PcVue Solutions Training
Versions policy
and Licensing
Purpose
n Understanding the versioning of PcVue,
n Know the PcVue licenses.
Contents
1. Versions policy 3
1.1. Component registration tool 3
2. Licensing 5
2.1. License type 5
2.2. I/O limits 5
2.3. Options 6
2.4. Dedicated licenses 6
3. Reading and updating the key 7
4. Reminder 11
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1. Versions policy
Each PcVue release is represented by a version number.
For example with version 15.0.05001:
l 15 is the major version. A new major version is released when new important features
are added.
l 0 is the minor version. A new minor version is released when new features are added.
l 05001 is the build number.
Several service packs ( SP) or Updates can be added when we discover and correct anom-
alies. For example 10.0.xxxx SP1 or 11.2.6048.20472 Update.
You don’t need to update the license when you add a service pack or an Update.
An application designed in a particular PcVue version is compatible with any
more recent PcVue version.
1.1. Component registration tool
If several PcVue versions have been installed in the same computer there is a problem with
sharing their components. Each version uses a set of components registered with Microsoft
Windows. The components have the same names irrespective of version and so before you
start PcVue you have to be sure that the appropriate set is registered with Windows.
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Figure 1
If you want to run PcVue in version X but the latest version that was run was version
Y, you must run the Component Registration tool for version X before you run ver-
sion X.
To run the Component Registration tool click on:
Start Menu\Programs\ARC Informatique\PcVue version\Tools\Component Registration
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2. Licensing
The price of a license depends on various factors, of which we will consider the most com-
mon. Please contact our Sales Department for further details.
The license is coded in a physical protection key (also known as a dongle). USB and par-
allel port versions are available. Which you require is normally specified at order time.
2.1. License type
l Runtime : Run-time environment only. You cannot modify the application.
l Complete : Run-time and development environments. Usually each system integrator
has at least one Complete dongle.
l Development: Development environment with a time limited run-time dongle.
2.2. I/O limits
Data collected from an external device is considered as input/output (I/O) irrespective of
the communication method used or the type of data..
The various licenses reflect to the quantity of I/O:
l 75 I/O,
l 250 I/O, The internal point
will not count as an I
l 500 I/O, / O. Right?
l 1000 I/O,
l 2000 I/O,
l 5000 I/O,
l 25000 I/O,
l 65000 I/O,
l Unlimited.
During startup PcVue counts the I/O configured in the application. If it is higher than the
license, PcVue stops. Then you have to order an upgrade.
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2.3. Options
Various options are available. The most common are:
l Networking: Able to manage a networked architecture (Client/Server).
l WebVue clients
l Web Services Toolkit clients
l Data Export,
l TouchVue clients: Smartphone and tablet app,
l …
2.4. Dedicated licenses
We provide licenses dedicated to specific uses. For example there is the Server license that
is dedicated to a Server (no HMI).
If you start PcVue without any dongle, it runs in Demo mode. In this mode
PcVue operates as a Development license managing 25 I/O maximum and hav-
ing one hour of communication.
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3. Reading and updating the key
If you have to update the license, there is no need to change the dongle. Instead, there is a
procedure for upgrading it by software. This software is called the License Utility.
You can install it using the Drivers and tools menu on the PcVue DVD. Then select License
Utility and follow the instructions.
The procedure to update a license is:
l Plug in the dongle to be updated.
l Start the License Utility.
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l From the Tools menu, select Launch Remote License Manager.
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l Using the Remote License Manager Select Ask for license upgrade.
l A file should be generated. Send it to our Sales department (with an order of course!).
You will be sent a new file containing the upgraded license.
l Start the Remote License Manager once again and select Upgrade my license now.
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l Configure the path for the file.
l Your license has been updated!
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4. Reminder
l There are different versions of PcVue.
l A project developed with version N will be compatible with version N+1.
l A license is needed in order to launch a PcVue project that has more than 25 com-
municating variables.
l A PcVue version N license allows launching of PcVue version N as well as all prior
PcVue versions.
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