This file contains installation instructions and new features of Lookout 6.5.
Supported Platforms
Installation Instructions
Licensing
Features and Changes
Known Issues
Supported Platforms
Lookout supports the following operating systems:
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
Lookout does not support Windows Me/9x/NT or the Windows Server non-R2 editions. Refer to the Lookout Release Notes for a complete list of system requirements.
Note: National Instruments is committed to maintaining compatibility with Microsoft Windows technology changes. However, NI has become aware of a number of issues of potential significance regarding Microsoft Windows 7. To learn how Windows 7 affects your use of NI products, visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code windows7.
Installation Instructions
Refer to the Lookout Release Notes for detailed information about installing Lookout. This section describes additional installation considerations.
The Lookout software requires Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (SQL Express). This component is installed by default when you install Lookout. During the installation process, the Lookout installer creates an instance of SQL Express named CITADEL. To prevent unauthorized access to SQL Express, the installer also generates a password for the SQL Express administrator sa. The default password is the computer ID. Complete the following steps to find the computer ID using NI License Manager.
Launch NI License Manager by selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»NI License Manager.
Click the Display Computer Information button in the toolbar.
The Lookout installer enables a mixed security mode on existing SQL Servers. If the target computer does not have an SQL Server installed, the Lookout installer installs SQL Express in the mixed security mode.
Use the following command line prompt to change the default password for the sa user:
If the mixed security mode is not acceptable, change both the SQL Express and Citadel login modes. You must set the registry DWORD values HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer\LoginMode and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\National Instruments\Citadel\5.0\IntegratedSecurity to 1.
National Instruments recommends that you change the login mode immediately after you install Lookout. Otherwise, you must relink all existing Citadel databases. Restart the SQL Express and Citadel services in order for changes to take effect. If you use integrated NT security, you might need to configure the server machine and all clients explicitly.
Note: Lookout 6.0.2 and earlier use Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000), not SQL Express. If you upgrade Lookout 6.0.2 or earlier to Lookout 6.5, any existing databases continue to use MSDE 2000 for alarm logging, but new databases you create use SQL Express. If you detach an existing database from Lookout and then reattach the database, Lookout migrates the database to SQL Express.
You might want to uninstall MSDE 2000 after installing Lookout 6.5. Complete the following steps to uninstall MSDE 2000.
Exit Lookout if Lookout is running.
Open NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) and select My System»Historical Data»Citadel 5 Universe from the Configuration tree.
On the Databases page, detach all databases from the local computer.
Open the Windows Control Panel and uninstall MSDE 2000.
Restart the computer.
Open MAX and reattach all databases.
Licensing
Lookout relies on licensing activation. You must activate a valid Lookout license before you can run Lookout. To activate Lookout, use the serial number you received as part of your installation package.
Refer to the Lookout Release Notes for more information about licensing in Lookout.
Features and Changes
Lookout 6.5 incorporates the following new features and changes:
Sending Text Messages to Cell Phones
Use an SMS object to send text messages to cell phones by using GSM/GPRS modems.
If a text message contains more than 70 characters, the SMS object splits the message into multiple messages that contain no more than 70 characters and sends these messages.
Documenting Lookout Applications
In Lookout, you can add a description to processes, panels, objects, data members, and displays.
Use the descriptions to provide user documents for a Lookout application. You can configure Lookout to display these descriptions.
Supporting Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Format
Lookout supports importing data from and exporting data to Microsoft Excel 97-2003 format files. You can import and export data by using the DataTable or Recipe object.
Supporting Control Panel Decoration
Lookout supports inserting graphic shapes, such as lines and ellipses into control panels. Use these shapes to enhance the user interface of Lookout applications.
Supporting New FieldPoint Modules
Lookout supports the following FieldPoint devices:
cFP-18xx, cFP-21xx, and cFP-22xx
AIO and DIO I/O Modules
32-channel DI Modules
You also can import *.iak files from these controllers and I/O Modules.
Authenticating Senders When Using the Mailer Object
Use the Mailer object to send emails to recipients by using the SMTP protocol. In Lookout 6.5, you can authenticate the sender if the SMTP server requires authentication. To authenticate an email sender, enter the username and password information in the property dialog box of a Mailer object.
New Logon/Logoff Method
Lookout includes the following new data members under the $System object.
Logon
Logoff
Use these two data members to log on and log off in Lookout.
Known Issues
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the National Instruments Web site for an up-to-date list of known issues in Lookout.
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Patents
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