Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 19)

1–3 Overview of PanelBuilder
Publication 2711-6.0
Tag Editor
The Tag Editor is used to enter, update, print, import/export
application tags. Each tag has attributes defining how an object
interacts with a controller address. Enter all tags at once using the
table view or one tag at a time using the tag form dialog.
Color Palette
A fixed color palette is available for creating color or grayscale
applications. For color terminals, the palette supports 16 standard
EGA colors. For grayscale terminals, the palette supports 4 colors.
Use the palette to apply colors to the foreground and background of
objects, text and graphics. Color and grayscale applications support
both monochrome and color bitmaps.
Foreground and background colors are accessed from the Format
menu, the color palette, or the State tab of multistate/list objects.
Alarms
The Alarm System includes:
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Alarm Banner display that pops up over the current screen to
notify the operator when an alarm occurs.
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Alarm Buttons to allow the operator to act on an alarm.
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Alarm List displays information on the last 100 alarms including
whether they have been acknowledged.
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Alarm List buttons to print or clear alarms in an alarm list.
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Alarm Setup dialog that provides a set of tabs to configure
alarms, triggers and global alarm parameters.
Reports
Create customized reports for an application including:
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application description
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object attributes
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application text
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terminal settings
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tags
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alarm definitions
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screen images and alarm banner display
Print reports to a file or a graphic printer supported by Microsoft
Windows.