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FactoryTalk View Machine Edition User’s Guide (v16.00.00)

Rockwell Automation's user guide for FactoryTalk View Machine Edition version 16.00.00 (publication VIEWME-UM004T-EN-E, October 2025). It covers FactoryTalk View Studio, the configuration software used to develop and test HMI applications, and FactoryTalk View ME Station, the runtime that runs the same application on PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, MobileView terminals and industrial PCs. Chapters cover planning, communications, tags, alarms, security, display navigation, graphic objects and animation, function-key assignment, macros, RecipePlus, trends, creating the .mer runtime file and transferring it to a terminal with ME Transfer Utility.

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16.00.00 Software Version
VIEWME-UM004T-EN-E Publication
October 2025 Publication Date
Up to 34 Function Keys per Display

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Specifications

Runtime Platforms

FactoryTalk View ME Station runs on PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, MobileView terminals, Rockwell Automation Industrial Computers, or other industrial PC
Application transfer targets covered MobileView, PanelView Plus 7, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus Compact, PanelView Plus CE
Transfer tool ME Transfer Utility (download, upload, compare)

Application Limits

PanelView Plus 7 Standard applications Limit of 100 displays
Tags per graphic display Up to 1,000 (includes tags in embedded variables)
Function keys per graphic display Up to 34
Macros for global connections Up to five, named Macro1 to Macro5
Test Application time limit Two hours

Function Key Equivalents on a PC Keyboard

F1 to F12 PC keyboard F1 to F12
F13 to F20 Left Shift+F1 to Left Shift+F8
K1 to K12 Right Alt+F1 to Right Alt+F12
K13 to K20 Right Shift+F1 to Right Shift+F8

File Types

Runtime application .mer
Development application .med
Compressed application backup .apa
Global object display .ggfx

Communication Protocols

Supported industrial networks and field buses for the products covered by this publication.

FactoryTalk Linx Recommended data server for all Rockwell Automation devices and networks. A FactoryTalk Linx data server is created automatically with a new application. OPC Data Access v2.05a Supported through OPC data servers. On the PanelView Plus family of terminals, OPC communication is supported only with KEPServer Enterprise. Ethernet application transfer The Ethernet driver is selected and loaded by default, so no driver setup is needed to transfer an application over Ethernet. Serial-DF1 transfer applies to PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus, PanelView Plus Compact and PanelView Plus CE terminals.

Document Contents

Full PDF covers the following topics in detail:

  • Get Started and Explore FactoryTalk View Studio
  • Plan applications
  • Work with applications
  • Set up communications
  • Work with tags and Use HMI tags
  • Set up global connections
  • Set up alarms
  • Set up FactoryTalk Diagnostics
  • Set up security
  • Set up language switching
  • Set up display navigation
  • Create runtime applications
  • Run applications on a personal computer
  • Transfer applications to MobileView and PanelView Plus terminals
  • Use your application
  • Work with components
  • Use graphic displays
  • Use graphic objects and Set up graphic objects (including function key assignment)
  • Animate graphic objects
  • Use expressions and embedded variables
  • Use parameters and global objects
  • Set up data logging
  • Use information messages
  • Set up trends
  • Set up RecipePlus
  • Use macros
  • Appendixes: version features, SD card format, alarm and graphics XML, system tags, ODBC schema, RFC1766 names

In-Stock Products Covered by This Document

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I assign a function key to a button in FactoryTalk View ME?
From the Edit menu, select Key Assignments, or right-click the button and select Key Assignments. The guide refers to FactoryTalk View Help for the details of the Key Assignment Properties dialog box. You can assign up to 34 function keys to each graphic display (pages 347-348).
How do I press F13 to F20 or the K keys when testing on a PC?
A PC keyboard has only F1 to F12. F13 to F20 use Left Shift+F1 to F8, K1 to K12 use Right Alt+F1 to F12, and K13 to K20 use Right Shift+F1 to F8 (pages 347-348).
Why does a Goto display button not work in Test Display mode?
Test mode is not the same as running the display. Display navigation, data logging and macros do not work in test mode. Use Test Application from the Application menu to test them (pages 184 and 267).
How do I create the .mer runtime file?
With the application open in FactoryTalk View Studio, select Create Runtime Application from the Application menu, choose the folder, file name and the FactoryTalk View ME Station version in Save as type, choose a conversion option, and click Save (pages 184-186).
Can an HMI push button be used as an emergency stop?
No. The guide states: do not use push buttons for emergency stops; emergency stop buttons must be hard-wired (page 242).
Which data servers does FactoryTalk View ME support?
Rockwell Automation device servers (FactoryTalk Linx, the recommended data server for Rockwell Automation devices) and OPC data servers that support OPC Data Access v2.05a. On PanelView Plus terminals, OPC is supported only with KEPServer Enterprise (page 61).

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