This chapter gives a step-by-step description of the tasks you can perform using FoxSelect.
Invoking/Exiting FoxSelect
To invoke FoxSelect, perform one of these actions:
In the FoxView Display Bar, click FoxSelect.
From FoxView, click File > FoxSelect. To exit FoxSelect, perform one of these actions:
From FoxSelect, click Options > Exit.
In the FoxSelect toolbar, click .
Operating on Compounds and Blocks
Expanding a Station
To expand a station, perform one of these actions from the Station View tab:
Click the + box in front of the connected station.
Double-click the station icon.
The Station compound, Equipment Control compound, and all configured control compounds appear on the left panel of the window.
To view the blocks in a compound:
1. In the Station View tab, select a station and expand it.
2. In the list of compounds that appear on the left panel, click the required compound.
The blocks for the selected compound appear on the right panel of the window.
Searching Connected Stations for a Station, Compound, or Block
You can locate a station, compound, or block using the Find dialog box. For more information on the Find feature, refer to “Find Dialog Box” on page 103.
To search for a specific station, compound, or block:
1. Perform one of these actions:
In the toolbar, click .
Click Options > Find. The Find dialog box appears.
2. Click the Find in View tab.
3. Enter the station name, compound name, or block name in the appropriate box.
If you do not enter the complete name, FoxSelect locates objects that contain the specified search string.
4. If you want an exact match against the complete name, select the Match Whole Word
check boxes.
5. Click Find Station, Find Compound, or Find Block as appropriate.
FoxSelect attempts to locate the next object name that contains the specified search string.
6. To locate the next occurrence, repeat step 5.
Upon reaching the end of the list, the find operation loops to the beginning of the list.
NOTE
If Multi-Select On is selected, each found object name remains selected.
7. When you are finished, click Done to close the Find dialog box.
Searching the Network for a Station, Compound, or Block
You can search the entire network to locate a station, compound, or compound:block.
To search the network for a specific station, compound, or block:
1. Perform one of these actions:
In the toolbar, click .
Click Options > Find. The Find dialog box appears.
2. Click the Find on Network tab.
3. Perform one of the following actions:
In the Station box, enter a complete station name.
In the Compound box, enter a complete compound name.
Enter both the compound name and block name in the Compound box and Block box respectively.
NOTE
Each box requires a complete name.
4. Perform one of these actions:
FoxSelect searches for the next object name that exactly matches the specified names.
5. To locate the next occurrence, repeat step 4.
Upon reaching the end of the list, the find operation loops to the beginning of the list.
6. When you are finished, click Done to close the Find dialog box.
Selecting Stations, Compounds, or Blocks
You can select multiple stations, compounds or blocks and then perform an action on them.
To select multiple stations, compounds or multiple blocks, perform one of these actions:
Click in the toolbar and select the desired stations, compounds, or blocks.
Click Options > Multi-SelectOn, and click the desired stations, compounds, or blocks.
To locate a Click
Station Find Station
Compound Find Compound
Compound:Block Find Block
Turning Compounds ON or OFF
When you turn a compound ON or OFF from FoxSelect, the following changes occur:
The compound’s icon changes.
The screen refreshes.
Turning OFF a compound stops the control logic performed by that compound.
To turn a single compound ON or OFF:
1. Click the compound.
2. Perform one of these actions:
Click Options > Compound ON or Options > Compound OFF.
Click or in the compound toolbar.
To turn multiple compounds ON or OFF:
1. Select the compounds, using the multiselect feature.
2. Perform one of these actions:
Click Options > Compound ON or Options > Compound OFF.
Click or in the toolbar.
Refer to the section,“Interfacing with FoxView” on page 93.
Printing a Block List
To print a block list on a Windows based workstation:
1. Click Options > Print Block List. The FoxSelect Print dialog box appears.
2. Select the required option as described in the following table.
3. Select the printer from the Printer dialog box and click Print. The block list is printed to the selected printer.
To print a block list on Solaris based workstations:
1. Click Options > Select IA Printer. 2. Select the desired printer, and click OK. 3. Click Options > Print Block List.
The block list is printed to the selected printer.
Select To
Print all items Print the entire block list.
Print only selected items Print the selected items in the block list.
Viewing the Control Database
You can view a scrollable structure that shows the hierarchy among stations and compounds. The blocks for the selected compound appear in the right panel of the FoxSelect window.
To view the control database:
Click the Station View tab.
A list of stations appears.
Viewing the Block List
You can view a list of all the blocks (excluding ECB blocks) within the connected stations. The list is scrollable and you can sort any column.
To view the list of blocks:
Click the Block View tab.
To view the ECB blocks:
Select the compound that contains the ECB blocks.
The block list appears on the right panel.
Performing a Refresh
The Refresh operation updates the following:
Connection status
Compound information
ON/OFF status and alarm priority (if it exists) for each compound
Status (for example, Manual/Automatic) and alarm priority of each block.
To perform a Refresh:
1. Select the required station.
2. Do one of the following:
Click in the toolbar.
Click Options > Refresh. NOTE
1. FoxSelect automatically performs a Refresh of the station when you turn a compound ON or OFF.
2. If you perform a Refresh on a station that FoxSelect cannot access, FoxSelect tries to access the station for seven seconds, during which time FoxSelect is
unresponsive.
Performing a Refresh All
Refresh All refreshes the following information for all the connected stations:
Compound information
ON/OFF status and alarm priority (if it exists) for each compound
Status (for example, Manual/Automatic) and alarm priority of each block.
To perform a Refresh All:
Click Options > Refresh All.
Adjusting the Width of a Column
You can adjust the width of columns on the Block View tab.
To automatically adjust a column’s width:
At the top row of a column, double-click the vertical rule to the right of the column.
The column’s width resizes to conform to the size of the widest cell in the column.
To manually adjust a column’s width:
Click a vertical rule and drag it to another position.
Configuring Report Views
You can configure custom reports for display in tabbed pages on the FoxSelect window using the following dialog boxes:
“Configure Report Dialog Box” on page 107
“NEW/EDIT/COPY Report Dialog Box” on page 108.
To configure a report view:
1. Click View > Configure Report. The Configure Report dialog box appears.
2. Perform the following operations as required:
To configure a new report, click New to open the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog box, and go to step 3.
To edit an existing report, click the report title in the Custom Reports list to open the NEW/EDIT/COPY Report dialog box, and go to step 3.
To activate an existing report, click the report title in the Custom Reports list, then click Activate.
This selects the check box next to the selected report.
To deactivate an existing report, click the report title in the Custom Reports list, then click Deactivate.
This deselects the check box next to the selected report.
3. In the Report Title box, enter the title of the report.
4. In the Report Type list, click the desired report type.
5. In the Search Control Station group box, select the stations for the report by perform-ing one of the followperform-ing:
To generate the report for all available stations that are connected, select the
Select All Stations check box.
In the Available list, click the stations for which you want to generate the report, then click to move them to the Selected list.
To move stations from the Selected list to the Available list, select the stations, then click .
To select several stations, use the Multi-Select function.
6. In the Select Alarm Filters group box, select the alarms for the report by performing one of the following:
To generate the report for all available alarms, select the Select All Alarms
check box.
In the Available list, click the alarms for which you want to generate the report, then click to move them to the Selected list.
To move alarms from the Selected list to the Available list, select the alarms, then click .
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To select several alarms, use the Multi-Select function.
7. In the Search Filter group box, set the search filters:
In the Compound box, enter a text string to limit searching to only those com-pound names containing this string. You can use the * as a wild card, for example, BOILER* limits searching to only those compounds that start with BOILER.
In the Blocks box, enter a text string to limit searching to only those block names containing this string. You can use the * as a wild card, for example, TEMP* limits searching to only those blocks that start with TEMP.
8. Click Save As, then click Yes to confirm the save operation and close the Configure Report dialog box.
Moving/Resizing a Window
You can use the window’s handles (corners) to resize the window. You can point the mouse at the window’s title bar (caption) and drag the window to a different screen position. Additionally, you can operate on the FoxSelect window by selecting commands from the Control menu.
To move or resize the window using the Control menu:
1. Click the FoxSelect icon in the top left corner of the window.
The Control menu appears.
NOTE
The Control menu on Windows based workstations is slightly different from the Control menu on Solaris based workstations.
2. Select the appropriate command, from the list of commands in Table 7-1.
Table 7-1. Commands – Control Menu
Command Platform Description
Restore Windows Restores a maximized window to its previous size.
Move Windows Lets you use arrow keys to move the window.
Press the keyboard’s Enter key to drop the window.
Solaris
Size Windows Lets you reduce or enlarge the window by successively pressing keyboard arrow keys. Press the keyboard’s Enter key to drop the window.
Minimize Windows Reduces the window to a button on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
Maximize Windows Enlarges the window to full screen.
Close Windows Exits FoxSelect.
Solaris Iconifies the FoxSelect window.
Full Size/Restore Size Solaris Full Size expands the window, and Restore Size returns the size to the previous state.
Resize Solaris Allows you to use the arrow keys to move the window. Press the keyboard’s Enter key to drop the window. You can also use the mouse to drag the window’s corner handles.
Back Solaris Moves the window to the rear (behind other
windows).
Refresh Solaris Refreshes the screen.
Accessing Displays
Accessing a Station Block Detail Display
A Station Block Detail Display provides information such as the Continuous Control block pro-cessing load, total control load, basic propro-cessing cycles and overruns, amount of dynamic free memory, and number of peer-to-peer connections.
To access a Station Block Detail Display:
1. Expand the station.
2. Click the Station compound.
3. Click the Station block from the right panel.
4. Perform one of these actions:
Click in the toolbar.
Double-click the station block.
Click Options > Show Detail Display.
Accessing a Compound Detail Display
A Compound Detail Display provides information on the period, compound phasing, block alarm level inhibit, highest block alarm level within the compound, operational state of Sequential Control blocks, initialization state, and names of the device groups to which block alarm information is sent.
To access a Compound Detail Display:
1. Expand the station to show its compounds.
2. Click the compound.
3. Perform one of these actions:
Click in the toolbar.
Double-click the compound.
Click Options > Show Detail Display.
Accessing a Block Detail Display
Block Detail Displays allow you to view and control alarms, view trend data, tune loops, and per-form process control tasks such as ramping.
The Block Detail Display contains the block alarm summary, buttons to open various overlays, the faceplate, the contents of the control input/output page, and buttons for manipulating block parameters and moving from page to page in the display.
To view a Block Detail Display:
1. Click a block.
2. Perform one of these actions:
Click in the toolbar.
Double-click the block name.
Click Options > Show Detail Display. To view a Block Detail Display for PLB and Sequence Blocks:
Select a block and click Options > Show Parameter Detail Display.
Viewing Multiple Detail Displays
To view multiple detail displays:
1. Select multiple compounds or blocks by performing one of the following steps:
Click in the toolbar and click the required items.
Click an item, then press and hold the keyboard’s Shift key and click another item. This selects a range of items.
NOTE
You can select stations or compounds, but not both.
2. In the toolbar, click repeatedly to cycle through the detail displays.
Displays appear in the sequence that the compounds or blocks were selected. The FoxSelect and FoxView status bars identify the name of the active compound or block.