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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.

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Outline of Steps:

  1. Download and Install KEPServerEX Video 1

  2. Preparing KEPServerEX for an iFIX PDB Connection

    1. Add the IDS Driver for the SCU

    2. Open iFix then the Database Manager>

      1. Export Database_IGS.csv >

      2. Open with Wordpad>

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      1. Modify>ctrl H find and replace ,”IGS”, with ,”IDS”,

      2. save as IDS_Database.csv

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      1. >

      2. close wordpad

      3. Load Empty Database then

      4. Import new IDS_Database

      5. verify tags are updating>

    1. Update the Database Path in SCU

  1. Restart iFix

    1. Verify the Tags are connected via the new KEPware /IDS Driver Quick Client

    2. Delete the IGS driver from the SCU

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  1. In order to receive data from the server, tags must be added to iFIX. In Proficy iFIX Startup,
    launch Proficy iFIX.

  2. In the Proficy iFIX workspace, expand the Database folder in the project tree and doubleclick Database Manager.

  3. In Welcome to Proficy iFIX Database, click to select Open Local Node, then click OK

  4. In the Proficy iFix Database Manager, all of your should be showing IGS in the I/O Dev column press F3 to Refresh the the data and you can see that the data is updating.

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  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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”

  8. Update the Database Path in SCU

  9. Open KEpServerEX verify the connection

  10. Restart iFix Verify the Tags are connected via the new IDS Driver Quick Client

  11. Delete the IGS driver from the SCU

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