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1. Getting Started 67 68 Reporting a Problem If you encounter problems when using ISaGRAF Enhanced you can report them to us so we can investigate them and get back to you quickly During the ISaGRAF Enhanced installation a small utility program called Solobug was copied on your computer It allows you to create problem reports that you send by e mail The Solobug utility comes with online help a user manual in PDF format and a readme txt file All Solobug files are located in the following directory Program Files ISaGRAF Enhanced Error Reporting The Solobug implementation in ISaGRAF Enhanced has been customized to allow ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc technical support personnel to better understand the problem you are reporting Therefore the list of fields you have to fill in is different than in the user manual These fields are Field Description Summary Short description of the problem Type Gravity of the problem Severity to be left empty Product ISaGRAF Enhanced Component Name of the ISaGRAF Enhanced component that is causing the problem You can leave this field empty or select Unknown Version Version number for ISaGRAF Enhanced This number is located on the image appearing when you start ISaGRAF Enhanced Description Detailed reporting of the problem Reproduce Series of steps to reproduce the problem ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started To create a problem report with Solobug 1 In the Start menu of2. When asked to use a Nameserver choose No When the installation is complete remove the boot disk and installation CD ROM from their respective drives then press OK The target computer proceeds to booting from its hard disk Login to the computer as root a At the login prompt type root then press Enter b At the password prompts type the password defined in step 3 then press Enter ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 5 Mount the CD ROM drive a Insert the RTAI Linux installation CD ROM in the CD ROM drive b At the prompt type the following line then press Enter mount dev cdrom cdrom c To go to the altersys directory type the following line then press Enter cd cdrom ISaGRAF d At the new directory prompt type the following line then press Enter install_script 6 To install RTNet for use with a failover when asked if you want to install it choose y then press Enter 7 When asked to set the password for use with the run time installer type v2000 then press Enter 8 When the setup is complete remove the installation CD ROM from its drive then press Enter The computer restarts If you chose to install RTNet you need to set it up when the computer restarts For details on setting up RTNet refer to the Using the RTNet Network to Link Target Nodes application note If you installed the target operating system using the installation medium provided with ISaGRAF Enhanced a
3. in the Acrobat Reader directory ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 53 54 How to Use Online Help When working inside IsaGRAF Enhanced you have access to online help You can also access the online modules from the Windows Start menu by choosing ISaGRAF Enhanced then Help then Help Guide From the Workbench you get help on the currently displayed environment by choosing the Help gt Contents command From the Alarms and Events Notification Setup module you get help by choosing Help gt Help Topics From the Trend Link Control you get help by right clicking on the control then from the contextual menu choose Properties then in the Properties Pages window pressing Help You can reach the Trend Link scripting language reference from the table of contents of the help modules From the Driver Monitor you get help on the currently displayed environment by choosing the Help gt Contents command or pressing F 1 From the WEB HMI Screen Builder you get help by choosing the Help gt Contents command ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started System Requirements for Development Platforms Minimum Requirements To use ISaGRAF Enhanced you need the following hardware and software A computer with a Pentium or compatible processor running at 166 MHz 64 MB of RAM A hard disk with 300 MB of free space once the operating system is installed A CD ROM drive on the Windows network for installation purposes only A VGA
4. 0 after installing ISaGRAF Enhanced CE components you must run batch files located in the Program Files ISaGRAF Enhanced Windows CE PC directory When upgrading to the latest version of IsSaGRAF Enhanced you need to uninstall all previous ISaGRAF Enhanced programs service packs and shared DLL files The ISaGRAF Enhanced CD ROM includes the Uninstaller which removes these programs Furthermore when opening existing projects in the more recent version you will be prompted to convert them After installing ISaGRAF Enhanced read the release notes included with the product These are located at the root of ISaGRAF Enhanced To install ISaGRAF Enhanced from CD ROM ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc recommends using all default folder destinations ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 1 If you use Windows NT log in with a user name having administrator rights 2 Place the ISaGRAF Enhanced CD ROM in the drive Note During the installation process your computer will restart You need to leave the CD ROM in the computer s drive throughout the entire process 3 Do one of the following steps Tf autorun is enabled on your computer proceed to step 4 x If autorun is not enabled on your computer in Windows Explorer locate the ISaGRAF Enhanced CD ROM and double click Setup exe in the root directory 4 On the installation window click once on the ISaGRAF Enhanced option 5 Follow the on screen instructions 6 When the
5. ActiveX Control 3 From the ActiveX window select ISaGRAF Enhanced Trend Link Control ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 43 44 Setting up Failover Mechanisms Failover mechanisms use a primary and secondary node one set as active and the other as standby where the standby node stands ready to take over in the event of a hardware or software failure Only one node can be active at any time The primary node is automatically set as active and the secondary node as standby Note Failover mechanisms may not be compatible with all communication drivers For information on which drivers are compatible contact Technical Support For details on contacting Technical Support see page 66 You indicate an IP address and node number for the secondary node You can choose to use one of two communications methods Parallel port or Field bus link The default communication method is parallel port The default value for the parallel port base LPT 1 address is 378 Address in Hex When using the fieldbus link you need to select the I O points that will be used for the inputs and outputs of each node Furthermore you need to specify the Sync Timeout indicating the maximum time allowed for the transfer of data between the active and standby nodes For both communication methods you need to specify a heartbeat cycle indicating the cycle time for the failover mechanism Using the FAILOVER function you can perform many operations rela
6. Data Access Automation Server refer to the online documentation ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started WEB HMI Screen Builder In the WEB HMI Screen Builder you build screens using graphic objects arranged together in a document and linked to Workbench variables then compile them into a HTML format with Java applets You then download screens onto nodes running a Java technology enabled browser i e Internet Explorer Netscape Navigator The Java applets on the screens communicate with WEB HMI data servers running on one or more target nodes where configurations having variables to be accessed are located You can choose from several possible network configurations when using WEB HMI screens to monitor control applications You can also run screens on virtual targets for simulation purposes For information on possible network configurations or running screens on virtual targets refer to the Using WEB HMI Screens application note To start the WEB HMI Screen Builder gt From the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then WEB HMI Screen Builder To set up a WEB HMI data server 1 Install and license the WEB HMI data server on the target node For information on installing and licensing on target nodes see Installation Procedures on Target Nodes on page 9 2 From the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Workbench 3 In your Workbench project right click the t
7. Linux installation CD ROM provided by ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc the TCP IP protocol and all required packages are included To install the RTAI Linux operating system 1 Do one of the following If your target computer can boot from a CD ROM start the computer then insert the RTAI Linux installation CD ROM in the CD ROM drive and reboot The installation process starts up displaying the Please insert wd 1 11 cdrom or root disk and press return prompt If your target computer is unable to boot from a CD ROM create a boot disk then place it in the target computer s diskette drive and boot the computer then when prompted to do so insert the installation CD ROM in the CD ROM drive For instructions on creating a boot disk see the To create a boot disk on page 14 2 Press Enter 3 Install the required RTAI Linux components from the installation CD ROM a Follow the on screen instructions b When prompted to choose the location of the install source choose cdrom ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 11 12 c d e g h Accept at least the following recommended packages elvis gzip sh utils tar package util Accept at least the following optional packages grep sysklogd tcpip K vim glibe2 2 2 When prompted for a domain name type its name If not using one type none When prompted for a gateway type its address If not using one type 1 1 1 1
8. Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Problem Reporting then Solobug The Solobug window appears SoloBug UNTITLED 2 The first time you use Solobug click Personal Info then enter your identification information This information will be recorded by Solobug 3 The first time you use Solobug click Computer Info then enter your computer setup This information will be recorded by Solobug ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 69 70 Fill in the fields describing the problem Save the problem report then exit Solobug Solobug uses the sbg file extension to save each problem report In your e mail software create a message addressed to ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc technical support personnel at support icstriplex ca and attach the Solobug file in it ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started
9. default user name and password are created Virgo2000 and v2000 respectively You can use either these defaults or any others you created on your target node ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 13 14 To create a boot disk 1 On a computer running a Windows operating system place the RTAI Linux installation CD ROM in the CD ROM drive Insert a blank formatted floppy disk in the diskette drive In Windows Explorer double click the Rawrite exe file in the following location white_dwarf_linux 1 11 install A Command Prompt MS DOS Prompt for Windows 98 window appears When asked for a file name type wdboot img then press Enter At the Enter target diskette drive prompt type a then press Enter Make sure the blank disk is in the diskette drive then press Enter When the boot disk is completed exit the Command Prompt window and remove the boot disk from the diskette drive The boot disk is created ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started Installing or Updating RTAI Linux Run time Modules Run time modules enable your control applications developed with ISaGRAF Enhanced on the development platform to execute on target nodes They form the containers into which the applications you built will be deployed Installing the run time modules means copying files from the Windows computer where ISaGRAF Enhanced is located to a target node The file transfer is performed using the TCP IP protocol You install the run time
10. enter the required information 6 To view alarms and events in the Alarms and Events Notification Setup window from the View menu select the desired viewer ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 37 38 Setting up Field Communications Field communications defines the structure required by target nodes to allow communication between the virtual machines and remote equipment You need to perform such an operation for all target nodes included in your control project For each configuration in your project you need to set up a Field Communications Manager For variables you need to define communication drivers then field equipment then devices then finally I Os This hierarchically structured information is stored in the database created for the control project The defined structure will be downloaded to the target nodes with the project s configuration files ISaGRAF Enhanced includes the Driver Monitor enabling you at run time to look up status and statistics information for field communication elements on target nodes To set up a field communications manager 1 From the Workbench s Window menu choose project_name Hardware Architecture The Hardware Architecture view appears displaying configurations defined for the project 2 Fora configuration requiring field communications right click in its title bar 3 From the contextual menu choose Advanced Options The Advanced Options window appears 4 Select th
11. instructions To install the Objects Update a b c d e Locate and double click the downloaded Objects Update exe file When asked if you want to install click Yes The Winzip Self extractor dialog appears Click Unzip The Objects Update files are unzipped then the Objects Updates installation automatically starts up Follow the on screen installation instructions Return to the ISaGRAF Enhanced installation ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 6 To install the documentation or the add ons a Locate and double click the downloaded file For the documentation the filename is Documentation exe For the add ons the filename is Add ons exe b When asked if you want to install click Yes The Winzip Self extractor dialog appears c Click Unzip The files are unzipped and placed in the following respective folders Program Files ISaGRAF Enhanced Documentation Program Files ISaGRAF Enhanced 2 41 CD ROM Add ons ISaGRAF Enhanced is ready for use For details on creating an installation CD ROM refer to the istructions available on the ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc web site s Download Center ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 63 64 Licensing ISaGRAF Enhanced Components You can use the Workbench HMI Windows NT target runtime and Trends for a trial period of 30 days before requiring licensing You can also use the Windows NT target drivers I O Port Modbus and Open Modbu
12. modules have already been installed if you choose this option the user names and passwords of all nodes must be identical Note When you install a new version of ISaGRAF Enhanced you need to update run time modules To install the run time modules on a single node at a time 1 In the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Run time Installation then Install on One Node The Run time Installation window appears 2 Inthe fields enter the required information for the target node 3 Click Start The run time modules are installed on the target node This node is automatically restarted 4 To install the modules on another target node repeat steps 2 to 4 5 To exit click Cancel ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started To update the run time modules on all nodes 1 In the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Run time Installation then Install AI The ISaGRAF Enhanced Run time Installation window appears 2 In the User Name and Password fields enter the required information for the target node 3 Click Start The run time modules are updated on the target nodes These nodes are automatically restarted 4 To exit click Cancel Installing WEB HMI Data Servers The WEB HMI data server hibeam v2k file is sent to you following its purchase Note Before installing the WEB HMI data server you need to disable the WEB server provided with QNX The WE
13. modules on one node at a time You can also update in a single step all existing nodes on which the run time modules have already been installed if you choose this option the user names and passwords of all nodes must be identical Note When you install a new version of ISaGRAF Enhanced you need to update run time modules To install the run time modules on a single node at a time 1 In the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Run time Installation then Install on One Node The Run time Installation window appears 2 Inthe fields enter the required information for the target node Note If you installed the target operating system using the installation medium provided with ISaGRAF Enhanced a default user name and password are created Virgo2000 and v2000 respectively You can use either these defaults or any others you created on your target node 3 In the Target Selector field select the type of target OS with or without FPU Floating Point Unit 4 Click Start The run time modules are installed on the target node This node is automatically restarted ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 15 16 5 To install the modules on another target node repeat steps 2 to 4 6 To exit click Cancel To update the run time modules on all nodes 1 In the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Run time Installation then Install All The ISaGRAF Enhanced
14. runtime modules on a platform not supporting ActiveSync 3 0 or to integrate them with a Windows CE image contact Technical Support to obtain the necessary instructions and files For details on contacting Technical Support see page 66 ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 25 26 Installing CE Run time Modules CE run time modules are started by executing the StartRunTime exe program located in the VM Runtime bin folder However this program is not started automatically To start a run time module automatically when the computer starts refer to the device manufacturer s documentation To install the run time module on a target node If you installed ActiveSync 3 0 after having installed ISaGRAF Enhanced CE run time modules you need to run the ActiveSync_CE bat batch file by double clicking it This file is located in the Program Files ISaGRAF Enhanced Windows CE PC directory 1 On the development platform Windows 98 Windows NT or Windows 2000 install ActiveSync 3 0 then the CE run time module 2 Open the ActiveSync window by double clicking its icon in the Status Notification Taskbar 3 On the target node start the repllog exe program located in the Windows directory until ActiveSync is connected to the target If unable to connect to the target refer to Microsoft s documentation 4 On the development platform from the ActiveSync window s Tool menu choose Add Remove Programs The Add Remove Programs wind
15. the standby node also stands ready to take over control in the event of failure of the active node ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started Installation Procedures on Target Nodes On target nodes you need to install run time modules When using WEB HMI screens developed with the WEB HMI Screen Builder you also need to install WEB HMI data servers on the nodes where data is gathered These installation procedures differ depending on the operating system used Windows NT Targets Run time modules enable your control applications developed with ISaGRAF Enhanced on the development platform to execute on Windows NT or Windows 2000 target nodes For these operating systems both the development platform and target node can be the same The run time modules form the containers into which the applications you built will be deployed Installing VM NT Run time Modules You install VM NT run time modules onto target nodes from the ISaGRAF Enhanced CD ROM by choosing the Windows NT Target option during the installation process You install run time modules on one target node at a time Before using run time modules you need to license and start them Licensing for run time modules includes licensing for the WEB HMI data server For details on licensing ISaGRAF Enhanced components see page 64 Note Before installing run time modules you need to disable the FTP server provided with the operating system Run time modules include an FTP server
16. A serial port or the TCP IP network Currently only the Windows 2000 operating system is available from Microsoft Additional Recommendations For larger applications ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc recommends the following hardware e A computer with a Pentium II or compatible processor running at 450 MHz or higher e 128 MB of RAM ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started A hard disk with 300 MB of free space once the operating system is installed An Ethernet adapter instead of a serial port VM RTAI Linux Run time Minimum Requirements Targets need the following hardware and software The Linux kernel version 2 2 16 modified with the RTHAL patch included in the RTAI package RTAI version 1 7 with ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc modifications on the LXRT module A computer with an Intel 80386 with mathematical co processor or compatible platform 16 MB of RAM 4 MB free persistent storage after Linux installation which means approximately 16 MB free storage without Linux A monitor a keyboard a diskette drive and a CD ROM drive for installation purposes A Telnet server An FTP server To use a failover mechanism an RTNet module driver version 0 9 0 The RTAI Linux operating system is provided by ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc Additional Recommendations For larger applications ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc recommends the following hardware ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 57 58 32 MB for VM RTAI Linux Run time e
17. B HMI data server includes a WEB server automatically configured You can choose to use any other web server To use the WEB server included in the run time module you must disable any others running on your computer To use another WEB server you need to remove the line holding the HabWEB amp text from the sysinit node_number file located in the usr v2000 sysinit sh folder then set the root web folder of the web server to asr v2000 app hgapp so that the WEB HMI Screen Builder can download properly using default values To install a WEB HMI data server on a target node 1 Copy the hibeam v2k file in the Windows Temp directory then double click it ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 23 24 In the ISaGRAF Enhanced Run time Installation window enter the required information for the target node Click Start The WEB HMI data server is installed onto the target node when the status bar at the bottom of the window reads Procedure completed To install a data server onto another target node repeat steps 2 to 4 To exit the Run time Installation window click Cancel ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started Windows CE Targets Before installing CE runtime modules or WEB HMI data servers you need to install Microsoft ActiveSync 3 0 on your development platform The ActiveSync 3 0 program is available at the root of the ISaGRAF Enhanced CD ROM in the ActiveSync 3 0 folder To install it double click the Setup exe prog
18. Getting Started Software release 4 21 February 2004 Getting Started Printing History 1 printing September 15 1999 2 printing October 28 1999 3 printing January 17 2000 AT printing March 15 2000 5 printing July 17 2000 6 printing October 16 2000 7 printing February 28 2001 8 printing June 29 2001 9 printing February 8 2002 10 printing July 31 2002 11 printing February 16 2004 Copyright 1999 2004 ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc All rights reserved No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of ICS Triplex IsSaGRAF Inc QNX is a registered trademark of QNX Software Systems Ltd Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 and Windows CE are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All brands and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders fee oe oe ee oe Table of Contents What Snert earem eee acts le a ese ni ala dete ee ees ir aig 1 How to Use THR TTT 2 ISaGRAF Enhanced Overview sese 5 Workbench essene dina ahaa aaah 6 PAM TT T RUHE oone aea pe E E EREE O E ENAN 8 Installation Procedures on Target Nodes sss 9 Windows NT N K TT 9 Installing VM NT Run time Modules sss sese 9 RTAT Linux Targets iriiri e rO RER 11 Installing the RTAI Linux Operating SYStenm sese eee 11 Installing or Updating RTAI Linux Run time Modules 15 Installing WEB HMI Data Servers sse eee eee 17
19. HMI Screen Builder you can create screens i e graphical user interfaces consisting of HTML pages with Java applets from which you can monitor or run control processes either from a local computer or a remote location i e via a network or the Internet A data server gathers application data and relays it to Java applets on the screens A web server provides the JAVA applet screen definitions and attached images to connected browsers Development Platform Workbench HMI Project Database Trends VM OPC DA Alarms Events WEB HMI Logger amp Viewe Server Logger amp Viewe Screen Builder Ethernet i Trends Virtual Alarms Events WEB HMI Data L Server Machine Server amp Web Server 1 1 i 1 1 L i Fjeld Failover i k Communication M 1 Run time Node Manager anager i EEEE SES INERTE E TECHET LTE 1 Field Field Field Equipment Equipment Equipment Figure 1 The development and target environment ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 5 Furthermore using the VM OPC OLE for Process Control Data Access Automation Server you can develop applications using programming languages such as Visual Basic Visual C Java and Delphi to communicate with targets through the VM OPC Data Access server Workbench The Workbench is the environment in which you develop then monitor control applicatio
20. ON X62 R T 18 Preparing QNX 6 2 for Run time Module Installation 18 Installing or Updating VM QNX Run time Modules 22 Installing WEB HMI Data Servers sese eee eee 23 Windows CE Targets suneeceesceee 25 Installing CE Run time Modules sss essen 26 Uninstalling CE Run time Modules sss essen 27 Installing WEB HMI Data Servers sese eee eee 28 Diiverlnstallations tetas totes Seat oie atte ae ees tek ects Ae 30 ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started i Working with ISaGRAF Enhanced 31 Workbench arneo aae bene tee E T lt on sien eee ome 31 Setting up Run time System Events Logging sees eee 32 Setting up Field Communications sese eee eee eee 38 Setting p Ts T 41 Setting up Failover Mechanisms c cecceseeseseeseeteeeees 44 OPE DA SERVER TTT 46 WEB HMI Screen Builder 47 How to Create a Control Application sese eee eee eee 49 Optional Functions and Function Block Packs sees eee 51 Documentation Set cose aiec an GE Me ees K E eres 53 How to Use Online S L 54 System Requirements for Development Platforms 0 55 Minimum Requirement sss sees esse ee eee 55 Additional Recommendations sss sese 55 System Requirements for Target Platforms sse sees eee ee 56 VM Windows Niaren reee E ee cs 56 Minimum Requirements cccccceeseesesecsecseeeseeseeseeneeneens 56 Additional Recommendations sss esse eee 56 VM RTAT Linux Run time sss eee 57 Minimum Requirements ccccccecscese
21. Run time Installation window appears 2 In the User Name and Password fields enter the required information for the target node Note If you installed the target operating system using the installation medium provided with ISaGRAF Enhanced a default user name and password are created Virgo2000 and v2000 respectively You can use either these defaults or any others you created on your target node 3 In the Target Selector field select the type of targets OS with or without FPU 4 Click Start The run time modules are updated on the target nodes These nodes are automatically restarted 5 To exit click Cancel ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started Installing WEB HMI Data Servers You install data servers using the hibeam v2k file sent to you following its purchase Data servers can only run on computers having a FPU Floating Point Unit Note When using the WEB HMI data server you can choose to use the web server included with the WEB HMI data server package or any other web server WEB HMI data servers include a WEB server which is automatically configured To use the WEB server included in the run time module you must disable any others running on your computer To use another WEB server you need to remove the line holding the HabWEB amp text from the rc M file located in the etc re d folder then set the root web folder of the web server to usr v2000 app hgapp so that the WEB HMI Screen Builder can
22. a In the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Alarms then Alarms Server The Alarms Service Control window appears b Verify the alarms project path Note Each alarms project is associated to a single Workbench project c In the Service Startup Options section choose a startup mode then click Apply Ifthe Manual Startup mode has been selected in the Manual Server Startup section click Start Server then click OK Ifthe Automatic Startup mode has been selected click OK then restart the computer The alarms server logger is running ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 2 Set the alarms and events management for use with the running alarms server a In the Workbench from the Tools menu choose Events Logger Selection The Select Events Logger window appears b Choose the Full Alarms Events option c In the Primary section specify the server on which the alarms server is running x Enter the name or address of the server Choose the server from the list of registered servers d Click Connect e To enable a secondary alarms server in the secondary section check Enable then enter the required information 3 Configure the Alarms and Events Notification client instance to receive alarms and events from the alarms server a In the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Alarms then Alarms and Events Notification Setup The Alar
23. automatically configured You can choose to use the web server included with the run time module or any other web server WEB HMI data servers include a WEB server automatically configured To use the WEB server included in the run time module you must disable any others running on your computer To use another WEB server you need to remove the line holding the HabWEB amp text from the ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 9 10 StartRuntime Ist file located in the ISaGRAF Enhanced Run Time Windows NT bin folder then set the root web folder of the web server to app hgapp sub directory where the runtime is installed Ex SaGRAF Enhanced Run Time Windows NT app hgapp so that the WEB HMI Screen Builder can download properly using default values When you install a new version of ISaGRAF Enhanced you need to re install the run time modules To start a run time module You start VM NT run time modules from their target nodes WEB HMI data servers are automatically started gt From the Start menu choose Program Files then SaGRAF Enhanced then Windows NT Runtime The run time module is ready for use on the target node ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started RTAI Linux Targets Installing the RTAI Linux Operating System In addition to the RTAI Linux operating system you need the TCP IP protocol which will allow communication between this real time system and the Windows development platform Note If you use the RTAI
24. download properly using default values To install a WEB HMI data server on a target node 1 Copy the hibeam v2k file in the Windows Temp directory then double click it 2 In the ISaGRAF Enhanced Run time Installation window enter the required information for the target node Note If you installed the target operating system using the installation medium provided with ISaGRAF Enhanced a default user name and password are created Virgo2000 and v2000 respectively You can use either these defaults or any others you created on your target node 3 Inthe Target Selector field select the type of target OS with FPU 4 Click Start The WEB HMI data server is installed onto the target node when the status bar at the bottom of the window reads Procedure completed 5 To install a data server onto another target node repeat steps 2 to 4 6 To exit the Run time Installation window click Cancel ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 17 18 QNX 6 2 Targets Preparing QNX 6 2 for Run time Module Installation Before installing run time modules onto a target where the QNX 6 2 operating system is installed you need to prepare the target To prepare a QNX 6 2 target Login as root onto QNX 6 2 If you are not automatically logged into Photon QNX s GUI you can launch Photon by typing ph in your console 1 Make sure the inetd process is started a Type and execute the sin command to list all running processes a
25. e Field Communications Manager tab 5 In the editor fields enter the required information ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started To set up field communications You set up field communications from the Workbench s link or hardware architecture views when a resource is selected 1 From the Project menu choose I O Wiring The I O Points editor appears The first time you open field communications for a configuration an empty structure is displayed in the browser This structure consists of one communication driver one instance of field equipment one device and one I O 2 Set up the field communications structure Right clicking each element in the browser accesses its contextual menu a For each configuration create as many communication drivers as required For each communication driver you need to specify a fieldbus protocol b For each communication driver create as many field equipment entries as required c For each instance of field equipment create as many devices as required d For each device create as many I Os as required maximum 256 I Os per device For each I O you must specify an access method representing the I O s physical address To start the Driver Monitor 1 In the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Driver Monitor The ISaGRAF Enhanced Driver Monitor appears 2 Inthe File menu choose Open Project The Choose the Project Database window ap
26. ed the target operating system using the installation medium provided with ISaGRAF Enhanced a default user name and password are created Virgo2000 and v2000 respectively You can use either these defaults or any others you created on your target node 4 Click Start The functions are downloaded to the target node when the status bar at the bottom of the window reads Procedure completed 5 To install the optional pack onto another target node repeat steps 3 and 4 6 To exit the Run time Installation window click Cancel To install the ODBC pack K Choose the ODBC pack in the ISaGRAF Enhanced installation option then license it through the License Manager For details on licensing components see page 64 To install the Smart PID pack 1 Copy the v2k file corresponding to the optional pack in the temp directory then double click it The Project Updater appears then updates your database 2 When the Project Updater execution terminates close the window 52 ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started Documentation Set This Getting Started guide is part of the ISaGRAF Enhanced documentation set an online copy in PDF format can be accessed from the ISaGRAF Enhanced Installation window or from the Start menu of windows by choosing Program Files then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Help then Getting Started The other components of this set are e User s Guide in an online format HTML or PDF format that you can print
27. elop applications on a Windows platform Windows 98 Windows NT and Windows 2000 then run them on target nodes running on real time operating systems For Windows 2000 you need to have Power User group priveleges Workbench The development process of a control application consists of creating projects made up of configurations representing individual target nodes on which one or more instances of resources i e virtual machines are downloaded At run time the virtual machines run on these target nodes In the Workbench environment you set up many aspects of your application e Run time system events logging e Field communications e Trending e Failover mechanisms To start the Workbench gt Inthe Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Workbench For guidance on creating Workbench applications you can walk through an existing application while viewing the Demo demo and following the instructions provided in the Hands On on line manual You access the Hands On manual from the Start menu of Windows by choosing Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Help then Hands On ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 31 32 Setting up Run time System Events Logging In ISaGRAF Enhanced the basic logger and viewer are readily available Before using the basic logger you need to set it up Run time system events will automatically appear in the viewer For alarms and events management in addition to
28. es through a high speed connection using the VM OPC DA Virtual Machine Ole for Process Control Data Access server ISaGRAF Enhanced supports most HMIs that can interface through an OPC server ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 7 Run time The run time module running on a target node using a real time operating system is the link to the physical field equipment This module executes the instructions contained in resources downloaded from the Workbench The run time module holds many components virtual machine field communications manager trends and alarms events servers and failover manager The virtual machine a virtual PLC reads variables and I O points executes your process control application and writes to variables and I O points in a cyclic loop The field communications manager starts and manages the gateway administrator and all communication drivers installed on a node Drivers are used to interface with various field equipment using standard protocols The trends and alarms events servers collect data from the field equipment then relay it to the development platform for storage and viewing purposes When a failover mechanism is defined the failover managers located on the specified primary and secondary target nodes communicate constantly in order to determine the current status active or standby of the node on which they are located and to exchange current application data The failover manager located on
29. he log then click OK To change the location of the project click Project Path Choose a logger startup option then click Apply Do one of the following If you chose the Manual startup option click Start Events Logger then Close If you chose the Automatic startup option click Close then restart the computer To view events do one of the following From the Start menu choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Events Viewer Inthe Workbench from the Tools menu choose Events Viewer Run time system events automatically appear in the basic viewer ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 33 34 To set up alarms and events management Before setting up alarms and events you need to set up an alarms server logger on a Windows NT or Windows 2000 platform On the alarm server s computer you need to define a user for each Alarms and Events Notification client instance running on a remote computer When defining users for alarms and events management you need to log onto the computer as Administrator having all privileges in the workgroup not the domain The Administrator is automatically created However new users must have previously defined user accounts for Windows NT or Windows 2000 before creating them The administrator can start and stop the alarms server logger Whereas users can hold whatever privileges are specified for their assigned user groups 1 Start the alarms server logger
30. helping you in your step by step operations For the online format you access it from within the software itself or from the Start menu of windows by choosing Program Files then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Help then Help Guide For the PDF format you access them in the following directory Program Files ISaGRAF Enhanced Documentation Users Guide e Hands On guide in an online format HTML walking you through an existing application and guiding you in the development of a simple or distributed application accessed from the Start menu of windows by choosing Program Files then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Help then Hands On e Drivers in online format PDF presenting the available fieldbus protocol drivers These PDF files are located in the following directory Program Files ISaGRAF Enhanced Documentation Drivers e Release Notes in online format text containing the latest information on ISaGRAF Enhanced are located at the root of ISaGRAF Enhanced or from the Start menu of windows by choosing Program Files then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Help then Release Notes e Application Notes in online format PDF providing detailed information for various aspects of ISaGRAF Enhanced These PDF files are located in the following directory Program Files SaGRAF Enhanced Documentation App Notes You read PDF Portable Document Format documents using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 0 or later This software is included on the ISaGRAF Enhanced CD ROM
31. ine is located in the Global section of the file and is more specifically called hostname You can modify this name then Save and Exit c Make sure that the parallel port manager process is not running This process is called devc par and is usually started by the etc system enum devices char script Type ped etc system enum devices char If you find the following lines in this file comment them out by placing a symbol at the beginning of each these lines device pnpbios type PNPBIOS_TYPE COMM subtype PNPBIOS_COMM_PARALLEL device isa type ISA_TYPE_ COMM subtype ISA_COMM_ PARALLEL progif 00 tag printer append legacy nopar uniq parnum devc par 1 driver deve par PAR_OPTIONS pO0x ioport waitfor dev par parnum enumerator par dev par parnum use symbolic spooler path dev par parnum ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 21 22 Installing or Updating VM QNX Run time Modules Run time modules enable your control applications developed with ISaGRAF Enhanced on the development platform to execute on target nodes They form the containers into which the applications you built will be deployed Installing the run time modules means copying files from the Windows computer where ISaGRAF Enhanced is located to a target node You install the run time modules on one node at a time You can also update in a single step all existing nodes on which the run time
32. installation Alternatively installation instructions and the necessary files can also be delivered for manual installation or to integrate VM CE Run time in the Windows CE ROM image e 16 free process slots No more than 15 processes other than VM CE Run time can be running simultaneously on the Windows CE platform e 2MB of free Program memory for small applications The Windows CE operating system is available from Microsoft Additional Recommendations For larger applications ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc recommends the following hardware e 8 MB for VM CE Run time executable and configuration files e A minimum of 4 MB of free Program memory ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 59 60 Installation Procedures on Development Platforms You can install ISaGRAF Enhanced using a CD ROM or files downloaded from the ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc website From the ISaGRAF Enhanced CD ROM you can choose to install three items e ISaGRAF Enhanced e Internet Explorer 5 01 Upgrades to versions 5 5 and 6 0 are also available e Acrobat Reader required to view driver documentation application notes and the paper version of the online documentation To use ISaGRAF Enhanced CE components you need to install ActiveSync 3 0 ActiveSync 3 0 is available at the root of the ISaGRAF Enhanced CD ROM or you can download it from www tmicrosoft com downloads release asp ReleaseID 3 1 684 amp area se arch amp ordinal 1 When installing ActiveSync 3
33. installation is complete restart your computer To install a downloaded version of ISaGRAF Enhanced From the ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc website you can download ISaGRAF Enhanced as three executable files Objects Update ISaGRAF Enhanced the product documentation and the add ons You can also download it as a single executable file including the Objects Update Note If you intend to create an installation CD ROM for ISaGRAF Enhanced note the location where all files are unzipped 1 If you use Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows XP log in with a user name having administrator rights 2 Download the necessary files from the Download Center at http www altersys com resources download_center asp ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 61 62 If you downloaded the full version locate and double click the ISaGRAF Enhanced 2 41 Full exe file Otherwise proceed to step 4 The Winzip Self extractor dialog appears and you choose to Unzip the file while noting the location where the file is unzipped into a folder holding the four executable files making up the product Install ISaGRAF Enhanced a b c d Locate and double click the downloaded ISaGRAF Enhanced 2 41 exe file When asked if you want to install click Yes The Winzip Self extractor dialog appears Click Unzip The ISaGRAF Enhanced files are unzipped then the ISaGRAF Enhanced installation automatically starts up Follow the on screen installation
34. ions and End of additions comments Start the pipe manager It is needed for sub shelling if test dev pipe ef dev pipe then if pipe then typeset i i 0 while test i lt 60 a dev pipe ef dev pipe do sleep 1 let i i 1 done unset i fi if test dev pipe ef dev pipe then print Unable to start pipe manager exec sh exec fesh fi fi ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 19 Start of additions A way of running chkfsys at startup if test OSSAFEMODE eq 0 then if eq 0 then boot image does not pass parameters Keep it that way please if test OSVERBOSE ge 1 then echo About to copy 0 to dev shmem fi cp v 0 dev shmem exec dev shmem basename 0 ramdisk fi if test OSVERBOSE ge 1 then echo Running 0 from dev shmem About to chkfsys fi Now running from ram disk not the file system being checked sbin chkfsys uPqr fi End of additions Start the POSIX message queue named semaphore manager mqueue ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 7 When using the Failover optional a Activate the Qnet network by creating a file called etc system config useqnet To create the file type ped etc system config useqnet then Save and Exit The contents of the file is not important as long as the file exists b Set the Qnet name of the machine in the etc net cfg file by typing ped etc net cfg The Qnet name of the mach
35. ith is Windows NT target but all four are discussed in the Installation Procedures on Target Nodes section on page 9 e Work with ISaGRAF Enhanced Want to try some of the enhanced features of ISaGRAF Enhanced Start by reading about them in the Working with ISaGRAF Enhanced section on page 31 e Consult the documentation There is a lot more documentation For more information see Documentation Set on page 53 ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 1 How to Use the Demos You can execute two application simulation demos that accompany ISaGRAF Enhanced These demos called Demo and FermDemo were copied on your computer during the installation procedure For Demo you can walk through an existing project by following detailed instructions provided in the Hands On on line manual Another demo Alarms and Events running either on Windows NT or Windows 2000 displaying alarms and events notification is also available if you installed Alarms and Events Management Note The paths indicated for the demo procedures may differ if you installed ISaGRAF Enhanced components in a directory other than the default one To use the Demo demo 1 In the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Workbench The Workbench starts 2 Open the PRJLIBRARY MDB file in the following directory My Projects ISaGRAF Enhanced Workbench Prj Demo 3 Follow the instructions in the Walking Through an Existing Pr
36. itle bar of the configuration having variables to be accessed by the data server The Advanced Options for configurations window appears 4 Select the Data Server tab 5 To enable the data server for the configuration check Enable Server ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 47 6 In the Server Properties section define the polling period and a password optional 7 In the Network Access section define the connections to other configurations a From the list of available configurations locate a configuration to connect to the data server b Inthe Network list click its corresponding field c From the list of available network connections and the IP addresses select one 8 Click OK To view a screen The computer on which you view screens must have a TCP IP connection to the target where the data server runs and the screen was downloaded 1 Start a Java technology enabled browser 2 Inthe Address field enter the following line http IP_address_of_target_node screen_name html 3 Click OK The screen appears in the browser 48 ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started How to Create a Control Application When you work with ISaGRAF Enhanced it is very likely that your project will use the Workbench with the HMI To build such a project you have to follow a predefined set of steps After having created an application you should perform regular backups of the files making it up Note The path
37. monitor having at least 800 X 600 pixels screen resolution The Windows NT version 4 0 operating system with SP Service Pack 6A Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 with SP 2 with Power User priveleges or Windows XP To run the alarms server you need a computer running Windows NT with SP 6A or Windows 2000 with SP 2 A serial port or the TCP IP network Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 01 Additional Recommendations For optimal performance ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc recommends the following hardware A computer with a Pentium II or compatible processor running at 450 MHz or higher 128 MB of RAM A hard disk with 1 GB of free space An SVGA monitor An Ethernet adapter instead of a serial port ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 55 56 System Requirements for Target Platforms The currently available operating systems for target nodes are Windows NT Windows 2000 the Linux kernel version 2 2 16 with RTAI version 1 7 QNX real time version 4 25 and Windows CE 3 0 VM Windows NT Minimum Requirements Targets need the following hardware and software e The Windows NT version 4 0 operating system with SP Service Pack 6A or Windows 2000 with SP 2 with Power User priveleges e A computer with a Pentium or compatible processor running at 166 MHz e 64 MB of RAM e A hard disk with 200 MB of free space once the operating system is installed e A monitor a keyboard and a CD ROM drive for installation purposes e
38. ms and Events Notification Setup window appears b From the Window menu choose Configuration The Configuration window appears c In the Which Server Would You Like to Configure section click New The Select Alarms Server window appears ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 35 d Indicate the server name or address or choose one from the list of available servers then click OK The Alarms and Events Notification client instance is ready to receive alarms and events notifications 4 Define users for the alarms and events system a In the Alarms and Events Notification window in the Administration section click Users and Zones The Accounts and Zones for Alarms Server window appears b Click New User c In the New User Name field enter the new name then click OK The Select Alarms Server User Group window appears d From the list of groups select a user group then click OK e Repeat steps b to d to create as many users as required then click Done 5 In the Workbench set up alarms and events for variables a From the Project menu choose Variables b Inthe Dictionary view right click c From the contextual menu choose Advanced Options The Advanced Options window appears d Select the alarm or event tab corresponding to the type of variable for which to configure an alarm or event 36 ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started e Inthe browser select the variable f Inthe editor fields
39. n You can receive notification of run time system events from ISaGRAF Enhanced components such as the Workbench VM OPC DA Server HMI and target nodes run time modules using one of two methods a basic logger and viewer or an alarms and events management system The basic logger and viewer enable you to view and print system events The alarms and events management system enables you to receive notification of system events defined as alarms or events using one of many viewers and action agents i e numeric or alpha numeric paging telephone callout audio annoucement and many more Furthermore you can attach operator help files to messages appearing in the viewers Trending enables you to record and view real time and historical values of variables defined in the Workbench Trended data from the target node is relayed to the development platform where it is stored and viewed using the Trend Link Control an ActiveX that you insert in the HMI or other ActiveX container The HMI is the environment in which you create graphical user interfaces then interact with them These interfaces are made up of built in objects ActiveXs and basic drawing elements and their behaviors defined using predefined animations VB scripts and programs From the HMI you can access variables and IO points defined in the Workbench the HMI and Workbench share a common database At run time the HMI updates the values of variables directly from the target nod
40. nd verify that the inetd process appears in the list Type sin more to view the list of running processes b If the inetd process appears in the list proceed to step 2 Otherwise edit the etc rc d rc sysinit file to enter the usr sbin inetd command before the rc Jocal script You can launch the editor by typing ped in a console and browse for the required file 2 Using the passwd utility create a Virgo2000 user setting the password to v2000 and home directory to usr v2000 type passwd Virgo2000 Enter nothing for the User ID Group ID Real Name Login Shell Enter usr v2000 as the Home directory and v2000 as the New password ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 3 Create a script file called etc re d rc local and set its attributes to make it executable In this script simply execute the usr v2000 sysinit sh script that will be installed later by the runtime installer type ped etc re d re local Once the file is open enter the following text usr v2000 sysinit sh Save Alt F S and exit Alt F X the editor and then type chmod 777 etc rc d rc local in order to make this file executable 4 Execute a chmod ats bin shutdown to allow the installation script to reboot 5 To avoid sending a welcome message that would disturb the runtime installer delete the etc motd file by typing rm etc motd 6 In the etc system sysinit file add the following lines as indicated between the Start of addit
41. ns made up of resources i e virtual machines at run time These applications are made up of e I O points and variables e Control logic in any IEC 611131 language e Field communications e Alarms and events e Trending Since the Workbench is connected to the network making up the control system once resources are developed they can be downloaded to target nodes Resources are made up of variables and IO points as well as programs developed using any of the five languages of the IEC 1131 3 standard or Flow Chart At run time from the Workbench you can monitor the state of virtual machines running on their target nodes You can also choose to run an application in simulation mode Failover mechanisms enabling a system to keep running in the event of a hardware or software failure are also defined in Workbench applications Field communications enabling communication between virtual machines and field equipment can use one or more of many available drivers A field communications manager located on the target node carries out field communications defined in the Workbench Using a gateway a software server that receives and handles requests from field ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started equipment through communication drivers a target node can act as a slave A driver monitor running on the development platform provides status and statistical information relating to drivers and other components of field communicatio
42. nt to you following their purchase For Windows NT and Windows 2000 targets you need to license the drivers For details on licensing ISaGRAF Enhanced components see page 64 Note For details on the availability of drivers for the different target operating systems contact ICS Triplex IsaGRAF Inc sales personnel For details on contacting sales see page 66 Documentation for all drivers is copied onto your Windows disk during ISaGRAF Enhanced s installation in the following directory Program Files ISaGRAF Enhanced Documentation Drivers To install a driver on a target node 1 Copy the v2k file corresponding to the driver into the Windows Temp directory then double click it The ISaGRAF Enhanced Run time Installation window appears 2 Inthe fields enter the required information for the target node Note If you installed the target operating system using the installation medium provided with ISaGRAF Enhanced a default user name and password are created Virgo2000 and v2000 respectively You can use either these defaults or any others you created on your target node 3 Click Start The driver is installed onto the target node when the status bar at the bottom of the window reads Procedure completed 4 To install the driver onto another target node repeat steps 2 and 3 5 To exit click Cancel ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started Working with ISaGRAF Enhanced When working with IsSaGRAF Enhanced you dev
43. oject section in the Hands On on line manual accessed from the Start menu by choosing Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Help then Hands On ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started To use the fermentation demo 1 In the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Workbench The Workbench starts 2 Open the PRJLIBRARY MDB file in the following directory My Projects ISaGRAF Enhanced Workbench Prj FermDemo 3 Inthe Debug menu choose Simulation The simulation begins You can view variables and trace programs dynamically 4 To use the OPC DA server a Minimize the Workbench window b If ISaGRAF Enhanced has been used previously verify the VM OPC DA server s setup i In the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then VM OPC DA Setup The VM OPC DA Setup window appears ii Make sure the Directory of Project File field is My Projects ISaGRAF Enhanced Workbench Prj FermDemo iii Close the VM OPC DA Setup program 5 To use a HMI i Start the HMI and select the VMOPCDA server Opcvirgo OPC VirgoServer 1 as the data source ii Browse and use the project variables ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 3 To use the alarms and events demo To view the alarms and events demo you need to install an Alarms and Events Notification Setup instance on the same Windows NT or Windows 2000 computer as the Alarms Server logger You must be logged on with adminis
44. ow appears displaying the CE runtime module 5 Select the run time module Note You cannot install run time modules and WEB HMI data servers at the same time data servers HiBeam Runtimes must be installed separately after having installed the run time modules 6 To install the module in a location other than the default installation folder uncheck Install program into the default installation folder ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 7 Click OK 8 Ifyou chose to install the runtime module in a location other than the default installation in the Destination Folder window choose the location in which to install it then click OK 9 Follow the on screen instructions 10 Make sure to save the registry to persistent storage Uninstalling CE Run time Modules You need to uninstall CE run time modules before updating them To uninstall CE run time modules 1 Locate and copy the UninstallVMRuntime exe program in the VM Runtime bin folder 2 Paste the program in the Temp folder 3 Double click the program 4 Make sure to save the registry to persistent storage The CE run time module is uninstalled ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 27 28 Installing WEB HMI Data Servers Before installing a WEB HMI data server on a target node you need to install a run time module Furthermore if you installed ActiveSync 3 0 after having installed CE WEB HMI data servers you need to run the ActiveSync_DataServe
45. pears ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 39 40 3 In the file browser select the PRJLIBRARY MDB file located in the following directory My Projects ISaGRAF Enhanced Workbench Prj project_name then click Open The field communication components defined for the project appear in the browser 4 Inthe browser select a field communication item The display field holding the status or statistical information for the item appears ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started Setting up Trending Trending enables you to record a system s behavior in order to allow subsequent analysis and identification of problems In ISaGRAF Enhanced variables configured in the Workbench can be trended i e their changes of values are recorded However to view a graphical representation of trends you need a trends viewer In ISaGRAF Enhanced the viewer is the Trend Link Control an ActiveX object that you insert in the HMI Before starting historical trending you need to set up a trends server then start the Trends Logger To enable trending and set up a trends server 1 From the Workbench s Window menu choose project_name Hardware Architecture 2 For a configuration having variables to be trended right click in its window title bar 3 From the contextual menu select Advanced Options The Advanced Options window appears 4 Select the Trends Server tab 5 To enable trending check Enable Trending 6 To set up a trends se
46. ptional packages also called packs of specialized functions and function blocks are available for use in ISaGRAF Enhanced These files are sent to you following their purchase For Windows NT and Windows 2000 targets the available optional packs only require licensing For details on licensing IsaGRAF Enhanced components see page 64 Documentation for all packs is included in the online SaGRAF Enhanced User s Guide Available packages include e Serial Communications functions providing access to remote equipment through asynchronous communication ports e ODBC Open DataBase Connectivity functions providing access to a Windows ODBC driver manager via NT_TARGET run time modules e Smart PID function block a self modeling controller modeling the relationship between the feedforward and process it controls Note For details on the availability of optional packs for the different target operating systems contact ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc sales personnel For details on contacting sales see page 66 To install the Serial Communications 1 Copy the v2k file corresponding to the optional pack in the temp directory then double click it The Project Updater appears then updates your database 2 When the Project Updater execution terminates close the window 3 In the ISaGRAF Enhanced Run time Installation window enter the required information for the target node ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 51 Note If you install
47. r_CE bat batch file by double clicking it This file is located in the Program Files ISaGRAF Enhanced Windows CE PC directory You need to disable the embedded WEB server sometimes included with Windows CE that is automatically started The WEB HMI data server includes a WEB server for use in its place To install a WEB HMI data server on a target node 1 On the development platform open the ActiveSync window by double clicking its icon in the Status Notification Taskbar On the target node start the repllog exe program located in the Windows directory On the development platform from the ActiveSync window s Tool menu choose Add Remove Programs The Add Remove Programs window appears displaying the HiBeam Runtime Select HiBeam Runtime To install the runtime in a location other than the default installation folder uncheck Install program into the default installation folder Click OK If you chose to install the runtime module in a location other than the default installation in the Destination Folder window choose the location in which to install it then click OK ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 8 Follow the on screen instructions 9 Make sure to save the registry to persistent storage ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 29 30 Driver Installation You can send drivers onto your target nodes after having installed the run time modules Driver files having the v2k extension are se
48. ram and follow the on screen instructions If you installed ActiveSync 3 0 after having installed ISaGRAF Enhanced CE components you need to run batch files Note You should install run time modules and data servers in a folder other than the default installation folder The default folder is located in the Program Files folder which is usually removed each time you restart the device Before installing run time modules you need to disable the FTP server provided with the operating system Run time modules include an FTP server automatically configured When using the WEB HMI data server you can choose to use the web server included with the run time module or any other web server WEB HMI data servers include a WEB server also automatically configured To use the WEB server included in the run time module you must disable any others running on your computer To use another WEB server you need to rename or delete the HabWEB exe file located in the SaGRAF Enhanced bin folder then set the root web folder of the web server to app hgapp sub directory where the runtime is installed Ex SaGRAF Enhanced app hgapp so that the WEB HMI Screen Builder can download properly using default values On most Windows CE platforms to ensure that the registry is placed in persistent storage you may need to execute a utility provided by the device s manufacturer For more information refer to the manufacturer s documentation To use CE
49. receiving run time system events you can set up alarms and events for certain Boolean type and numerical type variables defined in the Workbench More specifically these variables include BOOL DINT REAL FLDIOBOOL FLDIODINT and FLDIOREAL types You can define actions for individual alarms and events You view the current state of alarms in both the Active Alarm Summary and Alarm History viewers However events and historical alarms appear in the Alarm History viewer You can also view the status of active actions in the Actions Summary viewer and completed actions in the Actions History viewer For targets using the QNX or Windows CE operating systems you can view target run time system events in an error log For information on using an error log refer to the Starting a Run time Error Log application note To set up basic events logging 1 From the Tools menu choose Events Logger Selection The Select Events Logger window appears offering the choice of Full Alarms Events or Basic Viewer available when events are enabled in a Workbench project 2 Choose Basic Viewer then click Close 3 From the Tools menu choose Events Logger Setup The Events Logger Service Control window appears ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 4 To change the location of the log file click Log File Directory Note The log file directory and project path are defined for the computer 5 6 Locate the folder in which to save t
50. rver in the remaining fields enter the required information ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 41 To start the Trends Logger The first time you start the trends logger you will need to specify the Project Path and Trends Directory fields gt In the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Trends Logger The Trends Logger icon appears in the Windows task bar Clicking it accesses the Trends Logger window To set up trending To specify trending you need to have defined variables in your project Note You need to enable trending before proceeding to defining trends for variables 1 From the Project menu choose Variables 2 Inthe Dictionary view right click 3 From the contextual menu select Advanced Options The Advanced Options window appears 4 Select the Trends tab 5 Inthe browser select a variable to be trended 6 In the editor fields enter the required information ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started To start a trends viewer 1 In the HMI enable the ISaGRAF Enhanced Trend Link Control as an ActiveX control a From the Tools menu choose Preferences then ActiveX Controls The ActiveX Controls Configuration window appears b From the installed ActiveX Controls browser select Trend Link Control then click gt gt The Trend Link Control moves to the Approved ActiveX Controls browser c Click OK 2 While in Design mode from the Insert menu choose
51. s IP for this trial period When not licensed the Alarms Server logger only operates for periods of one hour and only the first symbols from each category are available in the Symbol Library To have a fully operational version of the product you need to license it For details on licensing components refer to the online documentation The Workbench Trends and WEB HMI Screen Builder are available as feature sets For the Workbench the available sets are e Essential one Workbench and one run time module running a single virtual machine having either a specific quantity of I Os ranging between and 4095 or an unlimited quantity e Multiscan one Workbench and one run time module running multiple virtual machines having either a specific quantity of variables ranging between 100 and 50000 or an unlimited quantity e Distributed one Workbench and multiple run time modules running multiple virtual machines having either a specific quantity of variables ranging between 100 and 50000 or an unlimited quantity e Monitoring read only capabilities enabling the downloading and debugging of a target but not editing or building a project This feature set can view Essential Multiscan and Distributed project types For Trends the available sets are Basic and Professional The Professional set includes a viewer displaying an unlimited number of trends and much more For the WEB HMI Screen Builder the available sets are one resource having
52. s indicated may differ if you installed ISaGRAF Enhanced components or files in a directory other than the default one e Workbench projects located in the following directory My Projects ISaGRAF Enhanced Workbench Prj project_name e HMI projects located in the following directory My Projects ISaGRAF Enhanced Hmi project_name e Trends historical data located in the following directory My Projects ISaGRAF Enhanced Trends project_name e Alarms projects located in the following directory My Projects ISaGRAF Enhanced Alarms project_name e Infolink ini files located in the following directory of each computer having a Trend Link Control accessing the trends database Program Files ISaGRAF Enhanced Trends shared INFOLINK INI Warning The list of application files for which you should perform regular backups may not be exhaustive depending on which features of ISaGRAF Enhanced have been used in your applications You should restore your application backup to ensure its completeness To build a project using the Workbench and HMI 1 Install ISaGRAF Enhanced 2 Build a control project with the Workbench ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 49 50 Download the project onto target nodes with the Workbench Configure the VM OPC DA server see page 46 Connect the HMI with the VM OPC DA server Create user interfaces with the HMI ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started Optional Functions and Function Block Packs O
53. scecsecseeeeceeeseeseenseens 57 Additional Recommendations sss esse eee 57 VMONX TT TTT 58 Minimum Requirements ccccccecseesessecseeseeeseceeeseenseeeeens 58 Additional Recommendations sss esse eee 58 VM GE Rin s T Minimum Requirements Additional Recommendations sss sss eee 59 Installation Procedures on Development Platforms sese sss 60 Licensing ISaGRAF Enhanced Component sese eee 64 Technical Support Contacting Us Reporting a Problem istensarennan ionn e n n ER 2270 t ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started What s next e Take a hands on tour of the Workbench Walk through an existing project start a simple project and create a basic distributed project with detailed instructions in the Hands On guide You access the Hands On guide from the Start menu of Windows by choosing Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Help then Hands On e Play with the demos Compile and simulate applications or view alarms notification by following detailed instructions in the How to Use the Demos section on page 2 e Study the architecture of IsaGRAF Enhanced Curious to know how it s all put together Explore the Architecture Overview presentation You access the presentation from the Start menu of Windows by choosing Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Help then Architecture e Setup a target Windows NT Linux RTAI QNX 6 or Windows CE Ready for a real control target The easiest one to start w
54. ting to the fail over properties of a target node such as setting an active node to standby causing the other to become active To set up a failover 1 From the Workbench s Window menu choose project_name Hardware Architecture 2 Right click the title bar of a configuration 3 From the contextual menu choose Advanced Options The Advanced Options window appears ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 4 Select the Failover tab 5 In the fields enter the required information ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 45 46 OPC DA Server The ISaGRAF Enhanced OPC OLE for Process Control Data Access server is a software module that standardizes communication to field equipment A setup program enables you to establish a link between an ISaGRAF Enhanced OPC DA server and a project created in the Workbench so that a HMI can have access to the project configuration data Note There can be only one ISaGRAF Enhanced OPC DA server per computer An OPC DA server can have many OPC clients An OPC Data Access Automation Server allows custom compliant applications built using programming languages such as Visual Basic Visual C Java and Delphi to communicate with targets through the VM OPC Data Access server In other words the automation server is an intermediary between the Dispatch Interface compliant application and the VM OPC Data Access server For more information on setting up or using the OPC DA Server or OPC
55. trator rights to start stop or configure the alarms server 1 From the Start menu of Windows choose Programs then ISaGRAF Enhanced then Alarms then Alarms Server The ISaGRAF Enhanced Alarm Service Control window appears In the Service Control window click Start Demo Mode The Alarms and Events Demonstration window appears Click Start The Alarms and Events Notification Setup window appears From the View menu choose Active Alarm Summary The Active Alarm Summary viewer appears From the viewer s toolbar click the Connect icon The Select Alarm Server Window appears From the list of available servers select the computer on which the alarms server is installed then click OK Alarms begin to appear a few moments later Without licensing the Alarms and Events System the demo will only run for one hour ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started ISaGRAF Enhanced Overview ISaGRAF Enhanced is a complete automation suite combining design and operator interfaces on Windows platforms Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows XP with hard real time control on target platforms The suite is made up of two main modules e Workbench e Run time Two HMIs are also available for use with ISaGRAF Enhanced Figure 1 shows the main and other modules making up the ISaGRAF Enhanced environment The suite offers trending and alarms and events notification features as well as a failover mechanism Using the WEB
56. up to 128 variables one resource having an unlimited number of variables one configuration or unlimited ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started Although licenses are only valid on a single computer you can transfer them from one computer to another On Windows NT or Windows 2000 target platforms you need to license components such as trends servers events servers communication drivers and optional functions and function block packs ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started 65 66 Technical Support Contacting Us For technical support on ISaGRAF Enhanced visit our web site at http www icstriplexisagraf com or contact our location nearest you North America Send an e mail to support icstriplex ca Send a fax to 1 450 674 7344 Call 1 450 674 7774 press 9 for service in French Call toll free 1 877 868 4746 press 9 for service in French Write to us ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc Technical Support 555 d Auvergne Street Longueuil Quebec Canada J4H 4A3 For sales personnel call 1 877 868 4746 or send an e mail to sales icstriplex ca Europe Send an e mail to supporteurope icstriplex ca Send a fax to 33 0 4 76 41 35 61 Call 33 0 4 76 04 81 75 ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started e Write to us ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc Technical Support 21 Chemin des Pr s 38240 Meylan ZIRST France For sales personnel call 33 0 4 76 04 81 75 or send an e mail to sales icstriplex ca ISaGRAF Enhanced
57. xecutable and configuration files A minimum of 100 MB of free Program memory VM QNX Run time Minimum Requirements Targets need the following hardware and software A computer with an Intel 80386 or compatible processor 32 MB of RAM 200 MB of total space for a typical installation using the QNX MOMENTICS 6 2 1A package A monitor a CD ROM drive and a keyboard for installation purposes A serial port and the TCP IP network The QNX operating system is available from QNX Software Systems Ltd Additional Recommendations For larger systems ICS Triplex ISaGRAF Inc recommends the following hardware A computer with a Pentium or compatible processor running at 200 MHz 64 MB of RAM A hard disk or flash disk with 250 MB of total space An Ethernet adapter instead of a serial port ISaGRAF Enhanced Getting Started VM CE Run time Minimum Requirements Targets need the following hardware and software e Windows CE version3 0 on a CEPC platform type Other Windows CE 3 0 platforms can be tested and delivered upon request e A computer with an Intel 80486 or compatible processor A mathematical co processor is recommended for performance Other processors can be tested and delivered upon request e The TCP IP network e 4 MB of free space for VM CE Run time executable and configuration files e An ActiveSync 3 0 connection between the Windows CE device and the development workstation for VM CE Run time
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