Difference between redirect plugin and redirection to other configuration

[ccdr]

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?

[Arthur Grasin]

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.

[ccdr]

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!

[Arthur Grasin]

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.

[ccdr]

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.

But in this thread, forum.aggsoft.com/index.php/topic,288.0.html
It seems it does not involve any export plugin, except a data parser.

[Arthur Grasin]

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.

[ccdr]

Thanks for the timely feedback. Well explained.

[ccdr]

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.

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"?
The attached screenshot is kind of misleading.

[Arthur Grasin]

Yes, if a target configuration does not contain enabled data export plugin then this option useless.