Technical Specifications
ValVue Digital Communications Software Ver. 2.80
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GE Oil & Gas
Offline Operation
To run ValVue in offline mode:
1. Click a Tag in the Connected Devices screen and click the Select button (or double click the
selected line). The HDLT Level transmitter offline file is also included. See the HDLT
instruction manual.
A File Open window appears to select a dump file as a simulated device. The dump files
are installed with ValVue in the same location as the program files (Figure 22).
2. Select the sub-folder for the selected device type, then select Data and then choose a file.
There is a default demo file that can be used for demonstration purposes. There can also
be files of actual devices in your plant that been saved in the default folder.
Figure 22 Open Offline File
3. Click Open.
If you select a file for a device that is incompatible with the selected device, Figure 23 appears.
Figure 23 Incompatible Device/Data Warning
Go back and check that the subdirectory for the specific device type has been used.