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. |
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.