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Welcome Window

This chapter provides some basic information to familiarize you with the software.

We'll start with the welcome window.

The welcome window appears when the program is launched for the first time.

The following options are available in this window:

  • Quick Parameter Monitoring
  • New Configuration
  • Open Configuration
  • Import Configuration

There is also an option to Always show welcome window, which will be explained below.

The user can also close this window, without executing any of the options, and use their own workflow.

The following figure shows the WPS welcome window.

WPS Welcome Window

Quick Parameter Monitoring​

Quick parameter monitoring allows you to view and change parameters online, but it cannot create a new configuration or save the parameters to the computer.

1) Function Selection​

Click the Quick Parameter Monitoring option.

Quick Monitoring

2) Communication Configuration​

The next window sets the communication options with the device.

Communication with Device

3) Communication Options Selection​

Choose the correct communication options.

If you select a device, the device's default communication configuration will be loaded in the window.

However, make sure the window's configuration matches the device's configuration. If not, update this window according to the device's configuration.

Communication Selection

4) Testing Communication​

You can verify that communication is correct by clicking the Test button in this window.

The status field is updated. The connected device appears in the status field.

Test Communication

Then click OK.

5) Running Monitoring​

A window with all device parameters appears.

The Online field displays the actual values of the device parameters, with most parameters being modifiable. Read-only parameters cannot be modified.

Running Monitoring

6) Close Window​

To end monitoring, click the Close button in the window.

Running Monitoring

New Configuration​

Creates a new configuration.

1) Function Selection​

Click the New Configuration option.

New Configuration

From this step onward, see Creating a New Configuration for details.

Open Configuration​

Allows you to open a previously created configuration.

1) Function Selection​

Click the Open Configuration option.

Open Configuration

2) Open Configuration Window​

A window displays all the configurations created.

Created Configurations

3) Configuration Selection​

Select the desired configuration and click the Open Configuration button.

Configuration Selection

4) Configuration Window​

The configuration opens. In the configuration window, you can view the configuration and the features included in the configuration.

Configuration Window

Import Configuration​

Imports a configuration previously generated by WPS.

1) Function Selection​

Click the Import Configuration option.

Import Configuration

2) Import Window​

Click the ... button to open the backup file selection window containing the configuration you want to import.

Import Window

3) Backup File Selection​

Select the bkp file you want to import and click Open.

BKP File Selection

4) BKP File to Import​

The Backup File field is populated with the file selected in the previous step.

Click Next to continue.

bkp file to be imported

5) Configuration Location​

Click Finish to import and complete the wizard.

Locate Configuration

6) Imported Configuration​

The import can be viewed in the output window.

In the configuration window, you can view the imported configuration and its resources.

Imported Configuration

Always Show Welcome Window Option​

The Always show welcome window option allows the window to always be displayed when WPS starts.

This option is located at the bottom of the Welcome window.

Uncheck this option to prevent the welcome window from being displayed the next time the program starts.

You can enable this option later in Help > Welcome.

Always show Welcome