Automation for a Changing World

Delta
User Manual

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SCADA System

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Table of contents
Introduction 6
1.1 Introduction to Delta Industrial Automation Vie 6

DIAView Software Installation 7

2.1 DIAView Installation Requirements 7
2.2 DotNet Installation 8
2.3 Installing DIAView main program 13
2.4 Installing encryption dongle driver 16
2.5 Uninstalling DIAView main program and encryption dongle drive! 18

DIAView software development envirement 21

3.1 Common terms and concepts 21
3.2 DIAView development envirement introduction 25
3.3 DIAView main menu introduction 35
3.4 DIAView right-click menu introduction 39
3.5 DIAView shortcut keys introduction 41
3.6 DIAView tool window introduction 42
3.7 DIAView project window introduction 44
3.8 DIAView object window introduction 45
3.9 DIAView property window introduction 46
3.10 DIAView animation window introduction 47
3.11 DIAView event window introduction! ! ! 48

Basic steps of project development 49

4.1 Basic steps of project development 49

IO communication! 51
5.1 Overview! 51
5.2 Channe and device 52
5.3 Drive 53
5.4 Troubleshooting strategies 55

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5.5 IO communication configuration 57

5.6 IO variables 84
5.7 Communication status 95
5.8 Communication control 96

Variable dicitionary 99
6.1 Overview 99
6.2 Variable group 100
6.3 Variables 103
6.4 Variables usage brower 105
6.5 Variables substitution 106
6.6 Variables statistics 109
6.7 Variables browser 110
6.8 Expressions 112

Graphical interface development 114

7.1 Overview 114
7.2 Window 115
7.3 Window basic properties 123
7.4 Graphic universal properties 124
7.5 Properties and rendering of basic graphics 125
7.6 Properties and rendering of window objects 137
7.7 Properties and rendering of Extended control's ! 149
7.8 Graphic operations !172

Graphics library 184

8.1 Overview !184
8.2 Using the graphics library 185
8.3 Expanding the graphics library 188

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Animation 191
9.1 Overview 191
9.2 Rotating animation 192
9.3 Property animation 202
9.4 Fill animation 204
9.5 Zoom animation 211
9.6 Shifting animation! 216
9.7 Visibility animation 223
9.8 Following animation 229
9.9 Valus display animations 246

Event 252
10.1 Overview 252
10.2 Left-click events 253
10.3 Right-click events 256
10.4 Mouse events ! 259
10.5 Form operation events! 262
10.6 Slideing input events 265
10.7 Value input events 268
10.8 Rotating input events 280

Alarm! 283
11.1 Overview ! ! 283
11.2 Alarm groups 284
11.3 Alarm variables 286
11.4 Alarm window ! 293
11.5 Alarm configuration 296

User Authority 306

12.1 Overview 306
12.2 Security level 307
12.3 User 309

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Operation variables 312

13.1 Operation variables 312

Setting historic record variables 314

14.1 Overview 314
14.2 Setting historic record variables 315
14.3 Viewing historic record variables 317

Recipe 320
15.1 Overview 320
15.2 Recipe configuration 321
15.3 Recipe browser 323

Users scripts 327

16.1 Overview 327
16.2 Condition program 328
16.3 Time program! ! 331

Project configuration 334

17.1 Overview 334
17.2 Project configuration 335

Script editor

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18.1 Overview 339

18.2 Script editor 340

DIAView software execution environment 348

19.1 Overvie 348
19.2 Introduction to the execution environment 349

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Introduction

With the development of industrial and social economy, information technology based on computers and
high speed Internet is becoming more and more mature and advanced; its application range includes
industrial manufacturing, import and export trading, transportation, -power energy, oil, chemical industry,
metallurgy and the everyday life, culture and entertainment of people etc. Information technology is also
gradually developing towards automation and intelligence, promoting productivity revolution and increasing
peoples living standards.

The SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) system is a data acquisition and
surveillance system. It is a computer-based automated production process control and management
system that can monitor and control the executing devices on-site in order to realize functions including
data acquisition, device control, measurement, parameter control, various signal alarms and generate
charts and reports etc. The SCADA system has significant effects for increasing the reliability, safety,
economic benefits and work efficiency of industrial production and management control; it reduces
personnel burden and labor, realizing automation and modernization.

Since releasing its first inverter in 1995, Delta continued to increase the reliability and precision of
its products, and focused on innovative development of inverters and the power quality control, sensing,
control and sporting goods fields. As its product lines become more and more complete, Delta also
integrated the PLC, HMI, inverter, network communication devices, video and other industrial automation
products manufactured by itself to provide comprehensive industrial automation solutions. With the gradual
promotion and global distribution of Deltas own brand development strategy, and to further increase
Deltas influence in the industrial automation field, adapt to the customers need for Deltas industrial
automation products and market development features, Delta developed its own brand of SCADA system - the Delta Industrial Automation View system, abbreviated as DIAView.

Functions features

Based on the Windows operating system and has wide, flexible and reliable applications.
Supports the communication and networking of domestic and international mainstream PLC, DCS,
PAC and IPC devices.
Based on the -dotNet technology platform; uses WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) technology
to display beautiful images and fully supports the XML technology.
Friendly user interface, rich graphic elements, easy operations, easy configurations, easy usage and
easy maintenance.
Decentralized layout with powerful expandability.
Stable industrial communication design
Powerful alarm management
Easy-learning and easy-to-use scripting language (VBScript)
Highly efficient recipe management
Reliable user management

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DIAView Installation Requirements

2.1 DIAView Installation Requirements

Configuration Items
CPU

Minimum System Requirements

2.0GHz or above

Memory

2GB or above

Hard disk

20GB or above

Display

Operating System

1024 x 768 resolution or above

Windows XP SP3, Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate Edition, Windows 8
Professional/Ultimate Edition 32/64 bit
Language: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English

System Privilege
Execution Platform

Windows users must have administrator privileges

Installation of Microsoft .NET Framework4.0 or above is required

Note : Users must prevent the computer system from entering standby or hibernation modes
while the DIAView configuration software execution environment is executing in order to avoid
Unrecognized Encryption -dongle anomalies from occurring.

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2.2 DotNet Installation

DIAView is based on the Microsoft .NET Framework environment; .NET Framework4.0 or above must
first be installed before using DIAView. Installation steps are as follows (Using Windows7 Professional
Edition as the example):

Step 1:Start the computer and insert the DIAView installation disc into the CD-ROM drive, then click
the DIAViewSetup.exe file on the disc to execute the installation program, as shown in the figure below:

Once the installation program has started, it will enter the install navigation interface; there is a list of
buttons on the right of the install navigation interface, when you move the mouse cursor onto one of the
buttons, the text of the button will change from white to yellow. The functions of each button are as follows:
z
z
z
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Installation guide: Includes the system requirements for installing DIAView, problems that might
encounter during the installation and the features of the new version.
DIAView: Installing DIAView main program
Encryption -dongle: Installs an encryption -dongle driver (the encryption -dongle driver will
automatically be installed when installing the DIAView main program).
DotNet: Installs Microsoft .NET Framework (version 4.0 and above).

Step 2: Click the DotNet button to enter the installation interface of Microsoft .NET Framework, as
shown in the figure below:

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Step 3: The -License Terms- dialog will appear as shown in the figure below. If the user agrees to
the terms in this agreement, check the -I have read and accept the license terms- checkbox and then
press the -Install- button to continue the installation. If user does not agree, press the -Cancel- button to
exit the installation program.

Step 4: Select accept license agreement and then press the -Install- button to continue installation
and enter the installation stage:

Step 5: When installation is complete, the dialog shown in the figure below will appear; click the
-Finish- button to complete the installation of -dotNET Framework:

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2.3 Installing DIAView main program

Installation steps are as follows (Using Windows7 Professional Edition as the example):

Step 1: Start the computer and insert the DIAView installation disc into the CD-ROM drive,
then click the DIAViewSetup.exe file on the disc to execute the installation program, as shown
in the figure below:

Step 2: Click the DIAView button to enter the DIAView main program installation interface,
as shown in the figure below:

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Step 3: Click -Next- and the -User License Agreement- dialog will appear. The content of the
dialog is the legal agreement between -Delta Electronics,Inc. and the DIAView software user. If the user
agrees to the terms in this agreement, check the -I accept the terms in the license agreement- checkbox
and then press the -Next- button to continue the installation; users can also press the -Print- button to
print this agreement. If user does not agree, press the -Cancel- button to exit the installation program.

Step 4: Select accept license agreement and then press the -Next- button to continue installation;
the select installation folder dialog will appear:

The systems -default installation path is: C:\Program Files\DIAView\, if the user wants to change the
installation folder, press the -Change- button to select the installation path.

Step 5:Press -Next- and the installation program will analyze the installation
environment and then the following window will appear:

Step 6: Click -Install- to start installing the DIAView main program; the installation
progress window will appear:

Step 7:When installation is complete, the dialog shown in the figure below will appear; click the Finish- button to complete the installation of the DIAView software. If user checked the -Start DIAView-
checkbox, then the DIAView software will start when the -Finish- button is pressed.

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2.4 Installing encryption dongle driver

Installation steps are as follows (Using Windows7 Professional Edition as the example):

Step 1: Start the computer and insert the DIAView installation disc into the CD-ROM drive,
then click the DIAViewSetup.exe file on the disc to execute the installation program, as shown
in the figure below:

Step 2: Click the -Encryption dongle button to enter the installation navigation interface,
as shown in the figure below:

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Step 3: Click -Next- and select install parameters:

Step 4: Click the -Next- button to enter the program installation stage; when installation is
complete, the screen will appear as shown in the figure below:

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2.5 Uninstalling DIAView main program and encryption dongle

driver
1. There are three ways to uninstall the DIAView main program; the steps are as follows (using Windows 7
Professional Edition as the example):

Method 1: Go to the Control Panel and select Programs and Features, then select DIAView and use
your mouse to right-click on it. The right-click menu will appear as shown in the figure below:

Select -Uninstall- from the right-click function menu and the system will automatically uninstall the
program, as shown in the figure below:

Method 2: Insert the DIAView software installation disc in the CD-ROM drive, then click the
DIAViewSetup.exe file on the disc to execute the installation program. Select DIAView from the
navigation window that pops up, and then select -Delete- from the next screen that appears; the system
will automatically uninstall the program:

Method 3: Open the Start menu All Programs DIAView Uninstall:

2. Uninstalling encryption dongle driver (the encryption dongle must be inserted):

Open Computer Management search for Senselock EliteIV v2.x in Device Manager and the
right-click on it:

Select -Uninstall- and the -Confirm device uninstall- window will appear; check -Delete driver
software for this device- and then click -OK- to uninstall it: