Create and run your first working solution in just minutes.
Start → Install | First Solution | What's Next by Role | Getting Help
First Solution (5 min) creates
What You'll Build
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a working solution with:
- Real-time data tags
- Interactive display with controls
- Live value updates
- Running application
Prerequisites
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Before starting, ensure you have:
- FrameworX 10.1 installed - Installation Guide
- Valid license - Trial, Development, or Combined
- Administrator access - For first-time setup
- 5 minutes - That's really all you need!
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:
- FrameworX Installed
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Create Your Solution (1 minute)
Launch Solution Center
- Start FrameworX
- Windows: Start Menu → FrameworX
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- → Solution Center
- Or use desktop shortcut
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Create New Solution
- Click
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- New Solution
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- button
- Configure:
- Name:
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MyFirstSolution - Product Family:
FrameworX
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- Location: Keep default or browse
- Click
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- Create
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Checkpoint: Solution created and appears in the solution list
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Add Your First
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Tags (1 minute)
Open Designer
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- Select your solution
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- Click Edit - Designer opens
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Create
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Tags
- Navigate to
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- Unified Namespace
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- →
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- Tags
- Add
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- Temperature tag:
- Name:
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Temperature - Type:
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Double - Initial Value:
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75.5 - Description:
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Room Temperature
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- Add SetPoint tag:
- Name:
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SetPoint - Type:
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Double - Initial Value:
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72.0
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- Add
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- SystemEnabled tag:
- Name:
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SystemEnabled - Type:
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Digital - Initial Value:
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1
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Checkpoint: Three tags visible in the tag grid
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Design Your Display (2 minutes)
Create Display
- Navigate to Displays
- In left tree: Displays → MainPage
- Click Edit icon or double-click
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- → Draw → List
- Double-click MainPage to open editor
Build Interface
- Add title:
- Drag TextBlock from toolbox
- Enter
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- : "My First FrameworX Solution"
- Set font size: 24
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- Add Temperature
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- display:
- From
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- Assets tree, drag
Temperaturetag to canvas
- Assets tree, drag
- TextBox appears showing value
- Add SetPoint
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- control:
- Drag
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SetPoint
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- tag to display
- Right-click
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- → Dynamics → use Slider
- Set
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- range: Min=50, Max=100
- Add Enable
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- switch:
- Drag
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SystemEnabled
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- tag to display
- Right-click →
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- Dynamics → use CheckBox
- Set label: "System Enabled"
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- Save display (Ctrl+S)
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Checkpoint: Display shows title, temperature value, setpoint slider, and enable checkbox
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Run Your Solution (1 minute
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Start Runtime
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)
Start Runtime
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- Click
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- Run
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- button in Designer toolbar
- Or press F5
- Runtime starts and display opens
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Test Your Solution
- Move
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- SetPoint slider - value
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- updates
- Toggle System Enabled checkbox
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- Observe Temperature value
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Make It Dynamic
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(Optional
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- Return to Designer
- Select Temperature tag
- Add expression
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- in Value column:
@Tag.SetPoint + Rand(...
-5, 5)...
- Restart Runtime
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- - Temperature
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- fluctuates around SetPoint
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Success!
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You've created your first FrameworX solution
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Next Steps
After Quick Start
Expand Your Knowledge
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| Topic | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Understand the Platform | Learn architecture and concepts | [Platform Overview] |
| Build Real Solutions |
Get Certified
- FrameworX Certified Developer
- Online courses and exams
- Industry recognition
Join the Community
- Community Forum - Ask questions, share solutions
- User Groups - Local meetups
- Annual Conference - Training and networking
Troubleshooting Quick Start
Common First-Time Issues
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| Master the four-pillar methodology |
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| [The Four Pillars] | ||
| Connect to Devices | Add real data sources | [Connect to Devices] |
Troubleshooting
| Issue |
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| Solution | |
|---|---|
| Can't create solution | Run Solution Center as Administrator |
| Designer won't open | Check |
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| Windows version (10 or newer required) |
| Runtime won't start |
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| Check Windows Firewall settings |
| Display blank |
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| Ensure Runtime is |
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| running (green icon in system tray) | |
| Tags not updating | Verify |
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- Built-in Help - Press F1 anywhere
- Documentation - You're already here!
- Community Forum - Ask questions
- Support - Open ticket
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