• Action Blocks: Capture, Control, Move, Run Program
• Decision Blocks: Compare, Decision
• Branch/Merge: Do Loop, Wait
• Exception Blocks: Enable, Freeze
• Subcharts (Subroutine): Call, Begin, Return
• Comment Blocks: Comment
• Special: Motion, PID, SQL Express, Live!, Calculation, Communication

DesignCenter for HMI
Studio’s DesignCenter provides users extensive drawing capabilities with 46 categories of automation-specific stencils that include over 1500 shapes. Studio’s UDE quickly allows access to the tag name database for (HMI) development.
Main features include:

• Automation Shapes: basic, ISA, manufacturing equipment, plant equipment, control hardware and more.
• Object Animation: change in size and/or color.
• Operator Input: clickable/touchable objects such as buttons, function keys, data input fields, load recipe, and screen control.
• Trend Object: Plots up to four variables with configurable colors and scales.
• Transparency: Ability to show/hide a shape based on logical expressions.
• Data Entry Keypad with a runtime pop-up window
• Supports drag & drop Active X controls and VBA scripts.

ProjectCenter™
From Studio’s ProjectCenter, developers organize all aspects of their projects including control flowcharts, HMI screens, I/O communications, common tag name database, debugging tools, productivity tools, OPC Server, DDE Server and all related project documents.

• Familiar tree views for flowcharts and HMI screens
• Shortcut bars for tool access
• User-definable folders for improved readability
• Automatic preview of flowchart and HMI drawings
• Direct access to Studio's common tag name database
• Instant cross-referencing for tag usage through an application, including both logic and HMI screens
• Management of supplemental project documentation (such as Word documents, CAD drawings, project charts, etc.)
• One-click backup and archiving of complete projects including supplemental documentation

ConnectivityCenter™
Studio’s ConnectivityCenter provides support for I/O networks, intelligent networks, serial devices, motion controllers and specialty modules from many vendors.

• Auto-discovery of I/O system devices
• Draws a graphical picture of the I/O network configured.
• Allows Point & Click I/O mapping to tag name database.
• Allows ability to monitor "live" inputs and turn on outputs to test wiring independent of control logic.
• Provides product data sheets for most drivers for quick reference.

Other Notable Features

Enterprise Integration

• Built-in SQL database interface
• Fully implemented OPC 2.0 client and server
• DDE Server
• Integrated DCOM support
• Support for Microsoft.NET for manufacturing initiative
• Support for Microsoft DNA for manufacturing architecture

Runtime Monitoring and Debugging Features

• AppTracker Debugging Tool provides Custom Watch Windows, Data Modification Tools (Force, Set, ON, OFF), ability to modify projects online for testing, and Step Flowchart Execution.
• EasyTrac™ Tool colors flowchart’s execution path for debugging
• Simulation flowcharts for application testing
• Remote and RAS programming

Special Control Function Blocks

• Motion Block
     - Built-in diagnostics
     - Moves: Absolute move, Incremental move, Homing functions, Blended moves,      Position triggered moves, Master/Slave moves, up to 4-axes coordinated moves, 2 axes
       arc coordinated moves, simultaneous multi-axes coordinates
     - Stop/Estop
     - Velocity change on the fly, Camming, SERCOS
• PID Block
     -Supports up to 64 loops
     - Independent sample rates
     - Manual/automatic/cascade loop capability
     - Bumpless transfer mode
     - Position or velocity algorithms
• SQL Express Block
  Supports OLE DB provider such as Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Oracle and ODBC.

Productivity Tools

• Machine downtime and cycle time monitoring
• Automatically generated actionable information charts

Calculation: Math and Data Operations

• Math Functions: +, -, /, *, \ , ^, mod, (, ), (), =, abs, cos, exp, log, log10, round, sin, sqr, tan, trunc
• Bitwise Operators: and, or, not, xor, <<, >
• String Functions: Find, Mid, Left, Right, Length