Welcome

Welcome to the FactoryTalk View Demo by Rockwell Automation! The purpose of this demo project is to give
you an idea of what can be configured using new features introduced in FactoryTalk View SE 9.0.

Once the demo client application is running, each feature can be explored by selecting it from the menu bar:

Visit the Rockwell Automation Knowledgebase* for a free companion document describing the demo and how
you can use it to explore the new features! AID 959305 - FactoryTalk View SE Demo Guide *requires login

OK, that’s great - but how do I get the demo application running?
This document will walk you through setting up the basics to get the application running, as well as more
detailed steps on setting specifically for this demo.

Setup Contents

What’s in this demo project? .................................................................................................................................... 2

Setting up the Demo.................................................................................................................................................. 3
Demo Requirements.............................................................................................................................................. 3
[Optional, but suggested] Download the Controller application .......................................................................... 3
Set up the HMI  Controller connection.......................................................................................................... 4
Launch the HMI client ........................................................................................................................................... 5
[Optional] Recipe File List – VBA demo ................................................................................................................. 7
Setting up the ActiveX Control .......................................................................................................................... 7
[Optional] Setting up Users and Groups for the Security Functions Demo .......................................................... 9
[Optional] Publishing to ViewPoint ..................................................................................................................... 11

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What’s in this demo project?

Demo
needs a
Topic Description Controller?
Recipe Management New recipe functionality using a new editor called No
RecipePro+.
Includes an optional VBA example of how to read files
from a Windows directory that needs a quick ActiveX
setup
Trend Pro New trend control supporting live and historical data Yes
sources, with convenient runtime customizations
ControlLogix Extended Showing premier integration with ControlLogix, Yes
Properties allowing displays to show extended properties of
controller tags, like description, limits, units.
Hyperlink Animation Open links to website or PDF files No
Dynamic Data Displays Dynamic decimal places on numeric displays, and Yes
default scientific notation on very small numbers
Security Functions Use functions to hide functionality users may not No
have access to based on user group or location.
*Needs FT Security setup
Alarming Functions New functions to show more granular alarm counts No
Controller Communications Deliberately inhibit communications with a Yes
ControlLogix controller
Print to PDF Screen print automatically to a PDF file No
Mobile Alarm View ViewPoint Mobile – native alarm display optimized No
for viewing mobile on your device
*Needs ViewPoint setup
Mobile Alarm Ack & Shelve ViewPoint Mobile – acknowledge or temporarily No
shelve an alarm from your mobile device

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Setting up the Demo

This demo application is a sample application loaded by default during the FactoryTalk View 9.0 installation. You
can choose not to install it, but then you probably wouldn’t be reading this document!

Demo Requirements
Software versions and licenses
 FactoryTalk View 9.0, with Studio Enterprise license
 [optional] FactoryTalk ViewPoint 9.0, with 1 client license
- As of v9.0, FactoryTalk ViewPoint is installed by default
during the installation of Studio Enterprise.
 Studio5000 Logix Designer v24 or later
Controller
 ControlLogix controller L7x or L8x, Emulate OK
Monitor resolution
 [recommended] 1280x1024 or higher

[Optional, but suggested] Download the Controller application

Where possible, the demo application uses local HMI tags so some parts work even without a connection to a
controller; however, to get the complete experience, you’ll need to download the included ControlLogix
application to your controller.

These instructions assume you know your way around Studio5000 and know how to download a controller
application.

1. Find the Studio 5000 file in the HMI server directory, most likely it’s this in this path:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\RSView Enterprise\SE\HMI Projects\FTViewDemo_HMI

The file name is: FTViewDemo_v24.ACD

2. Open FTViewDemo_v24.ACD in Studio 5000 Logix Designer

3. Change your controller specifics as needed:

 Controller type
 Revision (v24 or later)
 Chassis Type
 Slot

4. Adjust your controller path and download!

When you download, make sure you are also downloading project documentation and extended
properties. You’ll need this for the demo.

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5. Put your controller in Run mode.

Set up the HMI  Controller connection

These instructions assume you know your way around FactoryTalk View Studio

1. Open FactoryTalk View Studio

2. Choose Network Distributed.

3. Choose the Existing Application named: FTViewDemo

4. Navigate to Communication Setup under Line1_Data\RSLinx Enterprise

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5. Assign the CookieLine shortcut to the controller that is running the FTViewDemo application.

6. Click OK to close the dialog.

Launch the HMI client

1. Navigate to the included client configuration file, by default located at this location:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\RSView Enterprise\SE\Client

2. Double-click the FTViewDemo.cli file.

The demo application will launch!

The demo application is not full-screen, so you can move it around as you see fit.

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From here, you can start exploring the demo application by clicking each section in the menu bar.

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[Optional] Recipe File List – VBA demo

Built into the recipe demo screen, there is also an example of how you can use VBA to show a list of recipe files
in a directory. It requires just a little preparation first in FactoryTalk View Studio. For instructions, click the
ellipsis button next to the entry field and a popup will come up with some basic instructions on how to add the
Microsoft Forms 2.0 ListBox control to the screen.

When the control is added and named correctly, it will show you the list of recipes configured in the demo and
you can select one from the list instead of having to type it in!

Setting up the ActiveX Control

If you’re not familiar with ActiveX controls, here’s what it looks like when adding the ListBox control in
FactoryTalk View Studio:

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Once added, you can right-click the control to change its name and VBA exposure property:

There is no need to open the VBA editor unless you want to see the code for yourself! Feel free to use this script
in your own projects.

Click here to explore the Recipe Management section of the demo!

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[Optional] Setting up Users and Groups for the Security Functions Demo

You don’t need to add extra users and groups to your system if you don’t want to, but the following users and
groups are configured for the Security Functions part of the demo. If you want to see it in action, here’s how to
set them up!

1. With the FTViewDemo application open in FactoryTalk View Studio, create

two new User Groups: AreaA and AreaB

2. Add two new FactoryTalk Users and put each of them in the newly created groups.
Username Password Group
andrew andrew AreaA
barbara barbara AreaB

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3. FactoryTalk Security should now have 2 news and 2 new groups.

Click here to start exploring the Security Functions section!

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[Optional] Publishing to ViewPoint

FactoryTalk ViewPoint is a mobile extension of FactoryTalk View that is now installed by default during the v9.0
installation. You can use FactoryTalk ViewPoint to publish an existing FactoryTalk View application for access via
web browser from a mobile device.

To publish an application to ViewPoint, open the ViewPoint admin console in your web browser. It’s likely if
you are running FactoryTalk View Studio that FactoryTalk ViewPoint services have also been installed; therefore,
the ViewPoint admin console can probably be found at: http://localhost/ftvp/admin

If localhost doesn’t work, use whichever host does have ViewPoint installed, or you can choose to install it
locally.

herefr

Click Publish Displays to Web

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Choose the application type: Site Edition (Network Distributed) and application: FTViewDemo

Choose to Web Enable all the screens.

Select the startup macro: 1280x900_client_startup

Click Publish Displays

The web application can be found at: http://localhost/ftvp

The mobile application can be found at: http://localhost/ftvp/m
*The runtime application of ViewPoint may require a client license to display successfully.

For more information about the functions of the mobile application, check out
AID 959305 - FactoryTalk View SE Demo Guide

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