• SAFETY PRECAUTIONS •

(Always read these instructions before using this equipment.)

Before using this product, please read this manual and the relevant manuals introduced in this manual
carefully and pay full attention to safety to handle the product correctly.
The instructions given in this manual are concerned with this product. For the safety instructions of the
programmable controller system, please read the CPU module user's manual.
In this manual, the safety instructions are ranked as "DANGER" and "CAUTION".

Indicates that incorrect handling may cause hazardous conditions,

! DANGER resulting in death or severe injury.

Indicates that incorrect handling may cause hazardous conditions,

! CAUTION resulting in medium or slight personal injury or physical damage.

Note that the ! CAUTION level may lead to a serious consequence according to the circumstances.
Always follow the instructions of both levels because they are important to personal safety.

Please save this manual to make it accessible when required and always forward it to the end user.

[Startup and Maintenance Precautions]

! CAUTION
• Always read this manual carefully and ensure safety before online operation.
Failure to do so may cause incorrect operation, resulting in damage to a machine or an accident.

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REVISIONS
*The manual number is given on the bottom left of the back cover.
Print Date * Manual Number Revision
Jun., 2008 SH(NA)-080773ENG-A First edition
Jun., 2008 SH(NA)-080773ENG-B Partial corrections
Appendix 3.1

Japanese Manual Version SH-080747-A

This manual confers no industrial property rights or any rights of any other kind, nor does it confer any patent
licenses. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation cannot be held responsible for any problems involving industrial property
rights which may occur as a result of using the contents noted in this manual.
© 2008 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

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 INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing the Mitsubishi MELSOFT series Integrated FA software.
Read this manual and make sure you understand the functions and performance of MELSOFT series
thoroughly in advance to ensure correct use.

CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.............................................................................................................................A - 1
REVISIONS ...................................................................................................................................................A - 2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................A - 3
CONTENTS...................................................................................................................................................A - 3
MANUALS .....................................................................................................................................................A - 5
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL .....................................................................................................................A - 6
MANUAL ORGANIZATION ..........................................................................................................................A - 8
GENERIC TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND TERMS ................................................................................A - 9

1. OVERVIEW 1- 1 to 1- 4

1.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................. 1- 1
1.2 Features .................................................................................................................................................. 1- 1

2. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 2- 1 to 2- 2

2.1 System Configuration.............................................................................................................................. 2- 1

2.2 Software Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 2- 2
2.3 Operating Environment ........................................................................................................................... 2- 2

3. BASIC OPERATION 3- 1 to 3-20

3.1 Operating Procedures for Monitoring on InTouch.................................................................................. 3- 1

3.2 Operation to Communicate with InTouch using the Process Control Tag Name of PX Developer ..... 3- 2
3.2.1 Registering access name................................................................................................................. 3- 3
3.2.2 Defining tag source .......................................................................................................................... 3- 4
3.2.3 Referring/selecting tag name........................................................................................................... 3- 8
3.3 Operation to Use the Faceplate of PX Developer in InTouch ............................................................... 3-10
3.3.1 Installing ActiveX control .................................................................................................................. 3-11
3.3.2 Checking installation ........................................................................................................................ 3-12
3.3.3 Setting/pasting faceplate control...................................................................................................... 3-13
3.4 Operation to Display the Alarm Information of PX Developer on Alarm Viewer control of InTouch .... 3-15
3.4.1 Pasting Alarm Viewer control........................................................................................................... 3-19
3.4.2 Setting Alarm Query......................................................................................................................... 3-20

4. TROUBLESHOOTING 4- 1 to 4- 3

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APPENDICES App- 1 to App- 3

Appendix 1 Details of Dot Field Name in the Tag Name Reference Function.........................................App- 1
Appendix 2 Main Tag Items .......................................................................................................................App- 1
Appendix 3 Correspondence Table of Items of the Monitor Tool and InTouch .......................................App- 2
Appendix 3.1 Correspondence table of alarm items .............................................................................App- 2
Appendix 3.2 Correspondence table of event items .............................................................................App- 3

INDEX Index- 1 to Index- 2

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MANUALS

The following manuals are also related to this product.

Refer to the following table for ordering a manual.

Related manuals

Manual number
Manual name
(model code)
PX Developer Operating Manual (Programming Tool)
SH-080369E
Explains FBD language programming, compilation, online operations, and debug methods with PX (13JU38)
Developer. (Sold separately.)
PX Developer Operating Manual (Monitor Tool)
SH-080370E
Explains the operation methods of the monitor tool and methods for monitoring and controlling DDC (13JU39)
processing with tag FB. (Sold separately.)
PX Developer Programming Manual
SH-080371E
Explains details of programming with PX Developer, lists of FB parts, and the PID instructions.
(13JW00)
(Sold separately.)

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agreement.
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this product (including this manual).
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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

PURPOSE Setting with InTouch WindowMaker

Purpose of operations explained
in each chapter or section Explains operating procedures.

Execution with InTouch WindowViewer

Explains functions to be executed.

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There are also the following types of explanations.

BASIC OPERATION
Explains operation methods.

DISPLAY/SETTING SCREEN
Screen to display/set items.

DISPLAY/SETTING DATA
Explains items in DISPLAY/SETTING SCREEN.

POINT

Informs items to be noted and useful functions relevant to the contents in the chapter or section.

The following table explains symbols in this manual and their description.
Symbol Description
Expresses an item in a window or dialog box, or a menu on the menu bar.
[ ] [ ] [ ] expresses the drop-down menu.
Example: [Special] [Configure]
Expresses a corresponding button.
( ) Example: "Define Tag Source" button ( )
Expresses a command button.
" "
Example: "OK" button
Expresses dialog box tab.
<< >>
Example: <<General>> tab

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MANUAL ORGANIZATION

This manual consists of four chapters and APPENDICES.

This manual is organized assuming that the interaction function of the PX Developer
monitor tool and SCADA software are utilized in the following procedure.

< Procedure for leveraging the interaction function with InTouch>

Operating procedure 1: Using the tag name reference function,

assign the process control tag of PX
Reference
Developer to tag variable with InTouch
WindowMaker.
• Set an access name.
Section 3.2
• Assign the process control tag with reference to the tag name.

Operating procedure 2: Paste a faceplate control of PX

Developer monitor tool with InTouch Reference
WindowMaker.

• Install ActiveX control. Section 3.3

• PX Developer Operating Manual
• Paste/set a faceplate control. (Monitor Tool)

Operating procedure 3: Make settings so that alarms and event

information of the PX Developer
monitor tool may be displayed on the Reference
Alarm Viewer control of InTouch
WindowMaker.
• Paste/set Alarm Viewer control. Section 3.4.1

Operating procedure 4: Execute InTouch WindowViewer.

*For operating procedures and setting items, refer to the manual of InTouch.

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GENERIC TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND TERMS

The following table shows the generic terms, abbreviations, and terms in this manual.

Generic term/abbreviation Description

PX Developer Abbreviation for PX Developer Version 1 (SW1D5C-FBDQ-E)
Programming tool Abbreviation for PX Developer programming tool
Monitor tool Abbreviation for PX Developer monitor tool
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InTouch Abbreviation for Wonderware InTouch Version 10.0
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Generic term for Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Operating System,
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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Operating System,
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Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista Business Operating System,
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Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Operating System, and
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Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise Operating System
Personal computer Generic term for IBM-PC/AT-compatible personal computer

Term Description
WindowMaker Development environment of InTouch
WindowViewer Execution environment of InTouch
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I/O server Communication driver for Wonderware
Abbreviation for Dynamic Data Exchange
DDE R
Windows standard communication protocol to communicate between applications
Abbreviation for Direct Digital Control
DDC
This designates control that fulfils controller’s functions with digital device.
Function Block Diagram language specified in IEC61131-3
FBD Programs are made by wiring specifically processed blocks, variables, and constants so
that they can follow a flow of data signal.
Abbreviation for Function Block
FB
This designates function block unit in a program.
Identification symbol attached to each DDC processing defined by JIS
Tag
This can be likened to a tag attached to process control equipment.
Summarizes data attached to DDC processing indicated with a tag (process condition
Tag data data/process status data).
Accessing the tag data can monitor status and set conditions of the relevant DDC.
Tag data item Each data item that makes up tag data
Tag FB Function block works as a controller and indicator including tag data
Gauge window on which such as a controller is displayed in image format
Faceplate
Tag data values can be operated on this window.
SV Set value
PV Process value
MV Manipulated variable
"*.mdb" file created when compilation is executed with the programming tool
Assignment information
This file stores assignment information of variables for storing such as tag data and
database
device information of the CPU module.

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1 OVERVIEW
1 1.1 Overview

Using the interaction function of the PX Developer monitor tool and InTouch (SCADA
software manufactured by Invensys Systems, Inc.) enables a monitor tool to utilize
characteristics of InTouch, friendly and great development/monitor environments,
adding to the basic monitor function of itself.
This function supports the following four interaction functions.

(1) Incorporating a faceplate control

(2) Communication function with process control tag name
(3) Tag name reference function of PX Developer
(4) Alarm consolidation function

1.2 Features

This section explains the main features of the four interaction functions.

(1) Using the faceplate control shortens development time taken for
the monitor screen

By only pasting the faceplate control of PX Developer (ActiveX control) on the

monitor screen of InTouch, the faceplate can be easily used on InTouch.
This permits shortening development time taken for the monitor screen and
tuning screen for the process control tag data on InTouch.

[Image of incorporating the faceplate control] PX Developer

faceplate control

InTouch
PX Developer WindowViewer
monitor tool

Reading/writing
the process
control tag data

Polling the process

control tag data

By only pasting ActiveX control on the

InTouch screen, the faceplate can be used.

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(2) Without considering an assigned device, communications can be

made with the process control tag name in InTouch
1
When a tag variable is registered with InTouch, the process control tag name of
PX Developer can be used as an item name, and the process control tag data in
the monitor tool can be read from/written to in InTouch.
This eliminates the need for managing the assigned device and communicating
through a communication driver such as I/O server to read/write the process
control tag data.
Besides, high-speed response by the event notification receive function and the
high-speed current value collection function of the monitor tool can be utilized in
InTouch.

[Image of the communication function with the

process control tag name]

PX Developer InTouch
monitor tool WindowViewer

Reading/writing Registration of tag variable

PV value of the the process with the process control
process control tag FIC001 control tag data tag name "FIC001.PV"

High-speed current value collection

Unnecessary for
Event notification receive
reading/writing
the process
control tag data *1 .
Communication driver
such as I/O server

Without considering an assigned device for the process control tag,

communications can be made by registering the tag variable with InTouch,
using the process control tag name defined with PX Developer.

*1: When reading/writing device data except the process control tag with InTouch, a
communication driver such as I/O server is required.

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(3) The process control tag name can be selected easily from InTouch

When using the communication function with the aforementioned process control
tag name, using the tag name reference function permits easily
browsing/selecting the process control tag name of PX Developer on Tag
Browser of InTouch.
This helps to reduce work for key input and typing errors, resulting in
improvement in work efficiency.

[Image of the tag name reference function]

Programming with PX Developer Development on the monitor control screen of InTouch

InTouch
PX Developer WindowMaker
programming tool Assignment
information
database

Registration

Compilation
InTouch
Tag Browser

The process control tag name defined with

PX Developer can be browsed/selected on
Tag Browser of InTouch.

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(4) Alarms/events of the PX Developer monitor tool can be

monitored/acknowledged with InTouch

By using the alarm consolidation function, alarms/event information of the

monitor tool can be displayed/monitored/acknowledged in the same list with
alarms/event information of InTouch on the Alarm Viewer control of InTouch.

[Image of the alarm consolidation function]

PX Developer InTouch
monitor tool WindowViewer

Acknowledgement
Management on alarms/events Management on alarms/events

Notification of alarms/events Notification of alarms/events

Alarms/events of PX Developer can be monitored/acknowledged

on the Alarm Viewer control of InTouch.

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2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

2.1 System Configuration

This section explains system configuration when using the interaction function of PX
Developer and InTouch.
2 For communication routes supported by PX Developer, refer to "SYSTEM
CONFIGURATION" in "PX Developer Operating Manual (Monitor Tool) ".
To use the interaction function, install PX Developer and InTouch to the same personal
computer. If installed to different personal computers, the interaction function cannot
be used.

[System configuration image]

English version of English version of InTouch

PX Developer Version 10.0 or later
Version 1.18U or later

Use a communication driver

depending on the situation.*1

Communication route supported

by the PX Developer monitor tool

*1: When reading/writing device data except the process control tag with InTouch, a
communication driver such as I/O server is required.

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2.2 Software Configuration

This section explains software configuration when using the interaction function of PX
Developer and InTouch.

PX Developer InTouch

Assignment information
2
WindowMaker
database Reference
Compilation
Tag name reference function
Programming tool

Monitor tool WindowViewer

Paste
Faceplate control ActiveX container function

Alarm/event Notification/ Alarm/event

acknowledgement
Alarm provider *2 Alarm manager*3
Reading/
writing the
process
Data DDE control tag DDE Data
management interface data interface management
*1 *1

Data communication Reading/writing data other than

the process control tag
CPU
Data communication Communication driver
such as I/O server

*1: InTouch reads/writes the process control tag data in the monitor tool through DDE
interface.
*2: The alarm provider is an alarm function supplied by Invensys Systems, Inc.
This function enables the monitor tool to notify/acknowlede alarms and events to
the alarm manager of InTouch, and to receive a request for acknowledging
corresponding alarm from InTouch Alarm Viewer control.
*3: The alarm manager is an application that manages information on alarms and
events to the alarm system of InTouch.

2.3 Operating Environment

PX Developer Version 1.18U or later and InTouch Version 10.0 or later are required for
interacting themselves.
For operating environment of PX Developer, refer to "Operating Environment" in "PX
Developer Operating Manual (Monitor Tool) ".
For operating environment of InTouch, refer to "ReadMe" in InTouch installer.

POINT
To execute InTouch in Windows Vista , disable the user account control (UAC) in
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Windows Vista . R

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3 BASIC OPERATION

3.1 Operating Procedures for Monitoring on InTouch

This section explains procedures for monitoring on InTouch.

Setting [Main] and creating a tag variable in InTouch WindowMaker

To create a tag variable, refer to the process control tag.
(Refer to Section 3.2.)

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Developing the monitor screen of InTouch WindowMaker
To develop the monitor screen, use the faceplate control of PX Developer.
(Refer to Section 3.3.)

Setting the Alarm Viewer control of InTouch WindowMaker

Monitor/acknowledge alarms of PX Developer in the alarm monitor screen of InTouch.
(Refer to Section 3.4.)

Executing InTouch WindowViewer

Execute InTouch WindowViewer while the PX Developer monitor tool is in execution.

POINT
• To monitor on InTouch WindowViewer using the faceplate control or alarm
consolidation function, or by communications with the process control tag name,
execute InTouch WindowViewer after starting the monitor tool.
• For basic operations of InTouch, refer to the manual of InTouch.

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3.2 Operation to Communicate with InTouch using the Process Control Tag Name of PX
Developer

PURPOSE
To register a tag variable using the process control tag name defined with PX
Developer and read/write the process control tag data in the monitor tool with
InTouch.

Setting with InTouch WindowMaker

Procedure 1) Register an access name for communicating with the
3
PX Developer monitor tool. (Section 3.2.1) *1

Procedure 2) Create a tag variable. (Section 3.2.2)

Procedure 3) Define a tag source in the Tag Browser. (Section 3.2.2) *1

Procedure 4) Refer/select a tag name in the Tag Browser. (Section 3.2.3)

*1: Required only when first using InTouch application.

Execution with InTouch WindowViewer

The process control tag data can be read/written by executing WindowViewer
after starting the monitor tool.

<Example of the InTouch WindowViewer monitor screen>

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3.2.1 Registering access name

OPERATION
1. Click [Special] [Access Names…] in the menu
of WindowMaker.
2. The Access Names dialog box appears. Click the
"Add…" button.

3. The Add Access Name dialog box appears. Set

the following items and click the "OK" button.
• Access : Any specific name
• Node Name : Blank
• Application Name : FBDQMon
• Topic Name : DA
• Which protocol to use : DDE
• When to advise server : Advise only active
items
• Enable Secondary Source : Without check
(Check when using the backup server.)

4. Check if the set access name has been added to

the Access Names dialog box.

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3.2.2 Defining tag source

(1) Creating a tag variable/setting a tag source

OPERATION
1. The Animation Links dialog box shown on the
left appears after creating an object, double-
clicking or right-clicking the object and
selecting [Animation Links] on WindowMaker.
Select a tag variable type to be assigned for
the object.

2. The tag variable setting screen appears.

Double-click the input field of [Expression].

3. The Tag Browser appears. Click the "Define

Tag Sources" button ( ).

4. The Define Tag Sources dialog box appears.

Click the "New…" button.

(To the next page)

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(From the previous page)

5. The Define Tag Source dialog box appears. Set

the following items and click the "Browse…"
button.
• Tag Source Name : Any specific name
• Access Name : Set access name
(Refer to Section 3.2.1.)
• Tag Source Type : PX Developer

* For details of the setting screen, refer to (2) in this

section.

6. Select assignment information database of PX

Developer project to be referenced (project name
with .mdb extension), and click the "Open" button.

7. After settings, the path for the selected project is

stored to the Path field. Click the "OK" button to
close the Define Tag Source dialog box.

8. Close the screen after checking that the set tag

source is displayed on the Define Tag Sources
dialog box.

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POINT
• When registering a tag variable using the process control tag declared with the
same process control tag name with multiple projects with InTouch, the process
*1
control tag data of the highest priority project are read/written. Whether the
same process control tag name has been declared or not can be checked on the
Monitor Target Project Setting screen of the monitor tool.
*1: The more the number at [No.] field on the Monitor Target Project Setting
screen is small, the more the priority of its project becomes high.

Order of priority

<Example of the Monitor Target Project Setting

screen of the PX Developer monitor tool>

• The assignment information database created with PX Developer Version 1.02C

or later can be used for the tag name reference function. If the database is
created Version 1.01B or earlier, convert it with the programming tool Version
1.02C or later. For details of the conversion, refer to "Precautions for the
assignment information database" in "PX Developer Operating Manual
(Programming Tool)"
• To uninstall PX Developer, delete a tag source for reference of the PX Developer
project beforehand.

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(2) Specifications of the Define Tag Source screen

The following shows display items and setting items when "PX Developer" is
selected at [Tag Source Type] in the Define Tag Source dialog box of InTouch.

DISPLAY/SETTING SCREEN

1)

2)

DISPLAY/SETTING DATA

No. Item Description Restrictions

Input an absolute path to the assignment information
database of a PX Developer project to be referenced Maximum 260
1) Path edit box (path to the target mdb file of the project).The specified characters can
assignment information database is stored as a tag be input.
source.
Displays a dialog box for selecting a file.

2) "Browse…" button ----

The specified path in the dialog box is displayed at 1).

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3.2.3 Referring/selecting tag name

OPERATION
1. Select a set tag source from a list in [Tag
Source] of the Tag Browser.

2. The process control tags and their main tag

items (refer to Appendix 2.) are displayed
*1
on the list.
To access a tag item except for the main
tag items, select a process control tag
name, and then select a tag item
corresponding to the process control tag
type from [Dot Field] (refer to Appendix 1).

*1: For a comment of the main tag item,

(To the next page) explanation on the tag item is displayed
after "- " (a hyphen and a space).

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(From the previous page)

3. Select a tag item to be registered and click

the "OK" button.

4. A tag name is automatically created at

[Expression] of the tag variable setting
screen. A format of the created tag name is
"Access name:Process control tag
*1
name.Tag item".

*1: The reference method is referred to as

remote reference. For details, refer to
the manual of InTouch.

POINT
• If changing the tag FB information of PX Developer project and recompile it after
selecting a tag source and opening the list on the Tag Browser of InTouch
WindowMaker, the information is not reflected to the screen. To refer the latest
tag FB, select a tag source again.
• If the tag FB variable name has been set except alphanumeric characters or
underscore (_), InTouch cannot recognize the name. (The corresponding tag is
not displayed in the tag list of the Tag Browser.)

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3.3 Operation to Use the Faceplate of PX Developer in InTouch

PURPOSE
To use the faceplate control of PX Developer when developing the process
control monitor screen on InTouch for shortening development time.

Setting with InTouch WindowMaker

Procedure 1) Install ActiveX control. (Section 3.3.1) *1

Procedure 2) Check that the installation is successful on the wizard menu. (Section 3.3.2)

Procedure 3) Paste a faceplate control and make setting for it. (Section 3.3.3)

*1: Required only when first using InTouch application.

Execution with InTouch WindowViewer

By executing WindowViewer after starting the monitor tool, a faceplate can be
used, the process control data can be monitored, and the process control
parameter can be tuned.

<Example of the faceplate control screen of InTouch WindowViewer>

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3.3.1 Installing ActiveX control

OPERATION
1. Select [Special] [Configure]
[Wizard/ActiveX Installation...] on the
WindowMaker menu.
2. The Wizard/ActiveX Installation dialog box
appears. Click the <<ActiveX Control
Installation>> tab.
3. Select "FBDQFP Control" and "FBDQTDA
Control" from the list in [Available ActiveX
controls] and click the "Install" button.

4. After installation, "FBDQFP Control" and

"FBDQTDA Control" have been added to
the list in [Installed ActiveX controls].

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3.3.2 Checking installation

OPERATION
1. Click the "Wizard" button ( ) of
WindowMaker.
2. The Wizard Selection dialog box appears.
Check that "FBDQTDACtrl" and
"FBDQFPCtrl" icons have been added to
the list in [ActiveX Controls].

POINT
• "FBDQFPCtrl" can be pasted on the InTouch screen directly using the faceplate
control.
• "FBDQTDACtrl" can read/write the process control tag data set to the tag data
access control. Also, clicking the button can display the pop-up faceplate screen.

For details of each control, refer to "ActiveX control" of "PX Developer Operating
Manual (Monitor Tool)".

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3.3.3 Setting/pasting faceplate control

OPERATION
1. Select "FBDQTDACtrl" or "FBDQFPCtrl"
from the list in [ActiveX Controls] of the
Wizard Selection dialog box and click
the "OK" button.

2. The cursor changes to on InTouch.

Tag data access control Faceplate control Click a position where the faceplate
control is to be pasted and adjust the
control size by dragging the icon.

3. Double-click the control to display the

property screen.

<Example of the InTouch WindowMaker screen>

↓
4. Click the <<General>> tab and set the
process control tag name of PX
Developer at [TagName].

Display name
(any given name)
Check.

<Example of the property screen of the tag data access control>

<Example of the property screen of the faceplate control>

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POINT
If InTouch application is edited, overwritten, and saved after PX Developer is
uninstalled, take care that contents of the faceplate control and tag data access
control originally set (such as a tag name) are deleted when PX Developer is
reinstalled.

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3.4 Operation to Display the Alarm Information of PX Developer on Alarm Viewer control of
InTouch

PURPOSE
To display alarms and event information of the monitor tool on the Alarm Viewer
control of InTouch and to monitor/acknowledge them in the same list with
alarms/event information of InTouch.

OVERVIEW OF ALARM
[Summary alarms and historical alarms of InTouch]
<Summary alarms>
The summary alarms are an alarm list where records of current alarms and
unacknowledged alarms are displayed. On the summary alarms, alarms can be
acknowledged with a comment.
<Historical alarms>
The historical alarms are an alarm list where records of
occurred/recovered/acknowledged alarms and occurred events. On the historical
alarms, alarm acknowledgement operations are unavailable.

Setting with InTouch WindowMaker

Procedure 1) Paste the Alarm Viewer control. (Section 3.4.1)

Procedure 2) Set the Alarm Query of the Alarm Viewer control. (Section 3.4.2)

Execution with InTouch WindowViewer

Alarms of PX Developer can be monitored/acknowledged on the Alarm Viewer
control of InTouch by executing InTouch WindowViewer after starting the monitor
tool.
When the Alarm Viewer control type is summary alarms, only the alarm
information can be acknowledged. When the Alarm Viewer control type is
historical alarms, alarm information and event information can be monitored.

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POINT
• Alarms and events can be stored to the historical alarm buffer of InTouch,
secured for PX Developer, up to 6,000 and 2,000, respectively. When capacity of
the historical alarm buffer is full, stored alarm/event information is deleted from
the oldest to store the latest information.
• Alarm Viewer control of InTouch displays only alarms/event information of PX
Developer occurred while the monitor tool is in execution. Therefore, histories of
alarms/events occurred before starting the monitor tool is not reflected to the
alarms on InTouch.
• After exiting the monitor tool, the alarm/event information on PX Developer
displayed on the Alarm Viewer control of InTouch are all deleted from the
summary alarms and historical alarms. To display the alarm information on
*1
InTouch even after exiting the monitor tool, logging alarms with AlarmPrinter or
*1
accumulating the database with Alarm DB Logger Manager beforehand is
necessary.
*1: For details, refer to the manual of InTouch.

The following shows interlock operation of alarms and events.

For operation method of InTouch, refer to the manual of InTouch.

(1) Operating the alarm monitor screen

The following shows the Alarm List screen of the monitor tool and the summary
alarms screen of InTouch.

<Example of the Alarm List screen of the PX Developer monitor tool>

<Example of the summary alarms screen of InTouch WindowViewer>

InTouch receives alarm notification/alarm acknowledgement notification from the

monitor tool and displays them.
However, system alarms of InTouch itself (SCADA interaction function error) are
not notified to InTouch.

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[Operation from the monitor tool that interlocks with the alarms of
InTouch]
• Executing "Delete Recovered Alarms" deletes the corresponding alarms of
InTouch.
• Executing "Confirm All" checks all corresponding alarms of InTouch.
• Checking "Confirm" check box checks corresponding alarm of InTouch.
• Deselecting "Confirm" check box of ongoing alarm ingenerates corresponding
alarm of InTouch.
• When alarms exceed 2,000 in the Alarm List screen of the monitor tool, old
alarm is deleted. If corresponding alarm of InTouch exists in the summary
alarms, the alarm is also deleted.

[Operation from InTouch that interlocks with the monitor tool]

• Acknowledging an alarm from InTouch checks "Confirm" check box for
corresponding alarm on the Alarm List screen of the monitor tool.

POINT
For correspondence table of the alarm items notified by the monitor tool to InTouch,
refer to Appendix 3.1.

(2) Operating the event monitor screen

The following shows the Event List screen of the monitor tool and the historical
alarms screen of InTouch.
On InTouch, alarms and events are displayed on the historical alarms screen.

<Example of the Event List screen of the PX Developer monitor tool>

<Example of the historical alarms screen of InTouch WindowViewer>

InTouch receives event notification from the monitor tool and displays it.

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POINT
• For correspondence table of the event items notified by the monitor tool to
InTouch, refer to Appendix 3.2.
• Acknowledgement operation can be made from the Event List screen of the
monitor tool to an event on the message tag. However, whether an event on the
message tag is acknowledged or not is not displayed on the historical alarms of
InTouch.

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3.4.1 Pasting Alarm Viewer control

OPERATION
1. Click the "Wizard" button ( ) of
WindowMaker.
2. The Wizard Selection dialog box
appears. Select "AlarmViewerCtrl" from
the list in [ActiveX Controls] and click
the "OK" button.

3. The cursor changes to on InTouch.

Click a position where the faceplate
control is to be pasted and adjust the
control size by dragging the icon.

<Example of InTouch WindowMaker screen>

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3.4.2 Setting Alarm Query

OPERATION
1. Double-click the Alarm Viewer control to
display the property screen.
2. Double-click the <<Query>> tab, input a
space after "\intouch!$system", and
input "\PXAlarm!$System" to interact the
alarm information or
"\PXEvent!$System" to interact the
event information at [Alarm Query] field.
Inputting both of them allows
alarm/event information to be
consolidated. However, the event
information is stored only to the
historical alarms.

<Setting example of summary alarms>

<Setting example of historical alarms>

Consolidated contents Added alarm query Valid query type

Alarm \PXAlarm!$System Both summary and history
Event \PXEvent!$System History only

POINT
• To register multiple alarm query items, separate each item with a space.
• The alarm query is not case-sensitive.
• By setting alarm query in the same way at "Distributed Alarm", included in
WindowMaker wizard, the alarm consolidation function can be used. For details,
refer to the manual of InTouch.

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4 TROUBLESHOOTING

(1) Troubleshooting on the communication function with the process

control tag name
This chapter explains the troubles regarding the communication function with the
process control tag name that may occur, and corrective actions/references for
them.

Trouble Cause/corrective action Reference

While WindowViewer is in "Expression" may not be set correctly in InTouch or the monitor tool
execution, the monitor data may not be started. Check the following and make correct setting.
remains 0. • Check if a format of "Expression" is "Access name:Process control tag
name.Tag item".
• Check if the access name has been set correctly.
4 Although the process control • Check if the process control tag name exists in the target project of the
tag data in PX Developer has monitor tool. Section 3.2
been changed while • Check if the monitor tool is in execution.
WindowViewer is in execution, • If the tag variable has been changed in WindowMaker while
the monitor data do not WindowViewer is in execution, restart WindowViewer.
change. For cases other than above, refer to "Error list" in "ActiveX control",
"Setting Tagname property", and "Calling or Setting Tagname
property" of "PX Developer Operating Manual (Monitor Tool)".

(2) Troubleshooting on incorporating a faceplate control

For the troubles that may occur regarding the incorporation function of a
faceplate, and corrective actions/references for them, refer to "Error list" in
"ActiveX control" of "PX Developer Operating Manual (Monitor Tool)".

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(3) Troubleshooting on the alarm consolidation function

This section explains troubles that may occur regarding the alarm consolidation
function, and corrective actions/references for them.

Trouble Cause/corrective action Reference

The monitor tool may not be executed or the Alarm Query may not be set
correctly.
Check the following.
Right-click on the Alarm Viewer control of WindowViewer and check if the
Alarm Query is set as shown below in the [Stats] menu.
When the setting is correct and the execution rate of the Alarm Query
(the number is displayed at the area displayed as 100 on the screen
below) is 0, check if the monitor tool has been started.

While WindowViewer is in
execution, alarms of the 4
monitor tool are not displayed Section 3.4
on the Alarm Viewer control of
InTouch.

<Alarm Statistics screen of InTouch WindowViewer>

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APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Details of Dot Field Name in the Tag Name Reference Function

For lists of the tag items of the process control tag that can be specified on the Tag
Browser (tag item that can be specified on the Dot Field when the process control tag
is selected), refer to "List of Various Tag Type/Tag Data" in "PX Developer
Programming Manual".
The following table shows the data types and icons in InTouch corresponding to the
data types of each tag item in PX Developer.

Data type in PX Developer Data type in InTouch Icon

BOOL Discrete

INT, DINT, WORD, DWORD Integer

REAL Real

Tag FB -
App
Appendix 2 Main Tag Items

Main tag items of each process control tag displayed on the Tag Browser is the tag
items whose current values are to be corrected.
The following table shows the tag items whose current values are to be corrected.

Tag FB name Current value correction tag Tag FB name Current value correction tag
PID, 2PID, PIDP, PV Process value PV Process value
MWM
SPI, IPD, BPI, R, MV Manipulated variable MV Manipulated variable
ONF2, ONF3 SV Set value PV Process value
PV Process value SEL MV Manipulated variable
MV Manipulated variable SLNO Selection No.
2PIDH
SVC Set value (current) PV Process value
SV Set value (target) SV1 Set value 1
BC
MV Manipulated variable SV2 Set value 2
PGS SV Set value SV Set value
TYP Operation type PSUM PV Process value
SV Set value NREV, REV,
DIM Monitor input buffer
STC Executing step No. MVAL1, MVAL2
T Time in the step TIMER1, PV Process value
PGS2
PV Process value TIMER2, PSV Set value
TYP Operation type COUNT1, SV Set value
SV0C Start point (current) COUNT2 DIM Monitor input buffer
MOUT MV Manipulated variable No corresponding current value
ALM, MSG
MONI PV Process value correction tags.

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Appendix 3 Correspondence Table of Items of the Monitor Tool and InTouch

Appendix 3.1 Correspondence table of alarm items

The following shows the correspondence table of the alarm items notified by the
monitor tool to InTouch.
In the alarm screen of InTouch, a display name, item, and display format can be
selected in the Properties of the Alarm Viewer control.
For details, refer to the manual of InTouch.

PX Developer monitor tool InTouch

Alarm item Expression Alarm item Expression
Confirm check ON/OFF State ACK/UNACK
*3
Tag FIC001 Format: "Tag.Alarm contents Tag comment"
Alarm Contents MHA Name Example) FIC001.MHA Tank 1 water level
Tag Comment Tank 1 water level
Occurrence Date The format depends *1 Depends on setting of time format in the Alarm Viewer
Time
Recovered Date on the setting of OS. control.
*2
App Level Minor/major Priority Minor: 500, major: 100
Measured Value 100% Value 100%
Provider \PXAlarm
Group $System
Limit Blank
Class Blank
Type Blank
Tag Comment Blank
No correspondence Operator Blank
Operator Domain Blank
Operator Node Blank
Operator Full Name Blank
Alarm Comment At alarm acknowledgement: Acknowledgement comment
User1, 2 0
User3 PX Developer project name

*1: For summary alarms, occurrence date is displayed during alarm and recovered date is displayed after an alarm is
recovered. For historical alarms, occurrence and recovery are displayed on another record.
*2: The alarm level of InTouch is expressed by priority from 1 to 999. The more the number is close to 1, the more priority
becomes high.
*3: If there is no tag comment, the format will be "Tag.Alarm contents".

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Appendix 3.2 Correspondence table of event items

The following shows the correspondence table of the event items notified by the
monitor tool to InTouch.
In the alarm screen of InTouch, a display name, item, and display format can be
selected in the Properties of the Alarm Viewer control.
For details, refer to the manual of InTouch.

PX Developer monitor tool InTouch

Event item Expression Event item Expression
No correspondence
Confirm check ON/OFF
(State is left blank.)
Tag FIC001 *1
Format: "Tag.Event message Tag comment"
Event Message SV Name
Example) FIC001.SV Valve flow
Tag Comment Valve flow
The format depends Depends on setting of time format in the Alarm
Occurrence Date Time
on the setting of OS. Viewer control.
Status CAS CAS
Value
Set Value 90.0 90.0
User admin Operator admin
Provider \PXEvent
Group $System
Limit Blank
Class EVENT
*2
Type "OPR/SYS"
Priority 999
No correspondence Tag Comment Blank
Operator Domain Blank
Operator Node Blank
Operator Full Name Blank
Alarm Comment Blank
User1,2 0
User3 PX Developer project name

*1: If there is no event message, the format will be "Tag Tag comment".
*2: "OPR" is displayed when the setting has been changed by user, and "SYS" is displayed when the status has changed.

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Ind [A] [O]

Alarm consolidation function....................... 1-1, 4 Operating Environment....................................2-2
Assignment information database .................. A-9 Operating Procedures for Monitoring on InTouch
..........................................................................3-1
Operating the alarm monitor screen..............3-16
[C] Operating the event monitor screen..............3-17
Checking installation ..................................... 3-12 Operation from InTouch that interlocks with the
Communication function with process control tag monitor tool ....................................................3-17
name............................................................ 1-1, 2 Operation from the monitor tool that interlocks with
Correspondence table of alarm items ........App-2 the alarms of InTouch ....................................3-17
Correspondence table of event items.........App-3 Operation to Communicate with InTouch using the
Correspondence Table of Items of Monitor Tool Process Control Tag Name of PX Developer
and InTouch.................................................App-2 ..........................................................................3-2
Creating a tag variable/setting a tag source Operation to Display the Alarm Information of PX
......................................................................... 3-4 Developer on Alarm Viewer control of InTouch
........................................................................3-15
Operation to Use the Faceplate of PX Developer
[D] in InTouch ......................................................3-10
DDC ................................................................. A-9
DDE ................................................................. A-9
Defining tag source ......................................... 3-4 [P]
Details of Dot Field Name in the Tag Name Pasting Alarm Viewer control ........................3-19
Reference Function.....................................App-1 Personal computer.......................................... A-9
Programming tool............................................ A-9
PV.................................................................... A-9
[F] PX Developer .................................................. A-9
Faceplate ......................................................... A-9
FB .................................................................... A-9
FBD.................................................................. A-9 [R]
Referring/selecting tag name ..........................3-8
Registering access name ................................3-3
[I]
Incorporating a faceplate control .................... 1-1
Installing ActiveX control ............................... 3-11 [S]
InTouch............................................................ A-9 Setting Alarm Query ......................................3-20
I/O server ......................................................... A-9 Setting/pasting faceplate control ...................3-13
Software Configuration ....................................2-2
Specifications of the Define Tag Source screen
[M] ..........................................................................3-7
Main Tag Items............................................App-1 SV.................................................................... A-9
Monitor tool...................................................... A-9 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ..........................2-1
MV.................................................................... A-9

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[T]
Tag................................................................... A-9
Tag data........................................................... A-9
Tag data item................................................... A-9 Ind
Tag FB ............................................................. A-9
Tag name reference function of PX Developer
..................................................................... 1-1, 3
TROUBLESHOOTING.................................... 4-1
Troubleshooting on incorporating a faceplate
control .............................................................. 4-1
Troubleshooting on the alarm consolidation
function ............................................................ 4-2
Troubleshooting on the communication function
with the process control tag name.................. 4-1

[W]
WindowMaker.................................................. A-9
WindowViewer................................................. A-9

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