IWS_Training_Guide_v.. - FF-Automation

IWS Training GuideContentsOPENING AN EXISTING PROJECT...............................................................................................................6–6EXERCISE: CREATING A NEW PROJECT.....................................................................................................6–7CHAPTER 7. TAGS........................................................................................................................................ 7–1OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................................................7–1TAG CATEGORIES....................................................................................................................................7–1TAG NOMENCLATURE ..............................................................................................................................7–1IWS TAG TYPES......................................................................................................................................7–2TAG SCOPE.............................................................................................................................................7–2DECLARING TAGS....................................................................................................................................7–3IWS ARRAYS ..........................................................................................................................................7–4IWS CLASS TAGS....................................................................................................................................7–5IWS POINTER TAGS ................................................................................................................................7–7DETERMINING TAG USAGE.......................................................................................................................7–9DEFINING TAG PARAMETERS..................................................................................................................7–11IWS TAGS DATABASE EXERCISE............................................................................................................7–19CHAPTER 8. APPLICATION SCREENS AND STATIC OBJECTS.............................................................. 8–1STANDARD SCREENS AND MDI SCREEN GROUPS .....................................................................................8–1CREATING A STANDARD SCREEN..............................................................................................................8–1EXERCISE: CREATE A STANDARD SCREEN................................................................................................8–6CREATING MDI SCREENS ........................................................................................................................8–8EXERCISE: CREATING A MDI SCREEN GROUP.........................................................................................8–13IWS TOOLBARS FOR SCREEN OBJECTS..................................................................................................8–16IWS STATIC OBJECTS AND PROPERTIES ................................................................................................8–17EXERCISE: USING STATIC OBJECTS........................................................................................................8–27ALIGN & DISTRIBUTE TOOLBAR ..............................................................................................................8–31DYNAMIC PROPERTIES...........................................................................................................................8–33MODE TOOLBAR ....................................................................................................................................8–49BITMAP TOOLBAR ..................................................................................................................................8–50USING OBJECT IDS................................................................................................................................8–52EXERCISE: USING STATIC OBJECTS WITH DYNAMIC PROPERTIES.............................................................8–53REPLACE FUNCTION & CUSTOM PROPERTIES .........................................................................................8–56IWS SYMBOL LIBRARY...........................................................................................................................8–61CHAPTER 9. ACTIVE OBJECTS ...................................................................................................................9-1EXERCISE: USING ACTIVE OBJECTS ..........................................................................................................9-9CHAPTER 10. DRIVER COMMUNICATION ..................................................................................................10-1ADDING AND CONFIGURING DRIVERS.......................................................................................................10-2ADDING DRIVER WORKSHEETS ...............................................................................................................10-6DATA TRANSFERS BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND THE PLC .........................................................................10-11ROCKWELL AUTOMATION/ALLEN-BRADLEY DRIVERS..............................................................................10-12OPTIMIZING DRIVER PERFORMANCE......................................................................................................10-13CHAPTER 11. OPC COMMUNICATIONS..................................................................................................... 11–1EXERCISE: CONNECTING TO AN OPC SERVER........................................................................................11–2CHAPTER 12. CREATING RECIPES............................................................................................................ 12–1EXERCISE: CREATING RECIPES..............................................................................................................12–2Creating a Recipe Worksheet.........................................................................................................12–2Creating a Recipe Screen...............................................................................................................12–5CHAPTER 13. CREATING REPORTS .......................................................................................................... 13–1EXERCISE: CREATING A REPORT............................................................................................................13–2CHAPTER 14. RUNTIME TRANSLATION .....................................................................................................14-1EXERCISE: ENABLING EXTERNAL TRANSLATION .......................................................................................14-2ivInduSoft Web Studio