Mingcedar Studio Manual | Author industrial screens inside PowerPoint
This manual covers industrial screen authoring in PowerPoint, data and interaction configuration, export and publishing. Start with Create your first screen.
Documentation revised: 2026-10-21
Author industrial screens inside PowerPoint
Create screens, reusable templates, live-data bindings, and interaction behavior in PowerPoint, then export HTML / SVG / JS screen packages for Mingcedar.
Mingcedar Studio manual for authoring industrial screens in PowerPoint, configuring runtime behavior, exporting pages, and publishing assets to Mingcedar.
Manual Snapshot
PowerPoint plugin
Screen authoring
Runtime export
Templates / Scripts
Key Facts
Color · geometry · interaction · text: One behavior set
Package format: HTML / SVG / JS
Data source: Mingcedar live tags
Choose by Goal
Choose the current goal to find the matching behavior and key fields.
Turn a pump green when running, gray when stopped
Color
Recommended feature
State Color
Why
For two states, on and off, State Color is the direct option.
How
Enter ReadTagBoolean("PLC_LINE01.PUMP01.RUN", false) in Condition and configure running and stopped colors.
Make it blink on alarm
Color
Recommended feature
Blink Color
Why
Blinking is suitable for alarm states that need a clear visual cue.
How
Enter a Boolean condition and configure Blink ON and Blink OFF. Enable FALSE for a static Condition FALSE appearance. Blink Color has no blink-interval setting.
Display colors by numeric range
Color
Recommended feature
Range Color
Why
Range Color maps each interval to a configured color.
How
Define a few value ranges, one color per band.
Show a live value or text
Text
Recommended feature
Tag Text
Why
Displays one Tag's current value with an optional prefix or suffix.
How
Enter the full Tag name in Target tag. See Variables, Tags, and template parameters for dynamic names and = syntax.
Write a value to the PLC on click
Interaction
Recommended feature
Write Tag
Why
A click action can write the configured value back to the PLC.
How
Pick the target tag and value; use Write Tag Bit for a single bit.
Build a popup or numeric keypad
Feature
Recommended feature
Template
Why
Popups, keypads, and tables are reusable template sets.
How
Author a template with placeholders, then set the template parameters for each instance.
Before You Start
This manual covers industrial screen authoring in PowerPoint, data and interaction configuration, export and publishing. Start with Create your first screen.
Scope
For screen authors, implementation engineers and developers. Authoring requires Windows PowerPoint; runtime verification requires Mingcedar. Advanced scripting chapters assume basic JavaScript knowledge.
Example conventions
Menu and field names match the English interface; → indicates a navigation path. Code blocks identify their destination. Preserve straight quotes, brackets and identifier case. Replace example Tag names with configured project names. Click interface images to enlarge them.
Getting started and progressing
Complete authoring and publishing before connecting live data and reusing components. Follow the linked tutorial for each stage.
1. Install and activate
Install the add-in, verify MX Design and licensing, and prepare the Mingcedar runtime.
