User Manual

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Introduction
About WatView
WatView uses the rich interface of a personal computer to set up
and monitor controllers quickly and easily. WatView also extends the
capabilities of controllers by adding many powerful features.
What You Can Do with WatView
• Manage many controllers over a network with one computer.
(page 17)
• View and change controller parameters in a spreadsheet (page
17) or a customized view (page 22) from the View menu.
• Calculate and use new values from parameter values and con-
stants with the User Variables feature. (page 29)
• Configure controllers and save controller settings in files with
Snapshots. (page 18)
• Graph controller data using Trend Plots. (pages 24 to 28)
• Create log files of real-time information from controllers using
Datalogs. (pages 24 to 27)
• Create, edit, load, store and print profiles with the Profile
Editor. (pages 31 to 34)
• Manage and monitor controller
Alarms. (page 23)
• Schedule automated configuration changes with Recipes and
Calendar features. (pages 18 to 21)
• Manage access to menus and functions with Password protec-
tion. (pages 15 to 16)
• Monitor employees’ keyboard activity for security in the Event
Log. (page 24)
• Create custom screens for your application with the Custom
Overview (COV) Editor. (page 22 and 29 to 30)
• Create animations to represent your application with
AnaMator. (page 35)
• Link WatView to other Windows programs with ActiveX.
(page 35)
• View several trend plot graphs at the same time using
WatPlot. (page 35)