Page 3 - Important Information
Important Information Warranty The media on which you receive National Instruments software are warranted not to fail to execute programming instructions, due to defects in materials and workmanship, for a period of 90 days from date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. Nati...
Page 4 - Conventions
Conventions The following conventions appear in this manual: » The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Options from the last dialog b...
Page 5 - Contents
© National Instruments Corporation v Lookout Operator’s Manual Contents Chapter 1Installing Lookout Hardware and Software Requirements .......................................................................... 1-1TCP/IP Networking ........................................................................
Page 7 - Glossary
Contents © National Instruments Corporation vii Lookout Operator’s Manual Window Commands ...................................................................................................... 3-18 Window»Arrange Icons.....................................................................................
Page 8 - Installing Lookout; Hardware and Software Requirements
© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 Lookout Operator’s Manual 1 Installing Lookout This chapter explains how to install and configure the runtime Lookout software. This manual explains how to install, configure, and use the Lookout runtime software. It assumes that you are already familiar with y...
Page 9 - Installing from the CD
Chapter 1 Installing Lookout Lookout Operator’s Manual 1-2 www.natinst.com TCP/IP Networking You must be properly set up on a network with TCP/IP protocols installed if you want to use the networking capabilities of Lookout 4. If TCP/IP is not working properly on your computer, consult your system a...
Page 10 - Registering Lookout; Starting Lookout for the First Time
Chapter 1 Installing Lookout © National Instruments Corporation 1-3 Lookout Operator’s Manual Registering Lookout Be sure to register your Lookout package to receive your permanent unlock code. As an unregistered package, Lookout is limited to 50 I/O points and one client connection and only runs fo...
Page 12 - Changing Registration Information
Chapter 1 Installing Lookout © National Instruments Corporation 1-5 Lookout Operator’s Manual If you are certain that you typed the information correctly and Lookout does not accept it, call the National Instruments technical support line for help. Changing Registration Information If you want to ch...
Page 14 - Setting System Options; Computer Name Setting
Chapter 1 Installing Lookout © National Instruments Corporation 1-7 Lookout Operator’s Manual Setting System Options The first time you open Lookout is a good time to set some of the Lookout system options. In Lookout, select Options»System from the menu bar. The System Options dialog box appears as...
Page 15 - Citadel Database Settings
Chapter 1 Installing Lookout Lookout Operator’s Manual 1-8 www.natinst.com Citadel Database Settings The Citadel Database fields set the default destination for Citadel data logged by Lookout. All processes running under a single instance of Lookout will use this data path to log data to Citadel, un...
Page 16 - Startup Process File Setting
Chapter 1 Installing Lookout © National Instruments Corporation 1-9 Lookout Operator’s Manual Startup Process File Setting If your computer runs Lookout 24 hours a day, you may want to ensure that, if the computer temporarily loses power, it will automatically reboot and begin executing your process...
Page 18 - Lookout Basics; Starting Lookout; Logging on to Lookout
© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 Lookout Operator’s Manual 2 Lookout Basics This chapter explains how to start and get around within Lookout. Basically, you use the mouse, keyboard, touch screens, and similar tools to manipulate controls on Lookout control panels. Most of what you do is as sim...
Page 20 - Opening a Process File; The Lookout Screen
Chapter 2 Lookout Basics © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 Lookout Operator’s Manual Opening a Process File 1. If you have a Lookout process file available, select the File»Open menu item from the Lookout menu bar. 2. In the File name data field, enter the name of a Lookout process file (they h...
Page 21 - Title Bar
Chapter 2 Lookout Basics Lookout Operator’s Manual 2-4 www.natinst.com Figure 2-1. The Lookout Screen Title Bar The title bar at the top of the Lookout window displays the program name and the name of the currently active process. If a control panel is maximized, the control panel name appears in th...
Page 22 - Menu Bar
Chapter 2 Lookout Basics © National Instruments Corporation 2-5 Lookout Operator’s Manual Menu Bar The menu bar displays the currently available menu commands. Some of these commands may or may not be available to you, depending on your security level. Status Bar The status bar is at the bottom of t...
Page 24 - Alarm Window; Operator Input and Navigation; Virtual Keypad
Chapter 2 Lookout Basics © National Instruments Corporation 2-7 Lookout Operator’s Manual You can have the same sort of synchronous operation between controls in different processes running on your computer, or between controls running in processes on different computers in your network. Lookout net...
Page 25 - Virtual Keyboard; Lookout Application Files; Process File
Chapter 2 Lookout Basics Lookout Operator’s Manual 2-8 www.natinst.com Virtual Keyboard Lookout also has a virtual keyboard you can use with a touch-sensitive screen or a mouse. To enable the virtual keyboard, select Options»System and then check Left Mouse Click or Right Mouse Click in the Virtual ...
Page 26 - State File
Chapter 2 Lookout Basics © National Instruments Corporation 2-9 Lookout Operator’s Manual To compile a source file inside Lookout, select File»Open. The following dialog box opens. Set the Files of type to Lookout Source Files (*.lks) and select the source file you want to compile. State File The st...
Page 27 - Lookout Windows Services
Chapter 2 Lookout Basics Lookout Operator’s Manual 2-10 www.natinst.com Lookout Windows Services Lookout requires three background services that run in Windows outside of the Lookout application itself to be running on your computer while it is running: Lookout Citadel Server, Lookout Classified Ads...
Page 28 - File Commands; File»New
© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 Lookout Operator’s Manual 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands This chapter describes Lookout menu bar pull-down commands available in run mode. Some menu items may be disabled, depending on your security level. Every menu command has a predetermined security level ...
Page 29 - File»Reopen
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands Lookout Operator’s Manual 3-2 www.natinst.com If for some reason Lookout refuses to load a .l4p process file, you can attempt to recompile by opening a Lookout .lks file. Select Lookout Source Files (*.lks) in the Files of Type combo box. File»Reopen Security ...
Page 30 - File»Close All
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands © National Instruments Corporation 3-3 Lookout Operator’s Manual Caution The File»Close command shuts down process execution—be sure that this is what you want to do before selecting this command. Your Lookout application may be controlling critical processes,...
Page 31 - File»Log on
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands Lookout Operator’s Manual 3-4 www.natinst.com File»Log on Security Level: 1Shortcut Keys: <CTRL+L> Use the File»Log on command to log on to Lookout as the current operator/integrator with your predefined account name and password. Only one person can log...
Page 32 - File»Log off; Edit Command; Edit»Edit Mode
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands © National Instruments Corporation 3-5 Lookout Operator’s Manual File»Log off Security Level: 1Shortcut Keys: <CTRL+L> The File»Log off command instantly logs off the current account name and leaves (nobody) logged onto the system. You can also initiate ...
Page 33 - Option Commands; Options»System; Options»User Manager
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands Lookout Operator’s Manual 3-6 www.natinst.com Option Commands Options»System Security Level: 9Shortcut Keys: none The Options»System command is used to configure various system-level operating parameters. See the Setting System Options section of Chapter 1, In...
Page 34 - Options»Serial Ports
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands © National Instruments Corporation 3-7 Lookout Operator’s Manual Options»Serial Ports Security Level: 9Shortcut Keys: none Use the Options»Serial Ports command to configure your computer serial port communication topology. Each serial port can have a unique se...
Page 35 - Selecting the Serial Port; Hardwired Settings
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands Lookout Operator’s Manual 3-8 www.natinst.com Selecting the Serial Port The Serial port data field is a drop-down listbox. Use it to select the communication port you are defining. While software may allow many serial ports, most computers support only two ser...
Page 37 - Dial-Up Modem Settings
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands Lookout Operator’s Manual 3-10 www.natinst.com If you set the RTS delay off setting too high, the remote device begins transmitting its response before the local radio is unkeyed, causing a communication alarm in Lookout. Dial-Up Modem Settings Use the Dial-up...
Page 38 - Options»Import APT Database
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands © National Instruments Corporation 3-11 Lookout Operator’s Manual The Hayes Corporation standard command for configuring the modem to hang up and enter command mode upon loss of DTR is &D2 . You can use a terminal program to make this setting permanent on ...
Page 39 - Alarm Commands; Alarms»Show
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands Lookout Operator’s Manual 3-12 www.natinst.com Alarm Commands Alarms»Show Security Level: 1Shortcut Keys: <CTRL+A> The Alarms»Show command instantly displays the alarm window as a floating style window if it is not already being displayed. You can select...
Page 40 - Alarms»Filter Options
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands © National Instruments Corporation 3-13 Lookout Operator’s Manual than can be displayed in the alarms window at once, a scroll bar appears along the right side of the window. The following illustration shows an alarms window with Window style set to Bottom, an...
Page 41 - Alarms»Print
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands Lookout Operator’s Manual 3-14 www.natinst.com Setting Ack User Name restricts your alarm monitoring to alarms acknowledged by that particular user. You can only enter one user name at a time, but you can use wild card characters to widen the scope of the alar...
Page 43 - Alarms»Select All
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands Lookout Operator’s Manual 3-16 www.natinst.com Set the format for printing times in the Time Format list. You can adjust your alarm filters for printing by clicking on the Filter Options button to access the alarm filter options Note You can print alarms as th...
Page 44 - Alarms»Acknowledge All
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands © National Instruments Corporation 3-17 Lookout Operator’s Manual print out the day’s alarms based on comments, so using certain standard comments (in addition to circumstantial comments) can make the filtering process easier. Alarms»Acknowledge All Security L...
Page 45 - Window Commands; Window»Arrange Icons; nTitle
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands Lookout Operator’s Manual 3-18 www.natinst.com Right-click on an alarm and select Properties. The following dialog box listing specific information about the alarm or event appears. You can scroll through alarms and events using the Previous and Next buttons o...
Page 46 - Window»More Windows; Run Commands; Run»Add
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands © National Instruments Corporation 3-19 Lookout Operator’s Manual Window»More Windows If you have too many control panels to fit in the Window menu, the More Windows command appears at the bottom of the Window menu. The Window»More Windows command pops up a di...
Page 47 - Run»Revise; Help Commands; Help»Contents
Chapter 3 Lookout Runtime Menu Commands Lookout Operator’s Manual 3-20 www.natinst.com Run»Revise Security Level: 9Shortcut Keys: none Use the Run»Revise command to modify previously configured run commands. Run»Delete Security Level: 9Shortcut Keys: none Use the Run»Delete to remove previously conf...
Page 48 - Technical Support Resources; NI Web Support; Online Problem-Solving and Diagnostic Resources
© National Instruments Corporation A-1 Lookout Operator’s Manual A Technical Support Resources This appendix describes the comprehensive resources available to you in the Technical Support section of the National Instruments Web site and provides technical support telephone numbers for you to use if...
Page 49 - Software-Related Resources; Worldwide Support
Appendix A Technical Support Resources Lookout Operator’s Manual A-2 www.natinst.com Software-Related Resources • Instrument Driver Network—A library with hundreds of instrument drivers for control of standalone instruments via GPIB, VXI, or serial interfaces. You also can submit a request for a par...
Page 55 - Index
© National Instruments Corporation I-1 Lookout Operator’s Manual Index A About Lookout command, 3-20Acknowledge command, Alarm menu, 3-16 to 3-17 Acknowledge All command, Alarm menu, 3-17Add command, Run menu, 3-19adding client connections, 1-5 to 1-6Alarm commands, 3-12 to 3-18 Acknowledge, 3-16 to...
