11Publication 2711P-UM001I-EN-P - December 2008 11
Chapter
1
Overview
Chapter Objectives
This chapter gives an overview of the PanelView Plus terminals.
• Software support
• PanelView Plus 400 and 600 features
• PanelView Plus 700 to 1500 features
• Catalog number configuration
• Product components
Software Support
FactoryTalk View ME runtime software is included with all PanelView
Plus and PanelView Plus CE terminals. This software provides runtime
and terminal configuration software for the terminals and does not
require activation.
You use FactoryTalk View Studio software on a personal computer to
create applications that run in the terminals. This software is
purchased separately.
The open Windows CE.NET environment of the PanelView Plus CE
terminals provides:
• familiar Windows desktop and user interface.
• terminal server-client support to configured servers
• Internet Explorer web browser.
• software development kit to support custom C++ applications
for Windows CE.NET operating system.
• third-party device support for Windows CE.NET operating
system.
• Windows CE.NET operating system provides the following
programs:
– File viewers for MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
– PDF file viewer
– WordPad text editor
– WebServer application
– FTP server
– Support for the .NET compact framework
Some of the above software applications are included on the
PanelView Plus CE Accessory CD.