Vista user diagrams

This section explains how to use Vista user diagrams to view real-time and logged data from your power monitoring system. The information that you obtain from your Power Monitoring Expert network is represented graphically in a user diagram.

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● Do not incorrectly configure the software or the devices.
● Do not base your maintenance or service actions solely on messages and information displayed by the software.
● Do not rely solely on software messages and reports to determine if the system is functioning correctly or meeting all applicable standards and requirements.
● Consider the implications of unanticipated transmission delays or failures of communications links.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, equipment damage, or permanent loss of data.

 

What is a user diagram?

A user diagram is a configurable display that consists of two main elements:

  • Diagram objects are configurable graphic icons that display your system information. Each diagram object displays a single piece of information from somewhere in your power monitoring network. In some cases, diagram objects are stored within grouping windows.

  • Grouping object: In some cases, a user diagram stores related information within a grouping object. Click on a grouping object to open a grouping window and display its contents.

    NOTE: To configure a grouping object to open a grouping window, see Specifying an action for numeric, status, or grouping objects.

  • Grouping windows are a type of folder or “sub-window” that contain diagram objects. Vista uses grouping windows to logically organize diagram objects within a user diagram. When closed, a grouping window is usually represented by a grouping object icon.

TIP: It is better to use grouping objects to open other user diagrams rather than to open grouping windows. Large numbers of grouping windows in a user diagram can slow the performance of Vista.

You can create as many user diagrams as you want and edit each one to suit your needs. You can share user diagrams with multiple users over your network, and users can view them simultaneously and share the same information. For more information on creating user diagrams, see Creating and customizing a user diagram.

Default user diagrams

Vista provides a set of pre-configured user diagrams that you can use to display data. These default diagrams provide a standard set of options that you can use to access your device's most commonly required functions.

The default diagram displays real-time data. It includes a simple power system illustration that displays the various real-time parameters measured by the device.

Generating, opening and closing a user diagram

A user diagram is identified by its “.dgm” extension. You can generate, open, and close user diagrams as needed.

Generating a network diagram

The network diagram displays your entire power monitoring system by linking to individual default user diagrams that display data from each device in your system. When you generate a network diagram, Vista automatically locates all devices in your system and displays them. This diagram is saved with the default name “network.dgm”.

  1. Select File > Generate Network Diagram.

    The network diagram appears in the workspace containing icons that represent groups of devices on your system.

  2. Click on one of the grouping objects to open a window and display the node icons contained within.
  3. Click a node icon to display the user diagram for the associated device.
  4. Save the network diagram.

NOTE: Regenerating a network diagram and saving it overwrites the previously saved (network.dgm) file.

Opening a user diagram

To open a user diagram:

  1. Select File > Open.
  2. Navigate to the user diagram you want to open and select it from the Open Diagram dialog.
  3. Click Open to open the selected user diagram.
Specifying the user diagram that opens for a given user

To set a specific Vista workspace and set of diagrams to open every time a given user logs on:

  1. Log on to Vista using the particular user’s logon credentials.
  2. Organize Vista to appear as you want it to appear on startup.
  3. Click Save, then close Vista.
  4. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the ...\Power Monitoring Expert\config\cfg\ud folder.
  5. Locate the .wsu file for the user you are setting up (i.e., <username>.wsu). Right-click and select Properties.
  6. Select the Read-only attribute, then click OK.

NOTE: Applying the Read-only attribute prevents the workspace information from being modified, so Vista opens the same way for a given user every time. The user can still modify and save user diagrams (if allowed by their access level).

Closing a User Diagram

To close a user diagram:

  • Select File > Close to close the current diagram.
  • Select File > Close All to close all diagrams.

Navigating a user diagram

After you open a user diagram, you can use it to interact with your power monitoring system. Each user diagram displays system information through diagram objects, which you can use to monitor and control various aspects of your system.