Part 2. Phần mềm SCADA Ultimate Access - Làm quen phần mềm Scada Cimon D - Phần 2

CimonD là một công cụ chỉnh sửa dự án để xây dựng hệ thống CIMON-SCADA. Với nhiều tính năng có sẵn trong CimonD, người dùng có thể tạo các dự án phù hợp với nhu cầu của mình thông qua nhiều cấu hình khác nhau.

4. CimonD Startup Screen

The figure shows the startup page upon the execution of CimonD.

Projects can be created or opened by going through the top menu bar. Once created or opened, additional menus become enabled to interact with the project. The project workspace allows easy management and modifications of projects. The status toolbar positioned at the bottom of the window shows additional information of a selected resource.

4.1 CimonD Startup Page Interface

The position of menus and toolbars can be modified according to the users preference. The menus and toolbars can be dragged to be docked on selected regions or float at a desired region.

To increase the working space region, project workspace and toolboxes can be minimized.

Clicking the [Downpin] button will minimize the side panel. Clicking the [Pinned]
button will open the side panel.

The figure below shows various regions where side panels and toolboxes may be docked.

By dragging a toolbox over a selected region, the desired region will be highlighted to indicate where the toolbox will be docked.

4.2 CimonD Menu

This section covers the two states of main menu based on whether or not a project is opened in CimonD

(1) Menu – Page Edit

Once a project is opened in CimonD, additional menus become enabled: [Edit], [Tools] [Draw], and [Arrange]. New items are added to the initial menus.

Name	Description
File	[Layout] feature is added.
Edit	[Undo], [Redo], [Paste Special], [Select All], [Object Config], [Insert Object], [Image Embedding], [Insert ActiveX], [Insert Animation Bitmap], [Links], [Object], [3D Styles] are added.
View	[Redraw], [Current Page Position to Runtime], [Object Window], [Selected Object Window] and the list of current project’s pages are added.
Tools	[Font Setup], [Page Setup], [User Library Edit], [Bitmap Edit] and [Cross Reference] are added.
Help	[About Designer] is added

(2) Project Management menu

When selecting [Tools]-[Project], following item is added to the [Help] menu

(3) Database Menu

When opening the [Database] window, following items are added to [Edit] and [Help] menu

(4) Script Menu
When opening the [Scripts] editor window, following items are added to [Edit] and [Help] menu

(5) ODBC Menu
When opening the [ODBC] editor window, following items are added to [Edit] and [Help] menu

Name	Description
Edit	[New DBMS], [New Query], [Edit] are added.
Help	[About ODBC Manager] is added

(6) Data Logging Menu
When selecting [Tools] - [Data Logging], following item is added to [Help] menu

Name	Description
Help	[About Data Logger] is added

(7) Hot Key Menu
When opening the [Hot-Key] editor window, following items are added to [Edit] and [Help] menu

Name	Description
Edit	[Add Hot-Key Module], [Edit Hot Key Module], [Add Hot-Key], [Edit Hot-Key] are added.
Help	[About Hot-Key Manager] is added.

(8) Report Menu
When selecting [Tools] - [Report], following item is added to [Help] menu.

Name	Description
Help	[About Report Manager] is added

(9) Group Editor Menu
When opening the [Group Editor] window, following items are added to [Edit] and [Help] menu.

Name	Description
Edit	[New Group], [Add Tag] are added.
Help	[About Group Editor] is added

(10) Scheduler Menu
When opening the [Scheduler] window, following items are added to [Edit] menu.

Name	Description
Edit	[New Schedule], [New Model],[Holiday Setup] are added

(11) Trend Panel Menu
When opening the [Trend Panel] editor window, following item are added to [Edit] and
[Help] menu.

Name	Description
Edit	[New Trend Panel], [Add Tag] are added.
Help	[About Trend Panel] is added.

4.3 Standard Tool

The standard toolbar contains frequently-used commands in CimonD. Go to [View] – [Standard Tool] to show or hide the toolbar on the top menu. When you execute the CimonD application, this toolbar shows up on the top menu as default. This toolbar consists of ‘Edit tools’ and ‘Execution tools’

4.3.1 Edit tools

These tools are used to edit the graphic page: [New Page], [Open], [Save], [Copy], etc. Refer to the table below for features and their descriptions.

Item	Description
New Page	Creates a new graphic page for the project.
Open	Opens an existing graphic page.
Save	Saves the currently designing graphic page.
Save All	Saves all pages.
Print	Shows the [Print] dialog box.
Preview	Shows the [Print Setup] dialog box.
Cut	Cuts the selected object.
Copy	Copies the selected object
Paste	Pastes the cut or copied object.
Find	Shows a dialog box to find a string.
Replace	Shows a dialog box to find a string and replace it

4.3.2 Execution Tools

Execution tools consist of commands for executing the project. Refer to the table below
for features and their descriptions

Item	Description
Run CimonX	Runs project with CimonX.
Project	Shows the dialog box about information or configuration of the current project.
Database	Shows the [Database] configuration dialog box.
CimonX Setup	Shows [CimonX Setup] configuration dialog box.
Network	Shows [Network] configuration dialog box.
I/O Devices	Shows [I/O Devices] configuration dialog box.
Alarms	Shows [Alarms] configuration dialog box.
Security	Shows [Security] configuration dialog box.
Script	Shows [Script] configuration dialog box.
ODBC	Shows [ODBC] configuration dialog box.
Data Logging	Shows {Data Logging} configuration dialog box.
Hot-key	Shows [Hot-key] configuration dialog box.
Reports	Shows [Reports] configuration dialog box.
Scheduler	Shows [Scheduler] configuration dialog box.
Recipe Editor	Shows [Recipe Editor] dialog box.
Step Trend	Shows [Step Trend] configuration dialog box.
Group Editor	Shows [Group Editor] dialog box.
Trend Panel	Shows [Trend Panel] configuration dialog box.
Animation Lib. Editor	Shows [Animation Lib. Editor] dialog box.
Group Scheduler	Shows [Group Scheduler] configuration dialog box.
Part Editor	Shows [Part Editor] dialog box.
Comment Table	Shows [Comment Table] configuration dialog box.
Min Report	Shows [Min Report] configuration dialog box.
User Log DB	Shows [User Log DB] configuration dialog box.
Audio Player	Shows [Audio Player] configuration dialog box.
Dynamic Image	Shows [Dynamic Image] configuration dialog box.
Fast Trend	Shows [Fast Trend] configuration dialog box.
Help Topics	Shows [CIMON - SCADA Help] window.

4.4 Project Workspace

Project workspace is the area where the windows and features of CIMON-SCADA are listed. It is convenient for project management and modification.

You can show or hide the project workspace at [View] – [Project Workspace]. The project workspace is located on the left side of the screen as default. It is composed of [Project], [Page] and [Smart Library] tab.

4.4.1 Project

Various CimonD windows can be quickly executed from this tab. Double-click the item to open the page or module

To save all pages of the project, right-click [Windows] - [PAGE SAVE ALL(S)]. During the saving process, a progress bar appears. This feature removes the frame gap produced by the differences in OS versions.

Right-click on individual pages allows additional functions. The functions are listed in the table below.

(1) Copy Page

This function will clone a selected page. A window asking the user to confirm the cloning will appear. By selecting [Yes], the user may select the filename to save the page under. This page may be imported into other projects. If the name is duplicated, the page will overwrite the existing page

(2) Delete Page

This function will delete a selected page from the project. A window will appear asking the user to confirm the deletion.

(3) Rename Page

This function will rename a selected page on the project. The page name will now be modifiable for the user to enter a new page name. An alternative way to initiate the rename function would be to single click a selected page

(4) Save page

You can save the selected page. All changes are saved. This feature is same as the icon located in the standard tool

4.4.2 Page

The [Page] tab displays each page with a thumbnail. Double-clicking the thumbnail will open the page.

4.4.3 Smart Library

Objects in the Smart Library may be searched through or added to a page. Drag and drop a desired object to add it on a page.

4.5 Toolbox

A toolbox is a group of commands used to drawing basic and advanced objects, which are commonly used in project editing. It is located on the right side of the CimonD.

4.5.1 Basic Object

Basic objects vary from lines, rectangles, etc. Basic objects can be selected from the [Draw] menu.

Item	Description
Arrow	Selector mode is used to select, move and resize objects. To move around the graphic page: 1. Right-click the blank space of graphic page. 2. Drag the mouse opposite from the desired direction.
Line	Line tool used to draw lines.
Rectangle	Rectangle tool used to draw rectangles or squares.
Rounded Rectangle	Rounded rectangle tool used to draw rectangles or squares with rounded corners.
Circle	Circle tool used to draw circle or ellipses.
Arc	Arc tool used to draw arcs.
Chord	Chord tool used to draw chords.
Circular Sector	Circular sector tool used to draw circular sector.
Polyline	Line tool used to draw polylines. Vertexes are added whenever clicking on a blank space of the graphic page. To exit drawing mode, double click the blank space of a graphic page.
Polygon	Line tool used to draw polygons. Vertexes are added whenever clicking on a blank space of the graphic page. To exit drawing mode, double click a blank space of the graphic page. After exiting drawing mode, the first and last points are connected to form a polygon.
Text	Text tool used to enter text on the graphic page. Click a blank space of the graphic page to finish editing the text. New lines can be added by pressing the Enter key

4.5.2 Advanced Object

Advanced objects such as trends, alarm summary, log data sheets, charts, etc. can be added onto the graphic page. These objects can be accessed from the [Draw] menu

Item	Description
Tag Value	Brings up the Tag Value configuration dialog box. This is used to display a current tag value or variable in runtime.
Button	Brings up the Button configuration dialog box. This is used to insert a button for functions such as ‘Open page’, ‘Close page’, ‘Write tag value’, etc.
Trend	Brings up the Trend configuration dialog box. This is used to display currently logging data as trends. YT, Multiple, XY, ST trends are provided.
Alarm Summary	Brings up the Alarm Summary configuration dialog box. This is used to display a summary of alarms, such as alarm history or alarm status.
User Event Logging	Brings up the User Event Logging configuration dialog box. This is used to monitor desired events and log them during runtime.
Log Data Sheet	Brings up the Log Data Sheet object. This is used to display logged data values on a grid.
Chart	Brings up the Chart configuration dialog box. Log data or tag values can be shown in the various charts.
Page Embedding	Brings up the Page Embedding dialog box. This is used to insert the other graphic page objects in the current page.
Part	Brings up the Part selection dialog box. Includes part objects that had been edited in part editor.
Switch/Lamp	Brings up the Switch/Lamp configuration dialog box. This is used to insert switches that operate in various touch conditions.
Comment	Brings up the Comment configuration dialog box. This is used to utilize settings in the comment table.
RTGraph	Brings up the RTGraph configuration dialog box. This is used to insert a real-time graph in the graphic page.
Dynamic Image	Brings up the Dynamic Image configuration dialog box. This is used to display different images according to registered tag values.

4.5.3 Etc

Objects such as Library, OLE Objects, External images can be added to the page. The Library is also available in the [Draw] menu. ActiveX, Animation Bitmap, OLE Objects, External images are also available in the [Edit] menu.

Item	Description
Library	Brings up Library selection dialog box. Library provides numerous graphic images such as engine, gauge, flowmeter, etc..
ActiveX	Allows the user to insert ActiveX to the graphic page and use it as a graphic animation object in CIMON-SCADA.
Animation Bitmap	Animation bitmap is a feature to express an animation according to the registered tag value.
OLE Embedding	Allows the user to insert various applications supported by windows to the graphic page as an object.
Image Embedding	Allows the user to insert images created in an external program or downloaded from web to the project

4.5.4 Window Control

Contains simple interfaces such as combo box and list controls to the page.

To add window control to a page, drag and drop the item from the toolbox. These objects may be selected from the Library.

Item	Description
Check Box	Assigns a tag value based on whether or not a check box is selected.
Radio Button	Assigns a tag value based on a user selected option. Multiple options may not be selected.
List Box	Assigns a tag value based on the index of a selected item from a list.
Combo Box	Assigns a tag value based on the index of a selected item from a drop down menu.
Edit Control	Assigns a tag value based on the value of a text field.
Input/Output Table	Displays data in Excel format.
Data Grid	Displays the query result of the linked tag.
Video Capture	Displays video from a remote broadcast.
List Control	Displays the retrieved data from the linked User LOG DB in the list.
Calendar Control	Searches the date by the linked tags’ values.

4.6 Status Tool

[Status Tool] shows the current selection state in CimonD. The status toolbar will contain a short description of the selected object, location of the cursor, and the lock status of
the keyboard.

The status toolbar can be hidden or shown through [View] - [Status Tool]. The Status tool is shown at the bottom of the application as the default setting.

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No.	Description
(1)	Shows a short description of the menu which is currently selected.
(2)	Shows the cursor’s coordinate on the current graphic page. The coordinate is expressed in x and y, in pixel units. If there are objects on the graphic page, the exact coordinates of the object can be acquired by selecting it.
(3)	Shows the lock status of your keyboard. Depending on the keyboard locks such as Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock, corresponding string lights up.