Allows configuring a connection to an EPM (Elipse Plant Manager) server that provides data to an Automatic Pen used in an E3Chart. For more information about Automatic Pens, please check topic Pens Tab on the chapter about E3Chart. To open this item, right-click the E3 Admin icon on Windows Notification Area, select the Domain - Options 
option to open the window on the next figure, and then click the Automatic Pens tab.
Automatic Pens tab
The available options on this tab are described on the next table.
Available options on the Automatic Pens tab
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
Endpoint URL |
Specifies a path or connection point of an EPM server to which the Automatic Pen connects, in the format opc.tcp://[server]:[port] |
User |
Name of a user used when connecting to an EPM server |
Password |
Password of a user used when connecting to an EPM server |
Interface names |
Name of an I/O Interface object or objects on an EPM server exposing the addresses of data sources. In case of multiple objects, use spaces, commas, semicolons, tabs, or line breaks to separate object names |
Connection timeout (ms) |
Specifies a time-out for a connection to an EPM server, in milliseconds. Default value of this option is 10000, that is, ten seconds |
Session timeout (ms) |
Specifies a time-out to renew a communication session to an EPM server, in milliseconds. Default value of this option is 600000, that is, ten minutes |
Call timeout (ms) |
Specifies a time-out for a call to an EPM server, in milliseconds. Default value of this option is 10000, that is, ten seconds |
Security policy |
Specifies a security policy or cryptography used in a connection to an EPM server. The available options are None: Default, does not use any cryptography, Basic128Rsa15: Uses an RSA algorithm with a 128-bit key in the connection, Basic256: Uses an AES algorithm with a 256-bit key in the connection, or Basic256Sha256: Uses a SHA algorithm with a 256-bit key in the connection |
Security mode |
Specifies a security mode used when connecting to an EPM server. The available options are None: Default, does not use any security mode, Sign: Uses authentication when connecting, or SignAndEncrypt: Uses authentication and encryption when connecting |
Historized Tags internal cache |
Specifies the way of performing a query to data from historical Tags. The available options are Create internal cache on demand: Default, data is queried only when a Tag receives its first request, or Create internal cache on application start: Data from all Tags is queried during the process of initializing an application |
Default scan value, in case Tag does not have one (ms) |
Specifies a time interval between variations of values of Tags that do not have this configuration, such as Internal Tags. Default value of this option is 1000, that is, one second. In cases where a Tag contains a configured time interval between variations of values, that value is used |
Test Connection |
Allows checking whether information to connect to an EPM server is correct |
NOTE |
When clicking Apply, the changes performed on this tab are applied the next time the Domain is executed. If the Domain is already executing, those changes are applied immediately, there is no need to stop the current Domain and restart it. |