GE Fanuc Intelligent PlatForms

Machine Edition View OPC Driver Diagnostic

Created On: August 10th, 2009.

 Machine Edition View Performing View OPC Driver Diagnostics:

Software Requirement: Machine Edition 5.90 Service Pack 1 or above.

*Note: View OPC Driver Diagnostic feature available since Machine Edition 5.90 Service Pack 1 or later
(For Quick Panel View / Control or Windows NT/XP/2000 Target Types)

View OPC Drivers_- Sample Screen______________________________________

There are 3 types of log files can be created by diagnostics drivers, there are:
• Event Log
Contains OPC Drivers activities
• OPC Diagnostic Log
The OPC diagnostics window provides a real-time and historical view of OPC events that occur
between any OPC client and the server.
• Channel Diagnostic Log
The channel diagnostics window provides a real-time view of the diagnostic tags for the selected
channel and a real-time view of the actual device protocol.

5 Steps to enable OPC Driver Diagnostic Logging:

1.) Enabled Driver Diagnostic
2.) Download and Start View Runtime with your test project
3.) Configure ServerMain.exe to configure the logging option
2 4.) Perform testing (e.g. I/O through driver )
5.) Export the log files

GE Fanuc Intelligent PlatForms – Machine Edition View OPC Driver Diagnostics

 Enable Driver Diagnostic:

OPC Driver Diagnostic MUST be enabled before any OPC Driver logging configuration.

1.) Diagnostic Properties available to be enabled under the “General Tab” in each individual View
OPC Driver channel properties – (Default: Disabled) - See below

2.) Download and Start View Runtime

3.) Accessing to ServerMain.exe icon from Windows Task bar tray icon area.

GE Fanuc Intelligent PlatForms – Machine Edition View OPC Driver Diagnostics

 How to export OPC Driver Event Log_________________________________________

1.) View Runtime project must be configured to use View OPC Driver. As soon as view runtime started,
you will be able to see ServerMain icon. The OPC Event Windows will be opened up by double click
on ServerMain icon.

Double Click to
Open

2.) Select Tools – Event Log – Save As Text File

*Event Log file extension (*.txt)

*For OPC Driver Diagnostic on Quick Panel View / Control, user can save the Event log file onto CF
Card and view it by Notepad utility on any PC.

GE Fanuc Intelligent PlatForms – Machine Edition View OPC Driver Diagnostics

 How to export OPC Driver OPC Diagnostic Log_____________________________________

1.) View Runtime project must be configured to use View OPC Driver. As soon as view runtime started,
you will be able to see ServerMain icon. The OPC Event Windows will be opened up by double click
on ServerMain icon.

Double Click to
Open

2.) Select View – Diagnostic – OPC , it launched the OPC Diagnostic shows in next screenshot.

GE Fanuc Intelligent PlatForms – Machine Edition View OPC Driver Diagnostics

 3.) Press Start button to enable the OPC diagnostic.

4.) Press Stop button , then hit “Save As” to export the OPC Diagnostic log on to
*OPC Diagnostic File Extension (*.opcdiag)

*For OPC Driver Diagnostic on Quick Panel View / Control, user can save the Event log file onto CF
Card and view it by Notepad utility on any PC.
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GE Fanuc Intelligent PlatForms – Machine Edition View OPC Driver Diagnostics

 How to export OPC Driver Channel Diagnostic Log________________________________
1. View Runtime project must be configured to use View OPC Driver. As soon as view runtime started,
you will be able to see ServerMain icon. The OPC Event Windows will be opened up by double click
on ServerMain icon.

Double Click to
Open

2.) Select View – Diagnostic – Channel, it launched the OPC Diagnostic shows in next screenshot.

GE Fanuc Intelligent PlatForms – Machine Edition View OPC Driver Diagnostics

 3.) Select specific channel for Diagnostic

*Note: Available Channels are base on number of channel you have configured in your project

GE Fanuc Intelligent PlatForms – Machine Edition View OPC Driver Diagnostics

 4.) Once channel diagnostic enabled, it will open the following screen. To export the channel diagnostic,
right click on the channel diagnostic and do “Save As”, export as a text file

*For OPC Driver Diagnostic on Quick Panel View / Control, user can save the Event log file onto CF
Card and view it by Notepad utility on any PC.

*(For Quick Panel View / Control user) – In order to perform “Right Click” operation on a Quick Panel
View/Control for channel diagnostic, users will have to connect an external USB Mouse to the panel .

GE Fanuc Intelligent PlatForms – Machine Edition View OPC Driver Diagnostics