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[KB1216] Sofrel OPC UA Server Validation Results
Applies to: PcVue 16.1 and later Summary: This article contains the results from validation tests of the Sofrel OPC UA Server v2.20.27 and PcVue. Originator: ELCH Details: This guide contains […]
[KB1130] HDS Files format PcVue 15
Applies to: PcVue 15 onwards Summary: This document describes the content of each HDS configuration files.Warning 1: Modifying manually these files can cause irreversible damage.Warning 2: This article is only […]
[KB1131] HDS diagnostics
Applies to: PcVue 15 onwards Summary: This article proposes different ways to diagnose proper functioning of HDS.Warning 1: Modifying manually these files can cause irreversible damage.Warning 2: This article is […]
[KB1129] HDS Files list
Applies to: PcVue 15 onwards Summary: This article lists all the files managed by the HDS.Warning 1: Modifying manually these files can cause irreversible damage.Warning 2: This article is only […]
[KB1211] How to import a local library into a PcVue project
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: Here are the steps to import an existing library into a project. Details: To integrate an existing library into your project, you will have […]
[KB1212] How to display the networking architecture in a PcVue mimic?
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: Whenever you create a PcVue multi-station project, you logically want to display real-time information from all stations in a dedicated view. For […]
[KB1214] PcVue Automatic Deployment
Applies to: PcVue 16.2 onwards Summary: How to install or update PcVue on a complete architecture in a more efficient way? This article describes the procedure to automatize the deployment […]
[KB1205] Migrating a PcVue project containing LON communication
Applies to:PcVue 15 onwards Summary:Prerequisites for migrating a PcVue project containing LON communication. Details:Prerequisites to take into account: – Plan for updating the LON license (LON server + Commissioning Tool). […]
[KB1197] Security Alerts
Despite the strict methods and precautions employed when designing, developing and packaging our products, security vulnerabilities may occur. This page lists all known security alerts on products designed by ARC […]
[KB1213] PcVue as a Service – Open Application Explorer
Applies to: PcVue 11.2 onwards Summary: Since PcVue is able to run as a Windows service the use of options in AIExplorer command line becomes very useful. We will describe […]
[KB1203] CPU at 100% with in web Navigator using Webvue in a VM
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: With PcVue 16, WebVue uses WebGL technologie. By default, WebVue tries to refresh the whole WebGL view at the refresh rate of the screen, […]
[KB1202] How to disable the native menu in WebVue
Applies to: PcVue 16 (Not included in V15.2.6, but should be available in the next uptdate) Summary: This article aims to show how to disable the native menu in WebVue: Details: […]
[KB1201] Could not load type ‘System.ServiceModel.Activation.HttpModule’ from assembly
Applies to: WebVue, Web Services using IIS Symptom: While trying to access WebVue, or a PcVue Web Services page, or testing web functionalities with the SvWebDiag tool, this error appears: […]
[KB1194] How to create an Exprv.dat file with the Application Architect
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: This article explains how to create an Exprv.dat or another file with the Application Architect. Details: In the following example, the expressions are used to […]
[KB1193] JSON provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider allows interaction between JSON files and PcVue. Status: This provider has the status: Release […]
[KB1192] Excel provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 15.2 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider allows interaction between Excel files and PcVue. Status: This provider has the status: Release […]
[KB1191] Cosmos DB Provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider will allow direct interaction with the NoSQL database engine provided by Microsoft in SaaS […]
[KB1190] WebVue good practices
Applies to:PcVue 12, 15 and 16 Summary:This article aims to provide some best practices for the deployment of WebVue. Everything in this article, from the introduction to the end is […]
[KB1188] PcVue 16 – Software and License Utility download
Applies to:PcVue 16 Summary:By following the information below, you can download the latest PcVue 16 feature release. Details: The feature release – PcVue 16 is available for download on our web […]
[KB1187] PcVue 16 – Extra Documentation
Applies to: PcVue 16 This article was last updated to include information related to PcVue 16.0.0. Summary: This article contains the extra documentation supplied with PcVue 16. Details: Note: These […]
[KB1186] PcVue 16 – Libraries and Demonstration projects
Applies to: PcVue 16 Summary: This article contains the pre-defined libraries and demonstration projects supplied with PcVue 16 in English, French, Russian and Chinese language. If you wish to use […]
[KB1183] REST provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 16 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider allows direct interaction with a multitude of REST API. Note that some APIs do […]
[KB1184] PcVue 16 – Release Information
Applies to: PcVue 16 This article was last updated to include information related to PcVue 16.2.0. Summary: This article contains the so-called “readme first” information for PcVue 16. Files attached […]
[KB1182] CSV provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 15.2 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider allows interaction between csv files and PcVue. Status: This provider has the status: Release […]
[KB1185] FrontVue 16 – Release Information
Applies to: FrontVue 16 This article was last updated to include information related to FrontVue 16.0.0. Summary: This article contains the so-called “readme first” information for FrontVue 16. Files attached […]
[KB1174] RTE Ecowatt Provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 15.2 onwards Summary: Véritable météo de l’électricité, Ecowatt qualifie en temps réel le niveau de consommation des Français. A chaque instant, des signaux clairs guident le consommateur […]
[KB1173] Networking errors: The remote client station is not configured in local station
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards. Summary: This article describes a simple issue we can encounter sometimes between two PcVue stations. Note that there is a more generic article about understanding […]
[KB1170] Using a PcVue Date Time Picker
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: A Date and Time Picker is an input field for selecting both a date and a time.This article describes how to deploy a date […]
[KB1169] ADO.Net Providers installation procedure
Applies to: PcVue Summary: This article explains in general how to install a ADO.Net Provider for PcVue. It applies to all Providers, if one Provider requests a special setup a […]
[KB1168] OpenWeatherMap provider – Version 1
Applies to: PcVue 15.2 onwards Summary: This article contains attached files at the end. This provider allows to get weather information. Status: This provider has the status: Release Candidate Details: […]
[KB1167] Secure PcVue Mail Sender for O365
Applies to: PcVue 11.2 onwards Summary: Starting October 1, 2022, Microsoft did strengthen authentication for access to Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) email accounts by making combined enrollment, also called […]
[KB1166] How to open a pdf from WebVue
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: This project demonstrate how to open a pdf either from PcVue or from WebVue. Details: 1. With PcVue you can copy the pdf file […]
[KB1164] Security bulletin 2022-5 – IEC 61850 client driver and ICCP/TASE.2 interface vulnerabilities
Overview: ARC Informatique is aware of a security vulnerability affecting PcVue. The affected components are the IEC 61850 client driver and ICCP/TASE.2 interface. This bulletin describes the immediate security measures […]
[KB1161] PcVue workspace adaptation on Windows resolution change
Applies to: PcVue version 12.0 onwards Summary: The decrease of Windows resolution makes PcVue reduce its workpace. How to readapt PcVue worspace if Windows resolution increases ? Details: A Typical […]
[KB1160] Connecting a FX30 modem to ALERT
Applies to: PcVue 15 + Alert 4.0 onwards Summary: This Article comes from the Micromedia knowledge base. Please find here after, the original link: 4411399190418-Connecting-a-FX30-modem-to-ALERT It describes how to configure ALERT […]
[KB1159] Open the Windows virtual keyboard
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: PcVue comes with its own virtual keyboard, but you cannot enlarge this one.To have bigger virtual keys, you can use the Windows On-Screen Keyboard. […]
[KB1157] How to make a Ping command and use the result in PcVue?
Applies to: PcVue Summary: This article describes a way, from PcVue, to make a ping and to retrieve the result. When we talk about the ping function, we usually advise […]
[KB1153] FrontVue 15 – Release Information
Applies to: FrontVue 15 This article was last updated to include information related to FrontVue 15.2.2. Summary: This article contains the so-called “readme first” information for FrontVue 15. File […]
[KB1152] MQTT parsing JSON key with “.”
Applies to: PcVue 15 onwards Summary: This article will show you how to successfully read MQTT payloads containing “.” in JSON keywords. Details: Let’s imagine a simple situation. PcVue receives […]
[KB1151] Windows Updates to enforce DCOM hardening – KB5004442
Applies to: PcVue and FrontVue – Multiple versions Summary: Microsoft has started rolling out Windows updates that could affect users of the OPC Classic technology, software components and products relying […]
[KB1150] How to do bit shifting with long integers
Applies to: PcVue 10.0 SP2 onwards Summary: This article explains how to extract bits from a word using an expression. Especially for very long words. Details: We always recommend using […]
[KB1149] Register LonWorks catalogs
Applies to: PcVue 15 onwards Summary: Problem when declaring a new LON node: If after installing version of IZOT Net Server and PcVue, you are unable to declare a new LON node […]
[KB1148] Loading BACnet Schedules in the WebScheduler is very slow
Applies to: PcVue 12 onwards Summary: In a large PcVue project using the WebScheduler, you may face problems to display BACnet schedules : Loading the list of the schedules configured […]
[KB1147] How to emulate SnapVue or TouchVue on a Mac or Windows OS?
Applies to: PcVue 15 onwards and its associated SnapVue version. Caution: This article is internal. The tool described in this article has not been qualified officially but could be used for […]
[KB1146] How to connect to a mobility server by scanning a QR code?
Applies to: PcVue 15 onwards and its associated SnapVue version. Summary: When using SnapVue to connect to a mobility server, you will need specific information details like the Host name, […]
[KB1145] Database status check at startup
Applies to: PcVue 11.2 onwards Summary: Program and mimic to be set up to check if connection to a database is valid at project startup. Details: At project startup, HDS […]
[KB1144] PcVue 15 – Software download
Applies to: PcVue 15 Summary: By following the information below, you can download the latest PcVue 15 or Patch (if available). Details: Download link PcVue 15 15.2.10_PcVue.iso : Download Hash (SHA256) : 3ED1D877C7A35CD207CD67D0ED5AB548B97F75C4DBE54F8B6AF016B30BC3879E […]
[KB1143] PcVue 16 is now available
The feature release – PcVue 16 is available for download on our web site. This version includes bug fixes and enhancements. Please refer to the corresponding Release Information (Knowledge base […]
[KB1142] PcVue not affected by Apache Log4Shell Vulnerability
On December 10th 2021 a new vulnerability dubbed Log4Shell was discovered in the widely used Log4j Apache library. ARC Informatique’s products are NOT affected by this vulnerability, therefore no update is required. […]
[KB1139] Impossible to see the Scada Basic editor
Applies to: PcVue 10 onwards Symptom: On a working project we add a new screen, then after some modifications the following problem may appear:– The Scada Basic editor is not […]