SpecView User Manual for Version 3.1

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• Introduction
  • Privacy Notice
  • Introduction to SpecView
  • Minimum Requirements for running SpecView
  • Windows Evergreen
  • How to use the Help/Manual
• Licensing of SpecView
  • Demo Mode
  • Comparison of USB License Dongle with Soft License
  • Soft License
    • Installation Code
    • Activation
    • Check In
    • Check In Overdue
    • Move License to Another Computer
    • Re-activation
    • Replacing Licenses
    • Soft License Errors
  • Upgrading and Updating
    • Upgrading Licenses
      • Upgrading License Step-by-Step
    • Updating SpecView
  • USB License Dongles
  • Soft Dongles (Old Style)
  • Evaluation Version
  • Update Subscription
  • Runtime-Only Dongle
  • End User License Agreement
• What's New In Version 3
  • Videos
  • Installation
  • Trend Charts
  • Edit Mode
  • Variables List
  • Quick List
  • Position Dynamics
  • Color Dynamics
  • Import Project
  • Runtime
  • Startup Sequence
  • Preferences
  • Passwords - start at level 1
  • Touch Screen Support
  • Additional Features
  • 32bit and 64bit SpecView
  • Backward Compatibility
  • Update Policies
  • Bug Reporting Procedure
• Release Notes
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• Installation and Starting SpecView
  • Installation
    • Installing SpecView
      • Installation Warnings and Errors
    • Updating SpecView from a previous version
    • Migrate Configurations
    • 32bit and 64bit SpecView
  • Address Specification
  • Starting SpecView
    • Archive and Restore
    • Restore - Overwrite Project Warning
    • SpecView Command Line Options
  • Instrument Definition/Detection
    • Automatic Instrument Detection
    • TCP/IP Auto Detection
    • Manually Defining Instruments
    • Virtual and Offline Instruments
    • COM Port Settings
    • Test Comms For Update
    • Add/Rename Instruments
    • Using a Barcode Scanner with SpecView
      • Connecting the Barcode Scanner Interface to a Serial Port
      • In Series with a Keyboard (Keyboard Wedge)
    • Address Help
      • Modbus RTU and Modbus TCP
      • Eurotherm Bisync
      • Allen Bradley
      • Eurotherm Chessell 5000
      • Mitsubishi A Series
      • Mitsubishi Q Series
      • Mitsubishi FX Series
      • Yokogawa Green Series
      • Yokogawa Discrete Instruments
      • Yokogawa UT2400 & UT2800 Controllers
      • Yokogawa Darwin / Recorder
      • RKC Discrete Insruments
      • RKC SR Mini
      • West
      • FGH
      • Yokogawa HGM200
      • Red Lion
      • Watlow
      • Honeywell UDC 3000 Modbus
      • Adam Modules
      • Anafaze/AB Protocol
      • Driver Commands
    • Honeywell HC900
      • HC900 HCDesigner import of Modbus maps
      • HC900 HCDesigner import: The steps required to do it
      • HC900 HCDesigner import: Overriding Prefixes
      • HC900 HCDesigner import: Including a Tag Number as part of the name
      • HC900 HCDesigner import: Custom Loops
      • HC900 HCDesigner import: Notes on Updating an HC900
      • HC900 Redundant Controller
      • HC900 SPP Block running profile and descriptor
• Migrate V2 Configuration to a V3 Project
  • Migration Advanced
  • Migration Manually
  • Migration Warnings and Errors
• Using SpecView in Runtime Mode
  • Values on the GDW
  • Data Entry
  • Data Entry - Numeric
  • Data Entry - Boolean
  • Data Entry - Enumeration
  • Data Entry - Text Strings
  • Data Entry - Date and Time
  • Parameter List
  • Alarm List
  • Event List
  • Quick List
  • Trend Charts
  • Touch Screen Support
  • Runtime Menubar
    • File Menu (Runtime)
    • Logging Menu
    • History Menu
    • Recipe Menu
    • View Menu
    • Password Menu (Runtime)
    • Remotes Menu
    • Options Menu
    • Zoom Menu
    • Window Menu (Runtime)
    • Help Menu (Runtime)
• Editing a SpecView Project
  • Menubar and Toolbar in Edit Mode
    • File Menu (Edit Mode)
    • Edit Menu
    • Draw menu
    • Object Menu
    • View Menu
    • Password Menu (Edit Mode)
    • Setup Menu
    • Online Features Menu
    • Window Menu (Edit Mode)
    • Help Menu (Edit Mode)
  • Editing GDWs - Graphical Display Windows
    • GDWs - Graphical Display Windows
    • Extruder Graphic
    • Variables List
      • Variables List - SpecView Pre-defined Variables
      • Variables List - SpecView User Variables
      • Variables List - Properties
      • Variables List - Options Menu
      • Variables List - Internal Data Menu
      • Variables List - Groups
      • Variables List - Find/Replace
    • Templates List
    • Instrument Views
    • SpecView.FastCount Variable
    • Adding Numeric Values to a GDW
    • Alarms
    • Dynamic Attributes Box
    • Color Dynamics
    • Position Dynamics
    • Insert New Object
    • Edit Links
    • Quick List Setup
    • Remember Window Positions
    • Import Project
  • Drawing Basics
    • Selecting, Grouping, Moving and Saving Objects
    • Shape Properties
    • Objects in front / behind others
    • Quick Copying of Drawing Objects
    • Select Tool
    • Line Drawing Tool
    • Rectangle Drawing Tool
    • Round Rectangle Drawing Tool
    • Ellipse Drawing Tool
    • Polygon Drawing Tool
    • Bitmaps on a GDW
    • Bitmap Properties
    • Text on a GDW
    • Text Properties
    • Trend Chart Drawing Tool
    • Bar Chart Drawing Tool
    • Buttons - Drawing on a GDW
    • Locking Objects
  • Printing
    • Print Setup
    • Print Options
    • Print To JPG
  • Trend Charts
  • Bar Charts
  • Button Attributes & Strategy Controller Actions
    • Alarm: Acknowledge Alarms
    • Alarm On/Off
    • Alarms: Show Alarm List
    • Events: Show Event List
    • GDW: Clear Trend Charts
    • GDW: Close this and Swap To GDW
    • GDW: Close this Screen
    • GDW: Print Screen
    • GDW: Print Screen (Last Batch Values)
    • GDW: Swap to another GDW
    • GDW: Toggle Full Screen Mode
    • GDW: Zoom in
    • GDW: Zoom Out
    • History: Start Replay
    • History: Find Batch
    • Logging: Convert Specific Log File Format
    • Logging: On/Off
    • Logging: Purge Log Files
    • Logging: Show File Convert Manager
    • Parameters: Alter Value Interactively
    • Parameters: Copy From.. To
    • Parameters: Download Specific Value
    • Parameters: Math Function
    • Parameters: Show Full Parameter List
    • Password: Change Passwords
    • Password: Log In or Log Out
    • Password: Specific User Login
    • Quick List: Show Quick List
    • Recipe: Download Specific Recipe
    • Recipe: Show Recipe Manager
    • Recipe: Show Recipe Manager (Read Only Mode)
    • Recipe: Show Recipe Manager (Read Only Send To Mode)
    • Recipe: Show Recipe Manager (Send To Mode)
    • Recipe: Recipe Compare
    • SpecView: Display Simple Message Box
    • SpecView: Enter Edit Mode
    • SpecView: Exit Program
    • SpecView: Maximize screen, Minimize Screen, Restore Screen
    • SpecView: Run External Program
    • SpecView:  Write Line to file/printer
    • SpecView: Play Sound File
    • SpecView: Write Text to another Text String
  • Preferences
    • Preferences - Runtime
    • Preferences - Remote
    • Preferences - Display
      • Date and Time Formatting
    • Preferences - Alarm
    • Preferences - Logging
    • Preferences - Strategy
    • Preferences - Recipe
    • Preferences - Startup
    • Preferences - History
    • Preferences - Settings
    • Preferences - ActiveX
    • Preferences - Language
    • Preferences - Auto Backup
    • Preferences - Web Server
    • Preferences - Logfile Conversion
    • Preferences - DDE
    • Preferences - Debug
    • Preferences in SETTINGS.INI
  • Full Screen Mode
  • SpecView Error Codes
    • Error Message Numbers
    • SpecView Write Errors
    • SpecView Generic Error Codes
    • Error Codes - Protocol Specific
    • E17813 Invalid Entry
  • Glossary of Key Terms used in SpecView
    • Alarms
    • Alarm List
    • Boolean
    • Communications Ports "Com Port"
    • Communications Protocol
    • Configuration
    • CVTSETTINGS.INI
    • Daisy-chain
    • Data Logging
    • Decimal Places
    • Dongle
    • Driver
    • Dynamic Attributes
    • Edit Mode
    • Fonts
    • GDO - Graphical Display Object
    • GDW - Graphical Display Window
    • Grayed out (disabled) menu items and buttons
    • Group
    • Instrument
    • Instrument Parameter
    • Log Report
    • Multiport Option
    • Multi-Select
    • Parameter
    • Port
    • Project / Project Folder
    • Radio Buttons
    • Read Only Variable
    • Recipe
    • Running SpecView as an Administrator
    • Runtime Mode
    • SETTINGS.INI
    • Short List
    • Strategy Controller
    • SV3.INI
    • Toggle
    • Tooltips
    • Variable
    • Variable Types
    • Variables List
    • Web Server Option
    • Windows Filenaming Rules
    • Writeable Variable
• Trend Charts
  • Trend Chart Conversion
  • Trend Chart Runtime Mode
  • Trend Chart Menu
    • Trend Chart - Printing from menu
  • Trend Chart Runtime - Export Range to CSV
  • Trend Chart Properties - Pens
  • Trend Chart Properties - Chart
  • Trend Chart Properties - Pen Scales
  • Trend Chart Properties - Time Axis & Gridlines
  • Trend Chart Properties - Cursors
  • Trend Chart Properties - Chart Notes
    • Automatic Chart Notes
  • Trend Chart Properties - Values
  • Trend Chart Properties - Print & Batch
  • Trend Chart Properties - Colors
  • Trend Chart Properties - Buttons & View
  • Trend Chart Gridlines
  • Trend Chart Fonts
  • Trend Chart - CSV Export
• Instrument Connectivity
  • Instrument Installation and Wiring
  • Instrument Settings
  • RS422/EIA422
  • RS485/EIA485
  • Ethernet and TCP/IP
  • Communications Protocol
  • Increasing Speed of Instrument Communications
  • Multiport Option
  • OPC Client Support - Overview
    • OPC Browser
    • Supported OPC Servers
    • OPC - Fequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    • OPC - PC Specification/Performance
  • DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) - Overview
    • DDE Application Name
    • DDE Topic Name
    • DDE Status Topic
    • SpecView DDE Restrictions
    • Getting data from SpecView DDE
    • Setting data into SpecView DDE
    • DDEPoke Examples
    • Setting up an Excel DDE Poke Example
    • DDE Read Example
• Data Logging
  • Data Logging - Variables
  • Data Logging - Disk Space Requirements
  • Data Logging - Rate
  • Log Reports
  • Log Report Setup
  • Log Reports from the Remote
  • Log Report Format
  • Log Reports - Specifying decimal places
  • Data Logging - Alarms
  • Data Logging - Events
  • Data Logging - Chart Notes
  • Historical Replay Option
  • Historical Replay - Control Panel
  • Historical Replay - Start Time
  • Historical Replay - Find Batch Number
  • Historical Replay - Rate
  • Historical Replay - Options
  • Batch Tags
• Recipes
  • Selecting Variables to be Included in Recipe
  • Recipes - Using
  • Recipe Warning
  • Recipe Names
  • Recipe Names from Text Variables
  • Recipe Description
  • Recipe Hide this box
  • Recipe Save & Save As
  • Recipe Import/Export
  • Recipe Send
  • Recipe Send To
  • Source and Target Instruments
  • Recipe Send-To from a Text Variable
  • Recipe Send To: Warning
  • Recipe Send To: Problems during download
  • Recipe Specifying the download order
  • Recipe Limit
  • Recipe on Remote
  • Recipe Compare
• Strategy Controller
  • Programming the Strategy Controller
  • Enable On Boolean
  • Example: Automatic Log Report
  • Event Type
  • Value (Variable) Based Event Setup
  • Time Based Event Setup
  • Strategy Controller Actions
  • Examples of Value Based Events
  • Turn on a digital output on a New Alarm
  • Cascade Control
  • Totalizer
  • Examples of Time Based Events
  • Strategy Controller - Hints & Tips
    • Strategy - Avoiding Triggers at Startup
    • Strategy - Rolling Average
• Passwords
  • Passwords - Login
  • Passwords - GDW Setup
  • Passwords - Selecting Objects for Access
  • Passwords - User Control
• Multiple Users
  • Multiple Users - Connections
  • Multiple Users - Quick Setup
  • Multiple Users - Local
  • Multiple Users - Remote
  • Multiple Users - Runtime Functions (on Remote)
  • Multiple Users - Runtime Functions (on Local)
  • Multiple Users - Troubleshooting
    • Multiple Users - Performance
    • Multiple Users - Errors
    • Multiple Users - Testing with Telnet
  • Multiple Users - Minimum Requirements for Multiple Users
  • Multiple Users - Remote in Standby
  • Multiple Users - Router Setup
  • Multiple Users via Modem
    • Multiple Users via Modem - Setup
    • Multiple Users via Modem - Failure
    • Multiple Users via Modem - HyperTerminal
    • Multiple Users via Modem - Modem Types
    • Multiple Users via Modem - TAPI Versions
• ActiveX Controls
  • ActiveX Steps to add an ActiveX Control
  • ActiveX Licensing
  • ActiveX On SpecView Remote
  • ActiveX Insert Control
  • ActiveX Preferences
  • ActiveX Register
  • ActiveX Manage Control List
  • ActiveX Variables Inputs
  • ActiveX Variables Outputs
  • ActiveX Variables Methods
  • ActiveX Controls and Passwords
  • ActiveX and Historical Replay
  • ActiveX Control Not Licensed
  • ActiveX Need To Be Administrator
  • ActiveX Edit->Copy not supported by this control
  • ActiveX Rolling Average
• Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting Instrument Communication
  • Cannot Open COM Port
  • HyperTerminal
  • Telnet
  • Reporting Bugs
  • Generating Dump Files
  • Technical Support
    • USA Contact Numbers
    • UK Contact Numbers
    • Europe Contact Numbers
    • Internet Support
• Quick Start Guide
  • Quick Start - Overview
  • Quick Start - Starting SpecView
  • Quick Start - Manual Project
  • Quick Start - For Instruments using the Modbus Protocol
  • Quick Start - Automatically detect instruments and display instrument views
  • Quick Start - Add a variable to the GDW
  • Quick Start - Draw a trend chart
  • Quick Start - Define a second GDW
  • Quick Start - Add buttons to switch between GDW's
  • Quick Start - Add a Bar chart
  • Quick Start - See how it works in Runtime mode
• User Guide
  • Setting up a Project
  • Creating Graphics/Mimics
  • Improving Performance
  • Handling lost COMMS
  • How many instruments can be connected to SpecView?
  • Printing from SpecView
  • Remembering Window Positions
  • Remote/Local Screen Sizes Differ
  • Multiple Monitors
  • Resizing GDWs to fit a larger physical monitor
  • Bringing a box into view that is off-screen
  • Sending an email from SpecView
    • SMTP Server Requires Secure Connection Error
    • Setting up SwithMail (GUI) to send an Email from SpecView
  • Sending an SMS text message from SpecView
  • Making a phone call from SpecView
  • Playing a noise when an alarm occurs
  • Strategy: Preventing events triggering at startup
  • Trend Chart Tolerance Bands
  • Trend Chart Batches
  • Passwords: Explaining the two different password systems
  • Range Checking
  • Integrating SpecView with other software
  • Adding a Yes/No confirmation to an Exit button
  • Setting up an automatic Log Report
  • Using the date & time for a Log Report filename
  • Changing Log Data location or folder
  • Copy Log Files to a Network Server
  • Calculating Averages
  • Logarithmic Values
  • Converting a Counter to a Flow Rate
  • Translating SpecView into other lanuages
  • Instrument Support in SpecView
  • Running SpecView Automatically From Computer Startup
  • Running SpecView as a Service
  • Running a program when SpecView exits
  • Handling different ways SpecView exits
  • How to move a box back that is being displayed off-screen 
  • Siemens S7 - example setup of TIA Portal for S7-1200
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  • FAQ - Installation/Update/Upgrade
  • FAQ - Instrument
  • FAQ - SpecView Runtime
  • FAQ - SpecView Edit Mode

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