Configure a Startup Page and Splash Screen

Every system needs to have a startup page, and some may use a splash screen.

• Splash screen

  A splash screen is the very first window that is displayed when Plant SCADA starts. It is defined by the parameter [Page]Splash.

  The splash window has a thin border, is non-movable and is often set to "always on top". It can be used to display project information while the system is initializing, such as a company logo, software version, project version, and so on. By default, it is only displayed for a brief period of time and then automatically dismissed.

• Startup page

  The startup page is the page that is displayed when Plant SCADA runtime has initialized and become operational. It is defined by the parameter [Page]Startup.

The startup page can be displayed before or after the splash window is dismissed. The timing is controlled by the following set of parameters:

• [Page]SplashTimeout - determines how long the splash window will be displayed.

• [Page]StartupDelay - determines how long the startup page will wait before it is displayed.

If the StartupDelay is set to less than the SplashTimeout, the startup page will be displayed while the splash screen is still shown. On the other hand, setting the StartupDelay to be greater than the SplashTimeout will display the startup page after the splash screen is dismissed.

The Example project makes use of the splash screen parameters to specify a page that is displayed as splash screen, and Cicode functions to display product and project information on the splash screen.

The following parameters are used to set up the splash screen in the Example project:

[Page]
Splash = !Splash
SplashWinName = Splash
SplashTimeout = 5000
Startup = Menu
StartupWinName = Main
StartupDelay = 5100
HomePage = Menu

See Also

Secure the Window Title Bar