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Chapter 9: Animated Objects: 44 topics
  1. Pipelines
  2. 9.1.1Pipeline - Basic Operations
  3. 9.1.2Pipeline - Operation Options
  4. 9.1.3Pipeline - Settings
  5. 9.1.4Pipeline - General Settings
  6. 9.1.5Pipeline - Pipe Settings
  7. 9.8Dynamic Lines
  8. 9.8.1Dynamic Lines - Operation Options
  9. 9.8.2Dynamic Lines - Settings
  10. 9.8.3Dynamic Lines - General Settings
  11. 9.2Dynamic Circles
  12. 9.2.1Dynamic Circle - Operation Options
  13. 9.2.2Dynamic Circle - Settings
  14. 9.2.3Dynamic Circle - General Settings
  15. Specifying Colors for Dynamic Rectangles and Circles
  16. 9.2.4.164K-color Models
  17. 9.2.4.2256-color Models
  18. 9.3Dynamic Rectangles
  19. 9.3.1Dynamic Rectangle - Operation Options
  20. 9.3.2Dynamic Rectangle - Settings
  21. 9.3.3Dynamic Rectangle - General Settings
  22. 9.4GIF Displays
  23. 9.4.1GIF Display - Operation Options
  24. 9.4.2GIF Display - Settings
  25. 9.4.3GIF Display - General Settings
  26. Picture Displays
  27. 9.5.1Picture Display - Basic Operations
  28. 9.5.2Picture Display - Operation Options
  29. 9.5.3Picture Display - Settings
  30. 9.5.4Picture Display - General Settings
  31. 9.6Animated Graphics
  32. 9.6.1Animated Graphic - Operation Options
  33. 9.6.2Animated Graphic - Settings
  34. 9.6.3Animated Graphic - General Settings
  35. 9.6.3.1Using Object Group for Animated Graphics
  36. 9.6.4Animated Graphic - GIF Settings
  37. 9.6.5Animated Graphic - Path Settings
  38. 9.7Path Display
  39. 9.7.1Path Display - Operation Options
  40. 9.7.2Path Display - Settings
  41. 9.7.3Path Display - General Settings
  42. 9.7.3.1Path Display - Definitions of Path Elements
  43. 9.7.3.2Path Display - Color Values
  44. 9.7.4Path Display for Rebar Bending Machine
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Section 9.4.3 · Chapter 9: Animated Objects

GIF Display - General Settings

This section describes how to define the general settings for the GIF displays. The following is an example of the General page of the GIF Display property sheet.

gif display

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 GIF displays is GDnnnn.
Note You can type a note for the object.
Graphic Select a GIF image for the GIF display. You can use the drop-down list to select a GIF image from the picture database. You can click to select a GIF image from a file. You can click to select a GIF image from a library file. If the selected GIF image is not from the picture database, it is imported and saved in the picture database.
Keep Graphic Size Check this option so the size of the selected graphic will not change with the object’s size.
Animation Enabled By Bit Check this option so the animation will be enabled by the specified bit variable.
Specifies the bit variable or the word's bit variable that enables the animation.
Click to enter an address for this field. Click to select a tag for this field.
The animation is enabled when the state of the variable is on.
Speed Controlled By Word Check this option so the speed of the animation will be controlled by the specified word variable.
Specifies the variable that controls the speed of the animation.
Click to enter an address for this field. Click to select a tag for this field.
The value of the variable can be from 0 to 10. The slowest speed is 1 and the highest speed is 10. The value 0 disables the animation.
Speed Select a speed from 1 to 10 for the animation. The slowest speed is 1 and the highest speed is 10.
run testing Click this button to see the animation of the GIF display with the current settings on the screen.

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Source.Section 9.4.3 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.