When displayed, the CitectSCADA Kernel consists of an
application (client) window called Main and one or more child
windows. At startup, the Kernel window displays information about
your CitectSCADA startup
processes. The Kernel window also displays runtime system messages,
providing a continuous operational history of your CitectSCADA system.
The Kernel window contains a command line
interface (similar to the Command prompt) where you can type in
Kernel commands to perform a Kernel operation or to display other
child windows.
Note: Access to the Cache and Cicode Kernel
commands is password-protected for security. For details, see
Access to
Cicode and Cache commands.
By default, CitectSCADA runs in one instance on a
single processor. With this configuration, a single Kernel window
reports on every processe.
If CitectSCADA runtime is configured to
run in multiple instances, each instance has a separate Kernel
window that displays instance-specific system messages; for
example, trend-related system messages appear in the Trend window
in the Kernel. You can switch between Kernel windows by using the
Kernel menu on the Kernel window menu bar.
For a default configuration, the Kernel window
displays the following messages:
Initializing Sub
Systems - The primary parts of CitectSCADA are getting started.
Initializing
Font System - Creating fonts that have been defined within
CitectSCADA. These are
fonts used for displaying items such as alarms, and pre-V5.0
dynamic text.
Initializing
Client System.
Starting IO
Server - Only visible if the CitectSCADA computer is an I/O Server.
If the computer is an I/O Server and this message does not display,
the computer is improperly set up: run the Computer Setup Wizard to
check your configuration. IO Server Started -
The server has started and is functioning correctly.
Initializing I/O
Server - Starting to check what is necessary for the I/O Server
to work, and initializing any cards that are necessary.
On a Client, these messages will
be replaced with Calling '<I/O Server>'
Connected.
Initializing
Cicode System - Cicode has been loaded into memory, and is
prepared to run.
Initializing com
System - Checking that ports and hardware are responding and
functioning correctly.
Initializing
Request System - The system that handles requests from the
Client part of CitectSCADA
to the Server parts of CitectSCADA.
Initializing
Trend Client System - The Trend Client is slightly different
than the normal client, so it needs separate initialization.
Starting Trends
Server - You will only see these messages if the CitectSCADA computer is a Trends
Server. If the computer is a Trends Server, and these messages do
not display, most likely the computer is improperly set up. run the
Computer Setup Wizard to check your configuration.
Trend
Startup - CitectSCADA
is checking for the trend files, and making new ones if they can't
be found.
Initializing
Trend Acq System - Every trend you define has its own sample
rate. Here CitectSCADA is
setting up the system so it can poll the data at the correct rate
for each trend pen.
On a Client, these messages will be replaced with
Calling '<Trends Server>' Connected.
Initializing
Alarm System.
Loading Alarm
Databases - You will only see these messages if the
CitectSCADA computer is an
alarms server. This is loading alarm data into memory. If the
computer is an alarms server, and these messages do not display,
most likely the computer is improperly set up. run the Computer
Setup Wizard to check your configuration.
Open Alarm Save
File
Loading Alarm Save File
Alarm Save File Loaded - CitectSCADA gets the alarm save file
(that was created in the specified directory), and examines it in
order to see the status of existing alarms. If you have a redundant
alarms server, then this alarms server will interrogate the other
instead of using the alarm save file - since the information on the
other server will be newer than any file. Starting Alarm Processing- The server is now
processing (and serving) alarm data.
On a Client, these messages will be replaced with Calling '<Alarm Server>' Connected.
Initializing
Report System.
Starting
Reports Server - You will only see this message if the
CitectSCADA computer is a
reports server. If the computer is a reports server, and this
message does not display, most likely the computer is improperly
set up. run the Computer Setup Wizard to check your configuration.
On a Client, this message will be replaced with Calling '<Reports Server>' Connected.
Initializing
Page System - CitectSCADA will now display the
Startup Page. At this time CitectSCADA will cover up the Kernel if
it is displayed.
Initializing
Functions - Executing any Cicode functions that have been
defined as running at start up.
The next line of information is the start up time
and CitectSCADA version
number.
Channel PORT# is
Online
Channel PORT# is Online
Channel PORT# is Online - You will only see these messages if
the CitectSCADA computer is
an I/O Server. These are messages telling you that any ports you
have defined in the I/O Server have come online. If you get a
messages saying that the port is not online, or could not be
opened, check the configuration of your project. PORT# is the Port Name specified in the Ports
form.
Unit 'UNIT#'
Port PORT# is Online
Unit 'UNIT#' Port PORT# is Online
Unit 'UNIT#' Port PORT# is Online - Only visible if the
CitectSCADA computer is an
I/O Server. This indicates that the I/O Device with the Unit Number
of UNIT# (as defined
in the I/O Devices form), is connected to port PORT# .
Communication
System Online - CitectSCADA has completed startup
operations and is now fully operational (running).