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Chapter 5: Buttons and Switches: 62 topics
  1. 5.1Changing Bit State Using Bit Buttons
  2. 5.1.1Bit Button - Basic Operations
  3. 5.1.2Bit Button - Operation Options
  4. 5.1.3Bit Button - Settings
  5. 5.1.4Bit Button - General Settings
  6. 5.2Toggling Bit State Using Toggle Switches
  7. 5.2.1Toggle Switch - Settings
  8. 5.2.2Toggle Switch - General Settings
  9. 5.3Changing Screens Using Screen Buttons
  10. 5.3.1Screen Button - Basic Operations
  11. 5.3.2Screen Button - Operation Options
  12. 5.3.3Screen Button - Settings
  13. 5.3.4Screen Button - General Settings
  14. 5.4Performing Built-in Function Using Function Buttons
  15. 5.4.1Function Button - Basic Operations
  16. 5.4.2Function Button - Operation Options
  17. 5.4.3Function Button - Settings
  18. 5.4.4Function Button - General Settings
  19. 5.5Selecting Word Value Using Slide Switches
  20. 5.5.1Slide Switch - Basic Operations
  21. 5.5.2Slide Switch - Operation Options
  22. 5.5.3Slide Switch - Settings
  23. 5.5.4Slide Switch - General Settings
  24. 5.6Setting Word Value Using Word Buttons
  25. 5.6.1Word Button - Basic Operations
  26. 5.6.2Word Button - Operation Options
  27. 5.6.3Word Button - Settings
  28. 5.6.4Word Button - General Settings
  29. 5.7Selecting Work Value Using Multi-state Switches
  30. 5.7.1Multistate Switch - Basic Operations
  31. 5.7.2Multistate Switch - Operation Options
  32. 5.7.3Multistate Switch - Settings
  33. 5.7.4Multistate Switch - General Settings
  34. 5.8Setting Word State Using Radio Button Groups
  35. 5.8.1Radio Button Group - Basic Operations
  36. 5.8.2Radio Button Group - Operation Options
  37. 5.8.3Radio Button Group - Settings
  38. 5.8.4Radio Button Group - General Settings
  39. 5.9Customizing the Keypad Using Keypad Buttons
  40. 5.9.1Keypad Button - Operation Options
  41. 5.9.2Keypad Button - Settings
  42. 5.9.3Keypad Button - General Settings
  43. 5.9.4Creating your own keypads
  44. 5.10Scrolling Object Content Using Scroll Button Groups
  45. 5.10.1Scroll Button Group - Basic Operations
  46. 5.10.2Scroll Button Group - Operation Options
  47. 5.10.3Scroll Button Group - Settings
  48. 5.10.4Scroll Button Group - General Settings
  49. 5.11Scrolling Object Content Using Scroll Bars
  50. 5.11.1Scroll Bar - Basic Operations
  51. 5.11.2Scroll Bar - Operation Options
  52. 5.11.3Scroll Bar - Settings
  53. 5.11.4Scroll Bar - General Settings
  54. 5.12Stepping Through Word State Using Step Buttons
  55. 5.12.1Step Button - Basic Operations
  56. 5.12.2Step Button - Operation Options
  57. 5.12.3Step Button - Settings
  58. 5.12.4Step Button - General Settings
  59. 5.13Displaying Window Screen as Information Page Using Page Selectors
  60. 5.13.1Page Selector - Basic Operations
  61. 5.13.2Page Selector - Settings
  62. 5.13.3Page Selector - General Settings
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Section 5.12.4 · Chapter 5: Buttons and Switches

Step Button - General Settings

This section describes how to define the general settings for a step button. The following is an example of the General page of the Step Button property sheet.

The following table describes each property in the General page.

Property

Description
ID The object’s identifier. It is generated when the object is created. The identifier is unique within the screen where the object is located. The format of the IDs for the step buttons is STBnnnn.
Note You can type a note for this object.
Shape settings For details about the following properties, Section 4.3.4 Setting up the Shape of an Object. , VFTA, , Border Color, BG Color.
External Label Check this option if you want the object to have an external label. Set up the external label in the External Label page.
State Select a state as the current state so you can set the BG Color for that state. You can also see how the step button looks when the selected state is highlighted.
Note: The current state is always highlighted by the settings defined in the Highlight Current State group. Therefore, you cannot see the change of the BG color you made for the current state immediately. To see the change, select another state as the current state.
State Type The state type of the step button. The supported types are: Value, LSB, and Custom. For details, see Section 4.4.1.1 State Types.
State Order Specifies how to arrange the states on the step button. There are four different orders:
State Order Example
Left to Right
Right to Left
Top to Bottom
Bottom to Top
Data Type The data type for the variable in the Write Address field. The supported types are: 16-bit Unsigned Integer, 16-bit BCD, 32-bit Unsigned Integer, and 32-bit BCD.
Write Address Write Address Specifies the variable to be controlled by the step button. This variable will also be monitored to decide the state of the step button.
Click this icon to bring up the Address Input Keypad and specify an address for this property.
Click this icon to bring up the Select Tag dialog box and select a tag for this property.
Total States Specifies the number of states that the step button can display and process.
Custom State Value… Click this button to define the state value for each state of the step button when the State Type is Custom. For details, see Section 4.4.1.2 Setting the Custom States of an Object.
Indication of current selection Method Choose the method from Display Text With Different Colors, Use Round Mark or Use Square Mark to indicate the current selection.
BG Color The color to replace the shape’s BG color when selected.
Text/Mark The color to replace the text or mark color when selected.
Separator Color The color of the lines that are drawn between two states.

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Source.Section 5.12.4 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.

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.