PROMOTIC full basic training curriculum

Part 1.

- How to install PROMOTIC

- How to run the applications (see How to start PROMOTIC runtime application)

- Application creation

Part 2.

- INFO system

- Detecting bugs in the application, communication tuning, DEBUG window

- What is an object (properties/ methods/ events)

- Temperature emulation script

- local menu of script editor

- wizard for object linking

- local variables – existence, effect on project size

- Documentation PROMOTIC

- full index

- there are references to methods/properties in examples

- property or method name – direct link to help

- The "Object" page (number of variables)

- the whole training is in PmFree

- The "Events" page

- pMe, pEvent

Part 3.

- Trends

- the PmaTrendGroup object for saving and offering also for GetData, statistics, SaveToFile, etc.

- data extension of the ExtTrend type

- trend viewer PmgTrendViewer

- trend time accuracy

- time format (local time/daylight-saving time/ always standard time)

- saving method – backups and cyclic

- saving optimalization

- simple, changing value

- based on change speed

- Alarms/Events

- data extension of the ExtAlarmAnalog type

- advantages and limitations of

- single alarm for all states

- once terminated cannot be confirmed

- data extension of the ExtAlarmBinary type

- alarms in the script

- inteligent metods ActivateNew/Inactivate

- PmaData

- example PmaData.Item("...").Value

- possible without data bindings

- Transformation and conversion methods (ToNumber, TransformValue, ArrayOper ..)

Part 4.

- OpenView

- how to call - method of PmaWorkspace and PmaPanel object

- method parameters

- button for opening panels

- using in other Pmg objects – the onMousePress event

- PmaPanel

- what is it, parameters, how to open – example

- when Pmg objects exist in the PmaPanel object, how to detect

- Editor of PmaPanel graphics

- control, Selected Pmg objects vs. Active Pmg object, ...

- order of objects – how to set, what to use it for

- Pmg objects as objects

- access to objects from script

- why not ot use Pmg objects in the editor of Pma objects

- Pmg x PmgW objects

- multi editing

- PmgObject – parent of Pmg objects

- PmgRasterImage + SVG vector graphic

- Compound Pmg objects

- Methods of data input into PROMOTIC:

- PmgSlider, PmgWEdit vs. PmgString

- other ways (example with script from documentation):

- modal window OpenView

- PmForm

- Types of data bindings in PROMOTIC applications:

- types of the data bindings T, E, GP and other

Part 5.

- Global methods and variables

- how to work with these in the PROMOTIC system

- method parameters with/witout "()"

- with returned value

- without returned value

- VisualBasic language, subgroup of VBScript – limitations for global Pm object

- global Pm object, Pm.Debug("time=" & Time)

- PmaObject.Methods

- button in panel calling method for different tests

- work in PmaWeb applications

- Access management

- Users + access rights, Logon

- List of Pmg objects:

Part 6.

- Communication

- Pm.FileText...

- do not use absolute paths but PROMOTIC path to files and folders

- working with INI, text, binary, CSV files

- PmaDll

- container for DLL library, Fce property

- can call functions, events not supported

- PmaActiveX

- container for library ActiveX, Acx property

- can use properties, methods and events of ActiveX library

- ExtOpcClient

- example of Graybox OPC simulator

- PmaComm, Ethernet

- Documentation and manuals for communication (Allen-Bradley, Simatic, ADAM, ...)

- PmaCommGroup

- PmaCommMsg

- data bindings

Part 7.

- Parameters, Prototypes/Instances

- parameters of Pma objects

- parameters in scripts

- prototypes/instances - higher level

- easy implementation of additional changes

- parameters of Pmg objects

- these parameters are evaluated during compilation

- graphic prototypes/instances

- Example of PmaPrototype and Pmg object parameters

- Macro expression $.par, GetPar, ..

- Macro expression $.text, Macro expression $.par, Macro expression $vb

- Parameters of the Pmg object

- PmaPrototype, PmaInstance

- Thin client

- principles of Web application design

- Pma objects are not accessible in Pmg object scripts

- local application (on the server), graphic panel on the client side

- accessible only via panel methods

- settings of VBScript or JavaScript for panel and scripts

- Full client

- another application (not only PROMOTIC)

- Data/Web client

- Basic concept of PROMOTIC applications

- 2 apps - communication and visualization

- Complete list of Pma objects

- PmaSequencer, PmaDataTable, PmaReport, ...

- PROMOTIC components

- security components: SafeOper, PmRtManager, PmUserNumber

Part 8.

- Working with databases

- database types (file vs server)

- DB usage basics

- PmaAdo

- Example of PmgWTable and PmaDatabase:

- Sales information

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