Overview
The Solution Settings is a centralized configuration interface, facilitating the modification of general solution settings. Users can adjust parameters ranging from licensing considerations, solution file size details, and runtime processes, to Python interpreter paths through specific sections: Solution Information, Target Platform and License, Solution Options, Run Modules inside the main Runtime process, and Python Interpreter. To make solution configuration changes, simply navigate to Solution → Settings on the module sidebar.
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Key Concepts and Terminology
Target Platform
The target platform refers to the operating system and hardware environment on which your solution will be deployed and executed. Our platform supports various target platforms, including Windows, Linux, and real-time operating systems, ensuring flexibility and compatibility with a wide range of industrial automation systems.
By selecting the appropriate target platform, you can optimize your solution's performance and ensure seamless integration with your existing infrastructure.
Target License
The platform uses a licensing model to provide different levels of functionality and scalability, depending on the needs of your solution. The target license determines the features, modules, and tag limits available within a specific solution.
We offer several licensing options, catering to various solution sizes and complexity levels. By choosing the right target license for your solution, you can ensure access to the necessary tools and features while optimizing costs.
Categories
One interesting feature in the software platform is the ability to use Categories to organize and group items on runtime, such as variables, alarms, and trends.
Plugins
Plugins are additional software components that can be integrated into the platform to extend its functionality and compatibility. These plugins can be developed by third-party vendors or even end-users. They enable you to add custom features, support for specific devices, or integration with other software systems.
Our platform provides an SDK (Software Development Kit) that allows developers to create their own plugins, ensuring maximum flexibility and adaptability to meet unique solution requirements. By leveraging plugins, you can tailor the platform to fit your specific needs and create highly customized automation solutions.
Check Import Plugin for more information.
Understanding Solution Settings and Utilities
Overview
Access the Solution Settings through Solution Settings → General to tailor your solutions to specific requirements and ensure seamless integration with external systems.
The Solution Settings (Solution → Settings) has the configuration options that applies to the entire solution.
You can view and change the solution settings that you configured when you created the solution.
Configuration and Utilities Usage
The Solution Settings navigation on Solution Explorer has general settings that applies to the entire Solution, and Utilities to assist the creating and maintenance of the solution. It includes:
Solution Information
The Solution Settings (Solution → Settings) has the configuration options that applies to the entire solution.
Solution information | |
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Description | A description for the solution. |
Solution Path | Read-only path to the solution. |
Tag Count | How many tags the solution has. |
Communication Points | How many communication points the solution has. |
Target Platform and License
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Target Platform and License | |
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Target Platform | Shows the target platform selected in the solution creation procedure. |
Product Family | A basic description of the product families is FrameworX — Complete FactoryStudio functionality FactoryStudio — Scales based on the number of Tags & clients. Edge HMI — Use for smaller applications and embedded systems. Express — Use only for test or demonstration purposes. Edge Gateway — Create a solution to work as an OPC server or Data Acquisition Gateway, providing data to other applications from the native protocol drivers. Changing the family settings may cause some configurations to be invalid. For example, some features are only available in the Enterprise version. Check our product families: |
Product Model | The product model is connected with the maximum number of real-time communication points you are allowed on that solution. |
Solution Options
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Solution Options | |
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Culture Info | Select the target language for the runtime application. This setting controls the formatting of dates, numbers, and other information so they are in compliance with the selected language. It is possible to change this setting later. |
Allow Client Tasks (WPF only) | Checkbox that allows Client tasks in WPF. |
Enable Diagnostics Logging | Checkbox that allows enabling diagnostics logging. |
Run Modules inside main Runtime process
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Solution Options | |
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Script Tasks | |
First Device Channel | |
Python Interpreter
Specifies the directory location where the Python interpreter is installed.
Python Interpreter | |
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Local | |
Server | |
Troubleshooting and Best Practices
Troubleshooting and Common #Issues
The Historian module may encounter some issues in its operation. Here are some common issues and their troubleshooting:
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Solution
Best Practices and #Recommendations
To ensure the smooth operation of the Historian module, follow these best practices:
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Recommendations
In this section: