Configuring 'Plant overview' control and companion controls (RT Unified) - WinCC Unified

Introduction

You require the control "Plant overview" when you want to navigate through the plant.

The companion controls are connected to one another and supplement one another in displaying the data values.

You require the companion controls for the following displays:

• Display plant object screens and screen windows using the navigation option throughout the entire plant (plant overview and screen windows)

• Display alarms for plant objects using the navigation option throughout the entire plant (plant overview and alarm view)

The following controls can act as companion control for the plant overview:

• Alarm control

• Screen window

• Calendar view (when using the WinCC Unified Calendaroption)

Requirement

• A screen is open.

• The "Toolbox" task card is open.

Procedure

1. Insert the "Plant overview" control from the "Toolbox > My controls" task card into the screen.

   

2. Add a companion control.

   Select from the following controls:

   • Alarm control

   • Screen window

   • Calendar control

   Note As companion controls, you can only select controls already configured in the screen.

3. Select the "Plant overview" control.

4. Open the Inspector window under "Properties > Properties > Miscellaneous > Interface > Companion control".

   The "Companion control" editor opens on the right-hand side of the Inspector window.

5. Click "Add".

   An element (starting with 0) is created.

6. Create an element for each companion control:

7. Specify the control type for each element:

   • Alarm control

   • Display window (for screen windows)

   • Calendar control (for calendar control)

8. Define the respective companion control as control reference for each element.

9. Specify a filter:

   • No filters: You see all plant objects

   • By plant objects for which alarms are available

   • By plant objects for which screen windows are configured

10. Specify the navigation type:

    • Static: The plant tree is displayed completely in runtime.

    • Dynamic: In runtime, you specify as of which level the plant tree is displayed by double-clicking a plant object.

      The levels below the selected plant object are available and are expanded.

      You can always navigate to the next higher level in runtime.

    The buttons of the toolbar and the filter bar relate to the displayed area.

11. Specify the root node. You have the following options:

    • In the "Static value" column, specify the path of the plant object according to the following schema "HMI_device.hierarchy::Plant view/Plant object", for example, "HMI_RT_1.hierarchy::Brewery/Bottling".

    • Specify the root node dynamically using a tag or a script.

    If a root node is configured, the root node and all objects below the root node are available in the plant overview.

12. Specifies whether the toolbar is shown.

13. Specifies whether the menu bar is shown.

Result

In runtime you see the screen with the "Plant overview" control and the companion controls. When you navigate to the respective plant object in the "Plant overview" control, the content of this plant object is displayed in the companion controls.

If you have configured the screen window as companion control, navigate in runtime in the "Plant overview" control through the plant and display the screens you have configured for the respective plant object.

If you have configured the alarm control as companion control, navigate in runtime in the "Plant overview" control through the plant and have the alarms for the plant objects displayed in the alarm view.