Super Systems Compact HMI - Manual (Page 12)

Compact HMI and Compact HMI Editor Operations Manual
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Figure 9 - SSi Options
Target Device: The touch screen device model on which the Compact HMI will be running.
Models can be selected from a drop-down list. Typically, the models will start with “TPC-“ and
end in a number, sometimes followed by one or more letters. If the model starts with “TPC-3,”
the screen size is usually 3.5”. If the model starts with “TPC-6”, the screen size is usually 5.7”.
Finally, if the model starts with “TPC-12”, the screen size is usually 12.1” This setting will
determine the size of each panel in the Solution and is extremely important. An incorrect
setting will result in the panels being rendered incorrectly—or not being rendered at all—on the
touch screen.
Contact SSi at (513) 772-0060for help with setting up these options.
Tags (Tag Management)
Compact HMI Editor includes a database framework that allows you to associate connections
with tags and tags with register locations. Each connection is identified by a user-defined name
along with relevant connection details. Each tag is associated with a 16-bit word register. All of
the connection, tag, and register data is contained in a “tags database” that Compact HMI
maintains. This approach allows you to configure Compact HMI to access data in a
straightforward and organized fashion.
To access the tags database, click on Tools  Tags (Figure 10) in the Compact HMI Editor main
window.
Figure 10 - Tag Management
The Tag Management window will appear (Figure 11). In the example screen shot in Figure 11,
the window is populated with connection, tag, and bit data. More information is provided in this
section on how to configure connection, tag, and bit settings.