Main Window Description.........................................................................................................43
Project Manager Menu Bar........................................................................................................45
Project Manager Toolbar............................................................................................................46
New Project Window.................................................................................................................47
Open Folder or Project/Select Project Window.........................................................................48
Project Settings Window............................................................................................................49
Controller Settings Window.......................................................................................................50
System Settings Window............................................................................................................51
Station Builder
53
About the Station Builder Application...................................................................................................54
About Hardware Interface Files.............................................................................................................54
About Station Configurations.................................................................................................................54
About Station Configuration Files.........................................................................................................56
How to Start Station Builder..................................................................................................................56
How to Create a Station Configuration File...........................................................................................57
Station Builder Controls and Displays...................................................................................................57
About the Station Builder Main Window...................................................................................57
Station Builder Toolbar..............................................................................................................59
System Resources Window........................................................................................................59
Common Controls......................................................................................................................59
Channels Panel...........................................................................................................................60
Station Panel...............................................................................................................................61
General Tab................................................................................................................................62
Controller Resources..............................................................................................................................63
About Controller Resources.......................................................................................................63
About Station Resources............................................................................................................64
How to Reuse Station Input Resources Associated with Specific Channels.............................65
Station Resources In DOF Systems............................................................................................66
About Creating Multibox Configurations..................................................................................67
Hardware Output Resources.......................................................................................................68
Hardware Input Resources.........................................................................................................68
Resource Syntax.........................................................................................................................69
About the Model 494.16 VD/DUC Mezzanine Card.................................................................71
How to Allocate Resources........................................................................................................71
About Display and Internal Names............................................................................................72
Naming Considerations for External Commands.......................................................................72
Naming Considerations for Auxiliary Inputs.............................................................................73
About Station Resources........................................................................................................................73
Channels.................................................................................................................................................75
About Channels..........................................................................................................................75
About Calculated Inputs and Outputs........................................................................................77
About Power Control.................................................................................................................77
About Update Rates...................................................................................................................78
4 MTS Series 793 Control Software
