Create a FactoryTalk View ME runtime application

When you create a
FactoryTalk View ME
 runtime image (.mer file), the system collects the communication network configuration (topology) information from the
Runtime (Target)
 tab of the
Communication
 editor and places it inside the image. The information on the
Design (Local)
tab is ignored when the
FactoryTalk View ME
 runtime image is created.
Use the following procedure when you are ready to create a
FactoryTalk View ME
 runtime image (.mer file). The steps provide an example assuming that your application reads a single data point tag from a controller on an Ethernet network. Use these steps to create the runtime application after you have designed and tested your application.
To create a runtime application
  1. On the
    Application tab
    , expand the
    FactoryTalk Linx
     data server, double-click
    Communication Setup
    , and click the
    Runtime (Target) tab
    . You need to specify the
    FactoryTalk Linx
     configuration that will be active on the deployment target (for example, a terminal sitting on the shop floor).
  2. Often the same topology is available on both the local workstation and the target workstation. If this is true, you will need to replicate the path to the 1756-L1/A controller (as created in the
    Create and test an application
     example).
  3. Right-click the Ethernet driver and then click
    Add Device
     to view the devices available to the Ethernet network.
  4. Expand the
    Ethernet IP Devices
     folder, expand the
    1756-ENBT/A
     device, click
    Major Revision 1
    , and then click
    OK
    .
  5. Type the IP address of the 1756-ENBT/A device and click
    OK
    .
    TIP:
    The IP address of the device can be found on the
    Design (Local)
     tab.
  6. Right-click the detected
    1756 backplane
     and then click
    Add Device
    .
  7. Expand the
    Logix Processors
     folder, expand the
    1756-L1/A
    , and select the latest revision. The
    ,1
     at the end of the controller is the slot address in the backplane. If this is incorrect for your system, right-click and then click
    Properties
     to change the address. Click
    OK
    .
  8. Highlight the Line1 shortcut and then click the L1 processor you added to the configuration. Note that the Apply button becomes available. Click
    Apply
     to save the shortcut. You have now indicated that the Line1 shortcut is attached to this L1 controller. The shortcut is not saved until you click
    Apply
    .
  9. Click
    OK
     to save the configuration data and close the Communication Setup editor. The symbol Line1 is now associated with the 1756-L1/A controller on the Target tab.
    TIP:
    The
    Communication Setup
     editor must be closed before you create the runtime application.
  10. Select
    Application > Create Runtime Application
     to create a runtime application file (.mer file) that can be executed by the
    FactoryTalk View ME
     Station.
    IMPORTANT:
    When you select to run the image packaged inside the .mer file, you will have the opportunity to either:
    • Retain the currently active
      FactoryTalk Linx
       physical topology configuration (in other words, the configuration from a Runtime (Target) tab that is associated with a previously executed application)
    or
    • Overwrite the currently active topology configuration with the image in the .mer file. If you answer
      Yes
       when prompted with "Do you want to replace the terminal's current communication configuration?" the Runtime (Target) tab configuration information (in the .mer file) overwrites the currently active configuration.
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