Foxboro Evo™ Process Automation System

FoxView™ software (“FoxView”) is a window into the process, providing the operator a user-friendly interface

to the process. On either Windows® based Foxboro Evo™ or I/A Series® workstations, or UNIX® based

I/A Series workstations, you can interact with any or all of the real-time plant data, operator settings, process

menus, and historical process data available in the system.

FoxView SOFTWARE FEATURES

 Same look and feel on Windows based Foxboro

Evo or I/A Series workstations, or UNIX based

I/A Series workstations

 Displays that are 100% portable between

Windows and UNIX workstations

 Graphical display of real-time information from

sensor, actuators and control functions

 Entry into user-configurable operating

environments specific to each user type – e.g.,

Process Engineer, Process Operator,

Maintenance Technician, and Production

Management

 Execution of embedded real-time and historical

trending

 Access to process alarms via the Alarm Manager

 The FoxSelect™ browser to view compounds

and blocks in the control database and to access

block detail displays

 The ability to launch:

• Foxboro Evo or I/A Series configuration tools

• Foxboro Evo or I/A Series application programs

• User applications and scripts.

 Flexibility in customizing environments to conform

to your site requirements

 Screen print utility

 Customizable window properties

 Multiple FoxView windows

 Remote FoxView windows.

The multi-window capability of the UNIX and

Windows operating systems allows you to monitor

the information on a process control display, while

accessing other applications through other windows.

FoxView WINDOW

The FoxView window contains the following optional

features:

 A user-configurable Menu Bar for accessing

displays, configurators, and other applications as

specified by the environment

 A user-configurable Display Bar of 18 named

display buttons or eight “thumbnail” sized mini

display buttons for directly accessing process

displays, or launching applications

 An Alarm Bar with system and process buttons,

indicating system and process health

 A Message Bar with a drop-down list of the most

recent 25 messages; and display of the current

date and time

 A Status Bar, indicating the current display name,

current operating environment, Operator Action

Journal logging name, printer logging name, and

Historian name.

USER ENVIRONMENTS

A collection of programs, utilities, and displays

related to user tasks is provided for each of the

following: process operator, process engineer, and

software engineer. These environments, including

menu bars, menu content, and display bar content,

can be modified to conform to your site

requirements, or simply used as templates for

creating your own environments. You can easily

switch from one configured environment to another.

To secure environments against unauthorized use,

environment passwords can be configured and menu

entries disabled based on the environment.

ON-LINE HELP

FoxView Help is available from the menu bar. Help

provides information on:

 Environments

 The FoxView window

 Process displays

 FoxSelect browser

 Detail displays

 Trends

 Faceplates

 Overlays.

PROCESS DISPLAYS

Process displays (see cover graphic) are the main

vehicle for operator interaction with the process.

These displays allow the operator to manipulate

process control variables as well as perform tasks

such as changing set points, editing recipes,

actuating devices, responding to alarms, and printing

reports.