Rockwell Automation IASIMP Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining Accelerator Toolkit Quick Start - Manual (Page 256)

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Appendix C
Add Other Devices to the Equipment Status Faceplate
4. Assign a new controller tag by clicking
the Tag browser and search for a
controller tag containing the string
name you want to display or you can
type a static name in the tag field by
enclosing in quotes; for example,
“Furnace 1”.
5. Go to the State_MSI object and
double-click to open its properties.
6. Click the States tab.
This Multistate Indicator Properties is
pre-configured with 18 device states.
When the tag assigned to the MSI
becomes a certain value, the MSI
displays the appropriate caption.
7. Use the pre-existing captions and create
logic in your controller to move the
appropriate value to your device tag or
edit the captions and values to meet
your needs.
8. Click the Connections tab and assign a
device tag to the MSI by clicking the
Tag browser.
9. Consider deleting any states you are not
using, to avoid any unwanted captions
being displayed.
Lastly, there are four value groups for
each row that contain a numeric display
and a string object to display units that
you can configure.