User Guide

FIN Builder Graphics Tool
Using the FIN Builder Graphics Tool
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Siemens Industry, Inc.
Kiosk Mode User Guide
A6V10435686
Building Technologies
2017-06-30
CAUTION
Frequent Polling May Tax the System
A FIN Builder graphic's default poll rate interval is one (1) second. This means that
the graphic will attempt to obtain the current value for each bound point every second.
For some systems, this may be too frequent. The recommended poll rate interval is
15 seconds. See the
Default Settings [➙ 35] section of this document to change the
poll rate from the default.
FIN Builder Licenses
FIN Builder graphics can be published to a PXC Modular or PXC-36 field panel with a
memory storage device plugged into the USB port (
B: drive), and with Web Services
enabled.
FIN Builder graphics display with an
UNLICENSED watermark if any of the following
apply:
● The field panel hosting the displayed graphic does not have an
FPWEBPLHST
license installed.
● Any component on the displayed graphic is bound to a point in a field panel (or its
FLN devices), which does not have an FPWEBPL or FPWEBPLHST license
installed.
● The field panel hosting the displayed graphic has a Firmware Revision earlier than
3.3.
● Any component on the displayed graphic is bound to a point in a field panel (or its
FLN devices) with a Firmware Revision earlier than 3.3.
● No components on the displayed graphic are bound to a point in the host field
panel.
See the
License Manager Start-up Procedures (145-600) for more information on
licenses.
Using the FIN Builder Graphics Tool
This document describes the features of the FIN Builder tool that are specific to the
Siemens Connector or Siemens device data.
Information about standard FIN Builder functionality is not included in this document.
For that information, refer to the FIN Builder user documentation created by J2
Innovations (
www.j2inn.com). It is strongly recommended that anyone authoring a FIN
Builder graphic complete the FIN Builder training course, which is offered by J2
Innovations.
Siemens Connector
The Siemens Connector is a software file that is installed in FIN Builder. It allows FIN
Builder to communicate with Siemens field panels, and allows access to supported FIN
Builder features.
Installing the Siemens Connector
Once FIN Builder is installed, the Siemens Connector (FINSiemensLibrary.flb) must be
installed. The Siemens Connector is available from the StdApps drive.
1. From the FIN Builder Edit menu, select Install Connector.