10.10 Printing Graphic Displays

Printing of graphics and trends can be directly to Printer or the Paintbrush program (Paint.exe). The default is to Paintbrush.

To print directly to printer, modify the *.INI files (and create them if they don't exist).

Printing direct to default printer from VIEW, DRAW , DrawDAQ or ViewDAQ

1. Open Notepad. Start -> Run -> Type Notepad

2. Browse to Advantech WebAccess/SCADA client directory for VIEW and Advantech WebAccess/SCADA Node directory to modify ViewDAQ.
For VIEW and DRAW it is typically in C:\WebAccess\Client\bwclient.ini
For ViewDAQ and DrawDAQ it is typically in C:\WebAccess\Node\bwclient.ini

3. Modify the bwclient.ini to look like one of the following.

BWCLIENT.INI (opens paint)

[viewer]

bitmap=mspaint.exe

bitmap_width=0

bitmap_height=0

text=notepad.exe

actlog=notepad.exe

almlog=notepad.exe

BWCLIENT.INI (prints directly to printer)

[viewer]

bitmap=mspaint.exe /p

bitmap_width=600

bitmap_height=800

text=notepad.exe

actlog=notepad.exe

almlog=notepad.exe

3. Save the BWCLIENT.INI file.

Note that a similar file exists might exist in two places on a SCADA Node and Project Node, one for VIEW and DRAW (using a web browser) and one for ViewDAQ or DrawDAQ.

The options are:

Bitmap=mspaint.exe will open PAINT, the standard bitmap editor supplied with Windows Operating Systems. Users can then save, print or even email the image from PAINT. This is the default setting in the INI file.

Bitmap=mspaint.exe /p will print directly to the default printer. The default printer is the Windows Operating System default Printer set in
Start -> Settings -> Printers.

User must use the PRINT button on the Advantech WebAccess/SCADA Toolbar (the <PRINT? keymacro) or Right Click -> File -> Print. The Web Browser’s print button will not print a graphic display. The Print will be in “landscape” mode.

Bitmap_width=0 will use the actual pixels displayed on the screen to generate the bitmap and print. This can be adjusted to “fit” the page ( 160 to 3600 pixels).

The number specifies the number of pixels in the starting bitmap. The printer driver will fit this to the page based on the resolution of the printer and the peculiarity of the printer driver. For an HP Laserjet 1200 (1200 dpi) bitmap_width=800 works well.

Bitmap_height=0 will use the actual pixels displayed on the screen to generate the bitmap and print. This can be adjusted to “fit” the page ( 120 to 2700 pixels). For an HP Laserjet 1200 (1200 dpi) bitmap_width=400 works well.