Get started with MES ​.NET controls

This section shows you how to import the .NET controls into a Galaxy, configure them, and use them at run time in an InTouch application.

Hereafter, the word 'control' refers to any of the .NET controls.

The following list summarizes the major steps in using the .NET controls:

1. Import the .NET controls or, for InTouch OMI, import the MES\MES OMI Controls folder as an OMI App.

2. Embed the .NET controls into InTouch HMI symbols or, for OMI, place one of the control's OMI Apps into a pane within the OMI layout.

3. Configure the InTouch HMI symbols or OMI layout to access data and contain scripts.

4. Embed the InTouch HMI symbols into a managed InTouch HMI application or the OMI layout into an InTouch OMI application.

5. Deploy the InTouch application to one or more target computers.

6. Run InTouch WindowViewer or OMI on the target computers and interact with the software server.

You can place multiple .NET controls into one single InTouch HMI symbol. You can also place multiple instances of the same .NET control into one single InTouch HMI control. There is no limit to the number of .NET controls you can embed into an InTouch HMI symbol.

You can place only a single .NET control App in a pane within OMI. Multiple .NET control Apps in a layout requires multiple panes to host the controls. This includes a separate pane for the Button Bar control to interact with the Grid controls.

The MES .NET controls can be localized using the Language strings. You can use the MES Client Languages module to search for a specific string and make the modification. For more information, see the Language section in the MES Client User Guide or online help.