Operating Manual

TOX®softWare Connect HMI

• Configuration

Edition2.2.5_06 10/2010

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 Table of Contents

Contents ......................................................................................... Page

1 About this manual..............................................................................3
1.1 Observe these instructions...........................................................3
2 Properties of the TOX®softWare Connect HMI ................................4
2.1 Integration into the modular system .............................................4
3 Configuration of the TOX®softWare HMI after installation .............5
3.1 The 'HMI Config' program ............................................................5
3.2 Adaptations in the 'HMI' main program after installation.............17

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 1 About this manual

1 About this manual

1.1 Observe these instructions
This manual was designed to assist in using this software for its intended purpose.
Following this manual will reduce commissioning time and downtimes and prevent
dangers.

Copyright, Warranty
This manual and all attached documents are copyrighted. These products are in-
tended for use by our customers.

© Copyright: TOX® PRESSOTECHNIK

This manual corresponds to the issue date and SW version.

Issue date: 31.08.2010 v 2.2.5_06
This software is warranted according to our standard terms and conditions. The
warranty is voided if:
the product is altered or tampered with;
parameters or functions are added without our knowledge or permission.

Software errors
Please report any errors you may have found in this software to:
TOX® PRESSOTECHNIK
Riedstraße 4 D-88250 Weingarten
Tel. +49 (0) 751/5007-0 Fax +49 (0) 751/52391
e-mail info@tox-de.com

The text and the translation of this manual have been prepared very carefully.
However, TOX® PRESSOTECHNIK cannot accept claims or liability for incorrect
specifications and their consequences.
Any changes to this manual are made at the discretion of TOX® PRESSO-
TECHNIK.

Additional information, structure of the software package

The definition of the symbols and abbreviations used, general
instructions as well as fundamental information on the
TOX®softWare package can be found in the manual
'TOX®softWare SUITE – Elements – Installation'.

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 2 Properties TOX®softWare Connect HMI

2 Properties of the TOX®softWare Connect HMI

2.1 Integration into the modular system
The program 'TOX®softWare Connect HMI' is used to configure the HMI (Human
Machine Interface) and the TOX®softWare environment. The processes created
with the TOX®softWare Worx are used in this user interface.

Creation of run-time
programs:
TOX®softWare Worx
Control of the spindle: Drive for machines:
TOX®-Controller TOX® spindle
Operation of the spindle:
TOX®softWare Connect
HMI / configuration

Data management
and communication:
®
TOX softWare Server

The TOX®softWare Connect HMI cannot be started at the same time as the
TOX®softWare HMI. Changes in the HMI configuration are only available after the
HMI is restarted.

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3 Configuration of the TOX®softWare HMI after installation

3.1 The 'HMI Config' program
If changes in the 'TOX®softWare HMI' are necessary, start the program
by double-clicking on the program icon or in the Windows taskbar via
the command 'Start/Programs/TOXsoftWare 2.2.5_xx/TOXsoftWare
2.2.5_xx HMI Config'.

Changes to the 'TOX®softWare HMI' can only be made via

'TOX®softWare HMI Config'.

After the program is started, the configuration window appears with four tabs
(Global / Application modules / Language / Connections).

Global buttons in the HMI

Confirm the selection with the 'OK' button. The program is closed.

When the button 'Cancel' is pressed, all changes made in all tabs since the
program was started are rejected. The program is closed.
The program 'TOX®softWare Server' in the background is also ended without ac-
cepting the changes with the menu item 'File\End', the key combination 'Alt'+'F4' or
with the button [X] in the top right-hand corner of the title bar.
'Global' tab
In the 'Global' tab, choose between navigation with the mouse/keyboard or with
the touch screen:

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The name displayed in the title bar of the HMI can be changed in the input box
'Caption'.

The checkbox 'Mouse pointer' enables the mouse pointer to be shown or hidden.
A tick in the 'Mouse pointer' checkbox means: input with mouse and keyboard,
no tick means: input with touch screen.

The checkbox 'Window frame" defines whether the HMI is run in full screen mode
or like other applications in a window frame. If the checkbox is not enabled, the full
screen application can only be minimised in the HMI or displayed in the back-
ground via the corresponding buttons 'Minimise HMI' and 'HMI in the background'
respectively. For this, it uses the full screen during run time. An HMI with a window
frame can be minimised with the buttons in the top right-hand corner of the appli-
cation bar of the window frame. The window can be moved via the window frame.
If the checkbox 'Adapt to screen size automatically' is not enabled, the target size
of the HMI display can be selected via the selection box.

Set the size of the program window:

With 'Adapt to screen size automatically', the total available screen size is used
with the maximum resolution.

Scaling with the aid of the selection box "Size in pixel" is disabled with automatic
adaptation to the screen size.

If the checkbox 'Adapt to screen size automatically' is not enabled, the size of the
program window can be selected from the selection list with the following resolu-
tions: 800 x 600 / 1024 x 768 / 1280 x 1024.
The selected resolution is then used independently of the space actually available
on the screen.

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• Category 'HMI Heartbeat Signal'

If quality data are backed up with the TOX®softWare HMI or TOX®softWare Worx,
complete logging of the process results can be checked externally.

For this purpose, coupling of the feedback message of the running HMI to a de-
fined output can be activated by enabling the checkbox 'HMI Heartbeat signal'.
The output is defined in the 'Output' box. Via this output, an external application
can now check whether the HMI is running actively and therefore exports process
data or not. If the HMI is not active, further processing can be stopped with the ex-
ternal application to prevent gaps in process data backup and to inform the user
that the HMI is not running correctly.

If the checkbox is not enabled, the signal is not connected to the defined output.

• Category 'Backup'
In this category, restoring a backup of the TOX®softWare or of the system or restor-
ing the TOX®softWare or of the system can be started with the allocated buttons
'Backup' and 'Restore'.

The description of the backup and restore functions can be found in the
'TOX®softWare Server' in chapter '4.4 Backup and Restore'.

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'Application modules' tab

The installed software modules are loaded when the HMI is started, independently
of whether the modules can be started in the TTM (TOX Touch Menu) via a button
or not (see documentation TOX®softWare HMI).
The application modules used can be defined in this window.
With a default installation for a spindle, the application modules 'toxappbasic.jar',
'toxappdiagnostic.jar' and 'toxappmsgflex.jar' are listed in the window 'Installed
modules'. Depending on the controller type and/or the application type selected,
the relevant modules are pre-installed. The other available applications of the pro-
gram module are displayed under 'available modules'.

Example: modules of a Line-X used for Clinch applications:

toxappdiagnostic
toxappcounter_lf9400
toxappmanualscreen_ lf9400
toxxappclinch_lf9400
toxappbasic
toxappmsgflex
toxappautomaticscreen_lf9400
toxapplifetimecounterclinch_lf9400 Tool-specific lifecycle screen
toxapptoolcheck_lf9400
toxappiffbs
Diagnostic module for error analysis
Counter screen
Manual operating screen
Main screen of the Clinch application
Basic functions of the HMI with TTM and QSM
User-defined message configuration
Automatic screen
ToolCheck screen to check the Clinch die
Screen to display the parameters
on the BUS interface

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Install available module:

To activate a deactivated module, mark the module name in the box 'Available
modules' by clicking and press the 'Add' button. The module is displayed in the
box 'Available modules'.

The new module is loaded the next time the HMI is started and is then available
for configuration in the TTM (TOX Touch Menu).

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Uninstall installed package

To uninstall an installed module, mark the entry by clicking on the module

name and pressing the button 'Remove'. The module is displayed in the box
'Available modules'. It has not been deleted and can be reactivated in this win-
dow at any time.

The deleted module is then no longer available in the HMI. If the module was
stored in the HMI as a reference for a button, this button is displayed in the TTM
and/or QSM as shown in the following diagram.
The button now no longer has any function and can be deleted
according to the instructions in the documentation 'HMI TTM'.
If the module is added again, the reference to the application is
valid again and the button can continue to be used.

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'Language' tab

This window of the Connect HMI configuration lists all currently available lan-
guages for the various applications of the TOX®softWare.

Select the required language version here.

All text elements in the applications which are internationalised (= resolution via
keys which refer to a language-specific translation) are displayed in the selected
language.

If there is no translation available for the relevant text element, the default lan-
guage is used. For applications of the TOX®softWare, this is English.

The language change is only effective after the programs are restarted from the
TOX®softWare module.

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'Connections' tab
The entries under the 'Connections' tab show the connections which are available
for the HMI. Connections refer to the combination of an adapter with the higher or-
der server node. Every adapter-server node combination represents a unique
connection.
At most, all connections available in the TOX®softWare Server can be defined. The
connections available in the HMI can be limited to certain connections here.
Below the connection tree there is a node which represents the server name cur-
rently defined in the TOX®softWare.
If the node is opened via the plus icon to the left of it, the activated adapters are
listed below the server.

1
2
3
4
5
6

The screenshot above shows the configuration of a default Line-X installation. In

the TOX®softWare Server, an adapter called 'EpzAdapter' of the type 'EPZ' is de-
fined here. Therefore, only the connection 'ToxServer' – 'EPzAdapter' is available
for the HMI, irrespectively of whether further connections have been defined in the
TOX®softWare Server.
If the node of the connection is selected, the button 'Add Server' is activated on
the right-hand side of the Modify menu.

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The current connections are displayed in this window. The marked entries can be
modifed with the buttons to the right of the display panel:
Button 1: Add server
Button 2: Add adapter
Button 3: Modify
Button 4: Scroll up in display panel
Button 5: Scroll down in display panel
Button 6: Add adapter list from server
Button 7: Delete marked entry

Note
If you want to use all adapters already defined in the
TOX®softWare Server in the HMI, you need button 6. The
procedure is described in the chapter 'Add adapter list
from the server'.

Depending on the level selected in the display panel, the buttons are enabled or
disabled.

• Enable the level 'Connections'

1
2
3
4
5
6

Click on button 1. The input window to create a new server connection

is opened:

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Complete the following input boxes to create a new server connection:

Alias: Name of the server in the configuration
Server name: Name of the target server in the software
IP address: IP address of the target software
Port: local port as the gateway to the target server

• Enable the node 'ToxServer'

The node 'ToxServer' symbolises the TOX®softWare Server. Normally, only one
server per PC is used. It is not possible to start more than one server from a
TOX®softWare installation. However, more than one server can be defined but
these cannot be operated simultaneously.
The adapters defined in the TOX®softWare Server are listed below the server node.
By selecting a TOX®softWare Server (coloured background), the buttons 'Add
adapter', 'Modify' and 'Add adapter list from server’ are enabled in the Modify
menu.

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• Add adapter
Click on the button 'Add adapter' to open the following selection win-
dow:

Function
The selection box only contains the adapters to be se-
lected which have previously been defined in the
TOX®softWare Server. If further adapters are available,
these must first be configured in the TOX®softWare Server.

• Modify adapters
By selecting an adapter (coloured background), the button 'Modify' is enabled in
the Modify menu.

Click on the button 'Modify' to open this selection window:

• Add adapter list from server

Click on the button 'Add adapter list from server'.

The complete adapter list from the TOX®softWare Server is then accepted and is
available for working with in the HMI.

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Enable the node 'ToxServer'

The 'Adapter' node represents the relevant adapter in the higher order TOX®
Server (e.g. EpzAdapter).

At this level, all adapters of the TOX®softWare Server are listed which were enabled
in the HMI configuration.

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General buttons of the 'Connections' tab

Click on the 'Delete' button to delete the element with the coloured back-
ground including the associated sub-elements.

Message 'Delete'
If the action is carried out on the server node, for example,
the TOX®softWare Server with all associated adapters is
deleted from the configuration. Before deleting, the follow-
ing message is displayed as a safeguard:

Deletion is confirmed with 'Yes', deletion is cancelled with 'No' and 'Cancel'.

The selected element (with the coloured background) can be moved up

or down by one position with the buttons 'Up' and 'Down' . This option is
enabled with more than one element per level. The current level is the
level which contains the selected element (with the coloured back-
ground).

The change in order is not significant for operation of the software.

3.2 Adaptations in the 'HMI' main program after installation

Troubleshooting in the system

If you cannot make a connection to the controller in the
environment of the TOX®softWare Worx or TOX®softWare
HMI, the steps to solve problems in network systems are
described in the manual 'TOX®softWare Server'.

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