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Rexroth IndraWorks

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Operation and Programming Guide

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Table of contents

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1 Basics............................................................................................................................ 1

1.1 General Information ............................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 About this Manual................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2.1 General Information ............................................................................................................................ 1

1.2.2 Elements of the IndraWorks User Interface ......................................................................................... 2

1.2.3 Title, Menu and Status Bar .................................................................................................................. 2

1.2.4 Toolbars .............................................................................................................................................. 3

1.2.5 Document Window Area...................................................................................................................... 3

General Information ......................................................................................................................... 3

Document Windows ......................................................................................................................... 3

Tool Windows .................................................................................................................................. 4

Ar ranging the Windows .................................................................................................................... 41.2.6 Project Explorer................................................................................................................................... 5

General Information ......................................................................................................................... 5

Pr oject ............................................................................................................................................. 5

Device .............................................................................................................................................. 5

1.2.7 Libr ary Explorer .................................................................................................................................. 5

1.3 Getting Started........................................................................................................................................ 5

1.3.1 Star ting IndraWorks ............................................................................................................................ 5

1.3.2 Creating a New Project ....................................................................................................................... 5

1.3.3 Opening a Project ............................................................................................................................... 6

1.3.4 Adding a New Device to a Project ....................................................................................................... 7

1.3.5 Exiting IndraWorks .............................................................................................................................. 7

2 Working with IndraWorks............................................................................................... 9

2.1 Gener al Information ............................................................................................................................... 9

2.2 Working with Projects and Devices ........................................................................................................ 9

2.2.1 Projects and Project Data.................................................................................................................... 9

2.2.2 Star tup Picture .................................................................................................................................. 16

2.2.3 Devices.............................................................................................................................................. 17

Inserting Devices From the Library ................................................................................................ 17

Devices in the Project Explorer ...................................................................................................... 21

2.2.4 Using the Library................................................................................................................................ 24General Information ....................................................................................................................... 24

Function Areas ............................................................................................................................... 25

Operation ....................................................................................................................................... 26

2.2.5 Archiving and Restoring Projects....................................................................................................... 27

General Information ....................................................................................................................... 27

Ar chiving Projects .......................................................................................................................... 27

Ar chiving a Project on a File System .............................................................................................. 27

Ar chiving a Project on a Device ..................................................................................................... 30

Restoring Projects ......................................................................................................................... 33

Restoring a Project from a File System .......................................................................................... 33

Restoring a Project from a Device .................................................................................................. 37

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2.2.6 Activating a Project for the Operation Desktop .................................................................................. 41

2.2.7 Scan for Devices................................................................................................................................ 42


Operation ....................................................................................................................................... 42

2.2.8 Offline and Online Modes.................................................................................................................. 48

Offline Mode .................................................................................................................................. 48

Online Mode .................................................................................................................................. 48

2.2.9 Switching between Offline and Online............................................................................................... 48

What Happens? ............................................................................................................................. 48

How to Proceed.............................................................................................................................. 49

Communication Adjustment ........................................................................................................... 49

Structure Adjustment ..................................................................................................................... 49

Configuration Adjustment .............................................................................................................. 50

Data Adjustment ............................................................................................................................ 512.3 Adding Files to an IndraWorks Project ................................................................................................. 51

2.3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 51

2.3.2 Adding a File ..................................................................................................................................... 52

2.3.3 Adding a New Element from Template to the Project ........................................................................ 53

2.3.4 Editing a File ..................................................................................................................................... 54

2.3.5 Removing a File from the Project ...................................................................................................... 56

2.4 Working with the Workspace ................................................................................................................ 56

2.4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 56

2.4.2 Workspace Structure ........................................................................................................................ 57

2.4.3 Workspace......................................................................................................................................... 57

Creating a Workspace ................................................................................................................... 57

Opening the Workspace ................................................................................................................ 58

Deleting a Workspace .................................................................................................................... 58

2.4.4 Projects in the Workspace................................................................................................................. 59

Adding Projects .............................................................................................................................. 59

Opening a Project .......................................................................................................................... 59

Deleting a Project .......................................................................................................................... 60

2.4.5 Properties ......................................................................................................................................... 60

2.4.6 Devices in Projects ........................................................................................................................... 60

2.5 Persistence .......................................................................................................................................... 60

2.6 Multilingual Projects ............................................................................................................................. 612.6.1 General Information .......................................................................................................................... 61

2.6.2 Defining the Master Language of a Project ....................................................................................... 61

2.6.3 Managing Project Languages ........................................................................................................... 62

2.6.4 External Project Translation .............................................................................................................. 63


Exporting the Translation File from IndraWorks ............................................................................. 64

Importing the Translation File to OpenOffice.org Calc .................................................................... 65

Translating Texts in OpenOffice.org Calc ...................................................................................... 66

Exporting the Translation File from OpenOffice.org Calc ............................................................... 67

Importing the Translation File to IndraWorks .................................................................................. 69

2.7 Print ..................................................................................................................................................... 70

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2.7.1 General Information .......................................................................................................................... 70

2.7.2 Printing Single Documents ................................................................................................................ 70

2.7.3 Printing Project Data or Device Data.................................................................................................. 71

Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 71

Print and Print Preview - Operation................................................................................................. 75

2.8 User Management ............................................................................................................................... 80


2.8.2 Wor king with the User Management.................................................................................................. 81


Login .............................................................................................................................................. 82

2.8.3 Using Authorizations ......................................................................................................................... 82

2.9 Firmware Management ........................................................................................................................ 83

2.10 License Management .......................................................................................................................... 84

2.10.1 Licensing of IndraWorks Components............................................................................................... 84General Information ....................................................................................................................... 84

Installing a License ........................................................................................................................ 85

2.10.2 Licensing Firmware Functions........................................................................................................... 87


Enabling Firmware Functions ........................................................................................................ 88

Removing Firmware Licenses ........................................................................................................ 89

2.11 Remote Service ................................................................................................................................... 89


2.11.2 I-Remote Client Software .................................................................................................................. 90

2.12 External Applications ........................................................................................................................... 91


2.12.2 Adding an Application ....................................................................................................................... 92

2.12.3 Changing the Properties of an Application ........................................................................................ 93

2.12.4 Deleting an Application ..................................................................................................................... 93

2.13 Options Dialog Box .............................................................................................................................. 94


2.13.2 Function Areas .................................................................................................................................. 94

2.13.3 Operation .......................................................................................................................................... 94

2.13.4 General Options ................................................................................................................................ 94

Language Settings ......................................................................................................................... 94

Software Licenses ......................................................................................................................... 94Key Combinations (Shortcuts) ....................................................................................................... 94

Fr ame Properties ........................................................................................................................... 95

Logging Manager ........................................................................................................................... 96

Pr oject Explorer ............................................................................................................................. 97

Pr inting .......................................................................................................................................... 98

2.14 Customizing Dialog Box ..................................................................................................................... 101

2.15 Info ..................................................................................................................................................... 101

2.16 Output Window .................................................................................................................................. 102

2.17 Help.................................................................................................................................................... 103

2.17.1 Indr aWorks Online Help .................................................................................................................. 103

2.17.2 Integrating an External Online Help ................................................................................................ 105


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3 Operation of the Oscilloscope Function...................................................................... 107

3.1 General Information............................................................................................................................ 107

3.2 Starting the Oscilloscope Function ..................................................................................................... 1073.3 Online- und Offline-Modus.................................................................................................................. 107

3.3.1 Starting in the Offline Mode ............................................................................................................. 107

3.3.2 Starting in the Online Mode / Switching to the Online Mode ............................................................. 108

3.4 Recording a New Measurement ......................................................................................................... 110

3.4.1 General Information ........................................................................................................................ 110

3.4.2 Connecting Devices and Selecting Signals ..................................................................................... 110

3.4.3 Configuring the Active Measurement .............................................................................................. 112

3.4.4 Configuring the Trigger ................................................................................................................... 113

General Information ..................................................................................................................... 113

Manual Trigger............................................................................................................................. 114

Signal Trigger .............................................................................................................................. 116Triggering with Binary Signals ...................................................................................................... 117

3.5 Starting the Measurement .................................................................................................................. 119

3.6 Graphical Display................................................................................................................................ 120

3.6.1 Signal Overview .............................................................................................................................. 120

3.6.2 Graphical Display ............................................................................................................................ 121

3.6.3 Zoom ............................................................................................................................................... 123

Zooming an area in ...................................................................................................................... 123

Zoom Levels ................................................................................................................................ 124

Show the Line Cursor .................................................................................................................. 125

Zoom with Line Cursors ............................................................................................................... 125

3.6.4 Moving the Active Signal in Y Direction ........................................................................................... 125

3.6.5 Scaling the Active Signal in Y Direction ........................................................................................... 125

3.6.6 Automatic Support for Scaling......................................................................................................... 126

Absolute and Full Scaling ............................................................................................................ 126

Enlarging the Active Signal in Y Direction .................................................................................... 127

3.6.7 Manual Scaling ............................................................................................................................... 127

3.6.8 Fixed Scaling .................................................................................................................................. 128

3.6.9 Change Graphic Mode .................................................................................................................... 128

Interpolated Measurement Curve ................................................................................................ 128

Real Measurement Curve ............................................................................................................ 129

Display of the Single Measurement Points ................................................................................... 1303.7 Logic Analyzer ................................................................................................................................... 131

3.8 Computations ..................................................................................................................................... 135


3.8.2 General Computation Formula ........................................................................................................ 135

3.8.3 Summation ...................................................................................................................................... 143

3.8.4 Possibilities for Computation........................................................................................................... 144

Selecting Computations ............................................................................................................... 144

Fast Fourier Transformation FFT ................................................................................................. 145

Computing the Frequency Response ........................................................................................... 147

3.9 Loading and Saving a Measurement .................................................................................................. 151


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3.9.2 Import Configuration, Export Configuration ..................................................................................... 152

3.9.3 Import Measurement, Export Measurement .................................................................................... 152

3.9.4 Measurement in the Project ............................................................................................................ 152

General Information...................................................................................................................... 152

Load Measurement ...................................................................................................................... 152

Save Measurement ...................................................................................................................... 153

Import Measurement into the Project ........................................................................................... 153

Export Measurement from Current Project ................................................................................... 153

3.9.5 Load Signal Data ............................................................................................................................ 154

3.9.6 Add Signal Data .............................................................................................................................. 154

3.10 Document Window in Clipboard ......................................................................................................... 154

3.11 Exporting a Measurement as Text File ............................................................................................... 154

3.12 References ........................................................................................................................................ 154

4 Service Support...................................................................................................... 155

4.1 Helpdesk............................................................................................................................................. 155

4.2 Service Hotline.................................................................................................................................... 155

4.3 Internet................................................................................................................................................ 155

4.4 Helpful Information.............................................................................................................................. 155

Index.......................................................................................................................... 157


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1 Basics

1.1 General Information

IndraWorks is the carrier system for integration of the Bosch Rexroth engineer-ing tools.

Cross-sectional functions, such as project navigation and project administrationas well as the generation of project and configuration data, are executed in acentralized manner.

Basically, there are two types of integration:

● When full integration is used, all operator actions are performed in themain window of IndraWorks.

Examples include parameterization of units in an IndraWorks project or configuration of HMI control elements for visualization panels.

● The connection to IndraWorks allows comfortable integration of 3rd party

tools. 3rd party tools can be called directly from the IndraWorks projectmanagement in their own display format.

This type of integration is, for example, used for PLC programming andHMI image configuration.

1.2 About this Manual

1.2.1 General Information

This manual contains information about:

chapter 1.2.2 "Elements of the IndraWorks User Interface " on page 2

This section provides an overview of the visual components of IndraWorks and

explains their functions.

chapter 1.3 "Getting Started" on page 5

This section provides instructions and templates for facilitating the use of In-draWorks.

chapter 2 "Working with IndraWorks" on page 9

This chapter contains a detailed description of the most important parts of In-draWorks.


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1.2.2 Elements of the IndraWorks User Interface

1 Project

2 Device

3 Project explorer

4 Status bar

5 Menu

6 Library

7 Output window and diagnoses

8 Document window area

Fig.1-1: IndraWorks user interface

1.2.3 Title, Menu and Status Bar

The main window of IndraWorks is enclosed by the title and menu bars as wellas the status bar.

The title bar shows the name of the window that is active in the document win-dow area.

The menu bar displays the menu entries including pertinent commands. Justselect a command to execute an action.

The status bar provides information on the current project and on the menucommands.

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1.2.4 Toolbars

Toolbars permit quick access to frequently used menu entries and buttons.

You can create your own toolbars and add menus and buttons. The new tool-

bars will then appear in the View – Toolbars item, where you can activate or deactivate them.

Once you exit IndraWorks, the modifications to the toolbars and all new toolbarswill be saved. The previous settings will again be activated when IndraWorksis started the next time.

When IndraWorks is started, the „Standard“ toolbar will be shown below themain menu. If necessary, you can move this toolbar with the mouse or hide itby selecting the View – Toolbars menu item.

Fig.1-2: Standard toolbar

It provides the following commands:

● Create new project (see main menu File – New – Project)

● Open project (see main menuFile – Open – Project

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● Cut (see main menu Edit – Cut)

● Copy (see main menu Edit – Copy)

● Paste (see main menu Edit – Paste)

● Undo (see main menu Edit – Undo)

● Redo (see main menu Edit – Redo)

1.2.5 Document Window Area

General Information

IndraWorks provides various options and tools supporting you with the man-agement of the windows opened in the document window area.

There are two window types in IndraWorks: document windows and tool win-dows.

Document Windows

IndraWorks supports two types of displaying document windows: sub windows(MDI - Multiple Documents Interface) and tabs.

In the sub window mode, all document windows are arranged in the documentwindow area. Several windows can be represented at the same time (e. g.

overlapping windows).In the tab mode, only one document window is displayed. It occupies the entiredocument window area. The other open document windows are representedas tabs at the upper edge of the document window area. To show such a win-dow, just click on it.

To move back and forth between the two modes, select Windows – Windowsas Tabs.

Double-click on an object in the project explorer to open a window in the docu-ment window area where you can edit the data or properties of that particular object. Depending on the object type, the window is a dialog box or an editor. All open document windows are listed in the

Window

menu. To put a windowto the foreground, select the appropriate menu item or click on a visible part of

the window in the document window area.

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Select the Windows – Windows menu item to open the „Window List…“ whereyou can manage the windows opened in the document window area.

Fig.1-3: Window List… dialog box

Tool Windows

Tool windows are listed in the View – Other Windows menu item. To changethe behavior of the tool windows, either use the system menu (by right-clickingon the title bar of the tool window) or the Window menu.

Tool windows are „dockable“ by default. A tool window is opened either in thefloating mode or it is docked to the edge of the document window area. To docka floating tool window to the edge of the document window area, just deselectthe „dockable“ property. This window will also be arranged as an additional tabin the document window area. If you reselect the „dockable“ property, the win-dow will return to the position it had taken before you arranged it in the documentwindow area.

This command hides the active window. You can show the window again usingthe View menu.

This command changes the window from the floating mode to the docked modeand vice versa.

This setting hides the tool window at the edge of the borders such that it is onlyindicated by a tab displaying the window title. To fully maximize the windowagain, just move the mouse pointer over the tab. In this manner, the documentwindow area can be enlarged.

Arranging the Windows

In the MDI mode, the windows in the document window area can be arrangedin the overlapping, cascading and tiled modes. To achieve this, select the ap-propriate command from the Window menu.

In the tap mode, document windows can be grouped. To achieve this, use thecommands of the system menu of the document windows. You can arrangedocument windows in vertical and horizontal groups and easily move them fromone group to the other.

In the tab mode, you can drag-and-drop document windows withinthe document window area.

Using the system menu of the document windows in the MDI mode, you can

minimize, restore, close and move these windows as well as zoom them in andout. Using the system menu in the tab mode, you can create new horizontal

Dockable

Hide

Floating

Auto Hide

Overlapping, Cascading, Tiled

Grouping Document Windows

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and vertical groups, move document windows from one group to the other andclose document windows. To activate the document windows one after the oth-er, press +.

To display as large an area of your document as possible on the screen, activate

the full-frame mode by selecting View – Full Screen. All tool windows are hid-den, and the document window area occupies the entire remaining area. Themenu bar is still shown. The „Customizing“ dialog box allows you to add toolbarsas you wish. The View menu allows you to display any tool windows you wish,even in the full-frame mode. The configuration selected is stored on exiting thefull-frame mode and will be restored when it is called the next time. To returnto the normal display mode, click on the „Full Screen“ button of the „FullScreen“ toolbar. Alternatively, you can also press ++ or use themenu.

1.2.6 Project Explorer

General Information

The project explorer is arranged to the left of the document window area in theIndraWorks main window. The project explorer represents the projects and their components in a structured manner.

Project

A project contains all devices, communication connections and other compo-nents required for operating a machine or system. The tree structure of thesecomponents reflects the device topology of the automation solution.

Device

A device is a components of a project, e. g. a control or a drive. Usually, a deviceconsists of a hardware section and a software section.

In IndraWorks, devices are selected from a library and added to a project. Thenthe functions available in the devices are called and/or lower-level devices areprojected.

1.2.7 Library Explorer

The library explorer is arranged to the right of the document window area in theIndraWorks main window. It represents all libraries available for your projectsin a structured manner. Libraries can contain hardware components, i. e. de-vices, and software components, e. g. function blocks.

1.3 Getting Started

1.3.1 Starting IndraWorks

Start IndraWorks via Start – All Programs – Rexroth – IndraWorks – Engineer-ing.

1.3.2 Creating a New Project

To create a new IndraWorks project, select File – New – Project…

The „Create New IndraWorks Project“ dialog box will appear. Enter a name for the project and select the directory where the project will be filed.

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Fig.1-4: Create New IndraWorks Project dialog box

Click „Browse…“ to move to the Windows file browser and navigate to the proj-ect directory desired. The language you select as the project language will bethe master language of your user texts. To define the associated letter typesand font sizes, click „Fonts…“.

1.3.3 Opening a Project

To open a project, select File – Open – Project… . .

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Fig.1-5: Open project dialog box

1.3.4 Adding a New Device to a Project

The library explorer displays all available devices of the libraries installed.

To add a device to the current project, drag the device from the library to theproject. Note that you can drag the device only directly to the project folder or to devices of the project which accept the currently selected device type as asubordinate device.

Fig.1-6: Devices in the library

1.3.5 Exiting IndraWorks

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2 Working with IndraWorks

2.1 General Information

IndraWorks provides objects with various contents, called application data.These objects can be created, managed, edited and filed in a structured man-ner, as files in an IndraWorks project. The workspace in IndraWorks consistsof a top-level project. Each project can, in turn, contain a collection of foldersand files. These objects are also called resources.

2.2 Working with Projects and Devices

2.2.1 Projects and Project Data

In IndraWorks, devices and objects (resources) are compiled to projects whichare represented in a tree structure in the project explorer. A project is alwaysat the uppermost hierarchy level. Only one project can be processed at a time.

All further nodes in the tree represent devices, communication connections,functions or merely structuring elements, e. g. folders, which are comparablewith directories in a file system. The figure below is an example of a project witha drive.


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Fig.2-1: Project in a tree structure

On principle, each node can provide a corresponding main menu entry withsubitems and a context-sensitive menu. The content and function of the com-mands provided in this menu are depending on the particular node.

If necessary, the „Project“ toolbar can be shown. When shown for the first time,this toolbar is floating, but can be moved to the desired position with the mouse.

Fig.2-2: Project toolbar

The „Project“ toolbar provides the following commands:

● Switch project offline (see main menu Project – Offline)

● Switch project online (see main menu Project – Online)

● File project to archive (see main menuProject – Archive

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To create a new project, select File – New – Project… or press ++.

Enter a name for the project in the „Create New IndraWorks Project“ dialog boxand select the directory to which you wish to save the project. From the dialog

box, select the master language for the project, i. e. the language used for cre-ating the project.

You can also define the fonts to be used for displaying the text, both for pro-portional fonts and for non-proportional fonts. This is particularly recommendedfor languages requiring specific fonts for displaying the text, e. g. Asiatic lan-guages.

Fig.2-3: Create New IndraWorks Project dialog box

To open existing projects, select File – Open – Project… or press ++. The „Open project“ dialog box shows all projects in the preset projectpath.

First select the folder of the project desired and then the project file. The fileextension of project files is „iwp“. The project is now uploaded.

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Fig.2-4: Open project dialog box

The File – Recent Projects menu item provides a list of the projects you haveprocessed recently. You can also open the project by double-clicking on therespective entry in this list.

Fig.2-5: Recent Projects menu item

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Close a current project by selecting File – Close – Project. All changes you havemade will be saved automatically.

You can change the project name by clicking on the activated project, by usingthe context-sensitive menu or by pressing „F2“.

It is only the name of the project file „*.iwp“ that is modified. Thename of the path and the directory where the project name is re-siding remains unchanged.

To open the „Properties“ dialog box, select a project and choose the Proper-ties

item from the context-sensitive menu. The „Properties“ dialog box displaysthe essential settings of the current project. In the selection window to the left,you can move back and forth between path settings, modification times andstates.

Fig.2-6: Properties dialog box, Paths

Selecting „Paths“ will provide information on the name and the memory locationof the project.

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Fig.2-7: Properties dialog box, Times

Selecting „Times“ will display the creation date and time as well as the time anddate of both the last write access and the last read access.

Fig.2-8: Properties dialog box, States

Selecting „States“ will display the current state (offline, online) and the projectlanguage selected.

An edited project is identified by an asterisk following the project name in thetitle bar of the project explorer. To save an edited or a new project, select theSave Project XXX item from the context-sensitive menu. When you close aproject, all changes are saved automatically.

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To save the currently open project to a different memory location with a differentname, select the File – Save As menu item.

Fig.2-9: Save project as dialog box

Enter a destination directory and a name for the project. After the dialog boxhas been exited with „Save“, IndraWorks saves and closes the current projectand creates a copy with the name selected in the destination directory specified.

All changes in the project structure and in the project data made upto that point will also be included in the original project.

The project information file „*.iwp“ is not directly filed to the desti-nation directory specified, but to a new directory having the same

name.

1st special case:

The destination directory selected is already existing.

In this case, IndraWorks provides the option of deleting the directory before thecopying step. If you do not wish to use this option, the „Save As“ process isstopped.

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Fig.2-10: Save IndraWorks project as dialog box: delete destination directory?

2nd special case:

If the destination directory contains an open IndraWorks project, the process isstopped and a corresponding message is displayed.

Fig.2-11: Save IndraWorks project as dialog box, error message

2.2.2 Startup Picture

Unless a project has been uploaded, the startup picture will be displayed au-tomatically when the Engineering Desktop is running up.

This startup picture is displayed in the following three cases:

● IndraWorks has been installed for the time.● The project was closed before IndraWorks was exited the last time.

● The setting causing the previous project to be uploaded on start has notbeen activated.

The startup picture provides various options of creating or opening a project.To activate the various functions, click on them or select them with and.

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Fig.2-12: Startup picture

This function opens the „Create New IndraWorks Project“ dialog box. It is equalto the File – New – Project item of the main menu.

This function creates an empty project with a defined name and starts thescanner to search for devices. At the same time, the „Configure“ view is acti-vated (see Scan for Devices).

This function opens a project which is filed to a local drive or a network drive.It is equal to the

File – Open – Project

item of the main menu.

This function restores a project from an archive residing on a local drive, anetwork drive or a removable disk. It is equal to the Project – Restore – FromFile System item of the main menu.

The list of recently opened projects displays the project name and the changingdate. To open a project, click on the project name. This function is equal to theFile – Recently Opened Projects item of the main menu.

If you check this checkbox, the startup picture will not be displayed automati-cally when the Engineering Desktop is running up.

2.2.3 Devices

Inserting Devices From the Library

Add devices to a project by drag-and-drop and by using the context-sensitivemenu.

The context-sensitive menu provides the commands available in the particular

context concerned. The commands for editing the devices, such as Cut, Delete,

Create an Empty Project

Scan for Devices

Open Project

Restore Project

Recently Opened Projects

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Copy, and Paste, are also provided in the Edit menu. In contrast to the context-sensitive menu, inactive items are visible in the main menu. They are displayedin gray.

Select a device from the library and drag it to the project explorer.

The mouse pointer indicates possible insertion positions.

An arrow with a plus sign on a destination device with blue background (in-cluding the project itself) signals that the device can be inserted at this position.

Fig.2-13: Insertion by drag-and-drop from the library

The new device is added to all devices inserted at this element.

A circle with a backslash signals that it is not possible to insert a device at thisposition.

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Fig.2-14: Insertion by drag-and-drop not allowed

You can also insert new devices in the project at certain selected positions.

Move the mouse to the desired destination position. This position is representedby a line. The background color of the associated destination element changesto blue.

In the first example, the new device is inserted in Device 1 between Commis-sioning drive and Device 1.1.

Fig.2-15: Insertion at the desired destination position

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Fig.2-16: Insertion at the project node

You can also use the clipboard to add devices to a project.

Fig.2-17: Pasting devices from the clipboard

You can also paste devices from foreign components to the projectexplorer via the clipboard. This requires that a complete descriptionof the device be copied to the clipboard as XML text.

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Devices in the Project Explorer

To delete devices, press or use Delete.

The Cut command files a reference to the selected device to the clipboard.

The device prepared for cutting is identified by a special icon (arrow pointing tothe upper right) and gray lettering as long as the device information resides inthe clipboard. You can stop this process with .

If you paste the device to a new position, it will be removed from its originalposition.

The Copy

command applies a copy of the selected element to the clipboard.You can now paste the element to the destination position.

It is again possible to paste the device directly to an element or to positionsintermediate the elements.

You can also copy, cut and paste devices by drag-and-drop. Drag a device toa different possible position and it will be moved to that position. If you addi-tionally press and hold while you are doing this, a copy of the device is

created at the destination position.

You can change the device name by clicking on the activated element, by usingthe context-sensitive menu or by pressing .

The name of the element is displayed in the input mode. You can stop theediting process at any time with . If the name entered is not accepted,the original name is automatically re-entered.

To open a dialog or editor associated to a project node, double-click on thatproject node or press .

To view brief information on a device, place the mouse pointer on that devicefor more than one second.

Fig.2-18: Displaying tool tips for devices

If the device-specific software signals an error, the device in question is shownwith red letters. If the device in question belongs to a non-expanded part of thetree, the device that is visible at the next higher level in the hierarchy is shownin red. The failed element itself is identified by a red exclamation mark in theicon.

Deleting Devices

Cutting Devices

Copying Devices

Copying, Cutting and Pasting with

the Mouse

Renaming Devices

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Fig.2-19: Displaying error states at devices

This shows failed elements immediately in the tree structure.

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Fig.2-21: Display of deselected elements in the project explorer

You can deselect a device through a check box. To view this check box, placethe mouse on the icon.

Fig.2-22: Deselecting devices in the project explorer

Elements can be disabled if, for example, the element in question cannot bereached in the particular context. Disabled elements are shown with light-grayletters in the tree structure; the icon of the device is lightened. Such elementscannot be reached or modified by commands any longer.

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Fig.2-23: Disabled elements in the project explorer

Using the context-sensitive menuAdd - New Folder

, new folders can be addedto the structure at permissible positions.

As can be done with devices, folders can also be moved, copied, deleted andrenamed. Additionally further parrallel partial views can be opened via the con-text-sensitive menu of the folder.

Fig.2-24: Restructuring with folders

2.2.4 Using the Library

General Information

The library contains all devices available on the platform. The library uses datafrom the standardized device description file, which is required for configurationand parameterization. This data is filed to the „Runtime\Library\Devices\Groupname“ directory in a structure and subdivided according to manufacturers.

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Function Areas

The library is subdivided in a navigation area with the tree structure represent-ing all devices installed and in an area providing current information on thedevice selected.

The navigation area is subdivided in library groups. The various groups aresubdivided according to manufacturers and functional components. The devi-ces are defined by their name and the device-specific icon.

Once you have selected an element from the navigation area, the current dataon the device is displayed in the information area.

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1 Library group with its own tree

2 Folders

3 Devices

4 Module for the device

5 Navigation area

6 Information area

Fig.2-25: Function areas of the library

Operation

You can navigate in the tree structure of the devices with the cursor keys andwith the mouse.

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To expand nodes at the „plus“ sign, press the key or double-click;to close the nodes at the „minus“ sign, press the key or double-click.

Devices are applied from the library to the project navigator by drag-and-drop

(see , chapter "Inserting Devices From the Library " on page 17). After insertion,the software package relating to the device is started.

You can also use the Copy and Paste functions and the clipboard for the in-sertion of devices.

Devices are added by copying new device description files or complete struc-tures to the „Runtime\Library\Devices\Group name“ directory. The associateddata is automatically applied to the graphical representation when the platformis started the next time. Copying data on the level of library groups is not al-lowed.

2.2.5 Archiving and Restoring Projects

General Information

IndraWorks provides the option of archiving projects on the local file system or on a device connected through a network. These archives can be restored onthe file system of the local computer.

While working with project archives, you are supported by a wizard. If allowedby the parameter entries, you can move back and forth among the various pa-ges of the wizard by clicking on the „“ buttons. When apage is opened for the first time, default values are pre-assigned to the inputboxes. Otherwise, your last entries will be displayed. You can exit the wizardat any time with „Cancel“. Values entered up to that point will not be saved; thearchiving process is stopped.

Archiving Projects

To archive a project, select it from the project explorer and choose Archive…from the context-sensitive menu, Project – Archive from the main menu, or thefollowing button from the toolbar:


Archiving a Project on a File System

The first page of the wizard prompts you to select whether you wish to save thearchive to a local file system or to a device connected through a network. In thiscase, select „Archive in file system“.

Proceed to the next page to define the filing location, the name of the archiveand a comment on the archive. Enter a directory of your local file system for thefiling location or select it with the„ …“ button.

Optionally, the archive can be protected by a password. Enter the password asecond time in the „Confirm password“ field to verify your entry.

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Fig.2-27: Archiving a project on a file system: destination archive settings

This page allows a check of your settings. Start creation of the archive by click-ing the „Finish“ button.

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Fig.2-28: Archiving a project on a file system, check of entries

The archive is created in the destination directory of the local computer. Thisprocess is indicated by a progress bar.

After archiving has been completed, settings and results are displayed.

To avoid inconsistencies during archiving, the active project isclosed before and re-opened after archiving.

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Fig.2-29: Archiving a project on a file system; archiving results

Archiving a Project on a Device

The first page prompts you to select whether you wish to save the archive to alocal file system or to a device connected through a network. In this case, select„Archive on device“.

On this page, you can define the destination device, the name of the archiveand a comment on the archive.

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Fig.2-30: Archiving a project on a device; device and settings for destination archive

In the „Device“ input box, enter the destination device to which you wish to savethe archive. There are four options:

● IP address (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn)

● Computer name of the destination device

● Selection via a drop-down list box. This list box contains all FTP capabledevices of the active project as well as the last five devices used in ar-chiving.

● Selection via the „…“ button. Apply the destination device from the list of all FTP capable devices shown for the active project.

Enter a name for filing the archive to the destination device. You can also enter a comment related to the archive.

Optionally, the archive can be protected by a password. Enter the password asecond time in the „Confirm password“ field to verify your entry.

Confirm with „Next“. The wizard will then automatically establish a connectionto the device set. Disturbances in the connection to the destination device aredisplayed by means of error messages.

This page allows a check of your settings. Start creation of the archive by click-ing the „Finish“ button.

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Fig.2-31: Archiving a project on a device; check of entries

While archiving is in progress, a temporary archive will initially be created onthe local computer. This process is indicated by a progress bar.

After having been created, the archive is copied to the destination device. Thisprocess is indicated by a second progress bar.

After archiving has been completed, settings and results are displayed in asummary.

To avoid inconsistencies during archiving, the active project isclosed before and re-opened after archiving.

1st Progress Bar: „Create Tempo-

rary Archive“

2nd Progress Bar: „Copy Archive to

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Fig.2-32: Archiving a project on a device: archiving results

Restoring Projects

To restore a project, select Project – Restore… from the main menu or thefollowing tool button in the toolbar:


Restoring a Project from a File System

The first page of the wizard prompts you to select whether you wish to restorethe project from an archive of the local file system or from a device connectedthrough a network. In this case, select „Restore from file system“.

Select the archive from the next page. Click on the „…“ button to search for thearchive.

This will display the comment related to the archive selected.

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Fig.2-34: Restoring a project from a file system; selecting the archive

If the archive type is unknown, the comment area will display themessage „***ATTENTION! The selected archive is not an Indra-Works project archive ***“. In this case, you can continue the restoreprocess after having confirmed a safety prompt.

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Fig.2-35: Restoring a project from a file system; select destination directory

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Fig.2-36: Restoring a project from a file system; check of entries

If you have protected the archive with a password, you will now be promptedto enter that password.

The project is initially restored from the archive and to a temporary directory of the local drive. This process is indicated by a progress bar. After restoration iscompleted, the project is copied to the destination directory.

If a project folder is already contained in the destination directory specified, youwill be prompted to rename the project folder.

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Fig.2-37: Restoring a project from a file system; renaming the project folder

After restoration, settings and results are displayed.

Fig.2-38: Restoring a project from a file system; results

Restoring a Project from a Device

On the first page, you can select whether you wish to restore the project froman archive of the local file system or from a device connected through a network.

In this case, select „Restore from device“.

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Select the device and the archive name from this page.

Fig.2-39: Restoring a project from a device; selecting the archive

In this field, enter the device where the archive to be restored is residing. Thereare four options:

● IP address (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn)

● Computer name of the destination device

● Selection via a drop-down list box This list box contains all FTP capabledevices of the active project as well as the last five devices used in ar-chiving.

● Selection of a device via the „…“ browser button.

If you select the device from the drop-down list box or the device browser, theconnection to the device selected is established automatically.

If you enter the IP address or the computer name, establish the connection tothe destination device by clicking the „Connect“ button.

After the connection has been established, all archives available on the deviceare displayed in the „Archive overview“ list. Select the archive to be restoredand click the „Next>>“ button.

From the local drive, select a directory to which you wish to restore the projectfrom the archive.

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Fig.2-40: Restoring a project from a device; selecting the destination directory

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Fig.2-41: Restoring a project from a device; check of entries

While restoration is in progress, the archive is initially copied from the deviceto the local drive. This process is indicated by a progress bar.

If you have protected the archive with a password, you will now be promptedto enter that password.

The project is then restored from the archive and to a temporary directory of the local drive. This process is indicated by a progress bar. After restoration iscompleted, the project is copied to the destination directory.

If the destination directory selected is already existing, you will be prompted toenter a new one.

After restoration has been completed, settings and results are displayed.

1st Progress Bar: „Get Archive from

Destination Device“

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Progress Bar: „Restore on Tempo-

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Fig.2-42: Restoring a project from a device; results

2.2.6 Activating a Project for the Operation Desktop

IndraWorks Operation can only be started with an activated project.

Fig.2-43: Rexroth IndraWorks Operation message window

To activate the project, proceed as follows:

1. Start the Engineering Desktop and open the project for which you wish toactivate the Operation Desktop.

2. Execute an HMI download for the HMI device (e. g. BTV 40) available inthe project.

3. Activate the project via Project – Activate for Operation.

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The Operation Desktop will now visualize the activated project.

2.2.7 Scan for Devices

General Information

IndraWorks provides the option of scanning for available devices of the installedlibraries. This option is supported by a wizard.

Depending on the device type selected, you can scan the devices via the serialinterface or the Ethernet, PCI or Profibus interface.

To call the wizard, select an empty project, switch to the online mode and selectScan for devices… from the context-sensitive menu.

The project is switched to the online mode automatically, if you select Project– Scan for devices… from the main menu or the following button from the tool-bar:

Fig.2-44: Toolbar: scan for devices

If you open a page of the wizard for the first time, default values are assignedto the input boxes. Otherwise, the previous values you have entered for a suc-cessful scan for a device and application to a project will be displayed.

If allowed by the parameter entries, you can move back and forth among thevarious pages of the wizard by clicking on the „“ buttons.

The last page (the scan dialog) provides the „Finish“ button which is active oncea device has been found. This button stops the scan process; the found devicesare applied to the project. Any values you entered on the wizard pages up tothat point will be saved for future scanning.

You can exit the wizard at any time with „Cancel“. Changed values will not be

saved, and the scan process is canceled.

Operation

First select the device types you wish to scan for. Select the appropriate entriesfrom the „Installed“ list and apply them with the „right arrow“, by double-clickingor by drag-and-drop. The devices selected can be deselected with the „left ar-row“, by double-clicking or by drag-and-drop. The scan order can be changedby the „up“ and „down“ arrows.

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Fig.2-45: Scan for devices; selecting the devices

Click the „Next>>“ button to move to the next dialog. This dialog depends onthe interface used to scan for the device. The interface (serial, Ethernet, PCI,Profibus) is specified with the device type.

If you have selected a device type allowing the scanning via a serial interface,the following dialog box will be displayed.

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Fig.2-46: Scan for devices, serial device data

To define the COM ports to be used for scanning for a device, apply the ap-propriate entries of the „Available“ list with the„ right arrow“, by double-clickingor by drag-and-drop. Any selected COM ports can also be deselected. The scanorder can be changed by the „up“ and „down“ arrows.

In addition, the parity and the baudrate must be selected for the scanning. Youcan set the device to a defined baudrate. To achieve this, check the „Adjustbaudrate“ check box. In this case, only one baudrate can be selected.

If you adjust the baudrate, existing configurations might bechanged. As a result, devices that have already been configuredmight not be functioning properly any longer after the scan process.

Click „Advanced…“ to open a dialog box where you can enter the timeout for the device type used by the scanner.

The scanner attempts to establish a communication connection tothe devices to be scanned. This timeout is the time interval availableto the connected devices for responding to a request of the scanner,thus identifying themselves. The scan process is decelerated by ahigh timeout value and accelerated by a low timeout value. If thetimeout is too low, the scanner might fail to detect all devices.

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To reset any changed values to the default values of the library, click on the„Default setting“ button.

If you have selected COM port, baudrate and parity, the „Next>>“ button isactivated. Click this button to move to the next setting dialog box or to the scan

dialog box.If you have selected a device type allowing the scanning via an Ethernet inter-face, the following dialog box will be displayed.

Fig.2-47: Scan for devices, Ethernet device data

You must enter at least one IP address and one IP port. But you can also enter ranges. In this case, the IP addresses may only differ from each other in thefinal numerical range. Moreover, the input boxes for the IP addresses containa drop-down list box with the recent ten valid IP addresses. Open this list boxby pressing or clicking on the „down arrow“ and select an IP address.

If you enter invalid characters and special characters, a red circle with a whiteexclamation mark will be displayed when you exit the input box. The tool tip for this icon displays the cause of this message.

Click „Advanced…“ to open a dialog box where you can enter the timeout for the device type.

The scanner attempts to establish a communication connection tothe devices to be scanned. This timeout is the time interval availableto the connected devices for responding to a request of the scanner,thus identifying themselves. The scan process is decelerated by ahigh timeout value and accelerated by a low timeout value. If thetimeout is too low, the scanner might fail to detect all devices.

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We recommend to use the default timeout value.

To reset any changed values to the default values of the library, click on the„Default“ button.

If you have selected an IP address and an IP port, click the „Next>>“ button tomove to the next setting dialog box or to the scan dialog box.

If you have selected a devi

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