Visual Designer v7.0 User Manual & Technical Reference Contents Contents INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 15 CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENTATION............................................17 ABOUT THIS APPLICATION.................................................................................. 19 Product Overview.....................................................................................................19 Product Features...................................................................................................... 19 How the Software Works.........................................................................................21 Internal Structure and Data Flow............................................................... 21 Executing/Switching Modules....................................................................23 Executing/Switching the Background Task................................................ 26 INSTALLATION.......................................................................................................29 System requirements............................................................................................... 29 Installing the Software..............................................................................................31 Starting the Software............................................................................................... 34 Uninstalling the Software......................................................................................... 34 LICENSING..............................................................................................................35 Protection Types.......................................................................................................35 License Settings....................................................................................................... 35 Execution Modes......................................................................................................36 Product Versions...................................................................................................... 37 Installing a New Hardkey License............................................................................ 38 Upgrading the Current Hardkey License.................................................................. 38 Installing a Softkey License...................................................................................... 40 Installing or Upgrading a CEView License (Locally).................................................. 41 Installing or Upgrading a CEView License (Remotely)..............................................43 THE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT..................................................................46 Application button.....................................................................................................46 Recent Projects..........................................................................................47 New............................................................................................................47 Open Project.............................................................................................. 48 Open.......................................................................................................... 49 Save........................................................................................................... 49 Save As...................................................................................................... 49 Save All...................................................................................................... 49 Save All as HTML.......................................................................................49 Save as HTML............................................................................................49 Save Screen Group as HMTL.....................................................................50 Print............................................................................................................50 Print Preview..............................................................................................50 Print Setup................................................................................................. 50 Close.......................................................................................................... 51 Close All..................................................................................................... 51 Exit............................................................................................................. 51 Quick Access Toolbar............................................................................................... 51 2 Visual Designer User Manual MN04803017E November 2010 www.eaton.com Contents Ribbon...................................................................................................................... 52 Home tab................................................................................................... 52 View tab..................................................................................................... 53 Insert tab.................................................................................................... 53 Project tab.................................................................................................. 53 Graphics tab............................................................................................... 54 Format tab..................................................................................................54 Help tab......................................................................................................55 Project Explorer........................................................................................................ 55 Global tab................................................................................................... 55 Graphics tab............................................................................................... 56 Tasks tab.................................................................................................... 57 Comm tab.................................................................................................. 58 Screen/Worksheet Editor......................................................................................... 58 Database Spy............................................................................................................59 Output (LogWin).......................................................................................................60 Title Bar.................................................................................................................... 62 Status Bar................................................................................................................. 62 CREATING A NEW PROJECT................................................................................ 64 Creating a New Project.............................................................................................64 Configuring additional project settings..................................................................... 66 Information tab...........................................................................................66 Options tab.................................................................................................67 Viewer tab.................................................................................................. 75 Communication tab.................................................................................... 77 Web tab......................................................................................................78 Preferences tab..........................................................................................82 Enabling mobile access to your project.................................................................... 83 Configuring your project's default email settings..................................................... 87 Configuring your project's default FTP settings....................................................... 88 Starting Modules on the Target System...................................................................89 Running a Project Under Windows Services............................................................90 TAGS AND THE PROJECT DATABASE................................................................ 97 About Tags and the Project Database...................................................................... 97 Project Tags Folder.................................................................................... 98 Classes Folder..........................................................................................100 Shared Database Folder........................................................................... 101 System Tags Folder................................................................................. 102 Designing a Tag......................................................................................................102 Naming the Tag........................................................................................102 Choosing the Tag Type............................................................................ 102 Choosing the Tag Data Type...................................................................