Microsoft Power Point - 03 WinCC V7 Graphic

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WinCC V7.0 What’s new?

Workshop: Graphics

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Agenda

� Designs

� Central Color Palette

� New Graphics Objects

� New “Windows-like” Objects

� Faceplates / Type-Instance Concept

� Animation Trigger

� Independent Screen Windows

� Deactivatable Prefixes

� Text Distributor / Text Library

� Tag Management

� WinCC as Service

� Setup / Licenses

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Industry SectorWinCC V7.0

User Interface

Central Color Palette

Graphics Objects

Faceplates

Animation Trigger

Screen Windows

Deactivatable Prefixes

Text Distributor

Tag Management

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SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 – New Design in the WinCC Editor

Graphics Designer

User Administrator

Structure Types

Tag Logging

Text Library

� Adapted corporate design for modern look & feel

User interface

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SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 - Designs

Various new options for the graphical project creation

� Color gradients, shadows, transparency, new objects, hover effect

� Utilization of the new Vista options, e.g. glass effect

� With the new Vista-like options such as hover & glass, or shadows & transparency, optimal user interfaces can be created

� Effects are centrally

configurable

� Can be made dynamic

at the object or be

deactivated

User interface

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Central Color Scheme and Color Palette

Desire a design change in the project?

� With the central scheme, even already completed plants/systems can quickly be adapted to a customer-specific design.

� Design settings, shadows, hover effects, as well as colors

User interface

� Changing the project at the push of a button

� With the central scheme, even already completed plants/systems can quickly be adapted to a customer-specific

design.

� E.g. shadow & hover effects, colors.

� How is this done?

� In the project properties, the scheme for the central color palette, shadows, and hover effects can be set.

At the object in the Graphics Designer, “Yes” or “No” can then be selected for the properties of the object.

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WinCC Designs

Additional graphical customizing options for projects

� Design selection from predefined and user-created designs

� Colors, patterns, and other optical effects are defined by the design

� Definition of a global design in the project properties

Advantages

� WinCC projects can quickly be

adapted to a customer-specific

design

� Uniform appearance of WinCC

objects throughout the project

� Creation of own designs with

diverse parameterization

options

User Interface

� The setting of the design usually applies to all objects in the project

� But it can also be deactivated at the object

� Designs created by yourself can be edited as desired. In particular, the following settings can be individually defined:

� Global shadow effect

� Hover effect

� Style of an object group

� Color scheme of an object group

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WinCC Designs – State of the Art

Various new options for the graphical project creation

� Color gradients, shadows, transparency, new objects, hover effect

� Utilization of the new Vista options, e.g. glass effect

� Effects are centrally configurable, but can – of course – also be made

dynamic at the object or be deactivated

� With the new Vista-like options such as hover & glass, or shadows &

transparency, optimal user interfaces can be created

User Interface

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WinCC Designs

Global shadow for objects

� Different options for depicting shadows at objects

� Can be made dynamic and deactivated at the object

Hover effect

� Different depiction as long as the mouse

pointer is over a dynamic object

� Brightness, inner glow, outer glow

� Improved depiction of the operating possibilities

User Interface

� The "Global shadow" attribute defines whether the object will be displayed with the shadowing defined in the active

design.

� Yes Uses the global shadowing defined for this object type.

� No No shadowing.

� The attribute "Global shadow" can be made dynamic with the name "GlobalShadow".

Hover effect:

� Increase brightness - when the mouse pointer moves over the object, the entire object becomes brighter

� Inner glow - when the mouse pointer is moved over the object, the inside of the object glows in the selected color

� Outer glow - when the mouse pointer is moved over the object, the edge of the object glows in the selected color

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SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 – Usage of Design and Color palette

� The global design settings can be individually turned

on or off at the object

� All design options are also individually configurable at the specific objects

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Exercise: WinCC Designs

Exercise

� Creation of a new design

� Configuration of the individual parameters of the design

� Activation of the shadows & hover functionality

� Import / export of designs

Result

User Interface

Procedure:

� Open project properties of the WinCC project, choose tab ‚User Interface and Design

� Task is to replace the current design with a self-created

� All parameters should be modified / changed

� Use the ‘Shadow’ and ‘Hover’ effects as well

� An example of a self-created design you see above

� E.g. change the properties of the ‘Menu & Toolbar’

� E.g. change the properties of the RT controls (connection between Design and properties

of the Alarm control)

� It should be made clear which new possibilities WinCC designs offer and which WinCC object is related to

which group in the design configuration

� Information about you’ll find also in the WinCC Information System -> Working with WinCC -> Working with

projects -> Determining the Global Design -> The Elements of the Global Design

� On the next slide you find the exercise for the use of the Global Design

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Exercise: WinCC Designs

Exercise

� Add objects to the picture ‚WS_V7_Design.pdl‘

� Check the parameter ‚Global color scheme‘ for the objects

� Start WinCC Runtime to see the configured Design

� Implement the transparency functionality, e.g. with a Slider object

� Change the Global

Design

� See the changes inWinCC Runtime

Result

User Interface

Procedure

� Open the picture ‚WS_V7_Design.pdl‘ and add different WinCC objects to use the Design, e.g. .:

� Clock, Alarm Control, Button, Pipe, Round Button, Radio Box, Slider, Text objects

� As an example see the screenshot on the slide above

� All objects groups, which can be configured in the Design,

should be used

� Connection between Design and the objetcs via

object parameter category ‘Effects’

� You should create objects with and without setting the parameter ‘Global color scheme’

� Also the new transparency property should be configured, e.g. with a direct connection of a slider to another object

� Note:

� If nothing else is set in the object properties, the settings of the selected global design apply to all graphical objects

in the project.

Note

� As soon as an attribute is determined by a global design, it remains static and can no longer be made dynamic. Even

a dynamization that has already been performed remains without effect.

� If nothing else is set in the object properties, the settings of the selected global design apply to all graphical objects

in the project.

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Centrally defined colors for the WinCC project

� Assignment of choice colors to specific indexes

� Assignment of color indexes to objects just like the usual explicit colors

� Creation of up to 10 color scales with up to 20 colors

Advantages:

� Creation of a project-wide, central color palette

� Changing of the colors of many objects in just a few steps

� Changing the central color palette affects all objects with colors assigned from the central color palette


Prerequisites for central color palette or central changing of colors:

� As the global design, not “WinCC Classic” has been set

� Central color palette has been set up

� At “Display” in the object properties, the attribute “Global Color Scheme” has been set to “No”

� In the object properties, colors from the central color palette have been selected

As soon as the central color palette is changed in the project settings, this will affect those object elements in the

objects, to which colors from the central color palette have been assigned.

Notes:

� A color palette does not have to be completely defined.

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Working with the central color palette

� Creating and applying of the color

palette (by default, none exists)

� Colors of the color palettes can be

added or changed at any time

� When selecting the color for an

object, a color index can be

picked from the palette

� Changing the color of an index

results in a project-wide change

� Color palettes can be exported

and imported (XML format)


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Exercise: Central Color Palette

Exercise

� Creation of your own color palette and definition of your own colors for it

� Assignment of colors from your own central color palette to objects in the

screen “WS_V7_Palette.pdl”

� Checking of the results in runtime

� Changing of color indexes of your own palette

� Export / import of the (changed) central color palette

Result

� Central management of colors in the project

� Easy changeability to adapt project


� Switching of the global design

� Central color palette has been set up

� At “Display” in the object properties, the attribute “Global Color Scheme” has been set to “No”

� In the object properties, colors from the central color palette have been selected

� Following the changes, the screen has to be called again

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New Graphics Objects

Additional design options with new graphics objects

� Various pipe objects for a realistic plant visualization

� Multi-line text

� Can be made dynamic for text input

and text output in runtime

Graphics Objects

� A polygon pipe can have various bends just like a polygon

� Use the "Line connection type" attribute under "Styles" to set the type of corner display (Square, Round)

� Use the "Line weight" attribute under "Styles" to set the width of tube display.

� It is one object and can be made dynamic with different actions

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Exercise: Graphics Objects

Exercise

� Expansion of the screen “WS_V7_NewObjects.pdl” by a plant section with pipe objects and valves, see image section below

� Addition: Make this plant section dynamic so that the pipes change color when the valve is opened

� Addition of a multi-line text field

Result

Graphics Objects

Procedure

� Add and arrange pipe objects

� Valve objects can be found in the library

� Note on color change:

� The object property “Global Color Scheme” is available

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New Graphics Objects II

New “Windows-like” objects for intuitive operation

� Combo box – selection of texts from a list for display and input purposes

� Tag connection of the texts via indexes

� Dynamics are added via indexes or texts

� List box – selection of texts from a list with corresponding actions

� Tag connection or dynamics of the texts via indexes

� If the list is longer than the list field is high -> two scrolling arrows at the right

� With corresponding text tags, dynamics are added to the specified texts

Graphics Objects

� Quasi-“replacement” of the Microsoft Controls frequently used in previous versions

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Exercise: Graphics Objects

Exercise

� Expansion of the screen “WS_V7_NewObjects.pdl” by a list box object

� This list box object is to offer three screens for selection, which when

selected are displayed in a screen window

� Configuration of list box object with dynamics to the screen window

Result

Graphics Objects

Procedure

� Add the list box object from the object palette (Smart Objects)

� At object properties -> miscellaneous, fill the indexes 1 to 3

� Pick “Selected Field”, e.g. 1, then specify the screen name at “Selected Text”

� “WS_V7_nopicture.pdl” for index 1

� “WS_V7_NewObjects.pdl” for index 2

� “WS_V7_Animationcycle.pdl” for index 3

� So that the screen name can be transferred, a direct connection is set up between the selected text and the screen

window.

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This new object type is similar to the faceplate or customized object (grouping) in WinCC.

A faceplate resides inside a screen window and can be linked with different structure tags via the tag prefix. If the underlying

screen is changed, all stored instances change. It always resides in its own screen window.

A customized object is a grouping of a number of objects, in which not all properties & events – but only specifically selected

properties & events – appear in the properties/events. If the underlying object is changed, there are no changes to the copies of the

object previously inserted into the screens.

The new centrally changeable object combines the two familiar procedures.

The object is built in an editor (Graphics Designer) and sent to the library as an “instance”. The object does not have to run in a screen window. It does not require a tag prefix. It can be integrated into the screens multiple times. If the central object is then

expanded, for example by an I/O field that displays an additional value, this change is applied to all objects integrated in the screen.


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SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 – New centrally changeable Objects

Efficiency through Reusability and central Changeability

� New, additional type / instance concept

� Standardized screen object for an object-oriented configuration

� Type-specific and instance-specific properties

� Centrally stored type is used as faceplate instance in the screens

Advantages

� Reduction of the configuration work

� Multiple use in screens

� Instances are centrally changed

via the faceplate type

� Easy copying between

projects

Faceplates

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Faceplates

Central changeability of objects

� New, additional type / instance concept

� Standardized screen object for an object-oriented configuration

� Type-specific and instance-specific properties

� Centrally stored type is used as faceplate instance in the screens

� Creation of faceplate types in the Graphics Designer

Advantages

� Reduction of the configuration work

� Multiple use in screens

� Instances are centrally changed via the faceplate type

� Easy copying between projects

example.fpt

Faceplates

� WinCC stores the faceplate type in an “fpt” file

� Faceplate type is inserted as faceplate instance into a process screen

� Faceplate instance is edited just like a single object in the Graphics Designer

� Faceplate types posses two kinds of properties and events:

� Type-specific properties and events

These properties and events can only be changed in the faceplate type; properties and events are not

configurable in the faceplate instances

� Instance-specific properties and events

These properties and events are configured in the faceplate instances

� When creating the faceplate type, it is specified whether a property is type-specific or instance-specific

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Configuration of Faceplates

Configuration of faceplates

� Create faceplate type with individual objects

� Configure faceplate type

� Create faceplate tags

� Add dynamics to faceplate type

1) Create faceplate type in the Graphics Designer

� Add individual objects from the object

palette of the Graphics Designer

� Configure the individual objects; i.e. the

type-specific properties / events

Faceplates

Notes:

� The object types connector, user object, application window, screen window, and faceplates cannot be used

� The following menu functions of the Graphics Designer are not available when editing the faceplate type:

� Activate runtime

� User object

� Tag connections

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2) Configure faceplate type

� In the configuration dialog of the faceplate typeit is specified, what is to be configured in the instances

� Instance-specific property and event nodes are configured

� Configuration of property nodes with properties via drag & drop

� Analogous for events Faceplates

Notes:

� The following properties of the individual objects may not be assigned to a property node:

� “"OutputFormat” of the I/O field

� “Layer” at all objects

Notes:

� In the property node, group the properties of the individual objects in a meaningful manner. For example, line weight

should not be grouped together with background color.

Assign a unique name to the property node. There are no language-dependent names for the property node.

Notes:

� Each property of an individual object may only be assigned to one property node.

In the faceplate type, only the properties of an individual object not assigned to a property node may be made

dynamic.

Only the properties of an individual object that have not been made dynamic in the faceplate type may be assigned

to a property node.

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3) Create faceplate tags

� Faceplates can only be made dynamic with faceplate tags

� Valid only for this faceplate type, also only editable in this faceplate

� No access to the WinCC Tag Management Faceplates

The following can be configured for the tags:

� Name

� Data type

� Start value

� Low limit

� High limit

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4) Add dynamics to faceplate type

� Two options: Tag connection and VBScript

� Restriction: Only faceplate tags, not all WinCC dynamics

� New “SmartTags” object instead of “HMIRuntime” for VB programming Faceplates

Adding dynamics with VBScript

� With VBScript, data outside of the faceplate type cannot be accessed.

� Consequently no access to “HMIRuntime” within a faceplate type.

� Debugging is not possible for scripts in faceplate types.

� The new component “SmartTags” has been added to the faceplate type.

� The faceplate tags and the properties of the faceplate type can be accessed with “SmartTags”.

� See also VBS reference in the chapter “SmartTags Object”.

Adding dynamics through a tag connection

� For the tag connection, only the faceplate tags can be used.

� Procedure follows that of a regular tag connection.

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Faceplates

Using a faceplate instance

� Inserting of a faceplate instance into a process screen

� New object “Faceplate” in the object palette

� Configuration of the instance-specific

properties in the process screen

Faceplates

Notes:

� If no or an invalid faceplate type is selected, the faceplate object will be deleted from the screen.

Changing of faceplate types

� Changes made to type-specific properties in the faceplate type will not be updated in the faceplate instances, if the

corresponding process screen of the faceplate instance is open. The changes are applied to the instances by closing

the corresponding process screen and then loading it again.

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Exercise: Faceplates

Adapt Faceplate

Open the existing Faceplate “Stirrer.FPT” in the Graphic Designer.

Add a Rectangle, a Static Text and an I/O Field into this faceplate.

Switch off the global color scheme at these objects.

Result

Faceplates

� Start Graphics Designer and open the Faceplate type „Stirrer.FPT“

� Add individual objects from the object palette of the Graphics Designer to the Faceplate type:

� Add a "Static Text" object into the Faceplate and center the font to the middle.

� Insert an I/O field object and center the font to the middle too.

� Insert the Rectangle object and switch off the global color scheme, otherwise no background color can be apply.

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Create faceplate internal tags

Open the menu “Edit Faceplate Tags” out of the menu

Create an unsinged 32-bit value called status with

the following properties:- Start Value: 11974326

- Low limit: 0

- High limit: 16777215

Assign the tag to the BackColor of the “Rectangle3”

Result

Faceplates

� Create a Faceplate internal tag:

� Select the menu entry “Edit” and press “Edit Faceplate Tags” to open the Tag dialog

� Double Click the Add Cell to create a new faceplate internal tag and double click it to rename to status

� Change the data type to unsigned 32-bit value

� Choose the data type and set the limits (start value: 11974326, low limit: 0, high limit: 16777215)

� Assign the tag to property:

� Select the Stirrer (Group1) and assign the status tag to the Background Color of the Rectangle3

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Configure Interface

Open the menu “Configure Faceplate Type” out of the menu

Add the following Properties to the interface:

- IOField1.OutputValue- Rectangle1.BackColor

- StaticText1.Text

Change to the Events tab and add the Button1.Click

Event to the interface of the faceplate type.

Result

Faceplates

� Add properties to the Faceplate interface

� Open the menu entry “Edit” and select the “Configure Faceplate Type”

� Select the IOField1 in the middle column and add the OutputValue to the interface on the left side by Drag and Drop

� Mark the Property name OutputValue in the Selected Properties column and rename it by the help of the context menu > rename (into Speed)

� Also add the BackColor- property of Rectangle1 and the Text- property of StaticText1 to the interface

� Add events to the Faceplate interface

� Switch to the Events tab and add the Click Event of Button1 to the interface via Drag and Drop

� Rename this events to MotorStatus

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Access to faceplate internal tags

Add a VBS-Action at the Button1- Press left Event

To access the tag use the SmartTag(“TagName”)

Method and trigger the value between gray and

Green.

Result

Faceplates

� Trigger the faceplate internal tag via VBScript:

� The status tag should represent the color of the status, therefore trigger it between green and gray by clicking the Button1

� To achieve this aim, only VBScript can be used. To get access on Faceplate internal tags use the SmartTags() Method.

� Dim s

� Set s = SmartTags(”status”) ‘create object reference on the tag

� If s.value = vbGreen Then ’if the actual color is green

� s.value = RGB(182,182,182) ‘there exists no constant for gray

� Else

� s.value = vbGreen

� End If

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Insert the Faceplate as Instance

Open the picture “Faceplates.pdl” and insert

The Faceplate instance 3 times, choose Stirrer.FPT.

Assign values and tags to the interfaces of the faceplate instance and Trigger

The “state”- bit at the faceplate event Click.

Result

Faceplates

� Open the picture “Faceplates.pdl” to insert a faceplate instance of the “Stirrer.FPT”

� Insert 3 times a faceplate instance and select the “Stirrer.FPT”

� Assign the WinCC SpeedX tag to the Speed Property

� Assign the WinCC ColorX tag to the BackColor Property

� Add the following C- Script to the Event of the Faceplate instance

�

� //WINCC:TAGNAME_SECTION_START // Comment for Cross-Reference

� #define state “state3” // Wincc Tag

� //WINCC:TAGNAME_SECTION_END

� SetTagBit(state,!GetTagBit(state)); //Trigger Bit to show state of Stirrer

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Change the faceplate type

Open the Faceplate type “Stirrer.FPT”

Open the settings and select the checkbox

“Display information in case …” in the

option tab.

Add or remove a property of the interface

and save the faceplate. See what happens

in the “Faceplates.pdl” picture and in Runtime

Result

Faceplates

� To get notified when the interface has changed, display faceplate information

� Open the Tools menu entry and select Settings, change to Options tab and check the “Display information in case …” option

� Change the Faceplate interface and save the changes

� Take a look at the “Faceplate.pdl” in Runtime and Graphics Designer

� Take also a look on the Pictures in the WinCC Explorer

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Animation Trigger

New trigger for animations via VBScript

� Shorter cycle time: 125 ms “High Performance” cycle

� Selection in VBS via “Animation Cycle”

� Trigger can be started and stopped while in runtime

� For this, the object “ScreenItems” has implemented the new methods

“ActivateDynamic” and “DeactivateDynamic”

� As before, the animation is connected

to object properties

HMIRuntime.ScreenItems “MyObject”. ActivateDynamic “Property”, “CycleTime125ms”

Animation Trigger

Notes:

� Scripts should not be too long, otherwise the 125 ms cycle cannot be guaranteed

� WinCC tags requested from a script by the Data Manager with a 125 ms trigger are registered there in a 250 ms cycle!

� The trigger is deactivated during a Open Picture

Cycle names:

CycleTime125ms � 125 ms



CycleTime1s � 1 s

CycleTime2s � 2 s

CycleTime5s � 5 s

CycleTime10s � 10 s

CycleTime1min � 1 min

CycleTime5min � 5 min

Cycletime10min � 10 min

CycleTime1h � 1 h

CycleUser1 � User cycle 1





CyclePicture � The picture cycle of the screen

CycleWindow � The window cycle of the screen

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Exercise: Animation Trigger

Exercise

� Screen “WS_V7_Animationtrigger.pdl” is to be expanded by an object, which is moving from left to right in a 125 ms cycle

� Once the object reaches the X position “800”, the animation starts again from X position “50”

� Starting and stopping of the animation via start and stop buttons

� For comparison, creation of a another animation with 500 ms cycle

Result

� Objects move

in a 125 ms or

500 ms cycle

Animation Trigger

Procedure

� Adding of an object, which is to be animated, e.g. a circle

� Adding of two buttons for the start / stop functionality

� For the property Position X (“left”) of the animation object,

a VBScript is created

� By means of an if-else function, the current position

is queried, and if the X position is less than 800,

then the object is moved to the right by 2 pixels

� The trigger for this VBScript is “Animation cycle”

� For the start button, a VBScript is created at the event Mouse Click, which starts the animation

� For this, the animation object is defined and

its method .ActivateDynamic used

� Note: The method .ActivateDynamic has to

address the property for the animation

� For the stop button, a VBScript is created at the event Mouse Click, which stops the animation (see Start script, but

instead of the Active you must use the Deactivate method ellipse.DeactivateDynamic "Left„)

� The above steps need to be repeated for a second animation with a 500 ms cycle

� The parameter for the cycle is “CycleTime500ms”

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Independent Screen Windows

WinCC Runtime as “multi-instance”

� Not quite, but WinCC permits multiple independent screen windows

� I.e. depiction of the runtime on multiple monitors

� Can also be interrupted by other applications

� More sophisticated and more comprehensive representation of processes

� Implementation of seemingly multiple instances of the WinCC Runtime

� Can be parameterized at the computer properties and the screen window

properties

WinCC

CustomerApplication WinCC

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Independent Screen Windows

Mode of operation

� Hideable main window

� Start screen has to exist,but is hidden

� In this “main window”, the independentscreen windows can then be created

� Three new screen window

properties

� Independent window,

window mode,

monitor number

Screen Windows

Configuration

� In the main window, the independent screen windows are created

� They have the attributes “Independent window”, “Window mode”, and “Monitor number”

� The main window, in which the individual screen windows were created, is then no longer needed

� It is hidden to obtain multiple independent runtime windows

� Theoretically, there is no limitation with regard to the number of independent screen windows – except concerning

the clarity/visibility

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Exercise: Independent Screen Windows

Exercise

� After the start of runtime, three independent and operable screen windows are to be displayed, i.e. implementation of seemingly multiple instances of

the WinCC Runtime

� The independent screen windows are to depict the screens

“WS_V7_Animationstrigger.pdl”

“WS_V7_Palette.pdl”

“WS_V7_NewObjects.pdl”

Result

� In runtime, the selected process screens appear in multiple screen windows

that can be operated independently from each other

Screen Windows

Procedure

� Open the screen “V7_WS_Independent.pdl”

� In this screen, add three screen windows with the corresponding process screens

� At the properties of each screen window, the following parameters have to be set:

� Attribute “Independent window” to “yes”

� Attribute “Window mode” to “Default”

� Attribute “Monitor” to “1”

� In addition, attributes such as “Heading”, “Movable”, “Adapt Picture”, etc. should be activated

� In the next step, the screen “V7_WS_Independent.pdl” has to be set as the start screen

� At the computer properties -> “Graphics Runtime”, the checkbox “Hide Main window” has to be activated

Result

� In runtime, the selected process screens appear in multiple screen windows that can be operated independently

from each other

� See also next slide

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Exercise: Independent Screen Windows

Exercise

Screen Windows

Result

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Deactivatable Tag and Server Prefixes

Simplified working with screens / screen windows and prefixes

� For screen windows, a tag prefix can be assigned

� In a multi-station system, a server prefix can be employed

� Up to now, the prefix within the screen / screen window could not be deactivated

� This is sometimes required to access tags outside of a structure

� In V7, the prefixes can be deactivated, i.e. the tags are requested without prefix

Application examples

� In a screen window with tag prefix, a tag is to be displayed without prefix

� In a distributed system, where the server screen is displayed on the clients in a screen window, the local user “@CurrentUser” is to be displayed

Server 1

Screen 1

Client 1

Server 1::Screen 1


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Deactivatable Tag and Server Prefixes

Deactivation of the prefix

� With the appropriate tags, the following additions can be used:

� “@NOTP” deactivates the tag prefix

� “@NOSP” deactivates the server prefix

� “@NOP” deactivates the tag prefix and the server prefix

� The additions are available for all dynamics types

� Example of a tag connection:

� Example in a VBScript:


Notes:

� (Unofficially, @local could be used in the past to deactivate the prefix)

� Additions cannot be used in the properties “TagPrefix” or “ServerPrefix” of a screen window or basic screen

� The deactivation of the server prefix is only useful for clients with own project

� If a standard server is set up in a multi-station system, the additions “@NOP” and “@NOSP” cannot be used for the

deactivation

� The setting of the prefix only becomes effective after the screen name has been provided again

� Thus, either the prefix has to be set before the screen selection, or the screen name has to be provided again, if the

screen is not changed

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Exercise: Deactivatable Prefixes

Exercise

� Main screen “WS_V7_Prefix_main” is expanded by an I/O field with project-wide value

� Screen window screen “WS_V7_Prefix” is to depict the value by means of a C script, tag connection, and dynamic dialog

� In doing so, the tag prefix of the screen windows has to be deactivated

Result

� The traffic lights switched in the main screen are depicted

differently in the screen windows

� The project-wide value is the same everywhere, due to the

deactivated prefix


Procedure

� In the screen “WS_V7_Prefix_main”, add an I/O field; connect the internal tag “value99” (the tag is located in Tag

Management in the group “Workshop”)

� In the screen “WS_V7_Prefix”, add three I/O fields and make them dynamic accordingly - be sure to deactivate the

tag prefix:

� At the first I/O field, connect the tag by means

of a C script

� At the second I/O field, connect the tag directly

� At the third I/O field, connect the tag by means

of the dynamic dialog

� When the screen is called in runtime via the menu item “Deactivated Prefix”, two screen windows connected via tag

prefix to different tags are displayed. The new I/O fields, however, show the value of the main screen.

Result

� See slide

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Text Distributor

Simplified multilingual configuration with WinCC

� New central editor for the export and import of all texts

� Configuration of the WinCC project in a familiar language, then export of all

texts, translation, and import of the translated texts

� Previously, no central tool for all texts (Text Library, Easy Language)

� Individual languages, individual objects, or groups of objects can be

selectively exported and imported

� Now a convenient tool in the

Text Distributor

� For the export and import of all language-dependent texts

Text Distributor

� See also WinCC Information System, chapter “Configuration for multiple Languages”

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Text Distributor

Working with the Text Distributor

� Started via the WinCC Explorer, Text Library, or Graphics Designer

� Manages texts of the Text Library, Graphics Designer, and menus & toolbars

� Subdivides / exports texts according to editors / applications, into separate files each

� E.g. DemoprojectV7_MenueToolbars.txt

� Exports as CSV or TXT file with freely selectable file prefix; when importing,

filtering according to this prefix

� Status list for the export and import

� Selection according to texts not used or not existing

Text Distributor

Notes: Exportable Languages

� The Text Distributor only offers those languages for the export that originate from the same language area and use

the same code page

� I.e. if Asian texts are to be exported, the corresponding operating system language also has to be set in the

operating system

� Only then will the associated languages be offered for the export

� For further information concerning file structure, etc. see also the chapter “Text Export and Text Import with the Text

Distributor” in the WinCC Help

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Exercise: Text Distributor

Exercise

� Texts of the screen “WS_V7_Prefix_main.pdl” are to be exported with the

aid of the Text Distributor

Result

� Exported CSV file

Text Distributor

Procedure

� Start the Text Distributor via the WinCC Explorer

� Deselect all components except for the Graphics Designer

� Select the export path and the file format (.txt is recommended)

� In the screen selection dialog, select the screen “WS_V7_Prefix_main”

� In the language selection dialog, select the languages to be exported (German and English)

� Export the texts

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Text Library

Expansion of the Text Library functionality

� New filter mechanisms and functions in the Text Library

� For a simplified management of texts

� Finding of inconsistencies in the configuration by means of filter functions

� Display of unused texts

� Points out deleted text IDs that are still used in the project

� Find & replace

functionality

� Text Distributor as

central tool

Text Library

Inconsistencies in your configuration can be determined using the filter function and the "Missing text" function.

� Text that is not used

� The "Not system text" setting in the filter function indicates that a text exists in the Text Library but is not used in the configuration.

� Note

� The text records are used e.g. in Global Script, is also output with filter setting "Not system text"

� Missing text

� You are presented with the IDs of the text records that are deleted in the Text Library but are used in the configuration with the "Missing text" function. The application point is also indicated.

� The "Missing Text ID" dialog is displayed.

� The IDs of the text records that do not exist but are used in the configuration are listed.

� In order to recreate the marked text entry, click on the "Create" button.

� The respective Text ID is created again and you can enter the respective text in the generated line.

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Tag Management - New Channels and expanded communication

New channel drivers

� Allen-Bradley Ethernet IP

� Link options via the following channel units:

� Allen-Bradley E/IP PLC5

� Allen-Bradley E/IP SLC50x

� Allen-Bradley E/IP ControlLogix

� Modbus TCP/IP

Expanded communication possibilities

� For ALARM_S/SQ the maximum data length for all attended tags is 12 BYTE

� Today, these 12 BYTE can be used only as 6 WORD.

� With V7.0 you’re able to use the complete 12 BYTE with a mix of different

data types for attended tags

Tag Management

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Internal Tags

Persistence of internal tags

� Internal tags do not have a connection to the process

� They are used to manage data within a project

� With the new property “Runtime Persistence”, the value of the tag is retained after ending the runtime

� If the runtime is restarted, the stored value is used as the start value

Tag Management

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Exercise: Internal Tags

Exercise

� In the screen “WS_V7_Prefix_main.pdl”, the internal tags connected to

the traffic lights are to be configured as persistent

Result

� After ending and restarting

the WinCC Runtime, the last

traffic light switching is retained

Tag Management

Procedure

� Identification of the relevant tags

� Traffic_light_4

� Traffic_light_5

� In the tag properties, activate the parameter

“Runtime persistence”

� Check the persistence by ending and

restarting the WinCC Runtime

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� Server Farms / Servers in secure Rooms

� Result: Security & reliability

� Requires: Service account, project without interactive user inputs

� Tool: Script parser, since it can call dialog boxes, external programs, etc.


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SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 – WinCC as a Service

� The WinCC server is located in a separate room

� No user needs to be logged in

� Monitoring and control of the WinCC project from the clients / Web clients

WinCC als Service

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SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 - WinCC in ServiceMode

WinCC als Service

Services

�ProjectManager

�DataManager

�Alarmlogging RT

�…

WinCC Service Project

<< noninteractive >> << interactive >>

Applications

�Graphics RT

�UserAdmin RT

�LTO Editor

�…

WinCC Service Project:

As a general rule, a user is not logged in to a server with an activated service project. WinCC Runtime starts as a

service. A service project is started automatically or manually.

Automatic Start

� With automatic start, WinCC Runtime is automatically start when the server is turned on and the set project is

activated. The automatic start can be performed without an interactive user being logged in.

Manueller Start

� With a manual start, the user must log into the server and then activate the project. When the user logs off the

server, WinCC Runtime continues to be active.

Noninteractive

� Part of the Wincc project which runs as service without an logged in user.

Interactive

� Part of the Wincc project which can restarted from an logged in user for changing settings or confugurations of the

project.

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Configuration Examples

� WinCC server with Windows Server 2003

� WinCC server with Windows XP with a maximum of 3 clients

� WinCC WebNavigator server or dedicated Web server

� DataMonitor server or dedicated DataMonitor server

WinCC als Service

WinCC server with Windows Server 2003

� Clients with Windows XP

� Clients with Windows Vista

WinCC server with Windows XP with a maximum of 3 clients

� Clients with Windows XP

� Clients with Windows Vista

WinCC WebNavigator server or dedicated Web server

� WinCC Web clients

DataMonitor server or dedicated DataMonitor server

� DataMonitor clients

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settings

� For accepting the settings theproject have to be reopened

� Local Windows user

The user must be a member of the local

"SIMATIC HMI" user group on all the computers in the network. The password for

this user must be identical on all computers.

� Windows domain user

The user is a member of the local "SIMATIC HMI" user group on all computers.

The user is a member of a group which is in turn a member of the local "SIMATIC HMI" user group.

WinCC als Service

Converting a Standard Project to a Service Project:

� To change the project into the service mode open the project settings and check the „Service“ checkbox in the

“operation mode“ tab.

� For accepting the settings the project have to be reopened.

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Tips and Tricks� Check scripts for user inputs � by dint of the ScriptInstector

�With a service project, you cannot add additional programs and tasks to the startup list. The already

existing startup list will be deactivated while mode change.

�The use of the WinCC/Connectivity Pack option is not released for a service project

�As a general rule, a user is not logged in to

a server with an activated service project. WinCC cannot show diagnostics information

on the server. WinCC thus forwards diagnostics

information to the clients.

�After converting the service project to a standard project and vice-versa, you must reconfigure AutostartWinCC als Service

Tips and Tricks:

Scripts

Since an interactive user is not normally logged into service projects, C scripts and VB scripts e.g. lead to problems in

the following cases:

-If you require interactions, e.g. inputs.

-If you display message boxes.

� you can check your project by dint of the ScriptInspector. Please find the ScriptInspector in the uTools

User Login and Logoff

While the service project is active, interactive users can log in and off the server at any time.

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� The package installation describes the very easy installation of WinCC V7.0

� WinCC V7.0 DVD contains the complete basis software, SQL server, as well as WinCC option packages

WebNavigator, DataMonitor, Connectivity Pack and SIMATIC Logon. SIMATIC NET will also provided on the DVD.

� Easier installation: a few clicks at the beginning of the installation is all that is required


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SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 – WinCC installation

Easy package installation

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� The SQL Server is only needed where project data is recorded.

� I.e. on single workstations, servers, or multi-clients.

� The SQL Server is not required on a simple client, since no project data is located on it

� Consequently, it is now possible to install a client without SQL Server.


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SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 – Client Installation without SQL Server

� You want to set up a WinCC operator terminal on less powerful hardware to utilize existing

equipment?

� A WinCC client can now be installed without SQL Server.

� Takes up less disk space

� Faster installation

� Fewer tasks

� Less maintenance

� WinCC Server

� WinCC Client

without project

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SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 – Windows XP for WinCC Server - Client

Usage of Windows XP for WinCC server

� Small server / client structure with XP

� Released for a server with up to 3 clients

Limitation

� Engineering on the server only

� Windows XP Prof

� WinCC Server

� WinCC Client

� Windows XP Prof

� WinCC Client

� Windows XP Prof

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Are you buying PCs with preinstalled operating systems, e.g. for WinCC clients in an office environment?

Do you want the latest functionality?

WinCC V7.0 – tested on Windows Vista Enterprise, Business & Ultimate.

The Web client and DataMonitor client can also run on the Vista Home edition.

You want to employ proven operating systems, e.g. in the production or on the server?

WinCC V7.0 can also run on Windows XP SP2 as well as

Windows 2003 Server SP2 and Windows 2003 Server R2 SP2.

Other operating systems can, for example, be used via the Web server with Terminal Services on thin clients.


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SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 – WinCC goes Vista

VISTA functionality with WinCC

� PCs with preinstalled operating systems, e.g. for WinCC clients in an office environment

� Latest VISTA functionality, like glass effects

� WinCC V7.0 – tested on Windows Vista:

� Ultimate

� Enterprise

� Business

� Certainly proven operating systems like

� Windows XP

� Windows 2003 ServerSetup / Licenses

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� WinCC V7.0 now comes with 512 PowerTags.

� The 1024 version as well was doubled to 2048 PowerTags.

� In addition, SIMATIC Logon for the central user administration is now included in V7.0.


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SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 – Licenses and Upgrades

Setup / Licenses

Licenses and upgrades

� V7.0 licenses can be used for V6.2 and V6.0 SP3/4

� V7.0 archive licenses are only usable on V6.2

� V6.2 archive licenses are usable on V7.0

� WinCC SUS includes all options except:

� ODK

� SIMATIC BATCH (for WinCC)

� SIMATIC Maintenance Station

� Upgrades available for:

� V6.0 SQL 2000 � V7.0 SQL Server 2005 SP2

� V6.2 SQL 2005 SP1 � V7.0 SQL Server 2005 SP2

� No direct upgrade for V5 � V7

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Instead of 256, WinCC V7.0 now comes with 512 PowerTags, and the 1024 version as well was doubled to 2048 PowerTags.

The customer receives twice the number of tags for the same price. In addition, SIMATIC Logon for the central user administration is now included free of charge in V7.0. This is a plus especially for plants in the FDA environment or with a domain structure, in

which a “Central User Administration” and an “Automatic Logout” of the users are required.

Two new Ethernet drivers were installed:

�Allen-Bradley Ethernet IP (only for Control Logix PLC)

�Modbus TCP/IP

As a result, a connection to these PLCs is possible through the regular Ethernet / RJ45 connector of the PC. On the WinCC side,

there are no additional costs for PCI cards, etc.


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SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 – WinCC Licenses

Additional software as well as increased tag packages

� More WinCC for the same money –

512 & 2048 PowerTags

� SIMATIC Logon included

� New communication drivers:

� Allen-Bradley Ethernet IP

� Modbus TCP/IP

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