Site Configuration    Action Definition   DDE Control

When you click on any of the S1 to S8 buttons in the Home Screen, the Site Configuration window is opened as shown below. Note that the Site Number (1-8) is displayed in the Titlebar of this window:

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You define the parameters required for logging in to the TLServer:

  • Site Name helps identify the URL (this is optional). If defined the Site Name text will be displayed on the S1-S8 buttons in the Home screen.
  • URL:  The IP address and port number E.g. 127.0.0.1:9080 (that will be for local host) or   192.168.123.1:8080, etc.
  • Username - a user that has been defined in the TLServer.
  • Password - the password associated with this user.
  • Active checkbox: Check it to define this as an active Site. i.e. all the active Actions defined in this Site will be executed when "Run" button of the home screen is clicked. An active Site will also be shown as a  light blue color button in the Home Screen.
  • A1 to A100 buttons: Double-click on any of these buttons allow you to define up to 100 Actions per Site. An Action is where you define which data element to extract,  from which PLC, which spreadsheet cell or range of cells that you want the data to be stored to or taken from, and how frequently you want it done.  An Action can also be set active or inactive and those active ones are shown as light blue color buttons. Some parameters of the defined Actions are displayed alongside their respective button for a quick glance of their definitions. An undefined Action will not have any parameter displayed next to their button.

Site Configuration    Action Definition   DDE Control