A recipe selector can be configured to perform as one of the following types
of controls:
|
Type
|
Description |
|
List |
The recipe selector is a list box. It displays a list of
index strings of the recipes in the specified recipe
block. The index string’s format is recipe name (recipe
number). One recipe index string is displayed per line.
The index string of the current recipe is highlighted.
If the desired recipe is not in view, you can scroll the
list with the scroll bar attached to the right side of
the list box. When you select a desired recipe by
touching its index string, the recipe selector writes
the recipe number of the selected recipe to the current
recipe number register. |
 |
|
Drop-down List |
The recipe selector is a drop-down list. It displays the
index string of the current recipe and a button with the
down arrow symbol as shown.

When the button with down arrow symbol is pressed, the recipe selector displays
a list box beneath itself as shown.

The list box lists the index strings of all the recipes
of the recipe block, one index string per line. The
index string of the current recipe is highlighted. If
the desired recipe is not in view, you can use the
scroll bar attached to the right side of the list to
scroll the index string. When you select a desired
recipe by touching its index string, the recipe selector
writes the recipe number of the selected recipe to the
current recipe number register and closes the list box.

If you want to cancel the operation when the list box is
showing, touch anywhere other than an index string in
the list box. |
|
Character Entry |
The recipe selector is a character entry. It
displays the index string of the current recipe.

When the text field is clicked, the PinYin [for Chinese (PRC) String] or
ASCII character keypad [for Byte Array (Character
String)] will be shown. The following is an example of
ASCII Character Keypad.

Click the "Ent" button to select a recipe with the name
starting from M. If the recipe doesn’t exist, the keypad
will show a “?” after the input characters and keep open
for the right input.
If the recipe exists, the keypad will be closed and
the index string of the selected recipe will be
displayed in the text field.
 If you want to cancel the operation when the
keypad is
showing, click "Esc" button. |
|
Drop-down List with Character Entry |
The recipe selector is a combination of character entry
and drop-down list. If the text field is click, it
performs like the Character Entry. If a button with the
down arrow symbol is pressed, it performs like a
drop-down list. |
Source.Section 11.6.1 of the PM Designer Software User Manual, Edition 2.0, © Cermate Technologies Inc. (www.cermate.com, service@cermate.com). Reproduced online, with the manual's own figures, by TSL Automation Solutions, authorised Cermate distributor, for users of Cermate HMI panels. PM Designer and PanelMaster are trademarks of Cermate Technologies Inc.
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