FactoryTalk Optix runtime modes

When you deploy an application, the mode in whichFactoryTalk Optix runs depends on how FactoryTalk Optix Update Server is configured upon installation.

The twoFactoryTalk Optix modes are:

  • FactoryTalk Optix running as an application mode. When FactoryTalk Optix is running as an application, the deployed application is accessible with the native presentation engine and web presentation engine. This mode is generally used by a local user logged onto the device or accessing the HMI and any remote users connecting from a web client if the web presentation was added.
  • FactoryTalk Optix running as a service mode. In this mode, FactoryTalk Optix runs the deployed application as a Windows service. The service starts when the runtime device starts and automatically runs the deployed application. This mode uses the Web Presentation Engine that you must add to Project view. Use this mode to interact with the application using the web browser of any device that can access the runtime device through an Ethernet IP address. Without a Web Presentation Engine, the application still runs without displaying on a user interface. This mode is generally used when the application has no user interface, such as a data gateway.
    Tip: The Native Presentation Engine is not supported inFactoryTalk Optix Runtime as a service mode.
Tip: FactoryTalk Optix Applications that use Runtime as a service mode are deployed to C:\ProgramData\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\FTOptixRuntimeService.

To use either runtime mode, install the FactoryTalk Optix Runtime Tools on the runtime device.See the FactoryTalk Optix Installation Guide. You can customize the installation to install FactoryTalk Optix runtime as a service. If you do not install FactoryTalk Optix runtime as a service, it installs as an application by default.