InFusion™ Enterprise Control System

InFusion View User’s Guide

Document Number: B0750AQ, Rev. A

Last Revision: 11/30/06

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Contents
Before You Begin ..............................................vii
About This Book .................................................................................. vii
Document Conventions ........................................................................ vii
Audience............................................................................................... vii
Revision Information............................................................................ vii
Reference Documents ......................................................................... viii
Conventions......................................................................................... viii
Menu Bar Commands ...................................................................... viii

CHAPTER 1: Introduction to InFusion View .....1

Overview of InFusion View ................................................................... 1
I/A Series Hardware ........................................................................... 2
Multi-monitor Workstations ............................................................... 2
Startup InFusion View ........................................................................ 3
Configurators.......................................................................................... 3
WindowMaker .................................................................................... 3
InFusion View Framer ........................................................................ 3
Printer Setup........................................................................................... 4

CHAPTER 2: Main Window and Menus .............5

InFusion View Main Window ................................................................ 6
Menus ..................................................................................................... 8
File Menu ............................................................................................... 8
View Menu ............................................................................................. 9
Tools Menu............................................................................................. 9
Help Menu............................................................................................ 10
Window Menu .......................................................................................11

CHAPTER 3: Using InFusion Window Viewer 13

File Menu ............................................................................................. 13
Logon................................................................................................ 13
Favorites ........................................................................................... 15
Recent ............................................................................................... 17
Browse .............................................................................................. 18
Shutdown Workstation...................................................................... 18
Restart InFusion View ...................................................................... 19
Exit InFusion View ........................................................................... 20
View Menu ........................................................................................... 20

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Alarm Panel .......................................................................................20

Watch Panel .......................................................................................30
ScratchPad Trends .............................................................................31
Preferences ........................................................................................45
Tools Menu ...........................................................................................45
Help Menu.............................................................................................46
InFusion View Runtime Help............................................................46
InFusion View Window Construction Help ......................................46
About InFusion View ........................................................................46
Window Menu.......................................................................................47
General ..............................................................................................47
Horizontal Navigation Panels............................................................48
Vertical Navigation Panels ................................................................50
Navigation Alarms.............................................................................50
Redirection ............................................................................................50
Tag Bar ..................................................................................................52
Tagname Field ...................................................................................52
Previously Used Drop-Down List .....................................................52
Faceplate Map ...................................................................................52
Source Button ....................................................................................53
Process and System Alarm Bars ...........................................................53
Alarm Status ......................................................................................54
Faceplate Overlays................................................................................54
Faceplate Overlay Properties.............................................................55
Faceplate Types .................................................................................69

CHAPTER 4: Overview of InFusion View Block

Select..................................................................77
Overview ...............................................................................................77
Station View ......................................................................................78
Block View ........................................................................................80
Report Views .....................................................................................81
Interfacing with InFusion View ...........................................................83

CHAPTER 5: InFusion View Block Select

Window and Dialog Boxes ...............................85
The InFusion View Block Select Window............................................85
Parts of the Window ..........................................................................85
Dialog Boxes.........................................................................................91
Find Dialog Box ................................................................................91
Configure Report Dialog Box ...........................................................95
NEW/EDIT/COPY Report Dialog Box.............................................96
InFusion View Block Select Print Dialog Box..................................97
Control Menu ....................................................................................98

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CHAPTER 6: Using InFusion View Block

Select..................................................................99
Invoking/Exiting InFusion View Block Select..................................... 99
Operating on Compounds and Blocks.................................................. 99
Expanding a Station.......................................................................... 99
Searching Connected Stations for a Station, Compound, or Block 100
Searching the Network for a Station, Compound, or Block ........... 100
Selecting Stations, Compounds, or Blocks..................................... 101
Turning Compounds ON or OFF.................................................... 101
Printing a Block List....................................................................... 102
Viewing the Control Database ........................................................ 102
Viewing the Block List ................................................................... 102
Performing a Refresh...................................................................... 103
Performing a Refresh All................................................................ 103
Adjusting the Width of a Column................................................... 103
Configuring Report Views ................................................................. 104
Moving/Resizing a Window............................................................... 105
Accessing Windows ........................................................................... 106
Accessing a Station Block Faceplate Overlay ................................ 106
Accessing a Compound Faceplate Overlay .................................... 106
Accessing a Block Faceplate Overlay ............................................ 107
Viewing Multiple Faceplate Overlays ............................................ 107

APPENDIX A: Glossary...................................109

APPENDIX B: Keyboard Shortcuts................ 111

APPENDIX C: Troubleshooting ...................... 113

Recovering from Unexpected InFusion View Restart.........................113
Index ................................................................115

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Before You Begin

About This Book

This document describes InFusion View™ software, the user interface to
process displays. It also describes InFusion View Block Select™ software,
the user interface for accessing I/A Series compounds and blocks. Additional
topics include faceplate overlay, trend usage, and alarm monitoring.
The information in this document is also available from online help. This
software functions only on AW70 Windows™ workstations.

Document Conventions
This documentation uses the following conventions:

Convention Used for

UPPERCASE Transact-SQL keywords and SQL elements
Initial Capitals Paths and filenames
Bold Database names, table names, column names, stored
procedures, command-prompt utilities, menus, commands,
dialog box options, programming elements, and text that
must be typed exactly as shown
Italic User-supplied variables, relationships, and phrasings
Monospace Code samples, examples, display text, and error messages

Audience
The information in this document is intended for process operators and
engineers.

Revision Information
This is the initial version of this document. It accompanies InFusion View™
software release V1.0.

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Reference Documents
Refer to the following documents for more information:
• Access Manager User’s Guide (B0750AD)
• System Manager (B0750AP)
• InFusion View Framer and Alarm Management (B0750AR)
• InFusion View Window Construction Using InTouch® WindowMaker™
User Guide (B0750AS)
• InFusion Enterprise Control System Deployment Guide (B0750BA)
• Wonderware InTouch User’s Guide
• Wonderware InTouch Reference Guide
• ArchestrA™ Factory Suite Window Viewer Application Operations.

Conventions

Menu Bar Commands

This document uses an abbreviated format for menu bar commands.

Example
From InFusion View, click File > Logon.
means:
Click (or touch if using the touchscreen) File from the menu bar and then
click Logon from the dropdown.

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C H A P T E R 1

Introduction to InFusion View

This chapter introduces InFusion View and discusses the applications and
configurators accessible from InFusion View, as well as multiple monitor
support and printer setup.

Contents
• Overview of InFusion View
• Configurators
• Printer Setup

Overview of InFusion View

InFusion View is an InTouch application that provides the user an interface to
the process.
From InFusion View, you can interact with any or all of the real-time plant,
field, and process data available in the I/A Series system, as well as ArchestrA
Data Access Servers and data from Application Objects running in InFusion
Application Environments.
InFusion View provides:
• Direct access to dynamic process windows
• Access to InFusion Historian historical data
• Service and display of process and system alarms, using the Alarm Panel
• InFusion View Block Select, which in turn, provides an overview of the
I/A Series compounds and blocks in the control database, and access to
faceplate overlays
• Access to the Trend window that presents and allows you to manage data
to view various trending selections.
• Access to other applications (if permitted), such as:
• InFusion System Manager for interacting with the I/A Series
hardware
• InTouch WindowMaker for building and configuring dynamic user
graphics

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• InFusion View Framer for configuration of InFusion View window

navigation hierarchies, alarm assignments to annunciator keys, and
InFusion View properties
• I/A Series PLB Monitor, for interacting with I/A Series PLB block
ladder logic
• I/A Series Calibrate Touchscreen utility, for calibrating the optional
touchscreen
• InFusion Engineering Environment (IEE) for configuring the
I/A Series control database, as well as ArchestrA application objects
• ArchestrA System Management Console for viewing ArchestrA
logging messages

I/A Series Hardware

Your I/A Series system can include these hardware items:
• Fieldbus modules, fieldbus processors, and power modules
• Modular industrial workstations
• Personal workstations
• Application workstations
• Multi-monitor workstations
• Pointing devices, including mice, trackballs, or touchscreens
• Printers
• Annunciator keyboards
• Data storage devices.

Multi-monitor Workstations
An I/A Series workstation can support multiple monitors. This feature allows a
workstation to display up to four times as much information as can be viewed
on a single screen.
A Windows XP-based P92 workstation can be configured for up to four
monitors and four touchscreens. InFusion View does not support multiple
monitors on Windows Server 2003 P91 workstations.

Note Multiple monitor support requires installation of a new graphics driver.

Refer to the InFusion Enterprise Control System Deployment Guide
(B0750BA) for installation instructions.

When configured for multiple monitor operation, monitors share a single

keyboard and pointing device, and the cursor moves from one monitor to the
other monitor.
Multi-monitor workstations can support:
• Four annunciator keyboards
• Four annunciator keyboard horns

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• Two console horns

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.

Startup InFusion View

InFusion View runs only on I/A Series workstations with I/A Series software
Version 8.2 installed. InFusion View is configured to start automatically when
the I/A Series workstation reboots. In addition, InFusion View can be restarted
by selecting the “Restart InFusion View” option on the File menu.
When InFusion View starts, both the InTouch WindowViewer and the InFusion
View Alarm Server are started. Both applications need to be running for full
InFusion View functionality.
If InFusion View needs to be started manually, it can be started from the task
bar Start menu. Select Programs > Invensys > InFusion View > View and
Alarm Server. Use this menu pick to start InFusion View from a remote
terminal session. This menu pick ensures full functionality for both local and
remote sessions of InTouch.
Do not start InFusion View from the WindowViewer pick under Wonderware,
as this pick will start InFusion View without the required functionality.

Configurators

WindowMaker
WindowMaker 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.
Refer to the WindowMaker On-Line Help or the InTouch User’s Guide for
more information.

InFusion View Framer

InFusion View 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.

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• Configure common alarm queries and other InTouch properties.

• Configure HMI Properties, text messages monitor layouts and
permissions.

Printer Setup
The default graphics printer is the default workstation printer.

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C H A P T E R 2

Main Window and Menus

This chapter explains the functionality of InFusion View’s main window and
gives a general explanation of its menus.

Contents
• InFusion View Main Window
• Menus
• File Menu
• View Menu
• Tools Menu
• Help Menu
• Window Menu

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InFusion View Main Window

Figure 2-1 shows the main window. The InFusion View window includes the
features in the table below.

4 5
1
2 8
3 9
10
6

11

12

Figure 2-1. Main Window with Source/Sink Toolbar and Alarm Panel

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Item Number Explanation

1 Title Bar - Displays the following items:
• -
Application area: Displays the application name and
path.
• - Station: Displays the station name, and the
remote session number, if InFusion View is running on
a remote client of a terminal server machine. For
example, “AWHI02 - 3”, where 3 is the session
number.
• - User: Displays the logged on user.
• - Log In Status: Indicates if a user is successfully
logged in.
• - Toggles between:
• Click RUN to open InFusion View's menu bars
after returning to InFusion View from
WindowMaker.
• Click RUN to restart all programs.
2 Menu bar - Provides access to the InFusion View features,
including access to the Alarm Panel, Trends and faceplate
overlays.
Also includes redirect feature - When you are in a multi-
monitor environment, use this function to redirect a window
to another monitor. See “Redirection” on page 50.
3 Tag Bar - Displays the name of the currently selected tag or
I/A Series block, or I/A Series 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 faceplate overlay,
• Or enter a name for the name of an I/A Series block.
• I/A Series parameter names do not contain “:” (colon)
when displayed within InFusion View. The “:”
separating the compound and block is replaced with a
“.” (period).
4 Open Faceplate icon - Accesses the Faceplate Map
feature (See “Faceplate Map” on page 52).
5 Show Sink/Source Toolbar icon - Accesses the
Sink/Source toolbar.
6
Start System Manager icon - Accesses the
ArchestrA System Manager window. Refer to System
Management User’s Guide (B0750AP).

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Item Number Explanation

7
Top Priority icon - Opens the User Display
associated with the highest priority alarm in the Alarm
Server database. If the highest priority alarm is an
I/A Series alarm and does not have a window associated
with it, the faceplate overlay for the alarm is displayed.
8
Process alarm area - Displays the top
line from the Alarm Panel. The Process button indicates
process health. Click this button to open the Alarm Panel
window, where you can acknowledge alarms, respond to
alarm conditions, and review current and previous alarms.
Use the up/down arrows to the right to cursor through the
list.
9
System alarm area - Indicates system
equipment health. Click this button to open the Alarm
Panel window where you can view I/A Series system alarm
messages. Use the up/down arrows to the right to cursor
through the list.
10 Sink/Source toolbar - Displays the source connection
information for the currently selected parameter. The
toolbar allows you call in the faceplate overlay for either the
source or sink block.
11 Process graphic area - Displays the faceplate overlays,
Alarm Panel, Watch Panel, Trend windows and all
process windows that appear during program use.
12 Status bar- Displays the Area, Cell and Unit, Date, Time
and XY coordinates of a display that is being dragged
within the main window .

Menus
This section gives a general view of the InFusion View menus and their
functions.

File Menu
The File menu consists of:

Logon Logs on/off of the system. See“Logon” on page 13.

Favorites Configures and access favorites. See “Favorites” on page 15.
Recent Accesses the most recent windows used. See “Recent” on
page 17.
Browse Opens the Window Browser dialog box to browse and open
recently accessed user-built displays. See “Browse” on page 18

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Shutdown Workstation Provides a drop down list of Workstation Shutdown actions. In

the Tools Menu section, the following items are listed:
• Shutdown Workstation
• Reboot Workstation
• Abort
See “Shutdown Workstation” on page 18 for more information.
Restart InFusion View Restarts the WindowViewer application. See “Restart InFusion
View” on page 19.
Exit InFusion View Exits the application. See “Exit InFusion View” on page 20.

InFusion View includes a redirection feature which enables multi-monitor

systems to redirect an opened window to appear on a specific monitor. For
more information, refer to “Redirection” on page 50.

View Menu
The View menu consists of:

Alarm Panel Accesses the Alarm Panel with alarm functionality. See“Alarm
Panel” on page 20.
Watch Panel Accesses the Watch Panel. See “Watch Panel” on page 30.
ScratchPad Trends Accesses the InFusion Historian trend windows. See “ScratchPad
Trends” on page 31.
Preferences Sets the data entry and navigation preferences:
• Softkey Data Entry/Keyboard Data Entry
Chooses between the data entry type required. See“Softkey Data
Entry/Keyboard Data Entry” on page 45.
• Horizontal Navigation/Vertical Navigation
Chooses between presenting data windows in horizontal or
vertical form. See “Horizontal Navigation/Vertical Navigation”
on page 45.
Restore HMI Position Realigns menu bars and overlays that are misaligned during
minimizing and maximizing operations.

Tools Menu
The Tools menu consists of:

Block Select Accesses the InFusion View Block Select dialog to access
I/A Series control databases. For more information, see
“The InFusion View Block Select Window” on page 85
PLB Monitor Accesses the PLB Monitor to interact with PLB ladder
logic blocks.

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WindowMaker Accesses WindowMaker where the InTouch application is

configured. Refer to the InFusion User’s Guide for more
information on WindowMaker.
InFusion Opens the Connect to Galaxy dialog box to access the
Engineering ArchestrA Integrated Development Environment tool to
Environment configure ArchestrA objects and the I/A Series control
database. For more information, refer to the ArchestrA™
Integrated Development document.
System Accesses the System Management Console for performing
Management a wide range of database and system configuration services.
Console For more information, refer to the LogViewer Users Guide
document.
Configure Modbus Device Opens the Modbus Device Configurator window to
configure the program to meet plant modbus specifications.
For more information, refer to I/A Series System Modbus
Communication Interface Module (B0400FK).
Modbus Port Opens the Modbus Port Configurator window to configure
the program to meet plant modbus specifications. For more
information, refer to I/A Series System Modbus
Communication Interface Module (B0400FK).
Profibus Port Opens the FBM Port Configuration window to configure the
program to meet plant profibus specifications. For more
information, refer to I/A Series System PROFIBUS-DP
Communication Inferface Module (B0400FE).
Profibus Slave Opens the FBM Port Configuration window to configure the
program to meet plant profibus specifications. For more
information, refer to I/A Series System PROFIBUS-DP
Communication Inferface Module (B0400FE).
Calibrate Calibrates the touchscreen.
Touchscreen
Windows Opens Windows Explorer.
Explorer

Help Menu
Use the Help menu to select from the following:
• InFusion View Runtime Help
• InFusion View Window Construction Help
• About InFusion View - as discussed in “About InFusion View” on page 46
The help files allow you to search for assistance on particular issues and to
access information about the current version of software (listed on the “About
InFusion View” dialog box).

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Window Menu
The Window menu accesses the Navigation Panels for calling in windows
assigned to the window navigation hierarchy. Additional information on the
navigation hierarchy is available in InFusion View Framer and Alarm
Management (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
“Horizontal Navigation/Vertical Navigation” on page 45.

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C H A P T E R 3

Using InFusion Window

Viewer

This chapter contains the various procedures for use of this product.
You may not have permission to access all the application menu entries. Menu
access permissions are configured with the InFusion View Framer
application.

Contents
• File Menu
• View Menu
• Tools Menu
• Help Menu
• Window Menu
• Redirection
• Faceplate Overlays

File Menu
The File menu consists of:
• “Logon” on page 13
• “Favorites” on page 15
• “Recent” on page 17
• “Browse” on page 18
• “Shutdown Workstation” on page 18
• “Restart InFusion View” on page 19
• “Exit InFusion View” on page 20

Logon
You can log on, log off or change your security password with the Security
Logon dialog box.

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Log On
To log onto the workstation:
1. Click the Listed User in the title bar, or select File > Logon to open the
Security Logon dialog box (Figure 3-1).

Figure 3-1. Security Logon

2. Enter a user name and password. Enter a Domain name if required by the
configured security model. Click OK
The field goes blank if you use an invalid entry or don't have correct user
permissions. Login is only allowed if Security has been enabled in the Galaxy.
After a successful logon the user name appears in the Title Bar.

Change Password
To change the password:
1. Click Change Password on the Security Logon dialog box and
Figure 3-2 appears.

Figure 3-2. Change Password

Note If Galaxy security has been configured in the IDE, remember that
passwords must be 14 characters or less.

2. Enter the Old Password, New Password, enter the new password in
Verify Password and click OK.

Log Off
1. Click the Listed User in the title bar, or select File > Logon to open the
Security Logon dialog box (Figure 3-1).
2. Click Log Out.
The workstation logs off.

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Favorites
Use Favorites to assign process graphic windows to a Favorites list. Each user
currently logged on has their own Favorites list.

Favorites List
This list shows the Favorites configured in Favorites Configuration.
To access the list:
1. Choose File > Favorites and the list appears (Figure 3-3).

Figure 3-3. Favorites Pull-Down Menu

2. Select the item on the list to open the window.

Favorites Configuration
You can configure a Favorites list, containing up to 10 windows. Entries can
be added and deleted from the list using the Configuration dialog. The
windows in the Favorites list can also be accessed through the keyboard using
the Shift 1-0 key sequence.
Use this dialog to find and assign a user-built display.

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To configure favorites:
1. Choose File > Favorites > Configure and the Configuration dialog box
appears (Figure 3-4).

Figure 3-4. Favorites Configuration

2. Click Browse and the Window Browser dialog appears (Figure 3-5).

Figure 3-5. Window Browser

3. Enter a string in the Filter field, and click Refresh to see a list of
windows, if required.
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.
Alternately, perform the following in the Configuration dialog box
(Figure 3-4):
1. Select the Favorite location.
2. Select the Favorite window name field and type in the name of the
window to be assigned to the Favorite location.

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To move a Favorite assignment to a new location, use the keyboard shortcuts to

copy (Ctrl-c) and paste (Ctrl-v) to copy and paste window names into
different locations through the Configuration dialog box (Figure 3-4).

Recent
Select the Recent menu item to access a list of the 10 most recently accessed
windows and to re-call a window from the list. The windows in this list can
also be accessed through the keyboard using the Ctrl/1-0 key sequence.

Note Not all windows will be included in the Recent List. Windows must be
specifically configured to be included in this list.

To use this function:

1. Choose File > Recent and the list appears (Figure 3-6).

Figure 3-6. Recent Pull-Down Menu

2. Select the item on the list and the selected window appears.

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Browse
The Browser menu item opens the Window Browser dialog box to access
user-built displays in the main window (Figure 3-7).

Figure 3-7. Window Browser

3. A filter can entered to show only windows that match the filter. The
default filter of “*” shows all windows. A filter of “A*” would show all
windows that begin with ‘A’. Click Refresh after a new filter has been
entered to see the new list of windows.

Note 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.
4. Click an item and it appears in Select.
5. Click Open and it appears in the application.

Shutdown Workstation
Use this sub-menu to reboot or shutdown the workstation after a 30 second
delay. Click Abort within 30 seconds if the menu was inadvertently selected.
To reboot the workstation:

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• Choose File > Shutdown Workstation > Reboot Workstation and a

confirmation dialog box appears (Figure 3-8).

Figure 3-8. Workstation Shutdown - Reboot

The workstation automatically reboots in 30 seconds.
To reboot immediately:
• Click Reboot Now.
To shut down a Workstation:
• Choose File > Shutdown Workstation > Shutdown Workstation and a
confirmation dialog box appears (Figure 3-9).

Figure 3-9. Workstation Shutdown - Shutdown

The workstation automatically shuts down in 30 seconds.
To shutdown immediately:
• Click Shutdown Now button.

Restart InFusion View

To restart the workstation:
• Choose File > Restart InFusion View > InFusion View. The Alarm
Server restart without confirmation.

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Exit InFusion View

Exiting InFusion View and Alarm Server turns off all alarm indications:
annunciator LEDs, console and workstation horns, and external horns.
• Select File > Exit InFusion View to close InFusion View and the Alarm
Server.

View Menu
The View menu consists of:
• “Alarm Panel” on page 20
• “Watch Panel” on page 30
• “ScratchPad Trends” on page 31
• “Preferences” on page 45
Refer to the InTouch User's Guide for more information on alarm concepts,
alarm handling, and the operator interface with alarms.

Alarm Panel
The Alarm Panel (Figure 3-10) provides the operator interface to the alarm
subsystem. From this window:
• Alarms can be acknowledged and suppressed.
• Horns can be silenced and muted.
• User displays and faceplate overlay associated with alarms are called in.
To access the Alarm Panel:
• Choose View > Alarm Panel.

Click buttons from left to right to

show the window at 1/3, 2/3, and full screen.

Figure 3-10. Alarm Panel

Note Clicking Alarm Panel silences any horns (except external horns) that
are sounding.

Operations can be divided into three areas:

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• Alarm Panel Fields and Buttons

• “Alarm Panel Icons” on page 23 and the functions they access
• “Alarm Panel Context Menu” on page 24 and functions it accesses

Alarm Panel Fields and Buttons

The following table list the Alarm Panel labels, colors, fields, buttons and
other indicators that appear during operation.

Item Description
Sort Icon - This icon quickly access the
ascending or descending option for the
selected item. Click the title of an item
once to sort ascending and twice for
descending. Only one Alarm Panel item
can have this active at any one time.
Time Displays the time and date the alarm
occurred.
State Displays the current state of the alarm:
• ACK - Acknowledged
• UNACK - Unacknowledged
• UNACK_RTN - Unacknowledged
Return to Normal
Name Displays the alarm tag. If the alarm tag is
an I/A Series tag, the name is in the
format of COMP.BLOCK.ALARM, where
ALARM is the type of alarm, i.e. HIABS,
LODEV, etc. If the alarm is a state alarm,
this field also displays the point number in
alarm, i.e. STATE.0. There are no “:”
displayed for COMP.BLOCK names. The
“:” is replaced with a “.”.
Priority Displays the priority of the alarm: (1 most
important to 999 least important).
Value Displays the value of the data point when
it went into alarm.
Limit Displays the configured limit that was
exceeded for the point to go into alarm.
Alarm Comment Displays the Loop ID, Block Description,
configured Alarm Text, and Engineering
Units for the I/A Series block in alarm.
These fields are separated by ‘,’ in the
Alarm Comment field.
Type Displays the type of alarm.

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Item Description
Group Displays the group to which the block is
assigned. For I/A Series alarms, the
Group field is the alarm destination as
configured in the IDE.
Provider Displays the application or component
that provided the alarm or event. For
I/A Series alarms, this field contains
IASeries.
Operator Node For I/A Series unacknowledged alarms,
this field displays the name of the Control
Processor where the alarm originated. If
the alarm has been acknowledged through
the Alarm Panel, this field contains the
name of the workstation where the
operator acknowledged the alarm.
For data change event messages, this field
contains the login user name of the
operator that made the data change.
Class Displays the class of the alarm.
User 1 This field is not used.
User 2 This field is not used.
User 3 For I/A Series alarms, this field contains
the name of the parameter that generated
the alarm. Depending on the alarm type,
this field also contains the point name, the
error code, and for sequence messages,
the stepno, subrno, and sbxno for
the block.
Tag Comment For I/A Series alarms, contains the same
information as the Alarm Comment field.
Operator For I/A Series alarm records, this field
contains the text “fox”. For operator
action records, this field contains the
name of the operator that made data
change.
Operator Domain Contains the domain to which the
Operator listed in the Operator column is
assigned.
Operator Full Name Same as Operator.
Indicates active unacknowledged alarms
in the Alarm Panel
Displays the number of active alarms. If
more alarms are active than can be
displayed, a bar appears for mouse use to
display the other alarms

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Item Description
Displays the name of the active query.

Displays the percentage complete of the

query.

Alarm Panel Icons

The following table list the Alarm Panel icons and gives a brief description of
function, along with a cross reference to a full explanation, where required.

Item Description
Folder: Opens the Query Browser dialog
box. Refer to “Query Browser” on
page 28.
Drop Down Query List: Opens a drop
down menu of alarm queries. It provides a
selection of process and system alarms.
Pause: Click to pause updates to the alarm
window. A stop icon appears in the
bottom corner of the Alarm Panel until
the Update icon is clicked.
Update: Resumes refreshing of data after
a pause.

Sort: Displays the Secondary Sort dialog

box. Refer to “Sort/Secondary Sort” on
page 27.
Alarm Statistics for Display: Opens the
Alarm Statistics for Display dialog box.
Refer to “Alarm Statistics for Display” on
page 25.
Summary Mode: Click to toggle Alarm
Panel to show Summary Mode alarms
only.
Historical Mode: Click to toggle Alarm
Panel to show Historical Mode alarms
only.
Alarm Provider List: Lists the alarm
providers that have provided alarms for
the Alarm Panel.
Filter by Priorities: Filter alarms by a
priority range. Select a lower and upper
priority range and press Enter.
Unacked Alarms: Filters the window to
include unacked alarms.

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Item Description
Acked Alarms: Filters the window to
include acked alarms.

Show the User Display for the Selected

Alarm: Opens the process graphic
associated with the selected alarm. If no
process graphic has been associated to the
alarm and if the alarm is an I/A Series
alarm, the faceplate overlay appears.
The alarm name is placed in the Tag Bar.
Ack Menu: Opens the Ack menu. Refer to
“Alarm Panel Context Menu” on page 24.

Suppress: Opens the Suppress drop down.

Refer to “Alarm Panel Context Menu” on
page 24.
Unsuppress: Opens the Unsuppress drop
down. Refer to “Suppression” on page 26.
Horns: Opens the Horns drop down menu.
Refer to “Horns Menu” on page 29.

Alarm Panel Context Menu

To access the context menu:
• Select an alarm, right-click and Figure 3-11 appears.

Figure 3-11. Alarm Panel Context Menu

This menu includes the following functions:

Ack Selected
Select an alarm and then right-click and select Ack Selected to acknowledge
an individual alarm.

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Ack Others
To acknowledge all selected alarms, all selected groups or all selected
priorities:
1. Select and alarm from a particular group(s), tag(s) or priority(s).
2. Right-click and select Ack Others and either Ack Selected Groups, Ack
Selected Tags, or Ack Selected Priorities and all alarms in the selected
group are acknowledged.
To acknowledge all alarms or all visible alarms (only alarms visible in the
Alarm Panel):
• Right-click and select Ack Others and either Ack All Alarms or Ack All
Visible Alarms and these alarms are acknowledged.

Note The Ack All Visible Alarms selection works well if used with the
Alarm Panel sorted according to your needs. For example, if all alarms from a
time frame are displayed. Be careful that the pane contains only the desired
alarms.

Suppress Selected
Select an alarm and then right-click and select Suppress Selected to suppress
an individual alarm.

Suppress Others
To suppress all selected alarms, all selected groups or all selected priorities:
1. Select and alarm from a particular group(s), tag(s) or priority(s).
2. Right-click and select Suppress Others and either Suppress Selected
Groups, Suppress Selected Tags, or Suppress Selected Priorities and all
alarms in the selected group are suppressed.
To suppress all alarms or all visible alarms (only alarms visible in the Alarm
Panel pane):
• Right-click and select Suppress Others and either Suppress All Alarms
or Suppress All Visible Alarms and these alarms are suppressed.

Note The Suppress All Visible Alarms selection works well if used with the
Alarm Panel sorted according to your needs. For example, if all alarms from a
time frame are displayed. Be careful that the pane contains only the desired
alarms.

Alarm Statistics for Display

Opens the Alarms Statistics for the Display dialog box (Figure 3-12) for the
Alarm Panel. This dialog displays a list of the alarm providers for the window,
and a value indicating the percentage of the alarm providers alarms that the
window has received since the last update. If an alarm provider is not
responding to the update requests, the dialog indicates a value of 0% for that
alarm provider.

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The items listed in Percent of Alarms Retrieved in Query field are dictated
by the Query field entry in the Query Browser (see “Query Browser” on
page 28).

Figure 3-12. Alarm Statistics for Display

To use this dialog:
1. Select an item in Percent of Alarms Retrieved in Query and click
Update
2. Click OK to close the dialog.

Suppression
Opens the Alarm Suppression dialog box if there are active suppressed
alarms (Figure 3-13).

Figure 3-13. Alarm Suppression

To use this function:
1. Select an alarm to unsuppress.
2. Click Delete and a confirmation appears, click Yes.
3. Click Close.

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Freeze
Toggles on/off an alarm freeze. A check appears on the menu item when
alarms are frozen.

Requery
Select to requery all alarms.

Sort/Secondary Sort
Opens the Secondary Sort dialog box (Figure 3-14).
Use this to do single and multiple column sorting (up to two columns), in
ascending or descending order. The following sort selections are available:

• Time • State • Class

• Type • Priority • Name
• Group • Provider • Operator
• Operator Full Name • Operator Node • Operator Domain
• Tag • Comment • Alarm Comment
• User 1 • User 2 • User 3

Figure 3-14. Secondary Sort

To sort:
1. Select the check box beside the column name.
2. Use the Sort Order arrow keys to rearrange the columns.
For example, if the desired sorting is in descending order based on the
alarm state first, then date:
A. Select both these check boxes: Date and State.
B. Select the State row.
C. Click the Up Sort Order arrow key.
D. Select the Descending radio button from Sort
Type.
5. Click OK.

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Query Browser
The Query Browser allows users to browse and create different alarm queries
for Alarm Panel use.

Note Refer to InFusion View Framer and Alarm Management (B0750AR) for
a description on alarm query formats.

The Alarm Panel allows users to create and name their own local alarm
queries. They are saved locally and are not accessible from other users or other
workstations. The current alarm query is displayed at the top, and matches the
information from the Alarm Panel.

Note Pre-built queries, such as the Process and System alarm queries, are
configured using InFusion View Framer, and cannot be modified at runtime.

To open the browser:

• Click the Query Browser icon and Figure 3-15 appears.

Figure 3-15. Query Browser

The table below explains browser features.

Item Description
Alarm Panel Shows the currently selected alarm query. Users can
Query row modify it to create local alarm queries.
P row The Process alarm query.
S row The System alarm query.
1-5 rows (shown Predefined non-editable alarm queries that are globally
empty above) available to configured workstations.
There are up to 10 queries available and are accessed
via the Page Up and Page Down buttons on the right.
1-5 rows (shown Predefined editable alarm queries that are only
white above) available to the local workstation.
There are up to10 queries available and are accessed via
the Page Up and Page Down buttons on the right.

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Item Description
The drop down arrows in the Mode and State columns
select the available alarm query choices.
The drop down arrows in the Query column separates
long query strings into separate Alarm Provider names
and shows them in a list.
Click the delete icon to delete after confirmation.

Click the diskette icon to save the query.

Click the open icon to save and view the query to the
active Alarm Panel.

Click the appropriate icon to page up and down the list.

To configure a query:
1. Click in an empty Name and enter a name.

Note The field will clear if the entered name is already used.

The three icons to the right appear.

2. Click in the high and low Priority fields and enter values.
3. Select Summary or Historical.
4. Select a state: All, Ack or Unack.
5. Select the Query field and type in the source of the alarms.
6. Click the open icon to add the query to the active Alarm Panel.

Horns Menu
Use the Horns menu to, silence horns, mute horns for the local workstation or
the Common Alarm Group (CAG). Silencing temporarily turns off the horns
until the next alarm occurs. Muting turns off the horns until a time-out occurs
or the horns are unmuted.
If the workstation is configured in a Common Alarm Group, by default all the
horns throughout the Common Alarm Group are silenced.

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To silence/mute a local horn or horns:

1. Click the Horns icon to open the Horns menu (Figure 3-16).

Figure 3-16. Horns Menu

2. Select the desired option.

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 24 parameters – three columns of 8 lines each – are
available. The values of settable points can also be modified from this 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
• ‘.’ - Floating Point - Floating point precision view can be changed from
0 to 4 decimal points.
To access the Watch Panel:
• Choose View > Watch Panel and Figure 3-17 appears.

Figure 3-17. Watch Panel

To configure an item on the panel:
1. Click in the Tagname field and enter an I/A Series or ArchestrA string
and press Enter.

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• I/A Series Point Format - COMPOUND.BLOCK.PARAMETER

• Galaxy: and Local DI Object name will automatically be added
• ArchestrA Format - Galaxy:AppObject.Attribute

Note Refer to InFusion View Framer and Alarm Management (B0750AR) for
a description on alarm query formats.

Alternately, to assign a point from a face plate:

• Click on a data field and click on an A button to assign it.
To delete an item:
• Click its associated Del button and it is deleted without confirmation.
To change point value:
• Click in the Value field next to the point.
• Enter the new value and press Enter.
• The point will not change if it is secured or the operator does not have
proper security clearance.
To change floating point precision view:
• Select the “.” indicator next to the point to toggle through the available
decimal settings.

ScratchPad Trends
The ScratchPad Trends menu item calls in trend windows to view historical
data from the InSQL database. 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 choose 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 InFusion Historian trending functionality, refer to the
ActiveFactory Help accessible through the Start menu.

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To open the Trend window:

1. Choose View > ScratchPad Trends and Figure 3-18 appears.

Figure 3-18. ScratchPad Trends Size Selection Window

2. Select a Trend Size radio button. The Trend Position view will change to
match the size of the trend selected.
3. 3. Select an available trend position and click Open. The trend appears
(Figure 3-19).

Alternatively:
1. Choose View > ScratchPad Trends and Figure 3-18 appears. If a
previous ScratchPad trend was saved, it will appear in the trend file list.
2. Select a previously saved trend from the list, and click Open.

Click buttons from left to right to

show the window at 1/6, 1/3, 2/3, or full screen
sized.

Figure 3-19. Trend Window

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When the small window is used there is insufficient area to display all actions.
Therefore, a popup window Figure 3-20 is accessed by clicking the Trend
Action button:
All actions are the same as those found on the larger trend windows.

Figure 3-20. Trends Tools Dialog Box

The table below 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
Print Graph dialog appears and assists you in
configuration.
Opens the InSQL File Browser dialog
box. See “InFusion Historian File
Save and Load Dialog Browser” on page 38.
Trend Update Options
Pan the trend to the left or right.

Pan Left/Pan Right

Starts or pauses live updates to the trend.

Enable or Disable Live Replay

Mode
Refreshes the trend's data one time.

Refresh
Trend X-Axis Options

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Item Description
Toggles the Time toolbar on/off.

Show Time Toolbar

Toggles the trend's time format between
Date/Time and Relative Time format.
ShowTimeStamp or Relative
Time
Zooms the window in/out on the time
axis. See “Trend Properties” on page 38.
Zoom In On Time Axis/Zoom
Out On Time Axis
Trend Y-Axis Options
Shows the scale for each configured tag,
next to the trend graph.
Show Multi Scales
Configures the chart to show a single
value scale along the value axis. If the
Show Select Scale chart includes multiple tags, the scale of
the currently selected tag in the chart is
shown along the value axis. The scale
label color matches the pen color of the
selected tag. As you scroll through tags in
the chart, the value axis always shows the
scale of the selected tag. The labels along
the value axis are shown even if the
current tag is hidden. How a chart looks
when a single scale is applied depends on
the number of tags in the chart and
whether the chart is in stacked mode.
Shows the value of each tag of the trend,
on the left side of the trend. The values
Show Values at Cursor are from the point at which the cursor
intersects the data.
Trend View Options
Shows the selected Tag as a single line
trend, hiding all other tags.
Single Tag
Changes the trend view to multiple trends,
one for each point, and stacks them.
Stack Graph
Toggles the X-axis cursor on/off.

Show X-Axis Cursor

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Item Description
Toggles the Y-axis cursor on/off.

Show Y-Axis Cursor

Pen Assignment Options
Assigns the selected tag that appears in
the HMI Tag Bar. The point will only be
Assign Tag from Menu added if it is being historized.
Open the Tag Browser dialog box as a
stand alone. See “Tag Browser/Tag
Show Tag Browser Dialog Picker” on page 40.
Shows the trend's Tag Picker inset on the
left side of the Trend window. See “Tag
Show Tag Browser Browser/Tag Picker” on page 40.
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 box to associate the selected pen
with a color.
Select Pen Color
Highlights the trend line of the selected
tag.

Highlight Tag
Pen Scale Options for Selected Tag

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Item Description
Automatically scales the value axis range
to reflect the actual data currently being
displayed for the trend. For example, if
Autoscale Tag the 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
minimum and maximum data values for
the chart. The calculation rounds the
values so as to make the chart easier to
read. Also, a percentage allocation is
added to the final values so that the
adjusted scale fits within the boundaries
of the trend chart. Therefore, the adjusted
scale will be a round number slightly
above the actual data values. You can
automatically scale a single tag or all of
the tags in a trend. For information on
resetting scale back to the original default,
see Returning Tags to Their Original
Scale. Autoscaling is not performed
continually for a trend. Also, if the
trended data includes points outside of the
scale region, an indicator ( ) is displayed
to remind you to perform a second
autoscale operation.
Scales the selected tag up. It doubles the
tag's scale. For example, if the scale is
0 to 20, it becomes 0 to 40.
Move Tag Up
Scales the selected tag down. It halves the
tag's scale. For example, if the scale is
0 to 20, it becomes 0 to 10.
Move Tag Down
Enable or disable rubber band scaling for
the selected tag (s). Use rubber band
scaling so that an area of the trend chart
Enable/Disable Rubberband can be dragged with the mouse to
Scale for Tag automatically adjust the time axis scale
based on the area selected.
The Rubber Band Zoom increases the
view of the selected area up to 500% of its
default size.
Pen Scale Options for All Tags
Same as for Selected Tag except that it is
applied to all tags in the trend.
Autoscale Tag

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Item Description
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
Select One Scale for All Tags lower scale limits.
Miscellaneous Options
Opens the Trend Properties dialog box.
See “Trend Properties” on page 38.
Trend Properties
Causes the previous or next tag to be
selected.
Select Previous/Next Tag
This button only appears on Medium and
Large size trends. It hides all selected tag
actions and shows actions that are applied
Toggle Between All and Current to all tags.
Example: Delete Selected Tag becomes
Delete All Tags

Figure 3-21 shows the Time toolbar.

Figure 3-21. Time Toolbar

The Time toolbar is used to select the start and end times for a query. This
function then filters the Trend window data presentation for the selected tag.
To do this:
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
B. Entering a From and To range in the boxes
provided and clicking Apply.

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InFusion Historian File Browser

Use this function to both select and save InFusion Historian files.
To load a previously saved historian trend:
1. Click the Save and Load icon and Figure 3-22 opens.

Figure 3-22. InFusion Historian File Browser

2. Enter a file name by typing name in the File Name field or by selecting a
name from the list.
3. Click Load.
To save a historian trend:
1. Click the Save and Load icon and Figure 3-22 opens.
2. Enter a file name by typing name in the File Name field or by selecting a
name from the list.
3. Click Save. For an existing file, you will be asked to confirm overwriting
the file.

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

Note The property dialogs shown are described in the ActiveFactory Help
accessible through the Start menu.

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Figure 3-23 through Figure 3-25 show these tabs.

Figure 3-23. Trend Properties - General and Colors Tabs

Figure 3-24. Trend Properties - Axes and Limits Tabs

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Figure 3-25. Trend Properties - Summarized Data and Annotations

Tabs

Tag Browser/Tag Picker

Use the Tag Picker to find tags in the IndustrialSQL Server database(s) for
inclusion in your trend. The Tag Picker displays all of the system objects, such
as tags, that are visible to the particular client in accordance with the
permissions for the user that is currently logged on. Each object in the database
is listed as an item in the Tag Picker.
Each ScratchPad Trend has access to an embedded Tag Browser or a separate
Tag Browser dialog. On smaller trends, there is not much space for displaying
this embedded control so a separate dialog is provided.

Note The InFusion View Framer includes settings to automatically fill in

the Tag Picker dialog box and log onto the configured server.

Opening the Tag Browser Dialog

Click the Tag Browser dialog button . The Tag Browser will
automatically connect to the InSQL Server and open to the Tag Picker dialog
box, if the InFusion View Framer InSQL settings are properly configured:
• Server name
• Login name
• Password

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Figure 3-26. Tag Browser Dialog Box

If the Tag Browser can not login in to the Server, right-click on the server in the
Servers list, and select LogOn. The Connect Server dialog box will open.
Figure 3-27 shows 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, the settings
in InFusion View Framer need to be updated. Check the “Use Integrated
security” checkbox.

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Server Name

Check this box

Login ID

Password

Figure 3-27. Connect Server Dialog Box

The Server Name is not editable from this dialog box. The Login ID and
Password are editable when the “Use Integrated security” box is not checked.
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 box is
opened until the settings in InFusion View Framer are updated.
ActiveFactory Help accessible through the Start menu contains detailed
information about standard login procedures and settings.

Displaying the Embedded Tag Browser

Click the Tag Browser button to show the embedded dialog
Figure 3-28. The embedded dialog should automatically find all available
InSQL servers.

Figure 3-28. Embedded Tag Browser - Inset in the Trend Window

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If the server is not currently connected, the operator can manually login. This
embedded Tag Browser will retain the logged in user once they are logged in.
Proceed as follows:
1. Right-click on the server name.
2. Select Log On.
3. The Connect Server dialog box (Figure 3-27) opens.
4. Enter your Login ID and password.
5. Click OK.

Adding Tags to Trends

Either the Tag Browser dialog box or the embedded Tag Browser can add tags
to Trend windows. Both browsers operate in the same manner.
Proceed as follows:
1. Click the “+” for the server and the Tags area is populated.
2. Add a tag to the Trend window and to the Tag Name dialog box inset
either:
• by double-clicking a tag or
• by selecting a tag and dragging it to the Trend or Tag Name dialog
box (Figure 3-29).

Figure 3-29. Trend Window with Tag Name Dialog Inset

Tag Picker Dialog Filtering Functions

Use the Filter pane (Figure 3-30) to reduce the tags displayed in the Tags pane
according to criteria that you specify. You can filter the tags according to name,
description, and I/O address.
Additionally, the series of buttons below the Tags pane filters tag shown by:
• Analog - Analog tags only
• Discrete - Discrete tags only
• String - String tags only
• Event - Events only

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• All - Returns all tag to the Tags list

Figure 3-30. Tag Picker Filter Pane

The following table lists wildcard characters for use as part of the filter criteria:

Wildcard Filter Function

% Any string of zero or more characters.
_ Any single character.
[] Any single character within the specified
range or set. For example:
[a-f]
[abcdef]
Any single character not within Any single character not within the
the specified range or set. For specified range or set. For example:
example:
• [^a - f]
• [^a - f]
• [^abcdef]
• [^abcdef]

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
IndustrialSQL Server historian.

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The filter criteria is not case-sensitive.

To apply a filter:
1. In the Server box, specify or verify the server.
This box is not available if the Servers pane is visible.
2. Enter the string to match for the tagname in Tag name.
3. Enter the string to match for the description in the Description.
4. Enter the string to match for the I/O address in 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 do not select Exact
match, 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:
• Softkey Data Entry/Keyboard Data Entry
• Horizontal Navigation/Vertical Navigation

Softkey Data Entry/Keyboard Data Entry

Softkey Data Entry enables the use of the touch screen keyboard. Keyboard
Data Entry enables the use of the regular keyboard. Only one of these menu
items can be active at anytime.
To select either:
1. Choose Preferences and the drop down appears.
2. Choose either Softkey Data Entry or Keyboard Data Entry.

Horizontal Navigation/Vertical Navigation

Toggles you between horizontal and vertical navigation.
1. Choose Preferences and the drop down appears.
2. Choose either Horizontal Navigation or Vertical Navigation.

Tools Menu
Refer to “Tools Menu” on page 9 for a list of the Tools menu items.

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Help Menu
Use the Help menu to view the following:
• InFusion View Runtime Help - access the runtime help file, or to search
for assistance on particular runtime issues
• InFusion View Window Construction Help - access the window
construction help file, or to search for assistance on particular window
construction issues
• the About InFusion dialog box.

InFusion View Runtime Help

InFusion View Runtime Help displays the contents of this document in a help
viewer.

InFusion View Window Construction Help

InFusion View Window Construction Help displays the contents of InFusion
View Window Construction Using InTouch® WindowMaker™ User Guide
(B0750AS).

About InFusion View

Use this dialog box to access data on:
• InFusion Version
• InTouch Version
• I/A Series Version
To access this dialog:
• Choose Window > About InFusion View and Figure 3-31 appears.

Figure 3-31. About InFusion View

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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” on page 45. 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 InFusion View Framer. All active alarms
propagate up to their parent level, which enables the operator to find and
identify windows in alarm easier.

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
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

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Item Description
This key has been selected.

Current Navigation Location (not

selected)

Vertical
Selection or Current navigation location.

No window is assigned.

A window is assigned.

The window assigned to this key or one of

its sub-units has an active
unacknowledged alarm.
Flashing
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

Horizontal Navigation Panels

Pane Navigation Within Panels

Select panes in a horizontal Navigation Panel using the following:
• Mouse
• Ctrl+arrow keys
• Ctrl+function keys

Use the mouse to select panes as follows:

1. Select the Window button to open the navigation panel.
2. Select an Area to view the list of Cells that are assigned to the Area.

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3. Select a Cell to view the list of Units that are assigned to the Cell.
4. Select a Unit to view the assigned window.
5. Click any assigned Area or Cell to move back to any previous level.

Use the Ctrl button and arrow keys to select panes as follows:
1. Select the Window button to open the navigation panel.
2. Use Ctrl+Left or Ctrl+Right to view assigned Cells of each Area.
3. Use Ctrl+Down to select the Area.
4. Use Ctrl+Left or Ctrl+Right to view assigned Units of each Cell.
5. Use Ctrl+Down to select the Cell.
6. Use Ctrl+Left or Ctrl+Right to move the cursor to a Unit.
7. Use Ctrl+Down to open the window.
8. Use Ctrl+Up to navigate back to any previous level.

Note The Navigation Panel does not have to be open to use these key
combinations.

Use the Ctrl button and function keys to select panes as follows:
1. Select the Window Button to open the navigation panel.
2. Use Ctrl+F1 through F12 to select AREA 1 through 12.
3. Use Ctrl+F1 through F12 to select CELL 1 through 12.
4. Use Ctrl+F1 through F12 to select and open the window assigned to
UNIT 1 through 12.
5. Use Ctrl+Up to navigate back to previous level.

Note The Navigation Panel does not have to be open to use these key
combinations.

Opening Windows Assigned to an Area or Cell

The basic procedure for opening windows assigned to an Area or Cell is as
follows:
1. Select the Window button to open the navigation panel.
2. Select an AREA, then a CELL and then a UNIT.
The Area and Cell assignments are shown on the left side of the
Navigation Panel.
3. Select the Area or Cell listing on the left to open the window.
Alternatively:
1. Use Ctrl+a to show an Area window.
2. Use Ctrl+g to show a Cell window.

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Note The Navigation Panel does not have to be open to perform this
procedure.

Opening the Site Window

The basic procedure for opening the Site window is as follows:
1. Select the Window Button to open the navigation panel
2. Click on the label that appears in the navigation panel title bar
Alternately:
1. Use Ctrl+Home

Note The Navigation Panel does not have to be open to perform this
procedure.

Vertical Navigation Panels

Select panes in a vertical Navigation Panel using the mouse, as follows:
1. Select the Window button to open the navigation panel.
2. Move mouse over the list of Areas to open a list of assigned Cells.
3. Move mouse over the Cells to open a third list of assigned Units.
4. Click on any Area, Cell, or Unit list item to open the assigned window.

Navigation 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 on Window Menu 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 InFusion View.

Redirection
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 InFusion View Framer. The possible
monitor configurations are:
• Single
• 2 vertical

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• 2 horizontal
• 4 horizontal
• Square -4 monitors
To use redirect:
1. Click on Redirect in the menu bar and Figure 3-32 appears.

Figure 3-32. Redirect - Select Target

2. Select the redirection location.
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 must re-check the box to
return redirection back to its default state.

4. Open a window, using the Window Browser (Figure 3-33), Block Select,
Recent or Favorite Lists, or any other means of opening a window.

Figure 3-33. Window Browser

Note The window's window scripts must be properly configured for

redirection to work. This is discussed in InFusion View Window Construction
Using InTouch® WindowMaker™ User Guide (B0750AS).

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Tag Bar
The Tag Bar allows the operator to select a configured I/O point and perform a
variety of actions such as:
• Show a faceplate overlay of an I/A Series tag
• Find sink and source paths of an I/A Series tag
ArchestrA and I/A Series tags that appear in the Tagname field can also be
assigned to Real-time Trends and Watch Panels.

Tagname Field Faceplate Map Source Button

Previously Used Drop-Down List

Figure 3-34. Tag Bar

Tagname Field
To manually enter an I/A Series 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 an I/A Series tag, the Faceplate Map and Source
buttons will become active.

Previously Used Drop-Down List

This is a list of tags that have been used to open a faceplate or assigned to the
Watch Panel.

Faceplate Map
Use the faceplate map to open a faceplate overlay in one of eight predefined
locations. The faceplate overlays available are limited to the current I/A Series
compound and block shown in the Tag Bar.
To use the map:
1. Click the faceplate map icon and Figure 3-35 appears.

Figure 3-35. Faceplate Map

2. Click a map location and the faceplate overlay appears there.

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Source Button
The Source button opens a Source toolbar for I/A Series tags. It shows from
where a tag’s value is derived (Source) and to where it is going (Sink).

Sink Button Source Button

Tag Name Status Type Tag Name Status Type

Figure 3-36. Source Button in the Tag Bar

• 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.

Process and System Alarm Bars

The Process Alarm Bar shows:
1. Current state of Process Alarms.
2. One Line Alarm Panel with the Most Recent Process Alarm.
3. Provides one click access to the Alarm Panels and Process Alarm Query.
4. Provides one click access to the configured window with the Top Priority
Alarm.

4 1 1 3 2

Figure 3-37. Process Alarm Bar

The System Alarm Bar shows:

1. Current state of System Alarms.
2. One Line Alarm Panel with the Most Recent System Alarm.
3. Provides one click access to the Alarm Panels and System Alarm Query.
4. Provides one click access to the System Manager.

4 1 1 3 2

Figure 3-38. System Alarm Bar

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Alarm Status
The following are alarm states in order of precedence.

Description Item
If there are any Active Alarms that are
Unacknowledge, the indicators will
appear as:
Flashing “!” indicator - Red
Border
If there are Acknowledged Active
Alarms and no Unacknowledged Active
alarms the indicator will appear as:
Steady “!” indicator - Red Border
There are two states for the indicators
when there are no Active Alarms.
If there are any Unacknowledged alarms
and No Active Alarms, the indicator will Flashing Bell Indicator - Green
appear as: Border
Else if there are no Active or
Unacknowledged Alarms the indicator
will appear as:
No flashing indicator - Green
Border
There is one other status for all alarm
states. When alarms have been muted
the Mute indicator will appear:

Faceplate Overlays
A faceplate overlay is an InFusion View overlay window that contains a single
faceplate overlay connected to a single block in the Controller. Eight faceplates
overlays can be displayed on the screen at one time.
There are a number ways to call in a faceplate overlay for a specified block.
• Enter the full COMPOUND.BLOCK in the Tag Field of the HMI Tag Bar.
• Select an updating field within a faceplate overlay or process graphic. Use
the faceplate map to open a faceplate in one of 8 predefined locations.
• Select an alarm from the Alarm Panel. Use the faceplate map to open a
faceplate in one of 8 predefined locations.
• Select a tag from the Tag Bar drop down list of previously used tags.
• Select a compound or block from Block Select.
After the faceplate overlay location is selected, the faceplate overlay appears in
the selected location. If a faceplate overlay was already opened in that location,
the previous overlay is closed and the new overlay appears.

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Faceplate overlays can be moved anywhere within the workstation desktop,

even outside of the InFusion View window frame. To move a faceplate
overlay, select the title bar area and drag the overlay. Even if a faceplate
overlay has been moved, it is closed if a new faceplate overlay is opened in the
same location as the original location of the moved overlay. Selecting the
Return button in the upper right corner of the faceplate overlay returns the
overlay back to its original location.

Faceplate Overlay Properties

Figure 3-39 shows the major components of a faceplate overlay using a PID as
an example.

Block State
Area

Title Bar

Alarm Area

Operation
Process Buttons
Display Area

Faceplate Navigat
Buttons

Process Values
Area

Figure 3-39. Faceplate Overlay Components

The table below discusses general faceplate overlay features. Not every
faceplate overlay 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 important parameters.
Trend
This button switches the button view from
Action buttons to Paging buttons. It
appears only when in action mode.
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Item Description
This area has two labels which can be
configured in InFusion View Framer, an
Exit button, and the Block type.
• 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.
• Press the Restore button to
return moved faceplates to their
original location.
• Selecting the bottom label will cycle
the bottom label through the different
label views.
• Press the Exit button to close the
faceplate.

Click this icon, which appears in the

upper right corner of the faceplate
overlay, to return the faceplate to its
previous location.

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Item Description
• - allows permitted operators to

acknowledge blocks alarms from the

faceplate.
Colors depend on how alarm
priorities are configured in InFusion
View Framer. When an alarm is
unacknowledged, the indicator will
fill with the assigned priority color.
When an alarm is acknowledged but
is still active. The fill will change to
light gray with a border of the
assigned priority color.
• - Flashes for an
unacknowledged alarm.
• - Indicates an alarm is inhibited.
• - Indicates the alarm priority.
• - Indicates the alarm type,
such as HIABS.
Displays single-letter indications of the
block state. For example, A for Auto.

Click the to display the Detail

View Page buttons. For example:
• CNTRL - Opens the Control
faceplate overlay
• ALARMS - Opens the Alarms
faceplate overlay
• TUNE - Opens the Tuning detail
faceplate overlay

A graphical representation of block

values. This area may contain other
indicators such as Alarm Limits,
Clamping Values and Data Quality.

Detail View Page buttons appear on the

bottom of each Detail View that has more
than one page of information. Selecting
one of these buttons will switch the
current Detail View page to the selected
page.

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Item Description
Selecting a settable parameter in the
faceplate will open a set of buttons for
ramping or toggling depending on the
data type of the selected parameter.

Note: The first three buttons are shown

when a settable analog parameter is
selected.
• Click the double arrows to ramp a
value by 5% percent or by a preset
engineering unit.
• Click the single arrow to ramp a
value by 1% percent or by a preset
engineering unit.
• Toggle between Percent of Scale and
Absolute EU ramping modes.
• 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.
• 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.

Toggles the block between Auto and

Manual.

Toggles the block between Local and

Remote control.

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Item Description
Toggles the block lock on/off.

Toggles the block between Run and Hold.

Figure 3-40 shows a graphical representation of a PID block’s primary

parameters.

Meas 6 5

2 SPT
RSP
SPT ramp target (PIDA)

3
Clamps
OUT OUT HI and
LO Alarms
4

Figure 3-40. Example PID Faceplate Overlay with Alarms Selected

The table below explains the features of the process graphs in Figure 3-40.

Item Description
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.

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Item Description
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.

Data Quality Indication

The background color of updating text fields indicates the quality of the data.
In addition, a single character text indicator, located to the right of the value,
provides a non-color indication of the data quality. Certain quality states will
cause the value field to be displayed as all asterisks in place of the bad values.
For non-text fields, the fill color or color of a surrounding rectangle indicate
the data quality.
Data quality includes not only data quality from the Control Processor, but also
Galaxy quality states and local DI Object status.
The table below gives the text and color indicators that appear on faceplate
overlays during operation.

Meaning Text Indicator Character Color Example

Data value is unavailable ***** ^ Cyan
to InFusion View, i.e. the
DAServer is not available.
Connection to DAServer is ***** ~ Cyan
OK, but no data from I/A,
i.e. invalid tagname
Internal InFusion View 123.45 ? White
data quality pending, i.e. a
write operation has
not completed
Internal InFusion View 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
I/A Series network
Data value has an I/A Bad 123.45 ! Red
status

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Meaning Text Indicator Character Color Example

Data value has an I/A Error 123.45 # Green
status

Data is low limited in the 123.45 < Light Blue

I/A controller

Data is low limited in the 123.45 > Light Blue

I/A controller

Data is in a constant limit 123.45 = Light Blue

state

Detail View Navigation

The features in this PID faceplate are a typical representation of most common
features found in most block faceplates, as listed in the table on page 55.
Figure 3-41 shows an example of a PID faceplate overlay.

Figure 3-41. Example PID Faceplate Overlay

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To view detail information about a block, click the Detail button to show
the available Detail Views listed on the right side of the faceplate overlay, as
shown in Figure 3-42.

Detail View
Buttons

Figure 3-42. Example PID Detail View

Selecting any of the Detail View buttons will open a new view of the block.
Figure 3-43 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).

Detail Page
Buttons

Figure 3-43. Example PID Detail View - IO-1

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Clicking the highlighted View button will close the Detail View and return to
the main faceplate overlay view. Clicking any other Detail View or Page button
will display a new set of data for the block.
Figure 3-44 shows a typical Alarm View with four Alarm Pages.

Figure 3-44. Example PID Detail View - Alarms

The CNFG views typically hold Block Setting, Override and State parameters.
Figure 3-45 shows the PID Configuration View.

Figure 3-45. Example PID Detail View - Configuration 1

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Figure 3-46 through Figure 3-50 are various tune pages for PID Blocks. Tune
pages change based on the type of PID Block - PID, PIDA, PIDX, PIDE or
PIDXE.

Figure 3-46. Example PID Detail View - Tune 1

Figure 3-47. Example PIDA Detail View - Tune 1

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Figure 3-48. Example PIDX Detail View - Tune 1

Figure 3-49. Example PIDE Detail View - Tune 1

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Figure 3-50. Example PIDXE Detail View - Tune 1

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Faceplate Overlay Trends

This section describes the operations of the trend overlay accessed from any of
the faceplate overlays by clicking Trend. Figure 3-51 shows the display for the
PID faceplate overlay. Once you click the Trend button, a Trend window
appears on top of the faceplates current location. The trend can be moved by
selecting and dragging the title bar of the Trend window.

Scrolls up
and down
through the
pens.

Figure 3-51. Faceplate Overlay Trend Faceplate Overlay

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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 Trend Properties icon (lower left) and Figure 3-52.

Figure 3-52. Trend Properties for the Faceplate Overlay

To add a pen:
1. Click the icon in the trend to open the Trend Properties panel.
2. Select one of the 16 pens.
3. Select the Name field and enter an ArchestrA or I/A Series Tag name to
trend:
• Archestra Format - Galaxy:AppObject.Attribute
• I/A Series Format - COMPOUND.BLOCK.PARAMETER
4. Click the Apply button (upper right).
Alternatively:
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 the Assign button.

4. Click the Apply button (upper right).

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To restore a pen:
This button will restore the Properties page to its original state or to the last
time the Apply button was clicked. Once the Apply button has been press all
old settings are overwritten.
• Click the Restore Selected Pen icon and the pen is
restored/deleted from the Trend window.
To clear a pen:
• Select a pen and click the Clear Pen icon and the pen is cleared
from the Trend window.

Faceplate Types
There are many block types some of which have unique features. Several
examples have been selected to exemplify the many various features: Refer to
“Faceplate Overlay Properties” on page 55 for general information about
faceplate overlays.
• “AIN” below
• “Logic Blocks - CALC, CALCA, MATH, LOGIC” on page 70
• “CHARC” on page 72
• “Station” on page 72
• “MCIN” on page 74
• “Sequence Blocks - DEP, EXC, IND, MON” on page 75

AIN
Figure 3-53 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.

Figure 3-53. AIN IOM Faceplate Overlay

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Logic Blocks - CALC, CALCA, MATH, LOGIC

This section discusses items unique to the logic type blocks, using the CALCA
block as a typical representation.

Basic Overlays
This CALCA faceplate, in Figure 3-54, is typical of any logic type block.
Figure 3-55 shows an example of multiple fill bars for multiple I/O points. The
bars from left to right are related to the parameters listed on the right, from top
to bottom. In this case the left most fill bar is connected to RI01 and the right
most fill bar is RI08.

Figure 3-54. CALCA Initial Faceplate Overlay

Figure 3-55. CALCA Block with Bar Graphs

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Logic Step Panel

Figure 3-56 shows the Detail Views available for a CALC block.

Step Code
Button

Figure 3-56. CALC Block with Step Panel

All logic blocks have a STEPS View button which will open the Logic Steps
panel.

Block Type Name Description

Step 01-50 Code Comment Indicator “;”

Figure 3-57. Logic Steps Panel for CALC Block
The panel’s features are described below:
• Block Type - Type of Logic Block currently selected
• Name - Name of the Selected Compound Block
• Description - The Compound Blocks (DESCRP) description
• Step Code - Logic Code
• Comment - Indicates that there is a comment on this line of code
Each Step Code statement has a tooltip. These tooltips show the entire line of
code that exists in the control processor which includes the code and any
comments. When a comment exists on a Step, the “;” indicator will be shown
on the end of the Step Code area.

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CHARC
Figure 3-58 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.

Figure 3-58. CHARC Block with Characterized Curve

Station
Figure 3-59 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 in Figure 3-60, Figure 3-61 and Figure 3-62.

Figure 3-59. STA Initial Faceplate Overlay

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Figure 3-60. STA Faceplate Overlay - Overruns

Figure 3-61. STA Faceplate Overlay - Groups

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Figure 3-62. STA Faceplate Overlay - Supervisory Settings

MCIN
Figure 3-63 is the main faceplate for a MCIN block. This image is a typical
representation of how Packed Integer Bits are 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.

Figure 3-63. MCIN Initial Faceplate Overlay

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Sequence Blocks - DEP, EXC, IND, MON

Figure 3-64 shows the Detail Views for a Sequence type block. There are 2
views on the bottom for SEQ and SFC.

SEQ Code
SFC Code

Figure 3-64. Sequence Type Block Initial Faceplate Overlay

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. Selecting 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.
Pressing this button will open the Sequence Code panel, shown in Figure 3-65.

Type Name Description Resize Buttons

STEP Code Format Main Faceplate Values SOURCE and STEP

and Buttons Code Buttons

Figure 3-65. Sequence Code Panel

The panel’s features are described below:
• Type - Type of Sequence Block currently selected
• Name - Name of the Selected Compound Block
• Description - The Compound Blocks (DESCRP) description.

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• Resize - Resizes the Sequence Code panel between 1/3 and 2/3 screen
height.
• STEP Code - When the STEP CODE Button is selected, the code will be
shown in STEP Format. The sequence code's .r file needs to exist on the
local workstation.
• SOURCE Code (see Figure 3-66) - When the SOURCE CODE Button is
selected, the panel will be show the source code. The sequence code's .s
file needs to exist on the local workstation.
• Faceplate Values and Buttons - These buttons and values are same as
found of the main faceplate overlay. These are added so operator does not
need to move back and forth between the panel and the faceplate.

STEP Code Format STEP Code Button

Figure 3-66. Sequence Code Panel - Expanded

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C H A P T E R 4

Overview of InFusion View

Block Select

This chapter describes the InFusion View Block Select application.

Contents
• Overview
• Interfacing with InFusion View

Overview
InFusion View Block Select (the Compound and Block Overview window)
provides a representation of control databases.
Use InFusion View Block Select to:
• Bring faceplate overlays into InFusion View.
• Turn ON and OFF I/A Series compounds and their associated blocks.
• Expand a list of the network’s stations and I/A Series compounds,
revealing the hierarchical structure of the control database.
• View a list of blocks within all connected stations, and sort the list by
different criteria.
The InFusion View Block Select window provides two views, as shown in
Figure 4-1.

Figure 4-1. InFusion View Block Select Views

• Station View: A scrollable hierarchical view of stations and I/A Series
compounds on the left panel and a list of blocks for the selected compound
on the right panel.
For more information, refer to “Viewing the Control Database” on
page 102.
• Block View: A scrollable and sortable list of blocks within all connected
stations.
For more information, refer to “Viewing the Block List” on page 102.

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Note 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, as Strategies are not
part of the I/A Series Control database.

Station View
The I/A Series database is organized by stations, I/A Series compounds, and
blocks. The database can be viewed by placing InFusion View Block Select in
Station View. The stations and I/A Series compounds appear on the left panel
of the screen, while the blocks for the selected compound appear on the right
panel.

Stations in the Database

When you open the InFusion View Block Select window for the first time
after installation, only the stations appear. Each station, represented by a
station icon, indicates its connection status, as listed in the table below.

Station Icon Connection Status Indicates

Unconnected No attempt was made to connect
the station, or the station has been
marked to be excluded from
Refresh All. An out-of-network
station (a station that is not on
/etc/wpcplns file), when
unconnected, displays the same
icon as that of the connected
station, but deletes all I/A Series
compounds and blocks from the
station view and block view.
Note: A Refresh All does not
change the connection status of
unconnected stations.
Connected InFusion View Block Select has
successfully retrieved data for the
station. Out-of-network stations
are displayed with a green icon
rather than blue.
Failed connection Attempts to connect the station
have failed, rendering the data
unavailable.

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The Expanded Station

The expanded station displays its I/A Series compounds on the left panel, as
shown in Figure 4-2.

Note Only connected stations can be expanded.

Each compound displays the following:

• Status (ON or OFF), indicated by the icon
• Name
• Highest alarm priority number (if an alarm exists).

Figure 4-2. Expanded Station

The icons in the table below indicate a compound’s status:

Icon Compound status

Compound is ON.

Compound is OFF.

When a compound is selected, it displays the blocks in the right panel, as

shown in Figure 4-2. For each block you can view its:
• Block status, indicated on the block icon

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• Block name
• Highest alarm priority number (if an alarm exists)
• Block type.

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. The icons in the
table below indicate a block’s status.

Icon Block status

Automatic

Manual

No Manual/Auto parameter

Undefined

Error

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The Block View appears as shown in Figure 4-3, and a description of the
columns is provided in the table below.

Figure 4-3. Block View

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 I/A Series compounds or blocks in the connected stations that you
select. Using search filters you can also limit the report to I/A Series
compounds or blocks containing specific characters.
Predefined templates are available to provide information for the following I/A
Series conditions:
• Compounds off-scan
• Compounds in-alarm
• Compounds with alarms inhibited

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• Blocks off-scan
• Blocks in-alarm
• Blocks with alarms inhibited
• Blocks not in control
• Blocks in manual
• Blocks with bad I/O.
Figure 4-4 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.

Figure 4-4. Sample of a Blocks-in-Alarm Report

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Figure 4-5 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.

Figure 4-5. Sample of a Blocks-in-Manual Report

Interfacing with InFusion View

Access for turning I/A Series compounds ON or OFF is based on the current
state of InFusion View. If turning I/A Series compounds ON and OFF is
protected in InFusion View, this capability is protected in InFusion View
Block Select.

Note If you enable access in InFusion View, you must restart InFusion View
Block Select to read the new access information.

Turning I/A Series compounds ON and OFF is performed by the associated

InFusion View. InFusion View Block Select sends a message to the
associated InFusion View. The InFusion View Block Select window is not
updated with new ON/OFF status information until all the I/A Series
compounds have been processed by InFusion View.
Since turning compounds ON and OFF is through InFusion View, these
actions are subject to the logging properties and security of that instance of
InFusion View. The action will be logged by the Platform object for the
workstation, if the Platform object has been configured as an Alarm Provider.
When running multiple InFusion View sessions, be aware that InFusion View
Block Select communicates with the InFusion View from which it was
invoked.
Refer to InFusion View Framer (B0750AR) document for more information
on configuring access to Block Select.

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C H A P T E R 5

InFusion View Block Select

Window and Dialog Boxes

This chapter describes the InFusion View Block Select window and dialog
boxes.

Contents
• The InFusion View Block Select Window
• Dialog Boxes

The InFusion View Block Select Window

The InFusion View Block Select window allows you to view the control
database and perform the following functions:
• Call in a faceplate overlay to InFusion View
• Turn ON or turn OFF a compound in the control database
• Search for a station, compound, or block.

Parts of the Window

Menu Bar
The menu bar appears as shown in Figure 5-1.

Figure 5-1. Menu Bar

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Options Menu
The Options menu appears as in Figure 5-2. A description of each command is
available in the table below.

Figure 5-2. 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 you do not need
information 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 I/A Series compounds ON
or OFF simultaneously, perform a Refresh
operation on more than one station at once, or
cycle through several faceplate overlays by
repeating a single action (touch or click).
Note: When selected, you cannot mix stations
and I/A Series compounds.
Find... Opens the Find dialog box, which allows you to
search for stations, I/A Series compounds, or
blocks in the view or on the network.
Show Faceplate Overlay Displays a block, compound, or station faceplate
overlay in InFusion View."

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Command Description
Save As... Opens the View Save As dialog box for saving
the Block View or any custom report view as a
text file (.txt) or comma separated value (.csv)
file in the
\InFusion\View\Select\Reports
directory.
Print Block List Opens the InFusion View Block Select Print
dialog box for specifying whether to print all
items or only selected items in the Block View
or a custom report view.
Exit Exits from InFusion View Block Select.

Compound Menu
The Compound menu appears as shown in Figure 5-3. A description of each
command is available in the table below.

Figure 5-3. Compound Menu

Command Description
Compound ON Turns the selected I/A Series compounds ON.
Compound OFF Turns the selected I/A Series compounds OFF.

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View Menu
The View menu appears as shown in Figure 5-4, and a description of each
command is available in the table below. A check mark appears next to
selected items in the View menu.

Figure 5-4. 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 I/A Series 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 InFusion View Block
Select window.
TouchScreen Font Toggles the screen to Touchscreen mode
with larger fonts and toolbar buttons.
Configure Report Opens the Configure Report dialog box for
creating and activating custom reports views.

Help Menu
The Help menu appears as shown in Figure 5-5. A description of each
command is available in the table below.

Figure 5-5. Help Menu

Command Description
Help Topics Displays the InFusion View Block Select on-
line help screen.
About InFusion View Displays the InFusion View Block Select
Block Select version and copyright information.

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Station and Block View tabs

InFusion View Block Select provides two tabs to view the Station View and
the Block View. A brief description of the views are provided in the table
below.

Choose 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 InFusion View 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
Figure 5-6 displays the toolbar, and the table below lists the functions of the
individual buttons.

Figure 5-6. Toolbar

Toolbar Button Function

With I/A Series compounds or blocks selected,
opens the corresponding faceplate overlay.
Note: Same as the Show Faceplate Overlay
command in the Options menu.

Select this button to select multiple stations, I/A

Series compounds or blocks. Click the button
again to deselect the selected objects.
Note: Same as the Multi-Select On command in
the Options menu.
Refreshes the selected stations.
Note: Same as the Refresh command in the
Options menu.

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Toolbar Button Function

Opens the Find dialog box, which allows you to
search for stations, I/A Series compounds, or
blocks in the view or on the network.
Note: Same as the Find command in the
Options menu.
Displays InFusion View Block Select version
number and copyright information.
Note: Same as the About InFusion View Block
Select command in the Help menu.

Compound Toolbar
Figure 5-7 displays the Compound toolbar, and the table below lists the
functions of the individual buttons.

Figure 5-7. Compound Toolbar

Toolbar Button Function

With one or multiple I/A Series compounds
selected, turns OFF the selected compounds.
Note: Same as the Compound OFF command
in the Compound menu.

With one or multiple I/A Series compounds

selected, turns ON the selected compounds.
Note: Same as the Compound ON command in
the Compound menu.

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Touchscreen Toolbar
Figure 5-8 displays the touchscreen toolbar, and the table below lists the
functions of the individual icons.

Figure 5-8. Touchscreen Toolbar

Icon Function
Scrolls the selected pane up one page.

Scrolls the selected pane down one page.

Scrolls the selected pane up one line.

Scrolls the selected pane down one line.

Exits from InFusion View Block Select.

Dialog Boxes

Find Dialog Box

The Find dialog box is invoked by clicking the Find button in the toolbar, or
by selecting the Find option from the Options menu.
Use this dialog box to locate:
• Stations, I/A Series compounds, and blocks that are in the current view
• Any station, compound, or compound:block that are on the network.

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Note A keyboard is required to use the Find dialog.

The Find dialog box is shown in Figure 5-9 with the Find in View tab selected
and appears as shown in Figure 5-10 with the Find on Network tab selected.

Find in View tab

Select this tab to search for any station, compound or block in the current view.
You have to restrict your search to conform to objects within the right or left
panel. For example, you can search for a station:compound by entering the
station and the compound names in their respective fields, as the stations and
I/A Series compounds are located in the same panel. However, a
compound:block search, or a station:compound:block search is not feasible, as
the stations and compounds are located in the left panel and the blocks in the
right panel.
To perform a compound:block search:
• Select the specific compound, use the Block field to enter the name of the
block to be located within the compound.
To perform a station:compound:block search:
• Select the desired station and compound, use the Block field to enter the
name of the block to be located within the compound.
The Find dialog box, with the Find in View tab selected is shown in
Figure 5-9.

Figure 5-9. Find in View tab - Find Dialog Box

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The table below describes the elements of the Find in View tab in the Find
dialog box.

Field or Button Description

Station Enter the name of the required station (maximum
of six characters). Check the Match Whole
Word check box to search for an exact match of
the specified station name.
Compound Enter the name of the required compound
(maximum of 12 characters). Check the Match
Whole Word check box to search for an exact
match of the specified compound.
Block Enter the name of the required block (maximum
of 12 characters). Check the Match Whole
Word check box to search for an exact match of
the specified block.
Match Whole Word Only available from the Find in View tab. Select
this check box to force an exact match.
Find Station Searches for a station that matches the find
criteria in the view. Click this button to locate the
next occurrence. If the multiselect option is set,
every station that meets the criteria remains
selected as you continue to search for the
required station.
Note: If the Match Whole Word option is not
checked, this option searches for station names
that contain the specified search string.
Find Compound Searches for a compound that matches the find
criteria in the view. Click this button to locate the
next occurrence. If the multiselect option is set,
every compound that meets the criteria remains
selected as you continue to search for the
required compound.
You can also enter the station name in the
Station field to find the station:compound.
Note: If the Match Whole Word option is not
checked, this option searches for compound
names that contain the specified search string.

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Field or Button Description

Find Block Searches for a block that matches the find
criteria in the view. Click this button to locate the
next occurrence. If the multiselect option is set,
every block that meets the criteria remains
selected as you continue to search for the
required block.
• To search for a compound:block, select the
required compound to and enter the block
name in the Block field.
• To perform a station:compound:block
search, select the required station and
compound and enter the block name in the
Block field.
Note: If the Match Whole Word option is not
checked, this option searches for block names
that contain the specified search string.
Done Closes the Find dialog box.

Find in Network tab

Select this tab to search for any station, compound, or compound:block on the
network. You have to provide the complete name for the search.
The Find dialog box, with the Find in Network tab selected, is shown in
Figure 5-10.

Figure 5-10. Find on Network Tab in Find Dialog Box

The table below describes the elements of the Find on Network tab in the Find
dialog box.

Field or Button Description

Station Enter the name of the station (maximum of six
characters). You must enter a complete name.
Compound Enter the name of the compound (maximum of
12 characters). You must enter a complete name.

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Field or Button Description

Block Enter the name of the block (maximum of 12
characters). You must enter a complete name.
Note: To search for a given block, the station and
compound names have to be provided. Find then
searches for the station:compound:block or
compound:block.
Find Station Searches for a station that matches the find
criteria.
Find Compound Searches for a compound that matches the find
criteria. You can also enter the complete station
name in the Station field to find a
station:compound.
Find Block This field is disabled until the compound name
or the station and compound names are provided.
Find then searches for the compound:block or
the station:compound:block.
Done Closes the Find dialog box.

Configure Report Dialog Box

Use the Configure Report dialog box to activate or deactivate existing custom
report views and to create new or edit existing custom reports via the
NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog box. You invoke the Configure Report
dialog box by clicking Configure Report in the View menu.
Figure 5-11 shows the Configure Report dialog box with two reports, one of
which is activated.

Figure 5-11. Configure Report Dialog Box

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The table below describes the elements of the Configure Report dialog box.

Field or Button Description

Custom Reports Lists the existing reports that you can edit,
activate, deactivate or delete.
New Opens the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog
box for creating a new report.
Edit Opens the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog
box for editing an existing report.
Activate Checks the selected report for activation by a
Refresh command.
Deactivate Unchecks the selected report. It is not activated
by a Refresh command.
Delete Deletes the selected report from the
configuration.
OK Saves the report configuration changes and
closes the dialog box.
Cancel Discards the report configuration changes and
closes the dialog box.

NEW/EDIT/COPY Report Dialog Box

Use the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog box to configure custom report
views for displaying certain information on selected I/A Series compounds or
blocks in the connected stations that you select. Using search filters, you can
also limit the report to I/A Series compounds or blocks containing specific
characters.
The NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog box is invoked by clicking the New or
Edit button in the Configure Report dialog box.
Figure 5-12 shows the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog box with a
configured blocks-in-alarm report type.

Figure 5-12. Configure Report Dialog Box

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The table below describes the elements of the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report

dialog box.

Field or Button Description

Report Title Enter the title of the report.
Report Type Click a report type from this list of available
report types.
Compound Enter a text string (for example, R110*), to limit
the search to I/A Series compounds containing
specific characters.
Blocks Enter a text string (for example, P110*), to limit
the search to blocks containing specific
characters.
Select All Stations Select this check box to search all stations.
Select All Alarms Select this check box to search all alarms for
blocks.
Available List of stations or alarms available for searching.
Selected List of stations or alarms selected for searching.
Moves selected stations or alarms from the
Available list to the Selected list.
Moves selected stations or alarms from the
Selected list to the Available list.
Save Saves the report configuration and closes the
dialog box. Save is active when an existing
report configuration has been edited, but the
Report Title field has not been changed.
Save As Saves the report as a new report and closes the
dialog box. The Save As button becomes active
when the Report Title field is modified.
Cancel Discards the report configuration changes and
closes the dialog box.

InFusion View Block Select Print Dialog Box

Use the InFusion View Block Select Print dialog box to print a block list. The
elements of this dialog box are listed in the table below.

Field or Button Description

Print all items Prints the entire block list.
Print only selected items Prints portions of the block list.
OK Saves the selection and closes the dialog box.
Cancel Discards any change and closes the dialog box.

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Control Menu
You can operate on the InFusion View Block Select window by selecting
commands from the Control menu.
The Control menu commands are described 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. 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 InFusion View Block Select.

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C H A P T E R 6

Using InFusion View Block

Select

This chapter describes how to use InFusion View Block Select.

Contents
• Invoking/Exiting InFusion View Block Select
• Operating on Compounds and Blocks
• Configuring Report Views
• Moving/Resizing a Window
• Accessing Windows

Invoking/Exiting InFusion View Block Select

To invoke InFusion View Block Select:
• In InFusion View choose Tools > Block Select.

Operating on Compounds and Blocks

Expanding a Station
To expand a station, perform one of these actions from the Station View tab:
• Click the + box in front of the connected station.
• Double-click the station icon.
The Station compound, Equipment Control compound, and all configured
control compounds appear on the left panel of the window.
To view the blocks in a compound:
1. In the Station View tab, select a station and expand it.
2. In the list of compounds that appear on the left panel, click the required
compound.
The blocks for the selected compound appear on the right panel of the window.

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Searching Connected Stations for a Station,

Compound, or Block
You can locate a station, compound, or block using the Find dialog box. For
more information on the Find feature, refer to “Find Dialog Box” on page 91.
To search for a specific station, compound, or block:
1. Perform one of these actions:
• In the toolbar, click .
• Click Options > Find.
The Find dialog box appears.
2. Click the Find in View tab.
3. Enter the station name, compound name, or block name in the appropriate
box.
If you do not enter the complete name, InFusion View Block Select locates
objects that contain the specified search string.
4. If you want an exact match against the complete name, select the Match
Whole Word check boxes.
5. Click Find Station, Find Compound, or Find Block as appropriate.
InFusion View Block Select attempts to locate the next object name that
contains the specified search string.
6. To locate the next occurrence, repeat step 5.
Upon reaching the end of the list, the find operation loops to the beginning of
the list.

Note If Multi-Select On is selected, each found object name remains

selected.

7. When you are finished, click Done to close the Find dialog box.

Searching the Network for a Station, Compound,

or Block
You can search the entire network to locate a station, compound, or
compound:block.
To search the network for a specific station, compound, or block:
1. Perform one of these actions:
• In the toolbar, click .
• Click Options > Find.
The Find dialog box appears.
2. Click the Find on Network tab.
3. Perform one of the following actions:

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• In the Station box, enter a complete station name.

• In the Compound box, enter a complete compound name.
• Enter both the compound name and block name in the Compound box
and Block box respectively.

Note Each box requires a complete name.

4. Perform one of these actions:

To locate a Click
Station Find Station
Compound Find Compound
Compound:Block Find Block

InFusion View 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 to close the Find dialog box.

Selecting Stations, Compounds, or Blocks

You can select multiple stations, compounds or blocks and then perform an
action on them.
To select multiple stations, compounds or multiple blocks, perform one of
these actions:
• Click in the toolbar and select the desired stations, compounds, or
blocks.
• Click Options > Multi-Select On, and click the desired stations,
compounds, or blocks.
The status bar indicates the number of items selected.
To deselect multiple stations, compounds, or blocks, perform one of these
actions:
• Click in the toolbar a second time.
• Click Options > Multi-Select On a second time.

Turning Compounds ON or OFF

When you turn a compound ON or OFF from InFusion View Block Select,
the following changes occur:
• The compound’s icon changes.
• The screen refreshes.

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Turning OFF a compound stops the control logic performed by that compound.
To turn a single compound ON or OFF:
1. Click the compound.
2. Perform one of these actions:
• Click Options > Compound ON or Options > Compound OFF.
• Click or in the compound toolbar.
To turn multiple compounds ON or OFF:
1. Select the compounds, using the multiselect feature.
2. Perform one of these actions:
• Click Options > Compound ON or Options > Compound OFF.
• Click or in the toolbar.
Refer to the section,“Interfacing with InFusion View” on page 83.

Printing a Block List

To print a block list on a Windows based workstation:
1. Click Options > Print Block List.
The InFusion View Block Select Print dialog box appears.
2. Select the required option as described in the following table.

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 box and click Print.
The block list is printed to the selected printer.

Viewing the Control Database

You can view a scrollable structure that shows the hierarchy among stations
and compounds. The blocks for the selected compound appear in the right
panel of the InFusion View Block Select window.
To view the control database:
• Click the Station View tab.
A list of stations appears.

Viewing the Block List

You can view a list of all the blocks (excluding ECB blocks) within the
connected stations. The list is scrollable and you can sort any column.

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To view the list of blocks:

• Click the Block View tab.
To view the ECB blocks:
• Select the compound that contains the ECB blocks.
The block list appears on the right panel.

Performing a Refresh
The Refresh operation updates the following:
• 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.
To perform a Refresh:
1. Select the required station.
2. Do one of the following:
• Click in the toolbar.
• Click Options > Refresh.

Note 1. InFusion View Block Select automatically performs a Refresh of the

station when you turn a compound ON or OFF.
2. If you perform a Refresh on a station that InFusion View Block Select
cannot access, it tries to access the station for seven seconds, during which
time the application is unresponsive.

Performing a Refresh All

Refresh All refreshes the following information for all the connected stations:
• 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.
To perform a Refresh All:
• Click Options > Refresh All.

Adjusting the Width of a Column

You can adjust the width of columns on the Block View tab.
To automatically adjust a column’s width:
• At the top row of a column, double-click the vertical rule to the right of the
column.

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The column’s width resizes to conform to the size of the widest cell in the
column.
To manually adjust a column’s width:
• Click a vertical rule and drag it to another position.

Configuring Report Views

You can configure custom reports for display in tabbed pages on the InFusion
View Block Select window using the following dialog boxes:
• “Configure Report Dialog Box” on page 95
• “NEW/EDIT/COPY Report Dialog Box” on page 96.
To configure a report view:
1. Click View > Configure Report.
The Configure Report dialog box appears.
2. Perform the following operations as required:
• To configure a new report, click New to open the NEW/EDIT/COPY
Report dialog box, and go to step 3.
• To edit an existing report, click the report title in the Custom Reports list
to open the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog box, and go to step 3.
• To activate an existing report, click the report title in the Custom Reports
list, then click Activate.
This selects the check box next to the selected report.
• To deactivate an existing report, click the report title in the Custom
Reports list, then click Deactivate.
This deselects the check box next to the selected report.
• To delete an existing report, click the report title in the Custom Reports
list, then click Delete.
• When you have completed configuring reports, click OK to close the
Configure Report dialog box.
3. In the Report Title box, enter the title of the report.
4. In the Report Type list, click the desired report type.
5. In the Search Control Station group box, select the stations for the report
by performing one of the following:
• To generate the report for all available stations that are connected, select
the Select All Stations check box.
• In the Available list, click the stations for which you want to generate the
report, then click to move them to the Selected list.
To move stations from the Selected list to the Available list, select the
stations, then click .
To select several stations, use the Multi-Select function.

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6. In the Select Alarm Filters group box, select the alarms for the report by
performing one of the following:
• To generate the report for all available alarms, select the Select All
Alarms check box.
• In the Available list, click the alarms for which you want to generate the
report, then click to move them to the Selected list.
To move alarms from the Selected list to the Available list, select the
alarms, then click .

Tip To select several alarms, use the Multi-Select function.

7. In the Search Filter group box, set the search filters:

• In the Compound box, enter a text string to limit searching to only those
compound names containing this string. You can use the * as a wild card,
for example, BOILER* limits searching to only those compounds that start
with BOILER.
• In the Blocks box, enter a text string to limit searching to only those block
names containing this string. You can use the * as a wild card, for
example, TEMP* limits searching to only those blocks that start with
TEMP.
8. Click Save As, then click Yes to confirm the save operation and close the
Configure Report dialog box.

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 InFusion View
Block Select window by selecting commands from the Control menu.
To move or resize the window using the Control menu:
1. Click the InFusion View 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.

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Command Description
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 InFusion View Block Select.

Accessing Windows

Accessing a Station Block Faceplate Overlay

A Station Block Faceplate Overlay provides information such as the
Continuous Control block processing load, total control load, basic
processing cycles and overruns, amount of dynamic free memory, and number
of peer-to-peer connections.
To access a Station Block Faceplate Overlay:
1. Expand the station.
2. Click the Station compound.
3. Click the Station block from the right panel.
4. Perform one of these actions:
• Click in the toolbar.
• Double-click the station block.
• Click Options > Show Faceplate Overlay.

Accessing a Compound Faceplate Overlay

A Compound Faceplate Overlay provides information on the period,
compound phasing, block alarm level inhibit, highest block alarm level within
the compound, operational state of Sequential Control blocks, initialization
state, and names of the device groups to which block alarm information is sent.
To access a Compound Faceplate Overlay:
1. Expand the station to show its compounds.
2. Click the compound.
3. Perform one of these actions:
• Click in the toolbar.
• Double-click the compound.
• Click Options > Show Faceplate Overlay.

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Accessing a Block Faceplate Overlay

Block Faceplate Overlays allow you to view and control alarms, view trend
data, tune loops, and perform process control tasks such as ramping.
The Block Faceplate Overlay contains the block alarm summary, buttons to
open various overlays, the faceplate overlay, the contents of the control
input/output page, and buttons for manipulating block parameters and moving
from page to page in the display.
To view a Block Faceplate Overlay:
1. Click a block.
2. Perform one of these actions:
• Click in the toolbar.
• Double-click the block name.
• Click Options > Show Faceplate Overlay.

Viewing Multiple Faceplate Overlays

To view multiple faceplate overlays:
1. Select multiple compounds or blocks by performing one of the following
steps:
• Click in the toolbar and click the required items.
• Click an item, then press and hold the keyboard’s Shift key and click
another item. This selects a range of items.

Note You can select stations or compounds, but not both.

2. In the toolbar, click repeatedly to cycle through the faceplate

overlays.
Displays appear in the sequence that the compounds or blocks were selected.
The InFusion View Block Select status bar identifies the name of the active
compound or block.

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A P P E N D I X A

Glossary

Annunciator keyboard
Hardware panel with keys that light and blink to indicate process alarms. A
horn can also be configured to the keyboard.

Checkpoint
Run the Equipment Change Display command (from System Management) to
save changes to the control database, process tuning changes, and Fieldbus
module status changes.

Compound
A logical collection of blocks that performs a control strategy. When you
configure the system, you can connect any block in any compound to any other
block in any other compound in the system.

EEPROM Update Command

This command, executed from System Management, overwrites firmware in
the selected peripheral with updated EEPROM software supplied by Invensys.

Equipment Control Compound

An InFusion supplied compound that is automatically installed in the Control
Processor (CP) on initial boot. The Equipment Control compound (ECC)
contains the built-in primary Equipment Control Block (ECB) and any other
Equipment Control Blocks that you insert.

Faceplate Overlay
A standard Invensys supplied faceplate for an I/A Series compound or block.
• Use a Compound faceplate overlay to change modifiable parameters and
to turn the compound on or off.
• Use a Block faceplate overlay to tune loops, perform control tasks, view
and control alarms, and view trend data.

InFusion View Block Select

InFusion View Block Select provides an expandable hierarchical view of the
control database, showing I/A Series:
• Stations
• Station blocks

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• Compounds
• Blocks.
You typically use this window to call up a faceplate overlay. Refer to the
InFusion View Block Select on-line help.

Station block
An Invensys supplied block that is automatically installed in the Control
Processor (CP) on initial boot. The Station block holds information about the
station’s data collection status (active or inactive), processing cycle, processing
load, and alarm output devices.

Station Compound
An Invensys supplied compound that is automatically installed in the Control
Processor (CP) on initial boot. The Station compound contains the built-in
Station block.

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A P P E N D I X B

Keyboard Shortcuts

The table below gives the application keyboard shortcuts.

Key Function
Function Keys
F1 Help
F12 Horn silence
Navigation
Ctrl+F1-F12 Select Area/Group/Loop, depending on current context.
Ctrl+Home Open the Site level window.
Ctrl+a Open the selected Area window.
Ctrl+g Open the selected Cell window.
Ctrl + arrow keys Navigate up/down/left/right in window hierarchy.
Ctrl+Enter Open the window assigned to the current Navigation
cursor location.
Windows and Lists
Ctrl 1-0 Select window from Recent list.
Shift 1-0 Select window from Favorites list.
Ctrl+End Close all open windows.
Home Close all windows and show the Initial Window.
Miscellaneous
Ctrl+d Start Development mode.
Ctrl+r Restart Runtime Windows after being in Development
mode.
Shift+Home Restore the HMI window alignments.

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A P P E N D I X C

Troubleshooting

This section is provided to assist in troubleshooting InFusion View.

Recovering from Unexpected InFusion View

Restart
If InFusion View exits unexpectedly, the following dialog box is displayed.

Figure C-1. Restart InFusion View Dialog Box

Select the Exit InFusion View radio button if InFusion View should not be
restarted.
Select the Restart InFusion View radio button if InFusion View should be
automatically restarted.
Occasionally, InFusion View will not restart as expected, as some additional
InTouch processes have been left running on the workstation. If this should
occur, select the Terminate InTouch Processes to stop the InTouch processes on
the workstation.

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Be aware that if WindowMaker is running, the following dialog box is

displayed.

Figure C-2. WindowMaker is Running Dialog Box

If WindowMaker should be terminated without saving edits, select Continue.
To save edits before terminating WindowMaker, save work in WindowMaker
and exit from WindowMaker. Then select “WindowMaker will be shut down
manually” and select the Continue button.
Select Cancel to return to the previous dialog box.

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Index
A
Accessing
Compound faceplate overlay 106
Station block faceplate overlay 106
Ack
Others 24
Selected 24
AIN 69
Alarm panel 1, 20, 21, 23
Alarm panel context window 24
Alarm statistics 25
ArchestrA System Management Console 2

B
Before vii
Block faceplate overlay 107
Block list 102
Block Select 45, 78
Block View 77, 80
Block View tabs 89
Browse feature 18

C
Calibrate touchscreen utility 2
Change password 14
CHARC 72
Checkpoint 109
Column width adjustment 103
Compound 109
Compound faceplate overlay 106
Compound toolbar 90
Compounds
Turning on and off 83
Configurators 3
Configure Report dialog box 95
Configuring
Report views 103
Connect server 40
Control database 102
Control menu 98
Conventions vii

D
Data quality 60
Dialog box
Configure Report 95
InFusion View Block Select Print 97
NEW/EDIT/COPY Report 96
Dialog boxes 85
Display alarm statistics 25

E
EEPROM update command 109
Equipment control compound 109
Exit
InFusion View 19

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InFusion View Block Select 99

Expanded station detail 78
Expanding a station 99

F
Faceplate
Map 52
Overlay 109
Overlay trends 52
Overlays 55
Faceplate types 69
Favorites 14
Configuration 14
List 14
File menu 8, 13
Find in Network tab 94
Find in View 92
Freeze feature 26

H
Hardware 2
Help menu 9
Horizontal navigation 45
Horns menu 29

I
I/A Series hardware 2
InFusion Engineering Environment 2
InFusion Historian file browser 38
Infusion overview 1
InFusion System Manager 1
InFusion View 1
Dialog boxes 85
InFusion View Block Select 1, 45, 77, 109
Print dialog box 97
Window 85
InFusion View Framer 2, 3
Interfacing with InFusion View 83
InTouch WindowMaker 1
Invoking InFusion View Block Select 99

K
Keyboard
Shortcuts 111

L
Logic blocks 70
Login ID 40
Logon 13

M
MCIN 74
Menu commands viii
Menus 8
Moving a window 105
Multi-headed workstations 2

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N
Navigation
Horizontal and vertical 45
NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog box 96

O
Overlay 106
Overview of InFusion View 1

P
Password 14, 40
PID 69
PLB Monitor 2
Printer setup 3
Printing a block list 102

Q
Query browser 28

R
Recent feature 17
Redirect function 50
Refresh 102
Refresh All feature 103
Requery feature 26
Resizing a window 105
Restarting InFusion View 19
Revision information vii

S
ScratchPad trends 31
Searching
For blocks 99, 100
For compounds 99, 100
For stations 99, 100
Selecting Stations, Compounds, or Blocks 101
Sequence blocks 75
Shortcuts 111
Shutdown feature 18
Sort feature 27
Station block 72, 110
Station block faceplate overlay 106
Station compound 110
Station connection status 78
Station tabs 89
Station View 77
Status bar 89
Suppressing
Others 24
Selected 24
Suppression feature 26

T
Tabs
Block View 89
Find in Network 94
Find in View 92
Station 89

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Tag browser 40
Tag picker 40
Tag picker filtering functions 43
Toolbar 89
Toolbars
Compound 90
Touchscreen 91
Tools menu 9, 45
Touchscreen toolbar 91
Trend properties 38
Turning compounds on and off 83
Turning Compounds ON or OFF 101

U
Updating information, see Refresh 102
Use integrated security 40

V
Vertical navigation 45
View menu 8, 20
Viewing
Block list 102
Control database 102
Multiple overlays 107
Views 103

W
Watch panel 29
Window menu 9
Window moving and resizing 105
WindowMaker 3
Workstations 2

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