HMI (not screenmaker)

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Hi everyone, I am developing an human/machine interface (HMI) using using Indusoft web studio v8.0, and the ABB OPC server software.

I need the following features that I can’t figure out how to do:

  1. need to add a “PP to main” button on my HMI.

  2. need a “Start” button, basically a virtual button that does the same as the flexpendant “start”

  3. a Run Routine button (screenmaker calls this a “RunRoutineButton”).

Does anyone know how these are done? I need to know the signals or program data that would be the link to each of these from the OPC server.

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System Inputs & Outputs

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Thanks, yes, I did figure out the system inputs for configuring the “start button”.
Create an output
link output to a input through cross connection
link input to a “system input”

PP to main appears to be not possible. Start at main is though.

Run routine button is still somewhat a mystery.

new question - how can I have TP write messages linked to my PC HMI?

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PP to Main – yep, they assume “Start at Main” is good enough.

Run Routine – could do “Load and Start” system input, or the classic WaitUntil Selection > 0; followed by a case statement of what program to run at the beginning of main works too.

Been a while since I’ve used OPC – you can see strings, right? If so, set a string value to the same as the TPWrite message and have the PC HMI read the string.