Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter
1
Publication 2711-6.0
Overview of PanelBuilder
This chapter contains the following sections:
Section Page
What is PanelBuilder? 1–1
What is an Application? 1–1
What is a Project? 1–1
PanelBuilder Features 1–2
Typical Application Screens 1–5
Screen Objects 1–6
PanelBuilder is a Microsoft Windows based package that lets you
design control panel applications for PanelView terminals. To
simplify application design, the software uses menus, dialog boxes
and tools which are standard in Windows.
A PanelBuilder application is a logical arrangement of screens
containing objects such as push buttons, indicators, control lists, bar
graphs and alarms. When the application is downloaded to a
terminal, the operator interacts with these objects by pressing
function keys or touching the terminal screen.
Applications are transferred between your computer and a
PanelView terminal using a serial connection, memory card or
Pass-Through.
PanelBuilder applications communicate with logic controllers on a
variety of networks including: DH-485, DH+, DF1, Remote I/O,
DeviceNet and ControlNet.
The ports on the PanelView terminal determine the communication
protocol used.
Each PanelBuilder application (.PBA file) is associated with a
project. The project identifies:
•
controller addresses, called tags, that PanelBuilder objects write
to or read from. (Tags defined in the Tag Editor.)
•
runtime communication parameters for the PanelView terminal
and controller (Devices defined in Terminal Setup.)
Different applications can use the same project tags if the
applications use the same communication protocol.
Chapter Objectives
What is PanelBuilder?
What is an Application?
What is a Project?