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Control HMI User’s Guide
Table of Contents
Preface ...............................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................9
Revision Information.......................................................................................10
Related Documents........................................................................................10
Related Wonderware Documents ..............................................................10
Related Foxboro DCS Control Software Documents.................................... 11
Related Foxboro DCS Control Core Services Documents............................ 11
Schneider Electric Products Mentioned in this Document .................................. 11
Global Customer Support ...............................................................................12
We Welcome Your Comments.........................................................................12
Chapter 1: Introduction to Control HMI........................................................13
Control Core Services Hardware .....................................................................14
Multi-monitor Workstations..............................................................................14
Monitor Resolutions........................................................................................15
Startup Control HMI........................................................................................15
Configurators .................................................................................................16
WindowMaker ..........................................................................................16
Framer ....................................................................................................16
Printer Setup..................................................................................................16
Read-Only Mode............................................................................................16
Control HMI and FoxView Running on the Same Workstation ............................17
Using Control HMI..........................................................................................17
Chapter 2 : Main Window and Menus .........................................................19
Control HMI Main Window ..............................................................................19
Chapter 3: Using Control HMI.......................................................................23
File Menu ......................................................................................................23
Logon ......................................................................................................23
Favorites .................................................................................................26
Accessing Recent Windows ......................................................................29
Using Browse...........................................................................................30
Using Print Screen....................................................................................31
Shutting Down and Rebooting the Workstation ...........................................31
Restarting the Application .........................................................................31
Exiting the Application...............................................................................31
View Menu.....................................................................................................31
Using the Process and System Alarm Panels .............................................32
Device Condition Panel.............................................................................33
Alarm DB Panel........................................................................................33
Watch Panel ............................................................................................34
ScratchPad Trends ...................................................................................34
Preferences .............................................................................................50
Restore Window Position ..........................................................................51
Select Point .............................................................................................51
Show Taskbar ..........................................................................................51
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Preface
This document describes EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ DCS Control HMI (hereinafter
referred to as Control HMI), the user interface to process displays. This software is
included as part of the Foxboro™ DCS Control Software (hereinafter referred to as the
Control software).
This document also describes Block Select software, the user interface for accessing
control compounds and blocks, trend usage, and alarm monitoring.
This document applies to Foxboro DCS Control HMI version 7.2 and above. Fox
earlier versions of Control HMI, please refer to an earlier revision of this document.
References
Because Foxboro DCS Control Software is based on the ArchestrA® architecture and
incorporates several Wonderware® products, much of the documentation written by
Wonderware is relevant. In addition to this, there are documents that describe
features that are specific to the Control software. Below is a list of documents that can
provide additional information that is beyond the scope of this document.
These documents can be accessed through the Global Customer Support at https://
pasupport.schneider-electric.com (registration required).
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Revision Information
This revision of the document includes these changes:
Related Documents
Related Wonderware Documents
The following documents can be viewed from Start > Programs > Wonderware >
Books. Some of these documents can also be found at the above Web site or
corresponding Wonderware Product CD.
• Application Server Scripting Guide
• Application Server User’s Guide
• Creating and Using ArchestrA Graphics
• Galaxy Database Manager User’s Guide
• Historian Client User's Guide
• InTouch Alarm and Events Guide
• InTouch Application Management and Extension Guide
• InTouch ArchestrA Integration Guide
• InTouch Concepts and Capabilities Guide
• InTouch Data Management Guide
• InTouch Documentation Guide
• InTouch IT ModernApp Guide
• InTouch HMI Documentation Addendum
• InTouch Protocol Guide
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Multi-monitor Workstations
A Control Core Services workstation can support multiple monitors. The Control HMI
supports one, two, or four monitor setups. See the “Configuring Multi-Monitor Layouts”
section in Framer and Alarm Management User Guide (B0750AR).
When configured for multi-monitor operation, standard (non-touchscreen) monitors
share a single keyboard and pointing device, and the cursor moves from one screen
to the other screen.
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Monitor Resolutions
Control HMI supports two monitor resolution settings - 1280x1024 or 1920x1080.
Widescreen 1920x1080 monitors have more screen real estate when compared with
1280x1024 monitors. If using the 1920 monitor, additional configuration in Framer is
needed to define the content to be displayed in the additional space.
Control HMI supports two different resolutions. This is accomplished through the
definition of Station Styles. All workstations and remote terminals have to be assigned
to a style. By default, all stations belong to the default style of the installed application.
No additional configuration is needed. Stations that are not using the default style are
the only stations that need to be configured.
See Framer and Alarm Management User’s Guide (B0750AR) for details on
configuring Styles and StyleGroups.
Control HMI application has a default station style of “Widescreen”.
Key Station Style Features:
• Place 4:3 formatted windows on each monitor
• Customize Menu Extensions and Function Bars for each monitor
• Define Detail Display locations
• Add custom features to Station Styles
Control HMI also supports migrated windows from Legacy 4:3 applications as well as
the ability to display widescreen formatted windows. All windows need to be assigned
to a window style. By default, all windows belong to the default style of the application.
Windows that are not using the default style are the only windows that need to be
configured. See Framer and Alarm Management User’s Guide (B0750AR) for details
on configuring WinStyles and Window Assignments.
Key Window Style Features:
• Automatic placement of 4:3 formatted windows on each monitor
• Automatic user notification when viewing 16:9 windows on 4:3 stations
• Add custom features to Window Styles
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Configurators
The configurators are:
• WindowMaker™
• Framer
WindowMaker
WindowMaker software is the window builder/configurator used to create and
maintain graphic windows for viewing process dynamics.
Use WindowMaker drawing tools to:
• Create process windows representing the plant, a process area, or a portion of
the process
• Connect graphical objects to process variables and operator picks, providing
dynamic updates as a method of interacting with the process
For more information, see the WindowMaker help or the InTouch documentation.
Framer
Framer is used to:
• Configure the hierarchical structure of process graphic windows. This tree defines
the up/down/right/left relationships among InTouch windows. This hierarchy can
be up to three levels deep.
• Assign windows and alarm tags to hardware annunciator keys and to the
navigation hierarchy.
• Configure common alarm queries and other InTouch properties.
• Configure Control HMI runtime properties such as text message, monitor layouts
and quality displays.
• Configure user role permissions for access to Control HMI runtime features.
• Define station and window styles.
• Assign stations to station styles.
• Assign windows to window styles.
Printer Setup
The default graphics printer is the default workstation printer.
Read-Only Mode
Control Software contains a Read-Only View Engine. Instances of Control HMI that
are deployed to this View Engine will run in Read-Only mode. When in Read-Only
mode:
• There is no access to the Tools menus and applications such as BlockSelect and
PLB Monitor.
• Users cannot acknowledge alarm or silence and mute horns.
• Alarm Panel actions for managing alarm states are disabled.
• Writing to all external connections are disabled.
• All permissions related to Alarm Management, writing data, or accessing tools are
overwritten and set to false.
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Navigating Displays
Browsing windows and See Window Menu, page 55.
Window Panels
Window Redirection See Redirecting Monitors, page 59.
Opening Faceplates Use the faceplate map to open a faceplate in one of
eight predefined locations. See Detail Displays, page
63.
Using Block Select See Chapter 5: Block Select, page 127.
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Alarming
Alarm identification on main window See “Process Alarm Area” and “System
Alarm Area” in Control HMI Main
Window, page 19.
Alarm Panel Access from the Menu bar as described
in Control HMI Main Window, page 19.
See Using the Process and System
Alarm Panels, page 32.
Security
Login and Framer Security Mode See Logon, page 23.
Data Acquisition
Advanced communication See “Configuring Process Graphic
Windows” in Framer and Alarm
Management User’s Guide (B0750AR)
for instructions on how to map Galaxy
tags to Control HMI windows.
Relation with ArchestrA Device The Process Alarm Query includes an
Integration (DI) object. Alarm Provider query for the list of the
Operator Actions reported by the local
ArchestrA Device Integration (DI) object.
The Device Integration object is the
interface between the Foxboro DCS
Controllers and the InTouch subsystem.
For configuring DI Objects, see Control
Software Deployment Guide (B0750BA).
Relation with Trends Control HMI provides access to the
Trend window and Scratchpad trends
described in ScratchPad Trends, page
34.
To access Wonderware Historian Client
trends, see Framer and Alarm
Management User’s Guide (B0750AR).
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- Application area: Displays the application name.
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window where you can view system alarm messages. Use the
up/down arrows to the right to scroll through the list.
G Process and System Alarm Bar Area: Shows the status of the
Process and System alarm state. It also the most recent Alarm
or System Event message.
H Help About Dialog: Shows Information about the installed
system.
I Version Information: This section of the Help About dialog
displays the version information for Control Software, Control
HMI, and Control Core Services.
J Quick Fix Information: This section of the Help About dialog
displays the relevant information about the installed Quick fixes.
K Status bar: Displays the Area, Cell and Unit, Date, Time and XY
coordinates of a display that is being dragged within the main
window. The status bar displays “Read-Only License” when
using a Read-Only License.
L Process graphic area: Displays the Detail Displays, Alarm
Panels, Watch Panel, Trend windows and the process windows
that appear when you are using the program.
M Detail Display faceplate: Shows detail information about
Compounds and Blocks running in Control Processors.
N Tag bar: Displays the name of the currently selected tag or
control block, or control block parameter and provides a
selectable list of previously used tags. To add a tag to this list:
• Select a block from Block Select
• Select a parameter on a detail display
• Or enter a name for the name of a control block
NOTE: Control Core Services parameter names do not
contain “:” (colon) when displayed within Control HMI.
The “:” separating the compound and block is replaced
with a “.” (period).
O Menu bar: Provides access to Control HMI features, including
access to the Alarm Panel, Trends and Detail Displays.
Also includes redirect feature - When you are in a multi-monitor
environment, use this function to redirect a window to another
monitor. See Redirecting Monitors, page 59.
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File Menu
The File menu consists of:
Logon
You can log on, log off or change your security password with the Security Logon
dialog.
NOTE: Galaxy Security has to be enabled and configured prior to logins being
available.
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1. Galaxy Security has to be configured in the Foxboro DCS Control Editors before
a user can login.
2. Framer Enable Security and Security Authentication settings have to be set.
3. Framer Role permission has to be configured for each role in Galaxy Security.
Logging On
1. Click Listed User in the title bar, or click File > Logon.
The Security Logon dialog appears.
2. Enter a user name and password. If needed by the configured security model,
enter the appropriate domain name in the Domain field.
3. Click OK.
If the Security authentication mode is set to OS User or OS Group, press the OS
Login button to log in the current user. Other users are still able to log into the
Application server; enter the name and password into the Username and
Password fields and then press the Login button. If another user is logged in and
the OS Login button is pressed, that user is logged out and the OS User is
logged in.
The Password field goes blank if an invalid user or password is used to login.
Also when the login fails, a message also appears at the top of the Security
Logon dialog and another message is sent to the SMC Logger. A tooltip message
on the Message helps provide instructions on how to resolve the issue.
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There are two other system messages that can appear above the dialog:
• “Framer Security Mode is not set” appears if Framer “Security Enabled” is set
but the “Security Authentication Mode” is not set. This will also disable the
login buttons.
• “Security not Enabled” appears if the Framer “Security Enabled” is not set.
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Login is only allowed if Security has been enabled in the Galaxy database and
the Framer Security and Authentication settings are configured.
After a successful logon, the user name appears in the title bar.
NOTE: When using ArchestrA Galaxy Authentication, do not enter the
Domain name. Entering an incorrect Domain name causes InTouch to crash.
Changing Passwords
The Change Password button is only enabled when ArchestrA Galaxy Authentication
is used. To change the OS User or OS Group password, use the workstation’s OS
Users configuration or contact your system administrator.
1. On the Security Logon dialog, click Change Password.
The Change Password dialog appears.
NOTE: If Galaxy Security has been configured in the IDE, remember that
passwords needs to be 14 characters or less.
2. Enter the Old Password, New Password, enter the new password in Verify
Password, and click OK.
Logging Off
1. Click the Listed User in the title bar, or click File > Logon.
The Security Logon dialog appears.
2. Click Log Out.
Control HMI remains open but the user is logged out of the Application Server. All
secured actions and features are disabled.
Favorites
Use Favorites to assign process graphic windows to a Favorites list. Users currently
logged on have their own Favorites list.
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2. Click Browse.
The Window Browser dialog appears.
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3. Enter a string in the Filter field, and click Refresh to see a list of windows, if
needed.
The field goes blank, if you use an invalid entry or don't have correct user
permissions.
4. Click an item and it appears in Select.
5. Click Assign to assign it to the Favorites list for use.
6. Click Open and it appears in the application.
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Using Browse
The Browse menu command opens the Window Browser dialog to access user-built
displays in the main window.
1. If desired, enter a filter to show only the windows that match your filter.
The filter syntax is:
• The default filter of “*” shows all windows.
• A filter of “A*” shows all window names that begin with the letter ‘A’.
2. After a new filter has been entered, click Refresh to see the new list of windows
for which the filter sorts.
Depending on the number of windows, the update can take several seconds to
complete.
The field goes blank if you use an invalid entry or don't have correct user
permissions.
3. Click an item.
The item appears in Select.
4. Click Open
The window appears in the application.
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View Menu
The View menu consists of:
Process Alarm Panel Accesses the Process Alarm Panel with alarm
functionality. See Using the Process and System
Alarm Panels, page 32.
System Alarm Panel Accesses the System Alarm Panel with alarm
functionality. See Using the Process and System
Alarm Panels, page 32.
Device Condition Panel Accesses the Device Condition Panel to view Asset
Management device condition messages. See Device
Condition Panel, page 33.
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For more information on alarm concepts, alarm handling, and the operator interface
with alarms, see the InTouch User's Guide.
To access an Alarm Panel, click View > Process Alarm Panel or View > System
Alarm Panel.
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You can also access Alarm Panels by clicking the System or Process button in the
System and Process Alarm Bars in the toolbar
For more information about the Alarm Shelving Tool, see Alarm Shelving Tool (AST)
Configuration and Administration Guide (B0700CZ).
For more information about the System Auditor Alarm Shelving Utility, see System
Auditor/Alarm Shelving Utility Release Notes (B0750SK) or Alarming Shelving Utility
User's Guide (B0750HC).
To access the Device Condition Panel, click View > Device Condition Panel.
See Chapter 4: Alarm Bars and Panels, page 95 for information about Control HMI
Alarm Panels.
Alarm DB Panel
The Alarm DB Panel provides the operator access to historical alarm and event
messages that are stored in an SQL database. From this window, you can:
• View messages stored in the Alarm Database.
• Create filter queries for viewing the database.
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Watch Panel
This panel displays the current value of user-assigned parameters in a tabular form.
Each line in the window displays the name of the parameter along with the current
value. Up to 27 parameters – three columns of nine lines each – are available. The
values of settable points can also be modified from this panel. Control Core Services,
Galaxy or InTouch Memory tags can be assigned to the Watch Panel.
Watch window connections are retained, if the watch overlay is closed.
You can select/assign parameters to the watch window. The system detects the data
type and an indicator is shown next to the tag name. The indicators and data types
are:
• D - Discrete
• I - Integer - no decimal points in the Value field.
• M - Message
• R - Real Floating Point - Floating point precision will automatically update based
on Decimal precision configuration settings for the WindowViewer application.
To access the Watch Panel, click View > Watch Panel.
To configure an Click in the Tagname field and enter a control block tagname or
item on the ArchestrA string, and press Enter.
panel
• Control Core Services Point Format - COMPOUND.
BLOCK.PARAMETER
Galaxy and Local DI Object name will be added
automatically.
◦ ArchestrA Format - Galaxy:AppObject.Attribute
◦ InTouch Format - InTouch:Tagname
To assign a point Click on a data field so that the tag string appears in the Tag bar,
from a faceplate then click on one of the Watch Panel's A button to assign it.
To delete an item Click its associated Del button and it is deleted without
confirmation
To change a Click in the Value field next to the point, enter the new value,
point value and press Enter.
The point will not change if it is secured or the operator does not
have proper security clearance.
To change Select the “.” indicator next to the point to toggle through the
floating point available decimal settings.
precision view
ScratchPad Trends
Data entry boxes clamp to the configured high and low scale of a selected point when
using the Click and Assign buttons on Control HMI faceplates and SmartSymbols. The
ScratchPad Trends menu command calls in trend windows to view historical data from
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the Wonderware Historian. Only points being historized can be added to these trends.
Up to four ScratchPad trends can be shown at the same time. There are four window
sizes to select from which can be shown in several different locations:
• Small - 1/6 the screen in the:
◦ Upper left or right of the program window
◦ Middle left or right of the program window
◦ Lower left or right of the program window
• Medium - 1/3 screen in the top, middle or bottom of the window
• Large - 2/3 screen in the top or bottom of the window
• Full window
You can create named sets of points to be displayed within the trend. For more
information on Wonderware Historian trending functionality, see the Wonderware
Historian Client Help accessible through the Start menu.
Using Scratchpad and Historian Client Trends for the First Time
After you install Control HMI, and open any window with a Wonderware Historian
Client Control for the first time, a system message appears. For example, if you open
a ScratchPad Trend or Historian Client Application for the first time, a message may
appear informing you that you do not have permission to load the required support
entities.
The application properly configures the support entities only if you log in with SQL
administrator privileges. Once configured, SQL administrator privileges are not
required.
When a Wonderware Historian Client application or control connects to a Wonderware
Historian Server, it validates the presence of required client control support in the
Runtime database (for example, stored procedures and tables). If the supporting
entities are not found, the user must log into the Historian Server with an account that
has SQL administrator privileges. This can be done from the Scratchpad Trend control
or the Historian Client Trend application.
1. Right-click the Trend Control and from the context menu, select Tools >
Servers.
The Server List Configuration dialog appears.
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Using Trends
If a previous ScratchPad trend was saved, it will appear in the trend file list.
Select a previously saved trend from the list, and click Open.
If the trend does not appear on the list, complete the remaining steps.
2. Select a Trend Size radio button.
The Trend Position view will change to match the size of the trend selected.
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3. Select an available trend position and click Open The trend appears.
Click buttons from left to right to
show the window at 1/6, 1/3, 2/3, or full screen
sized.
When the small window is used there is insufficient area to display all actions.
Therefore, a popup window is accessed by clicking Trend Action. All actions are
the same as those found on the larger trend windows.
This table explains the icons found on the Scratchpad Trend and Tool windows:
Item Description
File Options
Click to print to the computer's default
printer. If there is no default printer, a
dialog appears and assists you in
Print Graph
configuration.
Opens the InSQL File Browser dialog.
See Saving Wonderware Historian Server
Trends, page 42 and Loading Saved
Save and Load Dialog
Wonderware Historian Server Trends,
page 43.
Trend Update Options
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Item Description
Pan the trend to the left or right.
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Item Description
Toggles the X-axis cursor on/off.
Item Description
Pen Assignment Options
Assigns the selected tag that appears in
the HMI Tag bar. The point will only be
added, if it is being historized.
Assign Tag from Menu
Open the Tag Browser dialog as a stand
alone. See Using the Tag Browser/Tag
Picker, page 44.
Show Tag Browser Dialog
Shows the trend's Tag Picker inset on the
left side of the Trend window. See Using
the Tag Browser/Tag Picker, page 44.
Show Tag Browser
Pen Deletion Options
Removes and deletes the tag from the
Trend window.
Delete Tag
Removes and deletes all tags from the
Trend window.
Delete All Tags
Pen Properties
Remove the pen line from the graph. It
does not delete the pen.
Hide Pen
Opens the standard Windows Color
dialog to associate the selected pen with a
color.
Select Pen Color
Highlights the trend line of the selected
tag.
Highlight Tag
Item Description
Pen Scale Options for Selected Tag
Automatically scales the value axis range
to reflect the actual data currently being
displayed for the trend. For example, if the
Autoscale Tag
default value axis range is 0 to 3000, and
the data ranged from 1827 to 2059, the
scale might be automatically adjusted to a
range of 1800 to 2100. The adjusted scale
does not exactly match the actual
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Item Description
Pen Scale Options for All Tags
Same as for Selected Tag except that it is
applied to all tags in the trend.
Autoscale Tag
Same as Selected Tag except that it is
applied to all tags in the trend.
Scale All Tags Up
Same as Selected Tag except that it is
applied to all tags in the trend.
Scale All Tags Down
Same as Selected Tag except that it is
applied to all tags in the trend.
Enable/Disable Rubberband
Scale for Tag
Uses one scale for all assigned pens. A
dialog will open to assign the upper and
lower scale limits.
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1. Click the Time toolbar icon , if the toolbar is not already present.
2. Configure the time range, either by:
a. Clicking the down arrow for the Custom pull-down list and selecting the
duration from the drop-down list.
or
a. Entering a From and To range in the boxes provided and clicking Apply.
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2. Enter a file name by typing name in the File Name field or by selecting a name
from the list.
3. Click Load.
Trend Properties
Use this window to configure the properties for the Trend window and files as a whole.
The trend file properties are saved with the trend file. Settable trend properties
include:
• General Properties
• Color Properties
• Axes Properties
• Limits Properties
• Summarized Data Properties
• Annotation Properties
The property dialog boxes shown are described in the Wonderware Historian Client
Help, which you can access through the Start menu.
• Trend Properties - General and Colors Tabs
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NOTE: Framer includes settings to automatically fill in the Tag Picker dialog and
log onto the configured server.
Click the Tag Browser button . The Tag Browser will automatically connect
to the Wonderware Historian Server and open to the Tag Picker dialog, if the
following Framer InSQL settings are properly configured:
• Server name
• Login name
• Password
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If the Tag Browser cannot log into the Server, right-click on the server in the Servers
list, and click LogOn. The Connect Server dialog opens, showing the server name
that is being connected to and the Login ID and password being used to login. If any
of these fields are wrong, you must update settings in Framer. Do not select Use
Integrated security checkbox.
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Server Name
Do not check
this box
Login ID
Password
The Server Name is not editable from this dialog. Enter a valid Login ID and Password
for the selected server. If the login settings configured with Framer are incorrect, this
dialog will appear each time the Tag Browser dialog is opened. To help prevent this
dialog from opening, specify valid login information through Framer. The operator may
retype new values to login but if the default values are wrong, the operator will need to
login each time the Tag Browser dialog is opened until the settings in Framer are
updated.
The values in the “Timeouts in seconds” field in the dialog has to be set to your
desired values. The default timeout for queries is two minutes. The WindowViewer
application collects data from the server every cycle. If the server is busy or it
disconnects, WindowViewer will try to reestablish communications with the server for
two minutes before timing out. All other window updates and actions will be
suspended until the two minutes timeout expires.
• Connection is the connection timeout in seconds between 1 and 600.
• Query is the query timeout in seconds between 1 and 600.
CAUTION
RISK OF OPERATOR CONTROL LOSS
The WindowViewer application will freeze if the Historian Server is not connected
and a window with a Historian Client Control is opened or is opening. The
WindowViewer application will freeze until this timeout setting expires, or the
Historian Server is connected. When configuring timeout settings, it is
recommended that you set the range to 5-20 seconds to minimize the duration of
timeouts when the connection to the Historian Server is broken.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in operator control loss.
Wonderware Historian Client Help accessible through the Start menu contains
detailed information about standard login procedures and settings.
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If the server is not connected, you can manually login. The embedded Tag
Browser will retain the logged in user.
2. Right-click on the server name.
3. Click Log On.
The Connect Server dialog opens.
4. Enter your Login ID and password.
5. Click OK.
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This table lists wildcard characters for use as part of the filter criteria:
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For example, to find all tagnames ending with level, enter %level.
When the:
• Servers pane and the Filter pane are both visible, the filter conditions apply to
the selected group in the Servers pane.
• Servers pane is hidden, the filter applies to all of the tags for the selected
Wonderware Historian Server.
The filter criteria is not case-sensitive.
1. In the Server box, specify or verify the server.
If the Servers pane is visible, this box is not available.
2. In Tag name, enter the string to match for the tagname.
3. In the Description, enter the string to match for the description.
4. In the I/O Address, enter the string to match for the I/O address.
5. Select Exact match to search for tags that exactly match the entire string (and no
more) provided for the tagname and/or description options.
For example, if you specify level as the tagname and Exact match is not
selected, any tagname that contains the string level appears. For example,
ReactLevel, ProdLevel, and AccessLevel.
The Exact match option does not apply to the I/O address.
6. Click Apply to apply the filter criteria.
Preferences
Sets the keyboard and navigation preferences for:
• Enabling Softkey Data Entry/Keyboard Data Entry, page 50
• Enabling Horizontal Navigation/Vertical Navigation, page 51
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1. Select Preferences.
The drop-down appears.
2. Select either Softkey Data Entry or Keyboard Data Entry.
Select Point
This menu command allows the RClick set of Control Edition SmartSymbols context
menu to be accessed through a left-click action. This feature only works with the
RClick set of SmartSymbols and provides access to right-click menus from touch
screens.
These SmartSymbols are discussed in Window Construction User’s Guide
(B0750AS).
Show Taskbar
This menu command displays the taskbar when the application is running in multi-
monitor operation and you have permission to access the Taskbar. The user
permissions are set in Framer, which is discussed in Framer and Alarm Management
User’s Guide (B0750AR).
Tools Menu
All Tool menu items, except for PLB Monitor, are disabled when using a Read Only
License. When Control HMI is running in Read-Only mode, the PLB Monitor menu
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item will open the PLB Monitor application in View-Only mode. The PLB Monitor menu
item is only available when Exceed is installed on the station. If Exceed is not
installed, the PLB Monitor menu item is disabled and greyed out. Exceed is part of an
optional Control Core Services package.
The Tools menu consists of:
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Runtime Help
Control HMI Runtime Help displays the contents of this document in a help viewer.
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Quick Keys
The Quick Keys dialog shows a list of available shortcut keys and actions.
About
Use this dialog to access information about the version and the installed quick fixes
for:
• Control Software
• Control HMI
• Control Core Services
The dialog shows “Read-Only License” across the top of the dialog when using a
Read-Only License.
To access the About dialog, click Help > About.
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Window Menu
The Window menu opens the Navigation Panel in vertical or horizontal format,
depending on which navigation preference is set, as discussed in Preferences, page
50. Navigation Panels can be used to easily navigate to any configured window.
These panels can identify any windows that are in a configured alarm state.
The Navigation Panels are divided into 3 levels: Areas, Cells, and Units. There are
12 Areas at the top level. Each Area has its own set of 12 Cells and each Cell has its
own set of 12 Units. Every Area, Cell or Unit can be assigned a window and alarm
using the Framer. All active alarms propagate up to their parent level, which enables
the operator to find and identify windows in alarm easier.
Additional information on the navigation hierarchy is available in Framer and Alarm
Management User’s Guide (B0750AR).
The window panels will be shown in vertical or horizontal format depending on
preferences set in the View > Preferences menu. This is discussed in Enabling
Horizontal Navigation/Vertical Navigation, page 51.
General
Each pane in the a Navigation Panel can indicate the presence of alarms, and if other
panels are associated with it, as follows:
Item Description
Horizontal
Selection or Current Navigation Location.
Highlighted
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Item Description
A window is assigned to this key.
Light Gray
No window is assigned to this key but a
window has been assigned to one of it sub-
units.
Dark Gray
No window or sub-unit is assigned.
Subdued
The window assigned to this key or one of its
sub-units has an active unacknowledged
alarm.
Red Flashing
The window assigned to this key or one of its
sub-units has an active alarm that has been
acknowledged.
Red Solid
The window assigned to this key or one of its
sub-units has an unacknowledged alarm that
is no longer active.
Green Flashing
This key has been selected.
Vertical
Selection or Current navigation location.
No window is assigned.
A window is assigned.
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Item Description
The window assigned to this key or one of its
sub units has an active alarm that has been
acknowledged.
Solid
The window assigned to this key or one of its
sub units has an unacknowledged alarm that
is no longer active.
Flashing
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Navigating Alarms
In this example, an alarm is assigned to a window assigned to AREA2 - CELL6 -
UNIT1. When this alarm is activated, the Window menu will flash.
To navigate to a configured window alarm:
1. Click Window to open the Navigation Panel.
2. AREA2 will be flashing - Select AREA2 to view assigned cells.
3. CELL6 will be flashing - Select CELL6 to view assigned units.
4. UNIT1 will be flashing - Select UNIT1 to open the window.
The window assigned to UNIT1 appears in Control HMI.
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Redirecting Monitors
Use redirection to override the default redirect action one time or repeatedly. If
windows are typically shown on monitor 1, they can be redirected to appear on
another monitor. This menu's appearance will change based on the number of
monitors available and are configured in Framer. The possible monitor configurations
are:
• Single
• 2 vertical
• 2 horizontal
1. Select the redirection location.
2. Click Redirect on the menu bar.
3. Check the Redirect Once checkbox to only redirect the next window to open or
uncheck it to open all windows in the redirected location.
NOTE: If you uncheck the redirect once box, you need to re-check the box to
return redirection back to its default state.
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4. Open a window using the Window Browser, Block Select, Recent or Favorite
Lists, or any other means of opening a window.
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A Tagname Field
B Previously Used Drop-Down List
C Faceplate Grid
D Source Button
E Shelve Block Alarm
Tagname Field
To manually enter a control block tag, type the COMPOUND.BLOCK.PARAMETER in
the Tagname field and press Enter.
To manually enter an ArchestrA tag, type the Galaxy:AppObject.Attribute in the
Tagname field and press Enter.
If the entered point is a control block tag, the Faceplate Map and Source buttons will
become active.
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• The Sink and Source buttons will open a faceplate for the associated tag name.
• Tagname is the name of the COMPOUND.BLOCK.PARAMETER.
• Status Field shows the status of the tag.
• Type Field shows the Block Type of the tag.
For more information about Control HMI Alarm Bars, see Chapter 3: Using Control
HMI, page 23.
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Detail Displays
A Detail Display is a Control HMI overlay window that contains a single faceplate style
symbol connected to a single block in the controller. Up to eight Detail Displays can be
opened at one time. By default, only three are available in the Control HMI Template.
To add more, see Window Construction Users Guide (B0750AS).
There are a number of ways to call in a Detail Display for a specified block.
• Select a compound or block from Block Select. See Chapter 5: Block Select,
page 127.
• Select an alarm in an alarm panel and use the Show Detail Display option in the
alarm panel toolbar. See Chapter 4: Alarm Bars and Panels, page 95.
• Use a Control HMI stddisp command from an Intouch or ArchestrA Graphic
action.
InTouch:ZHMI_Command = “stddisp CMP.BLK TYPE”;
• Open a CMD window and use pref to execute a stddisp DMCMD command.
• Perform these Control HMI actions and use the Control HMI Tag bar Grid selector
to open a Detail Display. See Using the Tag Bar, page 60.
◦ Enter the full COMPOUND.BLOCK in the Tag field of the Control HMI Tag bar.
◦ Select an updating field within a Detail Display or other display object that
uses the Control HMI ArchestrA Graphic or InTouch Smart Symbols.
◦ Select an alarm from the Alarm Panel.
◦ Select a tag from the Tag bar drop-down list of previously used tags.
There are a number of ways in which detail displays are automatically closed.
• Press Ctrl-End to close all window and reset Detail Display settings.
• Press Ctrl-Home to return to the Initial Display, will close all Detail displays.
• When using the Control HMI Tag bar and Faceplate Grid Selector, to open a
Detail Display in a specific location, if a Detail Display is already opened in that
location, the previous Detail Display is closed, and the new Detail Display
appears. The previous window will close even if it has been moved from its
original position.
• Opening (replace) base windows, on a monitor, will close all Detail Displays that
are open on the same monitor.
NOTE: ArchestrA Graphic Detail Displays functionality is different than the
Smart Symbol Detail Display windows.
◦ Graphic windows are closed if the position they were opened in, is on the
same monitor as the base window. It will close even if it is currently on
another monitor.
◦ Use the PIN option to keep it open.
Detail Display Types and Releases:
Prior to the Control Software v7.3, all supported block Detail Displays were built Smart
Symbols and placed into Control HMI windows.
The Control Software v7.3, adds support for ArchestrA Graphic Detail Displays.
ArchestrA Graphic Detail Display are not windows in the Control HMI. They are
ArchestrA Graphic Toolbox symbols that are directly shown, as windows, by the
Control HMI.
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General Features
These features are only available with ArchestrA Graphic Detail Displays.
• Auto positioning of the Detail View.
Control HMI will show the Detail View window on the same monitor as the main
window. The Detail View window will open on the right side of the main window
unless it is too close to the right edge of the monitor. If too close, the Detail View
appears on the left side of the main view
• The Mode options include an option to pin the Detail Displays open while
changing base windows.
• Closing the Main window will automatically close the Detail View window.
• After moving the main window, clicking the main window’s Detail View option will
reposition the Detail View window next to the new main window location.
• A view, on the Detail View window, may have multiple pages of information. The
multiple pages will be accessible via tabs in the main view.
For example, the Module and Channel Status view of the ECB300 Detail view
is divided into four tabs of Channel Status information.
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• The larger window size allows for more descriptive text and labels. If string values
are still too long, the symbol will automatically clip the string to fit the window and
provide a tool tip with the full string value.
Layout
When opening a Detail Display, the window that is initially shown is the Main faceplate
window. The layout and functionality is similar to the Control HMI Smart Symbol Detail
Display.
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The Detail View window is opened from the main window and contains detail
information about the block. The layout is the same as the main window but has a
larger area for showing Block values and information.
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Mode Options
The available Mode options are used to show the different types of action options are
available to the user. They are also used to open the Detail View window and pin the
window open.
Different blocks may have different sets of options, such as:
• Show Detail View
• Show Available Detail views
• Pin the display open
• Show Block Actions
• Parameter Actions
• Show Trend
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Special Functionality
Some Detail Displays have unique features and functionality. This section will
describe these unique features.
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Each tab contains four channels and the status of the relative set of modules.
• If any of the eight modules are in an abnormal state, a status icon appears on the
module status bar. Click the Show all option to show all modules in a single view.
Click the Show All option a second time to close this view and return to the
Channel Tab views.
• If any channel, on any of the tabs is in an abnormal state, a status icon appears
on the tab where the channel is assigned.
From any channel tab, the user can select a channel to show that channels
configuration information.
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The user can use the page options to switch between channels, or use the close
button (Top Right), to return the main view.
Properties
This image shows the major components of a Detail Display using a PID as an
example.
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This table highlights general Detail Display features. Not every Detail Display contains
all features.
Item Description
This button switches the button view from
Paging buttons to Action buttons. It appears
only when in paging mode.
Perform an Action
This button opens a real time trend of the
blocks most essential parameters.
Trend
This button switches the button view from
Action buttons to Paging buttons. It appears
only when in action mode.
Detail View
This area has two labels which can be
configured in Framer, an Exit button, and the
Block type.
This area also includes a Block Type and
Version Indicator.
• Block Type and Version:
◦ Block type label appears in lower
right corner
◦ If enabled, the Block type will include
an “*” when the faceplate is not at the
latest revision - such as PID*
• Configurable labels views include:
◦ Description
◦ LoopID
◦ COMPOUND.BLOCK
◦ COMPOUND
◦ BLOCK
◦ [Empty]
• Selecting the top label will assign the
COMPOUND BLOCK to the HMI Tag
bar:
◦ Holding the top label Selection will
allow the operator to move the
faceplate.
◦ When a faceplate has been moved, a
Restore button appears next to the
Exit button.
◦ Click Restore to return moved
faceplates to their original location.
• Selecting the bottom label will cycle the
bottom label through the different label
views.
• Click Exit to close the faceplate.
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Item Description
A graphical representation of block values.
This area may contain other indicators such
as Alarm Limits, Clamping Values and Data
Quality.
• Click or to ramp a
value by 5% percent or by a preset
engineering unit.
• Click or to ramp a
value by 1% percent or by a preset
engineering unit.
◦ Percent of Scale -
calculates a ramping value from the
High and Low Scale of the
parameter.
◦ Absolute EU - Uses a
fixed value for ramping - 1 unit is
equal to either 1 or .1 depending on
the parameter scale.
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Item Description
Toggle - Toggles a selected boolean on/off
for Boolean blocks, such as CALCA. Click in
any Boolean field and this button appears.
NOTE: The Toggle button is shown when
a settable Boolean parameter is
selected.
Adjust process variables in this area. Areas
with a:
• Light grey backgrounds indicate
adjustable fields.
• Dark grey backgrounds indicate display
only fields.
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Meas 6 5
2 SPT
RSP
SPT ramp target (PIDA)
3
Clamps
OUT OUT HI and
LO Alarms
4
1 Indicates a HiHi Alarm Limit and its value. It will flash, if its alarm
is active.
2 Indicates Lo and Hi Alarm Limits and their value.The range
indicated by the yellow is the range between the LoLo and HiHi.
The red range is the range beyond the configured HiHi value. It
will flash, if its alarm is active.
3 Indicates a LoLo Alarm Limit and its value. It will flash, if its
alarm is active.
4 Indicates the Output percentage. It will flash, if its alarm is
active.
5 Indicates the percentage of the configured SPT (on the left) and
the percentage of the RSP (on the right).
The clamps will change to white, if value is being clamped.
The SPT Target will flash when setpoint ramping is active (PIDA
only).
6 Indicates a deviation alarm is configured, along with it limit.
This appears only on a Detail View.
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Text
Meaning Indicator Character Color Example
Data value is ***** ^ Cyan
unavailable to Control
HMI, i.e. the
DAServer is not
available.
Connection to ***** ~ Cyan
DAServer is OK, but
no data from I/A, i.e.
invalid tagname
Internal Control HMI 123.45 ? White
data quality pending,
i.e. a write operation
has
not completed
Internal Control HMI 123.45 $ White
data quality security,
i.e. tried to write value
without authorization
Data value is out-of- 123.45 * Cyan
service or has
transitioned to
unavailable on the
Control Core Services
network
Data value has a Bad 123.45 ! Red
status
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For more information about a block, click Detail to show the available Detail
Views listed on the right side of the detail display.
Detail View
Buttons
Clicking any of the Detail View buttons will open a new view of the block. This figure
shows that the IO-1 View was selected (its button is highlighted on the right side of the
overlay). It also shows that there are 3 detail pages to this view, MEAS, SPT and OUT,
and that MEAS is the current page (this button is highlighted on the bottom of the
overlay).
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Detail Page
Buttons
Clicking the highlighted View button will close the Detail View and return to the main
detail display view. Clicking any other Detail View or Page button will display a new
set of data for the block.
This figure shows a typical Alarm View with four Alarm Pages.
The CNFG views typically hold Block Setting, Override and State parameters. This
figure shows the PID Configuration View.
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These figures show various tune pages for PID Blocks. Tune pages change based on
the type of PID Block - PID, PIDA, PIDX, PIDE or PIDXE.
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Scrolls up
and down
through the
pens.
The Trend window will always open with a predetermined set of parameters
depending on the block type. To add parameters to this instance of the trend, click the
1. Click the icon in the trend to open the Trend Properties panel.
2. Select one of the 16 pens.
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3. Select the Name field and enter an ArchestrA or control block Tag name to trend:
• Archestra Format - Galaxy:AppObject.Attribute
• Control block Format - COMPOUND.BLOCK.PARAMETER
4. Click Apply (upper right).
1. Select an active process variable so that the tag name appears in the HMI Tab
bar.
2. Select a pen on the Properties page.
3. Click Assign .
4. Click Apply (upper right).
Restoring a Pen
This button restores the Properties page to its original state or to the last time the
Apply button was clicked. After you click Apply, all old settings are overwritten.
Clearing a Pen
1. Select a pen.
AIN
This figure shows an example of an AIN block connected to an ECB. This AIN CNFG
View shows the IOM Option and ID. Click on the IOM_ID of any faceplate will show
detail information about the IOM.
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Step Code
Button
All logic blocks have a STEPS View button, which will open the Logic Steps panel.
CHARC
This figure shows the CHARC block’s configured X/Y coordinates. These points are
plotted on a graph using the input and output scales as the X and Y axis. The green
plot indicator is the current input and output value of the block.
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Station
This figure is the main faceplate for a STA block. The STA faceplate has a lot of
information about the workstation's loading, device groups and supervisory settings
shown below.
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MCIN
This figure shows the main faceplates for a MCIN block. This illustration demonstrates
how Packed Integer Bits can be shown. The MCIN's PAKCIN parameter is a packed
long integer. Each bit of the integer is displayed on the faceplate from left to right, top
to bottom. The most significant bit, bit 31, at the top left and its least significant bit, bit
00, is at the bottom right.
How the bits are labeled can be set in Framer. Bit labels can be displayed in native
Integer bit value 31 to 00, or they can be displayed in control block Channel number
format 1 to 32. Both formats are displayed in these figures.
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SEQ Code
SFC Code
If the sequence code was configured using the Sequential Function Chart Editor
(SFC) and the SFC source code is available on the local workstation, the SFC button
will be active. Clicking this button will open the SFC editor.
If the code was configured using the standard HLBL editor and the source code is
available on the local workstation, then the SEQ button will be active. Clicking this
button will open the Sequence Code panel, shown in this figure.
Type Name Description Resize Buttons
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Block mode can be changed through the side bar buttons on any Page. A full image of
the Block Mode Switch can be found on the State Detail Overlay as shown in this
figure.
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The block's IO values, settings and status can be found on the IO Detail Overlays as
shown in this figure.
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Left- and
Right-Click
Zone
The data entry symbols has three options that effect the way the symbol functions.
• Settable - If the symbol is settable, then the Pencil button will appear on the right
side of the symbol. Clicking this button will open the data entry box or keypad.
• Left-Click - If the symbol has Left-Click enabled, the operator can left click on the
value field to pass the assigned tag to the Menu Tag bar.
• Right-Click - If the symbol has Right-Click enabled, the operator can right click on
the value field to open a menu with additional options.
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Alarm Queries
Alarm panels use a query that collects a set of records from an alarm source. Each
type of alarm panel has its own set of alarm queries. The alarm queries are logically
assigned to the different alarm panels based on what is in the query. For example, the
Device Condition Alarm panel is designed to view alarm records provided by the
Fieldbus Alarm Provider. Any alarm query that collects alarms from the Fieldbus
Alarm provider are assigned to the Device Condition Alarm Panel.
The alarm panels also have the ability to view different types of alarm messages.
When the alarm panel is in Summary mode, the alarm panel shows alarms that are
currently active. When in Historical or Event mode, the alarm panels show a limited list
of the most recent event or alarm messages that have been received by the Alarm
Provider. Default alarm queries that are configured in Framer include the type of
messages to be shown. The type of message also determines where a query is
assigned. For example, any default query that is configured for Historical messages
will be assigned to the System alarm panel.
The alarm query can contain one or more alarm provider queries, each separated by a
space. The format of a query is:
\\Node:0\Provider1\Group \\Node:0\Provider2\Group
\\Node:0\Provider3\Group
• Node is the name of the station where the alarm provider and must include the
‘:0’ suffix
• Provider is the name of the Alarm Provider that is collecting alarm messages.
• Group is the name of the Area or Group of alarms to be shown.
Queries that are defined in Framer or saved at runtime can be selected at runtime in
each alarm panel. Each alarm panel shows the list of queries that is appropriate for
that panel. The criteria for determining which queries are presented with each alarm
panel are listed in this table.
Panel Mode
Type Setting Type of Query Default Query
Process Summa- Queries that do not \\Node:0\IASeries!
Alarm ry reference $System
Panel FieldbusAlarmPro-
vider \\Node:0\IASeries!IASMGT
\\Node:0\Galaxy!<LBUG>_
IADI
System Histori- Any \\Node:0\IASeries!IASMGT
Alarm cal
Panel
Device Summa- Queries that \\Node:0
Alarm ry or reference the \FieldbusAlarmProvider!
Panel Histori- FieldbusAlarmPro- $System
cal vider
Alarm Bars
The Alarm bar area appears in the top center of each monitor. This area can be
customized on all monitors. Options include:
• Show/Hide Process Alarm button
• Show/Hide System Alarm button
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Control HMI User’s Guide Chapter 4: Alarm Bars and Panels
See Window Construction User’s Guide (B0750AS) for detailed configuration options
and workflows.
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See Framer and Alarm Management User’s Guide (B0750AR) for detailed
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• Device Condition Panel – can be accessed from the View drop down menu. This
panel is used to review device condition messages that come from configured
Fieldbus Alarm Providers. Several runtime features are not available on this
panel.
• Alarm DB Panel – can be accessed from the View drop down menu. This panel is
used for reviewing historical alarm messages and system events. See Historical
Alarm DB Panel, page 117 for specific differences.
The different panel types can be individually customized to have different Columns,
Colors, Settings and Queries. The different panel types have the same basic layout.
The available actions and menus depend on the type of panel. The basic panel layout
is shown in this figure.
A Tool bar: Provides quick access to common actions such as Pause, Show
Alarm Display, Save, and Ack Selected.
B Status Indicator bar: Shows key information related to what is shown in the
alarm record area.
C Action bar: Operator actions are shown in this area. The type of actions is
determined from the Action Selection Bar.
D Action Selection bar: Operator uses these buttons to show different actions
in the Action Bar.
E Alarm Records: Shows all messages returned from the Query and Filter
query.
F Filter & Query Treeview: Show all configured Queries and Filters. Operator
can change the query or enable and disable filters from these views.
A Alarm Query String: This is the current alarm query used to show alarms.
B Modify Query: Press to enable editing the alarm query string.
C Restore Default Queries: Press to reload the original Framer, and User
saved, queries and filters.
D Save Query: Save the current query string as a new query. This query is only
available on this alarm panel for the operator that created it.
E Priority Form: Use to set the minimum priority range value
F Priority To: Use to set the maximum priority range value.
G Apply Priority Range: Use to apply priority range changes to the alarm query.
The complete alarm provider query must have the following format:
\\Node:0\Provider!Group
Modify Query
Clicking Modify Query will change the appearance of the Action bar and allow the
operator to temporarily change the current alarm query string.
A Edit Field
B Apply Changes
C Cancel Edits
Use the edit field to modify the query. Changes are not applied to the alarm panel until
the Apply Change button is clicked. Use the Cancel button to close the view and not
modify the query.
Saving Queries
Save Query adds and saves the current alarm query string to the list of available
runtime queries. To save the modified query string:
1. Press the Save button to open the Save Query interface. The Alarm Provider
Query is displayed on the left and cannot be modified.
2. Enter the name of the Query. The name must not already exist. The Enter Name
field will be highlighted if the name already exists. The Save button will not be
enabled until a valid name is entered.
To show a priority range of 1 value, set both fields to the same range value and click
Apply.
A Column Selector
B Condition Selector
C Filter Value
D Create Filter
Column Selector
Choose the column to create a filter on.
The dropdown list contains the configured list of columns that users can filter. The
items in the list can be modified or removed from the Framer configuration tool. For
detailed instructions on customizing Alarm Panel Filters, see Framer and Alarm
Management User’s Guide (B0750AR).
Condition Selector
Choose the match condition for the filter.
This dropdown list contains the available match conditions for the selected column.
Each column may have different allowed match conditions such as: =, !=, Like, Not
Like, etc… When using wildcards in the filter, use the Like and Not Like conditions.
Filter Value
Enter the value that you want to match in the column.
This entry field is used to set the match value. When using the Like or Not Like
condition, the filter will support wildcards. For example, to find all tags that contain
“CV123” the settings would be: Tagname such as %CV123%
For more information on the usage of wild cards in filters and queries, see Queries,
page 124.
Quick filters are intended to be temporary. They are not remembered when the panel
is closed and reopened. Quick filters also do not save when the user saves their
runtime queries and filters. Quick filters can be saved by changing the name of the
filter. Use the Query and Filter Favorites dialog to modify, create, or rename filters.
Renaming a Filter
1. Right-Click in the alarm record area to show the right-click context menu.
2. Select Queries and Filters to open the dialog.
3. Click “…” next to the filter that you want to modify. This opens the Modify Query
or Filter dialog.
4. Modify the name in the top entry field. Make sure to remove the “qf_” prefix. The
“qf_” prefix is what is used to identify temporary filters.
5. Click OK on each dialog box to save and close the edit dialog boxes.
See the Wonderware ArchestrA Alarm Control Guide (aaAlarmClientControl.pdf)
for instructions on how to create and configure alarm queries and filters.
Instructions are in the Filter Alarm section of Chapter 2, Configure the Alarm
Control.
Displaying 1 to 25 of 150
alarms.
This action will acknowledge
alarms 1 to 25.
Priority User has permission Acknowledges alarms with the
same priority as the selected
User has selected 1 or more alarm.
Alarm
Group User has permission Acknowledges alarms with the
same group as the selected
User has selected 1 or more alarm.
Alarm
Tags User has permission Acknowledges alarms with the
same tag name as the
User has selected 1 or more selected alarm.
Alarm
All User has permission Acknowledge all alarm that are
listed in the panel. This
Alarms appear in the Alarm includes alarms that are not in
Panel the current viewing range.
The alarm record status bar
shows the total number of
alarms and how many are
visible.
Displaying 1 to 25 of 150
alarms.
This action will acknowledge
all 150 alarms.
NOTE: When the alarm panel is paused, Hide and Unhide functionality is not available.
The Shelving actions on this bar work with external shelving utilities. When installed
and configured properly, these buttons will work with the AST or the ASU. To Shelve
ArchestrA App Object Alarms use the right-click context menu from the alarm record
area.
• See Alarm Shelving Tool (AST) Configuration and Administration Guide
(B0700CZ) for more information about the legacy Alarm Shelving Tool.
• See Alarming Shelving Utility User's Guide (B0700HC) for more information
about the System Auditor Alarm Shelving Utility.
• See Framer and Alarm Management Guide (B0750AR) for more information
about enabling and configuring ASU or AST.
Button Description
Paused When the alarm panel is frozen, or paused, the
PAUSED status indicator appears. The Pause button
is highlighted to the user. When paused, the alarm
record does not update and new alarms are not
shown until un-paused.
Filtered The Filter indicator appears when there are active
filter is applied to the alarms. The Filter indicator is
highlighted to the user because active alarms may be
filtered out of the view.
Alarm Client Mode The alarm control can operate in different modes. This
indicator shows what mode is active.
Button Description
• Active - This indicator is shown when the alarm
control is showing current alarms.
• Events - This indicator is shown when viewing
recent event message. This indicator is
highlighted as a reminder that active alarms are
not in view.
Selected This indicator shows the number of alarms that the
operator has selected. The tooltip for this indicator
shows the name of the first tag name in the selection.
Only the first tag is used when performing actions like,
Show Alarm Display or Show Detail Display.
Hidden Shows the number of alarms that were hidden. This
indicator is highlight when active alarms are hidden.
UNACK Shows the number of unacknowledged alarms in the
current alarm view.
Tool Bar
The Tool bar provides one click access to common actions. Each tool button includes
a tooltip that displays what it does. When no actions are selected, the toolbar displays
a basic tool bar. Select Tools in the Action selection bar to show all toolbar buttons.
Basic Tool bar:
A Play
B Pause
C Show Sort
D Reset Sort
E Current Alarm Mode
F Recent Message Mode
G Show Alarm Display
H Show Detail Display
I Show Query and Filter Dialog
J Save current Query and Filters
K Acknowledge selected alarms
• Play/Pause: These buttons toggle the alarm panels paused and running state.
When paused, the alarm records will not update. New alarm records will not
appear. The status indicator bar will highlight when paused.
• Sort dialog: Displays the alarm control’s sort dialog. From this dialog, the sort
columns and orders can be modified.
Queries are listed in the top list and only one query can be active at a time. Filters are
listed in the bottom list and any number of filters can be active at the same time.
• To change the active query, check the desired query and click OK.
• To change active filters, check or uncheck the desired filters and click OK.
To create new queries or filters click the + button that is above the list of Queries or
Filters. This opens the Add Query or Filter dialog.
NOTE: When creating Queries; Node, Provider and Group column names are required.
A and D Expand/Collapse View: Press this button to show or hide the Query
and Filter Treeview.
Opening the View will automatically refresh the list of queries and
filters. The alarm panel is resizable. At a certain size, this side pane will
automatically close and become disable. It will remain disabled until the
panel size is wide enough to support it.
B Query List: Shows the list of available queries. Activate a query by
checking the box next to the desired query. Only one query can be
enabled at a time.
C Filter List: Shows the list of available filters. Activate any number of
filters by checking or unchecking the boxes next to the desired filters.
E Refresh Query Filter List
G and F Increase/Decrease Size: Press these buttons to change the width of
the side pane. The side pane only supports 3 sizes, 200, 400, and 600
pixels wide. When resizing the panel to a smaller width, the side pane
size will be recalculated. It should never consume more than half the
panel size.
Alarm Records
The alarm record area shows all alarm records that match the current alarm panel
settings, query, and filters.
Operators can execute actions on the records in the alarm areas. This can be done
via the Tool bar, Action Bars, or right-click Context menus.
When selecting alarms for ArchestrA Application Objects, the context menu will
include ArchestrA Object Shelving options.
The bottom status bar includes some additional information that may also be useful.
A Tool bar: Provides quick access to common actions such as Pause, Show
Alarm Display, Save, and Ack Selected.
B Status Indicator bar: Shows key information related to what is shown in the
alarm record area.
C Action bar: Operator actions are shown in this area. The type of actions is
determined from the Action Selection bar.
D Action Selection bar: Operator uses these buttons to show different actions
in the Action bar.
E Alarm Records: Shows all messages returned from the Query and Filter
query.
F Filter & Query Treeview: Show all configured Queries and Filters. Operator
can change the query or enable and disable filters from these views.
When using Current Time option, the time range is based on the current time. For
example, selecting Last 1 Month, will update the alarm control to show records
starting one month ago and ending with your current time and date. Time values and
the alarm records are automatically updated when the time duration value is changed.
To look at a custom start and end time. Uncheck Use Current Time and select the
Custom time duration. Set the start and end time values. The time values and the
alarm records are not updated until Apply is clicked.
A time duration from a custom start or end point can also be used. Uncheck Use
Current Time and select a time range value, i.e ‘1 Week’. Check the Use Custom
Start or End Time checkbox then set the time value. Changes to the Time or Time
duration will automatically update the alarm records.
Use Current Time Option Check this box to use time ranges that end with the
current time. Uncheck this box to use custom start or
end times.
Time Duration Selection Select the desired Time Range to view. The dropdown
list of durations is based on the Use Current Time
option.
Use Start Time Option This option is available when not using current time.
When checked, the time duration is starting from the
start time value. For example, 1 week, starting
January 1st.
Use End Time This option is available when not using current time.
When checked, the time duration is ending at the end
time value. For example, 1 week, prior to January 1st.
Start Time Value This is the beginning time value. The alarm records
will show messages starting at, or after this time
value.
Use End Time This is the ending time value. The alarm record will
show messages end at, or prior to this time value.
Apply Changes When using custom Start and End time, click Apply to
update the alarm records.
Alarm Priority Range Use the Priority To and From fields to set which alarm
priorities to view.
The authentication mode determines which fields are required. Changing the
authentication mode will enable the required fields. The connection is not attempted
until the Login button is clicked.
Framer includes settings for configuring the connection authentication mode. Using
Windows Integrated authentication will automatically connect the panel to the
database, if the database name and server are correctly configured in Framer. See
Framer and Alarm Management User's Guide (B0750AR).
Using SQL Server, or Windows Account authentication modes require a password.
The panel will not connect to the database automatically. The Server Action button
will be highlighted. Open the Server Actions, set the password, and click Login.
Tool Bar
The Tool Bar provides one click access to common actions. Each tool button includes
a tooltip that displays what it does. When no actions are selected, the toolbar displays
a basic tool bar. Select Tools in the Action selection bar to show all toolbar buttons.
A Sort Dialog: Displays the alarm control’s Sort dialog. From this dialog, the
sort columns and orders can be modified.
B Reset Sort: When pressed, the alarm control’s sort options will be reset to
the default configured state.
C Records Per Page: This is the number of historical records that are being
displayed in the alarm area. Set the number of record to view per page and
press the apply button. To page to the previous or next page of records,
move the right-side scrollbar to the top or bottom and press the scroll bar's
arrow indicator.
The alarm control status bar also shows the number of records being
shown. For example, if the Records per Page are set to 500, the status bar
would show:
• For Page 1:Displaying 1 to 500 of 20000
• For Page 2:Displaying 501 to 1000 of 20000
D Apply Changes: Use this button to apply changes to the Records per Page
value.
E Show Query and Filter dialog.
F Save Current Query and Filters.
G Show Alarm Messages Only: Places the alarm control into Historical Alarm
Message Mode. When active, historical alarm messages are shown in the
alarm area.
H Show Event Messages Only: Places the alarm control into Historical Event
Message Mode. When active, historical system event messages are shown
in the alarm area.
I Show Event and Alarm Messages: Places the alarm control into Historical
Alarm and Event Message Mode. When active, historical process alarm
and system event messages are shown in the alarm area.
Alarm DB Records
The alarm record area shows all historical alarm and event records that are within the
select time duration range. Alarm Records may also be filtered via the Query & Filter
Treeview.
There are several user actions that can be executed from the controls right-click
context menu.
The bottom status bar includes some additional information that may also be useful.
Queries
The alarm panel can have only one alarm query active. The query retrieves all
messages from one or more Alarm Providers. The CHMI alarm Panel supports two
ways to create queries in the CHMI Alarm Panels.
• The Tools action bar which uses Alarm Provider format.
• The alarm control's Query and Filter Favorites dialog that uses SQL Alarm
Query format.
Both formats have the same basic requirements. Each provider query must include
Node, Provider, and Group. These fields do not support the usage of wildcards.
Example formats are:
Alarm Queries support more than just Tagname in the query. They can include any
additional column value:
Filters
One or more filters can be applied to the alarm panel to refine the messages that are
retrieved by the main alarm query. Filters are only applied to the message that are
returned by the main alarm query. Filters do not require a Node, Provider, or Group.
The Alarm Provider Format does not support or show filters. The CHMI alarm panel
supports two workflows for creating Filters:
• The FILTERS action bar which uses SQL Alarm Query format
• The alarm control's Query and Filter Favorites dialog that uses SQL Alarm
Query format
Filters have the same format as Alarm Queries, but do not require Node, Provider, and
Group settings: <ColumnName> <Condition> <Value>
Wildcards
Alarm Provider Format
When modifying the Alarm Provider String in the Tools Action Bar, only the "*" wildcard
is supported in the beginning or end of the Tagname value. It does not support more
than one wildcard, or the use of wildcards in the middle of the value.
Command Description
Station View A scrollable hierarchical view of stations and
compounds on the left panel and a list of blocks for
the selected compound on the right panel
For more information, see Viewing the Control
Database, page 147.
Block View A scrollable and sortable list of blocks within all
connected stations.
For more information, see Viewing the Block List,
page 147.
The data in Station View and Block View are not updated until you perform a
Refresh operation on the stations.
NOTE: Block Select only provides data that has been downloaded to the Control
Station. It does not include the Strategy hierarchy because strategies are not part
of the Control database.
Station View
The database is organized by stations, compounds, and blocks. The database can be
viewed by placing Block Select in Station View. The stations and compounds
appear on the left panel of the screen, while the blocks for the selected compound
appear on the right panel.
Expanded Station
The expanded station displays its compounds on the left panel. Only connected
stations can be expanded.
Each compound displays:
• Status (ON or OFF), indicated by the icon
• Name
• Highest alarm priority number (if an alarm exists)
Compound is OFF.
When a compound is selected, it displays the blocks in the right panel. For each block
you can view its:
• Block status, indicated on the block icon
• Block name
Block View
Block View displays a list of blocks within all connected stations. This list does not
include ECB blocks. For viewing the ECB blocks, select the compound containing
ECB blocks from the Station View. These icons indicate a block’s status:
Manual
No Manual/Auto parameter
Undefined
Error
Column Description
Block The name of the block. Block state icons.
Status The block’s status.
Alarm The highest alarm priority for the block, if in alarm.
Type The block’s type.
Compound The name of the compound containing the block.
ON Y indicates the compound is ON. N indicates the compound is
OFF.
Station The name of the station containing the block.
Report Views
You can configure custom report views to display certain information on selected
compounds or blocks in the connected stations that you select. Using search filters,
you can also limit the report to compounds or blocks containing specific characters.
Predefined templates are available to provide information for these control database
conditions:
• Compounds off-scan
• Compounds in-alarm
• Compounds with alarms inhibited
• Blocks off-scan
• Blocks in-alarm
• Blocks with alarms inhibited
• Blocks not in control
• Blocks in manual
• Blocks with bad I/O
This figure shows a sample view of the blocks-in-alarm report for a selected station.
This report lists all the blocks in alarm along with the associated compound,
description, and alarm priority.
This figure shows a sample view of the blocks-in-manual report for a selected station.
This report lists all the blocks in manual along with the associated compound and
description.
Menu Bar
Options Menu
Command Description
Refresh Retrieves the current station and compound
information from the selected control stations, which
can be in any state.
Refresh All Retrieves the current station and compound
information from the control station for all connected
stations in the view. Therefore, Refresh All does not
retrieve data for stations that are in unconnected
state.
Exclude from Refresh The icons for excluded stations indicates that they
are Unconnected.
NOTE: Use this option when information is not
needed from certain stations or when you want
to speed up the Refresh All operation.
Multi-Select On Allows selection of more than one station,
compound, or block. Select this command, if you
want to deselect the selected objects. Enables you
to turn multiple Control Core Services compounds
ON or OFF simultaneously, perform a Refresh
operation on more than one station at once, or cycle
through several detail displays by repeating a single
action (touch or click).
NOTE: When selected, you cannot mix stations
and Control Core Services compounds.
Find... Opens the Find dialog, which allows you to search
for stations, Control Core Services compounds, or
blocks in the view or on the network.
Show Detail Display Displays a block, compound, or station detail display
in Control HMI.
Save As... Opens the View Save As dialog for saving the
Block View or any custom report view as a text file (.
Command Description
txt) or comma separated value (.csv) file in the
\InFusion\View\Select\Reports directory.
Print Block List Opens the Block Select Print dialog for specifying
whether to print all items or only selected items in
the Block View or a custom report view.
Exit Exits from Block Select.
Compound Menu
Command Description
Compound ON Turns the selected Control Core Services
compounds ON.
Compound OFF Turns the selected Control Core Services
compounds OFF.
View Menu
A check mark appears next to selected items in the View menu.
Command Description
Toolbar Displays or hides the buttons that invoke the most
frequently used commands.
Compound Toolbar Displays or hides the buttons for turning the
selected Control Core Services compounds on or
off.
TouchScreen Toolbar Displays or hides the Touchscreen toolbar.
Status Bar Displays or hides the Status Bar at the bottom of the
Block Select window.
TouchScreen Font Toggles the screen to Touchscreen mode with larger
fonts and toolbar buttons.
Command Description
Always On Top Keeps the Block Select window in front of all the
other windows, unless minimized.
Configure Report Opens the Configure Report dialog for creating
and activating custom reports views.
Help Menu
Command Description
Help Topics Displays the Block Select help screen.
About Block Select Displays the Block Select version and copyright
information.
Select To display
Station View A hierarchical view of the control database.
Block View A table view of all the blocks (excluding ECB blocks)
in all connected stations.
Status Bar
The following information is displayed in the Block Select Status bar, depending on
the number of items selected:
• Current selection (if one item is selected)
• Number of items (if more than one item is selected)
• Date and time for the last Refresh command
When the mouse is placed over a toolbar icon, a description of the task is displayed in
the status bar.
Toolbar
Compound Toolbar
Touchscreen Toolbar
Icon Function
Scrolls the selected pane up one page.
This table describes the elements of the Find in View tab in the Find dialog.
This table describes the elements of the Find on Network tab in the Find dialog.
Control Menu
You can operate on the Block Select window by clicking commands on the Control
menu.
The Control menu commands are described in this table.
Command Description
Restore Restores a maximized window to its previous size.
Move Lets you use arrow keys to move the window.
Pressing Enter maintains the new location.
Size Lets you reduce or enlarge the window by
successively pressing keyboard arrow keys.
Pressing Enter maintains the new size.
Minimize Reduces the window to a button on the taskbar at the
bottom of the screen.
Maximize Enlarges the window to full screen.
Close Exits Block Select.
Expanding a Station
To locate a Click
Station Find Station
Compound Find Compound
Compound:Block Find Block
Block Select searches for the next object name that exactly matches the
specified names.
5. To locate the next occurrence, repeat step 4.
Upon reaching the end of the list, the find operation loops to the beginning of the
list.
6. When you are finished, click Done.
1. Click in the toolbar, and select the desired stations, compounds, or blocks.
2. Click Options > Multi-Select On, and click the desired stations, compounds, or
blocks.
The status bar indicates the number of items selected.
Select To
Print all items Print the entire block list.
Print only selected items Print the selected items in the block list.
3. Select the printer from the Printer dialog, then click Print.
The block list is printed to the selected printer.
Performing a Refresh
The Refresh operation updates:
• Connection status
• Compound information
• ON/OFF status and alarm priority (if it exists) for each compound
• Status (for example, Manual/Automatic) and alarm priority of each block
Block Select automatically performs a Refresh of the station when you turn a
compound ON or OFF.
If you perform a refresh on a station that Block Select cannot access, it tries to
access the station for seven seconds, during which time the application is
unresponsive.
1. Select the required station.
2. Do one of the following:
7. Select the custom report and click Activate to activate the custom report.
8. Click OK to save the configuration and close the dialog box.
9. Switch to the custom report tab.
10. Click the Refresh button on the toolbar to populate the report with the defined
content.
Moving/Resizing a Window
You can use the window’s handles (corners) to resize the window. You can point the
mouse at the window’s title bar (caption) and drag the window to a different screen
position. Additionally, you can operate on the Block Select window by clicking
commands on the Control menu.
To move or resize the window using the Control menu:
1. Click the Block Select icon in the top left corner of the window.
The Control menu appears.
2. Select the appropriate command, from the list of commands in the table below.
Command Description
Restore Restores a maximized window to its previous
size.
Move Lets you use arrow keys to move the window.
Press the keyboard’s Enter key to drop the
window.
Size Lets you reduce or enlarge the window by
successively pressing keyboard arrow keys.
Press the keyboard’s Enter key to drop the
window.
Minimize Reduces the window to a button on the taskbar at
the bottom of the screen.
Maximize Enlarges the window to full screen.
Close Exits Block Select.
Accessing Windows
Appendix B: Troubleshooting
Recovering from Unexpected Foxboro DCS Control HMI Restart
If Control HMI exits unexpectedly, the Restart Infusion View dialog appears:
3. Select the Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts
checkbox, and select Standard from the drop-down list.
4. Click OK to close the Effects dialog.
5. Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog.
NOTE: You may need to recompile the application windows for this behavior.
Windows with Historian Trend Control Takes Too Long to Open for
the First Time
Historical trends can take a long time to open on some systems where the Internet is
not connected. Scratchpad trend windows or custom windows that contain a Historian
Trend ActiveX Control takes several minutes to appear when opened for the first time.
This is common on workstations in a secure network with no Internet access. The
ActiveX control cannot validate publisher certificates through the Internet and times
out.
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<requiredRuntime version="v2.0.50727" safemode="true"/>
</startup>
<runtime>
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<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="ArchestrA.QuickScript.
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publicKeyToken="23106a86e706d0ae" culture=""/>
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</dependentAssembly>
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</runtime>
</configuration>
3. Add the following line to the <runtime> section:
<generatePublisherEvidence enabled="false"/>
4. Add a <runtime> section if it does not exist.
<runtime>
<generatePublisherEvidence enabled="false"/>
</runtime>
<configuration>
<startup>
<requiredRuntime version="v2.0.50727" safemode="true"/>
</startup>
<runtime>
<generatePublisherEvidence enabled="false"/>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="ArchestrA.QuickScript.
QuickScriptCompiler"
publicKeyToken="23106a86e706d0ae" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0" newVersion="1.1.0.0"/
>
</dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="ArchestrA.Scripting.
ScriptFx"publicKeyToken=
"23106a86e706d0ae" culture=""/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="3.0.0.0" newVersion="3.1.0.0"/
>
</dependentAssembly>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>
Workaround
Implement workaround if aaStartup.ini does not exist.
1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Browse to C:\program Files(x86)\Invensys\InFusion\View
\AlarmServer.
3. Right-click the AlarmServer folder and select Properties.
4. Select the Security Tab.
5. Click the Edit button located in the middle of the dialog.
6. Select “Users” in the “Group or user names:” list.
7. Set Full Control Permission to Checked.
8. Click OK to save.
9. Click OK to Save.
10. Restart the Alarm Server by double-clicking AlarmServer.exe in Windows
Explorer.
A E
Accessing effects ................................................................... 155
Station block detail display .................................. 151 display properties ............................................... 155
advanced communications .......................................58 Exit
disable .................................................................58 Block Select ....................................................... 144
advanced communications warning ...........................58 Control HMI..........................................................31
AIN .........................................................................83 Expanded station detail .......................................... 127
Alarm Panel....................................................... 13, 31 Expanding a station................................................ 144
application window ................................................. 156
full screen .......................................................... 156
ArchestrA System Management Console ...................13
F
Faceplate
B Map .....................................................................61
Faceplate types .......................................................83
Block detail display................................................. 151 Favorites .................................................................26
Block list................................................................ 147 Configuration........................................................26
Block Select.........................................13, 51, 127, 144 List ......................................................................26
Block View.............................................. 127, 130, 136 Find in Network ...................................................... 140
Block View tabs...................................................... 136 Find in Network tab ................................................ 140
Browse feature.........................................................30 Find in View ........................................................... 139
font effects............................................................. 155
ClearType .......................................................... 155
C Standard ............................................................ 155
Change password ....................................................26 font resize.............................................................. 155
CHARC ...................................................................86 issues ................................................................ 155
check for publisher's certificate revocation ............... 157 For blocks.......................................................144–145
ClearType.............................................................. 155 For compounds...............................................144–145
font effects ......................................................... 155 For stations.....................................................144–145
Column width adjustment........................................ 148 Foxboro hardware ....................................................14
Communications Management..................................58 FoxView and Control HMI .........................................17
configure..............................................................58 Framer ....................................................................16
Compound............................................................. 137 full screen.............................................................. 156
Compound toolbar ................................................. 137 application window.............................................. 156
Compounds
Turning on and off ............................................... 133
Configuration ...........................................................26 G
Configurators...........................................................16 Galaxy Platform Advanced Communications ........ 19, 58
configure .................................................................58
Communications Management ..............................58
Configure Report.................................................... 141
Configure Report dialog box.................................... 141
H
Configuring Hardware ................................................................14
Report views ...................................................... 148 Horizontal and vertical ..............................................51
Connect server ........................................................44 Horizontal navigation................................................51
Control database.................................................... 147
Control Editors .........................................................13
Control HMI ....................................................... 13, 31 I
Standalone................................................ 13, 17, 51
Control menu ......................................................... 144 Interfacing with Control HMI .................................... 133
InTouch WindowMaker .............................................13
Invoking Block Select ............................................. 144
D issues ................................................................... 155
font resize .......................................................... 155
Data quality .............................................................75
Detail
Display.................................................................70 K
Dialog box
Configure Report ................................................ 141 Keyboard
disable ....................................................................58 Shortcuts ........................................................... 153
advanced communications ....................................58
ScratchPad trends....................................................34
Searching W
For blocks ...................................................144–145
For compounds ...........................................144–145 Window moving and resizing................................... 150
For stations .................................................144–145 WindowMaker..........................................................16
Selecting Stations, Compounds, or Blocks ............... 146 WindowViewer configuration file.............................. 157
Sequence blocks......................................................90 modify................................................................ 157
Shortcuts............................................................... 153 Workstations............................................................14
Shutdown feature.....................................................30 FoxView and Control HMI ......................................17