Your First Solution (5 Minutes)

What You'll Build

Create a working solution with:

• Real-time data tags
• Interactive display with controls
• Live value updates
• Running application

Prerequisites

Step 1: Create Your Solution (1 minute)

Launch Solution Center

1. Start FrameworX
   • Windows: Start Menu ? FrameworX 10.1 ? Solution Center
   • Or use desktop shortcut

Create New Solution

1. Click New Solution button
2. Configure:
   • Name: MyFirstSolution
   • Product Family: FrameworX Unlimited
   • Location: Keep default or browse
3. Click Create

Step 2: Add Your First Tag (1 minute)

Open Designer

1. Select your solution
2. Click Edit - Designer opens

Create Tags

1. Navigate to Unified Namespace ? Tags
2. Add Temperature tag:
   • Name: Temperature
   • Type: Float
   • Initial Value: 75.5
   • Description: Room Temperature
3. Add SetPoint tag:
   • Name: SetPoint
   • Type: Float
   • Initial Value: 72.0
4. Add SystemEnabled tag:
   • Name: SystemEnabled
   • Type: Boolean
   • Initial Value: True

Step 3: Design Your Display (2 minutes)

Create Display

1. Navigate to Displays ? MainPage
2. Click Edit icon or double-click

Build Interface

1. Add title:
   • Drag Text from toolbox
   • Enter: "My First FrameworX Solution"
   • Set font size: 24
2. Add Temperature display:
   • From Tags tree, drag Temperature to canvas
   • TextBox appears showing value
3. Add SetPoint control:
   • Drag SetPoint to display
   • Right-click ? Replace With ? Slider
   • Set range: Min=50, Max=100
4. Add Enable switch:
   • Drag SystemEnabled to display
   • Right-click ? Replace With ? CheckBox
   • Set label: "System Enabled"
5. Save display (Ctrl+S)

Step 4: Run Your Solution (1 minute)

Start Runtime

1. Return to Solution Center (close Designer)
2. Select your solution
3. Click Run button
4. Runtime starts and display opens

Test Your Solution

• Move SetPoint slider - value updates
• Toggle System Enabled checkbox
• Observe Temperature value

Make It Dynamic (Optional)

1. Return to Designer
2. Add expression to Temperature tag:

   @Tag.SetPoint + (Random(-5, 5))
   

3. Restart Runtime - Temperature fluctuates around SetPoint

Next Steps

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