Mitsubishi Electric SW1D5C FBDQ E v4 Operating Manual

PX Developer Version 1 Operating Manual (InTouch Interaction)

-SW1D5C-FBDQ-E -SW1D5C-FBDQMON-E

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

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CONDITIONS OF USE FOR THE PRODUCT

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REVISIONS *The manual number is given on the bottom left of the back cover.

Print Date * Manual Number Revision Jun., 2008 SH(NA)-080773ENG-A First edition Jun., 2008 SH(NA)-080773ENG-B Correction

Appendix 3.1

Jan., 2009 SH(NA)-080773ENG-C Correction

GENERIC TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND TERMS, Section 2.1,

Section 3.4

Dec., 2009 SH(NA)-080773ENG-D Addition

CONDITIONS OF USE FOR THE PRODUCT

Correction

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS , Section 2.1, Section 3.4, Appendix 2

Dec., 2010 SH(NA)-080773ENG-E The manual name is changed from SCADA Interaction to InTouch Interaction

Correction

GENERIC TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND TERMS, Section 2.3

Oct., 2011 SH(NA)-080773ENG-F Addition

Appendix 4, Appendix 5

Correction

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL, Section 2.3, Section 3.4, Chapter 4, Appendix 2, Appendix 3.1, Appendix 3.2

Feb., 2014 SH(NA)-080773ENG-G Correction

Section 3.3.3, Appendix 2, Appendix 3.2

Jul., 2015 SH(NA)-080773ENG-H Front cover correction

Jan., 2017 SH(NA)-080773ENG-I Correction

GENERIC TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND TERMS, Section 2.1, Section 2.3

Japanese Manual Version SH-080747-O

This manual confers no industrial property rights or any rights of any other kind, nor does it confer any patent licenses. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation cannot be held responsible for any problems involving industrial property rights which may occur as a result of using the contents noted in this manual.

2008 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing the Mitsubishi MELSOFT series Integrated FA software. Read this manual and make sure you understand the functions and performance of MELSOFT series thoroughly in advance to ensure correct use.

CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................................A-1 CONDITIONS OF USE FOR THE PRODUCT ...............................................................................................A-2 REVISIONS......................................................................................................................................................A-3 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................A-4 CONTENTS......................................................................................................................................................A-4 MANUALS ........................................................................................................................................................A-6 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ........................................................................................................................A-7 MANUAL ORGANIZATION .............................................................................................................................A-9 GENERIC TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND TERMS .................................................................................A-10

1 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 1-1

1.1 Overview............................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Features ............................................................................................................................................... 1-1

2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION................................................................................................................... 2-1

2.1 System Configuration........................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Software Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 2-2 2.3 Operating Environment ........................................................................................................................ 2-2

3 BASIC OPERATION ................................................................................................................................ 3-1

3.1 Operating Procedures for Monitoring on InTouch............................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Operation to Communicate using PX Developer Process Control Tag Names in InTouch.............. 3-2

3.2.1 Registering access names............................................................................................................... 3-3 3.2.2 Defining tag source .......................................................................................................................... 3-4 3.2.3 Referring to and selecting tag names.............................................................................................. 3-8

3.3 Operation to Use Faceplates of PX Developer in InTouch............................................................... 3-10 3.3.1 Installing ActiveX control................................................................................................................ 3-11 3.3.2 Checking installation ...................................................................................................................... 3-12 3.3.3 Setting/pasting faceplate control ................................................................................................... 3-13

3.4 Operation to Display PX Developer Alarm Information on InTouch Alarm Viewer control.............. 3-14 3.4.1 Pasting Alarm Viewer control......................................................................................................... 3-18 3.4.2 Setting Alarm Query....................................................................................................................... 3-19

4 TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................. 4-1

APPENDIX..........................................................................................................................................................B-1

Appendix 1 Details of Dot Field Name in the Tag Name Reference Function ..........................................B-1 Appendix 2 Main Tag Items.........................................................................................................................B-1 Appendix 3 Correspondence Table for Items of Monitor Tool and InTouch..............................................B-3

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Appendix 3.1 Correspondence table for alarm items...............................................................................B-3 Appendix 3.2 Correspondence table for event items...............................................................................B-4

Appendix 4 Security of Monitor Tool and InTouch .....................................................................................B-5 Appendix 4.1 Operating environment for using security of monitor tool and InTouch ............................B-5 Appendix 4.2 Setting procedure for using security of monitor tool and InTouch ....................................B-5 Appendix 4.3 Procedure for monitoring operation with security interaction between monitor tool and

InTouch .............................................................................................................................B-10 Appendix 5 Functions Added to and Changed from Old Version ............................................................B-11

INDEX.................................................................................................................................................................C-1

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MANUALS

The following manuals are also related to this product.

Refer to the following table for ordering a manual. Related manuals

Manual name Manual number (model code)

PX Developer Operating Manual (Programming Tool)

Explains FBD language programming, compilation, online operations, and debug methods with PX

Developer. (Sold separately.)

SH-080369E (13JU38)

PX Developer Operating Manual (Monitor Tool)

Explains the operation methods of the monitor tool and methods for monitoring and controlling DDC

processing with tag FB. (Sold separately.)

SH-080370E (13JU39)

PX Developer Programming Manual

Explains details of programming with PX Developer, lists of FB parts, and the PID instructions.

(Sold separately.)

SH-080371E (13JW00)

CAUTION

Please note that we do not guarantee commercially available software

compatible with Microsoft R Windows R Operating System introduced in this manual.

The software copyright of this product belongs to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.

No contents in this manual can be reproduced or duplicated in any form or by any means without permission.

Although we make utmost efforts, this manual may not completely follow the

revisions of the software and hardware. In principle, this software should be purchased by one set per personal computer

or by license purchase.

This product (including this manual) can only be used under the software license agreement.

Please note that we are not responsible for any influence resulting from operating

this product (including this manual). The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Execution on InTouch WindowViewer Describes functions to be executed.

Reference location

PURPOSE Describes the purpose of operations for each chapter or section.

Setting on InTouch WindowMaker Describes operating procedures.

leads to the reference location.

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There are also the following types of explanations.

BASIC OPERATION

Explains operation methods.

DISPLAY/SETTING SCREEN

Screen to display/set items.

DISPLAY/SETTING DATA

Explains items in DISPLAY/SETTING SCREEN.

POINT

Informs items to be noted and useful functions relevant to the contents in the chapter or section. The following table explains symbols in this manual and their description.

Symbol Description

[ ] Expresses an item in a window or dialog box, or a menu on the menu bar. [ ] [ ] expresses the drop-down menu. Example: [Special] [Configure]

( ) Expresses a corresponding button. Example: "Define Tag Source" button ( )

" " Expresses a command button. Example: "OK" button

<< >> Expresses dialog box tab. Example: < > tab

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MANUAL ORGANIZATION

This manual consists of four chapters and APPENDIX.

This manual is organized assuming that the interaction function of the PX Developer monitor tool and SCADA software are utilized in the following procedure.

< Procedure for leveraging the interaction function with InTouch>

Operating procedure 1: Using the tag name reference function of InTouch WindowMaker, assign process control tags of PX Developer to the tag variables.

Reference

Set an access name. Section 3.2

Refer to tag names and assign process control tags.

Operating procedure 2: Paste a faceplate control of PX Developer monitor tool on InTouch WindowMaker.

Reference

Install ActiveX control. Section 3.3

PX Developer Operating Manual (Monitor Tool) Paste/set a faceplate control.

Operating procedure 3: Set to display alarm/event information of the PX Developer monitor tool on the Alarm Viewer control of InTouch WindowMaker.

Reference

Paste/set Alarm Viewer control. Section 3.4.1

Operating procedure 4: Execute InTouch WindowViewer.

*For operating procedures and setting items, refer to the manual of InTouch.

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GENERIC TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND TERMS

The following table shows the generic terms, abbreviations, and terms in this manual.

(1) Generic terms and abbreviations Generic term/abbreviation Description

PX Developer

Generic term for PX Developer Version 1 (SW1D5C-FBDQ-E) and PX Developer Monitor Tool (SW1DNC-FBDQMON-E) For PX Developer, Programming Tool and Monitor Tool are installed. For PX Developer Monitor Tool, only Monitor Tool is installed.

Programming tool Abbreviation for PX Developer programming tool

Monitor tool Abbreviation for PX Developer monitor tool

OPS Abbreviation for Operator Station

Server Abbreviation for a monitor tool which starts up as Server in the server/client monitoring system interacting with multiple OPSs

Client Abbreviation for a monitor tool which starts up as Client in the server/client monitoring system interacting with multiple OPSs

InTouch Abbreviation for Wonderware R InTouch R Version 10.0 or 10.1

Windows Vista R

Generic term for Microsoft R Windows Vista R Home Basic Operating System, Microsoft R Windows Vista R Home Premium Operating System, Microsoft R Windows Vista R Business Operating System, Microsoft R Windows Vista R Ultimate Operating System, and Microsoft R Windows Vista R Enterprise Operating System

Personal computer Generic term for IBM-PC/AT-compatible personal computer

(2) Terms Term Description

WindowMaker Development environment of InTouch

WindowViewer Execution environment of InTouch

I/O server Communication driver for Wonderware R

DDE Abbreviation for Dynamic Data Exchange Windows R standard communication protocol between applications

DDC Abbreviation for Direct Digital Control A control of controller functions with a digital device.

FB Abbreviation for Function Block A block with a specific function used in a program.

Tag Tags for identification attached to process control equipment. They are JIS-defined identification symbols attached to DDC processings.

Tag data

Organized data (process condition data, process status data) attached to DDC processing which is indicated by tag. Accessing this tag data allows monitoring and condition setting of a corresponding DDC processing.

Tag data item Each data item that makes up tag data

Tag FB A function block works as a controller or an indicator containing tag data

Faceplate Gauge window on which an indicator such as a controller is displayed in image format Values assigned to tag data are manipulated.

SV Setting value

PV Process variable

MV Manipulated variable

Assignment information

database

"*.mdb" file which is created when compilation is executed in the programming tool This file stores assignment information of variables for storing data such as tag data, global variable and device information of the CPU module.

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MELSOFT1 OVERVIEW

1 OVERVIEW

1.1 Overview

In addition to the basic monitoring function of the monitor tool, outstanding and easy- to-use InTouch development/monitoring environment can also be available by using the interaction function of the PX Developer monitor tool and InTouch (SCADA software manufactured by Invensys Systems, Inc.). This function supports the following four interaction functions.

(1) Incorporating faceplate control (2) Communication function using process control tag names (3) Reference function for PX Developer tag names (4) Alarm integration function

1.2 Features

This section explains the main features of the four interaction functions.

(1) Faceplate control reduces development time of monitor screens

By simply pasting the faceplate control of PX Developer (ActiveX control) on the monitor screen of InTouch, faceplates can be easily used on InTouch. This function reduces development time of monitor screens and tuning screens for process control tag data on InTouch.

[Image of incorporating faceplate control]

PX Developer monitor tool

PX Developer faceplate control

InTouch WindowViewer

Reading/writing process control tag data

Polling process control tag data

Faceplates can be used by only pasting ActiveX control on the InToucn screen.

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(2) Without considering assigned devices, communications can be

performed using process control tag names in InTouch

When registering tag variables in InTouch, PX Developer process control tag names can be used as item names, and process control tag data in the monitor tool can be read from/written to InTouch. This eliminates the need for managing assigned devices and communicating through a communication driver such as an I/O server to read/write process control tag data. Furthermore, high-speed response by the event notification receive function and the high-speed current value collection function of the monitor tool can be utilized on InTouch.

[Image of the communication function using process control tag names]

Without considering assigned devices for the process control tags, communications can be performed by registering tag variables on InTouch, using process control tag names defined in PX Developer.

PV value of the process control tag FIC001

PX Developer monitor tool

High-speed current value collection Event notification receive

Communication driver such as I/O server

InTouch WindowViewer

Registration of tag variable with the process control tag name "FIC001.PV"

Unnecessary for reading/writing process control tag data .

Reading/writing process control tag data

*1

*1: When reading/writing device data except the process control tag with InTouch, a

communication driver such as I/O server is required.

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(3) Process control tag names can be selected easily from InTouch

When using the communication function with the aforementioned process control tag name, PX Developer process control tag names can be easily browsed/selected*1 using the tag name reference function. This function reduces key inputs and typing errors, and improves work efficiency.

[Image of the tag name reference function]

Programming with PX Developer

PX Developer programming tool Assignment

information database

Registration

Development on the monitor control screen of InTouch

InTouch WindowMaker

InTouch Tag Browser

Compilation

Process control tag names defined in PX Developer can be browsed/selected on Tag Browser of InTouch.

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(4) Alarms/events of the PX Developer monitor tool can be

monitored/checked on InTouch

By using the alarm integration function, alarm/event information of the monitor tool can be displayed on the Alarm Viewer control of InTouch. They can be monitored and checked in the same list with the alarm/event information of InTouch.

[Image of the alarm integration function]

Check

PX Developer monitor tool

Management on alarms/events

Notification of alarms/events Notification of alarms/events

Alarms/events of PX Developer can be monitored/checked on the Alarm Viewer control of InTouch.

InTouch WindowViewer

Management on alarms/events

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MELSOFT 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

2.1 System Configuration

This section explains system configuration when using the interaction function of PX Developer and InTouch. For communication routes supported by PX Developer, refer to "SYSTEM

CONFIGURATION" in "PX Developer Operating Manual (Monitor Tool) ". To use the interaction function, install PX Developer and InTouch to the same personal computer. If they are installed to different personal computers, the interaction function

cannot be used.

[System configuration image]

English version of PX Developer Version 1.18U or later

English version of InTouch Version 10.0 or 10.1

Use a communication driver depending on the situation.*1

Communication route supported by the PX Developer monitor tool

*1: For reading/writing device data other than process control tags in InTouch, a communication driver such as an I/O server is required.

POINT

In the server/client monitoring system configuration, the alarm integration function is not available.

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2.2 Software Configuration

This section explains software configuration when using the interaction function of PX Developer and InTouch.

PX Developer

CPU

InTouch

WindowMaker

WindowViewer

Assignment information database

Compilation

Programming tool

Monitor tool

Faceplate control

Alarm/Event

Alarm provider*2

Data management

DDE interface

*1

Data communication

Data communication

Reference

Paste

Notification/ Check

Reading/ writing

process control tag

data

Tag name reference function

ActiveX container function

Alarm/Event

Alarm manager*3

DDE interface

*1

Data management

Reading/writing data other than the process control tag

Communication driver such as I/O server

*1: InTouch reads/writes process control tag data in the monitor tool through DDE interface. *2: The alarm provider is an alarm function supplied by Invensys Systems, Inc.

This function enables the monitor tool to notify/check alarms and events to the alarm manager of InTouch, and to receive a confirmation request for corresponding alarm from the Alarm Viewer control of InTouch.

*3: The alarm manager is an application that manages information on alarms and events to the alarm system of InTouch.

2.3 Operating Environment

PX Developer Version 1.18U or later and InTouch Version 10.0 or 10.1 are required for interacting themselves.

For the operating environment of PX Developer, refer to "Operating Environment" in "PX Developer Operating Manual (Monitor Tool) ". For the operating environment of InTouch, refer to "ReadMe" in InTouch installer.

The following are the applicable system software (operating system) to operate this interaction function. Microsoft R Windows XP R Professional Operating System Microsoft R Windows Vista R Business Operating System Microsoft R Windows Vista R Ultimate Operating System Microsoft R Windows Vista R Enterprise Operating System Microsoft R Windows R 7 Professional Operating System

POINT

To execute InTouch in Windows Vista R , disable the user account control (UAC) in Windows Vista R .

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MELSOFT3 BASIC OPERATION

3 BASIC OPERATION

3.1 Operating Procedures for Monitoring on InTouch

This section explains procedures for monitoring on InTouch.

Setting basic settings and creating tag variables on InTouch WindowMaker Refer to process control tags when creating tag variables.

Developing monitor screens on InTouch WindowMaker To develop monitor screens, use faceplate control of PX Developer.

Setting the Alarm Viewer control of InTouch WindowMaker Monitor/check alarms of PX Developer in the alarm monitor screen of InTouch.

Executing InTouch WindowViewer Execute InTouch WindowViewer while the PX Developer monitor tool is in operation.

POINT To monitor on InTouch WindowViewer using the faceplate control,

communications using process control tag names, or alarm integration function, execute InTouch WindowViewer after starting the monitor tool.

For basic operations of InTouch, refer to the manual of InTouch.

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( Section 3.2)

( Section 3.3)

( Section 3.4)

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MELSOFT3 BASIC OPERATION

3.2 Operation to Communicate using PX Developer Process Control Tag Names in

InTouch

PURPOSE Register tag variables using process control tag names defined in PX Developer and read/write the process control tag data of the monitor tool in InTouch.

Setting on InTouch WindowMaker Procedure 1) Register an access name for communicating with the

PX Developer monitor tool. *1

Procedure 2) Create tag variables.

Procedure 3) Define a tag source in the Tag Browser. *1

Procedure 4) Refer/select tag names on the Tag Browser.

*1: Required only when using InTouch application for the first time.

Execution on InTouch WindowViewer The process control tag data can be read/written by executing WindowViewer after starting the monitor tool.

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( Section 3.2.1)

( Section 3.2.2)

( Section 3.2.2)

( Section 3.2.3)

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3.2.1 Registering access names

OPERATION 1. Click [Special] [Access Names] from the

menu of WindowMaker.

2. The Access Names dialog box is displayed. Click the "Add" button.

3. The Add Access Name dialog box is displayed. Set the following items and click the "OK" button. Access : Any specific name Node Name : Blank Application Name : FBDQMon Topic Name : DA Which protocol to use : DDE When to advise server : Advise only active

items Enable Secondary Source : Without a check

(Check this item when using the backup server.)

4. Check if the set access name has been added to the Access Names dialog box.

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3.2.2 Defining tag source

(1) Creating tag variables and setting tag sources

OPERATION

1. Create an object on Window Maker. The Animation Links dialog box is displayed as shown on the left by double-clicking the object or selecting [Animation Links] from the menu displayed by right-clicking the object. Click a tag variable type to be assigned for the object.

2. The tag variable setting screen is displayed. Double-click the input field of [Expression].

3. The Tag Browser is displayed. Click the "Define Tag Sources" button ( ).

4. The Define Tag Sources dialog box is displayed. Click the "New" button.

(To the next page)

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MELSOFT3 BASIC OPERATION

(From the previous page)

5. The Define Tag Source dialog box is displayed. Set the following items and click the "Browse" button. Tag Source Name : Any specific name Access Name : Set access name ( Section 3.2.1) Tag Source Type : PX Developer

* For details of the setting screen, refer to (2) in this

section.

6. Select assignment information database of PX Developer project to be referred (project name with .mdb extension), and click the "Open" button.

7. After completing the settings, the path for the selected project is stored to the Path field. Click the "OK" button to close the Define Tag Source dialog box.

8. Close the screen after checking that the set tag source is displayed on the Define Tag Sources dialog box.

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POINT

When registering a tag variable using the process control tag declared with the same process control tag name with multiple projects with InTouch, the process control tag data of the highest priority*1 project are read/written. Whether the same process control tag name has been declared or not can be checked on the Monitor Target Project Setting screen of the monitor tool. *1: The more the number at [No.] field on the Monitor Target Project Setting

screen is small, the more the priority of its project becomes high.

Order of priority

screen of PX Developer monitor tool> The assignment information database created with PX Developer Version 1.02C

or later can be used for the tag name reference function. If the database is created Version 1.01B or earlier, convert it with the programming tool Version 1.02C or later. For details of the conversion, refer to "Precautions for the assignment information database" in "PX Developer Operating Manual (Programming Tool)"

To uninstall PX Developer, delete tag sources for the PX Developer project reference beforehand.

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MELSOFT3 BASIC OPERATION

(2) Specifications of the Define Tag Source screen

The following shows display items and setting items when "PX Developer" is selected for [Tag Source Type] on the Define Tag Source dialog box of InTouch.

DISPLAY/SETTING SCREEN

1)

2)

DISPLAY/SETTING DATA

No. Item Description Input

restriction

1) Path edit box

Input an absolute path to the assignment information database of a PX Developer project to be referred (path to the target mdb file of the project).The specified assignment information database is stored as a tag source.

Maximum 260 characters can be input.

2) "Browse" button

Displays a dialog box for selecting a file.

The specified path in the dialog box is displayed at 1).

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MELSOFT3 BASIC OPERATION

3.2.3 Referring to and selecting tag names

OPERATION

1. Select a set tag source from a list in [Tag Source] of the Tag Browser.

2. The process control tags and their main tag items ( Appendix 2) are displayed in the list.*1 To access a tag item except for the main tag items, select a process control tag name, and then select a tag item corresponding to the process control tag type from [Dot Field]. ( Appendix 1)

(To the next page)

*1: For a comment of main tag item, explanation on the tag item is displayed after "- " (a hyphen and a space).

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(From the previous page)

3. Select a tag item to be registered and click the "OK" button.

4. A tag name is automatically created at [Expression] of the tag variable setting screen. A format of the created tag name is "Access name:Process control tag name.Tag item".*1

*1: The reference method is referred to as

remote reference. For details, refer to the manual of InTouch.

POINT

If changing the tag FB information of PX Developer project and recompile it after selecting a tag source and opening the list on the Tag Browser of InTouch WindowMaker, the information is not reflected on the screen. To refer to the latest tag FB, select a tag source again.

If the tag FB variable name has been set other than alphanumeric characters or underscore (_), InTouch cannot recognize the name. (The corresponding tag is not displayed in the tag list of the Tag Browser.)

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MELSOFT3 BASIC OPERATION

3.3 Operation to Use Faceplates of PX Developer in InTouch

PURPOSE Use the faceplate control of PX Developer for developing process control monitor screens on InTouch to reduce development time.

Setting on InTouch WindowMaker Procedure 1) Install ActiveX control. *1

Procedure 2) Check that the installation is successful on the wizard menu.

Procedure 3) Paste a faceplate control and configure its setting.

*1: Required only when using InTouch application for the first time.

Execution on InTouch WindowViewer By executing WindowViewer after starting the monitor tool, faceplates can be used, the process control data can be monitored, and the process control parameter can be tuned.

( Section 3.3.1)

( Section 3.3.2)

( Section 3.3.3)

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MELSOFT3 BASIC OPERATION

3.3.1 Installing ActiveX control

OPERATION 1. Select [Special] [Configure]

[Wizard/ActiveX Installation...] from the WindowMaker menu.

2. The Wizard/ActiveX Installation dialog box is displayed. Click the < > tab.

3. Select "FBDQFP Control" and "FBDQTDA Control" from the list in [Available ActiveX controls] and click the "Install" button.

4. After the installation, "FBDQFP Control" and "FBDQTDA Control" are added to the list in [Installed ActiveX controls].

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3.3.2 Checking installation

OPERATION 1. Click the "Wizard" button ( ) of

WindowMaker.

2. The Wizard Selection dialog box is displayed. Check that "FBDQTDACtrl" and "FBDQFPCtrl" icons are added to the list in [ActiveX Controls].

POINT

"FBDQFPCtrl" can be pasted on the InTouch screen directly using the faceplate control.

"FBDQTDACtrl" can read/write the process control tag data set to the tag data access control. Clicking the button can also display the pop-up faceplate screen.

For details of each control, refer to "ActiveX control" of "PX Developer Operating Manual (Monitor Tool)".

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3.3.3 Setting/pasting faceplate control

OPERATION

Tag data access control Faceplate control

1. Select "FBDQTDACtrl" or "FBDQFPCtrl" from the list in [ActiveX Controls] of the Wizard Selection dialog box and click the "OK" button.

2. The cursor changes to on InTouch.

Click a position where the faceplate control is to be pasted and adjust the control size by dragging the icon.

3. Double-click the control to display the

property screen.

4. Click the < > tab and set the process control tag name of PX Developer for [TagName]. For the setting contents of the property, refer to "PX Developer Operating Manual (Monitor Tool)".

POINT

If InTouch application is edited, overwritten, and saved after PX Developer is uninstalled, contents of the faceplate control and tag data access control originally set (such as tag names) are deleted when PX Developer is reinstalled.

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3.4 Operation to Display PX Developer Alarm Information on InTouch Alarm Viewer control

PURPOSE Display alarm/event information of the monitor tool on the InTouch Alarm Viewer control and to monitor/check them in the same list with alarm/event information of InTouch.

OVERVIEW OF ALARM [Summary alarm and historical alarm of InTouch]

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POINT

Alarms and events can be stored to the historical alarm buffer of InTouch, secured for PX Developer, up to 6,000 and 2,000, respectively. When capacity of the historical alarm buffer is full, stored alarm/event information is deleted from the oldest to store the latest information.

Alarm Viewer control of InTouch displays only alarm/event information of PX Developer occurred while the monitor tool is in operation. Therefore, histories of alarms/events occurred before starting the monitor tool is not reflected to alarms on InTouch.

After exiting the monitor tool, the alarm/event information on PX Developer displayed on the Alarm Viewer control of InTouch are all deleted from the summary alarm and historical alarm. To display the alarm information on InTouch even after exiting the monitor tool, logging alarms with AlarmPrinter*1 or accumulating the database with Alarm DB Logger Manager*1 beforehand is necessary.

In the server/client monitoring system configuration, the alarm integration function is not available. *1: For details, refer to the manual of InTouch.

The following shows interlock operation of alarms and events. For operation methods of InTouch, refer to the manual of InTouch.

(1) Operating alarm monitor screen

The following are an Alarm List screen of the monitor tool and a summary alarm screen of InTouch.

InTouch receives alarm notification/alarm check notification from the monitor tool and displays them. However, system alarms of InTouch itself (SCADA interaction function error) are not notified to InTouch.

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[Operation from the monitor tool that interlocks with the alarms of InTouch]

Executing "Delete Recovered Alarms" deletes the corresponding alarms of InTouch.

Executing "Confirm All" checks all corresponding alarms of InTouch. Checking "Confirm" check box checks corresponding alarm of InTouch. Clearing "Confirm" check box of ongoing alarm regenerates corresponding

alarm of InTouch. When alarms exceed 2,000 on the Alarm List screen of the monitor tool, old

alarms are deleted. If corresponding alarm of InTouch exists in the summary alarm, the alarm is also deleted.

[Operation from InTouch that interlocks with the monitor tool]

Checking alarms on InTouch checks "Confirm" check box for corresponding alarm on the Alarm List screen of the monitor tool.

POINT

For correspondence table for alarm items notified by the monitor tool to InTouch, refer to Appendix 3.1.

When checking the alarm in the monitor tool with InTouch, the user who operates the monitor tool is required with the authority of operation for checking the alarm/event.

(2) Operating event monitor screen

The following are an Event List screen of the monitor tool and a historical alarm screen of InTouch. On InTouch, alarms and events are displayed on the historical alarm screen.

InTouch receives event notifications from the monitor tool and displays them.

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POINT

For correspondence table for event items notified by the monitor tool to InTouch, refer to Appendix 3.2.

A check operation can be performed on events of the message tag from the Event List screen of the monitor tool. However, events of the message tag are not displayed on the historical alarm of InTouch for a check operation.

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3.4.1 Pasting Alarm Viewer control

OPERATION 1. Click the "Wizard" button ( ) of

WindowMaker.

2. The Wizard Selection dialog box is displayed. Select "AlarmViewerCtrl" from the list in [ActiveX Controls] and click the "OK" button.

3. The cursor changes to on InTouch.

Click a position where the faceplate control is to be pasted and adjust the control size by dragging the icon.

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3.4.2 Setting Alarm Query

OPERATION 1. Double-click t