Maple Systems 5000HD Series - Manual (Page 78)

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EZwarePlus Features
This section guides you in a basic understanding of the features and capabilities that EZwarePlus has to offer,
from an overview of all the objects available in the software to enter and display data, to setting up the
system parameters and selecting the target PLC. This information will be useful for understanding more
advanced features explained in later chapters.
EZwarePlus Development Window
Objects Summary
EZwarePlus includes several active graphics objects that are used to represent data that is stored in the PLC or
internal memory of the HMI. The data represented can be single bit coils, 16-bit, or 32-bit registers. The data
can be represented as numbers, ASCII characters, or as graphic shapes or bitmap images. This section provides
a summary of all the objects available in EZwarePlus. Most of these objects are accessible by clicking Objects
in the top menu in EZwarePlus, or by clicking on its icon in the Object 1 or Object 2 Toolbar.
Refer to the Help file (Help > Contents > Parts List) for more information relating to each object.
Bit Lamp
The Bit Lamp Object is used as an indicator to represent the ON or OFF status of a bit or coil in the PLC, or a bit
in the HMI local memory (LB). If the bit is cleared (0, False), the State 0 Shape of the Bit Lamp will be displayed.
If the bit is set (1, True), the State 1 Shape of the Bit Lamp will be displayed. The Bit Lamp can also blink in
various ways.
Word Lamp
The Word Lamp Object is used as an indicator to represent the value in a PLC register, or the value in a register
in the HMI local memory (LW). Creates a graphics object to reflect the current state of a multi-state PLC data
register. It can display a different shape or picture depending on the value in the register. If the value is 0, the
first shape is displayed, if the value is 1, the second shape is displayed, etc. A Word Lamp can display up to 256
different shapes and text strings, corresponding to register values of 0 – 255.