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Note: For this tutorial, a running Proficy iFIX version 6.1 system is used and the SCU database and driver are changed to KEPServerEx version 6.11.718.
Outline of Steps:
Download and Install KEPServerEX Video 1
Preparing KEPServerEX for an iFIX PDB Connection
Add the IDS Driver for the SCU
Open iFix then the Database Manager> Export Database_IGS.csv > Open with Wordpad> Modify> save as IDS_Database.csv >close wordpad
Load Empty Database then Import new IDS_Database verify tags are updating>
Update the Database Path in SCU
Restart iFix
Verify the Tags are connected via the new IDS Driver Quick Client
Delete the IGS driver from the SCU
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Users must complete the following before continuing with the tutorial:
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open the IGS Config tool on the desktop
Configure the KEPServerEX application.
Start KEPServerEX and load the Simulation Driver Demo project. Once the server
project has been loaded, open the Runtime menu on the main menu bar and verify that
the server project has been connected.
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In order to receive data from the server, tags must be added to iFIX. In Proficy iFIX Startup,
launch Proficy iFIX.In the Proficy iFIX workspace, expand the Database folder in the project tree and doubleclick Database Manager.
In Welcome to Proficy iFIX Database, click to select Open Local Node, then click OK
In the Proficy iFix Database Manager, all of your should be showing IGS in the driver I/O Dev column press F3 to Refresh the the data and you can see that the data is updating.
Click the Export within the group of Blocks icons. Export the Database as a .CSV (copy the location in the file explorer). Save as “Filename”IGS
Open the File Explorer paste the path where the Database was saved. Right click on the .csv file ans select Open with and select Wordpad.
Use Ctrl+H to open a find and replace dialog box in the find field input ,”IGS”, in the replace input ,”IDS”,
Save as IDS“Filename”Update the Database Path in SCU
Open KEpServerEX verify the connection
Restart iFix Verify the Tags are connected via the new IDS Driver Quick Client
Delete the IGS driver from the SCU
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