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Create a display navigation button – Rockwell Automation Energy Management Accelerator Toolkit Quick Start User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication IASIMP-QS016C-EN-P - October 2014

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FactoryTalk View ME Energy Faceplates

Chapter 11

5. For parameter #1, change the shortcut name [CLX] to match your communication setup and DeviceName to match

the tag configured in your RSLogix5000 project.

For the MyPM5000 example, the configuration would look like the following:

6. Save your parameter file.

7. To add parameter files for additional power monitors:

a. Right-click on the parameter file that you just created and choose Duplicate.
b. Rename the file with the new device name.
c. Open the parameter file and configure the tag to match the associated device.

Create a Display Navigation Button

A display navigation button must be created to launch the PowerMonitor Faceplate at runtime. This can be drawn over an
existing graphic object that represents the device you intend to monitor/control or it can be configured to use a bitmap
image as the display.

1. From the display where you want to launch the faceplate (can be a new or an existing display), choose Objects >

Display Navigation > Goto.

2. Draw the Goto button rectangle.