Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 477)

17 • C REATING GRAPHIC OBJECTS
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Creating tag labels
Use the Tag Label tool to show different types of tag information at run time.
In the Tag Label Properties dialog box, specify the tag associated with the label, and the
property to show. For details about options in the Properties dialog box, click Help.
Some HMI tag properties have different names when shown using a tag label. The
following table describes which properties correspond with the types of tag labels.
Creating time and date displays
A time and date display shows the current time and date. Use the Time and Date Display
tool to create a box that shows the time and date in a graphic display.
In the Time Date Display Properties dialog box, specify the appearance of the object, and
the format in which the time and date appear. For details about options in the Properties
dialog box, click Help.
Creating display list selectors
Use the Display List Selector tool to create list of graphic displays in the application, that
operators can select from at run time.
To open a display, the operator can select the corresponding state, and then press Enter.
In the Display List Selector Properties dialog box, assign displays to states. For details
about options in the Properties dialog box, click Help.
This tag label
Corresponds
with the HMI
tag property For this
type of
HMI tag
And displays
Low EU Minimum Analog A tag’s minimum value
High EU Maximum Analog A tag’s maximum value
Contact Value Status Digital The current status of a tag. When the tag value is 1,
‘On Label’ is shown. When the tag value is 0, ‘Off
Label’ is shown.
Engineering Units (EU) Units Analog A tag’s Units label
Tag Name Name All types A tag’s name
Tag Description Description All types A tag’s description
Contact Open Label Off Label Digital A tag’s Off label
Contact Close Label On Label Digital A tag’s On label
For network distributed applications, display list selectors work with graphic displays located in
the home area only. For more information about the home area, see Chapter 6, Working with
network distributed applications.
Tag Label
tool
Time and
Date Display
tool
Display List
Selector tool