Citect Source System: Settings Tab

Prerequisites

To be able to set up a Citect source system in the PCO Management Console, you need to copy the following files of the Citect SCADA installation to the PCo system directory, for example, c:\Program Files\SAP\Plant Connectivity\System:

  • CTAPI.DLL

  • CT_IPC.DLL

  • CTENG32.DLL

  • CTRES32.DLL

  • CTUTIL32.DLL

It is necessary to copy the files since the Citect agent uses the CtApi interface of the CitectSCADA system.

If PCo is not installed on the same machine as the CitectSCADA system, the CitectSCADA configuration (citect.ini) must also contain the following line: [CTAPI] Remote=1

For more information, see the documentation for CitectSCADA.

Procedure

  1. To configure the settings for a Citect source system, on the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, select a Citect source system and click on the Settings tab.
  2. For information you need to enter, use the following table:

    Field

    Description

    Server

    Here you enter the server on which the Citect SCADA is installed.

    User Name

    Here you enter the user name that you use to log on to the Citect SCADA system.

    Password

    Here you enter the user password that you use to log on to the Citect SCADA system.

    Table

    Here you specify the Citect table on which the Citect agent is to work:

    • TAG table

    • TREND table

      The TREND table provides historical data.

    • Blank

      If you do not enter anything, you can browse in the two tables as in a hierarchy.

Results

The connection to the source system has been created. You can now create the agent instance and, if necessary, the destination system.