Displaying the Graphic Screen from the Signal List

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Displaying the Graphic Screen from the Signal List

About this setting example

This section explains how to select a tag from the signal list and register it to call up a graphic screen from the related information of the selected tag.

 

Summary of this configuration example:

•Set the relevant information in the tag "Samples.F06.NUM01" and define the settings to call up the graphic screen.

 

 

Displaying a graphic screen from tag related information

The setup steps are as follows:

 

1.Select the target tag in the information bar

 

Display the signal list and select the row of the target tag (here, select the row Samples.F06.NUM01), and click the Update button on the information bar.

 

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The information bar will then show the tag "Samples.F06.NUM01" selected.

 

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Click the "+" button for related information on the left.

 

The following confirmation dialog will then be displayed, so select "Add new related information".

 

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This will bring up the Related Information Settings dialog.

 

 

 

 

2.Register related information

 

Register related information from the related information settings dialog.

 

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First, enter a title. In this example, we will use "Graphics Screen."

 

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Next, set the key information. The tag selected on the signal list screen is pre-set for the key information, so use it as is.

 

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Next, specify the related screen. The screen specified here will be the destination screen for the related information. You can add a row for a related screen by clicking the "+" button next to "Add related screen."

 

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The following shows the new line added:

 

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Clicking the selection button on the left allows you to select the screen to be called from the screen selection dialog.

 

 

 

 

 

Below is the screen selection dialog.

 

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You can select the destination screen from the dialog shown on the left.

To select a graphic screen, select the User Screens tab.

 

For this example, select the "Instruments" screen.

 

 

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The form that is registered as the display target of the menu is displayed on the left. For information on how to add your own graphic screen, please refer to "Adding a form to a standard project".

 

 

 

 

 

A graphics screen has been added.

 

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Once you have completed the configuration, click the OK button to save the settings.

 

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3.Operation check

 

With the target tag selected from the signal list, click the Update button on the information bar.

The newly added graphic screen call will then be displayed in the related information on the information bar.

 

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When you click on a related item, the corresponding graphic screen is displayed in the main area.

 

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You can edit related information that has already been registered and freely add definitions such as tags, alarm IDs, data sources, etc. For information on how to edit related information, see "Editing existing related information".