The configuration menu offers all important functions for system configuration, data acquisition and data storage.

Select ibaPDA server...

This menu function opens the Select ibaPDA server dialog (see ibaPDA-server) for establishing a connection between the ibaPDA client and an ibaPDA server.

You can open this dialog also by this button in the toolbar:

In the "Address" field, enter the name of the server PC in the network. In the "Address" field, enter the name of the server PC in the network. If client and server run on the same computer, just enter "localhost".

The system automatically detects and lists all active servers available in the network. You only need to select the desired server from the list and press <OK> in order to establish the connection. The port number will be given automatically.

If the desired server is not in the list, you can use the search function. Click on the <Search> button. The bar indicates the search progress.

You can establish a connection to multiple servers one after another, e.g. for configuration purposes.

Select ibaHD server (only available if the license for the ibaHD-Server is available)

This menu function opens the dialog for selecting an ibaHD-Server for historical data recording. This function requires a license for the ibaHD-Server and ibaHD-Server client.

You can open this dialog also by this button in the toolbar:

For more information, please see Connecting to an HD server.

I/O Manager

This menu function opens the dialog of the iba I/O Manager, hereafter referred to as I/O Manager. This is the main dialog for the configuration of the signals to be measured, groups and outputs.

You can open this dialog also by this button in the toolbar:

With the I/O Manager, you define among others

  • the integrated servers, such as OPC- , OPC UA- , SNMP- and IEC 61850-Server

  • the Address books of the PLC interfaces

  • Time synchronization, Knowhow protection and Certificates

  • the data sources (interfaces) you want to use

  • the modules (devices) to be connected

  • the analog and digital signals as well as the text signals, you want to acquire

  • the virtual signals you want to use

  • the signal groups containing selected signals

  • the outputs, i. e. signals which should be sent from ibaPDA to other systems over appropriate interfaces or by e-mail.

In addition, real time diagnostics provides information on the status of the connected

  • modules in this dialog

  • actual values of the signals

A bar chart always informs you about the actual number of signals used with regard to your license limit.

Data Store Manager

This menu item opens the configuration dialog for the data storage.

You can open this dialog also by this button in the toolbar:

In this dialog you can define and configure

  • the archive profiles, you want to use for the data recordings

  • the different data stores for creating standard data files, but also for ibaQDR- and ibaHD-Server-data stores as well as for sending data to external systems like databases, MQTT-broker etc.

Furthermore, for each data store

  • the trigger settings and the recording mode

  • the selection of the signals to be stored

  • file name and path of the data files

  • Usage of text signals

  • Automatic cleanup for the hard disk

  • Buffer (for HD and database/cloud related data stores only)

User Management

This menu item opens the configuration dialog for the user management.

The user management provides service for

  • adding or removing users

  • assigning user rights for server and client functions

  • creating and changing passwords

Layout Manager

This menu function opens the dialog for layout management.

You can open this dialog also by this button in the toolbar:

With the Layout Manager you can make general settings for the layout, create layouts and assign layouts to users. You can save, load, export and import the created layouts here.

For more information, please see Managing layouts.

Server Access Manager

By using this menu function, you open a dialog for reserving client-licenses for selected clients. Furthermore, you can filter by clients (IP addresses) in order to limit the access to the ibaPDA server.

For more information, please see Server access control.

Start

By using this menu function, you start the data acquisition (measurement) on the connected server.

You can open this function also by this button in the toolbar:

This function can be locked with a password.

At start of the measurement, a pop-up window will inform you about the start sequence.

Stop

With this menu function, you stop the data acquisition (measurement) on the connected server.

You can open this function also by this button in the toolbar:

This function can be locked with a password.

After the Stop command is issued, a warning will appear which must be confirmed before the measurement is stopped.

Log out from ibaPDA server/Log out from ibaHD server

With these menu functions you can selectively log out the actual client from the corresponding server, e.g. in order to unblock client licenses. The function is only available if the user management is enabled.

Client preferences

This menu item opens the configuration dialog for the signal monitor and screen layout preferences.

You can open this dialog also by this button in the toolbar:

In this dialog, you can define the following:

  • General settings for the client (behavior, buffer, signal names etc.)

  • Display properties of all views for print and display

  • Scaling settings for X and Y axis of the graphs

For more information, please see Client preferences General.