ChronScribe™ User Manual
- Mark Miller
Revisions
Revision | Date | Description | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
0.01 |
| Preliminary Release from original Power Point Slides | |
| 0.02 | Adds logo to first page | ||
| 0.03 | Adds description of User Access Level changing and editing | Mark Miller | |
| 0.04 | Updates document to version 06.01.04 of ChronScribe™. Add documentation of more features. | Mark Miller |
Table of Contents
Main Screen
Main Menu
The Main Menu consists of the File, View, Tools, Window, and Help menu selections.
File Menu
| Item | Sub-Item | Minimum Access Level | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Import | Settings from Excel | Engineer | ||
| Settings from XML | Engineer | |||
| Export | Log Files | None | ||
| Screen Captures | None | |||
| Exit | None |
View Menu
| Item | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tool Bar | ||
| Treeview | ||
| Active Alarms | ||
| Status Log | ||
| Status Bar | ||
| Verbose OPC Status | ||
| Verbose OPC Data |
Tools Menu
| Item | Sub-Item | Minimum Access Level | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Window Menu
| Item | Sub-Item | Minimum Access Level | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Help Menu
| Item | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|
Tool Bar
The tools bar allows the user to select often used features easily by clicking on the provided icons as described below.
| Item | Minimum Access Level | Description |
|---|---|---|
Import Settings from Excel | Engineer | Select to import new OPC settings from an existing Excel file. See ChronScribe™ Setup and Initialization for details about OPC Settings. |
Print Log File | None | Select to print en existing log file. |
Screen Capture | None | Select to screen capture all screens and save them as image files. |
Export Screen Captures | None | Select to export all screen captures to a selected folder. |
Export Log Files | None | Select to export all log files to a selected folder |
Copy From Excel Items to OPC | None | Select to copy all the predefined Excel File Items to their corresponding OPC Items. |
Copy from OPC to Excel Items | None | Select to copy all OPC Items to their predefined Excel File Items. |
Copy an Excel Column of data to OPC Tags | Engineer | |
Copy OPC Tags to an Excel File Column | None | |
Show or Hide Active Alarms | None |
Tree View
The tree view shows the hierarchy of OPC Topic and their respective OPC Groups
Status Message Log
Active Alarm Display
OPC Item Status Forms
User Access Levels
See ChronScribe™ Setup and Initialization for details about the User Access Levels, privileges, and limitations.
Upon startup of ChronScribe™, the access level defaults to User. To change or edit the access levels, a menu selection is provided:
Change
To change the Access Level:
- Select Change from, the Main Form Tools->User Levels menu list.
- The dialog below is shown to:
- Select the desired level (Admin, Developer, Engineer, Maintenance, or User).
- Enter the required password for the level
- User level does NOT require a password to enter.
- Select a time time limit (in minutes), OR "None"
- User level does NOT have a time limit.
- Selecting "None" will maintain the same level until changed again or until restart.
- Press "Accept" to change the level, OR "Cancel" to cancel the change dialog.
After a level change is accepted, the status indicator on the bottom of the Main Form will change to indicate the access level and time remaining (if a time limit was provided).
Edit
The Admin access level is able to edit any access level passwords at run time.
Remember the passwords AND protect the installation media. If the passwords are forgotten, ChronScribe™ may be re-installed to reset the passwords.
Editing the Access Level allows a user the ability to edit an access level password, including the Admin password, at run time.
To edit the Access Level password:
- Select Edit from, the Main Form Tools->User Levels menu list.
- The password modify dialog appears to:
- Select the desired level to edit its password.
- Enter the selected level's current password.
- Enter the desired password for the selected level.
- Confirm the desired password for the selected level.
- Press "Accept" to proceed, or "Cancel" to exit.
- If the current access level is Admin, any password may be changed without entering the Current Password.
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