Getting Started Guide

GFK-1868T
Jan 2020

View™ and PC Control

PAC Machine Edition
Getting Started
Version 9.80
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Contents
Chapter 1: Welcome ............................................................... 1
1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................... 2
1.2 INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 4
1.3 PRODUCT AUTHORIZATION ................................................................................ 5
1.3.1 Automatic License Activation .................................................................... 5

Chapter 2: PAC Machine Edition .............................................. 7

2.1 QUICK START....................................................................................................... 8
2.2 MACHINE EDITION ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................... 8
2.3 GETTING TO KNOW MACHINE EDITION ............................................................... 9
2.3.1 Right - click, right - click, right – click ......................................................... 9
2.3.2 Getting Help ............................................................................................. 9
2.3.3 Accessing the Right Tool ......................................................................... 11
2.3.4 Using docking markers ............................................................................ 11
2.3.5 Projects and the Navigator ...................................................................... 12
2.3.6 Properties and the Inspector ................................................................... 13
2.3.7 Data Watch Lists ..................................................................................... 14
2.3.8 Smart Lists .............................................................................................. 16
2.3.9 The Toolchest ......................................................................................... 16
2.3.10 The Feedback Zone ................................................................................. 17
2.3.11 Managing Variables ................................................................................. 18
2.4 MACHINE EDITION PROJECTS ............................................................................ 20
2.4.1 Sharing Projects between Machine Edition Workstations ......................... 20
2.4.2 Running a Sample Project (View /Logic Developer - PC) ........................... 20
2.4.3 Developing a Machine Edition Project ...................................................... 22
2.4.4 Validating and Downloading a Project ..................................................... 25
2.5 SFC EDITOR ....................................................................................................... 29
2.5.1 Sequential Function Chart ....................................................................... 29
2.5.2 Working with the SFC editor - Offline ....................................................... 30
2.5.3 Working with the SFC editor – Online ...................................................... 31
2.6 LADDER EDITOR ................................................................................................ 31
2.6.1 Ladder Program ...................................................................................... 32
2.6.2 Working with the ladder editor – Offline .................................................. 33
2.6.3 Working with the ladder editor - Online ................................................... 33

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2.7 INSTRUCTION LIST EDITOR ................................................................................ 34

2.7.1 Instruction List ........................................................................................ 34
2.7.2 Working with the IL editor – Offline ......................................................... 35
2.7.3 Working with the IL Editor – Online ......................................................... 36
2.8 STRUCTURED TEXT EDITOR ............................................................................... 36
2.8.1 Structured Text ....................................................................................... 36
2.8.2 Working with the ST Editor - Offline ......................................................... 37
2.8.3 Working with the ST editor - Online ......................................................... 38
2.9 FUNCTION BLOCK DIAGRAM EDITOR ................................................................. 38
2.9.1 Function Block Diagram .......................................................................... 38
2.9.2 Working with the FBD editor - Offline ...................................................... 39
2.9.3 Working with the FBD editor – Online ...................................................... 40
2.10 LOGIC DEVELOPER - PC WEB ACCESS ................................................................. 41
2.11 CONTROL I/O DRIVERS ...................................................................................... 43
2.11.1 I/O Drivers ............................................................................................... 43
2.11.2 Control I/O Tool ...................................................................................... 44
2.11.3 Working with Control I/O ........................................................................ 45
2.12 CONTROLLER .................................................................................................... 45
2.12.1 Working with the Controller .................................................................... 47
2.12.2 Warm Standby ........................................................................................ 48
2.12.3 Working with Warm Standby .................................................................. 48
2.12.4 Hot Standby ............................................................................................ 48
2.12.5 Working with Hot Standby ...................................................................... 49
2.12.6 OPC Servers, Warm Standby, and Hot Standby ........................................ 50

Chapter 3: ViewTM ................................................................. 51

3.1 PANEL EDITOR ................................................................................................... 52
3.1.1 Working with the Panel Editor ................................................................. 54
3.1.2 Message Displays .................................................................................... 55
3.1.3 Multi-Touch Gestures Support on QuickPanel+ ........................................ 56
3.2 SCRIPT EDITOR .................................................................................................. 57
3.2.1 Scripts ..................................................................................................... 57
3.2.2 Scripting Languages ................................................................................ 58
3.2.3 VBScript Syntax ....................................................................................... 59
3.2.4 Active Scripting Objects .......................................................................... 59
3.2.5 Working with the Script Editor ................................................................. 60
3.3 GRID EDITORS ................................................................................................... 60
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3.4 ALARMS............................................................................................................. 61
3.4.1 Alarm Groups .......................................................................................... 61
3.4.2 Alarm Display Objects ............................................................................. 62
3.5 LOGGING DATA ................................................................................................. 63
3.6 PLC ACCESS I/O ................................................................................................. 64
3.6.1 Drivers .................................................................................................... 64
3.7 OPC ................................................................................................................... 66
3.7.1 OPC Client ............................................................................................... 67
3.7.2 Machine Edition OPC Servers ................................................................... 67
3.8 VIEW WEB ACCESS ............................................................................................ 68
3.9 LANGUAGES FOLDER ......................................................................................... 70
3.9.1 Working with the Languages editor ......................................................... 70
HTML Dashboard ............................................................................................... 72
SNMP Variables ................................................................................................. 73
UDT 74
3.10 VIEW RUNTIME .................................................................................................. 75
3.10.1 Networking ............................................................................................. 75
3.11 QUICKPANEL APPLICATIONS .............................................................................. 76
3.11.1 External Keypad Assignment ................................................................... 77
3.11.2 Scripts on QuickPanel Targets ................................................................. 77
3.11.3 QPScript Language .................................................................................. 78
General Contact Information ....................................................................................... 79
Technical Support ........................................................................................................ 79

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Chapter 1: Welcome
Congratulations for purchasing a PAC Machine Edition 9.80 product. This package
provides all the tools necessary to create powerful control and HMI (human machine
interface) applications for a variety of run-time targets; a truly scalable solution. Machine
Edition supports the following products and features:

• A fully integrated environment. Every tool and editor work with the others.
• Logic Developer - PLC™, a software tool for programming the full line of Emerson
IP Controllers.
• (See GFK-1918 Getting Started Logic Developer - PLC.)
• Logic Developer - PC™, scalable, computer-based control software with a
complete set of IEC standard editors. Available with
• Windows 10
• QuickPanel+
• QuickPanel Control
• View, for creating HMIs on:
• Windows 10
• QuickPanel+
• QuickPanel View
• QuickPanel
• Web Access features to access real-time HMI data any time, from anywhere.

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1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

To use Machine Edition and its tools, you require the following:

Development Environment Operating System

Machine Edition Product Windows 10 †

Logic Developer – PC Yes
QP+ View Yes
Logic Developer – PLC Yes
a. 32-bit or 64-bit variations of Windows are supported (64-Bit recommended).
Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Windows 10”.

b. Windows regional settings must be set to English

Processor speed and memory

• Minimum (for small to medium-sized projects):

• Intel Core i5 with 4 GB RAM
• AMD FX or Phenom II X6 with 4 GB RAM
• Strongly recommended for large projects to see multi-threading performance
gains:
• Intel quad-core Core i7 with 8 GB RAM and 64-bit Windows
• AMD higher FX or Phenom II X6 models with 8 GB RAM and 64-bit Windows
10
Extra requirements when executing multiple instances of Machine Edition

• Operating system
• Minimum requirement for very large projects and strongly recommended
for any project: 64-bit variations

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Other requirements

• Internet Explorer 11.0 or newer with current updates.

Note: Install Internet Explorer before installing Machine Edition.

• TCP/IP Network protocol (if you use an Ethernet connection).

• .NET Framework 4.6 Full. If the Microsoft .NET Framework is not yet installed, it is
automatically included during the installation of Machine Edition, and a reboot
may be required to complete the installation.
• 2 GB of hard disk space for all the Machine Edition products and sample projects.
Additional space is required for your projects and temporary files.
• The Development Environment is supported on VMWare Player or VMWare
Workstation.

Note:
a. When using multiple instances, each instance will consume the resources required for a single
instance. Running too many instances may cause your system to become unstable. You can run more
instances with small projects than with medium or large projects. In general, more than 5 instances of
small projects, 3 instances of medium projects or 2 instances of a large project will likely impact
performance on most systems.

b. A large project is one that exceeds 125,000 variables, 128 blocks, 10 targets, or combinations of each
that would exceed these values.

Windows PC Runtime

• When you install only the Runtime for Logic Developer - PC and View Developer,
the run-time executables are automatically updated from the development
computer when the project is downloaded.

Note: Windows regional settings must be set to English.

• 233 MHz Pentium-based workstation (1.6 GHz recommended)

• 200 MB free hard disk space.
• 128 MB RAM (1 GB recommended).
• Minimum requirements for the range of variables defined in projects:

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Requirements Variables
<500 500 - 10000 >10000
CPU 233 MHz 1 GHz 2 GHz
Disk Space 200 MB 200 MB 200 MB
RAM 128 MB 512 MB 1 GB
QuickPanel+ or QuickPanel View/Control Runtime

• For HMI and Logic components: QuickPanel+, QuickPanel Control.

• For HMI only: QuickPanel+, QuickPanel View.

1.2 INSTALLATION
For last-minute information, release notes, and supported hardware lists for Machine
Edition products, see the Important Product Information (IPI) document on the DVD.
There are several ways to view this document:

• When installing Machine Edition, select Important Product Information on the

initial Launcher screen.
• On the Machine Edition Help menu, choose Important Product Information.
• When running Machine Edition, click the InfoView tab in the Navigator, then
double-click the Important Product Information page under Getting Started in the
Table of Contents.
• When running Machine Edition, click the Home button on the InfoViewer toolbar,
and click the What’s New link under Get Started on the left-hand side.
If you have any problems installing Machine Edition, please contact Technical Support (see
page Error! Bookmark not defined.).

To install the full Machine Edition development environment from a DVD

1. Insert the Machine Edition DVD into your computer.

Windows automatically starts the setup program. If the setup program does not
automatically start, run Setup.exe in the root directory of the DVD.
2. Click Install to start the install process.
3. Follow the instructions that appear.
If a previous version of Machine Edition is installed on your workstation, you will be
prompted to uninstall Machine Edition during the upgrade process. You should do
so only when asked to by the installation process. Do not delete files left behind
during uninstallation; these will be used by the new version.
To install only the View and Logic Developer - PC Run-times from a DVD

1. Insert the Machine Edition DVD into your computer.

Windows automatically starts the setup program. If the setup program does not
automatically start, run Setup.exe in the root directory of the DVD.
2. Click Install to start the install process.
3. Follow the instructions that appear until you reach the PAC Machine Edition Setup
page.

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4. On that page, expand the View node. Under that node, select Run-time and
deselect everything else. Expand the Logic Developer - PC node. Here too, select
Run-time and deselect the rest. At the bottom of the page, click Next.
5. Follow the instructions that appear.

1.3 PRODUCT AUTHORIZATION

A new installation of Logic Developer - PLC provides a 4-day trial license with full access to
Logic Developer - PLC features. This license overrides all other licensing and cannot be
removed. Any licensing added is apparent on the fifth day.

1.3.1 Automatic License Activation

Customers can license their copy of Logic Developer – PLC using Emerson’s Entitlement
and License Manager software. There are two methods to initiate the activation wizard:
from within the application (PME) or from the Entitlement and License Manager itself.

During or following the trial period of PAC Machine Edition, customers can select the
Activate a License button to initialize the License Activation screen from the Entitlement
and License Manager and follow the activation wizard’s prompts. This section will
demonstrate how to license PME from within the application.

Alternatively, customers can open Entitlement and License Manager directly and activate
their copy of PAC Machine Edition. For more information on using Entitlement and License
Manager, please refer to GFK-3104.

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Automatic Activation Steps:

1) Navigate to the File menu on the ribbon bar.

2) Select the App tab from the menu.

3) Click the Activate a License button located on the upper-right side of the menu (Figure
1, Item 1). A new window will open to the Entitlement and License Manager.

4) Click the Activate button and select the Activation Method (Figure 1, Item2).

5) Select Automatically to automatically license your product (Figure 1, Item 3).

6) Enter the activation code on the next screen (Figure 1, Item 4)

Note: For more information on the manual activation of your software, please refer to GFK-
3104.

Figure 1: Activate a License Button

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Chapter 2: PAC Machine Edition

PAC Machine Edition offers you a complete solution for the development of automation
applications under one roof. With Machine Edition’s integrated development environment
and tools, you will spend more time building applications and less time learning the
software.

Machine Edition products are fully integrated with the environment and with each other:

• They share the same project database. No more wasted time synchronizing data
points between applications!
• They share the same set of tools, providing a consistent user interface throughout
the development process.
• They feature full drag-and-drop capabilities between tools and editors.
• They feature a true scalable solution. You can choose what type of machine your
projects are downloaded to and will run on.
The first part of this chapter provides an overview of the Machine Edition environment. The
second part provides some key Machine Edition concepts you need to know before you
begin. The third part shows how to open and explore some of the sample projects included
with a new Machine Edition installation. When you have finished, you will have a solid
foundation for building your own automation projects.

• For more help getting started, in the InfoView tab of the Navigator, expand the
Getting Started library.

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2.1 QUICK START

Machine Edition makes it easy to develop a project.

To start Machine Edition

1. On the Windows toolbar, click , point to Emerson and then click PAC Machine
Edition.

Figure 2: Starting Machine Edition

2. Select the appropriate option to open a project. The Open an existing project
option is selected by default.

Note:
• If you select either Empty project or Machine Edition template, the New Project dialog box
appears, in which you can create a new project.
• If you select Open an existing project, you can choose from Recent Projects (the default) or
All Projects. You may need to also specify the location of the project: whether it is located
on the local computer (My Computer), in a shared folder (Shared Projects), or on Change
Management Server (Server).

3. If you selected the Open an existing project option, select the project that you
want to open from the list.
Existing projects include samples and tutorials that you can use to familiarize
yourself with Machine Edition.
4. If desired, select the do not show this dialog box on startup option.
5. Click OK.

2.2 MACHINE EDITION ENVIRONMENT

All Machine Edition tools and editors appear in the Machine Edition window. The run-time
programs are separate Windows applications, so you can run a finished application
without starting Machine Edition.

The following illustration shows a possible layout of the tools and a couple of the editors
available to you. Most of the time, you will be using only a few of these at once—you can
open and close tools and editors as you need them. Many tools are also available only

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when editing a project. We will look at some of the tools in the following section; for more
details on the others, see the online Help.

Figure 3: Machine Edition Environment

2.3 GETTING TO KNOW MACHINE EDITION

The following are some key features of the Machine Edition environment. Knowing them
will make your first few hours with Machine Edition a breeze.

2.3.1 Right - click, right - click, right – click

No matter what object appears on your screen while using Machine Edition, you can right-
click it to perform operations on it. In fact, this is probably the most common way you will
get things done. Machine Edition tailors the menu of commands depending on the current
status of your project.

2.3.2 Getting Help

There are many ways to access the Machine Edition online help system.

• Press F1 on any selected item for context-sensitive help.

• Browse through the table of contents in the InfoView tab of the Navigator.
• Perform a full-text search of the help in a separate HTML Viewer window: on the
Help menu, choose Search.
• Search for keywords using the index: on the Help menu, choose Index.
• Use the Companion to dynamically display a brief description about whatever item
you have selected.

You can also access additional help on the web. In Machine Edition on the Help menu,
point to Emerson on the Web, and then choose:

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• Emerson Support
• Emerson Home Page
Machine Edition provides two kinds of Help windows to display help information:

the Companion and the InfoViewer.

Figure 4: Getting Help

Companion The Companion window displays brief information about whatever

item you are working with, anywhere in Machine Edition. Whether
you need the meaning of a property, the purpose of a node in the
Navigator, or an explanation of errors generated during validation,
the Companion is always there for you.

By default, the Companion is open while editing projects. If it has

been turned off, click on the Tools toolbar to open it.

InfoViewer The InfoViewer window is an embedded Web browser that provides

more detailed and procedural help. It is launched whenever you
access help topics from the InfoView Tab, the help index, or by
pressing F1 on a selected item.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Help” and

choose “Finding information in the Help”.

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2.3.3 Accessing the Right Tool

Often, Machine Edition Help will direct you to a specific tool window. If the tool isn't visible,
there are two ways to open it:

• On the Tools menu, choose the tool name.

• On the Tools toolbar, click the tool icon. To display the Tools toolbar, on the Tools
menu, choose Toolbars and select a menu item.

Figure 5: Tools Toolbar

If you are not sure of the name of a tool within a toolbar, hover the mouse pointer over the
tool’s button to display its name in a tool tip.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Toolbars: an Overview”.

2.3.4 Using docking markers

If the Show Docking Markers option is enabled, you can use docking markers to help dock
a tool window to a desired location.

As you drag a dockable window, a series of docking markers appear, indicating valid
docking locations. Docking markers appear as a series of large blue arrows. Move the
mouse over a docking marker to preview how the window would be docked when using
that marker. Release the mouse button while hovering over a marker to use that location.

These markers dock tools to the edge of an existing tool or to the Machine

Edition environment window.

This marker “stacks” the tool overtop an existing tool window, forming a series of
tab-docked windows. You can then switch between tab-docked tools by clicking the
tabs that appear at the bottom of the tab-docked windows.

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2.3.5 Projects and the Navigator

The Navigator window organizes and manages your projects.

• Use the Navigator to create and manage projects, add targets and
components to your project, set your environment preferences,
create scripts, open editors, create variables, and more.
• The Navigator is organized into several tabs. The available tabs
depend on which Machine Edition products are installed and
whether a Machine Edition project is open. For example, the
Project and Variables tabs appear only when a Machine Edition
project is open.
• Within each tab, items are displayed in a tree of nodes or folders.
You can expand and collapse the tree, just like folders in Windows
Explorer.
The following picture illustrates the Navigator prior to any projects being opened. All the
files listed under My Computer are projects that you can access on your computer. The
Samples folder contains sample projects and tutorials.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Navigator” and choose “Navigator
Tool Window”.

Figure 6: Navigator Window with Local Project List

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To open a project in the Navigator

In the Manager tab of the Navigator, right-click an existing project listed under My
Computer and choose Open.
The project is opened in Machine Edition. The Variables and Project tabs are added to the
Navigator and the nodes change to reflect those components that make up the project
you just opened.

Figure 7: Navigator Window with an Open Project

2.3.6 Properties and the Inspector

Inspector In Machine Edition, practically every object has properties.
Properties are attributes and information about that object. For
example, the properties of a box on an HMI graphical panel include
Height, Width, Fill Color, and Outline Color.

The properties of an object are edited in the Inspector window:

• To edit an object’s properties, select it with the Inspector open.

The Inspector displays all those properties associated with the
selected object.
• When a property changes an object’s appearance, you will see
the results of the change immediately in the object’s editor.
• To see more properties for an object, select a tab at the bottom
of the Inspector.
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Figure 8: Inspector Window

As you select the various properties within the Inspector, the Companion displays a brief
description of the selected property.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Inspector” and choose “Inspector Tool
Window”.

2.3.7 Data Watch Lists

The Data Watch (available only while editing a project) is a debugging tool that you can
use to monitor and edit real-time values of variables defined in your project. This is useful
while working online with a run-time target. With the Data Watch tool, you can monitor
individual variables or user-defined watch lists of variables. You can change variable values
and force the state of discrete (BOOL) variables. Watch lists can be imported, exported, or
saved with a project.

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Figure 9: Navigator Project tab Data Watch nodes

There are three tabs in the Data Watch tool:

• The Static tab shows variables added to the Data Watch tool.
• The Auto tab contains variables selected in the variable list or associated with the
currently-selected instruction in ladder logic.
• The Watch List tab contains all variables in the currently selected watch list. A
watch list lets you create and save a separate list of variables to monitor. You can
define more than one watch list, but only one watch list can be monitored in the
Data Watch tool at a time.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, choose “Data Watch List”.

Figure 10: Data Watch Window

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To define a Watch List:

1. Right-click the Data Watch Lists folder and choose New.

2. Double-click the new Watch List to open it in the Data Watch tool.
3. Add variables to the Data Watch as desired.
The changes to the watch list are automatically saved for later use.

2.3.8 Smart Lists

While working in Machine Edition editors, you are frequently required to input variable
names, instruction mnemonics, and other data items. The Smart List can speed text entry
of these items.

Figure 11: Smart List Display

2.3.9 The Toolchest

Toolchest The Toolchest (available only while editing a project) is a repository
of preconfigured object templates you can drag into your project.
These objects can be as simple as a single ladder logic instruction, or
as complex as a robotic arm with fully-configured ladder logic and
HMI animation.

While Machine Edition comes with a set of preconfigured object

templates, you can create your own. Because you can add as many
copies of them as you want, this can save you hours of development
time.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up ”Toolchest: an

Overview”.

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Figure 12: Toolchest Window

Definitions of most preconfigured objects within the Toolchest are displayed in the
Companion.

2.3.10 The Feedback Zone

Feedback Zone The Feedback Zone (available only while editing a project) is an
interactive window that displays output information generated
by Machine Edition components. With the Feedback Zone, you
can keep track of project information, locate validity errors
within your project, display generated reports, and more. It is
organized into several tabs. Click a message to display more
information about the error in the Companion Window.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Feedback”

and choose “Feedback Zone Tool Window”.

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Figure 13: Feedback Zone

2.3.11 Managing Variables

Variables are named storage spaces for data values defined in Machine Edition projects. A
variable could store the current velocity of a motion Controller motor, the height of a
robotic arm, or any other value that an application needs to keep track of. Most variables in
a project can be shared among various components and targets, such as View panels and
Logic Developer - PC’s ladder logic.

You manage variables in the Variables tab of the Navigator, also named the Variable List.
Like most items in Machine Edition, you configure variables by editing their properties in
the Inspector.

The values a variable can store depends on its data type. For example, a DINT data type
indicates that the variable can store “Double Integers”, 32-bit values. The location where a
variable’s value is stored is indicated by its data source. Typically, a variable’s value is either
stored internally in the target’s memory or is retrieved (and sent) to external Controller
hardware, via an I/O terminal or other connection. Available data types and data sources
depend on the target type and (if applicable) components added to the target.

You can also use arrays and structure data types in Machine Edition projects. An array is a
series of variable elements with identical data types, referenced by a 0-based index (as in
“MyArray[3]”). A structure data type is a group of variable elements that may or may not
have the same data type, referenced by the name of each element (as in
“MyStructure.MyElement”). Custom structure data types are created with fxClasses in the
Toolchest.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “STRUCTURE data types”.

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When opened, the Navigator’s property columns view consists of a grid of cells:

Figure 14: The Navigator’s Property Columns view

Variable Reports

While you can generate reports on many things in Machine Edition, they are especially
useful for the Variable List. Among the available reports are:

• All variables by name, filtered or unfiltered.

• Cross-references to variables (that is, the places they are used in the project).
• All forced variables (Logic Developer - PC and Logic Developer - PLC only).
• Unused variables (that is, variables with no references anywhere in the project).
The unused variables report also has a link that lets you delete all unused variables
from the project at once.
Reports are displayed as HTML pages in the InfoViewer. To generate a report, click
anywhere in the Variables tab then, on the File menu, select Report.

Want to know more about Variables? Look up the following in the Help Index:

• For information on variables in general, choose “Variables: an Overview”.

• For information on variables in View, choose “Variable support in View Developer”.
• For information on variables in QuickPanel projects, choose “Variable support in
QuickPanel applications”.
• For information on variables in Logic Developer - PC, choose “Variable support in
Logic Developer - PC”.

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• For information on variables in Logic Developer - PLC, choose “Variables in Logic

Developer - PLC vs. Memory in Emerson IP Controllers: an Overview”.
• For information on importing variables from other applications or database files,
choose one of the “Importing Variables...” topics.

2.4 MACHINE EDITION PROJECTS

During development, your automation application is named a project. Each Machine
Edition project is made up of targets and (sometimes) components. A target represents
the hardware platform where the finished project runs, such as a PACSystems Controller, a
Windows PC computer, or a QuickPanel+ unit. Different Machine Edition products support
different target types. Targets are often further subdivided into models. Components add
specific capabilities to a target. Available components depend on the target type, model,
and what Machine Edition products you have installed.

For example, with View, you can you add an HMI component to Windows PC, QuickPanel+,
and QuickPanel View/Control targets, used for creating human-machine interfaces. With
Logic Developer - PC, you can add a Logic component to Windows PC, QuickPanel+ and
QuickPanel Control targets; you can then create ladder logic to make a PC act as a
Controller. QuickPanel View targets do not support logic; therefore, you cannot download
a project that contains logic to one.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “projects” and choose “Machine Edition
Projects: an Overview”.

2.4.1 Sharing Projects between Machine Edition Workstations

If your site has multiple Machine Edition workstations connected through a network, you
can use the Shared Projects folder to work on the same set of projects. Projects under the
Shared Projects folder are stored in a directory you specify, typically a shared directory on
the network.

No access or version control is applied to the Shared Projects folder. If multiple users open
the same project at the same time, some changes may be lost.

Note: Shared Projects and Shared Variables are two completely different and separate features.
For information on Shared Variables (which implement proxy variables between targets in
different projects), see “PLC Access I/O” on page -64.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Shared Projects”.

2.4.2 Running a Sample Project (View /Logic Developer - PC)

If you are using View or Logic Developer - PC, we’ve provided some sample projects that
show basic operations of Machine Edition. Take a few minutes to complete the following
steps and learn the basics of project development in Machine Edition.

• For a more detailed example of creating projects, in the Help Index, look up
“Tutorial” and choose one of the topics listed there.
To run a sample project

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1. Run Machine Edition from the Start menu | Emerson | PAC Machine Edition | PAC
Machine Edition.
2. In the Manager tab of the Navigator, double-click one of the sample applications
listed under the My Computer folder.

Sample applications include the following:

• Alarm Trends: an HMI application that demonstrates alarms and charts.

• Animation Features: an HMI application that depicts the various types of
animation available in View.
• Brewery: an HMI and logic brewery application that runs on a Windows PC
target.
• Car Wash: an HMI and logic application that runs on a Windows PC target.
This application is built in an SFC document.
• ControlStation HMI Features: an HMI and logic application that runs on a
Windows PC target. This application also shows some web documents.
• QP Control 6 inch Brewery: an HMI and logic brewery application that runs on
a QuickPanel Control unit. (Projects containing a logic component cannot be
downloaded to a QuickPanel+ or QuickPanel View unit, because such units do
not support logic.)
• QP Control 6 inch Ventilation: an HMI and logic application that runs on a
QuickPanel Control unit. This application runs a four-zone ventilation logic
system. It is to be used with the QuickPanel Control unit Tutorial. (Because
QuickPanel+ and QuickPanel View units do not support logic, projects with a
logic component cannot be downloaded to such units.)
• ST - Lunar Lander: an HMI and logic application that runs on a Windows PC
target. This project demonstrates the Structured Text (ST) language and its
interaction with User Defined Function Blocks (UDFBs).
Tutorials include

• Animation: an HMI application that illustrates and provides details on the

various animations that you can use in your HMI.
• AppExec: an HMI application that demonstrates the AppExec Script function.
• Keystrokes: an HMI application that displays the analog values associated with
the keys on your keyboard.
• Logging: an HMI application that demonstrates how to log production data to
an ASCII text file.
• Recipes: an HMI application that shows how one would load and modify
recipes.
• Scripting: an HMI application that demonstrates some of View’s scripting
capabilities.
3. Browse through the project in Machine Edition.

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Open the project’s graphical panels, ladder logic, and SFCs (if they exist) in their
respective editors. To open an editor, right-click the appropriate node in the
Project tab of the Navigator and choose Open.
Also, take a look at the properties of the various nodes and objects. To view an
object’s properties, open the Inspector window, and then select an object.
4. In the newly opened project, press F9 to validate, download, and run the sample
application.
The F9 key is a shortcut for the Run command which automatically starts View
Runtime and the Controller.
The sample application should now be running in both View Runtime and the
Controller. View Runtime appears, displaying the first panel of the project’s HMI.
You can see the real-time status of the logic by going online to the Controller.
To go online to the Controller

If you have chosen a project that contains logic and/or an SFC document, you can go
online to the application and watch the logic being executed.

1. Minimize the Runtime window (but do not close it) and return to Machine Edition.
2. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the Target node and choose Go
Online.
You are now online to the Controller; that is, you are working with the application
while it is running. The Controller is the part of the Runtime that solves logic and
SFCs.
3. In the Project tab of the Navigator, open the Ladder Editor by double-clicking the
Ladder Program node or open the SFC Editor by double-clicking the SFC node.
In the editor, you can watch the logic being solved as the Controller operates. To
start and stop Runtime and the Controller, right-click the target, point to Online
Commands, and then click Start/Stop Runtimes. To go offline from the Controller,
right-click the target, and then click Go Offline.

2.4.3 Developing a Machine Edition Project

The first thing to decide when you create a Machine Edition project is where the project
will run after it is developed. That is, on what type of target hardware it will run.

For View and Logic Developer - PC, targets can be a Windows PC computer (either the one
you are developing the project on, or a remote one that you connect to through a
network), QuickPanel+ or a QuickPanel Control unit.

For View alone, your target can also be a PC, QuickPanel+ or QuickPanel View unit.

For Logic Developer - PLC, your target is a PACSystems, Series 90, or VersaMax Controller.
You can also configure remote I/O targets that represent a variety of remote I/O adapters
and their associated I/O modules. See GFK-1918 Getting Started Logic Developer - PLC.

After you have decided on the target, you need to determine which components your
project will include: HMI (with View) and/or Logic (with Logic Developer - PC). Note that
View Stations do not support Logic components. A project can have multiple targets of

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different types with various components running on each target. In some cases, targets
can be converted from one type to another. For example, you can convert a Windows PC
target to and from a QuickPanel+ View target.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Targets: an Overview”.

To create and develop a project

The following procedure introduces the general steps involved in creating a project using a
template and downloading a project to a target computer.

1. Start Machine Edition from the Start menu | Emerson | PAC Machine Edition | PAC
Machine Edition.
2. Create a project using a template.
In the Manager tab of the Navigator, right-click My Computer and choose New.
The New Project dialog box appears.
If you are using shared projects, you can also add new projects under the Shared
Projects folder. Or, if you are working on a Change Management system, you can
add new projects to the Machine Edition folder under the Server.
3. In the New Project dialog box, enter a name for the new project, select a template,
and then click OK.
A description of the template appears below your selection. You can click
hypertext links in the description for details on the template components.
At this point, you need to know the type of target hardware to which your project
will download, as this will determine which template you choose. In some project
templates (such as the “View/Control” template), you can select this as one of
several parameters within an HTML page on the template dialog box.
The project is opened in Machine Edition and the Navigator changes to reflect
those components that make up the project you just created.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “templates” and choose
“Creating a New Machine Edition Project” or “Creating a new project under a
Change Management system”.

4. In the Variable List, create variables for your application.

In the Variables tab of the Navigator, right-click the Variable List node, point to
New Variable, and choose the type of variable you want to create. By default, the
Variable List node filters out all system variables. System variables are created
automatically when you add components to Windows PC, QuickPanel+,
QuickPanel View/Control, QuickPanel, or Emerson IP Controller targets. To display
all variables including system variables, right-click the Variable List node, point to
Filter By, and choose No Filter.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Variables: an Overview”.

5. Create your application.

With Logic Developer - PC, add logic (Ladder, FBD, IL, ST, SFC) to your project, and
then configure a control I/O driver to model your hardware. If the template you
chose did not include a Logic component, add one now—right-click the target,
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point to Add Component, and choose Logic. (View-only targets do not support
logic.)
• In the Project tab of the Navigator, under the Logic folder, open the Ladder
Editor by double-clicking the Ladder Program node.
• Drag ladder instructions from the Toolchest into the editor. You can find
ladder instructions in the PC Ladder Instructions drawer of the Toolchest.
• Assign variables to instructions. You can do this with the Smart List, which
appears when you insert or double-click an instruction. Or, drag a variable
from the Variables tab of the Navigator and drop it on the instruction you
want it mapped to.
• You can add additional logic blocks (ladder subroutines, FBD, IL, ST) and
organize your logic with SFC.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Ladder Instructions: an

Overview (PC)”.

With View, you can create the graphical panels and animation for your project. If
the template you chose did not include an HMI component, then add one now—
right-click the target, point to Add Component, and choose HMI. (If a target has
both an HMI and a Logic component, you will typically create the Logic component
first.)
• In the Project tab of the Navigator, open the Panel Editor by double- clicking a
Panel node.
• Use the Graphical Panel toolbar to create your HMI and/or drag graphical
objects from the Toolchest onto a panel. You can find a set of fully-configured
objects (complete with animation) in various Toolchest View Expert Objects
drawers.
6. If necessary, configure the I/O hardware connections for your project.
• For Logic Developer - PC, set up Control I/O in the Control I/O Drivers folder
(in the Project tab of the Navigator). To add a driver, right-click the Control I/O
Drivers folder and choose New Driver. Use the Control I/O tool to configure
your drivers. Map variables to I/O terminals.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Control I/O Tool: an
Overview”.

• For View, set up PLC Access I/O in the PLC Access Drivers folder. To add a
driver, expand the PLC Access Drivers folder, right-click View Native Drivers,
and click New Driver. Configure the drivers in the Inspector window. On
Windows PC targets, you may want to set up OPC I/O in the OPC Client folder.
7. When your project is complete; validate, download, and run your project by
pressing the F9 function key.
Machine Edition saves the project, performs a validation, builds the run-time files,
and attempts to establish a connection to the target computer.

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2.4.4 Validating and Downloading a Project

During project development, you will go through the validation and download processes
several times. The validation process checks the project for errors. If the project contains
errors, they are listed in the Build tab of the Feedback Zone.

• All errors must be fixed before the download process can proceed. Warnings are
also listed in the Feedback Zone, but they do not prevent the download from
starting.
When fixing project errors, use the F4 function key to scroll through errors in the Feedback
Zone, jumping to their locations in the project.

The download process involves two steps. The first step creates (or “builds”) all the run-
time files necessary for a target to perform its role in a completed project. The second step
downloads those files to the target devices or computers.

• To download a View or Logic Developer - PC project to the Windows PC computer

on which you are developing (a local target), ensure that the target property
Computer Address is set to “.” (without the quotation marks). Otherwise—for
remote targets—enter the IP address or computer name of the remote computer
you want to download to, in the Computer Address property.
• To download a QuickPanel project, ensure that the target property Computer
Download Port is set to the applicable COM port.
Additional basic information on setting up Windows PC, QuickPanel+ and QuickPanel
View/Control targets follows.

Preparing a Remote Windows PC target for Downloading

The following steps need to be completed on a remote Windows PC target computer

before you can download a project to it.

1. If you are downloading to another Windows PC computer, ensure that the runtime
files are installed on that device.
QuickPanel+, QuickPanel View/Control targets are shipped with the run-time files
preinstalled. If you are using your own Windows PC computer, you will have to
install the runtime files yourself from the Machine Edition installation DVD (see
page 4).
2. Share the Machine Edition installation directory with the development computer
that contains the project files.
In the Windows PC Explorer, navigate to the PAC Machine Edition folder, right-click
it and choose Sharing. Click Shared As and in the Share Name field, enter PAC
Machine Edition.
3. Ensure you have the proper permissions to download files to the target computer.
In Windows PC, open the Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, and then click
Computer Management. Expand “System Tools” and then expand “Local Users and
Groups”. Select the Users folder. In the right pane, double-click the Guest user
account. In the Guest Properties dialog box that appears, clear the Account is
Disabled check box.

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4. Within your Machine Edition project, specify the IP address or computer name of
the remote Windows PC target in the Computer Address target property. This
enables Machine Edition to locate and connect to the Windows PC target
computer.

Figure 15: Preparing a QuickPanel+ Target for Download

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Preparing Windows PC targets for
downloading”.

Preparing a QuickPanel+ or QuickPanel View/Control target for downloading

You need to complete the following steps on a QuickPanel+ or QuickPanel View/Control

target before you can download a project to it. If your local computer is not physically
connected to the QuickPanel+ or QuickPanel View/Control unit but you want to test your
project, you can download the project to your local computer by setting the Use Simulator
target property to True. You cannot download a project that contains a logic component
to QuickPanel+ or QuickPanel View targets, because they do not support logic.

1. Physically connect the QuickPanel+ or QuickPanel View unit to the Ethernet

network. This step may require a network administrator.
2. Within your Machine Edition project, specify the IP address of the QuickPanel+ or
QuickPanel View/Control unit in the Computer Address target property. To find the
IP address of a QuickPanel+ or QuickPanel View/Control unit, double-tap the
System Information icon located on the unit’s desktop.
By default, the QuickPanel+ or QuickPanel View/Control unit uses a DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) IP address. This means that the IP address is
dynamically assigned by the Ethernet network server using DHCP. If you want to
use a fixed IP address, you must manually set the IP address on the unit.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Preparing QuickPanel+ and
QuickPanel View/Control targets for downloading”.

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Logic Developer - PC
Logic Developer - PC is Machine Edition’s PC Control product, where you edit a project’s
logic component. With Logic Developer - PC you create control programs using standard
IEC 61131-3 editors in a graphical environment. The programs you create are downloaded
to and executed on the PC Logic Controller. You interface to a plant or process through the
I/O system of your choice; Logic Developer - PC supports a wide range of industry standard
hardware.

Figure 16: Navigator Project tab

Logic Developer - PC supports Windows 10 (“Windows PC” for short), QuickPanel+ and
QuickPanel Control/View targets. All user-defined logic programs are contained in the
Logic folder, including the following:

• Sequential Function Chart (SFC) editor (see page 29)

• Ladder Program (see page 32)
• Instruction List Blocks (see page 34)
• Structured Text Blocks (see page 36)
• Function Block Diagram (see page 38)
The following run-time elements are included with Logic Developer - PC:

• Logic Developer - PC Web Access (see page 41)

• Control I/O Drivers (see page 43)
• PC Logic Controller (on target computer) (see page 45)

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Tip
User-defined folders can be added to the Logic folder or to another user-defined folder to
organize your logic. A user-defined folder can contain any type of logic block contained in
the logic folder, except ladder (of which there can be only one).

To create a project that includes a logic component

1. In the Manager tab of the Navigator, right-click My Computer and choose

New.
The New Project dialog box appears.
2. In the Project Name box, enter a name for your project.
3. From the Project Template list, choose a template that includes a logic
component.
A preview of what each template includes is displayed as you select different
templates.
4. Click OK.
Your new project is created, and the Project tab opens in the Navigator.
To add a logic component to an existing project

• In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click a target, point to Add Component,
and click Logic.
The Logic folder with an empty ladder program and SFC component is added to
your project.
To add a user-defined folder to your project

1. Ensure that your project contains a logic component (see above).

2. Right-click the Logic folder or a user-defined folder, point to New, and click Folder.
The new folder appears in the Project tab of the Navigator in alphabetical order.
3. (Optional.) Enter a name for the new folder.

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2.5 SFC EDITOR

SFC logic is a graphical language for organizing the sequential execution of control logic.
The SFC editor is an easy-to-use graphical tool for editing sequential function charts in the
Machine Edition environment. With the SFC editor, you can work on a disk copy of a
sequential function chart (offline) or monitor the execution of an SFC running in the
Controller (online). You can also configure the appearance and behavior of the SFC editor.

Figure 17: Navigator Project tab SFC nodes

2.5.1 Sequential Function Chart

An SFC is much like a flow chart; it is a high-level control program that organizes detailed
blocks of logic into a state-like flow. In general, an SFC consists of steps alternating with
transitions. A transition can be a BOOL variable or a Structured Text statement, which
resolves to a BOOL value. Each step represents a state that the program is in until the
transition following it allows execution to proceed to the next step. Each step contains
actions that are user-defined sections of ladder, IL, ST, or FBD logic. The actions in a step
are executed in the order they are listed and are repeated each Controller scan while the
step is active. Each action in a step has a qualifier associated with it that determines when
and how the action is executed.

An SFC document is a grid of cells. Each cell can contain an instruction. The instruction set
includes steps, transitions, branches, parallels, and jumps.

An SFC can be expanded by adding macros. Each macro is a special SFC document that can
be referenced any number of times from its SFC document or other macros.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “macro” and choose “SFC Macro”. You
can also look up “SFC Tutorial” in the online help Index. This tutorial takes you step-by-step
through the creation of a Sequential Function Chart that controls traffic signals.

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To add a new SFC

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the Logic folder or a user- defined
folder, point to New, and click SFC.
The new SFC appears under the Logic folder or a user-defined folder in
alphabetical order.
2. (Optional.) Enter a unique name for the new SFC.
To open an SFC or macro for editing

• In the Project tab of the Navigator, under the Logic folder or under a user-defined
folder, double-click an SFC or macro node.
The SFC editor opens with the document ready for editing.
To create a new SFC macro

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, under the Logic folder or under a user-defined
folder, right-click an SFC or macro node and click New.
2. (Optional.) Enter a unique name for the new macro.
Your new macro appears as a child node of the SFC or macro node you started
with.

2.5.2 Working with the SFC editor - Offline

The SFC editor interacts with the Machine Edition tools to provide maximum flexibility
when editing a program. The following picture illustrates some of the operations you can
perform.

Figure 18

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To insert an SFC instruction

1. In the SFC editor, right-click a blank cell and click Place Instruction.
2. Choose an instruction mnemonic from the smart list that appears and press
ENTER to finish.
You can set the SFC editor options to automatically assign default variables to
instructions or to let you choose and create your own.
To Quick Edit an SFC

• In the SFC editor, click a blank cell and type instruction mnemonics separated by
operators (see the following table). Press ENTER to finish.
Each mnemonic specifies one or more instructions. Each operator moves the
location of the currently selected cell. Default variables are assigned when Quick
Editing an SFC.
SFC Operators

To Use
Move Right One Cell +
Move Left One Cell -
Move Down One Cell ;
Stay On Current Cell /

2.5.3 Working with the SFC editor – Online

In the SFC editor, you can view the execution of an SFC as it happens.

To go online to the Controller’s SFC

• In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the target and click Go Online.
(Before you can go online to the Controller, you must first download the project.)
The Controller’s SFC appears in the SFC editor. When the Controller is running,
active steps and transitions are graphically indicated.

2.6 LADDER EDITOR

Ladder logic may be the most popular language in use today for creating control
programs. The ladder editor is a graphical tool for editing ladder programs in Machine
Edition. With the ladder editor, you can work on a disk copy of a ladder program (offline) or
with a live program as it runs in the Controller (online). You can also configure the
appearance and behavior of the editor under the Options tab of the Navigator.

Figure 19: Navigator Project tab ladder logic nodes

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2.6.1 Ladder Program

A ladder program is composed of rungs of ladder logic instructions that execute
sequentially from left to right, top to bottom. The instruction set includes standard IEC
61131-3 functions supplemented by a large library of advanced and I/O specific functions.
Along with rungs and instructions, a ladder program contains:

• Labels: Each default (START and END) or user-defined label is a rung providing an
entry point for program execution.
• Subroutines: Each user-defined subroutine is a separate, reusable section of logic
that can be called from anywhere in a ladder program.
• Actions: Each action is a separate block of logic that can be referenced in a
Sequential Function Chart.

Tip
You can also create User-Defined Function Blocks (UDFBs). Each UDFB is a callable
subroutine to and from which you can pass parameters.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “ladder” and choose “Ladder Program:
an Overview”. Also look up “UDFB” and choose “User-defined Function Blocks: an
Overview”.

To open a ladder program for editing

• In the Project tab of the Navigator, under the Logic folder, double-click the
Ladder_Program node.
Your ladder program opens in the ladder editor.
To locate a label

• In the Project tab of the Navigator, under the Logic folder, under the Ladder
Program folder, double-click a label node.
Your ladder program, subroutine or action opens in a ladder editor window with
the label selected.
To create a new subroutine or action

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, under the Logic folder, under the Ladder
Program folder, right-click the Subroutines or Actions node and click New.
2. (Optional.) Enter a unique name for the new subroutine or action. An empty
subroutine or action, labeled with the name you entered, is created. Double-click
the node to open it for editing. You can add ladder logic to the subroutine or action
as required.

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2.6.2 Working with the ladder editor – Offline

The ladder editor interacts with all of the Machine Edition tools to provide maximum
flexibility when editing a program.

To insert a rung

• In the ladder logic, right-click a rung, shunt, label or description and click Insert
Rung.
An empty rung is inserted. You can set the editing options for the ladder editor so
that rungs are inserted either before or after the current selection.
To Quick Edit ladder logic

• In the ladder logic, click a rung and type instruction mnemonics separated by
semicolons, and then press ENTER.
The instructions specified by the mnemonic string you entered are inserted, in
order, on the rung. You can enter mnemonics followed by variable names if you
want to assign instruction parameters while Quick Editing.
Example: Add a Normally Open Contact (NO) instruction followed by a Coil (OUT)
instruction and assign the variables MySwitch and MyCoil to these instructions
respectively.
NO MySwitch; OUT MyCoil.

2.6.3 Working with the ladder editor - Online

With the ladder editor you can go online to a ladder program being run by the Controller
(page 45). While online, you can view the power flow through the ladder logic and watch
data values change in real time. You can also edit the ladder program, just as you would
while offline, with the following restrictions:

• Labels, subroutines, and actions cannot be deleted while online.

• Only one rung can be changed before writing the changes to the Controller.
The following picture illustrates the ladder editor while online to the Controller.

Figure 20: Ladder Editor Environment – Online

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To go online to the Controller’s ladder program

• In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the target and click Go Online.
(Before you can go online to the Controller, you must first download the project.)
The Controller’s ladder program appears in the ladder editor. When the Controller
is running, power or state flow is graphically indicated, and data values updated.
To write a changed rung to the Controller

• From the Controller menu, choose Write Changes. (The Controller menu is
available only when the ladder editor is selected.)
The Controller’s ladder program is updated with the single altered rung.

2.7 INSTRUCTION LIST EDITOR

IL logic is one of four languages specified by the IEC 61131-3 standard. The IL editor is an
easy-to-use, intelligent, free-form text editor for editing IL blocks in the Machine Edition
environment. With the IL editor, you can work on a disk copy of an instruction list (offline)
or monitor the execution of an IL block running in the Controller (online). You can also
configure the appearance and behavior of the editor under the Options tab of the
Navigator.

Figure 21: Navigator Project Tab IL Block Nodes

2.7.1 Instruction List

IL is a low-level language composed of basic and advanced Math instructions that execute
sequentially from top to bottom. IL blocks can also contain labels providing entry points
for program execution. In its simplest form an IL can:

1. Load a data value (operand) into the accumulator.

2. Perform an operation on the accumulator, saving the result in the accumulator.
3. Store the accumulator’s value to memory (a variable).
4. Do another accumulator load or operation, and so on.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “IL” and choose “IL Editor”.

To open an IL block for editing

• In the project tab of the Navigator, under the Logic folder or under a user-defined
folder, double-click an IL block node.
Your IL block opens in the IL editor.

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To create a new IL block

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the Logic folder or a user- defined
folder, point to New, and click Instruction Language.
2. (Optional.) Enter a name for the new IL block.
Your new IL block appears as a child node of the Logic folder or a user-defined
folder.

Note: IL blocks can be executed only when called as Actions from an SFC.

2.7.2 Working with the IL editor – Offline

The IL editor interacts with the Machine Edition tools to provide maximum flexibility when
editing a program. The following picture illustrates some of the operations you can
perform.

Figure 22: IL Editor Environment - Online

To insert an IL instruction

1. In the IL editor, begin typing.

A smart list appears containing any items (labels, mnemonics, or variables) that are
applicable at the current cursor position.
2. Enter or choose from the list the mnemonic you want.

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2.7.3 Working with the IL Editor – Online

In the IL editor, you can view the execution of an IL block as it runs.

To go online to the Controller’s IL

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the target and click Validate (F7).
2. Right-click the target and click Download (F8).
3. Right-click the target and click Run (F9).
4. Right-click the target and click Go Online (CTRL+F11).
The Controller’s IL block appears in the IL editor as read-only and with a grey
background. In the IL editor, you can monitor the values of a variable, by clicking
the variable. You can also change or force BOOL variable states.

2.8 STRUCTURED TEXT EDITOR

ST logic is one of four languages specified by the IEC 61131-3 standard. The ST editor is an
easy-to-use, intelligent, free-form text editor for editing ST blocks in the Machine Edition
environment. With the ST editor, you can work on a disk copy of a structured text block
(offline) or monitor the execution of an ST block running in the Controller (online). You
cannot edit an ST block online.

Figure 23: Navigator Project tab IL block nodes

2.8.1 Structured Text

ST is a high-level language composed of basic and advanced Math instructions. ST blocks
can be executed as Actions called from SFC Steps, or when called as a subroutine from
other ST blocks or ladder programs.

If there is an ST block named ‘MAIN’, it executes after the SFC programs. That is, after
downloading a Logic Developer - PC application, the execution of every scan begins with
the ladder program, then any SFC programs, and then the ST block named MAIN.

ST supports a timer, arrays, bitwise access, strings, and User Defined Function Blocks
(UDFBs—callable subroutines to and from which you can pass parameters). The Return
keyword causes an early exit from a subroutine.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “ST Editor (PC)” or look up “UDFB” and
choose “User Defined Function Blocks: an Overview”.

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To open an ST block for editing

• In the Project tab of the Navigator, under the Logic folder or under a user-defined
folder, double-click an ST block node.
Your ST block opens in the ST editor.

To create a new ST block

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the Logic folder or a user- defined
folder, point to New, and click ST Block.
2. (Optional.) Enter a name for the new ST block.
Your new ST block appears under the Logic folder or under a user-defined folder.

2.8.2 Working with the ST Editor - Offline

The ST editor interacts with the Machine Edition tools to provide maximum flexibility when
editing a program. The following picture illustrates some of the operations you can
perform.

Figure 24: ST Editor – Offline

To insert an ST instruction

1. In the ST editor, begin typing. To see a list of valid variables, right-click anywhere
and click Insert Variable. Choose a variable from the list that appears, then press
ENTER.
2. To obtain a list of valid mnemonics, right-click anywhere and click Insert Keyword.
Choose a keyword from the list that appears, then press ENTER.

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2.8.3 Working with the ST editor - Online

In the ST editor, you can view the execution of an ST block as it runs.

To go online to the Controller’s ST

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the target and click Validate (F7).
2. Right-click the target and click Download (F8).
3. Right-click the target and click Run (F9).
4. Right-click the target and click Go Online (CTRL+F11).
The Controller’s ST block appears in the ST editor as read-only and with a grey
background. In the ST editor, you can monitor the values of a variable, by clicking
the variable. You can also change and/or force BOOL variable states.

2.9 FUNCTION BLOCK DIAGRAM EDITOR

Function Block Diagram (FBD) logic is one of four languages specified by the IEC 61131-3
standard. The FBD editor is a graphical, free-form editor for editing FBD logic in the
Machine Edition environment. With the FBD editor you can work on a disk copy of a
function block diagram (offline) or monitor the execution of an FBD running in the
Controller (online). You cannot edit an FBD online.

Figure 25: Navigator Project Tab FBD Nodes

2.9.1 Function Block Diagram

A Logic Developer - PC FBD is a named section of Function Block Diagram logic that is
compiled and downloaded to the PC represented by the parent target. The graphical FBD
language can be used where there is a flow of signals between control blocks.

FBDs can be executed as Actions called from SFC Steps or called from other FBDs, ladder
programs, or ST blocks. An FBD can contain instructions, wires, and variables, as well as
ladder user-defined function blocks (UDFBs), and ST UDFBs.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “FBD: an Overview (PC)”.

To open an FBD for editing

In the Project tab of the Navigator, under the Logic folder, or under a user-defined folder,
double-click an FBD node.
Your FBD opens in the FBD editor.

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To create a new FBD

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the Logic folder or a user- defined
folder, point to New, and click Function Block Diagram.
A new, empty FBD with the default name “FBDBlkn” appears in the Navigator in
alphabetical order under its folder.
2. (Optional.) Enter a unique name for the FBD.
Your new FBD appears under the Logic folder or under a user-defined folder.

2.9.2 Working with the FBD editor - Offline

The FBD editor interacts with the Machine Edition tools to provide maximum flexibility
when editing a program. The following picture illustrates some of the operations you can
perform.

Figure 26: FBD Editor

To insert an FBD text box (Toolchest method)

1. If you have not already done so, open the Toolchest.

2. In the Toolchest, choose the PC FBD Instructions drawer.
3. Expand the Comment Block folder.
4. Drag the text box from the Toolchest onto a blank area of the FBD editor.
You can now enter text in the FBD editor.
To insert an FBD text box (FBD editor method)

1. In the FBD editor, right-click a blank area and click Insert Instruction.
2. In the smart list that appears, do one of the following:
Enter the word “text” (without quotes), and then press ENTER.
- or -
Scroll down the list, choose Text, and then press ENTER.
3. You can now enter text in the FBD text box.

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To insert an FBD instruction (Toolchest method)

1. If you have not already done so, open the Toolchest.

2. In the Toolchest, choose the PC FBD Instructions drawer
3. Expand an FBD instruction group.
4. Drag an FBD instruction from the Toolchest onto a blank area of the FBD editor.
5. Assign parameters above (for Call, Counter, and Timer instructions) and beside the
FBD instruction, or draw wires to or from the FBD instruction.
To insert an FBD instruction (FBD editor method)

1. In the FBD editor, right-click a blank area and click Insert Instruction.
2. In the smart list that appears, enter or choose an FBD instruction.
3. Assign parameters above (for Call, Counter, and Timer instructions) and beside the
FBD instruction, or draw wires to or from the FBD instruction.

2.9.3 Working with the FBD editor – Online

In the FBD editor, you can view the execution of an FBD as it runs.

Online FBD editing is not supported. However, you can change or force BOOL variable
states. While online, you can also watch data variables in the Data Watch tool.

To watch a variable’s value

In the FBD editor, right-click a variable whose value you want to monitor and click Watch.

The variable is added to the Data Watch tool for monitoring.

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2.10 LOGIC DEVELOPER - PC WEB ACCESS

Machine Edition enables you to view a target’s PC logic data with a web browser, such as
Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 4.0 or later is required). When a Machine Edition
project is downloaded, it automatically launches an integrated web server. Users who
connect to the target computer over the web are presented with the Site Index, from
which they can select the Logic Navigator. (If the target has an HMI, Web Access options
for the HMI appear as well.)

The Logic Navigator presents a tree diagram of PC logic stored in the Controller, where you
can browse to specific programs and blocks:

• Published SFCs and SFC macros.

• Ladder program.
• Ladder subroutines.
• Actions.
• ST blocks.
• IL blocks
Click any logic block in the tree to view it.

Want to know more? In the InfoView tab of the Navigator, expand the Web Access
library, and then select a topic under the “PC Web Access features” book.

To allow remote access to your project

1. For each target that you want to allow access to, set the target’s Publish Logic
property to True.
This enables all PC logic except SFCs and SFC macros to be remotely viewable.
2. For each SFC and SFC macro in those targets that you want users to access, set its
Publish property to True.
For example, to allow users to view an SFC remotely, set the SFC’s Publish property
to True.

Note: The target containing the PC logic to be published must be set as the active target
and a successful project download must occur.

To access the PC logic Site Index

1. Start Internet Explorer.

2. In the Address box in Internet Explorer, enter the computer name or IP address of
the run-time computer.
3. If you are not sure what the run-time computer’s name or IP address is, check the
properties of the TCP/IP driver in the Control Panel Network setup, or contact your
network administrator.
4. If you are testing the project on the local computer, enter “localhost” (without the
quotation marks) as the Address. This connects Internet Explorer with the local
computer.

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When you connect to the run-time computer, the Site Index appears with a list of
links to possible ways to view your process data.
To view PC logic remotely

Figure 27: Viewing PC Logic Remotely

1. Start Internet Explorer.

2. In the Address box in Internet Explorer, enter the computer name or IP address of
the run-time computer.
The Site Index appears.
3. Click Logic, and then click Logic Navigator.
An index (tree diagram) appears, which contains all published PC logic.
4. Click the SFC, SFC macro, ladder program, ST block, or IL block you want to view.
The selected PC logic block appears. See To allow remote access to your project
above for information on publishing PC logic.
While viewing ladder logic remotely, you can view the values of variables by
hovering the mouse pointer over the variable. The value of a BOOL variable on a
Coil or Contact instruction is identified by its color:
• If it is green, the variable is set to True (1).
• If it is black, the variable is set to False (0).
You can view the values of variables in SFC Transitions (including Structured Text
Transition statements) by hovering the mouse pointer over the Transition. The
color of an SFC Transition indicates its result:
• If it is green, its result is True (1).
• If it is black, its result is False (0).

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Figure 28

2.11 CONTROL I/O DRIVERS

A control program (SFC, ladder, IL, ST, or FBD) generally interfaces with the process it is
controlling through some type of physical I/O equipment. For PC based control systems
this usually involves installing an adapter card in the target computer that connects to an
industry standard I/O network. In this way, data generated by a process can be acquired
and acted upon by the Controller as it executes its program(s). Control I/O drivers provide
the software required to connect the Controller with an adapter card and the I/O network
of your choice.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Control I/O Drivers”.

Figure 29: Navigator Project tab Control I/O nodes

2.11.1 I/O Drivers

Logic Developer - PC comes complete with a growing library of drivers. Drivers that require
no additional equipment on the target computer are the following:

• ASCII: Enables you to use an existing communications port on the target computer
to send and receive ASCII formatted data to and from other equipment.
• Control Peer: Enables Controllers running on two or more computers to share
process data. Messages are passed via ethernet when variable values change.
Other drivers require third-party adapters on the target computer. Logic Developer - PC
supports most of today’s most popular I/O networks including the following:

• Allen-Bradley RIO • Honeywell SDS I/O

• ASCII Driver • Interbus-S I/O
• Control Peer Driver • Modbus Slave
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• DeviceNet I/O • Modicon MB + Distributed I/O

• Ethernet I/O • Modicon Quantum-800 Series
• Fanuc CNC I/O • I/O
PROFIBUS I/O
• Emerson Series 90-30 I/O • VersaMax Expansion I/O
• Emerson Genius I/O
To add a Control I/O driver to a target

• Right-click the Control I/O Drivers node, point to New Driver, and choose a driver
from the list.
The new driver appears as a child node under the Control I/O node. A default
configuration of the driver is also added to the Control I/O tool. You can add up to
nine drivers to a target.
QuickPanel+ and QuickPanel Control supports only few of the above I/Os.

2.11.2 Control I/O Tool

Control I/O The Control I/O tool is a special editor used to graphically model
the I/O equipment driven by Control I/O drivers. Each I/O system is
displayed in a tree structure starting with a driver node branching
down to terminals that represent physical field connections.
Between the driver and terminals are nodes representing any
cards, racks, or modules included in the system. Field data is
shared with the components of your project by mapping variables
to each I/O terminal.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Control I/O

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2.11.3 Working with Control I/O

The Control I/O tool interacts with other Machine Edition tools to speed the creation of
your I/O system. The following picture illustrates some of the operations you can perform.

Figure 30: Control I/O

To configure an I/O system with the Control I/O tool

1. Right-click a driver, card, rack, or slot and click Add xyz to build an I/O tree.
2. Double-click a driver, card, rack, or slot node to configure it.
3. Map variables to I/O terminals.

2.12 CONTROLLER
The Controller is a run-time engine, hosted on a target, that performs the following
operations in a repeated scan cycle:

• Solves logic in a ladder program, including any called subroutines.

• Solves logic in an SFC, including any called actions.
• Solves ST block named ‘MAIN’ (if it exists), including any called subroutines.
• Solves FBD block named ‘MAIN’ (if it exists), including any called subroutines.
• Interfaces with Control I/O drivers.
• Updates the target’s run-time database, which is shared with the View Runtime
(see page 75).

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Figure 31: Navigator Project tab Target node

The following diagram illustrates the Controller’s scan cycle.

Figure 32: Logic Developer - PC Run-time Controller Scan Cycle

The Controller can be hosted on a:

• Windows PC target. The Controller appears as a Logic Developer – PC system

service.
• QuickPanel+ and QuickPanel View/Control target. The QuickPanel+ and
QuickPanel Control appears as a Logic Developer - PC Controller program.
You specify a target when creating a project. The Controller automatically starts when the
target operating system is started.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “PC Logic Controller: an Overview”.

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2.12.1 Working with the Controller

The Controller’s location (IP address or computer name), performance (scan rate or
tuning), and behavior (response to faults, watchdog timer, and shutdown procedure) are
configured by setting the properties of the target it resides on.

To configure the Controller

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click a target and click Properties.
2. In the Inspector, adjust the properties.
If your project includes an HMI component, properties of the View Runtime can
also be set at this time. You can also configure the Controller’s properties by
selecting Properties from the Controller menu. In this case, the Controller
Properties dialog box appears. The information in the dialog box is the same as in
the Inspector—just represented differently.
The logic component of a project must be downloaded to the Controller before the
project can be run.
To download a logic component to the Controller

In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click a target and click Download. All components
on the selected target are validated and, if no errors exist, they are downloaded to the
specified computer. Errors listed in the Build tab of the Feedback Zone must be corrected
before a download can be completed. Logic components are downloaded to the
Controller, while HMI components are downloaded to the View Runtime.

Although the Controller service is always running, you still have control over the execution
of your control programs. Offline, you can start, stop, and reset execution. When online to
the Controller, additional commands are available to pause, single-scan, or enable forces.

Run Mode Store

With the Run Mode Store (RMS) functionality, you can update a target Controller’s
program without stopping the Controller. It is supported on all Logic Developer - PC
targets.

When you attempt to download your project to the Controller, the Download to Controller
dialog box appears with the following options.

• Attempt a Run Mode Store: Machine Edition attempts a Run Mode Store operation.
That is, it tries to download your logic to the Controller while the Controller is
running.
• Stop the Controller, then download: Machine Edition does not attempt to use the
Run Mode Store feature. Instead, it stops the Controller before initiating the
download operation.
• Download Retentive Initial Values: Choose whether to download initial values of
retentive variables, which may have changed since the previous download.
Several system tests and checks are performed when attempting a Run Mode Store
operation. If these tests fail, the logic program may not be downloaded to the Controller.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Run Mode Store (RMS) (PC)”.

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To run the Controller

In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click a target, point to Online Commands or
Offline Commands, and click Start Runtime.

The ladder program, SFC program(s), the ST block named ‘MAIN’, and the FBD block
named ‘MAIN’ begin executing on the target computer or unit. If the target also has an
HMI component (see page 93), the View Runtime is started at the same time as the
Controller.

To validate, download and run a project, right-click a target and click Download and Start
“targetname”.

2.12.2 Warm Standby

The Warm Standby feature provides an extra level of reliability for critical Windows PC,
QuickPanel+ and QuickPanel Control applications. It consists of two Controllers running
the Logic Developer - PC Controller (a primary and secondary or warm standby Controller),
and an I/O switch that determines which Controller is currently connected to the physical
I/O.

When a system using warm standby is started, the primary Controller is connected to the
I/O, solves logic, and updates the secondary Controller with critical data. The secondary
Controller receives the data and monitors the status of the primary Controller. When a
fault is detected in the primary Controller, or when the secondary Controller cannot
communicate with the primary Controller, the I/O connection is automatically switched to
the secondary Controller and the secondary Controller takes over operations.

2.12.3 Working with Warm Standby

You must set Cup the warm standby hardware before you can configure the warm standby
system.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “warm” and choose “Warm Standby”.

To configure Warm Standby

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click a Windows PC, QuickPanel+ or

QuickPanel Control target and click Properties.
2. In the Inspector, scroll to the +Redundant System group of properties and double-
click it to expand the group.
3. Click the Redundant Mode property and click Warm Standby.
4. Click the Controller Mode property and choose a value from the list.

2.12.4 Hot Standby

The Hot Standby feature provides a high level of reliability for critical Windows PC
applications. It consists of two Controllers running the Logic Developer – PC Controller (a
primary and secondary or hot standby Controller) over a Emerson Genius I/O network. The
Emerson Genius driver automatically handles the switching between the Controllers.

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To download to a target with hot standby, the primary and secondary Controllers must be
synchronized, that is, they must both be downloaded.

By default, the primary Controller is active, and the secondary Controller is the backup.
The backup Controller sets itself to active when one of the following takes place:

• A fault of a specified type occurs. (See To configure a Hot Standby, below.)

• A loss of communication occurs with the active Controller via the VMIPCI-5565
reflective memory cards.
• The target's Secondary Switch Time has elapsed.
Both Controllers can read from the network; however, only the active Controller can write
to the network.

2.12.5 Working with Hot Standby

You must set up the hot standby hardware before you can configure the hot standby
system.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “hot” and choose “Hot Standby”.

To configure Hot Standby

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click a Windows PC target and click
Properties.
2. In the Inspector, scroll to the +Redundant System group of properties and double-
click it to expand the group.
3. Click the Redundant Mode property and click Hot Standby.
4. Click the Secondary Address property and enter the IP address (Controller name) of
the secondary Controller.
5. Click the Secondary Switch Fault property and choose the type of fault the
secondary Controller will become active on.
6. Click the Secondary Node ID property and assign a unique node ID to the VMIPCI-
5565 card of the secondary Controller.
7. Click the Secondary Switch Time (ms) property and enter the number of
milliseconds the secondary Controller is to wait for communication from the
primary Controller before setting itself up as the active Controller.
8. Click the Primary Node ID property and assign a unique node ID to the VMIPCI-
5565 card of the primary Controller.
9. Click the Primary Wait Time (ms) property and enter the number of milliseconds
the primary Controller is to wait for communication from the secondary Controller
before setting its synchronization bit to False.

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2.12.6 OPC Servers, Warm Standby, and Hot Standby

Warm standby and hot standby are fully supported by the Logic Developer – PC OPC server
for Machine Edition. When a configuration file is detected, the OPC server does the
following:

• It generates internal objects so that it recognizes all warm standby or hot standby
configurations as logical Controllers to OPC clients.
• It creates predefined OPC items for each logical Controller. These items indicate
which physical Controller is active and the statuses of the primary and secondary
Controllers.
To configure an OPC server for Hot Standby and Warm Standby

• Edit the “OPCWarmStandby.HTML” file, located in the same folder as

LogicPC_OPC.EXE on the computer hosting the OPC Server.
This XML file is used for both the Warm Standby and Hot Standby features. By
default, this file is located in the “C:\Program Files (x86)\Emerson\Pac Machine
Edition\OPC” directory.

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Chapter 3: ViewTM
View is the human-machine interface (HMI) component of Machine Edition, providing the
means to organize, track, display, and affect data from your plant or process. With View
you create graphical panels, write scripts, configure alarm and logging schemes, and
launch the project in View Runtime. View supports HMI creation for Windows 10
(“Windows PC” for short), QuickPanel+ (“QP+” for short), QuickPanel View/Control™
targets (“QPV/C” targets for short), and QuickPanel targets.

Figure 33: Navigator Project tab HMI component nodes

For Windows PC, QP+, and QPV/C targets, Web Access features publish data from Machine
Edition HMIs for remote viewing over the Internet. Most View tools and editors are
common to all targets, but a few are QuickPanel-specific; for details, see “QuickPanel
Applications” on page 76.

The following are included with a View HMI component:

• Panel Editor

• Script Editor
• Alarms
• PLC Access Drivers
• Language translation support
• Message groups
• Logging (Windows PC, QP+, and QPV/C targets only)
• OPC Client & Servers (HMIs running on Windows PC targets only)

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• Web Documents (Windows PC, QP+, and QPV/C targets only)

• Data Logging Windows (Windows PC targets only)
• View Runtime (Windows PC, QP+, and QPV/C targets only)
• Password security (QuickPanel+ targets )
To create a project that includes an HMI component

1. In the Manager tab of the Navigator, right-click My Computer and click New.
2. In the New Project dialog box that appears: in the Project Name box, enter a name
for your project.
3. From the Project Template list, choose “Configuration Wizard (View / Logic
Developer PC)”.
4. In the preview pane, select the desired parameters for your new application (such
as the target type and model).
5. Click OK.
Your new project is created and the Project tab opens in the Navigator.

3.1 PANEL EDITOR

The Panel Editor is used to develop the layout of each panel in your HMI application. Each
panel is a single screen or window of the HMI. You draw and configure graphical objects on
the panel to create each screen.

Graphical objects are the various graphical elements of the HMI screen, such as rectangles,
polygons, buttons, alarm displays, real-time graphs, and historical trend graphs. All objects
are available from the Drawing Tools toolbar. Many items perform actions when you tap
them at run time.

Figure 34: Navigator Project tab Panel Nodes

The Panel Editor displays the current panel as it will appear on the target unit’s screen. In
addition, the Panel Editor adds a drawing grid of dots to assist you in lining up a series of
graphical objects with each other.

• On Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control targets, many

graphical objects can be configured with several types of Animation to move,
change color, display data, trigger scripts, and receive input during Runtime.
• On QuickPanel targets, the Panel Editor also has a tiling grid. The tiles let you align
graphical objects with the touch-sensitive cells on the surface of a QuickPanel
unit’s display.

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Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “panels” and choose “Graphical
Panels”.

To add a new panel to an HMI

• In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the Graphical Panels folder and click
New Panel.
A new panel is added beneath the Graphical Panels folder in the Navigator. If you
have created a project by using a template, the Graphical Panels folder likely
already contains some default panels.
To open a panel for editing

• In the Project tab of the Navigator, double-click a panel node. The panel appears in
the Panel Editor.
To configure a panel

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click a panel and click Properties. The
Inspector displays the panel’s properties.
2. Set the panel’s properties in the Inspector.
For a description of the panel properties, select a property and look in the
Companion. Click in the Tools toolbar to open the Companion window if it is not
already open.

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3.1.1 Working with the Panel Editor

The Panel Editor interacts with all of the Machine Edition tools to assist you in the
construction of graphical panels. The following picture illustrates some of the operations
you can perform.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “panels” and choose “Working with
Panels”.

Figure 35

To draw a graphical object

1. If the Drawing toolbar is open, select the tool you want to use. Otherwise, right-
click in the Panel Editor and choose a drawing tool.
The Companion displays instructions on how to use the selected tool.
2. Follow the instructions in the Companion to draw your object. After drawing the
object, set its properties in the Inspector.
To animate an object (Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control only)

• In the Panel Editor, double-click a graphical object.

The Animation Properties dialog box appears. Settings for each type of animation
are grouped on its own tab. Animations become active when the project is
launched with View Runtime.

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3.1.2 Message Displays

The Local Message Display, Triggered Message Display, and Local Image Display graphical
objects display different messages or images based on the values or states of associated
variables. Each of these three objects is associated with a message group of an appropriate
type under the Message Groups folder—an IMD Group, TMD Group, or IID Group.

Figure 36: Navigator Project tab Message Group Nodes

Each graphical object can be associated with only a single message group, but that
message group may be associated with many graphical objects. (On QuickPanel targets,
the size of all graphical objects associated with the same message group must be the
same; this size is set in properties of that message group.) You can open the grid for an
associated message group by clicking the button in the object’s “IMD/TMD/IID Group”
property.

Entries in a message group are edited in an appropriate grid editor.

• An ndexed Message Display graphical object shows text messages that change
depending on the value or state of a single associated variable. The colors and
appearance of the display can also change. The values and related appearances are
set by the display’s associated IMD Group.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “IMD” and choose “IMD (Local
Message Display) group” and “IMD (Local Message Display) grid”.

• A Triggered Message Display graphical object shows text messages that change
depending on the results of boolean expressions. The colors and appearance of the
display can also change. The values and related appearances are set by the
display’s associated TMD Group.
Unlike a Local Message Display, you do not associate a variable with a Triggered
Message Display. Instead, you specify a series of boolean expressions in the TMD
Group grid editor.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “TMD” and choose “TMD
(Triggered Message Display) group”, “TMD (Triggered Message Display) grid”, and
“Trigger Expression dialog box (TMD grids)”.

• An Indexed Image Display shows different images depending on the value or state
of a single associated variable. The values and related images are set by the
display’s associated IID Group. An image in an IID Group is typically a bitmap,
imported from a BMP file. Images can also be sets of simple graphical objects (Arcs,
Bitmaps, Circles, Lines, Pie Wedges, Polygons, Polylines, Rectangles, Round
Rectangles, and Text).

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Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up IID and choose “IID (Local Image
Display) group” and “IID (Local Image Display) grid”.

3.1.3 Multi-Touch Gestures Support on QuickPanel+

QuickPanel+ View Runtime supports the following multi-touch gestures:

• Pinch Zoom
• Panning while Zoomed-in
• Double Tap Zoom
• Swipe between Panels
• Swipe to activate Panel Scripts
• Touch and Hold

Figure 37: Parameters to Enable Multi-Touch Gestures

3.1.3.1 To Enable Multi-touch Gestures on a Target

1. In Machine Edition, right-click the Graphical Panels node, and choose Properties. The
inspector displays the Graphical Panels property.

2. In the Inspector panel, set the Multi-touch Gestures property to True.

3.1.3.2 To Disable Multi-touch Gestures on a Target

To remove Multi-touch Gestures from a target:

1. In the Machine Edition, right-click the Graphical Panels node, and choose Properties.
The inspector displays the Graphical Panels property.

2. In the Inspector, set the Multi-touch Gestures property to False.

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3.2 SCRIPT EDITOR

The Script Editor is a text editor for the various HMI scripting languages, such as
ViewScript, VBScript, and QPScript. On Windows PC targets, you can also use Structured
Query Language (SQL) commands to access a database for which an Open Database
Connectivity (ODBC) driver is installed.

Figure 38: Navigator Project tab Script nodes

3.2.1 Scripts
Scripts are short executable programs composed of a sequence of instructions that tell a
project, panel, or touch-animated object how to react to events during run-time. There are
four types of scripts:

• Application Scripts: An application script is associated with an entire target and can
be configured to execute when you start or quit the application (in View Run-time)
or based on a frequency or condition while the application runs.
• Panel Scripts: A panel script is associated with a specific panel in a target and can be
configured to execute when the panel opens, when the panel closes, or based on a
frequency or condition while the panel is open.
• Touch Animation Scripts: (Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel
View/Control targets only.) At run time, Touch Animation scripts are activated with
keystrokes and on-screen buttons. They are written directly in configuration dialog
boxes of graphical objects.
• Global Function Library Scripts: Global Function scripts are associated with an
entire target. By default, they are executed before any other scripts, but they can
be configured to run periodically or on a condition. They must be written in an
Active Scripting language, like VBScript.
To create, open, and edit an application script

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the Application Scripts node, point to
New Script, and click either VBScript or ViewScript. (For more information on
scripting, see page 58.)
2. Enter a name for the new application script.
A new script is added to the Application Scripts node.
3. Double-click the script to open it in the Script Editor and begin editing the script.
4. In the Inspector, edit the application script properties.

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To create, open, and edit a panel script

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click a panel node, point to New Script,
and choose either VBScript or ViewScript. (For more information on scripting, see
page 58.)
2. Type a name for the new panel script and press ENTER.
A new script is added to the panel node.
3. Double-click the script to open it in the Script Editor and begin editing the script.
4. In the Inspector, edit the panel script properties.
To create a touch animation script

1. In the Panel Editor, double-click the object you want to animate. The Configure
Animation dialog box appears.
2. Click the Touch tab.
3. Select the Enable Touch Action Animation check box and choose a touch action
command that will execute a script.
4. In the large edit box, type the script that will run when the object is touched.
To create global function library script

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click Global Functions, point to New
Library, and click VBScript.
A new script is added to the Global Functions node.
2. Double-click the script to open it in the Script Editor and begin editing the script.
3. In the Inspector, edit the Global Function Library script properties, in other words,
the name.

3.2.2 Scripting Languages

On Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and some QuickPanel View/Control targets, Machine
Edition supports two types of scripting languages: the proprietary ViewScript language
and VBScript Active Scripting languages (using Microsoft’s Active Scripting engine).

On QuickPanel targets, Machine Edition uses the proprietary QPScript language (see page
78).

ViewScript scripting language

The ViewScript scripting language consists of the following:

• Keywords: View script keywords are a basic set of commands that are used to
control the flow of a script and to create local variables.
• Operators: View operators are used to assign variable values and to perform
mathematical operations
• Script Functions: View script functions are commands that can be written into the
body of your script to monitor and react to changes in variable values. Functions
are grouped in the following categories: ActiveX, Alarm Management, Animation,
Application Access, CSV, File Management, Initialization File Management, List and
Combo Box, Logging, Miscellaneous, Network, Panel Management, Screen
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Navigation, Security, Serial Communication, Statistical Process Control, SQL,

String, System, Trend Management, Video/Sound, and Web.
• Comments: Placing comments in, or between, the lines of your script is useful for
debugging your script and for future reference.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Viewscript” and choose
“ViewScript HMI scripting language”.

Active Scripting

Active Scripting lets Machine Edition use external scripting languages through a COM
interface. Active Scripting languages are supported only on Windows PC, QuickPanel+,
and some QuickPanel View/Control targets. Currently, only the VBScript Active Scripting
language is supported.

By default, new projects use VBScript. You can override this default by setting a user
preference.

A target can contain scripts written in either ViewScript or VBScript. Because

troubleshooting such a project can be quite difficult, this practice is not recommended.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “scripts” and choose “View Scripts: an
Overview”, or look up “scripting” and choose “Active Scripting in View: an Overview”.

Validating a script written in an Active Scripting language

Active scripting languages are validated at run-time. You can also validate a project at any
time during development to check:

• Syntax for View function calls.

• Syntax for variable, array, and structure element references.
• Limited checks for VBScript syntax.

3.2.3 VBScript Syntax

A detailed explanation of VBScript syntax is beyond the scope of this manual. For more
information on the VBScript language usage, syntax and examples, look up VBScript at
Microsoft’s website (www.microsoft.com).

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “VBScript” and choose “VBScript
language: an Overview”.

3.2.4 Active Scripting Objects

Active Scripting provides a mechanism to extend a scripting language through custom
COM objects. Variable syntax is, therefore, limited to using properties and methods on a
COM object.

There are four types of objects in VBScript:

• Variable objects.
• Array objects.
• Structure objects.

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• Application objects.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “VBScript” and choose “VBScript
language: an Overview”.

3.2.5 Working with the Script Editor

The Script Editor interacts with other Machine Edition tools to provide maximum flexibility
when editing a script. The following picture illustrates some of the operations you can
perform.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “editor” and choose “Working in the
View Script Editor”.

There are many ways to insert script words when writing scripts.

• If you are very familiar with the operators, functions, and keywords used in the
Script Editor, start typing your script directly in the Script Editor.
• Otherwise, right-click where you want to insert a function, operator, or keyword
and click Insert. Then point to the appropriate submenu for the item you want to
insert and select it from the list that appears. Submenus are also available for
names of the project’s variables, panels, scripts, alarm groups and logging groups.
For a description of a script function, keyword, or math operator, while in the Script
Editor, move the cursor on the word and press F1.

Figure 39: Script Editor

• All the math operators, script functions, and script keywords are also listed in the
Toolchest and can be dragged into your script. The Companion provides a
description of each item.

3.3 GRID EDITORS

With various grid editors, you can create and edit several items in your HMI targets within a
spreadsheet-like table. Among the features that use grid editors are:

• Word Alarm groups

• Bit Alarm groups
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• IMD (Local Message Display) groups

• TMD (Triggered Message Display) groups
• Selector Switches
• Bar Graphs
• Language translations
• Trend displays
• Passwords list (QuickPanel targets only)
• External Keypad assignment configuration
The exact functionality depends on the specific editor, but in general you can:

• Double-click a cell to edit its contents.

• Right-click a cell to perform various operations on the cell.
• Select an entire row (by clicking the grey button row headers on the left), then
right-clicking the selection to perform operations on the row

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Working with QuickPanel grid editors”.
You can also press F1 while working in the grid for a description of that editor.

3.4 ALARMS
Alarms are messages that appear on a display in response to specified conditions in the
system. These messages typically inform the operator of a situation that requires
immediate attention. When a variable satisfies one of its alarm conditions, it goes into an
alarm state.

Figure 40: Navigator Project tab Alarm nodes

The alarm system for a HMI application consists of several different elements.

3.4.1 Alarm Groups

There are three general types of alarms, organized into three subfolders under the Alarm
Groups folder:

• Word Alarm Groups and Bit Alarm Groups are tables of variables, variable values,
and associated alarm messages. When the value of a variable matches an entry in
one of these tables, it goes into an alarm state and the appropriate message is
added to any Alarm Display objects on the target.
• ariable AlarCms (Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control only) are
sets of variables for which alarm limits have been configured. Unlike Bit or Word
Alarms, you assign a variable to an alarm group in properties of the variable itself.
Variable alarm groups help you organize related alarmed variables. Also, using
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more than one variable alarm group makes it easier to manipulate and view alarm
data at run time. A history of alarm group data can be logged daily for future
analysis. You can also configure e-mail notification if any of a variable alarm group’s
variable go into an alarm state.

3.4.2 Alarm Display Objects

Active alarms can be displayed at run time with Alarm Display objects. At run time, Alarm
Displays dynamically update with information about alarm states.

• If you use variable alarm groups (Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel
View/Control targets only), you can associate an Alarm Display with a specific
variable alarm group. Only variable alarms for alarms for variables in that group and
its subgroups will appear on that Alarm Display.
• If you use Bit or Word alarms, alarm states and messages are based on specific
values. When a variable and its value match an entry in one of the target’s alarm
groups, the corresponding message appears in the Alarm Window.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up either “Alarms (Windows PC,
QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control): an Overview” or “Alarms
(QuickPanel): an Overview”.

To set an alarm condition for Variable Alarms (Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel
View/Control targets only)

1. In the Variables tab of the Navigator, right-click the variable for which you want to
set an alarm condition and click Properties. The Inspector displays the variable’s
properties.
2. In the Inspector, double-click the Alarming property to set the general alarm
parameters (the priority of the alarm, its alarm group, and how long to keep a
history of alarm events).
3. Double-click the specific type of alarm (discrete alarms, limit alarms, deviation
alarms, and so on) that you want to configure to set its alarm parameters. These
parameters establish the ranges that place the variable in an alarm state.
To add a Variable Alarm Group

• In the Project tab of the Navigator, under the target’s Alarm Groups folder, right-
click the alarm group to which you want to add the new group and click New. Enter
a name for the new alarm group.
Your new alarm group appears beneath the alarm groups node. You can now select
this new alarm group when configuring properties of the target’s variables.
To add a Bit or Word Alarm group

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, under the target’s Alarm Groups folder, right-
click the Bit Alarms or Word Alarms folder (as appropriate) and click New.
2. Enter a name for the new alarm group.
Names must be unique within a target. You can double-click the Alarm Group to
edit it.

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To create an Alarm, Display graphical object

1. In the Panel Editor, right-click and click Alarm.

The Alarm tool is selected.
2. Draw an Alarm Object, using the information in the Companion as a guide.
3. Right-click the Alarm Object and click Properties.
The Inspector displays the object’s properties.
4. In the Inspector, edit the alarm object’s properties as desired.
The Alarm Display objects supported by Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel
View/Control are not the same as those supported by QuickPanel targets. The
objects, though similar, have distinct functionalities. For help on a specific
property, click the property when the Companion window is open.

3.5 LOGGING DATA

(Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control targets only.)

Logging keeps a history of data changes in your project for later analysis.

Logging groups help sort and organize your project data. By default, all data is logged
using the same logging strategy. If you want variables to have different logging strategies,
you can create a hierarchy of logging groups.

Figure 41: Navigator Project tab Logging Group nodes

Logging Strategies define when data is logged for a group of variables. You can configure a
group to log data periodically, on data changes, or on a condition. For example, one
logging group might log data every minute, whereas another might log data every five
minutes.

If you are using a Proficy Historian system, you can specify that logging of data from a View
HMI be sent to a Historian Collector. A Collector sends data to a central Historian Server for
storage and analysis. With a Collector, logging groups have no effect.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Logging: an Overview”, “Logging
Groups: an Overview, “View Historian Collector”, and “Data Logging Windows”.

To enable logging of a variable

1. In the Variables tab of the Navigator, right-click a variable and click Properties.
The Inspector displays the variable’s properties.
2. Set the Enable Logging property to True.
Logging is enabled for the variable, with RootLoggingGroup as the default logging
group.

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To add a new logging group

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the group node where you want to
add the new group, and click New.
2. Enter a name for the new logging group.
Your new logging group appears beneath the logging group node. To view or edit
the logging group properties, right-click it and click Properties. During Runtime,
the group will log variable data according to its properties. View information about
selected properties in the Companion. Click on the Tools toolbar to open the
Companion if it is not already open.

3.6 PLC ACCESS I/O

PLC Access I/O is used to enable your Machine Edition HMI unit to communicate with I/O
devices on the run-time network. Typically, an I/O device is a Controller: a special hardware
device that controls input and output for other, simpler devices. Different brands and
types of Controllers communicate using different protocols, requiring different drivers.

Figure 42: Navigator Project tab PLC Access I/O Nodes

3.6.1 Drivers
PLC Access I/O is organized into View Native Drivers and View OPC Drivers. The latter are
supported for Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control targets.

The View Native Drivers folder can contain the following:

• Drivers represent the drivers the target uses to communicate with devices.
Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control targets can have many
drivers; QuickPanel targets can have only one.
• Devices represent individual devices that a driver communicates with. All devices
that a driver communicates with are located in that driver folder. Most drivers can
have several devices. This enables you to talk to multiple Controllers, or (on
Windows PC, QuickPanel+ and QuickPanel View/Control targets) to get pieces of
data from the same Controller at different rates.
The View OPC Drivers folder can contain multiple channels and devices:

• Channels represent drivers that support serial communications between a target

QuickPanel+ and a PLC device by means of an OPC server. Each channel can
communicate with multiple devices.

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• Devices represent actual hardware that the HMI communicates with by means of
an OPC server. A device can be a Controller, I/O module, PC Control, or serial
device.

Want to know more? The IPI lists all of the supported PLC Access drivers. See
“View, Supported H/W”. For more information, in the Help Index, look up “PLC
Access Driver I/O”, “View Native Drivers”, and “View OPC Drivers”.

To access data values from devices of a PLC Access driver, you must also create variables
with a PLC Access data source. The configuration of these variables is unique for each kind
of PLC Access driver; for more details, see the online help.

If you want to connect to an Emerson IP Controller (whose application is created with Logic
Developer - PLC), you can use proxy variables to simplify configuration of I/O variables in
the HMI target. Proxy variables are located in an HMI target and have HMI-only properties,
but represent another variable on an Emerson IP Controller target. A proxy variable’s I/O-
related properties (such as its I/O address) are automatically configured based on its
source variable in the Controller target.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Proxy Variables: an Overview”.

To add a View native driver to a target

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, expand the PLC Access Drivers node.
2. Right-click the View Native Drivers node point to New Driver, and select a driver.
The driver and a single device are added to your project and the Inspector displays
the driver’s properties.
3. In the Inspector, configure the driver. If applicable, click the button in the
driver’s Configuration property and enter values in the dialog box.
To add a device to a View Native driver

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, under PLC Access Drivers and under View Native
Drivers, right-click the driver to which you want to add a new device and click New
Device.
The device, with a unique default name, is added to your project.
2. (Optional.) Enter a different name for the device.
The Inspector displays the device’s properties. You can now edit the device's
properties in the Inspector.
To add a View OPC driver to a target

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, expand the PLC Access Drivers node.
2. Right-click the View OPC Drivers node, point to New Channel, and select a driver.
The New Channel wizard appears.
3. Follow the wizard to the end, in order to configure the new channel (new driver).
After you exit the wizard, the configured driver is added to your project.

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To add a device to a View OPC driver

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, under PLC Access Drivers and under View OPC
Drivers, right-click the driver to which you want to add a new device and click New
Device. The New Device wizard appears.
2. Follow the wizard to the end, in order to configure the new device. After you exit
the wizard, the configured device is added to your project.
Note: The View OPC drivers are not supported for QuickPanel View/Control targets
currently.

3.7 OPC
(Available only for HMIs running on Windows PC targets.)

OPC (OLE for Process Control) is an industry-standard protocol that enables software
applications to transmit I/O data to each other. The two applications have a client and
server relationship. You can think of OPC Servers as being producers of information and
OPC Clients as being consumers:

• The OPC Server has data that it makes available to various OPC Clients.
• The OPC Client connects to an OPC Server to gain access to the server’s data.

Figure 43: Project tab OPC Client Nodes

Because OPC is an industry standard, any OPC Client can access data from any OPC Server,
regardless of the manufacturer. Machine Edition implements both the client and the
server side of OPC communications.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “OPC: an Overview”.

Because an OPC Server and OPC Client are simply programs or applications, they can run
on the same computer. For example, in your factory you could have another application
that supports an OPC Client and a Machine Edition application running on the same
computer. To allow them to share data, you would set up one of them as an OPC Server
and the other as an OPC Client, then have the client application establish a connection to
the server.

OPC communications rely heavily on Microsoft’s OLE and DCOM technology. If the OPC
Server and an OPC Client are running on different computers, you must edit the DCOM
Security settings on one or both computers.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “DCOM” and choose “Configuring
DCOM Security for OPC Communications”.

The OPC specifications are set and maintained by the OPC Foundation, a nonprofit
organization. You can find detailed technical information about OPC on the OPC
Foundation web site at www.opcfoundation.org.

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3.7.1 OPC Client

The OPC Client driver enables your Machine Edition application to communicate with OPC
Servers. This lets Machine Edition act as a client in the OPC Client/Server relationship. The
View OPC Client driver supports all interfaces required under the OPC 1.0a, 2.0, and 3.0
specifications.

The OPC Client folder is added to a target when you add an HMI component. Each OPC
Server that the application communicates with is located under the OPC Client folder,
much like devices of a PLC Access driver.

To access data values from an OPC Server, you must also create and configure variables
with an OPC data source.

To add an OPC Server link to the OPC Client folder

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the OPC Client and click New Server
Link.
2. Enter a name for the OPC Server Link and click OK.
The OPC Server link is added to your project. Edit its properties in the Inspector.

3.7.2 Machine Edition OPC Servers

With Machine Edition OPC Servers, you can share your application’s data with external OPC
Client applications. This lets your Machine Edition application act as a server in an OPC
Client/Server relationship. The Machine Edition OPC Servers support all required OPC
interfaces in versions 1.0a and 2.0 of the OPC specifications.

Machine Edition OPC Servers are automatically installed as part of View Runtime and the
Controller (sometimes referred to as the Logic Developer – PC Controller). Downloading
and running a project to a target automatically enables the appropriate Machine Edition
OPC Servers, based on the target’s components. For example, if your project has a Logic
component, Machine Edition automatically enables the Logic Developer - PC OPC Server.

While configurating an OPC Client depends on the OPC Server, typically each piece of data
retrieved from a server is named an “OPC Item”. All OPC Clients need to know how to
address the data used by the server. The syntax for retrieving OPC items from a Machine
Edition OPC Server is as follows:

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Location Syntax
local <variable name>
remote <remote machine name>\ <variable name> or
<remote machine IP address>\ <variable name>
• Local indicates that the appropriate Runtime is located on the same computer as
the Machine Edition OPC Server. Remote indicates that it is located on a different
computer.
• The Machine Edition OPC Servers do not use access paths. Instead, as described
above, the path for remote access is included as part of each OPC Item address.

3.8 VIEW WEB ACCESS

(Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control targets only.)

Web Documents provide remote access to Machine Edition project data over an Intranet
or the Internet. When a Machine Edition project goes to run time, it automatically
launches an integrated web server. (You can configure this web server with the ME Web
Server applet in the Windows Control Panel.) Users who connect to this web site are
presented with the Site Index, which contains different ways to view process information.

Figure 44: Navigator Project tab Web Document nodes

• Remote Views: Dynamic graphical recreations of actual panels from the View
Runtime display.
• Custom Web Documents: Web pages generated using templates with special
HTML tags. These tags are periodically replaced with current project data at run
time. You can view web documents online or print them for distribution.
• Variable Monitor Browser: With this application, you can drag and drop variables
from Web Documents servers onto four unique viewing tools for dynamic
graphical representations of process data.
• Remote Variable Inspector: With this tool, you can select a variable from a list of
project variables in a project and immediately receive the current value.
• Web Control: With Web Control, you can write changes to a target’s data from
Web Documents. Before using this feature, ensure that your intranet installation is
secure and that no safety concerns exist with web control of a target.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “web” and choose “Web Access:
an Overview”.

To enable remote access to your HMI project

1. For each target that you want to allow remote access to, set the target’s Publish
HMI property to True.
2. For each panel and variable in the target that you want users to be able to access,
set its Publish property to True.

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For example, to allow users to view a graphical panel remotely, set the panel’s
Publish property to True.
To access a published HMI’s Site Index

1. Start Internet Explorer with current updates.

2. In the Address box in Internet Explorer, enter the computer name or IP address of
the Runtime computer.
If you are not sure what the Runtime computer’s computer name or IP address is,
check the properties of the TCP/IP driver in the Control Panel Network setup or
contact your network administrator.
If you are testing the project on the local computer, enter “localhost” (without the
quotation marks) as the Address. This connects the browser to the local computer.
• When you connect to the run time computer, the Site Index appears with a list
of links to possible ways to view your process data.
• The Site Index also includes a link to a page where you can download the Web
Documents Browser. With it, you can configure graphs, tables, and ticker
tapes to report on variables from several Machine Edition applications
simultaneously.
To view an HMI’s graphical panels remotely from a web browser

You can also view graphical panels remotely from the Web Documents Site Index.

1. Start Internet Explorer 4 or later.

2. In the Address box in Internet Explorer, enter the computer name or IP address of
the run time computer.
The Site Index appears.
3. Click Remote Views.
4. Click the panel you want to view.
After a few moments, the panel will load and run. Note that the panel must be
published for you to be able to view it remotely. To publish a panel, set its Publish
property to True.
Because the remote viewer uses a different graphics engine to draw and update a
graphical panel, there may be a few differences between the remote view of a
panel and its actual appearance on an HMI. For example, historical trend objects on
QuickPanel+ are not supported in remote views.
To add a new Custom Web Document

1. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the Web Documents node and click
New Web Document.
2. Enter a name for your new document.
Your new Custom Web Document appears beneath the Web Documents node.
You can edit properties of the Custom Web Document in the Inspector.

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To edit a Custom Web Document

1. Outside Machine Edition, create an HTML, XML or text (txt.) document.

2. In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click the Custom Web Document you
want to edit and click Web Document Files.
3. In the Web Document Files folder that appears, place your HTML document and
any logos or pictures your HTML document uses.
The Web Document is created from these files when you download your project.
You can view Custom Web Documents from the Site Index.

3.9 LANGUAGES FOLDER

The Languages item opens a grid that enables you to configure multilanguage support for
an HMI. At development time, you set up simple translations between an original piece of
text (named the “Source”) and one or more languages. At run time, if the target’s
Language Translation property is set to Enabled, all text on the HMI’s graphical panels is
translated based on one of the language columns in the grid—the “Current Language”.
That is, every occurrence in the original text is replaced with its corresponding item in the
Current Language.

Figure 45: Navigator Project tab Languages node

During a validation or download, Machine Edition also checks the Source column against
all graphical panels to which you have made changes. Text entries (in text objects and
button objects) that do not appear in the Source column are automatically added to the
grid as rows with empty translations for all languages.

The default language column used for translation is typically indicated with yellow
shading. You can also specify the Source language as the default language, in which case
the shading does not appear. How language translation works depends on the target type:

Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control targets: Machine Edition includes
the entire language table when downloading the project to the target. Translation occurs
dynamically at run time. The first language used for translation is the default language.
Within HMI scripts, you can change the current language used for translation by calling the
SetLanguage script function.

QuickPanel targets: Translation occurs only during the download operation, based on the
currently-specified default language. You cannot dynamically change the current
language at run time.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “Languages folder”.

3.9.1 Working with the Languages editor

When you double-click a target’s Languages node, the Languages grid appears.

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Figure 46: The Languages Editor

To edit or enter the translation of a particular word for a language, double-click its cell (or
select the cell and either start typing or press F2). For a menu of commands, right-click
anything in the Languages grid.

To add a new language column

1. Right-click in the Language Grid and click Insert Column.

A new, empty column is added to the grid.
2. Enter the name of the new language in the column’s header text box. To cancel the
addition of the column, leave the text box blank and click outside the column
header (or press ESC).
You can now edit the translation for the new language as normal.
To rename a language column

• Right-click in the Languages Grid and click Rename Column (or double-click the
column header).
Enter the new name for the language in the column's header text box.
To move a language column

1. In the Languages Grid click and hold the header of the column you want to move.
2. Drag the mouse to the place where you want to move the column, then release the
mouse button.

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To update entries in the Source column with new text entries in graphical panels

• In the Navigator, under the target whose Languages grid you want to update,
right-click the Languages node and click Update Source Column. View searches
every graphical panel in the HMI (regardless of whether or not the panel has
changed since the last validation) and ensures that all text entries can be found in
the Languages grid.
To change the display font for a language

1. Right-click in the Languages grid, and click Set Column Font.

2. In the Font dialog box that appears, select the font you want to use to display the
entries in the Languages grid, along with the font style and other attributes. The
grid’s cells automatically resize to fit the height of the largest font used in the grid.
3. Click OK when you are done.
The selected font set is used to display the translated text both in the Languages
grid and (in Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control targets) the
downloaded HMI. Other font attributes—such as font sizes and styles—affect only
how text appears in the grid at development time.
To set the default language column

• In the Languages grid, right-click the column you want to set as the default
language and click Set Default Column.
The yellow highlight moves to the selected column. The next time you download
the project to the target with translations enabled, the default language will be
used by default. Note that you can also set the Source column as the default.
To delete a language column from the grid:

• In the Languages grid, right-click the column you want to remove and click Delete
Column.
The column and all its translations are deleted.
This operation cannot be undone. Before deleting a language, ensure that you no
longer need information on translated words.

HTML Dashboard
QuickPanel+ can host a dashboard page that can be viewed remotely on a PC
/laptop/mobile device, using any browser that support HTML5. The Dashboard page shall
be designed in the PME and downloaded to the QuickPanel+.

To design the Dashboard page, go to the QP+ Dashboard Configuration window by double
clicking the ‘HTML Dashboard’ tree node.

Note: Dashboard page feature uses the open source chart controls provided by ‘Google’.
So on double clicking the ‘HTML Dashboard’ node, the user acceptance dialog is displayed,
which shall let the user to view the terms and conditions laid by ‘Google’ for the usage of
the feature and then accept or not accept the same. only on accepting the terms and
conditions the QP+ Dashboard Configuration window shall be displayed where the user
can design the HTML page

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Figure 47: HTML Dashboard

The Dashboard page editor has nine layout slots to add chart controls to the page. The
three types of chart controls that are supported are Gauge chart, Bar Chart, Pie Chart.

Figure 48: Dashboard Page Editor

To make the QuickPanel+ host the HTML Dashboard page, the ‘HTTP Server ’ service needs
to be enabled by executing the following steps

• On the QuickPanel+ navigate to start-> Programs->System->QuickPanel+ Setup

Tool

• Go to the ‘Services’ tab and enable the ‘HTTP Server’ by checking the check box –
‘Enable HTTP Server’

• Restart the QP+

Now Quickpanel+ shall be ready to host the Dashboard page. The page can be viewed
from a remote computer or mobile device using any browser that supports HTML5
(Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE 8+ etc). The URL format to be used to view the HTML
page is given below.

“http://QP+ IPAddress:9090/Dashboard.html “ . For e.g. if the IP Address of the

QuickPanel+ is 192.168.101.1, the URL shall be
http://192.168.101.1:9090/Dashboard.html.

(Please refer PME help for more details).

SNMP Variables
Figure 49: SNMP Variables

Configure SNMP variables for MIB file: (Only for Quickpanel+ targets.)

To Select variables for SNMP Communication:

1. In the Navigator, double-click on SNMP Variables node.

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2. In the SNMP Variables Selection dialog box that appears, Select the variable/variable's
to be part of MIB file, and click on Add/All buttons.

Note: If Add button is clicked only last selected variable is selected, when All button is
clicked all variables are selected for SNMP communication.

3. Click Apply, and validate the target to check for any errors.

SNMP support is available only for below data types:

PME VIEW Data Types SNMP Data types

BOOL INTEGER

DINT INTEGER

LREAL DISPLAYSTRING

STRING DISPLAYSTRING

SNMP Variable dialog filters out the following variables System variables, array variables,
Proxy variables, Custom Variables as the functionality is not supported for mentioned data
types.

After Target is downloaded, Enable SNMP functionality in Quickpanel+, for more

information refer Quickpanel+ User Manual.

Limitations:

Variables appear for SNMP selection only when the target is set as active.

User has to reconfigure SNMP variables for any modification on variables like variable
rename, delete operations

(Please refer PME help for more details).

UDT
Figure 50: UDT

If a project is created with a template, a QuickPanel+ target contains an empty User

Defined Types folder by default.

When adding a QuickPanel+ target to a project, the target also contains an empty User
Defined Types folder.

The User Defined Types folder has no properties.

UDT feature is supported if and only if HMI component is added to the target.

(Please refer PME help for more details).

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3.10 VIEW RUNTIME

(Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control targets only.)

View Runtime is the program that runs your project’s completed HMI (human machine
interface) on a target computer. It uses the files downloaded to the target during the
download process. It is a separate application from Machine Edition; while you can start
View Runtime from within Machine Edition, you do not need to be running Machine
Edition to use it.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “runtime” and choose “View Runtime:
an Overview”.

3.10.1 Networking
View Networking provides you with the flexibility to exchange data between run time
stations. Based on client-server relationships, and supporting a distributed database
system, View Networking allows access to any variable or alarm group running on any
other target on the computer network.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “networking” and choose “View
Networking: an Overview”.

To run a project from Machine Edition

• In the Project tab of the Navigator, right-click a target and click Download and
Start.
All components on the selected target are validated, downloaded to the specified
computer, and View Runtime is started. Errors listed in the Build tab of the
Feedback Zone must be corrected before a download can be completed. HMI
components are downloaded to View Runtime while logic components are
downloaded to the Controller.
To run an HMI project outside Machine Edition

• On the Start menu, point to Emerson, and PAC Machine Edition, and click View
Runtime.
Runtime starts with the last project that was downloaded to that computer. View
Runtime opens with all graphical panels configured to appear at startup (that is, all
graphical panels whose Visible at Startup property is set to True).

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To interact with View Runtime

You can configure graphical objects so that you can change variable values, trigger
graphical animations, and execute custom scripts with a simple touch or click.

You can monitor variable values, scripts, drivers, and the integrated web server in Runtime
through interfaces that can be opened using the following shortcut keys:

To Press
log in CTRL+L
log out CTRL+U
close Runtime CTRL+Z
inspect and change variable values CTRL+I
view and debug scripts CTRL+G
view driver diagnostic information CTRL+D
open a panel CTRL+O
monitor the Web Documents server CTRL+O
display version information CTRL+B

3.11 QUICKPANEL APPLICATIONS

QuickPanel applications are HMI (human-machine interface) applications for QuickPanel
units. View supports development of HMI applications using standard View and Machine
Edition tools.

Development of an HMI for QuickPanel units is nearly identical to that of Windows PC,
QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control units. Some of the differences are as follows:

• Graphical Objects: QuickPanel units support a slightly different set of graphical

objects than Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control targets.
Also, QuickPanel units do not support Animation beyond that inherent in each type
of graphical object.
• QuickPanel Panel Editor: The Panel Editor for QuickPanel applications includes a
tiling grid. This lets you easily align graphical objects with the touch-sensitive cells
on the QuickPanel unit’s screen.
• Alarms: QuickPanel units support only Bit and Word Alarms.
• Scripts: Scripts in QuickPanel applications use the proprietary QPScript language.
QuickPanel applications do not support ViewScript or VBScript. For more
information, see page 78.
• Integration with Logic Developer - PLC: If you have Logic Developer – PLC installed,
you can use variables defined on a Emerson IP Controller target directly in your
QuickPanel application. To use this feature, both the Emerson IP Controller target
and the QuickPanel target must be part of the same project. You must also
configure an appropriate PLC Access driver and device on the QuickPanel target,
setting its PLC Target property to point to the Emerson IP Controller target. (For
more information about using Emerson IP Controller variables, see GFK-1918:
Getting Started Logic Developer - PLC.)

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Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “QuickPanel” and choose
“QuickPanel Applications: an Overview”, “QuickPanel Target”, and “QuickPanel vs.
Windows PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control application
development”.

3.11.1 External Keypad Assignment

Some QuickPanel units support an external keypad. You enable the keypad by setting the
target’s External Keypad property to True; this enables keypad configuration elsewhere in
the application. There are two ways to assign an action to a keystroke:

• In the graphical panel, graphical objects that can have an assigned keystroke
display a Key Assignment property. In this property, you can select a key that will
activate that graphical object just as if an operator tapped it on the display.
• Actions not associated with a graphical object that appears in the panel are
configured in the Keypad Assignment grid. Each panel has a separate Keypad
Assignment grid.
To open the Keypad Assignment grid for a panel, select the panel’s Keypad Assignment
property and click its button. Each row of the grid specifies the action to perform when
the user presses the indicated key while that panel (and only that panel) is open.

Want to know more? In the Help Index look up “keypad” and choose “Keypad
Assignment Grid”. Also look up QuickPanel and choose “Working with QuickPanel grid
editors”.

3.11.2 Scripts on QuickPanel Targets

Scripts are sets of instructions that tell a project or panel how to react to events during
Runtime. Scripts on QuickPanel targets are written in a proprietary language named
“QPScript”. You create QuickPanel scripts with the same View Script editor as for Windows
PC, QuickPanel+, and QuickPanel View/Control targets (see page 56).

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Figure 51: Navigator Project tab QuickPanel Script Nodes

QuickPanel applications use two types of scripts:

Application Scripts: Application scripts are associated with a QuickPanel target. These
scripts can be executed any time your project is running on the target platform.
Application scripts are located under the Application Scripts folder in the Navigator.

Panel Scripts: Panel scripts are associated with a graphical panel on a QuickPanel target. All
of a panel's scripts are located under its Panel node in the Navigator.

Want to know more? In the Help Index look up “QuickPanel” and choose “QuickPanel
Scripts: an Overview”.

3.11.3 QPScript Language

The QPScript language is composed of the following elements.

Statements: There are three general kinds of statements in a QPScript script:

• Assignment statements set a variable’s value to the result of an expression.

• Function calls execute one of the QPScript functions to perform a specific
operation.
• Branching statements change the flow of script execution.
Keywords: The elements that make up these statements can be broken down into the
following categories:

• Operators are used in mathematical expressions and conditional expressions.

• Functions are predefined routines that perform various operations in the
QuickPanel application.
• Keywords are other reserved words used in the QPScript language.
Expressions: There are two general kinds of expressions in QPScript:

• Mathematical expressions produce numerical results.

• Conditional expressions produce boolean results and are used in if-then-else
clauses.

Want to know more? In the Help Index, look up “QPScript” and choose “QPScript
Language Reference”.

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