PowerStudio
4 User Manual
CONTENTS
DISCLAIMER ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
LOG OF REVISIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.- RUNNING THE PROGRAM FOR THE FIRST TIME .............................................................................. 8
2.- FILE MENU ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.- DEVICES MENU .......................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1.-
CONNECTIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1.1
Adding a First-level Device ........................................................................................................... 16
3.1.2
Adding a Second-level Device ....................................................................................................... 17
3.1.3
Advanced Configuration of Devices .............................................................................................. 17
3.2.-
GROUPS
OF
DEVICES ........................................................................................................................... 20
3.3.-
DEVICES .................................................................................................................................................. 23
4.- VARIABLE SELECTION ............................................................................................................................ 24
5.- REPORTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 25
5.1.-
ADD,
MODIFY
AND
DELETE
REPORTS. ............................................................................................ 25
5.2.-
REPORT
DESIGN
WINDOW.................................................................................................................. 28
5.2.1
Action tools ................................................................................................................................... 30
5.2.1.1
Select controls ...................................................................................................................... 30
5.2.1.2
Text control .......................................................................................................................... 30
5.2.1.3
Image control ........................................................................................................................ 31
5.2.1.4
Date Control ......................................................................................................................... 31
5.2.1.5
Formula control .................................................................................................................... 33
5.2.1.6
Conditioned control .............................................................................................................. 34
5.2.1.7
Embedded Graph Control..................................................................................................... 36
5.2.1.8
Analogue bar control ............................................................................................................ 38
5.2.1.9
Primitive control ................................................................................................................. 38
5.2.1.10
Common options for action tools .......................................................................................... 39
5.2.2
Position tools” ............................................................................................................................. 39
5.2.3
Pages tools .................................................................................................................................... 40
5.2.4
Zoom tools ..................................................................................................................................... 40
5.2.5
Miscellaneous tools ....................................................................................................................... 41
5.2.6
Editing tools. ................................................................................................................................. 42
6.- SCREENS ....................................................................................................................................................... 43
6.1.-
ADD
/
REMOVE
SCREEN ...................................................................................................................... 43
6.2.-
EDITING
SCADA
SCREENS .................................................................................................................. 45
6.2.1
Action tools ................................................................................................................................... 47
6.2.1.1
Screen control ....................................................................................................................... 47
6.2.1.2
Report control ...................................................................................................................... 48
6.2.1.3
Device Control ..................................................................................................................... 48
6.2.1.4
Graph / Table Control .......................................................................................................... 48
6.2.1.5
Active Events Control .......................................................................................................... 49
6.2.1.6
Event Viewer Control ......................................................................................................... 49
6.2.1.7
Run control ........................................................................................................................... 49
6.2.1.8
Force Variable Control ........................................................................................................ 50
6.2.1.9
Fill Control ........................................................................................................................... 50
6.2.1.10
IP camera control ............................................................................................................ 51
6.2.1.11
Common action tool options.................................................................................................. 52
