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Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide User Manual

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Creating the different types of data display and input objects ................................17– 21

Using input objects to retrieve and send data ..................................................17– 22
Shortcut keys for retrieving and sending data .................................................17– 25
FactoryTalk View commands for retrieving and sending data........................17– 25
Parts of the on-screen keyboard.......................................................................17– 26
Creating numeric and string display objects....................................................17– 27
Creating numeric and string input objects .......................................................17– 27

Creating the different types of indicators................................................................17– 27

Setting up states for indicators.........................................................................17– 27
Setting up connections for indicators ..............................................................17– 28
Creating multistate indicators ..........................................................................17– 28
Creating symbols .............................................................................................17– 29
Creating list indicators.....................................................................................17– 29

Creating the different types of gauges and graphs ..................................................17– 29

Using gauges to show limits ............................................................................17– 29
Using graphs to compare values ......................................................................17– 30
Creating gauges ...............................................................................................17– 31
Creating bar graphs..........................................................................................17– 31
Creating scales .................................................................................................17– 31

Using key objects to simulate keyboard functions..................................................17– 32

Creating the different types of key objects ......................................................17– 32
Using the same set of keys with different graphic objects ..............................17– 33

Creating the different types of advanced objects ....................................................17– 33

Creating arrows................................................................................................17– 34
Creating tag labels ...........................................................................................17– 35
Creating time and date displays.......................................................................17– 35
Creating display list selectors ..........................................................................17– 35

Providing operator instructions in local message displays .....................................17– 36

Setting up local messages ................................................................................17– 36
Creating local message displays ......................................................................17– 37

Creating and restoring recipes.................................................................................17– 38

Creating a recipe object ...................................................................................17– 38
Restoring and saving recipe values at run time ...............................................17– 39

Creating control list selectors..................................................................................17– 42

Selecting states in a control list selector ..........................................................17– 42
Using keys to scroll the list..............................................................................17– 42
Setting the Value tag........................................................................................17– 43
Creating control list selectors ..........................................................................17– 43

Creating piloted control list selectors......................................................................17– 44

Selecting states in a piloted control list selector..............................................17– 44
Using keys to scroll the list..............................................................................17– 45
Setting the Value tag........................................................................................17– 46