Introducing the AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software

The
AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software
 is a complete suite for building process control projects for use with
Trusted®
Series 8000 controllers or AADvance Series 9000 controllers. The environment includes development tools and other technologies simplifying design, development, and deployment of applications. Develop projects on a
Windows
 development platform, using the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and language editors.
The
AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software
 graphically represents and organizes controllers and networks. For AADvance applications, the development process consists of creating projects made up of one or more controllers, representing individual targets. For
Trusted
 applications, the development process consists of creating projects made up of one device, representing the
Trusted
 controller.
The development environment consists of the following windows and tools:
  • Application View
    : Displays a graphical view of projects in a logically organized tree view.
  • Block Library
    : Displays a graphical view of all operators, functions, and function blocks available for the program organization units (POUs) of a project.
  • Block Selector
    : Enables selecting operators, functions, and function blocks for use in block elements defined in programs.
  • Cross Reference Browser
    : Provides an overview of the variables, programs, functions, function blocks, and defined words existing in a project including information like names, various properties, location of usage, and comments.
  • Description Window
    : Enables adding descriptions to projects, POUs, and AADvance controllers.
  • Dictionary
    : Enables managing variables and defined words. Create, edit, or delete variables and defined words from the dictionary instances.
  • Generate Documentation
    : Enables generating documentation for projects, controllers or devices, POUs, variables, and library elements.
  • Error List
    : Displays errors, warnings, and messages produced when editing POUs and performing build operations.
  • Find and Replace Utility
    : Enables finding and replacing strings or expressions in files.
  • Language Editors
    : Provide the environment for developing the contents of POUs using IEC 61131-3 programming languages.
  • Locked Variables viewer
    : Enables unlocking locked variables while an application is connected or simulating.
  • Output window
    : Displays generated status messages.
  • Parameters display
    : Provides a graphic representation of the parameters for a POU selected in the
    Block Selector
    . When selecting a POU from the block list, displays the local, input, and output parameters.
  • Parameters view
    : Enables managing parameter and local variables for user-defined (POUs). This view provides a graphic display of the parameters and local variables.
  • Properties window
    : Enables viewing and editing the properties of items selected within language containers, the
    Application View
    , and other various views. Also use the
    Properties
    window to view and edit file and project properties.
  • Toolbox
    : Displays the programming language elements available to add to programs. When shifting focus to a different program, the selection in the
    Toolbox
    shifts to the tab for the corresponding programming language.
  • Spy List
    : Enables monitoring changes in values, for variables, arrays (if supported by the application), structures (if supported by the application), and instances of function blocks. Add items to spy lists directly, from the
    Dictionary
    , or from the language editors.
  • Variable Selector
    : Enables selecting variables for use in POUs or mapping variables for the various communication protocols, like SOE and
    Modbus
    .
  • Estimated Application Memory Usage tool
    : Informs users of the estimated impact of the application changes before the changes are applied to controllers.
  • Actual Application Memory Usage tool
    : Informs users of the memory used by the applications that are running on controllers.
The
AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software
 also contains windows and tools that are specific to an AADvance or
Trusted
 applications; find additional information on the available windows and tools in those sections.
Exchange files created with the AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software such as *.vsc, *.taf, *.pxf, *.txf, *.csv, *.xls, or *.xlsx are not intended to be restored or imported to earlier versions.
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