Workspace name

The name of the new workspace is to be filled in here. This name will also be used to create a new folder in the Workspaces folder of the installation folder. Therefore no non-printable or special characters (<>:"/\|?*) are allowed.

Page size

Specifies the standard size of the page. All newly created pages will initally have this size. This standard size can be defined by selecting a defined size from the drop down list or by manual input. The size of each page can be changed afterwards in the page configuration dialog.

Font set

Specifies which font is used for the workspace.

Workspace name

Displays the name of the workspace. It cannot be changed.

Background picture

The picture specifies the background behind the canvas where the controls are placed on. If the text box is empty or filled with “Default” no picture will be displayed.

Background color

The background behind the canvas where the controls are placed on will be colored in the selected color specified here. The pipette tool behind the color can be used to select a color from anywhere on the screen. A click onto the color field calls a color palette to select from directly.

Page size

The size of the standard page is defined with width and height. All newly created pages will have this size at start. The size of each page can be altered at any time afterward. This standard size can be defined by selecting a defined size off of the drop down list or by adjusting a user defined format manually.

Font set

Determines which font is used for the workspace.

Default font

Determines which default font is used for the elements of the workspace.

Tool tips

Determines what message should appear when a cursor is positioned over a visualization's element.

• Built in tool tips:  default tooltip shows basic information about the element.

• Customize tool tips: allow to customize tool tips for each element individually. 

Visualization mode

• Group element borders – Enables displaying the frames around all controls of a group when the mouse arrow is hovering over one group element and the application is in visualization mode.

• Popup auto close– If active popup windows will be automatically closed when clicking into an area which is not part of the popup window and the application is in visualization mode.

Border

Show item quality – Displays a red border around the controls that have Server Items with an invalid (e.g. BAD, UNCERTAIN, ...) item quality.

Grid

Show grid in editor mode. 

Grid size

Determines the size of the grid.

Auto Backup

Will backup the current state of the workspace automatically and keep them fully in sync.

Max. number of backup files

Maximum number of files that will be kept on disk. Older files will be deleted. 0 means that backup files will never be deleted.

Autosave interval

The interval between auto backups. 

Max. number of autosave files

Maximum number of files that will be kept on disk. Older files will be deleted. 0 means that autosave files will never be deleted.

Auto reconnect

If it is enabled a lost connection to the server will be automatically reestablished if possible. 

Language

This shows the possible languages available. After selecting a different language, the NETx Visualization Editor has to be restarted to apply the change.

Auto scale controls

After placing a control and putting a Server Item onto it by Drag & Drop the scaling of the axis or value will be adjusted according to the properties of the Server Item. If the maximum value is 100 or 360 the scale factor will be set to 1 and the maximum value of the control will be set accordingly. Should the maximum be 255 the value will be scaled by 1/2.55 and the control’s maximum be set to 100. In case the minimum value of the Server Item is -128 and its maximum 127 the scale factor 1/2.54 is applied and the boarders are set to -50 to 50.

Name

This name will be displayed in the title bar of the application in editor or visualization mode (not full screen). It also is the name under which the page appears in the drop down list in the tool bar.

Following characters are not allowed: 

< > ~ ' ` ´ " \ / * ? : ; . , | #

Homepage

This determines whether this page is declared to be the homepage or not. One page must be homepage at any time. When the waiting time has elapsed without any user interaction the program will switch to the homepage.

Standby page

A standby page is the page the NETx Visualization will switch to when the standby time has elapsed. If a waiting time is set for the homepage, this one will elapse first and then the timer for the standby page will start running. If 2 minutes are set for the homepage timer and 3 minutes are set for the standby page, then the standby page will be reached 5 minutes after the last user interaction.

Only one page can be standby page. Homepage and standby page cannot be one and the same. In addition, the following checkbox are available:

• User log out: if set, the user will be logged off when switching to the standby page

• Go to home page after log out (PC visualization only): if activated, the home page will be shown in background after user log off.

• Allow exit after user log out (PC visualization only): if activated, the user is able to close the application after user log off.  

Is master page

If enabled this page functions as a template for all pages deriving from it.

Page color

By clicking onto the pipette the user is able to select a color from anywhere on the screen and use it as color for the page canvas. 

Page size

The standard drop down list allows the user to select a page size from predefined sizes. Width and height determine the size of the page while switching landscape and portrait also exchanges width and height with each other. 

Use master page

Pages where the this option is set derive directly from the master page. Several properties are directly taken over. In addition to the page background and color, controls shown on the master page are displayed and will function exactly like defined on there.

On Top

If enabled, the elements of the master page will be rendered above the elements of the current page. If disabled, the elemenets of the master page will be rendered behind the elements of the current page.

Hostname or IP Address

Hostname or IP Address of the NETx BMS Core Server to connect to.  If left empty a connection to a server on the local machine is established.

Port

VNET communication port. Port is configured in NETx BMS Core Server (Server > Server configuration...), default port is 14532.

Password

Visualization Editor's password for TLS communication. Password is configured in NETx BMS Core Server (Server > Server configuration...), default password is "1234".

PIN

Visualization Editor's PIN for TLS communication. PIN is configured in NETx BMS Core Server (Server > Server configuration...), default PIN is "1234".

Use Backup

Enable to configure a backup server. If activated and the connection to the server fails, the backup server is contacted.

Backup Hostname or IP Address

Hostname or IP Address of the backup NETx BMS Core Server to connect to.

Username

The username used to log on onto the Visualization Editor.

Password

The password used to log on onto the Visualization Editor.