Part 3. Phần mềm SCADA Cimon Ultimate Access - Khởi tạo dự án Scada Cimon - Phần 1

1.1 Creating a New Project

Bạn có thể tạo một dự án mới tại [File] – [New Project] trong CimonD. Trên cửa sổ [New Project], bạn có thể thiết lập thông tin chi tiết của dự án.

Item	Description
Project Name	You must enter the project name. The project name cannot be duplicated to the other project in the same path. If you change the project name manually, it may cause the improper execution of the project in CIMON-SCADA.
Project Description	Enter the description of the project. It is not compulsory.
Saved in	You must assign the path where the project is saved in. The default path is “C:\CIMON\”SCADA Version ENG”. A folder with project name is created, and the project file is saved as “*.prj” format in the folder.
End User	Enter the end user of the project. It is not compulsory.
Contractor	Enter the contractor of the project. It is not compulsory.
Manager	Enter the manager of the project. It is not compulsory.
Password	Enter a password to use when you open the project in CimonD Sets up the password for the project. The password has to be entered with following criteria. 1. You can use Alphanumeric. The password is case sensitive. 2. You cannot use special characters and spaces. 3. You can enter the password up to 16 characters. 4. The password is displayed as ‘****’.
OK	Creates a project with the entered information.
Cancel	Does not create a project and goes back to the start-up screen.

When you create a new project, a new page appears

The information you have entered in the [New Project] window can be modified at [Tools] – [Project]. You can modify the description, end-user, contractor, manager, and password

1.2 Open Project

You can browse a project at [File] – [Open Project] in CimonD

When you select a project and press [Open], the project of the latest edition will be opened.

(1) Executing a project in the lower version

A project which is created in the higher version of CIMON-SCADA cannot be opened in the lower version. In this case, you can convert the project’s version into the lower one at [File] – [Convert Project Version]. The default path of the converted project is “C:\CIMON\“SCADA Version”\“Project Folder ENG”\Convert”.

When you convert the project version, please be aware of the features which will be removed.

※	Please refer to ‘Convert Project Version’ manual for more information about project version conversion

(2) Executing a project in the higher version

When you try to open a project of the lower version with the higher version of CIMON SCADA, a message will appear asking if you wish to upgrade the project. In this window, you can back up the project and edit it on the higher version of CIMON-SCADA

Item	Description
Path	Saves the backup file in the assigned path. You cannot save the file in the identical project folder.
Backup Now	Saves the backup file in the path and opens the project in the higher version.
Open	Does not back up the project and opens the project in the higher version.
Cancel	Does not execute the project of lower version and goes back to the start-up screen.

1.3 Close Project

You can close the current project at [File] – [Close Project] in CimonD. If there were any changes made in the project, A message box would appear asking if you wish to save changes.

1.4 Recent Projects

At [File] – [Recent Projects], you will find the list of recent projects in the submenu. In CIMON-SCADA TOUCH, you can only load the most recently opened project.

If the project was opened in the higher CIMON-SCADA version or the path has been changed, you cannot open the project.

In this case, you can convert the project’s version into the lower one at [File] – [Convert Project Version].

※	Please refer to the ‘Convert Project Version’ manual for more information about project version conversion

1.5 Save Project

(1) Save

Go to [File] – [Save] or click icon in CimonD to save the current page. If the page to be saved is a newly added one, it will be saved as “*.pgx” format in the path. The default path is the project folder.

When you save the page, it may take a while according to the system’s performance or the project’s size.

Hot Key: Ctrl + S, Alt + F + S

(2) Save As

Go to [File] – [Save As...] and save the page in a different name. The saved page can be stored in the different path, and you are able to continue the work. The page file can be saved as “*.pgx” format, and the name cannot be duplicated with the other page files in the same path.

Hot Key: Alt + F + A

(3) Save All

Go to [File] – [Save All] or click icon to save the all changes made in the current project. When you click icon and execute CimonX, all pages will be saved. When you save the page, it may take a while according to the system’s performance or the project’s size.

Hot Key: Alt + F + L

1.6 Project Version Conversion

Nếu bạn phải sử dụng dự án ở phiên bản thấp hơn của CIMON-SCADA, bạn có thể thay đổi phiên bản bằng tính năng [Chuyển đổi phiên bản dự án]. Tính năng này chỉ để hạ cấp phiên bản dự án.

Khi bạn cố gắng mở một dự án ở phiên bản thấp hơn của CIMON-SCADA, một thông báo lỗi sẽ xuất hiện. Do đó, để mở dự án, bạn phải sử dụng tính năng [Chuyển đổi phiên bản dự án].

Tính năng này không cần thiết khi bạn mở dự án ở phiên bản cao hơn của CIMONSCADA

1.7 Project Properties

Features

Bạn có thể cấu hình mật khẩu trong dự án để bảo vệ dự án khỏi người dùng ẩn danh.
Bạn có thể chọn nội dung của các thông báo sự kiện xảy ra trong quá trình. Các tệp nhật ký được lưu ở vị trí mong muốn trong các ngày đã chỉ định.
Bạn có thể quyết định có bật tính năng Historian trong dự án hay không.
Bạn có thể đặt thời gian cơ sở để in báo cáo

To bring up a ‘Project Properties’ window, select [Tools] – [Project]

Item

Description

Descript

Enter the short information of the project. This field is optional.

End User

Enter the name of the end-user. This field is optional.

Contractor

Enter the name of the contractor. This field is optional.

Manager

Enter the name of the manager. This field is optional.

Password

Enter a password to use when you open the project in CimonD. When you are trying to configure a password the first time, a dialog box will appear as shown below

Password	This is used to setup the password for the project. The password has to be entered with following criteria. 1. You can use Alphanumeric. The password is case sensitive. 2. You cannot use spaces. 3. You can only use special characters such as @#$%^&()- _=+\]{};:/?.><! 4. The password length must be between 8 to 16 characters. 5. The password is displayed as ‘***’. When you empty the field, it will be recognized as non-password.
Confirm Password	Enter the password again.
Change Password	When the password is previously configured in the project, a following [Change Password] dialog box appears. You can change the password by entering the current password in the text field.
OK	Saves the password setting.
Cancel	Does not setup the password and goes back to the[ProjectProperties] window

System Events Logging Printer and Folder

Specify a printer to print out messages for system events in CimonX runtime. You can register the printer installed to a Windows printer. Please note that only unit of line printer is available for printing logs. Or you may select a path to save the log file in the desired directory. Event messages are saved as ‘YYYYMMDD.XLog’ file format and the default directory is set as “C:\CIMON\”SCADA Version
ENG”\Log”. Events from each project are logged in the file