Vijeo Designer Basic Configuration

Vijeo Designer Basic Configuration

A. Introduction of Vijeo Designer Basic

       Vijeo Designer Basic is software that functions to design (Buildtime), download, and simulate the application of a Human Machine Interface (HMI) system, while for running programs (runtime) already included in the HMI. But if you use Personal Computer (PC) or iPC (Industrial PC) as its running program, runtime is needed. For Vijeo Designer Basic, there is no runtime available on PC, only in Vijeo Designer Version 6.x.
Vijeo Designer Basic for the Magelis GXU series products, including:

HMIGXU3500: 7 "(800x480) basic model, 1 serial port, including RTC

HMIGXU3512: 7 "(800x480) universal model, 2 serial ports, 1 Ethernet port, including RTC

HMIGXU5500: 10.1 "(800x480) basic model, 1 serial port, including RTC

HMIGXU5512: 10.1 "(800x480) universal model, 2 serial ports, 1 Ethernet port, included 

                            RTC

To operate Vijeo Designer Basic you must have the software installer which can be downloaded at:

                                                  Download Vijeo Designer Basic 1.1

System specifications for Vijeo Designer basic:

Specification	Vijeo Designer Basic Editor
Platform	PC
CPU	Pentium 4 - 2 GHz or more
Memory	1GB minimum, 2GB or more
Disk	2.0 GB or more
Operation System	Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 3 or above)
	Microsoft Windows 7 32 and 64 bit
	Microsoft Windows 8.1 32 and 64 bit
Web Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (recommended version 7 or above)

User Interface

• 1. Toolbars (Access all menus needed) 2. Menubar and tools needed to develop HMI applications)

         

• Navigator (Create and access all elements in the application such as panels, pop up windows, java scripts, alarms, variables etc.)
• Inspector (Display Properties of selected items)
• Feedback Zone (displays an error message and shows the progress of the validation, build, and download process, press F4 or double click on the error message, it will jump to the location of the error)
• ToolChest (Display the tools used on the panel)
• Graphic Editor (Design, create, edit displays, variables, panels, etc.)

A. Introduction to Vijeo Designer Basic

In practice this time, the HMI to be used is the HMIGXU3512 type (7 inch wide HMI, Universal model, 2 serial ports, 1 Ethernet port) which will be connected to the M221 PLC.

After installing the application, follow the steps below.

A. Configuring Vijeo Designer Basic

 
1. Open the Vijeo Designer Basic Shortcut on the Desktop or Start Window

2. Then the display will open as below, to create a new program select Creat

    New Project then select Next.
   

• Creat New Project (Creating a new project / program)
• Open Last Project (Open the last opened project)
• Open Existing Project (Open a project that was saved in a file with the format .smbp)

3. Create a project name: 'Pump1' under “Project Name”, then click next

4. On the "target type" select HMIGXU Series, then on the model select HMIGXU 3512x,         
    then click next

5. For the IP address, adjust it as shown below, then click next
       

• IP Address (target IP Address or HMI to be downloaded)
• Subnet Mask (the target Subnet Mask or HMI to be downloaded)
• Default Gateway (IP Address gateway needs to be filled in if this HMI is connected to other networks)

6. The following display is for selecting Devices from various brands / Manufacturers available at  

    Vijeo Designer Basic software. The device to be used is the Schneider brand, then select
    "Schneider Electric Industries SAS". After that select the Driver / protocol that is "Modbus TCP / IP",
    then on the equipment select "Modbus Equipment", then click ok and then click finish.

7. Display User Interface

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B. Vijeo Designer Basic

Simulation In Vijeo Designer Basic simulation the basic thing needed is to create variables, new panels, and graphics (lamp / output, switch / input).
For example:
Creating a simple program to run a Pump using the on-off pushbutton
follows the steps.
1. Equipment Configuration
    Before creating variables, it is necessary to configure the equipment (device / PLC) that is used first
    .
 

In the "Navigator" column select modbusEquipmennt, then fill in IP Address: 127.0.0.1 (IP Simulator = PC as device / PLC), check the IEC61131 Syntax box if checked then the format of the HMI address is to use% Mxx). Then select OK.

 
2. Creating Variables First
    determine the input and output variables
    Input: Pushbutton ON, =% M1
               Pushbutton OFF =% M2
    Output: Pump =% M3

    See the following picture, in the Navigator select "Variables", then on the right bar sheet     
    select "New Variable "
 

 Create a new Variable as follows

 1st Variable:

 in column 1. Variable Name fill: PB_ON

                     2. Data Type select: BOOL

                     3. Data Source select: External

                     4. ScanGroup select: ModbusEquipment01

                     5. Device Address contents:% M1

 

Information :

1> Variable Name = The variable used

2> Data Type = The data type matches the device address

3> Data Source = External means data used from other devices

4> ScanGroup = Select the device to use

5> Device address = Address used for one variable

2nd Variable:

 in column 1. Variable Name fill: PB_OFF

                     2. Data Type select: BOOL

                     3. Data Source select: External

                     4. ScanGroup select: ModbusEquipment01

                     5. Device Address contents:% M2

3rd Variable:

 in column 1. Variable Name fill: PUMP

                     2. Data Type select: BOOL

                     3. Data Source select: External

                     4. ScanGroup select: ModbusEquipment01

                     5. Device Address contents:% M3

If the variable has been created, then the Graphic Editor will appear as follows.

3. Make a Chart
 

Graphic List: List of objects in the current panel Graphic List: List of objects in the current panel

     7. In the next screen, click ModbusEquipment at the bottom left
     8. Then the display will appear as shown below, then check the column "

       simulated without using hardware, then click ok

      9. Then right-click on the "Variables" tab, then click "link variables", then select the
          program file that has been saved on SoMachine

      11. In the next screen, check the address that we will use on the HMI as shown below, then click add.

      12. Then click "Panel1" for us to design the HMI display we want. Examples of
            HMI displays in accordance with the SoMachine program that have been made are below.