User Guide

Chapter 12 - FINlite Graphics Tool
Using the FINlite Graphics Tool
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BACnet Field Panel Web Server User Guide
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3. From the Panels bar, expand the panel with the desired point. Expand the Local
section of that panel, and then expand the applicable point type (analog input,
analog output, etc.).
4. Select the point you want to associate with the button and drag it onto the button in
the workspace (this binds the point to the button).
5. Select the button on the workspace and expand the Properties bar.
6. Verify that in the Properties area, the On Click field displays Open Resource and
below this is the name of the desired point.
7. Publish the graphic. A button bound to a point will not work unless the graphic is
published to the panel and used through the user interface. If you try to use the
button in FINlite, even in Live Mode, it will not work.
8. Open the Graphics View in the BACnet Field Panel Web Server user interface,
navigate to the published graphic, and open the graphic containing the button.
9. Click on the button to bring up the Point Commander Application for the associated
(bound) point.
To bind a button to a graphic:
1. Expand the Panels bar and connect to a panel on the desired ALN, if not already
connected.
2. Expand the Components bar and drag a button onto the workspace.
3. From the Panels bar, expand the panel with the desired graphic, and then expand
the Graphics section of that panel.
4. Select the graphic you want to associate with the button and drag it onto the button
in the workspace (this binds the graphic to the button).
5. Select the button on the workspace and expand the Properties bar.
6. Verify that in the Properties area, the On Click field displays Open Resource and
below this is the name of the desired graphic.
7. Publish the graphic. A button bound to another graphic will not work unless the
graphic is published to the panel and used through the user interface. If you try to
use the button in FINlite, even in Live Mode, it will not work.
8. Open the Graphics View in the BACnet Field Panel Web Server user interface,
navigate to the published graphic, and open the graphic containing the button.
9. Click on the button to bring up the associated (bound) graphic.
NOTE: Both the graphic with the button and the graphic that is bound to the button
must be published to their appropriate panels.
To bind a button to a Schedule Object:
1. Expand the Panels bar and connect to a panel on the desired ALN, if not already
connected.
2. Expand the Components bar and drag a button onto the workspace.
3. From the Panels bar, expand the panel with the desired Schedule Object, and then
expand the Schedules section of that panel.
4. Select the Schedule Object you want to associate with the button and drag it onto
the button in the workspace (this binds the Schedule Object to the button).