• Create the Device Integration object

• Derived a new template from the $DDESuiteLinkClient object, name it $tDDESuiteLinkClient, and assign it to the Training template toolset.
• Create an instance of the $tDDESuiteLinkClient template and name it InControl.
• Configure the General tab of the new instance as follows:
• Server node: <ask your instructor>
• Server name: RTEngine
• Communication protocol: SuiteLink
• On the Topic tab, add a topic called tagname and import the InControl Items List.csv file from the  folder.
• In Model view, assign the InControl instance to the ControlSystem area.

• Deploy the Object

• In Deployment view, assign the InControl instance to the AppEngine object and deploy the object.

•  Verify the Connection on Runtime
• Open Object Viewer from within the ArchestrA IDE.
• Using the watch list created in Lab 5, create a new watch window called InControl and add the following attribute references from the InControl instance:
• ConnectionStatus
• Reconnect
• ServerNode
• ServerName
• CommunicationProtocol
• ScanGroupList (enter 1 as the array index)
• Save the watch list.
  

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