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The Workstation Installation/Operation Manual Version 2 Document 51540 Rev. B1 4/8/02
Section 2.3: Floor Plan Display
2.3.1 Introduction to the Floor Plan
The Floor Plan Display provides a graphical context for the
devices on the network, showing their location on a building
floor plan. It can also display informational icons for items
such as biohazard warnings and various other cautions.
The floor plan area can be used to display front end screens
for navigating the screen database and device network.
Screens can interact using a variety of methods depending
on the situation and environment of its usage.
Buttons on the floor plan allow the operator to either
navigate between the screens and sites of the database or
perform a number of defined macros to communicate with
devices on the network.
Screen Navigation
There are many different ways to navigate through the screens and sites on each network. Buttons allow naviga-
tion between screens. Clicking on a navigational button will load the appropriate screen based on how the button
was originally configured. The system administrator has the ability to label these buttons for clarification.
It is also possible to navigate through screens with the Screen Navigation
submenu (on the main screen). The options on the Screen Navigation menu are as
follows:
• Front Screen - Navigates to the first (title) screen.
• Previously Viewed Screen - Goes back to the last screen loaded in
the display.
• Previous Screen Number - Moves backwards one screen (numeri-
cally).
•
Next Screen Number
- Moves forward one screen (numerically).
• Go To Screen - Prompts to type in a screen number to load.
• Screen Titles by Site - Calls up the Select Screen dialog. This dialog shows the hierarchy of sites and
screens and allows the user to pick any screen to view (see figure 2-12).
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Figure 2-14: Floor Plan Display
Figure 2-15: Select
Screen Dialog
NOTE: The more objects that are placed on a screen,
the more time it takes for that screen to load. The use
of background graphics will also affect the loading
time.
In addition to the above , it is also possible for the system administrator to map screen
navigational control to a keyboard function key (see section 2.4.2) or command button
(see section 3.5.3).