Option 2.1. Start the Advanced Viewer

About this task

If you want to test your configuration you must start a Viewer.

You wait to start the Viewer when you test your first runtime application. However, you can also start the Viewer in the CIMPLICITY® Options dialog box.

  • Use the CIMPLICITY® Options dialog box.
  • Open a CimEdit, CimView screen or the Point Control Panel

Use the CIMPLICITY® Options Dialog Box

Procedure

  1. Open the CIMPLICITY® Options dialog box.
  2. Select the General tab.

    The local computer name displays in the Computer name field.

  3. Click Start Viewer.

    Result: When the Viewer is started the Router starts running.

    Note: The Advanced Viewer processes do not start. They will be started when either a CimView screen or Point Control Panel is opened.

    Open a CimEdit, CimView Screen or the Point Control Panel

    if a CIMPLICITY project is not running, do the following when Advanced Viewer applications are opened in several CIMPLICITY runtime user interfaces.

  4. Open one of the following.
    • CimEdit screen.
    • CimView screen.
    • Point Control Panel

    A Select CIMPLICITY® Project dialog box opens.

  5. Do one of the following.

    If the Viewer is not running

    Click Start as Viewer.

Results

The following processes start, if the ptopc_config.xml file was configured correctly.

  • CIMPLICITY Router.
  • OPC Communications program.
  • OPC Server that was identified for the Advanced Viewer.

When the Viewer and the associated Advanced Viewer processes are running, your configured CimView screens and Point Control Panels can be tested and/or used.

If the Viewer is running.

A Select CIMPLICITY® Project dialog box may still open.

Click Cancel.

The Advanced Viewer processes remain available to run your configured CimView screens and Point Control Panels.