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1. 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 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 Note If you use the Tiny Font or the Very Tiny Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 5 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 ASCII Inputs ASCII Inputs This chapter tells you e howthe 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 e large ASCII Input object e small ASCII Input o
2. 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 6 15 November 1998 10 ASCII Inputs Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 When the keyboard entry is in insert mode the INS 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 characters 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 positi
3. A gt Oz Yo 17 Ais Inline Mixer inlmixr bmp inlmixl omp Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 A 2 ISA Symbols Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Symbol Name File Names ISA Symbol Icon Motor motor bmp motori bmp Pressure Storage Vessel presves bmp presvesl bmp Pump pump bmp pumpl bmp Reactor reactor bmp reactori bmp Rotary Feeder rotfeed bmp rotfeed bmp Rotary Kiln rotkiln bmp rotkilnl bmp Screw Conveyor scrconv bmp scrconvl bmp se IO AIE Ae DID Dw Storage Bin storbin bmp storbinl bmp Turbine turbine bmp turbinel bmp Vessel vessel bmp vessell bmp Horizontal Valve with Actuator vivacth omp vivacthl bmp Vertical Valve with Actuator vivactv omp vivactvl bmp Butterfly Valve vivbfly bmp JH vlvbflyl bmp Check Valve vlychck bmp AF vivchckl bmp Horizontal Valve with Manual vlvmach bmp pe Actuator vlvmachl bmp Vertical Valve with Manual vivmacv bmp Actuator vivmacvl omp x Relief Valve vivrelf bmp vivrelfl omp ISA Symbols A 3 Symbol Name File Names ISA Symbol Icon Horizontal Valve with Throttling vivthrh bmp pig Actuator vivthrhl bmp Vertical Valve with Throttling vivthrv bmp Actuator vivthrvl bmp Weigh Hopper weihopr bmp KA weihoprl bmp Transformer Xformer bmp Xformerl bmp 1 m Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Symbol Icons DIN Symbols Appendix B This appendix lists all the DIN symbols
4. 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 do not 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 c
5. 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 decimal 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 Panel View terminal calculates the number of significant digits Number Entered Number
6. Numeric Entry Keypads Touch Screen Terminals only Numerics 83 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 PanelView Firmware Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Note If you use the Tiny Font or the Very Tiny Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 5 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 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 PanelView Firmware Version 3 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions 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 mathematic
7. 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 position 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 automa
8. 122 Screen Selectors The keys on the numeric keypad function as follows This key Does this Enter R emoves 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 p gt Note Operator input is disabled for a short time when the scratchpad 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Scrolling Lists Scrolling Lists This chapter tells you about e the different Scrolling List components e how to configure the components About Scr
9. DH ControlNet Interlocked Push Button _________ 012 0 17 Button Control R10 NNNNN NNNNN 4 5 7 13 Button Control DH ControlNet Numeric Data Display 1 2 0 010 0 17 Displayed Value RIO N7 12 Displayed Value INNNNN ANNANN DH ControlNet sta g CLAI DEL ENT ABE IE E b 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 intended as an example only 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 EQU 1 010 MOV EQUAL I MOVE SOURCEA 1 012 SOURCE 1 011 SOURCE B 0 DEST 0 010 20383 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 92 Numerics Using the Decimal Point Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Rung for DH or ControlNet Application Enter Bit N7 10 MOV MOVE SOURCE DEST EQU EQUAL SOURCE A SOURCE B N7 11 N7 12 N7 13 0
10. 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 State The initial state is fixed at 0 You cannot change the initial state Edit States Although you cannot 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 otherwi
11. Normally Closed Momentary N C Push Button Push Buttons 101 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 wired 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 Panel View 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
12. November 1998 72 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Using the Numeric Input Cursor 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 on the screen Home Moves the cursor to the Home position the top left Numeric Input or Set Bit Cursor Point on the screen Cancel Turns off the Numeric Input Cursor Point feature and disables the keys When a Numeric Input Cursor Point is selected the Numeric Entry scratchpad prompt Enter New Value or Press Cancel appears at 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 the Keypad Numeric Input tag value is incremented or decremented without the Enter key being pressed The increment decrement value of the Numeric Input Cursor Point object is added subtracted from the Keypad Numeric Input value without being applied
13. Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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 X din098 bmp din099 bmp din100 bmp l I l din101 bmp l din102 bmp 7 din103 bmp E l 1 din104 bmp din105 bmp E din106 bmp din107 bmp 6 iii een Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 DIN Symbols File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon din110 bmp din111 bmp din112 bmp din116 bmp E din117 bmp din118 bmp l din119 bmp din120 bmp l din121 bmp din122 bmp y din123 bmp din124 bmp l l l din125 bmp din126 bmp din127 bmp l lt Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 DIN Symbols B 5 File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon din128 bmp din129 bmp i din130 bmp P din131 bmp din132 bmp din133 bmp aa din134 bmp l din135 bmp l din136 bmp x 7 l din137 bmp l din138 bmp l din139 bmp l l l din140 bmp din141 bmp 7 F din142 bmp Eo l l l din143 bmp l din144 bmp din145 bmp l 1 din146 bmp Yay din147 bmp CN din148 bmp din149 bmp S din150 bmp CS din151 bmp CS din152 bmp CS din153 bmp A din154 bmp O din155 bmp a din156 bmp din157 bmp Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 B 6 DIN Symbols File Name DIN Sym
14. 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 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 Manu
15. e Allen Bradley PanelBuilder 1400e Reference Configuration Software for Man ual 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 prohib
16. 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 do not 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 component is filled with asterisks Important For Remote I O applications and ControlNet Scheduled tags 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 reapplied For DH applications ControlNet Unscheduled tags and Modbus applications the current value cannot be retained Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the initial value or nothing default is sent to the PLC when power is applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Ch
17. 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 will 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 Firmware 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 C
18. 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 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 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 66 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Field Meaning Decimal Display Fixed Position S elect thi
19. for Device tags 0 to 65535 for RIO tags Unsigned Integer 0 to 65535 Integer 32768 to 32767 2 147 483 648 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 Oorl 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 specified 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 Firmware 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 Numerics 57 Tip If you want immediate indication of the value you re sending to the PLC use the button
20. 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 11 Using a Keyboard You can use a keyboard to enter alphanumeric string values into large or small ASCII Input objects Only the PanelView 1000e and 1400e terminals support a keyboard For connection details see Using a Keyboard or Bar Code Reader in Chapters 2 and 4 in the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual To enter a value an ASCII Input object must be active When an object is active a cursor appears in the display area of the object Refer to the following tables on how to activate an ASCII Input object or a Numeric Entry Keypad object See Numeric Entry Keypads Touch Screen Terminals Only in Numerics for further instructions on how to enter values to a Numeric Entry Keypad object with a keyboard Activate an ASCII Input Object on a touch screen terminal according to the following table Possible Object Combinations on the How to Activate the Object same screen A large ASCII Input object Object is immediately active A small ASCII Input object Object is immediately active An ASCII Input object and one or more Press the Tab key on the keyboard to move Numeric Entry Keypad objects to and activate an object Activate an AS
21. 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 15 Using the Decimal Point Input 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 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 Numerics 79 Numeric Input Configuration How you configure the numeric input determines the values the operator can enter at runtime Field Meaning Decimal Point IS pecify whether the operator can enter a number with decimal points Disabled the operator cannot 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 i
22. 112 configuring 21 Control list selector without enter key 19 23 configuring 25 Control selectors 19 about 19 controls 19 Controls in trends 168 Conventions used in the manual P 4 Copying graphic images 45 Cursor list See also Scrolling list buttons configuring 127 132 configuring 124 control values configuring 130 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Index Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 font configuring 134 number of states 124 number of visible states 125 preview states 126 Skipped states configuring 131 D Data points in trends 168 Date display 165 about 165 configuring 166 Decimal point configuring for input objects 92 Decrement value button 55 56 configuring 61 Display objects about 55 Drawing objects 35 43 E Ellipses 36 Emergency stops push buttons 97 99 101 Enter key handshake configuring 95 Exporting graphic images 45 Expressions using write expressions 96 F Foreground Background plotting in trends 16 G Goto configure mode button configure mode 39 configuring 42 description 39 run mode 39 security 40 41 software mode switching 40 Goto screen button 117 118 configuring 118 Graphic images A 1 B 1 C 1 arrows 43 copying 45 exporting 45 IMAGES directory 43 importing 43 ISA symbols 43 library 43 sizing 44 symbols A 1 B 1 C 1 H Handshaking with the PLC 95
23. 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 Using a Keyboard You can use the keyboard to enter numeric values to either the large or small Numeric Entry Keypad objects Only the PanelView 1000e and 1400e terminals support a keyboard For connection details see Using a Keyboard or Bar Code Reader in Chapters 2 and 4 of the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual To enter values the Numeric Entry Keypad object must be active When an object is active a cursor appears in the display area of the object Numerics 85 Refer to the following tables on how to activate a Numeric Entry Keypad object or an ASCII Input object See Using a Keyboard in ASCII Inputs tor further instructions on how to enter values to an ASCII Input object Activate a Numeric Entry Keypad object on a touch screen terminal according to the following table Possible Object Combinations on the same screen How to Activate the Object A single Numeric Entry Keypad object Object is immediately active You do not have to press the Tab key More than one Numeric Entry Keypad object Press the Tab key on the keyboard to move to and activate the next Numeric Entry Keypad object O
24. 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 object Number of Digits f 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 f 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 Contr
25. 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 y 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 ui 74 112 4A 106 152 6A j 43 053 2B 75 113 4B K 107 153 6B k 44 054 2C i 76 114 4C L 108 154 6C l 45 055 2D 71 115 4D 109 155 6D m 46 056 2E 78 116 4E 110 156 6E n 47 057 2F I 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 91 133 5B 123 173 7B 60 074 3C lt 92 134 5C 124 174 7C 61 075 3D 93 135 5D 125 175 7D 62 076 3E gt 94 136 5E A 126 176 TE 63 077 3F 95 137 5F 127 177 7F DEL Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 A Arcs 35 Arrows 36 43 ASCII display D 1 about 1 configuring 5 control sequences 3 invalid control sequences 4 special characters 3 string format 3 ASCII extended character set 163 D 1 ASCII input 7 about 7 buttons 9 configuring 14 displays 8 using a bar code reader 13 using a keyboard 11 keyboard characters 12 keypad 11 touch sc
26. 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 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 E
27. Buttons 99 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 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 only 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 charact
28. 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 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 135 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 S
29. 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 6 15 November 1998 114 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 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 6 15 November 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 Pr
30. However you also have a two position list with the current selection highlighted Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 24 Control Selectors Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 gt 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 Important For Remote I O applications and ControlNet Scheduled tags the PanelView 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 reapplied For DH applications ControlNet Unscheduled tags and Modbus applications the current value cannot be retained Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the initial value or nothing default is sent to the PLC when power is applied For details on configuring Appli
31. November 1998 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 Important For Remote I O applications and ControlNet Scheduled tags 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 do not use a Multistate Push Button to initiate a PLC controlled machine or process Instead use a Momentary Push Button For DH applications ControlNet Unscheduled tags and Modbus applications the current value cannot be retained Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the initial value or nothing default is sent to the PLC when power is applied For details on configuring Application Startup o
32. Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 52 Local Message Displays Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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 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 do not 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 M
33. R38 0 POS Source 1 5 Source B 0 Source B Dest N33 N30 8 1 LES LESS THAN Source A N30 8 57 57 ADD ADD Source A 1 Source B Source B Dest 23721 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 158 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Rung 2 13 includes the Simulation 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 SQO TIMER i B40 T39 0 SQO i SEQUENCER OUTPUT i 1 DN File N41 0 i Mask FFFF i Dest N30 10 i Control R 38 0 Length 57 Position 0 l SETSTATUS f TO ON f i EQU MOV i i EQUAL MOVE i Source A N34 N30 10 Source 2 i 0 Dest N33 N30 10 Source B 1 3 i i CURSOR i f CONTROL f ADDRESS i GRT SUB i f GREATER THAN SUBTRACT SourceA N30 10 Sourcea N30 10 0 0 f Source B 1 Source B 1 Dest SET STATUS i i TO COMPLETE f EQU OV f i EQUAL OVE Source A N34 N30 9 Source 3 i 1 i Source B 1 Dest N33 N 30 9 i Rung 2 14 1 i SQO TIMER f i Go TIMER ON DELAY EN i DN Timer Time base i DN 5 Preset
34. 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 Firmware Version 2 or later It will not be compatible with earlier versions Note If you use the Tiny Font or the Very Tiny Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 5 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 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 p 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
35. 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 LA 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 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 do not want a display with the cursor point remove the border and change the field s background color to the scr
36. a Aeon oc a eee PA AI 167 Configuring the Trend ee 171 Configuring the Pens se cca ee age wanes ge va 172 Configuring the Pen Value Labels ccc cece eae 173 Appendix A SVIMDOUICONG ces Par cena Paton Sy ase rant aliate uitand a acta ana A 1 Appendix B SVMDOW ICONS se see sat a a deh ee ude week ae la Aa e Aa B 1 Appendix C ATOW S pa ar bran aaa era tes date doll pesti a autos ae an 30 C 1 Equipment Pars cate Gaurd aes meta a ati a Dara ape hte C 2 Appendix D Index Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Welcome to PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows Preface Preface Welcome to Allen Bradley s PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows Version 5 With this software you can create applications in Microsoft Windows 3 1 or later Windows 95 and in Windows NT 4 0 operating systems 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 5 provides the advantages as well as other enhancements that PanelBuilder 1400e Version 4 offered These include e support for ControlNet 1 5 Scheduled Mode communications e Numeric and ASCII Input object support for external keyboard and bar code reader inputs e support for A B Dataliner message display compatibility e hig
37. 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 Panel View 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 specified 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 6 15 November 1998 Variable Content TTL Chap Is Linked To HD Running Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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 strin
38. 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 6 15 November 1998 18 Bar Graphs Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Configuring the Bar Graph Configure the bar graph 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 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
39. displayed If the Polarity control s value is other than 0 the minus 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 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 Firmware Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Note If you use the Tiny Font or the Very Tiny Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 5 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Numeric Keypad Enable Button Keypad Terminals Only Numerics 67 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 t
40. e ac a sa 43 SIZING Graphic Imag S sc ate dacat ana aa ini aaa ta tat 44 Copying and Exporting Graphic Images 45 Indicators Abo t indicators secera r aaa ad ag ne n aaa pa e hina iara 47 Multistate Indicator anaa 47 Configuring the Multistate Indicator e 48 LiSTINOIC QUOT ne e tea dat at ata Ca ml OEVER ati 49 Configuring the List indicator ta pa aa e i a Sept aa at n atat 50 Local Message Displays About Local Message Displays ee 51 How a Local Message Is Triggered 0 cece eee 52 Triggering Messages on Multiple Local Message Displays 52 Configuring the Local Message Display 52 Numerics ADOULNUMENCS 2 peraire naaar EAA RAEO 55 Increment and Decrement Value Buttons aaa 56 Increment Value Button with or without Display 56 Configuring the Increment Value Button 58 Decrement Value Button with or without Display 59 Configuring the Decrement Value Button 61 Numeric Data Display sos ete 0 a ce ae Aa tnt e dat Dn a ia 62 Configuring the Numeric Data Display 65 Numeric Keypad Enable Button Keypad Terminals Only 67 Keyboard Keys Supported by the Numeric Input Object 68 Configuring the Numeric Keypad Enable Button 69 Numeric Input Cursor Point Keypad Terminals Only 71 Using the Numeric Input Cursor Point on the PanelVi
41. l Accum Rung 2 15 i JEND OF FILE 23707 Symbols Symbols This chapter tells you about e what Symbols are e available labels for Symbols e how to configure Symbols About Sym bols Symbols are identical in function to Multistate Indicators except that the same graphic image label appears for every state Symbols use less memory than Multistate Indicators and the PanelView 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 monochro
42. labels for 1000e 1200e and 1400e keypad terminals Terminal Configuration Transfer Select Transfer Terminal Network Application Application Setup Setup F1 F2 F3 F4 Application 4 Time and Terminal Startup a Date Response F5 F7 F8 Printer Terminal Restore Upgrade IFS Diagnostics Defaults Firmware F10 F11 F12 Terminal Information F13 Firmware Revision 05 00 00 5 00 051 98 03 27 03 30 98 07 55 09 PM Application Name TANKS 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 Appli
43. large ASCII for touch screen terminals only left arrow right arrow lt lt gt gt small ASCII for touch screen and small and large ASCII for keypad terminals not supported SPACE Spacebar as long as a Cursor Point object is not on the same screen SPACE touch SPACE button on touch screen for large ASCII Input objects only not available Backspace Fl to F21 keypad terminal only not supported not supported all other keys ASCII Inputs 13 Using a Bar Code Reader You can use a bar code reader to enter alphanumeric string values into the large or small ASCII Input objects ASCII Input objects read alphanumeric values Only the PanelView 1000e and 1400e terminals support a bar code reader For connection details see Using a Keyboard or Bar Code Reader in Chapters 2 and 4 in the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual To have the bar code reader automatically read and send values to the PLC program the bar code reader to send an Enter automatically to the PanelView terminal Activate an ASCII Input object on a touch screen terminal according to the following table Objects Present on the same Touch How to Activate the Object Screen An ASCII Input object Object is already active An ASCII Input object and one or more If the specific object is not active touch the Numeric Entry objects object to activate it To enter a value using a bar code
44. 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 6 15 November 1998 170 Trends p 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 PY PY PY SP SP 8 68 CURRENT a ik 108 2k Sk 58 3002 602 Main Menu B7 30 25 20 15 1 5 A 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 6 15 November 1998 Trends 171 Configuring the Trend Configure the Trend according to this table
45. reader with a touch screen terminal 1 Activate the ASCII Input object on your touch screen terminal 2 Scan the bar code The scanned value is displayed in the scratchpad 3 To send the value to the PLC press the Enter button for the ASCII Input object on the touch screen terminal or set up the bar code reader to send Enter automatically to the Panel View terminal Activate an ASCII Input object on a keypad terminal according to the following table Objects Present on the same Keypad How to Activate the Object Screen Only one ASCII Input object Object is already active One ASCII Input object and one Cursor If Cursor Point object is active Press Esc Point object on keyboard or Cancel on keypad to deactivate Cursor Point object and reactivate ASCII Input object Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 ASCII Inputs To enter a value using a bar code reader with a keypad terminal 1 Activate the ASCII Input object on your keypad terminal 2 Scan the bar code The scanned value is displayed in the scratchpad 3 To send the values to the PLC press the Function key that corresponds to the Enter button for the ASCII Input object on the keypad terminal or set up the bar code reader to send Enter automatically to the Panel View terminal Configuring the ASCII Input Object Large or Small Configure the ASCII Input object according to the following table Fiel
46. 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 formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual 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 and you define the messages in the Local Messages editor You can create up to 10 000 messages per app
47. 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 Control Selectors 21 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 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 For Remote I O applications and ControlNet Scheduled tags 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 reapplied For DH applications ControlNet Unscheduled tags and Modbus applications the current value cannot be retaine
48. stations State Message PLC Value 0 0 1 Select 1 2 Bypass 2 3 Manual On 3 4 Manual Off 4 Scrolling Lists 147 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 activates 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 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 B051 5 16 N30 11 STATION umeric Display LUXURY B056 5 16 N30 16 OPTION Local Message STATION B0511 5 16 N30 21 STATUS ultistate
49. 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 Control If the terminal does not receive acknowledgment transition continued 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
50. 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 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 161 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
51. 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 To change the text font to Double High or Large 1 Draw the Multistate Indicator Object List 2 Select the Double Height States option in the Configure Multistate Indicator Object List dialog box 3 Select Text from the Object menu or from the toolbox 4 Choose the text size you want from the Format menu Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 138 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 Place th
52. the Numeric Input Cursor Point object 2 Scan the bar code The scanned bar code value is displayed in the Numeric Entry scratchpad 3 To send the data to the PLC press the Enter key on the keypad terminal or set up the bar code reader to send Enter automatically to the Panel View terminal Numerics 77 Defining the Numeric Input Cursor Point Character By default the Numeric Input Cursor Point object uses a small arrow as the cursor character 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 PanelView Firmware Version 3 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Using the Decimal
53. 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 Numerics 65 Configuring the Numeric Data Display Configure the Numeric Data 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 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 cannot 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 S elect this item if you do not 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
54. 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 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 Check 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 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 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
55. with several types of documentation to meet your different needs Getting Started with PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows A B Publication Number 2711E 6 13 guides 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 The PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual A B Publication Number 2711E 6 14 explains PanelBuilder 1400e in detail and provides step by step instructions for planning creating and working with applications The PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows Reference Manual A B Publication Number 2711E 6 15 provides detailed reference information for application screen objects The PanelView e Transfer Utility User Manual A B Publication Number 2711E 6 16 provides detailed instructions for transferring files using the Transfer Utility that comes with PanelBuilder 1400e Version 5 The PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual A B Publication Number 2711E 6 17 describes the features operation and specifications of PanelView operator terminals The PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows Modbus User Manual A B 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 Co
56. 0 value it resets the Enter Key Control value Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 96 Numerics Using Write Expressions Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 Optionally you can assign write expressions to perform a mathematical calculation or logical operation 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 Entr
57. 01 Scales 113 about 113 configuring 113 114 customizing 113 Screen keypad enable button 117 121 configuring 122 Screen list selector 117 119 configuring 120 Screen print button 115 about 115 configuring 116 printer compatibility 115 167 memory requirements 115 Screen select keypad 117 configuring 121 Screen selectors 117 about 117 Scrolling list 123 about 123 example 143 ladder logic 149 Security 40 Set bit cursor point 19 26 configuring 33 default operation 30 defining character 32 defining display field 32 operation on power up 31 retained default operation 31 using a keyboard 29 using the Set Bit Cursor Point 28 Sizing graphic images 44 Skipped states configuring in scrolling lists 131 Software registration P 2 requirements P 5 Software mode switch 40 41 disable 42 enable 42 terminal behavior at power up 42 Support services P 5 Symbols 159 A 1 B 1 C 1 about 159 configuring 160 States 159 T Technical support services P 5 Terminology P 4 Terms P 4 Text 43 about 163 label 163 Time display 165 about 165 configuring 166 Index l 5 Trends 167 about 167 configuring 171 controls in 168 data points maximums 168 foreground background plotting 168 maximums 167 out of range values 169 pens maximums 167 Triggering local messages 52 W Web site P 5 Wedges 37 Write expressions using 96 Pub
58. 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 Panel View 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 6 15 November 1998 94 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 e PLC Controlled allows the PLC to set the number of digits to be displayed after the decimal point 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
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60. CII Input Object on a keypad terminal according to the following table Possible Object Combinations on the How to Activate the Object same screen A large ASCII Input object Object is immediately active A small ASCII Input object Object is immediately active A small ASCII Input object and a Numeric If Cursor Point object is active Press Esc Input Cursor Point object on keyboard or Cancel on keypad to deactivate Cursor Point object and reactivate ASCII Input object A small ASCII Input object and a Set Bit If Cursor Point object is active Press Esc Cursor Point object on keyboard or Cancel on keypad to deactivate Cursor Point object and reactivate ASCII Input object Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 12 ASCII Inputs Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 To enter a value and send it to the PLC 1 Activate the desired ASCII Input object 2 Enter the value 3 Use the Enter key to send the value to the PLC Keyboard Keys Supported by the ASCII Input Objects ASCII Input Object Character Buttons Corresponding Keyboard Keys AtoZ AtoZ atoz a to z 0 to9 0 to9 HANHTIS gt NS amp i 1 HA HI lt gt amp 2 1 ENT Enter SHF Shift CAPS Caps Lock INS Insert DEL Delete CLR Esc SEL replaced by keystroke four way arrow keys keypad terminal only leftarrow rightarrow uparrow down arrow lt lt gt gt
61. Contents Welcome to PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for WINdOWS OR DOE ORI SE e SRC teeta sushi dee ene P 1 Registering Your Copy of PanelBuilder 1400e P 2 Available Documentation cece eee eee eee P 2 What s in the Reference Manual ccc ec eect e ees P 3 Who Should Read the Reference Manual P 4 Terminology Used sei as incinerat a tae ts e ata se ean P 4 CONVENDONSUSEO Asie Sedan var notei agata E nee aed Nate ra P 4 Before You Begin atare aaa At a mace ae saiaeg tae A nis ewes P 5 Technical Support Services e cia eaten tani e acida d P 5 About ASCII Displays ries 25 ea hee oat eae oe eee oe 1 ASCII Display String Format cece cece eee ees 3 Special Characters and Control Sequences 3 Invalid Control Sequences 000 cece eee eee ees 4 Configuring the ASCII Display Object 00004 5 About ASCII Inputs ica ae at oa e e aci a ae a ce e wena axa 7 ASCII Input Object Displays e aed ose e ore ce e aa ra e 8 Buttons of the ASCII Input Object eee 9 Keyboard Keys Supported by the ASCII Input Objects 12 Configuring the ASCII Input Object Large or Small 14 About BS Graphs t vic iati Are Ami fee ta Aa futa dat de bari 17 Configuring the Bar Graph sia ssn a aaa 18 About Control Selectors tay Or eek bo a chee ai e 19 Control List Selector with EnterKey ccc cece eee eens 20 Configuring a Cont
62. Hardware requirements P 5 Help P 5 Hot keys See Shortcut keys Icons See Symbols Increment value button 55 56 configuring 58 Input objects about 55 Interlocked push button 97 111 configuring 112 ISA symbols 43 159 K Keyboard with ASCII Input 11 with Numeric Entry Keypad 84 with Numeric Input Cursor Point 74 with Numeric Keypad Enable Button 68 with Set Bit Cursor Point 29 Keypad screen selector 120 L Labels configuring in trends 173 Latched push button 97 103 configuring 104 Lines 36 List indicator 47 49 configuring 50 Local message display 51 about 51 configuring 52 Local message object list 135 configuring 140 number of states 140 number of visible states 140 Local messages 51 triggering 52 M Maintained push button 97 105 configuring 106 Multistate indicator 47 configuring 48 Multistate indicator object list 135 configuring 139 number of states 139 number of visible states 139 Multistate push button 97 108 configuring 109 N Normally closed momentary push button configuring 102 Normally open momentary push button 97 configuring 99 Numeric data display 55 62 configuring 65 decimal point position 65 polarity 65 scaling formula 63 64 Numeric data display object list 135 141 configuring 141 Numeric entry keypad 55 83 configuring 87 using a bar code reader 86 using a keyboard 84 keyboard keys 85
63. Key Specify which function key the operator must press to call up the scratchpad Control 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 P oint 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
64. LC 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 103 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 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
65. Numeric input cursor point 55 71 configuring 78 defining character 77 using a bar code reader 75 using a keyboard 74 keyboard keys 75 using at runtime 72 using the decimal point display component 77 input component 78 Numeric keypad enable button 55 67 configuring 69 using a bar code reader 69 using a keyboard 68 keyboard characters 68 Numerics 55 about 55 editing array of numeric values 89 Index 1 3 O Object list See also Scrolling list local message 135 multistate indicator 135 numeric data display 135 types 135 Objects arcs 35 arrows 36 ASCII display 1 ASCII input 7 control list selector with enter key 19 20 control list selector without enter key 19 cursor list See Scrolling list date display 165 decrement value button 55 56 drawing objects 35 ellipses 36 goto screen button 117 118 graphic objects 43 increment value button 55 56 interlocked push button 97 ISA symbols 159 atched push button 97 ines 36 istindicator 47 49 ocal message display 51 maintained push button 97 multistate indicator 47 multistate push button 97 normally closed momentary push button 97 normally open momentary push button 97 numeric data display 55 62 numeric data display object list 141 numeric entry keypad 55 83 numeric input cursor point 55 71 numeric keypad enable button 55 67 object list See scrolling list panels 37 rec
66. OV OVE Source Dest N34N 30 1 1 OV OVE Source 6 Dest N33 N 30 1 1 23705 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 156 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Create the Visible State File Copy Rung Rung 2 10 copies appropriate file data to the visible state addresses for each object list The data copied is based on the Top Position Address value from the PanelView 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 N30 2 Dest N 30 16 Length 5 STATUS FILE COP COPY FILE Source N33 N30 2 Dest N 30 21 Length 5 COMMAND FILE COP COPY FILE Source N34 N30 2 Dest N 30 26 Length 5 STYLE NO FILE COP COPY FILE Source N35 N30 2 Dest N 30 31 Length 5 23706 Scrolling Lists 157 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 2 EQU EQU MOV i LBL EQUAL EQUAL MOVE Source A N34 N30 8 1 1 Source A
67. Point Display Component The Numeric Input Cursor Point has both a display and an input component The following options let you determine how the decimal point will be displayed e Disabled Select this option if you do not want any decimal point displayed If the Displayed Value control contains a decimal point it is rounded off 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 78 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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
68. Reverse Video Text Off ES C 27m 1B5B32376D End the reverse video text block Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 ASCII Displays Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 If the current display position were 0 0 the string would display lt 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 ASCII Displays 5 Configuring the ASCII Display Object Configure the ASCII Display object according to this table
69. 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 only 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 6 15 November 1998 102 Push Buttons Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 C
70. 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 You can adjust the size of the Multistate Indicator Object List 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 140 Scrolling Lists Local Message Object List Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 enou
71. Up 11 Cursor Up 12 Cursor Up i e A A pers a A D o e 23664 Configuring Retained Last List States PanelBuilder Version 2 allows you to configure applications so that 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 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 whether 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 PanelView then updates the Top Position and Visible State controls Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 128 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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
72. a aa 146 Option Style Number i ss se cere ma ee ae aa e ae a ie ia 147 Assigning Addresses for Object Lists naana aaa 147 Step 3 Program the PLC ei en ce maica eed ati a 149 Create the Block TransferRungs e cc 149 Create the Auto Mode Rung sete eee eee 150 Create the Manual Mode Rung 00e eee e eee 151 Create the Toggle Command RungsS c eee vane 152 Create the Set Command Input Rung 154 Create the Option Style NumberInputRung 154 Create the Manual On Manual Off Input Rung 155 Create the Visible State File Copy Rung 156 Create the Auto Mode Simulation Rungs 157 Symbols Text Time and Date Displays Trends ISA Symbols DIN Symbols Arrows and Parts ASCII Character Set Table of Contents toc v About Symbols tas SPs se a Atu ne ou En las 0 a ty 159 Available Graphic Images cce eee eee 159 Sizing Symbols eee scari Asa cat teh ati a aa atata Aaa 160 Configuring Symbols coe a acou eB aaa ae titan amo ra tea mada ae 160 ADOULTEXE e ehi u u a Dal ae ae ia oi age Di a du 163 The Extended ASCII CharacterSet 0000 163 About Time and Date Displays 02e eens 165 Time Display wake see aa eg ta e erori aaa stearate asa a 165 Dat DISDIGV eat Goren te dei area n ata rit 0 te a ai 165 Configuring the Time and Date Display 166 AboutTrends a ac
73. a minus sign is displayed If the Polarity control s value is other than 0 the minus sign is always displayed if it is 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 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Scrolling List Example Scrolling Lists 143 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 componen
74. ag 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 about basic handshake operation When the Raise or Lower buttons are pressed the terminal 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 the terminal 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 e An 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 e ifthe Enter Key Ha
75. ake room for a new data point each time a new data 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 169 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 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 8 Out of Range Plots 375 25 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
76. al Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Goto Configure Mode About the Goto Configure Mode Button Goto Configure Mode This chapter shows you how to create the Goto Configure Mode object This object allows operators to switch the PanelView 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 Contim Contigure Mode Press OK to place the terminal in CONFIGURE mode or press Cancel to return to the Application Screen Placing the terminal in CONFIGURE mode will halt all communications Cancel OK F17 F21 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 6 15 November 1998 40 Goto Configure Mode Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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
77. al Terminology Used Conventions Used Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 This manual is intended as a reference guide for users who are experienced with PanelBuilder 1400e and have a good knowledge of 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 5 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 us
78. al 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 does not 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 6 15 November 1998 50 Indicators Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Configuring the List Indicator 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
79. al calculation or logical operation on the value the operator enters then send the result to the PLC je EEE ddd 8 ES E CLEAR DELETE ENTER Large Numeric Entry Keypad Small Numeric Entry Keypad etal Fe lie CLR DEL ENT 8l h all Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 84 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 For Remote I O applications and ControlNet Scheduled tags the PanelView 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 reapplied For DH applications ControlNet Unscheduled tags and Modbus applications the current value cannot be retained Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the initial value or nothing default is sent to the PLC when power is applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 5 of the PanelView 1000e
80. an 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 Maximum 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 6 15 November 1998 172 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 recen
81. anual Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 68 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Using a Keyboard You can use a keyboard to enter numeric values into the Numeric Keypad Enable Button object Only the PanelView 1000e and 1400e terminals support a keyboard For connection details see Using a Keyboard or Bar Code Reader in Chapters 2 and 4 of the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual To enter a value and send it to the PLC 1 To activate a Numeric Keypad Enable Button object press the Function key that corresponds to the Numeric Keypad Enable Button object on the Panel View keypad terminal The Numeric Entry scratchpad appears 2 Enter your values and press Enter on the keyboard to send the data to the PLC 3 To deactivate the Numeric Keypad Enable Button object press Esc on the keyboard Keyboard Keys Supported by the Numeric Input Object Numeric Input Object Buttons Corresponding Keyboard Keys 0 to 9 0 to 9 a Enter amp Backspace Cancel Esc leftarrow rightarrow leftarrow rightarrow not supported Delete not supported Insert not supported all other keys Numerics 69 Using a Bar Code Reader You can use the bar code reader to enter numeric bar code values into the Numeric Enable Button object The Numeric Keypad Enable Button object reads only numeric values If your bar codes are alphanumeric values the a
82. application Time Display The Time Display shows the current time at a specified location on a screen Use the Panel View 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 will run per screen Date Display The Date Display shows the current date at a specified location on a screen Use the Panel View 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 Panel View 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 6 15 November 1998 166 Time and Date Displays Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Configuring the Time and Date Display Configure the Time and Date Display according to the
83. apter 5 of 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 Auto R epeat Rate Specify a number between 0 and 20 When the operator holds per second 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
84. ator Object List Multistate Indicator Object List Numeric Display Object List Standard Cursor List Buttons Standard Interlocked Buttons Standard Momentary Buttons Numeric Keypad Enable Button Standard Momentary Buttons Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Scrolling Lists 145 Step 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 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 Numer
85. be printed Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 116 Screen Print Buttons 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 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 Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 do not 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
86. ber 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 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 Configure Control List Selector 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 Configure Control List Selector 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
87. bject 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 the 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 6 15 November 1998 ASCII Inputs Important For Remote I O applications and ControlNet Scheduled tags depending on how the Appl
88. bol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon din158 bmp din159 bmp din160 bmp He A H A din161 bmp din162 bmp din163 bmp K gt L din164 bmp din165 bmp din166 bmp Y din167 bmp din169 bmp din170 bmp din171 bmp din172 bmp din173 bmp din174 bmp din175 bmp din176 bmp din177 bmp Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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 File Name Arrow Shape arrow 1 bmp arrow2 bmp arrow3 bmp arrow4 bmp arrow5 bmp arrow6 bmp p _ ont o 55 arrowdn bmp Yy arrowdnt bmp Y arrowlf bmp lt j arrowlft omp arrowret bmp adj Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 C 2 Arrows and Parts File Name Arrow Shape File Name Arrow Shape arrowrt bmp po arrowrtt bmp gt arrowup bmp arr
89. 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 List s 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 Decimal Display How you configure the decimal display and polarity determines 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 do not 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 For 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 142 Scrolling Lists Field Meaning Decimal Display continued PLC Controlled Check this box if you
90. cation Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 5 of 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 Control Selectors 25 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 Selector 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 Us
91. cation 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 41 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 between 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 Access Codes Global Mode Switch F17 F18 F19 Soft Mode Enable aa Disable Cancel OK F15 F16 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 MAJOR FAULT x Not enough RAM installed to display this screen Mode Config F17 The presence of the Goto Configure Mode button in an application running on the PanelView 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 key
92. 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 1 010 I 0 1 20383 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 90 Numerics Numeric Input Cursor Point Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 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 F 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 Numerics 91 Example 5 Numeric Entry Keypad for touch screen terminals Screens Untitled 2 Numeric Keypad olx Small Numeric Entry Keypad 011 0 17 Keypad Numeric Input RIO NN 7 11 Keypad Numeric Input DH C ontrolNet 010 1 Enter Key Control RIO 7 10 1 Enter Key Control 7 8
93. cimal 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 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 6 15 November 1998 88 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 calculat
94. crolling List object An object list can have up to 24 visible states Each visible state constitutes one object You cannot 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 different 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 6 15 November 1998 136 Scrolling Lists Cursor List with Six Visible States Cursor List Buttons Local Message Object List Numeric Data Display Object List Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Screens Untitledi 1 Biel EI i Page U Up i Page Doun Down Ho
95. d Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the initial value or nothing default is sent to the PLC when power is applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 5 of 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 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 S tate field This means that the object will always use the Selector Control s initial value to set the initial state Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 22 Control Selectors Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Field Meaning E dit States Change the values ofthe 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 minimi
96. d 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 PowerSeatPassenger 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 144 Scrolling Lists 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 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 Brigg Numeric Display Object List AUTOMOBILE LUXURY OPTION ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY LUXURY STATION OPTION OPTION Local Message STATION OPTION STATUS COMMAND STYLE NO Object List ultistate Indic
97. d 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 Character 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 Scratchpad 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 ASCII Inputs 15 Field Meaning 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
98. 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 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 6 15 November 1998 Numerics 81 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 t
99. e Application Startup operation is defined the initial value or nothing default is sent to the PLC when power is applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 5 of the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual 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 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 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 do not 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 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 and 200 to state 1 To change the state values choose Edit States You can assign any uniq
100. e 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 is still an independent graphic If the handles are solid go to step 2 If the handles are hollow it is a label EI SENEI CI CI D DU CI Independent Graphic Label 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 Scrolling Lists 139 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 M
101. e 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 Specify which function key the operator must press to activate Keypad only 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 Buttons 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 About Scales E Scales Scales This chapter tells you about e what scales are used for e how to confi
102. e 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 expressions see Chapter 7 Creating Expressions in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual The term ControlNet can include both Scheduled and Unscheduled communications Unless specified as ControlNet Scheduled or ControlNet Unscheduled ControlNet refers to both User Manual refers to the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual Other user manuals are referred to by their full names Information is provided in a consistent way throughout the entire PanelBuilder user documentation set Unless otherwise stated all dialog boxes and windows are captured in Windows NT Before You Begin Technical Support Services Preface P 5 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 at least 65 536 colors e Mic
103. e 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 chapter 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
104. e screen does not change You can use screen selectors to call up any screens in the application including Alarm History and Alarm Status screens When the operator presses the Goto Screen button the screen associated with the button is displayed When the operator presses the Return to Previous Screen button the previously displayed screen reappears 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 keypad application use a Screen Keypad Enable button The operator could then select the desired screen by entering the screen number Note The PanelView terminal remembers only the last screen You cannot 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 A
105. e 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 You can also use the Position dialog box to place the Numeric Input Cursor Points at exact x y coordinates When you create the screen you will be able to see all the cursor point characters However when you display the screen on a Panel View 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
106. ect 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 Lists 131 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 con
107. een color This will make the field disappear Control Selectors 33 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 itis 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 PanelView Firmware Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Note If you use the Tiny Font or the Very Tiny Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 5 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Drawings Drawings This chapter tells you how to use the PanelBuilder draw
108. er 1998 168 Trends Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Panel CHIES HR AH SS_PH Time amp Date labels Time amp Date labels Time amp Date labels for Minimum for Median for Maximum 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 the Trend 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 Panel View 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 application 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 hand side scrolling to the left to m
109. er 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 Repeat R ate 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 Start Delay Set the time that should pass before the Up and Down Cursor buttons go into Auto Repeat mode when pressed and held down by the operator The range is 200 milliseconds to 2 5 seconds 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 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 externa
110. erent 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 Firmware Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Note If you use the Tiny Font or the Very Tiny Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 5 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier 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 6 15 November 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
111. ers 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 6 15 November 1998 100 Push Buttons Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Field 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 cont
112. es 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 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
113. essage 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 Displays 53 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 PanelView Firmware Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Note If you use the Tiny Font or the Very Tiny Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 5 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 About Numerics Numerics Numerics This chapter describes e the different Numeric objects e how to configure each Numeric object e how different Numeric ob
114. est N31 200 3 OV OVE Source N34 N30 1 1 Dest N31 202 1 PRE TOGGLE LATCH B40 U 23719 MANUAL MODE B40 TOGGLE COMMAND BUTTON a 1 N30 3 3 TOGGLE COMMAND ONE SHOT B40 ONS 4 Scrolling Lists 153 Rung 2 6 toggles the command between Select and Bypass for the currently selected station PRE TOGGLE LATCH B40 EQU 1 EQUAL 6 Source A Source B GEQ Source A Source B PRE TOGGLE LATCH B40 Ea 6 EQU EQUAL Source A Source B GEQ Source A Source B N34 N30 1 1 GRTR THAN OR EQUAL N34 N30 1 1 GRTR THAN OR EQUAL MOV MOVE Source 2 Dest 1 N34N 30 1 1 MOV MOVE Source 2 Dest N34N 30 1 1 OV OVE Source N34 N30 1 1 Dest 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 L 6 Dest 23702 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 154 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 run
115. etween 1 and 2 147 483 647 if the decimal point 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 6 15 November 1998 80 Numerics Field 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 will not 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 If the 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 d
116. ew Terminal 72 Keyboard Keys Supported by the Numeric Input Objects 75 Defining the Numeric Input Cursor Point Character 77 Using the Decimal Point Display Component 77 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Push Buttons Scales Screen Print Buttons Screen Selectors Table of Contents Using the Decimal Point Input Component Configuring the Numeric Input Cursor Point Name SSeS ack Bit eta E bgt AMAR oat pl Red E ae Numeric Input Configuration cee eee eee Display Configuration sacramente ae at ae at 8 eee Wa CONTOS rana a ose fiar ata Maw yaa aa oe aaa Numeric Entry Keypads Touch Screen Terminals only Keyboard Keys Supported by the Numeric Input Objects Configuring the Numeric Entry Keypad Examples Editing an Array of Numeric Values Using the Decimal Point a canta at ca Sta wanda ae aa aa nahn Enter Key Handshake Operation ccc eee eee e eae Using Write Expressions sama cat acu eal nace dete lt ae ee oh aud About Push Buttons 2 sae ate iati aia ates waters ae How the Different Push Buttons Work c cee ueees Normally Open Momentary N O Push Button Configuring the Normally Open Momentary N O Button Normally Closed Momentary N C Push Button Configuring the Normally Closed Momentary N C Button Latched Push Button wae cite oi ata ct ial a ela Config
117. expression or configure the Numeric Entry Keypad for implicit decimal point operation the application will be compatible only with Panel View Firmware Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Examples Editing an Array of Numeric Values Numeric Keypad Enable Button 1 011 0 17 Keypad Numeric Input RIO N7 11 Keypad Numeric Input DH C ontrolNet 1010 1 Enter Key Control RIO N7 10 1 Enter Key Control DH C ontrolNet Set Bit Cursor Point 1 010 0 Control RIO N7 10 0 Control DH ControlNet Numeric Data Display 0 010 0 17 Displayed Value RIO N7 12 Displayed Value DH ControlNet Numerics 89 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 Of x DI a CI m e ai Pa Note Although the above illustration shows both Remote I O and DH or ControlNet addresses an application can have only one type of address The illustration is intended 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
118. 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 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 6 15 November 1998 108 Push Buttons Multistate Push Button Publication 2711E 6 15
119. 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 Note If you use the Extra Large Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Firmware Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Note If you use the Tiny Font or the Very Tiny Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 5 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions 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
120. g 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 1 1 II 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 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 i 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 Scrolling Lists 155 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 I U 1 3 N34 N30 1 1 OV OVE Source 5 Dest N33 N 30 1 1 MANUAL OFF PRE TOGGLE BUTTON LATCH
121. g 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 display 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 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 1s
122. gh 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 States 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 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 Numeric Data Display Object List Scrolling Lists 141 After you configure the Local Message Object List and any other object lists that ar
123. gits 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 value 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 19800 The following table illustrates how the value of the Polarity 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 64 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 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
124. gure 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 scales the application will be compatible only with PanelView Firmware 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
125. h resolution support for 800 by 600 screens for the Panel View 1400e terminal e support for additional HP laser printer compatibility e increased number of alarm messages and enhanced alarm history support for Acknowledge All Clear All and Home End features e increased number of alarm history records e increased number of local and information messages e support for the Logix55xx Processors communicating in ControlLogix Legacy mode e enhanced addressing for file transfers over networks using ControlLogix bridge addressing e support for additional smaller font sizes e support for viewing manuals online from your PanelBuilder application e direct placement of objects to specific x y coordinates e snap to feature for line objects e most recently used list records up to four applications For a more comprehensive description of each of these features see What s New in PanelBuilder 1400e Version 5 in Chapter 1 of Getting Started with PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 P 2 Preface Registering Your Copy of PanelBuilder 1400e Available Documentation Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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
126. hange 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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
127. he 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 changes e the operator moves the cursor to a Set Bit Cursor Point e the terminal is switched to configure mode and then back to run mode 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 For Remote I O applications and ControlNet Scheduled tags 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 reapplied For DH applications ControlNet Unscheduled tags and Modbus applications the current value cannot be retained Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the initial value or nothing default is sent to the PLC when power is applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 5 of the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User M
128. 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 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 c Wedge Drawings 37 Panels are similar to rectangles except panels can have a border They are useful for providing emphasis
129. ic 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 146 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Scrolling Lists Assembly Stations A 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 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 Stand by On Complete Bypassed Manual On Manual Off DD A w N ej E MO w N ej E Alarm Option Command A Multistate Indicator Object List displays command state text for each of the five currently visible
130. ication Startup screen is configured the Panel View terminal retains the current value of the ASCII Input control even after the terminal is turned off For DH applications ControlNet Unscheduled tags and Modbus applications the value cannot be retained For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 5 in the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual ASCII Input Object Displays The following illustration shows the Large ASCII Input object for a touch screen terminal Screens Untitled 1 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 ASCII Inputs 9 The following illustration shows a Small ASCII Input Object for a keypad terminal Screens Untitled 1 Ol x mn ENT ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUYUWKYZ abcdefghijklm CLR NMopqrstuywxyz O123456789 COLITICIZNSAA Pe ea OM pi i SEI 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 string 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 entered in their shifted state For 66 99 example a becomes A
131. ication will not be compatible with earlier versions Note If you use the Tiny Font or the Very Tiny Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 5 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions The Numeric Data Display object allows the operator to monitor a 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 Numerics 63 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 di
132. igits additional digits are rounded off at the PanelView terminal Atruntime if the operator enters a value below the value you specify the terminal will not 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 maximum 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 Select this option if you do not 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 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
133. ign 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 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 R ate Specify how many times the button will repeat per second if held down A value of 0 disables auto repeat Auto R epeat Start Delay Specify how long the button must be held down before it starts to auto repeat Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 110 Push Buttons Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 ofthe 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
134. ing objects to illustrate your application gt 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 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 j 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 6 15 November 1998 36 Drawings Ellipse Line Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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
135. int Button The Screen Print Button is a static object it does not 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 and Hewlett Packard LaserJet compatible printers are supported Important When using the high resolution 800 by 600 application screen we recommend you install additional memory in the Panel View terminal to meet the increased memory requirements For PanelView 1400e terminals use the System Memory Upgrade Kit for 1400e terminals A B Catalog Number 2711E URAM2 Note For best print results design the screens you intend the operator 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 newly requested screen will
136. ion 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 formatting objects see Changing Object Appearance in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual 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 Sc
137. ion 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 If you specified the Decimal Point field as Disabled or Implicit you can assign an expression to 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 For more information see Enter Key Handshake Operation later in this chapter 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
138. is chapter for information about the maximum Number of P review States Auto R epeat 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 milliseconds 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 6 15 November 1998 126 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Configuring Preview States The Number of Preview States you define for a cursor list determines the mini
139. ited 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 ControlLogix 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 HP and Hewlett Packard are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company Microsoft Windows MS and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation 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 ASCII Inputs Bar Graphs Control Selectors Table of
140. jects 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 floating decimal points Object Input Display Polarity Decimal Point Floating Decimal ncrement Value Button pr al ncrement Value Button with Display pr a a Decrement Value Button a al Decrement Value Button with Display a a m umeric Data Display pr m m yn umeric Keypad Enable Button al m yn umeric Input Cursor Point al a a val al umeric Entry Keypad a m yn Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 56 Numerics Increment and Decrement Value Buttons Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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
141. l a thant aa dates 123 CUISOIIEGE gatas sche ate A oct re EA E sil era aa 0 i ale 124 Configuring the Cursor List ee 124 Configuring Preview States eee 126 Configuring Retained Last List States ccc eee eae 127 The Cursor List Controls scihvexv twice v gene sae a 128 Configuring Cursor List State Values ei 130 Configuring Skipped States eee 131 Configuring the Cursor List Buttons i 132 Configuring the Cursor List Font i 134 Optimizing Scrolling List Performance 134 O DECE ISIS erai si Aaa e ae deta dear oi ara Attra Aare dam eae 135 Multistate Indicator Object List uni 137 Configuring Labels for Multistate Indicator ObjectLists 137 Configuring the Multistate Indicator Object List 139 Local Message ObjectList n a e rau cane dr ar ar aaa 140 Configuring the Local Message Object List 140 Numeric Data Display Object List 000005 141 Configuring the Numeric Data Display Object List 141 Scrolling List Example pei cara ge ao ial rental aia A 143 Step 1 Create the Cursor List eat tata PS apa ao n na 145 Step 2 Create the ObjectLists 00e eee 145 Assembly Stations 2 e meu ate dead ae pee a i es 146 Luxury OBOR tases want as yeh etek Soe we ee aoe wa ee ir 146 Staton Status p ocak ea inane e a Pa a e wees ees 146 Option Command sony et aia arda gue patie
142. l 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 26 Control Selectors Set Bit Cursor Points Keypad Terminals Only Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 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 or Home button on the Panel View terminal thereby enabling the arrow 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 defaul
143. lication 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 the 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 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
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145. ll not be read into the Numeric Entry scratchpad Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 76 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Only the PanelView 1000e and 1400e terminals support a bar code reader For connection details see Using a Keyboard or Bar Code Reader in Chapters 2 and 4 of the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual To automatically send values to the PLC set up the bar code reader to send Enter automatically to the Panel View terminal Activate a Numeric Input Cursor Point object on a keypad terminal according to the following table Possible Object Combinations on the How to Activate the Object same screen A Numeric Input Cursor Point objectanda Press Home on the keyboard or the small ASCII Input object keypad terminal to move to and activate the top left Cursor Point object One or more Numeric Input Cursor Point Press Home to select the top left Cursor objects and one or more Set Bit Cursor Point or press Spacebar S elect key to Point objects activate the previously selected cursor point object A Numeric Input Cursor Point object on Press Home on the keyboard or the screen without an ASCII Input object keypad terminal to move to and activate the top left Cursor Point object Press the Spacebar on the keyboard or the Select key on the keypad terminal to activate the last selected Cursor Point To enter a value with a bar code reader 1 Activate
146. lphabet values will not be read into the Numeric Entry scratchpad Only the PanelView 1000e and 1400e terminals support a bar code reader For connection details see Using a Keyboard or Bar Code Reader in Chapters 2 and 4 of the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual To have the bar code reader automatically read and send values to the PLC program the bar code reader to send Enter automatically to the Panel View terminal To enter a value with a bar code reader 1 To activate a Numeric Keypad Enable Button object press the Function key that corresponds to the Numeric Keypad Enable Button object on the Panel View keypad terminal 2 Scan the bar code The scanned bar code value is displayed in the Numeric Entry scratchpad 3 To send the data to the PLC press the Enter key on the keypad terminal or set up the bar code reader to send Enter automatically to the Panel View terminal 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 scra
147. ltistate 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 PanelView terminal then monitors the 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
148. me End Enter 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 For Multistate Indicator Object Lists the size of the state label determines the appropriate width of the list For Local Message Object Lists the minimum width should be the longest defined message that will be displayed For Numeric Display Data Object Lists the minimum width depends on the range of values you are expecting to display 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 Multistate Indicator Object List Scrolling Lists 137 Each Mu
149. me 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 parts cannot be used as Symbols because they are not monochrome p 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 6 15 November 1998 160 Symbols Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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
150. mmunications Kit A B Catalog Number 2711E UMOD What s in the Reference Manual Preface P 3 Context sensitive Help provides a reference for any procedures or commands you need explained or problems you may encounter To get help press F1 or click the Help button if you are in a dialog box 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 The Reference Manual is a guide to the objects you can create for application screens It contains the following chapters ASCII Displays ASCII Inputs Bar Graphs Control Selectors Drawings Goto Configure Mode Graphic Images Indicators Local Message Displays Numerics Push Buttons Scales Screen Print Buttons Screen Selectors Scrolling Lists Symbols Text Time and Date Displays 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 P 4 Preface Who Should Read the Reference Manu
151. mum 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 obtained using the earlier method the application will be compatible only with PanelView Firmware 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 1 Home Position onal 5 Cursor Down 2 Nu PP 9 CursorUp pi 13 Cursor Up Ba Scrolling Lists 127 2 Cursor Down 3 Cursor Down 4 Cursor Down 6 Cursor Down 7 Cursor Down 8 Cursor Up 10 Cursor
152. n 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 P oint Position control The PLC Controlled decimal position can display 1 to 15 decimal digits If the value returned by the Numeric Decimal P oint 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 Numeric Decimal Point Position control See Using the Decimal P oint later in this chapter for more information Digits after Decimal Point If you have selected the decimal point as Fixed Position specify the number of digits to follow the decimal point up to a maximum of 15 Auto Repeat Rate per second When the operator holds down the Raise or Lower key the 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 Delay Specify the time between 200 ms and 2 5 seconds that the operator must hold down the Raise or Lower key before the auto repeat function starts Amount per Increment Decrement Enter a value b
153. n 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 Control List Selector without Enter Key Control Selectors 23 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 Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual 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 num
154. nd and background colors fill style and blink attributes You cannot 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 You 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 Graphic Images 45 Copying and Exporting Graphic Images If you copy a graphic image to another PanelBuilder application its size att
155. ndicator OPTION B0516 5 16 N30 26 COMMAND ultistate ndicator OPTION B0521 5 16 N30 31 STYLE NO umeric Display Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 148 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 The following table displays the addresses for each of the additional NO CONTROL ADDR buttons Additional Buttons Command BLK Indicator State PLC Address Transfer Address BLK Transfer Address AUTO MODE BI52 1 Value 1 30 3 1 Value 1 MANUAL MODE BI52 1 Value 0 30 3 1 Value 0 TOGGLE B152 3 30 3 3 COMMAND BI52 1 30 3 1 SET COMMAND B152 0 30 3 0 BI52 1 30 3 1 MANUAL ON BI52 4 30 3 4 BI52 1 30 3 1 MANUAL OFF BI52 5 30 3 5 BI52 1 30 3 1 NUMERIC KEYPAD B152 6 30 3 6 ENTER KEY FOR STYLE NUMBER CHANGE STYLE BI53 0 3 15 30 4 Object List PLC Files PLC File Addresses The following table displays the addresses for the Object List PLC files 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 Scrolling Lists 149 Step 3 Program the PLC To program the PLC follow the ladder diagrams shown in the followi
156. ndicator 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 does not 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 the 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 6 15 November 1998 48 Indicators Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Configuring the Multistate Indicator For each Multista
157. ndshake 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 e f the handshake occurs Define these controls for all Decimal Point options Define these controls for all Decimal P oint options Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 82 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Field Meaning Control Displayed Value identifies the value to be displayed in the continued 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 P oint 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 Defin
158. ne or more Numeric Entry Keypad objects and an ASCII Input object Press the Tab key on the keyboard to move to and activate the other object To enter a value to the PLC 1 Activate the desired Numeric Entry Keypad object 2 Enter the value 3 Use the Enter key to send the value to the PLC Keyboard Keys Supported by the Numeric Input Objects Numeric Input Object Buttons Corresponding Keyboard Keys 0 to 9 0 to 9 use numeric keypad on right section of keyboard ENT Enter DEL Delete CLR Esc not supported Backspace not supported Insert not supported left arrow right arrow not supported all other keys Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 86 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Using a Bar Code Reader You can use a bar code reader to enter numeric bar code values into the Numeric Entry Keypad object The small or large Numeric Entry Keypad object reads only numeric values If your bar codes are alphanumeric values the alphabet values will not be read into the Numeric Entry scratchpad Only the PanelView 1000e and 1400e terminals support a bar code reader For connection details see Using a Keyboard or Bar Code Reader in Chapters 2 and 4 of the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual To automatically send values to the PLC set up the bar code reader to send Enter automatically to the Panel View terminal Ente
159. ng pages 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 PanelView terminal This is a bi directional block transfer For more information about 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 f READ WRITE 1 ENABLE ENABLE N36 0 N36 5 3 i II 1 1 BLOCK TRNSFR READ EN i 5 15 jas i Group DN 4 f Module f Control Block ER Data File Length i Continuous i Rung 2 1 READ WRITE ENABLE ENABLE N36 0 N36 5 BTW II 1 1 BLOCK TRNSFR WRITE EN 15 15 Rack 01 Group DN 4 i Module Control Block ER i Data File Length f Continuous l MOVE READ l FILE TO Rung 2 2 VERIFIED READ FILE READ DONE N36 0 FAL I FILE ARITH LOGICAL EN A 13 Control R 38 5 i 23669 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 150 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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
160. nter Control List Selector without Enter Allows the operator to move through a list The Key current list item is selected automatically 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 at 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 O is the first entry and state n is the last entry Each state in the list corresponds to a value This value is written to the Selector Control Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 20 Control Selectors Control List Selector with Enter Key EE Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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 C
161. 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 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 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 st
162. of Significant Digits oe sent to the PL 000012 2 000012 000012345678 8 00001234568 123 45000 5 123 45 123 45678 8 123 4568 Numerics 93 The control you assign must use an analog tag with a Floating Point data type If you use Device tags for DH ControlNet Unscheduled or Modbus the tag must specify a floating point address in the programmable controller If you use ControlNet Scheduled tags the tag must specify floating point in the data type If you use RIO the tag must be configured with a Block Transfer File address For more information see Chapter 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 Panel View Firmware 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
163. 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 125 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 Cursor 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 th
164. 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 For Remote I O applications and ControlNet Scheduled tags 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 reapplied For DH applications ControlNet Unscheduled tags and Modbus applications the current value cannot be retained Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the initial value or nothing default is sent to the PLC when power is applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 5 of the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 74 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Using a Keyboard You can use the keyboard to select the Numeric Input Cursor Points and to enter numeric values Only the PanelView 1000e and 1400e terminals support a keyboard For connection details see Using a Keyboard or Bar Code Reader in Chapters 2 and 4 of the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual Note When Set Bit Cursor Point objects or Numeric Input Cursor Point objects occupy the
165. ol 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 Numerics 59 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 Panel View Firmware Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Note If you use the Tiny Font or the Very Tiny Font the application will be compatible only with PanelView Version 5 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Decrement Value Button with or without Display When the operator presses the Decrement Value 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 Firmware Version 2 or later The application will no
166. olling Lists 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 Message 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 Cursor List we i 2 Cursor List Buttons a Numeric Data Display Object List aL ni Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 124 Scrolling Lists Cursor List Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 The Scrolling List permits PLC output data to be multiplexed to the Panel View terminal This reduces the PLC ladder logic typically needed to display and edit large amounts of data 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 m
167. on 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 for 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 character 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
168. on the same screen as long as each group uses a different Button Control Note You can also add a single Interlocked Push Button to the screen When pressed it sends its control value to the PLC This acts as a Set Value Button Important For Remote I O applications and ControlNet Scheduled tags 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 reapplied For DH applications ControlNet Unscheduled tags and Modbus applications the current value cannot be retained Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the initial value or nothing default is sent to the PLC when power is applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 5 of the PanelView 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 112 Push Buttons Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 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 th
169. ontrol 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 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 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
170. ontrol 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 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 P
171. or 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 Firmware 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 buttons 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 curso
172. or the Select key on the keypad terminal to activate the last selected Cursor Point You can use the keys on the keyboard or keypad terminal to activate and move within the Set Bit Cursor Point object The keyboard keys are described as follows Keyboard Key Description Four Way Arrow keys oves the cursor to the desired Set Bit Cursor Point or umeric Input Cursor Point within the object Home oves the cursor to the top left cursor point of the screen the default position Spacebar Selects the Cursor Point operation for Set Bit Cursor Point or umeric Input Cursor P oint object Esc Deactivates the Cursor Point operation Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 30 Control Selectors Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 To use the Cursor Point Operation with a keyboard 1 To activate the Set Bit Cursor Point object press Home or Spacebar Press the four way arrow keys on the keyboard to move the cursor to the desired Set Bit Cursor Point To deactivate the Set Bit Cursor Point object press the four way arrow keys to activate the next Set Bit Cursor Point object or Numeric Input Cursor Point object or press Esc on the keyboard Note When Set Bit Cursor Point objects or Numeric Input Cursor Point objects occupy the same screen with a small or large ASCII Input object the Spacebar on the keyboard or the Select key on the keypad terminal will place a space in the ASCII Input scratchpad It
173. or 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 in this chapter for more information Note If you choose Yes to assign skipped states the application will be compatible only with PanelView Firmware 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 Obj
174. ore 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 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
175. owupt bmp A arrwidn bmp arrwldnt bmp d arrwlup bmp N arrwlupt bmp t arrwrdn bmp 4 arrwrdnt bmp N i arrwrup bmp d arrwrupt bmp 4 Equipment Parts 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 Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Type Buttons button10 bmp button11 bmp stop button12 bmp Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Image File Name Type Equipment Part Graphic Image Arrows and Parts C 3 Conveyors cnv2 bmp cnv3 omp cnvyl bmp Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 C 4 Arrows and Parts Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Type Motors mtrl bmp mtr2 bmp mtr3 bmp mtr6 bmp Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Type File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Pipes pipel bmp pipe14 bmp J pipe15 bmp pipe16 bmp Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Arrows and Parts C 5 n Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Type Pipes pipe2 bmp pipe21 bmp i pipe22 bmp pipe23 bmp pipe24 bmp pipe25 bmp pipe26 bmp
176. peration see Application Startup in Chapter 5 of the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual Push Buttons 109 Configuring 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 do not 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 Ass
177. pipe27 bmp LL pipe28 bmp pipe29 bmp Tn pipe3 bmp pipe34 bmp pipe35 bmp pipe4 bmp i Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 C 6 Arrows and Parts Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Type Pipes pipe5 bmp pipe6 bmp pipe7 bmp pipe8 bmp m pipe9 bmp Switches sw1 bmp sw2 bmp sw3 bmp Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Image File Name Type Equipment Part Graphic Image File Name Arrows and Parts C 7 Equipment Part Graphic Image Tanks tanka bmp tanke bmp tankf bmp L i J tankg bmp tankh bmp tanki bmp Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 C 8 Arrows and Parts Image Type File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Tanks tankj bmp tankk bmp tankl bmp Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image File Name Equipment Part Graphic Image Type Valves vivI bmp Valves vlv3 bmp Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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 Char 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 j 66 102 42 B 98 142 62 b 35 043 23 67 103 43 C 99 143 63 c 36 044
178. point of the screen the default position Spacebar Selects the Cursor Point operation for Set Bit Cursor Point or umeric Input Cursor Point object Esc Deactivates the Cursor Point operation Numerics 75 To enter a value and send it to the PLC 1 To activate the Numeric Input Cursor Point object press Home or Spacebar Press the four way arrow keys on the keyboard to move the cursor to the desired Numeric Input Cursor Point object The Numeric Entry scratchpad prompt Enter New Value or Press Cancel appears at the top of the display Enter the values and press Enter on the keyboard to send the data to the PLC To deactivate the Numeric Input Cursor Point object press the four way arrow keys to activate the next Numeric Input Cursor Point or Set Bit Cursor Point object or press Esc on the keyboard Keyboard Keys Supported by the Numeric Input Objects Numeric Input Object Buttons Corresponding Keyboard Keys 0 to 9 0 to 9 a Enter Backspace DEL Delete Cancel E sc Select Spacebar Home Home four way arrows four way arrows not supported Delete not supported Insert not supported all other keys Using a Bar Code Reader You can use the Bar Code Reader to enter numeric bar code values into the Numeric Input Cursor Point object The Numeric Input Cursor Point object reads only numeric values If your bar codes are alphanumeric values the alphabet values wi
179. 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 ES Graphic Images This chapter tells you how to use graphic images For step by step instructions about importing placing sizing 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 will 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
180. 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 din002 bmp E y din003 bmp WJ l l din004 bmp W din005 bmp din006 bmp l din007 bmp 8 din008 bmp 7 al din009 bmp 1 l l din010 bmp din011 bmp din012 bmp l din013 bmp din014 bmp din015 bmp gt lt Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 B 2 DIN Symbols File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon File Name DIN Symbol Icon din016 bmp Pc din017 bmp Tec din018 bmp e I din020 bmp a din021 bmp din023 bmp Da I din024 bmp Dad din025 bmp TI din026 bmp I z ue in din027 bmp din028 bmp ix din029 bmp eu Ct I din030 bmp din031 bmp LQ din032 bmp PS I din033 bmp a din034 bmp XI din036 bmp ac din037 bmp x din038 bmp Ra din040 bmp ESI din042 bmp z 5 din050 bmp din054 bmp din055 bmp Da din056 bmp Sy din057 bmp Da din062 bmp din078 bmp din079 bmp I din080 bmp l din081 bmp l din083 bmp l din086 bmp din087 bmp A din088 bmp l X din089 bmp K din090 bmp H din091 bmp y I l L din092 bmp Y din093 bmp n din094 bmp l l i N
181. r a value with a bar code reader using a touch screen terminal according to the following table Objects Present on the same Touch How to Activate the Object Screen Only one Numeric Entry Keypad object This object is already active no action required More than one Numeric Entry Keypad If the specific object is not active touch the object required object to activate it Refer to To move to a Numeric Entry Keypad object on a touch screen terminal earlier in this chapter To enter a value with a bar code reader using a touch screen terminal 1 Activate the Numeric Entry Keypad object 2 Scan the bar code The scanned bar code value is displayed in the scratchpad 3 Send the values to the PLC by pressing the Enter button for the Numeric Entry Keypad object on the touch screen terminal or by setting up the bar code reader to send Enter automatically to the Panel View terminal Numerics 87 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 cannot enter a de
182. r 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 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 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 Scrolling Lists 133 Field Meaning 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
183. reen 11 Bar code reader with ASCII Input 13 with Numeric Entry Keypad 86 with Numeric Input Cursor Point 75 with Numeric Keypad Enable Button 69 Bar graph 17 about 17 configuring 18 Bitmaps See Graphic images C Configuring decimal point for input objects 92 Enter key handshake 95 objects ASCII display 5 ASCII input 14 bar graph 18 trends 171 control list selector with enter key 21 control list selector without enter key 25 cursor list 124 date display 166 decrement value button 61 index goto configure mode button 42 goto screen button 118 increment value button 58 interlocked push button 112 latched push button 104 list indicator 50 local message display 52 local message object list 140 maintained push button 106 multistate indicator 48 multistate indicator object list 139 multistate push button 109 normally closed momentary push button 102 normally open momentary push button 99 numeric data display 65 numeric data display object list 141 numeric entry keypad 87 numeric input cursor point 78 numeric keypad enable button 69 return to previous screen button 118 scales 114 screen keypad enable button 122 screen list selector 120 screen print button 116 screen select keypad 121 set bit cursor point 33 symbols 160 time display 166 pens in trends 172 scales 113 write expressions 96 Control defined P 4 Control list selector with enter key 19 20
184. reen Keypad Enable Button Keypad Terminals Only Screen Selectors 121 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 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 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 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998
185. rent 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 6 15 November 1998 98 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 0 or closed 1 Returns to its initial Returns to its initial Closed Momentary When released the button returns to its state 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 T e i the button to its initial state epenong on ne 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 c
186. ributes 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 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 by 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 each 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 6 15 November 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 I
187. rminal 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 reapplied For DH applications ControlNet Unscheduled tags and Modbus applications the current value cannot be retained Depending on how the Application Startup operation is defined the initial value or nothing default is sent to the PLC when power is applied For details on configuring Application Startup operation see Application Startup in Chapter 5 of 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 Numerics 61 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 Repeat Rate Specify a n
188. rol 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 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
189. rol List Selector with Enter Key 21 Control List Selector without Enter Key naunan 23 Configuring a Control List Selector without Enter Key 25 Set Bit Cursor Points Keypad Terminals Only 26 Using the Set Bit Cursor Point on the PanelView Terminal 28 Using a Keyboard cc ie ea at terte Dare a dat tatal 4 dat 29 Cursor Point Default Operation conv ee tea a ati ae 2 30 Cursor Point Operation after Screen Change 31 Cursor Point Operation on Terminal Power up 31 Defining the Set Bit Cursor Point Character and Display Field 32 Configuring the Set Bit Cursor Point 1 cee eee eee 33 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 toc ii Table of Contents Drawings About Drawing ObJeCtS ouaaa e si n craters eR ne 35 PIC sei hah CaS Ia pin ata 2 ob e TRG 35 EID GOs cdi Boti iaca ae acd a es teen ne ri aa tara a 36 WINGS 2 asace weit is isi e at t ol Ata aia dup ia Sara Katee 36 POS cat cae ae PR O ON ak N De RO NE eae 36 PANG aniei oo fa bare sedans mec i n e aaa d Riese sl e e 37 Rectangle eini E a A wa SI duane aru CE N 37 WEUGGr siitia aA aa A A RAA RAA 37 Goto Configure Mode About the Goto Configure Mode Button n nuaa 39 Software Mode Switching atthe PanelView Terminal 41 Configuring the Goto Configure Mode Button 42 Graphic Images About Graphic Images cel avant an a e Dea ta 43 Importing Graphic IMAGES se cei arata seca aa
190. rol 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 49 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 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 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 Manu
191. rosoft Windows 3 1 or later Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 e the family of PLCs you will 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 Help first If you cannot find the answer take advantage of our Technical Support Fax Back system available 24 hours a day 7 days a week at 1 440 646 6701 or browse through our technical support document library on the World Wide Web at http www ab com mem technotes kbhome html Alternatively contact Rockwell Automation Technical Support 1 Allen Bradley Drive Mayfield Heights Ohio 44124 6118 or call 1 440 646 6800 or fax 1 440 646 7801 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 ASCII Displays About ASCII Displays ASCII Displays This chapter tells you e howthe ASCII Display object functions e about special characters and control sequences e which characters
192. 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 network 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 6 15 November 1998 104 Push Buttons Important Operator screen changes are not permitted while the Button Control is set to the state 1 value if the handshake is still outstanding
193. s item if you want the decimal point continued to appear always in the same position See Digits after Decimal Point next 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 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 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
194. same screen with a small or large ASCII Input object the Spacebar on the keyboard or the Select key on the keypad terminal will place a space in the ASCII Input scratchpad The Home key must be used to select the Cursor Points Activate a Numeric Input Cursor Point object on a keypad terminal according to the following table Possible Object Combinations on the How to Activate the Object same screen A Numeric Input Cursor Point objectanda Press Home on the keyboard or the small ASCII Input object keypad terminal to move to and activate the top left Cursor Point object One or more Numeric Input Cursor Point Press Home to select the top left Cursor objects and one or more Set Bit Cursor Point or press Spacebar S elect key to Point objects activate the previously selected cursor point object A Numeric Input Cursor Point object on Press Home on the keyboard or the screen without an ASCII Input object keypad terminal to move to and activate the top left Cursor Point object Press the Spacebar on the keyboard or the Select key on the keypad terminal to activate the last selected Cursor Point The operator can use either keys on the keyboard or keypad terminal to activate and move within the Numeric Input Cursor Point object Keyboard Key Description Four Way Arrow keys oves the cursor to the desired Set Bit Cursor P oint or umeric Input Cursor Point within the object Home oves the cursor to the top left cursor
195. se 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 Control 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Maintained Push Button ee Push Buttons 105 Field Meaning Control You can provide a visual handshake with the PLC by assigning continued 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
196. ssign 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 Screen List Selector E Screen Selectors 119 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 Changing 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 Man
197. switch if fitted Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 42 Goto Configure Mode Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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 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
198. 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 images monochrome bitmap images are imported as monochrome The maximum graphic image size is 640 by 480 pixels for a low resolution application and 800 by 600 pixels for a high resolution application If you import a file larger than the application resolution size PanelBuilder automatically shrinks it to 640 by 480 pixels for a low resolution application and 800 by 600 pixels for a high resolution application Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 44 Graphic Images Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Note AutoCAD dxf graphics are converted to bitmap files when PanelBuilder creates the application s pvd file for downloading to the Panel View terminal 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 foregrou
199. t 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 Meaning Background Screen Plotting 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 do not need the Trend to plot this particular pen when the screen is not displayed This selection overrides the Background Screen Plotting for All Pens op
200. t 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 are 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 do not 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 have written Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 60 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 the field is too small the Numeric Display component is filled with asterisks Important For Remote I O applications and ControlNet Unscheduled tags the Panel View te
201. t 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 LF 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 1B5Bxx3Byy48 Move the display position to the specified row and column number ES C columnH 1B5B3Byy48 The top left corner of the display area is row and column number ES ClrowH 1B5Bxx48 0 0 If either row or column number is omitted the missing ESCH 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
202. t position the top left cursor point on the screen The Select key activates the previously selected Cursor Point object Note When Set Bit Cursor Point objects or Numeric Input Cursor Point objects occupy the same screen with a small or large ASCII Input object the Spacebar on the keyboard or the Select key on the keypad terminal will place a space in the ASCII Input scratchpad It will not select a Cursor Point The Home key must be used to select the Cursor Points 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 either activated or not activated 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 Modbus and Remote I O applications 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 res
203. tangles 37 return to previous screen button 117 118 screen keypad enable button 117 121 screen list selector 117 119 screen print button 115 screen select keypad 117 120 scrolling list 123 set bit cursor point 19 26 symbols 159 text 43 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Index Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 time display 165 wedges 37 Online Help See Help Out of range values in trends 169 P PanelBuilder 1400e README TXT file P 3 related publications P 2 software registration P 2 support services P 5 Web site P 5 Panels 37 Pen value labels configuring 173 Pens configuring 172 configuring value labels in trends 173 maximum in trends 167 PLC handshaking 95 message triggering 52 Plotting foreground background 168 Printers and screen prints 115 167 Publications related P 2 Push buttons 97 differences between 98 emergency stops 97 99 101 function 97 interlocked 111 latched 103 maintained 105 multistate 108 normally closed momentary 101 normally open momentary 98 Safety considerations 97 99 101 types 97 R README TXT file about P 3 Rectangles 37 Registering PanelBuilder 1400e P 2 Version 5 features P 1 Related publications P 2 Requirements hardware P 5 software P 5 Retain cursor on cancel 28 77 83 Return to previous screen button 117 118 configuring 118 S Safety considerations push buttons 97 99 1
204. tchpad from the screen Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 70 Numerics Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Field Meaning Decimal P oint Specify whether the operator can enter a number with decimal points and how the decimal points appear in the scratchpad Disabled the operator can t 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 Point later in this chapter for more information 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 Function
205. te 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 PanelView 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 Edit 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 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 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 cont
206. 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 then 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 r
207. 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 2 1 AUTO POSITION RESET AUTO ONE SHOT FROM PV MOV N30 3 MOVE Source 0 Dest R38 0 P0S 5 MOV MOVE Source N31 202 1 Dest N34 N31 200 3 CURSOR CONTROL ADDRESS MOV MOVE Source R38 0 POS 5 Dest N30 10 0 23700 Scrolling Lists 151 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 Il MOVE Source 0 MANUAL FROM PV Dest N30 10 AUTOMODE MANUAL ONE SHOT EQU EQUAL Source A N33 N30 1 1 Source B 2 MOVE Source 1 Dest N33 N30 1 1 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 152 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Create the Toggle Command Rungs PRE TOGGLE CURSOR CHANGE NEQ NOT EQUAL Source A N30 1 1 SourceB N31 200 AUTOMODE B40 Rung 2 5 handles the toggle command variables when a cursor change or mode change occurs OV OVE Source N31 202 1 Dest N34 N31 200 3 OV OVE Source N30 1 1 D
208. 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 6 15 November 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 agitatrl bmp 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 omp Vacuum Filter ftrvacm bmp ftrvacml bmp Furnace furnace bmp furnacel bmp
209. 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 do not 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 control The state value for each visible state is sent to the PLC via its control Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 130 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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 n
210. 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 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 PanelView Firmware Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions Control Selectors 29 Using a Keyboard You can use a ke
211. this it will be a Decrement Value Button with Display Number of Digits f 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 Fill Left With f 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 62 Numerics Numeric Data Display Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 PanelView Firmware Version 2 or later The appl
212. tically 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 Cursor List generates a Mistake message at the terminal Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 134 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Configuring the Cursor List Font You can apply most of the font sizes in the Format menu to the Cursor List the only fonts you cannot use for Cursor Lists are the Very Tiny Tiny and Extra Large 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
213. tion 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 6 15 November 1998 Trends 173 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 do not want a decimal point displayed If the Pen Value control contains a decimal point it will be rounded off Implicit The Pen Value will be displayed as it is 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
214. 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 is configured the operator cannot always use these objects to control screen changes The operator cannot 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 does not have authority to access it Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 118 Screen Selectors Goto Screen and Return to Previous Screen Buttons Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 If one of these situations occurs or if the operator selects a screen that does not exist an error message is displayed and th
215. to the right of the decimal point e If the 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 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 Panel View 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 Enter Key Handshake Operation Numerics 95 If the setting was for 15 digits after the decimal an operators entry would appear as follows Digits Entered Number Displayed Keypad Numeric Input Value to PLC 0000000000000015 0 000000000000015 15 0100000000000015 0 100000000000015 ERROR 100000000000015 e Decimal Key Controlled allows the operator to enter the number and decimal point The terminal not
216. to the decimal point configuration Y b This value is then scaled using the formula x written to the PLC before being where m scale x raw PLC data b offset y scaled value For example the current value of the Keypad Numeric Input tag is 5 the increment decrement value is 1 and the scale value is 4 When the raise key is pressed the two values the current value and the increment decrement value are added together at the terminal to give 6 Before being sent to the PLC this value is then scaled using the above formula resulting in a scaled value of 24 Numerics 73 See Scale and Offset in Defining Tags of the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for Windows User Manual for further information See Using the Decimal Point later in this chapter for information about the decimal point options for the input component 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
217. 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 background 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 6 15 November 1998 About Text A 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 diff
218. trol 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 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 6 15 November 1998 132 Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 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 err
219. ts 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 Scrolling List Example at the end of this chapter 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 Passwor
220. ual You will 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 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 selected screen Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 120 Screen Selectors Screen Select Keypad Large and Small Touch Screen Terminals Only Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 gt 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 applicat
221. ue value from 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 For more information 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 Push Buttons 107 Field Meaning 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 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
222. ult in a control function starting without the operator s knowledge Control Selectors 27 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 do not line up 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 on a 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 a x gt O O H gt gt Motor Status Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 28 Control Selectors Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Using the Set Bit Cursor Point on the PanelView Terminal When the application is running the operator can use these keys on the PanelView terminal to control
223. ultistate 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 2 147 483 648 to 2 147 483 647 For more information on configuring states see Configuring List Object States in Chapter 9 Creating Objects in the PanelBuilder 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
224. umber between 0 and 20 When the operator holds 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 Start 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
225. uns 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 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 106 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Push Buttons Important For Remote I O applications and ControlNet Scheduled tags depending on how the Application Startup screen is configured the PanelView terminal can retain the current value for the button setting even after the terminal is turned off For this reason do not use a Maintained Push Button to initiate a PLC controlled machine or process Instead use a Latched or Momentary Push Button For DH applications ControlNet Unscheduled tags and Modbus applications the current value cannot be retained Depending on how th
226. up The Set Bit Cursor Point operation status Selected or Cancelled is always saved On power up 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 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 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 32 Control Selectors Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 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 Bit Cursor Point object uses a small arrow as the cursor character Note
227. uring the Latched Push Button ccc eeu Maintained Push Button sade acs a ca cay east ee a debt Meo dud Configuring the Maintained Push Button Multistate Push Button setei Sette a a aa aa a able a Configuring the Multistate Push Button Interlocked Push Button sei Configuring the Interlocked Push Button ADGULS EANES o niveau backend dota n Boala See anak Configuring the Scale ad soti var ta vanat a 0 30 dela Dare About Screen Print Buttons ee Configuring the Screen PrintButtO N cece cece eae About Screen Selectors oo ccc cece eee eens Goto Screen and Return to Previous Screen Buttons Configuring the Goto Screen and Return to Previous Screen BUWONS a aaa wkend aidan aed cs a i d ai Screen List Selector are ie ce et ce para a a ae ct Configuring the Screen List Selector cece eae Screen Select Keypad Large and Small Touch Screen Terminals Only atasata ache essed cara ale ca ae aia sis ade Configuring the Screen SelectKeypad toc iii 78 78 78 79 80 81 83 85 87 89 92 95 96 97 97 Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 toc iv Table of Contents Scrolling Lists Publication 2711E 6 15 November 1998 Screen Keypad Enable Button Keypad Terminals Only 121 Configuring the Screen Keypad Enable Button 122 Abo t Scrolling Lists o va Sines sa atat ia
228. ursor 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 129 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 Ifthe Enable PLC Controlled List value is 0 under the operator s control 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 displa
229. waiting for handshake acknowledgement Numeric Input Cursor Point Keypad Terminals Only Numeric Input Cursor Point Numerics 71 You can adjust the size of the Numeric Keypad Enable Button 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 Firmware Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions 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 iof x gt NNNNNN NN gt NNNNNN NN gt ANNAN NN gt NANA NN s fi See 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 Publication 2711E 6 15
230. will be compatible with Panel View Firmware 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 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 number data points at a time on the screen This depends on the horizontal display resolution of the screen which can be either 640 or 800 An example of a Trend object is shown below Important When using the high resolution 800 by 600 application screen we recommend you install additional memory in the Panel View terminal to meet the increased memory requirements For PanelView 1400e terminals use the System Memory Upgrade Kit for 1400e terminals A B Catalog Number 2711E URAM2 Publication 2711E 6 15 Novemb
231. will not select a Cursor Point The Home key must be used to select the Cursor Points 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 the active Cursor Point for that screen 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 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 In a 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 31 Cursor Point Operation after Screen Change 1 When a screen is reselected 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 Terminal Power
232. y 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 Firmware Version 2 or later The application will not be compatible with earlier versions About Push Buttons Push Buttons Push Buttons This chapter tells you e whatpush buttons are 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 Diffe
233. y 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 transition in the Enter Key Handshake s value to inform the terminal that the Enter Key Control value has been received When the terminal sees this value it sets the Enter Key Control s value to 0 If 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
234. yboard to select the desired Set Bit Cursor Point on the terminal display Only the PanelView 1000e and 1400e terminals support a keyboard For connection details see Using a Keyboard or Bar Code Reader in Chapters 2 and 4 in the PanelView 1000e 1200e and 1400e Operator Terminals User Manual Note When Set Bit Cursor Point objects or Numeric Input Cursor Point objects occupy the same screen with a small or large ASCII Input object the Spacebar on the keyboard or the Select key on the keypad terminal will place a space in the ASCII Input scratchpad It will not select a Cursor Point The Home key must be used to select the Cursor Points Activate a Set Bit Cursor Point object on a keypad terminal according to the following table Possible Object Combinations on the same screen How to Activate the Object A Set Bit Cursor Point object and a small ASCII Input object Press Home on the keyboard or the keypad terminal to move to and activate the top left Cursor Point object One or more Set Bit Cursor P oint objects and one or more Numeric Input Cursor Point objects Press Home to select the top left Cursor Point or press Spacebar S elect key to activate the previously selected cursor point object A Set Bit Cursor Point object on screen without an ASCII Input object Press Home on the keyboard or the keypad terminal to move to and activate the top left Cursor Point object Press the Spacebar on the keyboard
235. yle 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 Interlocked Push Button Push Buttons 111 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
236. ze the size of the application file use state values that increment by one for each state Do not configure more states than you need 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 must 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 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 Whe

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