The following tips are designed to assist you in using DeltaV Explorer's features. These tips are displayed when first starting the application. They can also be accessed from the menu.
Tailor Functionality – You can tailor the Engineering Tools to provide only the required functionality. Run the System Preferences utility from the Start menu on the ProfessionalPLUS workstation. The choices in the menus and toolbars will be simplified accordingly.
Multiple Item Select – You can select multiple items in the right pane of DeltaV Explorer and then perform a common action on them (for example, select multiple modules and download them).
Split View – You can split DeltaV Explorer into two windowpanes using the menu option. You can use this split view to keep the Physical Network onscreen in the lower pane at all times while using the upper pane to navigate around your configuration. You can even drag objects between panes.
Tuning Fuzzy Logic Control Function Blocks – In DeltaV Explorer, you can tune the Fuzzy Logic Control function block in a module automatically by right-clicking the block and then selecting InSight Tune from the context menu.
Module Diagnostics – In DeltaV Diagnostics, if you select the Assigned Modules subsystem of a node, a snapshot of the current status of all modules is displayed in tabular form. You can then select the column headers (for example, UnResRef, Forced, OOS) to sort the table based on those columns.
Unresolved References – In DeltaV Diagnostics, if you expand the Assigned Modules subsystem of a node, all modules and a visual indicator of integrity problems for each module are displayed. If you right-click a module, a list of unresolved references within that module is displayed.
Edit Expressions – You can view and edit expressions from DeltaV Explorer by double-clicking the T_Expression parameter.
Operator Diagnostics – Diagnostic information can be shown on operator displays. To determine the parameter path, select the object in Diagnostics and use the Detail view.
Refresh – When engineering from more than one workstation, make sure that you refresh the view of DeltaV Explorer periodically. You can do this by pressing the F5 key.
Download Status – If you are unsure of the download status being displayed by DeltaV Explorer, right-click the node, and then select to open the Pending Download Changes dialog, containing detailed a list of all modified download scripts contributing to the pending download of a selected item.
Work in Progress – You can use the Work in Progress flag during configuration to mark a module as being unfinished. This will have no effect on the operation of the module.
Custom Engineering Units – You can define your own engineering units. Select the Setup folder and open the Engineering Units item in the details view.
Named Set References – To find uses of a named set, right-click a named set and select References. To find uses of an individual named set state, select the state name from within the named set Properties dialog and click the References button.