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Building Technologies Operating Instructions for ACS Operating and ACS Service CE1U5640en
HVAC Products 3 Applications Dec. 1, 2005
3.3.9 External editing of Popcard
The entire contents of Popcard can be exported, enabling the data to be further
handled with an external program, such as Microsoft Excel.
This function is dependent on the configuration of the program. Select the "Tools"
menu – Options.... Under Export, you find the template that has been defined for the
Popcard application. On the one hand, this template determines the program to be
started for external editing (depending on the type of file, the respective program
assigned under Windows will be started, e.g. .XLS -> Microsoft Excel). On the other
hand, the template determines the format when the file is opened in the program (you
can adapt the template, if you wish). If the template contains macros, it is also
possible to define the macro to be started when the exported file is opened.
Use the right mouse button to click on the required Popcard and select Edit
externally.... The Save As dialog appears. Select the directory and a file name under
which you want to save the file. After selecting Save, the file will be saved and
automatically opened in the respective program. Formats from the template will be
adopted and the defined macro started.
For more information, refer to the following chapters:
• Displaying data points in Popcard
• Displaying reference data points in Popcard
• Changing the value of a data point in Popcard
• Printing in Popcard
• Selecting a device from Popcard
3.3.10 Creating a new Popcard
In addition to the existing standard Popcard, you can create your own user-defined
Popcards:
• Standard Popcard: Popcard that constitutes part of the program and whose
contents is predefined, enabling you to make immediate settings and to check
values, with no engineering effort
• User-defined Popcard: Popcard created by yourself that enables you to quickly
access data points that are frequently used
The user-defined Popcard can be created on different levels in the directory. Data
points of different devices can be added to the same Popcard.
Procedure:
A. To create a new Popcard, select in the left window of the "Popcard" application the
directory (nodes, device) where you want to have the Popcard. Position the
onscreen pointer in the right window of the application and press the right mouse
button. Then, a menu is opened. Select New and then Popcard.... Window
Popcard properties is opened. In that window, enter the name of the Popcard.
Confirm the entry by clicking the OK button.
B. To copy and paste an existing Popcard, select in the left window the Popcard you
want to copy and change (e.g. standard Popcard). Press the left mouse button,
hold it down and drag the Popcard to the directory where you want to add the new
Popcard. Then, release the left mouse button again.
The program attempts to assign data points fo the copied Popcard for devices
contained in the target directory. The program may ask for additional information
or notifies if data points cannot be assigned to any of the devices. Data points that
cannot be assigned do not appear on the Popcard.
Edit externally
New popcard
Create new
Copy