Working with Channels and Devices for an SI7 Driver
Selecting a channel and a device | Adding channels and devices to the driver
To select a channel
and a device for the SI7 driver:
- Select the SI7 driver and click Next. The SI7 Driver - Device Selection page appears.
- Expand the channel with the device you want and select the desired device.
If the channel or device information you want is not available, refer to the procedure To add channel and device information to the driver.
- Click OK. The driver and device information is added to the target application section of the spreadsheet for the selected tags.
NOTE: The Driver Wizard does not automatically generate an I/O address for a tag with a data type such as VAT or None. If you selected one of these tags to add to iFIX, the I/O Address field remains blank when the Driver Wizard completes. You can double-click the I/O Address field and manually enter an I/O address before or after adding the tag to iFIX or you can enter an I/O address directly in Database Manager after the tag has been added to iFIX.
To add a channel
and device to the SI7 driver:
- If the channel and/or device you want is not available, click the Run SI7 Power Tool button. The SI7 Driver Power Tool Server Connection dialog box appears, allowing you to connect to the driver.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you connect to the locally installed SI7 driver. If you connect to a remote driver, the changes you make to its configuration file will not display in the SI7 Driver - Device Selection page.
- In the SI7 Driver Power Tool, add the applicable channels and/or devices you require and save your changes. For more information about adding channels and devices, refer to the SI7 Driver online help.
- On the SI7 Driver - Device Selection page, click the Refresh button to refresh the list of channels and devices. Your changes now appear in the list.
