Configure the Sequence Detail Control

To configure the
Sequence Detail Control
to communicate with a controller, you need to customize several settings in the
Property Panel
for the control.
Prerequisites
  • Open the
    FactoryTalk View SE
    application.
  • Open a display that contains the
    Sequence Detail Control
    .
To configure the Sequence Detail Control to communicate with a controller
  1. In the display window, right-click the
    Sequence Detail Control.
  2. Select
    Property Panel
    .
  3. Select the
    Connections
    tab.
  4. In the
    ControllerPath
    property text box, enter the FactoryTalk Linx Harmony path for the controller.
    For example:
    AB_ETH-1\99.99.99.99\Backplane\0
  5. In the
    ControllerShortcut
    property text box, enter the FactoryTalk Linx device shortcut name to the controller.
  6. In the
    DataServerPath
    property text box, enter the FactoryTalk path to the FactoryTalk Linx data server. This can be a relative path or an RNA path
    For example:
    MyProject/MyArea
    - or -
    RNA://$Local/MyProject
  7. In the
    SequenceName
    property text box, enter the name of the Equipment Sequence.
  8. In the
    SeqMgrServerPortNumber
    property text box, enter the port number that was defined during installation of the
    SequenceManager
    Server service and the ActiveX controls. Default value is 7452.
  9. Close the
    Property Panel
    window.
  10. Click
    Save
    .
To configure the Sequence Detail Control display options
  1. Right-click the
    Sequence Detail Control
    in the display window.
  2. Select
    Property Panel
    .
  3. (optional) In the
    AutoScroll
    property text box, select
    True
    .
  4. (optional) In the
    CommandButtonLocation
    property text box, choose the location for the
    Equipment Sequence
    command buttons.
  5. (optional) In the
    ShowCommandButtons
    property text box, select
    True
    to display the command buttons.
  6. (optional) In the
    ShowStatusBar
    property text box, select
    True
    to display the status bar.
  7. (optional) In the
    TouchPointerSize
    property text box, select an option to auto-size, decrease, or increase the size of buttons.
  8. Close the
    Property Panel
    window.
  9. Select
    Save
    .
To configure the Sequence Detail Control to use VBA
  1. Right-click the
    Sequence Detail Control
    in the display window.
  2. Select
    Property Panel
    .
  3. In the
    ExposeToVBA
    property text box, select
    VBA Control
    to allow the
    Sequence Detail Control
    to use VBA for scripting.
  4. Close the
    Property Panel
    window.
  5. Select
    Save
    .
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