ActiveX control
An ActiveX control is an off-the-shelf software component created by a third-party vendor. An ActiveX control provides functions which can be accessed by
FactoryTalk View
ME Station through the object's properties. ActiveX objects use tags or expressions to exchange information with the data source. The properties and connections available for a particular ActiveX object depend on the third-party vendor’s implementation.
IMPORTANT:
The runtime behavior of an ActiveX control depends on the vendor's implementation. Test the object thoroughly before you run an application to ensure the object behaves as expected.
The information passed between
FactoryTalk View
ME Station and an ActiveX control must be in one of the formats used by a tag:- Analog number
- Digital number
- String
ActiveX controls must be available for the supported operating systems and for the
PanelView Plus
family platforms. To use an ActiveX control at runtime, you must have the version of the object that is compatible with the operating system of the runtime computer.ActiveX objects support visibility animation only.
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