Tech Notes

Popup Window Does not Appear when Clicking “Select” in Tagname Dictionary

When working in the Tagname Dictionary in an InTouch HMI application, clicking the Select button should cause the Tag Browser popup window to appear, allowing the user to browse the existing tags in the application.

Under certain conditions, the popup window will not appear after clicking Select and the WindowMaker application will freeze up, forcing the user to shut down the application.

This issue is caused when WindowMaker attempts to open the Tag Browser on a second monitor when no second monitor is present.  This tech note will provide the steps to resolve the issue.

Orange Icon Won’t Go Away After Deploying InTouchView App

During deployment of an InTouchView app, it is normal behavior for an orange icon to appear over the InTouchView app instance which indicates that the files and folders are still being copied over to the remote machine.

You may experience an issue where this orange icon does not clear up on its own.

Automatically Launching an InTouch Application on Startup using a Batch File

Each time an operator needs to view their Intouch application at runtime, they must manually run the InTouch WindowViewer application. This technote will discuss how to use a batch file to automatically run the application each time Windows is restarted.  There is an optional step in which you may delay opening your Intouch application, to allow time for other applications to run first.

Using .NET Controls to display graphics, documents, and web pages in AVEVA InTouch

You can import a variety of .NET controls to add extended functionality to your InTouch application. In this tech note, we will cover using the .NET WebBrowser Control to view external graphics, documents, and web pages within an InTouch application.