Launching MiScout Desk

After successful installation of the MiScout Desk on your computer you may run it. To do this, press the Start icon in the left bottom corner of the screen. Afterwards, select Programs->Mita-Teknik->MiScout Desk and eventually choose MiScout Desk from the list. As a result, MiScout Desk will be launched making the following screen appear on the screen.

In the screen above you can log in to MiScout using MiScout^TM authentication or Windows© authentication by selecting proper options in the following property fields:

• Authentication: select either MiScout^TM authentication or Windows© authentication in the property drop-down list.
• Login:/ Password: enter your valid user credentials taking into account current settings made in the Authentication: property field.
• Active profile: select the required profile provided in the property drop-down list (e.g Default MiScout profile, User Analyzer default profile, etc.). Choosing <last active profile> means, that the profile used during last MiScout Desk session will be used by default.
• Language: click to select desired language among the available ones including Ukrainian, Chinese and English.

On pressing the Advanced >> button, the dialog section called MiScout Server will become visible. Using the property fields of this dialog section you can login remotely to another MiScout Sever. To be able to connect to a remote server, enter proper values in the corresponding property fields:

• Host: type a remote server name (e.g. miscout-server),where MiScout Server has been installed and is running.
• Port: type a proper port number of the remote server to be properly connected to.

On finishing configuration of all property fields, press the OK button in the dialog.

If MiScout Desk launching is started, you'll be able to view the following window on the main screen.

Using MiScout Desk

The application window of MiScout Desk consists of the five main parts: Quick Access Toolbar, Ribbon, Controller View and Main Monitoring area with Tabs Bar.

The Quick Access Toolbar can be found at the left top corner of the MiScout Desk main window and it is presented as follows:

In short, with the help of Quick Access Toolbar a user can perform the following actions:

• apply and withdraw recently made changes in .
• change and save a layout.
• change the application font.
• customize the Quick Access Toolbar menu.

So, if required, a user can quickly apply or withdraw changes made by clicking the Commit Changes icon or the Rollback Changes icon correspondingly.

Furthermore, clicking the downward-arrow icon next to the Commit Changes icon, you can easily reach the context menu listing all recently changed functionalities in MiScout Desk.

Keep in mind, after clicking the Commit Changes icon, you will activate simultaneous saving of changes in all windows on the list.

Likewise, clicking the downward-arrow icon next to the Rollback Changes icon, you can easily reach the context menu listing all MiScout  Desk functionalities with some changes.

Therefore, click the Rollback Changes icon for simultaneous canceling of all recent changes in the listed functionality windows.

The whole Quick Access Toolbar can be customized. Clicking the More Buttons icon reveals the Customize Quick Access Toolbar dialog allowing you to choose the required options. Names of all the options correspond to the purposes for which they are used.

If the option is selected, it is marked by a tick: for example, . As a result, the selected option appears in the Quick Access Toolbar menu.

However, if the option hasn't been selected; it is not marked by a tick (e.g. Minimize the Ribbon, etc.).

Configuring Plug-ins

Tabs residing on the Miscout SCADA Desk main ribbon can be added or removed as separate plug-ins with the help of the Plugin Configuration dialog. Therefore, follow the steps bellow to upload or remove the required plug-ins.

1. To open the Plugin Configuration dialog, click in the left top corner of the main window.

2. Afterwards, to reach the Plugin Configuration window, click the Plugin Configuration icon:

As a result, the Plugin Configuration dialog appears on the main screen.

As you can see, by default, all active plug-ins are already listed in the Plugin Configuration dialog, stating the plug-in filename in brackets.

Note. The list of available plug-ins depends on User rights which are configured on the server side.

3. If the required plug-in is not on the list, you can easily add it by clicking found at the bottom of the Plugin Configuration dialog.

4. Afterwards, browse for the *.bpl file of the required plug-in on the revealed list. User can select the required *.bpl file (e.g. called mtplAvailabilityManagement.bpl) by clicking it.

5. To proceed, press the Open button. If done successfully, the corresponding plug-in (in our case, it's Availability Configurator (mtplAvailabilityManagement.bpl) will be listed in the Plugin Configuration dialog.

Also, the corresponding Availability Configurator tab will appear on the main application ribbon.

6. To remove a selected plug-in, simply select it in the the Plugin Configuration dialog and click .

Selecting any of the listed plug-ins, activates the buttons allowing to move the plug-in upwards and downwards in the list by clicking the corresponding icons - or .

Furthermore, if a user tries to upload the plug-in already available in the application, the following dialog reading the following message appears:

Please keep in mind, that the changed plug-ins order will be applied right after restarting MiScout Desk. All enabled plug-ins will appear as tabs on the main application ribbon. Double-clicking the tab makes the functionality main window and toolbar appear within the Main Monitoring Area. All available tabs are dockable and can be moved, resized and pulled out as separate windows. This is extremely useful, as a user can locate various tabs on several monitors enjoying convenient data monitoring. Furthermore, a user is free to hide some of the tabs to extend the main monitoring area.

MiScout SCADA Plug-ins list

The list of available plug-ins depends on User rights which are configured on the server side. Bellow you can see the list of active plug-ins with the plug-in filename stated in brackets.

• Availability Configurator (mtplAvailabilityManagement.bpl) - opens the Availability Configurator tab.
• Common (mtplCommon.bpl) - adds Globe View to the Home tab.
• Controller Management (mtplControllerManagement.bpl) - opens the Configuration tab. Allows adding new controllers, connections and models as well as configuring their properties. Allows auto-detection of controllers.
• Data Class Editor (mtplDataClassEditor.bpl) - opens the Data Class Editor tab. Allows users to create, modify, delete data classes and map them to different mapping entities. Allows user to edit data class mappings.
• Dictionary (mtplDictionary.bpl) - opens the Configuration tab. Allows user to configure SMTP, FTP, Mail Recipients, Certificate, Trends, etc.
• Importer (mtplImporter.bpl) - opens the Share tab containing a set of icons and tools allowing file import and export.
• Operational Logs Browser (mtplOperationalLogs.bpl) - opens the Operational Logs tab. Provides instant access to data, informing how the turbine responds to all external and internal conditions and influences.
• Report Generator (mtplReportGenerator.bpl) - opens the Report Generator tab. Allows user to generate different report types as well as create new report templates.
• SCADA Log Monitor (mtplSCADALogMonitor.bpl) - opens the SCADA Log Monitor tab. Allows user to monitor wind turbine parameters in real-time mode. Allows viewing data received from the controller for the predefined time period on the chart.
• Turbine Service (mtplTurbine Service.bpl) - opens Turbine Service and Parameter management tabs. The Turbine Service tab allows users to generate different log types, containing important information used for troubleshooting and debugging purposes. Besides, using the Turbine Service toolbar a user can launch Remote Displays for various types of controllers. The Parameter Management tab allows a user to download/upload parameters from/to controllers, as well as change these parameter sets.
• Production Forecast (mtplTurbine Service.bpl) - opens the Production Forecast tab allowing to make power production forecasts for specific wind turbines based on weather forecast data retrieved from different weather forecast services.