InduSoft Web Studio v8.1 Quick Start Guide (EN)

Contents

Contents Contents LEGAL INFORMATION............................................................................................. 4 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................

5 Conventions used in this documentation......................................................................................................................................6 About this software........................................................................................................................................................................8 About the InduSoft Web Studio software components...............................................................................................................11 Install the full InduSoft Web Studio software..............................................................................................................................16 Install the project runtime software on a Windows Embedded device.......................................................................................22 Execution Modes.........................................................................................................................................................................

26 THE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT..................................................................28 Title Bar....................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Status Bar....................................................................................................................................................................................30 Application button........................................................................................................................................................................

31 Quick Access Toolbar..................................................................................................................................................................32 Ribbon..........................................................................................................................................................................................34 Home tab..............................................................................................................................................................................34 View tab................................................................................................................................................................................34 Insert tab...............................................................................................................................................................................35 Project tab............................................................................................................................................................................

36 Graphics tab......................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Format tab............................................................................................................................................................................ 37 Help tab................................................................................................................................................................................

38 Project Explorer........................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Global tab............................................................................................................................................................................. 39 Graphics tab.........................................................................................................................................................................

40 Tasks tab..............................................................................................................................................................................

42 Comm tab.............................................................................................................................................................................43 Screen/Worksheet Editor.............................................................................................................................................................45 ABOUT TAGS AND THE PROJECT DATABASE..................................................46 Naming the Tag...........................................................................................................................................................................

48 Choosing the Tag Data Type...................................................................................................................................................... 49 Using Array Tags.........................................................................................................................................................................50 About indirect tags...................................................................................................................................................................... 53 TUTORIAL: BUILDING A SIMPLE PROJECT.......................................................

54 Creating a new project................................................................................................................................................................55 Specifying the startup screen......................................................................................................................................................57 Creating tags...............................................................................................................................................................................

58 Creating the main screen............................................................................................................................................................60 Drawing the main screen's title........................................................................................................................................... 62 Drawing a button to open another screen...........................................................................................................................64 Saving and closing the main screen................................................................................................................................... 66 Page 2

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Contents Creating the synoptic screen...................................................................................................................................................... 67 Drawing the synoptic screen's title......................................................................................................................................

67 Drawing "Date" and "Time" displays....................................................................................................................................67 Placing an "Exit" icon...........................................................................................................................................................69 Testing the project................................................................................................................................................................70 Placing an animated tank....................................................................................................................................................

71 Placing a level slider............................................................................................................................................................73 Drawing a tank selector.......................................................................................................................................................

74 Testing the project................................................................................................................................................................75 Configuring the communication driver........................................................................................................................................ 77 Monitoring device I/O during runtime.................................................................................................................................. 80 Downloading your project to a Windows Embedded device......................................................................................................

81 Deploying your project as a web application..............................................................................................................................83 Page 3

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Legal Information

Legal Information Legal Information © 2019 AVEVA Group plc and its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of AVEVA. No liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Although precaution has been taken in the preparation of this documentation, AVEVA assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. The information in this documentation is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of AVEVA.

The software described in this documentation is furnished under a license agreement. This software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license agreement. ArchestrA, Aquis, Avantis, DYNSIM, eDNA, EYESIM, InBatch, InduSoft, InStep, IntelaTrac, InTouch, PIPEPHASE, PRiSM, PRO/II, PROVISION, ROMeo, SIM4ME, SimCentral, SimSci, Skelta, SmartGlance, Spiral Software, Termis, WindowMaker, WindowViewer, and Wonderware are trademarks of AVEVA and/or its subsidiaries. An extensive listing of AVEVA trademarks can be found at: https://sw.aveva.com/legal . All other brands may be trademarks of their respective owners. Publication date: October 2019 Page 4

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Introduction

Introduction Introduction InduSoft Web Studio (or IWS, for short) is a powerful, integrated tool that exploits key features of Microsoft operating systems and enables you to build full-featured SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) or HMI (Human-Machine Interface) programs for your industrial automation business. This InduSoft Web Studio Quick Start Guide is intended for individuals using IWS for the first time. This publication will help you quickly familiarize yourself with the basic functions of IWS. Page 5

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