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Building HMI Applications in Visual Studio .NET
Your Host Today Mike Smith, Development Tools
Product Manager
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Building HMI Applications in Visual Studio .NET

• Agenda 1 Hour
• Reading / Writing PLC data using runtime free
  components
• Displaying animated graphics using the Symbol
  Factory .NET library of 3600 industrial objects
• Read data from OPC data sources
• Trending data
• Sending plotted data to a log file
• Summary
• Discussion, Questions Answers

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What are the Requirements?

• Visual Studio .NET (2005 is used in this
  example). You can use C or VB.
• Components to communicate to your PLC.
• Connecting directly to the PLC using the
  INGEAR.NET family of components.
• Connecting to an OPC Server using the OPC
  Extender component.
• EMD Virtual Keyboard for keyboard-less
  applications
• Symbol Factory .NET to supply you with over 3,600
  industrial symbols each that can be animated.
• Plot Pack .NET to display your trend data and to
  log the data.

Visual Studio to 1-N Devices
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INGEAR.NET Components for Visual Studio.NET

• Supported on both Visual Studio 2003 and 2005
• Makes DIRECT connections to the PLC.
• Components available to connect to Allen-Bradley
  and GE Fanuc PLCs via Ethernet.
• Easy to use.
• No point count limits or other artificial limits.

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OPC Extender.NET

• Supported in Visual Studio 2003, 2005, and 2008.
• Turn any .NET component into an OPC Client
  without writing any code.
• Connects to any OPC Server (TOPServer,
  OmniServer, INGEAR, Kepware, Matrikon, etc.),
  which in turn talks to your PLC.

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EMD Virtual Keyboard .NET

• Supported in Visual Studio 2005
• Set of on-screen keyboard components perfect for
• Industrial Operator/Machine Interfaces
• Point of Sale applications
• Information Kiosks
• Multilingual keyboards
• Easy to implement, easy to deploy

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Symbol Factory .NET

• Supported in Visual Studio 2003, 2005, and 2008.
• Over 3,600 industrial graphics that can be
  animated.
• Each graphic is a vector graphic meaning it can
  scale up and down in size without loss in image
  quality.
• Free tank cutaway control for showing tank fills.
• Unlimited number of instances on a form.

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Plot Pack .NET

• Supported in Visual Studio 2003 and 2005.
• Real-time plotting component perfect for trending
  data or scatter diagrams.
• Unlimited number of channels. Mix and match
  trending data from different sources for maximum
  visual effect.
• Visual layout can be changed at both Design and
  Run time.
• Log incoming data to a log file.

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Live Demonstration

• Now, lets take a look at a live demonstration

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What Tools are Needed?

• Runtime-free distribution rights.
• Bundled solutions available containing
• INGEAR.NET direct connect components for
  Allen-Bradley and GE Fanuc PLCs
• Two Allen-Bradley components and one GE Fanuc
  component available.
• Developer Licenses 999 US per component
• OPC Extender .NET OPC Client components for
  connecting to OPC Servers - 1195 US
• EMD Virtual Keyboard - 395 US
• Symbol Factory .NET Industrial Graphics Component
  - 795 US
• Plot Pack .NET Visual Trending component - 895 US

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Contact Information Other Learning Opportunities

• Questions later?
• Mike Smith
• msmith_at_softwaretoolbox.com
• 888-665-3678 x 1328 or 704-849-2773 x1328
• For More Information
• Visit our Visual Studio .NET HMI Information Web
  Page and download FREE demonstration packages of
  the products youve seen here http//www.vsnethmi
  .net
• Other learning opportunities
• Visit www.softwaretoolbox.com/webinars for a
  listing of other webinars.