This section describes how to define the general settings for a toggle
switch.
The above is an example of the General page of the Toggle
Switch 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
toggle switches is TSnnnn. |
|
Note |
You can type a note for the object. |
|
Shape settings |
For details about the following properties, see
Section 4.3.4 Setting up the Shape of an Object.
Transparent, Picture Shape,
,
Touch Response,
,
Border Color, Pattern, Foreground Color, Background Color. |
|
External Label |
Check this option if you want the bit button to have an
external label. Set up the external label in the
External Label page. |
 |
Click this button to change the object state to 1 (On)
so you can view and set the object appearance for state
1 (On). |
 |
Click this button to change the object state to 0 (Off)
so you can view and set the object appearance for state
0 (Off). |
|
Write Address |
Write Address |
Specifies the bit variable or a word's bit variable to be operated. |
 |
Click this icon to bring up the Address Input Keypad and
specify the desired address for the Write Address field. |
 |
Click this icon to bring up the Select Tag dialog box
and select the desired tag for the Write Address field. |
|
Monitor Address identical to Write Address |
Specifies that the Monitor Address is identical to the
Write Address. With this item checked, you don’t need to
specify the Monitor Address again. This item is
available when the Monitor option is checked. |
|
Monitor Address |
Monitor Address |
Specifies the bit variable or a word's bit variable to be monitored. |
 |
Click this icon to bring up the Address Input Keypad and
specify the desired address for the Monitor Address
field. |
 |
Click this icon to bring up the Select Tag dialog box
and select the desired tag for the Monitor Address
field. |
|
ON Macro |
Check this option if you want the button to have an ON
macro. Specify and edit the ON macro in the ON Macro
page. |
|
OFF Macro |
Check this option if you want the button to have an OFF
macro. Specify and edit the OFF macro in the OFF Macro
page. |
|
Key |
The hard key that is used to operate the bit button.
This item is available only when the target panel has
hard keys. |
|
Touch Operable |
Check this option if you want the button is still
operable by using the touch panel even it is configured
to be operated by the key. |
Source.Section 5.2.2 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.