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Chapter 6: Lamps: 15 topics
  1. Displaying Bit State Using Bit Lamps
  2. 6.1.1Bit Lamp - Basic Operations
  3. 6.1.2Bit Lamp - Operation Options
  4. 6.1.3Bit Lamp - Settings
  5. 6.1.4Bit Lamp - General Settings
  6. Displaying Word State Using Multi-state Lamps
  7. 6.2.1Multistate Lamp - Basic Operations
  8. 6.2.2Multistate Lamp - Operation Options
  9. 6.2.3Multistate Lamp - Settings
  10. 6.2.4Multistate Lamp - General Settings
  11. Displaying Text Information Using Message Displays
  12. 6.3.1Message Display - Basic Operations
  13. 6.3.2Message Display - Operation Options
  14. 6.3.3Message Display - Settings
  15. 6.3.4Message Display - General Settings
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Section 6.2.4 · Chapter 6: Lamps

Multistate Lamp - General Settings

This section describes how to define the general settings for a multi-state lamp. The following is an example of the General page of the Multi-state Lamp 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 multi-state lamps is MLnnnn.
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 , Picture Shape, , Border Color, Pattern, FG Color, BG Color
External Label Check this option if you want the multi-state lamp to have an external label. Set up the external label in the External Label page.
State Select a state as the current state of the multi-state lamp so you can view and set the object appearance for that state.
Data Type The data type of the monitored variable. The supported data types include: 16-bit Unsigned Integer, 16-bit Signed Integer, 16-bit BCD, 32-bit Unsigned Integer, 32-bit Signed Integer, and 32-bit BCD.
Monitor Address Monitor Address Specifies the variable to be monitored.
Click this icon to bring up the Address Input Keypad and specify an address for the Monitor Address field.
Click this icon to bring up the Select Tag dialog box and select a tag for the Monitor Address field.
State Type The state type for the state of the monitored variable. The supported state types include Value, LSB and Custom. For details, see Section 4.4.1.1 State Types.
Total States Specifies the number of states that the multi-state lamp can display.
Click the button to bring up the Custom State Value dialog box to assign a positive integer for each state in the dialog box. Please see details in Section 4.4.1.2 Setting the Custom States of an Object.

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Source.Section 6.2.4 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.