L11 - New Techniques to Increase Efficiency with PanelView Plus 6 Applications Wil Mattheis Commercial Engineer November 2012 Rev 5058-CO900C
Agenda Product Overview Device Connectivity Design-time Improvements Run-time Enhancements Demo Walk Through Hands on Lab 2
Using PanelView Plus v5.10 with V20 Controllers For a PanelView Plus or PanelView Plus CE terminal to communicate with a V20 controller the following is necessary Upgrade PanelView Plus or PanelView Plus CE to firmware 5.10.08 Upgrade FactoryTalk Services (FactoryTalk Diagnostics, FactoryTalk Service Platform, FactoryTalk Activation, and RSLinx Enterprise) to CPR9 SR5 version. There is a single downloadable install for this FT Service upgrade that is designed to require minimal user interaction with the install, and deliver all the products in a single install operation. See Knowbase Article #490905 It is not necessary to upgrade any FactoryTalk View v5.x application to a newer version
PanelView Plus 6 Recent Enhancements Added Features and Improved Usability. v6.10.01 Enhancement (August 2011) SMTP Email ActiveX Web Browser ActiveX Control v6.10.17 (April 2012) Screen Rotation capability Logo Manager for Custom Logo Improved Configuration Menus for Services Upgraded VNC server for Remote Connection New Terminal Full Backup/Restore Utility Support for USB Audio 4
Enhancements via Remote Access with PVP6 (700-1500) Improved w/ April 2012 Firmware Remote access to the terminal New VNC Server Enhancements on PanelView Plus 6 700-1500 supports two VNC client connections Variety of remote connection technologies Server Clients Technology PVP 6 Browser Enabled PC iphone/ ipad ViewPoint VNC FTP Knowledgebase Note 466394 Android device
Expand Your Network Capabilities PCI Ethernet Accessory: Provides a second, isolated Ethernet port does NOT support DLR. Expand the capabilities of PanelView Plus 6 (700-1500) with remote connection capability Allow data segregation between Control network and Enterprise network when the system is properly architected. 2711P-RN20 Expected Release: Winter 2012 Enterprise Zone DMZ NIC2: 10.10.10.20 Cell/Area Zones PVP6 NIC1: 192.168.1.20 6
PanelView Plus 6 400/ 600 Availability Q1CY2013 Ethernet and RS232 connections PanelView Plus 6 400 & 600 Standard Features PanelView Plus 6 600 Extended Features Internet Explorer Office Viewers Media Player Remote Desktop Connectivity Hardware Specifications Microsoft Windows CE 6.0 R3 Faster ARM processor More RAM memory, 256MB minimum SD Card for external storage Cutout compatible with existing PanelView Plus 400/600
PanelView Plus 6 Compact 400/ 600/ 1000 Availability Q2CY2013 Connects to a single controller CompactLogix, ControlLogix or MicroLogix Single port/driver support RSLinx Enterprise or KEPware Same features and functions as PanelView Plus 6 Standard Web/ FTP/ VNC Server ActiveX Controls No FTViewPoint support Ethernet and Serial Connections Limited to 25 displays Limited to 200 alarms
FactoryTalk View Machine Edition v7.0 Specific Features Design-time Simplified Install Search & Replace Cross-reference Paste without localized strings Auto-open object properties Project info on Open dialog Device support PanelView Plus 6 400/600 PanelView Plus 6 Compact EDS File devices CIP Data table devices Current availability Q1CY2013 Run-time USB Camera OCX Terminal Info OCX Macro Multiplexer OCX Case Statement OCX Enhanced IP Info OCX 1,000k record Data Model Scrolling Diagnostic List Load MER to SD card Parameterized Macro button Parameterized Goto Display button
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Directly Access non-controller Devices Two methods to read/write devices without bridging through a controller EDS Parameters Data Table Supports EDS Parameter tag browsing Additional @Predefined tags for new device connections
Access Device Data Without Consuming Controller Resources EDS Parameters Tag browsing Similar to offline folders for controllers Uses [Params] section of EDS file Reading and Writing Uses Link Path, Data Type and Data Size entries of EDS file Use connected messaging Diagnostics and Error handling similar to controller communications EDS Files are open text files 16,775 EDS files on Rockwell Automation s website 12
Increase Value of Smart Devices CIP Data Table object Tag browsing Similar to controller online browsing Device symbols built in to firmware Reading and Writing Uses symbolic addressing enabled by the Data Table object Uses connected messaging Diagnostics and Error handling similar to controller communications Devices that support Data Table Ex.: Smart Overloads, Power Monitors, etc. 13
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Simplified Installation Process New workflow automates the required order of installation for Server, Client, Station, and Studio installs. Includes automated IIS install and configuration for newer Operating Systems 15
Execute Changes More Efficiently Search for tags and text in multiple project objects Replace tags or text in multiple project objects Operates on Displays Global objects\
Faster Troubleshooting Locate tag usage by Component Type Hotlink to tag location from Cross-reference
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Observe Application Status USB Camera ActiveX Embed live USB video feed on display Snapshot capability Camera determines available frame rates and sizes
Retrieve Runtime Terminal Information Terminal Info ActiveX Capture information for internal and external NIC TCP/IP device name TCP/IP address Subnet mask MAC Id Capture terminal environmental data at runtime Temperatures (CPU, Display) Load (CPU, Memory) Battery voltage
Simplify Complex Runtime Tasks Macro Multiplexer ActiveX Programmatic control of macro execution Index tags selects one of up to 100 configured macro to execute Implement more than one ActiveX to control more than 100 macros Case Statement ActiveX Quickly convert a number to a string Supports six operations LEQ, LES, EQU, NEQ, GRT, GEQ Create up to 50 test cases Support default result case Implement more than one ActiveX to handle more than 50 test cases Eliminates the need to use large complex IF-ELSEIF constructs in macros
Increase Flexibility of Reusable Components Added variable capability to Goto Display and Macro button Allows programmatic control of the target (display destination or macro) New connection supports literals ( mydisplay ), tags ({mytag}), and placeholders ({#1})
Expanded Data Logging Capability Increased data model size to 1,000,000 records @ 10ms log rate application can store data for 2.78hrs @ 1s log rate application can store data for 11.57days @ 10s log rate application can store data for 115.7 days @ 60s log rate application can store data for 1.90 yrs
Additional Features Load to SD card Save internal storage space System runs MER from SD card Scroll diagnostic messages left and right to view entire message
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HANDS ON LAB The lab is broken into three sections Demo Partially completed lab that demonstrates how the demo was created An introduction to FactoryTalk View Machine Edition
Demo Overview 11 scenarios that are presented in a problem / solution format Animating a Custom Graphic Recipe Management ViewPoint and Email VNC DataStore Plus & FTP Faceplates Language Switching Global Objects WebBrowser and PDF Viewer Reset Operator Password Remote Terminal Wakeup
Demo Overview Animating a Custom Graphic Illustrates how a custom graphic such as a company logo can have animation applied to it
Demo Overview Recipe Management Illustrates how the Recipe ActiveX can be used to easily switch between recipes.
Demo Overview ViewPoint and Email Illustrates how to receive alarm notifications and then access the terminal remotely to reduce travel costs.
Demo Overview VNC Illustrates how to access the terminal remotely to reduce travel costs.
Demo Overview DataStore Plus & FTP Illustrates how the datalog file can be retreived from the terminal and can be used in Microsoft Excel.
Demo Overview Faceplates Example of how a faceplate can aid in troubleshooting.
Demo Overview Language Switching Illustrates how easily different languages can be added into the application.
Demo Overview Global Objects Illustrates how to reduce design time by using global objects.
Demo Overview WebBrowser and PDF Viewer Illustrates how the Web Browser ActiveX can be used to host a HTML page to hot link to pdf files.
Demo Overview Reset Operator Password Illustrates how to reset the User password without having to rebuild the runtime file.
Demo Overview Remote Terminal Wakeup Illustrates how to get the terminal out of screen saver mode remotely.
HANDS ON LAB How To Sections Demo Sections Animating Custom Graphic 11 Recipe Manager 12 ViewPoint and Email 16 VNC 23 DataStore Plus & FTP 27 Faceplates 30 Language Switching 36 Global Objects 38 WebBrowser and PDF Viewer 40 Reset Operator Password 42 Remote Terminal Wakeup 46 Animating Custom Graphic 52 Recipe Manager 56 ViewPoint and Email 68 VNC 83 DataStore Plus & FTP 88 Faceplates 94 Language Switching 95 Global Objects 109 WebBrowser and PDF Viewer 118 Reset Operator Password 122 Remote Terminal Wakeup 124