PI Interface for Bailey Infi90 31Chapter 8. Startup Command File Command-line
parameters can begin with a / or with a
-
. For example, the
/ps=Mand
-ps=Mcommand-line parameters are equivalent.
For Windows, command filenames have a bat extension. The Windows continuation character (
^
) allows for the use of multiple lines for the startup command. The maximum length of each line is 1024 characters (1 kilobyte. The number of parameters is unlimited, and the maximum length of each parameter is 1024 characters. The PI Interface Configuration Utility (PI ICU) provides a tool for configuring the interface startup command file.
Configuring the Interface with PI ICU Note: PI ICU requires PI 3.3 or greater. The PI Interface Configuration Utility provides a graphical user interface for configuring PI interfaces. If the interface is configured by the PI ICU, the
batch file of the interface (
i90.bat
) will be maintained by the PI ICU and all configuration changes will be kept in that file and the module database. The procedure below describes the necessary steps for using PI ICU to configure the BaInfi90 interface. From the PI ICU menu, select
Interface, then
NewWindows Interface Instance from EXE..., and then
Browse to the i90.exe executable file. Then,
enter values for Host PI System, Point Source, and
Interface ID#. A window
such as the following results