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Wonderware
ABCIP DAServer
User’s Guide
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ABCIP DAServer User’s Guide
Welcome
The Wonderware ABCIP DAServer is a Microsoft Windows application
that allows client applications direct and indirect access to Allen-
Bradley families of ControlLogix, GuardLogix, FlexLogix,
CompactLogix, SoftLogix 5800, MicroLogix, PLC-5, and SLC500
controllers.
The DAServer does not require any Rockwell Software RSLinx
™
package.
Documentation Conventions
This documentation uses the following conventions:
Convention Used for
Initial Capitals Paths and file names.
Bold
Menus, commands, dialog box names,
and dialog box options.
Monospace
Code samples and display text.
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ABCIP DAServer User’s Guide
Technical Support
Wonderware Technical Support offers a variety of support options to
answer any questions on Wonderware products and their
implementation.
Before you contact Technical Support, refer to the relevant section(s)
in this documentation for a possible solution to the problem. If you
need to contact technical support for help, have the following
information ready:
• The type and version of the operating system you are using.
• Details of how to recreate the problem.
• The exact wording of the error messages you saw.
• Any relevant output listing from the Log Viewer or any other
diagnostic applications.
• Details of what you did to try to solve the problem(s) and your
results.
• If known, the Wonderware Technical Support case number
assigned to your problem, if this is an ongoing problem.
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ABCIP DAServer User’s Guide
Chapter 2
Getting Started
The DAServer is one component of a software system that connects
your software application with information on the factory floor.
This DAServer documentation covers only the information you need to
configure and run the DAServer component. See the documentation
that comes with the related components for details on their operation.
You can find installation instructions in a help file on the distribution
CD.
You use the DAServer Manager to configure, activate, and
troubleshoot the DAServer. The DAServer Manager is located in the
System Management Console (SMC).
This documentation describes some of the features of the DAServer
Manager. See the DAServer Manager User’s Guide to find more
information on:
• Global parameters
• Configuration sets
• Time zone features
• Icon definitions
• Activation/deactivation
• Configuring as a service
• Importing/exporting device items
• Standard diagnostics
You can troubleshoot problems with the DAServer using the
ArchestrA Log Viewer, a snap-in to the SMC. See the Log Viewer help
file to find information on:
