The figure shows the startup page upon the execution of Xpanel DesignerXpanelDesigner.
Projects can be created or opened by selecting [File] – [New Project] or [Open Project]. Additional menus become enabled to interact with the project once opened. The project workspace allows easy management and modifications of the projects. The status toolbar which is positioned at the bottom of the window shows additional information of a selected resource.
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Clicking the [Unpin]
button will minimize the side panel. Clicking the [Pinned] button button will fix the panel to the screen.
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This section describes the initial state of the top menu and the additional menus according to the executed module. You can check the version information of modules only in the Xpanel Designer XpanelDesigner V2.40 and above.
※ Refer to each item’s manual for more information.
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Name | Description |
File | Opens or closes files in Xpanel DesignerXpanelDesigner. |
Edit | This menu is disabled in this state of Xpanel DesignerXpanelDesigner. |
View | Toggles to hide or show a toolbar of Xpanel DesignerXpanelDesigner. Various options include the standard tool, status tool, and project workspace. |
Tools | This menu is disabled in this state of Xpanel DesignerXpanelDesigner. |
Help | Displays the information and help of Xpanel DesignerXpanelDesigner. |
(1) Page Edit Menu
Once a project is opened in Xpanel DesignerXpanelDesigner, the additional menus will be added to the top menu and items will be added to the initial menus.
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Name | Description |
File | [Close], [Close All Page], [Recent Page] are added. |
Edit | [Undo], [Redo], [Clone], [Select All], [Object Config], [Insert Graphic File], [Insert Animation Bitmap] are added. |
View | [Redraw], [Current Page Position To Runtime], [Tag Window], [Object Window], [Switch/Lamp Tool], [Tag View Tool], [Zoom in/Out] are added. |
Tools | [Page Setup], [User Library Edit], [Bitmap Edit] are added. |
Help | [About Graphic Designer] is added. |
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When selecting [Tools] – [Project], the following item will be added to the [Help] menu.
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Name | Description |
Help | [About Project Manager] is added. |
(3) Database Menu
When opening the selecting [Tools] – [Database] window, the following items will be added to the [Edit] and [Help] menumenus.
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Name | Description |
Edit | [New Tag], [Edit Tag] are added. |
Help | [About Database Manager] is added. |
(4) Script Menu
When opening the selecting [Tools] – [Scripts] editor window, the following items will be added to the [Edit] and [Help] menumenus.
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Name | Description |
Edit | [Add New Script], [Edit Script], [Compile Script], [Compile All Scripts] are added. |
Help | [About Script Editor] is added. |
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When selecting [Tools] – [Data Logging], the following item will be added to the [Help] menu.
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Name | Description |
Help | [About Data Logging] is added. |
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When selecting [Tools] – [String Editor], the following items will be added to the [Edit] and [Help] menumenus.
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Name | Description |
Edit | [Add String Group], [Delete String Group], [Add String], [Edit String], [Delete String], [Column Property] area are added. |
Help | [About String Editor] is added. |
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When selecting [Tools] – [Data Server], the following items will be added to the [Edit] and [Help] menumenus.
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Name | Description |
Edit | [Slave Tag registration], [Slave Tag Edit], [Slave Tag Cancels] are added. |
Help | [About MODBUS SLAVE] is added. |
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When selecting [Tools] – [Recipe], the following items will be added to the [Edit] and [Help] menumenus.
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Name | Description |
Edit | [Add Recipe Model], [Edit Recipe Model], [Delete Recipe Model], [Edit Group Name], [Edit Data Name], [Upload Recipe Data From XPANEL] are added.. |
Help | [About Recipe Editor] is added. |
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When selecting [Tools] – [Data Bridge], the following items will be added to the [Edit] and [Help] menumenus.
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Name | Description |
Edit | [Add Data Bridge Model], [Edit Data Bridge Model], [Delete Data Bridge Model], [Add Data Bridge Tag], [Edit Data Bridge Tag], [Delete Data Bridge Tag] are added. |
Help | [About Data Bridge Editor] is added. |
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Main Tool
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The standard Main toolbar contains frequently - used commands in Xpanel DesignerXpanelDesigner. Go to [View] – [Standard Main Tool] to show or hide the toolbar on the top menu. When you execute the Xpanel Designer XpanelDesigner application, this toolbar shows up on the top menu as by default. This toolbar consists of ‘Edit tools’ and ‘Execution tools’.
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These tools are used to edit the graphic page: [New Page], [Open], [Save], [Copy], etc. Refer to the table below for features and their descriptions.
Item | Description |
New | Creates a new graphic page for the project. |
Open | Opens an existing graphic page. |
Save | Saves the currently current designing graphic page. |
Save | Saves all pages. |
Print | Shows the [Print] dialog box. |
| Shows the [Print Setup] dialog box. |
| Cuts the selected object. |
| Copies the selected object. |
| Pastes the cut or copied object. |
| Shows a dialog box to find a string. |
| Shows a dialog box to find a string and replace it. |
| Enlarges the magnification of the selected page. (V2.50 or above) |
| Reduces the magnification of the selected page. (V2.50 or above) |
※ ※ For more information about each feature, please refer to the corresponding manual.
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Execution tools consist of commands for executing the project. Refer to the table below for features and their descriptions.
Item | Description |
| Shows the [Project] information and configuration dialog box about information or configuration of the current project. |
| Shows the [Database] configuration dialog box. |
XPANEL | Shows the [XPANEL Setup] configuration dialog box. |
| Shows the [I/O Devices] configuration dialog box. |
| Shows the [Alarm] configuration dialog box. |
| Shows the [Security] configuration dialog box. |
Data | Shows the [Data Logging] configuration dialog box. |
| Shows the [Script] configuration dialog box. |
| Shows the [String Editor] dialog box. |
| Shows the [Data Server] configuration dialog box. |
| Shows the [Recipe Editor] dialog box. |
| Shows the [Data Bridge] configuration dialog box. |
| Shows the [Download to XPANEL] dialog box. |
| Shows the [CIMON-Xpanel Help] window. |
| Executes the PC runtime with the connected Cimon TOUCH PC. |
※ For more information about each feature, please refer to the corresponding manual.
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You can show or hide the project workspace at [View] – [Project Workspace]. The project workplace is located on the left side of the screen as by default.
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Various Xpanel Designer XpanelDesigner windows such as pages and modules can be quickly executed from this tab. Double-click the item to open the page or module.
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To copy a page, select ‘Copy page’ from the right-click menu. The copied page can be cloned by selecting ‘Paste page’. You can paste a page to the other another project.
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※ ‘Copy page’ and ‘Paste page’ functions are supported in Xpanel Designer XpanelDesigner 2.53 and above versions.
Status Tool
The [Status Tool] show shows the current state of Xpanel DesignerXpanelDesigner. The status toolbar will contain a short status message of Xpanel DesignerXpanelDesigner, location of the cursor, and the lock status of the keyboard.
The status toolbar can be hidden or shown through [View] – [Status Tool]. The Status tool is shown at the bottom of the application as the by default setting.
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No. | Description |
  | Displays the status message of Xpanel DesignerXpanelDesigner. |
  | Shows the cursor’s coordinate on the current graphic page. The coordinate is expressed in x and y , in pixel units. If there are objects on the graphic page, the exact coordinates of the object can be acquired by selecting it. |
  | Shows the lock status of your keyboard . Depending on the keyboard locks such as Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock, corresponding string lights up. |