Siemens SIMATIC, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...________________ ___________________ SIMATIC Industrial PC Panel Drivers and Tools V1 3 PDT IFP Monitor Standard Operating Manual 10 2017 A5E41104536 AB Preface Panel Drivers and Tools software 1 IPC Configuration Center 2 Software description 3 Technical support A ...

Page 2: ...ly by personnel qualified for the specific task in accordance with the relevant documentation in particular its warning notices and safety instructions Qualified personnel are those who based on their training and experience are capable of identifying risks and avoiding potential hazards when working with these products systems Proper use of Siemens products Note the following WARNING Siemens prod...

Page 3: ...ent for product names and device type names Long form Generic term SIMATIC IFP Industrial Flat Panel IFP device SIMATIC IPC industrial PC IPC PC device SIMATIC IPCx77D SIMATIC IPCx77E Panel PC SIMATIC IPCx27D SIMATIC IPCx27E Box PC SIMATIC IFP Monitor Standard Display device monitor Windows Embedded Standard 7E 7P WES7E WES7P Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise V...

Page 4: ...his document contains figures of the software described The figures can deviate slightly from the supplied software Trademarks The following designations marked with the symbol are registered trademarks of Siemens AG SIMATIC SIMATIC HMI SIMATIC Industrial Flat Panel SIMATIC IPC WinCC History The following earlier release versions of these operating instructions have been published Edition Comment ...

Page 5: ... 2 IPC Configuration Center 12 2 1 Product description 12 2 2 Overview and tabs 12 3 Software description 16 3 1 General information 16 3 2 Brightness SetBrightness 16 3 2 1 Overview IPC IFP 16 3 2 2 Setting the display brightness 16 3 2 3 Command line call 18 3 3 Information 19 3 4 Screen saver IPCScreenSaver 21 3 5 Tools Rightclick and WinMove 24 3 5 1 Overview 24 3 5 2 Rightclick Selector 25 3 ...

Page 6: ...stems The PDT software can run on PCs with the following operating systems Microsoft Windows 32 bit operating system Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 Windows Embedded Standard 7P E SP1 Microsoft Windows 64 bit operating system Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 Windows Embedded Standard 7P E SP1 Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Version 1607 Build 14393 64 bit Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Version 2016 LTSB Build 14393...

Page 7: ...t or DVI interface 1 GHz processor or higher 32 bit x86 or 64 bit x64 2 GB RAM 3 GB free hard disk memory Use graphics driver matching the graphics interface in use Screen resolution at least 800 600 pixels Note Initial commissioning The IFP must be connected to the PC during initial commissioning Number of IFPs on a PC The number of IFPs which can be connected to a PC depends on the system config...

Page 8: ... met Keyboard and mouse are connected to the PC The SIMATIC IFP is connected to the PC with a matching video cable Note Administrator rights required Installation must be performed with a user account with administrator rights Procedure 1 Switch on the power supply of the PC 2 Switch on the PC Installation of the PDT software starts automatically on preconfigured SIMATIC IPCs If not see the sectio...

Page 9: ...the required components If you run the installation from the Restore DVD Restart the PC once installation is complete Continue with step 3 in the section Procedure 2 If a setup of the SIMATIC IPC Wizard or SIMATIC IPC Panel Drivers and Tools V1 1 is already installed on the PC Uninstall this setup via the Control Panel Restart the computer 3 If the PC does not have a DVD drive copy the entire dire...

Page 10: ...tion for a different user log on as new user with your own Account and click Start Siemens Automation in the Windows Start menu Set SIMATIC IPC Windows PPI Settings Restart the computer to apply the values for the desktop Uninstall To remove the adjusted PPI resolution for the desktop click Set default Windows PPI Settings in the Windows Start menu Start Siemens Automation Restart the computer to ...

Page 11: ...required The software must be uninstalled with a user account with administrator rights Procedure 1 The following applies to Box PCs Connect an external monitor to the DisplayPort or DVI interface on the PC 2 If you have activated the Right click Selector or Winmove tools disable these tools 3 Uninstall the SIMATIC PDT software 4 Restart the PC and log into the user account with administrator righ...

Page 12: ...to configure your device directly or open the respective setting dialogs of the operating system 2 2 Overview and tabs Requirement A corresponding software component is installed for each SIMATIC device type on the PC see initial commissioning for SIMATIC Monitor Standard SIMATIC IFP Monitor software for SIMATIC IPC IFP with resistive single touch screen SIMATIC Single touch software for SIMATIC I...

Page 13: ...pe with the PC 4 Install the Panel Drivers and Tools software again The missing software component is installed and the SIMATIC device type is recognized afterward If a SIMATIC device type is still not recognized check the connecting cables and the device version Note Windows Fast User Switch Only one instance of the Configuration Center can be open at a given time This is why Windows Fast User Sw...

Page 14: ...ia Menu Refresh The Configuration Center updates the information on the connected IFPs Operating the Configuration Center Change a setting directly on the interface All settings are immediately applied and permanently stored Depending on the device features one or more software components on the device are shown in summary in several tabs at the left The following figure shows an example Brightnes...

Page 15: ...ation Center is also started with the operating system Autostart Start minimized When the Configuration Center is started it is minimized in the task bar Enable Tray Icon The ICC icon Tray Icon appears in the information area The following options are available when the ICC is enabled Minimize to Tray If you press the Minimize window Windows icon in the Configuration Center it does not appear mini...

Page 16: ...nfiguration Center For full detection or update of the devices in the Configuration Center select Menu Refresh or restart the Configuration Center 3 2 Brightness SetBrightness 3 2 1 Overview IPC IFP Adjusts the display brightness for all connected and detected devices If the PC used is a third party PC setting the display brightness of the PC is not supported 3 2 2 Setting the display brightness P...

Page 17: ...ing the Increase brightness and Decrease brightness buttons Note The minimum value for the brightness setting is 10 If you select a value of less than 10 using one of the setting options the brightness value is automatically set to 10 4 To set a fixed brightness value for all devices at every system startup except for hibernation standby select Brightness value at system startup Enter the desired ...

Page 18: ...an input device for example a touch screen or keyboard the display is switched on again with 100 brightness value The first input event for example a mouse click is discarded in this case to avoid an unintentional incorrect operation VALUE parameter Value Explanation 0 to 100 Brightness in percent Example of command line call setbrightness exe 50sets the brightness to 50 Suppression of batch proce...

Page 19: ...hose data is currently being read out by the device Information about the device and the connected network connections can also be displayed Note Different information Different information can be displayed depending on the connected hardware The software automatically detects the connected hardware If components such as network adapters are changed the Configuration Center must be refreshed see I...

Page 20: ...ation The following information is read out Area Information Device Basic information on the device Device name Device type Order number Software Information on software components BIOS version Operating system Communication For each connected network adapter for example LAN Adapter name IP address Subnet mask MAC address ...

Page 21: ...n save energy The power consumption of screens set to dark is less than screens with high or normal brightness NOTICE Using an IPCScreenSaver as the only screen saver If a Windows standard screen saver is active during operation and the user touches the touch screen to deactivate it then the display and the touch screen are activated again immediately Touch operation is immediately evaluated which...

Page 22: ...he activity of the screen saver using the slider or the and buttons Does not apply to IFP Ethernet monitors If you set the value 0 as the Brightness the backlighting of the display is disabled 4 Does not apply to Windows 10 With the Screen saver transparent desktop visible option the window is transparent and a static screen of the desktop is visible 5 If needed select Wake up with 100 brightness ...

Page 23: ...tivate IPCScreenSaver screen saver was activated in the Configuration Center see step 2 If you select a different screen saver than Ipcscreensaver in the Screen Saver Settings dialog then the Activate IPCScreenSaver screen saver option is automatically deactivated in the Configuration Center 7 Change the waiting time until a screen saver switches on to the required value 8 Make additional settings...

Page 24: ...tclick Selector Distinguish between the following cases Run once activates the respective program for the ongoing session Autostart activates the respective program every time you start the PC on which the Configuration Center is installed You activate the changed settings with the Apply button and the corresponding program icons are displayed Rightclick Selector icon WinMove icon The following su...

Page 25: ...ith a slider but you cannot reduce it to zero For a multi touch Windows must be able to distinguish whether it is evaluating an operation or a right click that causes the delay time 3 5 3 WinMove WinMove allows you to move program windows vertically in order to display window areas that extend beyond the display area WinMove is mainly used on devices with a vertical resolution of 600 pixels Proced...

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