InduSoft Web Studio v7.0 User Guide and Technical Reference (EN)

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Contents Contents INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENTATION..................................................................................................................

14 ABOUT THIS APPLICATION.......................................................................................................................................................15 Product Overview..................................................................................................................................................................

16 Product Features...................................................................................................................................................................17 How the Software Works.......................................................................................................................................................

19 Internal Structure and Data Flow....................................................................................................................................19 Executing/Switching Modules.........................................................................................................................................20 Executing/Switching the Background Task....................................................................................................................

24 INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................................................................26 System requirements.............................................................................................................................................................27 Installing the Software...........................................................................................................................................................

29 Starting the Software.............................................................................................................................................................32 Uninstalling the Software.......................................................................................................................................................33 LICENSING..................................................................................................................................................................................

34 Protection Types....................................................................................................................................................................35 License Settings....................................................................................................................................................................

36 Execution Modes...................................................................................................................................................................37 Product Versions................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Installing a New Hardkey License.........................................................................................................................................

40 Upgrading the Current Hardkey License...............................................................................................................................

41 Installing a Softkey License...................................................................................................................................................43 Invalid Licenses.....................................................................................................................................................................45 Installing or Upgrading a CEView License (Locally)..............................................................................................................46 Installing or Upgrading a CEView License (Remotely)..........................................................................................................49 THE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT.......................................................................................................................................51 Application button..................................................................................................................................................................52 Recent Projects..............................................................................................................................................................52 New................................................................................................................................................................................

52 Open Project.................................................................................................................................................................. 54 Open...............................................................................................................................................................................54 Save...............................................................................................................................................................................

54 Save As.......................................................................................................................................................................... 55 Save All..........................................................................................................................................................................

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Contents Project Explorer.....................................................................................................................................................................62 Global tab.......................................................................................................................................................................62 Graphics tab...................................................................................................................................................................63 Tasks tab........................................................................................................................................................................

63 Comm tab.......................................................................................................................................................................64 Screen/Worksheet Editor.......................................................................................................................................................65 Database Spy........................................................................................................................................................................66 Output (LogWin)....................................................................................................................................................................

67 Title Bar................................................................................................................................................................................. 69 Status Bar..............................................................................................................................................................................70 CREATING A NEW PROJECT....................................................................................................................................................

71 Creating a New Project..........................................................................................................................................................72 Configuring additional project settings...................................................................................................................................74 Information tab...............................................................................................................................................................

74 Options tab.....................................................................................................................................................................75 Viewer tab.......................................................................................................................................................................82 Communication tab........................................................................................................................................................

84 Web tab..........................................................................................................................................................................

85 Preferences tab..............................................................................................................................................................88 Enabling mobile access to your project.................................................................................................................................90 Configuring your project's default email settings...................................................................................................................94 Configuring your project's default FTP settings.....................................................................................................................95 Starting Modules on the Target System.................................................................................................................................96 Running a Project Under Windows Services.........................................................................................................................98 TAGS AND THE PROJECT DATABASE...................................................................................................................................104 About Tags and the Project Database.................................................................................................................................105 Project Tags Folder......................................................................................................................................................

105 Classes Folder............................................................................................................................................................. 107 Shared Database Folder..............................................................................................................................................

109 System Tags Folder......................................................................................................................................................109 Designing a Tag...................................................................................................................................................................110 Naming the Tag............................................................................................................................................................

110 Choosing the Tag Type.................................................................................................................................................110 Choosing the Tag Data Type........................................................................................................................................112 Choosing the Tag Scope..............................................................................................................................................

113 Creating Database Tags......................................................................................................................................................114 Adding Tags to the Datasheet......................................................................................................................................

114 Creating Tags "On-the-Fly"...........................................................................................................................................114 Editing Tags..................................................................................................................................................................115 Creating Classes.................................................................................................................................................................

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Contents Working with Screens..........................................................................................................................................................149 Screens folder..............................................................................................................................................................

149 Screen Group Folder....................................................................................................................................................152 Web Pages Folder........................................................................................................................................................153 Mobile Access..............................................................................................................................................................

154 Layout...........................................................................................................................................................................158 Using Screen Objects and Animations................................................................................................................................159 Editing..........................................................................................................................................................................

159 Shapes......................................................................................................................................................................... 161 Active Objects..............................................................................................................................................................

166 Libraries........................................................................................................................................................................183 Animations....................................................................................................................................................................200 Formatting Screen Objects..................................................................................................................................................211 Move to Front and Move to Back.................................................................................................................................

211 Move Backward and Move Forward.............................................................................................................................212 Group........................................................................................................................................................................... 212 Align.............................................................................................................................................................................

212 Rotate...........................................................................................................................................................................214 Size.............................................................................................................................................................................. 215 Fill Color.......................................................................................................................................................................

216 Line Color.....................................................................................................................................................................216 Fonts............................................................................................................................................................................ 216 DATA LOGGING AND DISPLAY...............................................................................................................................................

217 Alarms................................................................................................................................................................................. 218 Alarm Worksheet Header.............................................................................................................................................219 Alarm Worksheet Body.................................................................................................................................................222 Setting the Alarm Database.........................................................................................................................................

223 Events..................................................................................................................................................................................226 Setting the Event Database..........................................................................................................................................228 Alarm/Event Control object..................................................................................................................................................230 Trends..................................................................................................................................................................................236 Converting Trend History Files from Binary to Text......................................................................................................237 Converting Trend History Files from Text to Binary......................................................................................................238 Creating Batch History.................................................................................................................................................

239 Setting the Trend Database......................................................................................................................................... 241 Trend Control object............................................................................................................................................................ 242 Object Properties: Trend Control dialog.......................................................................................................................

242 Runtime Interface.........................................................................................................................................................254 Using the Data Source Text File...................................................................................................................................255 Using the Data Source Database.................................................................................................................................258 Grid object...........................................................................................................................................................................

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