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1. Digits after Decimal If you specify the decimal point as Fixed Position enter the Point number of digits that will appear after the decimal point The maximum is 15 Controls Field Meaning Control The Numeric Input Cursor Point uses the following controls Keypad Numeric Input identifies where the terminal writes the value to the PLC You can assign only a tag to this control Define this control for all Decimal Point options Optional Keypad Write Exprn performs a mathematical calculation or logical operation on the value the operator enters at the PanelView terminal then sends the result to the Keypad Numeric Input control Use of this control is optional You can assign only an expression to this control See Using Write Expressions later in this chapter for information about assigning this control Numeric Decimal Point Position indicates or determines the position of the decimal point If you specified the decimal point as PLC Controlled you can assign a tag or expression to this control If you specified the decimal point as Decimal Key Controlled you can assign only a tag to this control Enter Key Control and Enter Key Handshake are used together to provide handshaking between the PLC and the terminal You can assign only a tag to the Enter Key Control You can assign a tag or expression to the Enter Key Handshake control See Enter Key Handshake Operation later in this chapter for more information
2. Select Text from the Object menu or from the toolbox Choose the text size you want from the Format menu Click the I beam in the Multistate Indicator Object List The cursor automatically appears at the top of the list If you selected Double Height States and you are using the Small or Double Wide font the cursor can appear on the first or second line of the object depending on where you click Type the text It is automatically formatted as a label and you cannot move the text outside the boundaries of the object With the Multistate Indicator Object List selected select the next state to format Either select from the list box on the tool bar or choose Next State from the View menu Repeat steps 1 through 6 to add text to the next state Or follow the steps in the next section to add a graphic image To add a graphic image as a label 1 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Place the graphic image on the screen and move it into the Multistate Indicator Object List Position the image near the top of the object For information on importing placing and moving graphic images see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Depending on how close to the top of the object you position the graphic image it may be repositioned and converted into a label automatically If the selected graphic image is surrounded by solid handles it i
3. Throughout this manual we use notes to make you aware of safety considerations ATTENTION Identifies information about practices or circumstances that can lead to personal injury or death property damage or economic loss Attention statements help you to e identify a hazard e avoid the hazard e recognize the consequences Important Identifies information that is critical for successful application and understanding of the product PanelBuilder Panel View Data Highway Plus DH ControlNet and SLC are trademarks and PLC PLC 2 and PLC 3 are registered trademarks of Allen Bradley Company Inc RSView and RSLinx are trademarks of Rockwell Software Inc IBM PC PS 2 VGA and PC DOS are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation Ethernet is a registered trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation Intel and Xerox Corporation Microsoft Windows MS and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Mouse Systems is a trademark of MSC Technologies Inc AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk Inc Taylor and ProWORXPLUS are registered trademarks of Taylor Industrial Software Inc MODICON MODSOFT Quantum and Modbus are registered trademarks of AEG Schneider Automation Inc All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged Preface ASCII Displays
4. e Implicit The value from the Displayed Value control is displayed as it is without any external decimal position manipulation For example a value of 1 is displayed as 1 A value of 1 3 is displayed as 1 3 If the number of digits following the decimal point is too large to fit in the display the fraction is rounded off to fit the number of digits For example if the display has four digits and the value is 1 237 the display shows 1 24 If an integer value or the integer portion of a number can t be displayed fully asterisks are displayed Numerics 63 e PLC Controlled Select this option if you want the position of the decimal point to be determined by the PLC This means that the decimal point is not in a fixed position and the PLC controls the number of digits after the decimal point If the Displayed Value control is a fractional number and has fewer than the specified number of digits the value is padded with zeroes If the value has more than the number of digits the value is rounded off If you select this option you must define the Displayed Decimal Point Position control If the PLC s value is invalid or greater than 15 this field is filled with asterisks e Fixed Position Select this option if you want the decimal point to appear always in the same position You must specify the number of digits to appear after the decimal point Enter a value between 1 and
5. Configuring the Normally Closed Momentary N C Button Configure the button according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Button Type Specify a Normally Closed Momentary Push Button Function Key Specify which function key the operator must press to activate Keypad only this button Number of States Only two states are possible The value of state 0 is fixed at 1 the value of state 1 is fixed at 0 You cannot change the number of states or their values Initial State The button s initial state is fixed at 0 You cannot edit this value Control The Normally Closed Momentary Push Button uses the following controls Button Control records the status of the button 0 when the button is pressed and 1 otherwise You can assign only a tag to this control The Push Button Hold Time as selected in the Timing Parameters tab of the Configure Terminal Setup dialog box ensures that the value at the control is held for at least the specified duration Note If you do not assign this control an error state occurs when the object is displayed on the PanelView terminal The button displays state 1 without its label alerting the operator to the error state Indicator State controls the display state of the object You can assign a tag or expression to this control If you
6. Mode The Software Mode Switch button also lets you enable or disable the Run Mode button on the Terminal Configuration screen e Enable lIf you enable the software mode switch operators can switch the terminal from Run mode to Configure mode using the Goto Configure Mode button Also the Run Mode button on the Terminal Configuration screen is enabled e Disable If you disable the software mode switch the Goto Configure Mode button is disabled and the Run Mode button on the Terminal Configuration screen is disabled Configuring the Goto Configure Mode Button Configure the Goto Configure Mode button according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Function Key Specify which function key the operator must press to activate Keypad only this button You can adjust the size of the button and format its foreground color background color button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Graphic Images About Graphic Images E Graphic Images This chapter tells you how to use graphic images For step by step instructions about importing placing si
7. W Allen Bradley PanelBuilder 1400e Do te Configuration Software for Windows Cat No 2711E ND1 Important User Information Because of the variety of uses for the products described in this publication those responsible for the application and use of this control equipment must satisfy themselves that all necessary steps have been taken to assure that each application and use meets all performance and safety requirements including any applicable laws regulations codes and standards The illustrations charts sample programs and layout examples shown in this guide are intended solely for purposes of example Since there are many variables and requirements associated with any particular installation Allen Bradley does not assume responsibility or liability to include intellectual property liability for actual use based upon the examples shown in this publication Allen Bradley publication SGI 1 1 Safety Guidelines for the Application Installation and Maintenance of Solid State Control available from your local Allen Bradley office describes some important differences between solid state equipment and electromechanical devices that should be taken into consideration when applying products such as those described in this publication Reproduction of the contents of this copyrighted publication in whole or in part without written permission of Allen Bradley Company Inc is prohibited
8. l l l din140 bmp l din141 bmp 7 I F din142 bmp Eo l l l din143 bmp din144 bmp din145 bmp l I din146 bmp Yay din147 bmp CN din148 bmp CD din149 bmp EN din150 bmp CS din151 bmp 4 din152 bmp CS din153 bmp A din154 bmp O din155 bmp a din156 bmp din157 bmp I Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 B 6 DIN Symbols File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon din158 bmp din159 bmp din160 bmp YH E H i din161 bmp din162 bmp din163 bmp K a E ____ din164 bmp din165 bmp din166 bmp C din167 bmp din169 bmp din170 bmp din171 bmp din172 bmp din173 bmp din174 bmp din175 bmp din176 bmp din177 bmp Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Appendix C Arrows and Parts This appendix lists the graphic images of arrows and equipment parts provided with PanelBuilder 1400e If you followed the default installation they are in the IMAGES ARROWS and IMAGES PARTS directories Arrows You can use any monochrome image as a Symbol object including some of these bitmaps of arrows the first eight arrows are not monochrome You can also use these bitmaps as graphic images The images are presented alphabetically by file name in the tables that follow to match the order in which they are listed in the Select Image and Select Symbol dialog boxes File Name Arrow Shape
9. Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual About Screen Selectors Screen Selectors Screen Selectors This chapter tells you about e the different types of Screen Selectors e how to configure the Screen Selectors Screen Selectors are static objects they don t interact with the PLC At runtime the operator uses Screen Selectors to move to another screen or to return to a previously displayed screen Every screen should have a Screen Selector so an operator is not stranded at a particular screen Note Enabling the Screen Number Change to PLC option in the PLC I O Control dialog box allows the PanelView terminal to inform the PLC of a new screen There are five types of Screen Selectors This Screen Selector Does this Goto Screen button Displays the screen associated with the button Return to Previous Screen Returns to the screen displayed previously button Screen List Selector Allows the operator to select from a list of screens Screen Select Keypad Allows the operator to choose the next screen to be Touch Screen terminals displayed by entering its number on the screen s keypad only Screen Keypad Enable Allows the operator to choose the next screen to be button Keypad terminals displayed by entering its number on the terminal s numeric only keypad Depending on how the application
10. If the value has more than the number of digits the value is rounded off If you check this button define the Decimal Point Position control Fixed Position C heck this box if you want the decimal point to always appear in a certain position Specify the number of digits to appear after the decimal point Enter a value between 0 and 15 The maximum number you can enter is the Number of Digits above less 1 Tip Use Fixed Position with a tag that has scale and offset defined to achieve the version 5 10 Scaled Numeric Data Display capability or define an expression to achieve the same effect Digits after Decimal Point If you specify the decimal point as Fixed Position enter the number of digits that will appear after the decimal point up to 15 The maximum is the Number of Digits above less 1 Scrolling Lists 127 Field Meaning Control The Numeric Data Display Object List uses the following controls You can assign tags or expressions to these controls Decimal Point Position determines the position of the decimal point Define this control if you specified the Decimal Display field as PLC Controlled Polarity determines whether or not a minus sign is displayed If the Polarity control s value is other than 0 the minus sign is always displayed if itis 0 the sign is never displayed If this control is assigned it overrides the Visible State value s polarity Remember to account for the minus sign in
11. Source 4 Source B 2 Dest N33 N30 1 1 23703 Create the Option Style Number Input Rung When the operation is in Manual mode and the numeric keypad enable object Enter key is pressed Rung 2 8 transfers the new Option style number value to the currently selected station s option style address The PLC ladder logic uses the Cursor Indicator address as its pointer Rung 2 8 CHANGE MANUAL STYLE NO MODE ENTER KEY B40 N30 3 MOV MOVE Source N30 4 0 Dest N35 N30 1 100 23722 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 140 Scrolling Lists Create the Manual On Manual Off Input Rung Rung 2 9 allows you to change the command value for the selected station to Manual On or Manual Off while in Manual mode This rung uses the Cursor Indicator Address to place the command value in the proper command file N34 word address 1 through 57 It also updates the Status File N33 accordingly Rung 2 9 MANUAL MANUAL ON PRE TOGGLE MODE BUTTON LATCH B40 N30 3 B40 JJ U 1 4 3 N34 N 30 1 1 OV OVE Source 5 Dest N33 N 30 1 1 MANUAL OFF PRE TOGGLE BUTTON LATCH N30 3 B40 NI U OV OVE Source 4 Dest N34 N 30 1 1 OV OVE Source 6 Dest N33 N 30 1 1 23705 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Scrolling Lists Create the Visible State File Copy Rung 141 Rung 2 10 copies appropriate file data to the visible state addresses for each object list
12. e the different types of Control Selectors e how to use Control Selectors e how to configure Control Selectors Control Selectors allow operators to select items from a list When the application is running the operator can move through the list using the Up and Down Cursor buttons and select items The choice the operator makes is always indicated by the value of the Selector Control There are three Control Selectors This Control Selector Does this Control List Selector with Enter Allows the operator to move through a list and select Key a list item by pressing Enter Control List Selector without Enter Allows the operator to move through a list The Key current list item is automatically selected Set Bit Cursor Point Points to a screen character and allows the operator Keypad applications only to select from a list or an array of objects Tip You can position Control Selectors so they point at other objects on the same screen For example a Control List Selector could point to an adjacent list of Numeric Display objects Values entered using the selector could be directed by the PLC program to the Displayed Value tag or expression of the numeric object being displayed Control List Selectors consist of a list of entries Consider each entry in the Control List Selector as a state where state 0 is the first entry and state n is the last entry Each state in the list corresponds to a value This value
13. see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Lines can be used for emphasis to divide the screen to connect symbols or to represent physical devices like pipes or conveyors You can draw lines in any direction Tip To create exact 45 angles when drawing or moving a line hold the Shift key while you move the mouse Five line styles are available e Solid in four widths 1 2 4 and 8 pixels e Dash e Dot e Dash Dot e Dash Dot Dot For more information on lines and line styles refer to Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Arrows You can use the arrow graphic images to place arrows on lines The arrow images are contained in the IMAGES directory If you followed the default installation the directory will be C AB PB 1400E IMAGES ARROWS You must import the arrow images into the graphic images library before you can place them on the screen For instructions on importing Graphic Images refer to Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Panel Rectangle Wedge Drawings 29 Panels are similar to rectangles except panels can have a border They are useful for providing emphasis You can configure the border style of the panel and assign a hollow or solid fill pattern Tip To draw or edit a perfect square hold
14. the appearance and behavior of the Numeric Data Display It also determines the controls you must assign Each Numeric Data Display Object List can have only one configuration Disabled Check this button if you don t want a decimal point displayed If the Visible State value contains a decimal point it is rounded off Implicit The value from the Visible State control is displayed as itis without any external decimal position manipulation F or example a value of 1 is displayed as 1 and a value of 1 3 is displayed as 1 3 If the number of digits following the decimal point is too large to fit in the display the fraction is rounded off to fit the number of digits For example if the display has four digits and the value is 1 237 the display shows 1 24 If an integer value or the integer portion of a number cant be displayed fully asterisks are displayed PLC Controlled Check this box if you want the position of the decimal point to be determined by the PLC This means that the decimal point is not in a fixed position and the PLC controls the number of digits after the decimal point Generally use this option with integer values so the decimal pointis only implied If the value is an integer value the decimal pointis displayed within the number string If the Visible State value is a fractional number and has fewer than the specified number of digits the value is padded with zeros
15. you can disable the Down Cursor button Only one of the Up and Down Cursor buttons needs to be enabled The Down Cursor button auto repeats at the rate specified in the Timing Parameters tab of the Terminal Setup dialog box Enter When the operator presses Enter the desired option is chosen and the Selector Control value is updated As the operator presses the Up or Down Cursor buttons an arrow indicator moves through the list states wrapping around the top and bottom To make a choice the operator presses Enter When Enter is pressed the list state is chosen and the terminal updates the Selector Control with the value assigned to that state Because the operator can move through the list and select different states at will the states are not necessarily executed consecutively The new state is determined by the cursor s position in the list when Enter is pressed RIO Control Selectors 15 The Control List Selector with Enter Key recognizes when the Selector Control value is changed externally For example if the tag assigned to the Selector Control is also assigned to another object and this object sends a new value to the tag the Control List Selector s highlight bar moves to the list state that has this value assigned If the state value doesn t match the tag value the highlight bar will be removed An error state also occurs if the Selector Control is not assigned In this case also no highlight bar appears
16. 0 or closed 1 Returns to its initial Returns to its initial Closed Momentary When released the button returns to its Stale state initial state Latched 2 State changes to latched and remains Returns to its initial Returns to its initial latched when released State State The button remains latched until unlatched by the handshake value from the PLC Maintained 2 State toggles and remains changed when Retains its changed Retains its changed released State state or returns to its Pressing the button a second time returns ia Tae i the button to its initial state ERENGINS Orvis terminal s Application Startup setting Multistate 2 to 255 Cycles through a pre configured set of Retains its changed Retains its changed states Pressing the button triggers the state State or returns to its change of state The state s value is then initial state written to the Button Control depending on the terminal s Application Startup Setting Interlocked 1 Usually functions as a group of buttons Retains its changed Retains its changed Pushing one button cancels out the function of the previous button pressed and sets the Button Control to the newly pressed button s control value A single Interlocked Push Button can also be used to set a value State State or returns to its initial state depending on the terminal s Application Startup setting Normally Open Momentary N O Push Button fe Publication
17. 100000000000015 ERROR 100000000000015 PLC Controlled allows the PLC to set the number of digits to be displayed after the decimal point Numerics 77 If you choose the PLC Controlled decimal point assign a Decimal Point Position control For the Numeric Input Cursor Point object use the Numeric Decimal Point Position control not the Decimal Point Position control This control should use analog tags The following examples illustrate how the Numeric Decimal Point Position control s value affects the appearance of the scratchpad e Ifthe control s value is zero no decimal point is displayed e Ifthe control s value is three three digits are displayed to the right of the decimal point e Ifthe control s value is seven seven digits are displayed to the right of the decimal point e Ifthe control s value changes the display changes accordingly Note If the Decimal Point control s value is greater than 15 the decimal point is replaced by a single asterisk Pressing Enter when the asterisk is displayed displays an error message The number of digits after the decimal determines the minimum number of digits in the value to be sent to the control For example if the setting was for three digits after the decimal an operator s entry would appear as follows Digits Entered Number Displayed Keypad Numeric Input Value to PLC 1 1 100 12 12 120 123 123 123 1234 1 234 1234 12345 1
18. 15 Tip Use Fixed Position with an analog tag that has scale and offset defined to achieve the version 5 10 Scaled Numeric Data Display capability Or define an expression for the Displayed Value control to achieve the same result Configuring the Numeric Input Cursor Point Configure the Numeric Input Cursor Point according to the following tables Name Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 64 Numerics Numeric Input Configuration How you configure the numeric input determines the values the operator can enter at runtime Field Meaning Decimal Point Specify whether the operator can enter a number with decimal points Disabled the operator can t enter a decimal point Implicit allows the operator to enter the number and decimal point Use an analog tag with Floating Point data type Fixed Position you specify where the decimal point is positioned in the scratchpad display PLC Controlled allows the PLC to determine the number of digits that appear after the decimal point by specifying a value at the Numeric Decimal Point Position control The PLC Controlled decimal position can display 1 to 15 decimal digits If the value returned by the Numeric Decimal Point Position control is outside this range the decimal point character is replac
19. 6 Defining Tags in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Implicit option the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Fixed Position specifies that a decimal point always appears in a fixed position and a fixed number of digits is always displayed after the decimal point You can specify the number of digits to follow the decimal point The number of digits after the decimal determines the minimum number of digits in the value to be sent to the control For example if the setting was for three digits after the decimal an operator s entry would appear as follows Digits Entered Number Displayed Keypad Numeric Input Value to PLC 1 1 100 12 12 120 123 123 123 1234 1 234 1234 12345 12 345 12345 Note Although you can configure up to 15 digits after the decimal point 10 or more digits may generate a Mistake message on the PanelView terminal PanelView converts the decimal number into a signed long value with a range of 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 If the converted number is outside this range the Mistake message appears If the setting was for 15 digits after the decimal an operator s entry would appear as follows Digits Entered Number Displayed Keypad Numeric Input Value to PLC 0000000000000015 0 000000000000015 15 0100000000000015 0
20. 821 describes the features operation and specifications of Panel View operator terminals e The PanelBuilder 1400e Modbus User Manual Publication Number 2711E 6 12 describes how to create PanelBuilder applications for the Modbus communications network This manual is supplied as part of the optional Modbus Communications Kit Catalog Number 2711E UMOD The Reference Manual is a guide to the objects you can create for application screens It contains the following chapters e ASCII Displays e ASCII Inputs e Bar Graphs e Control Selectors e Drawings e Goto Configure Mode e Graphic Images e Indicators e Local Message Displays e Numerics e Push Buttons e Scales e Screen Print Buttons e Screen Selectors e Scrolling Lists e Symbols Who Should Read the Reference Manual Terminology Used Preface P 3 e Text e Time and Date Displays e Trends The titles of the chapters match the selections on the Objects menu which appears when you open a screen in PanelBuilder If a selection on the Objects menu has a submenu the group of related objects on the submenu is described in the same chapter For example numeric objects are described in the chapter called Numerics The drawing objects are combined in the chapter called Drawings Chapters are arranged alphabetically for easy reference This manual is intended as a reference guide for users who are experienced with PanelBuilder 1400e and have a good knowledge of
21. Configure Cursor List Buttons In this dialog box you enable or disable the different navigation buttons available for the Cursor List object Access this dialog box from the Configure Cursor List dialog box by choosing Edit Buttons Configure Cursor List States In this dialog box you assign state values to the states in the list and specify whether any of the states will be skipped Access this dialog box from the Configure Cursor List dialog box by choosing Edit States Configuring the Cursor List Configure the Cursor List according to the following table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Number of States Specify the total number of states or items in the Scrolling List object The valid range is from 2 to 999 This value cannot be less than the Number of Visible States defined for the object You can accept the default state values or assign different values to each state as described in this chapter Field Scrolling Lists 109 Meaning Number of Visible States Define the height of the scrollable list that is visible to the operator The valid range is from 1 to 24 The value you enter cannot be greater than the Number of States defined for the object and must be greater than the Number of Preview States You can also configure the number of visible states by sizing the C
22. Cursor On Cancel check box in the Object Setup tab of the Terminal Setup dialog box For more information about terminal setup options see Chapter 12 Configuring Terminal Setup Options in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you enable the Retain Cursor On Cancel option the application will be compatible only with Panel View Version 3 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Numeric Entry Keypads Touch Screen Terminals only RIO Numerics 69 The Small or Large Numeric Entry Keypads enable an operator to send numeric data to the PLC from a touch screen terminal If you assign the Optional Keypad Write Expression the Panel View terminal can perform a mathematical calculation or logical operation on the value the operator enters then send the result to the PLC HANNAN 7 8 9 KEKEKE TEET Le isc lazi Baza CLEAR DELETE ENTER Large Numeric Entry Keypad Small Numeric Entry Keypad The two keypads differ only in size The large keypad is 384 pixels wide by 480 pixels high The small keypad is 192 pixels wide by 480 pixels high Both keypads operate in exactly the same way They include number keys Clear Delete Enter and the minus sign The keypad may include a decimal point depending on which Decimal Point option you choose Important In Remote I O applications the Panel View terminal can retain the current values for t
23. Equipment Part Graphic Image Pipes pipel bmp pipe14 bmp pipe15 bmp pipe16 bmp pipe2 bmp pipe21 bmp pipe22 bmp pipe23 bmp 7 Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 Arrows and Parts C 5 Image Type File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Pipes pipe24 bmp pipe25 bmp pipe26 bmp pipe27 bmp pipe28 bmp pipe29 bmp pipe3 bmp pipe34 bmp pipe35 bmp i pipe4 bmp pipe5 bmp pipe6 bmp Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Arrows and Parts Image Type File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Pipes pipe7 bmp pipe8 bmp pipe9 bmp Switches swl bmp sw2 bmp sw3 bmp Tanks tanka bmp tanke bmp Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 Arrows and Parts C 7 Image Type File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Tanks tankf bmp tankg bmp tankh bmp tanki bmp tankj bmp tankk bmp Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 C 8 Arrows and Parts Image Type File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Tanks tankl bmp Valves vivI bmp Valves vIv3 bmp Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Appendix D ASCII Character Set The following table lists the ASCII character set For characters 0 to 31 see Appendix B The Extended Character Set in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Dec Oct Hex Ch
24. If the Selector Control cannot accommodate a state value an error message is displayed and the PLC value is not changed The operator must clear the fault before continuing Important In Remote I O applications the Panel View terminal can retain the current value for the Control List Selector with Enter Key even after the terminal is turned off Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the retained value last state or initial value default is sent to the PLC when power is re applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 5 in the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual Configuring a Control List Selector with Enter Key Configure the Control List Selector with Enter Key according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Control List Type Specify Control List Selector with Enter Key Initial S tate Specify the state that the cursor defaults to when the application is run for the first time Choose any of the states in the list Instead of assigning a state you can enter a blank value in the Initial State field This means that the object will always use the Selector Control s initial value to set the initial state Edit States Change the values of the states You can assi
25. Microsoft Windows Users who are not familiar with PanelBuilder 1400e should read Getting Started with PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows and the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual first Users who are not familiar with Microsoft Windows should read their Microsoft Windows User s Guide for users of Windows 3 1 Introducing Microsoft Windows 95 for users of Windows 95 or Introducing Microsoft Windows NT Workstation for users of Windows NT The term PanelBuilder refers to PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows Where confusion may arise between the current and previous versions of the software the current release of software is PanelBuilder 1400e Version 4 PanelView terminal and terminal refer to a PanelView 1000e terminal an enhanced PanelView 1200 Series F or G terminal a PanelView 1200e terminal or a Panel View 1400e terminal The terms programmable controller and PLC refer to a programmable logic controller or any other controlling device The term control is a generic term that refers to the PLC addresses that dynamic objects write to or read from Some controls use tags only while others can use tags or expressions All dynamic objects use one or more controls In this manual the configuration table for each object lists the controls for the object and specifies which controls use tags only and which can use expressions For more information about e
26. Numeric Display Object List displays the station number of the automobile assembly sequence The station numbers range from 1 to 57 Because five visible states are configured five stations are always visible The values displayed depend on where the cursor moves and the number of preview states selected Luxury Option The Local Message List contains the luxury option descriptions for each station from 1 to 57 The Local Message Object List for the Scrolling List object displays the appropriate luxury option description for each of the five stations currently visible based on the cursor position Scrolling Lists 131 Station Status A Multistate Indicator Object List displays the status of each of the five visible stations The following table shows the eight different states that are possible for each station and the PLC value State Message PLC Value 0 0 1 Stand by 1 2 On 2 3 Complete 3 4 Bypassed 4 5 Manual On 5 6 Manual Off 6 7 Alarm 7 Option Command A Multistate Indicator Object List displays command state text for each of the five currently visible stations State Message PLC Value 0 0 1 Select 1 2 Bypass 2 3 Manual On 3 4 Manual Off 4 In this example you can use a momentary button identified as TOGGLE COMMAND to toggle and display between Select and Bypass for the station currently selected by the cursor Another momentary button labeled SET COMMAND act
27. PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual for more information Note To minimize the size of the application file use state values that increment by one for each state Do not configure more states than you need Auto R epeat Rate Specify how many times the button will repeat per second if held down A value of 0 disables auto repeat Auto R epeat S tart Delay Specify how long the button must be held down before it starts to auto repeat Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Push Buttons 93 Field Meaning Control The Multistate Push Button uses the following controls Button Control records the status of the button You can assign only a tag to this control When the application runs for the first time the value of the initial state is written to the Button Control Each time the button is pressed the value of the next state is sent to the Button Control After the value for the last state is sent the next button press wraps back to the first state The button recognizes external control value changes If the Button Control value changes to one that does not match any of the state values the next button pressed sets the button to state 0 Note If you do not assign this control an error state occurs when the object is displayed on the PanelView terminal The highest state is displayed without its label alerting the operator to the error state Indicator State controls the d
28. Scrolling List Example at the end of this chapter Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 128 Scrolling Lists Scrolling List Example Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 In this example you create a Scrolling List in a keypad terminal that allows you to monitor an automobile luxury option assembly operation This example is part of the demonstration files that are provided with the PanelBuilder 1200 and 1400e software The Scrolling List object allows you to control a sequential assembly operation with up to 999 individual steps This example demonstrates an assembly operation of 57 sequential station operations The Scrolling List object allows you to scroll through all 57 assembly stations five at a time The table below lists the 57 luxury option stations 1 AM FM Radio 20 Mahogany Dash 39 Deluxe Mud Flaps 2 Cassette Player 21 Tilt Wheel 40 Front Spoiler 3 CD Player 22 Leather Seats 41 Rear Spoiler 4 Sound Equalizer 23 Split Seats 42 Cruise Control 5 Speakers Plus 24 Bucket Seats 43 Air Ride 6 Power Antenna 25 Mileage Computer 44 Gold Trim 7 CB 26 Pin Striping 45 Door Guards 8 Phone 27 Sports Gauge 46 Password Locks 9 Television 28 Window Speed 47 White Walls 10 Power Windows 29 Voice Computer 48 Wire Wheels 11 Power Locks 30 Glove Bar 49 Mags 12 Power Seat Driver 31 Rear Window Defrost 50 Air Scoop 13 Power Seat Passenger
29. The Local Message Display is cleared when the trigger value is 0 If no matching trigger value is found the display is cleared and displays Triggering Messages on Multiple Local Message Displays Each application has only one local message list but you can have several Local Message Displays for different purposes To trigger different messages for different displays create a subset of the local message list for each display To trigger different messages on multiple Local Message Displays create the display objects using controls with different tags or expressions that don t overlap addresses Then create all messages using the Local Message editor The PLC can then write different values to each object control causing different messages to appear in each display For an example of using Local Message Displays with a Scrolling List Object see Scrolling Lists later in this manual Configuring the Local Message Display Configure the Local Message Display according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Control Message Control records the trigger value of the local message to be displayed You can assign a tag or expression to the Message Control The control must be able to accommodate the trigger values of all messages to be displayed for the object Local Message Dis
30. The data copied is based on the Top Position Address value from the Panel View terminal Rung 2 10 STATION FILE COP COPY FILE Source N31 N30 2 Dest N30 11 Length 5 OPTION FILE COP COPY FILE Source N32 N 30 2 Dest N30 16 Length 5 STATUS FILE COP COPY FILE Source N33 N30 2 Dest N30 21 Length 5 COMMAND FILE COP COPY FILE Source N34 N 30 2 Dest N30 26 Length 5 STYLE NO FILE COP COPY FILE Source N35 N30 2 Dest N30 31 Length 5 23706 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 142 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Create the Auto Mode Simulation Rungs Rungs 2 11 through 2 14 simulate a sequential process This is for example purposes only Rung 2 11 sets a variable N30 8 to 1 when an Auto mode restart occurs This sets up a station status reset in the next rung Rung 2 11 EQU EQUAL Source A R38 0 P0S 5 Source B 0 MOV MOVE Source Dest N30 8 23720 Rung 2 12 resets all STATION status indicators to Stand By whose Station Commands are Select Rung 2 12 i 2 EQU EQU MOV i LBL H EQUAL EQUAL MOVE Source A R38 0 POS Source 1 5 Source B 0 Source A N34 N30 8 1 Source B 1 Dest N33 N30 8 1 LES LESS THAN Source A ADD ADD Source A 1 Source B N30 8 57 Source B 57 Dest 23721 Rung 2 13 includes the Simulation
31. after screen changes or when the terminal is switched to Configuration mode and then back to Run mode The Button Control is reset to the initial state value ATTENTION If a communication error occurs the control value remains in its last state and the Button Control will not reset For Remote I O applications the rack fault bit should be monitored when these buttons are used For DH and ControlNet applications use the active node bits in the status file See your controller documentation for more information ATTENTION You can use this button as a stop button but not for emergency stops Emergency stop buttons must be hard wired Configuring the Normally Open Momentary N O Button Configure the button according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Button Type Specify a Normally Open Momentary Push Button Function Key Specify which function key the operator must press to activate Keypad only this button Number of States Only two states are possible The value of state 0 is fixed at 0 the value of state 1 is fixed at 1 You cannot change the number of states or their values Initial State The button s initial state is fixed at 0 You cannot edit this value Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 84 Push Buttons Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Fiel
32. button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual The Multistate Push Button enables the operator to send a pre configured series of values to the PLC Each button state can be configured with different attributes such as text and graphic image labels and colors At runtime if the Button Control cannot accommodate the state value if the value is too large for the control s address an error message is displayed and the PLC value is not changed The operator must clear the fault before continuing Note If the Indicator State value does not match any of the defined state values an error state occurs and the button displays the highest state without labels An error state also occurs if the Button Control is not assigned In this case also the button displays the highest state without labels Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 92 Push Buttons RIO Important In Remote I O applications depending on how the Application Startup screen is configured the terminal can retain the current value for the button setting even after the terminal is turned off For this reason don t use a Multistate Push Button to initiate a PLC controlled machine or process Use a Momentary Push Button instead Configuring
33. case the cursor is placed on the first non skipped state on the new page If no non skipped states appear on the page PanelView scrolls another Page Up until a non skipped state is found If the cursor is at the top most or first non skipped position in the list pressing this button has no effect Page Down Specify whether the Page Down button is enabled and if you have a keypad application select a function key Page Down scrolls down the list by the defined Number of Visible States The cursor is in the same position on the new page unless that position is occupied by a skipped state In that case the cursor is placed on the first non skipped state on the new page If no non skipped states appear on the page PanelView scrolls another Page Down until a non skipped state is found If the cursor is at the bottom most or last non skipped position in the list pressing this button has no effect Home Specify whether the Home button is enabled and if you have a keypad application select a function key Home positions the cursor at the top most or first non skipped position in the list The configured Number of Preview States appear above the cursor if sufficient skipped states are defined to appear above the first non skipped state End Specify whether the End button is enabled and if you have a keypad application select a function key End positions the cursor at the bottom most or last non skipped positi
34. changes e the operator moves the cursor to a Set Bit Cursor Point e mode is switched The Numeric Keypad scratchpad can display up to 16 digits The decimal point and minus sign use one digit each Note The Numeric Keypad scratchpad appears over the top 60 pixels of the screen Keep this in mind before you place objects in this area Important In Remote I O applications the Panel View terminal can retain the current values for the object s controls even after the terminal is turned off Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the retained value last state or initial value default is sent to the PLC when power is re applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 4 in the PanelView 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 58 Numerics Configuring the Numeric Keypad Enable Button Configure the Numeric Keypad Enable Button according to the following table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Scratchpad Specify whether you want the Numeric Keypad scratchpad to be retained or removed after the operator presses the Enter key Retain after Enter retains the scratchpad on the screen Remove after Enter removes the scratchpad from the screen Decimal Point S
35. chapter shows you how to create the Goto Configure Mode object This object allows operators to switch the Panel View terminal from Run Mode to Configure Mode without using the terminal s hardware keyswitch where applicable In addition this chapter provides tips on how to configure the Goto Configure Mode object to avoid accidental switching of the terminal to Configure Mode When the operator presses the Goto Configure Mode button the terminal displays the Confirm Configure Mode screen Contin Configure Mode Petts DE to place he iemaisa bn COMFIGURE made at prea anii ta ratan in tie App bradan Seman Pladdig the warina j DOHPILIIFIE vasle oll helt al areca aria ft After the operator presses OK the terminal switches from Run Mode to Configure Mode and displays the Terminal Configuration Screen Pressing Cancel returns the operator to the application currently executing on the terminal without interrupting communications or execution of the application in any way Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 32 Goto Configure Mode Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 The screen shown below is for a 1000e or 1400e touch screen terminal the screen for the 1200e touch screen terminal includes an Align Screen function The screen includes function key labels for 1000e 1200e and 1400e keypad terminals TENNA COMIGO WON Tamina Trasstee Gelert re ame SS Freire Reka AROR O08 AE EIZA VECA ZI Ak
36. display position were 0 0 the string would display 3 0HThis sequence is invalid The left arrow character in the display represents ESC Other invalid sequences e nested Reverse Video On for example ESC 7mOneESC 7mTwo The second command is invalid and if possible is displayed as part of the string Note If the Reverse Video On is without an Off the terminal automatically turns off the reverse video at the end of the string e nested Reverse Video Off for example ESC 27mOneESC 27mTwo The second command is invalid and if possible is displayed as part of the string e wrong characters in text position sequence The text position coordinates must not contain any characters other than 0 to 9 for example ESC a3 4HThe string Configuring the ASCII Display Object Configure the ASCII Display object according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Control ASCII Text indicates the PLC location of the string this object displays The display is updated whenever this string changes Assign a String type tag up to 82 characters long You can adjust the size of the ASCII Display and format its foreground color background color font style border style and blink and underline attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appea
37. numeric data display 119 types 119 Index 1 3 Objects arcs 27 arrows 28 ASCII display 1 ASCII input 5 control list selector with enter key 13 14 control list selector without enter key 13 17 cursor list See Scrolling list date display 151 decrement value button 47 48 drawing objects 27 ellipses 28 goto screen button 101 102 graphic objects 35 increment value button 47 48 interlocked push button 81 ISA symbols 145 atched push button 81 ines 28 ist indicator 39 41 ocal message display 43 maintained push button 81 multistate indicator 39 multistate push button 81 normally closed momentary push button 81 normally open momentary push button 81 numeric data display 47 53 numeric data display object list 125 numeric entry keypad 47 69 numeric input cursor point 47 60 numeric keypad enable button 47 57 object list See scrolling list panels 29 rectangles 29 return to previous screen button 101 102 screen keypad enable button 101 106 screen list selector 101 103 screen print button 99 screen select keypad 101 105 scrolling list 107 set bit cursor point 13 20 symbols 145 text 35 time display 151 wedges 29 Online help P 4 Out of range values in trends 155 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Index Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 P PanelBuilder 1400e README TXT file P 2 related publications
38. sign is always displayed if it is 0 the sign is never displayed If this control is assigned it overrides the Displayed Value control s polarity Remember to account for the minus sign in the number of digits you assign Numeric Keypad Enable Keypad Terminals Only Numerics 57 You can adjust the size of the Numeric Data Display and format its foreground color background color font style border style and blink and underline attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Extra Large Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions The Numeric Keypad Enable Button object calls up the Numeric Keypad scratchpad The operator enters a numeric value in the scratchpad to be sent to the PLC If you assign the Optional Keypad Write Expression the Panel View terminal can perform a mathematical calculation or logical operation on the value the operator enters and then send the result to the PLC While the Numeric Keypad scratchpad is on the screen the Cancel key numeric keypad backspace decimal point minus sign and Home Arrow keys remain active All other keys and buttons are disabled The Numeric Keypad scratchpad is removed when e the Cancel key is pressed e the screen
39. state For example you can configure the first and last states in the list to be skipped so that these states act as a buffer to prevent the cursor from going to the very top or very bottom of the list Note You cannot configure every state to be skipped At least one state must not be skipped Skipped states cannot have the same value as a non skipped state PanelBuilder will report a validation error if a skipped state has the same value as a non skipped state However skipped states can have the same value as other skipped states For example you could assign every skipped state the value 0 Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 116 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 If the Cursor List is under PLC control and the PLC sends a state value for a skipped state to the terminal the terminal treats the value as invalid and removes the arrow cursor and highlight An error message appears The terminal does not send a value to the Cursor Indicator to PLC control Nothing on the Cursor List is highlighted until the PLC sends a value for a non skipped state Note If you use skipped states the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Configuring the Cursor List Buttons The Scrolling List object supports several buttons that control the cursor position of the Cursor List and of all the Object Lists Specify the but
40. the handshake occurs Define these controls for all Decimal P oint options Displayed Value identifies the value to be displayed in the numeric display You can assign a tag or expression to this control You can assign the same tag you assigned to the Keypad Numeric Input control Whatever value appears in this tag will be displayed However if you are using the Enter Key Control and Enter Key Handshake control use a different PLC address for the Displayed Value control You should program your PLC to read the value at the Keypad Numeric Input control and copy it to the Displayed Value control This will provide loop back confirmation for the value entered Define this control for all Decimal Point options Displayed Decimal Point Position indicates the position of the decimal point You can assign a tag or expression to this control The value of this control determines the number of digits displayed to the right of the decimal point Define this control if you specified the Decimal Point as PLC Controlled Place successive Numeric Input Cursor Points any distance above below or beside existing Numeric Input Cursor Points Refer to the X and Y coordinates in the status bar to check that the cursor point characters align properly Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 68 Numerics Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 When you create the screen you ll be able to see all the cursor point characters However
41. the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Number of States Assign the number of states you want the Symbol to have The maximum number you can assign is 255 Edit States Change the value of each state To do so choose Edit States You can assign any unique value from 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 For more information about changing state values see Configuring Object States in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note To minimize the size of the application file use state values that increment by one for each state Do not configure more states than you need Symbols 147 Field Meaning Select Graphic Image To change the bitmap choose Select Graphic Image from the Configure Symbol dialog box The Select Symbol dialog box appears with all the graphic image library s bitmaps listed Choose the graphic image you want to use or import it You can select monochrome bitmaps only Control Symbol State determines which state is shown You can assign a tag or expression to this control Important If a value that has not been assigned to any of the States is written to the control or if no control is defined an error state occurs and the highest numbered state is displayed without the image This will cause the Symbol object to disappear You can format the Symbol s foreground color bac
42. 2 345 12345 Note Although you can configure up to 15 digits after the decimal point 10 or more digits may generate a Mistake message on the PanelView terminal Panel View converts the decimal number into a signed long value with a range of 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 If the converted number is outside this range the Mistake message appears If the setting was for 15 digits after the decimal an operator s entry would appear as follows Digits Entered Number Displayed Keypad Numeric Input Value to PLC 0000000000000015 0 000000000000015 15 0100000000000015 0 100000000000015 ERROR 100000000000015 Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 78 Numerics Enter Key Handshake Operation Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 e Decimal Key Controlled allows the operator to enter the number and decimal point The terminal notes the position of the decimal point and sets the Decimal Point Position control to that value For the Numeric Input Cursor Point object use the Numeric Decimal Point Position control not the Decimal Point Position control This control should use analog tags To send a decimal point value to the PLC define a Numeric Decimal Point Position control The value stored at this control determines the number of digits to the right of the decimal point The relationship between the number and decimal point is implied the number sent to the PLC does not contain a decimal point Digits
43. 22 140 ea aaa sata aaa a cles 121 Configuring Labels for Multistate Indicator Object Lists 121 Configuring the Multistate Indicator Object List 123 Local Message Object List oaa 00 cece eee 124 Configuring the Local Message ObjectList 124 Numeric Data Display Object List 0 ccc eee eee 125 Configuring the Numeric Data Display Object List 125 Scrolling List EXaMplE cites te e co at a ten een haw 128 Step 1 Create the Cursor List ce sm set tace oa e aa ps A 129 Step 2 Create the Object Lists aaua aaa 130 Assembly Stations gt n i sare ara aratat e ata aaa at a cai at 130 Luxury ODEON se sn aa aa pa a aa ta ir a ra a maia 130 Staton STATUS es ont e ae i e a a ar 131 Option Command anca ae aa aa e acra aa am are a aa 131 Option Style Number 0 eee cece eee 132 Assigning Addresses for Object Lists cece eee 132 Step 3 Program the PLC e cover aia tesa ewe aa a aa 133 Create the Block Transfer Rungs 00eeeeee 134 Create the Auto Mode Rung cece eee eee 135 Create the Manual Mode Rung 0 eee e eee 136 Create the Toggle Command RungS se eee aus 137 Create the Set Command Input Rung 139 Create the Option Style NumberInputRung 139 Create the Manual On Manual Off Input Rung 140 Create the Visible State File CopyRung 141 Create the Auto Mode Simulation Ru
44. 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Use a Normally Open Momentary Push Button to initiate a PLC controlled process or action The Normally Open Momentary Push Button controls the value at the Button Control Normally the control s value is 0 When the button is pressed the control is set to 1 When the button is released the control is reset to 0 If the button is being pressed at the moment a window Information Message Alarm Message or Fault Window appears on the screen the button s value is reset to 0 In other words a window appearing is treated as an automatic button release Note You can assign more than one Normally Open Momentary Push Button to the same Button Control Normally Open Momentary Push Buttons using the same control will function like their hard wired equivalents wired in parallel Push Buttons 83 This object also has an Indicator State control used to control the display state of the object The PanelView terminal evaluates the control and compares the result to the state values to determine which state to display Note If the Indicator State value does not match any of the defined state values an error state occurs and the button displays state 1 without labels An error state also occurs if the Button Control is not assigned In this case also the button displays state 1 without labels Important The Normally Open Momentary Push Button does not retain its value when power is switched off and on again
45. 3 17 configuring 18 Control selectors 13 about 13 controls 13 Controls in trends 154 Copying graphic images 36 Cursor list See also Scrolling list buttons configuring 111 116 configuring 108 control values configuring 114 font configuring 118 number of states 108 number of visible states 109 preview states 110 skipped states configuring 115 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Index Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 D Data points in trends 154 Date display 151 about 151 configuring 152 Decimal point configuring for input objects 75 Decrement value button 47 48 configuring 52 Display objects about 47 Drawing objects 27 35 E Editing array of numeric values 72 Ellipses 28 Emergency stops push buttons 81 83 85 Enter key handshake configuring 78 Exporting graphic images 36 Expressions using write expressions 79 F Foreground Background plotting in trends 15 G Goto configure mode 31 Goto configure mode button configure mode 31 configuring 34 description 31 run mode 31 security 32 33 software mode switching 32 Goto screen button 101 102 configuring 102 Graphic images A 1 B 1 C 1 arrows 35 copying 36 exporting 36 IMAGES directory 35 importing 35 ISA symbols 35 library 35 sizing 36 symbols A 1 B 1 C 1 H Handshaking with the PLC 78 Hardware requirements P 4 Help See Online help I
46. 32 Scotch Guard 51 Turbo Plus 14 Tint Glass 33 Sound Proofing 52 Security Plus 15 Vanity Mirror 34 Headlight Retract 53 Sun Roof 16 Vanity Lights 35 Headlight Washer 54 Party Trunk 17 Cup Caddy 36 Fog Lights 55 Luggage Rack 18 Tape Storage 37 Deer Alert 56 Trailer Package 19 Wet Bar 38 Bumper Guards 57 Search Light Creating a Scrolling List with some additional button objects allows you to monitor and control the entire operation using either manual or automatic modes To build the Scrolling List you must first create a cursor list Then you will create three different types of object lists e Multistate Indicator Object Lists e Numeric Data Display Object Lists e Local Message Object List Scrolling Lists 129 The following illustration shows how the screen for the Automobile Luxury Option Assembly Scrolling List will appear in a keypad terminal when you have finished it Cursor List Object Screens K14C7DHP 20 Scroll List or x Numeric Display Object List AUTOMOBILE LUXURY OPTION ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY LUXURY STATION OPTION OPTION Local Message STATION OPTION STATUS COMMAND STYLE NO Object List ultistate Indicator Object List ultistate Indicator Object List Numeric Display Object List Standard Cursor List Buttons Standard Interlocked Buttons Standard Momentary Buttons Numeric Keypad Enable Button Standard Momentary Buttons S
47. 5 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Graph Type Specify Vertical Bar Graph or Horizontal Bar Graph Fill Direction Specify the direction you want the bar to fill For vertical graphs specify either Top Down or Bottom Up For horizontal graphs specify either Left to Right or Right to Left Maximum Value Specify the maximum value to be displayed in the graph When the PLC value reaches or exceeds this value the bar graph is completely full Enter a value between 2 147 483 648 and 2 147 483 647 The maximum value must be greater than the minimum value Minimum Value Specify the minimum value to be displayed in the graph When the PLC value drops to or falls below this value the bar graph is completely empty Enter a value between 2 147 483 648 and 2 147 483 647 The minimum value must be less than the maximum value Control Bar Graph Value identifies the value to be displayed Assign a tag or expression to the Bar Graph Value control You can adjust the size of the bar graph and format its foreground color background color border style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual About Control Selectors Control Selectors Control Selectors This chapter discusses
48. 51 52 53 55 57 58 60 60 62 62 63 63 64 65 66 69 70 Push Buttons Scales Screen Print Buttons Screen Selectors Scrolling Lists Table of Contents toc iii Examples Editing an Array of Numeric Values 72 Using the Decimal Point cece eee ees 75 Enter Key Handshake Operation 2 00sec eee eee 78 Using Write Expressions eee 79 About Push Buttons sas ceea ara aa dive aa e ai ar a c aria ons 81 How the Different Push Buttons Work cece cee e eae 81 Normally Open Momentary N O Push Button 82 Configuring the Normally Open Momentary N O Button 83 Normally Closed Momentary N C Push Button 85 Configuring the Normally Closed Momentary N C Button 86 Latched Push Button sara ea dace ee wees bed anew bua aaa 87 Configuring the Latched Push Button 88 Maintained Push Button cece cece eee ee eee nes 89 Configuring the Maintained Push Button 90 Multistate Push Button cece eee eee eee ees 91 Configuring the Multistate Push Button 0 cece eae 92 interlocked Push Button se ocara va ata a ed arate ae trata aaa 94 Configuring the Interlocked Push Button 95 ADOULSCOIGS se parau ae e ara n e i a i at a ui arda ae 97 Configuring the Scale cece eee ee 98 About Screen Print BURTONS sceso iced decanted eee cee aa ad 99 Configuring the Screen PrintB
49. 7 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 For more information on configuring states see Configuring List Object States in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the Pane Builder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual For each state you should configure colors labels and other attributes Note To minimize the size of the application file use state values that increment by one for each state Do not configure more states than you need Number of Visible States Define the number of objects from the whole list that the operator can see at any given time For the scrolling list to be valid the Number of Visible States must be the same as the Cursor List s Number of Visible States Double Height States Check this box if you want each list state to appear twice as large as normal If you choose this option each list item doubles in size Note that Double Height States reduce the maximum number of visible states to 12 The states height should be the same as that of the Cursor List Control Visible State controls allow you to attach an individual control to each visible object or state in the list You can assign tags or expressions to these controls Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 124 Scrolling Lists Local Message Object List Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 You can adjust the size of the Multistate Indicator Object List and format its background color border style and blink attributes
50. ASCII Inputs Bar Graphs Control Selectors Drawings Table of Contents Welcome to PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for WINdOWS ag dosti ted Srila 0 e air BERG 8 ae wl ea i iai we Registering Your Copy of PanelBuilder 1400e Available Documentation ccc cece eee eens What s in the Reference Manual ccc cee eee aee Who Should Read the Reference Manual Terminology USED gid ue Daan eee a deals kd aia dei obra dac Before You ECO ci wwag Wed Ges de SO oe WES halen ade i aula 5 Technical Support Services sm scara seara area aie mata arca eda About ASCII Displays sa cre ine ao ye bodoud e aaa a citea ASCII Display String Format i Special Characters and Control Sequences Invalid Control Sequences eee eee Configuring the ASCII Display Object About ASCII Inputs insa ae ara aaa ar aa aa ara ace a area ara ASCII Input Object Displays cee i Buttons of the ASCII Input Object ee Configuring the ASCII Input Object Large or Small ADOUEB Sr Graphs 6 ceudtex iewi in acm e ia d Configuring the Bar Graph is a acte se a totii sot a i dea About Control Selectors mun Control List Selector with EnterKey cece ees Configuring a Control List Selector with Enter Key Control List Selector without Enter Key cc cece eee anes Configuring a Control List Se
51. Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual A Latched Push Button changes state when pressed and remains in the latched state until unlatched by the PLC This button uses a Handshake control as well as the Button Control and Indicator State control Pressing the button sets the Button Control to the state 1 value When this happens the PLC program must set the Handshake control to a non 0 value When the terminal detects that the Handshake control has made a 0 to non 0 state transition it resets the Button Control to the state 0 value Your PLC must be programmed to set the Handshake control back to 0 If the Button Control cannot accommodate the state value if the value is too large for the control s address an error message is displayed and the PLC value is not changed The operator must clear the fault before continuing Use the Latched Push Button when you want the Button Control to remain on until a particular process within the PLC is completed Tip Use a Latched Push Button if you have a PLC with long program or I O scan times Use the Handshake control to signal that the program has read the Button Control You can accomplish the same thing by creating a Normally Open Momentary Push Button with a long enough Push Button Hold Time but a Latched Push Button takes the guesswork out of estimating the program or I O scan times or the n
52. ControlNet network traffic You can adjust the size of each component of the Cursor List and format the object s foreground color background color font style button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes You cannot use the Extra Large Font for the Cursor List or its object lists For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Object Lists Scrolling Lists 119 An Object List consists of a list of objects of the same type The Object Lists and the Cursor List together make up the Scrolling List You can create any number of Object Lists for each screen as long as there is sufficient space on the screen Although you define the Cursor List and Object List components separately they are in fact components of a single Scrolling List object An object list can have up to 24 visible states Each visible state constitutes one object You can t configure individual visible states the configuration applies to all objects in the list The number of items in each object list is determined by the Number of Visible States specified in the Cursor List You can choose from three types of Object Lists e Multistate Indicator Object List This Object List consists of individual Multistate Indicator objects The Multistate Indicator objects can have up to 255 diff
53. Cursor Point object Use the arrow keys to select the value then press the Numeric Keypad Enable Button and enter the new value Example 4 Numeric Input Cursor Point for keypad terminals Screens Untitled 1 Iof x Numeric Input Cursor P oint Numeric Input Cursor Point objects change an array of values To select which value to change press the SELECT button on the PanelView terminal to enable the Numeric Input Cursor Points and to open the scratchpad at the top of the screen Use the arrow keys to select the value to change then use the Numeric Keypad to enter the data in the window Use the Enter key to send the data to the PLC Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 74 Numerics Example 5 Numeric Entry Keypad for touch screen terminals Small Numeric Entry Keypad HHARAKEARARRRAAR 1 011 0 17 Keypad Numeric Input RIO N7 11 Keypad Numeric Input DH C Net 010 1 Enter Key Control RIO N7 10 1 Enter Key Control DH C Net 7 8 9 Interlocked Push Button 1 012 0 17 Button Control R10 nha peann 4 j 6 N7 13 Button Control DH CNet Numeric Data Display 0 010 0 17 Displayed Value RIO i 2 3 N7 12 Displayed Value DH CNet pany coe CLR DEL ENT p gt Note Although the above illustration shows both Remote 1 0 and DH or ControlNet addresses an application can have only one type of address The illustration is meant as an example only
54. Entered Number Displayed Keypad Numeric Numeric Input Decimal Point Position Value 123 123 123 0 1 23 1 23 123 2 12345 12345 12345 5 You can assign controls to provide handshaking between the PLC and terminal for the Numeric Keypad Enable Button Numeric Input Cursor Point and Numeric Entry Keypad objects To use this option assign the Enter Key Control and the Enter Key Handshake When the operator presses the Enter key to send the value to the PLC the terminal sets the Enter Key Control to 1 after the delay specified in the Enter Key Control Delay field in the Timing Parameters tab of the Configure Terminal Setup dialog box To inform the terminal that the handshake has been received put a rung in your PLC program to cause a 0 to non 0 transition in the value of the Enter Key Handshake control When the terminal sees this non 0 value it resets the Enter Key Control value The Enter Key Control is also reset e if the terminal does not receive acknowledgement transition from 0 to a non 0 value within the Enter Key Handshake Time specified in the Timing Parameters tab of the Configure Terminal Setup dialog box An error message appears e if the Enter Key Handshake control is unassigned The Enter Key Control remains set for the duration of the Push Button Hold Time Using Write Expressions Numerics 79 Optionally you can assign write expressions to perform a mathematical calculation or logical operat
55. F 0A Move to the next line below the current one If the current position is the last line no more data from the string is displayed Clear to End of Display ESC 0 or ESC 1B5B4A Clear from the current display position to the end of the display Clear to End of Line ES C OK or ESC K 1B5B4B Clear from the current display position to the end of the line Position Text ESC row columnH 1B5B xx3Byy48 Move the display position to the specified row and column number ESC columnH 1B5B 3Byy48 The top left corner of the display area is row and column number ESC rowH 1B5Bxx48 0 0 If either row or column number is omitted the missing ESC H 1B5B48 coordinate will be 0 Note The coordinates are character positions For example position 1 1 refers to pixel coordinates 8 20 in the object Reverse Video Text On ESC 7m 1B5B376D Begin displaying text in reverse video This flips the foreground and background colors Reverse Video Text Off ESC 27m 1B5B32376D End the reverse video text block Invalid Control Sequences If an incorrect control sequence is detected the invalid portion is displayed as part of the string For example in the display area shown earlier the string ESC 3 0HThis sequence is invalid would be invalid the display is 10 characters by 3 lines and a line specification of 3 would start printing at the fourth line Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 ASCII Displays Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 If the current
56. File Name Arrow Shape arrow1 bmp arrow2 bmp F arrow3 bmp arrow4 bmp gt 1 o ont o 55 arrowdn bmp Yy arrowdnt bmp Y arrowlf bmp arrowlft bmp E arrowret bmp a Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Arrows and Parts File Name Arrow Shape File Name Arrow Shape arrowrt bmp gt arrowrtt bmp gt arrowup bmp A arrowupt bmp A arrwidn bmp A arrwidnt bmp E arrwlup bmp Y arrwlupt bmp t arrwrdn bmp 4 arrwrdnt bmp arrwrup bmp d arrwrupt bmp 4 Equipment Parts Image Type You can use these bitmaps of equipment parts as graphic images Since they are not monochrome you cannot use them as Symbols The images are presented alphanumerically by file name in the tables that follow to match the order in which they are listed in the Select Image dialog box File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Buttons button10 bmp button11 bmp stop button12 bmp Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Arrows and Parts C 3 Image Type File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Conveyors cnv2 bmp cnv3 bmp cnvyl bmp Image Type File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Motors mtrl bmp mtr2 omp Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 C 4 Arrows and Parts Image Type File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Motors mtr3 bmp mtr6 bmp Image Type File Name File Name
57. For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual After you configure the Multistate Indicator Object List and any other object lists that are part of the same Scrolling List group the object lists with the Cursor List You must group all the components of the Scrolling List at the same time or PanelBuilder will report a validation error For more information about grouping objects see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual For an example of how to configure Multistate Indicator Object Lists that would be displayed with your Cursor List see Scrolling List Example at the end of this chapter The number of Local Message objects in a list is determined by the Number of Visible States you defined for the Cursor List The list should be wide enough to accommodate the longest Local Message on a single line Configuring the Local Message Object List Configure the Local Message Object List according to the following table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Number of Visible Define the number of objects that the operator can see at any States given time For the scrolling list to be valid the Number of Visible St
58. Indicator Configuring the Multistate Indicator LISE Indicator sia deiae e r antet ta Configuring the List Indicator About Local Message Displays How a Local Message Is Triggered Triggering Messages on Multiple Local Message Displays Configuring the Local Message Display AboutNumerics 0 0008 Increment and Decrement Value Buttons Increment Value Button with or without Display Configuring the Increment Value Button Decrement Value Button with or without Display Configuring the Decrement Value Butto Numeric Data Display Configuring the Numeric Data Display N n ez etna aceasta i Numeric Keypad Enable Button Keypad Terminals Only Configuring the Numeric Keypad Enable Button Numeric Input Cursor Point Keypad Term Using the Numeric Input Cursor Point o Defining the Numeric Input Cursor Poin inals Only n the PanelView Terminal tCharacter Using the Decimal Point Display Component Configuring the Numeric Input Cursor P NOME e soia ata e nena Numeric Input Configuration Display Configuration CONTOS seai os ne ai orn a Numeric Entry Keypads Touch Screen Te Configuring the Numeric Entry Keypad 2 CRIN PRR siine rminals only 29 29 29 31 33 34 35 35 36 36 39 39 40 41 42 43 44 44 47 48 48 49
59. P 1 software registration P 1 Support services P 4 Version 4 features P 1 Panels 29 Pen value labels configuring 159 Pens configuring 158 configuring value labels in trends 159 maximum in trends 153 PLC handshaking 78 message triggering 44 Printers and screen prints 99 Publications related P 1 Push buttons 81 differences between 82 emergency stops 81 83 85 function 81 interlocked 94 latched 87 maintained 89 multistate 91 normally closed momentary 85 normally open momentary 82 safety considerations 81 83 85 types 81 R README TXT file about P 2 Rectangles 29 Registering PanelBuilder 1400e P 1 Related publications P 1 Requirements hardware P 4 software P 4 Retain cursor on cancel 22 62 68 Return to previous screen button 101 102 configuring 102 S Safety considerations push buttons 81 83 85 Scales 97 about 97 configuring 97 98 customizing 97 Screen keypad enable button 101 106 configuring 106 Screen list selector 101 103 configuring 104 Screen print button 99 about 99 configuring 99 printer compatibility 99 Screen select keypad 101 configuring 105 Screen selectors 101 about 101 Scrolling list 107 about 107 example 128 ladder logic 134 security 32 Set bit cursor point 13 20 configuring 25 default operation 22 defining character 24 defining display field 25 operation on power up 23 retained default oper
60. PLC process This object displays PLC values such as temperature level and speed Depending on how you configure the Numeric Data Display object it can display a decimal point and a minus sign Tip Use Numeric Data Displays with other objects For example include a Numeric Keypad for touch screen terminals or a Numeric Keypad Enable Button for keypad terminals on the same screen as a Numeric Data Display Assign the same Control to both objects so the display can show the control s current value as entered by the input object Important The Numeric Data Display does not retain its value when power is switched off and on The following examples show how the Numeric Data Display works They illustrate how the Decimal Display and polarity options affect the way numbers are displayed Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 54 Numerics Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Example 1 Displaying a Negative Fractional Value The Displayed Value control has a fractional value The value displayed depends on the assigned Decimal Display option and the value of the Polarity control Note Implicit floating point values are accurate up to 7 Significant digits If there are more than 7 significant digits the number is rounded off The following table illustrates how the Decimal Display option determines the display The Displayed Value control is set to 3124 798 If Polarity is unassigned and the This valu
61. Panel View Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Cursor Point Default Operation 1 When the application is run for the first time the Panel View terminal scans all Set Bit Cursor Point objects in the screen from left to right top to bottom The first Set Bit Cursor Point object with its control value set to 1 is as the active Cursor Point for that screen 2 If none are found the Cursor Point object Set Bit or Numeric Input nearest the home position of the screen is the active Cursor Point object for that screen If this is a Set Bit Cursor Point its control is set to 1 3 All other Set Bit Cursor Point objects in the selected screen have their control values reset to 0 Any other Numeric Input Cursor Point objects on the screen remain inactive 4 Ina Remote I O application when the screen is selected and the Screen Number to PLC option is enabled both the new screen number and the new Set Bit Cursor Point values are transferred to the PLC in the same PLC scan Note When the application is first run the Cursor Point operation is enabled Control Selectors 23 Cursor Point Operation after Screen Change 1 When a screen is re selected the Set Bit Cursor Point object that was last active is active again 2 The object s control value is set to 1 3 All other Set Bit Cursor Point objects in the screen have their control values reset to 0 Cursor Point Operation on
62. Point on the PanelView Terminal When the application is running the operator can use the following keys to control the Numeric Input Cursor Point This key Does this Select Enables cursor point operation and activates the arrow and Home keys Arrow keys Move the cursor to the desired Numeric Input or Set Bit Cursor Point in the screen Home Moves the cursor to the Home position the top left Numeric Input or Set Bit Cursor Point in the screen Cancel Turns off the Numeric Input Cursor Point feature and disables the keys RIO Numerics 61 When a Numeric Input Cursor Point is selected the Numeric Entry scratchpad prompt Enter New Value or Press Cancel appears on the top of the display The operator then uses the Numeric Keypad keys to type the new value and presses the Enter key to send the value to the Keypad Numeric Input control If you assign the Optional Keypad Write Expression the Panel View terminal can perform a mathematical calculation or logical operation on the value the operator enters and then send the result to the PLC If the operator uses the Raise or Lower keys while the scratchpad s value field is blank the Keypad Numeric Input control value is incremented or decremented directly without the Enter key being pressed The Raise and Lower keys are disabled as soon as a digit is entered into the Numeric Entry scratchpad They remain disabled until the value in the scratchpad has been enter
63. Republic e Denmark e Dominican Republic e Ecuador e Egypte El Salvador e Finland e France e Germany e Ghana e Greece e Guatemala e Honduras e Hong Kong Hungary e Iceland e India e Indonesia e Iran e Ireland e Israel e Italy e amaica e apan e ordan e Korea e Kuwaite Lebanon e Macau e Malaysia e Malta e Mexico e Morocco The Netherlands e New Zealand e Nigeria e Norway e Oman e Pakistan e Panama e Peru e Philippines e Poland e Portugal e Puerto Rico e Qatar e Romania e Russia e Saudi Arabia e Singapore e Slovakia e Slovenia e South Africa R epublic of e Spain e S weden e Switzerland e Taiwan e Thailand e Trinidad e Tunisia e Turkey e United Arab Emirates United Kingdom e United States e Uruguay e Venezuela Rockwell Automation Headquarters 1201 South Second Street Milwaukee WI 53204 2496 USA Tel 1 414 382 2000 Fax 1 414 382 4444 Rockwell Automation European Headquarters Avenue Hermann Debroux 46 1160 Brussels Belgium Tel 32 2 663 06 00 Fax 32 2 663 06 40 Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Headquarters 27 F Citicorp Centre 18 Whitfield Road Causeway Bay Hong Kong Tel 852 2887 4788 Fax 852 2508 1846 World Wide Web http www ab com Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 40061 297 01 D Supersedes Publication 2711E 820 J uly 1997 Copyright 1998 Allen Bradley Company Inc Printed in USA
64. Sequencer driven by the timer in rung 2 14 Rung 2 13 also sets the currently selected station status to On and the previous station status to Complete as the sequencer increments through the 57 steps Rung 2 14 includes the timer that increments the simulation sequencer each second Rung 2 13 AUTOMODE B40 1 Rung 2 14 SQO TIMER T39 0 DN Rung 2 15 SQO TIMER T39 0 lt DN JEND OF FILE Scrolling Lists 143 SQ0 SEQUENCER OUTPUT File N41 0 Mask FFFF Dest N30 10 Control R38 0 Length 57 Position 0 SET STATUS TO ON MOV MOVE Source 2 Dest N33 N30 10 3 EQU EQUAL Source A N34 N30 10 0 Source B 1 CURSOR CONTROL ADDRESS GRT GREATER THAN Source A N30 10 0 Source B 1 SUB SUBTRACT Source A N30 10 0 Source B 1 Dest N30 9 4 SET STATUS TO COMPLETE EQU EQUAL Source A N34 N30 9 1 OV OVE Source 3 Source B 1 Dest N33 N30 9 1 TIMER ON DELAY EN Timer Time base DN Preset Accum 23707 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Symbols Symbols This chapter tells you about e what Symbols are e available labels for Symbols e how to configure Symbols About Symbols Symbols are identical in function to Multistate Indicators except that the same graphic image label appears for every state Symbols us
65. TOGGLE TOGGLE MANUAL COMMAND COMMAND PRE TOGGLE MODE BUTTON ONE SHOT LATCH B40 N30 3 B40 B40 EQU MOV _ 0NS 1 EQUAL MOVE 1 3 4 6 Source A N34 N30 1 Source 2 1 Source B 1 Dest N34 N30 1 l GEQ MOV GRTR THAN OR EQUAL MOVE Source A N34 N30 1 Source 1 Source B 2 Dest N34 N 30 1 1 PRE TOGGLE LATCH B40 OV ei OVE 6 Source N34 N30 1 1 Dest EQU EQUAL Source A N31 202 1 Source B 1 GEQ GRTR THAN OR EQUAL Source A N31 202 1 Source B 2 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 N31 202 1 OV OVE Source 2 Dest N34 N30 1 1 OV OVE Source 1 Dest N34 N30 1 1 OV OVE Source N30 1 1 N31 200 3 PRE TOGGLE LATCH B40 i 6 Dest 23702 Scrolling Lists 139 Create the Set Command Input Rung Rung 2 7 enables the Set Command function When the Set Command button is pressed the currently displayed command value is placed in the command variable address This secures the new command value when the cursor position or mode changes This rung also sets the Station Status file according to which command is set Rung 2 7 PRE TOGGLE MANUAL SET COMND LATCH MODE BUTTON 1 B40 B40 N30 3 LBLI I 1 1 I 6 1 0 OV OVE Source N34 N30 1 1 Dest N31 202 1 EQU EQUAL Source A N34 N30 1 1 Source B 1 EQU EQUAL Source A N34 N30 1 1
66. The Numeric Keypad Enable Button uses the following controls Keypad Numeric Input identifies the PLC location to which the terminal writes the value that the operator enters in the scratchpad You can assign only a tag to this control Define this control for all Decimal Point options Optional Keypad Write Exprn performs a mathematical calculation or logical operation on the value the operator enters at the PanelView terminal then sends the result to the Keypad Numeric Input control Use of this control is optional You can assign only an expression to this control See Using Write Expressions later in this chapter for information about assigning this control Decimal Point Position determines or indicates the position of the decimal point If you specified the Decimal Point field as PLC Controlled you can assign a tag or expression to this control If you specified the Decimal Point field as Decimal Key Controlled you can assign only a tag Enter Key Control and Enter Key Handshake are used together to provide handshaking between the PLC and the terminal See Enter Key Handshake Operation later in this chapter for more information You can assign only a tag to the Enter Key Control You can assign a tag or expression to the Enter Key Handshake control Important All function keys are disabled while the terminal is waiting for handshake acknowledgement You can adjust the size of the Numeric Keypad Enable But
67. URSOR CONTROL ADDRESS MOV MOVE Source R38 0 P05 5 Dest N30 10 Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 136 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Create the Manual Mode Rung Rung 2 4 places the process in Manual mode It moves a 0 to the Cursor Control Address and permits the Cursor List buttons to control the cursor This rung also places the currently On station to Stand By when Auto mode is switched to Manual Rung 2 4 CURSOR MANUAL CONTROL FROM PLC ADDRESS B40 MOV MOVE Source 0 MANUAL FROM PV Dest N30 10 AUTOMODE MANUAL ONE SHOT B40 EQU EQUAL Source A N33 N30 1 1 MOVE Source 1 Source B 2 Dest N33 N30 1 1 23701 Create the Toggle Command Rungs Scrolling Lists Rung 2 5 handles the toggle command variables when a cursor change or mode change occurs Rung 2 5 PRE TOGGLE CURSOR LATCH CHANGE B40 NEQ NOT EQUAL Source A N30 1 1 SourceB N31 200 AUTOMODE B40 Source N31 202 1 Dest N34 N31 200 3 N30 1 1 Dest N31 200 3 OVE Source N34 N30 1 1 Dest N31 202 1 PRE TOGGLE LATCH B40 U 6 23719 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 137 138 Scrolling Lists Rung 2 6 toggles the command between Select and Bypass for the currently selected station Rung 2 6
68. You can change this character to either a keyboard character or a character from the extended character set For information about the extended characters and their ASCII codes see Appendix B The Extended Character Set in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note By default when the Cancel button is pressed at the terminal the Numeric Input Cursor Point Character becomes invisible To keep the character visible even after the Cancel button is pressed enable the Retain Cursor On Cancel check box in the Object Setup tab of the Terminal Setup dialog box For more information about terminal setup options see Chapter 12 Configuring Terminal Setup Options in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you enable the Retain Cursor On Cancel option the application will be compatible only with Panel View Version 3 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Using the Decimal Point Display Component The Numeric Input Cursor Point has both a display and an input component See Using the Decimal Point later in this chapter for information about the decimal point options for the input component The following options let you determine how the decimal point will be displayed e Disabled Select this option if you don t want any decimal point displayed If the Displayed Value control contains a decimal point it is rounded off
69. a Terminal Powerup The Set Bit Cursor Point operation status Selected or Cancelled is always saved On powerup as well as when you switch to a new screen the Set Bit Cursor Point object that was active when the screen was last displayed is active ATTENTION The Set Bit Cursor Point object should not share tags with objects used for control purposes Sharing tags could cause control functions to start without the operator s knowledge The following example shows how the Panel View terminal determines which Set Bit Cursor Point is active Example 2 When a Screen Uses Multiple Set Bit Cursor Points The Application Startup screen has five Set Bit Cursor Points three in a row at the top of the screen and two in a row below The first two Set Bit Cursor Points in each row are aligned in columns Screens Untitled3 1 OP x E Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 24 Control Selectors Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Screens Untitled3 1 x When the application is downloaded the Set Bit Cursor Point at the top left corner of the screen is selected as the default and its control is set to 1 If the right arrow key is pressed its control is set to 0 and the second Set Bit Cursor Point in the same row is Set to 1 Defining the Set Bit Cursor Point Character and Display Field The Set Bit Cursor Point object consists of a cursor point character and a display field By default the Set Bi
70. about basic handshake operation Numerics 67 Field Meaning Control cont When the Raise or Lower buttons are pressed PanelView sets the Enter Key Control after the delay specified in the Enter Key Control Delay field in the Configure Terminal Setup dialog box and ignores the Enter Key Handshake control After the button is released PanelView monitors the Enter Key Handshake control for a 0 to non 0 transition If this does not occur within the specified Enter Key Handshake Time a minor fault occurs If the Raise or Lower button is released before the Enter Key Control Delay has expired the terminal waits until that time expires before setting the Enter Key Control After the Enter Key Control is set the terminal monitors the Enter Key Handshake control for up to the Enter Key Handshake Time for a 0 to non 0 transition The terminal resets the Enter Key Control in these situations ean error message appears if the terminal does not receive acknowledgement transition from 0 to another value within the Enter Key Handshake Time specified in the Timing Parameters tab of the Configure Terminal Setup dialog box eif the Enter Key Handshake is unassigned the Enter Key Control remains set for the duration of the Push Button Hold Time if the value is entered using the Enter key If the raise or lower keys are used the Enter Key Control waits for the duration of the Enter Key Delay time after the Raise or Lower key is released eif
71. ad Terminals Only i sana ELI Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 A group of Set Bit Cursor Point objects allows the operator to select from a list or an array of objects The Set Bit Cursor Point object consists of a cursor character a display field and a unique control To use the Set Bit Cursor Points at runtime the operator must press the Select button on the Panel View terminal thereby enabling the arrow and Home keys The arrow keys move the cursor to the desired Set Bit Cursor Point on the terminal display The Home key moves the cursor to the home position the cursor position at the top left of the screen When the operator selects a Set Bit Cursor Point the Panel View terminal sets the selected Set Bit Cursor Point s control to 1 and displays the Set Bit Cursor Point character highlighted and blinking To turn off the Set Bit Cursor Point feature and disable the keys the operator must press the Cancel button on the Panel View terminal Only the selected Set Bit Cursor Point will have a control value set to 1 All other Set Bit Cursor Points will have a Control value of 0 Important The Cursor Point operation status Select or Cancel and the current cursor point position for each application screen are maintained even after the terminal is turned off and back on This is true for DH ControlNet and Remote I O applications ATTENTION A control function should require operator confirmation Do not use thi
72. al point options the value sent to the Keypad Numeric Input control is stripped of the decimal point Choose from the following decimal point options e Disabled specifies no values with decimal points can be entered in the scratchpad Only integer values can be entered e Implicit allows the operator to enter the number and decimal point Unlike the Decimal Key Controlled option Implicit does not use a Numeric Decimal Point Position control The Keypad Numeric Input control which uses a floating point address in the PLC contains all the information Implicit floating point numbers are accurate up to 7 significant digits Leading or trailing zeroes do not count as significant digits If there are more than 7 significant digits the number is rounded off The following table illustrates how the PanelView terminal calculates the number of significant digits Number Entered Number of Significant Digits Number sent to the PL 000012 2 000012 000012345678 8 00001234568 123 45000 5 123 45 123 45678 8 123 4568 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 76 Numerics Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 The control you assign must use an analog tag with a Floating Point data type If you use Device tags for ControlNet or DH the tag must specify a floating point address in the programmable controller If you use RIO the tag must be configured with a Block Transfer File address For more information see Chapter
73. ales the application will be compatible only with Panel View Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Tip Use the following suggestions to customize scales e Position text labels on or near the scale object for static descriptions or use display objects for changing descriptions e Specify the number of major and minor ticks to reflect accurately the range of values in the bar graph or Trend object For example if a bar graph has a minimum value of 0 and a maximum value of 50 you could specify 6 major ticks for the scale and 9 minor ticks between each major tick e To have a scale use different colors for different value ranges cascade scales together To do this remove the border from the scales place the high end of one scale at the low end of the next and adjust each scale s color accordingly To add a border to the cascading scales place a hollow or solid panel behind the scales e Group scales with other objects to create a fully functional template For example position two or three pairs of scales and bar graphs together and put numeric display objects immediately below the scale bar graph pairs to display the process variable set point and control variable Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 98 Scales Configuring the Scale Configure the scale according to this table Field Meaning Tick Direction Specify the direction in which you want the ticks to
74. an instead assign the button s initial state to be blank If you do the object will write the tag s initial value to the Button Control Edit States If you wish you can edit the values of each state For example you could assign 100 to state 0 200 to state 1 To change the state values choose Edit States You can assign any unique value from 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 See Configuring Object States in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual for more information Note To minimize the size of the application file use state values that increment by one for each state Do not configure more states than you need Control The Maintained Push Button uses the following controls Button Control records the status of the button You can assign only a tag to this control When the button is first pressed the control is set to the value of the state not configured as the initial state This value remains until the button is pressed a second time resetting the control to the initial state value The button is aware of external control value changes If the Button Control value changes to one that does not match any of the state values the next button pressed sets the button to State 0 Multistate Push Button Push Buttons 91 Field Meaning Control cont Note If you do not assign this control an error state occurs when the object is disp
75. ar Dec Oct Hex Char Dec Oct Hex Char 32 040 20 SP 64 100 40 96 140 60 33 041 21 65 101 41 A 97 141 61 a 34 042 22 66 102 42 B 98 142 62 b 35 043 23 67 103 43 C 99 143 63 c 36 044 24 68 104 44 D 100 144 64 d 37 045 25 69 105 45 E 101 145 65 e 38 046 26 amp 70 106 46 F 102 146 66 f 39 047 27 71 107 67 G 103 147 67 g 40 050 28 72 110 48 H 104 150 68 h 41 051 29 73 111 49 105 151 69 i 42 052 2A 74 112 4A 106 152 6A j 43 053 2B 75 113 4B K 107 153 6B k 44 054 2C 76 114 4C L 108 154 6C l 45 055 2D 71 115 4D 109 155 6D m 46 056 2E 78 116 4E N 110 156 6E n 47 057 2F 79 117 4F 0 111 157 6F 0 48 060 30 0 80 120 50 P 112 160 70 p 49 061 31 1 81 121 51 Q 113 161 71 q 50 062 32 2 82 122 52 R 114 162 72 r 51 063 33 3 83 123 53 S 115 163 73 S 52 064 34 4 84 124 54 T 116 164 74 t 53 065 35 5 85 125 55 U 117 165 75 u 54 066 36 6 86 126 56 V 118 166 76 V 55 067 37 7 87 127 57 W 119 167 77 w 56 070 38 8 88 130 58 X 120 170 78 X 57 071 39 9 89 131 59 Y 121 171 79 y 58 072 3A 90 132 5A Z 122 172 7A Z 59 073 3B i 91 133 5B 123 173 7B 60 074 3C lt 92 134 5C 124 174 TC 61 075 3D 93 135 5D 125 175 7D 62 076 3E gt 94 136 5E ci 126 176 TE 63 077 3F 95 137 5F 127 177 7F DEL Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 A Arcs 27 Arrows 28 35 ASCII display D 1 about 1 configuring 4 control sequences 3 invalid control sequences 3 special characters 3 string format 3 ASCII extended ch
76. aracter set 149 D 1 ASCII input 5 about 5 buttons 7 configuring 9 displays 6 Bar graph 11 about 11 configuring 12 Bitmaps See Graphic images C Configuring decimal point for input objects 75 Enter key handshake 78 objects ASCII display 4 ASCII input 9 bar graph 12 trends 157 control list selector with enter key 15 control list selector without enter key 18 cursor list 108 date display 152 decrement value button 52 goto configure mode button 34 goto screen button 102 increment value button 49 interlocked push button 95 latched push button 88 list indicator 42 local message display 44 index local message object list 124 maintained push button 90 multistate indicator 40 multistate indicator object list 123 multistate push button 92 normally closed momentary push button 86 normally open momentary push button 83 numeric data display 55 numeric data display object list 125 numeric entry keypad 70 numeric input cursor point 63 numeric keypad enable button 58 return to previous screen button 102 scales 98 screen keypad enable button 106 screen list selector 104 screen print button 99 screen select keypad 105 set bit cursor point 25 symbols 146 time display 152 pens in trends 158 scales 97 write expressions 79 Control defined P 3 Control list selector with enter key 13 14 94 configuring 15 Control list selector without enter key 1
77. assign different PLC addresses to the Button Control and Indicator State control Program the PLC to set the Indicator State control to 1 when the Button Control is 1 and the button displays state 1 If the Indicator State control value does not match any of the State values an error state occurs and the button displays state 1 without labels Since these controls use only two values digital tags are recommended You can adjust the size of the Normally Open Momentary Push Button and format its foreground color background color button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Normally Closed Momentary N C Push Button i Push Buttons 85 The Normally Closed Momentary Push Button controls the value at the Button Control Normally this control s value is 1 When the button is pressed the control is set to 0 When the button is released the control is reset to 1 If the button is pressed at the moment a window Information Message Alarm Message or Fault Window appears on the screen the button s value is reset to 1 Note You can assign two or more of these buttons to the same Button Control When this is the case Normally Closed Momentary Push Buttons function like their hard wired equivalents w
78. assign only the Button Control and not the Indicator S tate control the button state is displayed as soon as the button is pressed and released The feedback for this control is local and immediate It does not necessarily reflect the Button Control s value If you assign the same tag to the Button Control and Indicator State control the terminal displays the button state based on the Button Control value The button displays state 1 when the operator presses it and displays state 0 when the operator releases it This is a more reliable way of configuring the button however if DH or ControlNet network traffic is heavy the display response may be delayed To provide a visual handshake with the PLC assign different PLC addresses to the Button Control and Indicator State control Program the PLC to set the Indicator State control to the value of the Button Control and the button changes to the state with that value If the Indicator State control value does not match any of the state values an error state occurs and the button displays state 1 without labels Because these controls use only two values digital tags are recommended Latched Push Button Push Buttons 87 You can adjust the size of the Normally Closed Momentary Push Button and format its foreground color background color button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see
79. ates must be the same as the Cursor List s Number of Visible States Highlight Bar Check this box if you want the current state controlled by the Cursor Control or cursor buttons to appear highlighted in reverse video Control Visible State controls are used to attach an individual control to each visible object or state in the list You can assign tags or expressions to these controls Numeric Data Display Object List Scrolling Lists 125 You can adjust the size of the Local Message Object List and format its foreground color background color font style and blink and underline attributes You cannot use the Extra Large Font for the Local Message Object List For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual After you configure the Local Message Object List and any other object lists that are part of the same Scrolling List group the object lists with the Cursor List You must group all the components of the Scrolling List at the same time or PanelBuilder will report a validation error For more information about grouping objects see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual For an example of how to configure Local Message Object Lists that would be displayed with your Cursor List see Scrolling List Example at the end of this cha
80. ation 23 using 21 Sizing graphic images 36 Skipped states configuring in scrolling lists 115 Software requirements P 4 Software mode switch 32 33 disable 34 enable 34 terminal behavior at power up 34 Software registration P 1 Support services P 4 Symbols 145 A 1 B 1 C 1 about 145 configuring 146 States 145 T Technical support services P 4 Terminology P 3 Terms P 3 Text 35 about 149 label 149 Time display 151 about 151 configuring 152 Trends 153 about 153 Index l 5 configuring 157 controls in 154 data points maximums 154 foreground background plotting 154 maximums 153 out of range values 155 pens maximums 153 Triggering local messages 44 W Wedges 29 Write expressions using 79 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 ON Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation helps its customers receive a superior return on their investment by bringing together leading brands in industrial automation creating a broad spectrum of easy to integrate products These are supported by local technical resources available worldwide a global network of system solutions providers and the advanced technology resources of Rockwell ZT A Worldwide representation ee 7 Argentina e Australia e Austria e Bahrain e Belgium e Bolivia e Brazil e Bulgaria e Canada e Chile e China People s Republic of e Colombia e Costa Rica e Croatia e Cyprus Czech
81. atting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Extra Large font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Screen Select Keypad Large and Small Touch Screen Terminals Only gt Screen Selectors 105 A Screen Select Keypad is a numeric keypad that enables the operator to choose the next screen to be displayed by entering its number Tip Configure a Goto Screen button labeled Select New Screen to go to a screen displaying a Screen Select Keypad The operator can then select the desired screen by entering the screen number Screen Select Keypads come in two sizes the large keypad is 384 pixels wide while the small keypad is 192 pixels wide Both keypads are 480 pixels high and both operate in the same way The following table lists and explains the object s components This component Does this Enter Removes the current screen and displays the screen with the screen number that was in the scratchpad Scratchpad Shows the screen number being entered Delete Deletes the most recent digit entered Number keys Specify the number of the screen to select Clear Clears the scratchpad Configuring the Screen Select Keypad Configure the Screen Select Keypad according to thi
82. available 24 hours a day 7 days a week at 1 440 646 5436 or browse through our technical support document library at http www ab com mem prodserv services technotes techmain html on the World Wide Web Alternatively contact Allen Bradley Technical Support 1 Allen Bradley Drive Mayfield Heights Ohio 44124 6118 or call 1 440 646 6800 or fax 1 440 646 6890 for technical support between 8 AM and 5 PM EST Monday to Friday Please have the serial number for your software ready when you call or include it on your fax You can find this number e on the Software Registration card that was shipped with your software e on the screen that appears when you start PanelBuilder e inthe main Help menu when you choose About ASCII Displays About ASCII Displays ASCII Displays This chapter tells you e how the ASCII Display object functions e about special characters and control sequences e which characters are in the ASCII character set e about invalid control sequences e how to configure the ASCII Display object The ASCII Display object is used to display on the PanelView terminal a character string sent from the PLC The display is updated whenever the string changes The ASCII Display object can display any character in the IBM extended character set Special control characters can be included to provide special formatting for the displayed characters The characters displayed are controlled exactly as speci
83. blication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 10 ASCII Inputs Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Field Meaning Control cont If the terminal does not receive acknowledgment transition from 0 to non 0 within the Enter Key Handshake Time as specified in the Timing Parameters tab of the Terminal Setup dialog box it displays an error message in the Fault Window and resets the Enter Key Control If the Enter Key Handshake is unassigned the Enter Key Control remains set for the duration of the Push Button Hold Time or for as long as the button is pressed whichever is longer Because this control uses only two values a digital tag is recommended Important If the Enter Key Control is assigned all keypad and touch screen input is disabled when the Enter Key is pressed until the Enter Key Control is reset to 0 You can adjust the size of the scratchpad and format the ASCII Input object s foreground color background color font style and border style For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Extra Large Font the application will be compatible with PanelView Version 2 or later It will not be compatible with earlier versions Bar Graphs Bar Graphs This chapter tells you e how bar graphs function e how to configure bar graphs About Bar Graphs Bar graphs are
84. cons See Symbols Increment value button 47 48 configuring 49 Input objects about 47 Interlocked push button 81 94 configuring 95 ISA symbols 35 145 K Keypad screen selector 105 L Labels configuring in trends 159 Latched push button 81 87 configuring 88 Lines 28 List indicator 39 41 configuring 42 Local message display 43 about 43 configuring 44 Local message object list 119 configuring 124 number of states 124 number of visible states 124 Local messages 43 triggering 44 Maintained push button 81 89 configuring 90 Multistate indicator 39 configuring 40 Multistate indicator object list 119 configuring 123 number of states 123 number of visible states 123 Multistate push button 81 91 configuring 92 N Normally closed momentary push button configuring 86 Normally open momentary push button 81 configuring 83 Numeric data display 47 53 configuring 55 decimal point position 55 polarity 55 scaling formula 54 Numeric data display object list 119 125 configuring 125 Numeric entry keypad 47 69 configuring 70 Numeric input cursor point 47 60 configuring 63 decimal point 62 defining character 62 using atruntime 60 Numeric keypad enable button 47 57 configuring 58 Numerics 47 about 47 editing array of numeric values 72 O Object list See also Scrolling list local message 119 multistate indicator 119
85. control The state value for each visible state is sent to the PLC via its control Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 114 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Configuring Cursor List State Values To configure the Cursor List State Values choose Edit States in the Configure Cursor List dialog box Configure the Cursor List State Values according to the following table Column Meaning State Value Assign a value to each state the Cursor List will use Also assign values to skipped states To assign different values to the states choose Edit States You can assign any unique value from 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 For more information see Configuring List Object States in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Skip State Specify whether this state will be skipped If you choose Yes neither the PLC nor the operator can select it When the operator scrolls through the Cursor List the cursor will skip the state If the Cursor List is under PLC control and the PLC sends a state value for a skipped state to the terminal the terminal treats the value as invalid and removes the arrow cursor and highlight The terminal will not send a value to the Cursor Indicator control However if the State is a visible state the state s value will still be written to the Visible State control See Configuring Skipped States earlier i
86. d Meaning Control The Normally Open Momentary Push Button uses the following controls Button Control records the status of the button 1 when the button is pressed and 0 otherwise You can assign only a tag to this control The Push Button Hold Time as selected in the Timing Parameters tab of the Configure Terminal Setup dialog box ensures that the value at this control is held for at least the specified duration Note If you do not assign this control an error state occurs when the object is displayed on the PanelView terminal The button displays state 1 without its label alerting the operator to the error state Indicator State controls the display state of the object You can assign a tag or expression to this control If you assign just the Button Control and not the Indicator State control the button state is displayed as soon as the button is pressed and released The feedback for this control is local and immediate It does not necessarily reflect the Button Control s value If you assign the same tag to the Button Control and Indicator State control the terminal displays the button state based on the Button Control value The button displays state 1 when the operator presses it and displays state 0 when the operator releases it This is a more reliable way of configuring the button however if traffic is heavy over DH or ControlNet the display response may be delayed To provide a visual handshake with the PLC
87. d drawing objects into wallpaper See Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual for detailed information About Drawing Objects Use the following drawing objects to illustrate your application screens e arcs e ellipses e lines e panels e rectangles e wedges gt Note For information about Scales see the Scales chapter later in this manual Arc You can draw arcs from one to four quadrants You can size the arc configure it to appear hollow or solid and change the line style or width When you first draw an arc it appears as an ellipse Select one of the handles and drag the pointer around the circumference of the ellipse to reduce the curve to three two or one quadrant of the ellipse gt Tip To draw quadrants of a perfect circle hold the Shift key as you first draw the arc For more details on drawing and configuring arcs see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 28 Drawings Ellipse is Line Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 You can create any size and shape of ellipse You can configure the ellipse as hollow or solid and change the line style or width Tip To create or edit a perfect circle hold the Shift key as you draw or edit the ellipse You can draw any size of circle For details on drawing and configuring ellipses
88. down the Increment Value Button the terminal begins increasing the value at the Button Control by the Amount per Increment value at the rate you specify in this field A value of 0 disables auto repeat When the button is pushed and held the value at the Button Control increases once by the amount specified in the Amount per Increment field The button must be released and pushed again for the next increment Auto R epeat S tart Delay Specify the time between 200 milliseconds and 2 5 seconds that the operator must hold down the Increment Value Button before the auto repeat function starts Amount per Increment Enter an integer or floating point value between 0 0000000001 and 2 147 483 647 Floating point values are accurate to 10 Significant digits The value at the control increases by this amount each time the operator presses the button or at each auto repeat Maximum Value Define a maximum value above which the Increment Value Button value will stop increasing If the value is already at or above the maximum you define here and the Increment Value Button is pressed the value will not change Instead an error message appears Enter a value between 2 147 483 648 and 2 147 483 647 Floating point values are accurate to 10 Significant digits Show Numeric Display Check this field if you want the button s value to be displayed If you choose this it will be an Increment Value Button with Display ob
89. dth of the list e For Local Message Object Lists the minimum width should be the longest defined message that will be displayed e For Numeric Display Data Object Lists the minimum width depends on the range of values you are expecting to display p gt Note You can size the Object List height to increase or decrease the number of Visible States However you cannot size the Object List to accommodate fewer states than the number of the highest assigned Visible State control For example if you assigned a tag to Visible State 5 you cannot size the list to display fewer than 5 states If you size the list to display fewer than 5 states by entering a lower number in the Number of Visible States field you will receive a warning and if you choose to proceed Visible State controls with a higher number will be deleted Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Multistate Indicator Object List Scrolling Lists 121 Each Multistate Indicator object in the Multistate Indicator Object List allows the operator to view the state of a PLC operation on the screen The Number of Visible States you define for the Multistate Indicator Object List must be the same as for the Cursor List Because the objects function as a list they are configured as a group You can define from 2 to 255 states for the objects For each state you can define unique labels colors and attributes using text and bitmap images The Panel View terminal then monitors th
90. e less memory than Multistate Indicators and the Panel View terminal processes information more quickly for Symbols You can include any number of Symbols in your screen A Symbol can have up to 255 different states You can assign unique attributes such as color and blink to every state but the monochrome graphic image you assign to it is used for all states You assign a Symbol State control to the Symbol object The value of this control determines the state that is displayed at runtime If a value that has not been assigned to any of the states is written to the control or if no control is defined an error state occurs and the highest numbered state is displayed without the image This will cause the Symbol to disappear Available Graphic Images Your PanelBuilder 1400e install set includes a set of 32 standard ISA Industrial Symbol bitmaps in two sizes These are monochrome bitmaps you can use as Symbols If you followed the default installation the bitmaps will be in PanelBuilder 1400e s IMAGES ISA directory Appendix A ISA Symbols shows the ISA symbols available There is also a set of monochrome DIN symbols in the IMAGES DIN directory Appendix B DIN Symbols shows the DIN symbols available The IMAGES ARROWS and IMAGES PARTS directories contain sets of arrows and equipment parts respectively They are listed in Appendix C Arrows and Parts Some of the arrows are monochrome and can be used as symbols The equipment par
91. e Visible State control and displays the state labels and colors appropriate to the control value Configuring Labels for Multistate Indicator Object Lists As part of configuring the Multistate Indicator Object List you may want to add text or graphic images to different states Note To add a graphic image you can use monochrome or color bitmaps but not PanelBuilder drawing objects By default the text is configured as Small Font You can change the font size Different states can have different font sizes However you cannot use the Extra Large font for Scrolling List objects The lines of text the font size and the maximum size of the graphic image depend on whether or not the Double Height States option is selected in the Configure Multistate Indicator Object List dialog box e Ifthe Double Height States option is not selected you can enter only a single line of Small or Double Wide text You can add graphic images that are 20 pixels or less in height e Ifthe Double Height States option is selected you can enter a single line of Large or Double High text or two lines of Small or Double Wide text You can add graphic images that are 40 pixels or less in height Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 122 Scrolling Lists To change the text font to Double High or Large 1 2 Draw the Multistate Indicator Object List Select the Double Height States option in the Configure Multistate Indicator Object List dialog box
92. e how the different types of push buttons function e how to configure each type of push button Push buttons are application screen objects that function like mechanical push buttons on industrial control panels Operators use push buttons to control processes There are six types of push buttons e Normally Open Momentary e Normally Closed Momentary e Latched e Maintained e Multistate e Interlocked Note Some PanelBuilder objects consist of several components including buttons For example Control List Selectors have two or three associated buttons These buttons are configured as part of the object that contains them not as independent push buttons ATTENTION Push buttons can be used as stop buttons but not for emergency stops Emergency stop buttons must be hard wired How the Different Push Buttons Work Each push button has an assigned Button Control at the PLC When the button is pressed the value of this control changes and initiates an action The six types of push buttons differ in these ways e number of states e how they respond to being pressed e how they respond to screen changes mode switches and power cycles Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 82 Push Buttons The following table shows the differences between the push buttons Push Button States Response to button press Response to Response to power screen cycles changes mode switch Normally Open or 2 State changes to open
93. e is displayed Decimal Display option is set to Disabled 3125 Implicit 3124 798 PLC Controlled at 1 digit 3124 8 Fixed Position at 5 digits 3124 79800 The following table illustrates how the value of the P olarity control determines the display The Displayed Value control is Set to 3124 798 If the Decimal Display is set to Implicit This value is displayed and the Polarity control is this value Unassigned 3124 798 0 3124 798 1 3124 798 Example 2 Displaying an Integer Value The Displayed Value control has an integer value The value displayed depends on the assigned Decimal Display option and the value of the Polarity control The following table illustrates how the Decimal Display option determines the display The Displayed Value control is set to 3124 Numerics 55 If Polarity is unassigned and the This value is displayed Decimal Display option is set to Disabled 3124 Implicit 3124 PLC Controlled at 1 digit 312 4 Fixed Position at 5 digits 03124 The following table illustrates how the value of the Polarity control determines the display The Displayed Value control s value is 3124 If the Decimal Display is set to Implicit This value is displayed and the Polarity control is this value Unassigned 3124 0 3124 1 3124 Configuring the Numeric Data Display Configure the Numeric Data Display according to the following table Field M
94. e screen so the operator can control which local message is displayed The Local Message Display object can display single or multiple lines of message text depending on the object size and font size A local message can contain up to 256 characters You can select any font size including the Extra Large font At runtime if the display is wide enough to display the full message on one line the text appears centered within the display area If the message is longer than the display area it is left justified If the display is not wide enough automatic word wrapping occurs so the message is displayed on multiple lines and the text is left justified If the message uses the newline character n the text after the character begins on a new line of the display If the message is longer than the display the message is truncated to fit The gt character at the end of the message indicates it has been truncated Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 44 Local Message Displays Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 How a Local Message Is Triggered A message is triggered when the value of the Message Control changes This value must correspond to the trigger value of a local message For example a control value of 19 would cause the message with trigger value 19 from the Local Message list to appear in the display If the control value changed to 27 the message with trigger value 27 would appear replacing the previous message
95. eaning Background Screen P lotting Select the check box if you want the Trend to continue plotting this Pen even when the screen containing the Trend object is not displayed Deselect the check box if you don t need the Trend to plot this particular Pen when the screen is not displayed This selection overrides the Background Screen Plotting for All Pens option for this pen Pen Color Select the color to use for the pen s line and symbol Symbol Select a symbol to display at each data point Leave this field blank if you do not want the Trend object to display symbols for this pen Line Style Select the style of line to use to connect the data points for this pen Control Pen Value specifies the location of the values you want this pen to track Assign a tag or expression to this control Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Trends 159 Configuring the Pen Value Labels Configure the Pen Value Labels according to this table Field Meaning Fill Left With Choose whether the left portion of the display will be filled with zeros or blank spaces when fewer than the maximum number of digits is displayed Number of Digits Specify the number of digits that can be displayed on the screen from 1 to 16 Decimal Display Specify how you want decimal points to appear in the label Disabled Select this option if you dont want a decimal point displayed If the Pen Value control contai
96. eaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Fill Left With Choose whether the left portion of the display will be filled with zeroes or blank spaces when fewer than the maximum number of digits are displayed Number of Digits Specify the number of digits to display up to a maximum of 16 Keep in mind that a decimal point and minus sign each take one digit At runtime if the value can t be displayed within the number of digits specified for the object a string of asterisks is displayed Decimal Display How you configure the decimal display and polarity determines the appearance and behavior of the Numeric Data Display See the examples before this table The configuration also determines the tags or expressions you must assign Each Numeric Data Display can have only one configuration Disabled Select this item if you don t want any decimal point displayed If the Displayed Value control contains a decimal point it will be rounded off Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 56 Numerics Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Field Meaning Decimal Display cont Implicit The value from the Displayed Value control will be displayed as itis without any external decimal manipulation For example a value of 1 is displayed as 1 A value of 1 3 is displayed as 1 3 If t
97. ed by a single asterisk Decimal Key Controlled allows the operator to enter the number and decimal point The terminal calculates the decimal point position and writes this value to the Numeric Decimal Point Position control See Using the Decimal P oint later in this chapter for more information Digits after Decimal If you ve selected the decimal point as Fixed Position specify Point the number of digits to follow the decimal point up to a maximum of 15 Auto Repeat Rate When the operator holds down the Raise or Lower key the per second terminal begins changing the value in the Keypad Numeric Input control by the specified Amount per Increment Decrement value at the rate entered in this field Specify a number between 0 and 20 per second A value of 0 disables auto repeat Auto R epeat Start Specify the time between 200 ms and 2 5 seconds that the Delay operator must hold down the Raise or Lower key before the auto repeat function starts Amount per Increment Enter a value between 1 and 2 147 483 647 if the decimal point Decrement is disabled If the decimal point is enabled enter any value between 0 0000000001 and 2 147 483 647 The number can have a maximum of 10 digits The decimal point is not considered a digit The value at the Keypad Numeric Input control will change by this amount each time the operator presses the Raise or Lower Key Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Fi
98. ed integer or floating point amount Note If you configure the Increment Value Button for floating point values the application will be compatible only with Panel View Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions You can control the value range by assigning an upper limit to the button If the operator tries to increment the Button Control above the upper limit an error message is displayed and the value is not sent to the PLC You can choose to have the Increment Value Button s numeric value displayed You can place the Numeric Display component anywhere on the screen RIO Numerics 49 Tip If you want immediate indication of the value you re sending to the PLC use the button s Numeric Display component instead of a Numeric Data Display This is especially important for DH and ControlNet applications when Auto Repeat is enabled Since the DH and ControlNet network response can be slow you don t want to overshoot the target value when the button is auto repeating The Numeric Display component shows the last value sent to the PLC Use a separate Numeric Data Display object if you want to feed back the value you ve written Note When the button is released the Numeric Display component will be aware of any external changes to the Button Control and update itself At runtime if the numeric value cannot be displayed for example if the field is too small the Numeric Display c
99. ed or cleared Note If you assign the Optional Keypad Write Expression the Raise and Lower keys are disabled The operator can enter up to 16 digits in the window By default 5 of these are displayed Pressing Enter validates the value If the value entered is valid the window clears The new value is then sent to the PLC If the value is invalid an error message appears The value remains in the window and is not sent to the PLC The operator must clear the error message from the display Note The Numeric Entry scratchpad occupies the full screen width of the top 60 pixels of the screen When displayed the scratchpad covers any objects in this area Keep this in mind before you place objects in this area Important In Remote I O applications the Panel View terminal can retain the current values for the object s controls even after the terminal is turned off Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the retained value last state or initial value default is sent to the PLC when power is re applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 4 in the PanelView 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 62 Numerics Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Defining the Numeric Input Cursor Point Character By default the Numeric Input Cursor Point object uses a small arrow as the cursor character
100. eld Numerics 65 Meaning Maximum Value Specify a maximum value greater than the minimum value The range of possible values is any number between 2 147 483 647 and 2 147 483 647 The number can have a maximum of 10 digits The decimal point is not considered a digit Note If the Decimal Point type is Implicit the valid range is 2 147 483 000 to 2 147 483 000 Implicit floating point values are accurate up to 7 significant digits additional digits are rounded off at the PanelView terminal At runtime if the operator enters a value above the value you specify the terminal won t write the value to the PLC Minimum Value Specify a minimum value less than the maximum value The range of possible values is any number between 2 147 483 648 and 2 147 483 646 The number can have a maximum of 10 digits The decimal point is not considered a digit Note Ifthe Decimal Point type is Implicit the valid range is 2 147 484 000 to 2 147 482 000 Implicit floating point values are accurate up to 7 significant digits additional digits are rounded off at the PanelView terminal At runtime if the operator enters a value below the value you specify the terminal won t write the value to the PLC Display Configuration How you configure the display determines how the values appear to the operator at runtime Field Meaning Number of Digits Enter the number of digits that can be displayed on the screen The max
101. en Run and Configure modes without using the hardware keyswitch When in Configure Mode press the Mode Switch tab in the Security window to display the following screen Security pa Important If the Software Mode Switch is set to Enable the Goto Configure Mode button is displayed without access restrictions on both the Transfer Application screen and the Major Fault window See below for a screen display This may pose a security issue because all operators will be able to switch between Run and Configure modes MAIR FAULT Cony x Hot enough PA installed te dinpiay this arreen The presence of the Goto Configure Mode button in an application running on the Panel View terminal does not disable the terminal s hardware keyswitch the terminal can still be switched from Run mode to Configure mode using the keyswitch or remote keyswitch if fitted Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 34 Goto Configure Mode Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 The following table shows the behavior of the terminal at power up If the terminal is powered up with Then the terminal powers up in The Software Mode Switching option The mode indicated by the hardware disabled Keyswitch The Software Mode Switching option The same mode it was in at power down enabled and the hardware key switch in Run Mode The Software Mode Switch option enabled Configure Mode and the hardware keyswitch in Configure
102. er for information about assigning this control Decimal Point Position determines or indicates the position of the decimal point If you specified the Decimal Point field as PLC Controlled you can assign a tag or expression to this control If you specified the Decimal Point field as Decimal Key Controlled you can assign a tag only Enter Key Control and Enter Key Handshake are used together to provide handshaking between the PLC and the terminal You can assign only a tag to the Enter Key Control You can assign a tag or expression to the Enter Key Handshake control See Enter Key Handshake Operation later in this chapter for more information Important All touch screen input is disabled while the terminal is waiting for handshake acknowledgement You can format the Numeric Entry Keypad s foreground color and background color For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you assign a write expression or configure the Numeric Entry Keypad for implicit decimal point operation the application will be compatible only with Panel View Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 72 Numerics Examples Editing an Array of Numeric Values Numeric Keypad Enable Button 1 011 0 17 Keypad Numeric Inpu
103. erator to print with black text on a white screen background Screen print requests are ignored when the printer is already busy with a previous screen print Enabling the Screen Print Active to PLC option in the PLC I O Control Options dialog box allows the Panel View terminal to inform the PLC that a screen print is in progress For details on setting this option as well as information about screen prints see Chapter 12 Configuring Terminal and PLC Options in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual The PLC can also trigger screen prints If the PLC controlled screen print and screen change happen at the same time the current screen is printed before the screen changes Configuring the Screen Print Button Configure the Screen Print Button according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Function Key Specify which function key the operator must press to activate Keypad only this button Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 100 Variable Content TTL Chap Is Linked To HD Running Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 You can adjust the size of the Screen Print Button and format its foreground color background color button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see
104. erent states You can define only one set of state labels per Multistate Object List e Local Message Object List This Object List is a list of individual Local Message Display objects e Numeric Data Display Object List This Object List is a list of individual Numeric Data Display objects You can define only one type of numeric display for each Numeric Data Display Object List The following illustration shows a sample Scrolling List object consisting of a cursor list and two object lists The number of visible states is the same for all three lists Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 120 Scrolling Lists Screens Untitled 1 Biel ES a Cursor List with Six Visible States Page Up Up Page Down Down Cursor List Buttons Home End Enter Local Message Object List Numeric Data x Display Object List Na gt Note Use the same font height font sizes Large and Double High are the same height Small and Double Wide are the same height for the object lists that you use for the cursor list Otherwise PanelBuilder will display a validation error You must also group the cursor list and its Object List together before downloading the file to avoid validation errors The Object List s width determines the size of the objects to be displayed in the list e For Multistate Indicator Object Lists the size of the state label determines the appropriate wi
105. es you through setting up PanelBuilder 1400e and introduces you to PanelBuilder 1400e basics It includes a tutorial to give you hands on experience working with a PanelBuilder 1400e application e The PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Publication Number 2711E 819 explains PanelBuilder 1400e in detail and provides step by step instructions for planning creating and working with applications Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 P 2 Preface What s in the Reference Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 e The PanelBuilder 1400e Screen Objects Reference Manual Publication Number 2711E 820 provides detailed reference information for application screen objects e The PanelBuilder 1200 1400e Transfer Utility User Manual Publication Number 2711E 6 8 provides detailed instructions for transferring files using the Transfer Utility that comes with PanelBuilder 1400e Version 3 e Context sensitive online Help provides a reference for any procedures or commands you need explained or problems you may encounter To get help press FI or choose the Help button if you re in a dialog box e The PanelBuilder 1400e Readme file is a Microsoft Windows Notepad file that is copied to your hard disk when you install PanelBuilder 1400e It informs you of any software changes after the manuals were printed e The PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual Publication Number 2711E
106. essage Object Lists e Numeric Data Display Object Lists Important For the Scrolling List object to function you must group the Cursor List and all object lists on the screen The following illustration shows how a Scrolling List could appear Screens Untitled 1 OF x E The Scrolling List permits PLC output data to be multiplexed to the PanelView terminal This reduces the PLC ladder logic typically needed to display and edit large amounts of data Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 108 Scrolling Lists Cursor List Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Important Depending on how the Scrolling Lists in the application are configured the terminal can retain the last that is most current list state for all the Cursor List and Object List settings even after the terminal is turned off See Configuring Retained Last List States later in this chapter for more information How you define the Cursor List determines how you can define the Object Lists Therefore create and configure the Cursor List before you create any of the Object Lists You use three dialog boxes to configure the Cursor List Configure Cursor List In this dialog box you assign the number of states configure the button repeat times configure whether to retain the last list state and assign controls You can also access the Configure Cursor List Buttons and Configure Cursor List States dialog boxes from this dialog box
107. etwork responsiveness in DH and ControlNet applications Note If the Indicator State value does not match any of the defined state values an error state occurs and the button displays state 1 without labels An error state also occurs if the Button Control is not assigned In this case also the button displays state 1 without labels Important The Latched Push Button does not retain its value when power is switched off and on again after screen changes or when the terminal is switched to Configuration mode and then back to Run mode The Button Control is reset to the initial state value Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 88 Push Buttons Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Important Operator screen changes are not permitted while the Button Control is set to the state 1 value if the handshake is still outstanding If the PLC initiates a screen change the Button Control is reset to the state 0 value Configuring the Latched Push Button Configure the Latched Push Button according to the following table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Button Type Specify a Latched Push Button Function Key Specify which function key the operator must press to activate Keypad only this button Number of States Only two states are possible You cannot change this number Initial Sta
108. extend from the line For vertical scales specify either Left or Right For horizontal scales specify either Up or Down Major Ticks Specify the number of major ticks on the line Major ticks are twice the length of minor ticks The range is from 2 to 20 If you choose 2 one mark appears at either end of the scale Minor Ticks Specify the number of minor ticks between each major tick Minor ticks are half the length of major ticks The range is from 0 to 20 You can adjust the size of the scale and format its foreground color background color border style line style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 About Screen Print Buttons Screen Print Buttons Screen Print Buttons This chapter tells you e how the Screen Print Button works e how to configure the Screen Print Button The Screen Print Button is a static object it doesn t interact with the PLC The operator uses the Screen Print Button to print the current screen When this button is pressed a monochrome bitmap image of the screen is sent to the printer If a window is open the window is printed also Important Only Epson FX 80 compatible printers are supported Note For best print results design the screens you intend the op
109. fied by the data in the string Characters are processed sequentially until a null character all bits 0 is received Any characters after a null character are ignored The maximum character string length is 82 characters If only 10 displayable characters not control characters are in the string only 10 positions on the screen will be filled Any previously existing text anywhere else within the display area will be unaffected Words wrap within the area defined for the ASCII Display object but if the character string is too long to be displayed the extra characters are ignored Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 ASCII Displays Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Example 1 Character String Display and Overwrite The display is defined as 10 characters wide by 3 characters high The characters are single height and single width The string to be displayed is A long string for the ASCII display The object will show A long string for the ASCII The last word of the string is lost because the object isn t large enough for the whole string A second string This shows how characters overwrite is sent while the first one is displayed This shows how ng for characters Any character which was not directly covered by a new character remained in the display This feature can be useful for updating portions of an ASCII display while leaving portions unchanged If you want to clear the disp
110. for all types of applications In this example all numeric values are entered using one Numeric Keypad Numeric Data Displays display the values in the PLC Interlocked Push Buttons are placed next to each Numeric Data Display to provide a means of selecting which value to change The Interlocked Push buttons have been given control values 0 to 3 The following PLC 5 15 rungs show how the data can be read into the PLC and transferred to the corresponding Numeric Data Display Rung for Remote I O Application Enter Bit 1 010 I MOV MOVE SOURCE 1 011 DEST 0 010 EQU EQUAL SOURCE A 1 012 SOURCE B 0 20383 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Using the Decimal Point Numerics 75 Rung for DH or ControlNet Application Enter Bit MOV MOVE SOURCE DEST EQU EQUAL SOURCE A SOURCE B N7 11 N7 12 N7 13 0 20384 To select which value to change press the Interlocked Push Button beside the value and use the Numeric Keypad to enter the new value You can determine whether or not the operator can enter numbers with decimal points in the scratchpad for the Numeric Keypad Enable Button Numeric Input Cursor Point and Numeric Entry Keypad objects Note With the exception of the Implicit decimal point option any decimal point entered is implied only With the Implicit option a floating point value is written to the PLC For all other decim
111. ges monochrome bitmap images are imported as monochrome The maximum graphic image size is 640 by 480 pixels If you import a file larger than this PanelBuilder automatically shrinks it to 640 by 480 pixels Note AutoCAD dxf graphics are converted to bitmap files when PanelBuilder creates the application s pvd file for downloading to the Panel View terminal Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 36 Graphic Images Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 gt Tip Convert two color bitmaps to monochrome before you import them Monochrome images use less memory and therefore provide better runtime performance You can configure a monochrome image s foreground and background colors fill style and blink attributes You can t change the format of 16 color images Tip Because PanelBuilder converts color images to 16 color bitmaps a 256 color image may not convert as expected To achieve a photographic appearance for your color bitmaps import images that use few colors Screen 10 of the demonstration applications shows a good example TANK16 BMP uses grays and greens and has the quality of a photographic image If you followed the default installation the demonstration application files are in the PB1400E DEMO folder Once bitmaps and dxf files are imported into the application s graphic image libraries you can select the files and place them on the application screen or in objects as labels Sizing Graphic Images Y
112. gn any unique value from 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 For more information see Configuring List Object States in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the Pane Builder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note To minimize the size of the application file use state values that increment by one for each state Do not configure more states than you need Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 16 Control Selectors Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Field Meaning Up Cursor Specify whether the Up Cursor button is enabled and if you have a keypad application select a function key You must have at least one of the Up and Down Cursor buttons enabled Down Cursor Specify whether the Down Cursor button is enabled and if you have a keypad application select a function key You must have at least one of the Up and Down Cursor buttons enabled Enter If you have a keypad application specify which function key the operator will press to choose the highlighted selection Control The Control List Selector with Enter Key uses the following controls Selector Control records the state value of the list item currently selected You can assign a tag only to the Selector Control Note If you do not assign this control an error state occurs when the object is displayed on the PanelView terminal No highlight bar appears on the list alerting the operator to the error state Enter Key Control
113. gt Note If you use the Extra Large Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 About Trends Trends Trends This chapter tells you about e how Trends function e how to configure Trends Trends allow the operator to track process variables over a period of time The Trend is a dynamic graphical display object with time on the horizontal axis and the value range of the process variable on the vertical axis For example you can use Trends for Proportional Integral Differential PID loop tuning or for data analysis Note If you use the Trend object the application will be compatible with Panel View Version 2 or later It will not be compatible with earlier versions You can use up to four Trend objects per screen The Trend object consists of a panel up to four pens value indicators for maximum median and minimum and time and date displays for the maximum median and minimum values Time is displayed on the horizontal axis values are displayed on the vertical axis You cannot change this orientation of the Trend object The Trend uses a pen to plot each variable You can use up to four pens per Trend object to track up to four process variables The values plotted on a Trend object are called data points The number of data points is determined by the number of pens in the Trend the sample
114. h copy is saved as a separate image Monochrome graphic images take less file space than 16 color images that are the same height and width Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 About Indicators Multistate Indicator Indicators Indicators This chapter tells you about e the different types of Indicators e how to configure each Indicator You can create these two types of Indicators e Multistate Indicator e List Indicator Indicators do not retain their values when the terminal is turned off The Multistate Indicator is a display object that enables the operator to display the state of a PLC operation on the screen You can use the Multistate Indicator for various purposes For example create a Multistate Indicator that is only two pixels high to simulate flow in a pipe or indicate the motion of an object Use a two state solid rectangle to simulate an indicator light add descriptive text to the object or add a graphic image Or use a Multistate Indicator to hide text until it is needed or becomes applicable You can configure the state values of Multistate Indicator objects At runtime the object displays the state whose value matches the Indicator State control value Note If the Indicator State control contains a value that doesn t match any of the Multistate Indicator s assigned state values an error state occurs and the highest numbered state is displayed without its label An error state also occurs if t
115. h the cursor point remove the border and change the field s background color to the screen color This will make the field disappear Configuring the Set Bit Cursor Point Configure the Set Bit Cursor Point according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Set Bit Control Set Bit Control records the status of the Set Bit Cursor Point You can only assign a tag to this control When it is selected the control is set to 1 Otherwise itis 0 Since this control uses only two values a digital tag is recommended You can adjust the size of the Set Bit Cursor Point s display and format the object s foreground color background color font style border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Extra Large Font the application will be compatible only with Panel View Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Drawings Drawings This chapter tells you how to use the PanelBuilder drawing objects to illustrate your application D Tip To simplify screen editing and maximize runtime performance convert all text an
116. he Indicator State control is not assigned In this case also the highest numbered state is displayed without its label Tip If you plan to use the same graphic image for each state use a Symbol instead of a Multistate Indicator You can configure the Symbol to display different colors or blink attributes for different states and the Symbol uses less memory Panel View also processes the information more quickly for Symbols than for Multistate Indicators For more information see Symbols later in this manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 40 Indicators Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Configuring the Multistate Indicator For each Multistate Indicator you must specify the number of states from 2 to 255 and define an Indicator State control At runtime the value at the Indicator State control determines the state that is displayed on the Panel View terminal Configure the Multistate Indicator according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Number of States Specify the number of states from 2 to 255 this object will display E dit States If you increase the number of states beyond the default of 4 you must assign state values You can also change the default state values for the default 4 states To assign different values to the states choose Edit State
117. he field is too small the Numeric Display component is filled with asterisks Important In Remote I O applications the Panel View terminal can retain the current Button Control value even after the terminal is turned off Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the retained value last state or initial value default is sent to the PLC when power is re applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 4 in the PanelView 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 52 Numerics Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 ATTENTION A control function should require operator confirmation Do not use this object on its own to initiate a control function Also a retained value could be used when the terminal is powered back on which could result in a control function starting without the operator s knowledge Configuring the Decrement Value Button Configure the Decrement Value Button according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Button Type Specify Decrement Value Button Function Key Specify which function key the operator must press to activate Keypad only this button Auto R epeat Rate Specify a number between 0 and 20 When the operator h
118. he number of digits following the decimal point is too large to fit in the display the fraction is rounded off to fit the number of digits For example if the display has four digits and the value is 1 237 the display will show 1 24 If an integer value or the integer portion of a number cant be displayed fully asterisks are displayed instead PLC Controlled Select this item if you want the position of the decimal point to be determined by the PLC This means that the decimal point is not in a fixed position and the PLC controls the number of digits after the decimal point If the Displayed Value control is a fractional number and has fewer than the specified number of digits to the right of the decimal point the value will be padded with zeroes If the value has more than the number of digits the value will be rounded off The PLC Controlled decimal position can display 1 to 15 decimal digits If the value returned by the Decimal Point Position control is outside this range the display field is filled with asterisks If you check this button define the Decimal Point Position control Fixed Position S elect this item if you want the decimal point to appear always in the same position See Digits after Decimal Point next Tip Use Fixed Position with an analog tag that has scale and offset defined to achieve the version 5 10 Scaled Numeric Data Display capability Or define an expression so that it will mani
119. he object s controls even after the terminal is turned off Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the retained value last state or initial value default is sent to the PLC when power is re applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 4 in the PanelView 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual A maximum of 16 digits can be displayed on the scratchpad of the Small and Large Numeric Entry Keypads The decimal point and minus sign use one digit each The assigned tag s data type determines the range of PLC values Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 70 Numerics Configuring the Numeric Entry Keypad Configure the Numeric Entry Keypad according to the following table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Type Specify Small Numeric Entry Keypad or Large Numeric Entry Keypad Decimal Point Specify whether the operator can enter a number with decimal points and how the decimal points appear in the scratchpad Disabled the operator cant enter a decimal point Implicit allows the operator to enter the number and decimal point Assign an analog tag with Floating Point data type Fixed Position you specify where the decimal point is positioned in the scratchpad display See Dig
120. he operator sends it to the ASCII Input control by pressing the ENT button The following table shows the scratchpad input and contents of the ASCII Input control Scratchpad Input ASCII Input leftmost character high byte 1st word 2nd character low byte 1st word 3rd character high byte 2nd word 4th character low byte 2nd word The ASCII Input control s initial value is sent to the PLC when the application first runs The initial value is also displayed with the object Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 ASCII Inputs RIO Important In Remote I O applications depending on how the Application Startup screen is configured the Panel View terminal retains the current value of the ASCII Input control even after the terminal is turned off DH In DH applications the value is not retained ASCII Input Object Displays The following illustration shows the Large ASCII Input object for a touch screen terminal Screens Untitled 1 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 ASCII Inputs 7 The following illustration shows a Small ASCII Input Object for a keypad terminal Screens Untitled 1 Ol x mn ENT ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUYUWKYZ abcdefghijklm CLR nopqrstuvuxyz O123456789 COLITICIZNSAA Papp i SEL A space Buttons of the ASCII Input Object The object s buttons function differently depending on the terminal type The following buttons are used to edit the s
121. hen reset the Handshake control to 0 If the Handshake control is not assigned the Button Control value remains at the state 1 value You can adjust the size of the Latched Push Button and format its foreground color background color button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual A Maintained Push Button has two states It changes state when pressed and remains in the changed state when released Pressing the button a second time changes the button back to its original state This button is also known as Push On Push Off When the application first runs the Maintained Push Button is in its initial state When the button is pressed the corresponding Button Control is set to its other state s value The control remains set even after the button is released The operator must press the button a second time to reset the control to the initial state value If the Button Control cannot accommodate the state value if the value is too large for the control s address an error message is displayed and the PLC value is not changed The operator must clear the fault before continuing Note If the Indicator State value does not match any of the defined state values an error state occurs and the button disp
122. i Ag plicotion Harme TENT Note The Goto Configure Mode button switches the terminal from Run Mode to Configure Mode only if Software Mode Switching is enabled on the Panel View terminal s Configure Mode Security screen For more information about Software Mode Switching and about how the Goto Configure Mode button s twin Run Mode functions at the terminal see the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual Important When the terminal is switched to Configure Mode the application that was previously running on the terminal is terminated and all communication with the PLC stops You may therefore want to put the Goto Configure Mode button on a screen to which security has been assigned so an operator does not inadvertently switch the terminal out of Run Mode Important If Software Mode Switching is enabled on the Panel View terminal s Configure Mode Security screen a Goto Configure Mode button will be present on all Major Fault windows and on the Application Transfer screen The Goto Configure Mode button cannot be protected by screen security in these instances and any operator can switch the terminal to Configure Mode Goto Configure Mode 33 Software Mode Switching at the PanelView Terminal For the Goto Configure Mode Button to operate the Soft Mode Switch must be enabled and the terminal s hardware keyswitch must be in Run mode The Goto Configure Mode button allows operators to switch betwe
123. ications the Panel View terminal can retain the current value for the Control List Selector without Enter Key even after the terminal is turned off Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the retained value last state or initial value default is sent to the PLC when power is re applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 5 in the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual ATTENTION A control function should require operator confirmation Do not use this object on its own to initiate a control function Also a retained value could be used when the terminal is powered back on which could result in a control function starting without the operator s knowledge Configuring a Control List Selector without Enter Key Configure the Control List Selector without Enter Key according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Control List Type Specify Control List Selector without Enter Key Initial State Specify the state that the cursor defaults to when the application is run for the first time Choose any of the states in the list Instead of assigning a state you can enter a blank value in the Initial State field This means that the object will always use the Select
124. icator The size of the List Indicator font size and border configuration determine the maximum number of states To increase or decrease the number of states resize the list Configure the List Indicator according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Edit States Assign different values to the states You can assign any unique value from 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 See Configuring List Object States in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual for information on assigning state values Note To minimize the size of the application file use state values that increment by one for each state Do not configure more states than you need Control Indicator State controls the state for this object You can assign a tag or expression to the Indicator State control When the PLC changes the control s value the terminal highlights the state with the assigned value Note If you do not assign this control an error state occurs when the object is displayed on the PanelView terminal No highlight bar appears on the list alerting the operator to the error state You can adjust the size of the List Indicator and format its foreground color background color font style border style and blink attributes For details on f
125. imum number is 16 Fill Left With Choose whether the left portion of the display will be filled with zeroes or blank spaces when fewer than the maximum number of digits is displayed Decimal Point How you configure the decimal display determines the appearance of the display It also determines the controls you must assign Disabled S elect this option if you don t want any decimal point displayed If the Displayed Value control contains a decimal point it will be rounded off Implicit The value from the Displayed Value control will be displayed as itis without any external decimal position manipulation Fixed Position S pecify where the decimal point is positioned in the numeric display See Digits after Decimal Point next Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 66 Numerics Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Field Meaning Decimal Point con t PLC Controlled Select this option if you want the position of the decimal point to be determined by the PLC This means that the decimal point is notin a fixed position and the PLC controls the number of digits after the decimal point The PLC Controlled decimal position can display 1 to 15 decimal digits If the value returned by the Displayed Decimal Point Position control is outside this range the display field is filled with asterisks See the section Using the Decimal Point Display Component earlier in this chapter for more information
126. in036 bmp ac din037 bmp x din038 bmp Ra din040 bmp ESI _ din042 bmp x _ din050 bmp a N din054 bmp din055 bmp D din056 bmp l din057 bmp D din062 bmp l din078 bmp din079 bmp I din080 bmp l din081 bmp l din083 bmp din086 bmp din087 bmp i din088 bmp I l X din089 bmp l din090 bmp l din091 bmp y l l l din092 bmp X din093 bmp N din094 bmp N I l Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 DIN Symbols B 3 File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon din095 bmp l din096 bmp Y din097 bmp I I X din098 bmp din099 bmp l din100 bmp l l l l din101 bmp l din102 bmp 7 din103 bmp E l 1 din104 bmp din105 bmp a din106 bmp din107 bmp gt din108 bmp din109 bmp Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 B 4 DIN Symbols File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon din110 bmp din111 bmp B din112 bmp din116 bmp E din117 bmp din118 bmp din119 bmp din120 bmp l din121 bmp l din122 bmp y din123 bmp din124 bmp l l l din125 bmp f din126 bmp ti din127 bmp l Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 DIN Symbols B 5 File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon din128 bmp din129 bmp a din130 bmp I din131 bmp l din132 bmp din133 bmp din134 bmp din135 bmp l din136 bmp x 7 l din137 bmp l din138 bmp l din139 bmp
127. ingle Interlocked Push Button to the screen When pressed it sends its control value to the PLC This acts as a Set Value Button Important In Remote I O applications the Panel View terminal can retain the current value for the button setting even after the terminal is turned off Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the retained value last state or initial value default is sent to the PLC when power is re applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 4 in the PanelView 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual Tip While a Control List Selector with Enter Key serves a similar purpose you have much more flexibility in placing Interlocked Push Buttons on your screen Push Buttons 95 Configuring the Interlocked Push Button Configure each Interlocked Push Button according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Control Value Enter a value from 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 This value should be unique for each button in the group Function Key Keypad only Specify which function key the operator must press to activate this button Control Button Control records the status of the button You can assign only a tag to this control You define a series of Interlocked Push Bu
128. ion on the value the operator enters through the Numeric Keypad Enable Button Numeric Input Cursor Point and Numeric Entry Keypad objects To use this option assign the Optional Keypad Write Expression When the operator presses the Enter key to send the value to the PLC the Panel View terminal performs the mathematical calculation or logical operation specified in the Optional Keypad Write Expression then sends the result to the Keypad Numeric Input Control Write expressions use the same syntax as read expressions However you must also include the User Entry Character to indicate the position in the expression of the value entered by the operator The User Entry Character is the question mark symbol For example if the operator enters a 5 at the Numeric Entry Keypad the expression tagl evaluates to the value of tag1 plus 5 You can enter multiple question marks in the write expression for example if you are using a Case statement in the expression See Assigning Write Expressions in Chapter 7 Creating Expressions in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you assign a write expression the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 About Push Buttons Push Buttons Push Buttons This chapter tells you e what push buttons are
129. ired in series pressing either button rather than both turns off the PLC control This object also has an Indicator State control used to control the display state of the object The PanelView terminal evaluates the control and compares the result to the state values to determine which state to display Note If the Indicator State value does not match any of the defined state values an error state occurs and the button displays state 1 without labels An error state also occurs if the Button Control is not assigned In this case also the button displays state 1 without labels Important The Normally Closed Momentary Push Button does not retain its value when power is switched off and on again after screen changes or when the terminal is switched to Configuration mode and then back to Run mode The Button Control is reset to the initial state value ATTENTION If a communication error occurs the control value remains in its last state and the Button Control will not reset For Remote I O applications the rack fault bit should be monitored when these buttons are being used For DH and ControlNet applications use the active node bits in the status file See your controller documentation for more information ATTENTION You can use this button as a stop button but not for emergency stops Emergency stop buttons must be hard wired Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 86 Push Buttons Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998
130. is configured the operator can t always use these objects to control screen changes The operator can t change the screen when e the PLC Controlled Screen Change option is enabled and the value of the associated control is not 0 e Minimum Push Button Hold Time Latch Button PLC Handshakes or Enter Key Handshakes are outstanding e the screen is security coded and the operator doesn t have authority to access it If one of these situations occurs or if the operator selects a screen that does not exist an error message is displayed and the screen does not change You can use screen selectors to call up any screens in the application including Alarm History and Alarm Status screens Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 102 Screen Selectors Goto Screen and Return to When the operator presses the Goto Screen button the screen Previous Screen Buttons associated with the button is displayed When the operator presses the Return to Previous Screen button the previously displayed screen re appears gt Tip Include a Goto Screen button labeled View Current Status in a screen and configure the button to go to a screen displaying the current status That screen would include a Return to Previous Screen button so the operator could easily return For a touch screen application configure a Goto Screen button labeled Select New Screen to go to a screen displaying a Screen Select Keypad For a ke
131. is next within the specified range a line is drawn from the lower or upper edge of the Trend object to the new point No data appears for the time interval during which the values are outside the specified range 1 6 Out of Range Plots 375 03 21 07 PM 03 22 17 PM 03 23 27 PM 09 10 96 09 10 96 09 10 96 Communication Error If there is an error in the value of the Trend Minimum or Maximum Value control the Pen Value label corresponding to the control is filled with asterisks Values that have already been plotted are erased and new data is collected but not plotted until the error state no longer exists An error state also occurs when the Trend Minimum Value control value is greater than the Trend Maximum Value control value and when there is an overflow or underflow in the value of either control If a communication error occurs there is a break in the plotted data until communication is resumed New values are plotted beginning at the point in time when communication resumes Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 156 Trends gt Tip Use the Scale object to provide a scale along the axes of the Trend object as shown in the example below Configure the number of ticks in the Scale to correspond to the frequency with which the Trend is updated and to represent the value ranges of the activity you are tracking PLASTIFICATION PV PV PV SP SP 0 68 CURRENT a ik 3002 602 108 2k Sk 58 Mai
132. is written to the Selector Control Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 14 Control Selectors Control List Selector with Enter Key EP Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 The Control List Selector with Enter Key object allows the operator to choose items in a list by selecting them and then pressing Enter The maximum number of items in this list is determined by the size of the list component For information on changing the size of the list component see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual The Control List Selector with Enter Key consists of the following components This component Does this Selector List This vertical list can have up to 24 different states each list item represents a state With Double High or Large Font the list can contain 12 states If you use the Extra Large Font the list can contain only 6 states Up Cursor Button When the operator presses the Up Cursor button the arrow in the list moves up by one list entry If the Down Cursor button is enabled you can disable the Up Cursor button Only one of the Up and Down Cursor buttons needs to be enabled The Up Cursor button auto repeats at the rate specified in the Timing Parameters tab of the Terminal Setup dialog box Down Cursor Button When the operator presses the Down Cursor button the arrow in the list moves down by one list entry If the Up Cursor button is enabled
133. isplay state of the object You can assign a tag or expression to this control If you assign just the Button Control and not the Indicator State control the button state is displayed as soon as the button is pressed and released In this case the feedback for this control is local and immediate It does not necessarily reflect the Button Control s value You can assign the same tag to the Button Control and Indicator State control In this case the terminal displays the button state based on the Button Control value This is a more reliable way of configuring the button however if traffic is heavy over DH or ControlNet the display response may be delayed You can provide a visual handshake with the PLC by assigning different PLC addresses to the Button Control and Indicator State control If the PLC is programmed to match the value of the Indicator State control to the value of the Button Control the button changes to the state with that value If the Indicator State control value does not match any of the state values an error state occurs and the button displays the highest state without its label You can adjust the size of the object and format its foreground color background color button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Softwa
134. ists 115 Note If the Cursor List is under PLC control and the PLC sends a state value that does not match any of the defined state values an error state occurs and the arrow cursor and highlight bar are removed An error message appears If the control values are stored in the Cursor List the Cursor List routes these values to the PLC The PLC in turn routes the values to the Object Lists To have the Cursor List operate this way assign values to the Cursor List states in the order most suitable for your application Assign the Visible State controls These controls will be updated with the state values of the currently displayed visible states The PLC can route these directly to the Object Lists Visible State controls Assign the Cursor Indicator control to inform the PLC of the current cursor position Assign the Enable PLC Control Cursor Control Enter Key Control and Enter Key Handshake control as needed Because the Top Position control is not needed leave it unassigned Note When this configuration is used in a DH or ControlNet application the Scrolling List s performance can be somewhat slow if the number of visible states is large Configuring Skipped States PanelBuilder Version 2 allows you to configure individual states as skipped While skipped states appear in the Scrolling List neither the operator nor the PLC can select them When the operator scrolls through the Cursor List the cursor skips the
135. its after Decimal Point next PLC Controlled allows the PLC to determine the number of digits that appear after the decimal point by specifying a value at the Decimal Point Position control The PLC Controlled decimal position can display 1 to 15 decimal digits If the value returned by the Decimal Point Position control is outside this range the decimal character is replaced by a single asterisk Decimal Key Controlled allows the operator to enter the number and decimal point The terminal calculates the decimal point position and writes this value to the Decimal Point Position control For more details see Using the Decimal Point earlier in this chapter Digits after Decimal Point If you specify the decimal point as Fixed Position enter the number of digits that will appear after the decimal point The maximum is 15 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Numerics 71 Field Meaning Control The Numeric Entry Keypad uses the following controls Keypad Numeric Input identifies where the terminal writes the value You can assign only a tag to this control Optional Keypad Write Exprn performs a mathematical calculation or logical operation on the value the operator enters at the PanelView terminal then sends the result to the Keypad Numeric Input control Use of this control is optional You can assign only an expression to this control See Using Write Expressions later in this chapt
136. ivates the toggled command You can also modify the command for the station currently selected by pressing the standard momentary buttons Manual On or Manual Off The PLC uses the Cursor Indicator Address to change the selected station s command Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 132 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Option Style Number A Numeric Display Object List displays the style numbers of the currently visible stations The values displayed in this list also depend on cursor movement The Numeric Keypad Enable Button allows you to modify the style number of the selected luxury option station in manual mode Assigning Addresses for Object Lists These tables list the addresses and files used in the example PLC program for each of the object lists The following table displays the addresses for each of the object lists Object List Visible State Number of Number of Visible State BLK Transfer Contiguous Bits per PLC Start Start Address Addresses Address Address ASSEMBLY BO51 5 16 N30 11 STATION Numeric Display LUXURY B056 5 16 N30 16 OPTION Local Message STATION B0511 5 16 N30 21 STATUS ultistate ndicator OPTION B0516 5 16 N30 26 COMMAND ultistate ndicator OPTION B0521 5 16 N30 31 STYLE NO Numeric Display Scrolling Lists 133 The following table displays the addresses for each of the additional b
137. izontal Valve with Throttling vivthrh bmp iq Actuator vivthrhl omp Vertical Valve with Throttling vivthrv omp Actuator vivthrvl bmp Weigh Hopper weihopr bmp KA weihoprl bmp Transformer Xformer bmp xformerl bmp 1 m Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Symbol Icons Appendix B DIN Symbols This appendix lists all the DIN symbols provided with PanelBuilder 1400e If you followed the default installation they are in the IMAGES DIN directory You can use any monochrome image as a Symbol object including these bitmaps of standard DIN symbols You can also use these bitmaps as Graphic Images The symbols are listed alphanumerically by file name File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon din001 bmp y L din002 bmp _ y _ din003 bmp IN l l din004 bmp 7 din005 bmp din006 bmp l din007 bmp g din008 bmp _ al din009 bmp 1 l l din010 bmp din011 bmp din012 bmp l din013 bmp din014 bmp din015 bmp Q Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 B 2 DIN Symbols File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon din016 bmp x din017 bmp if d din018 bmp E Me l din020 bmp T e din021 bmp din023 bmp Da l din024 bmp E din025 bmp TI din026 bmp I E din027 bmp din028 bmp x din029 bmp _ E Y J I din030 bmp _ H din031 bmp D din032 bmp js I din033 bmp din034 bmp XI d
138. ject Number of Digits If you choose to show the numeric display with the button you can specify the number of digits that will appear Choose from 1 to 16 Keep in mind that a minus sign uses one digit Fill Left With If you choose to show the numeric display with the button you can specify how the left portion of the display appears when fewer than the maximum number of digits are displayed You can choose either spaces or zeroes Control Button Control The control s value increases by the specified amount each time the operator presses the Increment Value Button or when the button auto repeats You can assign only a tag to this control You can adjust the size of the Increment Value Button and format its foreground color background color button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes If you choose the Show Numeric Display option you can also format the display s font style and underline attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Extra Large Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Numerics 51 RIO Decrement Value Button with or without Display When the operator presses the Decrement Va
139. kground color border style fill style and blink attributes The fill and border style you assign apply to every state but you can configure individual colors and blink attributes for each state For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 About Text Text Text This chapter tells you about text Tip To simplify screen editing and maximize runtime performance convert all text and drawing objects into wallpaper See Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual for detailed information Text is used for describing screens objects functions and so on You can add text to the screen background or add it to an object as an object label A text label is part of an object For example you can add text labels to a List Indicator or to a button to provide information to the operator If you configure an object to change appearances for different states you can also have different text labels appear for each state You can format the foreground color background color font style and blink and underline attributes of the text Note If you use the Extra Large Font for your text the application will be compatible only with Panel View Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier
140. l obmp Blower blower bmp blowerl bmp Compressor comprsr bmp comprsrl bmp Conveyor conveyr bmp conveyrl bmp Cyclone Separator cyclone bmp cyclonel bmp Distillation Tower distowr bmp distowrl bmp Exchanger exchngr bmp exchngri bmp Liquid Filter ftrliqd bmp ftrliqdl bmp Vacuum Filter ftrvacm bmp ftrvacml bmp Furnace furnace bmp furnacel bmp C ORF Yo FV Ox Inline Mixer inlmixr bmp inlmixl bmp Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 A 2 ISA Symbols Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Symbol Name File Names ISA Symbol Icon Motor motor bmp motorl bmp Pressure Storage Vessel presves bmp presvesl bmp Pump pump bmp pumpl bmp Reactor reactor bmp reactorl bmp Rotary Feeder rotfeed bmp rotfeed bmp Rotary Kiln rotkiln bmp rotkilnl bmp Screw Conveyor scrconv bmp scrconvl bmp se FO AIE Ae dk Dw Storage Bin storbin bmp storbinl bmp Turbine turbine bmp turbinel bmp Vessel vessel bmp vessell bmp Horizontal Valve with Actuator vlvacth bmp vlvacthl bmp Vertical Valve with Actuator vivactv bmp vivactvl bmp Butterfly Valve vivbfly bmp J vlvbflyl bmp Check Valve vlychck bmp AF vlvchckl bmp Horizontal Valve with Manual vivmach bmp p4 Actuator vivmachl bmp Vertical Valve with Manual vlvmacv bmp Actuator vivmacvl bmp x Relief Valve vivrelf bmp vivrelfl omp ISA Symbols A 3 Symbol Name File Names ISA Symbol Icon Hor
141. l run per screen Date Display The Date Display shows the current date at a specified location on a screen Use the PanelView terminal s Configuration Menu or the PLC Controlled Time amp Date option in the PLC I O Control Options dialog box see Chapter 12 Configuring Terminal and PLC Options in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual to set the correct date on your PanelView terminal Use the Panel View terminal s Configuration menu to configure the date display format Note To display the full year four digits on the Panel View terminal make the object large enough for the full format If the field is not large enough the full year will not be displayed Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 152 Time and Date Displays Configuring the Time and Date Display Configure the Time and Date Display according to the following table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Display Type Specify Time Display or Date Display You can adjust the size of the Time or Date Display and format its foreground color background color font style border style and blink and underline attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual
142. lay or clear a line in the display embed control characters for those purposes in the string To properly display the second string shown above a clear to end of display control sequence ESC J could have been included at the beginning of the string The string would then be ESC This shows how characters overwrite which would display This shows how characters Notice that there is no space between the control sequence and the text Also see Special Characters and Control Sequences and Invalid Control Sequences later in this chapter ASCII Displays 3 ASCII Display String Format The format of the data string must be as in the following table For more characters see the ASCII character set in Appendix D or see Appendix B The Extended Character Set in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Bit 15 8 7 0 1st word 1st character 2nd character 2nd word 3rd character 4th character Special Characters and Control Sequences The ASCII Display uses character 255 to align display strings of odd length Fill characters are not printable and will not occupy space on the display For a list of the ASCII character set see Appendix D in this manual The following table lists the control sequences used by the Panel View terminal Name Sequence Hex Action Carriage Return CR 0D Move to the beginning of the current line Line Feed L
143. layed on the PanelView terminal The button displays state 1 without its label alerting the operator to the error state Indicator State controls the display state of the object You can assign a tag or expression to this control If you assign just the Button Control and not the Indicator State control the button state is displayed as soon as the button is pressed and released The feedback for this control is local and immediate It does not necessarily reflect the Button Control s value If you assign the same tag to the Button Control and Indicator State control the terminal displays the button state based on the Button Control value The button displays state 1 when the operator presses it and displays state 0 when the operator presses it again This is a more reliable way of configuring the button however if traffic is heavy over DH or ControlNet the display response may be delayed You can provide a visual handshake with the PLC by assigning different PLC addresses to the Button Control and Indicator State control If the PLC is programmed to match the value of the Indicator State control to the value of the Button Control the button changes to the state with that value If the Indicator State control value does not match any of the state values an error state occurs and the button displays state 1 without labels You can adjust the size of the Maintained Push Button and format its foreground color background color
144. lays state 1 without labels An error state also occurs if the Button Control is not assigned In this case also the button displays state 1 without labels Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 90 Push Buttons Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 RIO Important In Remote I O applications depending on how the Application Startup screen is configured the Panel View terminal can retain the current value for the button setting even after the terminal is turned off For this reason don t use a Maintained Push Button to initiate a PLC controlled machine or process Instead use a Latched or Momentary Push Button Configuring the Maintained Push Button Configure the Maintained Push Button according to the following table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Button Type Specify a Maintained Push Button Function Key Keypad only Specify which function key the operator must press to activate this button Number of States Only two states are possible You cannot change this number Initial State You can assign either state to be the button s initial state This state s value will be written to the Button Control when the application is run for the first time This value will override the control s initial value You dont need to assign any state as the initial state You c
145. lector without Enter Key Set Bit Cursor Points Keypad Terminals Only Using the Set Bit Cursor Point on the PanelView Terminal Cursor Point Default Operation ccc eee eee eee Cursor Point Operation after Screen Change Cursor Point Operation on a Terminal Powerup Defining the Set Bit Cursor Point Character and Display Field Configuring the Set Bit Cursor Point ccc eee eae About Drawing Objects AIG e sia OG teeta a nc aa tne he ate de Raa ae BUGS ace tater seere ea ia aul de ar Al dati olen a i ai ER dass LING nadie ed Gees ed bee eae AD ate ii m i wales ETAT PUTOWS iart arin tated ta d ta i cae A te gatas A WwW WW WwW FP O N OoOo uo 12 13 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 27 27 28 28 28 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 toc ii Table of Contents Goto Configure Mode Graphic Images Indicators Local Message Displays Numerics Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Panel Stic poti etau ti oath eee Rectangle ccc cece eee ees Wedge cee eee ee eee About the Goto Configure Mode Button Software Mode Switching at the PanelView Terminal Configuring the Goto Configure Mode Button About Graphic Images Importing Graphic Images Sizing Graphic Images Copying and Exporting Graphic Images About Indicators cece eevee Multistate
146. ll be cleared However Application Startup settings have no effect on Retain Last List State values Note If you choose Yes to Retain Last List States the application will be compatible only with Panel View Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions The Cursor List Controls The Cursor List object uses the following controls Control Meaning Cursor Control Lets the PLC inform the terminal where to position the cursor in the from PLC Scrolling List The control contains the value of the state to place the cursor on You can assign a tag or expression to this control The control Enable PLC Controlled List must be on non 0 for this control to work Note For the PLC to control the cursor the value of the Enable PLC Controlled List must be non 0 Pressing the cursor buttons at the terminal will generate a Mistake message Note If no state matches the Cursor Control value or if the value points to a skipped state an error state occurs and the arrow cursor and highlight bar disappear Control Scrolling Lists 113 Meaning Cursor Indicator to PLC This control informs the PLC of the cursor s location in the Scrolling List You can assign only a tag to this control The control contains the value of the state that the cursor is pointing to The terminal updates this value when the cursor position changes If the Enable PLC Controlled List value is 0 under the operator s con
147. lue Button the value of the Button Control decreases by a specified integer or floating point amount Note If you configure the Decrement Value Button for floating point values the application will be compatible only with Panel View Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions You can control the value range by assigning a lower limit to the button If the operator tries to decrement the Button Control below the lower limit an error message is displayed and the value is not sent to the PLC You can choose to have the Decrement Value Button s numeric value displayed You can place the Numeric Display component anywhere on the screen Tip If you want immediate indication of the value you re sending to the PLC use the button s Numeric Display component instead of a Numeric Data Display This is especially important for DH and ControlNet applications when Auto Repeat is enabled Since the DH and ControlNet network response can be slow you don t want to overshoot the target value when the button is auto repeating The Numeric Display component will show the last value sent to the PLC Use a separate Numeric Data Display object if you want to feed back the value you ve written Note When the button is released the Numeric Display component will recognize any external changes to the Button Control and update itself At runtime if the numeric value cannot be displayed for example if t
148. meters tab of the Terminal Setup dialog box Down Cursor Button When the operator presses the Down Cursor button the arrow in the list moves down by one list entry If the Up Cursor button is enabled you can disable the Down Cursor button Only one of the Up and Down Cursor buttons needs to be enabled The Down Cursor button auto repeats at the rate specified in the Timing Parameters tab of the Terminal Setup dialog box Tip Build a simple two position Control List Selector and include only the Down Cursor button Functionally the result is the same as a Maintained Push Button or a hard wired two position selector switch However you also have a two position list with the current selection highlighted Note The Control List Selector without Enter Key recognizes when the Selector Control value is changed externally For example if the tag assigned to the Selector Control is also assigned to another object and this object writes a new value in the tag the Control List Selector indicates the new value If the Selector Control value does not match any of the list s state values the highlight bar is removed If the Selector Control cannot accommodate the state value an error message is displayed and the PLC value is not changed The operator must clear the fault before continuing Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 18 Control Selectors Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 RIO Important In Remote I O appl
149. mum time less half the Time Span The time label is displayed using the format configured at the PanelView terminal s Time and Date configuration screen Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 158 Trends Field Meaning Date Specify whether to display labels for the date at which the data is collected The Maximum date is the date of the most recent point displayed on the Trend object The Minimum date is the date of the earliest point displayed on the Trend object The Median date is the date of the median point The date label is displayed using the format configured at the PanelView terminal s Time and Date configuration screen Pen Value Specify whether to display labels for the Pen values for the range of data collected The Minimum Pen value is the value of the Trend Minimum Value control The Median Pen value is the average of the Minimum and Maximum values The Maximum Pen value is the value of the Trend Maximum Value control Choose Configure Labels to specify the appearance of the Pen Value labels See Configuring the Pen Value Labels later in this chapter Control Trend Minimum Value controls the minimum value of the vertical axis Assign a tag expression or constant to this control Trend Maximum Value controls the maximum value of the vertical axis Assign a tag expression or constant to this control Configuring the Pens Configure the pens according to this table Field M
150. n Menu B7 30 25 20 15 1 5 seconds gt Note When placing the Trend object on the screen ensure that no other objects overlap it Objects overlapping a Trend object will cause an error when the application is validated Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 Trends 157 Configuring the Trend Configure the Trend according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Number of Pens Specify the number of process variables to track from 1 to 4 Choose Configure Pens and choose a pen to specify the pen s color line style and plotting symbol and the control each pen monitors See Configuring the Pens later in this chapter Note Each Pen uses the same Sample Rate Time Span and Minimum and Maximum Values If the Pens controls do not contain similar values or if you want to plot the Pens at different rates use separate Trend objects Note You can configure up to 85 pens for background plotting across all Trends in your application The total number of data points for all pens using background plotting in your application cannot exceed 3000 Background Screen Plotting for All Pens Select the check box if you want the Trend to continue tracking process variables even when the screen containing the Trend object is not displayed Deselect the check box if you don
151. n this chapter for more information Note If you choose Yes to assign skipped states the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions The state values you assign determine how the Cursor List object operates at runtime that is whether the PLC or the Cursor List has primary control over the Object List values e Ifthe PLC has main control over the Object List values the Cursor List object lets the operator use a set of control values stored in your PLC ladder logic To have the Cursor List operate this way assign consecutive state values in ascending order starting from 1 for State 0 Also assign the Top Position and Cursor Indicator controls These controls inform the PLC of the top most visible state displayed and the state the cursor is pointing to The PLC can then determine the values to be sent to the Object Lists Assign the Enable PLC Control Cursor Control Enter Key Control and Enter Key Handshake control as needed With this configuration the Cursor List s Visible State controls are not needed and can be left unassigned See the keypad demonstration file provided with PanelBuilder 1400e for an example of a Cursor List that is configured this way If you followed the default installation the file is in the AB PB1400E DEMO directory The Scroll List screen contains a Cursor List grouped with several Object Lists Scrolling L
152. ned using the earlier method the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions The following table illustrates the different results produced by the two methods Number of Maximum Number of Preview Maximum Number of Preview Visible States States pre Version 2 States Version 2 5 5 2 1 1 5 1 rounded down 5 1 2 1 2 6 6 2 1 2 6 1 2 1 2 5 2 rounded down The following illustration shows an example of how the preview state option works when the Number of States is 7 the Number of Visible States is 5 and the Number of Preview States is 1 2 Cursor Down 5 Cursor Down 6 Cursor Down 7 10 Cursor Up i 1 Home Position poe poe ou amp a 9 CursorUp ANU porns 13 Cursor Up aaa Scrolling Lists 111 4 Cursor Down 8 Cursor Up i 12 Cursor Up 3 Cursor Down poe poe 7 Cursor Down san UI porns 11 Cursor Up Pere poe Configuring Retained Last List States PanelBuilder Version 2 allows you to configure applications so that Panel View retains the last that is most current list state for the Cursor List and related Object Lists even after a screen change mode change or after the terminal is turned off If you choose not to retain the last list states they will not be retained at screen change mode change or after the terminal is turned off Specify whe
153. ng decimal points Object Input Display Polarity Decimal Point Floating Decimal ncrement Value Button pr Val ncrement Value Button with Display pr pr pr Decrement Value Button pr in Decrement Value Button with Display pr a i Numeric Data Display i pr pe m Numeric Keypad Enable Button al In al Numeric Input Cursor Point a in a pr in Numeric Entry Keypad al i yn Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 48 Numerics Increment and Decrement Value Buttons Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 The following table lists tag types data types and the valid range of values available when assigning tags to numeric objects Tag Type Data Type Range of Values Analog Default Address dependent for Device tags 0 to 65535 for RIO tags Unsigned Integer 0 to 65535 Integer 32768 to 32767 2 146 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 3 402823 x 1038 to 3 402823 x 10 37 0 3 402823 x 10 37 to 3 402823 x 1038 Long Integer Floating Point Byte 0 to 255 Binary Address dependent Bit Position Address dependent 1 Digit BCD to 0 to 99 999 999 8 Digit BCD Digital 0orl String 1 to 82 characters Block 1 to 1024 bits Increment and Decrement Value Buttons are input objects that the operator presses to change a current value Increment Value Button with or without Display When the operator presses the Increment Value Button the value of the Button Control increases by a specifi
154. nging Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual With a Screen List Selector the operator presses Up and Down buttons to scroll through a list of screen names then presses the Enter key to switch to a selected screen The Screen List Selector is similar to the Control List Selector with Enter Key but it is used to control screen changes Note The size of the Selector List object s list component determines the number of screens you can display To increase or decrease the number you must resize the list For information on resizing the list see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual You ll also find information on adding list text in that chapter The Screen List Selector consists of the following components This component Does this List Displays up to 24 different items 12 with Double High or Large font 6 with Extra Large font in a vertical list You can use only one font size Using a border decreases the maximum possible number of items Up Cursor oves the arrow indicator up one entry in the list Because only one of the Up and Down Cursors must be enabled you can disable this cursor Down Cursor oves the arrow indicator down one entry in the list Because only one of the Up and Down Cursors must be enabled you can disable this cursor Enter Changes to the
155. ngs 142 Symbols DCMS DO ps perene aaa oal ea tu Vertue 145 Available Graphic Images cce eee 145 SIZING SyMDOlS ago aang Wea dba s dee oa urinere 146 Configuring SVMBOIS seva at seic st d ati ieii Batu ied ax de 146 Text A NOUL DE XE oaia seth otil A Aa 149 The Extended ASCII CharacterSet 000 149 Time and Date Displays About Time and Date Displays e 151 TIME DISplaY siset acea ne d ada d 0 ae wad a dat 151 Date Display e an i rise a aer i ee i i dd tip 151 Configuring the Time and Date Display 152 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Trends ISA Symbols DIN Symbols Arrows and Parts ASCII Character Set Table of Contents AboutTrends xia de de Gace oe he yee date hae ERNE ae weg Configuring the Trend e eee ae aaa sees aaa aa Configuring the Pens eee ee teens Configuring the Pen Value Labels cece ee eae Appendix A SVMOGUICONS seste od i ar e shone houtenwareseaw ewes Appendix B Symbol ICONS sx sita aut ar i aura ae i aa aut Appendix C ATTOWS an acetat oa i dae a Oi i at apik a ata e i Bg Aa apte r i Mad Equipment Pans ciwae ad og auu dead was baneu aaa Rees ew 4 Appendix D ASCII Character Set 0 ccc cece cette ees Index Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Welcome to PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows Registering Your Copy of PanelBuilder 1400e Available Documentati
156. ns a decimal point it will be rounded off Implicit The Pen Value will be displayed as itis without any external decimal position manipulation Fixed Position Specify where the decimal point is positioned in the display See Digits after Decimal Point next Digits after Decimal Point If you specify the Decimal Display as Fixed Position enter the number of digits that will appear after the decimal point The maximum is 15 You can adjust the size of the Trend panel and format its background color and border style You can format each Trend label s foreground color background color font style border style and blink and underline attributes For more information about configuring objects see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Appendix A ISA Symbols This appendix lists all the ISA symbols provided with PanelBuilder 1400e If you followed the default installation they are in the IMAGES SA directory Symbol Icons You can use any monochrome image as a Symbol object including these bitmaps of standard ISA symbols You can also use these bitmaps as Graphic Images Each bitmap is available in two sizes The file name containing the l for example agitatrl bmp indicates the bitmap is the large size Symbol Name File Names ISA Symbol Icon Agitator agitatr bmp agitatr
157. olds per second down the Decrement Value Button the terminal begins decreasing the value at the Button Control by the Amount per Decrement value at the rate you specify A value of 0 disables auto repeat When the button is pushed and held the value at the Button Control is decreased once by the amount specified in the Amount per Decrement field The button must be released and pushed again for the next decrement Auto R epeat S tart Delay Specify the time between 200 milliseconds and 2 5 seconds that the operator must hold down the Decrement Value Button before the auto repeat function starts Amount per Decrement Enter an integer or floating point value between 0 0000000001 and 2 147 483 647 Floating point values are accurate to 10 Significant digits The value at the control will decrease by this amount each time the operator presses the button or at each auto repeat Minimum Value Define a minimum value below which the Decrement Value Button will stop decrementing the value If the value is already at or below the minimum you define here and the Decrement Value Button is pressed the value will not change Instead an error message appears Enter a value between 2 147 483 648 and 2 147 483 647 Floating point values are accurate to 10 Significant digits Show Numeric Display Check this field if you want the button s value to be displayed If you choose this it will be a Decrement Value Button
158. omponent is filled with asterisks Important In Remote I O applications the Panel View terminal can retain the current Button Control value even after the terminal is turned off Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the retained value last state or initial value default is sent to the PLC when power is re applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 5 in the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual ATTENTION A control function should require operator confirmation Do not use this object on its own to initiate a control function Also a retained value could be used when the terminal is powered back on which could result in a control function starting without the operator s knowledge Configuring the Increment Value Button Configure the Increment Value Button according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Button Type Specify Increment Value Button Function Key Specify which function key the operator must press to activate Keypad only this button Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 50 Numerics Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Field Meaning Auto R epeat Rate Specify a number between 0 and 20 When the operator holds per second
159. on Preface Preface Welcome to Allen Bradley s PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows Version 4 With this software you can create applications in the Microsoft Windows 3 1 or later operating system Windows 95 and in Windows NT 4 0 You can use the PanelBuilder applications in Panel View 1000e 1200e or 1400e terminals or PanelView 1200 Series F and later terminals that have been enhanced to MC catalog numbers PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows Version 4 provides the advantages that PanelBuilder 1400e Version 3 offered as well as other enhancements These include running on Windows NT 4 0 increased ControlNet station addressing an Ethernet RIO Pass Through File Transfer RSLinx communication driver compatibility and a CD ROM install For a more comprehensive description of each of these features see What s New in PanelBuilder 1400e Version 4 in Chapter 1 of Getting Started with PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows To register your software mail the registration card from the front of this manual to this address Rockwell Software Software Services 6680 Beta Drive Mayfield Village Ohio 44143 or fax the card to 1 440 646 7701 Your PanelBuilder 1400e software comes with several types of documentation to meet your different needs e Getting Started with PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows Publication Number 2711E 818 guid
160. on of the list The configured Number of Preview States appear below the cursor if sufficient skipped states are defined to appear below the last non skipped state Enter The Enter button is always visible but itis enabled only when the Enter Key Control is set If you have a keypad application select a function key If the Enter Key Control is defined in the Configure Cursor List dialog box the terminal sets this control s value after the Enter button is pressed after the Enter Key Control Delay time specified in the Timing Parameters tab of the Configure Terminal Setup dialog box If the Enter Key Handshake control is defined the terminal resets the Enter Key Control when the Enter Key Handshake makes a transition from 0 to another value after the Enter Key Control is set If the Enter Key Handshake control does not make this transition within the specified time the terminal displays a message and automatically resets the Enter Key Control If the Enter Key Handshake is not defined for this object the Enter Key Control is reset when the Push Button Hold Time elapses Note Except for the Enter button the cursor buttons are active only when the value of the Enable PLC Control for the Cursor List is set to 0 If this value is other than 0 the PLC controls the cursor The Enter button is always active regardless of the state of the Enable PLC Control Pressing a cursor button at the terminal while the PLC controls the Curs
161. onds and 2 5 seconds Retain Last List State Select Yes or No If you select Yes PanelView retains the last that is most current list state for the Cursor List and related Object Lists even after a screen change mode change or after the terminal is turned off If you choose No the list state for the Cursor List and related Object Lists are not retained even after a screen change mode change or after the terminal is turned off See Configuring Retained Last List States later in this chapter for more information Note If you select Yes the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 110 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Configuring Preview States The Number of Preview States you define for a cursor list determines the minimum number of visible states that will appear above or below the cursor before the list begins to scroll In PanelBuilder Version 2 the maximum Number of Preview States is calculated differently than in earlier versions The following table illustrates the different calculation methods Formula for Maximum Number of Preview Formula for Maximum Number of Preview States pre Version 2 States Version 2 Number of Visible States 2 1 Number of Visible States 1 2 1 Note If you use a maximum number that is higher than the number obtai
162. or Control s initial value to set the initial state Edit States Change the values of the states You can assign any unique value from 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 For more information see Configuring List Object States in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note To minimize the size of the application file use state values that increment by one for each state Do not configure more states than you need Auto R epeat Rate Set the number of times per second the Up and Down Cursor buttons will repeat when pressed and held down by the operator A value of 0 disables auto repeat Auto R epeat S tart Set the time that should pass before the Up and Down Cursor Delay buttons go into Auto Repeat mode when pressed and held down by the operator The range is 200 milliseconds to 2 5 seconds Field Control Selectors 19 Meaning Up Cursor Specify whether the Up Cursor button is enabled and if you have a keypad application select a function key You must have at least one of the Up and Down Cursor buttons enabled Down Cursor Specify whether the Down Cursor button is enabled and if you have a keypad application select a function key You must have at least one of the Up and Down Cursor buttons enabled Control Selector Control records the state value of the list item currently selected You can assign a tag only to
163. or List generates a Mistake message at the terminal Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 118 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Configuring the Cursor List Font You can apply most of the font sizes in the Format menu to the Cursor List the only font you cannot use for Cursor Lists is the Extra Large font The font height you choose determines the size of the list A Large or Double High font doubles the vertical size of the list reducing the number of entries by half If the font is Large or Double High the maximum number of visible states is 12 If not it is 24 Note All Object Lists should have the same font height as the Cursor List If screen space is limited use a smaller font Optimizing Scrolling List Performance The Scrolling List object operates faster in Remote I O applications than in DH and ControlNet applications If your application is configured for DH or ControlNet the following tips will help maximize performance e The Scrolling List performs faster if Visible State write tags are not used If Visible State tags are used assign as few visible states as possible e If there are several visible states use the Top Position to PLC and Cursor Indicator to PLC controls and keep control values for the list at the PLC instead of with the Cursor List Object e Use a low auto repeat rate because the Scrolling List repeats one at a time only How fast it can repeat depends on the DH or
164. ormatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Extra Large Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Local Message Displays Local Message Displays This chapter explains e how the Local Message Display object functions e how to configure the Local Message Display object About Local Message The Local Message Display provides information to the operator by Displays displaying one message from a list There are two components to a local message the Local Message Display object and the list of local messages You add Local Message Display objects to screens you define the messages in the Local Messages editor You can create up to 2000 messages per application The message s text can contain any characters including those in the extended ASCII character set For information about creating messages see Chapter 10 Creating Messages in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Each Local Message Display object is assigned a Message Control The value of this control determines which message is displayed For example if the control value is 39 the local message that has trigger value 39 is displayed You can program the PLC to set this value or you can add objects to th
165. ou can increase or decrease the size of the graphic images once you place them on screens in PanelBuilder You can use multiple copies of the same graphic image and change the size of any or all of them The size of the source image remains unchanged PanelBuilder saves each new size of the image as a separate graphic when the application s pvd file is created Note The application s size increases each time you resize an image Limit the number of images you resize to ensure that your application will fit in the terminal s memory Copying and Exporting Graphic Images If you copy a graphic image to another PanelBuilder application its size attributes are copied as well If you export a graphic image it is exported with its original size dimensions or with the size 640 by 480 pixels if it was originally larger than this When exporting if the source image was a dxf file the exported file is a bitmap bmp representation of the source image Graphic Images 37 Note If you are concerned about minimizing the size of your application use as few graphic images as possible For each graphic image you use the application file s size increases the number of bytes in the image Copies of a graphic image take much less space than the original so you might consider using the same image on several screens rather than placing a unique image on each screen Ensure that all copies are the same size as the original however otherwise eac
166. out block transfers see Chapter 2 Planning Applications in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Length DN Position 3 Mode ALL ER Dest N 30 1 1 Expression N37 1 Manual Rung 2 0 i READ WRITE ENABLE ENABLE i N36 0 N36 5 BTR fi ivi BLOCK TRNSFR READ EN o 15 15 Katk i Group DN i Module Control Block ER 4 l Data File i Length i Continuous i Rung 2 1 f READ WRITE ENABLE ENABLE i N36 0 N36 5 BTW ra it in BLOCK TRNSFR WRITE EN i Rack i 13 Group DN Module i Control Block ER 3 i Data File Length Continuous i MOVE READ FILE TO Rung 2 2 VERIFIED READ FILE READ DONE N36 0 FAL I FILE ARITH LOGICAL EN A 13 Control R38 5 i 23669 Scrolling Lists 135 Create the Auto Mode Rung When Rung 2 3 is energized the Auto mode bit latches and the sequencer resets to its safe state position 0 When the sequencer increments its position above Step 0 the Scrolling List cursor is controlled by the PLC via the Sequencer Position Word Move to the Cursor Control Address and the Manual Cursor List buttons are disabled automatically Rung 2 3 AUTO FROM PLC AUTO MODE B40 B40 L SEQUENCER 4 2 FER POSITION alt ONE SHOT RESET FROM PV B40 MOV N30 3 IONSI A MOVE 3 Source 0 Dest R38 0 P0S Source N31 202 1 Dest N34 N31 200 3 C
167. pad is first displayed This may result in a delay before the first digit can be entered Configuring the Screen Keypad Enable Button Configure the Screen Keypad Enable Button according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Function Key Specify which function key the operator must press to activate this button You can adjust the size of the Screen Keypad Enable Button and format its foreground color background color fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Scrolling Lists About Scrolling Lists Cursor List Cursor List Buttons Numeric Data Display Object List Scrolling Lists This chapter tells you about e the different Scrolling List components e how to configure the components The Scrolling List object allows you to define and view a list that is bigger than the screen The Scrolling List consists of a Cursor List and one or more Object Lists You can use the cursor buttons to move through a maximum of 999 items within these object lists Each screen can have only one Cursor List However you can define multiple object lists These object lists include e Multistate Indicator Object Lists e Local M
168. pecify whether the operator can enter a number with decimal points and how the decimal points appear in the scratchpad Disabled the operator cant enter a decimal point Implicit allows the operator to enter the number and decimal point Assign an analog tag with Floating Point data type Fixed Position you specify where the decimal point is positioned in the scratchpad display See Digits after Decimal Point next PLC Controlled allows the PLC to determine the number of digits that appear after the decimal point by specifying a value in the tag for the Decimal Point Position control The PLC Controlled decimal position can display 1 to 15 decimal digits If the value returned by the Decimal Point Position control is outside this range the decimal point character is replaced by a single asterisk Decimal Key Controlled allows the operator to enter the number and decimal point The terminal calculates the decimal point position and writes this value to the Decimal Point Position control See Using the Decimal P oint later in this chapter for more information Digits after Decimal If you specify the decimal point as Fixed Position enter the Point number of digits that will appear after the decimal point The maximum is 15 Function Key Specify which function key the operator must press to call up the scratchpad Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Numerics 59 Field Meaning Control
169. plays 45 You can adjust the size of the Local Message Display and format its foreground color background color font style border style and blink and underline attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Extra Large Font the application will be compatible only with Panel View Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 About Numerics Numerics Numerics This chapter describes e the different Numeric objects e how to configure each Numeric object e how different Numeric objects can work together There are six Numeric objects e Increment Value Button with and without Display e Decrement Value Button with and without Display e Numeric Data Display e Numeric Keypad Enable Button keypad terminals only e Numeric Input Cursor Point keypad terminals only e Small or Large Numeric Entry Keypad touch screen terminals only Numeric objects can be divided into two groups input objects which are used for numeric entry and display objects which display numeric values on the screen Some numeric objects belong to both groups The following table outlines which objects are input and which are display It also outlines which objects support polarity decimal points and floati
170. pter The number of Numeric Data Display objects in a list is determined by the Number of States you defined for the Cursor List Configuring the Numeric Data Display Object List Configure the Numeric Data Display Object List according to the following table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Fill Left With You can choose whether the left portion of the display will be filled with zeros or blank spaces when fewer than the maximum number of digits is displayed Number of Digits Specify the number of digits to display up to a maximum of 16 Keep in mind that a decimal point and minus sign each take the place of one digit If you choose to display several digits after the decimal point be sure to take these into account also Number of Visible Define the number of objects that the operator can see at any States given time For the scrolling list to be valid the Number of Visible States must be the same as the Cursor Lists Number of Visible States Highlight Bar Select this option if you want the current state controlled by the Cursor Control or cursor buttons to appear highlighted Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 126 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Field Meaning Decimal Display How you configure the decimal display and polarity determines
171. pulate the PLC output to achieve the same effect If the Displayed Value control is a fractional number and has fewer than the specified number of digits to the right of the decimal point the value is padded with zeroes If the value has more than the number of digits the value is rounded off Digits after Decimal Point If you specify the decimal point as Fixed Position enter the number of digits that will appear after the decimal point The maximum is 15 Control The Numeric Data Display uses the following controls You can assign a tag or expression to each control Displayed Value contains the value to be displayed If the control uses a tag with a float address or a non standard scale and offset value the object can display a fractional value Important If you assign the Polarity control when you define the Displayed Value control use a digital or analog tag with any of the following unsigned data types byte binary bit position or 1 to 8 BCD If you use a signed data type do not assign the Polarity control unless you want to override the value s own polarity Decimal Point Position determines the position of the decimal point Define this control if you specified the Decimal Display field as PLC Controlled The value of this control determines the number of digits after the decimal point Polarity determines whether or not a minus sign is displayed If the Polarity control s value is other than 0 the minus
172. r However if the operator presses an editing key INS DEL or the cursor keys lt lt and gt gt the terminal continues to display the existing string no longer highlighted allowing the operator to edit it without having to retype it Arrow keys Large and Small ASCII Input objects for keypad terminals The operator uses the arrow keys on the Panel View terminal to select characters from the keyboard Arrow keys Small ASCII Input object for touch screen terminals The operator uses the four directional arrows that are part of the object to select characters from the keyboard ASCII Inputs 9 Configuring the ASCII Input Object Large or Small Configure the ASCII Input object according to the following table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Type keypad only Select Small ASCII Input or Large ASCII Input Fill Characters Specify which character you want the ASCII string padded with if itis less than the number of input characters when the character string is sent to the PLC Choices are Spaces Zeroes FF Null default F is the hexadecimal equivalent of setting 4 bits to 1 FF means to set all 8 bits to 1 Each character takes up one byte 8 bits So padding the string with FF means that all 8 bits of each unused character in the string are set to 1 Number of Scra
173. r 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Extra Large Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Control List Selector without Enter Key Control Selectors 17 Unlike the Control List Selector with Enter Key the selections in the Control List Selector without Enter Key list are highlighted and sent to the PLC as the operator moves the cursor to each item The number of items in this list is determined by the size of the list component For information on changing the size of the list component see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual The Control List Selector without Enter Key consists of these components This component Does this Selector List This vertical list can have up to 24 different states each list item represents a state With Double High or Large Font the list can contain 12 states If you use the Extra Large Font the list can contain only 6 states Up Cursor Button When the operator presses the Up Cursor button the arrow in the list moves up by one list entry If the Down Cursor button is enabled you can disable the Up Cursor button Only one of the Up and Down Cursor buttons needs to be enabled The Up Cursor button auto repeats at the rate specified in the Timing Para
174. r can use these keys on the PanelView terminal to control the Set Bit Cursor Point This key Does this Select Enables the arrow keys and Home key Arrow keys Move the cursor through the Set Bit Cursor Points on the screen Home Moves the cursor to the home position at the top left of the screen Cancel Turns the Set Bit Cursor Point feature off and disables the arrow and Home keys Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 22 Control Selectors Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 When selected the Cursor Point character is highlighted and blinking The Control is set to 1 To turn off the Set Bit Cursor Point feature and disable the keys the operator must press the Cancel button on the Panel View terminal The Set Bit Cursor Point values are not changed when the Set Bit Cursor Point feature is cancelled The last selected Set Bit Cursor Point remains on Note By default when the Cancel button is pressed the Set Bit Cursor Point character becomes invisible To keep the character visible even after the Cancel button is pressed enable the Retain Cursor On Cancel check box in the Object Setup tab of the Terminal Setup dialog box For more information about terminal setup options see Chapter 12 Configuring Terminal Setup Options in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you enable the Retain Cursor On Cancel option the application will be compatible only with
175. racters type over existing characters DEL Delete deletes the character at the current scratchpad cursor position lt lt moves the cursor in the scratchpad to the left gt gt moves the cursor in the scratchpad to the right CLR Clear clears the scratchpad SEL Select places the highlighted character into the scratchpad at the cursor position For all ASCII Input objects except the Large ASCII Input object for touch screens ENT Enter When the operator presses the ENT button the leftmost character is placed in the high order byte of the first PLC word the next character to the right in the low order byte and so on If the character string is too large for the configured tag the terminal displays an out of range error message In this case the character string is not sent to the PLC The ASCII input object supports a scrollable scratchpad area so the operator can enter a long character string in a small scratchpad Pressing ENT sends all the characters to the PLC not only the visible characters For example if the scratchpad is five characters wide and the operator enters ten characters and presses Enter all ten characters are sent assuming the Number of Input Characters is configured to ten or more The string in the scratchpad is highlighted after the ENT button is pressed If the operator selects an ASCII character immediately the terminal clears the scratchpad and displays that characte
176. rance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Extra Large Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions ASCII Inputs ASCII Inputs This chapter tells you e how the ASCII Input object functions e how to configure the ASCII Input object About ASCII Inputs The ASCII Input object allows the operator to send an alphanumeric string up to 82 characters to the PLC There are two types of ASCII Input objects JE Ale e large ASCII Input object e small ASCII Input object These function differently on keypad and touch screen terminals e On the Large ASCII Input object for a touch screen terminal the operator selects characters by touching the keyboard on the screen The selected character appears in the scratchpad When the character string in the scratchpad is complete the operator sends it to the ASCII Input control by pressing the ENT button on the keyboard e On the Small ASCII Input object for both touch screen and keypad terminals and on the Large ASCII Input object for keypad terminals the operator selects characters from the keyboard by moving the screen cursor with the arrow keys to the desired character and pressing the SEL button The selected character appears in the scratchpad When the character string in the scratchpad is complete t
177. ransition in the Enter Key Handshake s value to inform the terminal that the nter Key Control value has been received When the terminal sees is value it sets the Enter Key Control s value to 0 gm f the terminal does not receive acknowledgment transition from 0 to another value within the specified delay time it displays an error message in the Fault Window and resets the Enter Key Control to 0 If the Enter Key Handshake is unassigned the Enter Key Control will remain set for the duration of the Push Button Hold Time or for as long as the button is pressed whichever is longer Enable PLC Controlled List This control informs the terminal whether the PLC or the terminal operator using the Scrolling List buttons controls the cursor list You can assign a tag or expression to this control If the control s value is 0 the operator controls the cursor using the buttons If the value is other than 0 the PLC controls the cursor using the Cursor Control value Note For the PLC to control the cursor the value of the Enable PLC Controlled List must be non 0 Pressing the cursor buttons at the terminal generates a Mistake message Note If you dont assign the Enable PLC Controlled List ensure that you have at least one of the Cursor List buttons enabled because the operator must be able to control the cursor Visible State This control is assigned for each configured visible state You can assign only tags to this
178. rate and the time span covered by the Trend The number of data points that can be displayed on the screen is determined by the width of the Trend object Each pen can display a maximum of 640 data points at a time on the screen An example of a Trend object is shown below Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 154 Trends Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Panel aximun AANA NNNNN edian inimum HH MM SS MM DD YY Time amp Date labels Time amp Date labels for Minimum for Median HH MM SS MM DD YY Time amp Date labels for Maximum Pens MM DD YY All pens in a Trend can be configured to plot values either in the foreground or in the background or the individual pens in a trend can be configured independently of the trend as a whole for foreground or background plotting If one or more pens are configured to use background plotting the Trend begins to plot values for those pens when the application enters Run mode and continues to plot values whether or not it is displayed The Trend does not retain data when you switch modes or select a new application It also does not retain data across power cycles of the PanelView terminal For pens not configured to use background screen plotting the Trend object begins to plot values when it is displayed on the PanelView terminal These values are not saved when you switch to a different screen You can configure up to 85 pens in your applica
179. re for Windows User Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 94 Push Buttons Interlocked Push Button Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 RIO An Interlocked Push Button is one of a group of buttons that have the same control The buttons function together in much the same way as the station selector buttons on a car radio pressing one cancels the other and makes a new selection Although Interlocked Push Buttons function as a group you must add them to the screen one at a time When the operator presses an Interlocked Push Button the Panel View terminal places the button s control value at the Button Control address in the PLC and highlights the selected button The Interlocked Push Button remains highlighted as long as the PLC value is the same as the value of the button Therefore only one button in the group is active and highlighted at any time If two or more Interlocked Push Buttons have the same control value both are highlighted whenever the associated Button Control contains that value Note If the Button Control value does not match any of the Interlocked Push Buttons Control Values an error state occurs and no button is highlighted An error state also occurs if the Button Control is not assigned In this case also no button is highlighted You can use different groups of Interlocked Push Buttons on the same screen as long as each group uses a different Button Control Note You can also add a s
180. records that the Enter Key has been pressed You can only assign a tag to this control When Enter is pressed after the Enter Key Control Delay time has elapsed the control is set to 1 for the Enter Key Handshake Time specified in the Timing Parameters tab of the Configure Terminal Setup dialog box or until the Enter Key Handshake makes a 0 to non 0 transition When either occurs the Enter Key Control is reset to 0 Since this control uses only two values a digital tag is recommended Enter Key Handshake is set by the PLC to confirm that it has recorded the change for the Enter Key Control You can assign a tag or expression to the Enter Key Handshake control The PanelView terminal sets the Enter Key Control to 1 when the operator presses the button PLC logic must set the Enter Key Handshake to non 0 when the Enter Key Control is set When the terminal detects a 0 to non 0 transition in the Enter Key Handshake it resets the Enter Key Control to 0 PLC logic must then reset the Enter Key Handshake to 0 If this control is left unassigned the Enter Key Control is reset after the Push Button Hold Time You can adjust the size of each component of the Control List Selector with Enter Key and format the object s foreground color background color font style button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapte
181. s You can assign any unique value from 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 See Configuring Object States in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual for information on assigning state values and configuring state attributes Note To minimize the size of the application file use state values that increment by one for each state Do not configure more states than you need You should configure colors text graphic images and other attributes for each state Control Indicator State controls the state for this object You can assign a tag or expression to this control When the PLC changes the control s value the terminal displays the state with the assigned value Note If you do not assign this control an error state occurs when the object is displayed on the PanelView terminal The highest numbered state is displayed without its label alerting the operator to the error state You can adjust the size of the Multistate Indicator and format its background color border style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual List Indicator Indicators 41 The List Indicator displays a list of states for a particular PLC operation and highlights the current state The font size determines the maximum number of
182. s still an independent graphic If the handles are solid go to step 2 If the handles are hollow it is a label D 0 Cl DI DI EI SSE jal Independent Graphic Label Scrolling Lists 123 2 With the graphic image selected choose Make Label from the Edit menu A message informs you if the image is too large to fit into the line if this message appears the image is not converted to a label If the image is not converted to a label and you know the image is small enough move the graphic image closer to the top of the object and choose Make Label again Note To deselect the Double Height States option after you have entered Double High or Large text two lines of text or a graphic image that is larger than 20 pixels change the text size delete the second line of text or remove the graphic image Remember that you must do this for every state with Large or Double High text or two lines of text Configuring the Multistate Indicator Object List Configure the Multistate Indicator Object List according to the following table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Number of States Specify the number of states this object will display from 2 to 255 You can specify different values for each state To do so choose Edit States in the dialog box You can assign any unique value from 2 14
183. s object on its own to initiate a control function Also a retained value could be used when the terminal is powered back on which could result in a control function starting without the operator s knowledge When you create a screen in PanelBuilder 1400e all Set Bit Cursor Point characters are visible However when you display the screen on a PanelView terminal only one Set Bit Cursor Point character is visible and blinking Place successive Set Bit Cursor Points above below or beside existing Set Bit Cursor Points any distance apart Refer to the X and Y coordinates in the status bar to make sure the Set Bit Cursor Points line up At runtime if the Set Bit Cursor Points aren t properly lined up the operator may not be able to navigate from point to point as expected There is no warning if the Set Bit Cursor Points don t line up Control Selectors 21 Example 1 Using Set Bit Cursor Points To monitor all the motors on a conveyor belt draw a line to represent the belt and place Set Bit Cursor Points pointing to each motor along the belt Program the PLC so that when you display this screen ona terminal you can move the cursor to the desired motor and see its status in a Local Message Display or Multistate Indicator Screens SETBIT 1 SetBit x E O gt O gt Q OOO Motor Status ai Pi Using the Set Bit Cursor Point on the PanelView Terminal When the application is running the operato
184. s table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Type Specify Large Screen Select Keypad or Small Screen Select Keypad You can format the Screen Select Keypad s foreground color and background color For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 106 Screen Selectors Screen Keypad Enable Button Keypad Terminals Only Cede Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 This button allows the operator to choose the next screen to be displayed by entering the screen number on the terminal s numeric keypad At runtime when the button is pressed a scratchpad appears on the top 60 pixels of the screen The operator enters the screen number in the scratchpad using the terminal s numeric keypad The keys on the numeric keypad function as follows This key Does this Enter Removes the scratchpad and current screen and displays the screen with the screen number that was in the scratchpad Number keys Enter numbers in the scratchpad Delete Deletes the last digit entered in the scratchpad Cancel Removes the scratchpad and cancels the screen change Note Operator input is disabled for a short time when the scratch
185. selected screen Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 104 Screen Selectors Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Configuring the Screen List Selector Configure the Screen List Selector according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Up Cursor Specify whether the Up Cursor is enabled and if you have a keypad application which function key it uses You must have at least one of the Up and Down Cursor keys enabled Down Cursor Specify whether the Down Cursor is enabled and if you have a keypad application which function key it uses You must have at least one of the Up and Down Cursor keys enabled Enter Specify which function key the operator will press to select the Keypad only highlighted choice Screens The list must have at least 2 lines or states to a maximum of 24 0 23 states To assign a screen to a state highlight the line for the state and choose Assign Screen The Assign Screen dialog box appears Choose the screen to assign to this state from the list of existing screens You can adjust the size each component of the Screen List Selector and format the object s foreground color background color font style button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes For details on form
186. states possible in the list Small and Double Wide fonts allow up to 24 states Double High or Large fonts allow up to 12 states If you use the Extra Large font the maximum number of states is 6 Note List text can be in only one font size The List Indicator supports text labels only not graphic image labels At runtime the operator can see all the states for a particular operation and see which state is current The current state is highlighted The size of the list component determines the number of states For information on changing the font size resizing the list and adding state text see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual The List Indicator is similar to the Control List Selector except the PLC rather than the operator controls the display You can configure the state values of List Indicator objects At runtime the object highlights the state whose value matches the Indicator State control s value Note If the Indicator State control contains a value that doesn t match any of the List Indicator s assigned state values an error state occurs and no state is highlighted An error state also occurs if the Indicator State control is not assigned In this case also no highlight bar appears Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 42 Indicators Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Configuring the List Ind
187. t RIO N7 11 Keypad Numeric Input DH C Net 1010 1 Enter Key Control RIO N7 10 1 Enter Key Control DH C Net Set Bit Cursor Point 1 010 0 Control RIO N7 10 0 Control DH CNet Numeric Data Display 0 010 0 17 Displayed Value RIO N7 12 Displayed Value DH CNet Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 The following examples show different ways of displaying numeric values on a screen and allowing an operator to change them Example 3 Set Bit Cursor Points for keypad terminals Screens Untitled 1 lel Ea Note Although the above illustration shows both Remote 1 0 and DH or ControlNet addresses an application can have only one type of address The illustration is meant as an example only for all types of applications The operator enters numeric values via the Numeric Keypad that appears when the Numeric Keypad Enable Button is pressed Numeric Data Displays display values in the PLC Set Bit Cursor Point objects are placed next to each Numeric Data Display to provide a means of selecting which value to change The following PLC 5 15 rungs show how the data can be read into the PLC and transferred to the corresponding Numeric Data Display Rung for Remote I O Application Enter Bit 1 010 0 Numerics 73 Rung for DH or ControlNet Application Enter Bit To select the value to change press the SELECT button on the PanelView terminal to enable the Set Bit
188. t Cursor Point object uses a small arrow as the cursor character Note You can change the attributes of the cursor as you would any other text character For example you could increase the size of the arrow by selecting another font from the Format menu See Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual To define the Set Bit Cursor Point character 1 Create the Set Bit Cursor Point object 2 Choose Text from the Objects menu or from the toolbar 3 Position the I beam to the immediate left of the arrow on the Set Bit Cursor Point Use the DELETE key to delete the arrow Control Selectors 25 4 To use a character from the keyboard type that character You can type only one character To use a character from the extended character set hold down the ALT key while you enter the character s ASCII code on the numeric keypad See Appendix B The Extended Character Set in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual for more information You can use text or a graphic image as the Set Bit Cursor Point display To define the Set Bit Cursor Point display field 1 Create the Set Bit Cursor Point object 2 Type the text you want to see associated with the cursor point or import and place a graphic image in the display You can position the display on another area of the screen instead of next to the character If you don t want a display wit
189. t need the Trend to track the processes when the screen is not displayed You can configure each pen to specify whether to continue tracking its process when the screen is not displayed as described in Configuring the Pens later in this chapter The individual pen configuration overrides the Background Screen Plotting for All Pens option Note You can configure up to 85 pens for background screen plotting across all Trends in your application The total number of data points for all pens using background plotting in your application cannot exceed 3000 Sample Rate Specify the rate at which to plot new values The range is 0 25 seconds to 86400 seconds 1 day Time Span Days Specify the number of days covered by the Time Span on the horizontal axis from 0 to 7 Hours Specify the number of hours covered by the Time Span on the horizontal axis from 0 to 23 Minutes Specify the number of minutes covered by the Time Span on the horizontal axis from 0 to 59 Seconds Specify the number of seconds covered by the Time Span on the horizontal axis from 0 to 59 Note The total time span of a Trend must be at least 2 seconds Time Specify whether to display labels for the time at which the data is collected The Maximum time is the time of the most recent point displayed on the Trend object The Minimum time is the Maximum time less the Time Span The Median time is calculated at the Maxi
190. tchpad Characters Specify the number of characters from 1 64 that will be visible in the scratchpad This must be less than or equal to the number of input characters Number of Input Characters Specify the number of characters 1 82 that will be sent to the PLC If this number is greater than the number of scratchpad characters the scratchpad will scroll to allow more characters to be entered Button Function Key Assignments keypad only Specify a function key for each of the buttons associated with this object Control The ASCII Input object uses the following controls ASCII Input identifies which PLC location the string will be written to Note This must be a string tag Enter Key Control and Enter Key Handshake must be used together to provide handshaking between the PLC and the terminal You can assign a tag only to the Enter Key Control You can assign a tag or expression to the Enter Key Handshake When the operator presses the ENT button to send the value to the PLC the terminal sets the Enter Key Control value to 1 after the Enter Key Control delay as specified in the Timing Parameters tab of the Terminal Setup dialog box To inform the terminal that the handshake has been received puta line in your PLC program to cause a 0 to non 0 transition in the Enter Key Handshake When the terminal sees this value change from 0 to non 0 it changes the Enter Key Control value back to 0 Pu
191. te The initial state is fixed at 0 You cannot change the initial state E dit States Although you can t change the initial state you can change the state values For example you could assign 100 to state 0 and 557 to state 1 To change the state values choose Edit States You can assign any unique value from 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 See Configuring Object States in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual for more information Note To minimize the size of the application file use state values that increment by one for each state Do not configure more states than you need Control The Latched Push Button uses the following controls Button Control records the status of the button state 1 value when the button is pressed and state 0 value otherwise You can assign only a tag to this control Note If you do not assign this control an error state occurs when the object is displayed on the PanelView terminal The button displays state 1 without its label alerting the operator to the error state Indicator State controls the display state of the object You can assign a tag or expression to this control If you assign just the Button Control and not the Indicator State control the button state is displayed as soon as the button is pressed and released The feedback for this control is local and immediate It does not necessarily reflect the Button Con
192. tep 1 Create the Cursor List As the figure shows the cursor list includes the cursor and the standard cursor list buttons When you define the cursor list you also need to define the main scrolling list parameters How you define these determines the size of the scrolling list and how the cursor and buttons function with the object lists For this example use the parameters and addresses shown in the following two tables Scrolling List Object Parameters Quantity Number of States 57 Number of Visible States 5 Number of Preview States 1 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 130 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Cursor List Object Block Transfer Number of Bits PLC Address Addresses Address Cursor Control Address B050 16 N30 10 Cursor Indicator BI50 16 N30 1 Address Top Position Address BI51 16 N30 2 Enter Key Control Not used Address Enter Key Handshake Not used Address After you have defined the Cursor List object addresses you are ready to begin creating the object lists Step 2 Create the Object Lists To monitor and control all the stations of the Automobile Luxury Options Assembly create these five object lists e two Numeric Data Display Object Lists e two Multistate Indicator Object Lists e one Local Message Object List In this application each object list serves a different function These functions are outlined below Assembly Stations A
193. the Multistate Push Button Configure the Multistate Push Button according to the following table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Button Type Specify a Multistate Push Button Function Key Keypad only Specify which function key the operator must press to activate this button Number of States Assign from 2 to 255 states to the button If you increase the number of states from the default of 2 you must assign state values To do so choose Edit States described below Initial State You can assign any state to be the button s initial state This State s value is written to the Button Control when the application runs for the first time This value overrides the control s initial value You dont need to assign any state as the initial state You can instead assign the button s initial state to be blank If you do the object writes the tag s initial value to the Button Control Edit States If you wish you can edit the values of each state For example if you assign three states you could assign 100 to state 0 200 to state 1 and 57 to state 3 To assign different values to the states choose Edit States Assign a unique value from 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 for each state See Configuring Object States in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the
194. the Number of Digits you assign Visible State controls allow you to attach an individual control to each visible state in the list Important If you assign the Polarity control when you create the Visible State controls use digital or analog tags with any of the following unsigned data types byte binary bit position or 1 to 8 BCD If you use a signed data type do not assign the Polarity control unless you want to override the values own polarity You can adjust the size of the Numeric Data Display Object List and format its foreground color background color font style border style and blink and underline attributes You cannot use the Extra Large Font for the Numeric Data Display Object List For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual After you configure the Numeric Data Display Object List and any other object lists that are part of the same Scrolling List group the object lists with the Cursor List You must group all the components of the Scrolling List at the same time or PanelBuilder will report a validation error For more information about grouping objects see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual For an example of how to configure Numeric Data Display Object Lists that would be displayed with your Cursor List see
195. the Selector Control When the application is run for the first time if initial values are defined the value of the initial state is written to the Selector Control Each time the button is pressed the value of the next state is sent to the Selector Control After the value for the last state is sent the next button press wraps back to the first state The button recognizes external control value changes If the Selector Control value changes to one that does not match any of the state values the next button press will set the button to State 0 Note If you do not assign this control an error state occurs when the object is displayed on the PanelView terminal No highlight bar appears on the list alerting the operator to the error state You can adjust the size of each component of the Control List Selector without Enter Key and format the object s foreground color background color font style button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Extra Large Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 20 Control Selectors Set Bit Cursor Points Keyp
196. the Shift key as you draw or edit the panel You can draw any size of panel For details on drawing and configuring panels see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Use rectangles to emphasize text or any other object You can draw any size of rectangle You can configure the rectangle as hollow or solid and change its line style or width Tip To draw or edit a perfect square hold the Shift key as you draw or edit the rectangle You can draw any size of square For details on drawing and configuring rectangles see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Wedges or pie shapes are partial ellipses or closed arcs You can draw wedges from one to four quadrants Wedges always have a fill style and can have any line style or width When you first draw a wedge it appears as an ellipse Select one of the handles and drag the pointer around the circumference of the ellipse to reduce the curve to three two or one quadrant of the ellipse Tip To draw quadrants of a perfect circle hold the Shift key as you draw the wedge For more details on drawing and configuring wedges see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Goto Configure Mode About the Goto Configure Mode Button Goto Configure Mode This
197. ther to Retain Last List State in the Configure Cursor List dialog box If a screen contains a Cursor List that has a Retain Last List State value when you display the screen PanelView positions the cursor on that state s value and sends the value to the Cursor Indicator control Panel View then updates the Top Position and Visible State controls Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 112 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Note A Cursor List will not have a Retain Last List State value until its parent screen has been displayed or if the application has been newly selected as the current application If it has no Retain Last List State value and the list is under operator control Panel View positions the cursor on the Cursor Indicator state value if non skipped Otherwise Panel View positions the cursor on the first non skipped state See Configuring Skipped States later in this chapter for more information Note If the PLC controls the list the Panel View terminal ignores any Retained Last List State values In this case the list position is determined by the Cursor List control Panel View then updates the Cursor Indicator Top Position and Visible State controls Important When the operator switches to a new screen there could be a slight delay before the Cursor List values are updated from the PLC If you load Application Initial Values in Configure Mode the Retain Last List State values wi
198. tion for background plotting but the total number of data points cannot exceed 3000 for all pens using background plotting You can see the total number of data points in use for background plotting in your application in the Configure Trend Object dialog box when you enable the background screen for one or more pens The Trend plots from the right side scrolling to the left to make room for a new data point each time a new point is plotted The time labels on the horizontal axis if used are updated every time a data point is collected The Trend object includes Trend Minimum Value and Trend Maximum Value controls to specify the range of values to display at a given point in time The Minimum and Maximum values allow the Trend to zoom in and out by adjusting the range of values displayed on the vertical axis If you change the value for the minimum or maximum value displayed the Trend is re plotted at the new range of values Trends 155 gt Note If the trend contains a large number of values and the sample rate is fast a few unreliable points will be generated while the trend is re drawn These unreliable points may cause a break in the plotted data similar to that caused by a communication error Existing values are not affected If a value is outside the range specified by the Trend Minimum and Maximum Value controls the pen line is drawn to the lower or upper edge of the Trend object and then disappears When a plotted value
199. ton and format its foreground color background color border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you assign a write expression or configure the Numeric Keypad Enable button for implicit decimal point operation the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 60 Numerics Numeric Input Cursor Point Keypad Terminals Only Numeric Input Cursor Point Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 The Numeric Input Cursor Point object allows the operator to select from an array of numbers Each Numeric Cursor Point has an associated Keypad Numeric Input control that communicates the value to the PLC At the terminal the keypad s arrow and Home keys are used to select a cursor point The keypad s Select button enables the arrow and Home keys while Cancel disables them Screens Untitled 1 Pile E3 i gt NANNAN NN gt ANNAN NN gt ANNAN NN gt NNNNNN NN ai Ba Refer to the section Cursor Point Default Operation in the chapter on Control Selectors Note Numeric Input Cursor Points can be used with Set Bit Cursor Points on the same application screen Using the Numeric Input Cursor
200. tons for the Scrolling List in the Cursor List object You can enable or disable any or all of the buttons move them to different locations on the screen change their colors and add labels text or bitmaps To configure the Cursor List Buttons choose Edit Buttons in the Configure Cursor List dialog box Configure the Cursor List Buttons according to the following table Field Meaning Up Cursor Specify whether the Up Cursor button is enabled and if you have a keypad application select a function key Up Cursor moves the cursor to the previous non skipped state in the scrolling list If the cursor is at the top most or first position in the list or if all previous states are skipped states pressing this button has no effect Down Cursor Specify whether the Down Cursor button is enabled and if you have a keypad application select a function key Down Cursor moves the cursor to the next non skipped state in the scrolling list If the cursor is at the bottom most or last position in the list or if all remaining states are skipped states pressing this button has no effect Field Scrolling Lists 117 Meaning Page Up Specify whether the Page Up button is enabled and if you have a keypad application select a function key Page Up scrolls up the list by the defined Number of Visible States The cursor is in the same position on the new page unless that position is occupied by a skipped state In that
201. tring displayed in the scratchpad e SHF Shift Large ASCII Input object for touch screens only By default this button is off and labels appear non shifted When this button is on the Shift key is displayed in reverse video All the character keys including numbers and symbols display and are input in their shifted state For example 66 99 a becomes A 2 becomes e CAPS Large ASCII Input object for touch screens only By default this button is off and labels appear in lower case When on the button is displayed in reverse video and the labels appear in upper case With CAPS on letters are input in upper case but numbers and symbols are not shifted The state is maintained across power cycles and screen changes e INS Insert toggles the keyboard between insert and overstrike modes The state is maintained across power cycles and screen changes Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 ASCII Inputs Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 When the keyboard entry is in insert mode the button appears in reverse video New characters appear at the current cursor position The cursor also moves one character to the right for each new character The string in the scratchpad scrolls however if the maximum number of input characters has been entered in the scratchpad the new character will not be inserted When the keyboard entry is in overstrike mode and the INS button is in normal video new cha
202. trol s value If you assign the same control to the Button Control and Indicator State control the terminal displays the button state based on the Button Control value The button displays state 1 when the operator presses it and displays state 0 when the operator releases it This is a more reliable way of configuring the button however if traffic is heavy over DH or ControlNet the display response may be delayed Maintained Push Button ee Push Buttons 89 Field Meaning Control cont You can provide a visual handshake with the PLC by assigning different PLC addresses to the Button Control and Indicator State control If the PLC is programmed to match the value of the Indicator State control to the value of the Button Control the button changes to the state with that value If the Indicator State control value does not match any of the state values an error state occurs and the button displays state 1 without labels Handshake is set by the PLC to confirm that it has recorded the change for the Button Control You can assign a tag or expression to this control A digital tag is recommended The PanelView terminal sets the Button Control to the state 1 value when the operator presses the button PLC logic must set the Handshake control to a non 0 value when the Button Control is set When the terminal detects a 0 to non 0 transition in the Handshake control it resets the Button Control to state 0 PLC logic must t
203. trol the Cursor List buttons control the Cursor Indicator value If the Enable PLC Control value is not 0 and the list is therefore under the control of the PLC the Cursor Indicator value reflects the Cursor Control value Note For the PLC to control the cursor the value of the Enable PLC Controlled List must be non 0 Pressing the cursor buttons at the terminal will generate a Mistake message Important Do not share the Cursor Indicator tag with other objects Shared tags can cause unpredictable results Top Position to PLC This control informs the PLC of the value of the state displayed at the top of the Cursor List You can assign only a tag to this control This value directs the PLC to the value that should be placed in the first or Top Visible State control of the object lists Important Do not share the Top Position tag with other objects Shared tags may cause the PLC to display the wrong range of numbers Enter Key Control and Enter Key Handshake These controls work together to provide handshaking between the PLC and the terminal You can assign only a tag to the Enter Key Control You can assign a tag or expression to the Enter Key Handshake When the operator presses the Enter button the terminal sets the Enter Key Control to 1 after the Enter Key Control Delay specified in the Timing Parameters tab of the Configure Terminal Setup dialog box Puta line in your PLC program to cause a 0 to non 0 t
204. ts cannot be used as Symbols because they are not monochrome gt Note You can use any monochrome bitmap for a Symbol including bitmaps you import from another application You cannot use dxf images for Symbols Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 146 Symbols Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Tip To use dxf images as Symbols export them The dxf images are exported as bitmap bmp images and you can use any bitmap image for a Symbol Ensure that the size of the dxf image is correct before you export it as a bitmap image because bitmap images do not resize well Sizing Symbols You can increase or decrease the size of the symbols once you place them on screens in PanelBuilder You can use multiple copies of the same symbol and change the size of any or all of them The size of the source graphic image remains unchanged PanelBuilder saves each new size of the symbol as a separate graphic when the application s pvd file is created Note The application s size increases each time you resize a symbol Limit the number of symbols you resize to ensure that your application will fit in the terminal s memory Configuring Symbols For information about placing Symbols on the screen refer to Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Configure each Symbol according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document
205. ttons to function as a group Assign the same tag to each button When the operator presses an Interlocked Push Button the Control Value is written to the Button Control and the button appears highlighted The button remains highlighted for as long as the value at the tag remains the same as the Control Value Note If you do not assign this control an error state occurs when the object is displayed on the PanelView terminal No button is highlighted alerting the operator to the error state You can adjust the size of the Interlocked Push Button and format its foreground color background color button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 About Scales E Scales Scales This chapter tells you about e what scales are used for e how to configure scales A scale consists of a line with ticks used to provide an illustrative measurement scale beside bar graphs and Trend objects You can create vertical and horizontal scales across the height or width of the screen Vertical scales can be configured so the ticks extend from left to right or vice versa Horizontal scales can be configured so the ticks extend from bottom to top or vice versa Note If you use sc
206. ursor List graphically See Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual for details Note You cannot size the Cursor List to accommodate fewer states than the number of the highest assigned Visible State control For example if you assigned a tag to Visible State 5 you cannot graphically size the list to display fewer than 5 states If you size the list to display fewer than 5 states by entering a lower number in the Number of Visible States field you will receive a warning and if you choose to proceed Visible State controls with a higher number will be deleted Each visible state can have a Visible State control assigned Number of Preview States Define the minimum number of visible states above or below the cursor before the list begins to scroll The minimum number you can enter is 0 See Configuring Preview States later in this chapter for information about the maximum Number of Preview States Auto Repeat Rate per second Set the number of times per second the Up Down Page Up and Page Down cursor buttons will repeat when pressed and held down by the operator Valid values are between 0 and 20 A value of 0 disables auto repeat Auto R epeat Start Delay Set the time that should pass before the Up Down Page Up and Page Down cursor buttons go into Auto R epeat mode when pressed and held down by the operator Valid values are between 200 millisec
207. useful for monitoring analog conditions that change such as temperature or fluid levels You can create vertical and horizontal bar graphs across the height or width of the screen Vertical bars can be configured to fill from bottom to top or vice versa Horizontal bars can be configured to fill from left to right or vice versa gt Tip Use the following suggestions to customize bar graphs e To show the bar s fill level make an axis with incremental ticks alongside the bar graph by using the Scale object or by using lines or graphic images e To have a bar graph change color at certain values cascade bar graphs together To do this remove the border from the graphs place the high end of one graph at the low end of the next and adjust each graph s data range accordingly To add a border to the cascading graphs place a hollow or solid panel behind the bar graphs e To create a fully functional template group bar graphs with other objects For example position two or three bar graphs together and put numeric display objects immediately below the bar graphs to display the process variable set point and control variable You can use any of the numeric entry objects interactively with these values Publication 2711E 820 anuary 1998 12 Bar Graphs Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Configuring the Bar Graph Configure the bar graph according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 1
208. uttON cece cee eee 99 About Screen Selectors 0 c cece eee ees 101 Goto Screen and Return to Previous Screen Buttons 102 Configuring the Goto Screen and Return to Previous Screen Buttons cairo a apari eee ved a r e i ale y ee ur 102 Screen List Selector a2 ao catre na ca n ae a d d wage 103 Configuring the Screen List Selector eee eee 104 Screen Select Keypad Large and Small Touch Screen Terminals Only se se seaca are 05 ata a ia aria aaa ara e aaa ra 105 Configuring the Screen Select Keypad 105 Screen Keypad Enable Button Keypad Terminals Only 106 Configuring the Screen Keypad Enable Button 106 ADOUES CONROE unserer dac eee atat ae ra Meee A 107 CUSOILIEE ce asi o nea e a di a ads al a dees 108 Configuring the Cursor List 108 Configuring Preview States ee 110 Configuring Retained LastListStates cc c cue e eee 111 The Cursor List Controls 242202 se rara ma ata aia aaa x 112 Configuring Cursor List State Values e 114 Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 toc iv Table of Contents Configuring Skipped States cece 115 Configuring the Cursor List Buttons cece cece eee 116 Configuring the Cursor List Font ccc cece eee ees 118 Optimizing Scrolling List Performance cece eens 118 OHECTL ISE a cena dau ene deed ee a ed Cab dt d bbe edi e oa beak 119 Multistate Indicator Object List
209. uttons Additional Buttons Command BLK Indicator State PLC Address Transfer Address BLK Transfer Address AUTO MODE B152 1 Value 1 N30 3 1 Value 1 MANUAL MODE B152 1 Value 0 N30 3 1 Value 0 TOGGLE B152 3 N30 3 3 COMMAND B152 1 N30 3 1 SET COMMAND B152 0 N30 3 0 B152 1 N30 3 1 MANUAL ON B152 4 N30 3 4 B152 1 N30 3 1 MANUAL OFF B152 5 N30 3 5 B152 1 N30 3 1 NUMERIC KEYPAD B152 6 N30 3 6 ENTER KEY FOR STYLE NUMBER CHANGE STYLE B153 0 3 15 N30 4 NO CONTROL ADDR The following table displays the addresses for the Object List PLC files Object List PLC Files PLC File Addresses PLC File Data Presets ASSEMBLY STATION N31 1 through N31 57 1 through 57 LUXURY OPTION N32 1 through N32 57 1 through 57 STATION STATUS N33 1 through N33 57 1 OPTION COMMAND N34 1 through N34 57 1 OPTION STYLE NO N35 1 through N35 57 100 When you have assigned all the addresses for the Object List PLC files you are ready to begin programming the PLC Step 3 Program the PLC To program the PLC follow the ladder diagrams shown in the following pages Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 134 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Create the Block Transfer Rungs The illustration below shows the Rungs 2 0 2 1 and 2 2 These three rungs read and write Scrolling List data to and from the Panel View terminal This is a bi directional block transfer For more information ab
210. versions For step by step instructions about creating and editing text and text labels see Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual The Extended ASCII Character Set For a list of the ASCII character set see Appendix D ASCII Character Set in this manual You can also use PanelBuilder 1400e to create characters not found on your keyboard by pressing ALT and typing a number on the numeric keypad See Appendix B The Extended Character Set in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual or refer to the online help Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Time and Date Displays About Time and Date Displays Time and Date Displays This chapter tells you e about Time and Date Displays e how to configure Time and Date Displays Use the Time Display and the Date Display to show time and date information on your application Time Display The Time Display shows the current time at a specified location on a screen Use the PanelView terminal s Configuration Menu or the PLC Controlled Time amp Date option in the PLC I O Control Options dialog box see Chapter 12 Configuring Terminal and PLC Options in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual to set the correct time on your Panel View terminal Use the terminal s Configuration Menu to configure the time display format Note Only one time or date object wil
211. when you display the screen on a PanelView terminal only one cursor point character will be blinking and highlighted The display component is shown for all Numeric Input Cursor Points You can assign an upper and lower limit to the Numeric Input Cursor Point These limits apply whether the value is entered using the Enter key or using the Raise and Lower keys Note If you assign the Optional Keypad Write Expression the Raise and Lower keys are disabled You can configure a display as part of the object to provide feedback of the control s value as it is changed by the cursor point input You can adjust the size of the Numeric Input Cursor Point and format its foreground color background color font style border style fill style and blink and underline attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Extra Large Font assign a write expression or configure the Numeric Input Cursor Point for implicit decimal point operation the application will be compatible only with Panel View Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Note By default when the Cancel button is pressed at the terminal the Numeric Input Cursor Point Character becomes invisible To keep the character visible even after the Cancel key is pressed enable the Retain
212. with Display Number of Digits If you choose to show the numeric display you can specify the number of digits that will appear Choose from 1 to 16 Keep in mind that a minus sign uses one digit Numeric Data Display Numerics 53 Field Meaning Fill Left With If you choose to show the numeric display with the button you can specify how the left portion of the display will appear when fewer than the maximum number of digits are displayed You can choose either spaces or zeroes Control Button Control The control s value increases by the specified amount each time the operator presses the Increment Value Button or when the button auto repeats You can assign only a tag to this control You can adjust the size of the Decrement Value Button and format its foreground color background color button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes If you choose the Show Numeric Display option you can also format the display s font style and underline attributes For details on formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Note If you use the Extra Large Font the application will be compatible only with Panel View Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions The Numeric Data Display object allows the operator to monitor a
213. xpressions see Chapter 7 Creating Expressions in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 P 4 Preface Before You Begin Technical Support Services Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 User Manual refers to the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Other user manuals are referred to by their full names Before you begin you should install and know how to operate the following equipment and software e a personal computer with at least a 486 25 MHz microprocessor at least 8 MB Random Access Memory RAM for Windows 3 1 95 although 16 MB RAM is recommended for Windows 95 at least 32 MB RAM for Windows NT and a SVGA monitor with 256 colors recommended For users working with imported dxf files at least 16 MB RAM is required If you want to resize graphic images in PanelBuilder set your display adapter to 65 536 colors e Microsoft Windows 3 1 and above Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 e the family of PLCs you ll be monitoring and controlling You should also be familiar with these manuals e Getting Started with PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows e PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual If you have questions about PanelBuilder please consult the manuals or the online Help first If you can t find the answer take advantage of our Technical Support Fax Back system
214. ypad application use a Screen Keypad Enable button The operator could then select the desired screen by entering the screen number gt Note The Panel View terminal remembers only the last screen You can t back up through a succession of screens with Return To Previous Screen buttons Important In PanelBuilder if you delete or renumber a screen that is assigned to Goto Screen buttons you must assign a new screen to each of the affected buttons Otherwise the application will not run properly Configuring the Goto Screen and Return to Previous Screen Buttons Configure the Goto Screen and Return to Previous Screen buttons according to this table Field Meaning Name Assign a name up to 15 characters to document the object for printed reports This increases the application s size by 1 byte per character Button Type Select Goto Screen Button or Return to Previous Screen Button Go to Screen For Goto Screen buttons specify which screen will be displayed when the operator presses this button Function Key Specify which function key the operator must press to activate Keypad only this button Publication 2711E 820 J anuary 1998 Screen List Selector Screen Selectors 103 You can adjust the size of the buttons and format their foreground color background color button margins touch screen applications only border style fill style and blink attributes For details on formatting objects see Cha
215. zing copying and exporting graphic images refer to Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Tip To simplify screen editing and maximize runtime performance convert all graphic images except object labels into wallpaper See Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual for detailed information Use graphic images to illustrate screens objects functions and so on You can add graphic images to the screen background or add them to an object as object labels See Symbols later in this manual for information about using graphic images as object labels If you followed the default installation you ll find a set of bitmap bmp files in the folders contained in the C AB PB1400E IMAGES directory The images in these folders include all ISA symbols arrow images DIN symbols and other color bitmaps See Appendix A ISA Symbols Appendix B DIN Symbols and Appendix C Arrows and Parts for samples of these graphic images Importing Graphic Images You can import bitmaps from any other application into PanelBuilder 1400e s bitmap graphic image library You can also import 2 D AutoCAD graphics saved in the dxf file format into PanelBuilder 1400e s DXF Image library Transparent AutoCAD dxf images are made solid when converted for use in PanelBuilder Color bitmaps and dxf graphics are converted into 16 color ima

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