Could you please tell me, how can you, using Lookout and Field Point, program on/off relay actions using a calendar?

[galileo]

It´s a on/off illuminating ssystem control. Shure the user will need a calendar programing tool to program weekdays, holidays, etc. on of functions.

[Khalid]

Hi Galileo,

See the following for Lookout side of things:

http://exchange.ni.com/servlet/ProcessRequest?RHIVEID=101&RPAGEID=135&HOID=506500000008000000DBE90000&USEARCHCONTEXT_CATEGORY_0=_9_&USEARCHCONTEXT_CATEGORY_S=0&UCATEGORY_0=_9_&UCATEGORY_S=0

As for FieldPoint, you can talk to it from Lookout in couple of ways -- either directly using the native FieldPoint object, or via OPC using the OPCFieldPoint object.

Based on the timers from above, you would turn On/Off the relays (on the RLY-420 module of your FieldPoint).

That's in a nutshell. Write back if you have specific questions.

Good luck!

Khalid

[Vineet_A.]

Hi Galileo,

I agree with Khalid, and recommend using the OPCFieldpoint object. I've had much better luck communicating using OPC as opposed to the Fieldpoint object.

Regards,
Vineet A.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments