OPTO 22 Mistic MMI User manual

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MMI USER’S GUIDE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................................................... 1-1

Thank You .............................................................................................................................................. 1-1

Where Do I Start? ................................................................................................................................ 1-1

MMI Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 1-1

Conventions Used in This Manual ................................................................................................... 1-4

Chapter 2: Getting Started ...................................................................... 2-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 2-1

System Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 2-1

Installation ............................................................................................................................................ 2-2

MMI Configurator Basics ................................................................................................................... 2-3

Selecting a Cyrano Strategy...................................................................................................... 2-3

Steps to Create Objects and Connect Them to Tags ............................................................ 2-3

Quick Start ............................................................................................................................................ 2-4

Verification Process ..................................................................................................................... 2-4

To Configure the Mistic MMI.................................................................................................... 2-5

To Run the Mistic MMI .............................................................................................................. 2-8

Chapter 3: Configurator Menus .............................................................. 3-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 3-1

File Menu Items ................................................................................................................................... 3-1

New project (File Menu) ............................................................................................................ 3-1

Open Project (File Menu) ........................................................................................................... 3-2

Close Project (File Menu) ........................................................................................................... 3-2

Save Project (File Menu) ............................................................................................................ 3-2

Save Project As (File Menu) ....................................................................................................... 3-2

Project Path (File Menu) ............................................................................................................ 3-3

Choose Bitmap (File Menu) ....................................................................................................... 3-3

Save As Bitmap (File Menu) ...................................................................................................... 3-3

Change Printer (File Menu) ....................................................................................................... 3-3

Printer Setup (File Menu) .......................................................................................................... 3-3

Print (File Menu) .......................................................................................................................... 3-3

Exit MMI Configurator (File Menu) ......................................................................................... 3-4

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Edit Menu Items .................................................................................................................................. 3-5

Cut (Edit Menu)............................................................................................................................ 3-5

Copy (Edit Menu) ......................................................................................................................... 3-5

Paste (Edit Menu) ........................................................................................................................ 3-6

Delete (Edit Menu) ...................................................................................................................... 3-6

Duplicate (Edit Menu) ................................................................................................................ 3-6

Select All (Edit Menu) ................................................................................................................. 3-6

Bring To Front (Edit Menu) ........................................................................................................ 3-6

Send To Back (Edit Menu).......................................................................................................... 3-6

Align (Edit Menu) ........................................................................................................................ 3-7

Flip/Rotate (Edit Menu) .............................................................................................................. 3-9

Group (Edit Menu)....................................................................................................................... 3-12

Ungroup (Edit Menu) .................................................................................................................. 3-12

Copy To File (Edit Menu) ............................................................................................................ 3-13

Paste From File (Edit Menu) ...................................................................................................... 3-13

Edit Dynamic Attributes (Edit Menu) ...................................................................................... 3-13

Copy Dynamic Attributes (Edit Menu) .................................................................................... 3-13

Paste Dynamic Attributes (Edit Menu) ................................................................................... 3-13

Delete Dynamic Attributes (Edit Menu) ................................................................................. 3-14

Edit Object (Edit Menu) .............................................................................................................. 3-14

Tool Menu ............................................................................................................................................. 3-15

Select (Tool Menu) ....................................................................................................................... 3-15

Line (Tool Menu) .......................................................................................................................... 3-16

Rectangle (Tool Menu) ............................................................................................................... 3-17

Round Rectangle (Tool Menu) .................................................................................................. 3-17

Ellipse (Tool Menu) ...................................................................................................................... 3-18

Polygon (Tool Menu) ................................................................................................................... 3-19

Polyline (Tool Menu) ................................................................................................................... 3-19

Curve (Tool Menu) ....................................................................................................................... 3-20

Bitmap (Tool Menu) .................................................................................................................... 3-21

Text (Tool Menu) .......................................................................................................................... 3-21

Trend (Tool Menu Items) ............................................................................................................ 3-22

Style Menu ............................................................................................................................................ 3-23

Line Color (Style Menu).............................................................................................................. 3-23

Line Width (Style Menu) ............................................................................................................ 3-24

Line Style (Style Menu) .............................................................................................................. 3-24

Invisible .................................................................................................................................. 3-25

Fill Color (Style Menu) ................................................................................................................ 3-25

Fill Pattern (Style Menu) ............................................................................................................ 3-26

Opaque (Style Menu) .................................................................................................................. 3-27

Transparent (Style Menu)........................................................................................................... 3-27

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View Menu Items ................................................................................................................................. 3-28

Hide Menu Bar (View Menu) .................................................................................................... 3-28

Hide\Show ToolBar (View Menu) ............................................................................................. 3-28

Hide\Show Coordinates (View Menu) ..................................................................................... 3-28

Grids (View Menu) ....................................................................................................................... 3-29

Hide\Show Grid (View Menu) ................................................................................................... 3-29

Turn Snap On\Off (View Menu) ................................................................................................ 3-29

Redraw (View Menu) .................................................................................................................. 3-29

Text Menu Items .................................................................................................................................. 3-30

Font (Text Menu) ......................................................................................................................... 3-30

Size (Text Menu) .......................................................................................................................... 3-31

Color (Text Menu) ........................................................................................................................ 3-32

Background (Text Menu) ........................................................................................................... 3-32

Text Type Face (Text Menu) ....................................................................................................... 3-33

Opaque (Text Menu) ................................................................................................................... 3-33

Transparent (Text Menu) ............................................................................................................ 3-34

Window Menu ..................................................................................................................................... 3-34

New (Window Menu) ................................................................................................................. 3-35

Open (Window Menu) ................................................................................................................ 3-35

Close (Window Menu) ................................................................................................................ 3-35

Copy (Window Menu) ................................................................................................................ 3-35

Delete (Window Menu) .............................................................................................................. 3-35

Properties (Window Menu) ....................................................................................................... 3-36

Open Window List (Window Menu) ........................................................................................ 3-36

Configure Menu Items ....................................................................................................................... 3-36

Mistic Controllers (Configure Menu) ...................................................................................... 3-36

Refresh Times (Configure Menu) ............................................................................................. 3-36

Historic Data Log (Configure Menu) ....................................................................................... 3-37

Event Log (Configure Menu) ..................................................................................................... 3-37

Applications (Configure Menu) ................................................................................................ 3-37

Sounds (Configure Menu) ......................................................................................................... 3-37

Window State (Configure Menu)............................................................................................. 3-37

Run Time (Configure Menu) ..................................................................................................... 3-37

Recipes (Configure Menu) ......................................................................................................... 3-38

Help Menu Items ................................................................................................................................. 3-38

Contents (Help Menu) ................................................................................................................ 3-38

Search for Help On (Help Menu) .............................................................................................. 3-38

How to Use Help (Help Menu) .................................................................................................. 3-38

About MMI Configurator (Help Menu) .................................................................................. 3-38

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Chapter 4: Controller Configuration ....................................................... 4-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 4-1

Controller Communication ............................................................................................................... 4-1

ARCnet ........................................................................................................................................... 4-1

RS-485 and Fiber Optics (AC37/AC42) ................................................................................... 4-3

Windows Communication Port / RS-232 .............................................................................. 4-3

Binary Serial Communications Mode ..................................................................................... 4-4

Modem ASCII Serial Communications Mode ........................................................................ 4-5

Comparing Binary with Modem ASCII Serial Communications ....................................... 4-5

MDS ................................................................................................................................................ 4-7

Dialog Boxes ......................................................................................................................................... 4-8

Controllers Dialog Box ................................................................................................................ 4-8

Controller Properties Dialog Box ............................................................................................. 4-9

ARCnet Port Dialog Box ............................................................................................................. 4-11

AC37/AC42 Port Dialog Box ...................................................................................................... 4-12

ISA Direct Dialog Box ................................................................................................................. 4-14

WIN COM PORT Dialog Box ...................................................................................................... 4-16

MDS Port Dialog Box .................................................................................................................. 4-18

Chapter 5: Scanning................................................................................. 5-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 5-1

Windows ................................................................................................................................................ 5-1

Refresh Time Group ............................................................................................................................ 5-2

Scan Group ........................................................................................................................................... 5-2

Freshness ................................................................................................................................................ 5-2

Dialog Boxes ......................................................................................................................................... 5-3

Refresh Times Dialog Box .......................................................................................................... 5-3

Chapter 6: Draw Windows ....................................................................... 6-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 6-1

Dialog Boxes ......................................................................................................................................... 6-1

Window Properties Dialog Box ................................................................................................ 6-1

Open Windows Dialog Box........................................................................................................ 6-3

Close Windows Dialog Box ........................................................................................................ 6-4

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Chapter 7: Graphics.................................................................................. 7-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 7-1

Graphic Manipulation ........................................................................................................................ 7-1

Building Graphics ........................................................................................................................ 7-1

Selecting Graphics ....................................................................................................................... 7-1

De-selecting Graphics ................................................................................................................. 7-3

Sizing Handles .............................................................................................................................. 7-3

Moving Graphics.......................................................................................................................... 7-3

Setting Attributes ........................................................................................................................ 7-3

Grouping Objects ......................................................................................................................... 7-4

Graphic Order ............................................................................................................................... 7-4

Bitmaps .......................................................................................................................................... 7-5

Dynamic Attributes ............................................................................................................................. 7-5

CDA ................................................................................................................................................. 7-5

ODA ................................................................................................................................................. 7-5

Dialog Boxes ......................................................................................................................................... 7-6

Dynamic Attributes Dialog Box ................................................................................................ 7-6

Tag Selection Dialog Box ........................................................................................................... 7-8

Dynamic Attribute Color Dialog Box ...................................................................................... 7-10

Dynamic Attribute Position Dialog Box ................................................................................. 7-12

Dynamic Attribute Text Input Dialog Box ............................................................................. 7-14

Dynamic Attribute Width/Height Dialog Box ....................................................................... 7-15

Dynamic Attribute Visible/Blink Dialog Box .......................................................................... 7-17

Dynamic Attribute Rotate Dialog Box .................................................................................... 7-19

Dynamic Attribute Send Value Dialog Box............................................................................ 7-21

Dynamic Attribute Send Discrete Dialog Box ....................................................................... 7-22

Dynamic Attribute Send String Dialog Box .......................................................................... 7-24

Pop Window Dialog Box ............................................................................................................ 7-25

Dynamic Attribute Upload Recipe Dialog Box...................................................................... 7-27

Dynamic Attribute Download Recipe Dialog Box ................................................................ 7-30

Dynamic Attribute Launch Application Dialog Box ............................................................ 7-32

Dynamic Attribute Runtime Menu Commands Dialog Box .............................................. 7-34

Chapter 8: Trends ..................................................................................... 8-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 8-1

Dialog Boxes ......................................................................................................................................... 8-2

Trend Dialog Box .......................................................................................................................... 8-2

Trend Pen Dialog Box.................................................................................................................. 8-6

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Chapter 9: Recipe Download and Upload................................................ 9-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 9-1

Recipe File Format ............................................................................................................................... 9-2

Comment Line .............................................................................................................................. 9-2

Cyrano Tag .................................................................................................................................... 9-2

Data Values ................................................................................................................................... 9-3

Blank Line ...................................................................................................................................... 9-3

Specifying an Index .................................................................................................................... 9-3

Chart Control Instructions ........................................................................................................ 9-4

Recipe Uploading ........................................................................................................................ 9-4

Dialog Boxes ......................................................................................................................................... 9-5

How to Bring Up a Touch-based (Graphic) Recipe Action................................................. 9-5

How to Bring Up a Trigger-based Recipe Action ................................................................. 9-6

Download Recipe Dialog Boxes ................................................................................................ 9-6

Upload Recipe Dialog Boxes ..................................................................................................... 9-9

Recipe Managers ......................................................................................................................... 9-12

Recipe Download/Upload Completed Notification ............................................................. 9-13

Chapter 10: Historical Logging ................................................................ 10-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 10-1

Dialog Boxes ......................................................................................................................................... 10-3

Historic Log Dialog Box .............................................................................................................. 10-3

Historic Log Configuration Dialog Box ................................................................................... 10-4

Historic Log Point Configuration ............................................................................................. 10-6

Historic Log File Configuration Dialog Box ........................................................................... 10-8

Line Format Dialog Box .............................................................................................................. 10-12

Historic Log Point Dialog Box ................................................................................................... 10-13

Tag Selection Dialog Box ........................................................................................................... 10-13

Historic Log Start/StopTrigger Dialog Box ............................................................................. 10-16

Historic Log Stop Trigger Notification Dialog Box ............................................................... 10-17

Chapter 11: Sound.................................................................................... 11-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 11-1

Dialog Boxes ......................................................................................................................................... 11-1

Sounds Dialog Box ...................................................................................................................... 11-1

Sound Configuration Dialog Box............................................................................................. 11-3

Sound Start/Stop Trigger Dialog Box ...................................................................................... 11-5

Tag Selection Dialog Box ........................................................................................................... 11-6

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Chapter 12: Draw Window State............................................................. 12-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 12-1

Dialog Boxes ......................................................................................................................................... 12-1

Window Managers Dialog Box ................................................................................................. 12-1

Window Manager Configuration Dialog Box ....................................................................... 12-3

Pop Window Dialog Box ............................................................................................................ 12-4

Window Manager Start Trigger Configuration Dialog Box ............................................... 12-6

Tag Selection Dialog Box ........................................................................................................... 12-7

Chapter 13: Launching Applications ....................................................... 13-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 13-1

Dialog Boxes ......................................................................................................................................... 13-2

Application Managers Dialog Box ........................................................................................... 13-2

Application Manager Dialog Box ............................................................................................. 13-3

Application Manager Trigger Selection Dialog Box ............................................................ 13-6

Tag Selection Dialog Box ........................................................................................................... 13-7

Launch Application Trigger Notification Dialog Box .......................................................... 13-9

Chapter 14: Runtime Setup ..................................................................... 14-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 14-1

Preventing User Exit ........................................................................................................................... 14-1

Preventing Exit ............................................................................................................................. 14-1

Preventing Switching ................................................................................................................. 14-1

Exiting Windows .......................................................................................................................... 14-2

Dialog Boxes ......................................................................................................................................... 14-2

Runtime Setup Dialog Box ........................................................................................................ 14-2

Runtime Draw Window Initial State ............................................................................... 14-3

Keyboard Setup.................................................................................................................... 14-5

Pop Window Dialog Box ............................................................................................................ 14-5

Event Log Configuration Dialog Box ...................................................................................... 14-8

Event Log File Configuration Dialog Box ............................................................................... 14-9

Line Format Dialog Box .............................................................................................................. 14-13

Chapter 15: Runtime Menus ................................................................... 15-1

File Menu ............................................................................................................................................... 15-1

Open Project (File Menu) ........................................................................................................... 15-1

Project Path (File Menu) ............................................................................................................ 15-1

Change Printer (File Menu) ....................................................................................................... 15-1

Printer Setup (File Menu) .......................................................................................................... 15-2

Print (File Menu) .......................................................................................................................... 15-2

Exit MMI Runtime (File Menu) ................................................................................................. 15-2

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View Menu ............................................................................................................................................ 15-3

Hide Menu Bar (View Menu) .................................................................................................... 15-3

Mistic Controller(s) (View Menu) ............................................................................................. 15-3

MWDriver (View Menu) ............................................................................................................. 15-3

Event Log (View Menu) .............................................................................................................. 15-3

Window Menu ..................................................................................................................................... 15-4

Open (Window Menu) ................................................................................................................ 15-4

Close (Window Menu) ................................................................................................................ 15-4

Open Window List (Window Menu) ........................................................................................ 15-4

Help Menu............................................................................................................................................. 15-5

Contents (Help Menu) ................................................................................................................ 15-5

Search for Help On (Help Menu) .............................................................................................. 15-5

How to Use Help (Help Menu) .................................................................................................. 15-5

About MMI Runtime (Help Menu) .......................................................................................... 15-5

Chapter 16: Runtime Controller Attachment ......................................... 16-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 16-1

Controller List Dialog Box .................................................................................................................. 16-1

Controller Status Dialog Box ............................................................................................................ 16-2

Controller ...................................................................................................................................... 16-2

PC Port ........................................................................................................................................... 16-3

Controller State ............................................................................................................................ 16-3

Communication ........................................................................................................................... 16-4

Appendix A: Errors and Messages............................................................ A-1

Overview ................................................................................................................................................ A-1

Controller Errors (Runtime) ............................................................................................................... A-2

File Access Errors (Runtime) .............................................................................................................. A-6

Historic Log Errors (Runtime)............................................................................................................ A-7

Launch Application Errors (Runtime) .............................................................................................. A-7

Port Errors (Runtime) .......................................................................................................................... A-8

Recipe Upload/Download Errors (Runtime) ................................................................................... A-10

Scanner Errors (Runtime)................................................................................................................... A-12

Server Messages/Errors (Runtime) ................................................................................................... A-13

System Errors (Runtime) .................................................................................................................... A-16

Appendix B: Product Support .................................................................. B-1

Appendix C: Glossary ................................................................................ C-1

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INTRODUCTION

THANK YOU

Welcome and thank you for purchasing the Opto 22 Mistic MMI! The Mistic MMI (Man-Machine Interface) is

a Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 (or later) program used to develop operator interfaces for Cyrano 200 strategies

running Opto 22 Mistic control equipment. It consists of two major components: the Mistic MMI Configurator

and the Mistic MMI Runtime. The Configurator is the development environment and contains all the functions

you need to create animated graphic windows to represent and interact with your control process. The Runtime

environment displays the graphic windows you created in the Configurator and allows you to interact with

them to monitor your system.

WHERE DO I START?

If you’re new to the Mistic MMI, please read Chapter1 to understand the basics about the MMI. Then

continue with Getting Started in Chapter 2 to quickly get up and running with the MMI.

If you’re familiar with the MMI and just want to get started, turn to Chapter 2, and begin with the Quick

Start process. Refer to Chapter 3, Configurator Menu and Chapter 15 Runtime Menu, for overviews of each

command.

This book assumes you are familiar with Opto 22’s Cyrano, Microsoft Windows, and have a basic knowledge of

networking. For more information about Cyrano, refer to the

Cyrano User’s Guide

, Form 704. Consult the Microsoft

Windows manuals for more information about Windows.

MMI OVERVIEW

Features

With the Mistic MMI, you can communicate to multiple networked Mistic processors and collect and display

data from the different strategies running on various controllers. Add the MDS software application to the

Mistic MMI system for an efficient data collecting process.

Easily draw and connect graphics to Cyrano tagnames. Because the Configurator shares the same tagname

database created in Cyrano, you eliminate the duplication effort of entering names of variables and I/O normally

encountered when using other MMIs. Syntax and spelling errors are also eliminated.

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You can change the color, size, position, visibility, and other attributes of a graphic based on the value or state

of a tag. The value of a tag can also be modified during Runtime based on your interaction with a graphic object.

Other MMI capabilities such as real-time trending, historic data logging, and multimedia sound support are

also provided.

Control vs. Monitoring

The project you develop using the Mistic MMI, monitors the Cyrano strategy as it is running. The Mistic MMI

can be used to change the values of tags in the Cyrano strategy, but it does not contain programming or logic-

solving capabilities to actually control a process. These capabilities are part of Cyrano, an actual process

control language.

Cyrano

Cyrano is a visual flow-charting language used to create process control strategies that run on Mistic 200

processors. The Cyrano kernel, the interpretive firmware residing in the Mistic processor EPROMs, has many

advanced features such as multi-tasking, string handling, communications, and mathematical operations. You

can access these features through Cyrano using English-like commands to create a flow chart logic, and develop

your process control strategy. Use the Mistic MMI to develop an operator interface to monitor a running Cyrano

strategy.

Cyrano saves information about global data items (variables, I/O points, charts, tables, etc.) in a file with a

.GML extension. The Mistic MMI reads the .GML files and keeps track of its timestamp. If the Cyrano strategy

changes (which affects the timestamp of the .GML file), the MMI warns you so possible problems can be

detected.

Configuration vs. Runtime

The Mistic MMI consists of two separate programs, the MMI Configurator and the MMI Runtime. The

Configurator is used to develop the operator interface by defining and configuring the draw windows, graphics,

and all their attributes that make up a project. It connects these objects to the Cyrano strategy’s tagname

database. Once this is done and the MMI Runtime is started, the MMI project communicates with the Mistic

processor which is running the Cyrano strategy. The MMI Runtime animates the operator interface by updating

the graphic attributes (color, size, position, etc.) connected to Cyrano tags according to changes in their values

or states.

Project

A project is a collection of draw windows, graphics, and all their attributes developed with the MMI Configurator.

It is the database for the operator interface you develop with the Mistic MMI. When the project is saved,

several files are created. The main project file has a .MMI extension. Each draw window produces a file with

a sequentially numbered file extension (.w01, .w02, etc.) and a file with an .INI extension. The .INI file contains

startup information about the project. The

filename

.INI file has information about the project status and when

it last exited from the MMI Configurator and the MMI Runtime. These project files, together with the MMI

Runtime, present an animated graphics interface for a Mistic control system.

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Windows

Like most Windows applications, the Mistic MMI consists of many different windows. The most important are

the Main Window and Draw Window.

Main Window

This rectangular area of the display allows you to view your application. You can open, close, move, and resize

the main window like any Windows application. The Main Window contains a menu bar allowing you to select

various tools. The title bar displays the full project path. If the pathname is too long to fit in the title bar, only the

working project subdirectory is shown. To display the full project path, select the FileàProject Path command

from the menu bar. Refer to the Windows User’s Guide for information on using windows.

Draw Window

This window is where all graphics are drawn and edited. Each project consists of one or more draw windows

which make up the operator interface. The draw window has

static attributes

of position, size, and color. Draw

windows have

visual states

of open, closed or iconified. An open window scans and updates associated

objects. A closed window optionally scans any trends it may have, but it does not update any displays. An

iconified window scans all objects but does not update any displays.

Objects

Most things visible in the Mistic MMI are considered objects, as well as some things not visible. Objects

include draw windows, graphics, triggers, and trends.

There are two types of objects: static and dynamic. Static objects have a static appearance and do not change

while the MMI Runtime is running. They have no dynamic (changing) attributes. Dynamic objects have a changing

appearance or cause the appearance of other MMI objects to change during execution of the MMI Runtime.

Dynamic objects have dynamic attributes defined.

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