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Data display screen builder – Rockwell Automation 2707-NP DTAM Programming Software User Manual

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Chapter 7

Creating Data Display Screens

7–2

The screen for creating data display screens is the same for the DTAM Plus
and DTAM Micro. The only exceptions are the DTAM Micro display does
not show the time and date function keys and has a smaller display size (2
lines of 20 characters).

Data Display Screen Builder Function Keys

Applies to:

Function

Key

Designation

DTAM

Plus

DTAM

Micro

Function

[F1]

DISPLAY REG

Inserts data display field at the cursor point.
Accesses the display register information.

[F3]

MAP SCREEN

Accesses screen mapping functions that link
application screens in a logical sequence.
Link screens only after all of the screens have
been created.

[F4]

COPY

SCREEN

Copies an existing screen to or from the current
display window. Both the source and destination
screens must be of the same type (Data Display
screens).

[F5]

INSERT TIME

Inserts the time into the display. Only available
on a DTAM Plus having the Calendar/Clock
option.

[F6]

INSERT DATE

Inserts the date into the display. Only available
on a DTAM Plus having the Calendar/Clock
option.

[F7]

CLEAR

SCREEN

Clears the current screen. You have the option of
clearing only the screen text or deleting the
entire screen including any linking you may have
established.

[F8]

CHANGE

SCREEN

Selects another operator screen.

[F9]

SAVE

Saves the application without exiting the Screen
Builder function.

[F10]

EXIT

Prompts you to save the application to the
current file and exits the DPS software.

Data Display
Screen Builder