Wonderware PacWest Tech Note 82 “Resolving slow WindowMaker load times for Wonderware InTouch managed applications“, written by Hawey Wells, is available on the Wonderware PacWest website.
Default Wonderware InTouch application settings can result in long waits opening ArchestrA IDE managed applications containing a large number of windows with embedded ArchestrA Graphics.Each window is programmatically opened to complete the initial load of all ArchestrA graphics in the development environment. Adding a setting to the application’s INTOUCH.INI file can vastly improve the initial load times in Wonderware InTouch WindowMaker for instances when this delay adversely affects the speed of development. This document lists the steps necessary to locate and add the LoadAllActiveXOnStartup flag set to zero in the managed application’s INTOUCH.INI file.
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Month: January 2009
Wonderware PacWest Tech Note 80 “How to use the $PingNode Object Template in Wonderware Application Server” is available
Wonderware PacWest Tech Note 80 “How to use the $PingNode Object Template in Wonderware Application Server“, written by Mark Boisvert, is available on the Wonderware PacWest website.
This tech note describes how to use a custom $PingNode object template created for Wonderware Application Server. Object based on that template provides ping status for a given machine (node). The $PingNode object template includes the Ping script that can be customized to provide additional features. By default the enabled object will ping the configured node every 10 seconds and report general status and reply time. It also can be configured to alarm if a ping timeout is incurred. This type of information should be useful for monitoring system health of network hardware and other machines that are not part of the galaxy.
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Wonderware PacWest Tech Note 79 “How to install Microsoft Loopback Adapter on different operating systems” is available
Wonderware PacWest Tech Note 79 “How to install Microsoft Loopback Adapter on different operating systems”, written by Kurk Kembel, is available on the Wonderware PacWest website.
Wonderware Industrial Application Server uses the Suitelink protocol (a proprietary TCP/IP wrapper) and the NMX protocol (Network Message Exchange) to communicate with I/O devices and platforms/objects in the application galaxy. The Archestra Integrated Development Environment (IDE) uses the NMX protocol to communicate with and deploy objects to platforms in the galaxy (this requires a valid network connection for development and testing operations). In the absence of a network adapter or valid network connection, Microsoft’s Loopback Adapter may be installed to satisfy the Archestra IDE’s requirement for a valid network connection.
The Microsoft Loopback Adapter will prevent the Archestra IDE from closing in the event the development computer is using a wireless network connection that has intermittent connectivity losses.
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Wonderware Application Server 3.0 Service Pack 2 is released
Wonderware Application Server 3.0 SP2 is released. The service pack addresses several issues related to multi-user edits, ArchestrA symbol functionality, and more.
Download the Service Pack and the related ReadMe file using the links below:
- Application Server 3.0 SP2 – ReadMe file.
- Application Server 3.0 SP2 – file size 576 MB
Wonderware customers from outside of the Wonderware PacWest distribution area can access the Service Pack on the Wonderware Support Website.
Wonderware InTouch 10.0 Service Pack 2 is released
Wonderware InTouch 10.0 SP2 is released. The service pack addresses several issues related to Terminal Services environments, ArchestrA symbol “InTouch:
Download the Service Pack and the related readme file using the links below.
- InTouch 10.0 SP2 – ReadMe file.
- InTouch 10.0 SP2 – file size 195 MB
- InTouch 10.0 SP2 for Terminal Services – file size 100 MB
Wonderware customers from outside of the Wonderware PacWest distribution area can access the Service Pack on the Wonderware Support Website.