Copying and creating a data point smartshape, Deleting a data point smartshape, Creating an hmi with data point smartshapes – Echelon IzoT Commissioning Tool User Manual

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1.Building1.Floor2.Room10” subsystem. The subsystem path stored in the Data Point SmartShape is
therefore “^.^.Floor2.Room10”. This indicates that when the custom Data Point master SmartShape is
added to a drawing, IzoT Commissioning Tool is to attempt to locate the monitored object by moving
two subsystem levels up the network hierarchy and then down to the “Floor2.Room10” subsystem in
the network.

A custom Data Point master SmartShape is created by dragging the original SmartShape to an IzoT
Commissioning Tool stencil. If the custom Data Point master SmartShape is dragged to a “Subsystem
1.Building2.Floor1.Room1” subsystem, it will reference a data point in the “Subsystem
1.Building2.Floor2.Room10” subsystem.

Copying and Creating a Data Point SmartShape

You can create a new Data Point SmartShape by copying an existing one following these steps:

1. Copy an existing Data Point SmartShape. You can do this three different ways:

• Right-click a Data Point SmartShape, click Copy on the shortcut menu, right-click an empty

space in the desired subsystem, and click Paste on the shortcut menu.

• Right-click a Data Point SmartShape and then click Duplicate on the shortcut menu.
• Select a Data Point SmartShape, hold down CTRL, drag the Data Point SmartShape to any

location in the subsystem, and then release the mouse.

2. The Data Point Shape dialog box opens with a default data point selected.

3. Accept the default data point or select a different data point to be monitored in the new Data Point

SmartShape.

4. Click OK. The Data Point SmartShape is added to your OpenLNS CT drawing.

Note: If you change the name of the original data point and paste a new Data Point SmartShape in a
different subsystem, IzoT Commissioning Tool will be able to determine the appropriate data point for
the new Data Point SmartShape. This is because IzoT Commissioning Tool first checks the handles of
the original data point when creating a new Data Point SmartShape from a copy.

Deleting a Data Point SmartShape

You can delete a Data Point SmartShape from an OpenLNS CT drawing. To do this, follow these
steps

1. Right-click the Data Point and then click Delete on the shortcut menu. If confirmed deletes are

enabled, you will see a dialog asking you to confirm the deletion.

2. If prompted, click Yes to delete the SmartShape.

Creating an HMI with Data Point SmartShapes

You can use Data Point SmartShapes and Visio shapes to design simple human machine interfaces
(HMIs) in your OpenLNS CT drawing. An HMI provides a graphical interface for monitoring and
controlling a network. For example, you can create an HMI for a lighting system. The HMI could
display the current state of a lamp, and it could include override switches that let you manually turn the
lamp on and off.

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