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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 9.5.4 · Chapter 9: Animated Objects

Picture Display - General Settings

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

picture 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 picture displays is PDnnnn.
Note You can type a note for the object.
Shape Shape Check this option if you want the picture display to have a frame.
Shape settings For details about the following properties, see Section 4.3.4 Setting up the Shape of an Object. , Border Color, Pattern, FG Color, BG Color
External Label Check this option if you want the picture display 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 picture display so you can view and set the Pattern, FG Color, BG Color for that state.
State Type Bit The state type of the variable that controls the picture display. For details, see Section 9.5.1 Basic Operations.
Value
LSB
Animation
Display a picture loaded by an associated function button You can display a JPEG picture at runtime loaded by the function "Load JPEG Picture" of a function button. This option is only available for X-series HMI units. For details, please see Section 5.4.1 Basic Operations of function buttons.
Data Type The data type of the variable that controls the picture display. The supported data types include: Bit, 16-bit Unsigned Integer, 16-bit BCD, 32-bit Unsigned Integer, and 32-bit BCD.
Monitor Address Specifies the variable that controls the picture display.
Click to enter an address for this field. Click to select a tag for this field.
Total State The number of states for the picture display.
Animation Frequency (Hz) The rate to change the picture.

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Source.Section 9.5.4 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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