FactoryTalk View Machine Edition User's Guide
FactoryTalk View Machine Edition User's Guide
Version 14.00.00
User Manual
Original Instructions
Important User Information
Read this document and the documents listed in the additional resources section about installation, configuration, and operation of this equipment before you install, configure, operate, or maintain this product. Users are required to familiarize themselves with installation and wiring instructions in addition to requirements of all applicable codes, laws, and standards. Activities including installation, adjustments, putting into service, use, assembly, disassembly, and maintenance are required to be carried out by suitably trained personnel in accordance with applicable code of practice. If this equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired. In no event will Rockwell Automation, Inc. be responsible or liable for indirect or consequential damages resulting from the use or application of this equipment. The examples and diagrams in this manual are included solely for illustrative purposes. Because of the many variables and requirements associated with any particular installation, Rockwell Automation, Inc. cannot assume responsibility or liability for actual use based on the examples and diagrams. No patent liability is assumed by Rockwell Automation, Inc. with respect to use of information, circuits, equipment, or software described in this manual. Reproduction of the contents of this manual, in whole or in part, without written permission of Rockwell Automation, Inc., is prohibited. Throughout this manual, when necessary, we use notes to make you aware of safety considerations.
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Contents
Get Started............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 FactoryTalk View Studio tools............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Diagnostics Viewer................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33 FactoryTalk tools...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33 FactoryTalk Activation Manager......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Explore FactoryTalk View Studio.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Start FactoryTalk View Studio from Windows Start menu............................................................................................................................................................................................34 Start FactoryTalk View Studio using a command.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Command-line parameters and examples.............................................................................................................................................................................................................34 Open sample applications................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 HMI projects folder settings......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................35 FactoryTalk View Studio main window............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Explorer window.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Work with editors..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39 View an editor's components...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39 Print an editor's contents................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Print at runtime..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................40
Plan applications....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................41 Understand the process....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Collect data............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41 Design an HMI tag database................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................41 Plan graphic displays........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Develop a hierarchy of displays.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 43 Create a template to ensure consistency............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 43 Design displays........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Plan languages...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Plan alarms............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 45 Provide information for the operator............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Plan trends............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Plan recipes........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Design a secure system...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Work with applications..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 What is an application?.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48
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Application versus project........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 Component files..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 External folders...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................49 Default log file locations...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................49 Name files....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 Create an application...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 Import an application........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 Open an application..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................53 Open a recently used application........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54 HMI projects folder settings......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 Open and edit applications from earlier versions of RSView or FactoryTalk View ME............................................................................................................................................ 54 Close an application.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 Rename, copy, delete, back up, and restore applications............................................................................................................................................................................................ 55 Start FactoryTalk View ME Application Manager.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 55 About project settings..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 Project window size and runtime screen resolution...........................................................................................................................................................................................56
Screen resolution for MobileView, PanelView Plus 7, and PanelView Plus 6 terminals.......................................................................................................................56 Change the project window size after creating graphic displays.......................................................................................................................................................... 57 How the runtime screen resolution affects the pop-up windows..........................................................................................................................................................58 How the project window size affects the default message displays.....................................................................................................................................................58 PanelView Plus 7 Standard applications and PanelView Plus 6 Compact applications.................................................................................................................................58 Title bar........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 59 Enable auto logout..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60 View application properties................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................60 View HMI server properties.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................60 Set up communications..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................61 What is a data server?......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61 About OPC communications.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................61 Create data servers...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................61 Set up FactoryTalk Linx data servers..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Set up an OPC data server....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Update data server caches...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Set up communications.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................63 Work with tags...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64 What is a tag?....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
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Data server tags......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64 HMI tags........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65 Data source..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................66 Use a tag......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................66 Use tag names that don't exist............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66 Performance considerations when using extended tag properties..................................................................................................................................................................66
Performance of a 1756-L85 controller running V28 firmware................................................................................................................................................................. 67 Performance of a 1756-L75 controller running V28 firmware................................................................................................................................................................. 68 Memory considerations when using extended tag properties...........................................................................................................................................................................68 Example: Extended tag property...................................................................................................................................................................................................................69 Use a data server tag.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Use an HMI tag...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Scale, offset, or provide a range for data.............................................................................................................................................................................................................70 Store values in FactoryTalk View memory............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 70 Use the Tag Browser............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 70 Browse for off-line tags....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 71 Use tags and expressions in your application................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 73 Assign a tag................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73 Assign a tag to a graphic object............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73 Assign an expression................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 74 Substitute tag names used in graphic objects.....................................................................................................................................................................................................75 Log tag values....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 76 Assign values to tags........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 76 Use HMI tags...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................77 HMI tag types..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................77 Analog tags that use floating-point values............................................................................................................................................................................................................77 How values are rounded............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................78 Tags editor..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................78 Update the contents of the Tags editor................................................................................................................................................................................................................80 Search for HMI tags................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80 Find a tag or text string.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................80 Find all references to a tag or a text string...............................................................................................................................................................................................81 HMI tag data source..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................81 Address syntax for device tags..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................82 Example: Studio 5000 addressing...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................82
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