MoTeC Display Creator - Manual (Page 18)

18 Display Creator Tabs
Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.com
Condition
Contains the statements that specify the conditions under which the alarm becomes active.
Add Use to add a condition expression. The Add Condition dialogue box displays as shown in the image above.
☛ A sequence of condition expressions can be inserted and connected by And or Or statements.
Add Condition Dialogue Box
Channel For selecting a display channel defined on the Channels & Functions tab.
Is To insert the required operator (==, !=, <, <=, >, >=)
Channel or For selecting a display channel or value that the operator is applied to.
Value
Inverse Result — Check this to make the condition true when the defined condition expression evaluates to false.
Remove Removes the selected expression.
Edit Use to edit an existing condition. The Edit Condition dialogue box displays, which is identical to Add Condition
dialogue box.
Moves a selected expression up or down.
Remove All Removes all condition expressions.
Display Message
Show Message Checkbox — Check this to enter a message that is to display when the alarm becomes active. The Alarm Display
element used for the alarm must have an Alarm Message element associated with it in order to display the message.
Show Icon Checkbox — Check this to select an icon to display when the alarm becomes active. The Alarm Display element used
for the alarm must have an Alarm Icon element associated with it in order to display the icon.
Change Change the selected icon.
Display Channel Value
Used to specify a channel value to display when the alarm becomes active. The Alarm Display element used for the alarm must
have an Alarm Channel Value element associated with it in order to display the value.
Channel Used to select the display channel to use.
Format Format of the value (either numeric or time format). Formats offered are those that are applicable to the selected
display channel.
DPS The number of decimal points to which the value should extend.
Flash
Used to define the flash behaviour for the alarm message when the alarm becomes active.
When alarm is Used to choose the circumstances under which the alarm message should flash.
active
On Time The amount of time the alarm message will display between flashes.
Off Time The amount of time the alarm message will not display between flashes.
Condition Contains the statements that specify the conditions under which the alarm message should flash. For this to have
an effect
Flash if condition is true option must be selected in the When alarm is active field.