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Title: Difference between redirect plugin and redirection to other configuration Post by: ccdr on March 11, 2017, 04:03:32 AM Hi
After using data logger suite for a while, I'm wondering what difference between redirect plugin and redirection to other configuration? It seems the plugin can do all the things the redirection to other configuration can do. Any special benefit of using redirection to other configuration? Title: Re: Difference between redirect plugin and redirection to other configuration Post by: Arthur Grasin on March 13, 2017, 07:33:24 AM The redirect plugin send data out using a data interface in other configuration. For example, you may receive data from one COM port, transform it and send to another COM port.
Redirection to other configuration allows to filter out and export data using plugins from other configuration. For example, you may store data to 2 different databases. Title: Re: Difference between redirect plugin and redirection to other configuration Post by: ccdr on March 13, 2017, 03:26:33 PM Thanks Arthur for the reply.
However, I still don't get it. I've successfully applied the redirect plugin with expression plugin. As you said, data logger suite acts like a software gateway between two COMs. Now I have a different case where a software needs to control two serial devices through two separate COMs. But the software could only open a single COM port. So I use virtual null modem to connect the software to data logger suite first and hope data logger suite could distribute the data to different COM ports by "redirect to another configuration" feature. But I never succeed on using "redirect to another configuration" feature. I read this thread. forum.aggsoft.com/index.php/topic,288.0.html Still can't make "redirect to another configuration" work. Could you be so kind to show me a concrete example which could show the "redirect to another configuration" capability? Thanks a lot! Title: Re: Difference between redirect plugin and redirection to other configuration Post by: Arthur Grasin on March 13, 2017, 04:28:37 PM The function is used only for data export plugin. It does not work if you want to send data to a COM port.
In your case you should use the "Data redirecting" plugin. Title: Re: Difference between redirect plugin and redirection to other configuration Post by: ccdr on March 13, 2017, 04:49:14 PM The function is used only for data export plugin. It does not work if you want to send data to a COM port. But in this thread, forum.aggsoft.com/index.php/topic,288.0.htmlIn your case you should use the "Data redirecting" plugin. It seems it does not involve any export plugin, except a data parser. Title: Re: Difference between redirect plugin and redirection to other configuration Post by: Arthur Grasin on March 13, 2017, 05:03:34 PM Quote 1. To create 4 different configurations for each IP address and activate the OPC server within first configuration only; The OPC server is the data export plugin. Title: Re: Difference between redirect plugin and redirection to other configuration Post by: ccdr on March 13, 2017, 05:11:09 PM Thanks for the timely feedback. Well explained. :)
Title: Re: Difference between redirect plugin and redirection to other configuration Post by: ccdr on March 14, 2017, 01:59:07 PM The function is used only for data export plugin. It does not work if you want to send data to a COM port. Since "redirection to another configuration" is used only for data export plugin, if none of the data export plugin is selected, why not gray out the check boxes below "redirection to another configuration"?In your case you should use the "Data redirecting" plugin. The attached screenshot is kind of misleading. Title: Re: Difference between redirect plugin and redirection to other configuration Post by: Arthur Grasin on March 14, 2017, 02:28:22 PM Yes, if a target configuration does not contain enabled data export plugin then this option useless.
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