Main features steps

A dedicated interface guides you through these configuration steps that display at the top of the central
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
 pane:
  1. Select Recipe
  2. Select database
  3. Select parameters
  4. Summary
A dedicated interface guides you through these configuration steps that display at the top of the central
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
 pane:
  1. Select data logger
  2. Select database
  3. Select parameters
  4. Summary
  1. GENERIC
  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the installation wizard.
  3. From the
    FactoryTalk Optix Studio
     toolbar, select
    Open dashboard page
    .
  4. From the
    FactoryTalk Optix Studio
     toolbar, select
    Template libraries
    .
  5. Select an existing database or configure a new database:
    • To use an existing database:
      1. Select an existing database.
      2. If needed, edit the database properties.
      3. Select
        Next
        .
    • To create a new database:
      1. Select
        New database
        .
      2. If needed, edit the
        Name
         and
        Type
         fields.
      3. Select
        Next
        .
      4. If needed, edit the database properties.
      5. Select
        Next
        .
    • To duplicate an available database:
      TIP: Duplicating an existing database enables you to quickly create a new database based on the existing database.
      1. Right-click an available database and select
        Duplicate
        .
      2. If needed, edit the database properties.
  6. Select
    Next
    .
  7. Select
    Next
     and select
    Next
    .
  8. Review the settings.
  9. Select
    Exit
    .
  10. RECIPES
  11. In the central pane, select
    I want to configure a recipe
    .
  12. Select
    New recipe
    .
  13. Select the recipe parameters to use.
    TIP: You can show or hide variables (parameters) nested in other variables by using the
    Nested variables
     toggle. You can quickly find the parameters that you want to select by using the
    Search
     field.
  14. DATA LOGGER
  15. In the central pane, select
    I want to configure a data logger
    .
  16. Configure the data logger properties:
    • To automatically sample all monitored variables regardless of their values:
      1. In the
        Sampling mode
         field, ensure that the
        Periodic
         option is selected.
      2. Set the
        Sampling period
         property.
        The property value is in the format:
        0000:00:00.000
      3. Select
        Next
        .
    • To automatically sample all monitored variables which values changed in comparison with the previous sampling:
      1. From the
        Sampling mode
         field, select
        Change in value
        .
      2. Set the
        Polling time
         property.
        The property value is in the format:
        0000:00:00.000
      3. Select
        Next
        .
    • To sample the variables by invoking the
      Log
       method:
      1. Set
        Sampling mode
         to
        None
        .
      2. Select
        Next
        .
  17. Select the variables to log.
    TIP: You can quickly find the variables to select using the
    Search
     field.
  18. DYNAMIC LINKS
  19. In the pane, select the node that contains the property to set through the dynamic link.
  20. In the pane, next to the property that to set, select Dynamic link.
  21. EVENTS
  22. In
    Project view
    , select an object or a variable.
  23. Select a method:
    • For global methods, expand
      Commands
      .
    • For local methods, expand the nodes that expose methods (for example, a
      DataGrid
       node exposes a
      Refresh
       method), or expand the node related to a specific NetLogic.
  24. (optional) If the method requires arguments, expand the method and set arguments.
  25. PLACEHOLDER STEP DO NOT REUSE
    TIP: You can enter the threshold value or add a dynamic link to the threshold value. For more information about dynamic links, see create-dynamic-links.html.
    TIP: If needed, select
    Add
    Add
     to add a variable.
  26. DEPLOYMENT
  27. From the main toolbar, next to
    Run
    Run
    , select the target client device drop-down.
  28. (optional) In
    Client device settings
    , to display only the active remote client devices, toggle Active remote devices.
    TIP: Refresh remote client devices by selecting Refresh.
  29. Select a client device.
  30. Run
    FactoryTalk Optix Application
     on the client system:
    • On
      Windows®
       client devices, double-click
      FTOptixRuntime.exe
      .
    • On Linux client devices, in the terminal, navigate to the
      FTOptixRuntime
       file folder and enter
      ./FTOptixRuntime
      .
The reference to the node or variable selected appears in the property field. For more information, see references-to-dynamic-li-link-sources.html.
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