CN9-SW-Grafix - OMEGA Engineering
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1. Programmer Select Program Opens the Select Program to Edit dialog Programmer Read and Write program data Reads program data from or writes program data to the associated instrument 45 Programmer Add and Insert Segment Adds or inserts a segment of the specified type segments are inserted above the selected segment The available segment types are Call Passes control into a sub program note that a program which is itself called program cannot call another program EOP Sets the state of the selected EOP output s note most segments have EOP settings within them already Ramp Change the setpoint from its current value to the target value at a fixed rate of change The holdback band value stops the ramp from moving the setpoint if the actual process value moves out of a band around the current control setpoint Soak Wait a time period with the current setpoint Step Change the control setpoint Loop Loop back to the first segment in the program a number of times Programmer Remove Segment Delete the selected segment Programmer Properties Opens a tabbed dialog containing the Program Properties dialog Program Colors dialog and Program Scales dialog The program powerfail recovery ramp rate units and start point should be set before segments are added to the program The colors and layout of the programmer display are also controlled with these properties settings 46 Custom displays Custom di2. Reset Setpoint Latch Write Yes to the setting to reset latched alarms 42 Setpoint Three Settings which control the setpoint three output control method Key settings are described below Setpoint Value The value at which control occurs Setpoint Mode The main operating mode for this output Reset Setpoint Latch Write Yes to the setting to reset latched alarms Analog Scaling Settings which control the input scaling for linear sensors The specified part of the input reading max 0 50mV is scaled to display over the specified range Thus an input range of 10mv to 50mv and a display range of 0 to 400 would display 100 with an input of 20mv Programmer The current program mode if running then the program number is the running program If not running then the program number is the program to run Calibration Adjustments Sensor calibration settings Output Configuration Output physical logical and indicator settings 43 Diagnostic and Instrument Contains settings and values not used in normal operation These include autotune result values communications activity control and display averaging Communications Communications settings these values are read only Security settings Each item in the instrument settings list has an associated security level Double click on an item to change settings individually Double click on a group heading to change all items within the group Standard Instrument
3. Allows the user to enter a template name and description and to select a background bitmap file to display in the custom window Also allows the user to specify a data item and value which is written when settings items are written to the custom template This supports the exit program mode operation and similar change commit operations 78 Custom Display Settings dialog New custom template Allows the user to add remove and edit groups of custom display settings and to add remove and edit the properties of items within these groups 79 Custom Setting Properties dialog Custom setting properties Specified the properties of a custom display settings item Name is the textual description of the item OPC Tag is the location of a parameter within a device Note that it is specified without a server or device name and starts with a eg Display ProcessValue The tag can also be fetched using the browse button Next the data entry type is specified Integer Decimal floating point or a list Read only specifies that the item cannot be changed Integer and Decimal items have an upper lower and stepping limit eg 0 to 100 in steps of 0 1 List items contain a list filled with values from the list decimal and integral entry details values in that order 80 Custom Display Layout dialog Edit custom template Display ProcessValue 10 10 90 90 MS Sans Serif
4. Allows the user to add and configure items to be displayed on a custom display template Selecting Add opens the Layout Properties dialog 81 Custom Display Layout Properties dialog Layout Properties Allows the user to specify how a custom display settings item is to be displayed in the custom display window The pulldown list allows selection of a source tag The presentation specifies what format the data will be display in Numeric and status indicator formats have a max value and text formats also have a width and rollover value Max width or max Value specifies the maximum allowable value returned from the server Anything above this value is considered invalid and is not displayed Display width specifies the maximum number of characters to be displayed on the custom display 82 Rollover specifies the number of characters that are shifted left in each update cycle A value of one will give a scrolling message a value equal to the display width will give a flashing message The font selection defines the font type and color The coordinates section defines how and where the item is displayed within the custom display window The values are in percentages of the display width and height and define the rectangle that the item is to be displayed in Thus a item which filled the window would be set as top 0 left 0 bottom 100 right 100 The last section defines the characters to use as status indicators t
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6. One Setpoint Two Setpoint Three Analog Scaling Programmer Calibration Adjustments Output Configuration Diagnostic and Instrument Communications Security settings Standard Instrument Types Setpoint Programmer Programmer New Program Programmer Delete Program Programmer Select Program Programmer Read and Write program data Programmer Add and Insert Segment Programmer Remove Segment Programmer Properties Custom displays Creating a custom display Alarms Alarm Add Alarms Alarm Settings 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 84 85 86 Alarm Restart Alarms Security Settings Instrument display security settings Application security settings Start and Stop Communication New options dialog Select devices dialog Device Properties dialog Select devices dialog Omega Engineering CN9600 instrument display Instrument settings dialog Chart properties dialog Format properties dialog Chart trace selection dialog Trace properties dialog Modify Trace Details dialog Select data source dialog Application properties dialog Security parameters dialog Manage device templates dialog Clone instrument dialog Clone instrument settings dialog Alarm properties dialog Alarm active dialog Chart Zoom dialog Chart Key dialog Chart Add Note dialog Chart Show Notes dialog Select Program to Delete dialog Select Program to Edit
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8. dialog Program Properties dialog Program Colors dialog Program Scales dialog Custom Template Properties dialog Custom Display Settings dialog Custom Setting Properties dialog Custom Display Layout dialog Custom Display Layout Properties dialog Load select dialog SP1 and Run mode dialog Index CN9 SW GRAFIX Description CN9 SW GRAFIX is a configuration and charting tool for use with Modbus connected instrumentation The application enables the user to configure display and chart data values from any connectable instrument for which a suitable template is available Omega Engineering instruments are connected using the ModbusServer application which is installed with this product See the ModbusServer section for more details This help document assumes that the user has basic knowledge of the windows operating system mouse and keyboard It is beyond the scope of this document to detail operation of these items and users should consult the original documentation that was provided with their system Omega Engineering Inc can be contacted at the following addresses Omega Engineering Inc One Omega Drive PO Box 4047 Stamford CT 06907 0047 email info omega com http www omega com License USER LICENSE 1 GRANT OF LICENSE 1 1 Under copyright law you are not permitted to install or run the software product the Software or use the user manuals and other documentation the Manuals supplied to you without the pe
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10. point at which it was last saved Instrument settings file dev which contains all the settings for an instrument at the point at which it was last saved using File SaveAs If an instruments settings file is loaded with an instrument selected the active window then the settings are loaded into that instrument This opens the Load selection dialog to select the items to clone into the existing instrument before sending data to the selected instrument See also the Clone Instrument menu option Chart settings and log file trc which contains all the settings for a chart at the point at which it was last saved using File SaveAs Backup Chart settings and log file trd which contains a backup of a chart settings file See also Charts and Charting for more information about chart file formats and recovery 30 File Export This menu option allows the user to export the settings of the selected document type into a specified rich text format RTF file Application Exports the current application settings including security and alarm settings Instrument Exports the selected instrument settings including security settings Programs Exports the selected programs and segments Chart Exports the values and notes from the selected chart into a specified comma separated values format CSV file File Save Saves the selected document type to disk if the document has no filename then the application uses File S
11. settings items can then be created within each group To create a new item select Add which opens the Custom Setting Properties dialog to configure the item properties The final page is the Display Layout dialog which is used to add and configure items to be displayed on the custom template 47 Alarms An alarm consists of an upper and or lower limit check and is associated with an Modbus data source from any connected device When the value from the source exceeds either of the enabled limits an alarm is generated When an alarm is generated the Alarm active dialog opens showing the alarm or alarms which are active If configured from the Application properties menu option an alarm sound is also played and is repeated at thirty second intervals The alarm active dialog will appear each time an alarm occurs and cannot be removed until the source of the alarms is removed An alarm can be cleared by double clicking on the alarm condition name in the list The alarm will reappear if the alarm condition is still present Alarms are stored in the application file and are restored and activated when an application is loaded Alarm Add Alarms Opens the Select data source dialog to select a data source for the alarm the press Next Enter the alarm limit upper and or lower alarm values for this alarm and press Finish Alarm Settings Opens the Alarm properties dialog for the selected alarm Alarm Restart Al
12. Centigra This dialog shows a list of the traces on the chart To hide it select the Chart Key menu option again 70 Chart Add Note dialog i E Show the time at which the note will be added and allows the user to type the text of the note FI Chart Show Notes dialog Shows the note nearest the cursor and allows the user to view all other notes via the pulldown selection or add a new note to the chart 72 Select Program to Delete dialog Select Program To Delete pae Done ist Program 2 Selects a program to be deleted 73 Select Program to Edit dialog Select Program To Edit Program 2 Selected a program to be displayed in the documents editing windows 74 Program Properties dialog Program properties Pro gram 1 fret E For x Allows the user to set the program description powerfail recovery mode ramp units and starting point 15 Program Colors dialog Program properties Allows the use to set the program profile display window colors 76 Program Scales dialog Program properties CE Defaut H Allows the user to set the program profile display window scales and timebase display mode 17 Custom Template Properties dialog New custom template Display ProgramMode YES
13. Opens the Instrument settings dialog to allow the user to change settings values and security Initial Setup These are the configuration settings which must be set to operate the instrument Process Units The setting of the units for the instrument Sensor Type The selected input sensor type Display Resolution Sets in instrument display resolution 1 0 1 and 0 01 depending on selected sensor type 41 Setpoint One Settings which control the setpoint one output control method Key settings are described below Setpoint Value The value at which control occurs Tune Mode The setting of the tune mode which can be OFF tune disabled ON tune enabled ATSP tune at set point enabled or PARK disable instrument output control Proportional Cycletime Mode Either set to OnOff control or variable to use the value in Proportional Cycletime Value Proportional Cycletime Value The cycle time value to use if not in OnOff mode Derivative Sensitivity Defaults to 0 5 not normally changed see manual for details Setpoint Two Settings which control the setpoint two output control method Key settings are described below Setpoint Value The value at which control occurs Setpoint Mode The main operating mode for this output Proportional Cycletime Mode Either set to OnOff control or variable to use the value in Proportional Cycletime Value Proportional Cycletime Value The cycle time value to use if not in OnOff mode
14. Types The following are Omega Engineering standard instrument types CN 9500 32nd DIN single display two output controller CN 9300 16th DIN single display two output controller CN 9400 16th DIN dual display two output controller CN 9600 16th DIN dual display three output controller with setpoint programmer 44 Setpoint Programmer The programmer document window is a graphical presentation of a setpoint programmer sequence It is divided into two panes the left hand pane shows the segments contained within the program and the right hand pane contains the program profile The program profile always starts the program line using the main instrument setpoint as a start position Right clicking on the programmer area will open the programmer popup menu which contains the following options Add and Insert segment Delete segment Properties Note that the programmer window will not detect any changes made to programs from the instrument front panel until the entire applications is completely restarted This is to avoid lengthy delays repeatable reading the program data Programmer New Program Create a new empty program Programmer Delete Program Opens the Select Program to Delete dialog When a program is deleted the following program numbers are changed to reflect the new order The names of the programs are not changed and calls between programs remain unchanged unless they called the now deleted program
15. User Guide www omega com e mail info omega com CN9 SW GRAFIX for CN9300 CN9400 CN9500 CN9600 Windows Software Manual 31 32 33 34 35 36 TABLE OF CONTENTS Description CN9 SW Grafix Overview Quick Start Description Quick Start Installation and Troubleshooting Adding a new instrument Setting instrument properties Creating a new program Setting program properties Adding segments to a program Setting segment types and properties Adding a new chart Setting chart properties Adding a new alarm Setting alarm properties Basic Menu Description File New File Open File Export File Save File Save As File MRU Most Recent Files File Print File Print Setup File Custom Display Properties File Properties File Exit View Toolbar View Status Bar Window Cascade Window Tile Window Arrange Icons Help Topics Help About ModbusServer Description COM and DCOM Application and Instrument Templates Creating a new application template 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Application Template Properties Charts and Charting Chart Add Trace Chart Start Stop and Restart Chart Zoom Chart Key Chart Add and Show notes Chart properties Creating a new chart Chart exporting Instrument displays Instrument SP1 and Run Mode Instrument Communications Instrument Clone Instrument Edit Programs Instrument Properties Initial Setup Setpoint
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17. arms Stops and then re starts communications for all alarms 48 Security Settings To change security settings for the application select Properties option from the File menu see File Properties for more details Two types of security parameter are available application security and instrument display security Instrument display security settings These security settings control the access the user has to each data values within the instrument Any data values with a security level higher or equal to the current security level is read only Application security settings These security settings control the access the user has to application level actions and events The settings are divided into the following sections Application Global application actions such as creating documents and configuring windows Communications Communications actions Charting Charting menu and configuration options Instrument Instrument menu and configuration options Programmer Programmer menu and configuration options Alarms Alarm menu and configuration options 49 Start and Stop Communication Start and stop communications for selected groups of document windows New options dialog CES CES What do you want to create C New chart Cancel C New instrument New aplication Batch Recipe Used to select a document type to create the options available are New chart used to log and dis
18. audiable notification Change Application Security Security Level Bhange Basswood User Settings Cancel Background bitmap is used to select the image draw into the applications background area Alarm audible notification is used to select the wave file used to signal active alarms within the application Security level is used to select between User Supervisor and Administrator security levels Changing to a higher security level will prompt for the password for that security level Change password is used to change the password for the current security level note that User level does not have a password Settings opens the Security parameters dialog which is used to set the application security settings for the selected security level 62 Security parameters dialog Security Parameters Start Communications Stop Communications Restart Communications Contains a list of the security parameters for the application double click on an item to change settings individually Double click on a group heading to change all items within the group 63 Manage device templates dialog Manage device templates Used to create delete and edit device templates See Creating a custom template and Custom Display Properties for more details 64 Clone instrument dialog Clone Instrument Standard PIO Select the instruments to clone settings to a
19. ave As File Save As This menu option allows the user to save the current application to a specified filename or save an element of an application to a separate file Application Saves the current application template including all instruments and chart settings into the specified file Chart Saves a separate chart template file rather that saving the settings into the application settings file Instrument Saves a separate instrument template file rather that saving the settings into the application settings file 31 File MRU Most Recent Files Opens an application file from a list of recently used files File Print Prints the currently chart documents displayed data File Print Setup Select and configure the printer used for chart document printing File Custom Display Properties Opens the Manage device templates dialog which is used to create and manage custom display templates See Creating a custom template and Custom Display Properties for more details File Properties Opens the Application properties dialog File Exit Exit the application will prompt for the saving of any changed data in open documents within the application template 32 View Toolbar Toggles display of the toolbar View Status Bar Toggles display of the statusbar Window Cascade Arranges the open document windows Window Tile Arranges the open instrument windows Window Arrange Icons Arrange
20. e device name in the list this will open the Device properties dialog 10 Device Properties x Device Name Device 4 on Port COM2 Avaliable model types to display Cancel This lists the available model types to display for the selected instrument Select the required option and press OK Note the single display instrument models will always prompt for the user to select a display template This can either be done in advance or pressing OK will prompt for any devices which require a display template to be selected Choose any of the detected devices and press OK to complete the addition of the instrument to the application template This will create an instrument display window for the selected instrument type and display template For example Device 004 on HI FA 11 Note the instrument display will show LEV5 if no valid setting has been made for input sensor display resolution or output device these settings are configurable from instrument front panel only To inspect of change instrument settings see Setting instrument properties 12 Setting instrument properties To inspect of change instrument settings select Properties from the Instrument menu which will open the Instrument settings dialog Property Vale A Initial setup Sensor type Lin Display resolution 0 01 E E E E F Er E FT Settings groups can be open and closed by double clicking on the plus and
21. ect New from the File menu which will open the New options dialog New options x ore EM Select the New instrument option and press OK which will open the Select devices dialog Select Devices The OEM ModbusServer server is selected in the dropdown server list Then click on the Browse button which will open the Browse server devices dialog Browse Server Devices X Communications Port Baud Rate 2600 Max Scanning Address AAA Add to existing list C Start new list ones Select the communications port which is connected to the Omega Engineering instrument and the communications baud rate You may also specify the highest ModBus address to scan for devices on this defaults to 30 but can be setas 1 to 254 To add more instruments to an existing application select Add to existing list To start a new list or to change the Baud rate on a communications port select Start new list Press Browse and the Server application will attempt to the find any instruments connected to the specified communications port The detected devices will be listed in the devices list of the Select devices dialog show above Displayed next to each device in the devices list is the default display template of that instrument If the instrument is not communicating correctly then the display template will be shown as Unknown To change a display template selection double click on th
22. ents to detect Specify the ModBus addressing range to scan defaults to 1 to 30 can be set up to 254 Pressing browse will scan for devices over the given address range and list the detected devices To change the display template for a detected instrument double click on the instrument name to open the Device Properties dialog 53 Omega Engineering CN9600 instrument display Device 004 on Mi FI 54 Instrument settings dialog Initial setup Display resolution OM ai E E E E E ET ET Used to configure instrument settings for the current instrument click for more details about instrument settings 95 Chart properties dialog Chart properties Used to enter the main chart properties The filename of the chart this can be selected using the browse button Major timescale intervals are used to specify how the timebase of the chart is drawn These units may not be accurately represented on all monitor and graphic setting combinations Sample frequency and update rate specify how often data is recorded and how often the chart updates with new data The archive trace check box and time selection is used to specify how often a trace will be closed saved to disk and a new chart file created The timed trace check box and time selection is used to trigger a trace to run at a specific time every day 56 Format properties dialog Format p
23. gram Properties dialog Program Scales dialog Programmer Programmer Add and Insert Segment Programmer Delete Program Programmer New Program Programmer Properties Programmer Read and Write program data Programmer Remove Segment Programmer Select Program Quick Start Description Quick Start Installation and Troubleshooting Security parameters dialog Security settings Security Settings Select data source dialog Select devices dialog Select devices dialog Select Program to Delete dialog Select Program to Edit dialog Setpoint One Setpoint Programmer Setpoint Three Setpoint Two Setting alarm properties Setting chart properties Setting instrument properties 87 Setting program properties Setting segment types and properties SP1 and Run mode dialog Standard Instrument Types Start and Stop Communication Trace properties dialog View Status Bar View Toolbar Window Arrange Icons Window Cascade Window Tile 88 omega com TEOMEGA OMEGAnet Online Service Internet e mail www omega com info omega com USA ISO 9001 Certified Canada Servicing North America One Omega Drive P O Box 4047 Stamford CT 06907 0047 TEL 203 359 1660 FAX 203 359 7700 e mail info omega com 976 Bergar Laval Quebec H7L 5A1 Canada TEL 514 856 6928 FAX 514 856 6886 e mail info omega ca For immediate technical or application assistance USA and Canada Mexico Benelux Czech Repub
24. hat the program will perform e g Extruder warmup cycle The powerfail recovery ramp rate units and program start point should all be set to the desired values The second page of this tabbed dialog is the Program Colors dialog 15 Program properties AL A This allows the appearance of the program graphical trace to be changed The last page of this tabbed dialog is the Program Scales dialog Program properties 16 This allows the setpoint value y axis range to be defined and the timebase x axis draw method to be selected To add a segment to this program see Adding segments to a program 17 Adding segments to a program To add a segment to the current program select the Add Segment option from the Programmer menu for this example select the Ramp Soak Step option which will open the add segments dialog Add segments Leave the segment count at one and press OK to continue This should change the programmer document window as shown E Programmer program Program 1 F HK To set the segment properties see Setting segment types and properties 18 Setting segment types and properties Double click on the plus symbol at the left of the segment name to open the segment properties list Next double click on the Segment Type value a
25. he item is inactive if it s value is equal to zero 83 Load select dialog Select properties to load Analog scaling Displayed range high scale Analog scaling Displayed range low scale Analog scaling Input range high scale Analog scaling Input range low scale Diagnosis and settings Display averaging i Allows the user to select the properties to clone into an existing instrument By default all properties except Sensor span and zero are selected to clone Selecting properties from either list and pressing Discard or Clone moves those items between the discard and clone lists 84 SP1 and Run mode dialog Settings shortlist Setpoint 1 Setpoint 1 Power level Program Mode Contains the following instrument settings Setpoint one value the main process control setpoint Setpoint one power the actual output power Programmer number for CN9600 instruments to specify the program number to run using the programmer run state Programmer run state the state of the setpoint programmer 85 Page INDEX Description Adding a new alarm Adding a new chart Adding a new instrument Adding segments to a program Alarm active dialog Alarm Add Alarms Alarm properties dialog Alarm Restart Alarms Alarm Settings Alarms Analog Scaling Application and Instrument Templates Application properties dialog Application security settings Application Template Properties Basic Menu De
26. icrosoft tm and more information about them can be found on the Microsoft web site Application and Instrument Templates Application templates contain all the settings and data for a group of instruments charts and alarms Application templates can be used to create a number of batch recipes containing the settings for a specific machine setup and usage See creating a new application template Instrument templates contain the settings for a single instrument and can be loaded into existing or new application templates to included already known instrument settings See the File saveas menu option 35 Creating a new application template To create a new application template either select the New option from the File menu and the New Application from the New options dialog or push the New Instrument button on the toolbar Application Template Properties To change the application template properties use the Properties option of the File menu which opens the Application properties dialog 36 Charts and Charting A chart is a graphical document window which is used to display a number of updating values from specified data sources Double clicking on the chart area will display or hide the chart key Right clicking on the chart area will open the charting popup menu which contains the following options If the chart horizontal scrollbar is dragged to the extreme right then the chart window and cursor wil
27. l follow active data edge The cursor can be moved away from the active edge to guery values and add comments and restored by dragging the scrollbar right again The chart window also supports shortcut keys left and right scroll the chart view ctrl left and right scroll the chart view by a page at a time and home and end move to the chart start end points Add trace Start Stop and Restart communications Zoom Add and Show notes Properties Chart settings and data are stored into a trace data file trc file which contains all the settings for a chart and the data up to the point at which it was last saved Live chart data is stored into a trace backup file trd which contains the data from the last saved file to the current time To recover a chart and associated data from these files first load the trace data file trc to create the chart document and load the previous settings and then with the new chart window selected load the trace backup file trd to recover the live chart data into the chart window 37 Chart Add Trace First opens the Select data source dialog to select a data source for the chart trace Pressing next opens the Trace Properties dialog which configures the trace name appearance and scale Press finish to add the trace to the chart Chart Start Stop and Restart The Start Stop menu option is ticked if chart communications are currently active Selecting the menu option t
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29. minus symbols of the left of the list Each value can be changed by double clicking on the value and either selecting a new value from the provided list of typing a new value Pressing Apply or OK will send these new settings to the instrument 13 Creating a new program To create a new program for a programable instrument select the Edit Programs option from the Instrument menu which opens the Programmer document window E Programmer program No Program It may take several seconds to load the program data from the instrument and during this period the wait dialog will be displayed Once the program data has been loaded from the instrument select the New Program option from the Programmer menu to create a new program To configure the properties of the newly created program see Setting program properties 14 Setting program properties To configure the properties of a program select the Properties option from the Programmer menu which opens the Program Properties tabbed dialog Program properties Cours Seales a fo The first page contains settings for the current program The program number show the program number the instrument front panel would display and cannot be changed The program name should be set to a name which describes the process t
30. nd Add them to the list 65 Clone instrument settings dialog Clone instrument settings Calibration adjustment Span offset ad Calibration adjustment Zero offset adji Diagnosis and settings Display avi Diagnosis and settings Display cor Initial setup Display resolution Initial setup Process units Initial setup Sensor type Select which data values are to be cloned into the selected instruments 66 Alarm properties dialog Alarm properties OEM Mochusserver COM2 Display ProcessVal This dialog allows the properties of an alarm to be configured Server Device and Parameter specify the data source for the alarm Upper and lower limit specify the alarms limits for the alarm 67 Alarm active dialog Alarm condition First time raised Last time raised Last alarm value Device 4 on Port COM2 Display ProcessValue where value gt 0 28 09 01 09 54 30 28 09 01 09 54 33 32 1 Show a list of active alarms listing the alarm condition first time the alarm was raised the latest time the alarm was raised and the value of the latest alarm condition Double clicking on an alarms clears that alarm from the list 68 Chart Zoom dialog This dialog controls the zoom level of the chart timebase Move the slider to zoom out left or in right of the chart timebase 69 Chart Key dialog Description value Device 4 on Port COM2 Display ProcessValue
31. nd select RAMP from the dropdown list to change the segment type Set the Ramp rate value to be 600 and set the Target Setpoint value to be 100 greater than its initial value This should change to programmer document window to something like this mi Programmer program Program 1 OF x Property _ Segment 1 RAMP Segment type RAMP Ramprate ETS Target Setpoint 100 Holdback band 0 EOP Status None _ vena mpi QU a la ID i wn yy It mt mai JI nl QU i II 10 mhs 2 The ramp rate and target setpoint can also be changed using the graphical program trace Left click on the line end point box and holding the left button down move the end point to a new position The values in the ramp rate and target setpoint values will change to reflect the new program trace To save the new program to the instrument select the Write program data option from the Programmer menu For more information about the programmer document and segment settings see Setpoint Programmer 19 Adding a new chart To add a new chart to the application select New option from the File menu which opens the New options dialog New options Select the New chart option and press OK which will open the Chart properties dialog Chart properties Enter the reguired filename for the new chart change any other parameter values reguired and then press Next to show the Chart trace selection dial
32. og 20 Chart trace selection Description Scale Device 4 on Port COM2 Display Pre Value Centigrade Press the Add button to add a trace to the chart this opens the Select data source dialog Select data source poo The OEM ModbusServer server from the dropdown server list If no instruments appear in the instrument list then see Select devices dialog Select a data source tag from the instrument display list and press Next this opens the Trace properties dialog 21 Trace properties x Trace Properties Name Device 4 on Port COM2 Display Process a Units Centigrade M Scale Maxmimum fi 0 Scale Minimum 1 0 Scale Step fi lt Back Finish Cancel Help Change the trace name and select the trace units if required and press Finish to return to the Chart trace selection dialog Press Next to move to the Chart properties dialog Format properties x Colours Grid colour Zz E Chart E Cursor colour ea m Date time format Date format None Time format 03 48 PM DATE 03 48 PM 03 48 PM caen vb 22 Make any required changes to the chart appearance settings and press Finish to complete the creation of the chart A new chart document will appear and will start charting data from the selected source To set the chart properties see Setting chart properties 23 Setting chart propertie
33. oggles the communications state The Restart menu option stops and the starts the chart communications Chart Zoom Opens the Chart Zoom dialog Chart Key Shows the Chart Key dialog Chart Add and Show notes The Add Note menu option opens the Add Note dialog at the current cursor location The Show Notes menu option opens the Show Notes dialog which allows viewing of all chart notes 38 Chart properties Open a tabbed dialog containing the Chart properties dialog Chart trace selection dialog and the Format properties dialog Creating a new chart To add a new chart to the application either select New option from the File menu and the New Chart from the New options dialog or push the New Chart button on the toolbar This opens the Chart properties dialog First enter the reguired title for the new chart Then select any changed chart options or press Next This opens the Chart trace selection dialog Press the New button to add a new trace to the chart This opens the Trace data source dialog The OEM ModbusServer is displayed in the pulldown list Select a data source tag from the tree in the instrument list to add to the chart and press Next This opens the Trace properties dialog Enter the reguired name and scales for this trace or use defaults and press Finish Repeat to add more traces as reguired and the press Next This opens the Chart properties dialog Change the chart p
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35. play data values from a number of data sources New instrument used to create instrument display windows for both standard instruments and 3rd party custom instruments to allow configuration and monitoring of key data values New application used to create an application template to hold a group of instruments and charts and their settings 50 Select devices dialog Select Devices Used to select a data source for an instrument display Server selection pulldown list of available servers or type in a known server name Browse button to search for connected instruments on a specified communications port click for more info Device list from currently selected server 51 Device Properties dialog Device Properties x Device Name Device 4 on Port COM2 Avaliable model types to display Device name allows the name of the selected device to be changed to the entered text The name is change when the OK button is pressed Available model types to display lists the display templates which are available for the selected device 92 Select devices dialog Browse Server Devices X Communications Port Baud Rate 3600 Max Scanning Address 20 Add to existing list C Start new list Browse Cancel Used to browse for devices connected to the specified communications interface via the ModbusServer application Specify the communications port and baud rate of the instrum
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38. roperties Used to enter the chart format properties Select the grid chart background and selection cursor colors Select the required time and date format 57 Chart trace selection dialog Chart trace selection Description Scale Device 4 on Port COM2 Display Pre Value Centigrade Used to add and remove traces from the chart and edit trace properties 58 Trace properties dialog Trace properties Device 4 on Port COM2 Display Process a E Used to enter the chart trace properties Name of the trace for the chart key Units of the trace for the chart key Color of the trace line on the chart Scale of the vertical axis on the chart for this trace 59 Modify Trace Details dialog Modify trace details OEM Mosbusserver z Device 4 on Port COM2 Used to change the trace data source details trace color trace units and vertical axis scales 60 Select data source dialog Select data source Used to select a chart trace or alarm data source Server selection pulldown list of available servers or type in a known server name Browse button to search for connected instruments on a specified communications port click for more info Instrument list from currently selected server 61 Application properties dialog Application Properties x Background Bitmap Change Alarm
39. roperties as reguired or use defaults and press Finish A new chart window will now appear in the application The chart automatically scrolls to the end ofthe selected timescale Chart exporting Selected from the File Export gt Chart menu option this exports the chart data into the specified Comma Separated Value CSV file See also the File export menu option 39 Instrument displays An instrument display is used to display key elements of an instruments configuration and data values and to configure the control values within the instrument Right clicking on the instrument display will open the instrument popup menu which contains the following options SP1 and Run mode Properties Edit Programs Clone Start Stop and Restart communications Instrument SP1 and Run Mode Opens the SP1 and Run mode dialog to allow the user to change the setpoint one value and programmer run state Instrument Communications Used to restart stop and then start and toggle the started stopped status of communications to the instrument selected Instrument Clone Attempts to open the clone instrument and clone instrument settings dialogs Copies settings from the currently selected instrument to the instruments selected to clone to 40 Instrument Edit Programs Opens a programmer document window for the current instrument see the programmer section for more details Instrument Properties
40. s To set chart properties select the Properties option from the Chart menu which opens the Properties tabbed dialog The Properties tabbed dialog contains three pages the Chart properties dialog Chart properties Which contains the properties for the chart including the timescale settings the update freguency and archive and timed chart control The next page is the Chart trace selection dialog 24 Chart trace selection x Traces Description Scale Device 4 on Port COM2 Display ProcessValue Centigrade Delete Edit i lt Back Next gt Cancel Help Which is used to add remove traces and set trace properties using the Modify Trace Details dialog The last page is the Format properties Format properties x Colours Grid colour El Chart ESI Cursor colour E Ea m Date time format ME Date format Time format 03 48 PM 03 48 PM caen vb 25 Which contains the properties for the chart presentation colors and formats 26 Adding a new alarm To add an alarm to an application select the Add alarm option from the Alarms menu which opens the Select data source dialog Select data source poo The OEM ModbusServer server is displayed in the dropdown server list If no instruments appear in the instrument list then see Select devices dialog Select a data source tag from the instrument display list and press Next
41. scription Calibration Adjustments Chart Add and Show notes Chart Add Note dialog Chart Add Trace Chart exporting Chart Key Chart Key dialog Chart properties Chart properties dialog Chart Show Notes dialog Chart Start Stop and Restart Chart trace selection dialog Chart Zoom Chart Zoom dialog Charts and Charting Clone instrument dialog Clone instrument settings dialog COM and DCOM Communications Creating a custom display Creating a new application template Creating a new chart Creating a new program Custom Display Layout dialog Custom Display Layout Properties dialog Custom Display Settings dialog Custom displays Custom Setting Properties dialog Custom Template Properties dialog Device Properties dialog Diagnostic and Instrument File Custom Display Properties File Exit File Export 86 File MRU Most Recent Files File New File Open File Print File Print Setup File Properties File Save File Save As Format properties dialog Help About Help Topics Initial Setup Instrument Clone Instrument Communications Instrument display security settings Instrument displays Instrument Edit Programs Instrument Properties Instrument settings dialog Instrument SP1 and Run Mode License Load select dialog Manage device templates dialog Modbus Server Description Modify Trace Details dialog New options dialog Omega Engineering CN9600 instrument display Output Configuration Program Colors dialog Pro
42. splay templates are used to define the connection between a number of Modbus data sources and a display window They are used to display values in a manner other that the standard instrument displays or to display values from 3rd party modbus data sources Custom displays have three basic elements The background bitmap of the display window if specified The list of settings items which can be configured via the display template similar to the settings items of the main instruments displays The list of settings items actually displayed in the display window and the configurations for their format and position Creating a custom display To create a custom display template first open the Manage device templates dialog and select New This opens a tabbed dialog starting with the Template Properties dialog which allows the user to enter a template name and description and to select the bitmap file to display as a background the display window if required Also allows the user to specify a data item and value which is written when settings items are written to the custom template This supports the exit program mode operation and similar change commit operations The next page is the Display Settings dialog which is used to create groups of settings and add individual settings items to each group The New Group Rename and Delete Group buttons allow control over the custom display settings groups Having created a group individual
43. the iconised document windows 33 Help Topics Opens this help file Help About Displays the about box which contains application information and contact details ModbusServer Description The ModBus Server provides an OPC version 2 0 interface between OPC clients and modbus equipped instruments over RS232 or RS485 using the ModBus RTU protocol The Server application comes complete with the instrument templates required to communicate with a selection of commonly derived instruments and allows the user to create new templates to communicate with third party equipment connected to the same communications interface For more details consult the Server application help file 34 COM and DCOM COM Component Object Model and DCOM Distributed Component Object Model define a standard set of interfaces which can be used to provide communication between applications COM defines these interfaces in a manner which is not dependent on the implementation of the application or system thus allowing communication between different application languages implementations and platforms DCOM is an extension to COM that provides support for communication over network interfaces without any application level interaction This means that applications on separate machines can connect as if they were running on the same machine Even if the machine are based on different technologies and operating systems COM and DCOM are products of M
44. this opens the Alarm triggers dialog 27 Alarm Triggers Select the required alarm trigger mode and value or both if a band alarm is required and press finish to create the alarm To set alarm properties for an existing alarm see Setting alarm properties 28 Setting alarm properties Select the Alarm Settings option from the Alarms menu which opens the View alarms dialog View Alarms Device 4 on Port COM2 Display Process value gt 50 This dialog allows alarms to be added and deleted and alarm properties to be changed by selecting an alarm from the list and pressing the Edit button which opens the Alarm properties dialog Alarm properties OEM Modbusserver z Device 4 on Port COM2 M This dialog allows the alarm data source and trigger conditions to be changes as reguired 29 Basic Menu Description The following items describe the basic menu options which are always available to the user Menu options for specify windows are described in the relevant section of the help file These are Charting Alarms Instruments and Programmer File New Create a new document within the current application template opens the New options dialog File Open Open an existing document from disk The available file types to be loaded are Application settings file apl which contains all the settings for an application at the
45. trument template files stored in the Template sub directory Users of existing ModbusServer applications will need to re create their applications with these updated templates for use with CN9 SW GRAFIX The instrument displays are blank at startup and will remain blank if the communications link is not functioning correctly To verify this either verify the communications activity at the target instrument see manual for details or open the server application and use the View Ports menu to select a port and view the statistics If the instruments displays go blank occasionally or the message Error reading settings from device is seen then the servers communication settings may need to be changed This is normally only the case if a RS232 RS485 converter is in use on a chain of more than twenty instruments To change the communications settings to fix these problems open the server application and use the File Ports menu to access the setup of the required port In the port setup is a setting called the Transaction Gap this value is used to slow data transfer to allow RS232 RS485 converters to operate correctly The default value for this setting is 20ms for a malfunctioning link this value should be increased to 35ms or greater For a link without a RS232 RS485 converter this value can be reduced to Oms to improve the communications speed to the connected instruments Adding a new instrument To add a new instrument to the application sel
46. tware and Manuals 6 2 Nothing in this Agreement will affect the statutory right of a consumer in consumer transactions under any applicable statute 6 3 If any part of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable the validity of the remainder of the Agreement will not be affected 6 4 This Agreement is governed by the laws of the state of Connecticut and the Courts of Connecticut shall have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to matters or disputes arising under or in connection with this Agreement Quick Start Description This getting started guide describes the basic actions required to connect and communicate to instruments chart values from those instruments and configure alarms on those data values Before using this guide ensure that a suitably equipped instrument is connected to the PC and has valid initial settings before continuing If the instrument is displaying LEV5 then the instrument initial settings need to be defined see owners manual for details For more information consult the application guides for wiring and connecting instruments and communications Quick Start Installation and Troubleshooting The CN9 SW GRAFIX application is installed from the CDROM automatically when the CD is inserted If after inserting the CD the application does not automatically install run the SETUP EXE file located in the root of the CDROM drive Under the ModbusServer application directory are new ins
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