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Appendix A: OptiLogic Technical Specifications

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If Enabled, then each button LED can be turned on/off

independently using the LED parameter (below).

To configure LED Separation, click the

to the right and select an option

(Disabled or Enabled) from the pop-up menu.

NOTE: This configuration applies to a button only if the button is also set
Momentary (see below).

Button n – Each pushbutton can be configured separately, using its own
Button sub-tab. The buttons on the panel are numbered 1 through 4, from
left to right. All four sub-tabs have the same parameters:

Type – Option to change the responsiveness of the button.

If Momentary (default), then the button is ON only so long as it

is pressed and held by the operator.

If Alternate Action, then the button toggles between ON and

OFF every time it is pressed by the operator.

To configure Type, click the

to the right and select an option

(Momentary or Alternate Action) from the pop-up menu.

Value – The current ON/OFF state of the button. Mapped to an Input
Bit tag (%IX).

To configure Value, click the

to the right and select a tag from the

pop-up menu. Each tag can be used only once.

NOTE: The current value of the button should always be read as an
input; the associated tag should never be directly set by the program
logic. To change the state of the button from within the program, use
the

Button On and Button Off commands

LED – Bit that turns the button LED on/off, if LED Separation is

enabled and the button is set Momentary (see above). Mapped to an
Output Bit tag (%QX).

To configure LED, click the

to the right and select a tag from the

pop-up menu. Each tag can be used only once.

LED Flash – Bit that quickly flashes the button LED, if LED Separation
is enabled and the button is set Momentary (see above). The LED must
already be on before it can be flashed. Mapped to an Output Bit tag
(%QX).

To configure LED Flash, click the

to the right and select a tag from

the pop-up menu. Each tag can be used only once.

NOTE: You can leave any or all Buttons unconfigured, but if you do, those I/O
points will not be available to your project.