1. GENESIS32 for Power Users
R. Arnost, B. DeLong, U. Huenichen, A. Scherpenzeel , R. van der Tas, A. Tupaj

2. HMI-40 Agenda Introduction Configuration Databases
GENESIS32 Data Mining Facilities
Unified Data Manager
ScriptWorX2006
Custom Command Servers
Aliases – Language, Global, Local, etc.
Recipe handling with Unified Data Manager
MonitorWorX & Unified Data Browser
Introduction:
The HMI-40 session covers a motley crew of tips, tricks and examples of how you can use the GENESIS32 products for applications you may not considered before.
In this session we will show
Some of the less well known features can make configuration management a lot easier
What functionality is provided by the Data Mining Facilities of GENESIS32 and what changes there are since the version 8.0x releases
How the new and exciting Unified Data Manager (UDM) can be used to make more concise and easier to manage expressions and triggers
How the use of ScriptWorX2006 can help you implement a new layer of business logic
How Custom Command Servers can be used to normalise your commonly used code in a single easy to use components which can be used in all your displays, and now in version 9.0 also provides support for the Alarm Viewer
That although aliases have been with the ICONICS GENESIS32 since its initial release many years ago, that there are a number of features available with aliases that you may not have seen before
How the new UDM not only can be used to centralise your expressions, but also implements a new recipe handling system that can easily be integrated into your GENESIS32 application
How you can use MonitorWorX and the Unified Data Browser to get access to your current running status information and make this information available in simple GraphWorX32 status screens

3. Configuration Databases
Historically configuration stored in Access
Alarm Server, Logger, Trend Data Logger, etc.
New generation products use SQL Server
MMX, BridgeWorX, ReportWorX, etc.
Version 9 support SQL Server for all products

4. Benefits of SQL Server Central Storage
GENESIS32 configurations stored in a single database (e.g. Alarm Server, Logger, etc.)
Can be made highly available with clusters
Makes online/live modifications easier
Allows for modifications from a different PC
Convenient in redundant solutions
Both sides can use single (HA) database store

5. Data Mining – Server Data Mining Server
Supports access to multiple databases concurrently
Create applications to access
SQL Server
Oracle
MySQL
Informix (on IBM Mainframes)
and various others using ODBC

6. Data Mining – Client Data Mining Grid ActiveX control
Provides extensive OLE Automation I/F
Records and columns exposed as OPC Tags
Also allows access from PDAs

7. Data Mining – Example
Demonstration

8. Unified Data Manager Global Expressions, Groups,
Value Sets, Recipes, Triggers,
Subscriptions, Filters

9. Unified Data Manager
Global Expressions

10. Unified Data Manager
Global Groups

11. Unified Data Manager
Global Value Sets

12. Unified Data Manager Global Triggers Global Subscriptions
Global Filters

13. ScriptWorX2006 Predictive Thread Planning
ScriptWorX32: 1 Script = Thread
Max. # of scripts, script queuing → Unpredictable order of scripts
ScriptWorX2006: Designer/Thread model
Scripts organized into VBA Designers
1 Designer = 1 Thread
Script queuing on a per-designer basis

14. ScriptWorX2006 Configurator Project → Designer/Thread → Script
Function, Sub-Routines and Global Variables
Available to all scripts in a designer
Script - Associated to a trigger selected from the Unified Data Manager

15. ScriptWorX2006 ScriptWorX2006 Global Variables
Available to all scripts within a Designer/Thread
Share, watch, change values by each script
Example: Counter of executed scripts within a Designer
Available to OPC Clients as OPC DA
Implemented through GenBroker Plug-Ins
OnVarChange event
Scan for parameters
Global Variable name
Thread ID
Thread ID as input – possible conditioning on Thread ID

16. ScriptWorX2006 Supported ScriptWorX2006 Events OnConnection
E.g. connect a DB
OnDisconnection
E.g. dis-connect a DB
OnTimer
Timer inside a script
OnVarChange
Global Variable value changes

17. ScriptWorX2006 Trigger Data Input parameter of scripts
Public Sub NewScript(td as TriggerData)
Triggers are shared with
All Genesis applications
All BizViz applications
E.g. a script and a report can be triggered by one trigger
Triggers are managed by UDM

18. ScriptWorX2006 Designer/Thread Options Priority StartUp Squelch Timer
RealTime, High, Above Normal, Normal, Below Normal, Low, Idle
StartUp Squelch
Timer
No need to re-trigger entire scripts, use timer inside a script (see also ICONICS Timer ActiveX)
WatchDog
Prevents scripts running out of control
Processing Queue
“Ignore new” vs. “Remove old”

19. ScriptWorX2006 ScriptWorX2006 and OPC DA
VBA Global Variables – available as OPC DA data to any OPC clients
Status of Designer/Thread as OPC DA – queue length, WatchDog time, etc.
Read / Write OPC DA
NT Service Support
Genesis32 Tray or manual registration

20. Custom Command Servers
Custom Command Servers and Configurators
Always existed in GraphWorX32
Runtime and Configuration Mode
V9 also adds support in the Alarm Viewer
Aggregate all code into a single component
All displays automatically use the same code
Can be used with WebHMI as well
Protect IP inside compiled object
Easy to source control and manage versions

21. (COM Object or .net class with COM interop)
Architecture
GraphWorX32
Alarm Viewer
IcoOEMSetup.ini
Custom Command Server
(COM Object or .net class with COM interop)

22. Configuration CCS defined in IcoOEMSetup.ini […]
GraphWorX32 supports override in pick field
Multiple/concurrent Custom Command Servers supported during runtime operations
Alarm Viewer support added to
Allow customised acknowledgement dialogs
Build custom interfaces to maintenance systems

23. Code Definitions
Alarm Viewer Public Function CustomCommand(hWndParent As Long, _     ObjectOne As Object, ObjectOneType As String, _     EventId As Integer) As Boolean …     CustomCommand = True End Function
GraphWorX32 Public Function CustomCommand(hWndParent As Long, _     ObjectOne As Object, ObjectOneType As String, _     ObjectTwo As Object, ObjectTwoType As String) As Boolean …     CustomCommand = True End Function

24. Alarm Viewer Example Fully customised alarm acknowledge dialog
Allows for custom alarm causes
Integration with Maintenance Systems

25. Aliasing What is Aliasing?
Aliasing is providing significant cost saving potential by reusing your:
Graphical Objects
Pop Up Display
Main Displays
Language Displays
Trend Viewer
Alarm Viewer
Scripts
With Aliasing you can reduce the TCO of your project by 30-60% !

26. Aliasing
“With Aliasing you can reduce the TCO of your project by 30-60% ??”
Why ?
Because:
You can realize a standard symbol library that can be reused many times
You can realize standard displays that can be reused
Use one set of displays to visualize lots of:
Devices
Machines
Subsystems
Buildings
Every time you change your standard you are saving time! Your displays can be updated by the software.

27. Aliasing How does Aliasing work?
Special Variables in the configuration will be dynamically replaced in runtime:
OPC Tags or part of the address string
System names or IP numbers
Text labels and button labels
Display names, file names, …
Multi language labels, alarm messages, …
Units,

28. Aliasing There are 4 Types of Aliases Local Aliases Global Aliases
Language Aliases
DataWorX Aliases

29. Local Aliases in Symbols
Enables reusable GraphWorX Objects:
Fixed address:
ICONICS.Simulator.1\SimulatePLC.Valve1Open
Alias address:
ICONICS.Simulator.1\SimulatePLC.Valve<<ValveNumber>>Open
Valve 1
Valve 2
Valve 3

30. Local Aliases in displays
Use Aliasing in Symbol Pop Up displays:

31. Global Aliasing Designed at Core of ICONICS Products
Available throughout all applications
GraphWorX32, AlarmWorX32, TrendWorX32, …
Centralised configuration
Server side database
Client side usage, including WebHMI
Theme based
Changing one theme can change many aliases
Alias resolution can be scoped
Local to the application, or machine wide

32. Global Aliasing / Configuration
A Global Alias Variable is like an one dimensional array of predefined values.
The Theme defines the number of indices
These Variables are available allover the network!

33. Global Alias in Runtime
Theme ID 1
One action sets multiple
Global Alias variables
At the same time to the same
Index!
Hot Water
Set by pick actions

34. Theme Based Aliasing The themes are in control, aliases follow
GraphWorX32 Displays
AlarmWorX32 Viewer
TrendWorX32 Viewer
All OPC DA, HDA, A/E nodes use
<#Server1#> (PC12, PC32, PC8, …)
<#Server2#> (PC16, PC15, PC1, …)
<#Server3#> (PC14, PC10, PC2, …)
<#Server4#> (PC23, PC18, PC42, …)
Line A
Line B
Line ..

35. Real World Example Recurring layers appear on each display Labels
Engineering information
Function Groups
security, fire, etc
Remember which layers are visible when switching display

36. Two Options OPC Tags to control layer visibility System wide
Or requires a set of tags for each person
Global Aliasing to control layer visibility
Is automatically (local) system aware
Single set of aliases is sufficient
Is the better solution

37. International Language Support

38. Why multi-language support ?
Language neutral SCADA/HMI systems
Expand your international business
Minimize costs
Simplify Internationalized Solutions
Maintenance engineers can connect to the systems viewing real-time and historical data in different languages

39. Technical Details /+alias+/ GraphWorX32 TrendWorX32 AlarmWorX32
Language Server
(COM object)
Configurator
MDB
CSV En DE NL
Tables

40. Functionality Make visual objects multi-lingual
A language alias is delimited by /+ +/
/+your_alias_goes_here +/
The configuration for all Aliases are stored in database
When changing Language
Aliased Text is Translated
Fonts are changed
Automatic Engineering Unit Conversion
Process values are properly formatted xx.xxx

41. Configuration mode

42. English Runtime

43. French Runtime

44. GraphWorX32 Text Labels, Buttons, … Tooltips, Popup Menus,…
State Fields
Process Points
Format
Read Scaling Expression
Write Scaling Expression

45. TrendWorX32 Aliased Pen Descriptions Aliased Units Labels
Automatic Ranging
Details window header

46. AlarmWorX32 ICONICS Alarm Servers
Also applies to 3rd party A/E Servers
Aliased Alarm Tags and Messages

47. Alarm Viewer ICONICS Alarm Viewer Aliased column names
Aliased alarm content is translated

48. Alarm Logging ICONICS Alarm Logger Subscribes to AE Servers and
Either translates aliased alarm strings
Or, stores aliases untranslated for multilanguage by the alarm reporter

49. Reporting Historical Alarm
ICONICS Alarm Reporter
Queries alarm database and translates aliased alarm strings

50. Recipe management UDM for configuring recipe parameters
Recipe Selection: Tree Control ActiveX
Or PPT’s, State Fields, Pick Actions
Viewing and Editing recipes: Recipe ActiveX
Or PPT’s, State Fields, …
Control recipes: Pick actions
Download, New, Copy
Save, Delete, Restore

51. Recipe management
UDM for configuring recipe parameters

52. Recipe management

53. MonitorWorX Collect and Expose Runtime Information
Through User’s Interface
As Points available for GraphWorX32 etc.
System Tray Icon
Replacing Gentray and License Monitor

54. MonitorWorX: Runtime Tab
Start Times, Uptime, Version numbers etc.

55. MonitorWorX: License Tab
See licensed nodes on the network
See available points, client units, mobile clients, …

56. MonitorWorX: Apps &Services Tab
Start/Stop Servers, View version numbers
Enable/Disable events to Windows Event Log

57. MonitorWorX: Redundancy Tab
View Redundancy Node Pairs
Health & Running hours
Switch primary node / backup node

58. TraceWorX32 Designed at Core of ICONICS Products
Complete Product Error Tracing
Simple Web Browser GUI
Zip and TraceWorX32 Files
Send to ICONICS engineers
Simplifies Debugging
User-specified Trace Levels
Logs all Messages at or Above a Trace Level

59. Unified Data Browser Browse Tags from OPC Servers, Databases,
SNMP Devices
1/5

60. Unified Data Browser ScriptWorX 2006 Variables
UDM: Expressions, Groups, Value Sets, Recipes
2/5

61. Unified Data Browser License Details:
Client units, mobile users, points,…
3/5

62. Unified Data Browser Global Aliases
Local GraphWorX Aliases, Variables and Simulation tags
4/5

63. Unified Data Browser
Recipe interaction, recipe details
5/5