Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide User Manual
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PanelBuilder and PanelBuilder32 files can be in either development format (*.pba) or run-
time terminal format (*.pva). PanelBuilder 1400e files have the file extension *.pvc.
When you import older application files, FactoryTalk View creates a copy of the
application for the current version of FactoryTalk View. The older version is not altered.
You can use current version application files to create previous version run-time files. For
more information, see page 4-9.
If the application you are importing contains any direct driver nodes, the import wizard
will create one RSLinx topic for each direct driver node it finds. All topics are then
converted into device shortcuts, to run with RSLinx Enterprise. You must have both
RSLinx Classic and RSLinx Enterprise installed to make this two-step conversion.
To create RSLinx topics after import, follow these steps in RSLinx before importing the
application.
To validate direct driver nodes in RSLinx
1. Create the appropriate RSLinx Classic drivers if not already created (for example,
AB_ETH-1).
For more information about creating RSLinx Classic drivers, see the RSLinx Classic
Help.
2. If it is an Ethernet driver (AB_ETH-1), add the IP address of each direct driver node to
the Ethernet driver setup.
3. Start RSWho and select each device associated with each direct driver node (for
example, 131.200.13.128).
If these steps are not followed in this order, the topics generated by the import code
will be invalid and will need to be fixed using the Topic Editor in RSLinx.
To import an application
1. Start FactoryTalk View Studio
2. In the New tab, in the Application name box, type a name for the imported
application, up to 32 characters long.
3. If desired, type a description of the application. If you don’t type a description now,
you can add one later, as described on page 4-18.
4. Specify a language for the application. For information about using multiple
languages, see Chapter 12.
5. Click Import. The Machine Edition Import Wizard opens.
6. Follow the directions in the Machine Edition Import Wizard.