User Interface Tools - ABB MicroSCADA Pro SYS 600 Technical Description

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MicroSCADA Pro
System Overview
Technical Description
Fig. 3.7.2.-1 The process Object Definition Tool, opened from the Object
Navigator.

User interface tools

User interface tools are mainly used to define the graphical user interface of an
application or a tool. User interface tools are e.g. the dialog editor, the picture editors
(full graphic and semi graphic), the text translation tool and the representation
library editor (full graphic and semigraphic).
The picture editor is used to design and program pictures. It contains separate modes
for designing picture background, picture functions, function keys and picture
windows. When picture components are edited, different tools can be opened. For
example, the Window Editor can only be opened when the window tool is chosen.
Pictures can be created from the beginning, when the project engineer creates
graphics and functionalities. Since the same kind of graphics and functionalities are
needed for many applications, some pre-made picture functions can be taken from
application libraries. The Picture Editor is shown in Figure 3.7.3.-1.
Please note that there is a difference between pictures and figures in MicroSCADA.
A picture is dynamic and contains e.g. buttons, windows and programs, while a
figure is a static picture that is included in the dynamic picture, e.g. the picture
background.
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