Rockwell-automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide Manuel d'utilisateur

USER’S GUIDEView Machine EditionPUBLICATION VIEWME-UM004J-EN-E–August 2014 Supersede

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEx• • • • •Set up users for 3.20 and earlier applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE7-4• • • • • Create and view tags Edit, duplicate, and delete tagsFor details about using the Tags

7 • Use HMI tags7-5• • • • •You can also use Find to search for every occurrence of a specific tag or text string throughout different components

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE7-6• • • • • Click the browse button ( ) next to Find what.  From the Tag Browser, navigate to the

7 • Use HMI tags7-7• • • • •MemoryA tag with memory as its data source receives its data from (and stores values in) the FactoryTalk View internal

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE7-8• • • • •This example shows you how to specify the OPC topic, item name, and bit level of an item

7 • Use HMI tags7-9• • • • •Tag names cannot contain spaces. The tag name can be mixed case. Tag names preserve upper and lower case for readabili

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE7-10• • • • •Other methods for creating HMI tagsIn addition to creating tags in the Tags editor, you

7 • Use HMI tags7-11• • • • •Import tags from a PLC databaseUse the Import PLC Tags dialog box to selectively import tags from a PLC or other data

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE7-12• • • • •To open the Import PLC Tags dialog box, do one of the following In the Tag Browser, rig

7 • Use HMI tags7-13• • • • • Import tags from legacy PLC databases, created using WINtelligent LOGIC 5 or A.I. 5, with file extension .dsc. Imp

Contentsxi• • • • •Excel spreadsheet file name format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7Exported language string

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE7-14• • • • •

8-18Set up global connectionsThis chapter describes: What global connections are. Update the date and time. Change displays. Control display chang

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE8-2• • • • • Set the intensity of the backlight on a PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView P

8 • Set up global connections8-3• • • • •Update the date and time at the data source from the terminalTo update the date or time at the data sourc

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE8-4• • • • •When the Remote Date and Time connection value changes to a new non-zero value, the termi

8 • Set up global connections8-5• • • • •Set up remote display changesThis section outlines the steps for setting up remote display changes. For m

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE8-6• • • • •When the data source or the operator prints a display, everything on the screen is printe

8 • Set up global connections8-7• • • • •Create the macros in the Macros editor. Make sure you name them exactly as shown in the right column of t

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE8-8• • • • •with the operation of other applications on the same personal computer or terminal, it is

8 • Set up global connections8-9• • • • •For PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, and PanelView Plus CE terminals, you can also tur

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDExii• • • • •15 • Run applications on a personal computerSummary of steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE8-10• • • • •

9-19Set up alarmsThis chapter describes: Steps for setting up alarms. Prepare to set up alarms. How alarms work. Alarm trigger data types. Tips f

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-2• • • • •Multiple language alarm messagesA key component of any alarm system is the messages that

9 • Set up alarms9-3• • • • •Set up alarmsUse the Alarm Setup editor to set up alarms.For detailed information about the options in the Alarm Setu

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-4• • • • •Tags and expressionsBefore setting up alarms, you must set up data server or HMI tags cor

9 • Set up alarms9-5• • • • •Alarm triggers and trigger valuesYou specify the tags and expressions (also known as connections) to monitor for alar

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-6• • • • •If you change the default language, you must re-specify the trigger labels for each of th

9 • Set up alarms9-7• • • • •show all the alarms in the alarm log file: active, inactive, acknowledged, and unacknowledged. This display is availa

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-8• • • • •Use the data source to interact with alarmsYou can also set up remote acknowledgement, si

9 • Set up alarms9-9• • • • •The alarm in the alarm banner is cleared when the operator presses the clear alarm banner button. It is not deleted f

Contentsxiii• • • • •tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-2Confi

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-10• • • • • The Remote Status Reset connection’s value changes to a new non-zero value.For more in

9 • Set up alarms9-11• • • • •The log file is saved every 30 seconds, if there are new alarms. The log file is also saved when the application is

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-12• • • • •if ((Acid_tank_level > 74) AND (Acid_tank_level < 90))then 1else if (Acid_tank_lev

9 • Set up alarms9-13• • • • •The tag is currently generating alarms at bit positions 2, 6, 12, 21, 22, 26, and 30.To set up alarms for this array

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-14• • • • •If power to the motor is lost, the manual stop and overload switch also lose power, gene

9 • Set up alarms9-15• • • • •2. Specify these trigger values and alarm messages for the alarm trigger:At run time, if power to the motor is lost,

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-16• • • • •Equivalent data typesDifferent processors and OPC servers use different terminology for

9 • Set up alarms9-17• • • • •KEPServer Enterprise tag syntaxTo create a KEPServer Enterprise array tag, use this syntax to specify the length of

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-18• • • • •You can also assign connections to alarm lists, to allow the data source to determine wh

9 • Set up alarms9-19• • • • •A change in the trigger connection’s value does not necessarily indicate an alarm—the value might still be within ac

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDExiv• • • • •18 • Work with componentsEditors that have components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-20• • • • •Remote acknowledgement does not take place if the hold time is in effect for the Ack con

9 • Set up alarms9-21• • • • •connection (1) to the Remote Ack connection, and the alarm at Location 2 is acknowledged.How the Remote Ack Handshak

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-22• • • • •Hold the message for a specific period of timeTo set up an alarm trigger’s alarm message

9 • Set up alarms9-23• • • • •How messages are queuedFactoryTalk View can queue up to 128 messages while it waits for the Message Notification con

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-24• • • • • Remote Silence—Assign a tag or an expression to this connection to allow the data sour

9 • Set up alarms9-25• • • • •How the Remote Ack All connection worksWhen this connection changes to a new non-zero value, all unacknowledged alar

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-26• • • • •The [ALARM] displayWhen you create an application, it comes with a graphic display calle

9 • Set up alarms9-27• • • • •The alarm banner graphic objectThe [ALARM BANNER] display contains an alarm banner graphic object, which lists the m

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-28• • • • •The alarm list graphic objectThe [ALARM MULTI-LINE] display contains an alarm list graph

9 • Set up alarms9-29• • • • •The alarm status list graphic objectThe [STATUS] display contains an alarm status list graphic object, which lists t

Contentsxv• • • • •Location of library components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-19Import images into your

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-30• • • • •You can use the [HISTORY] display as is, or modify the display. For example, you can sel

9 • Set up alarms9-31• • • • •3. Edit the [ALARM] display by adding a Goto display button that opens the [STATUS] display when pressed.Create your

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-32• • • • • When the newest alarm is acknowledged.If you don’t want the display to close when the

9 • Set up alarms9-33• • • • •displayed character is replaced with an asterisk. You can specify how many lines to allow for each alarm message, fr

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-34• • • • •How the alarm banner graphic object worksThe alarm banner graphic object shows a single,

9 • Set up alarms9-35• • • • •You can use multiple alarm status lists, in the same display or in different displays. You can set up different list

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-36• • • • •Use buttons with the alarm history and alarm objectsAlarm buttonsYou can use these alarm

9 • Set up alarms9-37• • • • •You can assign any caption you choose to the labels on the alarm buttons.Link buttons to objectsYou can link the ack

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-38• • • • •Key buttonsYou can also use these key button graphic objects to interact with the alarm

9 • Set up alarms9-39• • • • •If the hold time is still in effect and the operator acknowledges a new instance of the same alarm, the new acknowle

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDExvi• • • • •Create rectangles and squares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-40• • • • •Clear and delete messagesFrom the alarm historyWhen the operator presses the clear alarm

9 • Set up alarms9-41• • • • •Retain alarm statusThe status of alarms is retained when the application is shut down. When the application is resta

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE9-42• • • • •

10-110Set up FactoryTalk DiagnosticsThis chapter describes: FactoryTalk Diagnostics. Show diagnostics messages during application development. View

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE10-2• • • • •Set up FactoryTalk Diagnostics involves: Set up destinations, where logged information

10 • Set up FactoryTalk Diagnostics10-3• • • • •Plus, or PanelView Plus CE terminal to a personal computer, you can view the messages in the Facto

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE10-4• • • • •Choose not to log messages Message severitiesFactoryTalk View categorizes messages in fo

10 • Set up FactoryTalk Diagnostics10-5• • • • •FactoryTalk View automatically sends audit messages to the Engineer and Secure audiences. Audit me

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE10-6• • • • •To open the FactoryTalk Diagnostics Viewer, do one of the following In FactoryTalk View

10 • Set up FactoryTalk Diagnostics10-7• • • • • From the Windows Start menu, select Programs > Rockwell Software > Utilities > Diagnost

Contentsxvii• • • • •21 • Set up graphic objectsSet up objects’ spatial properties, names, and visibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE10-8• • • • •You can also specify that messages remain in the local log file for a period of time aft

10 • Set up FactoryTalk Diagnostics10-9• • • • •The Diagnostics List Setup editor is located on the application tree under the System folder. Doub

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE10-10• • • • •Printed messages list the date and time, the category of system activity, and the messa

10 • Set up FactoryTalk Diagnostics10-11• • • • •The [DIAGNOSTICS] displayWhen you create an application, it comes with a graphic display called [

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE10-12• • • • •Open and close the diagnostics displayOpen the displayThe diagnostics display you speci

10 • Set up FactoryTalk Diagnostics10-13• • • • •Use buttons with the diagnostics listDiagnostics buttonsYou can use these diagnostics buttons to

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE10-14• • • • •You can set up the key buttons to work only with the specified diagnostics list, or to

11-111Set up securityThis chapter describes:  Use FactoryTalk Security to add users and groups accounts. Use the Runtime Security editor. Configure

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE11-2• • • • •To limit the users who have access to the application or parts of the application, you m

11 • Set up security11-3• • • • •2. In the Runtime Security editor, add FactoryTalk Security users or user groups to FactoryTalk View, and assign

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDExviii• • • • •How to use indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE11-4• • • • •Create FactoryTalk Security user groupsThe use of user groups is optional but recommende

11 • Set up security11-5• • • • • Add FactoryTalk Security users and assign security codes and login and logout macros, for each user or group of

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE11-6• • • • •You cannot delete the DEFAULT user account.Set up users for 4.00 and later applicationsA

11 • Set up security11-7• • • • •To add FactoryTalk Security users and groups to FactoryTalk View and assign security codes to them 1. Open the Ru

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE11-8• • • • •macros in the application. If a new user logs in before the previous user has logged out

11 • Set up security11-9• • • • •Set up users for 3.20 and earlier applicationsTo add users to RSView 3.20 and earlier applications and assign sec

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE11-10• • • • •Add 3.20 and earlier users or groups from a Windows domainIn RSView 3.20 and earlier ap

11 • Set up security11-11• • • • •To add users from a Windows domain to FactoryTalk View1. Open the Runtime Security editor, and then click the RS

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE11-12• • • • •If you remove users from the Windows domain, they are not removed automatically from th

11 • Set up security11-13• • • • •To assign security to a graphic display1. In the Graphics editor, right-click an empty area of the display, and

Contentsxix• • • • •Animation that does not use a range of motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-7Use Object Smart Path . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE11-14• • • • •To provide a way for users to log in1. Specify the startup display in the Startup edito

11 • Set up security11-15• • • • •3. Specify how many minutes the terminal must be inactive before the automatic logout occurs.4. If desired, spec

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE11-16• • • • • The ADMIN user has access to every graphic display. The DEFAULT user has access only

11 • Set up security11-17• • • • •This example uses the security function CurrentUserName( ). The function returns the string value of the Account

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE11-18• • • • •4. Click Apply.Example: Prevent unauthorized users from stopping the applicationTo prev

11 • Set up security11-19• • • • • Specify policies for passwords and user accounts, such as how often passwords must be changed.FactoryTalk View

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE11-20• • • • •Set up access to the FactoryTalk Directory.Set up access to the application.You can ass

11 • Set up security11-21• • • • •Specify activities to track for audit purposesYou can keep an audit trail of activities such as changing the set

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE11-22• • • • •groups or users once. If desired, you can override the permissions that you set up at t

11 • Set up security11-23• • • • •To set up security access to networks and devices1. In the System folder, right-click Networks and Devices, the

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FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDExx• • • • •If-then-else . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE11-24• • • • •

12-112Set up language switchingThis chapter describes: What language switching is. Summary of steps for setting up language switching. Set up Windo

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE12-2• • • • • Import application components developed in different countries into a single applicati

12 • Set up language switching12-3• • • • •To change the default language1. From the Tools menu, select Languages.2. Select the language to use fo

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE12-4• • • • •6. Create alarm, information, and local messages.7. Create a Language Switch button for

12 • Set up language switching12-5• • • • •Windows locale settingsWindows locale formatting determines how the application shows time, date, and f

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE12-6• • • • •Remove languagesYou can also use the Language Configuration dialog box to remove languag

12 • Set up language switching12-7• • • • •application language is French, and you have imported French text strings for the Change Password windo

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE12-8• • • • •For details about the schema of exported spreadsheet files, see page 12-9.For a list of

12 • Set up language switching12-9• • • • •orC:\Users\Public\Public Documents\RSView Enterprise\Strings (Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows

Contentsxxi• • • • •Show data logs using the trend graphic object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-5Problems with data lo

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE12-10• • • • •Open the text file in Microsoft ExcelWhen you open the text file in Microsoft Excel, th

12 • Set up language switching12-11• • • • •Differences in file format for files saved in ExcelIf you use Notepad to open a Unicode text file that

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE12-12• • • • •The string definition is enclosed in quotes in Notepad, but not in the spreadsheet colu

12 • Set up language switching12-13• • • • •Work with backslashes and new line charactersTo force text to begin on a new line, precede the text wi

If you are going to import strings for multiple languages defined in an Excel spreadsheet, it does not matter which language is selected in the Langua

12 • Set up language switching12-15• • • • •Set up multiple language support for graphic librariesWhen you create an application, the graphic libr

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE12-16• • • • •

13-113Set up display navigationThis chapter describes: What display navigation is. Develop a hierarchy of displays. Test display navigation. Use g

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE13-2• • • • •A display hierarchy could include: An initial graphic display for logging in. A graphi

13 • Set up display navigation13-3• • • • •Test display navigationOnce you set up display navigation for your application, test the application to

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDExxii• • • • •Pen markers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE13-4• • • • •Display typeThe display type you use gives you additional control over how the operator

13 • Set up display navigation13-5• • • • •Return to display buttonsWhen the operator presses a return to display button at run time, the graphic

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE13-6• • • • •4. In the Process Overview display, the operator presses a return to display button. Whi

13 • Set up display navigation13-7• • • • •How display types affect the selector’s behaviorThe display list selector’s behavior at run time also d

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE13-8• • • • •to apply parameters to the displays that are opened from the data source, to close one o

14-114Create run-time applicationsThis chapter describes: Specify startup settings. Test your application. Create run-time application files. Conv

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE14-2• • • • •Test your applicationYou can test your application in FactoryTalk View Studio at any tim

14 • Create run-time applications14-3• • • • •Create run-time application filesBefore you can run your application, you must create a run-time ver

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE14-4• • • • • You need to extract information that was generated at run time, such as updated Recipe

14 • Create run-time applications14-5• • • • •To create a run-time application1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, with the application open, on the App

Contentsxxiii• • • • •Run macros when tags or expressions change value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-3Where to assign macros .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE14-6• • • • •The password can be up to 100 characters long. The password is case sensitive. Click Sav

14 • Create run-time applications14-7• • • • •To convert the run-time application file, use the Restore runtime application operation in the Appli

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE14-8• • • • •6. Click Next.7. Type a name for the converted application, and then click Finish.

15-115Run applications on a personal computerThis chapter describes: Move applications to the run-time computer. Start FactoryTalk View ME Station.

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE15-2• • • • •2. If you are using RSLinx Enterprise, set up communications as described in Chapter 5.3

15 • Run applications on a personal computer15-3• • • • •4. Set up FactoryTalk Diagnostics on the run-time computer (if you have not already done

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE15-4• • • • •The FactoryTalk View ME Station dialog box opens.For information about specifying startu

15 • Run applications on a personal computer15-5• • • • •2. Navigate to the folder containing the application’s .mer file, and then click the file

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE15-6• • • • • If the application is set up to use a title bar with a Control box, click the Close bu

15 • Run applications on a personal computer15-7• • • • •4. In the Edit ShortCuts dialog box, click the device you want the shortcut to point to,

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDExxiv• • • • •Bit array tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE15-8• • • • •2. Double-click About FactoryTalk View ME Station.3. Click Technical Support.The telepho

15 • Run applications on a personal computer15-9• • • • •4. In the KEPWare Serial Port ID’s dialog box, click the serial port ID you specified whe

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE15-10• • • • •4. To edit a driver, select it and then click Edit Driver.5. To edit a device, select i

15 • Run applications on a personal computer15-11• • • • •3. Double-click the type of printing to set up. 4. Click Printer.

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE15-12• • • • •5. Modify the print options as required.For detailed information about printer options,

15 • Run applications on a personal computer15-13• • • • •4. Click Run Current Application.This option is not available if you have not loaded an

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE15-14• • • • •6. Specify whether to replace the RSLinx Enterprise communication settings on the run-t

15 • Run applications on a personal computer15-15• • • • •5. Specify whether to load the current application when FactoryTalk View ME Station star

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE15-16• • • • •This allows the operator to load and run an MER as well as configure ME Station for Win

15 • Run applications on a personal computer15-17• • • • •2. Double-click System Directory Overwrite Warning.3. Click No.Specify time, date, and n

Contentsxxv• • • • •H • Import and export graphics XML filesAbout XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE15-18• • • • •To open the DeskLock tool From the Windows Start menu, select Programs > Rockwell S

16-116Transfer applications to a PanelView Plus terminalThis chapter describes: Start FactoryTalk View ME Station. Set up communication drivers to u

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE16-2• • • • •2. If you are using KEPServer Enterprise, enable the driver you need on the terminal. Fo

16 • Transfer applications to a PanelView Plus terminal16-3• • • • •Install printers on a PanelView Plus 7 or PanelView Plus 6 terminal If you wi

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE16-4• • • • •Start FactoryTalk View ME StationTo start FactoryTalk View ME Station on a PanelView Plu

16 • Transfer applications to a PanelView Plus terminal16-5• • • • •If you are using a serial connection for the transfer, specify and set up the

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE16-6• • • • •Set up a driver for the transfer on the development computerOn the development computer,

16 • Transfer applications to a PanelView Plus terminal16-7• • • • •To start the Transfer Utility tool On the development computer, do one of the

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE16-8• • • • •About the uploadYou can upload while an application is running on the run-time computer.

17-117Use your applicationThis chapter describes: Log in and log out. Change passwords. Add a user or group and delete a user or group. Modify gro

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FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-2• • • • •For details, see “Configure FactoryTalk View ME 8.0 and later terminals for Domain authe

17 • Use your application17-3• • • • •computer, and then transfer the certificate to the PanelView Plus 7, or PanelView Plus 6 terminal.To save a

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-4• • • • •4. Click Save to complete and close the window.To import a root certificate on a Factory

17 • Use your application17-5• • • • •6. In the Select a Certificate File dialog box, select the certificate file, and click OK.7. In the Root Cer

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-6• • • • •On the Windows 2003 domain controllerNavigate to Start > All Programs > Administra

17 • Use your application17-7• • • • •Log in to the applicationUsers log in using the Login button. The Login button opens a dialog box that allow

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-8• • • • •2. Press the Domain button, or press F1 on an external keyboard. The string pop-up keybo

17 • Use your application17-9• • • • •3. Press the UserName button, or press F2 on an external keyboard.Type your user name in the string pop-up k

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-10• • • • • If a PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, or PanelView Plus CE termina

17 • Use your application17-11• • • • •To change your current password1. Press the Password button.The Change User Password window opens.2. Press

P-1PrefaceFactoryTalk View Machine Edition is a member of the FactoryTalk View family of products. It is an integrated package for developing and runn

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-12• • • • •Type your old password in the string pop-up keyboard, or on an external keyboard, and t

17 • Use your application17-13• • • • •2. Press the Select User button, or press F1 on an external keyboard. The FactoryTalk User Selection window

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-14• • • • •You can also set up the application to automatically log out the current user after a s

17 • Use your application17-15• • • • •2. Press the Type button, or press F2 on an external keyboard to select FactoryTalk Security User.3. Press

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-16• • • • • User cannot change password  Password never expires  Account is disabledAll the set

17 • Use your application17-17• • • • •application. It is not possible to delete a FactoryTalk Security group from the running application.To dele

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-18• • • • •2. Press the Select User/Group button, or press F2 on an external keyboard to open the

17 • Use your application17-19• • • • • The user or group inherits the A-P security codes shared by the multiple FactoryTalk Security groups. For

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-20• • • • •4. Press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow button to select a user, and press the Select butto

17 • Use your application17-21• • • • •When a user account is locked, the user cannot log in the system.To unlock a user1. Press the Unlock User A

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEP-2• • • • • For the latest information regarding software platform support, refer to http://www.roc

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-22• • • • •Disable a userThe administrator can use the Disable User button to disable a FactoryTal

17 • Use your application17-23• • • • •3. Press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow button to select a user, and press the Select button, or press Enter on

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-24• • • • •To use the numeric pop-up scratchpad, a keyboard must be attached to the run-time compu

17 • Use your application17-25• • • • •When the keypad is open, no other objects in the graphic display can accept input.Use the numeric pop-up sc

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-26• • • • •Use buttons and keys with the numeric pop-up windowsYou can use the following buttons a

17 • Use your application17-27• • • • •auto repeat mode. The ramp value is added to (or subtracted from) the last value sent to the Value connecti

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-28• • • • • If the screen resolution is smaller than 124 pixels wide by 68 pixels high, the pop-u

17 • Use your application17-29• • • • •Use the string pop-up keyboardThe string pop-up keyboard opens when the operator presses a String Input Ena

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-30• • • • •If the operator opens the string pop-up character input by pressing a String Input Enab

17 • Use your application17-31• • • • •Use the string pop-up scratchpadIf the operator opens the string pop-up scratchpad by pressing a String Inp

PREFACEP-3• • • • • Help: Online procedures and reference information.Help is available from the Help menu in FactoryTalk View Studio.Find the i

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-32• • • • •What is written to the Value connectionWhen the operator presses the Enter button in th

17 • Use your application17-33• • • • •Problems with the string pop-up windowsProblems with the string pop-up keyboard and scratchpad occur under

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-34• • • • •Maintained push button Toggle between two values by sending one value to the tag when p

17 • Use your application17-35• • • • •You can attach visibility animation to these graphic objects, to show or hide the objects based on changes

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-36• • • • •Bar graph Numeric values in bar graph format. The bar graph increases or decreases in s

17 • Use your application17-37• • • • •Many of these objects can be set up to manipulate tag values using expressions, and show the expression res

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE17-38• • • • •The operator can acknowledge alarm and information messages. The operator can clear ala

18-118Work with componentsThis chapter describes: Which editors have components. Work with components. Print information in components.For informat

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE18-2• • • • •For information on working with components in particular editors, see the chapters later

18 • Work with components18-3• • • • •Before the component closes you are prompted to save unsaved changes, if there are any.Add components into a

iiiPrefaceAbout the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-2Find the information yo

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEP-4• • • • •Support staff are available Monday to Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Eastern Standard

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE18-4• • • • •3. In the dialog box, navigate to the component to add (in Application A’s folder), and

18 • Work with components18-5• • • • •2. In the To box, type the new name.3. Click OK.Duplicate componentsThe Duplicate option is useful for creat

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE18-6• • • • •

19-119Use graphic displaysThis chapter describes the Graphics, Images, and Local Messages editors in the Graphics folder and outlines how to: Use the

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-2• • • • •Before you beginBefore you begin, plan your displays. Think about what information the o

19 • Use graphic displays19-3• • • • •Use the Graphics editorThe Graphics editor opens when you create or open a graphic display, global object di

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-4• • • • •To open a graphic display In the Graphics folder, open the Displays folder and then dou

19 • Use graphic displays19-5• • • • •Import and export graphic displaysEach graphic display’s information is contained in a file called Displayna

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-6• • • • •Use context menusNo matter where you are in the Graphics editor, you can open a menu by

19 • Use graphic displays19-7• • • • •Use the toolbarsThe toolbars provide another convenient way to perform an action quickly. You can customize

1-11Getting StartedFactoryTalk View Machine Edition is software for developing and running human-machine interface applications. FactoryTalk View Mach

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-8• • • • •To move an undocked toolbar Click the toolbar’s title bar, and then drag. Press the Ctr

19 • Use graphic displays19-9• • • • •To set up the grid1. On the View menu, click Grid Settings, or right-click an empty area of the display and

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-10• • • • •To zoom in on objects1. Select the objects you want to zoom in on.2. On the View menu,

19 • Use graphic displays19-11• • • • •For information about using the Diagnostics List, see page 2-5. For information about specifying the types

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-12• • • • •For details about the options in the Display Settings dialog box, see Help.About displa

19 • Use graphic displays19-13• • • • •Resize displaysThe project window size is used for all Replace displays. If you change the project window s

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-14• • • • •To convert objects to wallpaper1. Select the objects to convert.For information about s

19 • Use graphic displays19-15• • • • •To open Symbol Factory:Symbol Factory opens into a new window when launched, there are four ways to open Sy

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-16• • • • •To open a graphic library1. In the Explorer window, open the Graphics folder, and then

19 • Use graphic displays19-17• • • • •where Application Name is the name of your application.5. Click Open. The display is copied into the Librar

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE1-2• • • • •Application Documenter is software that provides detailed information about FactoryTalk

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-18• • • • •To save a library display with multiple languages1. Create a graphic display.2. Export

19 • Use graphic displays19-19• • • • •To save a library display with more than 40 languages 1. Create a display in one application, with up to 40

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-20• • • • •create in the new directory. Similarly, when you open a library component FactoryTalk V

19 • Use graphic displays19-21• • • • •You import and place .dxf and .wmf files in your displays in one step. Once imported, they are converted to

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-22• • • • • Import the images first, and then place them in your displays as needed. This method

19 • Use graphic displays19-23• • • • •Shift-click or Ctrl-click to select additional files.4. Click Open to add the selected files to the list in

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-24• • • • •For details about using the Image Browser to import, select, and delete images, see Hel

19 • Use graphic displays19-25• • • • •6. Click the OK button in the Image Browser for the graphic to be placed in the current workspace.Note that

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-26• • • • •The more colors you use, the more memory is consumed, and the longer the image takes to

19 • Use graphic displays19-27• • • • •Summary of stepsFollow these steps to set up local messages:1. In the Local Messages editor, set up the mes

1 • Getting Started1-3• • • • •FactoryTalk toolsFactoryTalk tools are installed when you install FactoryTalk Services Platform. They are available

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-28• • • • •The data source is set up to exchange information (in the form of numeric or string val

19 • Use graphic displays19-29• • • • •2. In the Local Messages editor, create these messages with trigger values matching the values that will be

Create local messages in multiple languagesFactoryTalk View 5.00 supports local messages in multiple languages. When you create local messages, they a

19 • Use graphic displays19-31• • • • •For information about specifying which printer to use at run time for applications that will run on a perso

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE19-32• • • • •

20-120Use graphic objectsThis chapter describes the types of graphic objects and outlines how to: Create graphic objects, including drawing and Activ

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-2• • • • •FactoryTalk View also supports the use of ActiveX objects—third-party software component

20 • Use graphic objects20-3• • • • •Illustrate your displaysControl the applicationUse this graphic object To do thisText Create text for labels

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-4• • • • •Start and control processesAdd User/Group button Add a FactoryTalk security user, a Wind

20 • Use graphic objects20-5• • • • •Latched push button Start a machine or process. The button remains set (latched) until the process is complet

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE1-4• • • • •

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-6• • • • •Show processes and values graphicallyUse this graphic object To show thisBar graph Numer

20 • Use graphic objects20-7• • • • •Work with lists, trends, alarm banners, and numeric input objectsUse this button With this graphic object To

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-8• • • • •For more information about using the buttons with lists and trends, see the topics on th

20 • Use graphic objects20-9• • • • •Unlike the buttons in the previous table, the following buttons do not work with specific graphic objects. Yo

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-10• • • • •Show alarms and messagesRecipePlus button Display data set and tag values for ingredien

20 • Use graphic objects20-11• • • • •Select tools for creating graphic objectsThe Objects menu in the Graphics editor contains items for creating

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-12• • • • •To deselect a tool, do one of the following Double-click an empty area in the display.

20 • Use graphic objects20-13• • • • •Create drawing objectsThe following instructions for creating drawing objects describe how to create the obj

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-14• • • • •The Text Properties dialog box opens.3. Select text options.For information about the o

20 • Use graphic objects20-15• • • • •Create imagesUse the image graphic object to place images in your graphic displays. Images support visibilit

2-12Explore FactoryTalk View StudioThis chapter describes: Start and exit FactoryTalk View Studio. Open sample applications. Explore the FactoryTal

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-16• • • • •5. Select image options. For information about the options in the dialog box, see Help.

20 • Use graphic objects20-17• • • • •5. To close the dialog box, click OK.Create arcs and wedgesArcs and wedges are drawn in two steps: first you

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-18• • • • •7. To close the dialog box, click OK.You can also use the Arc and Wedge tools to reshap

20 • Use graphic objects20-19• • • • •2. Click where you want the line to start, and then drag from the beginning point to the end point.To draw h

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-20• • • • •4. To finish drawing, double-click an empty area of the display, or click the Select to

20 • Use graphic objects20-21• • • • •2. Click the mouse where you want to position the object, and then drag until the rectangle or square is the

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-22• • • • •Use .wmf and .dxf filesWindows metafiles (.wmf) and AutoCAD (.dxf) files are converted

20 • Use graphic objects20-23• • • • •3. In the dialog box that opens, select the object to add to your graphic display. For information about the

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-24• • • • •Tools and tips for working with objectsThis section describes features of the Graphics

20 • Use graphic objects20-25• • • • •Deselecting objects Use the Object ExplorerUse the Object Explorer to view and select objects from a tree-li

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE2-2• • • • •Open sample applicationsThe sample application is designed for screen resolution 800 x 60

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-26• • • • •You can keep the Object Explorer open as you work in the Graphics editor. For more info

20 • Use graphic objects20-27• • • • •To highlight objects in the Object Explorer In the Object Explorer, click Highlighting on, and then click S

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-28• • • • •The tabs that are available depend on the object: Some objects have only General and C

20 • Use graphic objects20-29• • • • •To open an object’s Properties dialog box, use one of these methods Tip: To automatically open the object&ap

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-30• • • • •You can also use the Property Panel to set up an object’s properties, as described next

20 • Use graphic objects20-31• • • • •Set up propertiesUse the Property Panel’s Properties tab to set up the properties of the selected object or

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-32• • • • • A right arrow indicates that the connection sends values to the data source. The conn

20 • Use graphic objects20-33• • • • •foreground color and some are assigned the background color. Other color properties, such as Fill color, can

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-34• • • • •To show a color toolbar From the View menu, select Toolbars, and then click Foreground

20 • Use graphic objects20-35• • • • •The name must start with a letter, and cannot contain spaces. You can use the underscore character (_).To na

2 • Explore FactoryTalk View Studio2-3• • • • •The default location for the HMI projects folder is:C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Docu

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-36• • • • •3. To view the next state quickly, double-click the row, or press the Enter key on your

20 • Use graphic objects20-37• • • • • Select the object and then assign tags in the Connections tab of the Property Panel. Select the object, a

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-38• • • • •FactoryTalk View monitors the expression value rather than the original tag value. For

20 • Use graphic objects20-39• • • • •To select all the objects in the display, on the Edit menu, click Select All.2. On the Edit menu, click Tag

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-40• • • • •4. Click on the browse button next to Find within and clear all the check boxes except

20 • Use graphic objects20-41• • • • • Graphic displays that are opened using a Goto display button. Graphic displays that are opened using a di

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-42• • • • • Duplicate objects. Resize objects. Reshape drawing objects. Delete objects.Move ob

20 • Use graphic objects20-43• • • • •To move objects in small increments using the keyboard1. Select one or more objects.2. Place the pointer on

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-44• • • • •When you press Ctrl, a plus sign is added to the cursor.3. When the object is where you

20 • Use graphic objects20-45• • • • •Duplicate objectsWhen an object is duplicated, any animation attached to the object is also duplicated. If a

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE2-4• • • • •Explore the FactoryTalk View Studio main windowThe menu barThe menu bar contains the menu

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-46• • • • •When you resize text objects, if you have selected the Size to fit option, the font siz

20 • Use graphic objects20-47• • • • •Reshape drawing objectsYou can reshape arcs, lines, polygons, polylines, rectangles, rounded rectangles, and

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-48• • • • •3. Click the handle and drag inward to increase roundedness, or outward to decrease rou

20 • Use graphic objects20-49• • • • •To ungroup objects1. Select the group of objects to ungroup.2. On the Arrange menu, click Ungroup, or on the

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-50• • • • • Use the Property Panel to apply the same properties to all the members of the group a

20 • Use graphic objects20-51• • • • •5. To stop editing, click outside the group.Arrange objectsYou can arrange objects (or groups of objects) in

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-52• • • • •2. On the Arrange menu, click Send to Back, or click the Send to Back tool.Send to Back

20 • Use graphic objects20-53• • • • •Align objectsYou can align objects (or groups of objects) with each other and with the grid. To align object

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-54• • • • •Examples: Align objects left, right, and centerExamples: Align objects top, middle, and

20 • Use graphic objects20-55• • • • •Space objectsWith Space Vertical and Space Horizontal, objects (or groups of objects) are moved vertically o

2 • Explore FactoryTalk View Studio2-5• • • • •The toolbarThe toolbar contains buttons for commonly used menu items so you can have quick access t

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-56• • • • •Flip drawing objectsFlipping an object creates a mirror image of the object. You can fl

20 • Use graphic objects20-57• • • • •When you rotate text, it rotates around the anchor point but the text itself remains upright.To rotate a dra

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE20-58• • • • •

21-121Set up graphic objectsThis chapter describes how to set up graphic objects. It describes how to: Set up objects’ spatial properties, names, and

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-2• • • • •Set up objects’ spatial properties, names, and visibilityEvery graphic object has a Comm

21 • Set up graphic objects21-3• • • • •Tips for setting up objects with states The graphic objects that have states have a States tab in their Pr

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-4• • • • •Set up how objects are used at run timeJust as you must provide operators with a way to

21 • Set up graphic objects21-5• • • • •The bounding box If the object’s shape is a circle or ellipse, the touch margin applies to the object’s bo

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-6• • • • •For buttons with multiple states, include the function key name in the caption for each

21 • Set up graphic objects21-7• • • • •At run time, the operator presses the key combination to activate the object to which the function key is

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEiv• • • • •Close editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE2-6• • • • •To undock the Diagnostics List, drag the grab bars at the bottom left of the Diagnostics

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-8• • • • •What input focus looks likeThe object with focus is surrounded by a highlight box, unles

21 • Set up graphic objects21-9• • • • •By default, key navigation is turned off for the Numeric Input Enable buttons and String Input Enable but

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-10• • • • •However, if space isn’t a concern, you can create multiple copies of the buttons you wa

21 • Set up graphic objects21-11• • • • •Once you have linked buttons to an object, you might want to turn off the object’s key navigation, since

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-12• • • • • Auto repeat delay—the length of time the button has to be pressed and held down befor

21 • Set up graphic objects21-13• • • • •Hold the value for a specific period of timeTo set up an object’s Enter key handshaking so that the value

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-14• • • • •How the Handshake reset type worksHow the Enter handshake connection resets the Enter c

21 • Set up graphic objects21-15• • • • •5. The Enter connection is reset to 0 and the operator can send a new value to the Value connection.To se

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-16• • • • •Set up buttonsMany of the button graphic objects are set up the same way. The instructi

21 • Set up graphic objects21-17• • • • •To set up a button1. Double-click the button.2. In the button’s Properties dialog box, fill in the option

2 • Explore FactoryTalk View Studio2-7• • • • •Workbook tabsIf you select Workbook Mode from the View menu, the workspace shows tabs at the bottom

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-18• • • • •Buttons described later in the chapterInformation about setting up these buttons is des

21 • Set up graphic objects21-19• • • • •Interlocked push buttons work in groups, and share the same tag. Pressing one button cancels another. Alt

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-20• • • • •To set up a Momentary push button1. Double-click the Momentary push button.2. In the bu

21 • Set up graphic objects21-21• • • • •Set up Maintained push buttonsUse the Maintained push button to change a setting in a machine or process.

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-22• • • • •2. In the button’s Properties dialog box, fill in the options on each tab: In the Gene

21 • Set up graphic objects21-23• • • • •To set up a Latched push button1. Double-click the Latched push button.2. In the button’s Properties dial

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-24• • • • •Set up Multistate push buttonsThe Multistate push button displays—and allows an operato

21 • Set up graphic objects21-25• • • • • In the General tab, specify what the button looks like, and how the button changes state. In the State

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-26• • • • •To set up an Interlocked push button1. Double-click the Interlocked push button.2. In t

21 • Set up graphic objects21-27• • • • •Set up Ramp buttonsUse the Ramp button to increase or decrease the value of a tag. Ramp buttons can chang

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE2-8• • • • •Show and hide items in the main windowYou can show or hide all the items in the main wind

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-28• • • • • In the Common tab, specify the button’s spacial properties, name, and visibility. In

21 • Set up graphic objects21-29• • • • •To set up a numeric display1. Double-click the numeric display.2. In the object’s Properties dialog box,

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-30• • • • •Set up Numeric Input Enable buttonsThe operator can press the Numeric Input Enable butt

21 • Set up graphic objects21-31• • • • • In the Label tab, specify what text or image to show on the button The same text will appear as a capti

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-32• • • • •To set up a numeric input cursor point1. Double-click the numeric input cursor point.2.

21 • Set up graphic objects21-33• • • • •For details about the options in the tabs, see Help. 3. When you are finished, click OK.Set up string dis

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-34• • • • • In the Common tab, specify the string display’s spacial properties, name, and visibil

21 • Set up graphic objects21-35• • • • • In the General tab, specify what the button looks like at run time, whether the operator can navigate t

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-36• • • • •2. In the button’s Properties dialog box, fill in the options on each tab: In the Gene

21 • Set up graphic objects21-37• • • • •2. In the button’s Properties dialog box, fill in the options on each tab: In the General tab, specify w

2 • Explore FactoryTalk View Studio2-9• • • • •The top icon is FactoryTalk Directory.This application contains two servers.1. The application’s HM

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-38• • • • •To set up a display list selector1. Double-click the display list selector.2. In the ob

21 • Set up graphic objects21-39• • • • •How to use indicatorsIndicators show the status of processes or operations by showing different colors, c

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-40• • • • •To set up a multistate indicator1. Double-click the multistate indicator.2. In the obje

21 • Set up graphic objects21-41• • • • •Set up symbolsThe symbol is an indicator that shows a single monochrome image that changes color to match

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-42• • • • •2. In the object’s Properties dialog box, fill in the options on each tab: In the Gene

21 • Set up graphic objects21-43• • • • •To set up a list indicator1. Double-click the list indicator.2. In the object’s Properties dialog box, fi

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-44• • • • •How to use bar graphs, gauges, and scalesBar graphs and gauges show graphical represent

21 • Set up graphic objects21-45• • • • •Gauges make it easy to see limitsGauges show numeric values in dial format. They are useful for showing a

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-46• • • • •Set up bar graphsUse bar graphs to represent numeric values by filling and emptying the

21 • Set up graphic objects21-47• • • • •Set up gaugesThe gauge graphic object represents numeric values using a needle on a dial.At run time, the

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE2-10• • • • •View the Explorer windowYou can view the Explorer window in a number of ways: As a dock

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-48• • • • •Set up scalesUse the scale graphic object to show the possible range of values for a ba

21 • Set up graphic objects21-49• • • • •Set up control list selectorsControl list selectors allow an operator to scroll through a list of states

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-50• • • • •You can use Enter key handshaking to hold the value of the tag at the programmable cont

21 • Set up graphic objects21-51• • • • • In the Timing tab, set up the timing and handshake settings for the Enter key. For information about us

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-52• • • • •You can set up the piloted control list selector to be operator-controlled or remote-co

21 • Set up graphic objects21-53• • • • •Scrolling through the listIf the piloted control list selector contains more states than can be shown in

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-54• • • • • In the States tab, set up the value and caption for each state. Also specify whether

21 • Set up graphic objects21-55• • • • •To set up a local message display1. Double-click the local message display.2. In the object’s Properties

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-56• • • • •Set up Macro buttonsMacro buttons run macro files that assign values to tags when the b

21 • Set up graphic objects21-57• • • • •Set up time and date displaysA time and date display shows the current time and date in a graphic display

2 • Explore FactoryTalk View Studio2-11• • • • •View an editor's componentsWith some editors you enter information in a single window or a ta

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-58• • • • •Set up Print Alarm History buttonsThe operator can press the Print Alarm History button

21 • Set up graphic objects21-59• • • • •Set up Print Alarm Status buttonsThe operator can press the Print Alarm Status button to print a report o

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-60• • • • •Set up alarm listsThe alarm list graphic object shows a list of alarms from the alarm l

21 • Set up graphic objects21-61• • • • •2. In the object’s Properties dialog box, fill in the options on each tab: In the General tab, specify w

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-62• • • • •To set up an alarm banner1. Double-click the alarm banner.2. In the object’s Properties

21 • Set up graphic objects21-63• • • • •The operator can view the status list in three different modes: All alarms—shows the status of all alarm

2. In the object’s Properties dialog box, fill in the options on each tab: In the General tab, specify what the alarm status list looks like at run t

21 • Set up graphic objects21-65• • • • •To set up a diagnostics list1. Double-click the diagnostics list.2. In the object’s Properties dialog box

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE21-66• • • • •For more information about using information message displays, see page 27-7.To set up

22-122Animate graphic objectsThis chapter describes: The types of animation and which objects support which types of animation. Use the Animation di

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE2-12• • • • • Right-click the editor’s icon, and then click New or Open. From the Tools menu, selec

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE22-2• • • • • WidthThe Objects 5 Screen Demo sample application contains many examples of animation.

22 • Animate graphic objects22-3• • • • •View menuAnimation menu

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE22-4• • • • •About the Animation dialog boxThe Animation dialog box is a floating dialog box, which m

22 • Animate graphic objects22-5• • • • •Test animationTo test the animation you have set up in a graphic display, use the Test Display tool to sw

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE22-6• • • • •To create a tag placeholder In the Expression box, type the cross-hatch character follo

22 • Animate graphic objects22-7• • • • •Define a range of motionTo define a range of motion for an object, do one of the following:  Use the mou

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE22-8• • • • •4. In the Tag box of the Animation dialog box, specify a tag name.5. In the display, dra

22 • Animate graphic objects22-9• • • • •8. In the Animation dialog box, set this position by clicking the At maximum check box. 9. To save the se

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE22-10• • • • •To specify which user can view an object in a display1. Select the object to limit visi

22 • Animate graphic objects22-11• • • • •The following example shows the effects of Shaded and Gradient fill styles.Color animation is available

2 • Explore FactoryTalk View Studio2-13• • • • •These editors contain spreadsheets: Tags Runtime Security (formerly User Accounts) Global Conne

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE22-12• • • • •7. Click Apply.Example 2: Create an object that changes color as the fill level changes

22 • Animate graphic objects22-13• • • • • In the Value box, type 80. For Line and Fill colors, click Blink. A palette box will be shown for the

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE22-14• • • • •Fill animation is available for all drawing objects (including group objects) except im

22 • Animate graphic objects22-15• • • • •Set up height animationWith height animation, an object’s height changes based on a tag value (or the re

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE22-16• • • • •Set up vertical slider animationWith vertical slider animation, you can use a drawing o

22 • Animate graphic objects22-17• • • • •Test your animation to ensure you achieve the intended results.To apply animation to objects within grou

Copy or duplicate objects with animationYou can copy or duplicate objects that have animation attached to them. When you do, the animation attached to

22 • Animate graphic objects22-19• • • • •4. On the Edit menu, click Paste Animation.To paste to a single object, you can right-click the object a

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE22-20• • • • •

23-123Use expressionsThis chapter describes: The types of expression components. Use the Expression editor. Which editors use expressions. Format

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE2-14• • • • •To print an editor’s contents1. Open the editor.2. From the File menu, select Print.3. C

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE23-2• • • • •Expression componentsExpressions can be built from: Tag values. Tag placeholders. Con

23 • Use expressions23-3• • • • •and functions, thus avoiding typing mistakes. Another advantage of using the Expression editor is that you can ch

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE23-4• • • • •For details about using the options in the Expression editor, see Help.Where you can use

23 • Use expressions23-5• • • • •Use tag names and tag placeholdersA tag name can be included as part of an expression or can stand alone as the e

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE23-6• • • • •To create a tag placeholder in an expression Type the cross-hatch character followed by

23 • Use expressions23-7• • • • •String operandsThe + operator can be used to join string operands. For example, the expression “hello” + “world”

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE23-8• • • • •Any statement that evaluates to a non-zero value is regarded as true. For example, the s

23 • Use expressions23-9• • • • •Use the left shift operatorIf the left bit is a 1 an overflow occurs, and an error message is generated. To preve

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE23-10• • • • •Examples: Bitwise operatorsFor these examples, tag1 = 5 (binary 0000 0000 0000 0101) an

23 • Use expressions23-11• • • • •Operators are evaluated in this order:Evaluation order Symbols1 (highest) ( )2 NOT~3*/MOD, %**AND, &&&am

2 • Explore FactoryTalk View Studio2-15• • • • •Select printer setup optionsFor detailed information about printer options, refer to your Windows

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE23-12• • • • •Examples: Evaluation orderFor these examples, tag1 = 5, tag2 = 7, and tag3 = 10._______

23 • Use expressions23-13• • • • •Mathematical functionsUse math functions to calculate the square root, log (natural or base 10), or trigonometry

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE23-14• • • • •For more information about setting up security for your application, see Chapter 11.For

23 • Use expressions23-15• • • • •Language switching alarm, information, and local messages in FactoryTalk View ME Station 4.00FactoryTalk View 5.

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE23-16• • • • •If-then-elseIf-then-else expressions carry out an action conditionally or branch action

23 • Use expressions23-17• • • • •Nested if-then-elseYou can also nest an if-then-else structure inside the Then or Else part of an if-then-else s

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE23-18• • • • •Example 2: Nested if-then-elseThis expression:if statement1 thenif statement2 then valu

23 • Use expressions23-19• • • • •Example: Use write expressionsIn this example, the operator regulates the speed of a conveyor belt by entering a

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE23-20• • • • •

24-124Use embedded variablesThis chapter describes: The types of embedded variables. Where you can create embedded variables. Create embedded varia

Contentsv• • • • •Open and edit applications from earlier versions of RSView or FactoryTalk View ME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE2-16• • • • •

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE24-2• • • • •Where you can create embedded variablesYou can create embedded variables in these editor

24 • Use embedded variables24-3• • • • •5. Fill in the options in the dialog box that opens. For details about the options, see Help.To create an

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE24-4• • • • •Tag_name is the tag to show; you can also type a literal number or tag placeholder here.

24 • Use embedded variables24-5• • • • •Tag_name is the tag to show; you can also type a literal string or tag placeholder here. The string cannot

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE24-6• • • • •Time and date embedded variable syntaxUse time and date embedded variables to insert the

24 • Use embedded variables24-7• • • • • Local messages—When a display containing a local message display object is open, and the message the obj

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE24-8• • • • •Number formatsThe numeric variable uses the number format of the current application lan

25-125Use parameters and global objectsThis chapter describes: Use tag placeholders and parameter files or lists. Create tag placeholders. Create p

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE25-2• • • • • Global object parametersTo use the same graphic display with different sets of tags, u

25 • Use parameters and global objects25-3• • • • •Summary of stepsFollow these steps to use tag placeholders with parameter files or parameter li

3-13Plan applicationsA well-designed application requires planning. To help you plan, this chapter describes: Understand the machines and processes y

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE25-4• • • • • The Connections tab of the Property Panel. The Expression box in the Animation dialog

25 • Use parameters and global objects25-5• • • • •Use the Parameters editorUse the Parameters editor to create one or more files of tag placehold

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE25-6• • • • •2. Create two parameter files, called Corn and Peas, containing these parameters:3. In t

25 • Use parameters and global objects25-7• • • • •The Canning Overview display looks like this when the operator selects the Peas state:Create pa

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE25-8• • • • •Follow these steps to use tag placeholders and parameter lists:1. In the Graphics editor

25 • Use parameters and global objects25-9• • • • •3. Use descriptive text to illustrate the objects in the display.4. In the Main Menu display, c

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE25-10• • • • •replace the parameter #1 with the structure tag name and then derive their values from

25 • Use parameters and global objects25-11• • • • •2. Create graphic objects in the global object display. These are the base objects. Set up the

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE25-12• • • • •Create reference objectsFactoryTalk View global objects allow you to link the appearanc

25 • Use parameters and global objects25-13• • • • •All reference objects linked to the base object are updated.Set up reference objects’ link pro

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE3-2• • • • •Collect dataWhen planning data collection, design your system so only essential data is c

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE25-14• • • • •For information about resizing objects, see page 20-45. For information about assigning

25 • Use parameters and global objects25-15• • • • •add, or remove a tag or expression in the base object, the same change is made to all the refe

1. In the global object display, assign placeholders and parameter definitions to the base object. For details, see the next section.2. In the standar

25 • Use parameters and global objects25-17• • • • •2. Specify a value for each parameter. The value can be a tag, backing tag, or numeric or stri

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE25-18• • • • • Enhanced Select (Logix_ESEL) Alarm (Logix_ALM) Ramp/Soak (Logix_RMPS) PhaseManager

26-126Set up data loggingThis chapter describes: Steps for setting up data logging. Data log files. Data log models. Change the data log model use

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE26-2• • • • •File namesFactoryTalk View creates two data log files: Data Log Model Name.log Data Lo

26 • Set up data logging26-3• • • • •Each data log model has a unique name, and an optional description. You can log a maximum of 1,000,000 points

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE26-4• • • • •Log on changeOn-change logging is used to log only tags whose values have changed. For H

26 • Set up data logging26-5• • • • •4. Create the run-time application. See Chapter 14.5. Transfer the run-time application to the run-time platf

3 • Plan applications3-3• • • • •Group tags in the way that makes the most sense for your application. For example, group all similar devices or g

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE26-6• • • • •

27-127Use information messagesThis chapter describes: Steps for setting up information messages. Use the Information Messages and Information Setup

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE27-2• • • • •3. In the Startup editor, ensure that the Information messages box is checked (it is che

27 • Use information messages27-3• • • • •Set up how information messages are shownUse the Information Setup editor to set up how information mess

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE27-4• • • • •How information messages workThese are the key parts of the information message system:

27 • Use information messages27-5• • • • •Save the message file with the name “Conveyor belts.”5. In the Information Setup editor, assign the Info

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE27-6• • • • •The [INFORMATION] displayFactoryTalk View comes with an information message graphic disp

27 • Use information messages27-7• • • • •Use the information acknowledge buttonWhen the operator presses the information acknowledge button, if t

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE27-8• • • • •information message display you have created, or can be placed in any display in your ap

28-128Set up trendsThis chapter describes: What trends are. Summary of steps for creating a trend graphic object. Create trends, and the Trend Obje

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE3-4• • • • •Create a template to ensure consistencyIt is possible to keep a consistent appearance amo

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE28-2• • • • •.Current versus historical dataThe data shown in a trend can come from two sources. For

28 • Set up trends28-3• • • • •For information about using multiple languages, see Chapter 12.Summary of stepsThese are the steps for creating a t

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE28-4• • • • •Set up trendsWhen you double-click a trend object, the Trend Object Properties dialog bo

28 • Set up trends28-5• • • • •The parts of a trendThe illustration below shows a standard trend chart, with three pens and a two-minute time span

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE28-6• • • • •ChartThe chart is the area of the trend in which values are plotted. It is bounded by th

28 • Set up trends28-7• • • • •If there is no data for a pen, or if the data is outside the vertical axis range, the pen does not appear in the ch

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE28-8• • • • •Isolated graphingFor charts with multiple pens, you can allow the pen values to overlap,

28 • Set up trends28-9• • • • •When values for the pen have been plotted across the full width of the chart, the pen appears as a solid line. In

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE28-10• • • • •To use a different window color In the Property Panel, select the opaque WindowStyle,

28 • Set up trends28-11• • • • •To use the Trends graphic library1. Open the Graphics folder, and then open the Libraries folder.2. Double-click t

3 • Plan applications3-5• • • • •Some people are color blind to red and green so don’t rely on color alone to establish meaning. Use high contras

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE28-12• • • • •To see how the buttons work with the trend, open the Trends graphic library (see page 2

29-129Set up RecipePlusThis chapter describes: What recipes are. Summary of steps for creating a recipe system. How the recipe system works. Speci

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE29-2• • • • •development time, edit them at run time, and also create new data sets from tag values a

29 • Set up RecipePlus29-3• • • • •RecipePlus buttonUse the RecipePlus button to perform actions on the selected recipe’s ingredients. The recipe

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE29-4• • • • •Number formatThe values in the recipe table are shown using the number format of the cur

29 • Set up RecipePlus29-5• • • • •Specify the run-time file locationUse the RecipePlus Setup editor to specify the run-time file location. Store

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE29-6• • • • •Store recipe files with the HMI projectIf recipe files are part of the HMI project, when

29 • Set up RecipePlus29-7• • • • •For details about the options in the RecipePlus Editor, see Help.You can also use the RecipePlus Editor to view

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE29-8• • • • •Compare recipesYou can use the RecipePlus Editor to compare data sets and tags sets with

29 • Set up RecipePlus29-9• • • • •Time and date formatsThe time and date in the report use the time and short date format for the current applica

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE3-6• • • • •Plan alarmsBefore setting up alarms, plan:  What conditions will trigger alarms. How op

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE29-10• • • • •Create RecipePlus objectsYou can create one RecipePlus table and RecipePlus selector pe

29 • Set up RecipePlus29-11• • • • •Use the RecipePlus_Components graphic libraryThe RecipePlus_Components graphic library contains a RecipePlus s

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE29-12• • • • •Use buttons with recipe objectsYou can use button graphic objects with the RecipePlus s

29 • Set up RecipePlus29-13• • • • •4. Use the move up and move down buttons next to the RecipePlus selector to highlight a unit in the selector,

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE29-14• • • • •2. If recipe files are stored with the HMI project, and you have not already done so, c

30-130Use macrosThis chapter describes: Use macros to assign values to tags. Use the Macros editor. When to use macros. Running macros when tags o

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE30-2• • • • •Use the Macros editorUse the Macros editor to create macros. For details about using the

30 • Use macros30-3• • • • •Run macros when tags or expressions change valueYou can use global connections to run macros when tags or expressions

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE30-4• • • • •Where to assign macrosOnce you’ve created the macros you want to use, assign the macros

A-1APPENDIX AConvert PanelBuilder 1400e applicationsThis appendix describes: Terms that are different in PanelBuilder 1400e and FactoryTalk View. St

3 • Plan applications3-7• • • • • Analyze process trends? Monitor production efficiency? Archive process variables to ensure compliance with go

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEA-2• • • • •data source. The data source is configured to exchange information (in the form of numeri

A • Convert PanelBuilder 1400e applicationsA-3• • • • •Steps to take in PanelBuilder 1400e before you convert the application1. Delete the Pass-Th

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEA-4• • • • •6. Follow the steps in the Machine Edition Import Wizard.For details about the options in

A • Convert PanelBuilder 1400e applicationsA-5• • • • •To convert a PanelBuilder 1400e application when FactoryTalk View Studio is already open1.

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEA-6• • • • •Control List Selector’s Up CursorMove up buttonScreen Select Keypad (small and large)Disp

A • Convert PanelBuilder 1400e applicationsA-7• • • • •Alarm History List Alarm listDisplay Mode Button Alarm status mode buttonTime Display Time

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEA-8• • • • •Unsupported graphic objectsThese PanelBuilder 1400e objects are not supported in FactoryT

A • Convert PanelBuilder 1400e applicationsA-9• • • • •Invalid characters in screen namesCharacters in PanelBuilder 1400e screen names that are no

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEA-10• • • • •For Bit Position data types, use the bitwise expression operators to show data that does

A • Convert PanelBuilder 1400e applicationsA-11• • • • •6. Browse to the location of the RIO configuration file.The file is saved in the root of t

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE3-8• • • • • Use the DeskLock tool on Windows platforms to prevent users from switching to another a

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEA-12• • • • •Unsupported graphic object featuresThis section describes features of PanelBuilder 1400e

A • Convert PanelBuilder 1400e applicationsA-13• • • • •Convert expressionsSome PanelBuilder 1400e expression syntax is not supported in FactoryTa

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEA-14• • • • •Some PanelBuilder 1400e objects support both tags and expressions. For these objects, if

A • Convert PanelBuilder 1400e applicationsA-15• • • • •Unsupported expression syntaxThis table describes the PanelBuilder 1400e expression syntax

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEA-16• • • • •Order of precedenceThe order of precedence is slightly different in FactoryTalk View. Ch

B-1APPENDIX BConvert PanelBuilder and PanelBuilder32 applicationsThis appendix describes: Terms that are different in PanelBuilder and FactoryTalk Vi

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEB-2• • • • •numeric or string values) between FactoryTalk View and the machine that your application

B • Convert PanelBuilder and PanelBuilder32 applicationsB-3• • • • •To convert a PanelBuilder application when you open FactoryTalk View StudioOpe

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEB-4• • • • •5. Click Import.6. Follow the steps in the Machine Edition Import Wizard.For details abou

B • Convert PanelBuilder and PanelBuilder32 applicationsB-5• • • • •Conversion messages are saved in a file called Convert.log, in the HMI project

4-14Work with applicationsThis chapter describes: Application files. Create, import, open, and close applications. Rename, copy, delete, back up, a

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEB-6• • • • •Unsupported graphic objectsThese PanelBuilder objects are not supported in FactoryTalk Vi

B • Convert PanelBuilder and PanelBuilder32 applicationsB-7• • • • •Unsupported settings and controlsThis section describes PanelBuilder settings

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEB-8• • • • •Convert non-RIO communicationsThis section describes how communications that do not use R

B • Convert PanelBuilder and PanelBuilder32 applicationsB-9• • • • •Convert RIO communicationsRemote I/O (RIO) communications are not supported fo

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEB-10• • • • • Has a data type of Bit Array and its address does not have an array size of 1, 8, 16,

B • Convert PanelBuilder and PanelBuilder32 applicationsB-11• • • • •Maintained push Button, Multistate Push Button, Standard Control List Selecto

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEB-12• • • • •

C-1APPENDIX CSystem tagsThis appendix describes system tags.System tags are preconfigured HMI tags created by FactoryTalk View. System tags are read-o

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEC-2• • • • •TimeThese HMI tags record time and date information in various formats:For information ab

C • System tagsC-3• • • • •UserThis tag contains the name of the current user:We recommend that you use the expression security function CurrentUs

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEvi• • • • •Use expressions to manipulate tag values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE4-2• • • • •C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\RSView Enterprise\ME\HMI projects (Windows Server 2012,

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEC-4• • • • •

D-1APPENDIX DODBC database schemaThis appendix describes the ODBC database format, or schema, for messages from FactoryTalk Diagnostics. The target ta

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDED-2• • • • •UserID The name of the user (including domain name, if there is one) that initiated the a

E-1APPENDIX EImport and export alarm XML filesThis appendix describes: Create alarm XML files. Export, editing, and importing XML files. The alarm

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEE-2• • • • •The Alarm Import Export Wizard opens. 3. Follow the instructions in the wizard.For inform

E • Import and export alarm XML filesE-3• • • • •Import XML filesYou can import an alarm setup that has been created using an external programming

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEE-4• • • • •Here is a sample structure for an alarm XML document:.You can specify multiple attributes

F-1APPENDIX FRFC1766 namesThis appendix describes RFC1766 names for Windows languages.Mapping languages to RFC1766 namesThe following table lists the

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEF-2• • • • •eu–ES Basque – Basquebe–BY Belarusian – Belarusbg–BG Bulgarian – Bulgariaca–ES Catalan –

F • RFC1766 namesF-3• • • • •en–US English – United Statesen–ZW English – Zimbabweet–EE Estonian – Estoniafo–FO Faroese – Faroe Islandsfa–IR Farsi

4 • Work with applications4-3• • • • •C:\Users\Public\PublicDocuments\RSView Enterprise(Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Wi

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEF-4• • • • •it–CH Italian – Switzerlandja–JP Japanese – Japan (Default Sort Order)ja–JP Japanese – Ja

F • RFC1766 namesF-5• • • • •es–CO Spanish – Colombiaes–CR Spanish – Costa Ricaes–DO Spanish – Dominican Republices–EC Spanish – Ecuadores–SV Span

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEF-6• • • • •

G-1APPENDIX GFeatures supported in different versions of FactoryTalk ViewThis appendix describes:  Which versions of FactoryTalk View ME Station are

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEG-2• • • • •3. Click About FactoryTalk View ME Station.Create run-time application files for previous

G • Features supported in different versions of FactoryTalk ViewG-3• • • • •Features that are not supported in version 6.10 or earlierThese versio

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEG-4• • • • •Features that are not supported in version 5.10 or earlierThese version 6.0 features are

G • Features supported in different versions of FactoryTalk ViewG-5• • • • •Use variable minimum/maximum property assigned to Numeric Input Cursor

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEG-6• • • • •Features that are not supported in version 4.00 or earlierThese version 5.00 features are

G • Features supported in different versions of FactoryTalk ViewG-7• • • • •Features that are not supported in version 3.20 or earlierThe features

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE4-4• • • • •Data log file locationsYou can also store data log files in a different location on the r

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEG-8• • • • •Features that are not supported in version 3.10 or earlierThe features listed in the prev

G • Features supported in different versions of FactoryTalk ViewG-9• • • • •Alarm status list graphic object with Use alarm colors selectedClear t

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEG-10• • • • •

H-1APPENDIX HImport and export graphics XML filesThis appendix describes: Create graphics XML files. Export, edit, and import XML files. The graphi

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEH-2• • • • •For information about using the Graphics Import Export Wizard, see Help.FactoryTalk View

H • Import and export graphics XML filesH-3• • • • •Import XML filesYou can import a graphic display or global object display that has been create

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEH-4• • • • •In an XML document, the start of an element is marked <element name>. The end is ma

H • Import and export graphics XML filesH-5• • • • •You can specify multiple attributes for an element. For example, the caption element contains

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEH-6• • • • •

Symbols.bmp files 20importing 21location of 21placing in graphic displays 15tips for using 25viewing 23.dxf files 20placing in graphic displays 22.jpg

4 • Work with applications4-5• • • • •2. In the New tab, in the Application name box, type a name for your application, up to 32 characters long.3

using to transfer applications 6AB_ETH-1using to transfer applications 6Acknowledge alarm button graphic object 7, 16using with alarm objects 8, 36Ack

at run time 32, 37linking buttons to 9navigating to 7specifying time and date format for 17using buttons with 36Alarm log file 3, 10deleting at applic

importing XML 3Alarms 1acknowledging 8, 19, 38remotely 19, 21, 25clearing 8, 40creating your own display for 31deleting 40displaying 6displaying in th

Animation 1checking 17copying 18defining range of motion for 7for global objects 19, 13for group objects 48, 16setting minimum and maximum values for

Application propertiesviewing 18Application textexporting for translation 6importing 13translating in Excel 9translating in Unicode 9Applications 1bac

using earlier versions of FactoryTalk View 1using earlier versions of RSView 9versus projects 1Arc graphic object 3, 17Arithmetic operatorsin expressi

Bit trigger type 12Bitmap filesSee .bmp filesBitwise operatorsin expressions 8evaluation order of 10Bounding box 5Button graphic objectsbounding box 5

using with alarm lists 36Close display button graphic object 3, 36and alarms 31and diagnostics messages 12and information messages 6, 7using to naviga

Connections 2assigning to graphic objects 36using the Property Panel 31expressions 2for alarms 5, 17, 23tags 2Constantsin expressions 6Context menus 6

Data servers 8, 1creating 3synchronizing caches for 4data servers 1OPC data servers 1Data sets, for recipes 1comparing 8printing 9Data sourceensuring

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE4-6• • • • •PanelBuilder and PanelBuilder32 files can be in either development format (*.pba) or run-

at run time 37opening and closing 12window size 14Diagnostics List 5clearing messages in 5displaying 5moving 5resizing 5showing and hiding 8using to t

logging values for 4monitoring for alarms 4DIN symbols 21Display editorSee Graphic Displays editorDisplay list selector graphic object 3, 37linking bu

reshaping 47rotating 56DriversSee Communication driversEEdit mode 10Editor typesAlarm Setup 3Data Log Models 2Diagnostics List Setup 8Expression 2Glob

using with alarm objects 38using with diagnostics lists 13using with recipes 12using with trends 11Enter button graphic object 7, 16, 49and Enter key

math functions in 13monitoring for alarms 4operators inarithmetic 6bitwise 8logical 7relational 7security functions in 13tags and placeholders in 5vie

FactoryTalk View Studio 1FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 1FactoryTalk View ME Stationexiting 5startingon PanelView Plus CE terminals 4on PanelView Pl

Global connections 1setting up 2use to apply parameter files or lists 6using to change displays remotely 4, 5, 7using to close On Top displays 6using

creating 3creating a background for 13defaultALARM 6DIAGNOSTICS 11INFORMATION 6developing a hierarchy for 1exporting to XML 1illustrating 3importing X

Graphic imagesimporting 20monochrome 21that come with FactoryTalk View Studio 21viewing 23Graphic libraries 14ALARM BANNER display 26ALARM MULTI-LINE

diagnostics clear all button 9, 16diagnostics clear button 7, 16diagnostics list 10, 64display list selector 3, 37display print button 3, 16drawing ob

4 • Work with applications4-7• • • • •For more information about importing PanelBuilder 1400e applications, see Appendix A. For more information a

logout button 3, 16macro button 56maintained push button 4, 21momentary push button 4, 19move down button 7, 16, 49move left button 7, 16move right bu

symbol 6, 41time and date display 6, 57trend 6Graphic objects 1aligning 53animating 2arranging 51, 55assigning connections to 36using the Property Pan

time, date, and number formats 15using at run time 4using keys to work with See Special keysusing to display alarms and messages 10using to display pr

data sources 6exporting 12how to use 5importing 11, 12merging databases 12naming 8searching for 4when to use 4See also Analog tags Device tags Digital

global object displays 3graphic displays 5, 3tags 13Importing application text 13problems with 14Indicators 39Information acknowledge button graphic o

in trends 8KKEPServerEnterprisearray tag syntax 17Keyboard button symbols 21Keyboard navigation 7LLanguage functionin expressions 14Language stringsex

information 5local 30testing 2Latched push button graphic object 5, 22at run time 34Least Significant Bit trigger type 13LibrariesSee Graphic librarie

Logical operatorsin expressions 7evaluation order of 10Login button graphic object 3, 16locating in display hierarchy 1logging in with 13Login macro 2

Math functionsin expressions 13Memory tags 7using 4Memory usagemonitoring at runtime 7Menusin the Graphic Displays editor 6Message severityfor diagnos

Move down button graphic object 7, 16, 49setting up auto repeat for 11using with alarm objects 38using with diagnostics lists 13using with recipes 12u

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE4-8• • • • •2. In the Existing tab, select the application to open.3. Specify a language for the appl

using to change trend’s vertical axis labels 6, 11Normally closed push button 19Normally open push button 19Number formatat run time 17Numeric display

for diagnostics messages 1Off-line tagsbrowsing for 7OLE for Process ControlSee data servers, OPCOn Top displays 12sizing 13using for alarms 31using f

PanelBuilder 32 applicationsconverting 1PanelBuilder applicationsconverting 1PanelView Plus CE terminalslogging diagnostics messages from 6, 8transfer

using with trends 11Piloted control list selector graphic object 5, 51controlling remotely 52differences from control list selectors 51using Enter key

printing from a PanelView Plus terminal 2, 3using the numeric pop-up windows 27using the string pop-up windows 33Problems at runtimememory usage 8Prob

monitoring at runtime 7Ramp button graphic object 5, 38, 27at run time 34setting up auto repeat for 11Range of motionfor animation 6, 7Read connection

downloading 3editing at runtime 2linking buttons to 12number format 4numeric limits 4planning 7printing 9renaming units 3saving at runtime 3selecting

Right-click menus 6Rotation animation 6, 56, 15at run time 36Rounded rectangle graphic object 3, 20RSLinx Classic 1RSLinx Enterprise 1array tag syntax

viewing alarms and messages 37viewing communication errors 38Runtime application.mer files 1converting to development application 3, 6opening 4on pers

FactoryTalk Security 1FactoryTalk View security 1for Application Manager 10logging in and out 13planning 7setting up 2using visibility animation 16, 1

4 • Work with applications4-9• • • • •orC:\Users\Public\Public Documents\RSView Enterprise\ME (Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Window

copying objects with 43drawing objects with 18, 19, 20, 21resizing objects with 46rotating objects with 57selecting objects with 24Shift, using with g

using at run time 29, 31String tags 1String valuesusing graphic objects to display and enter 9Structured tags 6, 14Sybase SQL Serverlogging to 7Symbol

Tag syntaxfor array tagsKEPServerEnterprise 17RSLinx Enterprise 16Tag valueschanging at run time 33displaying at run time 35ensuring the data source h

Structured tags System tagsTest modefor animation 5for graphic displays 10for RecipePlus objects 10for trends 10Text graphic object 3, 13blinking 11e

States toolbar 35ToolsApplication Manager 10DeskLock 1, 17Diagnostic Setup 6Diagnostics Viewer 6Tag Import and Export Wizard 12Transfer Utility 7Touch

icons 7markers 7planning 6plotting values across the chart 8problems at run time 12setting up 3, 4, 5specifying number, time, and date format for 17te

assigning security codes to 5, 7, 8displaying current user 13FactoryTalk Securityadding to FactoryTalk View 7, 8creating 3managing accounts 21logging

setting up for language switching 4Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 R2editing device shortcuts on 6running applications in 1runtime se

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE4-10• • • • •Appendix G. For information about using multiple languages, see Chapter 12. For informat

4 • Work with applications4-11• • • • •About project settingsProject settings determine the general appearance of your run-time application, such

Contentsvii• • • • •9 • Set up alarmsAbout alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE4-12• • • • •resolution of the screen in pixels. For information on setting the project window size,

4 • Work with applications4-13• • • • •If you are creating an application for a PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, or PanelView Plus 400 or 600 t

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE4-14• • • • •How the run-time screen resolution affects the pop-up windowsFactoryTalk View comes with

4 • Work with applications4-15• • • • •Compact Machine Edition applicationApplications intended for PanelView Plus Compact terminals have certain

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE4-16• • • • •Title bar for On Top displaysFor On Top displays, you can specify a different name to us

4 • Work with applications4-17• • • • •Specify project settingsTo specify project settings, use the Project Settings editor. For details about sel

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE4-18• • • • •View application propertiesYou can view this information about your application:  App

4 • Work with applications4-19• • • • •To view HMI server properties In the Explorer window, right-click the HMI server name, and then select Pro

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE4-20• • • • •

5-15Set up communicationsThis chapter describes: Data servers. OPC (Open, Productive, Collaborative) communications. Creating data servers and sett

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDEviii• • • • •How the Message Notification connection works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE5-2• • • • •computers. RSLinx Classic and KEPServer Enterprise are OPC DA V2.05a compliant OPC serve

5 • Set up communications5-3• • • • •The Runtime (Target) tab is for identifying the connection from the run-time computer or terminal to the cont

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE5-4• • • • •For details about selecting options in the OPC Data Server Properties dialog box, see Fac

5 • Set up communications5-5• • • • •1. Gather information about your network, and the devices that are connected to it. You will need this inform

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE5-6• • • • •For applications that will run on a personal computer, the OPC server can be on a differe

6-16Work with tagsThis chapter provides general information about working with all kinds of tags. This chapter describes: Types of tags. When to use

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE6-2• • • • •HMI tagsIn addition to direct referencing tags from data servers, FactoryTalk View allows

6 • Work with tags6-3• • • • •Use tag names that don’t existYou can type the name of a tag that doesn’t yet exist. If you do this, ensure that you

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE6-4• • • • •For more information, see Chapter 5.3. In graphic displays, data log models, or anywhere

6 • Work with tags6-5• • • • • To store the result of a calculation. Temporarily, for example, a counter or index. To maintain information abou

Contentsix• • • • •10 • Set up FactoryTalk DiagnosticsAbout FactoryTalk Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE6-6• • • • •Use the Tag Browser In the Tag Browser, you can: Select a single tag or multiple ta

6 • Work with tags6-7• • • • • Create and edit HMI tags. Create new folders for HMI tags. Import tags from a PLC or SLC™ database.For more info

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE6-8• • • • •In RSLinx Enterprise, you can use the Offline folder to browse tags in an RSLogix 5000 RS

6 • Work with tags6-9• • • • •Assign tagsThis example shows the Trigger dialog box that opens when you click the Add button in the Triggers tab of

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE6-10• • • • •Use one of these methods to assign tags to a graphic object: Double-click the object to

6 • Work with tags6-11• • • • •Use expressions to manipulate tag valuesIn many of the places where you can assign a tag, you can also use expressi

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE6-12• • • • •Log tag valuesAnalog and digital tag values can be logged, including both HMI and data s

7-17Use HMI tagsThis chapter describes: HMI tag types. Use the Tags editor. Data sources. Address syntax for device tags. Organize HMI tags. Vie

FACTORYTALK VIEW MACHINE EDITION USER’S GUIDE7-2• • • • •Analog tags that use floating-point valuesYou can assign analog tags to most of the conne

7 • Use HMI tags7-3• • • • •This rounding method is also used for Numeric Input Enable buttons that use the implicit decimal position, if an integ