iX Developer

The Configuration Tool

1.1.5

Installation

The iX Developer software is supplied on a USB stick. When connecting the

USB stick to the USB port, the installation will start automatically. Follow the instructions to install iX Developer. If the installation does not start, run the setup.exe file.

The installation creates an icon for iX Developer in the group named iX

Developer.

Click on

Start/All Programs/iX Developer/ iX Developer

to start iX Developer.

1.1.6

Project

The top folder for a specific application designed with iX Developer is referred to as the project folder.

During runtime, project database files can be updated, for example with new recipes. This means that to completely reproduce a project that has been in operation, it may be necessary to combine source files with files retrieved from the operator panel.

1.1.7

File Structure

A project contains a set of files related to the functional and graphical design and a set of files related to the runtime operation of the project, where the latter is compiled from the design files.

Project Folder

When a new project is created, a folder with the project name is created as the top-level container, the

Project

folder. The files that define the functional and graphical design reside in the top level of the project folder. Other folders are created as a result of validation and build.

Symbols

Pictures that are used in projects are converted to .png files when the project is validated.

Pictures are resized to the largest static usage in any of the project screens, in order to save memory space in the panel. If a picture is enlarged in runtime using dynamics, the enlarged picture will have a lower effective resolution.

Project pictures are stored in the

Symbols

folder as a compressed folder named

Symbols.zip.

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The Configuration Tool

Temp

The

Temp

folder contains intermediate build files from project compilation.

The

Temp

folder also includes the

Output

folder. The

Output

folder contains all files needed to run the project in the target. These files are copied to an operator panel when the

Transfer

command is used. For a PC target, the

Transfer to folder

command is used to copy the necessary files to a USB stick to the runtime PC via a network connection.

Moving Design Files

To move the project files needed for the design:

1. Create a new folder for the project design files.

2. Copy all single files (files not included in any folders) as well as all folders, except the

Temp

folder, in the project folder.

3. Paste the files in the new folder.

Moving Application Project

The runtime project can be downloaded to the operator panel using the transfer or export commands, but can also be moved manually:

1. Create the new folder for the project files.

2. Copy the

Output

folder.

3. Paste it in the new folder.

Database

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The database used for iX Developer projects is of SQL Server Compact Edition type. The contents of the database can be managed with third-party database management tools. iX Developer includes a database viewer object that can be used to display database contents in runtime.

The database is initially transferred to the operator panel using the transfer command. The database will only be updated if there are changes made in the project that affects the database contents, for example:

Changed or added recipes

Changed or added data loggers

Changes to alarm handling

Changed or added trend viewers

A copy of the database can be made with the

Upload Database

command. Some of the databases can be exported individually in csv, comma separated values, format using the

Database Export

action. If possible, it is recommended to use the database export action rather than the backup database action.

Related information

Database Viewer Object

Download

Export

Upload Database

Database Export

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