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PanelView Component Design Considerations .................................................................. 1
Introduction......................................................................................................................... 5
Recommended Limits ......................................................................................................... 5
Design Mode....................................................................................................................... 5
Connecting the PanelView Component to a Computer .................................................. 5
USB............................................................................................................................. 6
Ethernet ....................................................................................................................... 6
Web Browsers................................................................................................................. 6
Web Browser Settings .................................................................................................... 7
Pop-up blockers .......................................................................................................... 7
Copying and Pasting ................................................................................................... 7
Cache Considerations.................................................................................................. 7
Configuring Communications............................................................................................. 7
PanelView Component and KepWare ............................................................................ 7
PanelView Component and RSLinx Classic .................................................................. 8
PanelView Component with Multiple Controllers ......................................................... 8
PanelView Component Serial Connections.................................................................... 8
PanelView Component Tag Configuration......................................................................... 8
Tag Update Rate ............................................................................................................. 9
Designing Screens............................................................................................................... 9
User Defined Objects...................................................................................................... 9
Screen Design Considerations ...................................................................................... 10
Creating Alarms and Alarm Objects............................................................................. 10
Trending and Data Logging .............................................................................................. 10
Data Logging Configuration......................................................................................... 11
Configuring Security......................................................................................................... 11
Terminal Level Security ............................................................................................... 11
Application Level Security ........................................................................................... 12
Recipes and Recipe Objects.............................................................................................. 12
Transferring Recipes to a Computer............................................................................. 12
Emulator Considerations................................................................................................... 12
Emulator Installed Components.................................................................................... 13
Multiple Emulator Versions.......................................................................................... 13
Emulator and Web Browsers ........................................................................................ 13
Emulator Uninstallation................................................................................................ 13
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