be invalidated (OFFLINE). If a switch hasn‟t sent data associated with a port on the switch, all tags associated with the port will be invalidated after this time. Each adapter can have its own value for server timeout.

If changed, “Save & Close” must be selected to save this value.

ASSIGNING SWITCH ALIASES (OPTIONAL)

Next, if desired, you can give the switch an Alias Name by highlighting the switch in the right side window, typing an Alias Name, and left mouse clicking on the >> button:

Note: Users can assign switches custom alias names to create meaningful tags (handles). A switch alias can contain up to 35 characters, and cannot contain spaces, periods, or hyphens. A switch alias can have underscores.

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