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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 5.3.4 · Chapter 5: Buttons and Switches

Screen Button - General Settings

This section describes how to define the general settings for a screen button.

The above is an example of the General page of the Screen Button dialog box.

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 screen buttons is SBnnnn.
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.
Operation Specifies the operation that you want the screen button to perform. There are four choices: Open Screen, Previous Screen, Close and Open Screen, and Close Screen. For details, see Section 5.3.1 Basic Operations.
Screen Specifies the screen to be opened.
Menu Screen Position Select one of the following 6 positions for the specified menu screen to be displayed. This field will be displayed only when the specified screen is a menu screen.
Position Description
Screen Left Side The menu screen slides into view horizontally from the left side of the screen.
Screen Right Side The menu screen slides into view horizontally from the right side of the screen.
Button Left Side & Downward The menu screen appears on the left side of the button and slides downward into view.
Button Left Side & Upward The menu screen appears on the left side of the button and slides upward into view.
Button Right Side & Downward The menu screen appears on the right side of the button and slides downward into view.
Button Right Side & Upward The menu screen appears on the right side of the button and slides upward into view.
Change User Level <Check Box> Check this option if you want the button to change the current user level.
New User Level The new user level to replace the current user level.
Acknowledge Alarm Check this option if you want the button to acknowledge the associated alarm of the screen where the button is located. You can configure an alarm to display an (alarm) screen. The alarm is then the screen’s associated alarm.
Indicate Screen Already Opened Check this option if you want the button to indicate the specified screen is already open.
Macro Check this option if you want the button to have a macro. Specify and edit the macro in the Macro page.
Activation Button Down Specifies that the touch operation is activated when the button is pushed.
Button Up Specifies that the touch operation is activated when the button is released.
Key The hard key that is used to operate the object. 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.

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Source.Section 5.3.4 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.