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This section describes how to define the general settings for a bit lamp.

The above is an example of the General page of the Bit Lamp dialog box.

The following table describes each property in the General page.

		Variable Type	Description
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 bit lamps is BLnnnn.
Note		You can type a note for the object.
Transparent		Select this option if you want the object to have a transparent background.
Shape settings		For details about the following properties, see Section 4.3.4 Setting up the Shape of an Object. Picture Shape, , Border Color, Pattern, Foreground Color, Background Color.
External Label		Check this option if you want the bit lamp to have an external label. Set up the external label in the External Label page.
State		Click this button to change the object state to 1 (On) so you can view and set the object appearance for state 1 (On).
State		Click this button to change the object state to 0 (Off) so you can view and set the object appearance for state 0 (Off).
Monitor Address	Address Type	Specifies the type of variable in the Monitor Address field. The bit lamp supports the following three variable types:
		Bit	The variable is a bit variable.
		Word	The variable is a word variable. You need to specify which bit in the word variable is to be monitored. Specify the bit number (0~15) in the Bit Number field.
		Double-word	The variable is a double-word variable. You need to specify which bit in the double-word variable is to be monitored. Specify the bit number (0~31) in the Bit Number field.
		Byte	The variable is a byte variable. You need to specify which bit in the byte variable is to be monitored. Specify the bit number (0~7) in the Bit Number field.
	Monitor Address	Specifies the bit variable to be monitored when the Address Type is Bit. Specifies the word variable that contains the bit to be monitored when the Address Type is Word. Specifies the double-word variable that contains the bit to be monitored when the Address Type is Double-word. Specifies the byte variable that contains the bit to be monitored when the Address Type is Byte.
		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.
	Bit Number	Specifies which bit of the variable specified in the Monitor Address field is to be monitored.