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NEW Features and Extensions Using FactoryTalk

View ME v6.10 and PanelView Plus 6

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NEW Features and Extensions Using FactoryTalk

View ME v6.10 and PanelView Plus 6 Contents

Contents

Before You Begin .......................................................................................................................................... 5

About this lab .................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Tools & prerequisites ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Document conventions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Chapter 1 – Demo ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Before You Begin ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Animating a Custom Graphic .......................................................................................................................................................... 11

Increase Line Productivity - Managing Machine / Process Parameters with Recipe Manager ....................................................... 12

Reduce Travel Cost - Alert Personnel of Alarm and Monitor Application Remotely with ViewPoint and Email .............................. 16

Reduce Travel Cost - Remote Display Access with New VNC ....................................................................................................... 24

Increase OEE - Archive Production Data with DataStore Plus ....................................................................................................... 28

Reduce Down Time - Troubleshoot System Status using Faceplates ............................................................................................ 32

Reduce Maintenance Cost - Switch Application Language to Operator’s Native Language .......................................................... 36

Reduce Development Time - Reuse Common HMI Components with Global Objects .................................................................. 38

Increase Line Productivity - Access Reference Material from Terminal with WebBrowser and PDF Viewer ................................. 40

Chapter 2 – How To .................................................................................................................................... 42

Before You Begin ............................................................................................................................................................................ 43

Animating a Custom Graphic .......................................................................................................................................................... 44

Managing Machine / Process Parameters with Recipe Manager ................................................................................................... 48

Alert Personnel of Alarm and Monitor Application Remotely with ViewPoint and Email ................................................................. 62

Remote Display Access with New VNC .......................................................................................................................................... 77

Archive Production Data with DataStore Plus ................................................................................................................................. 81

Troubleshoot System Status using Faceplates ............................................................................................................................... 87

Switch Application Language to Operator’s Native Language ........................................................................................................ 88

Reuse Common HMI Components with Global Objects ................................................................................................................. 95

Access Reference Material from the Terminal using a WebBrowser and a PDF Viewer ............................................................. 104

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Appendix A ................................................................................................................................................ 108

Creating a ‘Hello World’ Application .............................................................................................................................................. 108

Applying Communications to an Application ................................................................................................................................. 123

Testing an Application on the Desktop ......................................................................................................................................... 139

Notes ......................................................................................................................................................... 141

Appendix B ................................................................................................................................................ 142

Create Block_Machine_Partial Runtime File ................................................................................................................................ 142

Download Block_Machine_Partial.mer File to a PanelView Plus Terminal .................................................................................. 143

Lab Setup and Configuration Information ................................................................................................. 147

Lab Information ............................................................................................................................................................................. 147

Hardware Configuration ................................................................................................................................................................ 147

Computer/Host Settings ................................................................................................................................................................ 148

Photograph of Hardware: .............................................................................................................................................................. 148

Basic Setup Diagram .................................................................................................................................................................... 149

Application/Programming .............................................................................................................................................................. 150

Additional Equipment Required .................................................................................................................................................... 150

RSLinx - DDE/OPC Topic Configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 150

RSLinx - Driver Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................... 150

RSLinx Enterprise - Shortcut Configuration .................................................................................................................................. 151

Application Versions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 151

Required Pre-Lab Configuration ................................................................................................................................................... 152

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Before You Begin

About this lab

This lab uses real life plant floor scenarios that take place at a fictitious company called MX Toy Company. This company makes

toy cubes of various sizes. The scenarios demonstrate how an engineer can use some of the new features in FactoryTalk View

Studio for Machine Edition along with some of the extended capabilities of the PanelView Plus 6 terminals to resolve real plant

floor issues. The lab then takes you behind the scenes of the demo and shows you how the features were configured. Users

who are not familiar with FactoryTalk View Studio for Machine Edition or the PanelView Plus 6 terminals have the ability to work

through a basic application lab in Appendix A.

This lab takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete.

Who should complete this lab

This lab is intended for both new users and users with existing experience using FactoryTalk View Machine Edition. The lab’s

content is designed to demo the capabilities of both Machine Edition and the PanelView Plus terminals. New users can go

directly to Appendix A and work through a hands on lab to create a basic application

How the lab is organized

The lab is organized into two sections. The first section is a demo of some of the new features in FactoryTalk View ME along

with showing some of the extended capabilities of the PanelView Plus 6 terminal. The second section is comprised of how to

descriptions for each of the demo features, going behind the scenes and explaining how the system was configured to achieve

the desired results. Most of the scenarios require some minor configuration to complete the setup. There is also an Appendix A

section for those who are new to FactoryTalk View Machine Edition and PanelView Plus.

Tools & prerequisites

To complete this lab you must use the following hardware and software:

� A Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit computer

� Ethernet connection between computer and PanelView Plus terminal

� FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Studio v6.10 (CPR9 SR4)

� FactoryTalk Services Platform 2.40 (CPR9 SR4)

� RSLinx Enterprise v5.40 (CPR9 SR4)

� RSLinx Classic Lite v2.58 (CPR9 SR4)

� RSLogix 5000 v19 (CPR9 SR3)

� SoftLogix 5800 v19

� Microsoft Excel 2010

� PanelView™ Plus 6 terminal with FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station v6.10 and OS v2.0

� FactoryTalk® ViewPoint V2.10

� Silverlight v4 or greater

� Tight VNC Client v2.0.3 or greater

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Document conventions

Throughout this workbook, we have used the following conventions to help guide you through the lab materials.

This style or symbol: Indicates:

Words shown in bold italics (e.g., RSLogix 5000 or OK)

Any item or button that you must select, click on, or a menu name from which you must choose an option or command. This will be an actual name of an item that you see on your screen or in an example.

Words shown in bold (e.g., Communication Setup)

This is the name of an item that you see on your screen or in an example.

Words shown underlined and enclosed in single quotes

(e.g., ‘Controller1')

An entry that you must type in the specified field. This is information that you must supply based on your application (e.g., a variable).

Note: When you type the text in the field, remember that you do not need to type the quotes; simply type the words that are contained within them (e.g., Controller1).

This is sample text.

Text that appears inside of a gray box is supplemental information regarding the lab materials or learning goals; the information is not required for you to complete the lab exercises. The supplemental text may provide you with helpful hints that can make it easier for you to use this product.

Note: If the mouse button is not specified in the text, you should click on the left mouse button.

FactoryTalk® View Machine Edition

FactoryTalk® View Machine Edition (ME) is a machine-level HMI product that supports both open and dedicated operator

interface solutions for monitoring and controlling individual machines or small processes. It provides a consistent operator

interface across multiple platforms, including Microsoft® Windows® CE and 32-bit Microsoft® Windows® 7, XP, and Vista

solutions.

FactoryTalk View Machine Edition contains two components:

� FactoryTalk View® Studio - This is the development environment containing the tools you need for creating all aspects of a

human-machine interface (HMI), including graphic displays, trends, alarm reporting and real-time animation. It also provides

tools for testing individual displays and entire applications. When development is completed, a run-time (.MER) file is

created to run on a PanelView Plus or personal computer.

� FactoryTalk View® Machine Edition Station - This is the run-time environment. FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station

executes the run-time (.MER file) application. FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station is embedded in PanelView Plus

terminals. Run-time applications may also be executed on a personal computer. Executing run-time applications on a

personal computer requires additional software licenses.

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PanelView™ Plus 6

The PanelView Plus are operator interface terminals designed to optimize system development, performance, and efficiency.

The PanelView Plus 6 line is the latest addition to Rockwell Automation’s versatile family of Allen-Bradley PanelView operator

interface displays for machine level operator terminal applications in industrial environments.

Enhancements to the hardware platform, embedded operating system and development environment enable users to:

� Take time and costs out of application development - PanelView Plus 6 dramatically reduces development, setup and

troubleshooting time through features like tag re-use, complete Symbol Factory graphic library and pre-built face plates.

� Run their processes more effectively - Improved hardware performance delivers up to 30% faster screen response,

enabling operators to navigate through screens more quickly, and can help avoid maintenance calls resulting from

mistakenly pressing inputs multiple times. In addition, new capabilities wring more value from your process.

� Reduce maintenance costs - New features like on-board pdf capability and remote user access enable context-sensitive

help and can avoid on-site visits to get processes back up and running faster when things go wrong.

FactoryTalk® ViewPoint

FactoryTalk ViewPoint is an add-on to FactoryTalk View ME running on PanelView Plus that provides for a fully scalable, fully

animated, read-only view of existing applications from a Web browser.

To make information about your plant or process available on demand from a Web browser in your office, home, or hotel, all you

have to do is select the FactoryTalk View graphic displays you want to make ready for the Web, and then publish the displays to

the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Server which runs on a PanelView Plus.

There is no installation of any Rockwell Software products on the browser computer. All you need to connect to a published

FactoryTalk ViewPoint Web application is the name (or IP address) of the PanelView Plus hosting the FactoryTalk ViewPoint

Server that stores the application.

Once you enter a simple address directly into your Web browser using the name or IP address, the browser will connect to the

published web application and open the initial display selected. Use navigation buttons in the application to view other published

displays, or use the web browser's navigation tools.

SD Card Serial Port

Dual

USB

2.0

Mini B

USB Device

Ethernet

AC or DC

Power Input

Indicates new feature

For PanelView Plus 6

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What is Silverlight?

FactoryTalk ViewPoint uses Microsoft’s Silverlight technology to visualize FactoryTalk View content in a browser. Microsoft

Silverlight is a Web presentation technology that was created to run on a variety of platforms to deliver applications for the Web.

It enables the creation of rich, visually stunning and interactive experiences that can run everywhere: within browsers and on

multiple devices and desktop operating systems.

If Silverlight is not installed on a client computer that connects to the PanelView Plus and the client computer is connected to the

internet, the client computer is automatically redirected to the Microsoft Silverlight installation site for download. If the client

computer is not connected to the internet, instructions for installing Silverlight are automatically provided in the browser.

For the purpose of this lab, Silverlight has already been installed.

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Chapter 1 – Demo

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Before You Begin

1. Launch FTViewME Station by double clicking the icon on the PanelView Plus 6 terminal desktop.

2. Click .

3. Select Block_Machine_Done.mer or Block_Machine_Done_1000.mer if using a PanelView Plus 6 1000 and

click .

4. Click to replace the terminal’s current communication configuration.

5. Click .

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Animating a Custom Graphic

Business Issue

The MX Toy Company would like to animate one of their toy cube graphics and have this be the initial screen when the

application is launched.

Solution

Samantha takes advantage of the full set of animation available with basic shapes such as a polygon. She creates a group that

inherits the animation she desires using polygons and then places her custom graphic into that group.

Demo

1. Click on the numeric entry object and enter a value from 1 to 20. Observe how the animation changes.

2. Click on the goto display button, , to advance to the Home screen.

Click the MX logo, , to go back to the startup screen, if desired.

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Increase Line Productivity - Managing Machine / Process Parameters with Recipe Manager

Business Issue

Each time MX Toy Company approves a new toy model for production, the control engineer, Rita, spends excess time editing

recipe files within the HMI or Controller application. As a result, Rita is looking for a simplified way to manage recipes.

Solution

Rita takes advantage of the Recipe ActiveX Control which uses a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file format to easily create a

new production recipe using Microsoft® Excel. As a result, Rita is quickly able to edit an old recipe file to accommodate the new

toy model – enabling operators to immediately adjust machine parameters.

Demo

You have been asked to perform a small run of 100 Large cubes and then switch over to produce the new Keychain cube.

1. If not logged in as Operator, click the Login icon at the top of the display on the PanelView Plus 6

terminal.

User name: ‘Operator’

Password: ‘pvp6’.

The login status will update indicating Operator is logged in.

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2. Click the Navigation icon at the top of the display.

3. Select from the drop down list.

4. Click the Recipe icon and then click the Recipe Selector icon to bring up the Recipe

Selector display.

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5. Select the Large Cube recipe in order to complete the 100 piece run by using the Up and Down arrow keys and

the Enter key .

6. Click the Recipe Load icon .

The recipe setup consists of two steps. The first step loads the recipe values into the memory space of the ActiveX control. By doing this, it allows one the ability to change the values of the recipe at the terminal, if desired, before downloading them to the controller. The second step downloads the values from the ActiveX control’s memory into the controller tags.

7. Click the Download button .

The values for Heads 1 through 3 may not change depending on what was previously loaded.

8. Select the new Keychain Cube recipe by using the Up arrow and the Enter key.

9. Click the Recipe Load icon .

The new recipe values have now changed. Values that are different from the current values are hi-lighted in red

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10. Click the Download button .

The recipe values for the new Keychain cube have been downloaded to the controller and you are ready to start production.

11. Click the button to close the Recipe Selector display.

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Reduce Travel Cost - Alert Personnel of Alarm and Monitor Application Remotely with ViewPoint and Email

Business Issue

Without any visibility to the system, the maintenance engineer, Bill, at MX Toy Company wastes too much time driving to the

plant to assess a non-catastrophic problem. After becoming frustrated, Bill explores alternate options.

Solution

Bill takes advantage of the E-Mail ActiveX to receive an alarm notification and then uses ViewPoint, a thin client connection via a

web browser, to remotely connect to the PanelView Plus 6 terminal. These capabilities provide Bill with real-time data and limited

control to assess the problem and respond appropriately from home. As a result, Bill has eliminated extra trips to the plant.

Email Demo

1. Click the Email icon at the top of the display on the PanelView Plus 6 terminal.

2. Click the Email string input field.

3. Enter ‘[email protected]’ using the on-screen keyboard.

The Addressee field will be populated with the Email address.

4. Click on the Generate Alarm button to generate an alarm.

The Subject and Body fields are populated appropriately and the alarm is sent

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You should see Mail Sent Successfully in the Mail Status field.

If any configuration or transmission error occurs, the alarm message is not sent. An error message and error code will appear in

the Mail Status field.

It may take up to 1 minute before the Mail Status is updated.

5. On the Lab PC, click Start > All Programs > Microsoft Office > Microsoft Outlook 2010.

6. Click the arrow next to [email protected] to expand its options.

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7. Select the Inbox. Note: the e-mail may also appear in the Junk E-mail folder.

8. Click the refresh icon in the upper right corner of Outlook if the Inbox does not contain the e-mail.

9. Click the Email link to view the Email.

10. Close Microsoft Outlook.

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ViewPoint Demo

1. Launch Internet Explorer on the PC and enter the following address: http://192.168.1.20/FTVP where

192.168.1.20 is the IP address of the external NIC card. This is the corporate network in our scenario.

2. Log into the application.

� Enter ‘Engineer’ for the user name.

� Enter ‘pvp6’ for the password.

� Click the Log On button.

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2. Click the Navigation icon in the upper left corner to navigate to the 81 Motor Start display.

It may take several seconds for the display to initially load.

3. Click the Stop Pelleter button.

4. Click on the New value for the pelleter to bring up the numeric entry keypad.

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5. Using the keypad, enter the same value that appears in the Current column. In the example below, it’s 300. It

may be different depending on which recipe was last loaded. You may need to drag the keypad to the left in

order to fully view it.

6. Click the Start Pelleter button.

7. Click the Navigation icon to return to the trend display.

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Trending

A FactoryTalk ViewPoint trend consists of the trend chart, the pens, a current value legend, a value bar, an X and Y axis, play

and pause buttons, and a pan and zoom slider. Note all the components that make up the trend control.

1. Clear or select the pen’s checkbox to hide or show the associated pen.

Current value legend

Value bar with pen markers

Trend chart

Y and X axes Pan and Zoom slider

Play and pause

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2. Click on the green pen Temperature to display its value range on the Y-axis. If it intersects the value bar, its

tooltip will be larger than others on the value bar.

3. Drag the value bar across the trend data in a FactoryTalk ViewPoint trend to display values associated with

specific trend data points. Note the pen values in the tooltip and current value legend also update to the value

where the pen intersects the value bar. Also note that the trend is paused anytime you interact with it.

4. Click Play to resume viewing data from the point where the trend was paused.

5. Click and drag the left handle on the horizontal slider back and forth to zoom into and out of the trend data.

6. Click and drag the slider back and forth to pan the trend data.

7. Click anywhere on the trend chart and drag back and forth as another method to pan the data.

8. Close Internet Explorer.

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Reduce Travel Cost - Remote Display Access with New VNC

Business Issue

MX Toy Company fixed a broken Powder Feeder so Laura, Mark’s manager, has to monitor the data trend to provide a status

update to the plant manager the next morning. However, the repaired Powder Feeder is at a plant in another city. Laura would

like to monitor it remotely to save the travel cost and time.

Solution

Mark uses the IP Info ActiveX tool to provide Laura with the IP address of his terminal. Laura connects to the company’s VPN

and then to the terminal through VNC using a view only password. She is now able to view a live feed of the terminal’s display

and is able to monitor the trend data.

Demo

1. Login as Mark by clicking the Login icon at the top of the display on the PanelView Plus 6 terminal.

User name: ‘Engineer’

Password: ‘pvp6’

The login status will update indicating Engineer is logged.

2. Click the Diagnostics icon at the top of the display. Record the IP Address found in Network

Information for the VNC connection.

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3. As Laura, launch the TightVNC client from the PC, Start > All Programs > TightVNC > TightVNC Viewer.

4. Enter the IP address provided by Mark in step 2 and click Connect.

5. Enter ‘Pass2’ for the password and click OK.

Laura is now connected to Mark’s terminal.

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6. As Laura, using the VNC connection, try clicking on the icons across the top of the application. Nothing should

happen as Laura only has view control.

7. As Mark, click the Navigation icon at the top of the display on the PanelView Plus 6 terminal.


9. Click on the first Powder Feeder icon .

Laura is now viewing a live feed of the trend data for Powder Feeder 1 on her PC.

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10. Click on the middle of the feeder to return to the previous display. Feel free to view data for Powder Feeders 2,

3, and 4.

11. Exit the VNC connection on the PC by clicking the X to close the window.

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Increase OEE - Archive Production Data with DataStore Plus

Business Issue

MX Toy Company invested in a new production line which is expected to yield higher throughput. The production engineer,

Marcus, is responsible for maximizing throughput and generating daily performance reports.

Solution

Marcus uses the Data Store Plus ActiveX to daily archive new data log files in a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file format. To

access this data from the terminal, Marcus conveniently uses the FTP feature of the PanelView Plus 6 to copy the CSV log files

directly to his PC in order to easily trend and generate yield reports using Microsoft® Excel. As a result, Marcus has optimized

inefficiencies within the new production line.

Demo

1. If not logged in as Engineer, click the Login icon at the top of the display on the PanelView Plus 6

terminal.



The login status will update indicating Engineer is logged in.

2. Click the Diagnostics icon at the top of the display.

3. Click the Datalog selector switch to turn off the datalogger.

4. Open Internet Explorer on the PC, enter the following information into the address field, and press Enter.

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You will receive the following error:

5. Select Page and then Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer.

6. Click OK when the following error message appears.

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7. Right click on the white space of the new window and select Login as …

8. Enter ‘User1’ and ‘Pass1’ for the login information and click Logon.

9. You are now connected to the PanelView Plus 6. Open the My Documents folder.

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10. Copy one of the 3, CSV files from the terminal to the desktop of the PC by dragging the file over.

11. Exit the FTP connection by closing both Internet Explorer windows on the PC.

12. Open the CSV file located on the desktop of the PC and examine its contents.

13. Close Microsoft Excel.

14. Start the datalog again by clicking the Datalog selector switch on the PanelView Plus 6

terminal.

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Reduce Down Time - Troubleshoot System Status using Faceplates

Scenario

Barry is an engineer at the MX Toy Company. Barry receives a message from production that the currently running toy cubes

are not being formed properly. Barry would like to quickly identify what is causing the anomaly.

Solution

Barry accesses the PanelView terminal screen remotely and navigates to the display that contains the ControlLogix faceplate.

Barry uses the faceplate to determine a minor fault has occurred in the Program and proceeds to investigate what caused the

minor fault using RSLogix 5000.

Demo

1. If not logged in as Engineer, click the Login icon at the top of the display on the PanelView Plus 6

terminal.



The login status will update indicating Engineer is logged in.

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2. Click the Diagnostics icon at the top of the display to bring up the Maintenance display.

3. Click the ControlLogix Faceplate button to bring up the faceplate.

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4. Click the Fault icon on the faceplate to bring up the controller fault status.

5. Click the Trigger Fault button to simulate a minor fault – the Program Fault indicator lights

red.

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6. On the PC, click in the system tray to bring up RSLogix 5000.

7. Observe that a Program fault has occurred and the details of the fault.

8. Click Clear Minors to reset the Program Fault indicator on the Controller faceplate.

9. Exit RSLogix 5000.

10. Close the Controller faceplate by clicking the X.

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Reduce Maintenance Cost - Switch Application Language to Operator’s Native Language

Business Issue

Because the MX Toy Company is shipping new machines to its new production facilities in Europe and Asia, the control engineer

has to create and manage multiple HMI application files which are in the native language specific to the operators so they can

operate the equipment. Managing multiple files is challenging and time consuming.

Solution

The control engineer takes advantage of PanelView Plus language switching capabilities which allows him or her to manage only

one HMI application file. With the push of a button, the operator can simply change the application language to his or her native

language. As a result, the file managing time is reduced because only one application file is required for standardize machines

that ship to different countries.

Demo

1. Click the Home icon at the top of the display of the PanelView Plus 6 terminal to select the overview

display. If the icon is not visible, the application is at the overview display already.

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2. Click the Globe icon at the top of the display to bring up the language selection buttons.

3. Click the Chinese flag and notice that most of the text has changed on all of the status objects.

4. Click the other flags and notice how quickly the languages change.

5. Click the US flag to switch the language back to English.

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Reduce Development Time - Reuse Common HMI Components with Global Objects

Business Issue

There are four identical Powder Feeders in The MX Toy Company production plant and each one is represented on a different HMI screen. The control engineer, Ray, has to individually edit each Powder Feeder throughout his development project when the same updates are required to each Powder Feeder. This repetitiveness consumes too much time – preventing Ray from working on other projects.

Solution

Ray takes advantage of Global objects with parameter passing to consolidate four HMI screens of the Powder Feeders into one

HMI screen which serves as an overview of all four Powder Feeders. However, each Powder Feeder maintains its unique set of

controller tag values by parameter passing in the specified set of unique tags associated with each Powder Feeder. As a result,

now when updates need to be made to the Powder Feeders, Ray is able to preserve time because he only has to make the

update in his project once in one location.

Demo

1. Click the Navigation icon at the top of the display of the PanelView Plus 6 terminal.


3. When the Powder Feeder overview display opens click on the numbered circle labeled 4 to open the

detail display for powder feeder number 4.

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Note that at the bottom of the display is a group of objects that show the name of the feeder, status, SP value and ACT value for

the feeder. This group of objects is a parameterized global reference object that can be used on more than one display.

4. Click on the middle of the feeder to go back to the powder feeder overview display.

5. When the Powder Feeder overview display opens click on another of the numbered circles to open a different

powder feeder detail display.

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Increase Line Productivity - Access Reference Material from Terminal with WebBrowser and PDF Viewer

Business Issue

At MX Toy Company, downtime is excessive because many of the printed manuals are disorganized or difficult to locate.

Therefore, the production manager mandated that all reference materials be stored electronically in a central location and

accessible from each PVP 6 terminal.

Solution

The control engineer, Chris, stored the latest PDF Manuals in a network folder accessible from each PVP 6 terminal. The

manuals became accessible from each terminal because Chris added the new WebBrowser ActiveX Control to the HMI

application. This ActiveX enabled a webpage to launch in which provided an index description of all the reference material. From

this index, any operator can open the appropriate PDF manual for help. As a result, the production manager noticed a decrease

in downtime.

Demo

1. Click the Web Browser icon at the top of the display.

2. Select the HTML link from the drop down.

Notice the list of PDF files located on the central server.

Web access is also available, but the plant manager wants to prevent web surfing.

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3. Click the PanelView Plus 6 Installation Guide link.

You may notice a progress bar as the PDF loads.

4. Navigate through the document to explore the features of Foxit Reader.

This document could be any type of reference material such as alarm or machine instruction.

5. Close the pdf reader and the HTML Pop-up display.

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Chapter 2 – How To

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Before You Begin

You will configure and explore the FactoryTalk View Machine Edition application that was used to create the Demo. Start by

opening the application on the PC.

1. From the Start menu, select All Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk View > FactoryTalk View

Studio or All Programs > FactoryTalk View Studio as shown below.

2. Select the Block_Machine_Partial application and click Open.

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Animating a Custom Graphic

This scenario uses a group that consists of basic shapes to gain access to all the available animation options. The custom

graphic is then placed into this group and thereby inherits the applied animation.

Let’s complete the desired animation for the Animation group.

1. Open the 1 Main display by double clicking it.

2. Using the Object Explorer, find the Animation group and click + to expand it.

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3. Right click the Animation group, select Animation, and then select Horizontal Position.

4. Select the entire tag and copy it by using CTRL + C.

5. Select the Height tab and paste the tag using CTRL + V. Modify the Expression range & Vertical change

settings as indicated and then click Apply.

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6. Select the Width tab and copy & paste the same tag used for the Height animation. Modify the Expression

range & Horizontal change settings as indicated and then click Apply.

7. Click Close when finished.

Now, let’s place our custom image into the Animation group.

1. Find the RubiksCube image using Object Explorer. Right click RubiksCube and select Cut.

2. Right click Polygon19 and select Paste.

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3. Now RubiksCube is part of the Animation group. Ensure that the image is covering the 2 polygons as shown

below. If not, just move the Rubiks cube image over the 2 polygons.

4. Close the 1 Main display and select Yes to save the changes.

Since the Rubiks Cube image is now part of the Animation group, it has the same animation characteristics as the group.

Each scenario is modular. If desired, create a runtime file and load it on the terminal. See Appendix B for instructions on

creating a runtime file and downloading it to the terminal. Refer back to page 11 for the scenario steps.

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Managing Machine / Process Parameters with Recipe Manager

This scenario uses the Recipe 2 Enhanced ActiveX to manage 4 different recipe files – Keychain, Small, Medium, and Large toy

cubes. The Recipe 2 Enhanced ActiveX uses CSV files and therefore recipes can be managed offline by using Microsoft Excel.

Let’s assign the Recipe folder path

1. Open the HMI tag database by double clicking Tags and then double click the Recipe folder.

2. Find the Recipe\FolderName tag. Enter the Initial Value as shown, check the Retentive checkbox, and click

Accept to apply the changes.

3. Close the HMI tag database.

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We now have 3 recipe files. We want to create a 4th recipe for the Keychain cube. We will assign the 4th recipe file name to the

Recipe ActiveX control.

1. Open the 41 Rotary Moulder Recipe display by double clicking it.

2. Using the Object Explorer, find MERecipe2Enhanced3 and double click it to bring up its properties.

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3. Click on the Connections tab to view the tags associated with the ActiveX control.

The demo uses RecipeNumber, FolderName, LoadEn, Float001 – Float010, RecipeName001 - RecipeName004, and Status.

RecipeNumber is an analog HMI tag that corresponds to the number associated with the recipe file.

FolderName is a string HMI tag that specifies where the recipe files are located – they are located on the terminal at \My Documents\Cube Recipes.

LoadEn is a digital HMI tag and a transition from 0 to 1 will load the recipe values from the selected recipe file into the tags specified by Float001 – Float010.

Float001 - Float010 are assigned to controller tags that correspond to the setpoints in the recipe file.

RecipeName001 – RecipeName004 are HMI string tags that contain the names of the recipe files – Keychain Cube, Small Cube, Medium Cube, and Large Cube.

Status is an analog HMI tag that indicates the current state of the ActiveX control.

A single recipe file can contain up to 512 numeric values and 100 string values.

The 41 Rotary Moulder Recipe display also contains tables to show Current value and New value for the 3 heads of the molder machine and the pelleter – these values are updated by the recipe files.

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The New column objects are actually Numeric Entry Input displays and could be used to change the values of the recipe files online. However, the demo hi-lighted the offline management of recipe files since the ActiveX utilizes a CSV file. The New column objects are associated to ::[BlockComms]Program:Rotary_Moulder.PVP_recipe_temp[1] - ::[BlockComms]Program:Rotary_Moulder.PVP_recipe_temp[10] (assigned to Float001 – Float010 of the control)

A goto display button was used to bring up pop-up display, 42 Recipe Load, that contains the recipe selector.

4. Assign HMI tag, Recipename4, to RecipeName004 by using the Tag Browser.

5. Click OK to save the changes and close the ME Recipe 2 Enhanced Properties window.

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We will now create a 4th state in the Piloted List Selector and assign the same HMI string variable we just assigned to the

ActiveX control for its caption.

1. Open the 42 Recipe Load display by double clicking it.

2. Using the Object Explorer, find PilotedListSelector1 and double click it to bring up its properties.

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3. Click the States tab.

When the state changes based on using the arrow keys and the enter key, the state value is passed into Recipe\RecipeNumber (assigned to RecipeNumber of the control). This number corresponds to the 4 recipe files. Each state’s caption uses an embedded string variable associated to Recipe\Recipename1 – Recipe\Recipename4 (assigned to RecipeName001 – RecipeName004 of the control). These are the names of the recipe files.

4. Select State2 and then click Insert State to create State 3 that will be a pointer to the keychain cube recipe.

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5. Select State3 and change the Caption color to black. Click Insert Variable, and then click String. This

variable is used to display the recipe name in the selector list.

6. Click the tag browser button and select Recipename4.

7. Click OK twice to accept the tag and click Apply to save the Caption changes.

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Next, let’s assign a HMI tag to Value which provides the state value (1 – 4) for the Piloted List Selector.

1. Click the Connections tab and assign the tag, RecipeNumber , to Value using the Tag Browser.

2. Click OK twice to accept the tag update and close the Piloted List Selector Properties window.

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The Recipe Selector display contains a multistate indicator to show the recipe action status. Let’s explore its configuration.

1. Using the Object Explorer, find MultistateIndicator1 and double click it to bring up its properties.

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2. Click the Connections and States tabs to explore the properties.

The ActiveX control passes its state info to the control’s Status property. Status is assigned to Recipe\Status_Tag. This value corresponds to the value assigned to the 6 states. Each state displays the unique caption corresponding to the status of the control.

The final object pertaining to recipes is a Download to Controller button . Pressing this button updates the corresponding controller tags with the selected recipe values – the values in ::[BlockComms]Program:Rotary_Moulder.PVP_recipe_temp[1] - ::[BlockComms]Program:Rotary_Moulder.PVP_recipe_temp[10] are copied to .

3. Close the Multistate Indicator Properties window.

4. Close the 41 Rotary Moulder Recipe and 42 Recipe Load displays. Select Yes if prompted to save changes.

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Finally, let’s create the Keychain cube recipe using Microsoft Excel and then FTP the csv file to the PanelView Plus 6 terminal.

1. Browse for the Keychain Cube.csv file and double click it to open it.

C:\Lab Files\NEW Features and Extensions Using FactoryTalk View ME v6.10 and PanelView Plus 6

2. Find PELLETER SPEED and enter ‘250’ in column A.

3. Save and close the csv file.

4. Open Internet Explorer on the PC, enter the following information into the address field, and press Enter.

You will receive the following error:

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5. Select Page and then Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer.

6. Click OK when the following error message appears.

7. Right click on the white space of the new window and select Login as …

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8. Enter ‘User1’ and ‘Pass1’ for the login information and click Logon.

You are now connected to the PanelView Plus 6.

9. Open the My Documents folder and then the Cube Recipes folder.

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10. Open a new Windows Explorer window by right clicking the Windows Explorer icon and then selecting Windows

Explorer.

11. Browse to C:\Lab Files\NEW Features and Extensions Using FactoryTalk View ME v6.10 and PanelView

Plus 6 and select the Keychain Cube.csv file.

12. Copy the Keychain Cube.csv file from the Local Windows Explorer window and paste it into the PanleView Plus

Windows Explorer window.

13. If prompted to replace the existing file, select Yes.

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Alert Personnel of Alarm and Monitor Application Remotely with ViewPoint and Email

This scenario uses the E-mail ActiveX to alert Bill of a process anomaly. Bill then uses ViewPoint to remotely connect to the

PanelView Plus 6 terminal and address the process anomaly.

EMAIL

The “100 SMTP EMAIL” display was created to allow configuration of e-mail & text message options. For the purposes of this

section, we will focus on the ActiveX control properties and the Alarm message configuration and not on the specific display

creation.

Clicking the Generate Alarm button runs a macro that sets SMTP_EMAIL\Alarm_Digital2 to a 1.

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Let’s Explore the E-mail ActiveX connections.

1. Open the 99 Load ActiveX display by double clicking it.

2. Using the Object Explorer, find ME_EmailSenderControl1 and double click it to bring up its properties.

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3. Click the Connections tab to view the tags associated with the ActiveX control.

The control uses an SMTP server to send an e-mail or text. Depending on the specific SMTP server, it may require a User id, Password, SSL, and SSL port number. Or, it may send the e-mail or text anonymously and use the standard port number. This demo used ArGoSoft Mail Server as the SMTP server. The server is installed locally in the VM Ware image and is used when internet access is not available.

SMTPSrvrAddress is 192.168.1.1 since it is loaded locally.

SMTPUserid is the user name of the account and is blank in this case.

SMTPUserPwd is the password for the account and is blank in this case.

SSLEnable is set to a 0 as the mail server is set to not use SMTP authentication.

SMTPPort is set to 25, which is the default SMTP port number.

From_Address is set to the e-mail address of the account that is sending the e-mail. The demo used a Gmail account address. A Gmail account was created so that e-mails or texts could also be sent through the Gmail SMTP server if internet access is available.

From_Name is the name of the person or entity sending the e-mail. The demo used “PanelView Plus SMTP Demo”.

These parameters were passed to the ActiveX control by using a macro.

4. Close the ME_EmailSender Control Properties window and the 99 Load ActiveX display. Select No if

prompted to save any changes.

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Let’s assign some Initial values to a few HMI tags to better understand how these tags are used.

1. Open the HMI tag database and double click the SMTP_EMAIL folder.

2. Select the ArgoSoft_From_Email tag and enter your own e-mail address for Initial Value. Click Accept to

save the changes.

3. Select the ArgoSoft_From_Name tag and enter your own name for Initial Value. Click Accept to save the

changes.

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4. Select the ArgoSoft_Server tag and enter ‘192.168.1.1’ for the Initial Value. Click Accept to save the

changes.

5. Close the HMI tag database.

Next, let’s assign an alarm message to send via an e-mail.

1. Open Alarm Setup by double clicking it.

The Alarm Setup was configured to send an alarm message to a tag instead of a printer or a display. The alarm message is the body of the e-mail or text. Alarm message #2 was used in the demo. It is configured to send the text “Pelleter High Speed Warning!” to SMTP_EMAIL\Body when SMTP_EMAIL\Alarm_Digital2 goes to a 1.

The Alarm Setup contains 5 digital triggers – SMTP_EMAIL\Alarm_Digital2 was the only trigger used in the demo. The Optional trigger connections – Message and Message Notification were tied to HMI tags.

Message is associated to the ActiveX control’s Body property. This is the body of the e-mail or text message and in this case is alarm message #2. The trigger setting connection, Message Notification, is assigned a digital tag and it goes to a 1 when trigger setting connection, Message, receives a new string value. Message Notification is used to trigger the E-mail ActiveX control.

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2. Click the Messages tab. Enter ‘Pelleter High Speed Warning!’ in the Message field for Alarm message 2 and

check the Message to Tag check box.

3. Click the Triggers tab and select Alarm_Digital2.

4. Assign HIM tag, SMTP_EMAIL\Body, to Message using the Tag Browser.

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5. Assign HIM tag, SMTP_EMAIL\Alarm_Message_Notification, to Message Notification using the Tag

Browser.

Shown below are the settings associated with the Advanced tab.

The Advanced tab contains a Time settings property – Hold time. If no handshake is used, the Hold time is used to reset Message Notification which stays at 1 for the hold time of 750mS and then is reset to 0.

The ActiveX control writes a 1 to its Handshake property once it recognizes the e-mail or text message – the string contained in Body.

6. Click OK twice to exit the Alarm Setup.

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Macros were used to perform the E-mail logic functions rather than a PLC. Let’s explore the macro configurations.

1. Open Global Connections by double clicking it.

2. Click on the Macro tab to explore its configuration.

Remote Macro 2 is triggered once SMTP_EMAIL\Alarm_Message_Notification goes to a 1 (this is associated to Alarm Setup’s Message Notification).

Remote Macro3 is triggered once SMTP_EMAIL\Handshake goes to a 1.

3. Close the Global Connections window.

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4. Open Macro 2 by double clicking it to explore its configuration.

Macro2 triggers the e-mail to be sent and adds the Subject to the e-mail.

5. Close the Macro2 window.

6. Open Macro3 by double clicking it to explore its configuration.

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Macro3 resets the E-mail ActiveX Trigger and Handshake.

7. Close the Macro3 window.

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FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration

Configuration of FactoryTalk ViewPoint is done through the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration tool, launched from

FactoryTalk View Studio. Here, the desired displays are selected and published so that they will be available to any browser

client connecting to your operator interface terminal.

With FactoryTalk ViewPoint ME, the Administration tool runs on the same computer as FactoryTalk View Studio and is installed

using the FactoryTalk ViewPoint ME install available on the ViewPoint CD. The FactoryTalk ViewPoint ME Administration tool is

separate from the ViewPoint ME server that runs on PanelView Plus because the components used to convert and publish

ViewPoint displays are not supported on the PanelView Plus and are too large to store on the terminal.

1. Select ViewPoint Administration from the Application menu to launch the tool.

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2. Uncheck 1 Main and 2 Home.

2. Scroll down to and select both 80 VP Production Data & 81 VP Motor Start. Assign 80 VP Production Data

as the initial dsipaly. Then publish these diplays.

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Configuring FactoryTalk ViewPoint ME security

New in ViewPoint 2.0 is the ability to secure individual display access as well as secure the new write capability. You can also

continue to secure the entire application if you like, just as you have been able to do with previous versions of ViewPoint.

1. Select Security Settings on the red navigation bar in the FactoryTalk ViewPoint Administration tool window.

Note that in ViewPoint 2.0 security is role based rather than user based. As a result only User Groups are shown and not individual users. You can expand on the groups that have a + sign beside them to see the list of users assigned to each group but you cannot individually select the user.

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2. Select the Secured Displays tab and check Enable Application Security.

Once Enable Application Security is checked, security is applied to each published display.

3. Select 80 VP Production Data and assign its security settings as shown below.

Engineers are given write and view privileges. Operators and PlantManagers are given only view privileges.

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4. Select 81 VP Motor Start and assign its security settings as shown below.

Engineers are given write and view privileges. Operators and PlantManagers are given only view privileges.

5. Click Save to apply the security settings.

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Remote Display Access with New VNC

This scenario uses the IP Info ActiveX and VNC to allow Laura to remotely access a PanelView Plus 6 terminal. In this scenario,

the IP Info ActiveX provided the terminal’s IP address without having to shutdown the application.

Let’s explore the IP Info ActiveX configuration.

IP Info ActiveX

The IP Info ActiveX control was used to provide the terminal’s IP address without needing to shutdown the application.


2. Using the Object Explorer, find MEIPInfoControl1 and double click it to bring up its properties.

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3. Click the Connections tab to view the tags associated with the ActiveX control.

4. Close the ME IPInfo Control Properties window and the 99 Load ActiveX display.

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VNC – Virtual Network Computing

The PanelView Plus 6 terminal comes with a VNC server pre-loaded. The terminal ships with this server disabled by default.

Let’s explore the VNC configuration.

1. Click on the very bottom of the PanelView Plus 6 screen to bring up the task bar.

2. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel.

3. Double click in the Control Panel of the terminal. The VNC Server was enabled by clicking the VNC

Server button to change it from red to green, indicating it is enabled.

4. Click Done to exit Services.

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5. Double click located in the Control Panel of the terminal. The VNC Server tab is used to set security

for the VNC server. View Only (no remote control) was unchecked and Enable security was checked. A

password for Password and View-only password were created by typing the password in the text box for each

selection.

If write control is desired, you would connect to the PanelView Plus 6 using the password for Password. If Enable security & View Only (no remote control) is unchecked, no password is needed when connecting to the terminal and full control is granted. Checking View Only (no remote control) overrides any write control privileges.

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Archive Production Data with DataStore Plus

This scenario uses the DataStorePlus ActiveX Control and FTP to demonstrate how to remotely access a data log file.

DataStorePlus ActiveX Control

Let’s configure the ActiveX.


2. Using the Object Explorer, find MEDataStorePlus1 and double click it to bring up its properties.

This ActiveX control allows one to configure which analog tags and string tags to log to a CSV file.

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3. Click the General tab assign the file management settings as shown below.

The control was setup to start a new log file every hour and to only maintain 3 log files total.

4. Click the Advanced tab and assign the logging settings as shown below.

The control was setup to log data every second and to keep each log file to a maximum size of 1MB.

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5. Click the Connections tab and enter the literal string for FileLocation as shown below.

6. Assign HMI tag, Maintenance\Datalog_trigger, to Trigger by using the Tag Browser.

7. Assign the direct reference tag, {::[BlockComms]Program:Zone6_Temperature.Temperature_Zone6.CV},to

Float06 using the Tag Browser.

8. Select OK to save the changes and close ME DataStore Plus Properties window.

The FileLocation connection uses a literal string that places the 3 log files into My Documents on the PanelView Plus 6 terminal and to include Block_log in the name of each file. The Trigger connection uses a digital HMI tag to enable and disable the data logging.

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This same digital HMI tag is also tied to the Datalog enable/disable selector switch

The Float01 – Float06 connections specify to log Zone1 – Zone6 current temperature values.

9. Close the 99 Load ActiveX display and select Yes to save changes.

FTP

There is a FTP server that is pre-loaded and enabled by default on the PanelView Plus 6 terminal.

Let’s explore the FTP configuration.

1. Click on the very bottom of the PanelView Plus 6 screen to bring up the task bar.

2. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel.

3. Double click in the Control Panel of the terminal. The FTP Server is running as indicated by the

green button.

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4. Click Done to exit Services.

5. Double click in the Control Panel of the terminal. Two user accounts, User1 & User2, were created.

Click X to exit User Account Manager.

6. Double click located in the Control Panel of the terminal.

7. Select the FTP Server tab. Under the General settings, the Default Directory was set to “\” so that all the

folders on the terminal are seen upon a connection.

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8. Scroll down to the Security options.

Use Authentication is checked, the 3 Anonymous options are unchecked, and the User List is modified to include the user accounts, User1 & User2, that were previously created using the NTLM Account Manager.

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Troubleshoot System Status using Faceplates

This scenario uses a ControlLogix faceplate to determine that a minor program fault had occurred. There are a number of

faceplates available to help customers troubleshoot their systems or to quickly apply basic configuration parameters to various

Rockwell Automation products.

The faceplates are available from the sample code library - http://samplecode.rockwellautomation.com.

1. Browse to the following folder on your lab PC to learn more about the ControlLogix faceplate – its use and

configuration:

C:\Lab Files\NEW Features and Extensions Using FactoryTalk View ME v6.10 and PanelView Plus 6\

Logix_Diag_Toolkit_Instructions_V1_10.pdf

2. Close the pdf viewer and the explorer window when finshed.

Each scenario is modular. Use the Block_Machine_Done.mer file if you desire to test run this scenario. Refer back to page 32

for the scenario steps.

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Switch Application Language to Operator’s Native Language

This scenario uses Language Switch buttons to quickly switch between different languages.

Let’s add French as an additional language to the application.

1. Click Tools from the menu in FTViewME and then click Languages.

2. Click Add, select French (France) from the pick list, and then click OK.

3. Click Apply.

Once the languages are added to the application, the strings are exported to an Excel file. This has been done for you already.

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The strings are then manually translated into the other languages.

3. Browse to C:\Lab Files\NEW Features and Extensions Using FactoryTalk View ME v6.10 and PanelView

Plus 6. Open the Block_Machine_Partial_5.csv file by double clicking it.

4. Select Yes to the following message.

5. Go to the fr-FR column and enter the following for rows 3 & 4, replacing the text **UNDEFINED**.

Row 3: ‘VIDAGE SILOT’

Row 4: ‘RESERVOIRS’

6. Save the changes and close the Excel file.

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7. Import the updated Excel file containing the translations back into the application.

8. Click OK to close the Language Configuration window.

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Let’s add a French language switch button to the Banner display.

1. Open the Banner display under Global Objects by double clicking it.

2. Using the Object Explorer, expand Group5.

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3. Find LanguageSwitchButton1 and right click on it to bring up its properties. Select Copy.

4. Right click on LanguageSwitchButton1again and select Paste.

We will now make changes to the new Language Switch button instance to switch to the French language that was previously

added.

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5. Double click the newly added Language Switch button to bring up its properties and click the General tab.

Change the Language from English to French.

6. Click the Label tab and change the Image: to the French flag using the Image Browser.

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7. Select the Common tab. Change the Top & Left positions as shown below

8. Click OK to close the Language Switch Button Properties window.

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Reuse Common HMI Components with Global Objects

This scenario uses global objects with parameters and the parameter list feature of the goto display button to pass in the name of

the powder feeder to the detail display.

Ray created a global object for the powder feeder details on a global object display called “Screen Objects” that Ray used to hold

a collection of global objects for use in the application. The global object display called “Screen Objects” is a special display

within the Machine Edition application that the operator does not see however the individual global objects it contains can be

used in one or more places within the application. The base object defined here can be modified and any change will replicate to

all the reference objects used in the application.

Let’s assign a parameter to the feeder bar graph Global Object.

1. Open the Screen Objects display under Gloabal Objects by double clicking it.

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2. Using the Object Explorer, find Group21 and right click on it.

3. Select Global Object Parameter Definitions.

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4. Enter the information shown below and click OK.

The global object contains a parameter reference that can be replaced by all or part of a tag name or literal value at runtime. The reference, #1, will be replaced by the number of the feeder such as “4” by using the parameter list feature of the goto display button.

5. Right click on Polygon9 in Group20 which is contained in Group21.

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6. Select Animation > Fill. Enter the tag, ‘{#2_Flow_actual}’, in the Expression field. Select to use constant –

Min value = 0 & Max value = 10. Click Apply to save the changes.

7. Close the Animation window. Close the Screen Objects display and select Yes to save the changes.

Next, let’s configure the parameter list for the Powder Feeder 4 goto pushbutton.

1. Open the 50 Powder Feeders Four display by double clicking it.

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This powder feeder overview display contains 4 goto display buttons, numbered 1-4 such as . They provide navigation to the “51 Powder Feeder” display which is the powder feeder detail display.

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2. Using the Object Explorer, find GotoDisplayButton12 and double click it to bring up its properties.

3. Click the General tab. Enter the following for the Parameter list and click OK.

‘{4},{::[BlockComms]Program:Powder_Feeders.Powder_Feeder4}’

The configuration of the Goto Display button brings up the “51 Powder Feeder” display and passes it the number 4 as the first parameter from the Parameter list. In this manner we specify that we are showing the info for Powder Feeder 4. The next parameter that replaces #2 is the direct reference tag for Powder Feeder 4 actual flow. This tag provides the fill animation for the bar graph, Polygon9.

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4. Click OK to save the changes and close the Goto Display Button Properties window.

5. Close the 50 Powder Feeders Four display and select Yes to save the changes.

NOTE: Each time a powder feeder detail display is opened the global object shown below is being opened with a different set of parameters allowing for different values to be shown using the same object. Ray designed a global object once and used global object parameters to shown different values for different powder feeders rather than creating duplicate objects with different tag values assigned. If Ray needs to edit this object in the future he can do it by editing the global objects base object in one place and the changes will replicate to every instance of the global object reference objects used in the application.

Other parts of the application use the global objects defined on the global object display called “Screen Objects”. One of the most powerful features of the global object parameters is that more than one copy of the global object can be used on the same display and each can have a unique parameter assigned to it that is not used anywhere else on the display. This can be seen in the “Main” display that contains multiple copies of the same global objects yet each displays a value for a unique part of the block machine.

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Right clicking on any global reference object on the “Main” display and selecting Global Object Parameter Values will show you what parameters have been defined for that global object.

Below we can see that the global reference object we selected has been defined with a literal value of “6”. When the “Main” display is opened at runtime the #1 for this global object will be replaced by “6”. Other global objects on the display will use different literal or tag values at runtime.

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Also note that the drop down menus at the top of the application are global reference objects that were designed once and used throughout the application. Below is what the navigation button bar looks at as a global object base object at design time.



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Access Reference Material from the Terminal using a WebBrowser and a PDF Viewer

This scenario used the WebBrowser ActiveX Control to view an HTML file which contained links to various pdf files. In the next

steps, we’ll configure an HMI tag that specifies the path to the HTML file and assign the HMI tag to WebBrowser ActiveX Control.

1. Open the HMI tag database by double clicking Tags and then double click the URLfolder.

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2. Find the tag, URL\URL_PB4. Enter the Initial Value as shown. Check the Retentive box. Click Accept to

save the changes. Close the HMI tag database.

3. Open the 220 HTML_Popup display by double clicking it.

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The WebBrowser ActiveX resides within this display.

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4. Right click in the middle of the display and select Properties.

5. Click the Connections tab.

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Notice that you have now reached the parameter settings for the WebBrowser ActiveX control which needs to be configured by the application developer.

The URL parameter can be assigned to a tag which contains the website address or html file location.

6. Assign the HMI tag, URL\URL_PB4, to URL by using the HMI Tag Browser.

7. Click OK to save the changes and close the RSView WebBrowser Control Properties window.

8. Close the 220 HTML_Popup display and select Yes to save the changes.

This capability allows you to quickly access reference material directly from your terminal without shutting down your application. Also, the ActiveX can be used to specify a web address that restricts the user to only that web page.



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Appendix A

Creating a ‘Hello World’ Application

Completing this section requires approximately 20 minutes.

In this section you will learn how to:

� Launch FactoryTalk View Studio for Machine Edition.

� Create a new project, configure project settings, and add content to the project.

� Run the project on a PanelView Plus terminal.

Creating a FactoryTalk Machine Edition Application

1. Using the Start menu select All Programs>Rockwell Software>FactoryTalk View> FactoryTalk View Studio

item.

After the FactoryTalk View Studio for Machine Edition application opens, you will see a screen similar to the screenshot shown

below:

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2. Click the New tab to activate the tab.

3. In the Application name field, enter ‘VZ01’.

.

4. Next, click the Create button .

After creating the application, the FactoryTalk View Studio for Machine Edition opens the application:

The Import button is used to import:

• PanelBuilder application files for

PanelView Standard or PanelView

Plus Enhanced

• PanelView Plus Standard or

Enhanced runtime files

• Other FactoryTalk Studio for

Machine Edition applications

This is analogous to using Application Manager to

copy the project.

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If you are unfamiliar with FactoryTalk View Studio for Machine Edition, please review the information in the next few pages.

Exploring FactoryTalk View Studio for Machine Edition Interface

The FactoryTalk View Studio for Machine Edition Application Windows is divided in to several key elements

Application Menu

Used to interact with

the application;

Open/ Close/ Create

new applications;

Import/ Export

information.

The menu changes

context based on

what project object is

open in the Work

Pane

Work Pane

Open project object contents

are display in this area.

In this example, an untitled

display has added to the

application.

Diagnostic List

Contains status and error

messages related to

system, application and

project.

Explorer Pane

Contains all objects

related to an

application project.

Application objects

are opened in the

Work Pane.

The Explorer’s

content is described

in more detail on the

next page.

Objects Toolbar

Provides easy

access to objects

that are used on

displays to create

the user

interaction. Ex.

Numeric Input,

String Display,

Ramp button, etc.

Graphics Toolbar

Provides easy

access to tools

that are used to

manipulate objects

on a display.

Ex. Rotate, Group,

Ungroup, etc.

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contains computer-scoped components,

FactoryTalk View Data Server and FactoryTalk Services

Platform objects.

contains application-scoped components like the

FactoryTalk View HMI Server and RSLinx Enterprise

configurations. . The FactoryTalk View Data Server object

is used to add additional data servers (Ex. OPC) to an

application project. This is an advanced operation and not

covered in the manual.

contains all information scoped to the HMI server

such as, Project Settings, HMI Tags, Graphic files, Alarms,

Information Messages, Macros, Data Logs, and Recipes.

contains project-scope settings such as

Resolution, Security settings, Startup graphic files,

Diagnostic configuration.

contains all tags resident in the memory of

the HMI Server. Applications for Logix Controllers use direct

tag referencing eliminating the need to create HMI tags to

communicate with the PLC.

contains all graphic images used in the

application as displays, or contained within displays and

parameter files. Parameter files are one way to enable

graphic reuse between applications.

Symbol Factory provides access to thousands of stock

images organized in an easy to use library.

contains the application’s alarm configuration

including triggers and messages.

contains the application’s information

message configuration.

contains the application’s macros.

contains any Data Log Model configured for

the application.

contains the Recipe management system

configuration and any configured recipes.

contains communication shortcuts

used by the application.

contains FactoryTalk Services Platform related

configuration. This is primarily used to manage users and

groups in a FactoryTalk Machine Edition application.

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By default, new projects in FactoryTalk View Studio for Machine Edition are configured for a PanelView Plus 700 terminal with a

640x480 resolution. In this lab, you are using a PanelView Plus 1250; this terminal has a larger display and resolution, so you

next need to change the project window size to match for your project.

5. Maximize FactoryTalk View Studio by clicking the maximize button in the upper right-hand corner.

6. Double-click the Project Settings item located in the System container to open its dialog.

7. Depending on which size PVPlus you have, select either PVPlus 1250 (800x600) or PVPlus 700/1000 (640 X

480) from the Project window size setting using the dropdown list .

8. Click the OK button to commit the change.

The Graphic Display Scaling dialog opens. This dialog is used to selectively scale display, fonts, borders and images when

changing an application from one resolution to another.

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9. Click the OK button to proceed. There is no need to change any setting on this dialog.

While changing the project’s display size a progress dialog is shown.

Upon creation of a new project, FactoryTalk View ME 6.X now automatically creates a default display called MAIN which is also

defined as the initial startup display. We will use this display for the following steps in our lab. If you require more displays, you

can always add a new display to the project you are working on. We will see an example of this in the section on Global Objects.

10. To open existing displays, open the Displays container by clicking the expander from the Explorer Pane

window.

11. Double-click on the MAIN display.

The display will open in the Work Pane of FactoryTalk View Studio for Machine Edition. You will notice that a Shutdown button

has automatically been created for you. You are now ready to add objects to the display.

Adding Content to a Display

All objects in FactoryTalk View Studio have properties. The properties are organized by function on to tabs on a property dialog.

At a minimum, all objects provide a General and Common tab.

Tab Name Purpose

General Configure the operation and appearance of the object.

Common Configure the object’s size (Height and Width) and display position. Display top-left

corner is {0,0} coordinate.

Each object provides a set of tabs that vary with the object type. For instance, most objects that display static text (e.g. Text,

Shutdown button) have a Label tab.

Tab Name Purpose

Label Configure an object’s caption font, font size, font color.

1. Select the Text tool , and add a text box to the display.

When you release the mouse button, the Text Properties dialog will immediately open.

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2. Click the Text field and enter ‘Hello World! This is my VZ01 application’.

3. Click the OK button .

This display should now look similar to this:

4. Close the display using the File > Close menu item.

When prompted to save ‘MAIN’ click the YES button.

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Now that you have created objects on the Main display, verify that it is configured as the application’s Startup graphic.

5. To open the Startup dialog, double-click on the Startup item in the System container.

6. Click OK to close the dialog.

Creating the Runtime Application File

Next, you must build the runtime application;

1. Select the Application> Create Runtime Application menu item.

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2. Save the runtime project using the suggested name ‘VZ01.mer’ by clicking the Save button .

While FactoryTalk View Studio for Machine Edition

is creating the runtime MER file, a progress dialog

will appear:

The Conversion to development application

options allow later recovery of the design files from

the runtime project using the Application Manager, if

allowed.

Always allow conversion [Default]

The design information is always included with

the runtime, so that it may be restored from the

MER.

The resulting MER requires more terminal

memory to store the file.

Never allow conversion

Design information cannot be recovered from an

MER created with this option selected.

The MER created requires the least amount of

terminal memory.

Conversion protected by password

When using Application Manager to extract the

design information from the runtime file, the user

will be prompted for the configured password.

The resulting MER requires more terminal

memory to store the file.

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After creating the runtime MER file, the FactoryTalk View Studio for Machine Edition displays the open application.

Downloading a runtime MER to a PanelView Plus terminal

1. To download the runtime MER to the PanelView Plus 1250 terminal at your workstation, first select the Tools>

Transfer Utility menu item:

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The Transfer Utility will open.

2. Click the Source File Browse button to select the runtime MER file to download.

This opens the Select File to Download dialog.

This button allows you to

browse for runtime MER files.

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3. Click on the VZ01.mer file to select the project. The File Name box should update to reflect the selection.

4. Click the Open button to complete the project selection.

5. Double-click the EtherNet, Ethernet driver to expand the item.

6. Select the 192.168.1.20, PanelView Plus_6 1250, PanelView Plus_6 1250 item by clicking on it once. The

screen that you will see may look slightly different from the example shown below:

7. To initiate the download process, click the Download button .

If you get a message stating VZ01 already exists, select YES to overwrite.

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When the download process completes a confirmation dialog is shown.

8. Click the OK button to acknowledge the dialog.

9. Click the Exit button to close the Transfer Utility.

Running an Application on a PanelView Plus Terminal

In this lab section, you will work with a PanelView Plus terminal. Execute the following steps to run the FactoryTalk Machine

Edition application you just completed.

1. Tap on the PanelView Plus screen on your lab station if the screensaver is active.

You will now see the PanelView Plus 6 desktop.

2. Locate the FTView ME Station icon on the desktop and double-tap it to launch FTView ME Station.

3. Press the Load Application [F1] button.

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4. Select the VZ01.MER file from those available from the terminal’s Internal Storage.

5. Press Load [F2] to load the runtime file in to memory.

6. When prompted, press Yes [F7] to overwrite the terminal’s current communication configuration with the

configuration contained within the VZ01.MER file.

7. Once successfully loaded, press the Run Application [F2] to start executing the runtime file.

While the terminal is starting the application, an update dialog is displayed.

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After the start-up processing completes, you should see your application’s startup display:

8. Click the Shutdown button to terminate the application.

Congratulations!!

You have successfully created a FactoryTalk View Studio for Machine Edition application, added application content, created a

runtime file, downloaded the runtime file to a terminal, and ran the application on a PanelView Plus terminal.

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Applying Communications to an Application

Completing this section requires approximately 20 minutes.

In this section you will learn how to:

� Configure RSLinx Enterprise Communications for an application.

� Add ‘Live’ object to a display.

� Test an application on the Desktop.

Configuring Communications

1. Double-click the RSLinx Enterprise item to expand.

2. Right-click on the Communication Setup item and select Open to launch the RSLinx Enterprise

Configuration Wizard.

3. Select the Create a new configuration option; this is the default.

Communication Configuration

Create a new configuration

Generates an empty communication

configuration scheme for the application.

Copy an existing configuration from a

previously created projects

Reuse a communication configuration from

a different application file.

Copy the configuration that is currently

running on this workstation Infrequently used; copies the communication configuration from an application currently being hosted using FactoryTalk Machine Edition Station on the same workstation.

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4. Click the Finish button . The Communication Setup dialog opens.

You can resize the dialog by using the size handles, or click the maximize button.

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Exploring the Communication Setup Dialog

The Communication Setup dialog has three main areas.

You will notice that the Network Path dialog area has two tabs, Design (Local), and Runtime (Target). The definitions below should help you

to understand how to use these tabs, and why there provide powerful flexibility when designing an application. These tabs allow you to

develop and debug an application while at your desk, working on the shop floor, or some other location that is not co-located with the control

system.

The tabs can be used as described below

Design (Local) Configure the network and device path(s) for the development environment in

which the application will be designed and debugged. This network topology

and device path(s) may be different than the production environment where the

application will ultimately run.

If the development and production environments are identical, you can copy

the Design (Local) configuration to the Runtime (Target) configuration using

the Copy from Design to Runtime button .

Runtime (Target) Configure the network and device path(s) for the production environment in

which the application will run (e.g. customer facility). The network topology

and path(s) may be completely different than those defined using the Design

(Local) tab.

Device Shortcuts

A list of shortcuts

defined on the

workstation in RSLinx

Enterprise.

Offline Tag File

Displays the harddrive path to the ACD file associated

with the selected shortcut. The offline ACD file is

used for tag browsing when disconnected from a

network.

Network Path

Displays the

network topology

path to the device

associated with the

selected shortcut.

Also used to create

a new shortcut to

the select network

device.

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5. To create a new shortcut, click the Add button in the Device Shortcuts area.

6. Name the shortcut ‘VZ01’ and then press the [Enter] key on the keyboard.

If you have successfully completed these steps, the Communication Setup dialog will look like this:

7. Expand the EtherNet, Ethernet driver by clicking the expander once.

8. Click the expander once to open the 192.168.1.1, SoftLogix 5800 EtherNet/IP, SoftLogix 5800

EtherNet/IP item.

9. Click the expander to open the 1789-A17/A, 1789-A17/A Virtual Chassis item.

10. Select 2, 1789-L60/A, Block_Machine by clicking on it once. The dialog should now look like this:

When you click the Add button, a new shortcut is created. The shortcut’s name field is open and ready to be edited.

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11. Click the Apply button to associate the selected device (e.g. SoftLogix 5800 Controller) with the selected

communication shortcut (e.g. VZ01).

12. Click the Yes button to confirm the association.

In this lab, the design and production environments are identical. To proceed you have two options:

A. Use the Copy from Design to Runtime button to copy the design environment

topology and device paths to the production environment (e.g. Runtime (Target) tab).

It is estimated this option will require less than 5 minutes to complete.

B. Manually configure the production environment so that you understand how this functionality works. It is estimated

manual configuration will require 5 to 10 minutes to complete.

Choose either Option A or Option B.

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Option A

a) Click the Copy from Design to Runtime button to copy the communication

configuration from the Design (Local) tab to the Runtime (Target) tab.

b) When prompted click Yes button to confirm the operation.

c) Click on the Runtime (Target) tab to select it.

Using the expanders, open the topology items (e.g. drivers and devices) to confirm that the Design (Local) configuration have

been replicated.

d) Go to step 17.

Option B

a) Click on the Runtime (Target) tab to select it.

b) Right-click on EtherNet, Ethernet item to open the context menu, and select Add Device.

c) Click Add Device which opens the Add Device Selection dialog.

d) Expand the EtherNetIP Devices item by clicking the expander .

e) Select the expander next to SoftLogix 5800 EtherNet/IP.

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f) Select SoftLogix 5800 EtherNet/IP, Major Revision 19.

g) Click the OK button to accept the selection. This action opens the Device Properties dialog.

h) Enter ‘192.168.1.1’ in the Address field to set the device’s TCP/IP address.

i) Change the selected Slot to ‘3’.

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k) Click the OK button to add the device to the Runtime (Target) configuration.

l) Use the expander to open the 192.168.1.1, SoftLogix5800 EtherNet/IP, SoftLogix 5800 EtherNet/IP device.

m) Right-click the 1789-A17, 1789-A17 Virtual Chassis item and select Add Device.

n) Expand the 1789-L60/A, 1789-L60/A SoftLogix 5860 Controller item by clicking.

o) Select the 1789-L60/A SoftLogix 5860 Controller, Major Revision 19 item.

It is important that you select the correct

Major Revision for the SoftLogix 5860

Controller.

The correct revision is Major Revision 19.

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p) Click the OK button to accept the selection.

q) Change the controller’s Slot property to ‘2’.

r) Click the OK button to add the device to the Runtime (Target) configuration.

s) Click the Apply button in the Device Shortcuts pane.

t) Click the Yes button to apply the changes to the VZ01 shortcut.

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15. Click the Verify button to confirm the Design and Runtime associations.

Confirm both the Design and Runtime devices are assigned for shortcut VZ01.

16. Close the Shortcut Verifier dialog by clicking the Close button .

17. Click the OK button to complete the communication setup and close the Communication Setup dialog.

Be sure to use the OK button! If you close the dialog with the Close button, the communication setup will not be saved to

the application.

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Adding ‘Live’ Objects to a Display

Now that a communication path to a controller is configured, you are ready to add objects (buttons, numeric displays, etc.) to the

display that use information from the controller. The lab uses a variety of different buttons, data displays, and images to illustrate

FactoryTalk Machine Edition functionality and application capabilities.

1. Double-click the MAIN display in the Explorer to open the display.

2. Select the Numeric Display tool from the Objects toolbar or select Objects->Numeric and String-

>Numeric Display.

3. Move the mouse cursor onto a free area of the MAIN display frame; click and hold the left mouse button, and

then drag down and to the right to create a Numeric Display object.

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4. Position the cursor over the Numeric Display and double-click the mouse to open the Numeric Display

Properties dialog.

5. Click the Common tab to activate.

6. Change the Height, Width, Top, and Left fields to size and position the Numeric Display exactly.

Height 85

Width 100

Top 175

Left 250

7. Click the Apply button to commit these changes. The button should move and resize on the display

to match these settings.

If you accidently clicked OK button, simply reopen the button’s property dialog by double-clicking the button.

8. Click the Connections tab to activate.

9. In the Value row, click on the Browse button in the Tag column.

This action opens the Tag Browser.

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Understanding the Tag Browser

The Tag Browser is used to view and select tags from the application’s configured data sources. When you configured

RSLinx Enterprise earlier in this lab, you were configuring a data source. Other data sources might be a PLC5 or SLC500

processor, or a device accessed using available KEPware drivers.

Folder List

Used to browse a

shortcut’s Controller

and Program tags

and UDTs

Tag Area

Used to select a

specific tag from the

selected folder

Tag Filter

Shows only those tags that start with

the user-entered filter. Press [Enter] to

apply a filter to the Tag Area.

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The following further defines and highlights the uses and functionality provided in the Tag Browser.

Folder List

HMI Server (e.g. )

Contains tags defined in the HMI Server,

referred to as memory tags. The

FactoryTalk Machine Edition runtime

manages and updates these tags.

System

Contains default HMI tags for system

information, such as, time of day, date,

etc.

<Communication Shortcut> (e.g. VZ01)

Contains tags that exist in the memory of

the device the shortcut represents.

Diagnostic Items

Predefined diagnostic and troubleshooting

tags useful for monitoring communication

and controller status.

Online

Tags contained in a Logix Controller’s

memory; the tags are directly referenced

by the FactoryTalk Machine Edition

runtime.

Tag Area

Name

Column containing the tag’s name. Use

the Tag filter function to quickly find tags

that start with the user-entered filter.

Access Rights

Beginning with V18 firmware, Logix

Controllers implement Access Rights for

tags. This column displays a tag’s

Access Rights property. Tags are either

ReadOnly or ReadWrite.

10. Right-click on the VZ01 item in the Folders list; select the Refresh All Folders item.

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11. Double-click the VZ01 folder to expand.

12. Double-click the Online item to expand.

13. In the Tag Area, locate and select the tag Extruder_speed_actual.

Note that the Selected Tag text box reflects your selection.

14. Click OK to complete the assignment.

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15. This display should look similar to the following:

16. Save the MAIN display using the File> Save menu item.

17. Close the MAIN display using the File> Close menu item.

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Testing an Application on the Desktop

There are two methods available to test an entire application. One is to download the application to a PanelView Plus terminal.

The other is to use the terminal emulation capability that is included with FactoryTalk Studio for Machine Edition. You will be

testing the application on the desktop using the terminal emulation functionality.

1. From the Application menu, select the Test

Application item.

The system will build the runtime MER just as if the

application were going to be downloaded to a PanelView

Plus terminal.

When the runtime MER file is built, the system loads the runtime MER in to an emulation mode. The application will appear in

the upper left-hand corner of the computer display.

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2. Click on the Shutdown button to end the emulation.

Congratulations!!

You have successfully added ‘live’ content; configured communications with a controller; created a runtime file; and exercised

the application on your desktop.

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Notes

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Appendix B

Create Block_Machine_Partial Runtime File

1. Select the Application> Create Runtime Application menu item.

2. Select File name – Block_Machine_Partial.mer. Save type as Runtime 6.10 Application. Always allow

conversion. Check to Include ViewPoint content. Select FactoryTalk ViewPoint 2.10. Finally, select Save.

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3. Check all the languages listed. Pick English for the initial runtime language. Select Finish to generate the

runtime file.

Download Block_Machine_Partial.mer File to a PanelView Plus Terminal

1. To download the runtime MER to the PanelView Plus terminal at your workstation, first select the Tools>

Transfer Utility menu item:

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The Transfer Utility will open.

2. Click the Source File Browse button to select the runtime MER file to download.

This opens the Select File to Download dialog.

This button allows you to

browse for runtime MER files.

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3. Click on the Block_Machine_Partial.mer file to select the project. The File Name box should update to reflect

the selection.

4. Click the Open button to complete the project selection.

5. Double-click the EtherNet, Ethernet driver to expand the item. The screen that

you will see may look slightly different from the example shown below:

6. Select the 192.168.1.20, PanelView Plus_6 1250, PanelView Plus_6 1250 item by clicking on it once. The

screen that you will see may look slightly different from the example shown below:

7. To initiate the download process, click the Download button .

If you get a message stating Block_Machine_Partial already exists, select YES to overwrite.

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When the download process completes a confirmation dialog is shown.

8. Click the OK button to acknowledge the dialog.

9. Click the Exit button to close the Transfer Utility.

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Lab Setup and Configuration Information

Lab Information

Lab Name

NEW Features and Extensions Using FactoryTalk View ME v6.10 and PanelView

Plus 6

Lab Description

Demo highlighting some of the features in FTView ME 6.10 & PanelView Plus 6, 2.0

OS & a how to section describing how the demo was created.

Lab Creator Wil Mattheis

Date Created 12-14-2011

Updates:

Hardware Configuration

Qty Demo Cat.# / Description Communication Location Firmware

1

2711P-RP9A ser A or later /

PanelView Plus 6 logic module Ethernet – DHCP

6.10 w/ 2.0

OS

1

2711P-RDT12C ser C or later

/ PanelView Plus 1250 display

module

1 Crossover ethernet cable

1 2711P-RN0

1 6189V-PCIENET 192.168.1.20

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Computer/Host Settings

Location Files

Computer Name CORE

IP Address 192.168.1.1

Operating System Windows 7

Photograph of Hardware:

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Basic Setup Diagram

To Classroom network

DHCP assigned IP

Student Station

PanelView Plus 6 1250

CAT5E cross-over

cable

Tank

02

F1

F7

F2

F8

F3

F9

F4

F10

F5

F11

F6

F1212 102 31

High level Tank 02

M

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P

P

P

P

P

Na

H2O

Ca

Li

Pb

Cu

Waste

ON

Tem p.:Speed:

123 gr56 m /s

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

ON

OFF

ON

Temp.:

Press.:

Level:

123deg

12Pa

4,5m

PLANT J45

Output:

Tank 01

Tank 02

Tank 03

Tank 04

Converter

React. A

React. B

React. C

React. D

React. E

Level H234

Start/Stop

Auto

Manual

Force

Setpoint

Output

34 5

34

LL L H HH

NIC 2

Host computer TCP/IP setting: DHCP

VMWare image TCP/IP setting: IP Addr 192.168.1.1

Subnet 255.255.255.0

IP Addr: 192.168.1.20

Subnet: 255.255.255.0

CAT5E cable

NIC 1

Host computer TCP/IP setting: DHCP

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Application/Programming

Location Files

C:\Lab Files\ NEW Features and Extensions

Using FactoryTalk View ME v6.10 and PanelView

Plus 6 Block_Machine_Done.apa

C:\Lab Files\ NEW Features and Extensions

Using FactoryTalk View ME v6.10 and PanelView

Plus 6 Block_Machine_Done.ACD

Batch file to update the PVP6 firmware and to place the

CSV, HTM, and pdf files into My Documents on the terminal

Additional Equipment Required

Qty Items

RSLinx - DDE/OPC Topic Configuration

Topic Name Path to Hardware

n/a

RSLinx - Driver Configuration


AB_VBP-1 (no topic

required) Virtual Backplane driver to access the SoftLogix processor

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RSLinx Enterprise - Shortcut Configuration


BlockComms

Through SoftLogix Ethernet IP module in slot 3 to SoftLogix processor in slot

2

Ethernet, Ethernet > 3, 192.168.1.1 > Backplane > 2, 1789-L60 v19

Application Versions

Vendor Software Version

Service

Pack

FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Studio 6.10

FactoryTalk Services Platform 2.40

RSLinx Enterprise 5.40

RSLinx Classic 2.58

RSLogix 5000 19

SoftLogix 5800 19

FactoryTalk® ViewPoint 2.10

Microsoft Excel 2010

Silverlight 4.0.60531.0

Tight VNC Client 2.0.3

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Required Pre-Lab Configuration

Configure the Virtual Network

Select Virtual Network Editor from the Edit menu to open the Virtual Network Editor dialog.

The dialog below will appear.

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Select the Host Virtual Network Mapping tab.

For VMnet0 select the physical ethernet adapter that will be connected to the PanelView Plus terminal.

Click the OK button to commit the changes that have been made.