Configuring Panel_Builder

Configuring communication protocols

Note

The user can configure a panel project manually in Panel_Builder editor when there is a need to create individual panel projects. Otherwise, the configuration is updated in the panel project while launching Panel_Builder editor in Automation_Builder.

  1. In the Panel_Builder project structure, click Config ‣ Protocols.

  2. Click c95a413b7415f6780a317f3311965bbb_62ae60f07894adbb0a317f33445aa129 to add the desired protocol.

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  3. Select the desired protocol and set the IP address, port, protocol type and PLC models. Click OK.

Importing tags

  1. In the Panel project view, click Config ‣ Tags.

  2. Select the protocol from the drop-down list and click c95a413b7415f6780a317f3311965bbb_2b79bad67898c4f10a317f332e49fd5a to import tags.

    Note

    If the Panel_Builder contains multiple tag importers, a dialog is displayed to select the required importer type.

  3. Select the symbol file which was exported to the file system.

  4. In the lower part of the tag editor, mark the desired tags and click Import Tag (s) to import the tags to the Panel_Builder project.

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Attaching tags to widgets

  1. In the project view, expand Pages and double-click Page1.

  2. In the Panel_Builder 600 main menu, select View ‣ Toolbars and Docking Windows ‣ Widget Gallery.

  3. Drag-and-drop the desired widget to the page editor.

  4. Right-click on the widget value and select Attach To to attach a tag to the widget.

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  5. Select the desired tag and select the desired option for the authorization Read Only or Read/ Write or Write Only. Then, click OK.

Downloading a project to panel

  1. In the Panel_Builder main menu, click Run ‣ Download To Target.

  2. Select the CP600 project from the drop-down list and click Download.

Importing an existing Panel_Builder project

  1. In the Automation_Builder device tree, right-click the Panel project and click Import ‣ Panel Builder Project.

    System prompts to overwrite the exiting project object data.

  2. Click Yes to confirm.

  3. Select the existing Panel_Builder 600 project from the file system and click Open.

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    The imported project is displayed.

Exporting Panel_Builder project

  1. In the Automation_Builder device tree, right-click the Panel_Builder 600 project and click Export ‣ Panel Builder Project.

  2. Click Browse and select the desired location in the file system and save the project file.

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    A success message is displayed, if the project file exports successfully.

Note

When you double-click the Panel Builder project node, the compressed information of the node is extracted into a temporary folder and then the external Panel_Builder program is started. After the external Panel_Builder program is closed, the corresponding Panel_Builder files can be compressed back into the node and saved in the Automation_Builder project.

Note

It is recommended to edit the Panel project by starting an external Panel program from Automation_Builder. You can also export a Panel project to the file system to edit the project by using the external Panel_Builder program. Then, reimport it to Automation_Builder.