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FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 6.1

Versatile Machine-Level HMI for Stand-Alone Applications

FactoryTalk View Machine Edition (ME) sotware is a versatile HMI

application that provides a dedicated and powerul solution or

machine-level operator interace devices. As an integral element o the

Rockwell Automation visualization solution, FactoryTalk View Machine

Edition provides superior graphics, runtime language switching and aster

commissioning time through a common development environment.

FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 6.1 adds new eatures that speed

development time by up to 30 percent, while enhancing the unctionality

and impact o HMI applications or machine-level, PC-based operator

interace solutions. These new eatures include

Complete Symbol Factory Library to allow users to create more eective

and compelling displays, in less time. Ability to embed browser window

in HMI - applicationsoperators can easily access documentation, recipes

and other html-content without direct control o the browser.

Extend capabilities or data-logging and recipe management

using a common .csv le ormat.

A built-in Microsot Arial Unicode ont that allows one run-time

application to be deployed in up to 20 languages withoutcumbersome ont-linking.

A stand-alone version o the Machine Edition Transer Utility simplies

loading applications on to PanelView Plus without having to install

and have a license or FactoryTalk View Studio.

Features and Benefts

FactoryTalk View Machine Edition

oers OEMs and end-users eatures

that reduce development and

commissioning time, while improving

the operators experience and

retaining the plant-wide scalability.

Reduce design and commissioning

time with:

TaglessHMIwiththe

FactoryTalk Directory

Globalobjects

LibraryofRockwellAutomation

Built-in Faceplates and

Add-On Instructions

Now compatible with

Windows 64-bit OS

Expand machine exibility

and capability through:

Recipes

Machineset-up

Datalogging

Using the .csv le ormat, FactoryTalk

View ME can write data logs that are

accessible via FTP on an Ethernet

network or trending analysis. Similar

.csv les can be stored on the local

PC or PanelView and used to modiy

values in the controller or recipe

changes and/or machine set-up.

These recipes can be downloaded

to the local terminal via an Ethernet

network, as well.

Runtime language switching

The built-in Microsot Arial Unicode

ont includes virtually all Unicode

character ranges, meaning that

multiple-language implementations

can be accomplished more easily,

without cumbersome ont-linking.

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Optimized ControlLogix CommunicationsUsing RSLinx Enterprise

Optimize Your Investment

FactoryTalk View ME provides premier integration

with Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture,

maximizing your existing control system investment. For

example, RSLinx Enterprise communications oer native,

optimized communications to Logix platorms. Enabled

by FactoryTalk Directory, FactoryTalk View Machine Editionallows browsing to a local directory or RSLogix tag

addresses and accessing controller tags directly.

FactoryTalk View Machine Edition supports KepServer

Enterprise sotware, which provides serial and Ethernet

OPC servers that allow communication between many

third-party programmable controllers, industrial devices

and FactoryTalk View Machine Edition.

Reduce Commissioning Time FactoryTalkView Machine Edition Delivers

Tagless HMI with the FactoryTalk DirectoryFactoryTalk Directory gives you access to tags held in

controllers by reerencing them through a common

address book. For example, tags dened in RSLogix

programming sotware and reerenced via RSLinx

communications sotware, are automatically available

or browsing and accessing in a local directory. With

FactoryTalk Directory, theres no need to recreate or

import tags into a separate tag database.

Global Objects

GlobalobjectsallowyoutolinktheappearanceandbehaviorofabasegraphicobjecttomultiplereferencesoftheobjectthroughoutaFactoryTalkViewapplication,savingyoudevelopmenttime.GlobalObjectparametersallow the creation o reusable parameterized aceplatesand templates. Usability is enhanced by the ability todeploy aceplates and templates at design time, andparameterized element can be substituted with top-levelUDT tag support.

Library o Rockwell Automation Built

Faceplates and AOIs

The library o aceplates and AOIs:

Provides or monitoring status o I/O, controllers andnetworks, and or control o some o these devices

Saves time, can easily be added to any HMI application

Are automatically updated as Rockwell Automationintroduces new and updated aceplates and AOIs

Confgure and Monitor Alarm Conditions

The FactoryTalk View alarm system quickly alerts youand your operators to conditions requiring immediateaction. You can use the Alarm Setup editor to congurealarm conditions. When an alarm condition occurs duringruntime, the system can pop up a predened display,sound an alarm signal, or send the alarm to a printer.Alarm system eatures include:

Word alarm triggers based on analog tags,digital tags, or expressions

Bit and least-signicant bit alarm triggers

Ability to acknowledge, silence, and clear alarms

Complete Symbol Factory Libraryto enable users to createmore efective and compellingdisplays, in less time.

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Recipes, Machine Set-Up and Data Logging

Using the .csv le ormat, FactoryTalk View ME can

write data logs or oine trending analysis.

Similar .csv les can be stored on the local PC or

PanelView and used to modiy values in the controller

or recipe changes and/or machine set-up. These

recipes also can be downloaded to the local terminal

via an Ethernet network.

Keeping System Data Secure

FactoryTalk Security provides security services

integrated into both the FactoryTalk local directory and

the FactoryTalk network directory. FactoryTalk Security

supports security policies that govern how security is

implemented. For example, a security policy can dene

the rules or passwords regarding how many characters

are required and how complex passwords must be.

Scalability to Grow

FactoryTalk View Studio Scale Machine-LevelHMI Applications Across Multiple Platorms

The common development environment used across

the FactoryTalk View suite and PanelView Plus operator

terminals expands the scope o traditional machine-level

HMI development rom dedicated devices to a much

broader scale that includes open Microsot Windows

CE solutions and Microsot Windows desktop operating

systems. FactoryTalk Machine Edition is part o the

FactoryTalk Enterprise Series, which oers a scalable

HMI architecture, making it easy to reuse components

o machine-level applications within supervisory-level

projects.Thesolutionalsoencompassesexiblesystem

consisting o activation procedures, a common address

book, centralized authentication and access control,

and uniorm diagnostics that can help reduce costs and

extend the lie cycle o your existing investments.

Simulate Runtime with Quick Test

Run CapabilitiesTo make it easy to test your systems as you build them,

FactoryTalk View Studio includes quick test eatures.

Quick Test Run operates rom within the graphics editor

toverifyoperationoftheobjectsandanimationswithin

the graphic. The ull test run rom FactoryTalk View Studio

oers a time-limited runtime to check connectivity with

RSLinx and OPC and allows the running o the complete

application rom within the development environment.

Runtime Application ConversionEquals Easier Migration

An automated wizard lets you import PanelViewStandardandPanelViewEnhancedprojectsinto

FactoryTalk View Machine Edition applications via

FactoryTalk View Studio. The process successully retains

mostofaPanelViewproject,includinggraphicdisplays

andmostobjects,text,tags,alarmmessages,andlocal

and global messages.

Rockwell Automation Library o Faceplates and AOIs

Logix I/O

Control Devices

PowerFlex70/70 EC

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Allen-Bradley, ControLogix, FactoryTalk, Integrated Architecture, PanelView, PowerFlex,RSLinx, RSLogix and Rockwell Sotware are trademarks o Rockwell Automation, Inc.All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property o their respective owners.

Multiple Version Support

FactoryTalk View Studio allows you to create runtime

applications (.mer les) or use with previous FactoryTalk

View Machine Edition runtime versions, giving you the

option o maintaining an installed base o older runtime

versions and PanelView Plus and PanelView Plus CE

terminals while using the latest FactoryTalk View Studio

editor. This eliminates the time required to upgrade and

requaliy the runtime sotware or upgrade terminals tothe latest rmware.

Runtime Language Switching

FactoryTalk View Enterprise, both FactoryTalk View Site

Edition and FactoryTalk View Machine Edition, supports

Runtime Language Switching o 20 runtime and 40

design-time languages. You have the ability to congure

multiple language versions o an application with the

capability o switching application languages dynamically

at runtime. Text within alarm, local and inormation

messages,aswellastextembeddedingraphicsobjects,

can be translated easily using the string import/exportto Microsot Excel eature. This eature optimizes

duplicate strings and allows a single translation or strings

that appear multiple times in the application. The built-in

Microsot Arial Unicode ont includes virtually all Unicode

character ranges so multiple-language implementations

can be accomplished more easily, without cumbersome

ont-linking.

Get Answers Fast

When you purchase any product in the FactoryTalk

View Machine Edition amily, you receive both

industry-leading sotware, and award-winning global

support. Use the MySupport eature to personalize the

Rockwell Automation Support Services website or your

needs. MySupport can send you regular e-mail messages

with links to the latest technical notes and sotware

updates or FactoryTalk View Machine Edition and otherproducts. To register, visit

http://support.rockwellautomation.com.

Get More Inormation

For ordering inormation, contact your local

Rockwell Automation sales ofce or Allen-Bradley

distributor. Or learn more by visiting

http://www.rockwellsotware.com.