FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 6.

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Versatile Machine-Level HMI for Stand-Alone Applications
FactoryTalk View Machine Edition (ME) software is a versatile HMI
application that provides a dedicated and powerful solution for
machine-level operator interface devices. As an integral element of the
Rockwell Automation visualization solution, FactoryTalk View Machine
Edition provides superior graphics, run-time language switching
and faster commissioning time through a common development
environment.
FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 6.0 adds new features that speed
development time by up to 30 percent, while enhancing the functionality
and impact of HMI applications for machine-level, PC-based operator
interface solutions. These new features include:
- Complete Symbol Pactory Llbrary to allow users to create more
efective and compelling displays, in less time.
- Lxtend capabllltles for data-logglng and reclpe management
using a common .csv fle format.
- A bullt-ln Mlcrosoft' Arlal Unlcode font that allows one runtlme
application to be deployed in up to 20 languages without
cumbersome font-linking.
- A stand-alone verslon of the Machlne Ldltlon Transfer Utlllty so that
maintenance users can download to a PanelView Plus without
havlng to lnstall and have a llcense for PactoryTalk' vlew Studlo.
Features and Benefts
FactoryTalk View Machine Edition
ofers OEMs and end-users features
that reduce development and
commissioning time, while improving
the operator's experlence and
retaining the plant-wide scalability.
Reduce design and commissioning
time with:
- Tagless HM| wlth the Pactorytalk
Directory
- Global Ob[ects
- Llbrary of Pockwell Automatlon
Built-in Faceplates and Add-On
Instructions
Lxpand machlne nexlblllty
and capability through:
- Peclpes
- Machlne Set-Up
- Datalogglng
Uslng the .csv le format, PactoryTalk
View ME can write data logs that are
accessible via FTP on an Ethernet
network for trendlng analysls. Slmllar
.csv fles can be stored on the local
PC or PanelView and used to modify
values in the controller for recipe
changes and/or machine set-up.
These recipes can be downloaded
to the local terminal via an Ethernet
network, as well.
Runtime language switching
The bullt-ln Mlcrosoft Arlal Unlcode
font lncludes vlrtually all Unlcode
character ranges, meaning that
multiple-language implementations
can be accomplished more easily,
without cumbersome font-linking.

Optimized ControlLogix Communications
Using FactoryTalk Live Data
Optimize Your Investment
FactoryTalk View ME provides premier integration
with Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture,
maxlmlzlng your exlstlng control system lnvestment. Por
example, PSLlnx' Lnterprlse communlcatlons oner natlve,
optlmlzed communlcatlons to Loglx platforms. Lnabled
by FactoryTalk Directory, FactoryTalk View Machine Edition
allows browslng to a local dlrectory for PSLoglx" tag
addresses and accessing controller tags directly.
PactoryTalk vlew Machlne Ldltlon supports KepServer
Enterprise software, which provides serial and Ethernet
OPC servers that allow communication between many
third-party programmable controllers, industrial devices
and FactoryTalk View Machine Edition.
Reduce Commissioning Time FactoryTalk
View Machine Edition Delivers
Tagless HMI with the FactoryTalk Directory
FactoryTalk Directory gives you access to tags held in
controllers by referencing them through a common
address book. Por example, tags dened ln PSLoglx
programmlng software and referenced vla PSLlnx
communications software are automatically available
for browsing and accessing in a local directory. With
FactoryTalk Directory, there is no need to recreate or
import tags into a separate tag database.
Global Objects
Global ob[ects allow you to llnk the appearance and
behavlor of a base graphlc ob[ect to multlple references
of the ob[ect throughout a PactoryTalk vlew appllcatlon,
savlng you development tlme. New Global Ob[ect
parameters allow the creation of reusable parameterized
faceplates and templates. Usablllty ls enhanced by the
ability to deploy faceplates and templates at design time,
and parameterized element can be substituted with
top-level UDT tag support.
Library of Rockwell Automation-built Faceplates
and AOIs
The library of faceplates and AOIs:
Provides for monitoring status of I/O, controllers and -
networks, and for control of some of these devices
Saves tlme, can easlly be added to any HM| appllcatlon -
Are automatically updated as Rockwell Automation -
introduces new and updated faceplates and AOIs
Rockwell Automation Library of Faceplates and AOIs
Logix I/O
Control Devices
PowerFlex
70/70 EC
Complete Symbol Factory Library to enable users to create
more efective and compelling displays, in less time.
Confgure and Monitor Alarm Conditions
The FactoryTalk View alarm system quickly alerts you
and your operators to conditions requiring immediate
actlon. ou can use the Alarm Setup edltor to congure
alarm conditions. When an alarm condition occurs during
runtime, the system can pop up a predefned display,
sound an alarm signal, or send the alarm to a printer.
Alarm system features include:
Word alarm triggers based on analog tags, digital tags, -
or expresslons
Bit and least-signifcant bit alarm triggers -
Ability to acknowledge, silence, and clear alarms -
Recipes, Machine Set-up and Data Logging
Uslng the .csv le format, PactoryTalk vlew ML can wrlte
data logs that are accessible via FTP on an Ethernet
network for trendlng analysls. Slmllar .csv les can be
stored on the local PC or PanelView and used to modify
values in the controller for recipe changes and/or machine
set up. These recipes also can be downloaded to the local
terminal via an Ethernet network.
Keeping System Data Secure
PactoryTalk Securlty provldes securlty servlces lntegrated
into both the FactoryTalk local directory and the
PactoryTalk network dlrectory. PactoryTalk Securlty
supports security policies that govern how security is
lmplemented. Por example, a securlty pollcy can dene
the rules for passwords regarding how many characters
are requlred and how complex the passwords must be.
Scalability to Grow
FactoryTalk View Studio Scale Machine-level
HMI Applications Across Multiple Platforms
The common development environment used across
the FactoryTalk View suite and PanelView Plus operator
termlnals expands the scope of tradltlonal machlne-level
HMI development from dedicated devices to a much
broader scale that lncludes open Mlcrosoft' wlndows
CE solutions and Microsoft Windows desktop operating
systems. FactoryTalk Machine Edition is part of the
PactoryTalk Lnterprlse Serles, whlch oners a scalable
HMI architecture, making it easy to reuse components
of machine-level applications within supervisory-level
pro[ects. The solutlon also encompasses a nexlble system
consisting of activation procedures, a common address
book, centralized authentication and access control,
and uniform diagnostics that can help reduce costs and
extend the llfe cycle of your exlstlng lnvestments.
Simulate Runtime with
Quick Test Run Capabilities
To make it easy to test your systems as you build them,
PactoryTalk vlew Studlo lncludes a Qulck Test Pun
feature and a tlme-llmlted runtlme system. Qulck Test
Run operates from within the graphics editor to verify
operatlon of the ob[ects and anlmatlons wlthln the
graphlc. The full test run from PactoryTalk vlew Studlo
ofers a time-limited runtime to check connectivity with
PSLlnx and OPC and allows the runnlng of the complete
application from within the development environment.
Application Network
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Runtime Application Conversion
Equals Easier Migration
An automated wizard lets you import PanelView
Standard and Panelvlew Lnhanced pro[ects lnto
FactoryTalk View Machine Edition applications via
PactoryTalk vlew Studlo. The process successfully retalns
most of a Panelvlew pro[ect, lncludlng graphlc dlsplays
and most ob[ects, text, tags, alarm messages, and local
and global messages.
Multiple Version Support
PactoryTalk vlew Studlo allows you to create runtlme
applications (.mer fles) for use with previous FactoryTalk
View Machine Edition runtime versions, giving you the
option of maintaining an installed base of older runtime
versions and PanelView Plus and PanelView Plus CE
termlnals whlle uslng the latest PactoryTalk vlew Studlo
editor. This eliminates the time required to upgrade and
requalify the runtime software or upgrade terminals to
the latest frmware.
Runtime Language Switching
PactoryTalk vlew Lnterprlse, both PactoryTalk vlew Slte
Edition and FactoryTalk View Machine Edition, supports
Puntlme Language Swltchlng of 20 runtlme and 40
design-time languages. You have the ability to confgure
multiple language versions of an application with the
capability of switching application languages dynamically
at runtlme. Text wlthln alarm, local and lnformatlon
messages, as well as text embedded ln graphlcs ob[ects,
can be translated easlly uslng the strlng lmport/export to
Mlcrosoft' Lxcel feature. Thls feature optlmlzes dupllcate
strings and allows a single translation for strings that
appear multiple times in the application. The built-in
Mlcrosoft Arlal Unlcode font lncludes vlrtually all Unlcode
character ranges so multiple-language implementations
can be accomplished more easily, without cumbersome
font-linking.
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View Machine Edition family, you receive both industry-
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