Det-Tronics EagleVision - PC - Manual (Page 8)

EagleVision-NT can operate on most Intel ® based computers running
Microsoft Windows 95/NT. Although the software can be used with
Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 or later is the preferred operating pro-
gram. Windows NT is required for use with Wonderware.
A minimum of 16 megabytes of RAM are required, however, 32 or
more megabytes are recommended for optimum performance.
The software requires a color monitor with a minimum resolution of 640
by 480.
A hard drive with at least 10 megabytes free is also required.
The system can utilize any properly installed printer.
1. Insert the EagleVision-NT Disk 1 into the floppy drive. From the
Windows Program Manager menu bar, select File, Run and type
a:\setup.
NOTE
Installing EagleVision-NT does not affect AUTOEXEC.BAT, CON-
FIG.SYS or any other system files.
2. Follow the directions on the screen.
3. Insert Disk 2 when instructed and continue to follow the directions
on the screen.
4. When the installation is completed, double click on the Quantum
icon to start the program.
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EagleVision-NT exchanges real time data by directly monitoring and
updating changes to Intouch tagname values. For this to work properly,
EagleVision-NT must know the exact name of all shared tagnames.
EagleVision-NT uses DLLs (Dynamically Linked Libraries) to exchange
real time data with Intouch. The DLLs are a part of the EagleVision-NT
for Wonderware program and must be loaded and running for the pro-
gram to operate. When EagleVision-NT for Wonderware starts up, it
checks to see if Intouch has loaded the DLLs in memory. If it has, the DLLs
will already be running and a connection will be made. If Intouch is not
running, EagleVision-NT will automatically load the DLLs from the hard
disk. If EagleVision-NT for Wonderware is running without Intouch (for
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