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Section 8.3.4 · Chapter 8: Graphs and Charts

Circular Bar Graph - General Settings

This section describes how to define the general settings for a circular bar graph.

circular bar graph

The above is an example of the General page of the Circular Bar Graph 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 circular bar graphs is PGnnnn.
Note You can type a note for the object.
Shape settings For details about the following properties, Section 4.3.4 Setting up the Shape of an Object. , Border Color, BG Color
Style Specifies the style of the circular bar graph. For details, see Section 8.3.1 Basic Operations.
Direction Specifies the progress direction of the circular bar graph. Only Clockwise is available.
Data Type The data type of the monitored variable. The supported data types include: 16-Bit Unsigned Integer, 32-Bit Unsigned Integer, 16-Bit Signed Integer, 32-Bit Signed Integer, 16-Bit BCD, 32-Bit BCD, and 32-Bit Floating Point.
Monitor Address Specifies the variable to be monitored.
Click to enter an address for this field. Click to select a tag for this field.
Dynamic Range Check this option so the minimum and maximum of the monitored variable will be specified at runtime. When this option is selected, the minimum and maximum of the marks of the scale of the circular bar graph can be specified at runtime as well. The data that specifies the above two ranges should be set and arranged correctly in a memory block called the dynamic range parameter block. You need to specify the dynamic range parameter block for the circular bar graph in the Dynamic Range Parameter Block field.
Dynamic Range Parameter Block Specifies the variable that stores the dynamic range parameter block for the circular bar graph when Dynamic Range is selected. Click to enter an address for this field. Click to select a tag for this field.
The following table shows the content of the parameter block when the data type is 16-bit and the scale of the circular bar graph is not dynamic.
Word Parameter
0 The minimum of the monitored variable
1 The maximum of the monitored variable
The following table shows the content of the parameter block when the data type is 16-bit and the scale of the circular bar graph is dynamic.
Word Parameter
0 The minimum of the monitored variable
1 The maximum of the monitored variable
2, 3 The minimum of the mark for the scale; 32-bit integer number
4, 5 The maximum of the mark for the scale; 32-bit integer number
The following table shows the content of the parameter block when the data type is 32-bit and the scale of the circular bar graph is not dynamic.
Word Parameter
0, 1 The minimum of the monitored variable
2, 3 The maximum of the monitored variable
The following table shows the content of the parameter block when the data type is 32-bit and the scale of the circular bar graph is dynamic.
Word Parameter
0, 1 The minimum of the monitored variable
2, 3 The maximum of the monitored variable
4, 5 The minimum of the mark for the scale; 32-bit integer number
6, 7 The maximum of the mark for the scale; 32-bit integer number
Min. Specifies the minimum value of the monitored variable when Dynamic Range is not selected.
Max. Specifies the maximum value of the monitored variable when Dynamic Range is not selected.
Bar Pattern Select a pattern for the circular bar graph. The pattern will be used to fill the arc/circular strip of the circular bar graph. When the pattern fills in the circular bar graph, the black part of the pattern is painted with the color specified in the Bar FG Color field, and the white part of the pattern is painted with the color specified in the Bar BG Color field.
Bar FG Color Select a color for painting the black part of the specified pattern.
Bar BG Color Select a color for painting the white part of the specified pattern.
Back Color Select a color as the background color for the arc/circular strip of the circular bar graph.

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Source.Section 8.3.4 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.

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