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INSTALLATION GUIDE
PUBLICATION VIEWME-IN003I-EN-EJuly 2011
Supersedes Publication VIEWME-IN003H-EN-E
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Contents
1 Introducing FactoryTalk View Machine Edition
About FactoryTalk View Machine Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FactoryTalk View Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FactoryTalk View ME Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additional software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FactoryTalk Administration Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The FactoryTalk View Machine Edition tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FactoryTalk View Studio tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FactoryTalk tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FactoryTalk Activation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Reinstalling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Starting automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Running applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using sample applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FactoryTalk View Studio contains the tools you need for creating all aspects of an HMI
application, including real-time animated graphic displays, trends, and alarm reporting.
Additional software
The FactoryTalk View Machine Edition DVD also includes four additional software
products:
FactoryTalk Services Platform installs software that is shared among the
assist in developing and running your FactoryTalk View Machine Edition applications. It
is an OPC 2.05 compliant server and runs on a variety of platforms ranging from
dedicated PanelView Plus terminals to desktop computers.
RSLinx Classic is software that provides communications to a wide range of devices,
such as Logix5000 processors. RSLinx Classic is an OPC-compliant data server. RSLinx
Classic is available for personal computers only.
Adobe Reader X 10.0.1 is software for reading and printing the online FactoryTalk
View Machine Edition UsersGuide. This FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Installation
Guide is also available online. For information about viewing the online books, see
Chapter 5, .
FactoryTalk applications.
Application Manager is software for renaming, copying, deleting, backing up, and
restoring applications.
Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008 users from
exiting the FactoryTalk View application at run time. You can use this tool to set up a
customized desktop and to prevent access to Windows functions. You cannot use
DeskLock if you are running your application on a PanelView Plus, or PanelView Plus
CE, or PanelView Plus 6 terminal.
FTView Graphic Strings Search Replace is software for performing search and
replace operations on STRINGS that are contained within graphic displays. STRINGS
include: tags, expressions, commands or text assigned to objects.
Legacy Tag database conversion is software for converting your legacy tag
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On the Windows Start menu, click Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk
View > Tools, and then click the tool to start.
On the Windows Start menu, click Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk
Tools > Diagnostics Viewer.
These tools are also available from the Tools menu in FactoryTalk View Studio.
FactoryTalk tools
FactoryTalk tools are installed when you install FactoryTalk Services Platform. They are
available from the Windows Start menu.
To start FactoryTalk tools:
system requirements.
System requirements
To run FactoryTalk View Studio, the recommended requirements are:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard edition with Service Pack 2 (32-bit
or 64-bit).
Microsoft Windows Vista Business with Service Pack 2 (32-bit) or Windows Vista
Home Basic with Service Pack 2 (32-bit).
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard edition with Service Pack 2 (32-bit or 64bit) or Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition with Service Pack 2 (64-bit).
FactoryTalk View Studio is tested and supported on operating systems installed from
original Microsoft media only.
Installing
The steps below explain how to install FactoryTalk View Studio, FactoryTalk View
ME Station, FactoryTalk Services Platform, FactoryTalk Activation Manager, and
RSLinx software from the FactoryTalk View Machine Edition DVD to your computer.
The gray text pane on the right provides information about the options on the left. When
you move the mouse cursor over an option on the left, the text on the right describes what
selecting the option will do. You can also exit the installation DVD from this window.
Install Adobe Reader Click this heading to install Adobe Reader software on your
computer. Use Adobe Reader to read this FactoryTalk View Machine Edition
Installation Guide and the FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide included
on the DVD. To install Adobe Reader, click this heading and follow the instructions
on the screen.
Click Install FactoryTalk View Machine Edition to perform these installation steps:
1. Install FactoryTalk Services Platform
This step installs FactoryTalk Services Platform. If your computer has previous version of
FactoryTalk Services Platform, you are asked to uninstall the previous version.
The FactoryTalk Directory is installed and set up automatically during the installation of
FactoryTalk Services Platform. Existing FactoryTalk Directory settings, if any, are
retained on the computer.
If your operating system is Windows 7 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows
Server 2003, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008, the Windows Firewall
Configuration Utility is also installed automatically.
To install FactoryTalk Services Platform:
1. In the FactoryTalk View Machine Edition page, click Install FactoryTalk Services
Platform.
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2. If you are upgrading from a previous version, you are asked to uninstall the previous
version of Services Plactform, as the following illustration shows.
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When the FactoryTalk Services Platform installation finishes, the wizard closes and
returns to the Install FactoryTalk View Machine Edition page.
2. Install FactoryTalk View Machine Edition (complete)
or
Install FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station
This step involves installing FactoryTalk View Studio and installing FactoryTalk View
ME Station. You can install FactoryTalk View ME Station only, or install both products at
the same time.
This step also installs these software products:
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express (only installed when you choose to install
FactoryTalk View Machine Edition (complete))
RSLinx Enterprise
2. You are warned that the installation will terminate all Rockwell Automation software
processes. Click Yes to proceed with the installation.
The FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Installation (InstallShield) Wizard opens.
3. If you are upgrading from a previous version, you are asked to uninstall the previous
version of FactoryTalk View, as the following illustration shows.
After the FactoryTalk View ME software finishes installing, the Wizard Completed
window opens.
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10. At the end of the FactoryTalk View installation process you are prompted to restart
your computer. If you are not installing any other software, click Yes to restart your
computer.
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Install RSLinx Classic if you are migrating PanelView or RSView Enterprise 2.10.00
applications to FactoryTalk View.
To install RSLinx Classic:
1. Click Install RSLinx Classic (optional).
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
3. At the end of the installation you are given the opportunity to restore a previous
RSLinx Classic configuration. To do this, click Restore, and then follow the on-screen
instructions.
4. You are given the opportunity to view the RSLinx Classic Release Notes. Make your
choice, and then click Finish.
Install Rockwell Automation Faceplates and AOIs (optional)
Rockwell Automation Faceplates and AOIs provide users with content that can help them
implement applications more efficiently.
The content delivered includes faceplates and associated AOI instructions for I/O
diagnositics, Rockwell Automation Drive control and diagnostics, and Network
diagnositics.
To install Rockwell Automation Faceplates and AOIs:
1. Click Install Rockwell Automation Faceplates and AOIs (optional).
2. Rockwell Automation Faceplates is installed automatically.
Click these links to open the Release Notes. The Release Notes are also available from the
installation programs for their respective products.
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If for some reason you need to uninstall SQL Server 2008 Express
instanceFTVIEWx64TagDB and reinstall it.
If you only have FactoryTalk View ME Client previously installed on a computer,
and now you want to install FactoryTalk ME Studio by choosing Modify in the
InstallShield Wizard.
A message shows up asking the user to recreate the SQL server instance if user has not
done so.
To Recreate SQL Server 2008 Express instance
1. If necessary, close all open Windows programs, and then place the FactoryTalk View
Machine Edition DVD in the computers DVD drive.
If the DVD does not start automatically, run D:\setup.exe, where D is the drive
containing the DVD.
2. Click Install FactoryTalk View Machine Edition (the second option).
3. Click Optional Components, then click Recreate SQL Server 2008 Express instance
(optional).
4. Input a password twice for the SA account in the SQL Server Install window, and then
click OK. Click Guidelines for quick reference of SQL SA User Strong Password
Guidelines.
The FTVIEWx64TagDB instance and FTVIEWUSER account are used only by
FactoryTalk View products, do not operate on them through any SQL database
management tool directly.
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If you are running on a 32-bit operating system, the installation does the following:
If you are running on a 64-bit operating system, the software installs via the same path under
\Program Files (x86) directory, not \Program Files.
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adds a folder containing graphic displays, global object displays, and image files used
for Logix5000 process faceplates. This folder is located in:
Activating
FactoryTalk View Machine Edition uses activation files to activate its software packages.
Without activation, FactoryTalk View Studio runs for a grace period of seven days, and
then runs in demo mode, allowing two hours of use and no more than five displays
(including the three default displays).
Without activation, FactoryTalk View ME Station also provides a seven-day grace period
before running in demo mode on personal computers. Activation is not required for
PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus CE, and PanelView Plus 6 terminals.
FactoryTalk View Machine Edition no longer ships with a physical master disk for
activating software. Instead, FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 6.10 only uses the new
electronic process, called FactoryTalk Activation. Rockwell Automation generates and
distributes the activation files over the Internet. If you are using EvRSI activation, please
contact your local Rockwell Automation Sales office or Technical Support for
information about migrating your activations to FactoryTalk Activation.
FactoryTalk Activation
FactoryTalk Activation provides a secure, software-based system for activating Rockwell
Software products and managing software activation files. With FactoryTalk Activation,
there is no need for a physical master disk or any physical media; instead, activation
files are generated and distributed electronically.
Finding more information about FactoryTalk Activation
Additional information, including instructions for using the FactoryTalk Activation
Manager, is available on the FactoryTalk View ME Getting Results DVD, included with
your installation package.
You can also find detailed information, instructions, and troubleshooting tips in the
FactoryTalk Activation Help.
After installing and launching the FactoryTalk Activation software, click Help or Learn
More . . . to open FactoryTalk Activation Help.
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The FactoryTalk Activation tool is used to obtain the activation files needed to activate
your software. It can also be used to borrow activations from servers having available
activations, return activations back to servers, re-host activations, etc..
The FactoryTalk Activation Manager guides you through the process of obtaining
activation files.
To open the FactoryTalk Activation Manager:
On the Windows Start menu, click Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk
Activation > FactoryTalk Activation Manager.
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For safekeeping, keep an original set of your activation files on backup media. Use
descriptive names for the files, so that you can identify them later, and copy them back to
the appropriate computers.
Activation files are locked to the Host IDs of the computers (or dongles) that need them.
Activation will fail for Rockwell Software products on a computer where the specified
Host ID is not recognized by the activation file.
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4. In the Set Borrow Term window, set the time of the return by entering a calendar date,
net number of days, or approximate hours (shift). The default Calendar date is the
maximum borrow term for the activation or group of activations.
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Starting
You can start FactoryTalk View Studio manually, or you can set up the program to start
automatically when Windows starts.
For information about starting FactoryTalk View ME Station on a PanelView Plus, or
PanelView Plus CE, or PanelView Plus 6 terminal, see Chapter 3.
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On the Windows Start menu, click Programs > FactoryTalk View Studio.
Starting automatically
To start FactoryTalk View Studio automatically each time Windows starts, include a
shortcut in the Windows Startup folder.
To add FactoryTalk View Studio to the Startup folder:
1. Browse to the location of the Launcher.exe file.
The path is \Program Files\Rockwell Software\RSView Enterprise\Launcher.exe.
2. Right-click the Launcher file name, and then click Create Shortcut.
3. Cut and paste, or drag and drop, the Shortcut to Launcher into the Startup folder.
The path in Windows XP, and Server 2003 is:
Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
The path in Windows 7 Professional, Vista and Server 2008 is:
Users\logged-in user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup.
When you start your computer, FactoryTalk View Studio starts automatically. Depending
on how you have set up security, you might be prompted to log into FactoryTalk
Directory. For information about setting up security, see Chapter 11, Setting up security,
in the FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide.
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system requirements.
System requirements
To run FactoryTalk View ME Station on a PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus CE, and
PanelView Plus 6 industrial computers, the minimum requirements are:
PanelView Plus and
PanelView Plus CE
PanelView Plus 6
64 MB
512 MB
32 MB
512 MB
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows CE
4.1
6.0
PC Cards
Installing
PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus CE, and PanelView Plus 6 terminals all come with
FactoryTalk View ME Station already installed.
Reinstalling
If necessary, you can reinstall or upgrade FactoryTalk View ME Station on the PanelView
Plus, PanelView Plus CE, and PanelView Plus 6 terminals using the Firmware Upgrade
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wizard. The wizard reinstalls FactoryTalk View ME Station and RSLinx Enterprise as
well as other programs.
To determine what is included in any firmware upgrade, please refer to Answer ID 33326
(previously Tech Note #Q154160016) in the Rockwell Automation Knowledgebase.
create a firmware upgrade card that can be plugged into the terminal you are using.
update the firmware on a terminal (either PanelView Plus, or PanelView Plus CE, or
PanelView Plus 6) that is connected by a network to a personal computer.
Starting
You can start FactoryTalk View ME Station manually, or you can set up the program to
start automatically when the terminal is turned on.
To start FactoryTalk View ME Station on a PanelView Plus, or
PanelView Plus CE, or PanelView Plus 6 terminal:
Starting automatically
You can set up FactoryTalk View ME Station to start automatically and run a particular
application when the PanelView Plus, or PanelView Plus CE, or PanelView Plus 6
terminal is turned on.
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Running applications
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Before you can run an application on the PanelView Plus, or PanelView Plus CE, or
PanelView Plus 6 terminal, you must transfer it to the terminal.
PanelView Plus Compact terminals can load and run only Compact Machine Edition
applications. PanelView Plus CE terminals can load and run Compact Machine Edition
applications as well as non-Compact, regular applications.
For information about transferring applications to the PanelView Plus CE terminal and
preparing to run them, see Chapter 16, Transferring applications to a PanelView Plus or
PanelView Plus CE terminal, in the FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide.
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objects_800x600.mer
The sample applications are located at this path on the development computer (the
computer on which FactoryTalk View Studio is installed):
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system requirements.
System requirements
To run FactoryTalk View ME Station on a personal computer, the minimum
requirements are:
Personal computer
Processor
1 GB (or more)
Minimum 100 MB
Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional with Service Pack 1 (32-bit or 64-bit).
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard edition with Service Pack 2 (32-bit or
64-bit).
Microsoft Windows Vista Business with Service Pack 2 (32-bit) or Windows Vista Home
Basic with Service Pack 2 (32-bit).
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard edition with Service Pack 2 (32-bit or 64-bit)
or Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition with Service Pack 2 (64-bit).
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Installing
See Installing on page 6.
Starting
You can start FactoryTalk View ME Station manually, or you can set up the program to
start automatically when the Microsoft Windows starts.
To start FactoryTalk View ME Station on a personal computer:
On the Windows Start menu, click Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk
View > FactoryTalk View ME Station.
Starting automatically
You can set up FactoryTalk View ME Station to start automatically and run a particular
application when Microsoft Windows starts.
Running applications
Before you can run an application on the computer, you must transfer the application
.MER file to the computer.
objects_640x480.mer
objects_800x600.mer
The sample applications are located at this path on the development computer (the
computer on which FactoryTalk View Studio is installed):
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In FactoryTalk View Studio, click Help > Online Books > Users Guide.
On the development computer, click Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software >
FactoryTalk View > User Documentation > FactoryTalk View ME User Guide.
This FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Installation Guide is also available from the
Help menu.
These manuals are also available on the FactoryTalk View Machine Edition DVD.
If desired, you can print the online Users Guide. For information about printing PDF
files, see Adobe Reader Help.
This manual is available for download from the Rockwell Software page at:
http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellsoftware/
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On the FactoryTalk View Studio menu bar, click Help > Contents.
Click the Help button or press the F1 key in any editor or dialog box.
For an overview of FactoryTalk View Studio Help, click the Contents tab.
To see the
topics in a
book, click
the +.
To see a
topic, click
the topic.
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To see a topic,
double-click it,
or select the
topic and then
click the Display
button.
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To search the entire text of the Help, click the Search tab.
Scroll through
the list to find
the topic youre
looking for.
When you find
the topic,
double-click it
to go to that
topic.
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Click Help > Rockwell Automation on the Web, and then click the name of the web
page to view.
To use Rockwell Automation on the Web, you must have a web browser installed on your
computer, and you must have an active Internet connection.
The Rockwell Automation support web site
The Rockwell Automation support web site includes comprehensive searchable databases
of support information for all Rockwell Automation products. It also includes online
support, software utilities and downloads, case studies, and literature.
The support web site is located at:
http://support.rockwellautomation.com
The Rockwell Automation Knowledgebase is a searchable database of technical notes and
frequently asked questions updated daily by our support specialists. The Knowledgebase
is available from the Rockwell Automation support page.
To open the Knowledgebase:
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a description of what happened, and what you were doing when the problem occurred
You might also be required to provide information about the FactoryTalk View add-ons
and updates that are installed on your computer.
To view the list of installed add-ons and updates:
1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, with the Explorer window active, click Help > About
FactoryTalk View Studio.
2. To view the list of installed add-ons, click Add-Ons.
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