Black Box GEH-6510 - Manual (Page 4)

iv •••• DDE Server User’s Guide
System Menu............................................................................................................................33
Server Menu.............................................................................................................................34
Run ............................................................................................................................34
Stop............................................................................................................................34
Suspend Protocol/Resume Protocol...........................................................................35
Print I/O Traffic.........................................................................................................35
Exit ............................................................................................................................35
View Menu...............................................................................................................................35
I/O Traffic Display ....................................................................................................36
Clear Display .............................................................................................................38
Save Display To File .................................................................................................39
Port Statistics .............................................................................................................39
Configuration.............................................................................................................39
Configure Menu .......................................................................................................................39
Configure ...................................................................................................................40
Generic Comm Interface............................................................................................50
Reports Menu...........................................................................................................................52
Configuration.............................................................................................................52
Active Links...............................................................................................................52
Help Menu ...............................................................................................................................53
Toolbar.....................................................................................................................................53
Chapter Five - Troubleshooting 54
Trouble-Shooting the PMCS DDE Server ...............................................................................54
WWLogger ................................................................................................................54
Communications – Client to Server .........................................................................................55
Communications – Server to Device........................................................................................56
NetDDE Trouble-Shooting ......................................................................................................57
Trouble-Shooting Flowchart ....................................................................................................58
Trouble-Shooting Chart ...........................................................................................................59
Error Messages ........................................................................................................................59
Chapter Six - Advanced Options 66
Warning ...................................................................................................................................66
Device Type Information – Adding Generic Devices ..............................................................66
Add Default Type ......................................................................................................67
Delete.........................................................................................................................67
Function Codes ..........................................................................................................68
Register Map..............................................................................................................69
Mnemonics ................................................................................................................74
Optimizing Server Performance...............................................................................................76
Server Operational Parameters ..................................................................................76
PMCS DDE Server .ini File.......................................................................................77
Appendix A – Register Addressing Conventions 80
Data-Addressing Conventions..................................................................................................80
Standard Data Organization.......................................................................................81
Special Naming Conventions.....................................................................................82
Register Array Format ...............................................................................................84
Glossary of Terms 87
Terms You Should Know.........................................................................................................87
Index 89