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Alarms
Audit and diagnostic
Communication interfaces
Configuration environment
Data acquisition
DataVue/Data Export
Development kits
General
Historical data
HMI
Known issues
Other Products
PcVue installation
PcVue miscellaneous
Real time data
Sample projects
Scripting
Security bulletin
SnapVue
System
TouchVue
UDC
Upgrade issues
Useful tools
Version Information
EmVue v1
FrontVue 15
FrontVue 16
PcVue 10.0
PcVue 11
PcVue 11.1
PcVue 11.2
PcVue 12
PcVue 15
PcVue 16
PcVue 17
PcVue 6
PcVue 7.00
PcVue 7.20
PcVue 8.00
PcVue 8.10
PcVue 8.2
PcVue 9.0
PlantVue 2.6
WebVue
[KB260] Applicom – See the OPC traffic
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: You need to check the OPC traffic between your client and the applicom OPC. Solution : Set the OPC server setting and AppOpc tools […]
[KB259] Applicom – Profibus check (physical layer)
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: Problem : You are using an Applicom card and you need to check your PROFIBUS physical layer. Solution : Run C:\Program Files\applicom\applicom 3.x\monpfb.exe Details:
[KB258] APPLICOM APPUSR.INI and PcVue Web Services
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00 to 11.2. Summary: How to use PcVue Web Services if PcVue is executed after Applicom initialization? Details: It is impossible to use Web Services if […]
[KB257] 3 level architecture
Applies to: PcVue version 8.00 onwards Summary: This article describes how to configure 3 level architecture. 3 levels means that some PcVue Stations behave like gateway. That is they retrieve […]
[KB256] Cimway problem each hour due to Windows power management
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: Disconnection of Cimway communication occurs every hour. Solution: New PCs are often provided with OS default settings for energy saving. These have to be […]
[KB255] Serial Printer Wiring
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes the wiring of a serial printer cable. Details: The wiring connections are as follows: DB9 DB25 DB25 DB9 […]
[KB254] Security Issues with OPC DCOM in Windows XP
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for Windows XP. Summary: This article describes how to avoid problems with logging in to Windows XP. Details: Source This article is based […]
[KB253] Disabling the AutoPlay option when inserting a USB key
Applies to: PcVue all versions supporting Windows 2000, XP and 2003 Server. Summary: This article describes how to disable the AutoPlay option before you insert a USB key (dongle). Details: […]
[KB252] How to Share the Same Paging File for Windows NT and 98
Applies to: Computers using both Windows 95 or 98, and Windows NT. This article contains obsolete references. Summary: With a dual-boot system with Windows NT and Windows 98, it is […]
[KB251] Command line tools for Microsoft Windows
Applies to : Windows Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008 and XP. Summary : This article links to updated documentation on the use of the command-line tools used to perform various […]
[KB250] Boot a Windows 95 computer under DOS
Applies to: Windows 95 OSR2 and later.This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This articles describes the configuration needed to boot a Windows 95 OSR2 computer automatically under DOS. Details: If […]
[KB249] Synchronize your Computer Clock with Net Time
Applies to: PcVue all versions supporting Windows 95, 98 or NT. Summary: This topic explains how to synchronize your computers’ clocks in a network when using Windows 95, 98 or NT […]
[KB248] Installing NetBEUI in a Windows XP Environment
Applies to: Windows XP. This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This article describes how to install NetBEUI under Windows XP. Details: NetBEUI (NetBIOS Frames Protocol, NBF) is a non-routable protocol […]
[KB247] Hide a Windows Computer from its Network Neighborhood
Applies to: Windows XP, 2000 and NT 4.0. Summary: This article explains how to hide a Windows computer from the Network Neighborhood. Details: There can be various reasons for hiding […]
[KB246] Resource allocation for graphical objects
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20c onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to check the […]
[KB245] Images in mimics not being displayed
Applies to: PcVue, FrontVue and PlantVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to solve a problem in which images in mimics are not displayed. Details: Symptom When a mimic […]
[KB244] How to Export an Image from AUTOCAD in WMF Format File
Applies to: PcVue version 6.04 onwards. Summary: This article explains how to export AUTOCAD, version 13, 14 and later, images in WMF (Windows Metafile) format so as to insert them […]
[KB243] The QUALITY field in OPC and the HDS
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article refers to the format of the Quality field as defined in the specification of OPC Data Access 2.05a. Details: Please find the […]
[KB242] Compatibility problem between PlantVue and Office 2003
Applies to: PlantVue versions 2.0 and 2.5. Summary: This article describes how to overcome an incompatibility between PlantVue and Office 2003 SP1 on the same PC. Details: After PlantVue is […]
[KB241] Communication between Applicom’s OPC Server and a PLC
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to overcome problems with communication between Applicom’s OPC Server and a PLC. Details: Access to values in a PLC In […]
[KB240] ActiveX Registration
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for Windows 95, 98 2000, NT and XP. Summary: This article explains how to register and de-register an ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows […]
[KB239] Chinese fonts in WebVue
Applies to: WebVue versions supplied with PcVue version 11.2 and earlier. WebVue versions supplied with PcVue version 12 onwards use different technology to which this article is not applicable. Microsoft […]
[KB238] Configuring IIS for WebVue
Applies to: WebVue versions supplied with PcVue version 11.2 and earlier. WebVue versions supplied with PcVue version 12 onwards use different technology to which this article is not applicable. Summary: […]
[KB237] Displaying an ASCII file in WebVue
Applies to: WebVue versions supplied with PcVue version 11.2 and earlier. Internet Explorer 5 or later. WebVue versions supplied with PcVue version 12 onwards use different technology to which this […]
[KB236] Data flow control in VCR mode
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article refers describes how you can configure the data flow when replaying events in VCR mode. Details: You can set the thresholds for stopping […]
[KB235] How often the system variable TIME is updated
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains the manner in which the system variable TIME is updated for use in PcVue’s functions. Details: The PcVue variable TIME changes […]
[KB234] Time Zone Configuration with PcVue
Applies to: PcVue version 6.0x. Summary: This article describes how to configure a computer’s Time Zone to fix a problem of time difference between Real Time and Historical modes in […]
[KB233] Starting Sequence of PcVue
Applies to: PcVue version 6.10 onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article lists the sequence of processes […]
[KB232] PcVue freezes when you Select File in the Menu with Windows 98
Applies to: PcVue version 6.04 onwards, Windows 98 and an ATI graphics card Summary: This article provides the system configuration when using ATI graphic card. Details: Using an ATI graphics […]
[KB410] Checking and logging CPU and memory traces
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for Windows XP, 2000 and NT. Summary: This article explains how to check and log the CPU usage and memory consumption of […]
[KB230] About performance monitoring
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for Windows 2000, XP and NT. Summary: This article explains how to check the CPU usage and memory consumption of PcVue threads. Details: […]
[KB229] Message 5246 and 5247: IMPORT
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains how to you can create variables and actions with an external tool, then import your files when starting PcVue. Details: French […]
[KB228] How to Start a PcVue Project without Starting Communication
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains how to start a project without starting the communication. Details: You can add an optional argument to the shortcut you use […]
[KB227] How to run PcVue in simulation mode
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20a onwards. Summary: When you run PcVue in simulation mode, the values of Database bit and register variables will vary automatically. Details: There are two ways […]
[KB226] Automatic Logon under Windows NT
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for Windows 2000 and NT. Summary: Windows allows you to automate the Logon process by storing your password and other pertinent information in […]
[KB225] Hidden & Read-only files in the Reference Project (Project Version Control)
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to ensure that Hidden and Read-only files do not prevent copying of the Reference project from the local ‘Usr’ folder. […]
[KB224] Printer Status
Applies to: PcVue version 6.04d onwards. Summary: This article explains how to obtain the printer status in PcVue Details: To be able to obtain printer status in PcVue in the […]
[KB223] Printing in landscape format with a HP DeskJet printer via the PcVue Print Spooler
Applies to: PcVue version 6.10 onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article is about printing through an […]
[KB222] Form feed and line feed for printing
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to send a form feed or line feed command sequence to a printer. Details: You can send a form feed […]
[KB221] Migrating a PcVue application from version 7.20 to 8.00 onwards
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20 and 8.00 onwards. Summary: This article addresses a specifc problem with migrating a PcVue project’s historical data from 7.20 to 8.00 or later. Details: The […]
[KB220] Migrating a PcVue project from PcVue2 to PcVue32
Applies to: PcVue version 6.00 onwards. Summary: This article provides some tips on migrating an application from PcVue2 (version 2 to 5) to PcVue32 (version 6 onwards). Details: These are […]
[KB219] Warning message about expressions in the PcVue Event Viewer
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains the error message “Depexpr.dat …” in the Event Viewer and describes how to avoid the problem. Details: The message: Depexpr.dat, line […]
[KB218] Region mode with dual screen Matrox G550 graphics card
Applies to: PcVue version 6.10 onwards. Summary: This article describes how to configure a Matrox G550 graphics card to use PcVue with 2 regions. Details:The Matrox G550 graphic card enables […]
[KB217] USB Sentinel driver version compatability
Applies to: PcVue versions 8.00, 8.10 and 8.10 SP1. Summary: This article describes compatibility problems with installing different versions of the USB Sentinel drivers. Details: The versions of the Sentinel […]
[KB216] Test the SENTINEL Key without PcVue
Applies to: PcVue versions 7.10 onward with support for Windows XP, 2000 and NT. Sentinel Driver since version 5.41. The basic content of this article may also be applicable to […]
[KB215] Sentinel SuperPro key with Windows XP
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for Windows XP. This article contains obsolete references. Summary: In Windows XP, the Sentinel System Driver may not recognize the Sentinel SuperPro protection […]
[KB214] Key Detection Problem with Toshiba Notebooks
Applies to: PcVue all versions. This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This article describes how to handle a problem with detecting protection keys (dongles) on Toshiba notebook computers. Details: The […]
[KB213] How to find the Sentinel Driver Version Number
Applies to: PcVue all versions with support for Windows XP, 2000 and NT. Summary: This article explains how to find the version number of the Sentinel driver. Details: In Windows […]
[KB212] Compatibility of Protection Keys on a Single PC
Applies to: PcVue 7.20a. The basic content of this article may also be applicable to later versions of Pcvue although the detail may vary. Summary: This article describes tests of […]
[KB211] Closing PcVue windows without having access rights
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00 onwards. PlantVue. Summary: This article describes a workaround for a user to close a mimic window in the HMI when they do not have access […]