Can I open BridgeView files in LabVIEW?

[Darin]

Hopefully this is a simple question... I know nothing about BridgeView. I have seen screen shots of a collegue's BridgeView application, and the diagrams look just like LV code. He is not a s/w programmer at all, but needs support for his very old application. Due to logistics, it is not simple to just get the files and start trying things. If I had the Bridgeview files (VIs?), could I at least open them in LV for viewing?

Not sure what version of BV he's using, but I'm guessing it's quite old.

Thanks!

[LV_Pro]

Basically BridgeVIEW is LabVIEW with the DSC module included. I'm not certain (I haven't looked at it in maybe 7 years) but most, if not all, of the code should open in LabVIEW. NI basically stopped marketing BridgeVIEW when they purchased the LookOUT product, and shifted to selling the "SCADA" pacakge extensions as an addon to LabVIEW rather than marketing it as a bundle. I don't think there should be too much problem, but the newer versions of LabVIEW have changed somethings, so look closely at any warnings etc. I'd save them to a file to allow you to go through and check them against the relevant code. I'm not sure if you will need the DSC
module or not. It is fairly pricey (the combination LV & DSC is probably close to what Bridgeview cost).

P.M.

Message Edited by LV_Pro on 06-17-2005 02:26 PM

[Darin]

Thanks for the info! One question... what is DSC?

[Donald]

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@Darin wrote:
If I had the Bridgeview files (VIs?), could I at least open them in LV for viewing?
Not sure what version of BV he's using, but I'm guessing it's quite old.

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Yes, you should be able to at least open VIs.
BridgeVIEW is what the LabVIEW DSC (Datalogging and Supervisory Control) module was called LabVIEW v6i came out ~2000 ... actually it was more like one name for bundling LV with what became the LVDSC components.
BridgeVIEW v1 more or less corresponds to LVv4 with extras, and BVv2 is LVv5 with extras (if I remember correctly).

If you have just plain LabVIEW (i.e. without DSC module), you'll be able to open the VIs, but you'll have a lot of broken wires/missing subVIs if your friend was making substantial use of what BridgeVIEW was intended for (Read Tag, Write Tag, Read Historical Trend etc. etc.).

Edit: LV DSC link

Message Edited by Donald on 06-17-2005 02:48 PM

[Arun_V]

Hello Darin,

The DSC module provides tools for creating a HMI/SCADA system. Some of the features include Data Logging, Trends, Alarms and Events, Networking, Security.

You can also go to the following link for more information about DSC.

https://www.ni.com/en-us/shop/product/labview-datalogging-and-supervisory-control-module.html 

Please go to the following link for application notes on LabVIEW DSC

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/devzone.nsf/webcategories/0444D4DF57BFC2A4062569EC00754012

Regards,

Arun V
National Instruments

[Ben]

The last version of BridgeVIEW was 2.1.1 which was equal to LV 5.1.1 in its core.

Even with DSC loaded it could come up broke because some VI from VI lib changed.

But again, it is just LV at its core.

Ben