Operating Instructions

Logical Fast/Slow/Stop Pulsed (LFSSP) ..................................................................4-15
Logical On/Off/Auto Latched (LOOAL)...............................................................4-16
Logical On/Off/Auto-Pulsed (LOOAP)..................................................................4-17
Logical Two State Latched (L2SL)..........................................................................4-18
Logical Two State Pulsed (L2SP).............................................................................4-19
Logical Pulsed Accumulator Input (LPACI)..........................................................4-20
Summary of Field Characteristics..........................................................................4-21
Conversion Utility ..........................................................................................................5-1
Installing the CNVT_FIX Utility..................................................................................5-1
Overview of the Conversion Utility ........................................................................5-1
Converting from FIX32 GDB to CSV.......................................................................5-2
Converting from CSV to FIX32 GDB.......................................................................5-3
CSV File Structure.....................................................................................................5-4
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Example...............................................................5-4
CSV Text File Example...........................................................................................5-4
Inserting Comments..............................................................................................5-5
Field Data Requirements .....................................................................................5-5
Verifying CSV File Content .....................................................................................5-6
Specifying an Alternate CSV or GDB File Name..................................................5-7
Logging Conversion Output...................................................................................5-7
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................5-7
Adding Points to the View Application ......................................................................6-1
Adding a Data Link to a Picture............................................................................6-1
Adding a Block to the Database..........................................................................6-4
Point Attribute Field Descriptions...........................................................................6-5
Point Characteristic Field Descriptions..................................................................6-7
Point Command Field Descriptions.......................................................................6-8
Point Status Field Descriptions................................................................................6-9
Data Link Design Considerations...........................................................................6-10
Viewing the Data Links ...........................................................................................6-14
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................7-1
System Components...............................................................................................7-1
Database Dynamos .............................................................................................7-1
DigiBoard Serial Card...........................................................................................7-1