D2000 GateWay Client may be configured also for direct transfer of values of selected objects from the source D2000 System (shows data through the D2000 GateWay Server) to the destination one without the need to configure objects of "Remote tag" type.
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The value transfer is executed only on the basis of verification of object match between D2000 Systems. To transfer the values, select the particular objects or group of objects filtered by mask and then enter them to the start parameters of the GateWay Client process.
The destination system tries to verify whether the required objects exist in the source system and if so, it ensures transferring the value of these objects. If the source system does not contain the a particular object, it will have the an invalid value in the destination system.
If the list of objects is changed (any object is added or deleted) while running the GateWay Client in the destination system, which corresponds with mask, the proper action is executed towards the source system (logging on / off of object).
Any values are not transferred from the destination system to the source one. The value transfer is always unidirectional, so the gateway work as a Data Diode.
The structured variables can be transferred only as a whole.
There is not supported the The feature Destination column for I/O tags is not supported. A user must select the values of the given destination structure that are to be transferred.
GateWay Client process may be executed both as it is defined for remote tags and as the transparent gateway.
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The transparent gateway is a temporary solution providing that:
- there are done the changes or modifications of functional and used systemproduction systems, which are first tested on a parallel system,
- there is executed the test of a new hardware when upgrading the existing system,
- other testing or debugging purposes.
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You should realize that the transparent gateway assigns the values to objects those administrative processes in DODM systemwhich are children of some D2000 processes. Therefore, these processes must be stopped in the destination D2000 System. It concerns These are usually the communication processes and calculation processes.
The user cannot change the value on the destination D2000 System (commanding controlling values). As the administrative parent communication process does not run, the setting of value ends with an error.
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To activate the transparent gateway, start GateWay Client with one or more /ROV parameters (Read Object Values).
Syntax: /ROVobj_mask1[+][,][obj_mask2][+][,]......
/ROV parameter is followed by a name (or more names separated by a comma) of object or mask for more objects. To transfer the object values together with the child, add the '+' (plus) character at the end.
Examples:
/ROVSELF.KOM+ | Ensures the value transfer of the SELF.KOM process together with its children (lines, stations, I/O tags). |
/ROVM.* | It is used for value transfer of the I/O tag which name starts according to the ordinary naming 'M.'. |
/ROVM.OBJ1,M.OBJ2 | Value transfer of objects M.OBJ1 and M.OBJ2. |
Object exclusion
If it is required not to transfer the values of specific objects, it is possible to start the GateWay Client process with one or more parameters /XOV (eXclude Object Values).
Syntax: /XOVobj_mask
Objects whose names match the specified mask will not be transferred (not even their descendants). The /XOV parameter has a higher priority than the /ROV parameter.
Example: The transfer of all structured variables except system structures can be achieved by specifying /ROVSV.* /XOVSV._System*
Changing object names
If it is necessary to change object names (i.e. on the GateWay Client side, D2000 objects are named differently than on the GateWay Server side), it is possible to start the GateWay Client process with one or more /MON (Modify Object Names) parameters.
Syntax: /MON<expression,replacement>
Example: Deleting the string "MPPS." in the names of the opened objects we achieve by specifying /MONMPPS\.,
Example: Replacement MPPS -> MES is achieved with the parameter /MONMPPS,MES
Note: at most one substitution is performed on the D2000 object name (expression is searched for from the beginning of the name). For example, if an I/O tag M.MPPS.test.MPPS exists, then the parameter /MONMPPS,MES causes the I/O tag M.MES.test.MPPS to be opened on the remote side.
Pairing objects by UID
Transparent gateway supports pairing not only by object names but also by UID objects. This feature is enabled by the start parameter /UID, which must be used when starting both the GateWay Client and GateWay Server processes.
This feature can be used to implement the functionality of a transparent gateway regardless of changes in the names of the objects (provided that they have the same UID), i.e. objects can be renamed.
Filtering of process alarms
When transferring the values to the destination system, the values of process alarms are usually filtered. To transfer values together with the process alarms, start GateWay Client with the /ROA parameter.
Invalidation of values of non-found objects
If the transparent gateway does not find the desired object on the side of the gateway server, it invalidates the value of the object on the side of the gateway client. This feature can be disabled by the /NOINV start parameter.
Optimization for XML import
When performing XML import of multiple objects to the destination system, the D2000 Server used a lot of CPU for performing refreshes of as object lists. Refreshing can be delayed by starting the GateWay Client with the /GTWDL<seconds> start parameter (refresh will be performed with a delay equal to the specified seconds parameter - the recommended value is 10).
Diagnostic information
To activate the detailed debug information, start GateWay Client with these parameters:
/E+DBG.GTW_TR | Enables listing of the debug information about the objects |
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/E+DBG.GTW_TR.VAL | Enables listing of the debug information about the value transfer of selected objects to the destination system. |
This listing of debug information can be enabled /disabled also while running the GateWay Client through the D2000 System Console.
Tell command TRGTW
After receiving the TRGTW command, GateWay Client lists the status of all required objects.
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