The following operation options can be selected for a bit button to make it
more informative, secure, and useful. You need to select and set those options
in the Bit Button property sheet.
|
Option
|
Description |
|
Monitor |
The bit button can be configured to monitor a bit. When
this option is selected, the state of the button is
controlled by the monitored bit. With the monitored bit,
you can control the color and label of the bit button. |
|
ON Macro, OFF Macro |
An ON Macro is a macro that is run when the associated
button is activated to set a bit to 1 (On). An OFF
Macro, on the contrary, is a macro that is run when the
associated button is activated to set a bit to 0 (Off).
The following table shows the macros that each bit
button operation can support. |
|
Operation |
ON Macro |
OFF Macro |
|
Set ON |
● |
|
|
Set OFF |
|
● |
|
Set ON Pulse |
● |
|
|
Set OFF Pulse |
|
● |
|
Momentary ON |
● |
● |
|
Momentary OFF |
● |
● |
|
Invert |
|
|
Select these options in the General Page. Specify and
edit the ON macro in the ON Macro page. Specify and edit
the OFF macro in the OFF Macro page.
Note: When an ON macro or OFF
macro is specified, the associated bit setting operation
is not performed until the macro is completely executed.
Therefore, it is important to keep ON and OFF macros as
short as possible so as not to delay the bit setting
operation. |
|
Touch Operation Control |
The touch operation can be enabled or disabled either by
a specified bit or by the current user level. Select and
set this option in the Advanced page. |
|
Minimum Hold Time |
The touch operation of the button will not be activated
until the button is pressed and held down for the
specified time period (Minimum Hold Time). Set this
option in the Advanced page. |
|
Operator Confirmation |
This option is available for the following bit button
operations:
Set ON, Set OFF, Set ON Pulse, Set OFF Pulse, and
Invert.
The Confirmation box will display when the button
is touched. If the operator selects “Yes” in the
Confirmation box, the button will proceed to perform its
operation. If the operator selects “No” or the operator
does not respond within the specified time period
(Maximum Waiting Time), the button will stop performing
its operation.
Select and set this option in the Advanced page. |
|
Notification |
The button can be configured to notify a bit upon
completion of the bit setting operation when the button
is pressed. Select and set this option in the Advanced
page. |
|
Operation Logging |
Each touch operation of the button can be recorded in
the operation log. Select and set this option in the
Advanced page. |
|
Change User Level |
The button can be configured to change the current user
level when it is
activated to perform the function. Select and set this
option in the Advanced page. |
|
Invisible |
The button can be invisible and still touch operable.
Select this option in the Visibility page. |
|
Visibility Control |
The button can be shown or hidden either by a specified
bit or by the current user level. Select and set this
option in the Visibility page. |
Source.Section 5.1.2 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.
Text and figures are the manufacturer's and may describe features your panel or software version does not have. For a plain-language introduction read the PM Designer guide; for help with a specific panel contact TSL Automation.