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Developing your operator interface application is one of the
final steps of your project. And final steps usually mean
time crunch. Here are some ways PanelBuilder32 can help
reduce your development time and ease your time crunch.
QuickStart and Demo Files
If you are brand new to PanelView Standard and
PanelBuilder32, we have a variety of tools to get you
started. Included with the software are the QuickStart
tutorial manual, PanelView 600 application and ladder logic
files. The tutorial steps you through creating text,
pushbuttons, indicators, numeric displays, numeric entries,
goto screen buttons and alarms. The PanelView application
and ladder logic files can be used to check your work.
If you’re looking for ideas on how to implement the
advanced functionality, check out the PanelView and ladder
logic demo files. Each demo file contains sample
applications demonstrating such functionality as alarming,
ASCII entry & display, screen security and multilingual text.
You have two ways to access the application files:
When installing the PanelBuilder32 software, select
Custom Installation and check the Support Files checkbox.
This will install all the manuals, QuickStart and Demo files.
The QuickStart files will be under Program Files\
Allen-Bradley\PanelBuilder32\QuickStart and Demo files
under Program Files\Allen-Bradley\PanelBuilder32\Demos.
The logic controller files are in separate folders under
these main directories.
If you are limited on space, you can copy individual files
from the CD-ROM by selecting Demos and QuickStart
Files from the initial Master Setup menu. Or use Windows
Explorer to view the QuickStart or Demo files. The files are
listed by PanelView, network and logic controller type.
Moving or Copying Objects & Screens
When developing a new application, it is often easier to
reuse instead of creating from scratch. PanelBuilder32
allows you to move or copy objects from one screen to
another even if the screens are in different applications.
You can also move or copy screens between applications.
If you are moving objects or screens between two different
display sizes or between monochrome and color, Panel-
Builder32 will automatically convert the objects for you.
When objects are moved or copied between applications,
the tag names come with the objects but not the address.
This prevents the addresses from accidentally overwriting
the addresses in the new application.
Move objects or screens by dragging them.
To copy and paste, select the object, begin dragging and
press the <ctrl> key before dropping the object or screen.
Or right-click on the object and select copy, then right-click
and select paste. Or select copy and paste from the
Edit menu.
NEW! Simplify Multilingual Editing
PanelBuilder32 now supports up to 5 languages within
one application. The default languages are English, French,
German, Italian and Spanish. The PanelView will also
display the error message in each of these selected
languages. You can edit each language object by object
or through the Text Editor. The Text Editor lists all the text
within the application for all objects from pushbuttons to
alarm messages. Using the Text Editor is an easy method
to paste all of your translated text.
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