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Pm designer operation manual – B&B Electronics WOP-2121V-N4AE - Manual User Manual

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PM Designer Operation Manual

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CHAPTER 7 DISPLAYING AND INPUTTING DATA

Property

Description

Append a null
character

Check this option so the ASCII string entry will always append a null character to the entered
character string before outputting it.

Monitor Address
identical to Write
Address

Specifies that the monitored variable is the same as the destination variable. With this item
checked, you don’t need to specify the monitored variable in the Monitor Address field.

Monitor Address

Specifies the monitored variable. Click

to enter an address for this field. Click

to

select a tag for this field.

Font

The font of the displayed string.

Text Color

The color of the displayed string.

Alignment

The alignment of the displayed value. There are three types of alignment: Left, Center, and
Right.

Code Type

Select one of the following three code types.

Type

Description

Byte

Each character occupies one byte.

Word

Each character occupies one word.

Unicode

Available only when the target panel is a PC. Each character occupies one
word and the code is Unicode.

Data Entry

Specifies how to enter a character string for the ASCII string entry at runtime. There are two
options:

Option

Description

Pop-up Keypad

You can bring up the keypad by pressing the ASCII string entry
and enter a character string with the keypad.

On-screen Keypad
and/or Function
Keys

You can move the cursor by using the function buttons with the
operation of Select Next Data Entry Object or Select Previous
Data Entry Object to select the ASCII string entry. If there is an
on-screen keypad you can enter a character string for the ASCII
string entry with that keypad.