Ftp server on compact fieldpoint

How
do I reconfigure the FTP server running on a cFP-2000? For security
purposes, our IT people want us to get rid of the anonymous FTP login,
or to disable the FTP server entirely. I need to create user/password
permissions. A thread in 2004 discussed options, but nothing seems to
work. Thanks

No worries David, you were right, this is a more appropiate forum in general for those questions, but not a big deal if it is handled else where. I threw up that link so that others would know that it is being discussed in a seperate thread. But like I said no worries
-GDE

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Opc server on compact fieldpoint 2100

Dear all
I am having a bit of trouble on where to start with setting up OPC tags for the customer to view. I have a cFP-2100 in machine which is installed at a power station. It isconnected by ethernet back to a PC in a server room.
All outputs are normally hardwired using an analogue output card to give the values, but this customer has requested I use OPC.
They browse the available OPC servers on the network and find
National Instruments.Variable EngineNational Instruments.Variable Engine.1National Instruments.OPCFieldPointNational Instruments.LookoutOPCServer
Now I can easily change the code to ouput the instruments values to some new shared variables, but how do I go about creating a tag name?
Another question I have the NI devloper suite (NI professional devlopment system) with teh datalogging and supervisory control module 8.2.1 and the labview industrial automation OPC servers 5.1. But i cant find which disk they are on? any ideas?
any help would be much appriciated.
regards,
Chris

Dear Monkins
Please see this webcast of how to create custom tags through our National Instruments LabVIEW software and programmable automation
controllers-to any PLC using the new NI OPC servers
http://zone.ni.com/wv/app/doc/p/id/wv-263
Just as a note, from a performance standpoint, there is no difference between these two
methods when the DataSocket is configured correctly. At run time,
accessing the tags will happen at the same rate and with the exact same
behavior. To configure the DataSocket connection correctly, ensure that
you open and close a connection to your tag only once when reading or
writing from it iteratively, as shown in the following screenshot. From an implementation standpoint, there is an important difference
between the two methods. The shared variable method uses an OPC client
that is built into the shared variable engine. This OPC client is added
by the DSC module. In order to bind shared variables to OPC tags, you
must have the DSC module installed. The DataSocket method uses a
different OPC client built into the DataSocket implementation in
LabVIEW. Because DataSockets are a standard part of LabVIEW, you do not
need any special software modules to access your OPC tags with this
method.
Please see the KB below which describes how to use the OPC server in Labview through using Datasocket.
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/EA15F53DB6FECCA5862567240064DF09?OpenDocument
Also, the below link, describes methods for binding a shared variable to a FP channel; please see method 1 which utilizes this NOT using the DSC module.
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/FA610367EC62574186257118005089F2?OpenDocument
Many thanks for using the NI forums and I look forward to your reply.
Kind regards
David
Applications Engineer
National Instruments UK

DSC for compact fieldpoint(cFP)

which IO server type should be used for building DSC application for compact fieldpoint target?
when i use my computer as target then i get various options for IO server type like custom VI,opc client,epics,data set marker,modbus.But when i choose compact fieldpoint as target i got only epics and modbus options.Is there any problem with my HW/SW or with my concept?
kindly clearify.....
regards
vks

Hi,
if you just wanna use Labview for logging and graphics (using Ethernet) AND you do NOT use a Real-Time cFP-Controller then you do not need Labview Real Time.
E.g. if you use NI cFP-1804 - Ethernet/Serial Interface for Compact FieldPoint.
(http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/202527)
If you are using a Real Time Controller than you will NEED Labview Real-Time.
You cannot work without it!!!
Best regards
Dippi

Launch DS in compact fieldpoint

Hi,
I have two simple VIs that uses datasocket, Write DS.vi and Read DS.vi.
I'm using the function Launch DS Server if Local URL.
In my computer works ok, but when I execute my VI in a compact FIeldPoint (cFP-2020), DS server don't works. It appears the messsage "Launching the DataSocket Server is currently not supported on non-windows platforms. Please try connecting to a DataSocket Server running on windows." (application TargetOS is FALSE).
Are there any solution?
Thank you.
Vicen
WinXP / LV 7.1
Attachments:
Launch DS Server if Local URL.vi ‏66 KB
Write DS.vi ‏70 KB
Read DS.vi ‏67 KB

Look for "Publish.vi" in the FP palettes.
That VI and its associates will deploy a DS Server and allow you to read and write from same on a FP unit.
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Selecting and running vi's on a compact FieldPoint 2120 via remote panel

Hi,
I'm trying to provide two html files to run two different vi's on a compact fieldpoint. I can run either of them by setting them as 'run as startup' in the Build Specification which creates the startup.rtexe program on the controller but the only way I can run two different vi's on the fieldpoint is by renaming the files in the startup directory before calling the html file (and that doesn't work that well). Is there a better process to allow different programs to be run on the compact fieldpoint via the remote panel/html calls?
thanks

Hey AgB2,
I think the best way to get multiple HTMLs linked to their respective VIs would be to set your VIs as the Startup VIs when you build the EXE to deploy to your Compact Fieldpoint. A KnowledgeBase article describing the steps to do this can be found here:
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/466EA9705F98E07786257687005E081B?OpenDocument
Next, all you'll need to do to get your two HTML files to run two different VIs will be these steps:
1.Build the HTML for each VI you want to control
2. Enable the WebServer for your cFP
3. FTP your HTML files to the www folder on your cFP
Once you restart the cFP, your EXE will run at startup with both VIs and you can access them by navigating to http://<ip address>/<vi name>.html. Just to double check, I did this on my computer and had no problem loading both HTMLs or taking control of both VIs at the same time.
Logan H
National Instruments
Applications Engineer

Compact FieldPoint and Shared Variables

Hi Real-Time community,
let me first to describe my problem: I have a project running perfectly on Windows XP machine. The Real-Time Target (compact FieldPoint) is acquiring a data from different sensors and sends them via Shared Variables to the host machine (WinXP). Now this host application has to migrate to Windows 7 machine, which second Ethernet port is also connected to the compact FieldPoint's network. I have created an installer, it run on Win 7 computer but I I see no data there. Shared Variables are standart network-published. What else I need to configure to get Shared Variables visible over there? Thank you in advance for any helpful hint.
Armen

Hi,
we do have the full edition of Signal Express, this is not the problem. We are already logging the information comming from our cFP-1808 : TC-120 and AI-111 module. The problem is that the AI-111 module is a 4 to 20mA module, and we have thermocouple connect to it. We want to read temperature in Signal Express instead of mA.
There's a option in MAX where you can add scaling to a cFP module. This scaling work in MAX, in the OPC server of the cFP, but not in Signal Express. In Signal Express, you still read the mA value.
I know we can add a formula in Signal Express, but we don't want to do that, when there is an other option in MAX.
Thanks

Internet connection of Compact Fieldpoint controller

Hi all, I have this Compact Fieldpoint controller of cFP-2120, I need to make it stand-alone & also to be able to get my data directly from internet. Is there anyone who know's how to do it? Thanks=) For the controller's mannual I came across this sentence of "In order to configure the cFP-21xx, it must reside on the same subnet as the host PC. If you want to use the FP-21xx on a subnet other than the one the host PC is on, first connect and configure it on the same subnet as the host PC, then reassign a static IP address for the subnet where you want it to be
and physically move it to the other subnet." Do you all know what does it mean? Is this feature for stnad-alone or for internet connection?=)

Hi!
   You seem a little confused about networks, am I right?
   The thing is that to configure your cFP, it must reside on the same subnet as your PC. I make an example: you can assign your PC a static IP address, example 192.168.168.1, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, then your cFP-2120 will have to be inside this subnet, that is 192.168.168.2 to 192.168.168.254.   If you connect your PC to cFP-2120 through a cross ethernet cable, you can set your PC IP address to 192.168.168.1 and cFP-2120 to 192.168.168.2.   With this gear, you configure, program, and test your cFP application.
   If I understood your needs, you need to place the cFP-2120 remotely, and collect data over Internet, isn't that? If so, one way for doing this is activating a web server on the cFP-2120, for which you can find examples.
   The next step is to be able to view your cFP-2120 remotely, because of course you can't keep IP addresses you used for configuring cFP-2120. When placed remotely, cFP-2120 will reside on a different LAN, I suppose, and you need to access it from your PC. Unfortunately, I have no experience on this, but I think that once you configure cFP-2120, create application, create the web server, then you can turn to remoting cFP-2120.
   Some useful application notes are here, in particular take a look at links at the bottom of the page.
Hope this helps!
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Write JPEG file error on Compact FieldPoint

Hello!
I'm using Compact FieldPoint 2120 and LabVIEW 8.2. I'm trying to capture an image of a front panel and to save it into Compact FieldPoint using the "Write JPEG file". Unfortunately, it gives the error 1.
I indicated c:\<jpeg_file_name.jpg> for the path.
I switched the target to "My computer" and the code works correctly.
Is that a problem of the path or VI Write JPEG file cannot be impemented on Real-Time target, such as Compact FieldPoint?
Thank you!

Well, that's true that Real-Time does not support Write JPEG file (this is the first problem). I'm using now Write BMP file insteed. The second problem, verified also in my practice, is that the Front Panel does not exist too on Compact FieldPoint.
My aim is to develop web-interface to deal with the Compact FieldPoint from any computer. That is true that it has its own built-in Web-Server, but it doesn't have a script-executive environement. My idea was to create a custom "web" server running in parallel with the principal Web-Server to execute VI scripts.
For that purpose I used TCP Listen -> TCP Read -> TCP Write runing on the port 82. I can send from any browser the request http://<IP address>/<script.vi>?<params> and my custom server parses the request and executes the <script.vi>. Then to avoid the problems with HTTP protocol I write the redirecting request to the port 82 like <meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="0; URL=<result_page.html">. So, It works.
The result_page.html must represent the acquired data from the Compact FieldPoint channels. So, I execute a requested script to show the specified data into Graph waveform and then to take a snapshot and to save to the Compact FieldPoint. Then the result_page.html contains the link to the saved snapshot picture.
Once executing the requested VI script, the Invoke Node gives the error 1003 stating that "the VI is broken etc...". I think that is because of the script attempts to take a snapshot of a panel which doesn't exist...
Maybe somebody has an idea how to view the acquired data in browser ?
Message Edited by Mons on 07-10-2008 06:06 AM

Compact Fieldpoint Item Names were not downloaded

Hola buen día,
Tengo un equipo Compact Fieldpoint que recientemente formatee, ahora que estoy intentando programarlo nuevamente le estoy cargando un archivo de configuracion *.iak Al abrir este archivo me detecta la configuración si problemas pero al guardar la configuración y tratar de descargarla al controlador me aparece el error:
Your Configuration File Has been saved. However, Items names were not downloaded to the following cFP-xxxx : CARACOL
Quisisera saber si hay alguna causa que origine este error que me impide configurar mi equipo.
Por otra parte cuando abro el equipo desde el MAX (Measurement and Automation) no se despliega la capacidad de memoria usada y disponible del equipo (adjunto imagen).
Saludos y ojalá puedan ayudarme a solucionarlo
Adjuntos:
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Error_Memoria_Fieldpoint.jpg ‏42 KB

Hola lenin_7.
Podría deberse a un problema cuando se instaló el software o se formateó el controlador. El warning que te aparece dice que no pudo cargar las configuraciones del .iak a algunos de los archivos .ini en el Compact FieldPoint.
Pudieras revisar el archivo fpbank.ini en la carpeta de ni-rt/startup del Fieldpoint? Para acceder al ftp tienes que escribir ftp://<ip del cfp> en la barra del explorador de Windows.
Ese archivo debe tener algunos nombres escritos, y si los borras manualmente y vuelves a descargar el iak file se deben volver a escribir.
También me podrías decir si ya intentaste volver a formatear e instalarle el software al Compact Fieldpoint?
Saludos!
Aldo H
Ingenieria de Aplicaciones

Delete file from FTP server

Hi All,
I have a requirement where I need to delete a file from the FTP server. How do I do that?
Thanks in Advance.
Regards
Jaspreet

Hi,
refer this link,
[ABAP solution to implement FTP transactions |http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/Snippets/ABAPsolutiontoimplementFTP+transactions]
Regards,
Vijay

How can i do scheduled automatic backups to an ftp server in ios xr?

Hello guys! As the title says im looking forward to automatically back up my running config on a cisco CRS-1 to an FTP server. I was only able to find this config example:
Configuration commit auto-save filename ftp://A.B.C.D/myconfig.txt
This allows me to save my config to an ftp server everytime i use commit on the device. Now i want to know if there's a way to automatically save my configs everyday at 00:00 and also include the date and time in the name of the file so i don't overwrite the existing files in the ftp server.
I dont want to use any tool i just wanna know if what im asking is possible via CLI commands. I would greatly appreciate your help with this subject.
Regards,
David

Not sure if this script will work on a CRS, but try this:
archive
log config
logging enable
hidekeys
path tftp:///$h-
write-memory
time-period 10080
Explaination:
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1. When someone saves the config; and
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Error when scheduling WEBI report to FTP server

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We are getting error "destination directory error. CrystalEnterprise.Ftp: 550 Requested action not taken" while scheduling WEBI report to FTP server.
Any help would be appreciated
Regards,
Anisa

Hi All,
I want a run my report once by scheduling, so i provide a time interval for scheduling a report
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Java ftp server which can use LDAP, how to integrate with WLS' implementation of LDAP?

Howdy.
I'm setting up a java ftp server
(http://www.mycgiserver.com/~ranab/ftp/index.html) which is capable of using
LDAP for it's user security. I would like to integrate this ftp server with
wls' implementation of LDAP so I only have to admin one user list.
Does wls put it's user list in the LDAP or in it's own proprietary setup? I
tried playing around with it, but the users don't seem to appear in the JNDI
tree. Is this where the LDAP stuff is located? I thought it was in there?
If it's in it's own setup, is there a way to propagate the users to LDAP?
If these look like newbie Q&A, I guess they kind of are, I'm new to LDAP.
Thanks for any input you might have.

Peter,
If you are talking about using the embedded LDAP server in WLS 7.0 for this purpose
I think you are going done the wrong path.
Look at the following URL on how to use an external LDAP server for your custom
application
http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs70/secmanage/realm.html#1172008
Chuck Nelson
DRE
BEA Technical Support

Output to an ftp server via Destinations or Applescript

In Compressor, you can set the Destination of a compression batch to be a remote server, such as an ftp server.
When you start a batch, if the destination is not available or reachable then the documentation (p.230) says: "When there is a problem with your destination, a yellow warning triangle appears. You must resolve this problem before you can successfully transcode."
Although I have not tried it, it implies that if your remote ftp server is not accessible when you drop a file on a created droplet with the Destination set to an ftp server, it won't be able to begin encoding until the destination is available: "As soon as you resolve the problem, the warning triangle disappears and you can continue to transcode." (p.230)
For a lot of people, this is OK.
Some people need to compress and then tranfer the output to a distant location, and they may not have continuous, reliable access to the remote location. They may need to make a temporary connection via modem dial-up, satellite phone or third-world Internet connections. Think news reporters in remote locations.
So, for those people, the option of Applescript should allow them to have their output files saved to a local destination, and then staged up to the ftp server using the built-in commands. But, the problem is that a small file is created at the Destination when the compression is started, and Compressor is not Applescript aware (apart from being able to call an Applescript). This means that any Applescript called as a post processing activity knows nothing about the files Compressor just processed and outputted. It has to glean information about them from the Destination folder where the output files are placed, and then sort out the completed output files from the ones that have just been started, then ftp the completed files up to an ftp server and delete sent files from the Destination folder.
What I would like to see is either
1) a Staged Destination where files are created on the first Destination then staged to a secondary Destination, with an option of keeping these files on the first destination, and/or
2) Applescript support in Compressor which will allow information about the files that have just been compressed to be passed to another Applescript aware application or script.
I would be happy even with some sample Applescript to do the transfer or files from Destination to an ftp server that avoids copying files that haven't been fully processed.
Has anyone else run into these issues?
Bill Lee

Oh, trust me, I do know about Apple and the fact this discussion site is not an official contact point for Apple. I'll be escalating this Request for Enhancement through my contacts at Apple.
There is a reason I have not posted before in this forum (and relates to the above).
There seems to be few people who are using the Applescript post-processing feature, and I was trying to gauge any support for enhancements in this area (and maybe stir up some villagers with pitchforks and burning torches).
Apple will listen to normal users input, but it needs to have a business case that justifies any resources devoted to this. The more people affected, and the greater the impact on your business, and the size/importance of your business has an effect on whether you will get what you want, and when.
Sorry if I was not clear on what I wanted: information as whether this was important for other (non-Apple) people, and whether people had scripts that solved the problem of staging output files to an ftp server that was not consistently connected during the compression process.
Thanks for your reply,
Bill Lee

No Data in PDF file in FTP server

Hi All,
I am trying to place a PDF file in FTP server.
Used
CONVERT_OTFSPOOLJOB_2_PDF to convert spool to PDF
SCMS_TEXT_TO_XSTRING
FTP_R3_TO_SERVER to transfer data to FTP.
I am able to see PDF file in FTP and no of pages matches with that of R/3 but there is no data in PDF file.

To get pdf file , you need to set the itcpo-tdgetotf = 'X' and need to pass in the exporting parameter (options in open_form function module ).Then in close_form function module take all the data of otfdata table into an internal table . Then use SX_OBJECT_CONVERT_OTF_PDF function module to convert it to pdf.
I will show with an example.
tables itcpo.
DATA: ch_otf TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF itcoo.
DATA: w_otf TYPE itcoo.
DATA: w_pdf TYPE solisti1. "For PDF
DATA: i_content_txt TYPE soli_tab.
DATA: temp1 TYPE sx_format VALUE 'OTF',
        temp2 TYPE sx_format VALUE 'PDF'.
DATA: c_printer TYPE sx_devtype VALUE 'PRINTER'.
DATA: w_transfer_bin TYPE sx_boolean. "Content
DATA: i_content_bin TYPE solix_tab, "Content
        wa_content_bin TYPE solix,
        i_objhead TYPE soli_tab.
itcpo-tdnoprint = 'X'.
itcpo-tdpreview = 'X'.
itcpo-tdgetotf = 'X'.
These three parameters need to be passed along with other required parameters
CALL FUNCTION 'OPEN_FORM'
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                 OPTIONS = itcpo
                 archive_index = toa_dara
                 archive_params = arc_params
                 device = xdevice
                 dialog = xdialog
                 mail_sender        = sender
                 mail_recipient     = recipient
       EXCEPTIONS canceled = 01.
CALL FUNCTION 'CLOSE_FORM'
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      otfdata = ch_otf.
LOOP AT ch_otf INTO w_otf.
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    INTO w_pdf.
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ENDLOOP.
converting otf file to pdf file
CALL FUNCTION 'SX_OBJECT_CONVERT_OTF_PDF'
    EXPORTING
      format_src      = temp1        "'OTF'
      format_dst      = temp2        "'PDF'
      devtype         = c_printer
    CHANGING
      transfer_bin    = w_transfer_bin
      content_txt     = i_content_txt
      content_bin     = i_content_bin
      objhead         = i_objhead
      len             = v_len_in
    EXCEPTIONS
      err_conv_failed = 1
      OTHERS          = 2.
Then open dataset and transfer to ftp of the content of table content_bin(i_content_bin) as shown in above example.
I think this will be helpful for you

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