Panel PC Installation, Configuration, and Operation Guide EPDOC-X466-en-501A PDF

Experion PKS
Release 501
Panel PC Installation, Configuration, and

Operation Guide
EPDOC-X466-en-501A
November 2017
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Contents
CONTENTS
Contents 3
Chapter 1 - About this guide 5
Chapter 2 - About the Experion Panel PC 7
Experion Panel PC layout 7
Navigation history 9
Toolbar 9
Navigation pane 11
Control pane 13
Notification zone 15
Chapter 3 - Installing an Experion Panel PC 17
Chapter 4 - Configuring an Experion Panel PC 19
Connecting the Experion Panel PC 20
Adding an Experion Panel PC to Server 21
Configuring the Experion Panel PC display links 23
Configuring the Experion Panel PC toolbar 28
Configuring the on-screen keyboard 29
Chapter 5 - Using the Experion Panel PC to call up a display 31
Managing the favorites menu on the Experion Panel PC 31
Chapter 6 - Controlling points using Experion Panel PC 33
Responding to alarms and other events using the Experion Panel PC33
Chapter 7 - Viewing a PDF file in Station 35
Chapter 8 - Cleaning the Experion Panel PC 37
Chapter 9 - Troubleshooting an Experion Panel PC 39
The Experion Panel PC is not responding as expected 40
Display links are missing or have errors 41
Server handling of SP or OP keys is not working as expected 42
On-screen keyboard obscures other items 42
Oversized text and buttons on screen 43
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Contents
Notices 45
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1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This guide describes how to configure and use the Experion Panel PC
to monitor and control your plant.
Revision history
Revision Date Description
A November 2017 Initial release of document.
Prerequisite skills
This guide assumes that you have knowledge of other Experion
software and concepts where relevant. This guide also assumes that
you are familiar with the Microsoft Windows operating system and the
hardware and software that you are using.
Related documents
The following documents complement this guide. They contain
additional information that might be useful for reference when using
the Experion Panel PC.
You can download Honeywell documentation from the
http://www.honeywellprocess.com/support website.
Document Description
Operator's Guide Describes how to use Station to monitor and control your
Experion PKS system.
Server and Client Contains detailed configuration procedures for an

Configuration Guide Experion server and client system.
HMIWeb Display Describes how to create custom displays.

Building Guide
Quick Builder User’s Describes how to use Quick Builder to configure system
Guide items, such as controllers, points, Flex Stations, and
printers.
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Chapter 1 - About this guide
Document Description
ControlEdge PLC Describes how to set up, configure, and troubleshoot
Interface Reference Experion integration with ControlEdge PLC.
Panel PC Installation Contains detailed hardware specifications and installation

Reference instructions for an Experion Panel PC.
Experion PKS R500 Contains a full list of minimum hardware and software
Specification requirements for an Experion Panel PC.
Experion PKS Software Describes how to install Experion, and the different
Installation User's methods to install Experion.
Guide
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2 ABOUT THE EXPERION PANEL PC
The Experion Panel PC is a touchscreen device that can be used as

the primary process control interface for your site. It provides a more
intuitive, direct and faster interface than existing devices such as a
mouse and keyboard.
The Experion Panel PC has the following features:
n Can be a standalone Experion Panel PC running Experion PKS

Server and Station that directly communicate to the control
system, or a client node to communicate with an Experion PKS
SCADA Server.
n Provides the flexibility to monitor and control SCADA points
connected to SCADA devices using any supported protocol.
n Alarms can be monitored and resolved on the Experion Panel PC.
n Can be used with a Windows keyboard and mouse. For process
control, the Operator can exclusively use the Experion Panel PC,
however there are some Windows and non-Honeywell application
functions that require a Windows keyboard and mouse.
Experion Panel PC layout

The main display occupies most of the Experion Panel PC window.
The other parts, around the main display, provide you with the tools
and controls you use to monitor and control your system.
Figure 2-1: Experion Panel PC layout
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Chapter 2 - About the Experion Panel PC
Part Description
Navigation Back and Forward buttons are used to navigate backward or forward to
history a display what you have previously called up.
Toolbar Clicking a button on the toolbar provides speedy access to frequently

required commands.
Navigation The navigation pane is used for locating and calling up displays.
pane Displays are grouped into menus for easy access. For example, system
displays can be accessed from the System menu on the navigation
pane.
Main The main display is where Experion displays appear. Each display is a
display separate 'control panel' that you use to monitor and control a
particular part of your plant.
Control The control pane is used to view and update the values associate with a
pane point parameter. The control pane can include a faceplate, parameter
values, and the buttons used to change the values, including a numeric
keypad.
Notification The notification zone provides an overview of your system's status. For
zone example, a flashing red box indicates that there is at least one
unacknowledged alarm.
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Navigation history
The navigation history buttons allow you to navigate backward or
forward to a display that you have previously called up. For more
information, see “Using the Experion Panel PC to call up a display.”
Figure 2-2: Experion Panel PC navigation history
Button Description
Back
Navigate backward to displays that you have previously called up. Tap and
hold to view a list of displays you have previously called up.
Forward
Navigate forward to displays that you have previously called up. Tap and
hold to view a list of displays you have previously called up.
Toolbar
The Experion Panel PC toolbar provides a quick and easy way to
access frequently used commands.
Figure 2-3: Default Experion Panel PC toolbar
Button Description
Page Up
Call up the previous display in the current chain.
Page Down
Call up the next display in the current chain.
Associated display
Call up the display that is associated with the selected object.
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Button Description
Schematic
Call up a display based on its name or number.
Trend
Call up the trend display for the selected object. If there is no associated
trend, this button invokes the trend command and requires a trend number
to be entered.
Group
Call up the group display for the selected object. If there is no associated
group display, this button invokes the group command and requires a group
number to be entered.
Detail
Call up the point detail display for the selected object. If there is no
associated point detail display, this button calls up the point search display.
Ellipsis
Access to the commands which are not visible on the toolbar, only available
when the toolbar has been configured to show a subset of commands.
Through configuration of the toolbar properties, the following

commands can be added to the toolbar.
Button Description
Print
Print the display.
Print Screen
Print the entire screen.
Resource Monitor
Call up the Resource Monitor.
Hour average
Call up group history for the selected point with the default interval. If there
is no associated group history, this button invokes the group history
command and requires a group history number to be entered.
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Button Description
Message clear
Clear the selected message on the Message Summary. Depending on how

your system is configured, this button can also be used to clear the whole
page of messages if no individual message is selected on the Message
Summary.
Message confirm
Confirm a confirmable message.
Record
Unit alarm summary
Call up the Unit Alarm Summary.
Alarm annunciation
Suppress audible annunciations for a specified duration. Note that audible

annunciation of urgent alarms cannot be suppressed. Urgent alarms include
urgent system alarms and urgent process alarms. For more information, see
“About suppressing audible annunciations” in the Server and Client
Configuration Guide
Unit trend
Call up the group trend display for the selected objected. If there is no
associated group trend display, this button invokes the group trend
command and requires a group trend number to be entered.
Help
Tap this button to call up display-specific help. If display-specific help is not

configured, Station help will be called up.
Navigation pane
The Navigation Pane contains menus that organise display links so
that you can easily access them. The menus contain groups of
displays that represent different areas of My Plant, including System
displays and Favorites displays.
Tap on each of the menus to see the displays under the menu.
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Figure 2-4: Navigation Pane — System menu
Item Description
1 Menu name
The menus available on the Station are:
l A selection of displays that you can use to monitor and control your plant
l System menu
l Favorites menu
2 Display group
A group of related display links. Tap the display group to see the related display
links. Display links call up a specified display. However, a display group can
also call up a display.
A display link or a display group that is associated with an alarm group or

point, will show an alarm icon representing the most important alarm for that
display link or display group. This allows the monitoring of active alarms on
displays that are available but not currently being viewed.
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Item Description
3 + Add display to favorites
When a display is called up on the Station, you can tap this item to add this
display link into your Favorites menu.
Control pane
The Control Pane is the area on the Station where you can manipulate
the value of point parameters.
Figure 2-5: The Experion Panel PC Control Pane
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Item Description
1 Faceplate
A specialized pop-up that shows a subset of the details shown on the

matching point detail (or template) display. It typically shows the point's
run-time values and control settings. A faceplate appears when you tap
an object that is linked to a point.
2 Input area
The input area displays information for the currently selected parameter.
For example, the current value of the parameter or a newly entered
value.
Man.
When the manual mode is set, an operator is permitted to change either

the set point or the output value.
Auto.
When the automatic mode is set, the controller itself (or sometimes the
server) controls the output and operators cannot change the output
value, unless 'Disable mode checking on output' is set.
Norm.
Activate the default mode. For most points, the normal mode is Auto.
Setpoint.
Tap this to change the set point.
Output.
Tap this to change the output value.
Tap this button to toggle between the raise and lower buttons.
If the current value is showing in the input area, this button will clear
whole value. If a new value has been entered, this button will delete the
last character each time it is tapped. Tap and hold to repeat.
Enter.
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Notification zone
The Notification Zone provides an overview of your system’s status.
Figure 2-6: The Experion Panel PC Notification Zone
Item Description
System configuration menu
Tap this button to access the system configuration menu:
l Station ID, Cog Station configuration settings

l User security level
l Exit
l Experion Panel PC lock button. It can be used when

cleaning the Panel PC.
l On-screen keyboard
2 Time
Displays the time on the Panel PC clock, or Experion PKS Server

clock if the Panel PC is connected to a different Experion PKS
Server.
Alarm
Displays a colored bar to indicate that there is at least one active

and/or unacknowledged alarm. You can tap the alarm icon to call
up the Alarm Summary, which provides a one-line description of
every alarm.
System alarm

and/or unacknowledged system alarm. You can tap the system
alarm icon to call up the System Alarm Summary, which provides
a one-line description of every system alarm.
Message
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Item Description
and/or unacknowledged message. You can tap the message icon
to call up the Message Summary, which provides a one-line
description of every message.
Alert

and/or unacknowledged alert. You can tap the alert icon to call up
the Alert Summary, which provides a one-line description of every
alert.
1 Alarm line
Displays alarm information such as alarm date and time, alarm

source and description.
Depending on how your system is configured, the alarm line:
l Displays the most recent (or oldest), highest (or lowest) priority
unacknowledged alarm
l Includes only unacknowledged process alarms or any
unacknowledged alarm
Acknowledge
You can acknowledge the most recent, or selected, alarm, alert, or

message by tapping this button.
Silence
You can silence the most recent, or selected, alarm, alert, or

message by tapping this button.
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3 INSTALLING AN EXPERION PANEL PC
Installing an Experion Panel PC includes hardware and software

installation. You need an Experion Panel PC or touch screen Panel PC
that meets minimum hardware and software requirements including
1920 x 1080 resolution touch screen. For a full list of minimum
hardware and software requirements, refer to the Experion PKS R500
Specification.
Hardware installation
See the Panel PC Installation Reference.
Software installation
To install OS and the drivers, see the Panel PC Installation Reference.
The OS version is Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB.
The software installation for Experion Panel PC is embedded in the
Experion PKS Software Installation Package. For the minimum
software requirements of the Experion PKS Server installation, see the
section "Preparing for an Experion installation" in the Experion PKS
Software Installation User's Guide.
When installing the Experion PKS software, select the Node Type as
desired in the “Setup type of Node to install” step:
n Panel_PC: A standalone Experion Panel PC runs Experion PKS

Server and Station that provides direct communication to control
system. The standalone Panel PC may optionally be licensed to
publish data, alarms and history to another Experion Server using
DSA. This Node Type requires an Experion Panel PC Server license.
n Panel_PC_Client_Only: An Experion Panel PC that is used as a
client node to communicate with an Experion PKS SCADA Server.
To be able to call up displays with embedded PDFs on the Station, you
need to download the latest Acrobat Reader from Adobe (or install
from Documentation Media Set) on the Experion Panel PC.
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Chapter 3 - Installing an Experion Panel PC
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4 CONFIGURING AN EXPERION PANEL PC
The Experion Panel PC can be configured as a standalone Panel PC

running Experion PKS Server and Station that provides direct
communication to control system, or as a Panel PC that is used as a
client node to communicate with an Experion PKS SCADA Server.
Configure an Experion Panel PC as a standalone Panel PC: No need to
configure after installing the Experion PKS Software with the Panel_
PC node type, you only need to start running the Experion PKS Server
and Station from the Experion Panel PC.
Configure an Experion Panel PC as a client node to communicate
with an Experion PKS Server: Install the Experion Panel PC with the
Panel_PC_Client_Only node type. Build a Flex Station on the Experion
PKS Server, and then configure the Experion Panel PC to connect to
that station connection. For more information, see the topic "Adding
an Experion Panel PC to Server".
In this section:
Connecting the Experion Panel PC 20

Adding an Experion Panel PC to Server 21
Configuring the Experion Panel PC display links 23
Configuring the Experion Panel PC toolbar 28
Configuring the on-screen keyboard 29
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Chapter 4 - Configuring an Experion Panel PC
Connecting the Experion Panel PC

This topic describes the tasks required to configure the Experion
Panel PC.
You must perform the following tasks in Windows:
n Configure Windows display settings

n Start the Tablet PC Input Service
n Identify the Experion Panel PC as a touchscreen in Windows
n Calibrate the Experion Panel PC
n Disable the Tablet PC Input Panel
Prerequisites
n You are logged on the Experion Panel PC as an administrator.
To configure Windows display settings

1. In the Windows Control Panel large or small icon view, click
Display.
The Display window appears.
2. Click Change display settings.
The Screen Resolution window appears.
3. In the Screen Resolution window, set the monitor resolution to
1920 x 1080, and click OK .
4. From the Display window, set Change the size of text, apps, and other
items to 100%, then click Apply.
5. Reboot the Panel PC.
To start the Tablet PC Input Service

1. In the Windows Control Panel large or small icon view, click
Administrative Tools.
The Administrative Tools window appears.
2. Click Services.
The Services window appears.
3. If Tablet PC Input Service is not started, right-click and start the
service.
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To identify the Experion Panel PC as a touchscreen in

Windows
1. In the Windows Control Panel large or small icon view, click Tablet
PC Settings.
The Tablet PC Settings window appears.
2. On the Display tab, in the Configure group, click Setup and follow
the on-screen instructions to identify the Experion Panel PC as a
touchscreen.
3. Click OK .
To calibrate the Experion Panel PC

PC Settings.
2. On the Display tab, in the Display Options group, select the display
that is the Experion Panel PC and click Calibrate.
Follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate the Experion Panel
PC.
3. Click OK .
To disable the Tablet PC Input Panel

PC Settings.
2. On the Other tab, in the Tablet PC Input Panel options group, click Go
to Input Panel Settings.
The Options window appears.
3. Clear the For touch input, show the icon next to the text box check
box.
4. Clear the Use the Input Panel tab check box.
5. Click OK .
Adding an Experion Panel PC to Server

To add an Experion Panel PC to Experion PKS Server, it must be
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added to the server database. The Station must be configured to use

“Panel PC” mode for the Experion Panel PC.
Prerequisites
n The Station software supporting the Experion Panel PC has been
installed.
n The Experion PKS Server has an available station license.
n Separate PanelStation_default.stb is installed in both folders:
l <install folder>
\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\System\R500\Theme
s folder
Where <install folder> is the location where Experion is
installed. For default installations this is C:\Program Files
(x86)
l <data folder>\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\MenusAndToolbars folder
Where <data folder> is the location where Experion data is
stored. For default installations, <data folder> is
C:\ProgramData.
The C:\ProgramData and C:\Program Files (x86) folders
are system folders, which means that they are only visible if you
select the Show hidden files, folders, and drives option button in
the Folder Options dialog box. To change this setting in Windows
Explorer, click Organize > Folder and search options, and then
select the View tab.
The default.stn on the Panel HMI node types would have the
Toolbar file default to the PanelStation_default.stb.
n If you are migrating from a previous release of Experion and the
system uses custom .stb files, you have added any custom
toolbars, menus and keyboard shortcuts that you want to migrate,
to a copy of the preconfigured .stb file. For more information
about modifying copies of preconfigured .stb files, see “To modify
preconfigured toolbar (*.stb) files” in the migration guide relevant
to your system. For information about .stb files, see “Station setup
files” in the Server and Client Configuration Guide.
To add an Experion Panel PC to Experion Server

1. Add an Experion Panel PC to Experion Server
This step is only needed for Panel_PC_Client_Only node type. For
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more information, see ”Building a Flex Station” in the Quick

Builder User’s Guide.
To configure Station to use the “Panel PC” mode

1. In the Station Notification Zone, choose ...Cog.
The Connect dialog box opens.
2. On the Recent Connections tab, select the connection, click Edit
Connection.
The Connection Properties dialog box opens.
3. On the Connection tab, for Window Mode, select Panel PC.
4. Click Save.
Configuring the Experion Panel PC display links

The navigation pane of the Station includes menus of display links to
allow easy access to displays. In the Plant menu, display links are
organized within display groups. For more information, see
“Navigation pane.”
The Plant menu can be configured to represent your plant. Alarm
groups or points can be associated with the top level Plant menu and
also with each of the display groups and display links. This allows the
monitoring of active alarms on displays that are available but not
currently being viewed.
The menu labels, alarm groups and display links are configured in the
display link definition file. Any changes to the display link definition
file should be validated to ensure that there are no formatting errors.
The location of the display link definition file must be nominated in
Station.
Prerequisites
installed.
n The Station has been started.
n You know the location of the display link definition file and its
associated schema file, DisplayGroupLinks.xsd and
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XmlValidator.exe.
The default location for the display link definition file and the
associated schema is <data folder>\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\MenusAndToolbars.
C:\ProgramData.
The default location for XmlValidator.exe is <install
folder>\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Server\Run.
Where <install folder> is the location where Experion is
installed. For default installations this is C:\Program Files
(x86).
The C:\ProgramData and C:\Program Files (x86) folders
are system folders, which means that they are only visible if you
select the Show hidden files, folders, and drives option button in the
Folder Options dialog box. To change this setting in Windows
Explorer, click Organize > Folder and search options, and then select
the View tab.
To configure the Plant menu

1. Make a backup copy of the display link definition file.
2. Using an XML or text file editing tool, edit the display link
definition file.
3. Update the Title attribute of the Plant element to suit your plant.
This will configure the label shown for the Plant menu.
4. If you want to associate an alarm group or point with the Plant
menu, add the AlarmGroup attribute to the Plant element. See the
example in this topic.
The most important active alarm from the alarm group or point
will be shown on the Plant menu label.
5. Save and close the file.
To add a display group to the Plant menu

2. Using an XML editing tool, edit the display link definition file.
3. In the AssetLinks element, add a new AssetLink element.
This will configure a new display group.
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4. In the new AssetLink element, add the display group label using
the Title attribute.
This will configure the label shown for the display group. If a title is
not configured, the label of the display group will be blank.
5. If you want to associate an alarm group or point with the display
group, include the AlarmGroup attribute in the new AssetLink
element.
will be shown on the display group label. If an alarm group or
point is not associated with the display group, no alarm
information will be shown on the display group label.
6. If you want a specific display to be called up when the display
group is tapped, add the AssociatedDisplay attribute to the new
AssetLink element. To include parameters for the associated
display, you must use the & XML special character instead of
&. See the example in this topic.
To add a display link to a display group

2. Using an XML editing tool, edit the display link definition file.
3. If this is the first display link in the display group, add a
DisplayLinks element to the AssetLinks element that represents the
display group.
4. In the DisplayLinks element, add a DisplayLink element.
5. In the new DisplayLink element, add the display link label using the
Title attribute.
If a label is not configured, the title of the display will be used as
the label.
6. In the new DisplayLink element, specify the display to be called up
by using the Url attribute. To include parameters for the URL, you
must use the & XML special character instead of &. See the
example in this topic.
7. If you want to associate an alarm group or point with the display
group, add the AlarmGroup attribute to the new DisplayLink
element.
will be shown on the display link label. If an alarm group or point
has not been associated with the display group, the most
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important active alarm of the display will be shown on the display

group label.
To validate the display link definition file

1. Open a command prompt window and navigate to the folder that
holds the display link definition file and the associated schema file.
2. Type XMLValidator.exe <definitionfile> <schemafile>,
where <definitionfile> is the name of the display link definition file
and <schemafile> is the schema that the file is to be validated
against.
If XMLValidator.exe is in the default location, it will be found
automatically by the Windows Path variable. You should see the
message “XML file is valid.” If not, repair the display link definition
file in accordance with the information provided in the error
messages.
To nominate the location of the display link definition

file in Station
Connection.
3. On the Appearance tab, in the Panel PC group, browse to the display
link definition file and select it.
4. Click Save.
Example of a display link definition

file
<Plant Title=“My Plant”
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLS
chema-instance" xmlns:xsd=
"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
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<SystemLink>
<DisplayLinks>
<DisplayLink Title="System
Menu" Url="sysmnu.htm"/>
<DisplayLink Title="Event
Summary" Url="syseventsummary.htm"/>
<DisplayLink Title="Message
Summary" Url="sysmessagesummary.htm"/>
<DisplayLink Title="System
Status" Url="syssystemsummary.htm"/>
<DisplayLink
Title="AlarmSummary"
Url="sysAlarmSummary.htm"/>
</DisplayLinks>
</SystemLink>
<AssetLinks>
<AssetLink Title="Display Group
1" AlarmGroup="AlarmGroup1"
AssociatedDisplay=
"Display3.htm">
<DisplayLinks>
<DisplayLink
Title="Display 1" Url="Display1.htm"
Destination="StationScreen"/>
<DisplayLink
Destination="TouchPanel"/>
<DisplayLink
Url="Display3.htm"
AlarmGroup="AlarmGroup2"/>
</DisplayLinks>
</AssetLink>
<AssetLink Title="Display Group

2" AlarmGroup="AlarmGroup2">
<DisplayLinks>
<DisplayLink
Destination="StationScreen"/>
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<DisplayLink
Title="Display 5"
Url="Display5.htm&parameter=tru
e"/>
</DisplayLinks>
</AssetLink>
</AssetLinks>
</Plant>
Configuring the Experion Panel PC toolbar

To avoid cluttering the user interface of the Experion Panel PC, you
can select which commands will be shown on the Station toolbar.
First you must decide which commands will be included in the
toolbar and then you can select which of those will be visible and
which commands will be accessible from the dropdown (ellipses)
menu on the toolbar.
Prerequisites
installed.
To add a command to the Station toolbar

Connection.
3. On the Toolbars tab, click Customize....
The Customize dialog box opens.
4. On the Toolbars tab, for Window, select Panel PC; for Toolbar, select
Panel PC.
5. In the Layout group, select the command you want to add to the
toolbar from the Available commands list, click Insert.
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6. Use the arrows to move the command to the required position in

the Current layout list.
7. Click Insert.
8. Use the arrows to move the command to the required position in
the Current layout list.
9. In the Visible toolbar buttons box, select the number of commands
starting from the top of the Current layout list that will be visible on
the toolbar.
10. Click Save.
To remove a command from the Station toolbar

Connection.
3. On the Toolbars tab, click Customize....
The Customize dialog box opens.
4. On the Toolbars tab, for Window, select Panel PC; for Toolbar, select
Panel PC.
5. In the Layout group, select the command you want to remove from
the toolbar from the Current layout list.
6. Click .
7. Click Save.
Configuring the on-screen keyboard

To use the on-screen keyboard, it must be enabled. If the keyboard
will be used in an environment without access to the internet, you
must also reduce the default certificate retrieval timeout.
Prerequisites
installed.
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n The Experion Panel PC has been configured for the Station.
To enable the on-screen keyboard

1. In the Station Notification Zone, choose ... > Cog.
Connection.
3. On the Appearance tab, in the Panel PC group, click Open QWERTY
keyboard for text entry.
4. Click Save.
To reduce the default certificate retrieval timeout

1. Log on to the Windows operating system using a local Windows
account with administrator permissions.
2. In Windows Explorer, go to <install
folder>\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station.
Where <install folder> is the location where Experion is installed.
3. Right-click on the
UsingOSKOnNonInternetConnectedConsole.reg file, and
choose Merge.
If prompted, type the password for a Windows administrator user.
4. Click Yes in the warning message box.
The Registry Editor message “The keys and values in <install
folder>
\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station\UsingOSKOnNo
nInternetConnectedConsole.reg have been successfully
added to the registry” appears.
5. Click OK in the Registry Editor message box.
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5 USING THE EXPERION PANEL PC TO CALL

UP A DISPLAY
You can use the Experion Panel PC to call up displays on the screen.
The menus in the Navigation Pane organise display links so that you
can easily access them to call up displays.
To call up a display on the Experion Panel PC

1. In the Navigation Pane, choose between the menus that
represents your plant, the System display menu or your Favorites
menu.
2. Tap the required display link.
If the display you are looking for is not visible, you may need to
expand a display group or scroll the list to see it.
TIP: If you want to call up the display by page number or
display name, tap in the toolbar, the Windows 10 on-

screen keyboard will show up. For information about the
toolbar, see “Toolbar”.
The display appears on Station.
Managing the favorites menu on the Experion

Panel PC
To add a display to your Favorites menu
1. Call up the display so that it appears on the Station.
2. In the Navigation Pane, tap + Add display to favorites.
To delete a display from your Favorites menu

1. In the Navigation Pane, open the Favorites menu.
2. Swipe the display link to the left until it is deleted.
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Chapter 5 - Using the Experion Panel PC to call up a display
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CHAPTER
6 CONTROLLING POINTS USING EXPERION

PANEL PC
You can monitor and control points on the Experion Panel PC either
through faceplates or from displays on Station.
For information about how points are controlled from displays and
faceplates, see “Controlling points” in the Operator's Guide.
Responding to alarms and other events using

the Experion Panel PC
You can view and respond to alarms and other types of events
through the Station on Experion Panel PC. The Notification Zone on
the Station provides an overview of your system's status. For example,
on the Station, a colored bar above the Alarm icon indicates that there
is at least one active and/or unacknowledged alarm.
The Alarm Summary, System Alarm Summary, Message Summary,
and Alert Summary can be called up on the Experion Panel PC. For
information about how to use summary displays, see “About alarms
and other messages” in the Operator's Guide.
To call up the Alarm Summary, System Alarm

Summary, Message Summary, or Alert Summary
1. In the Notification Zone, tap the icon that represents the type of
alarm or event that you are interested in.
The summary information will appear, showing a one-line
description of every alarm or event.
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Chapter 6 - Controlling points using Experion Panel PC
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CHAPTER
7 VIEWING A PDF FILE IN STATION
You can view a PDF file in Station by creating an HTM display page
with a HTML link on the page.
To view a PDF file in Station

1. Save the PDF file on a local drive or a network location.
2. In the HMIWeb Display Builder, create a new HTM display page.
a. Click on the Hyperlink button, drag and create a Hyperlink
object, type in the name of the PDF file.
b. Right-click on the Hyperlink object and select Property Pages.
c. In the Details tab, enter the file path to the PDF file you want the
user to open, eg. C:\temp\MyPDFFile.pdf.
3. Save the display page to the abstract folder (or other path that is in
the Station Display search path), eg. <data
folder>\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\Abstract\MyFile.htm.
C:\ProgramData.
4. In Station, click on the Go To Page button and enter the full path of
the .htm file saved in Step 3.
5. Click on the link to the PDF file.
The PDF appears in Station.
It is recommended that you save the page in the Panel PC Favorites of
the for easy retrieval.
To save a display as a Favorite

1. In Station, click on the Go To Page button and enter the full path of
the .htm file, eg. <data folder>\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\Abstract\MyFile.htm.
The HTM display page appears.
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Chapter 7 - Viewing a PDF file in Station
2. On the Navigation Pane of the Panel PC, click +Add display to

favorites.
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CHAPTER
8 CLEANING THE EXPERION PANEL PC
To clean the Experion Panel PC, touch interaction must first be

disabled by locking the Experion Panel PC.
To clean the Experion Panel PC
1. In the Notification Zone, choose ... and tap to disable touch

interaction.
2. Clean the Experion Panel PC using the hardware manufacturer’s
recommended cleaning products.
3. Slide to unlock the Experion Panel PC and enable the touch
interaction.
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Chapter 8 - Cleaning the Experion Panel PC
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CHAPTER
9 TROUBLESHOOTING AN EXPERION PANEL

PC
In this section:
The Experion Panel PC is not responding as expected 40

Display links are missing or have errors 41
Server handling of SP or OP keys is not working as expected 42
On-screen keyboard obscures other items 42
Oversized text and buttons on screen 43
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Chapter 9 - Troubleshooting an Experion Panel PC
The Experion Panel PC is not responding as

expected
The Experion Panel PC is not responding as expected to touch
gestures.
Diagnostic check
The Experion Panel PC is not responding at all to touch gestures.
Cause
The Experion Panel PC may not be correctly configured in Windows.
Solution
Ensure that the Experion Panel PC has been correctly configured in
Windows. For more information, see the following procedures in
“Connecting the Experion Panel PC”:
n To start the Tablet PC Input Service

n To identify the Experion Panel PC as a touchscreen in Windows
Cause
Touch interaction has been disabled.
Solution
Enable touch interaction. For more information, see “Connecting the
Experion Panel PC.”
Diagnostic check
The Experion Panel PC may be responding inconsistently or not at all
to touch gestures.
Cause
The Experion Panel PC may be dirty.
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Solution
Clean the Experion Panel PC. For more information, see “Cleaning the
Experion Panel PC.”
Display links are missing or have errors

Diagnostic check
In the Navigation Pane, there are display links missing or there are
errors when you tap a display link.
Cause
There may be typographic errors in the display link definition file.
Solution
Correct any typographic errors in the display links and alarm groups
that have been specified in the display link definition file.
Cause
Display links in the Favorites menu are saved during a normal exit
from Station. If there was an unexpected exit from Station, they may
not have been saved.
Solution
Add the display links to the Favorites menu so that they will be saved
when you exit Station.
Cause
There may be formatting errors in the display link definition file.
Solution
Validate the display link definition file. For information about how to
do this, see “Configuring the Experion Panel PC display links.”
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Server handling of SP or OP keys is not working

as expected
Diagnostic check
1. In Station, go to Configure > Server Wide Settings > IKB/OEP Settings
tab.
2. Clear Disable Server handling of SP/OP keys.
3. On the Station, select a read/write object from a display.
The SP, OP, and MODE buttons should be available but they are
not.
Cause
The Disable Server handling of SP/OP keys feature is not supported by
the Experion Panel PC.
Solution
Use faceplates in the Station Control Pane to manipulate the selected
point parameters.
On-screen keyboard obscures other items

Diagnostic check
The on-screen keyboard obscures other items on the screen such as
the input dialog, callouts, and the control pane.
Cause
The on-screen keyboard retains its last used location.
Solution
Move the on-screen keyboard to another location. This location will
be retained next time you access the on-screen keyboard.
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Oversized text and buttons on screen

Diagnostic check
Text and buttons appear to be incorrectly scaled in the Panel PC
display.
Cause
The default setting of the screen scaling is more than 100%.
Solution
Ensure the Experion Panel PC has been correctly configured in
Windows. For more information, see "Connecting the Experion Panel
PC".
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Trademarks that appear in this document are used only to the benefit
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The licenses, notices, restrictions and obligations, if any, may be found
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http://www.honeywell.com/ps/thirdpartylicenses.
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You can find the most up-to-date documents on the Honeywell
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If you have comments about Honeywell Process Solutions
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Use this email address to provide feedback, or to report errors and
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problem, contact your local Honeywell Process Solutions Customer

Contact Center (CCC) or Honeywell Technical Assistance Center (TAC).
How to report a security vulnerability

For the purpose of submission, a security vulnerability is defined as a
software defect or weakness that can be exploited to reduce the
operational or security capabilities of the software.
Honeywell investigates all reports of security vulnerabilities affecting
Honeywell products and services.
To report a potential security vulnerability against any Honeywell
product, please follow the instructions at:
https://honeywell.com/pages/vulnerabilityreporting.aspx
Submit the requested information to Honeywell using one of the
following methods:
n Send an email to security@honeywell.com.

or
n Contact your local Honeywell Process Solutions Customer Contact
Center (CCC) or Honeywell Technical Assistance Center (TAC)
listed in the “Support” section of this document.
Support
For support, contact your local Honeywell Process Solutions
Customer Contact Center (CCC). To find your local CCC visit the
website, https://www.honeywellprocess.com/en-US/contact-
us/customer-support-contacts/Pages/default.aspx.
Training classes
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Panel PC Installation, Configuration, and

1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Server and Client Contains detailed configuration procedures for an

HMIWeb Display Describes how to create custom displays.

Panel PC Installation Contains detailed hardware specifications and installation

2 ABOUT THE EXPERION PANEL PC

The Experion Panel PC is a touchscreen device that can be used as

n Can be a standalone Experion Panel PC running Experion PKS

Experion Panel PC layout

Figure 2-1: Experion Panel PC layout

Toolbar Clicking a button on the toolbar provides speedy access to frequently

Figure 2-2: Experion Panel PC navigation history

Figure 2-3: Default Experion Panel PC toolbar

Call up the previous display in the current chain.

Call up the next display in the current chain.

Call up the display that is associated with the selected object.

Call up a display based on its name or number.

Through configuration of the toolbar properties, the following

Print the display.

Print the entire screen.

Call up the Resource Monitor.

Clear the selected message on the Message Summary. Depending on how

Confirm a confirmable message.

Unit alarm summary

Call up the Unit Alarm Summary.

Suppress audible annunciations for a specified duration. Note that audible

Tap this button to call up display-specific help. If display-specific help is not

Figure 2-4: Navigation Pane — System menu

The menus available on the Station are:

A display link or a display group that is associated with an alarm group or

Figure 2-5: The Experion Panel PC Control Pane

A specialized pop-up that shows a subset of the details shown on the

When the manual mode is set, an operator is permitted to change either

Tap this to change the set point.

Tap this to change the output value.

Figure 2-6: The Experion Panel PC Notification Zone

Tap this button to access the system configuration menu:

l Station ID, Cog Station configuration settings

l Experion Panel PC lock button. It can be used when

Displays the time on the Panel PC clock, or Experion PKS Server

Displays a colored bar to indicate that there is at least one active

Displays a colored bar to indicate that there is at least one active

Displays a colored bar to indicate that there is at least one active

Displays a colored bar to indicate that there is at least one active

Displays alarm information such as alarm date and time, alarm

Depending on how your system is configured, the alarm line:

You can acknowledge the most recent, or selected, alarm, alert, or

You can silence the most recent, or selected, alarm, alert, or

3 INSTALLING AN EXPERION PANEL PC

Installing an Experion Panel PC includes hardware and software

n Panel_PC: A standalone Experion Panel PC runs Experion PKS

4 CONFIGURING AN EXPERION PANEL PC

The Experion Panel PC can be configured as a standalone Panel PC

Connecting the Experion Panel PC 20

Connecting the Experion Panel PC

n Configure Windows display settings

To configure Windows display settings

To start the Tablet PC Input Service

To identify the Experion Panel PC as a touchscreen in

To calibrate the Experion Panel PC

To disable the Tablet PC Input Panel

Adding an Experion Panel PC to Server