Manage Servers

Intended audience: developers, administrators

Creating a Tango server

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To Create a server , Open the server creation dialog within the Edit menu.

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  • Enter the server name including its instance name:
    Ex: Modbus/tra1 where Modbus is the name of the process (the executable name) and tra1 its instance name.Then you can run your server by launching “Modbus tra1”.

  • Enter the class name

  • Enter all devices of this class

  • Click on Register server

Adding or Removing device to/from an existing server

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Select the class in the server you want to add a device, then right click on it and select “Add a device”. This will ask you for a device name. Select “Delete” if you want to remove the device. Note that when you remove a device all its properties are also removed.

Adding or Removing class to/from an existing server

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Select the server you want to add a class, then right click on it and select “Add class”. This will show you the Create/Edit server window with the server name locked. Enter the class and devices name and click “Register Server”.

Renaming a server

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This is a global rename of a server (executable name), all instances are affected.

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This allows to rename the instance of one specific server.

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This allows to rename the server name and instance name of one specific server.