To start the Delta HMI ScrEdit setup, please refer to the following steps:
1. Step 1: Please start-up your computer to Win2000/WinXP system (Fig. 2.1.1).
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Fig. 2.1.1 Open Microsoft Windows
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2. Step 2: Execute setup.exe from Windows taskbar by clicking “Start” > “Run”. 3. After pressing OK,
system will setup automatically and you will get the following dialog box to select the desired display
language (Fig. 2.1.2).
Fig. 2.1.2 Select Language
After pressing OK, system will setup automatically and you will get the following dialog box to choose
destination location (Fig. 2.1.3).
Fig. 2.1.3 Directory for installing ScrEdit
To select the default directory C: \Program File\Delta\Screen Editor 1.05.XX\, click Next> for the next
step. Setup will install in the directory indicated in the Destination Directory box at the bottom of the
dialog box.
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To select a directory other than the default directory, click Browse. A list of available directories appears.
Highlight the desired directory for the Delta HMI ScrEdit and click OK, then Next> for the next step.
If necessary, click < Back button to take you back through Setup dialog boxes one by one.
3. Step 3: After pressing Next, system will ask you to select the installation software, i.e. ScrEdit (Fig.
2.1.4).
Fig. 2.1.4 Select ScrEdit
4. Step 4: Then click Install button to start ScrEdit installation (Fig. 2.1.5).
Fig. 2.1.5 Starting ScrEdit installation
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Fig. 2.1.6 Finish installing ScrEdit
5. Step 5: After finish installing ScrEdit (Fig. 2.1.6), system will ask you to install HMI USB driver, please
click Yes to install.
Fig. 2.1.7 Install HMI USB driver
6. Step 6: After installing HMI USB driver, click Close to complete the installation.
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2.2 How to Start ScrEdit
1. After setup, you can start ScrEdit by clicking Screen Editor 1.05.XX shortcut on the desk (Refer to Fig.
2.2.1) or from Windows taskbar, click Start > Programs > Delta > Screen Editor 1.05.XX.
Fig. 2.2.1
Fig. 2.2.2 Start-up display
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When ScrEdit is activated for the first time, the first window to show up is as follows. There are only File (F),
View(V), Option(O) and Help(H) on the toolbar.
2. After pressing
shown in the following. (Fig. 2.2.4)
or click File > New, it can create a new project and you will get a dialog box as
Fig. 2.2.3 Screen without editing file
Fig. 2.2.4 Creating a New project
3. Enter the Project Name, Screen Name, Screen No. and select connected HMI, controller or printer.
Then, click OK. It can create a new project in ScrEdit as shown in the following. (Fig. 2.2.5)
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Fig. 2.2.5 New project screen of ScrEdit
There are five parts in the following for ScrEdit editing window.
Menu Bar
There are nine functions for selection: File, Edit, View, Element, Screen, Tools, Options, Window, and
Help.
Toolbar
Toolbar (Fig. 2.2.6) is like those toolbar in Windows® program. It is easy to use for editing and the user
can arrange its position freely. For example, the user can move the Toolbar to the left side of the screen.
Also, the user can arrange the toolbar position by their usage. The followings are the available toolbar on
ScrEdit.
1. Standard Toolbar
2. Zoom Toolbar
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3. Text Format Toolbar
4. Bitmap Toolbar
5. Element Toolbar
6. Build Toolbar
7. Layout Toolbar
Fig. 2.2.6 ScrEdit Toolbar
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Fig. 2.2.7 Move ScrEdit toolbar to the left side of the screen
Property Table
It provides element property settings for each element (Fig. 2.2.8 & Fig. 2.2.9). Please refer to Chapter 3
for detailed description.
Element state selection
All elements on current
editing screen
Fig. 2.2.8 Property table
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Fig. 2.2.9 Editing screen preview
Output Window
All editing actions and output message when compile function is enabled will be shown here (Fig. 2.2.10).
When compiling, ScrEdit will detect the error of user program automatically. Once error occurs, the
correspondent message will display in output window. Click error message to get error element window.
Fig. 2.2.10 Output window
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Work Place
Following is an editing example display (Fig. 2.2.11).
Fig. 2.2.11 ScrEdit Work Place
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2.3 Menu Bar and Toolbar (File)
ScrEdit provides the convenient pull-down Menu and makes it easy for the user to create, edit and manage
includes elements, pictures, graphs, macro program, recipes and displays in DOP series HMI. The pull-down
menu options of Menu bar are described as follows:
File
The “File” menu performs many common functions.
1. Allows user to create new project, open old project, close file, save current file and save current file
to another file name, etc. options.
2. Make and Open external memory data (Ext. Memory Data).
3. Upload the editing display and data of DOP series HMI to PC and save to hard disk.
4. Update the firmware of DOP series HMI.
5. Password protection function.
6. Screen print, print preview and print setup functions.
7. By default, ScrEdit presents a list of the most recent used files on the File menu for quick access.
Just click the file name to open the file.
8. Exit command is to close all open editing files and offer to save those which have not been save
yet and finally exit the ScrEdit.
Fig. 2.3.1 File options
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Create a New Project
Creates a new project by choosing File > New (Fig. 2.3.2) or clicking the New icon
(Fig. 2.3.3), or using keyboard shortcuts by pressing Ctrl + N.
1. If this is the first time use and there is no old project, the following dialog box (Fig. 2.3.2) will show
up for the user to input project name, screen name, screen number, HMI type and connecting
base port controller after creating a new project.
from toolbar
Fig. 2.3.2 New project dialog box
2. If other project files already exist and are open, the user will get the following dialog box to remind
the user of saving project (Fig. 2.3.3) before creating new project. Press Yes button to save the
existed file, press No button not to save the file and press Cancel button to cancel the save
operation. After the user press the Yes or No button, the new project dialog box will appear again
(Fig. 2.3.2).
Fig. 2.3.3 Saving dialog box
3. Input project name, screen name, select HMI model and connecting base port controller (Fig.
2.3.4), and then press OK button.
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Fig. 2.3.4 HMI model and base port controller options
Open Old Project
Open current project by choosing File > Open (Fig. 2.3.7) or clicking the Open icon
or using keyboard shortcuts by pressing Ctrl + O.
1. If other project files exist before opening an old project, the user will get the Saving dialog box (Fig.
2.3.3) to remind the user of saving file and then get the following dialog box for opening existing
dop file (Fig. 2.3.5).
2. If save operation is complete or there is no old project files, the following dialog box for opening
existing dop file (Fig. 2.3.5) will show up directly.
from toolbar,
Fig. 2.3.5 Open an old project in ScrEdit
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Close File
Closes project by clicking File > Close (Fig. 2.3.10).
1. If project didn’t get saved before issuing the command of closing project, the user will get saving
dialog box (Fig. 2.3.6) to remind the user of saving project.
Fig. 2.3.6 Saving dialog box
Save File
Save current project into hard disk with extension file “dop” by choosing File > Save (Fig. 2.3.12) or
clicking the Save icon
is a new file, the Save as dialog box will show up (Fig. 2.3.15). If the project is an old file, the Save
function will perform immediately and the Save as dialog box will not show up.
Save As
(Fig. 2.3.13), or using keyboard shortcuts by pressing Ctrl + S. If the project
Save current project to another file name by clicking File > Save As (Fig. 2.3.14). The user will get
Save as dialog box (Fig. 2.3.15) to input project name with extension file dop. This dialog also appears
automatically when the first time any project file is saved no matter whether Save As or Save command
is used.
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Fig. 2.3.7 Save as dialog box (Dialog box that let user input project name to save as.)
Make Ext. Memory Data
Before using this command, ensure to compile the editing screen data. If not execute the compilation
first, the ScrEdit cannot make screen data and an error message dialog box will show up (Fig. 2.3.8).
Please execute the compilation first and then clicking File > Make Ext. Memory Data to copy the
compiled HMI program into SM card (Fig. 2.3.9) or a USB flash drive. If the SM card or USB flash drive
with compiled HMI program stored inside is inserted into HMI, HMI will startup by reading the data of
SM card or USB flash drive directly.
Fig. 2.3.8 Error message dialog box when
making Ext. Memory Data
Fig. 2.3.9 Make Ext. Memory Data Dialog Box
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Open Ext. Memory Data
In HMI, the user can move the screen data saved in the flash memory into SM card through folder
manager. Then, perform Open Ext. Memory Data function and the user will get the user will get Fig.
2.3.9 dialog box. At this time, the user can open the screen data and edit the HMI screen data directly.
Upload
After clicking File > Upload, the password dialog box will show up first (Fig. 2.3.10), the user needs to
input password (the password is the highest priority saved in HMI, which is set by clicking Options >
Configuration > Standard > Security). When entering the correct password, the user can get save as
dialog box (Fig. 2.3.7). After inputting project file name, the uploading will start (Fig. 2.3.11). The user
can get the progress with progress box and stop uploading by clicking Stop button. When progress
goes to 100%, it indicates that the uploading is complete. The user can press Stop button to exit the
dialog box. The file that is uploaded from HMI can be restored to original editing file for user to edit.
This option is to avoid losing the original editing file. If the user wants to upload data with pictures also,
just select the “Include Picture Data when uploading” in Environment dialog box by clicking Options >
Environment.
Screen Data and Recipe
Fig. 2.3.10 Enter password dialog box
Fig. 2.3.11 Uploading screen
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Fig. 2.3.12 Environment dialog box
UploadRecipe
This function is similar to upload function but it can only upload recipe. Before uploading, it also needs
to enter password (the password is the highest priority saved in HMI, which is set by clicking Options >
Configuration > Standard > Security).
Update Firmware
This option is for upgrading HMI firmware or adding function for HMI (Fig. 2.3.13). Keeping HMI
firmware version to be the most updated version can optimize HMI operation. Ensure that the software
version of ScrEdit matches the firmware version. The user can get the firmware information by clicking
Tools > Get Firmware Information. Regarding the software version of ScrEdit, the user can find it by
clicking Help > About ScrEdit (Fig. 2.3.14).
Fig. 2.3.13 Choosing Update Firmware command from menu bar
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Password Protect
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Fig. 2.3.14 About ScrEdit
The user can enable and disable password protect function (Fig. 2.3.15 & Fig. 2.3.16) by clicking File >
Password protect. Once password protect function is enabled, the user will get Fig. 2.3.15 dialog box
and
Protect” command from File menu, it indicates that this dop file is password protected and the user will
need to input password before opening dop file. The password is set by clicking Options >
Configuration > Standard > Security) (Fig. 2.3.17). If the password protect function is disabled, the
Fig. 2.3.16 dialog box will show up.
symbol before “Password Protect” command. If the symbol shows before “Password
Fig. 2.3.15 Password protect function is enabled
Fig. 2.3.16 Password protect function is disabled
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