How to update the HTML file so that we can Control our process in real time

[Harviner-System Administrator]

After installing following three steps as per the lookout 4 online help I am unable to Monitor and control the Process in HTML format, which was exported manually in lookout server.

1) Creating a Web Client Page in Lookout
2) Download a Lookout Web Client
3) Setting Up Own Web Server

My browser shows only the instance, which I have uploaded manually without any update

Problem: How to automatically update/refresh the HTML file so that we can Monitor/Control our process in real time/bi-directional mode.

[A.S.]

Hi,
It seems like your process is not updating. When you create a Web Client, it uses ActiveX which lets you control the Lookout process fully. Make sure that you run the process. You can do this by pressing CTRL+Spacebar which puts it in Run-mode. Perhaps then you may see your graphs, etc updating.
Also, please refer to page 11-1 of the Users Manual linked below:
http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/322390a.pdf

What kind of Web Server are you using? Make sure all the settings in it are done properly. If you have LabVIEW, you can use the LabVIEW Web Server.

Hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have any further questions.

Regards,

A Saha
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[Harviner-System Administrator]

Is there any option to update HTML file that we have exported in realtime so that we can monitor our process .I am using LOOKOUT 4.01 BUILD 61 with Personal web server for hosting HTML pages.Everything is working fine but Kindly tell me how to update the page automatically .......Or kindly send me working sample of web client so that i can find out my mistake as You have setup

[Carl_Finley]

Once the web client is exported, it updates in real time automatically as long as the process is running on the server machine. What is the speed of the processor in your server machine? If it is 2GHz or faster then that is probably your problem.

[Harviner-System Administrator]

Presently I am using lookout 4.01 for process automation ....i have tried all options to enable the process real time web application...once the process is exported in web export options and hosted on web server and if u kindly check the source code of HTML page (*.htm) there is no code for automatically updating the page neither any link to get the HTML file getting updated automatically .....only in lookout 5.1 the process can be updated in realtime with REPORT OBJECT but in lookout 4.1 there is no REPORT OBJECT....Kindly tell me how u r monitoring the process automatically.....