Omron CX-Supervisor, CX-Supervisor 3.1 User Manual

CX-Supervisor

Software

Cat No. W10E-EN-01

User Manual

Software Release 3.1

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Table of Contents

Notice................................................................................................1

Trademarks and copyrights..................................................................................................................1

Copyright..............................................................................................................................................1

SECTION 1

Graphics Editor..............................................................................17

1-1 About the Graphics Editor..................................................................................................................17

1-2 Palette Bar .........................................................................................................................................17

1-2-1 Foreground Colour and Background Colour.........................................................................18

1-2-2 Custom Colours....................................................................................................................18

1-2-3 Line Style..............................................................................................................................19

1-2-4 Fill Pattern Palette...................... ... ... .... ... ... ... .............................................. ... ... ....................19

1-3 Graphic Object bar.............................................................................................................................19

1-4 Control Bar.............................................. ... ... .... ... ... ... .... .......................................... ..........................19

1-4-1 Object Identification ..............................................................................................................20

1-4-2 Raise Up One ................................................................ ... ... .................................................21

1-4-3 Lower Down One................................. .................................................................................21

1-4-4 Rotate ...................................................................................................................................21

1-4-5 Horizontal Mirror ............................................................... ... ... ... ...........................................22

1-4-6 Vertical Mirror........................................................................................................................22

1-4-7 Transparency On/Off ............................................................................................................22

1-5 Status Bar ..........................................................................................................................................23

1-6 Text Bar............... .... .......................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ..............................................................23

1-6-1 Font Name............................................................................................................................24

1-6-2 Font Size...............................................................................................................................24

1-6-3 Text Bold On/Off...................................................................................................................25

1-6-4 Text Italic On/Off...................................................................................................................25

1-6-5 Text Underline On/Off...........................................................................................................25

1-6-6 Text Left Aligned...................................................................................................................25

1-6-7 Text Centred.........................................................................................................................25

1-6-8 Text Right Aligned.................................................................................................................25

1-7 Grid ....................................................................................................................................................25

1-8 Tip of the Day.....................................................................................................................................25

SECTION 2

Pages...............................................................................................27

2-1 Creating a Page .................................................................................................................................27

2-2 Amending a Page............. .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ........................................................................................27

2-3 Defining the Properties of a Page ......................................................................................................28

2-4 Printing a Page...................................................................................................................................29

2-4-1 Print Setup............................................................................................................................29

2-4-2 Print Preview.........................................................................................................................30

2-4-3 Printing..................................................................................................................................30

2-5 Saving a Page to a Project.................................................................................................................31

2-5-1 Save Page As.......................................................................................................................32

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2-5-2 Closing a Page ..................................................................................................................... 32

2-6 CX-Supervisor Preferences............................................................................................................... 32

2-6-1 Startup Preferences........... ... ... .... ... ... ............................................. ... .... ............................... 32

2-6-2 Editing Preferences.............................................................................................................. 32

2-6-3 General Preferences ............................................................................................................ 33

SECTION 3

Points..............................................................................................35

3-1 What is a Point?................................................................................................................................. 35

3-2 About the Point Editor.............. .... ... ................................................................................................... 35

3-3 Viewing Points in the Point Editor...................................................................................................... 35

3-3-1 Filtering the Points in the View by Group ............................................................................. 36

3-3-2 Filtering the Points in the View by Point Type ...................................................................... 36

3-3-3 Sorting the Points in the View by I/O Type........................................................................... 36

3-3-4 Sorting the Points in the View............................................................................................... 36

3-3-5 Changing the Viewing Mode................................................................................................. 36

3-3-6 Summary of Point Information..............................................................................................36

3-3-7 Drag and Drop of Points onto Control Objects ..................................................................... 37

3-4 Creating a Point................................................................................................................................. 38

3-4-1 General Attributes................................................................................................................. 38

3-4-2 Point Type ............................................................................................................................ 38

3-4-3 Point Attributes ..................................................................................................................... 38

3-4-4 I/O Type................................................................................................................................ 39

3-4-5 Memory Attributes ................................................................................................................ 40

3-4-6 I/O Update Rate.................................................................................................................... 40

3-4-7 I/O Attributes......................................................................................................................... 40

3-4-8 PLC Attributes ...................................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ................................... 41

3-4-9 Data Transfer Actions When Opening a PLC....................................................................... 42

3-4-10 Conversion Attributes ........................................................................................................... 42

3-4-11 Advanced Point Settings ......................................................................................................42

3-5 Amending an Existing Point............................................................................................................... 43

3-6 Deleting an Existing Point.................................................................................................................. 43

3-7 Quick creation of many points............................................................................................................ 44

3-8 Runtime Point Maintenance.. ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ............................................. ... ... ...................... 45

3-9 Optimisation of PLC Communications ............................................................................................... 45

3-9-1 Creation of an "Array" Point.................................................................................................. 45

3-10 Point Import........................................................................................................................................ 46

3-11 System Points.................................................................................................................................... 46

3-11-1 Time Points.............. ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ............................................. .... ... ............... 46

3-11-2 Date Points........................................................................................................................... 47

3-11-3 Internal Points....................................................................................................................... 47

3-11-4 Display Points.......................... .... ... ............................................. ... ... .... ............................... 48

3-11-5 Mouse Points........................ ... .... ... ...................................................................................... 48

3-11-6 Alarm Points................................................................... ... .... ............................................... 49

3-11-7 Error Logger Points ........................................................ ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ......... 49

3-11-8 PLC Communications Points................................................................................................ 49

3-11-9 Security Points...................................................................................................................... 50

3-12 Printing Points.................................................................................................................................... 50

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3-12-1 Print Setup............................................................................................................................50

3-12-2 Print Preview.........................................................................................................................50

3-12-3 Printing..................................................................................................................................50

3-13 Embedding Point Values in Text .......................................................................................................50

3-13-1 Using Format specifiers.......................... ... ... .... ............................................. ... ... ... .... ... .......51

SECTION 4

Objects............................................................................................53

4-1 Objects...............................................................................................................................................53

4-2 Editing Objects...................................................................................................................................53

4-2-1 Re-sizing...............................................................................................................................53

4-2-2 Re-shaping............................................................................................................................53

4-2-3 Wizards.................................................................................................................................53

4-3 Creating and Editing Graphic Objects................................................................................................54

4-3-1 Arc.........................................................................................................................................54

4-3-2 Block Text.............................................................................................................................54

4-3-3 Ellipse ...................................................................................................................................54

4-3-4 Line.......................................................................................................................................54

4-3-5 Polygon.................................................................................................................................54

4-3-6 Polyline .................................................................................................................................55

4-3-7 Rectangle..............................................................................................................................55

4-3-8 Round Rectangle................................. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..............................................55

4-3-9 Text.......................................................................................................................................55

4-4 Creating and Editing Control Objects.................................................................................................55

4-4-1 Alarm Object.........................................................................................................................55

4-4-2 Bar Chart...............................................................................................................................57

4-4-3 Pictures.................................................................................................................................58

4-4-4 Linear Gauge........................................................................................................................60

4-4-5 Pushbutton............................................................................................................................61

4-4-6 Rotary Gauge........................................................................................................................61

4-4-7 Scatter Graph........................................................................................................................62

4-4-8 Slider.....................................................................................................................................64

4-4-9 Toggle Button........................................................................................................................65

4-4-10 Trend Graph..........................................................................................................................66

4-4-11 Web Browser Object.............................................................................................................68

4-5 Manipulating Objects..........................................................................................................................68

4-5-1 Select....................................................................................................................................68

4-5-2 Move.....................................................................................................................................69

4-5-3 Cut ........................................................................................................................................69

4-5-4 Copy ....................................... ................ ................ ................ ................ ..............................69

4-5-5 Paste.....................................................................................................................................69

4-5-6 Delete....................................................................................................................................69

4-5-7 Undo .....................................................................................................................................69

4-5-8 Mirror Image..........................................................................................................................70

4-5-9 Orientation ............................................................................................................................70

4-5-10 Transparency........................................................................................................................70

4-5-11 Group....................................................................................................................................70

4-5-12 Raise and Lower..... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ............................................. .... ... ....................................70

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4-5-13 Alignment.............................................................................................................................. 70

4-5-14 Zoom .................................................................................................................................... 72

4-6 Point Substitution............................................................................................................................... 72

4-6-1 Example................................................................................................................................ 72

4-7 Applying Tooltips................................................................................................................................ 73

4-8 Using the Floating Menu.................................................................................................................... 74

SECTION 5

ActiveX Objects..............................................................................75

5-1 Overview............................................................................................................................................ 75

5-2 Inserting a new object........................................................................................................................ 75

5-3 Editing Properties at Design Time ..................................................................................................... 75

5-4 Reading and Writing Properties at Runtime....................................................................................... 76

5-5 Calling Methods at Runtime............................................................................................................... 77

5-6 Responding to Events........................................................................................................................ 77

SECTION 6

Projects...........................................................................................79

6-1 Overview............................................................................................................................................ 79

6-2 Runtime Editions... ... ... .... ... ... ............................................................................................................. 79

6-3 Creating a Project.............................................................................................................................. 80

6-4 Amending a Project............................................................................................................................ 80

6-5 Saving a Project.... ... ... .......................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ...................................................... 80

6-6 Printing a Project................................................................................................................................ 80

6-7 Device Configuration....................................... ... ............................................. .... ... ............................ 81

6-7-1 Creating a PLC Connection..................................................................................................81

6-7-2 Modifying a PLC Connection................................................................................................83

6-7-3 Removing a PLC Connection .............................................................................................. 83

6-7-4 Accessing PLC Connection in Runtime................................................................................ 84

6-8 Fins Gateway Option ......................................................................................................................... 85

6-9 Trajexia Devices ............. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ............................................................................................. 86

6-10 Settings.............................................................................................................................................. 89

6-10-1 General Settings................................................................................................................... 89

6-10-2 Runtime Settings .................................................................................................................. 90

6-11 Runtime Security...... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ............................................. ... .... ............................................... 98

6-11-1 Configured Users.................................................................................................................. 98

6-11-2 Linking CX-Supervisor Users With Windows Users ........................................................... 100

6-11-3 Menu Option Access Levels............................................................................................... 100

6-11-4 Exit Level............................................................................................................................ 101

6-12 Compiling and Running a Project .................................................................................................... 101

6-12-1 Building a Project................................................................................................................ 101

6-12-2 Running a Project............................................................................................................... 101

6-13 Running a Project with CX-Simulator............................................................................................... 102

6-13-1 Requirements and Limitations............................................................................................ 102

6-14 Save Runtime As ............................................................................................................................. 102

6-15 Create Runtime Install Disk ............................................................................................................. 103

6-16 Project Information........................................................................................................................... 103

6-17 Alias Definitions....................... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ...................................................................................104

6-18 Find ..................................................................................................................................................104

6-19 Output Window.................................................................................................................................105

6-20 Navigating Projects with the Workspac e................................................. .........................................105

6-21 Project Editor....................................................................................................................................106

6-21-1 About the Project Editor......................................................................................................106

6-21-2 Viewing the Contents of a Project.......................................................................................106

6-21-3 Opening a Page via the Project Editor................................................................................107

6-21-4 Adding Pages to a Project ..................................................................................................107

6-21-5 Removing Pages From a Project........................................................................................107

6-21-6 Linking Pages in a Project ..................................................................................................107

6-21-7 Selecting Pages for Display on Run ................................................. ... ... .... ... ... ..................107

6-21-8 Changing the View Mode....................................................................................................107

6-21-9 Viewing Project Details.......................................................................................................107

6-21-10 Multiple Selection................................................................................................................108

6-22 Printing from the Project Editor ........................................................................................................108

6-22-1 Print Setup..........................................................................................................................108

6-22-2 Print Preview.......................................................................................................................108

6-22-3 Printing................................................................................................................................108

6-23 Navigating Pages using Workbook mode ................................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ..108

6-24 Using Full Screen mode...................................................................................................................108

SECTION 7

Graphics Library ..........................................................................109

7-1 Overview ..........................................................................................................................................109

7-2 Graphics Library...............................................................................................................................109

7-2-1 Create Library.....................................................................................................................109

7-2-2 Opening a Library ................................................................ ... ... .... ... ..................................109

7-2-3 Modify Library . ... .... ... ... ... .............................................. ... ... ...............................................110

7-2-4 Delete Library......................................................................................................................110

7-3 Manipulating Objects........................................................................................................................110

7-3-1 Add Object..........................................................................................................................110

7-3-2 Modify Library Element................................. .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ........................111

7-3-3 Delete Object ......................................................................................................................111

7-3-4 Using a Graphic Library Object in the Graphics Editor .......................................................111

7-3-5 Point Substitution....................................................... .... ... ... ... ............................................112

7-3-6 Default Graphic Library Objects .................................... ................................................ ..... 112

7-3-7 Conversion to Individual Page Objects...............................................................................112

7-3-8 Sharing Graphic Libraries...................................................................................................112

7-4 Printing the Graphics Library............................................................................................................112

7-4-1 Print Preview.......................................................................................................................112

7-4-2 Printing................................................................................................................................113

SECTION 8

Alarms...........................................................................................115

8-1 What is an Alarm?......................... .... ... ... .........................................................................................115

8-2 Alarm Settings............... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... .......................................... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ........................115

8-3 Viewing the Contents of the Alarm Database.................................................................................. 116

8-4 Creating a New Alarm...................................................................................................................... 117

8-4-1 Alarm Header Information .................................................................................................. 118

8-4-2 Alarm Type ................. .......................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... .......................................... 119

8-5 Updating an Existing Alarm.............................................................................................................. 121

8-6 Copying an Existing Alarm Definition............................................................................................... 121

8-7 Deleting an Existing Alarm............................................................................................................... 122

8-8 Printing Alarms................................................................................................................................. 122

8-8-1 Print Setup.......................................................................................................................... 122

8-8-2 Print Preview ...................................................................................................................... 122

8-8-3 Printing ............................................................................................................................... 122

8-9 Alarm Reporting In Runtime............................................................................................................. 122

8-9-1 Alarm Acknowledge........................... ... ... .... ... ... ............................................. .... ... ... ... ... . ... 123

8-9-2 Current Alarms ................................................................................................................... 123

8-9-3 Alarm History..................................................... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ....................... 124

SECTION 9

Animation .....................................................................................125

9-1 Associating Points with Actions and Events .................................................................................... 125

9-2 Animation Editor............................................................................................................................... 125

9-2-1 View Mode.......................................................................................................................... 127

9-2-2 Project ................................................................................................................................ 127

9-2-3 Page................................................................................................................................... 127

9-2-4 Objects ............................................................................................................................... 128

9-2-5 Printing the Animation Editor..............................................................................................130

9-3 Runtime Actions....... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .............................................. ... ... ....................................... 130

9-3-1 Script .................................................................................................................................. 130

9-3-2 Aliases................................................................................................................................ 132

9-3-3 Execution Attributes............................................................................................................ 132

9-3-4 Script Code......................................................................................................................... 133

9-3-5 Script Completion ............................................................................................................... 135

9-3-6 Horizontal Move.................................................................................................................. 135

9-3-7 Vertical Move......................................................................................................................136

9-3-8 Resize Width .................................................................................. ... .... ... ... ....................... 136

9-3-9 Resize Height ............. .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .......................................... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ............. 137

9-3-10 Horizontal Percentage Fill .................................................................................................. 138

9-3-11 Vertical Percentage Fill....................................................................................................... 139

9-3-12 Display Page ..................................................... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... .......................................... 139

9-3-13 Close Page......................................................................................................................... 140

9-3-14 Blink.................................................................................................................................... 141

9-3-15 Colour Change (Analogue)................................................................................................. 141

9-3-16 Colour Change (Digital)...................................................................................................... 142

9-3-17 Enable/Disable ................................................................................................................... 143

9-3-18 Rotate................................................................................................................................. 144

9-3-19 Visibility............................................................................................................................... 144

9-3-20 Display Value (Digital) ................. ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .............................................. ... ... .......... 145

9-3-21 Display Value (Analogue).................................................. .... ... ... ... ... ................................. 146

9-3-22 Display Value (Text) ................................................................. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ................ 146

9-3-23 Edit Point Value (Digital).....................................................................................................147

9-3-24 Edit Point Value (Analogue)................................................................................................148

9-3-25 Edit Point Value (Text)........................................................................................................150

9-3-26 Common Colour Palette......................................................................................................151

SECTION 10

Recipes .........................................................................................153

10-1 What is a Recipe? ............................................................................................................................153

10-2 Recipe Components.........................................................................................................................153

10-3 Viewing Recipes in the Recipe Editor ..............................................................................................153

10-4 Creating a New Recipe ....................................................................................................................154

10-4-1 Recipe Configuration Attributes..........................................................................................155

10-4-2 Recipe Ingredients..............................................................................................................155

10-4-3 Recipe Validation................................................................................................................156

10-5 Updating an Existing Recipe............................................................................................................157

10-6 Copying an Existing Recipe Definition .............................................................................................158

10-7 Deleting an Existing Recipe.............................................................................................................159

10-8 Recipe Security Levels.....................................................................................................................159

10-9 Printing Recipes...............................................................................................................................159

10-9-1 Print Preview.......................................................................................................................159

10-9-2 Printing................................................................................................................................159

10-10 Using Recipes in Runtime................................................. ... ... .... ... ..................................................160

10-10-1 Recipe Viewer.....................................................................................................................160

10-10-2 Downloading a Recipe........................................................................................................162

10-10-3 Uploading a Recipe.............................................................................................................163

SECTION 11

Data Logging................................................................................165

11-1 What is Data Logging.......................................................................................................................165

11-2 Data Log Edit or ................................................. ... ... ... .......................................... .... ... .....................165

11-2-1 Configuring Data Sets and Logging Settings................................................. ... ... ...............165

11-2-2 Adding/Editing Data Set Properties ....................................................................................166

11-2-3 Editing Item Properties........................................................................................................167

11-2-4 Editing Items .......................................................................................................................168

11-3 Data Logging at Ru ntime .................................................................................................................169

11-3-1 File Management................................................................................................................169

11-3-2 Data Records......................................................................................................................171

11-4 Data Log View er Component (v2.0 and v1.8) ................... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ..172

11-4-1 Invoking the Data Log Viewer.............................................................................................172

11-4-2 Viewing Logged Files..........................................................................................................172

11-4-3 Data Log Viewer 1.8 ...........................................................................................................173

11-5 Remote Data Log Viewer .................................................................................................................175

11-6 Data Log Export Facilities ................................................................................................................175

11-6-1 Exporting Data via the Export Dialog...... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ..175

11-6-2 Generation of Comma Separated (CSV) Files....................................................................175

11-6-3 Single Selections ................................................................................................................176

11-6-4 Multiple Selections..............................................................................................................176

11-6-5 Generation of Text Files ..................................................................................................... 177

11-7 Data Logging ................................................................................................................................... 177

11-7-1 Add Database Link Dialog..................................................................................................177

11-7-2 Add Field Link Dialog.......................................................................................................... 178

SECTION 12

Databases.....................................................................................181

12-1 Database Connection Editor............................................................................................................ 181

12-2 Configuring a Connection ................................................................................................................ 182

12-2-1 Add/Modify Database connection dialog box .................................................................... 182

12-2-2 Testing Connections in the Development Environment...................................................... 183

12-2-3 Database Errors ................................................ ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... .......... 183

12-2-4 Database Connection String dialog box ............................................................................. 183

12-2-5 Creating a Data Source Name file ..................................................................................... 185

12-2-6 Creating a Read/Write connection to an Excel file ............................................................. 186

12-2-7 Creating a Read/Write connection to CSV/Text file............................................................ 187

12-3 Configuring Recordsets ................................................................................................................... 187

12-3-1 Name.................................................................................................................................. 187

12-3-2 Recordset Type .............. ... ... ... ........................................................................................... 187

12-3-3 Source................................................................................................................................ 188

12-3-4 Lock.................................................................................................................................... 188

12-4 Configuring Field Associations......................................................................................................... 189

12-4-1 Name.................................................................................................................................. 189

12-4-2 Point ................................................................................................................................... 189

12-4-3 Field.................................................................................................................................... 189

12-4-4 Field Property........................................................................ ... ... ... .................................... 189

12-5 Configuring Parameter Associations................................................................................................ 190

12-5-1 Name.................................................................................................................................. 191

12-5-2 Index................................................................................................................................... 191

12-5-3 Data Type........................................................................................................................... 191

12-5-4 Use point to hold parameter value...................................................................................... 191

12-5-5 Point ................................................................................................................................... 191

12-5-6 Value .................................................................................................................................. 191

12-6 Configuring Schemas....................................................................................................................... 192

12-6-1 Name.................................................................................................................................. 192

12-6-2 Point ................................................................................................................................... 192

12-6-3 Type.................................................................................................................................... 192

12-6-4 Criteria................................................................................................................................ 192

12-6-5 Filter.................................................................................................................................... 192

12-6-6 Read on Connection.................... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ............................................. ....... 192

12-6-7 Preview............................................................................................................................... 192

12-6-8 Database Schema Types .................. ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ....................................... 193

12-7 Using Transactions .......................................................................................................................... 195

12-7-1 Nested Transactions...........................................................................................................196

12-8 Saving Recordsets as XML...... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ............................................. ............. 196

12-9 Datashaping..................................................................................................................................... 197

12-10 Examples ......................................................................................................................................... 198

12-10-1 Simple Relation Hierarchy example: .................................................................................. 198

12-10-2 Compound Relation Hierarc hy example:............................................................................198

12-10-3 Hierarchy with Aggregate example:....................................................................................198

12-10-4 Group Hierarchy example: .................................................................................................198

12-10-5 Group Hierarchy with Aggregate example: ........................................................................198

12-10-6 Multiple Groupings example: .............................................................................................199

12-10-7 Grand Total example: .........................................................................................................199

12-10-8 Grouped Parent Related to Grouped Child example: ........................................................199

SECTION 13

CFR (Title 21 Part 11) Functionality ........................................201

13-1 Overview..........................................................................................................................................201

13-2 Supported Databases ......................................................................................................................201

13-3 CX-Supervisor Runtime User and Audit Trail UserID ......................................................................201

13-4 Creating / Running a CFR Application (Microsoft Access)...............................................................202

13-4-1 CFR Test Application..........................................................................................................202

13-4-2 Configuring Points for Audit.............................. ... ... ... ............................................. .... ... .....203

13-4-3 Default Audit Trail Configuration.......................................................... ...............................203

13-4-4 Default Connection String...................................................................................................204

13-4-5 Logged In User ... .... ............................................. ... ... ............................................. ............205

13-4-6 Starting and Stopping an Audit Trail...................................................................................205

13-4-7 Running the CFR Test Application and Logging to an Access Database...........................205

13-4-8 Viewing the Audit Trail Database........................................................................................206

13-4-9 Audit Trail Configuration Settings – Alarms Errors and Events ..........................................207

13-4-10 Configuring Alarms for Audit Trail Records.........................................................................207

13-4-11 Generating Errors and Events in Audit Trail Records.........................................................209

13-4-12 Running the CFR Test Application to Generate Alarm Error and Event Records...............209

13-4-13 Viewing the Alarm Error and Events Data Tables...............................................................210

13-5 Logging Audit Trails to an SQL Database........................................................................................210

13-5-1 SQL Server Database Prerequisites...................................................................................211

13-5-2 Creating an SQL Server Test Project .................................................................................211

13-5-3 Connection String for an SQL Database.............................................................................212

13-5-4 Running an SQL Server Test Project..................................................................................213

13-5-5 Viewing Audit Trail Records in an SQL Server Test Project...............................................213

13-6 Further Settings and Configuration ..................................................................................................213

13-6-1 Database File Location.......................................................................................................214

13-6-2 Microsoft Access Database File Management....................................................................214

13-6-3 Audit Trail Notes ............................................................... ... ... ... .........................................215

13-6-4 SQL Statements..................................................................................................................216

13-7 How to Access Information from a CFR Database ..........................................................................217

13-7-1 Using CX-Supervisor ........................................................ ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ...............217

13-7-2 Using Microsoft Excel ............................................................. ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ........218

13-8 Limitations ........................................................................................................................................221

SECTION 14

Standard Web Pages ...................................................................223

14-1 Overview..........................................................................................................................................223

14-2 Access..............................................................................................................................................223

14-3 Pages............................................................................................................................................... 223

14-4 Configuration.................................................................................................................................... 224

14-5 Default Port...................................................................................................................................... 224

14-6 DCOM Settings................................................................................................................................ 224

14-7 Error Pages........................ ... ... .............................................. ... ... .................................................... 224

14-8 Limitations........................................................................................................................................ 224

SECTION 15

Multilingual Features ..................................................................225

15-1 Development Features............. .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ............................................. ... .... ................ 225

15-2 Runtime Language Features .......................................................... .... ... .......................................... 226

15-2-1 Setting the Default Language............................................................................................. 226

15-3 Runtime Multilingual Features ........................................................ .... ... .......................................... 227

15-3-1 Changing Language at Runtime......................................................................................... 227

15-3-2 User Defined Text............................................................................................................... 228

15-4 Translating User Defined Text with the Translation Tool.................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... 228

15-5 Translating User Defined Text Manually.......................................................................................... 230

15-6 Configuring Windows for Language Support ................................................................................... 231

15-6-1 Windows XP ....................................................................................................................... 231

15-6-2 Windows 2000.................................................................................................................... 231

15-6-3 Loading Old Projects .......................................................................................................... 232

15-7 Data Log Viewer .............................................................................................................................. 233

15-8 Standard Web Pages....................................................................................................................... 233

15-9 Adding Unsupported Runtime Languages....................................................................................... 233

15-10 Popup Keyboard Layout .................................................................................................................. 234

SECTION 16

Application Analysis / Performance Monitor ............................235

16-1 Application Analysis......................................................................................................................... 235

16-1-1 Data Analysed .................................................................................................................... 236

16-2 Performance Monitor ....................................................................................................................... 239

SECTION 17

Using CX-Supervisor as an OPC Client.....................................243

17-1 An Overview of OPC........................................................................................................................ 243

17-1-1 A Brief History of OPC Data Access............ ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... 243

17-1-2 Other OPC Specifications................................................................................................... 244

17-1-3 Key Technologies used by OPC.............. .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... 245

17-2 Using CX-Supervisor with OPC Servers.......................................................................................... 247

17-3 Using with Omron's CX-Server OPC ............................................................................................... 251

SECTION 18

Connecting to a remote CX-Supervisor application.................253

18-1 Two Tier, Client - Server or Master - Slave...................................................................................... 253

18-2 Peer to Peer..................................................................................................................................... 253

18-3 Distributed Server .............. ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ............................................. .................... 254

18-4 Redundant Server ................... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .............................................. ... ... ..................254

18-5 Creating a CX-Supervisor Server application ..................................................................................255

18-6 Creating a CX-Supervisor Client application....................................................................................255

SECTION 19

Connecting to Omron Industrial Components..........................259

19-1 Adding a Point Linked to a Parameter .............................................................................................259

SECTION 20

Best Practices ..............................................................................263

20-1 Design..............................................................................................................................................263

20-1-1 Design your page layouts and navigation flow..................... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ..263

20-1-2 Use Logical Point names instead of physical addresses....................................................263

20-2 Performance.....................................................................................................................................264

20-2-1 Organise the PLC memory properly ................................................................. ... ... .... ... ... ..264

20-3 Points ...............................................................................................................................................266

20-4 Drawing ............................................................................................................................................267

20-5 Scripts ..............................................................................................................................................268

20-6 Data Logging........................................................................................ ... .... ... ... ... .... ........................269

Appendix A

Configuring a PC for Remote Connection.................................271

A.1 Configuring a Client PC running Windows XP Service Pack 2........................................................271

A.2 Configuring a Client PC running Windows XP.................................................................................271

A.3 Configuring a Client PC running Windows NT or 2000....................................................................271

A.4 Configuring a Server PC running Windows XP Service Pack 2.......................................................272

A.5 Configuring a Server PC running Windows XP................................................................................272

A.6 Configuring a Server PC running Windows NT or 2000...................................................................272

Appendix B

Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................275

Appendix C

Troubleshooting...........................................................................299

C.1 How to diagnose problems...............................................................................................................299

C.2 Point Maintenance ...........................................................................................................................299

C.3 PLC Data Monitor................. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ...................................................................................299

C.4 CX-Supervisor Performance monitor ......... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ..................................299

C.4.1 Overview.............................................................................................................................300

C.4.2 Summary.............................................................................................................................300

C.4.3 CPU Time........................ .... .......................................... ... ... ... ... .... ... ..................................300

C.4.4 Network...............................................................................................................................300

C.4.5 PLC.....................................................................................................................................300

C.5 Diagnostics dialog box .................. .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ............................................. ... ..................301

C.6 Scripting errors................. .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .......................................... ... .... ... ... ... .... ........................302

C.6.1 VBScript Syntax errors.......................................................................................... ... ... .......302

C.6.2 CX-Supervisor Syntax errors.......... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ............................................. ... ... ... .... 302

C.6.3 Runtime errors.................................................................................................................... 303

C.6.4 Design errors...................................................................................................................... 303

C.7 PLC Maintenance dialog box........................................................................................................... 303

C.8 Database errors............................................................................................................................... 303

C.9 How to create steps to reproduce...... ... .... ... ... ................................................................................. 303

C.10 Information necessary to send to Support....................................................................................... 304

Appendix D

CX-Server Error Codes................................................................305

Appendix E

Using with the Omron DyaloX ....................................................307

E.1 General Use..................................................................................................................................... 307

E.1.1 Installing CX-Supervisor..................................................................................................... 307

E.1.2 Communication Settings.... ... ... .... ... ............................................. ... ... .................................308

Appendix F

Obsolete Features........................................................................309

F.1 Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT........................................................................................ 309

F.2 Configuring a OPC/DCOM Client PC running Windows 98 or Me................................................... 309

F.3 Configuring a DCOM / OPC Server PC running Windows 98 or Me ............................................... 310

F.3.1 Windows 95........................................................................................................................ 310

F.3.2 System Points..................................................................................................................... 311

F.4 DDE ................................................................................................................................................. 311

F.4.1 DDE Client Points............................................................................................................... 311

F.4.2 DDE Server Points ............................................................................................................. 312

F.4.3 DDE Array Points ............................................................................................................... 313

F.5 OLE Automation................................. ... .... ... ... ................................................................................. 317

F.6 OLE Overview. ... ... ... ... .... ................................................................................................................. 317

F.7 Object Packager .............................................................................................................................. 318

F.7.1 Creating an Object From New............................................................................................ 318

F.7.2 Creating an Object From a File .......................................................................................... 320

F.7.3 Activating an Object............................................................................................................ 321

F.7.4 Converting a Package Object............................................................................................. 322

Appendix G

Glossary of Terms .......................................................................323

Revision history...........................................................................331

About the Graphics Editor SECTION 1 Graphics Editor

SECTION 1

Graphics Editor

This chapter describes the Graphics Editor and the various tools and controls available. It also provides instructions for using these tools and controls and is supported with suitable screen displays.

1-1 About the Graphics Editor

The Graphics Editor enables a variety of objects to be created on a page. Supported objects are:

• Graphical objects.

• Control objects.

• ActiveX objects.

Graphical objects are geometric shapes, for example ellipses and polygons, but also include Text objects. Control objects allow information to be displayed and entered in clear way through the use of Wizards. Examples of control objects include buttons and Trend Graphs. ActiveX objects or controls are from sources external to CX-Supervisor.

Refer to chapter 4, Objects for further information regarding control objects and bitmap objects. Refer to chapter 5 for further information on ActiveX Objects.

The tools are contained on the Control Bar and the Palette Bar. The palettes allow all similar types of tool to be kept together. The various tools and tool bars are discussed in the following chapters. Status and help information is presented in a Status Bar located at the bottom of the main CX-Supervisor window.

1-2 Palette Bar

The Palette Bar contains the tools to apply colour and style options to the graphic objects placed on CX-Supervisor pages.

The Palette can be removed or re-display ed at any time by selecting Palette from the View menu.

A tick next to the name indicates the Palette is currently displayed. CXSupervisor saves the settings when it is exited and restores them when it is next run.

Each of the buttons on the palette is discussed in more detail in the following paragraphs.

Palette Bar SECTION 1 Graphics Editor

1-2-1 Foreground Colour and Background Colour

To create an object in a particular colour: before selecting the object's tool from the Graphic Object bar, first select the colour by clicking one of the colour buttons to drop down the colour picker.

To apply a colour to a previously created object, select the object on the page and select a colour using the same method as before.

1-2-2 Custom Colours

The colour picker displays 48 common colours along with a further 16 userdefined, custom colours. A colour can be chosen from the common colours or the Other button can used to create a custom colour. Clicking OK on the Custom Colour dialog box will apply the current colour to the selected Graphic Object. Clicking Add to Custom Colours will add the current colour to the custom colours list for easy re-use later.

An example of the Custom Colour dialog box is shown below:

Note: It is not strictly necessary to select a colour for an object before creating it,

however if no colour selection is made, the object retains the same colour as the last object.

Note: Colour may only be applied to some graphic objects. It cannot be applied to

embedded objects or bitmap graphics.

Graphic Object bar SECTION 1 Graphics Editor

1-2-3 Line Style

To create an object with a particular line style: before selecting the object from the Tool Palette, first select the line style by clicking on line style button to drop down the Line Style picker.

To apply a line style to a previously created object, select the object on the page and click on the appropriate line in the Line Style Palette.

1-2-4 Fill Pattern Palette

To create an object with a particular fill pattern: before selecting the object's tool from the Tool Palette, first select the fill pattern by clicking on Fill Pattern button to drop down the Fill Pattern picker.

To apply a fill pattern to a previously created object, select the object on the page and click in the appropriate square in the Fill Pattern Palette.

1-3 Graphic Object bar

The Graphic Object bar contains the tools to create the graphic objects, which can be placed on pages within CX-Supervisor.

In general terms, the operation of the Graphic Object bar is simple. With a page active the Graphic Object bar is active, and operation involves merely clicking on the desired tool to select it, and then clicking and dragging to the appropriate point in the page. This is not the case with the text, polygon or polyline tools, however the operation of these tools is fully discussed in chapter 4, Objects.

Moving the mouse pointer over any of the tools causes CX-Supervisor to display a tooltip to describe the tool.

By default, the cursor returns to Selection mode (an arrow) after drawing an object. If you would prefer it to remain in its current state, clear the Return to select mode checkbox in the Editing Preferences dialog box, which is found on the CX-Supervisor file menu.

For further details concerning the tools contained within the Graphic Object bar refer to chapter 4, Objects.

1-4 Control Bar

CX-Supervisor provides a Control Bar containing formatting and object manipulation tools. The Control Bar can be activated or de activated from the View menu. To activate the Control Bar, select Control Bar from the View menu; CX-Supervisor places a check mark next to it signifying its active

Note: It is not strictly necessary to select a line style for an object before creating it,

however if no line style selection is made, the object retains the default style of thin solid.

Note: Line styles may only be applied to some graphic objects. They cannot be

applied to text, embedded objects, controls or bitmap graphics.

Note: It is not strictly necessary to select a fill pattern for an object before creating it,

however if no fill pattern selection is made, the object retains the default of no pattern.

Note: Fill patterns may only be applied to solid graphic objects. They cannot be

applied to unfilled graphic objects, text objects, embedded objects, controls or bitmap graphics.

Control Bar SECTION 1 Graphics Editor

status. To de activate it, repeat the procedure (the check mark is removed), and the Control Bar is no longer displayed. The various tools on the control bar allow the properties of objects to be modified.

A control may be activated with more than one object selected to change a particular attribute of all of the selected objects, e.g. when all graphical object s on a page are selected and the Rotate button is pushed in and the desired angle specified, all selected objects are rotated.

An illustration of the Control Bar is as follows:

The Control Bar may vary slightly from this according to the display resolution currently in use - the number of buttons displayed depends on the available space - at higher resolutions more buttons are displayed.

The Control Bar can be removed from the display at any time by selecting Control Bar from the View menu.

A tick next to the name indicates that it is currently displayed. CX-Supervisor saves the settings when it is exited and restores them when it is next run.

The specific operation of the controls on the Control Bar is described in the following paragraphs.

1-4-1 Object Identification

When an object is created, CX-Supervisor gives it a unique identifier. This identifier consists of the object type and a sequential number (starting at 1). For example, a text object could have an identifier of TEXT_1; a polygon object could have an identifier of POLYGON_3 etc. The Object Identification field displays a list of all current objects on a page.

The identification of an object can be changed by clicking on the entry in the Object Identification control, typing over the entry and pressing <Return>. A confirmation box is provided to double check the operation, click the OK button to proceed with the name change or the Cancel button to abort the operation.

It can at times be difficult to select a particular object if it is mostly obscured by other graphic objects. The Object Identification control allows an object to be selected by simply selecting its name from the presented list. click the arrow button to display the list and select the desired object. On selection the object is highlighted.

The following illustration shows the Object Identification control in de-selected state:

The following illustration shows the Object Identification control in selected state:

Control Bar SECTION 1 Graphics Editor

1-4-2 Raise Up One

The button allows an object which forms part of an overlapping group of objects to be moved nearer the top of the group, one layer at a time. With an object selected, clicking the button once moves the object up one layer. This continues until the object is at the top. Clicking the button with the object at the top of a group has no effect.

The following example illustrates the state of a group of two objects before and after clicking the Raise Up One button with the black round rect an gle selected:

1-4-3 Lower Down One

The button allows an object which forms part of an overlapping group of objects to be moved nearer the bottom of the group, one layer at a time. With an object selected, clicking the button once moves the object down one layer. This continues until the object is at the bottom. Clicking the button with the object at the bottom of a group has no effect.

The following example illustrates the state of a group of two objects before and after clicking the Lower Down One button with the grey polygon selected:

1-4-4 Rotate

The button allows graphical and bitmap objects to be rotated. With an object selected, clicking the button once opens the Rotate dialog box. Set the desired angle and click the OK button to rotate the object.

The following example illustrates the state of an object before and after clicking the Rotate button and defining a 10 rotation with the object selected:

Control Bar SECTION 1 Graphics Editor

1-4-5 Horizontal Mirror

The button allows graphical and bitmap objects to be mirrored in the horizontal plane. With an object selected, clicking the button once "flips" the object producing a vertical mirror image.

The following example illustrates the state of an object before and after clicking the Mirror Horizontal button with the object selected:

1-4-6 Vertical Mirror

The button allows graphical and bitmap objects to be mirrored in the vertical plane. With an object selected, clicking the button once "flips" the object producing a vertical mirror image.

The following example illustrates the state of an object before and after clicking the Mirror Vertical button with the object selected:

1-4-7 Transparency On/Off

The button changes an object from solid to outline and from outline to solid. With an object selected, click the button and the object toggles from solid to outline (or vice versa).

The following example illustrates the state of an object before and after clicking the Transparency button with the object selected:

1-4-7-1 Set Transparent Colour

The button allows the optional transparent colour of picture object s with .bmp and .gif file types to be set.

By clicking the Set Transparent Colour button and then clicking on a colour on the image you can select the colour that will appear transparent.

The following example illustrates the effect of using the transparency colour in conjunction with the transparency mode to remove the unwanted parts of the image:

Status Bar SECTION 1 Graphics Editor

1-5 Status Bar

CX-Supervisor provides help and s tatus information in a Status Bar located at the bottom of the main window.

The Status Bar has two main active areas: the Help Message area , and the Cursor Co ordinates area.

The Help Message area is used by CX-Supervisor to display helpful information concerning menu selections and controls. It is located at the left hand end of the Status Bar, and can display messages similar to the following:

The Cursor Co ordinates area provides position information for the current location of the mouse pointer as it tracks around the active page within the CXSupervisor window. If an object on a page is selected, the status area displays the co-ordinates of the location of that object. An example of the system status area is shown below:

The first two display panels show the current x and y co ordinates of the mouse pointer within the currently active page. As the mouse pointer leaves the confines of a page and moves into the client area of the main CXSupervisor window, the last recorded co ordinates are held in these panels.

If an object is clicked on, all four panels are used by CX-Supervisor to display the co-ordinates of that object, as follows:

The first two panels contain the distance of the top left corner of the object from the top left of the page in pixels. The second two panels show the extent of the object in pixels.

1-6 Text Bar

An illustration of the CX-Supervisor Text Bar is as follows:

x y Width Height

Text Bar SECTION 1 Graphics Editor

1-6-1 Font Name

The Font Name field contains a list of fonts which are available on the host version of Windows. The list is presented in alphabetical order, and only details typeface families. This does not include bold or italic variants as this attribute is set by using the appropriate button.

The following illustration shows the control in de-selected state:

The following illustration shows the control in selected state:

The Font Name field displays the current font attribute for the selected object(s). To change the font for a block of text, highlight it and click either: the down arrow adjacent to the edit part of the control, or into the edit part of the control itself, for the Font Name field. The control then displays a list of available fonts, from which the desired typeface may be selected.

If more than one block of text is selected with each having different font attributes, the edit part of the control is empty. However, selecting a font from the supplied list still sets the font attribute for all the selected group of text blocks.

Fonts and font families are printer dependent, therefore changing the printer within the Printer Setup dialog box (accessed from the File menu) changes the fonts which are available within the Font Name field.

1-6-2 Font Size

The Font Size field contains a list of point sizes available on the host version of Windows for the selected font. The list is presented in numerical order.

The following illustration shows the control in de-selected state:

The following illustration shows the control in selected state:

Either click the cursor into the editable area of the control and enter a new point size, or click the down arrow and select a new point size from the presented list.

Grid SECTION 1 Graphics Editor

The control displays the current point size for the selected block of text. If more than one block of text is selected having different point sizes, the edit part of the control is empty. However, selecting a font from the supplied list (or ty ping in a new point size) still sets the point size for all the selected blocks of text.

1-6-3 Text Bold On/Off

The button allows any selected text objects to be set to bold when the Text Bold button is pushed in, or normal when the Text Bold button is released. Text Bold only applies to text, block text, and t o text on butto ns, other cont rols and graphics cannot be emboldened.

1-6-4 Text Italic On/Off

The button allows any selected text object(s) to be set to italic when the Text Italic button is pushed in, or normal when the Text Italic button is released. Text Italic only applies to text, block text, and to text on buttons, other controls and graphics cannot be italicised.

1-6-5 Text Underline On/Off

The button allows any selected text obje ct(s) to be set to underline when the Text Underline button is pushed in, or normal when the Text Underline button is released. Text Underline only applies to text, block text, and to text on buttons, other controls and graphics cannot be underlined.

1-6-6 Text Left Aligned

The Aligned button aligns any selected text object(s) to the left edge of the bounding box. Te xt Left Justified only applies to text, block text, and to text on buttons, other controls and graphics cannot be left justified.

1-6-7 Text Centred

The button aligns any selected text object(s) to the centre of the bounding box. Text Centre Justified only applies to text, block text, and to text on buttons, other controls and graphics cannot be centre justified.

1-6-8 Text Right Aligned

The button aligns any selected text object(s) to the right edge of the bounding box. Text Right Justified only applies to text, block text, and to text on buttons, other controls and graphics cannot be right justified.

1-7 Grid

The use of the grid may be helpful in drawing and aligning the objects on the screen. Select the button to enable the grid.

The grid settings are available by selecting G rid from the View menu. All the available grid sizes are shown along with a Snap to Grid option which forces graphical objects selected by the user to align according to the current grid setting.

1-8 Tip of the Day

On startup, a Tip of the Day dialog box opens. All tips can be reviewed using the Next and Previous buttons. This dialog box can be turned off, or turned back on from the Help menu.

Note: The buttons can be customised to remove or add favourite functions.

Tip of the Day SECTION 1 Graphics Editor

Creating a Page SECTION 2 Pages

SECTION 2

Pages

This chapter explains the concept of pages. The chapter covers creating, amending, printing and saving pages.

2-1 Creating a Page

A project must consist of at least one page. To create a new page, CX-Supervisor must currently have a project open. If no

project is currently open, either click the Open button to open a previously saved project, or select New from the Project menu to create a new project.

With a project open, click the button to create a new blank page. An example of a new blank page is shown as follows:

2-2 Amending a Page

To amend a page, it must first be open. If no pages are open click the button. A standard File Open dialog box with the caption Open Page opens. The layout and usage depends on your operating system so see your Microsoft documentation for details.

1, 2, 3… To amend a page:

1. Locate the drive and directory where the desired page is stored.

2. Select the desired page from the list presented.

3. Click the Open button to load the page.

The loaded page may now be edited as required using the CX-Supervisor editing tools.

Note: When you first create a project, CX-Supervisor creates a new page for you

automatically. For more details concerning projects, refer to chapter 6, Projects.

Note: Loading a page does not automatically make it part of a project. It is therefore

perfectly feasible to load and edit pages from other projects. Use the Project Editor to attach a page to a project. For more details concerning proje ct s, refer to chapter 6, Projects.

Defining the Properties of a Page SECTION 2 Pages

2-3 Defining the Properties of a Page

A page has certain attributes, or properties. These properties may be viewed and edited in two ways. The simplest way to access the properties of a page is to double click with the left mouse button in the background area of the page.

This causes CX-Supervisor to display the following Page Properties dialog box:

The Page Properties dialog box allows the viewing and editing of various attributes.

1, 2, 3… To set the Page Properties:

1. Enter a title for the page in the Page Title: field up to a maximum of 32 characters.

2. Add a description (if required) in the Page Description field.

3. Enter the co-ordinates for the top-left corner of the pa ge in the T op and L eft field. This value must be in pixels, and must be a positive integer b etween 0 and 2000. Alternatively, click the Full Size button to fill the runtime environment workspace.

4. Enter the height and width measurements for the page in the Height and Width fields. These values must be in pixels, and must be a positive integer between 0 and 2000. click the Ce ntre butto n to ce ntre the page to the graphics workspace.

5. Select the border style for the page from the Bo rder Style settings. The default for this is Sizeable, as shown on the Page Properties dialog box. Changing the selection will update the shown preview.

6. To prev ent the title f rom bei ng displayed, click the Display Title setting to remove the check mark. The following change occurs in the dialog box:

Printing a Page SECTION 2 Pages

7. To change the display mode, select Overlap, Replace or Popup in the Display Mode setting. 'Popup' pages appear above all other page types, 'Overlap' pages can lie on top of other pages, and 'Replace' pages closes any pages that overlap.

8. To alter the colour of the page, click in the Demo Page Window area or click the Colour button. CX-Supervisor displays the Windows Colour Palette dialog box:

9. Either select a colour from the palette are a or define a custom colour. When the desired colour opens, click the OK button to return to the Page Properties dialog box.

10.Alternatively, to display an image or photograph as the background click the Background button and select the desired file and note the Display Background check box is automatically ticked.

2-4 Printing a Page

Before printing a page, ensure that the printer has been set up correctly.

2-4-1 Print Setup

To check the printer settings, select Print Setup from the File menu. CX-Supervisor displays the Print Setup dialog box in response: The current printer selection is defined in the Name: control box. To alter the

settings, proceed as follows:

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