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Slider 3

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Slider 3 is a component used to write the number entered on the screen to the tag.

By operating the slider with the mouse, data is written to the input/output tag, and the current value is displayed in real time on the attached bar meter.

Editing is also possible using the edit box.

Specify the tag for which the current value is to be input in the input tag (_TagIn) property. This tag value will be used for real-time display of the bar meter.

Specify the tag to be used for input and output of tag editing in the input/output tag (_TagInOut) property. The initial values of the slider and edit box are only the initial display, and the display is not updated dynamically even if the tag value changes.

When editing a value, only values within the range specified by the minimum and maximum values will be accepted. The initial display value will be the tag's numeric value regardless of the minimum and maximum value settings, and any numeric format can be specified, including the number of decimal places and whether or not to display delimiters.

In addition, by specifying a tag for fault identification in the fault identification tag (_TagFault) separate from the input tag, a fault can be displayed based on signals such as equipment abnormalities received from downstream.

Custom Properties

Tag configuration	Input Tags	_TagIn	Specify the tag path of the input tag. Used to display the current value of the bar meter.
	Input/Output Tags	_TagInOut	Specify the tag path of the input/output tag. Specify the tag to be edited.
	Fault Identification Tag	_TagFault	Specifies the tag path of the fault identification tag.
Display settings	Number Format	_Format	Specifies the number format.
	Decimal point position	_DecimalPlace	Specify the number of decimal points as an integer.
	caption	_Caption	Specify a caption.
	unit	_Unit	Specify the units.
	Minimum	_Min	Specifies the minimum value.
	Maximum	_Max	Specifies the maximum value.
	Number of value divisions	_SliderDivisions	Specifies the number of divisions for the slider value. For example, if the minimum value is 0 and the maximum value is 100, if you want the slider operation to have increments of 1, specify 100. Alternatively, if you want the increments to be 0.1, specify 1000.
	Scale Display	_ShowScale	Set whether or not to display the scale.
Display color settings	Value Text Color	_ValueTextColor	Specifies the color of the value text.
	Value Background Color	_ValueFillColor	Specifies the background color of the value.
	Caption Color	_CaptionColor	Specifies the color of the caption.
	Unit Color	_UnitColor	Specifies the color of the units.
	Background Panel	_BackPanelColor	Specifies the color of the background panel.
	Slider Color	_SliderFillColor1	Specifies the display color of the slider.
	Slider Background Color	_SliderFillColor2	Specifies the background color of the slider.
	Slider border color	_SliderBorderColor	Specifies the border color of the slider.
	Meter Color	_MeterColor	Specifies the meter display color.
	Meter Background Color	_MeterBackColor	Specifies the meter background color.
	Scale Line Color	_ScaleColor	Specifies the scale line color.
	Scale text color	_ScaleTextColor	Specifies the scale text color.
Input assistance settings	cursor	_StartCursor	Specifies the initial cursor state when focused. •NONE - Do not select •MOUSE - Set cursor to mouse position •LEFT ・・・Sets the cursor to the left of the input value •RIGHT ・・・Set the cursor to the right of the input value •SELECTALL ・・・Select all the entered values
	Keyboard display	_ShowKeyboard	If enabled, the keyboard dialog will be displayed on focus.
	Confirmation screen display	_IsConfirm	When enabled, a confirmation dialog will be displayed when you click the Confirm button.
	Confirmation message	_ConfirmMsg	Specify the confirmation message to be displayed on the confirmation screen.
	Error Message	_ErrorMsg	Specifies the error message to be sent when a write error occurs.
	Operation history output	_Log	If enabled, the operation history will be output when a value is written. If you want to output the operation history in a standard project that uses the standard framework, enable the operation history setting from the system administration settings screen. For details, see "Operation History Settings". If you want to output the operation history in an original project that does not use the standard framework, define Alarm server to record the operation history and set the root DefaultFireAlarm property appropriately.
	Operation Message	_LogMsg	Specify the message to be output to the operation history.

Usage Example

1) Input/output tag specified/no fault identification tag

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The value of the input/output tag is displayed according to the number format and decimal point position defined in the custom properties.

The edit box and slider components will not automatically update their display even if the values of the input/output tags change.

Additionally, the current value of the input tag is displayed on a bar meter, which is automatically updated whenever the value changes.

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When you edit the slider using the mouse, the edited results are written to the input/output tag.

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The edits made using the slider were written to the input/output tag.

The edit box will automatically reflect the edited results.

When the quality flag of the input/output tag is BAD, a fault is displayed.

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The part will be framed in yellow and will flash.

When a fault is displayed, both the slider and edit box are disabled and cannot be edited.

The method of editing values using the edit box is the same as Numeric Input 1.

If the same tag is used for both input and output, specify the same tag path for the input tag and the input/output tag.

Various number formats are available (e.g. "@de" for Germany, "@ja" for Japan, etc.). You can also customize the number format to freely change the string displayed in a fault state (e.g. ***). For an overview of number formats, see Number Formats.

If you want to change the string displayed when the quality flag is BAD (QualityBad) as shown below, please refer to Number format (user format).

Example: If you want to display a different string when the quality flag is BAD

Example: When the quality flag is BAD, you want to display the final value when communication is successful.

By setting the "FocusHover" property of the form to which the component is attached to True, a focus frame will be displayed when you move the mouse cursor over the component to be operated.

2) Input/output tag specified/fault identification tag

If you specify a fault identification tag, you can receive the fault status of the device via the tag. For example, if you can receive a fault status (such as a sensor abnormality) from the downstream side as a signal separate from the device's measurement value, you can specify the tag path of that signal as the fault identification tag to display the fault along with the state of the quality flag of the input tag.

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When the fault identification tag is False, the value received by the input/output tag is displayed and can be edited as usual.

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A fault is displayed when the fault identification tag is true or when the quality flag of the input/output tag is bad.

When a fault is displayed, both the slider and edit box are disabled and cannot be edited.

3) Change the number format

You can change the number format to display numbers in various formats.

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In this example, the number format is specified as "@de" (Germany). In the German format, the decimal point is displayed as a comma instead of a period, and the comma is also treated as a decimal point when editing.

4) Confirmation screen display

If you enable the confirmation screen display (_IsConfirm), a confirmation dialog (Yes/No) will be displayed when you perform a write operation.

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If Yes is selected in the dialog, the value will be written to the tag.

5) Keyboard display

If you enable keyboard display (_ShowKeyboard), the keyboard dialog (numeric keypad) will be displayed when the edit box is focused.

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You can edit the value using the numeric keypad on the dialog. Clicking the OK button closes the dialog and the edited value is reflected in the input box.

Furthermore, writing to the tag will not take place until you press the Confirm button.