RSView32 to FactoryTalk View SE

Migration
Andy Alessandro
Sr. Technical Support Engineer
September 27th, 2018

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 Agenda

Key Differences

Why Migrate?

How to Migrate

Questions

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 FactoryTalk View Site Edition - Terms
 Development Environment
 RSView32 Works FactoryTalk View Studio
 This is also the main tool used to migrate RSView32 applications
 Single station runtime system
 RSView32 Runtime FactoryTalk View SE Station
 There are both “local” and “Network” Station versions
 Distributed runtime system
 RSView Active Display Server FactoryTalk View SE Network Distributed
 FactoryTalk View SE client file is created and then run on remote client machine

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 FactoryTalk View Site Edition - Types
 Local Station
 One HMI server, one client on
one PC
 No remote connectivity
(except OPC)

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 FactoryTalk View Site Edition - Types
 Network Station
 One HMI server, one client on
one PC
 Directory can be remote
 Data server redundancy

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 FactoryTalk View Site Edition - Types
 Network Distributed
 Client/server architecture
 More than one HMI Server
 Multiple clients
 Redundancy

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 FactoryTalk View Site Edition - Licensing
 RSView32 is licensed by tag count  FactoryTalk View SE is Licensed
by display count

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 Communication Differences
 RSView32
 Uses RSLinx Classic – OPC/DDE server for communications with controllers
 RSView32 cannot use RSLinx Enterprise
 All data is stored as tag value in HMI tag database
 Memory tags – store data for use in expressions or for display, not connected to a controller value
 Device tags – connected to a controller value
 FactoryTalk View SE
 RSLinx Enterprise/FactoryTalk Linx – uses FT Live Data to communicate with controllers
 Data can also be stored as a tag value in HMI tag database
 Can use Memory tags and Device tags
 Direct reference tags – not part of the tag database, is a direct connection between display object
and a value in controller
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 Add-ons and FactoryTalk View SE
 RSView32 Messenger – alarm annunciation, paging, messaging tools
 Replaced by Win-911 software from Specter Instruments
 www.win911.com
 If you have RSView32 Messenger, ask your distributor about the StepForward program
 RSView32 SPC – Integrated, real-time Statistical Process Control
 Integrate FactoryTalk View SE with FactoryTalk Historian SE and FactoryTalk VantagePoint
to achieve SPC functionality
 RSView32 WebServer – provides snapshot views of graphic displays, tags and alarms through any
standard browser
 FactoryTalk ViewPoint lets you view live displays using an Internet browser

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 Add-ons and FactoryTalk View SE
 TrendX
 Was a separate install with RSView32
 Installed with FactoryTalk View SE
 With FTView SE 9.0 and up, now have TrendPro object
 eSignature (RSView32 signature button)
 Must be manually recreated in FTView SE
 RecipePro
 Will not be converted; not compatible with the FactoryTalk View SE object model
 Use FactoryTalk View native Recipes, or RecipePro+ in 9.0 and up
 Add-ons/extensions
 Most RSView32 add-ons/extensions have a replacement, you will have to evaluate options
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 What doesn’t convert?
 Users and Security
 Users are not converted to FactoryTalk View SE – will need to create them manually
 Security codes A-P are brought over
 VBA
 If your project uses VBA, evaluate what the VBA does – is it needed?
 Need to determine how to best implement client-side VBA in FactoryTalk View SE
 May be able to reuse some code, but not likely all
 Starting in FTView SE v11, tag database object model is exposed to VBA to help ease VBA
migration

For details on VBA migration, see Knowledge Base AID 51770

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 What doesn’t convert?
 Most ActiveX Controls
 Determine which ActiveX controls are used in your RSView32 project
 Use the Project documenter to do this
 Install and register ActiveX controls on the FTView SE machine before migration, otherwise
the control and it’s property settings will not be migrated
 Certain ActiveX controls may not function as they did in RSView32
 RSView32 Trend is unsupported
 Determine whether you need to re-create functionality

For details, seelist

For a full literature library
of items, FTALK-QR004B-EN-P
see Knowledgebase and
Answer IDKB ID 27708
27708
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 Agenda

Key Differences

Why Migrate?

How to Migrate

Questions

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 Product Lifecycle Status
Active
Active End of Life Discontinued
Mature

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 Status of RSView32
Active
Mature
 Do I have to migrate – is RSView32 going away?
 No – RSView32 will be supported as long as 32-bit OS’s are available
 RSView32 7.60 supports Windows 7 32-bit
 No plans for supporting 64-bit OS’s
 If moving to 64-bit system, migrate to FactoryTalk View SE or use virtualization
 Many RSView32 systems are deployed on Windows XP/Windows 7 – IT
departments may require a migration plan away from this
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 FactoryTalk View SE Advantages
 Shared Editor and compatibility with FactoryTalk View ME
 Edit applications online
 Edit applications from remote locations
 Built-in failure detection and recovery (redundancy)
 Audit trails, Electronic signatures, and regulatory compliance
 Direct reference tags
 FactoryTalk Alarms and Events
 FactoryTalk ViewPoint
 Integration with Connected Enterprise – Historian, AssetCentre, etc.
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 Agenda

Key Differences

Why Migrate?

How to Migrate

Questions

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 RSView32 Project Description
 We will work with migrating the SAMPLES application to local station

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 Tag database conversion - Method #1

32-bit system 64-bit system

RSView32 running FactoryTalk running FactoryTalk
application View SE 6.10 or View SE 6.10 or
higher higher

This method will require both a 32-bit and 64-bit system with FactoryTalk
View Studio 6.10 or higher installed!
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 Tag database conversion - Method #2

32-bit system. 64-bit system

RSView32 FactoryTalk View SE running FactoryTalk
application is not required to be View SE 6.10 or
installed* higher

This method will still require both a 32-bit and 64-bit system with
FactoryTalk View Studio 6.10 or higher installed!
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 Demo
Conversion time!

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 Utilities and tools for Migration
 Legacy Tag Database Conversion Utility – 450509
 HMI tag to Direct Reference Converter Wizard – 31289
 Alarm Migration Tool – Included in 8.0 and above, but can also be found in
45583

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 Helpful Links
 RSView32 to FactoryTalk View SE Migration Guide – Literature Library
Doc ID: FTALK-QR004B-EN-P
 Knowledge Base Articles
 27708 – RSView32 to View SE conversion guidelines
 46786 – How to convert a project to FactoryTalk View SE Distributed
 51770 – Sample app showing VBA migration
 70818 – FactoryTalk ViewPoint tips and best practices
 40891 – FactoryTalk View SE Server Redundancy Guidelines

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