Development node (engineering workstation)

A development node (IDE node) is used for configuring Application Server, and creating, managing, maintaining and deploying a Galaxy and OMI applications (ViewApps). The IDE is not part of the run-time environment.

The core components of a development node are as follows:

• Bootstrap

• PCS Runtime

• System Platform IDE

• System Monitor

In addition to the components listed above, the following AVEVA/System Platform components and applications are also installed:

• Historian Search

• Historian Client

• Operations Control Management Console

• Operations Control Logger

• AVEVA Communications Drivers Pack

• AVEVA Application Manager

A development node can be combined with other types of Application Server nodes, such as:

• Galaxy Repository

• Application Object Server

• OI server

• OMI client (visualization node)

Other System Platform products that are often combined onto an Application Server development node include:

• InTouch development (WindowMaker)

• InTouch run time (WindowViewer)

  Adding InTouch components adds other associated software components. See InTouch HMI node for additional information.

Best practice

When remote off-site access to the Galaxy Repository is required by means of the IDE, use a Remote Desktop connection to the Galaxy repository where the IDE has also been installed. The remote user must have appropriate permissions.

If InTouch HMI is used, the Engineering Station node also hosts WindowMaker to create and modify InTouch applications.