FactoryTalk View Site Edition User's Guide

FactoryTalk View Site Edition User's Guide

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Contents

Getting started with FactoryTalk View SE.............................................................................................................................................................................................31 Welcome to FactoryTalk View SE........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 FactoryTalk systems..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 FactoryTalk Services Platform..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 Finding more information about FactoryTalk services.......................................................................................................................................................................................32 FactoryTalk View Site Edition software............................................................................................................................................................................................................................32 FactoryTalk View SE features.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33 Quick start: setting up the software you need...............................................................................................................................................................................................................34 Step 1: Plan the layout of the network...................................................................................................................................................................................................................35 Step 2: Install FactoryTalk Services Platform.......................................................................................................................................................................................................35 Step 3: Install FactoryTalk View SE........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Step 4: Select the connectivity options.................................................................................................................................................................................................................35 Step 5: Install the necessary activation keys.......................................................................................................................................................................................................36 Step 6: Set up the FactoryTalk Directory...............................................................................................................................................................................................................37 Exploring the InstantFizz application................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37 Creating a FactoryTalk View SE application....................................................................................................................................................................................................................39 Step 1: Create the application..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39 Step 2: Create a graphic display.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 Step 3: Test run the application in FactoryTalk View SE Client........................................................................................................................................................................40

Exploring FactoryTalk View Studio....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 About FactoryTalk View Studio...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................42 Start FactoryTalk View Studio using a command................................................................................................................................................................................................ 42 Command-line parameters and examples.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 About FactoryTalk Security permissions................................................................................................................................................................................................................43 Opening an application in FactoryTalk View Studio.......................................................................................................................................................................................................43 HMI projects folder settings..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Opening the InstantFizz application....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Parts of the FactoryTalk View Studio main window...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Workbook mode.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Showing and hiding items in the main window................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Working in the Explorer window........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 47 Moving the Explorer window.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................47 Opening and closing folders.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................47

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Organize graphic displays.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 Opening component editors..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 Creating and modifying components..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Adding components to an application.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 Naming components...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51

Using component names that contain spaces........................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 Avoiding names that conflict with commands or macros....................................................................................................................................................................... 52 Deleting, removing, and renaming components...................................................................................................................................................................................................52 Restoring a component...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52 Techniques for working in editors.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Gaining quick access to common operations...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Browsing lists and components...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................53 Supplying tag names................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 53 Selecting and building commands.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Building expressions.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 54 Printing from FactoryTalk View SE....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 Selecting a printer......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 Printing at runtime.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 Planning an application......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Understanding the process you are automating............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 56 Planning the network layout...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56 Choosing a Windows domain or workgroup..........................................................................................................................................................................................................56 Windows workgroups.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57 Determining computers needed.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 57 Planning communications................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 59 Determining how to access data.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................59 Collecting only the necessary data.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 59 Monitoring and controlling alarms.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59 Planning an alarm monitoring and control system............................................................................................................................................................................................. 60 Advantages of using FactoryTalk Alarms and Events services......................................................................................................................................................................... 60 Choosing device-based alarms..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60 Choosing server tag-based alarms.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 60 Deciding when to use HMI tags.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Designing the HMI tag database.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 61 Organizing HMI tags..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................61

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Designing a dependable control system.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Planning how to secure the system....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Planning to use built-in system availability features..........................................................................................................................................................................................62 About redundant application servers...........................................................................................................................................................................................................63

Setting up the runtime application................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Developing a hierarchy of graphic displays..........................................................................................................................................................................................................63 Creating templates to ensure consistency............................................................................................................................................................................................................64 Planning the multi-monitor deployment................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 64 Applying visual design principles............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 64 Planning how to use trends..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65 Planning runtime language switching.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Designing a system that is easy to deploy and maintain.............................................................................................................................................................................................66 Designing the application for multiple users........................................................................................................................................................................................................66

Designing applications for multiple monitors................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 66 Integrating with other applications and customizing the system...............................................................................................................................................................................68 Setting up the FactoryTalk Directory....................................................................................................................................................................................................70 About FactoryTalk Directory................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................70

FactoryTalk Directory in a networked system...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70 FactoryTalk Directory in a FactoryTalk View SE application..............................................................................................................................................................................72 Local station applications.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................72 Network applications................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73 Specifying the FactoryTalk Directory server location....................................................................................................................................................................................................73 Setting up FactoryTalk Directory for local station applications........................................................................................................................................................................75 What happens if the Network Directory server is unavailable.....................................................................................................................................................................................75 Monitoring the Network Directory status...............................................................................................................................................................................................................76 Setting up security................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 77 About FactoryTalk Security services................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 77 About the FactoryTalk Directory..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................78 Finding more information about FactoryTalk Security....................................................................................................................................................................................... 78 Gaining initial access to a FactoryTalk system.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 78 About the All Users account..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 79 Logging users on to and off from FactoryTalk View SE................................................................................................................................................................................................79 Logging on to the FactoryTalk Directory...............................................................................................................................................................................................................80

About single sign-on....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80 Logging on to FactoryTalk View Studio.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 81

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Logging on to a FactoryTalk View SE Client..........................................................................................................................................................................................................81 Logging on when the client starts up.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 81 Changing the current user while the client is running............................................................................................................................................................................ 82 Logging on a different user...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................82 Logging off the current user at runtime.....................................................................................................................................................................................................82 Changing the current user's password at runtime....................................................................................................................................................................................83

Deciding how to secure a FactoryTalk View SE application.........................................................................................................................................................................................83 Securing FactoryTalk View SE applications at runtime...................................................................................................................................................................................... 84 Securing FactoryTalk system resources................................................................................................................................................................................................................86

Setting up FactoryTalk accounts in FactoryTalk View SE.............................................................................................................................................................................................86 Setting up accounts in the Runtime Security editor...........................................................................................................................................................................................86 Example: Setting up runtime access to HMI components....................................................................................................................................................................... 88 Removing All Users from the Runtime Security list.............................................................................................................................................................................................89 Specifying login and logout macros....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 89 Removing Runtime Security accounts.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 91

Setting up runtime security for HMI project components............................................................................................................................................................................................. 91 Assigning security codes to commands and macros...........................................................................................................................................................................................91 About the Unspecified_Command.................................................................................................................................................................................................................92 Assigning security codes to graphic displays.......................................................................................................................................................................................................92 Assigning security codes to OLE objects...............................................................................................................................................................................................................92 Assigning security codes to HMI tags.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................93

Other ways to control runtime access to an application..............................................................................................................................................................................................94 Lock operators into the runtime environment..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 94 Use electronic signature to control user actions................................................................................................................................................................................................ 95

About FactoryTalk Security accounts............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 95 Remove the All Users account................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 95 Specifying which users can set up security.........................................................................................................................................................................................................96

Choosing the types of accounts to use........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 96 Using accounts that originate at the FactoryTalk Directory..............................................................................................................................................................................96 Using Windows-linked accounts.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 97 Using both types of user account...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................97 Creating group accounts...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................97

Setting up user and computer accounts......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 98 Creating computer accounts for network applications...................................................................................................................................................................................... 99

Setting up system-wide policies...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100

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Product policies........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 100 Using HTTPS protocol....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................100 Add an HTTPS binding for a site.................................................................................................................................................................................................................102

System policies..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................103 Setting up security for FactoryTalk system resources................................................................................................................................................................................................104

Modifying FactoryTalk Security settings...............................................................................................................................................................................................................105 Specifying which actions users can perform..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 106

About explicit and implicit permission.......................................................................................................................................................................................................106 Organizing actions into groups.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 106 Understanding inherited permissions..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................107 Breaking the chain of inheritance.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................108 Using explicit permissions to override inheritance........................................................................................................................................................................................... 108 Performing secured tasks in FactoryTalk View SE........................................................................................................................................................................................................110 Example: Using the Common actions to set up security for user groups......................................................................................................................................................110 Working with network distributed applications...................................................................................................................................................................................113 About network distributed applications...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................113 Parts of a network distributed application...........................................................................................................................................................................................................114 About FactoryTalk systems...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 115 Finding more information about FactoryTalk services...................................................................................................................................................................................... 115 Key network distributed application concepts...............................................................................................................................................................................................................115 FactoryTalk Network Directory................................................................................................................................................................................................................................115 FactoryTalk Security..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................115

About FactoryTalk Security permissions.....................................................................................................................................................................................................116 HMI servers (network distributed).......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 116 HMI projects (network distributed)......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 116 HMI clients................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 117 Areas (network distributed)......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................117 Absolute and relative references............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 117

Absolute reference syntax.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................118 System availability..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 119

About HMI server redundancy....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 119 Language switching..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................120 Creating network distributed applications..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 120 Adding areas and servers to a network distributed application................................................................................................................................................................................120 Adding and deleting areas...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 120

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Adding an HMI server (network distributed)........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 120 Adding a data server.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................121 Adding a Tag Alarm and Event Server.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 122 Deciding when to use multiple servers................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 122

Adding servers for redundant operation....................................................................................................................................................................................................122 Adding servers for load balancing.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 122 Running multiple HMI servers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 122 Providing HMI server names.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................122 Monitoring disk space on HMI servers..................................................................................................................................................................................................................123 Setting up HMI server properties (network distributed)...............................................................................................................................................................................................123 Changing the name of the host computer...........................................................................................................................................................................................................124 Choosing how the server starts.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................124 Starting the HMI server when the first client connects to it................................................................................................................................................................. 124 Starting the HMI server when the operating system initializes.............................................................................................................................................................125 Setting up HMI server redundancy........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 125 Selecting the secondary server................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 125 Replicating changes to the standby HMI server.......................................................................................................................................................................................126 Selecting startup and shutdown components (network distributed).............................................................................................................................................................. 126 Starting and stopping HMI server components manually (network distributed)........................................................................................................................................... 127 Monitoring the status of an HMI server.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 128 Deleting HMI servers........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 128 Deleting HMI server project files............................................................................................................................................................................................................................129 Renaming and deleting network distributed applications...........................................................................................................................................................................................129 Backing up and restoring network distributed applications............................................................................................................................................................................ 129 Working with network station applications........................................................................................................................................................................................ 130 About network station applications.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................130 Parts of a network station application..................................................................................................................................................................................................................131 About FactoryTalk systems..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 132 Finding more information about FactoryTalk services......................................................................................................................................................................................132 Key network station application concepts..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 132 FactoryTalk Network Directory............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 132 FactoryTalk Security................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 133 About FactoryTalk Security permissions....................................................................................................................................................................................................133 HMI servers (network station).................................................................................................................................................................................................................................133 HMI projects (network station)............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 134

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