6SM-71M-3000 is connected by a network to the PC containing the drive communication links). Because of security risks involved in DCOM, we do not recommend using DriveOPC remotely. The environment consists of User, two PCs connected through a network, Drive Communication Links, and Drive Controllers (Drives). General 1-12 DriveWindow 2 You need to have DriveOPC installed in the remote PC. Note that DriveOPC is included in DriveWindow, so installing another DriveWindow at the remote end also installs DriveOPC. If installation and configuring are done properly at both ends, the remote end can be contacted by checking From a Remote PC (address) in the Select OPC Server dialog box shown when DriveWindow starts. The name or IP address of the remote end computer has to be entered into the field below it. Clicking OK connects DriveWindow to the OPC Server at the remote end. Configuring a computer to serve as remote end does not prevent DriveWindow to be used locally in that computer, too. 4.1.3 Installing for Remote Use DriveWindow has to be installed at client end. At remote end you can either install DriveWindow or DriveOPC. At the client end there is no need for communication boards if the client end uses DriveWindow only remotely. At the remote end DriveWindow or some other OPC client program has to be started locally after the installation to check the proper installation of the drive communication boards. See Also: OPC Server Advanced Information 5. On-line Help DriveWindow includes a comprehensive on-line help. Actually, the user manual and on-line help contain the same information. 5.1.1 Win 2000/XP/Vista/8 On-line help is made for Windows 7 with Windows Classic personalization. There are some minor differences in the outlook of the user interface, when DriveWindow is run under Win 2000/XP/Vista/8. Some instructions, which do not concern DriveWindow directly, but use of other programs, may differ much more, especially in details. General DriveWindow 2 1-13 5.1.2 Opening Help To open help, select the Contents command in the Help menu. The home page of the DriveWindow htmlhelp is shown. In htmlhelp you can select to view the content, view the index, or search for specific words. 5.1.3 Context Sensitive Help To get help about command on a menu or submenu, use the arrow keys to highlight the command, and press F1. Another method is to first press Shift+F1, while no menu is dropped-down. While a question mark is attached to the mouse pointer, open a menu or submenu and click the command, about which you want to get help. You can start the Windows help program also by pressing the shortcut key F1. Help program jumps directly inside DriveWindow help. To get help about command on a menu or submenu, use the arrow keys to highlight the command, and press F1. If you do not have any dialog or message box open, you can do the same by first pressing the shortcut key Shift+F1. This causes DriveWindow to enter “help mode”, which is indicated by a question mark attached to the mouse pointer. |
