Category: IODriver / IOServer

Question: Can I retrieve the number of the active IP with a tag? How can I force a switchover from the main to the backup IP? Solution: Yes, this can…

Question: Can I share a DLL/connection between two or more I/O drivers? Solution: Yes. If ShareServer property is set as TRUE, this driver will share its execution between the other…

Question: My driver has two types of tags: one that points to existing variables, and another one that doesn’t. In this case, why is communication not happening to either type?…

Question: Why are the tag licenses not released when this driver’s objects are deleted or deactivated at run time? And if a few settings are altered, why does the driver…

Question: At run time, how can I tell if the variable is communicating with the device or not? Solution: To do so, use the tag’s Quality property. If this property’s…

Question: In Elipse E3, is there any property/attribute similar to Elipse SCADA‘s Realscan? Solution: No, this property/attribute does not exist in E3. In this case, the tags are scanned in…

Question: How can I export an application’s tags? Solution: Via E3Studio, select the Export option by right-clicking each driver in the application.   achat cialis canada

Question: I’ve added a 10-element I/O block to a driver folder, and even after one of the elements had been deleted, the option Tag counting still indicates the same 10…

Question: How can I know the total amount of tags in an I/O driver? Solution: To do so, access the Organizer (via E3Studio), right-click the desired driver, and select the…

Question: How can I stop a driver at run time? Solution: You can do so by using the driver’s Deactivate() method. Example: Application.GetObject(“Driver1”).Deactivate()