M-Trend User`s Manual Chapter 6 M
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1. Result add_ctrl Figure 6 2 Insert Object Dialog Box 4 Click OK 6 6 Operator s Guide Navigating to M Trend Menus in an M Trend ActiveX Control in an M Graphics Display An M Trend ActiveX Control in an M Graphics display is connected to a database defined and edited in the same manner as described in the rest of this document However there are some differences in how you get to the menus and screens Since there is no edit menu for M Trend within M Graphics the default database connection is set through an expanded right click menu Accessing the M Trend Definition Dialog Box 1 With M Graphics in Configure mode right click the M Trend ActiveX control A list of options appears Figure 6 3 Cut Copy Application Property Inspector View VBA Code VBA Properties Window F4 Johnson Controls M Trend Control Object a Edit Properties 2ctxrtc2 Figure 6 3 Right click Menu for an Unselected M Trend ActiveX Control in an M Graphics Display 2 Select Properties Figure 6 3 from the Johnson Controls M Trend Control Object menu The M Trend Definition screen appears allowing you to define the M Trend graph as described in Defining M Trend Documents in this manual Accessing the Expanded Right click Menu for M Trend ActiveX Controls 1 With M Graphics in Configure mode right click the M Trend ActiveX control A list of options appears Figure 6 3 2 Select Edit Figure 6 3 from the2. Johnson Controls M Trend Control Object menu A black line appears around the M Trend ActiveX Control object 3 Right click with the cursor over the M Trend ActiveX control The M Trend ActiveX control s right click menu appears Figure 6 4 M Trend ActiveX Control 6 7 Note The right click menu in the M Trend ActiveX control is an expanded set of the right click menu when running the full M Trend application This is to allow the setting of necessary parameters that would be accessed through the main menu bar in the full M Trend application 4 See Chapters 3 through 5 in this manual for details on setting M Trend options Edit Trend Unde Zach Point Symbols Mark Data Points v Progress Indicator Set Default Database Refresh Data Cancel Giverny Figure 6 4 M Trend ActiveX Control Expanded Right click Options Saving M Trend Parameters in an M Graphics Document To save M Trend parameters in an M Graphics document 1 Insert set the database connection and define the M Trend graph as described in this manual 2 With M Graphics in Configure mode select save or save as from the file menu 3 Name your M Graphics document and select OK The parameters of your M Trend graph are saved within the M Graphics document 6 8 Operator s Guide
3. M Trend User s Manual 6 1 Chapter 6 M Trend ActiveX Control Introduction The M Trend ActiveX control allows you to create M Trend graphs in ActiveX compliant programs Although there is a separate procedure for inserting the ActiveX control the control object is connected to a database defined and edited in the same manner described in the rest of this manual This chapter describes how to e insert the M Trend ActiveX control in an M Graphics display e navigate to the M Trend menus in an M Trend ActiveX control in an M Graphics display e save M Trend parameters in an M Graphics document May 2000 Johnson Controls Inc 6 2 Operator s Guide Key Concepts ActiveX A loosely defined set of technologies developed by Microsoft ActiveX is an outgrowth of two other Microsoft technologies called OLE Object Linking and Embedding and COM Component Object Model ActiveX applies to a whole set of COM based technologies ActiveX is not a programming language but rather a set of rules for how applications should share information ActiveX Controls ActiveX controls represent a specific way of implementing ActiveX technologies They can be used to provide limited functionality of an application such as M Trend without having to have the entire program downloaded to a machine M Trend ActiveX Control M Graphics An ActiveX control that allows the display of M Trend graphs in M Graphics displays or in other Active
4. X compliant applications such as Internet Explorer 4 Using the M Trend ActiveX control a user can put multiple M Trend graphs into an M Graphics display Note The M Trend ActiveX Control does not allow you to view M Trend documents htv files in other applications When an M Trend ActiveX control is created in an M Graphics display the information for the M Trend graph is saved in the M Graphics document Therefore instead of having a separate htv file for the M Trend information the M Trend information is accessed when the M graphics document gdf file is opened An OPC OLE for Process Controls graphics package from Johnson Controls Allows the user to create dynamic animated graphics to represent the controls processes in a facility M Trend ActiveX Control 6 3 Expanded Right click Menu in an M Trend ActiveX Control When an M Trend ActiveX control is inserted in an ActiveX compliant application some of the menu options that are present in the M Trend program menu bar are accessed through an expanded right click menu Figure 6 1 See Table 6 1 for a description of the Edit Trend Drd Zoom Point Symbols Mark Data Points Y Progress Indicator Set Default Database Refresh Data Gance Giverny Figure 6 1 M Trend ActiveX Control Expanded Right click Options Table 6 1 describes the expanded right click menu options used in the M Trend ActiveX Control Table 6 1 M Trend ActiveX Control Expanded Right clic
5. k Options Menu Selection Edit Trend Undo Zoom Point Symbols Mark Data Points Progress Indicator Set Default Database Refresh Data Cancel Query Description Opens the M Trend Definition dialog box If the current view has any zoom factor this command returns it to normal view When View Graph is checked this command adds unique symbols to each trended data point on the graph Not available in Text View When View Graph is checked this command marks each data point on the graph with a small point Not available in Text View When checked provides a visual indication of percentage completed when querying data Determines or changes the Historian database connection Starts or restarts the current query Cancels any query in progress 6 4 Operator s Guide Procedure Overview Table 6 2 M Trend ActiveX Control To Do This Insert an M Trend ActiveX Control in an M Graphics Display Navigate to the M Trend Menus in an M Trend ActiveX Control in an M Graphics Display Save M Trend Parameters in an M Graphics Document Follow These Steps On the M Graphics Edit menu select Insert New Object The Insert Object dialog box appears Choose Create Control Scroll to and select Johnson Controls M Trend Control Select OK Accessing the M Trend Definition Dialog box With M Graphics in Configure mode right click the M Trend ActiveX control From the Johnson Controls M Trend Control Object menu select Pr
6. operties Accessing the expanded right click menu for M Trend ActiveX controls With M Graphics in Configure mode right click the M Trend ActiveX control From the Johnson Controls M Trend Control Object menu select Edit A black line appears around the M Trend ActiveX control Right click the M Trend ActiveX control again to see the expanded right click menu With M Graphics in Runtime mode right click the M Trend ActiveX control After inserting the M Trend ActiveX control setting a database connection and defining the M Trend graph in an M Graphics document choose Save or Save As from the File menu M Graphics must be in Configure mode to access these menu selections M Trend ActiveX Control 6 5 Detailed Procedures Inserting an M Trend ActiveX Control in an M Graphics Display To insert an M Trend ActiveX control into M Graphics display 1 On the Edit menu select Insert New Object The Insert Object dialog box appears Figure 6 2 2 Choose Create Control on the Insert Object dialog box Scroll to and select Johnson Controls M Trend Control Insert Object 2x Object Type OK Ikonic Menu Control InstallEngineCtl Object Cancel Johnson Controls M Graphics Control Label Object LM Runtime Control Macromedia Shockwave Director Co Fh Add Control Inserts a new Johnson Controls M Trend Control object into your document O Create New Create from File Create Control
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