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Section 8.1.5 · Chapter 8: Graphs and Charts

Bar Graph - Forward and Backward Marker Settings

This section describes how to define the forward marker and the backward marker settings for a bar graph. The following is an example of the Forward Marker page.

f.marker

The following table describes each property in the Forward Marker page and the Backward Marker page.

Property

Description
Number of Marks Specifies the maximum number of marks this marker can support.
Location Select Up or Down for the location of the marker when the bar direction is Leftward or Rightward. Select Left or Right for the location of the marker when the bar direction is Upward or Downward.
Forward/Backward Marker Control Block Specifies the variable that stores the marker control block.
Click to enter an address for this field. Click to select a tag for this field.
The following table shows the data arrangement of the marker control block when the data type is 16-bit.
Word Description
0 Specifies the actual number of marks that the marker will display.
1 The value of mark 1.
2 The value of mark 2
… …
12 The value of mark 12
The following table shows the data arrangement of the marker control block when the data type is 32-bit.
Word Description
0,1 Specifies the actual number of marks that the marker will display.
2,3 The value of mark 1.
4,5 The value of mark 2
… …
24,25 The value of mark 12
Note: The data format of the mark values should be the same as that of the monitored variable.
Mark No. 1 - No. 12 Style Specifies the mark style. There are four mark styles: mark styles
Border Color The border color of the mark.
LT Color The fill color of the mark when the monitored value is less than the mark’s value.
EQ Color The fill color of the mark when the monitored value is equal to the mark’s value.
GT Color The fill color of the mark when the monitored value is greater than the mark’s value.

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Source.Section 8.1.5 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.

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