Welcome Where to Start Before You Begin Getting Help Accessing the VTS Integrated Help Guides Technical Support Contacts Structured Classroom Courses What Visual Tag System is Tools for Operators, Developers and Programmers Terminology Used in This Guide Features of Visual Tag System (VTS) Open Database Structure Screen Displays Display Building Alarms Data Logging Trending Security Networking - The Single System Approach Commissioning Right-Click to Edit Properties VTS Scripting Language - The Power Under the Hood Customization and Private Labeling What VTS can do System Requirements for VTS Adjusting the Virtual Address Space (Memory) Optional Modules VTS Alarm Dialer VTS ODBC Driver OPC Server VTS Web Services VTS WAP Server Installing and Starting VTS Installing Upgrades Network Considerations When Upgrading To Higher VTS Versions Potential Conflicts between VTScada and Anti-virus Software VTS Internet Server Considerations Upgrading to a Newer Version of VTScada Installing VTS Installation Steps Selectable Components Installing Additional Components Installing SAPI 5.1 Speech Engine Components Additional Programs and Directories on the CD Uninstalling VTS Starting VTS Getting Started as an Operator Starting VTS The VTS Application Manager (VAM) Pages Security Alarms Monitoring & Controlling a System Historical Data Viewer (HDV) Printing from the Historical Data Viewer Stopping an application Getting Started as a Developer Planning an application The Development Environment The VTS Application Manager (VAM) Available Applications List Application Type Drop-Down List VAM Command Buttons The Display Manager The Title Bar The Page Area Navigation Bar Configuration Toolbox Display Manager Modes VTS Tags Standard VTS Tag Types Device Driver Tags Port Tags Basic Input/Output Tags Other Tag Types Creating Tags Developing the Operator Interface Drawing Tags Static Equipment Bitmaps VTS Tutorial Planning a VTS Application Review the Physical System Process and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) Create a List of System Requirements Design the software version of the system Create a List of System Process Information Planning for Data Logging, Reporting, and Alarms Create a Tag Table Plan the Operator Interface Page Area Page Layout Controls Storyboard Operator Interface Details Colors Status and Mode Indicators for Digital Input Tags Value Indicators for Analog Input Tags Controls and Control Indicators for Digital Output Tags Controls and Control Indicators for Analog Output Tags Enhancing Operator Displays Operator Interface Development Rules and Guidelines Completed Tutorial Application VTS Tutorial Lessons Lesson 1: Starting a New Application 1.1 Adding a New Application 1.2 Running the Tutorial Application 1.3 Changing the Properties of an application page Lesson 1 Summary Lesson 2: Establishing Communications 2.1 Adding a Serial Port Tag 2.2 Adding an I/O Device Driver Tag Lesson 2 Summary Lesson 3: Working with Analog Input Tags 3.1 Adding an Analog Input Tag to Represent the Booster Tank Level 3.2 Using the Color Fill Drawing Method to Display the Value of the Analog Input Tag Lesson 4: Working with Graphic Objects 4.1 Adding an Equipment Bitmap 4.2 Resizing Objects 4.4 On Your Own Lesson 5: Working with Digital Input Tags 5.1 Adding a Digital Input Tag to Represent the Status of the Booster Pump 5.2 Using the Image Change Drawing Method 5.3 Copying a Tag and its Properties 5.4 On Your Own 5.5 Selecting and Aligning Multiple Graphic Objects Lesson 6: Enhancing the Operator Interface 6.1 Using the Pipe Tool to Connect Objects 6.2 On Your Own 6.3 Adding a Graphic Object to Represent a Pressure Transmitter 6.4 Connecting the Pressure Transmitter to the Equipment 6.5 On Your Own 6.6 Using the Copy Tool 6.7 On Your Own Lesson 7: Working with Font Style Tags and Text 7.1 Adding a Custom Font Style Tag 7.2 Using the Text Tool 7.3 On Your Own Lesson 7 Summary Lesson 8: Working with Digital Output Tags 8.1 On Your Own 8.2 Adding a Digital Output Tag to Control the Booster Pump's Mode 8.3 On Your Own Lesson 9: Working with Controls 9.1 Adding a New Application page 9.2 Resizing an application page 9.3 Using the Color Box Tag Drawing Method 9.4 Using the Text Change Tag Drawing Method 9.5 On Your Own 9.6 Using the Set Value Button Tag Drawing Method 9.7 On Your Own 9.8 Using a Control Panel Lesson 10: Application Navigation 10.1 Configuring Page Hotboxes 10.2 Adding Existing Pages to the Menu Structure 10.3 Adding Sub-trees to the Menu Structure 10.4 Adding Page Change Buttons 10.5 Using Page History Buttons 10.6 Viewing Multiple Pages Simultaneously Lesson 11: Completing the Application 11.1 On Your Own 11.2 Working with Custom Graphics 11.3 Adding a Background Bitmap to the Chlorination Unit Application page 11.4 On Your Own 11.5 Adding an Analog Output Tag to Represent the Feed Time 11.6 Using the Image Change Tag Drawing Method to Display the Status of the Dry Chemical Feeder 11.7 On Your Own 11.8 Using the Numeric Entry Tag Drawing Method to Enable Operators to Input a Feed Time 11.9 On Your Own Lesson 12: Logging and Plotting Tag Data 12.1 Orientation: The Historical Data Viewer Page 12.2 Adding a Logger Tag to Record Data for the Booster Tank Level 12.3 Plotting Analog Data on the Historical Data Viewer Page 12.4 Use the Duration Selector to Modify the Time Scale on the Graph 12.5 Use the Date/Time Scroll Bar to View Historical Data on the Graph 12.6 Use the Zoom Out X and Zoom In X Tools to Modify the Time Scale for the Graph 12.7 Use the Zoom In Y-axis and Zoom Out Y-axis Tools to View Lesser and Greater Scale Ranges for Analog Values 12.8 Use the Shift Y-axis Tool to Move an Analog Plot on the Graph 12.9 Modify Pen Data in the Pen Legend 12.10 On Your Own 12.11 Saving a Pen Group 12.12 Exporting Tag Data from the Historical Data Viewer Page 12.13 Viewing Tag Data in a Tabular Format 12.14 Adding a Notebook Tag 12.15 On Your Own 12.16 Adding Notes to the Graph on the Historical Data Viewer Page 12.17 Modifying a Pen Group Lesson 13: Alarms and Alarm Management 13.1 Creating a New Alarm tag 13.2 On Your Own 13.3 Orientation to the Alarm Page 13.4 Responding to an Alarm Lesson 14: Generating Reports 14.1 The Reports Page 14.2 Generate a Report from the Reports Page 14.3 Generate a Report Using a Report Tag Lesson 15: Application Security 15.1 User Privileges 15.2 Accessing the Security Manager 15.3 Logging Off 15.4 Adding User Accounts 15.5 Copying User Accounts 15.6 Modifying the Privileges That Have Been Granted to User Accounts 15.7 Modifying Administrative Settings (Password Length) 15.8 Adding an Application Privilege 15.9 Assigning an Application Privilege to a Page Lesson 16: Commissioning the Application 16.1 Removing Questionable Data Flags Using a Tag Properties Folder 16.2 Removing Questionable Data Flags Using the Shortcut Menu 16.3 Shortcut Menu Tag Property Modification Versus Tag Browser Tag Property Modification 16.4 On Your Own Lesson 17: Backup the Application 17.1 Creating a Backup 17.2 Restoring a Backup 17.3 Deploying an Application to another Workstation Lesson 18: Customizing VTS 18.1 Configuration File Structure 18.2 Customizing Applications Using Config.ini Variables 18.3 More Practice Customizing Applications Using Config.ini Variables 18.4 Changing the VTS Logo Tutorial Summary "On Your Own" Solutions Solution for 4.4 On Your Own Section Solution for 5.4 On Your Own Section Solution for 6.2 On Your Own Section Solution for 6.5 On Your Own Section Solution for 6.7 On Your Own Section Solution for 7.3 On Your Own Section Solution for 8.1 On Your Own Section Solution for 8.3 On Your Own Section Solution for 9.5 On Your Own Section Solution for 9.7 On Your Own Section Solution for 11.1 On Your Own Section Solution for 11.4 On Your Own Section Solution for 11.7 On Your Own Section Solution for 11.9 On Your Own Section Solution for 12.10 On Your Own Section Solution for 12.15 On Your Own Section Solution for 13.2 On Your Own Section Solution for 16.4 On Your Own Section