FactoryTalk Live Data Test Client settings

Data fields in the

Test Client

window are organized into columns. Use the

View

menu to add or remove data columns. Select and drag a column divider bar to resize column width.

Adds a group, then add data items. Select to open

Create Group

.

Use this list to switch between created groups.

All data items in all groups are active at the same time, but only one group of data items can be displayed at a time, unless you are running in

HMI Emulation Mode

. In

HMI Emulation Mode

only the displayed group of data items is active; all other groups are inactive.

Makes the group of data items active or inactive.

Specifies the rate at which the

FactoryTalk Live Data Test Client

refreshes the data items shown in the viewer window. The default screen update rate is 250 milliseconds.

Removes the displayed group of data items. To make a group of data items inactive temporarily, use the

Active

check box instead.

Views the properties of a selected data item.

Displays the process identifier of the

FactoryTalk Live Data Test Client

. Use this value with the OPC Group Diagnostics feature in

RSLinx Classic

, which displays the process identifier of the

OPC

client and the

OPC

group associated with the client.

The

Pid

is in the bottom right corner of the window, to the left of the

Elapsed

field.

Displays the amount of time the

FactoryTalk Live Data Test Client

has been running. Use this value when testing communications.

The

Elapsed

box is in the bottom right corner of the window, to the right of the

Pid

field.