To define a bar display (analog and table objects)

To define a bar display (analog and table objects)

In the Objects menu, select Bar Display. The Object Browser dialog box appears.

You can also right-click at the desired position, select New in the pop-up menu, then Bar Display.

Select the Analog type.
Do one of the following:

If you are defining a new object, go to step 4.
If you want to apply the bar display to an existing object, select its name in the Name drop-down list and go to step 13.

If you want to base the object on a template, select its name in the Templates drop-down list.
Type a unique name and an optional description.
Check the Name and Value boxes to show this information along with the bar display.
Click OK. The analog object properties dialog box appears.
On the Analog tab, specify the measuring range, alarm limits, set point, etc.

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Click the Alarm In/Ack tab to define the bits used for alarm indication and alarm acknowledgement.

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Click the Data Management Definitions tab to define how you want to collect and log data.

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Click the Display tab to define what you want to show along with the bar display.

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Click the Edit Mapping tab to define the PLC addressing and alarm texts.

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Click the Attributes of Bar tab to define the layout of the bar display.

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Click OK to save the bar display.

The bar display and object caption appear. If you used the right-click menu, the display appears at the position where you clicked, otherwise it appears in the upper left corner of the diagram.

Position and resize the bar display, as required.

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