This User Guide and Technical
Reference was designed to help you get the best results from
your InduSoft Web
Studio™ software. This document provides technical
information and step-by-step instructions for all the tasks you
need to create Web-enabled HMI/SCADA programs.
Who should read this
This
User Guide and Technical
Reference is a comprehensive document designed to provide
useful information for both novice and advanced users of
IWS.
- New Users: This
publication uses a step-by-step, hands-on approach to the project
development process. Be sure to read the introductory chapters
describing the product's features and development environment.
- Experienced Users:
This publication offers advanced
instructions, tips, and troubleshooting information to help you get
the most out of your projects.
Note: We
assume you are familiar with working in a Windows environment, and
we do not attempt to explain Windows navigation, file management,
and so forth. If you are unfamiliar with any of these procedures,
we recommend using the Windows Help feature () or consulting your
Microsoft Windows documentation.
Contents
The information in this document is organized into
the following chapters:
- This chapter: Describes the purpose, content, and
organization of the User Guide and Technical
Reference. In addition, this chapter contains the following
information:
- Explains the formatting, mouse, and Windows
conventions used
- Lists other publications providing information about
IWS
- Explains how to contact a technical support
representative
- About This Software:
Provides a high-level overview of the product's uses, features, and
functions.
- Installing and
Uninstalling: Provides step-by-step instructions for
installing, licensing, starting, and uninstalling InduSoft Web Studio and
CEView.
- Navigating the Development
Environment: Describes the IWS interface (or development
environment), and explains some basic skills and techniques
you must understand before creating a new project.
- How the Software
Works: Describes the internal structure of IWS, including how data flows
through the runtime modules and how these modules are
executed.
- Creating and Configuring a New
Project: Provides step-by-step instructions for creating
and configuring a new project.
- Working with Tags:
Explains basic concepts about the product database, tag types
(arrays, classes, and pointers), tag values and parameters.
Following the concepts discussion, this chapter provides
instructions for creating and editing tags for your projects.
- Creating Screens and
Graphics: Explains how to use the different IWS development tools to create
your project screens and graphics.
- Configuring Background
Tasks: Explains how to create and configure the different
IWS task worksheets for your projects.
- Event Settings:
Describes the logging and event-retrieval features.
- Communicating with Other
Devices: Describes how to configure your project to read
from and write to a device's registers. The information includes
instructions for configuring drivers and OPC, TCP/IP, and DDE
communication.
- Configuring a Security
System: Explains how to set-up and manage a security
system for your projects.
- Testing and Debugging Your
Project: Discusses how to test and debug projects using
tools such as the Database Spy and Output windows. This chapter
includes a list of possible error messages and methods for
correcting those errors.
- Configuring a Web
Solution: Explains how configure and run your projects on
the Web.
- Downloading to a Remote
Device: Explains how to download, monitor, and debug
projects from a remote runtime workstation.
- Using the Translation
Tool: Explains how to use the Translation Tool to
translate the text in your projects from one language to
another.
- Database Interface:
Explains how to connect IWS to compatible databases.
- Scripting Languages:
Describes IWS's
built-in scripting language, as well as the support for VBScript in
IWS.
- Troubleshooting and
FAQs: Provides instructions for verifying projects,
describes some common development errors, and explains what to do
if you need to contact a support representative.
Related documentation
You may want to review the following manuals in
addition to this Technical Reference:
- Getting Started Manual:
Provides basic information about InduSoft Web Studio, including a systematic
tutorial that allows you to develop a single project and become
familiar with the product in a short time.
- Tutorial Manual: Describes
how to build an project, step-by-step, with the main product
features. You can use this document as a self-training manual.
- Drivers User Guides:
Explain how to configure individual direct communication drivers,
according to their unique protocol characteristics. One customized
user guide is included with each driver.
Note: All
manuals are located in the Documentation
folder on the IWS
installation CD. IWS installs the Drivers User Guides in
the\Drv folder in the program
directory. You also can access technical information from the
Help menu.