This section describes how to set up the scale for the following types of
objects:
Scale, Slide Switch, Bar Graph, Circular Bar Graph, and Meter.
The following are examples of scales used in different kinds of
objects.

You can use the Scale page in an object's property sheet to set up the scale
of that object. The following is an example of the Scale page of the bar Graph.

The following table describes each property in the Scale page.
|
Property |
Description |
|
Display |
Check this item if you want the object to have a scale. |
|
Position |
Specifies the position of the scale in the object. The
position is relative to the part of the object that
displays the monitored variable. There are six positions
shown below: |
|
Position |
Example |
Position |
Example |
|
Top |
 |
Bottom |
 |
|
Left |
 |
Right |
 |
|
Inner |
 |
Outer |
 |
|
Color |
The color of the scale. To specify the color,
click the corresponding Color icon and select a color
from the Color palette. |
|
Number of Major Ticks |
The number of major ticks. The minimum you can specify
is two. |
|
Number of Sub Divisions |
The number of divisions between two adjacent major
ticks. The minimum you can specify is one. |
|
Axis |
Check this item if you want the scale to have an axis. |
|
Marks |
Marks |
Check this option if you want the scale to have marks. |
|
Font |
The font of the marks. You can select a fixed font or a font from the
font templates.
|
|
Dynamic Range |
Check this option if you want the minimum and maximum of
the marks to be controlled by the dynamic range
parameter block of the associated object at runtime. |
|
Minimum |
The minimum of the marks. It is a 32-bit integer. |
|
Maximum |
The maximum of the marks. It is a 32-bit integer. |
|
Total Digits |
The total digits to be displayed for the marks. |
|
Fractional Digits |
The number of fractional digits for the marks. For
example, when the Maximum = 5000, the Total Digits = 4,
and the Fractional Digits = 2, the mark for the Maximum
will be 50.00. |
Source.Section 4.4.4 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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