2xOverview OneSix Server Help
If there is not an OneSixOPC.ini file or if [Server]NumberDevices 0 and when
OneSix™starts, it will automatically prompt for devices on the network and add them
to its list of devices to process.
Description
OneSix™is a data acquisition OLE for Process Control (OPC) server that acquires
data from devices and passes this data using OPC to a client application. OneSix
waits for the device to transmit and then processes the transmission.
Any Windows® application that can use OPC can obtain this data from the
OneSix™Server. Examples of such applications include Wonderware® Intouch,
National Instruments® LookOut, and general development applications like
Microsoft® Visual Basic and Borland® Delphi.
OneSix™can be a stand-alone data logger. When data logging is enabled,
OneSix™will also store collected data in an ASCII file at a programmable interval.
Another program such as a spreadsheet or a database manager can import the data.
See section "OneSix Server Data Logging".
OneSix Server can receive transmissions from wireless devices such as the wireless
temperature transmitter. Other devices include the wireless humidity sensor and
wireless analog input. OneSix uses a wireless receiver such as the Point Repeater,
the Point Host or the PointView Receiver to receive transmissions from wireless
sensors. OneSix can also use multiple TCP/IP Receivers (Point Managers in Pass-
Thru mode) to receive data through TCP/IP connection.
When setting up a wireless network, OneSix passively waits for transmissions instead
of actively polling for devices. This can make the acquisition of sensors take a
longer time than for a wired network as OneSix must wait for the device to transmit.
You can speed up this process by pressing the service button on the device so that it
transmits while you are in the “Add Sensors” screen.
Each device has an entry in the device's INI file section. Each device has a
"repeateraddress" attribute. When running OneSix with a Point Repeater, the
Repeater ID is stored in the "repeateraddress" entry. The value in the
"repeateraddress" indicates which Point Repeater sent the sensor information With
all other wireless receivers, the "repeateraddress" is set to 0. Finally, the INI entry
and OPC tag "Polltime" for each device has a different meaning when working with
wireless transmitters. OneSix cannot poll the wireless sensors. It must wait for a
transmission. Therefore, OneSix uses polltime to estimate how frequently a
transmission should come from a device. It also uses a multipler of this time to
determine if a device is offline. This multipler is configurable by the user.
Setup Described
OneSix will display the “Add Sensors” screen when it starts for the first time. The
setup screen is the method by which OneSix acquires wireless devices. The default
on the setup screen is to accept only packets that are sent in service mode from the
device (the packet is sent by pressing the service button on the device.) To change
this default, uncheck the "Service Mode Only" checkbox. OneSix will then display
all the packets it receives. When OneSix receives a packet from a device new to it, it
names the device following the naming conventions detailed below, and it displays
the device's name and serial number in the window.
You have several options after the device has been displayed. The "Clear New"
button will clear all the devices that have just been received. The "Delete" button
