Ecosim Pro adapter - Reference manual

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Help Method
  3. Screen Definitions and Operations
  4. Commands and Operations
  5. Error Messages

Introduction

The most relevant commands the adapter provides:

  • Connect/Disconnect from a E-TM-10-25 server.
  • Refresh the hub session.
  • Reload the hub session.
  • Auto reload with a specified timespan.
  • Connect/Disconnect from a OPC UA server.
  • Run/pause/reset the experiment.
  • Mapping from an OPC UA Variable to a Parameter
  • Mapping from a E-TM-10-25 Parameter to an OPC UA Variable
  • Selecting/deselecting mapped things to transfer
  • Transfer the mapped things to the destinations.

Help Method

In the adapter every button and dropdown control have a tooltip. That means if you mouse over any of these some text will pop up with details on the overed control.

Screen Definitions and Operations

The main window, which is the biggest one of the EcosimPro adapter, shows a lot of information, therefore a minimum screen resolution of 800 pixels by 600 pixels. It is possible to resize the different inner panels to accommodate the view. It does not contain any window top menu, but some operations are available through context menu or by selecting tree items in the relevant panels.

Commands and Operations

All commands in the adapter are made available visually, that means there is a button or a context menu entry in front of the command. Also, some commands are run by selecting items in the different trees the main window can display.

Error Messages

The following messages can be displayed in the status bar:

  • “Failed to write value ({value}) to the target node”.
    • Meaning that either the OPC UA server is not responding, or that a write attempt has failed since the target variable is not writable.
  • “Error creating subscription for attribute id = {attribute id}”
    • That means the connection has dropped or the server is not responding and then the subscription to one variable cannot be created. To overcome this problem, try restarting your OPC UA server, then try to reconnect again.
  • “Session from {URL} has been closed”.
    • The connection has been closed for some reason (server unreachable, server is not responding). In this case try again connection to the server.