Run the software in demo mode
You can run Power Operation without the hardware key in demonstration (demo) mode. Demo mode lets you use all Power Operation features normally, but with restricted runtime and I/O.
The following demo modes are available:
- 15 minutes with a maximum of 50,000 real I/O.
- 10 hours with a maximum of 1 dynamic real I/O. This is useful for demonstrations using memory and disk I/O. Power Operation starts in this mode if no hardware key is available. If the system detects that you are using more than 1 real I/O point at runtime then it will swap to the 15 minutes demo mode.
- 8 days with unlimited tags. This is only available through special Power Operation Development keys.
NOTE: Writing to any tag through DDE, CTAPI, or ODBC will cause that tag to contribute to the dynamic point count even if it is a memory or disk I/O point. If you write to more than 1 point through these interfaces, it will swap to the 15-minute demo mode.