Micromod Micro-PWC: 53PW6000 MicroPWC Installation and Setup Manual - Manual (Page 17)

Micro-PWC
™ Installation & Setup Guide
Introduction 7
ISO (International Standardization Organization). A worldwide federation of national member bodies
providing guidelines for the development of standards.
Icon. An icon is a representation (in miniature), on the monitor screen, of a larger entity, such as a window.
To iconify a window (change it from full size to a small visual representation), the user presses an iconify
button located in the upper right corner of the window's frame. The procedure is reversible.
Keyboard Focus. The Micro-PWC system uses the "explicit" or "click-to-type" model of keyboard focus;
that is, the user must position the pointer (also known as the "mouse cursor") somewhere on the window
which is to receive input from the keyboard (or other input device), and press the left mouse button once to
select the window. The color of the title bar of the selected window will then change, and that window will
become the active window. The active window receives all keyboard and mouse input.
License. See Software License.
List Box. A list box is an area within a window which provides the user with a scrollable list of options from
which to choose.
Lower. To move a window to the bottom of the window stack in the work area.
Maximize. To enlarge a window to its largest allowable size.
Menu Bar. An area located below the title bar on an Operator Window, which provides the user with sev-
eral options, including Exit, Select and Help.
Menu Pushbutton. A pushbutton on the System Window, which causes a pull-down menu to appear.
Message Box. Message box is the generic name for any dialog box that provides information, gives the
current state of a work in progress, asks a question, issues a warning, or draws attention to an error.
Micro-PWC system. The Micro-PWC system is a Windows-based system which provides the process
control operator with an interface to the distributed control system.
Mini-Alarm Window. The Mini-Alarm Window is located to the right of the System Window on the Micro-
PWC monitor screen. The Mini-Alarm Window automatically appears upon system start-up and is visible at
all times. The Mini-Alarm Window provides a title bar, an alarm display area, an event display area, Alarm
Acknowledge buttons to acknowledge alarms and events, and a Filter button and More Alarms indicator.
Modal Pop-up Window. A pop-up window which requires input from the user. Until the user responds and
closes the modal pop-up window, the parent window will reject any user input.
Model. When used in the graphical context of GMS, a model is an object or group of objects. Models can
be used as objects in other models.
Modifier Key. A key which, when pressed in conjunction with another key, changes the meaning of the
other key. <
C TRL >, < A LT >, and < S HIFT > are modifier keys.
Module. An atom or group of atoms which are combined into a data base structure.
Mouse. A small device with three buttons on top, connected by a cable to the PC on which the Micro-
PWC system software resides. When moved on the surface of a desk or table, the mouse allows the user
to point to locations on the monitor screen and to issue commands by pressing buttons. The user points to
a screen location by controlling the position of an image on the screen known as a pointer or mouse cur-
sor. By positioning the pointer on an item and pressing the appropriate mouse button, the user can select
the desired option. The left mouse button is used for most operations on the Micro-PWC system.
Mouse Button. One of the buttons on the mouse.
Mouse Cursor. (See Pointer.)
Node. A node is a unit or system on the Micro-PWC system Ethernet.
Object. When used in the graphical context of GMS, an entity such as a circle, rectangle, or text field.