Step 4. Install CIMPLICITY 8.0

Installation startup.

Feature selection.

Historian Server location

SQL Express 2005.

Autostart services: WebView/ThinView services

Windows Firewall.

Installation.

  1. Installation startup

  1. Click  Install CIMPLICITY 8.0 on the Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY Splash screen.

A Welcome screen opens.

  1. Click Next.

A License Agreement opens.

  1. Check I accept the terms of the license agreement.

  2. Click Next.

An Important Product Information screen opens.

The screen lists the features that are Legacy or obsolete in CIMPLICITY 8.0.

Do either of the following to review the last after installation.

Click Print on the Important Product Information screen to print the screen.

Consult the Legacy and Obsolete Features topic in the CIMPLICITY documentation.

  1. Click Next.

  1. Feature selection

A Setup Type screen opens after the License Agreement screen.

Setup type options are.

Complete install

Custom install

Complete install

  1. Check Complete.

Installation includes:

All CIMPLICITY program files

Note: Licensed features will be available for use.

SQL Express 2005

Help files

Note: Help files will be installed in a common help directory. If CIMPLICITY is the first Proficy product being installed the common help directory will be on the drive

Demo project

A complete installation requires about 400 Mb of disc space.

  1. Click Next.

A Choose Destination Location screen opens.

  1. Select the location for CIMPLICITY 8.0.

The default destination is C:\Program Files\GE Fanuc\Proficy CIMPLICITY.

Click Change to open a Choose Folder browser, if you want to change the default location.

Note: The Proficy family of products are installed by default in the C:\Program Files\GE Fanuc... folder.

  1. Proceed to Historian option.

UP

Custom install

  1. Check Custom.

  1. Click Next.

A Choose Destination Location screen opens.

  1. Select the location for CIMPLICITY 8.0.

The default destination is C:\Program Files\GE Fanuc\Proficy CIMPLICITY.

Click Change to open a Choose Folder browser, if you want to change the default location.

Note: The Proficy family of products are installed by default in the C:\Program Files\GE Fanuc... folder.

  1. Click Next.

A Select Features screen opens.

  1. Check features that you want to install.

Selections are:

All CIMPLICITY program files.

Note: Licensed features will be available for use.

SQL Server Express 2005

Help files

Demo project

  1. Proceed to Historian Server option.

  1. Historian Server Option

Note: Historian v3.1x and lower is not supported on Vista or Windows 2008.

A Question message box opens asking:

Do you have a Proficy Historian server?

  1. Do one of the following.

Click

Result

Yes

You will be asked to identify the Historian server; Historian client tools will be installed and available.

No

Installation will skip asking about the Historian server. The Historian tools will be installed with the server name DEFAULT.

(If Historian Client tools are not already installed) a Historian Server Name screen opens for either setup type.

Setup type

Historian Server Name screen opens after the:

Complete

Destination screen.

Custom

Select Features screen

  1. Enter the name of the Historian server that will be used as the default by the client tools and the destination for all collectors.

Note: Make sure you have removed the following from the Proficy Historian installation, as described in the Proficy CIMPLICITY v8.0 Important Product Information (readme.chm)..

OPC Collector.

OPC Alarm Collector.

  1. Click Next.

  1. SQL Express 2005

IF SQL Express 2005, is not already installed  a SQL Express 2005Configuration screen opens based on what was selected for the setup type:

Setup type

MSDE Configuration screen opens:

Complete

Always, if SQL Server Express 2005, is not installed.

Custom

If SQL Express 2005 was selected

SQL Server Express 2005 is the database that will store CIMPLICITY data.

  1. Enter the following.

A

System Administrator (sa) password for the CIMPLICITY instance of SQL Express 2005

Valid passwords must:

Be at least 8 characters in length.

Contain at least 3 of the following criteria:

Uppercase letters.

Lowercase letters.

Numbers.

Non-alphanumeric characters; for example, #, %, ^.

Note: If the password does not meet the criteria an error message will open and you will not be able to proceed with the installation.

B

SQL Express 2005 directory location.

 

Default:

C:\Program Files\GE Fanuc\Proficy CIMPLICITY

  1. Click Next.

An Autostart Features screen opens.

  1. Autostart Services: WebView/ThinView Services

  1. Check CIMPLICITY WebView/ThinView Service if you want the service to start automatically when the computer boots up.

  1. Click Next.

  1. Windows Firewall

A Firewall message box opens with the following question.

Would you like to integrate this product with the Windows Firewall?

  1. Click one of the following.

A

Yes

Several CIMPLICITY applications are added to the Windows Firewall exception list.

B

No

No CIMPLICITY applications are added to the Windows Firewall exception list.

CIMPLICITY applications will not have any off-node communications.

Important: CIMPLICITY will not perform correctly if you click No and continue to enable the Windows firewall. However, you can add the applications to the exception list after installation.

  1. Click an Integrate with Windows Firewall item , which is added to the CIMPLICITY Start menu. CIMPLICITY automatically adds the required CIMPLICITY exceptions to the Windows Firewall exceptions list.

Note: A complete list of CIMPLICITY exceptions can be found in the Proficy CIMPLICITY\Firewall directory.

The default path is C:\Program Files\GE Fanuc\Proficy CIMPLICITY\Firewall

  1. Click Next.

  1. Installation

A Ready to Install the Program screen opens after all the installation specifications have been entered.

  1. Click Install.

A Setup Status screen opens; many messages report the progress of the CIMPLICITY 8.0 installation. The installation all selected features, i.e. all features or checked features on the Select Features screen

SQL Express 2005 is included with the CIMPLICITY installation.

SQL Express 2005 will be installed if:

A version of SQL with a CIMPLICITY instance is not currently installed, a screen will open to report SQL Server Express 2005 installation progress.

Complete or Custom with SQL Express 2005 was selected to be installed.

SQL Express 2005 will not be installed if:

A version of SQL with a CIMPLICITY instance is already installed.

Neither Complete nor Custom with SQL Express 2005 was selected to be installed.

Note: Click Cancel to cancel the installation.

When installation is complete a message opens providing you with the following information.

"IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ

HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY Software will run in a 2 hour demonstration mode without a hardware license key. Networking between systems is disabled in demonstration mode. To permanently license your system, you must purchase a license and obtain a hardware key. Please contact your Sales Representative or Distributor to purchase your license.

For Sales Support questions, please contact GE Fanuc at 800-GEFANUC or 434-978-5100."

  1. Click OK.

An InstallShield Wizard Complete screen opens.

  1. Do one of the following based on whether or not you will install Tracker and/or Pager.

Installing
Tracker and/or
Pager

 

 

Click

Yes

No, I will restart my computer later.

No

Yes, I want to restart my computer now.

Note: Pager also requires a reboot.

  1. Click Finish.

Result: The core Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY 8.0 will be ready to use after the computer is rebooted.

When Windows opens after you reboot, CIMPLICITY may take several minutes for setup. The length of time will depend on your system speed and configuration. The Windows screen will be enabled as soon as setup is completed.

More information

CIMPLICITY 8.0 program file components.

4. CIMPLICITY 8.0 installation steps.