Index of contents

General instructions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
About INSEVIS................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Product family Software.................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Configuration with the Software „ConfigStage“............................................................................................................................... 11
Basic settings............................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Assign the IP-address......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Change target device.......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Addressing of the onboard periphery........................................................................................................................................ 12
Standard addressing ind the INSEVIS- PLCs..................................................................................................................... 12
Different addressing in PLCs and addressing of decentral periphery................................................................................. 13
CPU settings............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
WebServer................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Time settings (time zone, daylight saving time, NTP- server)................................................................................................... 15
Communication settings............................................................................................................................................................ 16
RS232 and RS485.............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Ethernet............................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Profinet................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
CAN configuration..................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Decentral INSEVIS periphery.............................................................................................................................................. 18
Configure decentral external periphery manually................................................................................................................ 19
Create library elements of your CAN-slaves....................................................................................................................... 20
Configure decentral external peripherie by EDS-file........................................................................................................... 21
Decentral external periphery / motion controller pre defined.............................................................................................. 22
Samples for external CANopen devices............................................................................................................................. 23
Visualization with the software „VisuStage“.................................................................................................................................... 25
Download and licensing............................................................................................................................................................ 25
System functions....................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Communication between PLC and external Panel-HMI........................................................................................................... 25
General settings of the program shell....................................................................................................................................... 26
General functionality........................................................................................................................................................... 27
Recommended procedures................................................................................................................................................. 27
Save your resources .......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Keep the overview............................................................................................................................................................... 27
Transfer your work to other projects.................................................................................................................................... 27
General project formats and settings........................................................................................................................................ 28
File formats......................................................................................................................................................................... 28
General data....................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Version counter................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Screen rotations.................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Data protection at upload.................................................................................................................................................... 28
Conversion of third-party visualisations.................................................................................................................................... 29
Requirements............................................................................................................................................................................ 29
Procedure............................................................................................................................................................................ 29
Creation and management of resources.................................................................................................................................. 32
Resource Device Settings................................................................................................................................................... 32
Assign the target IP-address......................................................................................................................................... 32
VNC-Server (CPU-T devices only)................................................................................................................................ 32
NTP-Server, time zones and daylight saving time (CPU-T devices only)...................................................................... 32
Configure a VNC-Viewer/-Client.......................................................................................................................................... 33
Change screen orientation or resolution............................................................................................................................. 34
Create and administrate resources........................................................................................................................................... 34
Resource languages........................................................................................................................................................... 34
Resource variables............................................................................................................................................................. 35
Synchronization of variables with TIA®-Portal/ Simatic®-Manager............................................................................... 39
Internal variables........................................................................................................................................................... 40
Multiplex variables (variables list).................................................................................................................................. 41
Indirect variables........................................................................................................................................................... 41
Resources Texts and Text lists............................................................................................................................................ 43
Resources Images and Image lists..................................................................................................................................... 45
Multiple replacement of resources................................................................................................................................. 47
Resource Messages (Alarms and Events).......................................................................................................................... 48
Resource User administration............................................................................................................................................. 50
Change user level by SFC215 "LOGIN"........................................................................................................................ 51
Resource Partner-PLC (for HMI only)................................................................................................................................. 52
Partner-PLC Synchronization (for HMI only)................................................................................................................. 52
Resource Dialogs................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Resource Screen templates................................................................................................................................................ 53
Resources Trends............................................................................................................................................................... 54
Starting the trend sampling with SFC 202 "TRENDSRT".............................................................................................. 55
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 Stopping the trend sampling with SFC 203 "TRENDSTP"............................................................................................ 57
Continue the trend sampling with SFC 204 "TRENDCNT"............................................................................................ 58
Query the trend status with SFC 205 "TRENDSTA" ..................................................................................................... 59
Resource recipe administration and recipe viewer............................................................................................................. 61
Recipe handling with SFC 206 "RECIPE" .................................................................................................................... 63
Ressource Menues............................................................................................................................................................. 65
Basic functions.................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Query the current the screen ID number with SFC 200 "SCR_GET"............................................................................ 70
Changing the screen with SFC 201 "SCR_SET"........................................................................................................... 71
Creating a visualization screen................................................................................................................................................. 72
Static objects....................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Lines, rectangles, texts, images.................................................................................................................................... 72
Images........................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Dynamic objects.................................................................................................................................................................. 73
Date/Time fields............................................................................................................................................................. 73
I/O fields........................................................................................................................................................................ 74
PIN input fields.............................................................................................................................................................. 75
Diverse kinds of buttons................................................................................................................................................ 76
Touch areas – invisible buttons..................................................................................................................................... 78
State areas ................................................................................................................................................................... 79
Radio boxes and Check boxes...................................................................................................................................... 80
Progress bars................................................................................................................................................................ 81
Sliders............................................................................................................................................................................ 82
System data (IP-address field, languages, etc.)............................................................................................................ 83
Gauges.......................................................................................................................................................................... 84
Viewers................................................................................................................................................................................ 86
Image and text lists........................................................................................................................................................ 86
Trend viewer and trend archive viewer.......................................................................................................................... 87
Message viewing and archiving..................................................................................................................................... 89
Recipe viewer................................................................................................................................................................ 91
Function graph............................................................................................................................................................... 94
Working with library elements................................................................................................................................................... 96
Creating libraries and ~ elements....................................................................................................................................... 96
Using library elements......................................................................................................................................................... 96
Working with image blocks....................................................................................................................................................... 97
Simulation and download.......................................................................................................................................................... 98
Error treatment.................................................................................................................................................................... 98
Simulation and download.................................................................................................................................................... 99
Download.......................................................................................................................................................................... 101
Remote access with the software „RemoteStage“....................................................................................................................... 102
General................................................................................................................................................................................... 102
Selection of the remote-device.......................................................................................................................................... 102
Insert PIN code................................................................................................................................................................. 103
Using and setting up the remote screen .......................................................................................................................... 103
Storing the remote (on the PC) archived data................................................................................................................... 103
Uploading, converting and storing archive data as csv-files............................................................................................. 104
Display and export event and alarm archives................................................................................................................... 104
Recipe handling................................................................................................................................................................ 106
Data (DB) archive upload, display, storing and download................................................................................................. 107
Command line of RemoteStage (Viewing mode).................................................................................................................... 108
Automatic connecting to remote device after starting PC................................................................................................. 108
Automatic reconnect to remote device after disconnect................................................................................................... 108
Automatic full screen after starting PC.............................................................................................................................. 108
Set up TCP port number for S7-communication............................................................................................................... 108
Command line of RemoteStage (Archive mode).................................................................................................................... 109
Read in (upload) message- and trend archives from remote device................................................................................ 109
Read in (upload) recipe archive from remote device......................................................................................................... 110
Write back (download) recipe archive into remote device................................................................................................. 111
Read in (upload) data (DB-) archive from remote device.................................................................................................. 112
Write back (download) data (DB-) archive into remote device.......................................................................................... 112
Return codes..................................................................................................................................................................... 113
Working with the software „ServiceStage“.................................................................................................................................... 114
Function overview................................................................................................................................................................... 114
General information........................................................................................................................................................... 114
Operating mode................................................................................................................................................................. 114
Date and time.................................................................................................................................................................... 114
Memory.............................................................................................................................................................................. 115
Diagnostic buffer................................................................................................................................................................ 115
Block Update..................................................................................................................................................................... 115
Creating backup files (Online Backup).............................................................................................................................. 116
Know-how-protection......................................................................................................................................................... 116

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 Changes to older versions of the manual
Rev. 02 / 2012:
new: chapter Recipe administration and recipe viewer in VisuStage
chapter Remote acces with software „RemoteStage“
chapter Screens with backlightcontrol, clean screen, etc in VisuStage

Rev. 03 / 2012:
changed: chapters „ConfigStage“, „RemoteStage“ and „VisuStage“ completely rebuilt and referred to demo visu 2012_04

Rev. 04 / 2012:
changed: chapters „VisuStage“ new functionls like color/text switching buttons, limited I/O-fields, etc.,
from VisuStage 2.0.2.4 referred to demo visu 2012_04_1

Rev. 05 / 2012:
changed: ConfigStage:explenation of cycling time added (CPU settings), RemoteStage with „Read-In-by-Ethernet“-
functionality, VisuStage: improvements at receipt administration and objects placing
(from VisuStage 2.0.1.5 referred to demo visu 2012_04_2, from PLC-OS 2.0.33)

Rev. 01 / 2013:
new: Assigning an IP-adress with ConfigStage 1.0.14.5 and PLC-firmware (operating system/OS) 2.0.35

Rev. 02 / 2013:
new: ServiceStage added

Rev. 03 / 2013:
new: VisuStage V2.0.2.0 described, buzzer added, chapter VisuStage completely reworked
(now referred to new demo visu 2013_01, from PLC-OS 2.0.37)

Rev. 04 / 2013:
new: VisuStage V2.0.2.2 and RemoteStage 1.0.3.3 new features (with PLC-OS 2.0.38, HMI-OS 1.0.5), text buttons
and watchdog added, now referred to new demo visu 2013_02

Rev. 05 / 2013:
new: New description for VisuStage 2.0.2.3 / RemoteStage 1.0.3.4 (PLC-OS 2.0.39, HMI-OS 1.0.7) with
colour change at Texts, confirmation messages at receipes, sorting at message archive, adjustable font sizes
and scales in progress bars and trend archives, new download mechanism, I/O-fields with integer-input with
comma, now referred to new demo visu 2013_04

Rev. 06 / 2013:
new: New description for ConfigStage: PDO-/ SDO-Mapping, address overview list (from ConfigStage 1.0.14.7)
description for VisuStage: Use of SFC201-5 from PLC with seperated Panel-HMI
(with PLS-OS 2.0.40 and HMI-OS 1.0.9)

Rev. 07 / 2013:
new: New remote-functions; recipe records: read out/ store, (DB-) archiving: read out/ store
Read in visualization binary over Ethernet directly from Panel (with RemoteStage V1.0.3.7)
New PLC-function: SFC206: read/ write recipe record into PLC with S7, SFC207: archiving DBs
(with PLC-OS 2.0.41 and HMI-OS 1.0.11)

Rev. 08 / 2013:
new: Service Stage 1.0.1.1: Know-how-protection availabe, ConfigStage 1.14.9 with EDS-Import,
(with PLC-firmware 2.1.0 and S7-Lib 2_1_0 and with HMI-firmware 1.1.0)

Rev. 09 / 2013:
new: VisuStage 2.0.3.1: library management, group/ungroup function, RemoteStage 1.0.4.0: PIN-code request at
visualization-binary import valid from PLC-firmware 2.1.1 and HMI-Firmware 1.1.1

Rev. 10 / 2013:
new: VisuStage 2.0.3.4 / RemoteStage 1.0.4.2: Rotation of screens possible, Filtering of variables,
Additional display of trigger-and acknowledgement variables at alarm/event ressorces,
from PLC-firmware 2.1.3 and HMI-firmware 1.1.3

Rev. 11 / 2013:
new: VisuStage 2.0.3.5: „Cross Reference“-function and display of list resources at image/text lists.
ConfigStage 1.0.14.10 „Change device“ function added

Rev. 01 / 2014:
new: VisuStage 2.0.3.6 and RemoteStage 1.0.4.3 : Grid/Snap, Screen template/Master foil, function „Screen change
with PIN-input“, I/O-Fields: Input in calculator-style (with „comma“-key) inserted
from PLC-firmware 2.1.4, HMI-firmware 1.1.4

Rev. 02 / 2014:
new: VisuStage 2.0.3.9 and RemoteStage 1.0.4.5 : new: Function graph, added: buttondesign @ virtual keyboards
from PLC-firmware 2.1.5 and HMI-firmware 1.1.5
changed: Structure in chapter VisuStage improved

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Rev. 03 / 2014:
changed: VisuStage: new Find-, Overview- and CleanUp functions with version 2.0.4.0

Rev. 04 / 2014:
new: VisuStage 2.0.4.2: new function: User Lever Selection at PIN-Input (with firmware 2.1.9 and Remote Stage 1.0.4.7)
changed: better description of how to assign a connection between Panel-HMI ↔ PLC

Rev. 01 / 2015:
new: VisuStage 2.0.4.4: Lean-Version after 30 days, new function: TSAP-configuration, select color of IP-field by variable,
insert hexadecimal values into I/O-field (with firmware 2.2.1)

Rev. 02 / 2015:
new: VisuStage 2.0.4.5: set colors / appearance to message texts / backgrounds of the message viewers
(with firmware Panel-PLC 2.2.3, Panel-.HMI 1.1.9) , remote visible by RemoteStage 1.0.4.10

Rev. 03 / 2015:
new: CPU-T-inserted, adaptions (extensions) for CPU-T functionality inserted,
changed: new VisuStage-functionality at images, rectangles, texts, progress bars, new ServiceStage functionality:
Firmware update by ETH, description: how to make a WLD
(with ConfigStage 1.0.14.21, VisuStage 2.0.4.7, ServiceStage 1.0.1.5, RemoteStage 1.0.4.13)

Rev. 01 / 2016:
new: VisuStage: Import Variables from TIA (V 2.0.5.0) with OS 2.3.5 (CPU-V/-P) 2.3.7 (CPU-T)

Rev. 02 / 2016:
new: new up- and downloads in command line mode of RemoteStage 1.0.4.17, online-backup in Service Stage 1.0.1.7
from PLC firmware 2.3.9 (all CPUs) or HMI firmware 1.2.7 CPU-V/-P and 1.2.6 CPU-T

Rev. 03 / 2016:
new: VNC-Server in CPU-T-Panels (and Panel-PLCs), change language and screen by variable
Time synchronization with partner-device
with VisuStage 2.0.5.2 and PLC- firmware 2.4.0 (CPU-T) or HMI- firmware 1.2.9 CPU-T
changed: RemoteStage: Description at download recipes and data archives into remote-device improved
ServiceStage: Description at Online Backup expanded

Rev. 04 / 2016:
new: VNC-Viewer in VisuStage described, from VS 2.0.5.2, firmware 2.4.0 (PLC) and 1.2.9 (HMI) -CPU-T only
changed: ServiceStage: Description at Online Backup expanded once more, new manual design line

Rev. 05 / 2016:
new: Multiplex-variables in VisuStage from VS 2.0.5.3, Firmware 2.4.3 (only SPS-T), 1.3.1 (only HMI-T)
IP-request at download in ServiceStage from V 1.0.2.0, 2.4.3 (only CPU-T) / Firmware 2.4.0 (CPU-V/P), (1.3.1-HMI-all)
changed: Description o I/O-fields and date/time-fields separated and improved

Rev. 01 / 2017:
new: VisuStage 2.1.0.0: Gauges, Sliders, Key functions “Delete Arcives”, 1024 events for CPU-T-devices,
vertical alignment for multiline texts, access rights for recipe viewer, inserting objects by short cut and popup windows,
firmwares: Compact-/Panel-PLCs with CPU-V/-P 2.4.5, Compact-/Panel-PLCs with CPU-T 2.4.8

Rev. 02 / 2017:
new: VisuStage 2.1.0.4: rotate CPU-T-Panel-HMIs and Panel-PLCs, requires firmware Panel-PLC 2.5.1, Panel-HMI 1.4.1

Rev. 03 / 2017:
new: VisuStage 2.1.0.7: for CPU-T-devices: new trend (archive) functions added and described,
PLC-firmware 2.5.4 / HMI-firmware 1.4.4, Remote Stage 1.0.4.30 needed for remote functions

Rev. 01 / 2018:
new: VisuStage 2.1.0.13: to be simulated with S7-PLCSIM, new filter windows for resources, key function alternatively to navigation
bars at trend,- recipe, message viewer, Remote Stage 1.0.4.33 needed for remote functions
changed: more samples for batch file applications for RemoteStage, description of resource partner devices improved

Rev. 02 / 2018:
new: VisuStage 2.1.0.16: Assign of compilation-no´s (manual / automatical, Notification when operator changes the I/O-field value
changed: SFC206: new function No. 6 added (management of reciepe records on SD-card)
(only for CPU-T-devices and from firmware PLC-T 2.5.7 : HMI-T 1.0.47, RemoteStage version must be 1.0.4.36)

Rev. 03 / 2018:
new: VisuStage 2.1.0.19: Synchronization of S7-variables with S7-/TIA-projects, find & replace of resources with (partly) the same
names, Button-function “variable driven multi menue changing” (for CPU-T-devices only, inactive buttons visible now, when no
access right, Firmware Panel.HMI-T: 1.5.0, Firmware (Panel-)PLC-T: 2.5.9, Remote Stage 1.0.4.38 needed

Rev. 01 / 2019:
changed: new screenshots from 2019-Stage software inserted

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Rev. 02 / 2019:
new: Fixed and variable local port at Ethernet-TCP, ConfigStage from 1.0.14.39,
For T-CPU: indirectly variables for indirectly addressing, 50.000 alarm- and event archives from firmware: CPU-V/P 2.4.9 /
CPU-T 2.6.2, VisuStage from 2.1.0.24, RemoteStage from 1.0.4.42

Rev. 01 / 2020:
new: for CPU-T-devices: VisuStage: import of variables from TIA-V16, new object ellipse, new way to set up text-/ image and
multiplexvariables lists, 2 new system variables for screen and user, copying between 2 VisuStage instances with linked
objects, VisuStage: 2.1.0.27, Firmware for PLC-T; 2.6.9, for HMI-T; 1.6.0
changed: VisuStage: description of first installation improved, RemoteStage: Description of DB-archiving improved

Rev. 02 / 2020:
changed VisuStage: Description of TSAP at “PLC partner devices - for HMIs only“ improved,
RemoteStage: Description of command lines improved, not supported functions in view mode described

Rev. 01 / 2021:
new: VisuStage 2.1.0.36, Firmware for Panel-PLC-T; 2.7.5, for HMI-T; 1.6.6 with indirect variables (for scaling),
with integrated converter TIA-WinCC → VisuStage, needs RemoteStage 1.0.4.49
changed: ServiceStage 1.0.2.9 with displaying present protection level of the PLC

Rev. 01 / 2023:
new: VisuStage 2.2.0.1 with Image Blocks, RemoteStage 1.0.4.51 required

Rev. 02 / 2023:
new: VisuStage 2.2.1.0 New functions for image blocks (create, edit and duplicate from project), as well as plausibility check of the
Faceplate. New functions for lines and rectangles (round corners, other lines and arrow ends). General improvements and bug
f ixes.

Hint for better understanding by application videos

On our english INSEVIS-En

Youtube channel
we provide tutorial videos in various
playlists
sorted by topic, referring to single
details and
functions described in this manual

This will help you to get familiar with

INSEVIS
much faster – PLEASE use it
beside this manual!

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 General instructions
Safety instructions
This manual contains instructions to avoid material damage and must be carefully attended for your own safety.
These instructions are identified with a warning triangle with a note of exclamination inside and a signal word
(Signalwort) below.

Danger Death, heavy bodily harm or material damage will appear, if appropriated precautions are not taken over.
Warning Death, heavy bodily harm or material damage will appear, if appropriated precautions are not taken over.
Caution Bodily harm or material damage will appear, if appropriated precautions are not taken over.
Attention means, that a unwished results or states can occur, if the appropriated instruction is not noticed.
Important means the commitment to a special behavior or operation for the safe treatment of the controller / machine.

Qualified personnel
All devices described in this manual may only be used, built up and operated together with this documentation. Installation,
initiation and operation of these devices might only be done by instructed personnel with certified skills, who can prove their
ability to install and initiate electrical and mechanical devices, systems and current circuits in a generally accepted and admitted
standard.

Operation according to regulations

This device might be only used for this operation written in this manual and only in combination with other
certified external devices. For a correct operation a proper transportation, storage, initiation and maintenance is
necessary.
All valid safety instructions and regulations for the prevent of industrial accidents are to be attended carefully.
The power supply must be connected to a central ground potential in a starlikely wiring.

Maintenance
Modifications / repairs of an INSEVIS device might be done only by special educated and trained personnel of
INSEVIS in an ESD-safe area. Every unauthorized opening might cause damages and will terminate all
warranty claims.

Data security
Each customer is responsible by himself for protecting his IT-environment against illegal external attacks. INSEVIS shall not be
held liable for any direct, indirect or consequential damages respect to any claims arising from the possible illegal external
access to their PLCs or HMIs by Ethernet. If you are not sure, how to protect your environment ask for help at professional legal
IT-companies.

Copyright
This and all other documentation and software, supplied or hosted on INSEVIS web sites to download are copyrighted. Any
duplicating of these data in any way without express approval by INSEVIS GmbH is not permitted.
All property and copy rights of theses documentation and software and every copy of it are reserved to INSEVIS GmbH.

Trade Marks
INSEVIS refers that all trade marks of particular companies used in own documentation as e.g.
- STEP®, SIMATIC® and other as reserved trade mark of Siemens AG.
- CANopen® and other as reserved trade mark of CAN in Automation eG
- WINDOWS® and other as reserved trade mark of MICROSOFT AG
and more reserved trade marks are property of the particular owners and are subjected to common protection of trade marks.

Disclaimer
All technical details in this documentation were created by INSEVIS with highest diligence. Anyhow mistakes could not be
excluded, so no responsibility is taken by INSEVIS for the complete correctness of this information. This documentation will
reviewed regulary and necessary corrections will be done in next version.

With publication of this manual all other versions are no longer valid.

Essential knowledge and experiences

To understand this documentation basic knowledge and experiences of the automation technology in general and the
programming with STEP®7 are essential.

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 About INSEVIS

S7-system components for industrial automation technology

The range of INSEVIS- product families enables an integrated solution and easy to handle for small and medium automation application with
latest technology, very high quality level and with additional interfaces like CANopen® and Modbus, to be configured easily.

The easy integration of INSEVIS-products into the S7-world meanwhile is famous and exemplary. Complex communication settings will be
assigned easily and intuitively, so that these properties expand the common S7-world by far. A large and multilingual visualization in a modern
design is done by a few clicks and the work flow is known by every WinCCflex user. It can be simulated on the visualization PC and is
accessible remote.

The S7-CPUs -V and -P are the base of the successfully INSEVIS product families with Profibus DP Master/Slave.
With the new S7-CPU-T Panel-PLCs and Compact-PLCs are available with Profinet IO Controller.

Step®7-Programability
INSEVIS-S7-CPUs are programmable by STEP 7® - AWL, KOP, FUP, S7-SCL, S7-Graph from Siemens and in general command-compatible to
Siemens-CPU S7-315-2PNDP. Some special INSEVIS-blocks expand the functionality and allow outstanding solutions. The S7-programming
will be done by good known tools SIMATIC®-Manager or by TIA-Portal® from Siemens always.

Independence
INSEVIS-products does not base on Windows or Linux, they have an own firmware. Thereby the hard- and software can be exactly designed for
a perfect co-ordination with this firmware and a low power consumption. Booting times of less than 4 seconds and completely no software
licenses and a current drain of <100mA @ 24V are the result of these facts.

Get your software rid of licenses

INSEVIS stands for a clear and honest license policy, what gives the customer sustainable cost benefits. Because of the ownership of BIOS,
firmware and PC-software for visualization, configuration and remote access INSEVIS can offer its products completely without licenses.

Made in Germany
Development, PCB-design and -production, test and mounting of all INSEVIS-products - all this is made in Germany. So every product is a
proof for the combination of German engineering and economy and is available with a certification of German origin.

INSEVIS operates a yearly certified

quality management system ref. to DIN
EN ISO 9001.

All suppliers of INSEVIS obligate to this

quality management and contribute to
the high quality level of INSEVIS-
products.

Already during planning these families

one goal was indicated as most
important: to design highest quality and
ergonomics into all products.

These products were put into

comprehensive validation tests before
they were produced in selected and
certified production lines.

INSEVIS - Made in Germany

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 Product family Software

Communication tp PLC / HMI

INSEVIS-software communicates to the INSEVIS PLC and Panel-HMI by TCP/IP. The software finds network partner automaticelly and can
indicate it by a blink test.

External memory card

If new functions in the S7-program or visualization need an firmware update of PLC/HMI, this can be done by an
Micro-SD-card in the standard FAT32-format. Also this card is needed for archiving or updating only, not to run the S7-
program. Use this card only for archiving of message data, of data from DBs, of trend data as well as of data of the
recipe management and for backup/restore. While updating the PLC-firmware by this card, the S7-data will kept
untouched - as they were before.

Most important properties at a glance

Data archiving Backup & Restore

Save and archive process data to the Micro-SD-card Save all data easily; user program, process data,
and read it back to the PLC after updating S7-program. visualization and archives - protected by password
Completely without programming device - by using INSEVIS-SFCs as a binary file for using in an equal equipped device,
and SFBs. To satisfy the customers for lots of years. what will proceed with all data from the old PLC

Unlimited languages Free remote account

INSEVIS supports all languages, what are installed on the PC, Use your PC-screen as 2nd panel to display and control your
where the visualization is designed. No limitation of the number application remote. Import and save archive and recipe data as txt-
of used languages in the visualization-run-time. Always Unicode16- or csv- files. Do it in a multi-instanceable way in your PC, like in a
able. Always be at home in every language of the world. master display of a control room.

Trend management Multistructured recipes

4 time based trends with 16 channels each can be started, Create up to 64 recipes with up to 256 different variables
stopped and continued manually or by variables. (elements), what result up to 256 data records per recipe.
Display and archive it as you want it to do. Export and import recipes, records and elements
Or display x;y-value couples from DBs in function graphs via the Micro-SD-card.

Fault indicating system User management

Display, indicate and archive up to 1024 alarms and 128 events Manage up to 9 user levers by run-time editable PINs.
in all your project languages, as blinking text line or symbol, Define user based target screens and
as single- or multi-line message viewer and -archive. change screens depending on user level.
Export this data automatically as csv-file to any network drive. Allow or deny access to „hot keys“ as you want to.

Integrated simulation Import & export functionality

Compile your new visualization, get the detailed, linked failure report Import S7-variables including symbols from your
to debug it fast. Simulate your visualization immediately SIMATIC®-Manager.
and stimulate variables, alarms and events. Export your texts for an external translation as csv-file and read it
Make your screen shots in jpg-format for your documentation. back into the project.

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The INSEVIS Software Tools are free, running on a Windows PC and can be executed in german or english language.

Configuration
With the configuration tool „ConfigStage“ you can config the additional functions of the INSEVIS-CPUs and
download it into the PLC. The onboard- or decentral INSEVIS-periphery will be added easily by drag´n drop
to the periphery slots. Parameters and address areas will be assigned in a box right below. Also you may
assign S7-CPU-parameters like in your programming tools from Siemens (like startup, diagnostic, cycle and
clock, retententive memory, etc.). A web server can be configured at CPU-T-PLCs.
A variety of Step7 Blocks for motion conrol functions, intelligent CAN-Drives and example configurations of
external peripheries are listed on our website as free downloads.

With the „ConfigStage“-software these interfaces can be assigned:

• RS232 with free ASCII,
• RS485 with free ASCII and Modbus RTU,
• Ethernet-connections (S7-connection-RFC1006, TCP, UDP, Modbus-TCP, INSEVIS-Panel-HMI),
• CAN (CANopen® by pre-defined parameters or by imported and mapped EDS-files),

Visualization
„VisuStage“ imports symbolic variables from SimaticManager or TIA-projects, it exports texts to be translated
easily. Exacts error messages help you to debug your project until it can be simulated and downloaded.
For the use of the mulilinguistic version of “VisuStage” it's necessary to buy a company license.
The software is providing among other things the following features:

• Alarm- and event messaging system and -archive up to 1024 alarms (50000 storeable) on each,
• Trend data sampling, and archiviing for 4 trends with 16 channels each (655000 storeable on each),
• Recipe management system with up to 64 recipes with 256 elements in 256 records,
• User management system with 9 layers and password protection,
• Screen saver, backlight switch-off function, clean screen and buzzer,
• Library with 2D- and 3D-symbols, integrated simulation,
• 4x VNC-server for CPU-T-Panel-PLCs.

Remote access
With software „RemoteStage“ there can be made a remote visualization from the binary of a VisuStage-
visualization created before. This program comes as an directly executable file and can be also used for
creating batch files. The Software communicates via S7-Communications (Put/Get) with the S7-CPUs and
reads the process data which can be remotly visualized. Multiple RemoteStages can be operated in one PC to
get a kind of master display with multiple remote screens.

• 1024 alarm archives and 128 Eventchives (Panel-PLC and Panel-HMI),

• 4 trends with up to 16 channels (Panel-PLC and Panel-HMI),
• 256 recipe records with up to 256 elements (Panel-PLC and Panel-HMI),
• Data (DB) -archives (Panel-PLC and Compact-PLC)

Service tool
The „ServiceStage“ is installed in a minute and made to have easy service access to the PLCs. Designed to
make service and maintenance work easier. Without using complex programming tools for this kind of work it's a
real time saver i

• Reading and editing device specific data,updating firmware version (CPU-T only),
• Changing of the operation mode RUN ↔ STOP,
• Set and synchronize date and time,
• Memory diagnostic and compression,
• Read out, show and store CPU-diagnostic buffer,
• Download of S7-program, visualization- and configurations binary,
• create backups of visualization and S7-program,
• Assign the know-how-protection levels.

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This software can be used with operating system Windows 10 only. It is very easy to configure and parametrize all INSEVIS-
PLCs and internal or external CAN-Periphery with the free software tool „ConfigStage“. First you select your device from the list
of offered devices. After having selected your device there opens up a window with some areas.

VIDEO-tutorials available
There are available different video tutorial in the ConfigStage play list at INSEVIS Simatic®-®-channel
INSEVIS EN. Sample programs are ready to download from INSEVIS web site.

Basic settings
Middle PLC you selected (from rear side) without any periphery
Left self constructing project tree with the configurable functions of the CPU,
free slots and the periphery already configured
Right catalog area with all periphery modules and decentral CAN-peripheries available
- periphery modules will be moved by drag`n drop to the preferred slot
- CAN-head stations will be also moved by drag´n drop to the green area in the CPUs image or
to the CAN-pins in the connectors image
Bottom Configuration area, where the properties wil be configured
Bottom right Information area of the selected module

Hint: The Profibus- and CPU-configuration (without INSEVIS-specific settings for Ethernet, serial and
CAN) can be made in the Simatic® Manager. The download of the Simatic® Manager overwrites all SDBs
completely.
Please do config Profibus and CPU FIRST and download it into the PLC. Than configure all the other
configurations (CPU with Ethernet, RS232/485, Modbus, CAN and (de-)central periphery and) with the
ConfigStage and download it LATER. This download does overwrite only the configured SDBs and keeps
. the Profibus- and CPU-settings oft the Simatic®- Manager.

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Assign the IP-address
ConfigStage can change the IP-address of the target device.
Either
• Click on „Ethernet“ in the project tree
• Enter the IP-address, netmask and
router-address (if checked)

or:
• enter the download-dialog box (F12).
(There will be used the service “Accessible
devices” like in other INSEVIS-Stages)

In this sample a IP-address 192.168.80.50 was

assigned in the configuration, see below.

This new configuration must be downloaded to

the old IP-adress 192.168.80.67 once before it
is active. This target-IP-address is to be
• entered manually
or
• selected from a list of accessible devices
(press „Refresh“)

For the download the PLC will be switched to

STOP mode and restarts later.

Change target device

If an existing configuration should be transferred to another INSEVIS-S7-PLC, it can be done at the „Project“-menu.
It helps saving time and prevents errors.

Addressing of the onboard periphery

Standard addressing ind the INSEVIS- PLCs
Without using software tool „ConfigStage“ the following address area will be set up in a standard way:

digital module: 4 byte inputs, 4 byte outputs

analog module: 16 byte inputs, 16 byte outputs

start address \ slot slot 1 slot 2 slot 3 slot n

digital inputs byte 0 byte 4 byte 8 byte (n-1)x4
digitale outputs byte 0 byte 4 byte 8 byte (n-1)x4
analog inputs byte 128 byte 144 byte 160 byte (n-1)x16 +128
analog outputs byte 128 byte 144 byte 160 byte (n-1)x16 +128

If a functional module FM DIO8-Z is placed, all following digital address areas will be moved for 8 byte
more.

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Different addressing in PLCs and addressing of decentral periphery
If decentral periphery is used and/or other should be used other address areas in the PLCs, it will be configured with the

software tool „ConfigStage“ and the set up date will be

stored in the system data blocks (SDBs).
The used periphery address area can be displayed
in an own window. The pull down menue „View“ →
„Address overview“ creates this window with all
periphery addresses used.When addresses will be
assigned there is an plausibility check already and
only if you skip the warning an address conflict is
possible. This conflict is shown in the address
overview in red.

CPU settings
The CPU settings are compatible to the Siemens-CPU S7-315-2PNDP in the Simatic®-Manager. Either via project tree or by
clicking directly on the image all different CPU properties can be set up easily in the ConfigStage.

General
Insert plant- and location designation

Startup
Box checked: CPU shall start, if the present configuration
mismatches to actual configuration
Timeout: multiply this value with 100 milliseconds,
the maximal value is limited to 1000 seconds

Diagnostic
Box checked: Reports the cause for STOP-condition to
the connected devices (PG, host system,...) to be entered in
diagnostic buffer too.

Know-how protection
The write or read/write protection.
Password protection from Simatic®- Manager is not affected
of it and to activate there.

Communication
INSEVIS-CPUs contain as well as the Siemens CPU 315-
2PN/DP system internal 16 passive S7-connections. 1

Additionally there can be parameterized up to 16 active S7-

connections by the ConfigStage and numbered by
an own ID-number.

More at Information about TSAPs

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Cycle
Cycle monitoring time:
(Insert it in ms, max. 6000ms = 6 seconds):

Cycle load from communication

(cycle time extension, min. 10% , max. 50%)
for communication (Ethernet, field bus, PG), visualization, file
system of Micro-SD®-card)

The declaration of the cycle time in the PG is carried out from

control point to control point. This contains communication and visualization. Independent from the S7-program an unsteady
cycle time can occur.

For that case it is possible to declare a limit value in relation to the cycle monitoring time, what is used for filling out the „free
time“ with time for communication (or visualization, etc).

In this sample the cycle time can be extended max. by 30% of 350ms (= 105ms). If this time is not needed for communication
(visualization, etc), it is available for other tasks.

Clock
check memory byte and insert its
number from value 0

Retentive memory
Merkerbytes:
total 2.048 (thereof 0..15 preset)
Timer and counter:
total 256 (no preset)

Time-Of-Day interrupt
Box checked: Time-Of-Day interrupt activated
Insert interval areas, starting date and starting time

Cyclic interrupt
CPUs -V/P support the OB35 only Value in milliseconds (ms),
maximal value is 1 minute (60,000 ms)
CPU -T supports the OB32...OB34 too Value in milliseconds
(ms), maximal value is 1 minute (60,000 ms)

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WebServer
The PLCs with CPU-T inside contain a
static web server, what provides
• general data (serial no., etc.),
• actual entries of diagnostic
buffer,
• addresses of I/Os and,
• an fiel to require the actual
value of a variable.

The activation of this web server is on

the bottom at the CPU-settings.

. By connecting to the internet it is possible that unauthorized get access to the PLC and they could
manipulate it and cause harms.
The programmer and final user are responsible for installing and running suitable security actions to
provide this unauthorized access.
INSEVIS is not responsible and does not take over responsibility for damages caused by unauthorized
access.

Time settings (time zone, daylight saving time, NTP- server)

For PLCs with CPU-T can be done these system time settings by
ConfigStage 1.0.14.41

Activation of a time zone

(important for NTP- usage)

Activation of daylight saving time

The respective changeover dates are entered here. The PLC then
changes over automatically.If the unit was switched off during the
changeover and the battery has enough float voltage for the real time
clock, the unit from firmware 2.7.2 adapts the time during booting
process to the present time. If the unit has been switched off for a longer
period of time so that the real time clock has become voltage-free, the
time must be set manually.

Use of NTP servers

NTP servers send the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), which is the
basis for calculating your own time. In the figure on the left 3 time
servers of the FAU University Erlangen-Nuremberg were addressed
(131.188.3.220/1/ 2 correspond to the ntp0/1/2 of fau.de)

ATTENTION: In the ConfigStage under "Ethernet", configure the router

according to the selected NTP servers (in this case 192.168.80.1)

ATTENTION: By connecting to the internet it is possible that

unauthorized get access to the PLC and they could manipulate it and
cause harms. The programmer and final user are responsible for
installing and running suitable security actions to provide this
unauthorized access.
INSEVIS is not responsible and does not take over responsibility for
damages caused by unauthorized access.

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Communication settings
RS232 and RS485
The assign of RS232 and RS485 is self-explanatory. If you select at the RS485 the protocol „Modbus-RTU“, you will be asked to
assign the node-ID as well as to map your S7-operands to input-bits and -words and to output-bits and -words.
If „Modbus Server is deactivated, Modbus RTU-telegrams will be received and sended by SFB60/61

Ethernet
If you want to use the Ethernet-interface, there are to assign
up to 16 connections, to select the communicaton protocol and
to parameterize it. Each Ethernet-connection gets a connection-ID
to be assigned in the S7-program

CPU-V/-P: There is ONE Ethernet-interface available (RJ45)

(right)

CPU-T: There are TWO Ethernet-interfaces available (RJ45),

(below) what can be used either
- as switch with common IP-address (left image) or
- as seperated Ports with differen IP- (and MAC-)
addresses and net masks. (right image).

Both ports can be used Port 2 can not more communicate by S7 (protection)

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. Hint:

To prevent unauthorized access by the „classic“ S7-communication, the ConfigStage allows to switch off
this communication at one port. This prevents an unauthorized manipulation of PLC-data.

Every connection gets a connection-ID to assign it to the S7-program. Referring to the connection type the selected connection
will be parameterized in separate boxes with these parameters:

To set up the Ethernet-interface for communication,

select here connections and protocol (connection type) and
parameterize it (see right figure).

Every connection gets a connection-ID to assign it to the S7-

program. Referring to the connection type the selected
connection will be parameterized in separate boxes with these
parameters:

The assign of RS232 and RS485 is self-explanatory.

If you select at the RS485 the protocol „Modbus-RTU“, you will

be asked to assign the node-ID as well as to map your S7-
operands to input-bits and -words and to output-bits and -words.

parameters at Modbus-TCP (Server) see below

Assign of S7-operand areas for
up to 16 Modbus register areas now (see figure below)
• Input bits
• Input words
• Output bits
• Output words

If „Modbus Server is deactivated, Modbus RTU-telegrams will be

received and sent by SFB60/61

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Communication / Information about TSAPs

INSEVIS-CPUs contain as well as the Siemens CPU

315-2PN/DP system internal 16 passive S7-
connections. Their local TSAPs are defined by
Siemens-definition xx.yy as follows:
• for PG= 01.02,
• for OP= 02.02,
• for WinCC etc.= 03.01
• xx=01 (for PG),
• xx=02 (for OP) and
• xx=03 (for WINCC etc.)
• yy for all 02 (= Slot2 for CPU)

CPU-T: Assigning properties to one or both of the

single Ethernet interfaces (see image right)

Additionally there can be parameterized up to 16

active or passive S7-connections by the ConfigStage and numbered by an own ID-number. Here the Siemens-definition is not
valid but it is necessary
1. to keep the TSAPs unique and
2. to not even use the TSAPs from the system internal passive connections.

Profinet
Profinet settings will be assigned by Simatic®-Manager or TIA®-Portal (like as Profibus settings)

CAN configuration
Decentral INSEVIS periphery
There is no need to have CAN-knowledge to include decentral INSEVIS- periphery to the INSEVIS-S7-CPUs.

After having placed your

INSEVIS head station on the
CPU, this module appears in the
project tree and in the display.

Now you can insert general start

addresses for the head station
for in-/outputs (no more possible
at the single modules).

The periphery modules will be

added per drag´n drop from a
special sub area of the catalog
tree below the CAN-title.

You type in the node-ID-number

you have set up before at the
INSEVIS- head stations
hardware with the hexadecimal
turn-switches.

Also you insert the guarding time

you want. Than all i/os will be
used in Step®7 like onboard I/Os
of an INSEVIS-PLC.

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Configure decentral external periphery manually
Instead of an INSEVIS- head station you drag´n drop a neutral CAN-node onto your CPU. Then all common settings of for the
node-ID and the guarding parameters will be done.

If the field "NMT Control" is activated, the node will be started and stopped together with the PLC. Therefore the NMT-
messages "goto OPERATIONAL" with change to RUN (after OB100, before first OB1) and "goto PREOPERATIONAL" with
change to STOP will be sent to the node.

Is the node not ready while PLC starts, the "goto OPERATIONAL"-message will be ignored. The must be considered in the user
program with a state request. Eventually the NMT-commands need to be programmed in the S7-program.

With the check box „NMT-Download“ will be assigned, if the communication parameters „Guarding-Time“ / „Lifetime“ /
Heartbeat-Time“ should be downloaded to the node during the start up or not. This is useful only, if these parameters are not
implemented in the node itself or assigned by other tools

For the process

data are available
each 32 Tx- and
Rx-PDOs. If more
as 4 PDOs of it will
be used, PDO-
identifiers of other
node-IDs will be
used for it.

These node-IDs
should not be
assigned again.
(Only CiA-conform
TxPDO-identifier
are valid.)

Received Tx-
PDOs will be
buffered and
transferred
synchronous to the
control point to the
process image,

RxPDOs will be
send event- and
time-controlled in
the control point
always.

An 8-byte-data
field on a
selectable S7-
operand is to
assign to every
PDO.

The Tx-PDO
communication
parameters define
the sending
behavior of the
node, the Rx-PDO define the sending behavior of the master.

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The inhibit-time prevents a to excessive sending, when data are changing permanently; the event-time forces the sending, even
if there is no data change.

Entering of single CAN-objects (Index, Subindex) in the mapping field is optional, as long the download of the mapping is not
activated. Always assign the data type to define the telegrams length and to allow a real byte swapping.
With activated download of complete mapping-parameter the PLC configures the content of the PDS during start up.

To assign more configurations in the start up, SDOs can be defined (e.g. for operational modi or metering ranges, etc.).

Create library elements of your CAN-slaves

Optional: If this „mapping“ is made, the new configured CAN-node (CAN-slave) can be stored locally in the ConfigStage to use
this part as a library element with pre-defined values.

Therefore click with the right mouse key on

the just configured CAN-node.

Then a new mask opens.

Insert all information (and
image) and acknowledge
with „OK“,

So you will get an own

CAN-slave, pre-defined for
further use and with your
internal information.

.
The nomenclature TX (Transmit) and RX (Receive) are at CANopen®-PDOs always from the CAN-nodes
view (slave). It means, with a TX-PDO a node sends its input data to the PLC and with a RX-PDO it
receives its output data.

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Configure decentral external peripherie by EDS-file
You need a EDS-file of
the external CAN-slave
you want to configure.
Import it like shown here:

Than a new window opens like described above (Create library elements of your CAN-slave). After having assigned texts, order
information and images there is an „empty“ library element, what must be configured like described in following items.

PDO configuration

By „Show CAN objects“ an object browser opens up with all CAN-objects available. These were filtered from the EDS-file
automatically. Move single or multiple CAN-objects by Drag´n Drop into your configuration.

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SDO- configuration

By „Show CAN objects“ an object browser opens up with all CAN-objects available. These were filtered from the EDS-file
automatically.
Move single or multiple CAN-objects by Drag´n Drop into your configuration. In the „Data“ field assign your parameter value.

Decentral external periphery / motion controller pre defined

Pre-defined CAN-devices, especially motion controller, allow the S7-user an immediately access to these devices.
Because this configuration data is open to change, it could be adapted to customers needs or extended easily.

INSEVIS offers on its website free of charge various DataBlocks to drive complex motion controllers as e.g. Parker C3, Maxon
EPOS2. With these DBs it is possible to control different complex systems with one S7-program

The special advantage is the architecture with different small DBs für each function (jog, acc, dec, home,...). This allows to swap
these motion engines with only a few efforts to adapt the S7-program. Normally you can re-write your program, when you
replace one drive-specific large DB of one motion vendor to another large DB of another motion vendor.

The complete description with demonstration program and data blocks is available at our website

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Samples for external CANopen devices
Sample for decentral CANopen periphery ref. to DS401
If a device with digital and analog In- and outputs is used referring to CANopen-Profile DS401, the in/outs are

- digital inputs in TxPDO1, e.g. 32 bit - digital outputs in RxPDO1, e.g. 16 bit

- analog inputs in TxPDO2 to 4 - analog outputs in RxPDO2 to 4

(Images in German language but self explaining)

Therewith the in- and outputs can be used on the configured S7-address (in this sample from EB0, AB0) as usually.
.
The PDO-number 1 is reserved for digital I/Os only.
The analog I/Os can be mapped starting from PDO-number 2

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To transfer
parameters (e.g.
metering ranges for
analog modules),
SDOs need to be
configured specific
referring to the
vendor.

Sample configuration CANopen-drive controller ref. to DS402

If a CANopen-drive controller ref. to profile DS402 is used, at least the controller-internal state machine must be managed by

- a 16-bit control word and - 16-bit status word

(Images in German language but self explaining)

Assign these both words to S7-operands by the PDO-mapping and than the controller can be driven by the S7-program.

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Download and licensing
The actual version of VisuStage is free to download at INSEVIS websites in the download area. INSEVIS- programs do not
check the internet for new versions, so pleas visit INSEVIS websites for new features by yourself. This software can be used
with operating system Windows 10 only.

At the first installation VisuStage offers 3 modes: FULL-Mode with license, DEMO-mode with 30 days free FULL-mode without
license and LEAN-mode without license. You can add a license later on at the folder “Help” → “Info” to upgrade a DEMO or
LEAN version into a FULL version.

This company license can be multiple times used within one company for multiple installations. (Open visustage.exe once as
administrator (by right mouse key) to not have to enter the license path every time).

System functions
The S7 Operating system provides the system functions (SFC) to control the visualization by your S7 program. These SFCs are
described in the referring PLC-manual (Compact or Panel-PLC) at the chapter “System functions”. To use these SFCs you need
the S7-Library from INSEVIS. It can be downloaded at download-area of INSEVIS websites for free.

Communication between PLC and external Panel-HMI

In a Panel-PLC these SFCs will be used from a common CPU for PLC- and HMI-functions as well. Only if you use PLCs with
external HMI please note followig:

ATTENTION:
Only single SFC-jobs can be processed.
If the parameter "BUSY" of the corresponding SFC returns the value FALSE, the job is finished and a new SFC
can be processed,
The configuration of connection parameters of INSEVIS-Panel to INSEVIS-PLC or external PLC is explained at
the chapter “Resource Partner-PLC-device” in this manual

Use these data in the S7-program (e.g. LADDR := W#16#1 for the panel-connection with ID-No. 1)

Here the PLC can change the screens in an CALL „SFC 201
external panel (e.g. with the connection-ID-No. 1 LADDR := W#16#1
SCREEN := MW1006
RET VAL := MW1008
BUSY := #busy

More easy meanwhile: write/read your scree-ID into/from a variable (see more at the “Screen” resource)

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General settings of the program shell
Top: Standard functions bar (self explaining or explained by tool-tips)

Alignment functions (2 and more objects)

FIRST mark the Master-element,
THAN mark the others, what shall be aligned to the master
than choose the alignment property you want (left, horizontal centered, right, top, bottom centered, bottom)

Size functions
FIRST mark the Master-element,
THAN mark the others, what shall be aligned to the master
than choose the size item (width, height)
or assign multiple dimension properties to different selected objects (right)
with key-combination of CTRL+arrow-keys size of marked objects can be changed pixelwise

Alignment functions (1 or 3 and more objects)

FIRST mark the Master-element,
THAN mark the others, what shall be aligned to the master
FINALLY the element, what should mark the outer border of the grid
than choose the alignment property you want (same horizontal distance, center a single object, same
vertical distance)

Grid-/ Snap functions (self explaining)

At Extra / Settings assign grid size
(de-) activate grid and snap by mouse click

General settings (without figure, self explaining)

It is recommended to hide the panels bezel to save window-space on your VisuStage-PC.
Grid and snap functions make it easier to design new screens

Top: General functions and drop down menus,

Left: Project browser with resource settings (here the resources will be set up and parametrized) and screens
Middle: Window of the projected screen, display of the objects parameters of the the selected object
Right: Tool bar with project language, function catalog with all objects what are available, Library catalog
Bottom: Message window (for messages, references, queries and filter results), to be switched on/off by F6-key

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General functionality
VisuStage imports S7-PLC-variables from Simatic®-Manager or TIA® Portal and uses it in different visualization objects in
different screens. It can synchronize these S7-variables to the S7-project automatically.

The visualization source file will be compiled into a binary, what will be transferred to the Panel-HMI or Panel-PLC by Ethernet.
The firmware in the Panel-HMI/-PLC creates the images and touch fields at the touch display there. No source date can be read
back from the Panel-HMI/-PLC.

There is possible to get a free remote visualization of all S7-PLCs on a PC-screen by RemoteStage, what requires the
visualization binary.

The following descriptions refer to the actual sample project what is available at the download area at INSEVIS websites. It
requires the newest VisuStage-version and the newest operating systems at the devices. It is hardly recommended to use this
project together with this documentation to understand it better.

Recommended procedures
A systematic working procedure reduces errors and decreases the programming efforts

• Import your S7-variables from the S7-symbol table or directly from your S7-DBs including symbols and
synchronize it with your S7-project
• Assign objects for multiple screen use in different template screens, what you can use in every single screen.
• If you have finished entering all texts in your project language, you may export them into a *.csv-file and forward it to a
translator into any other language you need. It is only necessary to keep the *.csv structure then you can re-import this file
again - and you have your next language texts.
• Collect all special pictures for your visualization theme before you start. (We strongly recommend the file format "png",
because it works with a good compression and it allows definition of transparency by an alpha-channel. This is very
important, if you want to see your background color on rounded corners and not any image colors.)
• Use the grid- and snap-function.

Save your resources

It is very important to have an eye on the memory size, required by the visualization. In general it is better to tune
your visualization with some easy hints, before you decrease the PLC performance with an unsuitable visualization.

• Multiple use of buttons

(if you use exactly the same buttons (resolution, image) you save lots of memory size because they will stored only one
time as 1 object. It dies not matter, if symbols or texts belonging to this items or not.)
• Do not overlap dynamic objects
(This function is not allowed by program cycle. You better navigate your images by dialog boxes with coords.)
• Better to have less screens with more common objects than to have lots of nearly empty screens.
(Every new screen is stored as image and requires memory space.

Keep the overview

You need to know, what resources are „active“ and what are „blind passengers“.

• Filters reduce the number of displayed resources to get a bettor overview.

• With „cross reference“-function (right mouse button in the resource-menu) the use of variables, texts, images,
text lists, image lists and trends can be displayed. Delete resources you do not use.
• Delete unused resources with the „CleanUp“-function at the rider „Edit“

Transfer your work to other projects

When you invested much time to create a very special head- or bottom line or navigation:

• Use the library function to export often used groups to you PC for a further use in other projects.
• Use the screen template function for Headlines or footes, etc.

VIDEO-Tutorials available You find detailed explanations in the VisuStage-Playlist at the INSEVIS
YouTube®-channel „INSEVIS EN“. This manual refers to e referencial visualization, what is available for free
download at the download area at INSEVIS- web sites.

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General project formats and settings
File formats
VisuStage creates 3 file formats:
• *.vsproj contains the source code of the visualization
• *.res contains the resources of the visualization
• *.bin contains the compiled binaries to be downloaded into the panel

Hint:
The vsproj and res-files must be in the same directory in order to open the project (vsproj)...
When passing on the source data, send the vsproj and res files!
If no source data is to be passed on, then pass on the vsbin (sufficient for updating).

At the menu „Project“ basic

settings will be made.

General data
• manual changeable

Version counter
• manual assignment of
a 3 digits compile-no.
or
• automatic counter
(can be displayed
by text field)

Screen rotations
• Only for CPU-P and -T versions

Data protection at upload

Secures the the vsbin file for upload
(must be switched on, in each case
with/without entering a PIN)
• into a remote PC
(via RemoteStage)
• to a remote PC
(via ServiceStage)
• to the micro SD card
(for backup)

and (only for HMIs)

• Secures the the BIOS screen
by entering a PIN
(for access see chapter BIOS)

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Conversion of third-party visualisations
TIA WinCC visualisations can to a large extent be automatically converted into VisuStage format. This saves the manual import
of variables, the creation and linking of pages (menus) and the creation and linking of static and dynamic objects.

Only list objects such as recipe and trend management and the fault message system must then be added manually, as these
cannot be converted.

Requirements
This function is integrated from VisuStage version 2.1.0.36.
However, on the same computer as the VisuStage, the Siemens software tools
• TIA Portal 14-16.1 and from VisuStage version 2.1.0.37: TIA V17
• TIA Openness *
must be installed on the same computer as VisuStage in order for the conversion
function to be activated (not greyed out).

Hint for the correct settings when using the Openness software:
The Windows user must be a member of the "Siemens TIA Openness" group.
Depending on the Windows operating system, please set this assignment as administrator!

See here for more: https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/mdm/109773802?c=101778035467&lc=en-DE

Procedure

• A project browser opens under Project →

Convert TIA-WinCC Project.

• Open the TIA project with the visualisation to

be converted.

• The file "tiaexport.exe" integrated in the

VisuStage is opened and automatically
started in a DOS window.
(The DOS window may be hidden, but can be
seen in the task bar).

• This program starts the TIA Portal.

• The Openness Firewall recognises the

access, which must be granted with "Yes, all"

• A new screen opens for selecting the source

and target devices.

• (Make sure that the resolutions of both

devices are identical so that the entire
visualisation is visible).

• Start the conversion by pressing "Convert".

• The progress of the conversion is displayed

in the DOS window.

• (Depending on the size of the visualisation,

the conversion may take some time).

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Cross reference list: The following TIA WinCC objects are converted into VisuStage screen objects

TIA WinCC „Basic objects“ VisuStage „Static objects“

Line Line
Rectangle Rectangle
Ellipse Ellipse
Circle Ellipse
Text field Text
Graphic view Image

TIA WinCC „Elements“ VisuStage „Dynamic objects“ /„Viewers“

I/O field I/O field
Button (Mode=“Text“ and Label=“Text“) Button
Button (Mode=“Text“ and Label=“Text list“) Text button
Button (Mode=“Graphic“ and Graphic=“Graphic“) Button
Button (Mode=“Graphic“ and Graphic=“Graphic list“) Dynamic button
Button (Mode=“Graphics and text“) Button
Button (Mode=“Invisible“) Touch area
Symbolic I/O field Text list
Graphic I/O field (Mode=“Two states“) State area
Graphic I/O field (except „Two states“ Mode) Image list
Date/time field Time/Date field
Bar Progress bar
Switch (Mode=“Switch“) Text list
Switch (Mode=“Switch with text“) Text list
Switch (Mode=“Switch with graphic“) State area
Slider Slider
Gauge Gauge

The following TIA WinCC objects are not supported during conversion.
Either they must be created manually in the VisuStage project or they are not available due to the system.

• „Polyline“ replace by multiple „Linies“

• „Polygon“ replace by „Images“
• „Symbol library“ replace by „Image list“ with single state images
• „Clock“ replace by a digital display at „Date/Time field“
• „Alarm view“ replace by „Message viewer“
• „Trend view“ replace by „Trend viewer“
• „User view“ replace by „Text list viewer“ with the user names
• „Watch table“ this function is currently not available
• „SmartClient view“ this function is currently not available
• „Recipe view“ replace by „Recipe viewer“
• „f(x) trend view“ replace by „Function graph“
• „System diagnostics view“ this function is currently not available
• „Media player“ this function is currently not available
• „GRAPH overview“ this function is currently not available
• „ProDiag overview“ this function is currently not available
• „Critera analysis view“ this function is currently not available
• „Camera view“ this function is currently not available
• „PDF view“ this function is currently not available

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Following „Event-Press“ and „Event-Release“ functions are converted into VisuStage button functions:

TIA WinCC functions VisuStage functions

ActivateScreen Change screen
ActivatePreviousScreen Change screen
SetLanguage Select language
SetTag Assign value to variable
IncreaseTag Increment variable value
DecreaseTag Decrement variable value
SetBrightness Increment brightness
SetBit Set a bit
SetBitInTag Set a bit
SetBitWhileKeyPressed Set a bit
ResetBit Reset a bit
ResetBitInTag Reset a bit
InvertBit Invert a bit
InvertBitInTag Invert a bit
ClearAlarmBuffer Clear the alarm buffer
ClearAlarmBufferProTool (class number = 0) Clear the alarm buffer
ClearAlarmBufferProTool (class number = 1) Clear the event buffer
Logoff Log-Out the user
ActivateCleanScreen Activate Clean screen
ClearLog Delete the alarm archive

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Creation and management of resources
Resource Device Settings

Assign the target IP-address

• The connection between the
PLC and the PC with visualization software
„VisuStage“is done by Ethernet S7-
communication Put/Get. That´s why it is
necessary to enter the IP-address of the target
Panel-PLC/HMI to identify the device whereto the
visualization should be send.
• AT HMIs the IP address of the connected PLC
(partner PLC device) is entered, both must be in
the same IP address range!

VNC-Server (CPU-T devices only)

• Select to start the VNC-Server always or
controlled by variable
• Static / dynamic port number
(default port 5900 recommended!)
• Password settings
(Needed in VNC-Client/Viewer)
• Content in VNC-Client/Viewer
- passive (1:1 display only)
- active (controls the HMI)
- changeable by variable (e.g. key switch)

NTP-Server, time zones and daylight saving

time (CPU-T devices only)

Activation of a time zone (for HMIs only, for PLCs

the configuration is done in the ConfigStage)
• The respective changeover dates are entered
here.
• The system then adjusts itself automatically. If the
unit was switched off during the changeover and
the battery had enough float voltage for the real-
time clock, the unit adjusts the time itself to the
current time during the boot process as of HMI
firmware 1.6.3.
• If the unit was switched off for longer that the
real-time clock became voltage-free, the time
must be set manually.

Using NTP Servers

• NTP servers transmit the Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC), which is the basis for calculating
your own time.
In the illustration, 3 TimeServers of the FAU
University Erlangen-Nuremberg were addressed
(131.188.3.220/1/ 2 correspond to the ntp0/1/2 of the fau.de).

ATTENTION:
Using a VNC-Client/-Viewer as app makes possible a mobile application. The settings of operational and
security functions depend on each app.
Every user is responsible for data security by itself! Do not use VNC-Server without authentification and
care for access of identified and known devices by yourself
By connecting to the internet it is possible that unauthorized get access to the PLC and they could
manipulate it and cause harms. The programmer and final user are responsible for installing and running
suitable security actions to provide this unauthorized access.
INSEVIS is not responsible and does not take over responsibility for damages caused by unauthorized
access.

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Configure a VNC-Viewer/-Client
When select a VNC-Viewer/-Client care for following issues:
– Supporting RFB V 3.8 with encryption ZRLE, RAW-protocol
– Deselecting of „Clipboard transfer“ (copy & paste for texts)

See a setup and configuration sample for

the free Tight VNC-Viewer to get the most important
settings from installation to remote visualization

Deselect server function

during program setup

Hint: Images are made at

installation of Tight VNC-Viewer.
This is a free software easy to
install and configure, so that we
can recommend it.

Assign IP-address of the remote devise

and go to „Options“

assign “ZLRE-Encoding”
deselect „256 colors”
deselect „Clipboard Transfer“
deselect „Shared Session“

Insert password what was assigned in VisuStage

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Change screen orientation or resolution
At the menu „Project/change target device“ it is
possible to adapt the project to another target
system.

This could be:

• other Panel-PLCs or Panel-HMIs from

INSEVIS)

• a free resolution for using PC-monitors as

remote panel

• other orientations of the same device

(in 90-degree-steps for CPU-P-versions
only)

This procedure is only made arithmetical and

needs manual reconditioning to get an attractive
visualization and to reduce the binaries memory
size (e.g. font sizes, bottom sizes, etc.).

Create and administrate resources

Resource languages
All languages installed on your PC are available for VisuStage-projects. These will be stored as
bmp. If an other PC without these installed languages will be used to compile and download to the
Panel-PLC/HMI, the missing languages can not not be displayed correctly.

• Add / delete a language: → by right mouse key

• Select the project language: → by right mouse key opens up a pull down menu
• Select a reference: language (marked bright) → by right mouse key „Set default“

Hint:
Text- and image resources are connected to the language, where they were assigned/imported. If this language
is deleted, all (text- and image) resources will be deleted after confirming it in a confirmation window.

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Resource variables
Beside the manually input of variables there are 2 better opportunities to import S7-variables from the S7-program

1) Import the variables by the system data file (*.sdf) of Simatic®-Manager

(without symbols)
• Create a S7- symbol table by the Simatic®-Manager
• Import it as a variables list (importable in sdf-file format) by:
→ Extra
→ Import
→ Variables

2.) Import the variables directly from the DBs of the S7-project
(including symbols)
• Start it by
→ Extra
→ Import
→ Variables from S7-Project
(Simatic®-Manager must be
installed on this PC)

• Mark and open the corresponding project

•
Choose the required data blocks from the S7-program list (no instance data blocks).

• Mark the required variables (also multiple)

and import it.

VIDEO-Tutorials available Therefore is a VIDEO available in the VisuStage-Playlist at the INSEVIS

YouTube®-channel „INSEVIS EN“.

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3.) Import the variables directly from the TIA®-project (including symbols)

3.1) Import the variables directly from S7-3xx-CPUs from TIA®-project

With VisuStage version 2.1.0.27 projects from TIA®-Portal versions 13...16 can be imported.
TIA®-Portal does not need to be installed on this PC, just only TIA®-project must be closed while importing.

• Start it by
→ Extra
→ Import from TIA®-project

Than a window opens to select the

TIA®-project.

SELECTION

→ of the Station (here INSEVIS SPS)

→ and than of the CPU (here PLC_1)
and than

EITHER
of the symbol table (here SPS-Tags)

1. In the right window all variable tables will

be displayed
2. Open up a variable table and see all existing variable
lists.
3. Selection of the variable lists by marking (multiple
marking by Shift or Ctrl)
4. Import the selected variable lists

OR
of the data blocks (here Data Blocks)

1. In the right window all data blocks will be displayed

2. Selection of the data block by marking (only single
blocks)
3. Open a data block
4. Selection of variable from a data block by marking
(multiple marking by Shift or Ctrl)
5. Import the selected variables from the data blocks

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3.2) Import the variables directly from S7-12xx and 15xx CPUs from TIA®-project
To import variables from projects which are based on CPUs from the 1200 and 1500 series they have to be stored inside a data
block.

To achive this execute the following steps in your TIA project:

1. Select your CPU -> Program blocks -> Add new block

2. Select in the opened menue the type "Data block" and enter a name.
Press OK to create the data block

3. In this new data block you can now create variables with name, data type and offset which can later be imported
into the VisuStage.

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To ensure a flawless communication between RemoteStage and S7-CPUs 12xx / 15xx, the block access must not be optimized.
(only for S7-12xx and 15xx)

To achive this execute the following

steps in your TIA project:

1. Select your CPU -> Program

blocks

2. Do a right click on the concerning

block and select "Properties..."

Execute the following steps in

the opened window:

1. Select "Attributes"

2. Deactivate the option "Optimized

block access"

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In following cases VisuStage wants a confirmation before it starts a variable import:

• A variable with the same name exists already, but with another address or data type
• A variable with the same address exists already, but with another name or data type
• A variable with the same name and address exists already, but with another data type

ATTENTION:
When VisuStage overwrites the variables, the connections between variables and its objects will be kept.
When deleting the variables manually these connections will be deleted as well.

The Export of the variables is done in the same formats as well:

• sdf- file format (System data format, variables only), or in
• sym- file format (Symbol table format with variables and data blocks)

Synchronization of variables with TIA®-Portal/ Simatic®-Manager

By inserting, deleting and other manipulating of S7-variables in programming systems TIA®-Portal and SimaticManager the
absolute addresses in referring S7-programs change. To synchronize these changes easily with the variables in the VisuStage-
project as function „Synchronize with S7 /TIA® Project “ is available.

Go to resource „Variables“ or
directly into table of variables

• right mouse key opens Pull-Down menue

• if Simatic-®Manager is installed on this PC, synchronization with
S7-Projects is possible
• to synchronize with TIA® projects insert the path to this project (It
must be compiled and closed before)
• all variables of the VisuStage project will be detected and
synchronized with S7/TIA now

As result a synchronization table will be

displayed, where

In the 1st line

• Successfully synchronized variables
(without differences – where nothing
was changed) are
mentioned/displayed only.
• There is nothing to do for that
variables, just for your information.

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In the 2nd line:

• Not synchronized variables
(where the symbolic variables name
was not available in the S7-/TIA®-
project ) are mentioned/displayed
only.
• These must be deleted manually, to
keep the overview (First delete the
connection in the visualization,
otherwise you will earn compile errors)

In the 3rd line:

• variables where at least the absolute
address (or also the data type) was
changed in the S7-/TIA®-project will
be displayed.
• This is a proposal for modification only
and must be accepted by checking a
hook in the check box, than all these
variables will be synchronized with
referring variables in VisuStage-
project automatically.

In the 4th line:

• variables where only the data type
was changed in the S7-/TIA®-project
will be displayed.
• This is a proposal for modification only
and must be accepted by checking a
hook in the check box, than all these
variables will be synchronized with
referring variables in VisuStage-
project automatically.

If there was created new variables in S7-/TIA®-project, import them or add it manually new.

Internal variables
These variables are available internally to the visualisation and are listed in a separate tab.

Using the key function "Copy variable value", the values of these
variables can be transferred to PLC variables and vice versa.

With indirect variables, e.g. linear scaling is possible through this

function (see picture on the right).

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Multiplex variables (variables list)
With multiplex variables it is possible to use one I/O-field multiple
times. Depending on the value of the index variable only the pre-
assigned and referring the multiplex variables will be showed at run
time.

At the resource “Variable”, at the rider “Multiplex variables” can be

created (see sample right beside). It work similar to text- and image
lists, but only with variables.

Only whole-number variables will be accepted as index variable, the

variables in the variable list are free (STRNG-types are not to mix
with other types). It also can be DBs, Merkers, inputs or outputs.

Indirect variables
Alternatively to the Multiplex variables (quasi the list of variables)
the number of variables can be reduced by far, if the address range
can be manipulated individually at run time by one or more variables.

The indirect variables allow by help of one or more variables a

multitude of memory cells in the address range of the PLC.
These variable memory areas can be written or read out, without
defining a fixed variable for each before.

Sample with data type BOOL

Fix addressed indirectly addressed

(512 variables) (4 variables)

DB 0 DBX 0 . 0 DB X1 DBX X2 . X3
DB 0 DBX 0 . 1 X1 = 0...7
… X2 = 0...7
DB 0 DBX 0 . 0 X3 = 0...7
DB 0 DBX 0 . 7

DB 0 DBX 1 . 0...7
DB 0 DBX 2 . 0...7
...
DB 0 DBX 6 . 0...7
DB 0 DBX 7 . 0...7

DB 0 DBX 0...7 . 0...7

DB 1 DBX 0...7 . 0...7
...
DB 6 DBX 0...7 . 0...7
DB 7 DBX 0...7 . 0...7

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Cross references for variables
To keep the overview about the
variables used in the project, there is a
function „Cross reference“ (mark a
variable and use right mouse button). All
variables will be displayed referring to
their usage in resources or in menu
objects.

By a double click on an item you get

automatically into the menu, where it is
used. For sample the “Benutzer”
variable was used. Close/open the
message window by key „F6“.

Set filter or find variables Clean up unused variables

Variables can be filtered for: Delete unused resources with the „CleanUp“-function
• Name at the rider „Edit“ and keep your project small and simple.
• Address- and
• Data type

The result is shown in the message window

(show/hide with key „F6“)

Find variables by text phrases

Find resources with the „Find“-function <CTRL+F>
at the rider „Edit“ to keep an overview.

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Resources Texts and Text lists
Texts
Will be created in the project language and can be imported
or exported as a csv-file
(This helps for external translation.)
• Export by:→ Extra → Export → Texts
• Choose the languages to be exported
• select your csv-format and save the csv-file.
• Open/import it with a table calculation program
(csv-settings must be the same!)
• Edit the text while keep the structure as it is
(no cells may be removed or added!)
• Import by → Extra → Import → Texts

In the first lines there are system texts. Is a text created in the project language only and not in another language, it will be
displayed in all other language as it was created in the project language (see line 5).

Hint:
If import is failed, your table calculating program removed the field delimiters or text separators. To prevent this,
do „Save as“ and activate the „Assign filter settings“ function.

Hint: at some
Windows7 installations
it is necessary to
check “Quote /
Set All text cells”

Text lists
(when different texts should be displayed depending on a
variable, e.g. in the user administration - operator, master etc.)

Will be created manually

• first define the list,
• than add existing text resources
or create new ones
• than add limiting values (Min/Max)
for each element of the text list

or

• mark multiple texts in resource “texts”

• press right mouse button and select “create text list”
• than add limiting values (Min/Max)
• and add a name

ATTENTION:
If there is active another value as these what
are assigned in line 1...n, than ALWAYS this text
resource will be displayed, what is assigned
FIRST (in first line / line 1).

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Cross references for texts / text lists
To keep the overview about the texts/ text lists used in the project, there is a function „Cross reference“ in the resource pool.
(Go to resources Text/ text list, mark a text/ text list and use right mouse button). All texts / text lists will be displayed referring to
their usage in resources or in menu objects.

By a double click on an item you get automatically into the menu, where it is used. Close/open the message window by „F6“.

Find texts / text lists by text phrases

Find resources with the „Find“-function <CTRL+F>
at the rider „Edit“ to keep an overview.

Clean up unused texts / text lists

Delete unused resources with the „CleanUp“-function
at the rider „Edit“ and keep your project small and simple.

Delete single text contents in text resource list

It is possible to delete single text contents in the text resource list.
Mark the desired cells by mouse and click right mouse key.
With “Delete content” the content of these cells will be deleted.

Alternatively:
If you press the “delete”-button of your keyboard
the marked text resources will be deleted completely.

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Resources Images and Image lists
Images
INSEVIS delivers some sample images with the VisuStage.
Creating own images is a child´s play by any free software.

• Recommended file format: PNG because of the transparent alpha-channel.

Substitute a color by transparency and save the image as PNG (Interlaced / Automatic recommended).

• Images of the project-language will be used for all other languages as well
→ shown half transparency

• It is possible to use other images in other languages instead the image of the project language
→ by right mouse key assign a new one and it will be shown with full color

Image lists
These lists are the best tool for color changes of an object or toggling
images caused by changing variable values.

Will be created manually

• right mouse key in the field Name,
(add the new name of the image list )
• Add limiting values for each element of the image list
• Assign an existing image resource,
(or add a new one in this field directly)

or

• mark multiple images in resource “images”

• press right mouse button and select “create imagelist”
• than add limiting values (Min/Max)
• and add a name

ATTENTION:
If there is active another value as these what
are assigned in line 1...n, than ALWAYS this text
resource will be displayed, what is assigned
FIRST (in first line / line 1).

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Cross references for images / image lists
To keep the overview about the images / image lists used in the project, there is a function „Cross reference“ (mark a image /
image list and use right mouse button). All images / image lists will be displayed referring to their usage in resources or in menu
objects.

By a double click on an item you get automatically into the menu, where it is used.
Close/open the message window by key „F6“.

Find images/image lists by text phrases

Find resources with the „Find“-
function <CTRL+F>
at the rider „Edit“ to keep an
overview.

Clean up unused images/image lists

Delete unused resources with the
„CleanUp“-function
at the rider „Edit“ and keep your
project small and simple.

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Multiple replacement of resources
If you organize your symbolic stringently you can swap multiple resources
• Variables,
• Texts,
• Text lists,
• Images,
• Image lists.
If they have similar symbolic
phrases in their name.

In the sample on the right a

„Dynamische Taste re“ is
described with different
properties by different resources
„*** rechts“.

After copying an object like this it

is necessary to swap all
resources at the new copied
object step by step. This needs
time while multiple copying.

The function „Find & Replace“

allows a fast swapping.

Click with the right mouse key

directly on the screen
background (not on an object!),
than select “Show references”
and the message window opens
up (close with F6, refresh by
closing and re-opening)

There all resources such as with

„rechts“ in their name will be replaced into others like such as with „links“ in their name.
(… but only, if you organized you symbolic stringently ...)

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Resource Messages (Alarms and Events)
Alarms / Events
It can be processed
- with CPU-V 128 alarms and 128 events
- with CPU-P/T 1024 alarms and 1024 events

It can be archived messages

(each: alarms and events). in total:
500 for (CPU-V/-P-devices)
or 50.000 (for CPU-T-devices)

(These archives can be deleted from Micro-SD-

card
by a VisuStage button function)

• Can be imported or exported as a csv-file (This helps for external translation)

• Import by → Extra → Import → Alarms / Events

• A new creation proceeds in project languages set default before.

• To archive it enable message archiving by a check mark and insert a micro-SD-card (Archiving is done in a binary fil format.
RemoteStage converts this binaries into csv, alt automated in batch files)

• Acoustic signal means a single sound by an internal buzzer

• Alarm siren means an one-second-sound of the internal buzzer, what is played once between 10 and 600 seconds.

Alarm-(Event-) Bit area (Trigger bit address area)

is 128 bit at CPU-type V and 1024 bit at CPU-type P
and must be in a row without gaps!
Each bit belongs to a message (alarm/ event) (bit 0 to Alarm/Event 1, bit 1 to Alarm/ Event 2, etc...)

The message state can be controlled by the S7-Program by a bit from this area.
With bit=1 this message appears as „coming“.
With bit=0 this message will be interpreted as„going“.

Acknowledge bit area (only for alarms)

is 128 bit at CPU-type V and 1024 bit at CPU-type P. too
and must be in a row without gaps!.

Each bit belongs to an alarm (bit 0 to alarm 1, bit 1 to alarm 2, etc...)

The alarm state can be controlled by the S7-Program by a bit from this area.
With bit=1 this alarm appears as „acknowledged“.
With bit=0 this message will be interpreted as „not acknowledged“.

Both areas may not overlap each other (error message appears at compiling)

ATTENTION:
The block for Trigger- and Acknowledge areas MUSST EXIST in the PLC and must have at least that size
128/1024Bit, otherwise messages will not be displayed!
If the acknowledge bit is activated, it must be reset in the PLC after a while, otherwise the next of these
alarms appears as „acknowledged“.
If it is not activated and you create and use a visualization with the RemoteStage there will be set no bit in
the PLC when you acknowledge the alarm on the RemoteStage-visualization and on any other panels/HMI
this alarm stays not acknowledged there.

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Alarm/ Event-Message box

• Alarms of the same Group are acknowledged together / Alarms of Group 0 are acknowledged automatically.

• Trigger bit / Acknowledge bit areas are displayed for better information only and are not changeable in this view!

• An additional variable (only for Panel-PLCs not for Panel-HMIs) offers to display a dynamic optional error code as decimal
number.
(e.g. an calculated value of an special factor for customers needs as decimal number)
→ This is not a trigger variable for the message!

• Events can be displayed ascending or descending in the archive viewer

• By “Variable” a variables value (INT or REAL with (fix) 2 decimal places) can be displayed at the end of the message line.

• Like at the text resources it is possible to delete single text contents in the alarm / event message box.
→ Mark the desired cells by mouse and click right mouse key.
→ With “Delete content” the content of these cells will be deleted.
Alternatively:
→ If you press the “delete”-button of your keyboard
→ the marked text resources will be deleted completely.

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Resource User administration
There can administrated be up to 9 users with passwords by 8 digit - PIN-codes. Users with level 9 have all access rights, those
with level 1 have least access rights.

In the upper mask can be assigned

• the target screens, whereto the project should change
after login/ logout or if there shall be called the PIN-input
dialog directly after touching a button with access
rights.and
• an automatic logout time (in minutes).
(With logout time 0 is assigned no automatic logout.)
and
• a variable, what informs the PLC, what user level is
active yet and
• an additional query to identify the user level before
PIN input

In the lower mask can be assigned

• the user names and PIN-codes of each levels (1...9).
• A new user will be added by entering its name and
PIN-code
• The “view name” (multilingual resources, what displays
the present user name by using system variable
$(CurrentUserViewName) in text fields (only CPU-T-
devices) see sample visualization

“Query user level by PIN input

Just before entering

PIN code it is possible
to activate a
identification mask,
where the user enters
his level.

All lines can be displayed single-lingual or -by selecting different text resources- multi lingual in every project language. To be
assigned at the resource “Dialogs / user level select”

Hint:
•The target menu screen after successfully log in will be assigned at the dynamic object „PIN-input field“
•With the PIN-Change dialog- function a PIN can be changed by the operator (his level stays the same). If
this PIN is forgotten, a new upload of the visualization binary can set it back to delivery state.
•For a user-level-referring screen change use the function „Change screen with PIN input“ on a button.

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Change user level by SFC215 "LOGIN"
The SFC215 "LOGIN" enables the user level change by S7-User program at Runtime.

Parameter Declaration Data type Description

LADDR INPUT WORD Logical base address = 0 (for all Panel-PLC)
Logical base address = 1..16 (Connection ID number to Panel-HMI)
LEVEL INPUT BYTE User level (1..9)
0 = Logout current user level
RET_VAL OUTPUT WORD Error code
W#16#0000 – No error
W#16#8002 – VisuStage is not running
W#16#8005 – Level is invalid or not configured
W#16#8xyy – General error codes (compatible to STEP 7)

only for Panel-HMI:

W#16#7000 – Job is in process
W#16#7001 – Invalid connection state e.g not connected
W#16#7002 – Job is not accepted, because another job is proceeded actually
W#16#7003 – Connection resource occupied (temporarily locked)
W#16#8001 – Invalid connection ID number or connection is not configured
BUSY OUTPUT BOOL TRUE: Job is in processing

S7-User program example to change user level 7

Target: Change to user level 7

UN M 1502.4 // if change request is not set, then

BEB // end the function

CALL SFC 215

LADDR :=MW2000 // VisuStage connection ID number.
// In Panel-PLC (e.g PC710T) must be W#16#0.
LEVEL :=B#16#7 // User level, could be 0..9
// 0= Logout current user level
RET_VAL:=MW1000 // Return / result code
BUSY :=M1702.3 // TRUE = Reading is in process

U M 1702.3 // Job is in process

BEB
R M 1502.4 // reset request signal

L MW 1000 // return / result code

L 0 // no error
==I // If no error, then
BEB // end the function

L MW 1000 // error occurred

// error evaluation
// ...

BEA // end of function

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Resource Partner-PLC (for HMI only)
INSEVIS HMIs run with data types of S7-300-family only. They use Ethernet S7-communication (Put/Get) to communicate. The
HMI communicates with its partner device as active partner by via Ethernet S7-communication (put/get). In that communication
INSEVIS-HMIs are the ACTIVE part. The referring partner-device will be identified by IP-address and TSAP (made of rack-no. /
slot-no. of CPU / and hex no. of this connection resource). One HMI can only communicate with ONE partner-device (CPU).

Connection setting in the HMI

• Either assign it in the BIOS of the Panel-HMIs (put out the Ethernet-cable, wait for the logo in the screen and than
press left/right/left side of the screen) or
• in VisuStage-project at the resource partner device

Connection settings in the Partner-device

• If general no connections must be configured in the partner device (PLC) for the HMI because the HMI is the actcive
part of S7-communication (put/get) and uses the connection resource no.* 02 (reserved for OP-communication).
(Screen- and language can be changed from PLC by using variables with screen- or language-ID-no.)
• If the PLC uses SFCs for changing screens or handle trends in the Panel-HMI shall change screens and languages
at the INSEVIS-HMI, an Ethernet connection with connection resource no.* > 03 (hex), best FF must be assigned (e.g.
in ConfigStage or in Siemens-programming tool)

below: assignment of connection parameter below: assignment of connection parameter

at HMI´s view in the VisuStage at PLC´s view in the ConfigStage
(TSAP can be entered by selecting a partner-
PLC automatically by rules below)

For INSEVIS-Panels and Siemens-CPUs

1. Assign the IP-address of the partner-PLC into the field „Partner-PLC“ in VisuStage-project or in HMI-BIOS
2. Configure the TSAP by assigning CPU rack-no. and -slot-no. and connection resource no.* (hex)
for Siemens-CPUs 300/ 400 it is 0, 2, 02,
for Siemens-CPUs 1200/1500 it is 0, 1, 02 → allow “Put/Get” communication
→ do not use optimized DBs
* Please do not confuse the connection resource no. 04...FF (hex) with the connection-ID-no. (01...16 (dec))!

Partner-PLC Synchronization (for HMI only)

When assigning partner device a time synchronization between panel and PLC is highly recommended.

1st check box: The HMI will be synchronized to the PLC-time

2nd check box: The PLC-time can be changed by the panel at runtime

Attention:
If you do not synchronize panel and PLC the difference between both devices may lead to unexpected program
behavior.

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Resource Dialogs
The dimension and the design of the virtual keyboards appearing at

• I/O-field,
• Login field,
• Date-/Time field
• Stringinput field
• IP-address field
• User level select

can be adapted to ones needs in the resource „Dialogs“.

The size of the single keys is generated by the size of the whole
object (Do not assign a size larger than the LCD-resolution!)

All other settings are self explaining.

Hints:
At small panel diagonals it is very important benefit for the operator to easy enter his values that there is
available a fitting virtual keyboard. This is not available at most other HMIs and a strong benefit for your solution.

At the resource “user level select “ all lines (Header, single user levels and the cancel-button) can be displayed
single-lingual or -by selecting different text resources- multi lingual in every project language.

Resource Screen templates

Screen templates (no image) can be created as
a special resource and
can be uses once in every screen.

Therefore you activate this template screen in

the settings of a screen you selected. Than
choose one of the screen templates you made
before.

Every modification in the screen templates will be taken over automatically into every
screen this template will be used. Use this e.g. for top or bottom menus, headlines and so on.

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Resources Trends
There can be processed 4 trends with 16 channels each. This represent values by time, smallest time base is 1 sec. All 16
channels of one trend need to have the same data format.

Trends will get a name - here “Druck” (pressure), what

will be used for displaying and storing at RemoteStage
as file name.

Samples: here you enter the number of samples in

the circular buffer in runtime (100...200)

Start behavior: Beside S7-SFCs there are 3

additional ways to start a trending
• manually / by demand by assigning a function
“Trend Start” to a button
→ Configuration at the function (limited
archiving functionality to stay compatible to
old versions)
• with each system start
→ Configuration at the trend resource
settings
• depending on a variable
→ Configuration at the trend resource
settings

If Archive was activated, you can

• enter the number of samples you want to
archive in the Circular archive (max. 65635
samples per each trend channel) or
• combine up to 10 circular archives on the
Micro-SD-card to an Segmented circular
archive to 656.350 samples per each trend
channel to display it in the trend archive
viewer.

When number of samples exceed these limits, they will be overwritten in the FIFO system.

To configure the trend channel values, assign min/max values, decimal point, color, style (interpolated – shortest connection
between 2 sample values, bars (vertically), stepped) and design of the sample point markers (diverse).

Archives will be archived to the external Micro-SD-card only. Each trend will be saved as own file. This binary will be converted
by the software „RemoteStage“ on the PC into a csv- format either manually or in “Planned Tasks” of your Windows-PC. These
archives can be deleted from Micro-SD-card by an special SFC, assigned as function to a button.

Cross references for trends

To keep the overview about the trends started, stopped, continued or displayed) in the project, there is a function „Cross
reference“ (mark a trend and use right mouse button). All trend handling will be displayed referring to their usage in resources or
in menu objects. By a double click on an item you get automatically into the menu, where it is used. Close/open the message
window by key „F6“.

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Starting the trend sampling with SFC 202 "TRENDSRT"
To start the configured Trend use SFC202 "TRENDSRT". The sampling interval and number of samples are assigned to the
trend.
After starting, operating system samples the configured operand values in given interval and stores to Micro-SD card if
„ARCHIVE“ parameter set to „TRUE“. If „CYCLIC“ parameter is „FALSE“, the „COUNT“ samples are one time sampled and
trend automatically changes to „STOP“ state.

Trends are written to „trend_xxx.bin“ whereas xxx is Trend ID number. This archive file is based on „Ring-Buffer“ mechanism
with „COUNT“ samples.

(Trend data can be get out of the PLC by SD-card only. In future versions a download by Ethernet will be possible.

Parameter Declaration Data type Description

LADDR INPUT WORD Logical base address = 0 (for all Panel-PLCs)
Logical base address = 1...16 (connection-ID-No. to the Panel-HMI)
TREND INPUT INT Trend ID number, (from VisuStage configured @ resources)
INTERVAL INPUT WORD Sampling interval in seconds. 1..65535 second are allowed.
COUNT INPUT WORD Number of samples to sample / to archive. 1..65535 are valid.
CYCLIC INPUT BOOL TRUE: It cyclically samples the COUNT samples.
FALSE: One time samples the COUNT samples, then stops the sampling
ARCHIVE INPUT BOOL TRUE: Sampled values are stored in microSD card
FALSE: No archive
RET_VAL OUTPUT WORD Error code
W#16#0000 – No error
W#16#8002 – VisuStage is not running/configured
W#16#8003 – Invalid „TREND“ ID number
W#16#8004 – Invalid state / Already started.
W#16#8005 – Invalid „INTERVAL“ value
W#16#8006 – Invalid „COUNT“ value
W#16#8xyy – General error codes (compatible to STEP®7)
only for Panel-HMI:
W#16#7000 – Job is in process
W#16#7001 – Invalid connection state, e.g not connected
W#16#7002 – Job not accepted, because another job is proceeded actually
W#16#7003 – Connection resource occupied (temporarily locked)
W#16#8001 – Invalid connection ID number or connection is not configured
BUSY OUTPUT BOOL Busy flag, TRUE Job is in processing

If a trend is started once and the PLC has got a power OFF, the trend starts after power ON by itselfe automatically.

→ Here you will find more for parameterizing of the objects Trend viewer and trend archive viewer

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S7-program sample for using the SFC202
Purpose: Start trend (ID number =6163) with configuration:
• 1s interval,
• cyclically,
• with archiving,
• ring buffer size 65535 samples (set of values)

UN M 1500.2 // if request is not set, then

BEB // end the function

CALL SFC 202

LADDR :=W#16#0 // VisuStage connection ID number.
// In Panel-PLC (e.g PC700P) must be W#16#0.
TREND :=6163 // ID number of trend, which is configured in VisuStage
INTERVAL:=W#16#1 // every 1s samples the values
COUNT :=W#16#FFFF // max. no. of samples (set of values) 65535 (dez) => FFFF (hex)
CYCLIC :=TRUE // cyclically samples as ring buffer.
// Buffer size is given in COUNT parameter
ARCHIVE :=TRUE // enables the archiving in micro SD card
RET_VAL :=MW1000 // Result / return code
BUSY :=M1700.2 // TRUE = Request is in process

U M 1700.2 // If Start the trend is in process, then

BEB // end this function
R M 1500.2 // reset request signal

L MW 1000 // return / result code

L 0 // no error
==I // If no error, then
BEB // end the function

L MW 1000 // error occurred

// error evaluation
// ...

BEA // end of function

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Stopping the trend sampling with SFC 203 "TRENDSTP"
The trend sampling can be stopped by SFC 204 “TRENDSTP“ function call.

Parameter Declaration Data type Description

LADDR INPUT WORD Logical base address = 0 (for all Panel-PLCs)
Logical base address = 1...16 (connection-ID-No. to the Panel-HMI)
TREND INPUT INT Trend ID number, (from VisuStage configured @ resources)
RET_VAL OUTPUT WORD Error code
W#16#0000 – No error
W#16#8002 – VisuStage is not running/configured
W#16#8003 – Invalid „TREND“ ID number
W#16#8xyy – General error codes (compatible to STEP®7)
only for Panel-HMI:
W#16#7000 – Job is in process
W#16#7001 – Invalid connection state, e.g not connected
W#16#7002 – Job not accepted, because another job is proceeded actually
W#16#7003 – Connection resource occupied (temporarily locked)
W#16#8001 – Invalid connection ID number or connection is not configured
BUSY OUTPUT BOOL Busy flag, TRUE Job is in processing

S7-program sample for using the SFC202

Purpose: Stop the trend with ID number 6163

UN M 1500.3 // if request is not set, then

BEB // end the function

CALL SFC 203

LADDR :=W#16#0 // VisuStage connection ID number.
// In Panel-PLC (e.g PC700P) must be W#16#0.
TREND :=6163 // ID number of trend, which is configured in VisuStage
RET_VAL:=MW1000 // Result / return code
BUSY :=M1700.3 // TRUE = Request is in process

U M 1700.3 // If top the trend is in process, then

BEB // end this function
R M 1500.3 // reset request signal

L MW 1000 // return / result code

L 0 // no error
==I // If no error, then
BEB // end the function

L MW 1000 // error occurred

// error evaluation
// ...

BEA // end of function

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Continue the trend sampling with SFC 204 "TRENDCNT"
The previously stopped trend sampling could be continued by calling SFC 204 “TRENDCNT“.

The sampling interval must be new assigned. The number of samples and sampling mode (cyclical overwriting, archiving) are
kept as last assigned.

Parameter Declaration Data type Description

LADDR INPUT WORD Logical base address = 0 (for all Panel-PLCs)
Logical base address = 1...16 (connection-ID-No. to the Panel-HMI)
TREND INPUT INT Trend ID number, (from VisuStage configured @ resources)
INTERVAL INPUT WORD Sampling interval in seconds. 1..65535 second are allowed.
RET_VAL OUTPUT WORD Error code
W#16#0000 – No error
W#16#8002 – VisuStage is not running/configured
W#16#8003 – Invalid „TREND“ ID number
W#16#8004 – Trend was not started or Sampling count reached to zero.
W#16#8xyy – General error codes (compatible to STEP®7)
only for Panel-HMI:
W#16#7000 – Job is in process
W#16#7001 – Invalid connection state, e.g not connected
W#16#7002 – Job not accepted, because another job is proceeded actually
W#16#7003 – Connection resource occupied (temporarily locked)
W#16#8001 – Invalid connection ID number or connection is not configured
BUSY OUTPUT BOOL Busy flag, TRUE Job is in processing

→ Here you will find more for parameterizing of the objects Trend viewer and trend archive viewer

S7-program sample for using the SFC204

Purpose: Continue / resume the trend with ID number 6163

UN M 1500.4 // if request is not set, then

BEB // end the function

CALL SFC 204

LADDR :=W#16#0 // VisuStage connection ID number.
// In Panel-PLC (e.g PC700P) must be W#16#0.
TREND :=6163 // ID number of trend, which is configured in VisuStage
INTERVAL:=W#16#1 // every 1s samples the values
RET_VAL :=MW1000 // Result / return code
BUSY :=M1700.4 // TRUE = Request is in process

U M 1700.4 // If Resume the trend is in process, then

BEB // end this function
R M 1500.4 // reset request signal

L MW 1000 // return / result code

L 0 // no error
==I // If no error, then
BEB // end the function

L MW 1000 // error occurred

// error evaluation
// ...

BEA // end of function

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Query the trend status with SFC 205 "TRENDSTA"
To query the trend status use SFC205 “TRENDSTA” function. It reports about trend sampling and/or trend archiving status.

Parameter Declaration Data type Description

LADDR INPUT WORD Logical base address = 0 (for all Panel-PLCs)
Logical base address = 1...16 (connection-ID-No. to the Panel-HMI)
TREND INPUT INT Trend ID number, (from VisuStage configured @ resources)
RET_VAL OUTPUT WORD Error code
W#16#0000 – No error
W#16#8002 – VisuStage is not running/configured
W#16#8003 – Invalid „TREND“ ID number
W#16#8xyy – General error codes (compatible to STEP®7)
only for Panel-HMI:
W#16#7000 – Job is in process
W#16#7001 – Invalid connection state, e.g not connected
W#16#7002 – Job not accepted, because another job is proceeded
actually
W#16#7003 – Connection resource occupied (temporarily locked)
W#16#8001 – Invalid connection ID number or connection is not
configured
BUSY OUTPUT BOOL Busy flag, TRUE Job is in processing
TREND_STATUS OUTPUT BYTE Trend status code

B#16#00 – Trend sampling is not initiated

B#16#01 – Trend sampling is initiated and running
B#16#02 – Trend sampling has finished/stopped
ARCHIVE_STATUS OUTPUT BYTE Archiving status code

B#16#00 – Trend archiving is not initiated

B#16#01 – Trend archiving is initiated and running
B#16#02 – Trend archiving has finished successfully
B#16#03 – SD card is not inserted or not recognized
B#16#04 – Trend archiving stopped: Could not create file
B#16#05 – Trend archiving stopped: Could not read file
B#16#06 – Trend archiving stopped: Could not set file size
B#16#07 – Trend archiving stopped: Could not write header to file
B#16#08 – Trend archiving stopped: Error on file seek
B#16#09 – Trend archiving stopped: Could not write samples to file

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S7-program sample for using the SFC205
Purpose: Check the status of trend with ID number 6163

UN M 1500.5 // if request is not set, then

BEB // end the function

CALL SFC 205

LADDR :=W#16#0
// VisuStage connection ID number.
// In Panel-PLC (e.g PC700P) must be W#16#0.
TREND :=6163 // ID number of DRUCK trend, which is configured in VisuStage
RET_VAL :=MW1000 // Result / return code
BUSY :=M1700.5 // TRUE = Request is in process
TREND_STATUS :=MB2008 // Trend status code
ARCHIVE_STATUS:=MB2009 // Trend archiving status code

U M 1700.5 // If Start the trend is in process, then

BEB // end this function
R M 1500.5 // reset request signal

L MW 1000 // return / result code

L 0 // no error
==I // If no error, then
BEB // end the function

L MW 1000 // error occurred

// error evaluation
// ...

BEA // end of function

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Resource recipe administration and recipe viewer
INSEVIS-Panels/HMIs and Panel-PLCs may administrate
- with CPU type V up to 64 recipes with each up to 128 records with each up to 128 elements and
- with CPU type P up to 64 recipes with each up to 256 records with each up to 256 elements.

Structure of a randomized sample for color mixing

The different kinds of color shades (red shade, blue shade, green shade) are recipes.
Each recipe contains of always the same elements (e.g. red shades contains of water, white, yellow, red, blue, black).
Depending on the relation of the elements several records of the recipe red shades are generated (e.g. the colors rose,
orange, violet).

The user selects a recipe from the recipe list first.

(in this sample the recipe red shade)
There can not be created new recipes at runtime, because new
elements are needed for that. But for those elements some new
machine parts must be integrated and wired (e.g. hatches, scales
and so on...) first.

The record list shows existing records. A record can be added,

selected for further operation, saved as or deleted here.
(in the sample te records (colors) rose, orange, violet)
If you create a recipe in the VisuStage, you assign a value for
each element and so the first record is created automatically, buit
not named and stored. Save it with a new name and so create
your records.

Select a record to change its elements in the element list. The

values of all elements (assigned to this recipe in the VisuStage)
can be changed and stored here
(in the sample the elements water, white, yellow, red, blue, black)

INSEVIS-specific hints for recipe administration

1. INSEVIS- Panel-PLCs store the records in the Micro-SD-Card.
2. There is only one recipe viewer allowed and useful in a screen window.
3. If the visualization is changed and download again, the recipe structure wil overwritten by itself. But the record data on the
Micro-SD-Card will be kept. So all stored records of the recipes can be kept while you update your visualization.
4. Because of the data storage on the Micro-SD-card (external memory) there no simulation of the recipe administration with
SimuStage is possible.
5. The access administration is made by a button with own access rights, who changes the screen into the menu of the recipe
viewer.
6. With SFC206 you can combine e.g. a bar code reader input with a special recipe record. The reference table (what bar code
uses what recipe record) is to program in S7.
7. Export of recipe records is available with RemoteStage 1.0.3.7

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Development of recipes in a randomized sample for color mixing

Choose „Add a new recipe“, parameterize it in a new window as written below:

General settings
Recipe name: internal name of the recipe (independ of project language)
View name: displayed name of the recipe (depends of project language)
Comment: Insert your additional comments here
(Number) automatic increased internal number of the recipe (not changeable)

Recipe structure

Element internal name of the element (independ of project language)

View name: displayed name of the element (depends of project language),
Here the physical user unit can be displayed too (e.g. kg, sec., cm, etc.)
Variable Assigning of a variable to this element (if you show user units, than scale this variable to fit with the
displayed unit. So the operator can work very comfortable)
Min. Input of the minimal value of the element (If the operator inserts a lower value, it will replaced by the
the minimum value automatically)
Value Input of the element value (thereby the elements of the first record will be pre-assigned and kept in
the memory until the record is first time saved as...)
Max. Input of the maximal value of the element (If the operator inserts a higher value, it will replaced by the
the maximum value automatically)
Decimal point: Insert the number of decimal places of the value

Hint:
The FAT16/32 file system of the Micro-SD-card does not accept some characters in the file- or folder names

These are: \ / : * ? " < > | This characters will be ignored.

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Recipe handling with SFC 206 "RECIPE"
With the SFC206 “RECIPE” recipe records can be
• read in from Micro-SD-card and written to the PLC and
• written from the PLC to the Micro-SD-card.

It means, you can combine e.g. a bar code reader input with a special recipe record. The reference table (what bar code uses
what recipe record) is to program in S7.

Parameter Declaration Data type Description

REQ INPUT BOOL TRUE assign and start job
LADDR INPUT WORD Logical address
0 Panel-SPS (intern VisuStage RT)
1..16 HMI- Connection ID number
RECIPE INPUT INT Recipe ID number (from VisuStage configured @ resources)
REC_NAME INPUT STRING Recipe record name
FUNCTION INPUT BYTE Function number
1 Read record from SD and write to PLC (SD → PLC)
2 Read record from PLC and write to SD (PLC → SD)
3 Read record from PLC and overwrite to SD (PLC → SD)
4 Delete record from SD
5 Check record existence in SD
6 Get number of records in SD
(Output parameter „RETVAL“ returnes number of available records)
RETVAL OUTPUT WORD Status code of job
BUSY OUTPUT BOOL TRUE= Job is in process
DONE OUTPUT BOOL TRUE= Job is done successful
ERROR OUTPUT BOOL TRUE= Job is failed, error code in RETVAL

Status code meaning

RETVAL BUSY DONE ERROR Description

W#16#0000 0 1 0 Job is successfully done
W#16#7000 1 0 0 Job is process
W#16#7001 0 0 1 Connection is in invalid state (e.g. not connected)
W#16#7002 0 0 1 Job is not accepted, due to previous job is still in process
W#16#7003 0 0 1 Connection resource is temporary locked
W#16#7004 0 0 0 REQ Parameter is FALSE
W#16#8001 0 0 1 Invalid connection ID number
W#16#8002 0 0 1 Visualization is not running (on Panel-HMI) or recipe not configured
W#16#8003 0 0 1 Invalid RECIPE ID number
W#16#8004 0 0 1 File system is not ready (eg. SD card is not inserted)
W#16#8005 0 0 1 Could not access to record file in SD card
W#16#8006 0 0 1 Invalid file content
W#16#8007 0 0 1 Record file exists in SD card
W#16#8008 0 0 1 Recipe path not found in SD card
W#16#842A 0 0 1 Invalid format in REC_NAME parameter
W#16#852B 0 0 1 Invalid function ID number in FUNCTION parameter
W#16#8xyy 0 0 1 General error code (S7 compatible)

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S7-program sample for using the SFC206
Purpose: Create (overwrite if record file exists) a new recipe record file in micro SD card.

CALL SFC 206

REQ :=M1500.6 // TRUE = Request to create a new recipe record
LADDR :=W#16#0 // VisuStage connection ID number.
// In Panel-PLC (e.g PC700P) must be W#16#0.
RECIPE :=1 // Recipe number, in VisuStage configured
REC_NAME:=DB205.RECORD_NAME // Recipe record name
FUNCT :=B#16#3 // Write Record to SD card,
// if record exists, overwrite it
RET_VAL :=MW1000 // Result / return code
BUSY :=M1700.6 // TRUE = Request is in process
DONE :=M1002.0 // TRUE = Successful created
ERROR :=M1002.1 // TRUE = Error occurred

U M 1700.6 // If Recipe record is in process, then

BEB // end this function
R M 1500.6 // reset request signal

U M 1002.0 // If successful done, then

BEB // end the function

UN M 1002.1 // if no error occurred, then

BEB // end the function

L MW 1000 // error occurred

// error evaluation
// ...

BEA // end of function

Hint:
The FAT16/32 file system of the Micro-SD-card does not accept some characters in the file- or folder names

These are: \ / : * ? " < > | This characters will be ignored.

Hint to function 6
The input parameter „REC_NAME“ can carry wildcards as:

* any ASCII character(s)

? only one ASCII character
<ASCII character> specific ASCII character

For sample:
• REC_NAME = “ab*“ returns the number of all records, what start with ab
(no matter what and how much character follow)
• REC_NAME = “a?b“ returns the number of all records with 3 characters
(what start with a and end with b and contain on character in the middle (no matter what))
• REC_NAME = “*“ or an empty S7-String return the number of all records

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Ressource Menues

The "Menus" resource shows the overview of the created menus (screens) and general settings about them as follows:

• Display backlight - Autonomous switch off / - Alarm message after switch on

• Screen saver
- Autonomous switch on
- To be switched off by a programmed screen change by S7-program
- Blinking, when alarm message is active
- Design of a display of date/time, image or text, what should be displayed during the screen saver timer period
• Acoustic signals by an integrated buzzer
• Displaying inactive buttons when no access rights exist
• Using of color schemes to get a modern design (or to switch it off)
• Watchdog
to control the connections to the PLC with a toggeling (live-) bit (for Panels-HMI only)
• Control of
screens and languages by variables (writing actual screen/language ID to variable or change screen/language by its ID
from variable)
• Activation of a log of the last 16 screens visited before (for button function “Change Screen” → <Previous screen>)

Hint:
Make the dimension of the screen saver much smaller that the whole resolution is
to let the screen saver „walk“.

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Basic functions
There can be selected any objects by left mouse click and be copied/ cut out/ grouped/ ungrouped by right mouse key. Copied
objects will be pasted in the same screen, they will get an X-Y-offset of 5 pixels to keep orientation. When haviing marked
multiple different object, common properties can be edited at once.

Background image
Hit an empty space (with no objects) in your screen to get to the general settings.

The name is the name of the screen (to be seen in the screen-tree on the left side)
The ID-number of the screen will be used by the PLC, when a screen change is to be
ordered by the PLC (of course not available in the HMIs). This ID is not to be changed
manually.

By the view name a a multi-languaged text resource will be used from a text field from
the screen template with the system variable $(CurrentScreenViewName) to display the
present screen name in multiple languages .

A template screen can be selected and assigned.

A background color or a background image can be selected. (Image needs more

memory than a simple color.)

In this configuration no wallpaper but a gray background color is defined.

Display of used resources in a screen

The function „Screen-reference“ displays all resources used in the marked screen.

• Mark a screen in the left

screen tree by left mouse key

• Right mouse key opens up a

pull-down menu, select
„Screen-reference“

• In the message window all

resources of this screen will
appear

Clean Screen
The Clean screen will be started with a function (to be chosen by the rider „Function“) and there also the time period will be
assigned.

Placing an object
Select the required objects at the catalog tree (right) and add them to the screen in
a window by left mouse key.
Make the fine placement by the box „Position and Size“ in pixels or by key-
combination SHIFT+arrow-keys (8 pixels each click)
Note that the zero-point (X;Y = 0;0) is the TOP LEFT CORNER

Text font
Here you can assign the font and size as well as the color and the style (Italian,
Bride) of text

Border
Assign here the outline and mostly the rear color of your object
- flat = assign frame and background color without 3D-effect
- lowered = assign frame and background color with 3D-effect “low”
- raised = assign frame and background color with 3D-effect “high”
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Margins
Assign the distance between texts/labels or symbols on a button
to the frame of this object (in pixels).

Visibility
The visibility of objects can be controlled by a variable and is to be assigned easily

In this sample an object is hidden, In this sample an object is hidden,

when the 4th bit (counting from right) when the variables value is between 4 and 6,
will have the binary value 1, in all other cases it is visible
in all other cases it is visible

Hint: Depending on type of variables, some inputs can stay empty (e.g. the masking, if a boolean variable was selected).

Access rights
These rights are to be assigned by user level and by a variable.

In this sample an object is accessible, In this sample an object is accessible,

for every user below the level 2 (Master) when the variables value is 1

Group / Ungroup objects

Group objects is necessary to fix multiple objects in an preassigned position by the right mouse key. It makes sense e.g. to
create library elements. The group can be split by right mouse key again.

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Appearance
The appearance of most of the objects can be controlled based by value of a variable.

In the area (0...125) the object will displayed in Here the object becomes green only if in the lowest 7Bit
green and in the area (126...250) in red. The (refers to bit mask 127) the value of 63 is reached and red
frame will be displayed in black. If the value of 64 is reached. The frame is shown in black.

Out of the selected area or values the color of the first line is displayed always. In above samples it is withe with black frame.
Here it is recommended to create an additional line for that purpose.

ATTENTION:
You need to define another color valid for values out of desired area or values in the 1st line.
If you do not add this line, the color of the first line will be displayed for values out of desired area or values.
This can cause wrong color information, what can cause an incorrect operation by operator!

Insert objects
Objects can be inserted by

• selecting in the right catalog window

and clicking with left mouse key in
the menue window

• a key combination without mouse in

the menue window (to see right
beside the object in the catalog-
window)

• by right mouse key in the menue

window by a popup window
(see image right)

Copy objects
Instead of systematic saving groups of objects into libraries
(recommended!) there is a “cheap´n dirty” version too by
simple copying of selected object from one VisuStage into
another open VisuStage.

• Mark the requested objects

• Move it by drag´n drop into the other VisuStage

Variables will be copied too and

• if identical to existing ones the original variables will
be used
• if symbols (name) and or absolut address differ to
original ones, a ne variable will be crated

If there are variables, what are linked to any objects (like

screen changes) a message box appears and informs about

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The PLC can request what screen menu is active ad can force the VisuStage to change into another screen.

Query the current the screen ID number with SFC 200 "SCR_GET"
The currently shown screen ID number can be retrieved by using SFC 200 “SCR_GET“

Parameter Declaration Data type Description

LADDR INPUT WORD Logical base address = 0 (for all Panel-PLCs)
Logical base address = 1...16 (connection-ID-No. to the Panel-HMI)
RET_VAL OUTPUT WORD Error code
W#16#0000 – No error
W#16#8002 – VisuStage is not running/configured
W#16#8xyy – General error codes (compatible to STEP®7)
only for Panel-HMI:
W#16#7000 – Job is in process
W#16#7001 – Invalid connection state, e.g not connected
W#16#7002 – Job not accepted, because another job is proceeded actually
W#16#7003 – Connection resource occupied (temporarily locked)
W#16#8001 – Invalid connection ID number or connection is not configured
BUSY OUTPUT BOOL Busy flag, TRUE Job is in processing
SCREEN OUTPUT INT Currently shown screen ID number, (from VisuStage configured @ resources)
LANG OUTPUT INT Currently selected language ID number (referring to int´l. codes - you can find
it in the csv-file, when using the text export)

S7-program sample for using the SFC200

Purpose: Query the actual screen

UN M 1500.0 // if read request is not set, then

BEB // end the function

CALL SFC 200

LADDR :=W#16#0 // VisuStage connection ID number.
// In Panel-PLC (e.g PC700P) must be W#16#0.
RET_VAL:=MW1000 // Result / return code
BUSY :=M1700.0 // TRUE = Reading is in process
SCREEN :=MW2002 // Current screen ID number
LANG :=MW2004 // Current language ID number

U M 1700.0 // Reading is in process

BEB
R M 1500.0 // reset request signal

L MW 1000 // return / result code

L 0 // no error
==I // If no error, then
BEB // end the function

L MW 1000 // error occurred

// error evaluation
// ...

BEA // end of function

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Changing the screen with SFC 201 "SCR_SET"
Screen can be changed by using SFC 201 “SCR_SET“.

Parameter Declaration Data type Description

LADDR INPUT WORD Logical base address = 0 (for all Panel-PLCs)
Logical base address = 1...16 (connection-ID-No. to the Panel-HMI)
SCREEN INPUT INT Screen ID number, (from VisuStage configured @ resources)
RET_VAL OUTPUT WORD Error code
W#16#0000 – No error
W#16#8002 – VisuStage is not running/configured
W#16#8003 – Invalid Screen ID number
W#16#8xyy – General error codes (compatible to STEP®7)
only for Panel-HMI:
W#16#7000 – Job is in process
W#16#7001 – Invalid connection state, e.g not connected
W#16#7002 – Job not accepted, because another job is proceeded actually
W#16#7003 – Connection resource occupied (temporarily locked)
W#16#8001 – Invalid connection ID number or connection is not configured
BUSY OUTPUT BOOL Busy flag, TRUE Job is in processing

S7-program sample for using the SFC201

Purpose: Change to screen with ID number 16917

UN M 1500.1 // if request is not set, then

BEB // end the function

CALL SFC 201

LADDR :=W#16#0 // VisuStage connection ID number.
// In Panel-PLC (e.g PC700P) must be W#16#0.
SCREEN :=16917 // Screen ID number to change
RET_VAL:=MW1000 // Return / result code
BUSY :=M1700.1 // TRUE = Request is in process

U M 1700.1 // request is in process

BEB
R M 1500.1 // reset request signal

L MW 1000 // return / result code

L 0 // no error
==I // if no error, then
BEB // end the function

L MW 1000 // error occurred

// error evaluation
// ...

BEA // end of function

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Creating a visualization screen
Static objects
Lines, rectangles, texts, images

Lines
Place an object: (see basic funtions)
Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign appeareance: (see basic funtions)
Parameterize the object: (register “General”)
• this sample shows a 3px wide line.
• When changing target screens a miss calculation of width can happen
what causes overlapping failure (reported in message window)
• As of version 2.2.10, new line types and arrows can be used.

Rectangles
Place an object: (see basic funtions)
Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign appeareance: (see basic funtions)
Parameterize the object: (register “General”)
• this sample shows a rectangle without border, with a horizontal color
gradient from red to green, all other properties are self explaining

From VisuStage version 2.2.1.0 it is possible to round the corners with a radius.
In the settings, under the item Corners, a radius can be configured for all four corners.

Ellipses
Place an object: (see basic funtions)
Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign appeareance: (see basic funtions)
Parameterize the object: (register “General”)
• this sample shows 17px diameter yellow circle with a 3px red outline
• all other properties are self explaining

Texts
Place an object: (see basic funtions)
Assign visibility, fonts: (see basic funtions)
Assign appeareance: (see basic funtions)
Parameterize the object: (register “General”)
• Use an existing text resource or create a new one directly here OR
use the Internal system text to display compile-no and -date
• Assign font, bride and italic style
• Assign horizontal/vertical alignment
• Check “Wrap words” if this is a multiline text

Images
Place an object: (see basic funtions)
Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign appeareance: (see basic funtions)
Parameterize the object: (register “General”)
• use an existing resource or create a new one directly here
• in the „Stretch“-box choose „Fit to size“ to see your image in the objects rectangle
you did draw
• assign horizontal/vertical orientation if object is not stretched
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Dynamic objects
Date/Time fields
Date/Time fields are used to display (and, when „Editable“ is checked) to edit
time and date by an automatic displayed virtual keyboard to type in the values.

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign margins: (see basic funtions)
Assign border: (see basic funtions)
Assign font: (see basic funtions)
Assign access rights: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Assign the format of Date/Time field:
- Time format
- Date format
• Assign horizontal and vertical alignment
• By checking „Editable“ the object´s value is changeable
by the operator on the touch panel

Hint:
• If a DateTime field is to narrow, than characters, what can not be displayed completely will not displayed at
all
• At TOD (TimeOfDay) the time will be displayed in hh:mm:ss format.
Use TOD for longer times.
• At TIME, S5TIME and TIMER time is displayed in ms Milliseconds).
• At DATE the date will be displayed in days (since 01.01.1990).

Attention / objects in general:

• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• Simulation with F9 or „ ► “ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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I/O fields
I/O fields are used to display (and, when „Editable“ is checked) to edit values with an
automatic displayed virtual keyboard to type in the values.

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign margins: (see basic funtions)
Assign border: (see basic funtions)
Assign font: (see basic funtions)
Assign access rights: (see basic funtions)
Assign appeareance: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Assign the vertical and horizontal alignment

• Assign a (or create a new one) variable to be displayed in this field
• Assign the format of I/O-field
- leading zero, „+“-sign, digits, decimal point
- display format (if comma-key shall be used in keyboard dialog)
- or use the format of the assigned variable (shown here)
• By checking „Editable“ the object´s value is changeable
by the operator on the touch panel
• Limit the max/min values
(always depending on the variables type)

Notification of modification
Assign a bit to get informed, when the operator changes the value
of the I/O-field at runtime.

Hint:
• At STRNG notice the S7-definitions (length-values in the first 2 bytes)!
At INSEVIS the maximal length of the STRNG is 60 bytes
BUT the referring DB MUST BE at least 60+2 bytes large!
• Scaling: by S7-program with the Siemens-FC105 SCALE
(Result: REAL-value, what is not allowed in VisuStage to color the appearance of this fields),
• If this coloring/ appearance is needed, than us S7-commands Rounding (RND) or Cutting (TRUNC)
to reach a valid value for this function
• If a DateTime field is to narrow, than characters, what can not be displayed completely will not displayed at
all

Attention / objects in general:

• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• Simulation with F9 or „►“ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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PIN input fields
In the user administration can be assigned up to 9 levels with an up to 8-digit PIN- number to administrate the access rights.

A login-keyboard appears automatically after touching the PIN input field by the operator.
„INPUT“ is to enter your PIN to get into your access rights.
„CHANGE“ means, that PIN can be changed by authorized personally. After changing the new PIN is valid.

There are 3 ways to call this dialog:

1.) PIN-INPUT / CHANGE field (object)

The benefit of this way is, that the target screens, whereto it will be changed after
successfully login/ logout are defined in the resource „User“

And here can be assigned a special screen change too.

2) Invoke PIN-INPUT / CHANGE dialog (function)

The benefit of this way is, that the login dialog can be assigned to any button or touch field
as well. (See first 2 functions right)
The disadvantage is, that the screen is not automatically changeable with this function.

2) Change screen with PIN-input (function)

This is the right way to assign a different screen
to change for every single user level.
(See 3rd function right)

With assigning this function you need to

design the target screens for every user level.

Attention / objects in general:

• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• Simulation with F9 or „►“ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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Diverse kinds of buttons
VisuStage contains standard, dynamic and text buttons.
• Standard buttons are available as templates and contain 65000 colors.
• Dynamic buttons will be created in the VisuStage, contain 256 colors only but offer symbol change (by image list),
multi lingual text change (by text list) and color change functions.
• Text buttons can proceed text changes with very large text lists

All buttons contain the dead-man´s function (executing the function too, when leave the button sidewards).

Attention
If you execute a function wen PRESSING and LEAVING the button, it is hardly recommended to check this
box! Otherwise it may happen, that the operator leaves the button sideways without executing the assigned
function for leaving the button and e.g. an drive does go on instead of stopping.

Standard buttons
Place an object: (see basic funtions)
Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign margins: (see basic funtions)
Assign font: (see basic funtions)
Assign access rights: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Check / uncheck the execution when leaving the button sideways

• Select a Label (Text) from your resources or import it directly here to place it on the
button

• Select a Symbol from your resources or import it directly here to place it on the
button

• Assign the place, where the image/symbol is displayed referring to the text

• Assign the size of the symbols image

Use of selfmade buttons

• Copy your 3 buttons (all with the same name) each in one of those 3 directories
-\inactiv (displayed when no access is allowed),
-\pressed (displayed wen pressed)
-\unpressed (displayed when access is allowed, but unpressed),
of the main directory C:\Programs (x86)\INSEVIS\ VisuStage\Buttons.

• Choose the same color for the are in the middle, where your text and/or symbol will appear.

Attention
If you forward the source code of this VisuStage project (vsproj + vsbin) you need to add the 3 self made
buttons and copy it in the same path like VisuStage Is installed there. Otherwise these buttons will not be
displayed (and compiled to the binary).

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Assign a function (register “Function”)

It is possible to assign multiple functions to one action (press or release).

• Decide, WHEN the function

will be proceeded:
- at PUSHING or
- at RELEASING
the button

• After choosing a function (by double click)

opens up another window to enter the required data for the selected function
(like shown in sample below at “start Trend” function:)

• There can be assigned multiple functions to one object as well

• There can be assigned functions for pushing and releasing the button as well

Use of Soft-Key function

• It is used to create own navigation buttons for viewer object and
works in the same screen as the viewer object is.
• If there are more than one object with soft-key opportunities you
have to select it first in the upper line.

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Dynamic buttons
This buttons were used mostly for a mixture as state area, text- and image lists with a
function to execute. )e.g. is in run / switch to stop, etc.). For this kind of button it is not
possible to create own ones, because they were calculated at runtime.

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign margins: (see basic funtions)
Assign font: (see basic funtions)
Assign access rights: (see basic funtions)
Assign appeareance: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Assign a variable, to control symbol- and text changes

• Text changes: (in the sample description / state of the buttons)

choose (or create a new) a
text list, what shell be shown on the dynamic button

• Symbol changes: (in the sample manually/automatic mode sign)

choose (or create a new) an
image list, what shell be shown on the dynamic button

Attention
If there is active another value as these what are assigned in line 1...n, than ALWAYS this appearance will be
displayed, what is assigned FIRST (in first line / line 1).

Use of self-made buttons

• Dynamic buttons are to be created in the VisuStage software.
• There is not possible to add additional (own) button designs.

Text buttons
These objects are used like a dynamic button without symbol change, but can be used to proceed very large text lists. For this
kind of button it is not possible to create own ones, because they were calculated at runtime.

Touch areas – invisible buttons

These objects will be placed above an other object (mostly an image) to add a special function by pressing it (like an invisible
button over a special part of a machine).

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign access right: (see basic funtions)
Assign appeareance: (see basic funtions)
Assign a function: (register “Function”)
like at the standard simple buttons.

Attention / objects in general:

• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• Simulation with F9 or „►“ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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State areas
Place an object: (see basic funtions)
Assign access rights: (see basic funtions)
Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• If you depend the state area on variables

→ use an existing resource or create a new one directly here

• If you use a system setting

→ select one of the system settings of the drop down menue

• In the „Stretch“-box choose

- „Fit to size“ to see your image in the objects rectangle you did draw
- “Proportional” to keep the images proportion (rest of the object stays
empty)

• Assign an image resource or create a new one to be shown in ON-

state and in OFF-state

Attention / objects in general:

• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• use PNG graphic format with a transparent Alpha-channel to let the background shine through the
transparent areas of the image (e.g. on rounded corners).
• Simulation with F9 or „►“ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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Radio boxes and Check boxes
Radio boxes are used to visualize an either-or-selection
(e.g. at alarms coming and leaving)
Place an object: (see basic funtions)
Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign margins: (see basic funtions)
Assign font: (see basic funtions)
Assign access rights: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Assign (or create a new one) a text („Label“)
to describe the check item in the box
• Assign the alignment of the text
• Assign the dimension of the box size to click into
• Assign the group information (to what other radio boxes it should belong)
• Assign a variable value for UNCHECKED and one for CHECKED state

Check boxes can be checked and unchecked individually and multiple of it

(e.g. to filter trend channel or to change a state area).
Also these boxes are used to assign buzzer system functions.

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign margins: (see basic funtions)
Assign font: (see basic funtions)
Assign access rights: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Check,. If the text shall be left of the check box
• Assign (or create a new one) a text („Label“) to describe the check item in the
box
• Assign the alignment of the text to the objects border
• Assign the dimension of the box size to click into
• Assign a variable, where the value is set by activating CHECKED /
UNCHECKED (e.g. a bit with 0 / 1)
• Assign (or create a new one) a filter for a trend channel to show or
• Assign the state of a system property like e.g. the internal buzzer

Attention / objects in general:

• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• transparent areas of the image (e.g. on rounded corners).
• Simulation with F9 or „►“ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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Progress bars
This item is uses to display analog values like dimensions, time, etc., where
different colors depend on different limits assigned before.
The progress bar right was designed with these settings below:

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign margins: (see basic funtions)
Assign font: (see basic funtions)
Assign access rights: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Assign a variable (or create a new one)

• Assign the format (minimal value, maximal value, decimal point)

At INTEGER values type in the value w/o decimal point (here: 10000 = 1000.0)

• Assign a variable or a fixed value for Maxlimit and for Minlimit of the progress bar.

• If you want to color 3 parts of the progress bar, enable limit areas
- by a fixed value or
. By a variable

Color the object: (register „Appearance“)

• Choose a bar style (horizontal, vertical, 2D, 3D, color of background and fill color

• Decide, if the bar is always having ONE actual color (“Solid”)

or 3 segments with a single color each (“Area”)

• If “Area” was selected: Assign direction of the colors in the bar

• Assign colors and of the 3 segments defined by the limits in “General”

• Design the ruler (position, color, divisions, capture height)

→ at unfavourable divisions rounding errors are possible!

Hint:
During first time dropping a progress bar into the screen the progress direction will be assigned referring to
heigth / width as shown below:
• Is height > width = vertical direction
• Is height < width= horizontal direction

Attention / objects in general:

• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• Simulation with F9 or „►“ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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Sliders
This object is a good solution to display a variables value along a staight line or (if editable is activated) to set up a value roughly
by hand.

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

• Is height > width = vertical direction
• Is height < width= horizontal direction
Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign access rights: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Assign a Variable vor the value you want to display/edit

• If “Changeable” is activated the slider point is movable and changes the variables
value

• It is possible to assign the sliding rail by VisuStage or to import an existing image as

Background image

• It is possible to assign the sliding point by VisuStage or to import an existing image as

Slider point image

Parameterize the scale: (register “Ruler”)

• Insert fixed values for the Minimum / Maximum of the rulers range

• Activate the display of the Ruler

• Select the rulers position referring the slider

• Assign the increments (values between the visible values on the ruler)

• Position = The rulers distance between the ruler and the sliding rail.

• Size = Width (at vertical) e.g. height (at horizontal) of the ruler

• Activate Scale sub marks (between the main marks = rulers increments)
(it is better if these sub marks are a devisor of the main mark, e.g. 5 or 10, when the
rulers increment is 20)

• Activate Scale label (self explaining)

Hint:
By the dimension of the objects when putting into the menue by mouse it will be set automatically, if it is a
• vertical (height > width) or an
• horizontal (height > width) slider.

Attention / objects in general:

• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• Simulation with F9 or „►“ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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System data (IP-address field, languages, etc.)
While languages, brightness or screen savers are functions what can be assigned to buttons or touch areas, the IP-address-
field is an own object.

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign margins: (see basic funtions)
Assign font: (see basic funtions)
Assign access rights: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Assign a (or create a new one) variable to control the system property

• By checking „Editable“ the object´s value is changeable

by the operator on the touch panel

• Assign the alignment of the box

• Assign access rights

Attention / objects in general:

• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• Simulation with F9 or „►“ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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Gauges
With this object a value can displayed in a gauge form with a pointer like in older meters.

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Assign a variable to display their value
• Activate a background image
(If you do not want do create your gauge by VisuStage)

Parameterize the dial: (register “Dial”)

When round dial is activated, a circle is created by the smaller value ox X and Y
• When “Show dial” is activated this can be colored
- Assign the background color of the dial
- Assign the border color and thickness of the dial
• When “Round dial” is dectivated, you can set:
- Radius of the circle segment (angle below „Scale“)
- X-Position of the pointer rotation points (from the left object border)
- Y-Position of the pointer rotation points (from the upper object border)

Scale configuration: (register “Scale”)

• Insert Minimum / Maximum of the scale value to be dislayed

• Insert the Angle of the circle segment for the scale area
- Start at Min, end at Max,
- Pointer always runs clockwise
- Information angle position: -270° = „6 o´clock“ / -180° = „9 o´clock“
-90° = „12 o´clock“ / 0° = „3 o´clock“ / 90° = „6 o´clock“
180° = „9 o´clock“ / 270° = „12 o´clock“

• Activate Scale marks (marks and sub marks)

- Increments between main marks
- Color, thickness, position (~Radius form pointer rotation point),
size (~length)
• Activate Scal sub marks
- Increments between sub marks
- Color, thickness, position (~Radius of the pointer rotation point),
size (~length)

• Activate Scale label

- Font, size, color, style (bride/italian)
- Position (~ assign radius of the pointer rotation point

Pointer configuration: (register “Pointer”)

• Assign a color for the pointer
• Assign the length of the pointer (distance between pointer root to top))
• Assign the width of the pointer
• Design the shape of the pointers tip (0,01~ flat, >0,01 more and more narrow)
• Assign the distance between pointer root to the rotation point (tail)
• Color the circle at the pointers rotation point
(The rotation circle always does have a 1 pixel-frame outside in the pointers color) )
• Adjust the size (diameter) of the rotations points circle

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Configure the color ring: (register „Range“)

Limits and areas can be colored by a ring inside/outside the scale.

• Activate Scale range

- Assign the position (~ radius of this circle segment)
- Assign the thickness of this ring
• Coloring
- The color area do not have an upper limit.
- The next color are starts at the lower limit of the next color.
- the last color limit is the maximum limit of the scale

Attention / objects in general:

• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• Simulation with F9 or „►“ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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Viewers
Image and text lists

Image list
Look at the color change of the pipes in visualization sample, screen “objects” 3. The pipes will be separated into segments. For
these segments all colors are available as single images with the requested colors. In the resource „image list“ values will be
assigned to these single images. In the object image list these values will be controlled by a variable (what itself is controlled by
arrow buttons, what increase/decrease its value by „1“. This value is also shown in a I/O-
field).

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign appeareance: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Ín the „Stretch“-box choose „Fit to size“ to see your image in the objects rectangle
you did draw
• Assign horizontal/vertical orientation if object is not stretched
• Rotate and mirror object as you want to assign an image list resource
(must be existing - created at the image lists item)
• Assign a variable, what controls the image lists value

Text lists
Look at the text change of the users in visualization sample, screen “users”).with displaying the actual logged-in user. There
were assigned 3 user (user 1, .._2, .._3).

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Assign appeareance: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• In the „Stretch“-box choose „Fit to size“ to see your image in the objects rectangle
you did draw
• Assign horizontal/vertical orientation if object is not stretched
• Rotate and mirror object as you want to assign an image list resource
(must be existing - created at the image lists item)
• Assign a variable, what controls the image lists value

Color the object: (register „Appearance“):

Additional functions at text lists

• If there is a multiline text list, it is possible to assign
navigation buttons for scrolling up-/down

Attention / objects in general:

• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• Simulation with F9 or „►“ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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Trend viewer and trend archive viewer
This object shows the samples of up to 16 values (= 1 trend) by time in a graphic way.
At CPU-T-devices there are available grid lines for better orientation, a higher scaled X-axis (more time values) and a movable
measurement ruler to show archived values at different times.

Per trend there is shown only ONE vertical scale with the referring trend name
above. To see the other scales click on the name and the scale and name of the
next trend appears, and so on until the first trend comes again.

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign border settings: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Assign a trend resource

(use existing rersources)
• Format the text of the displayed channel name
• Check, if the channel name should be displayed
• Activate and color grid lines
• Activate and color the measurement ruler

Parameterize the object: (register „X/Y-axis“)

• Activate and color the Y-axis
• Assign scale divisions
(Rounding errors can appear!)
• Activate the rulers caption
• Assign caption height

Activate and color the X(time)-axis

• Assign time format
- Time + Date or
- Time only or
- Date only or
- nothing
• Enter the number of samples to be displayed
max. 200 in viewer, max. 65535 (expect longer displaying time)
in archive viewer (values for CPU-T)
• Assign font, size and color of the X-axis

Navigation bar (for trend archive viewer only)

For CPU-V/-P-devices or for CPU-T-devices, when there shall not be
an manual generated navigation, zoom bar
• Activate navigation bar for scrolling forward or backward
• Assign buttons and dimension it
• Assign background color for the bar
• 4 buttons with scroll functionality
1st: back to first (oldest) sample
2nd: one window back
3rd: one window forward
4th: forward to last (newest) sample

Information for time axis (X-axis) of CPU-V/-P-devices

Because the displayed time will be calculated in run-time, only 2 time stamps will be displayed:
• the time of the first shown sample (very left) and
• the time of the last shown sample (very right)
and nothing between it because it would overwrite each other.
100 samples will be displayed in the trend window. After the graph reaches the right border, the graph is moved 10 samples
(10%) to the left (and the displayed times are changing).

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Sample Trend viewer from sample visualization

Activating trend channel: by check box (function: Filter trend channel)

Display the actual sample value: by I/O-field (variables value)
Zoom in/out functions: as button function (Trend viewer function, zoom in/out)

Sample Trend viewer from sample visualization

Activating trend channel: by check box (function: filter trend channel)

Zoom in/out functions: as button function (trend archive viewer function, zoom in/out)

Manually designed navigation

First / last (actual) samples as button function (trend viewer function, zoom in/out)
Next sample page / sample page before as button function (trend viewer function, zoom in/out)
Values at the measurement ruler time as I/O-field (with values from trend archive viewer)
Move the m-ruler to a certain time as date/time-field (with source trend archive viewer)
(The measurement ruler can be moved by touching the touch display in the viewer)

Attention / objects in general:

• trends can be archived only, if there is a micro-SD-card inserted
• for CPU-V/-P-devices:
trend viewer max. 100 samples will be displayed. When the samples reach the right border,
they were shifted 10% to the left
trend archive viewer: max. 800 samples can be displayed
• for the CPU-T-devices
• trend viewer: max 1000 samples can be displayed. When the last sample reaches the right border,
the where shifted to left pixel by pixel.
• Trend archive viewer: max. 655.350 samples can be archived (=10 circular archives)
• there is shown only ONE vertical scale with the referring trend name above. To see the other scales click
on the name and the scale and name of the next trend appears... until the first trend comes again.
• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• Simulation with F9 or „►“ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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Message viewing and archiving
There are different objects to display messages:
• blinking symbols (Message indicator)
• blinking text lines (Message indicator - text)
• oldest/youngest message only (Message viewer - line)
• viewer box for all actual messages (Message viewer - multi line)
• viewer for all archived messages (Message archive viewer)

For all standard parameters:

Place an object: (see basic funtions)
Assign frames: (see basic funtions)
Assign margins: (see basic funtions)
Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)

Message indicator symbol and text

This dynamic objects are used to inform the operator about an actual existing message
(alarms/events) either with a blinking symbol or a blinking text line.

Indicator at alarms:
Blinking if alarm has come and is not acknowledged
Display (without blinking) if alarm is acknowledge but still there
Disappears if alarm is acknowledged and no more there

Indicator at events:
Blinking if event is there
Disappears if event is no more there

Placing as like at all other objects too, Parameterization is self explaining only Assign an event type - alarm or message.

Message viewer - line

This message line is made to show only the most actual message to be implemented as an information line only, with no
opportunity to acknowledge or scroll.

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Select “events” or ”alarms” to display

• Adjust, if oldest or newest message will be displayed
• Activate word wrapping

Formatting the object (register “Message format”)

• date
• time
• state
• ID-no. (Group)
• message text

Color the object (register „Appearance“)

All messages in the message viewers all single messages can be changed in color
referring to their stat (Coming, Going, Acknowledged).

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Message viewer multiline / Message archive viewer
This message viewer is made to show all active messages. It contains navigation functions (line scroll) and (for alarms) an
acknowledgment function.
This message viewer is made to show all archived messages saved on the Micro-SD-card. It contains navigation functions
(line and page scroll). To archive samples activate it by a hook as archivable.

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)
Formatting the object: (register “Message format” at the single line message viewer)
Color the object: (register „Appearance“ at the single line message viewer)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Select “events” or ”alarms” to display

• Adjust, if oldest or newest message will be displayed
• Activate word wrapping

Formatting navigation bar: (register “Navigation bar”)

• Activate the bar
• Color the background
• Design the placement of the buttons
• Configure the size of the icons in the buttons
• Select a button template
• Design the button size width by height
• Adjust the distance between the buttons

Designing navigation buttons: (register “Navigation buttons”)

• Select a button template
• Activate to insert a icon (Up/Down/Acknowledge)
• Select one of the icons from the list
• Scroll navigation (up & down):
- Message viewer: line by line
- Message archive viewer: line by line & page by page

Color lines and texts by status: (register “Appearance”)

• Depending on message status
(such as Coming, Going, Acknowledged)
different colors are possible for
- Foreground (Text)
- Background (field area)

Attention / objects in general:

• Dynamic objects shall not overlap each other (Exception: touch area may).
• Simulation with F9 or „►“ creates an error report, click on error and come directly to the failed object.

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Recipe viewer
The resource “recipes” will displayed by this object in 3 different windows:
• Recipe viewer window
• Records viewer window (of each recipe)
• Element configuration window

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign border settings: (see basic funtions)
Assign access right: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

Name:
• internal name of the recipe viewer (independent of project language)

Show only one recipe:

• reduces the list to only one (selected) recipe (e.g. if this machine is designed for
only one recipe but the project contains more recipes for more machines)
Recipe variable: (to display the actual used receipt name)
• Assign it, if the internal number of the recipe shall be stored in a S7-variable,
what will be linked with the receipt name
• (resource „View Name“ in a text list and can be displayed as active receipt name)
Record variable: (to display the actual used receipt name)
• Assign it, if the internal number of the record shall be stored in a S7-variable to
be shown in a I/O-field to display the actual record name
• (At first simulation assign any value to this variable in the SimuStage, than you
see the active record after press the button „Save to PLC“)
Enable to edit the recipe:
• Allows manipulation by the operator (changing the element values, storing as a
new record, deleting records and so on)

Parameterization of the title bar

(general for recipe lists, record lists, element lists)

• It is recommended to use a title bar and to assign a title to the recipe list.
• The titles of the other lists bellow (record list and element list) will be assigned
automatically by the inserted data.
• (Title of the record list in the sample „red shades“, element list in the sample
Rose“)
• All other settings are self explaining settings to design the title bar

Parameterization of the navigation bar

(general for recipe lists, record lists, element lists)

• This activation is recommended, when more recipes, records or elements are

used than fit into the screen window and scrolling is necessary.

• All settings are self explaining settings to design the scroll bar

Hint:
Instead of a navigation bar you can assign own buttons by
using “Receipe Viewer Function” at releasing the button.

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Parameterization of the operators control elements

(general for recipe lists, record lists, element lists)

By the register „Navigation buttons“ can be selected all function keys you need.
Their button design can be substituted by a customized button.

Recipe list:
Select: activates a recipe from the recipe list (will be highlighted),
by touching directly too, this list can be hided, when you have
1 receipe only

Record list:
Select: activates a record from the record list (will be highlighted),
by touching directly too

New: creates a new record with existing element structure

Save as: saves the record with a new name in the Micro-SD-card
(an string input field opens automatically)

Delete: deletes an existing record

Copy: copies an existing record

Back: returns to recipe list

Element list:
Edit opens up a virtual keyboard to edit the elements value

Save: overwrites (in the Micro-SD-card)

an existing value with actual element values

To PLC: transfers the stored values and records into the PLC

From PLC: reads variable for element values from the PLC

Back: returns to record list

Assign a width of the recipe viewers window to the displayed elements name to have a
efficient window design.

Different confirmation messages (register “Messages”)

In the 3 different viewing windows (recipe, record- and element-) it is useful to ask the
usere “Do you really want to...?” BEFORE he is manipulating something wrong.
These message texts are system messages and can be activated here

At the text resources you will find these text phrases as system texts always on top of the
texts and in the csv-file with the prefix „__SYSTEXT“.

These messages will be displayed BEFORE storing, deleting, data transfer to/from PLC

(These register is shown just for the record-list only, the others work similar to it.)

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Views of recipe lists, record lists, element lists at runtime

Recipe list

The recipe list contains all recipes, what are pre-assigned in the
VisuStage before. It has an clear and an uniform element structure,
what was pre-assigned in the software VisuStage before.

The assigned name for all recipes is displayed on the title list.

The choice of the a recipe is done by a touch on the name and a

touch on the bottom left symbol to open it. Than the display changes
into the next screen with the record list.

To exit the recipe administration, add a common button and assign

the function „change screen“ whereto ever you want.

Record list

The record list contains all user-created records of a certain recipe

(in this sample of the recipe „red colors“).

The regarding recipe name is displayed on the title list. Select it by

touch on the name and press „Edit“ or create a new one. Than it
switches directly into the element table to edit values and to store it
in an automatically displayed string input field.

New from VS 2.0.1.5: The actual record will be displayed in the

color of the recipes name in the title bar

The function buttons are displayed in the lower left bar:

Edit | New | Save | Delete
With the lower right „←“ this screen changes back to the recipe list.

Note: Because recipe data are kept in the Micro-SD-card there is

possible no simulation with these values (your PC has not such a
memory extension).

Element list

The element list contains all user-created values of a certain record

(in this sample of the record „ROSE_1“)

The regarding record name is displayed on the title list.

By touching an elements value a numeric keyboard opens up

automatically to type in the new value of the selected element.

The function buttons are displayed in the lower left bar:

Edit | Save | Read from PLC | Write to PLC
With the lower right „←“ this screen changes back to the record list.

Note: Because recipe data are kept in the Micro-SD-card there is

possible no simulation with these values (your PC has not such a
memory extension).

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Function graph
This viewer is able to display a number of x;y-values from a data block. There could displayed up to 2000 couples of x;y-values
each as one pixel.

Place an object: (see basic funtions)

Assign visibility: (see basic funtions)

Parameterize the object: (register “General”)

• Assign a data block and offset
This data block contains the values to be displayed

Adapt the navigation bar: (register “Navigation bar”)

• Activate the bar
• Color the background
• Design the placement/alignment of the buttons
• Configure the size of the icons in the buttons
• Select a button template
• Design the button size width by height
• Adjust the distance between the buttons

Designing navigation buttons: (register “Navigation buttons” / see right)

• Select a button template
• Activate to insert a icon into your buttom
• Select one of the icons from the list

Parameterize the object: (register „X/Y-axis“ / see below)

Activate and color X-axis

Activate and color the label of the X-axis
Assign scale values
• Start value
• End value
• Decimal point

Activate and color Y-axis

Activate and color the label of the Y-axis
Assign scale values
• Start value
• End value
• Decimal point

Activate and assign help line

• Y-Value
• Color (one help line possible for an Y-value)

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The data block with the x;y-values to display must be devided into two parts:
• Header Information about trend coordinate structure.
• Data Array of [X,Y] pairs. Data type must be defined in Header

Header structure
Offset Name Data type Value Notes
0 DataID DWORD DW#16#46475250 Constant value
4 HeadID INT 1 Constant value
6 Points INT Number of [X,Y] pairs [0 .. 2000]
8 RefreshCount INT Refresh request counter.

S7-User program should increment the

value, in order to request refreshment in
VisuStage.
10 DataTypeX BYTE Data type of X coordinate value
2 = BYTE
3 = CHAR
4 = WORD
5 = INT
6 = DWORD
7 = DINT
8 = REAL
11 DataTypeY BYTE Data type of Y coordinate value
(see DataTypeX notes)
12 Color WORD RGB color value, format 565
Bit0..Bit4 Blue component
Bit5..Bit10: Green component
Bit11..Bit15: Read component

Data structure

Array of [X,Y] pairs (structure).

It's structure completely
depending on user demands and
must be correctly defined in
Header structure.

For example:
The following data block contains
trend coordinates with following
property

• each coordinate value

(16 bit integer, value range
-32768 .. 32767)
• 200 coordinate pairs
(sample, max. 2000)
• Line color is blue

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Working with library elements
Library elements were used to have available pre assigned elements for different projects. This is very useful as base for
multiple visualizations and show a corporate design e.g. at navigation bars, state bars and login pages. For all, who want to
copy (quick´n durty) only, find more about copying more in basic funtions.

Creating libraries and ~ elements

Single or multiple (grouped or ungrouped) objects can be added to a library, consisting of at least one element.

If a library element consists of multiple

objects, it is better to group these objects
before. So the positions between these
objects are fixed.

To create a new library

• 1. select the "new library" button
• 2. assign name, path and comments
• 3. select the new created library and
• 4. open this new library

To add new library elements

• 1. open your library
• 2. move objects or groups directly
on the library sign

Using library elements

The Library function is self explaining:
• either CREATE a new one,
• or ADD another library from any PC-directory (*.vsl) into this library list
• or OPEN a library from this list

• Group some objects and name the group.

Copy this group by drag´n drop into your open library
or
• Click at a group in your open library and copy it by drag´n drop into your screen.

Variables, texts and images will be taken over 1:1 from the library element into the new
screen/project. All other resources must be assigned new.

Library elements will be integrated in the visualization project (*.vsproj).

To send your libraries to others, always zip and send complete libraries (folders on the
VisuStage-PC) including your library elements (*.vsl) .

The library offers images, button shapes and state areas in a SVG-format, who will be stored at
the image-resorce of the project. To get a preview right in the library window, select the icon as
shown in the figure to the right.

Hints:
The library objects in SVG-format allow a very simple color-change (at the rider „Appearance“), much
easier then with image lists, what will simplify your visualization project by far.

Also when scaling the size of the objects the quality loss is less than at bmp-, jpg- oder png-files.

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Working with image blocks
As of version 2.2.0.0, image blocks can be created.

For this purpose, a new image block project is started in an empty VisuStage or an
existing image block (attention: file format *.vsl) is opened in a library and a new
release is created with the right mouse button (display as [in work]).

Another possibility to create image modules, which is

especially useful for existing projects, is to select the
desired objects in an existing view and then create
an image module by right-clicking. This can then be
stored under the desired name at the desired
location. Afterwards, the image module that has just
been created appears in the library.

n the "View" resource, the image module is created with the familiar VisuStage
objects (not all of them are useful for use in an image module and are therefore
grayed out). The configuration takes place in the usual property windows as with the
previous VisuStage also. However, no variables can be assigned (this is done in the
resource Interfaces).

In the "Interfaces" resource, after adding an

interface with the right mouse button, selected
properties of the used individual image block objects
are assigned as a property for the entire image
block.
This is done in the "Property of connected object"
column. These can be selected variables, texts or
other properties. The image module is then
integrated in the VisuStage project via these
properties, which are now linked to the image
module.

he image module can now also be opened, edited and duplicated directly from the library. This is
done by right-clicking on the object, then selecting the desired option. (Changes made in one
picture component affect all used picture components of this type. If picture components are to be
excluded from this, a duplicate of the picture component must be created).

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After creating the image

module, this release is
released (right mouse
button) and the image
module is saved (do not
forget, otherwise the
module remains locked
in the [in work] state).
Before release and
saving, the function
block is subjected to an
automatic plausibility
check. If errors occur,
they are displayed and
the module is not saved.
Only after these errors
have been corrected is
the function module
released and can be
used. Now the project
can be closed in VisuStage. The next time a VisuStage project is opened, the image module appears with its releases in the
library at the bottom and the released versions can be dragged into a menu after opening the library. There, the linked
properties of the image module must then be assigned to the resources of the visualisation project.

Simulation and download

Error treatment

• After finishing the visualization start the simulation by F9 or „►“

• If there are errors, the compiler stops and creates a error message (object and error type).
• Double click this message and you will see the failed object.
• Correct the error and restart the simulation by „F9“ or „►“

If all errors are cleared, the compiler creates a *.bin-file and the simulation tool „SimuStage“ starts automatically.

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Simulation and download
There are 2 ways to simulate your visualization:

Manual simulation
Starts the integrated simulation tool SimuStage in a new window.
The operation by the user is by mouse pointer simulated like at the real touch panel.

Automatical simulation
Starts the SimuStage together with the Siemens-software S7-PLCSIM (what must be installed at the same PC).
The process data come from S7-PLCSIM (not from PLCSIM Advanced – this is for 1200/1500CPUs). Of course, S7-PLCSIM
does not simulate INSEVIS-SFCs/SFBs.

Manual simulation
By manipulating variable values
in the variable table you can
cause changes manually.

Events can be simulated

(Coming - Leaving -
Acknowledge) by
checking/unchecking boxes in
the SimuStage.

It is also possible to generate

screen shots of the simulated
screen for creating any kind of
documentation.

Automatical simulation
Start in the VisuStage by
“Project” → “Simulate with S7-PLCSIM”

The (already installed) S7-PLCSIM must be

opened from the S7-programming tool.

Here you find the call from Simatic®-Manager

1. select “Blocks”

2. click on “Simulate modules”

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Here you find the call from Simatic®-Manager

1. Goto “Device configuration”

2. Select “Device view”
3. Select the CPU
4. select “Simulation” and “Start”

If the S7-PLCSIM
was called, the S7
program is
simulated ONCE
only.

For a CYCLIC
simulation use the
right button (green
frame)

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Download
Transfer the visualization binary file to the target device

To transfer the project (start by key F12 or icon) use

• the IP-target-address from the project data

or
• the IP-addresses in the network area you are
connected to by using the magnifier icon
(identification in networks with switches only,
not with routers, because they filter the Ethernet-
Layer 2, what is necessary for identification)

Alternatively download the compiled project as vsbin-file

• via ServiceStage or
• by a Micro-SD-card
(with hard reset and clear all)

Attention
If some devices with the same IP-address should be connected, this will be stopped from Windows-OS. To
switch off this function, please insert in the cmd this command: arp -d (this deletes in your PC the old MAC-
address from the foregoing device, what was stored in your PC).

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General
The RemoteStage is a multiple instanciable command line software tool, what is not to install. It can be kept in a folder on the
remote-PC or on a mobile data carrier as remotestage.exe (and if you use German program language with the file
remotestage.deu as well). As command line tool it can proceed diverse functions in a batch file.

The software RemoteStage uses the binary files (binaries / *.vsbin) of visualization projects, made with „VisuStage“. These
binaries are not backreadable, what offers an effective protection of the users know-how and allows to forward these files
towards the final user or operator. It is possible to download the visualization binary directly by Ethernet from the Panel-PLC /
Panel-HMI to reduce the organization efforts. A a PIN-code protects the visualization against unauthorized uploads.

The RemoteStage works like an additional Panel-HMI on the remote-PC, what gets the process (actual) data by a TCP/IP-
connection straight from the PLC. System data like time and buzzer are related to even this PC of course. This allows a free
remote visualization and account to external S7-PLCs by S7-Ethernet (Put/Get).

In a 2nd program instance (Archive mode) the RemoteStage reads in (direct form Micro-SD-card or by Ethernet) from the Micro-
SD-card, displays the values, converts into csv-format and saves it to the remote PC.

If the RemoteStage should be installed as an batch call on the end user´s PC this is all you need to write:

[path of RemoteStage]\remotestage.exe /r=[IP-address of the remote-PLC in the same sub net]

/V=[path of visualization binary]\complete file name]
/start

Selection of the remote-device

With opening of the visualization binary ( „visualization“.vsbin) the IP-address of
the remote PLC will be required (Fig.).(By using the function „accessible devices“ -
loupe- you can select one of these directly or type in the IP-address manually.)

This address will be linked with this binary.

So it is not necessary to re-type it again.

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Insert PIN code
In the VisuStage-project it is possible to allow an upload of the compiled binary to the
remote PC. This upload can be protected by a PIN code, what is to be inserted in a new
window (right)
This PIN must be inserted at every new upload (also when you use this upload for backup
function in ServiceStage). At INSEVIS sample projects this PIN is 123.
After successful upload a black window appears, what changes to the first menue in the
VisuStage project after clicking the “connect” button. (Not 1:1 of the original panel, this will
be done by VNC)

Using and setting up the remote screen

The PopUp-menues are self explaining. It starts with a black screen and displays the
remote visualization after pressing “connect” key. The actual remote state is shown
on the bottom of the screen. The switching between online/offline can be done by the
green button beside the IP-address line or by the menu „PLC“.

Hint: Referring the system data (like buzzer, archives and time) always the PC-system data will be used, not these of the
remote device.

Hints: Following properties / functions / setting will not be supported by RemoteStage (viewing mode)
• "display backlight control" and "Screen- and language control" - from “Screens - Settings“
• "Synchronize the HMI time with partner time" – from resource „PLC-device settings“
• "Enable to change partner time in runtime" – from resource „PLC-device settings“
• “Change system time“by Screen-object "Time/Date field"
• Button-functions: „increment / decrement brightness“, „backlight off“, „activate clean screen“
• VNC Server

Storing the remote (on the PC) archived data

The archive data, logged during the remote session on
the PC, will be stored on the working place in the
remote-PC only. (not depending from the archive in
the PLC in the Micro-SD-card during the same time).

Note: there are 2 archives of each item. If you want to

archive a remote-trend, you need to start this trend in
the remote visualization.

At the menu „Settings“ will be set up, if these date will

be stored
- in the project folder (where the visu binary is kept) or
- at another path.

Hint: If you upload the visualization binary from the remote device (this function will be activated in the
VisuStage-project), this file will be kept in the local TEMP-directory of your PC as long you are remote online.
There will be stored the archive files as binary too as long the remote session is active.
To save and convert these archives into CSV-format please go to archive mode and select “File Open” and
select the TEMP-directory.

Most of the archive data are kept on the Micro-SD-card as binaries and con be converted to csv-
format by RemoteStage “Archive mode” (a 2nd instance of RemoteStage) only.

Open this 2nd instance in the “View”.menue (see right).

ATTENTION:
Use only the binary file what fits to the archives (where these archives
were projected)

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Uploading, converting and storing archive data as csv-files
These data can be archived by these products on the Micro-SD-card:

Messages by all Panel-PLCs and Panel-HMIs

(alarms, events) → by activating the archive funtion „archiving“ in the VisuStage-project

Trends by all Panel-PLCs and Panel-HMIs

(with all channels) → by activating the archive funtion „archiving“ in the VisuStage-project

Recipes by all Panel-PLCs and Panel-HMIs

(with all records and elements) → will always be stored / archived on the Micro-SD-card

Archiv-(data blocks) by all Panel-PLCs and Panel-HMIs

(as bin or csv) → will be configured by SFCs in the S7-program

In the newly appeared PC-window you may find different groups of icons with different functions:

Reads archive by inserting Read in archives by Ether- Exports archive data to PC Editing and downloading
Micro-SD-card in PC slot net directly into PC nto the PC-network of modified archives
from left → right: from left → right: from left → right: from left → right:
- Data(DB-)archive* - All archives - Alarm archive - Save archive
- Alarm archive* - Alarm archive - Event archive - Add new archive
- Event archive* - Event archive - Recipe archive - Rename archive
- Trend archive* - Recipe archive - Trend archive - Copy archive
- Trend archive - Data(DB-)archive - Download archive
- Data(DB-)archive

* To open these files insert a nearly valid IP-address and open the binary of the visualization what fits to your project.
Than the binaries can be converted into csv-files

Display and export event and alarm archives

Archive data will be read in from Micro-SD-card, can be displayed and e.g manually saved as csv-file.

Below: View of the event archive in the RemoteStage Below: Export of the event archive as csv-file

(Displays all archived alarm messages of the Panel-PLC

with the IP-address 192.168.80.55)

ATTENTION:
Do not confuse the uploaded (from Micro-SD-card) archive file with the other archive file created during the
remote-session in the remote-PC itself. Pay attention to format the csv-file according to your own needs.

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Display and export trend archives
Archive data will be read in from Micro-SD-card, can
be displayed and e.g manually saved as csv-file.

Figure right displays all archived trend with name

„Druck“of the Panel-PLC with the IP-address
192.168.80.55.

The time will be displayed in the language format you

assigned on your PC (here in German = DE)

ATTENTION:
Do not confuse the uploaded (from Micro-SD-card) archive file with the other archive file created during the
remote-session in the remote-PC itself. Pay attention to format the csv-file according to your own needs.

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Recipe handling
Recipe archive data from Micro-SD-card can be
– read in / uploaded (→ You have to select the whole root-folder “recipes” of the Micro-SD-card !),

– displayed and maybe edited in RemoteStage directly what is self explaining and

for FURTHER EDITING stored as csv-file at the PC

– converted into csv and stored, edited and written back / downloaded into the remote PLC or

for COPYING THE WHOLE RECIPE SYSTEM saved as binary at the PC

– stores the whole recipe tree uneditable as binary, to be opened again and downloaded to another remote device
(You have to select the whole root-folder “recipes” in the PC!)

below: list of archived recipes and its records below: list of records and its elements

The record „TEST3“ was modified in the RemoteStage and this is shown by an „!“ .
After downloading into the remote device this sign disappears.

The storing of all records (as binary files in an own folder into the network drive for modifying) is done, when “recipes” are
marked in the tree view (left).

When recipes are edited in a network drive you can see their path in the address line.
When recipes will be uploaded from the remote device you see its IP-address.

The creating of a record can be done when in the tree view (left) a single recipe is marked.

ATTENTION:
The structure of the recipes MUST be kept the same.
Records of a recipe can be added or deleted within this recipe.

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Data (DB) archive upload, display, storing and download
Any data can be archived with the SFC 207 ARCHIVE onto the Micro-SD-card (binary or csv-data)and read back with the SFC
209 READFILE from the Micro-SD-card in the folder UserData (see system functions).

In the RemoteStage-shell no DB-archives can be written from PC to the Micro-SD-card of the PLC manually. This will be done
by command lines in batch files (see samples in next pages).

Data archive display and storing

These data (DB) archived over S7-program to Micro-SD-card, can be read in and displayed and stored to the PC in the
assigned format.

The format of the csv-file will be assigned by the S7-program (SFC207) and is not configurable by the RemoteStage. This can
be done later on with any table calculation program by customer (because only he knows the format).

below: display of the data archives available on the Micro-SD-card

below: display of the data archives in txt-format available on the Micro-SD-card

below: display of the data archives as binaries available on the Micro-SD-card

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Command line of RemoteStage (Viewing mode)
RemoteStage can be inserted in „planned tasks“ of the remote PC. A combination of multiple parameters is possible.

Here are available these special functions.

Automatic connecting to remote device after starting PC

With his function a binary of the visualization is called and linked with the predefined IP-address of the remote panel (if this is
available online only)

Command line

<path>\remotestage.exe /start /r=<remote> /v=<project binary>

Hint: If the binary name contains space-signs it is necessary to write it in “ like „C:\Test 1 2 3.vsbin“)

Automatic reconnect to remote device after disconnect

With his function the lost connection to the partner device will be reconnected after a configurable time in seconds.

Command line

<path>\remotestage.exe /restart=[seconds] /r=<remote> /v=<project binary>

Hint: If the binary name contains space-signs it is necessary to write it in “ like „C:\Test 1 2 3.vsbin“)
If the parameter is „restart=0 (default), the connection will be restarted only once. For all others the value is the time in seconds
from loss of connection abort to the planned start of the new reconnection.

Automatic full screen after starting PC

With his function a binary of the visualization is called and the RemoteStage changes into full screen at the remote PC after
automatic starting (Screen stays dark, because no IP-address was assigned here...)

Command line

<path>\remotestage.exe /start /full /r=<remote> /v=<project binary>

Hint: Use STRG+F5 to switch between full-/ part screen

Set up TCP port number for S7-communication

If there are multiple PLCs to connect by a web enabled router/ gateway with port forwarding service

In this case the RemoteStage starts a communication with a remote device with the IP address 192.168.80.50 via the TCP port
with the number 4500.

Command line

<path>\remotestage.exe /v=d:\visu\process.vsbin /r=192.168.80.50 /p=4500

Hint:
The default port number for TCP is port 102 at the PLCs.

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Command line of RemoteStage (Archive mode)
RemoteStage can be used in batch process from command line with command line parameters, to save archives somewhere
with a self defined name.

In the PC-OS Windows® batch files can be done time controlled in the task manager
Start menue →All Programs →Accessories →System programs →Planned tasks → add a task
In the wizard dialog can be assigned date and time for that job.

Read in (upload) message- and trend archives from remote device

The binaries of the messages and trends (assigned in the VisuStage before and created at runtime) will be read in, converted
and stored in a path on the PC.

Command line (no line feed please, write all in one line!)

<path>\remotestage.exe /mode=<mode> /r=<remote>

/o=<output file> /v=<project binary> /t=<trend number>

Parameters
mode: Archive file read in
alarm_archive - read in alarm archive from remote device (alarm.bin)
event_archive - read in event archive from remote device (event.bin)
trend_archive - read in trend archive from remote device (trend_<trend number>.bin)
(trend ID is assigned automatically by VisuStage at ressources / grayed out you can not change it)

remote: Remote device IP address

output file: File name of archive file to be stored in PC.

This is optional parameter. If this parameter is not assigned, default archive name is used (e.g alarm.bin) and
stored in same folder where remotestage.exe located.
If file name includes space character, it should be quoted with " (quotation mark).
Archive converted to CSV format if file name has .csv or .txt extention, otherwise it writes as binary format.

project binary: Visualization project binary file name

trend number: Trend ID-number which is automatically assigned in VisuStage.

It is only used at "trend_archive" mode.

Samples
For example to read in alarm archive from INSEVIS PLC with IP address 192.168.80.50 and write to „d:\archive\alarm.csv“ file
with CSV format you need this command (supposed remotestage.exe is at C:\):

Command line (no line feed please, write all in one line!)

C:\remotestage.exe /mode=alarm_archvie /r=192.168.80.50

/o=d:\archive\alarm.csv /v=d:\visu\myvisu.vsbin

For example to read in the sample-trend with ID6163 (from sample visualization of PC1560T) from Panel-PLC with IP-address
192.168.80.50 and to save it as csv-file to D:\archive\trend6163.csv you need this command (supposed remotestage.exe is at
C:\):

Command line (no line feed please, write all in one line!)

C:\remotestage.exe /mode=trend_archive /r=192.168.80.50

/o=D:\archive\trend6163.csv /t=6163 /v=D:\PC156xT_2017_03.vsbin

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Read in (upload) recipe archive from remote device
The binaries of the (in VisuStage predefined) recipes and the of the records (created in runtime by the operator or by SFC206
from the S7-program) will be read in, converted and stored in a path on the PC.

Command line (no line feed please, write all in one line!)

<path>/remotestage.exe /mode=recipe /r=<remote> /v=<project binary> /recipe=<recipe name>

/record=<record name> /o=<output file> /format=csv

Parameters
mode Recipe = read in the recipe data from remote-device

remote Remote device IP address

project binary Visualization binary name

recipe name Recipe name assigned in visualization project (NOT: View name)

record name Name of the record for saving of SPECIAL (single) records.
If this parameter is not assigned, RemoteStage reads in ALL records, what belong to the recipe <recipe
name> and stores it in a folder assigned by the parameter "/o=" before.
→ To configure the format of the output file as csv, the parameter "/format=csv" must be set, otherwise all data
will be stored a a binary.
In the csv-files this format is predefined: ; (Semicolon) as field limiter and “ (quotation mark) as text separator.
If this parameter is assigned, the format of the output file MUST BE predefined by the extension of the record
name.
→ If the file has an extension .csv or .txt, than it is a csv-format, otherwise the output file format is binary.

output file: Path and file name of the recipe record for the storing in the PC (optional parameter)
If the parameter "/o=" is not assigned, a folder "Recipes\<recipe name>“ will be created in the project folder
(where the visualization binary is kept) automatically and the recipe record stored as <record name>.rec.
If file name includes space character, it should be quoted with " (quotation mark).

Samples
To read in e.g. a single recipe record „Orange“ from the recipe „Rezeptur_Rot“ from the INSEVIS Panel-PLC with the IP-address
192.168.80.50 and to store it as csv-file to „D:\archive\“ this command line is required (supposed remotestage.exe is at C:\):

Command line (no line feed please, write all in one line!)

C:\remotestage.exe /mode=recipe /r=192.168.80.50 /v=d:\visu\myvisu.vsbin

/recipe=Rezeptur_Rot /record=Orange /o=D:\archive\Orange.csv

To read in e.g. ALL recipe records from the recipe „Rezeptur_Rot“ from the INSEVIS Panel-PLC with the IP-address
192.168.80.50 and to store it as csv-file to „D:\archive\“ this command line is required (supposed remotestage.exe is at C:\):

Command line(no line feed please, write all in one line!)

C:\remotestage.exe /mode=recipe /r=192.168.80.50 /v=d:\visu\myvisu.vsbin

/recipe=Rezeptur_Rot /o=D:\archive /format=csv

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Write back (download) recipe archive into remote device
With this function the uploaded (and maybe modified) recipe data will be written back (downloaded) into the remote device.
(from rev. 1.0.4.17 and PLC firmware 2.3.9 (all CPUs) or HMI firmware 1.2.7 CPU-V/-P and 1.2.6 CPU-T)

Attention: The structure of the receipes in the remote device may not be modified between upload and download.
(No adding, deleting elements or changing the row of order)

Command line (no line feed please, write all in one line!)

<path>\remotestage.exe /mode=recipe_download /v=<project binary>

/recipe=<recipe name> /record=<record file(s)>

Parameters
project binary Binary fle of visualization project

recipe name In VisuStage projected recipe name (ATTENTION: not view name!)

record file(s) Recipe data to download into remote device

Samples
Following command line downloads ONE recipe record „Rot_123.rec“ of the recipe „Recipe_Rot“ from the folder D:\recipes into
the remote device with the IP address 192.168.80.50 (supposed remotestage.exe is at C:\):

Command line (no line feed please, write all in one line!)

C:\remotestage.exe /mode=recipe_download /v=d:\visu\process.vsbin

/recipe=Recipe_Rot /record=d:\recipes\Rot_123.rec /r=192.168.80.50

Following command line downloads ALL recipe record of the recipe „Recipe_Rot“ from the folder D:\recipes into the remote
device with the IP address 192.168.80.50 (supposed remotestage.exe is at C:\):

Command line (no line feed please, write all in one line!)

C:\remotestage.exe /mode=recipe_download /v=d:\visu\process.vsbin

/recipe=Recipe_Rot /record=d:\recipes\*.rec /r=192.168.80.50

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Read in (upload) data (DB-) archive from remote device
This function copies the data(DB-) archives created by S7-program with SFC207to the requested target path into the PC. A
modification of the csv-format is not possible.

Command line

C:\remotestage.exe /mode=data_archive /r=<remote> /archive=<archive file> /o=<output file>

Parameters
mode data_archive = read in the date (DB-) archive from remote-device

remote Remote device IP address

archive file: File name of the data (DB-) archive

If there is no archive file assigned to this parameter, the RemoteStage stores all data (DB-) archives in a
folder assigned by the parameter "/o=" before.

output file: Path and file name of the data (DB-) archive for the storing in the PC (optional parameter)
If nothing is assigned for the parameter "/o=", a folder "UserData“ is created in the program folder (where the
remotestage.exe is kept.
If file name includes space character, it should be quoted with " (quotation mark).

To read in e.g. a data (DB-) archive „Test-DB“ from the INSEVIS Panel-PLC with the IP-address 192.168.80.50 and to store it as
csv-file to „D:\archive\Testdaten.csv“ this command line is required (supposed remotestage.exe is at C:\).:

Command line (no line feed please, write all in one line!)

C:\remotestage.exe /mode=data_archive /r=192.168.80.50

/archive=Test-DB /o=D:\archive\Testdaten.csv

Write back (download) data (DB-) archive into remote device

With this function the uploaded (and maybe modified) data (DB-) archives will be written back (downloaded) into the remote
device. (from rev. 1.0.4.17 and PLC firmware 2.3.9 (all CPUs))

Attention: The programmer itself is responsible to keep the structure of the data (DB-) archives. If they will be modified, all
referring reports must be adapted too!

Command line

<path>\remotestage.exe /mode=data_download /archive:=<archive file(s)>

Parameters

archive file(s) S7 User data archive file(s) to download to remote PLC

Samples
Following command line downloads ONE archive file "default_cfg.csv" from the folder D:\configs into the remote device with the
IP address 192.168.80.50 (supposed remotestage.exe is at C:\):

<path>\remotestage.exe /mode=data_download /archive=d:\configs\default_cfg.csv /r=192.168.80.50

Following command line downloads ALL archive files from the folder D:\configs into the remote device with the IP address
192.168.80.50 (supposed remotestage.exe ist at C:\):

<path>\remotestage.exe /mode=data_download /archive=d:\configs\*.* /r=192.168.80.50

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Return codes
Return codes of remotestage.exe indicate the result of operation.
Return code Meaning
0 Successfully read out and saved.
1 Invalid parameter or mandatory parameters are missing
2 Project binary file is invalid or not found
3 Remote IP address is invalid
4 Could not connect to remote device
5 SD card not inserted on remote device
6 Archive file not found on remote device
7 Remote device does not support archive file read service
8 Invalid archive data
9 Not enough system resource
11 Not enough system resource on remote device
14 Could not write to in give <output file>
15 Connection is broken

Sample of RemoteStage usage in batch process:

@remotestage /mode=alarm_archive /r=192.168.80.50 /o=d:\archive\alarm.csv /v=d:\visu\myvisu.vsbin

@echo.
@goto res%ERRORLEVEL%

:res4
@echo Could not connect to remote device
@goto :EOF

:res0
@echo Successful read out and saved
@goto :EOF

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With the free-of-cost software „ServiceStage“ it is possible to recognize INSEVIS-CPUs online to check their state,
backup/update programs, set a know-how protection, etc. This software can be used with operating system Windows 10 only.

VIDEO-tutorials available
More information are provided in different video tutorials in the
ServiceStage play list at INSEVIS YouTube®-channel “INSEVIS EN”.

With this program a member of the service-team can do all the main functions for diagnostics and update by his PC/Laptop
without other expensive tools.

Therefore you choose the

network adapter of your
PC (This one, who makes
the network access to the
CPUs).
Select one of the CPUs
displayed in the left
window and press
„Update“.
The „LED blink test“
helps to identify the
selected CPU. (yellow
battery-LED blinks for 3 seconds).

In this view you can assign a new IP-address of the connected device (Assign IP address).

Function overview
General information
Displays the system data to inform only (like serial
number, firmware version, MAC-address).
Shows editable data like
• IP-address,
• Net mask and
• Router-IP-address
as well as a blink test button to identify
your CPU again.

Only for CPU-T:

Firmwareupdate possible by Ethernet

Operating mode
Here you can change the operating mode of you CPU
between RUN and STOP (not for Panel-HMI). This
change must be confirmed in an extra window.

Date and time

For manual adustment of system date and time.
By checking the box „Take from PC“ these data will
be taken over from your PC after pressing „Apply“.

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Memory
Shows the workload of the load- and work- memory (not for Panels-HMI).

The function „Compress memory“ should be used

manually after multiple download of S7-programs to
clear the memory.
The function „Copy RAM to ROM“ copies the battery
buffered load memory content (like process data) to
the onboard flash, to prevent a loss of data.
The function “Clear Memory“ deletes all user and
process data in the CPU, only the firmware (operating
system) remains.

Diagnostic buffer
It displays the last 100 entries of the diagnostic buffer
listed by date and time (not at Panels-HMI).

By checking the function „Information in

hexadecimal format“ it is shown in an hexadecimal
system.

By pressing „Update“ new events will be displayed,

what happened meanwhile.

With „Save as“ the displayed entries will be saved

into a text file (*.txt).

Block Update
This function makes it possible to download
- the S7-user program as MemoryCard-file
*.wld * (not for Panel-HMIs)
- the INSEVIS-binary for visualization file as
*.vsbin and
- the INSEVIS-configuration file as
*.csbin (not for Panel-HMIs)
separately via the network into the CPU.

If the Hardware configuration block of the target device

contains another IP-address than it is assigned to the
configuration blocks of the blocks you do download
into the device (WLD / VSBIN / CSBIN), it can happen,
that you loose the connection after transfer. To avoid
this, the ServiceStage from Rev. 1.0.1.9 asks, if the
target-IP-configuration shall be replaced or not.

* The WLD-file is a binary file with S7-system data (SDBs) and S7-program blocks (OBs, FBs, FCs, DBs).
After creating a WLD file in SimaticManager/TIA-Portal (at the menue: „File → Memory Card File → New“) you
can copy DIFFERENT DBs with or without their system dats into the window of the new S7-Memory-Card-File
by drag´n drop.
So it is possible to download WHOLE S7-projects OR SINGLE DBs with/without their system data.

ATTENTION: When inserting system data by SimaticManagers/ TIA-Portal,

• they shall be uploaded from a PLC with included ConfigStage-configuration
(Menue: „PLC → Upload Station to PG“), because the are “ConfigStage-configured” already or
• the system data of the Simatic-Manager/TIA-Portal overwrite the ConfigStage-system system configuration.
In that case the *.csbin-file of the project must be downloaded again after the WLD-file was downloaded.

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Creating backup files (Online Backup)
This function creates
• an WLD-file „S7programs.wld“ with all the S7-
system data and all OB, DB, FB, SFB and SFC
and
• a visualization binary file „Visudata.vsbin“
and copies this files into a folder „backups“.

With these function S7-programs and visualizations can be

backed up from connected devices and by Block update
these devices can be updated either by ServiceStage or by
a Micro-SD-card only – complete without any PC.

(more at „System functions“, chapter „Data backup and

restore“)

ATTENTION:
• To make a visualization backup, it must be allowed to RemoteStage BEFORE, when doing the visualization
in VisuStage (check the upload-function in VisuStage-project-header), if necessary a PIN-input is required.
Additional a password for communication must be typed in, when assigned in SimaticManager/ TIA/
ConfigStage.
• If “Read Protection” is assigned to the device an “Online Backup” is not possible any more.

ATTENTION: When using Block Upload for backup / restore

• With firmware 2.3.6 a Restore can only be done by WLD- and VSBIN-file. The CSBIN-file will be ignored.
So the WLD-file MUST CONTAIN these system data, who where downloaded with CSBIN before.
• If the WLD-file does not contain system data, program stops after restore because of missing data.

Know-how-protection
There are different levels of to protection of the S7-
program against unauthorized reading or writing.

Therefore the PLC will be switched to STOP-mode.

From firmware 2.7.5 (PLC CPU-T) the present

protection level is displayed at the checkbox.

No protection: The S7-program blocks (DBs) can be read and overwritten from everyone. The protection level can be
increased by assigning another level in the „ServiceStage“. There will be asked for an authentification by password, if it was
configured so in the Simatic-Manager or TiA-Portal. So only authorized personnel can activate higher protection levels.

Read protection: The S7-program blocks (DBs) can still be manipulated from everyone, but not read any more. Only the
Panel-HMIs can still read out the process data (DBs) to visualize it. This protection level can be reset by the PG-function
„Clear All“ or by ServiceStage. Than the S7-program is deleted in the PLC and the unprotected original program may be
downloaded into the PLC again.

Write protection: The S7-program blocks (DBs) can be read from every one, but no more manipulated. This protection level
can only be reset by general reset by hardware directly on the device. Than the S7-program is deleted in the PLC and the
unprotected original program may be downloaded into the PLC again.

Read/Write protection: The S7-program blocks (DBs) can no more be read or manipulated. Only the Panel-HMIs can still read
out the process data to visualize it. This protection level can only be reset by general reset by hardware directly on the
device. Than the S7-program is deleted in the PLC and the unprotected original program may be downloaded into the PLC
again.

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