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Contents
Preface vii.................................................................
Chapter 1 Using SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx @ aGlance 1 -1.........................
1.1 Defining SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx @aGlance 1-2..........................................
What Can @aGlance Do for Me? 1-2..................................................
What Components Are Required? 1-4.................................................
What Are the Capabilities? 1-5........................................................
1.2 Planning the SIMAT IC PCS 7 OSx @aGlance Setup 1-6................................
Determining Hot Links 1-6...........................................................
Choosing the Host Station 1-6........................................................
Obtaining IP Addresses 1-6..........................................................
1.3 Installing the SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx @aGlance Option 1-7..............................
Installation: OSx Side 1-7............................................................
Installation: Client Side 1-8...........................................................
1.4 Using the SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx @aGlance Functions 1-9..............................
OSx Login 1-9......................................................................
Getting Station Roles 1-9............................................................
Reading Null Text Strings 1-10.........................................................
Getting Tag Names 1-10..............................................................
Getting Attribute Names 1-11..........................................................
Getting Tag Values 1-11..............................................................
Getting Trend Data 1-12..............................................................
Getting Interpolated Trend Data 1-14...................................................
Writing Tag Values 1-16...............................................................
Monitoring Tag Values (Hot Links) 1-18.................................................
Hot Link Update Delay 1-19...........................................................
Ending a Session 1-19................................................................
1.5 Troubleshooting 1-20...............................................................
Appendix A Using @ aGlance with Excel A-1.................................
A.1 Configuration Hints for Excel A-2...................................................
Recommended Hardware and Software A-2............................................
Entering Station Names and Addresses A-2............................................
Adding @aGlance to the Tool Bar A-3..................................................