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Graphical Configurator User's Guide
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Contents
PREFACE ............................................................................................................................III CHAPTER 1 ...................................................................................................................... 1-1
Using the Graphical Configurator, an Introduction ................................................................................................1-1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................1-1 Getting Started...................................................................................................................................................1-2 Using the Graphical Configurator Editing Window..............................................................................................1-3 Using Graphical Configurator Toolbar..............................................................................................................1-3 Using Other Graphical Configurator Buttons....................................................................................................1-4 Understanding Graphical Configurator Drawing Conventions .............................................................................1-5 Viewing Custom Block Sheets ..........................................................................................................................1-6 Identifying Atomic block Objects .....................................................................................................................1-7 Identifying GRP and Custom Block Objects.....................................................................................................1-8 Connection Lines...............................................................................................................................................1-9 Off-Sheet Connections ....................................................................................................................................1-10 Sheet Title Area ...................................................................................................................................................1-12 Entering Text in Customer Information Area..................................................................................................1-12 Configuring the Sheet Properties Area ............................................................................................................1-13
CHAPTER 2 ...................................................................................................................... 2-1

Editing Groups Using Graphical Configurator ........................................................................................................2-1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................2-1 Changing Positions of Objects on a Sheet.............................................................................................................2-1 Repositioning Atomic block and Custom Block Objects ..................................................................................2-1 Repositioning Connecting Lines........................................................................................................................2-2 Moving Sheet Elements to a New Page.............................................................................................................2-2 Editing Atomic block/Custom Block Connections................................................................................................2-3 Connection Data-Type Mismatch Warning.......................................................................................................2-3 Adding on-Page Connections ............................................................................................................................2-4 Adding off-Page Connections ...........................................................................................................................2-5 Connecting to Specific Attributes......................................................................................................................2-6 Removing a Connecting Line ............................................................................................................................2-7 Toggling Inputs and Outputs .............................................................................................................................2-8 Using Cut, Copy, and Paste Functions ..................................................................................................................2-8 Copy/Cut Restrictions........................................................................................................................................2-8 Cutting an Object to Delete It............................................................................................................................2-9 Copying and Pasting an Atomic Block..............................................................................................................2-9 Copying and Pasting a Standard/Custom Block ..............................................................................................2-10 Responding to the Copy/Paste Status Dialog ..................................................................................................2-11 Creating a Configuration .....................................................................................................................................2-12

Editing Point Values and References from Tabular Grid ................................................................................... 2-15 Viewing Function Blocks in Expert Mode ..................................................................................................... 2-17 Interpreting Database Error Conditions .......................................................................................................... 2-17 Printing the Contents of a Tabular View ........................................................................................................ 2-17 Editing Point Identifiers.................................................................................................................................. 2-18 Using Test Mode Button to Animate a Sheet ..................................................................................................... 2-18 Boolean Connections ...................................................................................................................................... 2-19 Analog Connections........................................................................................................................................ 2-19 Quality States.................................................................................................................................................. 2-20 Creating Documents from Configuration Sheets ................................................................................................ 2-20 Using the Copy Sheet Function ...................................................................................................................... 2-21 Printing Configuration Sheets............................................................................................................................. 2-21 Exporting a Sheet as a Windows Metafile.......................................................................................................... 2-22
Preface
The Graphical Configurator allows you to represent a point database graphically in the form of logic diagrams positioned on printable sheets and to make online edits to a point configuration. The Graphical Configurator should be used with maxDPUTools, a companion product that allows you to create Microsoft Access style point configurations in an offline environment. To retain any online edits or organization changes, the DPMS must be uploaded to the offline database using the maxDPUTools or the next install will return the DPMS to its unorganized state. The current release of Graphical Configurator cannot be used to: Upload and download a DPU Create a Custom Block (molecule/block) Consult the most current maxSTATION release notes for the latest feature information. The Graphical Configurator feature is available through the maxVUE Editor. To enable this feature the maxSTATION security key (dongle) must be programmed for the Graphical Configuration option.
Chapter 1
Using the Graphical Configurator, an Introduction
Overview
The Graphical Configurator, available through the maxVUE Editor, allows you to represent a point database graphically in the form of logic diagrams positioned on printable sheets. Use the Graphical Configurator application to: Create graphical representations of point databases Make online edits to a configuration Edit tagnames Add and delete atomic and custom blocks online Copy and paste Document and print graphical representations of configurations A point configuration, represented graphically, consists of diagrams representing all or portions of groups associated with a selected configuration. Groups are drawn on A size (8.5 x 10-in.) or B size (11 x 17in.) sheets, which can be printed on any printer accommodating these two paper formats. Logic diagrams appearing on sheets consist of a collection of boxes representing atomic blocks or elements of a Custom Block. In a point configuration, atomic blocks and Custom Block elements are connected or wired to attributes associated with other controls (atomic blocks, groups, Custom Blocks) using reference pointers. To show referencing graphically, logic diagrams show interconnecting lines entering and leaving boxes. Lines entering a box on the left are inputs and lines leaving a box on the right are outputs. An output emerging from one control may become another control's input. You may use the Graphical Configurator to make online changes to a configuration as you experiment with new wiring schemes. As you rearrange the objects, add, delete or otherwise change wiring, their positions are stored back into the DPMS. You may also make changes to the DPMS point configurations. Select individual controls, such as atomic blocks, groups, and elements within Custom Blocks to change attribute values. Other Configurator tools let you add and delete atomic blocks and groups in a configuration on line.

These become permanent parts of the online DPMS but are not part of the offline database unless uploaded. To retain any online edits or organization changes, the DPMS must be uploaded to the offline database using maxDPUTools or the next install will return the DPMS to its unorganized state.
Getting Started
To view a configuration in the Graphical Configurator, make online changes to a configuration or create documentation, you must first select a configuration, which, in turn, opens the Graphical Configurator editing window. To select a configuration in the Graphical Configurator: on the maxVUE Editor toolbar to 1. Click the Tree Browser button access the Browse Configuration dialog, which contains a tree directory.
The parent online configuration folder contains standard subfolders, permitting four different ways to reference the same available point data. Expand the Online Configurations folder to view the following subfolders. Services by station Atomic block types by station HIDs by station Tagnames Servers (this node does not contain point data information) 2. Select and expand one of these subfolders to locate and select a control (atomic block, group, Custom Block). When you select a control, its associated group opens on a sheet.
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3. Note: if a configuration created using maxDPUTools was never opened in the Graphical Configurator, a dialog asks you if you want the Configurator to automatically position atomic blocks on the sheet. Click OK to position Atomic blocks. If you click Cancel, the objects will all be stacked on top of one another in the upper left corner of the sheet.
Using the Graphical Configurator Editing Window

When you select a configuration and a specific group, the Configurator opens the Graphical Configurator editing window and displays the selected sheet. To display the sheet, maxVUE retrieves all the information needed to represent the selected DPMS Group. When the editing window opens, the selected HID is displayed in the maxVUE Editor title bar. The editing window contains its own toolbar positioned on the left side of the viewing area. To remove it from view, select Configuration Toolbar from the View Menu. The Configuration Toolbar may also be repositioned as desired.
Using Graphical Configurator Toolbar

The Graphical Configuration toolbar contains the following buttons and associated functions:
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Add DPU object Add a new Atom or group to the Configuration Sheet. Toggle Details toggle between detailed and non-detailed modes. Graphical Configuration Properties show properties dialog for selected Atom. Toggle between Input Values and Names (in Test Mode) Print Configuration Sheet print the current configuration Sheet. Export a sheet as a Windows metafile. Configuration Sheet A Size show Sheet in A-size (letter) paper. Configuration Sheet B Size show Sheet in B-size (11x17-inch) paper. Go to Parent Sheet show Sheet that contains this Sheet. Find Sheet show Sheet for user entered/selected point Re-Draw Sheet Refresh the current Sheet.
Copy Sheet Copy Sheet onto existing MN file

Download Freeze Check Open Download/Freeze Check Utility dialog. Next page; open next page in a multi-sheet group. Previous page; open previous page in a multi-sheet group.
Using Other Graphical Configurator Buttons

In addition to the Graphical Configurator toolbar buttons, the following maxVUE standard buttons and features are available when the Configurator window is active: Zoom in Button Click the Zoom In tool to magnify an object or group of objects on a sheet. Each Time you click Zoom In the magnification factor increases by one level. You can continue to work on your object while it's magnified to fine tune its details. Zoom out Button To zoom out, click on the Zoom Out button on the maxVUE toolbar. MaxVUE will decrease the magnification factor by one level for each click. Thumbnail Tool
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The Thumbnail tool provides a reduced view of the entire screen. To zoom in/out and perform screen area selection click and drag within the thumbnail. You can zoom in on the display by clicking the down arrow button beside the Zoom indicator. The Zoom indicator below the thumbnail indicates the percentage of the display shown in the Document window. A value of 100 represents the complete display while 50 represents 50% of the display or a magnification of X2. Select Button Use the Select tool to select an object. To select an object, click the Select button and then click on an object to select it. Once you select an object, you can also right-click on the object to access a pop-up menu.
Understanding Graphical Configurator Drawing Conventions

A sheet depicts the elements composing a group, which may represent some level of a group hierarchy. A hierarchy may be up to eight levels deep. When the Configurator draws a selected group, it uses a number of standard drawing conventions, incorporating the following objects: Atomic blocks GRP Atomic blocks and Custom Blocks Connection lines Off-Sheet connections Sheet Title area Custom Block Sheets The following figure is an example of a sheet containing these elements.
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Figure 1-1. Sheet containing logic diagram.
Notice that object placement on a sheet follows a typical pattern. See Figure 1-1. Atomic blocks with inputs containing only off-sheet or no connections are shown on the left. See "Off-Sheet Connections," later in this chapter. Any Atomic blocks that are connected to outputs of those Atomic blocks are drawn next. The Configurator continues to draw until all Atomic blocks are automatically positioned on the Sheet. To move from a sheet showing a group to a sheet showing its parent, click the Parent Sheet button on the Graphical Configurator Toolbar. Groups too large to fit on a single page may be distributed over additional pages. To access the next or previous page in a multi page drawing, click the left and right arrow buttons appearing at the bottom of the Graphical Configurator toolbar.
Viewing Custom Block Sheets

Sheets that represent a Custom Block are shown similar to other Sheets but with the addition of two vertical rectangles on the left and right of the Sheet that shows the user Inputs and Outputs respectively of the Custom Block. See the following figure.
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Figure 1-2. Sheet containing Custom Block.
Identifying Atomic block Objects

Atomic blocks that are not GRP or locked Custom Block objects are drawn as rectangles with square corners. See Figure 1-3. These rectangles are dynamically sized based on the number of attributes, such as Inputs and Outputs, and the length of the attribute names. Inputs are shown on the left and Outputs on the right. Atomic blocks may appear in non-detail mode (default setting) or in detail mode. In non-detail mode, only Inputs and Outputs with connections are shown. In detail mode, all inputs and outputs are shown with or without connections. Click the Details button on the Graphical Configurator toolbar to toggle between detail and non-detail modes.
Figure 1-3. Atomic block object. Figure shows an Automan atomic block.
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The AUTOMAN Atomic block, shown in Figure 1-3, appears in non-detailed mode. In addition to input and outputs, the name of the atomic block always appears on the first line of the atomic block rectangle. Additionally, atomic blocks will show the Tagname and Generic if they exist. Otherwise, these lines are blank as in the AUTOMAN. When a tagname exists, it appears on the second line beneath the atomic block name. The bottom line of the Atomic block rectangle shows the Generic name for this Atomic block. Double click an Atomic block to open its Configuration Object Properties, from which you may define attribute values and references. See "Editing Point Values and References from Tabular Grid."
Identifying GRP and Custom Block Objects

A rectangle drawn with rounded corners depicts an unlocked Custom Block or generic GRP Object. See Figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4. Custom Block object
Figure 1-4 shows the CATOutput Custom Block in detail mode. All its Inputs and Outputs are shown. The Atomic block type (in this case the Custom Block name) is shown on the first line of the Atomic block. Similar to an atomic block object, a Custom Block rectangle identifies the name of the Custom Block on the first line and its relative index number and shows the Custom Block tagname on the second line. The generic name for the Custom Block appears on the bottom line.
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Double click on a GRP and Custom Block to open the respective GRP or Custom Block sheets. To see its configuration object properties, select it and click the Configuration Properties Button on the Graphical Configurator toolbar.
Connection Lines
References between atomic blocks or between atomic blocks of a Custom Block are depicted as connecting lines. The following picture shows connections between Atomic blocks of a Custom Block:
Figure 1-5. Connecting lines containing embedded symbols.
Connecting lines may contain three embedded symbols indicating a state or condition. These are the following: Filled in circles (berry) Open circles Backward arrow References to common out invert input/output values force good quality
The filled in circle or berry is drawn to indicate that inputs from two different atomic blocks are referencing the same output. For example, in the above figure, a sheet detail shows that the In1 of both AND Atomic blocks connect to the same GT Atomic blocks Out Output, and their In2 Inputs both connect to the Out of the other GT Atomic block. This is shown by the Berry (filled in circle) that shows that the two lines join. Lines that show no berry are merely crossing over one another on their way to different destinations. To indicate that an input is inverted, a small circle appears where the connection meets the Atomic block rectangle. In the following figure showing an AND Atomic block, input In2 is inverted.
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Figure 1-6. In2 shows a connecting line containing an open circle, indicating an inverted input.
A reference may contain an exclamation point (!) to force good quality. This prevents bad quality latching due to feedback loops. To indicate this on a drawing, two short lines coming together in a v shape (resembling a backward arrowhead) are placed over the connecting line where it meets the atomic block rectangle.
Figure 1-7. Connecting input line contains a backward arrow to indicate that good quality is being forced.
Off-Sheet Connections
Figure 1-8. Text in rounded rectangle represents an off-sheet connection.
In many instances, a drawing will show atomic blocks referencing other atomic blocks that cannot be drawn on the same sheet. Off-sheet references or connections are drawn as rounded rectangles that enclose input reference text. The LVLCOMP Atomic block (Figure 1-8) shows an Off-Sheet connection to its LevelIn Input. It is shown by the Rounded Rectangle Atomic blocks referenced but not shown on a sheet may be configured at some other HID level in a group, or may be in a different group, or a different configuration. Additionally, in the case of a large group drawn on multiple pages, a referenced atomic block may also be part of the same group but appears on a different page. In multi-page drawings, off-page connections contain the page number for the reference. For instance, an off-page reference appearing on sheet 1 of a multi- sheet drawing may contain the number 2, indicating a referenced atomic block is on page 2 of the multi- page group. Off sheet connection rectangles with square corners indicate that the inputs come from the Custom Block shell.
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To represent outputs associated with an atomic block or Custom Block with multiple destinations, multiple off-sheet connections are drawn joined together. See the following figure.
Figure 1-9. The figure shows an atomic block output with multiple off-sheet connections.
Double-click on an off-sheet connection to open the sheet containing the reference. Double clicking on a GRP Atomic Function Block will also result in opening the Sheet that defines that GRP Atomic Function Block. Double-click on an off-sheet connection to open the sheet containing the reference. Note that when you do this, the Sheet object that is referenced by the off-sheet connection is shown highlighted in the selected point background color.
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Should you double click on an off-sheet reference to a DPU that is not available, the following error message appears to indicate that the Sheet cannot be opened:
Note: an off-sheet connection showing reference text without a surrounding rounded rectangle indicates a bad reference.
Sheet Title Area

The bottom area of a Sheet is reserved for the Sheet Title Area. The Title Area is divided into three sections: The Customer Information Area The Metso Automation Logo The Sheet Properties area An area on the left that is read from the CustomerInfo.ini file. (See below) Displayed in the middle of the Sheet Title Area.
An area on the right side of the Sheet that is read from the DPU.
Entering Text in Customer Information Area

To enter your own custom text in the Customer Information Area, open the CustomerInfo.ini file found in \Custom\Displays\Operating\Database folder. CustomerInfo.ini is a text file that you may edit using any text editor (such as Notepad). Each line in the file (up to a maximum of about six lines) is displayed on every Sheet.
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Configuring the Sheet Properties Area

The Sheet Properties Area contains sheet reference information, which you may configure, consisting of a title line, reference line, and sheet size (A size or B size). The information presented on this dialog is entirely stored in the DPU. To configure this area: 1. Right-click to access the Properties menu and select Properties to open the Modify Sheet Configuration Title Information dialog.
2. In the Title window, enter text describing this Sheet. 3. In the Reference Number, enter number text. 4. Click the Sheet Size Selection radio buttons to specify this sheet for either A or B size paper printing. By default, all Sheets are initially defined as B size. 5. The Operating Graphic field defines a graphic that may be associated with this HID for Operating purposes. Click Browse to find the desired display similar to the maxVUE Display Navigation browsing. 6. Use the New Sheet Revision field to enter free-format text documentation for revision history. This revision history information is shown in the Sheet Revision History box with the oldest information at the bottom of the list. Up to 10 lines of Revision History are saved for a Sheet.
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Chapter 2
Editing Groups Using Graphical Configurator
Overview
Once the Graphical Configurator draws a group on a sheet, you are free to: Change the position atomic block and Custom Block objects and connecting lines Edit attribute values Add, remove, and reroute connecting lines (references) Edit Tagnames and Gnames Add and delete atomic blocks When you are satisfied with the changes, upload changes to maxDPUTools so that atomic block positions on a sheet are maintained the next time that the DPU is downloaded. You may also select a sheet size and print the sheet to a default printer. See "Printing Configuration Sheets."
Changing Positions of Objects on a Sheet

Use the Graphical Configurator to rearrange the positions of objects drawn on a sheet to improve a drawing's overall appearance and enhance readability. You may need to edit the appearance of a group drawing containing many objects. The Configurator allows you to reposition rectangles representing atomic blocks and Custom Blocks Reposition connecting lines Move drawing objects to another sheet
Repositioning Atomic block and Custom Block Objects

To reposition atomic block and Custom Block rectangles: 1. Click on an atomic block or Custom Block rectangle with the mouse to select it. 2. Once selected, move the mouse cursor over the object, click, drag, and reposition the rectangle as desired.

Repositioning Connecting Lines
To reposition a vertical or horizontal connecting line in a drawing: Move the mouse cursor over a target line. When the standard mouse pointer turns into a bar with left/right arrows or up/down arrows, click and drag the line as desired. To move a line back to its default path after it has been repositioned: Select the desired line, right-click to open a pop-up menu, and select Reroute Selected Line(s).
Moving Sheet Elements to a New Page

A group containing many elements on a page may at times be easier to read if some elements are moved to two or more additional pages To accomplish this, the Configurator allows you to select objects on a page that you may then move to a new page. When atomic blocks, Custom Blocks, etc are moved to a different page, the Configurator automatically creates off-page references for the moved objects. The references include the name of the attribute being referenced and the page number containing the reference. When you print the group, objects are printed on multiple pages as you arranged them. To move objects to additional sheets: 1. With a sheet open on your display, use the Select tool to select an atomic block or Custom Block object. 2. Right-click on the object to access the following menu and click Move Atomic block(s) to Sheet Page.
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3. A dialog prompts you to enter a page number.
If you are creating a second drawing page for the first time, you must enter 2. If you are creating a third page, and a second page exists, you may enter 3, and so forth. 4. Enter a number in the dialog and click OK. When you click OK, the selected object is immediately moved to an additional page that appears on your display. Note: to move between multiple pages, click the Left/Right arrow buttons at the bottom of the Graphical Configurator toolbar.
Editing Atomic block/Custom Block Connections

The Graphical Configurator permits you to: Add connections between atomic blocks on a sheet or to points not on the current sheet Reroute selected lines Remove selected lines Making on-sheet edits to connecting lines is equivalent to editing atomic block and Custom Block references. In addition to on-sheet editing, the Configurator also allows you to edit references as well as attribute values from The Configuration Object Properties dialog, which features a tabular grid listing all values and references for a selected point. See "Editing Point Values and References from Tabular Grid."
Connection Data-Type Mismatch Warning

If you try to make a connection between two different data-type attributes, the following message appears:
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Click the OK button to confirm that the connection is still desired. Clicking the Cancel button will not make the connection but leave you in the mode to choose a different connection point. If you do not wish to be warned about such data-type mismatches, check the Check to not show this message checkbox to make future connections without regard to data types. This non-warning mode continues until the next the time Graphical Configuration application is started.
Adding on-Page Connections

To add a new on-page connection between selected atomic blocks: 1. With a sheet opened on your display, click the Details button on the Graphical Configurator Toolbar to make all available input/outputs visible on the sheet. 2. Select a desired input, right-click on the input quill, an unconnected line segment, to open a pop-up menu, and select Add on-Page Connection. Notice in the following figure In4 of the AND Atomic block is selected.
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3. Position the cursor over an available connection point. Notice that your cursor changes to a special line connection cursor. When the cursor is positioned over a viable connection point, the cursor will change again and the text of the potential connection point will change color. 4. Click the highlighted text to make the connection.
Adding off-Page Connections

To create an off-sheet connection: 1. With a sheet opened on your display, click the Details button on the Graphical Configurator Toolbar to make all available input/outputs visible on the sheet. 2. Select a desired input, right-click on the input to open a pop-up menu, and select Add Off-Page Connection to access the Off Page Connection dialog.
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3. Enter a point name in the point field. To select a point from the DPU point database, click the Point Picker button. 4. In the attribute field, enter an attribute for the associated point. To select an attribute available to the specified point, click the Attribute Picker button. 5. Click OK to accept your entries and close the dialog.
Connecting to Specific Attributes

Inputs are normally used to reference outputs, however, there may be circumstances when you need to use other attribute categories to reference outputs, such as parameters or command attributes. When you click the Detail button on the Graphical Configurator toolbar, attributes normally used for connections become visible. To specify other attributes, you may access a dialog that lists all attributes available for the selected control. To select a specific attribute for connection: 1. Click on an atomic block or Custom Block object to select it and right-click to access the following menu.
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2. Click Select Attribute for Connection to open the following dialog.
3. The dialog presents you with a scrolling list of attributes associated with the selected control. Double-click on a listed attribute or single-click the attribute and click OK. 4. The selected attribute now becomes available and visible in the drawing object. Select a desired attribute, right-click on the input to open a pop-up menu, and select Add on-Page Connection or Add off-Page Connection. Follow the steps from the previous sections "Adding on-Page Connections," or "Adding off-Page Connections," to complete the connection.
Removing a Connecting Line

To remove a reference from the selected Input: 1. Click on a connecting line and right-click to open a pop-up menu, and select Remove Connecting Line. 2. You are prompted to confirm the deletion. Click OK to remove the line from the drawing or click Cancel.
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Toggling Inputs and Outputs
You may use the Graphical Configurator to invert Boolean input/output values. To indicate an inverted value, the Configurator places an open circle where the connection meets the atomic block rectangle. To cause an input or output to be inverted: 1. With a sheet opened on your display, click the Details button on the Graphical Configurator Toolbar to make all available input/outputs visible on the sheet. 2. Click on a connecting line for an input or output, right-click to open a pop-up menu, and select Toggle Invert Input or Toggle Invert Output, respectively.
Using Cut, Copy, and Paste Functions

Use the Graphical Configurator to copy, cut, and paste a single Atomic Block, Custom Block, or Standard Block from and to a DPMS. A copied object may be pasted on the same Sheet, on another Sheet in the same DPMS, or onto a Sheet of another DPMS. Each DPMS supports up to four Paste requests at any one time. An attempt to start a fifth paste will be rejected. When an individual Atomic Block is copied, the copy function clears the Tagname and Generic Name of that Atomic block (if it has these attributes) and clears any references associated with its Input and Parameter attributes. The same is true of the top-most Group Atomic block of a Standard/Custom Block. When a Standard or Custom Block is pasted, the paste function prompts you to enter a new generic name for the associated group.
Copy/Cut Restrictions
Certain restrictions apply to the selection of an object with intent to Copy/Cut: 1. Only single objects may be selected; if more than one object is selected, the Copy and Cut options are not enabled. 2. Only a single Custom/Standard Function Block may be selected. If a HID Group is selected, the Copy and Cut options are not enabled. 3. The Graphical Configurator uses the Windows NT Clipboard to store copied data. Once the application is closed, the Clipboard is cleared and the copied data is no longer available.
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4. If you attempt to Copy a Custom Block containing atomic blocks with a tagname (an embedded tagname), the Copy request fails. A Copy/Paste Status dialog appears with the following line:
TAGNAME <- Illegal Embedded Tagname in COPY_ID.
Where TAGNAME is the embedded tagname and COPY_ID is the identifier of the Custom Block Group containing the embedded tagname. 5. Only one Copy or Paste action is enabled within one Graphical Configurator application.
Cutting an Object to Delete It

To cut an Atomic Function or Custom Block from a sheet: 1. Open a sheet and select the object you wish to cut using the Select tool. 2. Right-click to access a pop-up menu and select Cut. The object should now be deleted.
Copying and Pasting an Atomic Block

To copy an Atomic Block: 1. Open a sheet and select the object you wish to copy using the Select tool. 2. Right-click to access a pop-up menu and select Copy. Note: when you copy a more complex object, the operation may require additional time. When a Copy/Cut or Paste operation takes longer than 5
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seconds, a Copy/Paste Status dialog appears showing progress data. See Responding to the Copy/Paste Status Dialog, later in this chapter. 3. Once an object is copied, it may be pasted on the same Sheet, on another Sheet in the same DPMS, or onto a Sheet of another DPMS. If the object is to be pasted onto another sheet, open that sheet, right-click to open a pop-up menu and click Paste. After the Paste operation, pasted objects appear selected and offset down and to the right of the original object. See the following figure:
If the object is pasted onto another Sheet, it is pasted into this same offset position on the new Sheet.
Copying and Pasting a Standard/Custom Block

To copy and paste a Standard or Custom Block: 1. Open a sheet and select the object you wish to copy using the Select tool. 2. Right-click to access a pop-up menu and select copy. Note: when you copy or paste a more complex object, the operation may require additional time. When a Copy/Cut or Paste operation takes longer than 5 seconds, a Copy/Paste Status dialog appears if showing progress data. See Responding to the Copy/Paste Status Dialog, the next section. 3. Once an object is copied, it may be pasted on the same Sheet, on another Sheet in the same DPMS, or onto a Sheet of another DPMS. If the object is to be pasted onto another sheet, open that sheet, right-click to open a pop-up menu and click Paste. 4. Before the Paste function pastes the object, a dialog appears prompting you to enter a new Generic name for the associated group:
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The HID of the Sheet is shown at the top of the dialog. Any existing Generic Names are shown on the left. Select an existing name to copy that name to the right where you may modify it, or enter a new name.
Responding to the Copy/Paste Status Dialog

When a Copy/Cut or Paste operation takes more than 5 seconds to finish, the following dialog appears. A progress bar appears at the bottom of the dialog and a status log appears at the center.
Click Cancel, if the Cancel button is enabled, to cancel an operation. If a paste operation is canceled, any added objects are deleted from the DPMS Click OK to close the dialog. Click the Print button to print the contents of the Status Log, or click Saveto-File to save the log to a file.
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Creating a Configuration
You may use the Graphical Configurator to create a new configuration, using a real or virtual DPU. However, the Configurator does not have all the functionality of maxDPUTools. The current Graphical Configurator release, for example, does not permit you to upload or download to a DPU or create Custom Blocks. You may use the Graphical Configurator to create new atomic blocks and groups, assigned tagnames and Gnames, and configure attribute values and create reference pointers. Before creating a new configuration, do some initial planning. 1. Decide what hardware resources are needed, namely DPUs and I/O modules. 2. Use buffers to define I/O modules and signals and to specify further single conditioning. Use Atag and Dtag atomic blocks to assign names to each signal. 3. Complex configurations are normally organized around a hierarchical structure using Group atomic blocks as nodes. Before configuring atomic blocks and buffers, develop the outlines of a hierarchical organization. To create a new configuration: Click the Browse Configuration Button on the maxVUE Editor toolbar and select the desired station from any of the views that show station names. This opens a sheet showing the Root group (/) for that DPU. Initially it only contains one object: the System Folder. This folder contains the basic intrinsic objects of a DPU. Click the Add DPU Object button on the Graphical Configuration toolbar to access the following dialog. Click the Function tab, select the GRP Atomic block and click OK.
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Access the Categorized view of this dialog to see the different types of intrinsic Atoms grouped by category of similar types of Atoms. Access the Templates view of the dialog to see objects (configured using maxDPUTools) with customized version of intrinsic Atom Functions as well as Custom Function Block Instances. See Publication 278597, maxDPUTools Users Guide, for details of this configuration process.
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The Alphabetic view of this dialog shows all Atoms and Block Functions in alphabetic order. Click the tab buttons to switch between Templates and Functions views. To enable the Help button, click on an object line to select it. Click the Help button to open a dialog showing help text about the selection:
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The Root Group Hid (/) is shown at the top of this dialog. Once you select the GRP Atomic block, click on the Sheet to position that Atomic block on the Sheet. You are presented with the following dialog:
Enter a new group name in the field on the right and Click OK. Any existing Groups are shown in the list box at the left. Your new group will be shown on the Sheet. As you add GRP Atomic blocks, you are defining the HID Structure of this DPMS. on the maxVUE Editor toolbar and double click Click the Select button the new Group to open the sheet defined by it. Sheets have a one-to-one relationship with HID Levels. Pull down the Window menu to see all your open Sheets.
Editing Point Values and References from Tabular Grid

Use the Graphical Configurator to edit point identifiers and to view attribute values and references for selected points appearing on a sheet. To edit a to select a point, specific point appearing on a sheet, use the Select tool such as an atomic block or Custom Block appearing on a sheet, and click the Properties button on the Graphical Configurator toolbar to open a Configuration Object Properties tabular detail for the selected point. Note: double clicking on a non-Custom Block object (atomic blocks) also opens the Configuration Object Properties dialog. The tabular detail as seen in the following figure is similar to the grid view accessible from the Point Browser, from which you may make online changes to attribute values and references associated with specific objects. For information about the Point Browser, see Publication 278605, maxDPU Auxiliary Functions.
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The first column of the grid views, labeled Members, shows most of the associated attributes for the selected atomic block or Custom Block typically needed for configuration excluding base attributes. To view all the available attributes for a selected atomic block, click the All checkbox in the tabular detail at the upper far left. The remaining columns display the associated category for each attribute, the value assigned to the attribute, reference pointers, and a brief description of each attribute. Only the Value and Reference columns are editable. The remaining columns are informational. The above figure shows the tabular detail for an atomic block selected from a sheet. Notice that when you select a group or specific atomic block in the tree directory pane, its full path name appears in the title bar of the tabular grid view. The tabular detail pane contains multiple tabs: Alphabetical, Categorized, By Channel, Security, Help
The Alphabetical tab organizes attributes in alphabetical order under the Members column. Click the Categorized tab to list attributes in category order, starting with Inputs, Outputs, Parameter, etc. Click the By Channel tab to organize attributes numerically by input/output channel numbers. This category only applies to Buffer type Atomic Blocks containing channels and associated signals. Click the Security tab to sort attributes in Security Class
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order. Clicking the Help tab shows the Configuration Help information for the atomic block.
Viewing Function Blocks in Expert Mode

As you view a sheet, by default the Graphical Configuration filters out Expert Mode attributes. These attributes are typically values that have little meaning to the ordinary user. To view these attributes, select Expert Mode from the View menu:
As seen in the preceding figure, the unchecked Expert Mode item indicates that this session is not in expert mode. Click Expert Mode to toggle between expert and non-expert views. Expert mode only persists during a Graphical Configurator session. Each time the Graphical Configuration application is started, the Expert Mode option is unchecked.
Interpreting Database Error Conditions

Fields in a tabular grid may display one of four colors to indicate data quality problems or reference errors. A reference field colored in red indicates a bad reference. This occurs when, for whatever reason, the Configurator cannot locate the referenced attribute. A bad reference condition may occur for the following reasons: Reference string contains a typing or syntax error Referenced tagname, gname, or relative index number is entered incorrectly or does not exist. Reference may be found in another DPU that is offline. Error conditions related to values are caused by data having less than good quality. The following table lists colors and their meanings. Color Red Cyan Yellow Meaning bad quality or a bad reference Substitute quality Doubtful quality
Printing the Contents of a Tabular View

To print the contents of a tabular detail:
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At any location in the Configuration Object Properties tabular grid, right click the mouse to access a context menu and click Print Details. The Configuration Object Properties dialog prints a preformatted report to a default printer.
Editing Point Identifiers

The Point Browser allows you to edit the identifier assigned to a control, such as an atomic block or Custom Block, or group. An identifier may be a tagname, gname or relative index number. To edit an identifier from a tabular grid: to select an atomic block or buffer appearing on a 1. Use the Select tool sheet and click the Properties button on the Graphical Configurator toolbar to open a tabular detail for the selected point. 2. From value field within the tabular detail of an identifier you wish to change, right-click to access a pop-up menu and select Edit Data or double click in the value field to open a dialog box. 3. When the dialog opens, the current identifier appears in a text entry window. Edit this text or enter new text to modify the identifier as desired.
Using Test Mode Button to Animate a Sheet

To animate a sheet, click the Test Mode button of the Graphical Configuration tool. This opens a view similar to the following figure.
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In test animation mode, connecting lines appear in varying colors and thicknesses. Color-coding is used to indicate Boolean states and quality problems.
Boolean Connections
Boolean connections are shown as either a thin line in the default Inactive Line color, or as a thick line in the default Active Line color. These default colors are set by the user via the MCSRegEdit tool. See Machine Settings, Graphical Configurator False Line Color and Graphical Configurator True Line Color respectively.
Analog Connections
Analog connections are shown in black and (by default) the input name is replaced by the current value. The Toggle Names/Values button may be used to view input names instead of the values. The current mode is applied to all open Sheets in Test Mode.
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Quality States
Connections with less than good quality are color-coded. Refer to the following table: Line Color Thick red line Cyan Yellow Meaning bad quality or a bad reference Substitute quality Doubtful quality
Creating Documents from Configuration Sheets

You may use the Graphical Configurator to create documents from your configuration Sheets by adding maxVUE objects such as Text to your Sheet. After you have modified your Sheet, you may save it as a Sheet MN file that is automatically opened whenever you browse the database and select that HID. When saving a Sheet MN you are prompted to save it with a known name and location. The locations for Sheet MN files are: 1. Custom\Configs\Operating\[DPUName] 2. Custom\Configs\Operating\Library Where DPUName is the name of the DPU where the Sheet information is located. (The brackets are included in the folder name). Use the first location for generic HID Sheets and use the second location for Custom Block and Standard Block Sheets. All Custom and modified Standard Block Sheet MN files are stored in the Custom Library folder. The name and location for the Sheet are derived from the type of Sheet you are viewing. Generic HID Sheets are named from the HID. Sheets that represent an instance of a Block Function are given the Block Name. Examples: Custom\Configs\Operating\[DPU52]L5FuelFGTC28A.MN Custom\Configs\Operating\Library\CATOutput.MN Note that the HID name uses single quote marks instead of the slash that is part of the HID. All generic HID Sheet MN files are stored in a DPU Name folder. To save a sheet to a known location: Click the Save icon to open the following prompt with the default name(s) for the Sheet:
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The above example shows the default names for a Custom Block called FuncGenwOpSet. Saving the file as FuncGenwOpSet creates a Sheet MN file that is opened for all instances of the FuncGenwOpSet Block. Saving the file as a generic HID file creates Sheet MN file for that specific instance of the Custom Block. Generic HID Sheets will prompt only with the HID name. Use the Browse button to save the Sheet in any location, but remember; it will not be automatically retrieved with the HID unless it is stored in the known location described above.
Using the Copy Sheet Function

Use the Copy Sheet toolbar button to associate another Sheet MN file with a Sheet you have just opened. Click the Copy Sheet button and browse to another Sheet MN file. Your Sheet will be copied onto the newly selected MN. You may wish to use this feature when you are creating a new configuration from another one and you have similar logic but different HID levels. You will be prompted to save the new Sheet when you close it although you have added no new objects. This is so that the Sheet can be located relative to the new HID information. These Sheet MN files are available to the Operator in Runtime when browsing a configuration. In order for them to be available at all stations, it is the users responsibility to copy the Custom\Configs\Operating folder (and all its sub-folders) to all stations on the system.
Printing Configuration Sheets

To print a configuration sheets, select the Print button on the Graphical Configurator toolbar to print the document. The document is directed to a device set up as the default printer.
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Select a printer sheet size based on the content of a drawing. A detailed drawing containing many objects is generally more readable when printed on the larger B size paper. To set up a drawing for printing: 1. Click the Print button on the Graphical Configurator toolbar to print the sheet on a designated default printer. 2. From the printer setup dialog, select a paper size for the sheet and click OK. All pages of a multiple page sheet are printed with this one action. Note: you do not need to specify a paper orientation. Print outs are automatically printed in landscape mode.
Exporting a Sheet as a Windows Metafile

Use the Graphical Configurator export sheet function to export a sheet as a Windows Metafile. You may then import the file into an AutoCAD application should you need an AutoCAD drawing for your logic. Before importing a WMF file to AutoCAD, you need to install the Metso Font on the PC where the AutoCAD application is installed. To do this, drag and drop the Metso.ttf file to the Fonts folder. In Windows NT Explorer, this folder is typically found in c:\WINNT\Fonts. This automatically installs the Font. To export a sheet: 1. Click the Export Sheet button on the Graphical Configurator toolbar to access a Save As dialog.
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2. The dialog opens with the generic name for the sheet and a page number indication (page of) already filled in. Accept this name or specify a new name for the export file. You are prompted to select a name for each page of the Sheet (for multi-page Sheets). These files have a WMF extension.
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Using the Graphical Configurator Editing Window

Using Graphical Configurator Toolbar

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Using Other Graphical Configurator Buttons

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Figure 1-1. Sheet containing logic diagram.

Viewing Custom Block Sheets

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Figure 1-2. Sheet containing Custom Block.

Identifying Atomic block Objects

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Identifying GRP and Custom Block Objects

Figure 1-4. Custom Block object

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Figure 1-5. Connecting lines containing embedded symbols.

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Figure 1-8. Text in rounded rectangle represents an off-sheet connection.

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Sheet Title Area

Entering Text in Customer Information Area

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Configuring the Sheet Properties Area

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Changing Positions of Objects on a Sheet

Repositioning Atomic block and Custom Block Objects

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Moving Sheet Elements to a New Page

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Editing Groups Using Graphical Configurator

Editing Atomic block/Custom Block Connections

Connection Data-Type Mismatch Warning

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Adding on-Page Connections

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