SCREEN CREATOR 5

User's Manual

Vol. 5
CONTROL
REFERENCE
 Contents

■ Contents
CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS IN CREATING SCREENS
1-1 A Control Means ..................................................................................................................................... 1-2

1-2 Control Action ......................................................................................................................................... 1-3

CHAPTER 2 CONTROL REFERENCE

2-1 Switches ................................................................................................................................................. 2-2

2-2 Selector Switches ................................................................................................................................... 2-7

2-3 Numeber Indicator ................................................................................................................................ 2-11

2-4 Character Indicator ............................................................................................................................... 2-16

2-5 Clock Indicator ...................................................................................................................................... 2-20

2-6 Figure Indicator ..................................................................................................................................... 2-23

2-7 Plot Graphs........................................................................................................................................... 2-27

2-8 Bar Graphs ........................................................................................................................................... 2-31

2-9 Line Graphs .......................................................................................................................................... 2-35

2-10 Band(Belt) Graphs ................................................................................................................................ 2-40

2-11 Circle Graphs ........................................................................................................................................ 2-43

2-12 Free Graphs.......................................................................................................................................... 2-46

2-13 Sliders................................................................................................................................................... 2-50

2-14 Meters................................................................................................................................................... 2-54

2-15 Lamps ................................................................................................................................................... 2-57

2-16 Pipes..................................................................................................................................................... 2-60

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Safety Precautions

How This Manual Is Organized

This Screen Creator 5 facilitates you to create screens by arranging parts such as lamps, switches, numeral
displays, etc. Each of those parts is created by combining members having desired functions. Each of
the members has a basic function which is referred to as a control. This manual explains each of those
controls.

This manual is divided into the following two chapters.

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CONTROL

This chapter explains the concept of control.
Be sure to read this chapter before using this manual to understand the contents of control.

CHAPTER 2 CONTROL REFERENCE

This chapter explains individual controls in detail.

It is also recommended to refer to the following manuals when using this equipment.

Vol.1 Screen Creator 5 Manual (Introduction)

This manual describes the basic operation methods of the Screen Creator 5.

Vol.2 Screen Creator 5 Manual (Operation)

This manual describes details of each operation of the Screen Creator 5.

Vol.3 Screen Creator 5 Manual (Connection to a PLC/External Devices)

This manual describes how to communicate with an PLC and a host computer and how to connect
this equipment to external devices.

Vol.4 Screen Creator 5 Manual (Standard Parts Catalog)

This manual explains functions of the standard parts supplied by Koyo.

Vol.5 Screen Creator 5 Manual (Control Reference)

This is a reference manual for controls used for creating parts.

Vol.6 Screen Creator 5 Manual (K-Basic Program Description)

This manual explains how to describe operation programs for creating screens, as well as necessary
commands for the purpose.

Vol.7 Screen Creator 5 Manual (Troubleshooting and List of Error Codes)

This manual describes restrictions for creating screens on the Screen Creator 5, how to process
troubles, and explains error codes.

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 Safety Precautions

Safety Precautions

Be sure to follow the safety precautions listed below in order to use the OIP safely. Koyo Electronics
Industries Co,Ltd.. cannot be held liable for any damages incurred if these safety precautions are not
followed.

WARNING

Design your system so that there are sufficient countermeasures for personnel
accidents and major equipment accidents. The system should have an external
protection and safety circuit, so that even if the OIP should malfunction or even if
there is a defect in the program the safety of the system is assured.

Do not use the touch panel of the OIP to make switches that are related to safety or
people or major damages (emergency safety switches, etc.). Be sure that the
system is designed so that it can cope with any errors or malfunctions in the touch
panel.

Be sure that type 3 grounding is used for the protective-grounding terminal. There
is a possibility of electrical shock if the unit is not grounded.

If the OIP should malfunction, immediately turn off the poser and leave it alone.

If there is direct output to external output device such as PLCs, direct output will be
driven regardless of the ladder circuit interlock. Output may be used to drive
motors and the like, so avoid using direct output because it is dangerous.

CAUTION

Use and store the OIP in the environment described in the specifications (regarding
vibration, shock, temperature, humidity, etc.).

Do not use the OIP where it is subjected to inflammable or explosive gas, or steam.

Before turning on the power, be sure that the power voltage rating of the OIP and
the voltage rating power supply match. Using a mistaken power supply can damage
the unit.

Do not disassemble or modify the OIP. Doing so can cause malfunctions and lead
to other problems.

The OIP touch panel is made of glass. Striking it with hard objects or pressing hard
on it may break the glass.

Do not push down on the OIP touch panel with mechanical pencils, screwdrivers, or
other sharp objects. Doing so can damage the touch panel or cause malfunctions.

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Notations Used In This Manual

Notations Used In This Manual

This manual uses the following symbol marks for you to use this system comfortably.

Describes a peril that may cause operator's death or serious injury in

WARNING neglecting the WARNING item(s).

Describes a peril that may cause bodily injury or serious device damage in
CAUTION neglecting the CAUTION items(s).

Describes general note(s) in use.

Note) Explanations and supplements.

Glossaries used in this manual are as follows.

OIP Stands for Operator Interfase Panel.

PLC Stands for programmable controller. It is also called a sequence controller.

Link unit A link unit is a communication equipment which connects this equipment
and the PLC. The nomenclature of the communication equipment is
different from each manufacture and the equipment is called a link unit in
general.

Device A device is such equipment that an input/output relay, internal relay,

timer, counter, or resister in the PLC.

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Notice

Version Up

Koyo Electronics Industries Co,Ltd.. has upgraded Screen Creator 5 for adding new functions,
operationability and so forth.
Below will be introduced the updated functions.

1. Version 2.10

Supporting middle size systems (GC53) of GC5x Series

Adding the uploading editing function

To make this function effective, attach all screen data and K-Basic programs used in the project
and download them to the panel. Then download the uploaded entities from the panel and
restore them. Then you can edit the data and programs. Note that the data with the project
attached increase their size.

The following PLCs have been added.

Omron SYSMAC α
Fuji Dennki FLEX-PC NJ-T/NS-T
Fuji Dennki Computer-link protocol
Fuji Dennki Loader command protocol
Toyota Koki PC1
Toyota Koki PC3
Matsushita Electric Industry Panadac 7000

Standard components, centered on the parts used for middle size systems (GC53) in the GC5x
Series have drastically been added.

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CHAPTER 1

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CONTROL

1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CONTROL

1-1
1-1 A Control Means

1-1 A Control Means

The Screen Creator 5 allows screens to be created with various parts such as lamps, switches, number
indicator, etc. arranged on them. Each of those parts is created by combining members having a
basic function referred to as a control individually to realize the desired function of the object part.
In other words, a control means a member to realize the most basic function for forming a desired OIP
screen. The member functions to display a lamp and a numeral, as well as to turn on/off a switch.

A part can be provided with two or more such controls. In addition, controls can be arranged in a
part so that they are put on top of another.

Switches and lamps are often arranged side by side. To realize such a way of usage of parts,
therefore, some controls are provided with an "array" function respectively. One control can thus
realize the same function as that realized by two or more controls arranged in every direction. To use
such an array function, it must be specified that how many controls should be arranged horizontally (X
direction) and/or vertically (Y direction), as well as the spacing of those controls in each direction
using the attributes.

A control was referred to as a primitive in GCSGP3.

Part

Control
(Meter)

Controls
(Number Indicator)

The controls and their functions prepared for each OIP at present are as shown below.

Control Name Function Array

Switch OIP touch switch realizing a switching function ○
Selector switch OIP touch switch realizing a switch array function that only one ○
switch can be turned on.
Number Indicator Displays a given numeral. ○
Character Indicator Displays a given text. ○
Clock Indicator Displays the time of the OIP built-in clock.
Figure Indicator Displays a given texture. ○
Plot graph Plots given 2 data items on a graph as 2-dimentional coordinate
values.

1-2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CONTROL

 1-1 A Control Means

Control Name Function Array

Bar graph Displays each given data as a length of a vertical bar. Two or more
types of bars can be displayed on the horizontal direction.
Line graph Displays given data on a line graph. Two or more lines can be
displayed on the graph.
Band graph Displays percentages of given two or more data items on a band
graph.
Circle graph Displays percentages of given two or more data items on a circle
graph.
Free graph Displays the percentage of each given data item on a bar graph in an
area set in a transparent part background figure. A level meter can
be drawn in any patterns.
Slider Displays a texture at a position on a line according to given data.
A knob, etc. can be displayed for a slide volume.
Meter Displays a pointer on a given fan-like meter according to given data.
Lamp Changes the background color according to the status of given data. ○
Pipe Displays the inside color of a pipe according to the status of given
data. The flow, etc. in a pipe can be represented.

1-2 Control Action

There are two methods for operating each control arranged in a part; one method using an operation
program and the other method using operation parameters. Hereunder, each of the methods will be
explained.

1-2-1 Control Action by Program

First method by part operation program: A K-Base command is executed to let a control perform a
desired action. In this case, the dedicated K-Base statement or function prepared for each control is
called from the operation program.

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1-1 A Control Means

The relationship among members of a part is as shown below.

Part

Part Plotting elements such

Background as line, square, circle,
etc.

Operation
Control Program
(K-Basic)

Basic function element This program is used to

such as data display, operate the object
switch input, etc. control.

The table below shows the types and functions prepared for each control. For details of each
command, refer to the K-Basic program description manual.

Control Name Command

Switch (Selector switch) SWFIG Specifies a figure to be displayed at its ON/OFF time.
SWMODE Changes the status (normal/input inhibition/half-tone.
SWREAD Reads the ON/OFF status.
SWREV Specifies whether to display an object in the reverse
video at its ON/OFF time.
SWWRITE Writes the ON/OFF status.
Number Indicator NUMCOLOR Changes the color/background.
NUMDSP Displays numeral data.
NUMFORM Changes the display format.
Character Indicator STRCOLOR Changes the color/background.
STRDSP Displays text data.
STRFORM Changes the display format.
Clock Indicator None
Figure Indicator FIGCOLOR Changes the color/background.
FIGDSP Displays a texture.
FIGFORM Changes the display format.
ROTATE Rotates and displays a texture.
Plot graph PLTCOLOR Changes the color/background.
PLTDSP Plots data.

Control Name Command

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 1-1 A Control Means

Bar graph BARCOLOR Changes the color/background.

BARDSP Displays data.
BARSET Specifies data.
BARSHIFT Shifts a graph to the right/left.
Line graph LNECOLOR Changes the color/background.
LNEDSP Displays data.
LNESET Specifies data.
LNESHIFT Shifts a graph to the right/left.
LNESHIFT2 Shifts graph data to the right/left.
SETLNEPLOT Specifies a display range.
Band graph BLTCOLOR Changes the color/background.
BLTDSP Displays data.
BLTSET Specifies data.
Circle graph CIRCOLOR Changes the color/background.
CIRDSP Displays data.
CIRSET Specifies data.
Control name Command
Free graph FRECOLOR Changes the color/background.
FREDSP Displays data.
Slider SLDDSP Displays data.
Meter MTRCOLOR Changes the color/background.
MTRDSP Displays data.
Lamp LAMPCOLOR Changes the color/background.
LAMPDSP Displays data.
Pipe PIPCOLOR Changes the color/background.
PIPDSP Displays data.
Common to various CLEAR Clears the display.
controls DSPMODE Changes the display mode.
EXECPRCODE Computes control data.
PRDSP Displays the object again.
PRMCTL Changes the control attribute.
PRMSTAT Reads a control attribute.
RANGE Specifies a range.

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1-1 A Control Means

1-2-2 Control Action by Parameter

The second method for operating each control is a method in which the control functions by operating
a PLC device and a value in the memory table (read/write) directly by itself. When the check box of
"Enable" in the control attribute is checked, controls can be operated by operation parameters. With
this, a PLC device and the memory table to which a control is to be connected can be set as operation
parameters of the object part.

The above relationship among members of a part is as shown below.

Part

Plotting members such

Part as line, square, circle,
Background etc.

Data
communications
Control

Basic function members

such as data display,
switch input, etc.

PLC and memory table

1-6 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CONTROL

 2-1 Switches

CHAPTER 2

CONTROL REFERENCE

2 CONTROL REFERENCE

2-1
2-1 Switches

2-1 Switches

Function Screen Creator 5 is a piece of software that creates screens to be displayed on

the OIP with a personal computer. This software provides the following
features.

A switch has a function for converting an OIP touch switch to a logical input
switch on a display screen.

One touch switch has a space of 20 × 20 dots.

For a screen of 640 × 480 dots, the screen can have 32 × 24 touch switches.
For a screen of 640 × 400 dots, the screen can have 32 × 20 touch switches.

One switch control can form a logical switch (switch matrix) using two or more
touch switches.

One switch control also allows each of switch matrixes arranged horizontally
and vertically to function as an independent switch. Such an arrangement of
switch matrixes is referred to as a switch array.

Example: Switch control area

3 × 2 switch matrix

Touch switch
example:

OFF texture: P_OFF22 ON texture: P_ON22

OFF ON
OFF ON

When both ON and OFF texture are specified, the switch texture is
displayed according to the switch ON/OFF status.

2-2 CONTROL REFERENCE

 2-1 Switches

• Name
Attribute Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Type
Select the switch type from operation types of momentary, alternate, and
auto repeat.

• Momentary type
This type switch keeps the ON status while it is held down. When the
switch is released, the switch enters the OFF status.

• Alternate type
This type switch is turned ON/OFF alternately each time the switch is
pressed.

• Auto repeat type

This type switch generates ON events periodically while the switch is
held down. When "operation parameters" are valid, this type switch
operation will be the same as that of the momentary type switch.

• Background color mode

Select how to handle the background of the ON/OFF figure.

• Draw
When the switch is turned ON/OFF, the switch control area is painted
with the background color, then the figure is displayed.

• Replace
When the switch is turned OFF, the figure is displayed without painting
the switch control area. When the switch is turned ON, the specified
OFF figure background in the part background in the switch control area
is replaced with the specified ON figure background. After this, the
figure is displayed. For a monochrome type OIP, when the switch is
turned ON, the switch area is displayed in the reverse video.

"Replace" is performed only for the part background. Even when a

switch control is put on another control, the color of the bottom control
does not affect the replacement.

• Reverse video at ON
Specify whether to display the switch area in the reverse video
when a touch panel switch is pressed.

If [REPLACE] and [REVERSE] are selected together for a monochrome

type OIP, the switch display is not changed when the switch is turned
ON/OFF.

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2-1 Switches

• Buzzer at ON
Attribute Specify whether to make the buzzer sound when a touch panel switch is
pressed.

• Initial status
Specify the initial status of the switch control part (normal/input
inhibition/half-tone). The attribute contents are the same as those of the
part.

• PIO output
Specify a parallel IO module in bits, which outputs "H" when the switch is
turned ON.

• Ream step
Specify the number of switches to be arranged and the switch interval in
both X and Y directions.

Change of a switch array may affect the operation program. To avoid

this, change the operation program description accordingly when a
switch array is changed.
Note that when switches are arranged in an array, the message data
format is changed. For details, refer to "3-12 Message Format" in the
"K-Basic Program Description".

• Arrangement information
Arrangement
and Color • Left Top grid
Indicates the coordinates of the touch switch positioned in the top left of
the switch matrix (for a switch array, it is the upper left matrix defined as
a reference) with the upper left grid coordinates of the touch switch.

• Right Bottom grid

Indicates the coordinates of the touch switch positioned in the bottom
right of the switch matrix (for a switch array, it is the upper left matrix
defined as a reference) with the upper left grid coordinates of the touch
switch.

• Background
Specify the texture and the background color to be displayed in the control
area when the switch is turned ON/OFF.

• Texture when ON
Select the texture to be displayed when the switch is turned ON.

• Color when ON
Select the background color to be displayed when the switch is turned
ON.

• Texture when OFF

Select the texture to be displayed when the switch is turned OFF.

2-4 CONTROL REFERENCE

 2-1 Switches

• Color when OFF

Select the background color to be displayed when the switch is turned
OFF.

The background decided for the texture is expanded/shrunk automatically

according to the size of the switch matrix. When this is not specified, no
texture is displayed.

When a complicated figure/bit map figure and a slower display figure

(fan-shape painting, curve) is specified as a texture for ON/OFF time,
the switch response speed is lowered.

• Image
Specify the ON time image or the OFF time image to be displayed on the
Screen Creator screen.

Operation • Enable
parameters When the check box is checked, operation parameters of each part can be
used to specify control actions. The control area is displayed in gray at this
time. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is displayed
in yellow.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table in which the switch
value is to be written when the switch is turned ON/OFF.

• Synchronized operation
When the check box is checked, the switch ON/OFF status is displayed after
the switch is pressed and values are written in parameters "station No. ~
device name".
When the check box is not checked, the switch ON/OFF status is displayed
regardless of the writing in devices.

If a device value is changed when in a synchronized operation, the OIP

side switch is also turned on. Unless a normal value writing is
confirmed, the switch cannot be turned ON/OFF.

• Writing when ON
Specify the values to be written in "station No. ~ device name" when the
switch is turned ON.

• Writing when OFF

Specify the values to be written in "station No. ~ device name" when the
switch is turned OFF.

If "YES" is specified for "synchronized operation", the "Writing when ON

" and the "Writing when OFF" must be different from each other. If the
same value is specified for both parameters, "1" is written for ON and "0"
is written for OFF when the OIP begins an operation.
If, when "YES" is selected for "synchronized operation", writing in

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2-1 Switches

"station No. ~ device name" fails, then the switch operation is disabled.

The OIP touch panel switch function determines all the switches of a
pressed switch matrix to be ON. Thus, when two or more switch
matrixes are pressed at the same time, a switch control corresponding to
each of those switch matrixes is turned ON.
However, note that when 3 or more switch matrixes are turned ON at the
same time, a switch matrix that is not pressed may also be turned ON
because of the operation characteristics.

2-6 CONTROL REFERENCE

 2-2 Selector Switches

2-2 Selector Switches

Function A selector switch has a function for converting OIP touch switches to logical
input switches on the display screen.

A selector control switch has two or more logical switches, but enables only one
of them to be turned ON. This is a difference from a switch control of a switch
array.

One touch switch has a space of 20 × 20 dots.

For a screen of 640 × 480 dots, the screen can have 32 × 24 touch switches.
For a screen of 640 × 400 dots, the screen can have 32 × 20 touch switches.

One logical switch can use two or more adjacent touch switches arranged
horizontally and vertically. Such an arrangement of switches is referred to as a
switch matrix.

Example:

Selector sw itch control area

Y sw itch interval

X sw itch interval

Sw itch matrix: 3 x 2

Sw itch matrix setup

Number of sw itch ream step: 2 x 2
X sw itch interval: 2
Y sw itch interval: 1

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2-2 Selector Switches

• Name
Attribute Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Background color mode

Select how to handle the background of the ON/OFF figure.

• Draw
When the switch is turned ON/OFF, the switch control area is painted
with the background color, then the figure is displayed.

• Replace
When the switch is turned OFF, the figure is displayed without painting
the switch control area. When the switch is turned ON, the specified
OFF figure background color in the part background in the switch control
area is replaced with the specified ON figure background color. After
this, the figure is displayed. For a monochrome type OIP, when the
switch is turned ON, the switch area is displayed in the reverse video.

"Replace" is performed only for the part background. Even when a

switch control is put on another control, the color of the bottom control
does not affect the replacement.

• Reverse video at ON
Specify whether to display the switch area in the reverse video when a touch
panel switch is pressed.

If [REPLACE] and [REVERSE] are selected together for a monochrome

type OIP, the switch display is not changed when the switch is turned
ON/OFF.

• Buzzer at ON
Specify whether to make the buzzer sound when a touch panel switch is
pressed.

• Initial status
Specify the initial status of the switch control part (normal/input
inhibition/half-tone). The attribute contents are the same as those of the
part.

• Ream step
Specify the number of switch arrays and the switch interval in both X and Y
directions.

The number of switch arrays may depend on the operation program.

To change the number of switch arrays, also change the operation
program description as needed.

2-8 CONTROL REFERENCE

 2-2 Selector Switches

• Arrangement information
Arrangement
and Color • Left Top grid
Indicates the coordinates of the touch switch positioned in the top left of
the switch matrix (for a switch array, it is the upper left matrix defined as
a reference) with the upper left grid coordinates of the touch switch.

• Right Bottom grid... Indicates the coordinates of the touch switch

positioned in the bottom right of the switch matrix (for a switch array, it
is the upper left matrix defined as a reference) with the lower right grid
coordinates of the touch switch.

• Background
Specify the texture and the background color to be displayed in the control
area when the switch is turned ON/OFF.

• Texture when ON
Select the texture to be displayed when the switch is turned ON.

• Color when ON
Select the background color to be displayed when the switch is turned
ON.

• Texture when OFF

Select the texture to be displayed when the switch is turned OFF.

• Color when OFF

Select the background color to be displayed when the switch is turned
OFF.

The background decided for the texture is expanded/shrunk automatically

according to the size of the switch matrix. When this is not specified, no
texture is displayed.

When a complicated figure/bit map figure and a slower display figure

(fan-shape painting, curve) is specified as a texture for ON/OFF time,
the switch response speed is lowered.

• Image
Specify the ON time image or the OFF time image to be displayed on the
Screen Creator screen.
Operation
parameters • Enable
When the check box is checked, operation parameters of each part can be
used to specify control actions. The control area is displayed in gray at this
time. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is displayed
in yellow.

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2-2 Selector Switches

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table in which the switch
value is to be written when the switch is turned ON/OFF.

• Device type

• Word
The number of a pressed selector switch is written in the device. When
all elements are off, "0" is written.

• Bit
The devices specified for "station No. ~ device name" are used by the
number of switch elements. "1" is written in a device separated from the
"station No. ~ device name" according to the number of the pressed
switch. When all the switch elements are OFF, "0" is written. (If a
synchronized operation is specified, the number of elements usable for a
selector switch depends on the number of devices in which values can be
written continuously. Check the number of usable devices in the
"Connection to a PLC/External Devices".

• Synchronized operation
When the check box is checked, the switch ON/OFF status is displayed after
the switch is pressed and values are written in parameters "station No. ~
device name".
When the check box is not checked, the switch ON/OFF status is displayed
regardless of the writing in devices.

If a device value is changed when in a synchronized operation, the OIP

side switch is also turned on. Unless a normal value writing is
confirmed, the switch cannot be turned ON/OFF.

2-10 CONTROL REFERENCE

 2-3 Number Indicator

2-3 Number Indicator

Function A number indicator displays given data as a numeral. A number indicator has
a rectangular area corresponding to the sizes and the number of digits of
numerals.

If any data exceeds the limit number of display digits, an "e" is displayed as
shown below.

Example:

Number indicator control area

１２．４５
Numeral Fixed decimal Numeral space
color point position 2
Background texture
When data overflow s the display area, the fraction
part is discarded.
If the integer part exceeds the limit number of display digits, it
is regarded as an error.

• Name
Attribute Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

• Reverse video
The fore color of the background is replaced with the object display
color.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

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2-3 Number Indicator

• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

If transparent is specified for the fore color of the background as a

reverse video display, no numeral is displayed.

• Decimal point

• Fixed
The decimal point is displayed at a fixed position. Unless data is an
integer and "0" is set for "decimal point position", data is displayed as a
real number.

• Floating
The decimal point is float-displayed.

• Fixed 2
The decimal point is displayed virtually. For integer data, the decimal
point is displayed at the digit specified for "decimal point position".

• Position of point
This attribute is valid when "Fixed" or "Fixed 2" is specified for "decimal
point".
Specify the number of decimal places (0 to 24).

Example: If "1" is specified for "decimal point position" when the number
of display digits is 5 (fixed),
123.45 → 123.4
If "1" is specified for "decimal point position" when the number
of display digits is 6 (fixed 2),
12345 → 1234.5

If the limit number of digits is exceeded to specify the decimal point

position, an "e" is displayed.
If the decimal point position value is too large (exceeding the accuracy of
floating decimal point type data), the data is not displayed normally.
The valid decimal point position is within 6 decimal places.

• Font
Not use

• Not zero-suppression
Specify zero suppression.
If the check box is checked, "0" is displayed for the number of upper digits
not included in the displayed numeral.

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• Cardinal number
Specify the data format for the display.
For "BIN", "OCT", and "HEX", specify "0" for "decimal point
position" and "Fixed" for "decimal point".

• BIN
Data is displayed as a binary number.

• OCT
Data is displayed as an octal number.

• DEC
Data is displayed as a decimal number with sign.

• uDEC
Data is displayed as a decimal number without sign.

• HEX
Data is displayed as a hexadecimal number.

• Ream step
Specify the number of display arrays and the display interval in both X and
Y directions.
When not arranged in arrays, specify "1" for the number of arrays in the X/Y
direction.

• Arrangement information
Arrangement
and Color • Base point
Indicates the position of the numeral display on the screen with the X and
Y coordinate values of the upper left corner of the numeral display.

• Length and interval

Specifies the number of display digits (1 to 24) and the numeral interval
(0 to 99 dots).

• Size
Select the sizes in the X and Y directions from 2, 4, 8, and 16 times.

• Rotation
Select the angle (90, 180, and 270 deg.) of the clock-wise rotation around
the reference point at the upper left corner of the numeral display.

• Numeral color and background

• Numeral color
Select the numeral color to display.

• Tile
Select the tile pattern.

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• Fore color
Select the fore color. The black portion of the tile pattern becomes the
fore color.

• Back color
Select the back color. The background color becomes the back color.

• Image
Specify the numeral to be displayed on the Screen Creator.

• Enable
Operation When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in yellow.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or memory table to be displayed on the
numeral display.

• Device type

• Word
The length of the data in the PLC device or the memory table to be
displayed on the numeral display is specified as a word.

• Double words
The length of the data in the PLC device or the memory table to be
displayed on the numeral display is specified as double words.

• Endian

• Little
Select this type when setting word data of the upper device (having the
larger number) in the upper word of the double words for display.

• Big
Select this type when setting the word data of the lower device (having
the smaller number) in the upper word of the double words for display.

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign

• BIN with sign

Binary data with sign

• BCD

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BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

• Filter
Each device value can be calculated and displayed. The device value is
represented by "X". Symbols, numerals (*, /, +, -, ( ), 0 to 9), and the
decimal point can be used for calculation.
If no data calculation is needed, enter no value.

Example: "X*20+1" means that a device value is multiplied by 20, then 1 is

added to the result.

When number indicator are arranged in "arrays", devices for the number
of arrays are connected.
If "BCD" is selected for "data type", the result of "data calculation" is
always displayed as an integer even when it has decimal places.

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2-4 Character Indicator

Function A character indicator displays characters corresponding to given character code

data. Usable display codes are JIS and ANK. If characters overflow a line of
the display area, another line is fed automatically.

When operation parameters are enabled, a registered text specified by the value
of the PLC device or the memory table is displayed.

Example:

Character indicator control area (6x3) for horizontal display

When characters cannot

M e s s a g
fit in a line, the next line is
fed automatically.
Vertical interval

e i s A line feed code is set

here.

Character color
Horizontal interval
Background texture (color, tile pattern) C A
The frame line of the control area and the
character frames are not displayed actually.
D B
(4x4) vertical display:
When in vertical display, data is displayed from
E
F
right to left. When any half-size character
exists, it is displayed so that the center line of the
adjacent full character may be aligned to the
center line of the half-size character.
Center line

• Name
Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
Attribute This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

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• Reverse video
The fore color of the background color is replaced with the object display
color.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

If transparent is specified for the fore color of the background as reverse

video display, no numeral is displayed.

• Display direction

• Horizontal
Data is displayed from right to left.

• Vertical
Data is displayed from top to bottom.

When in "vertical display", each half-size character is displayed in the

center of a full-size area. Thus, when "1" is set for "number of
horizontal characters" to display half-size characters vertically, the
characters cannot be displayed normally. When "vertical display" is
specified, specify "number of horizontal character" to EVEN.

• Format

• Left justification
Characters are left-justified for display. When in vertical display,
characters are top-justified.

• Centering
Characters are displayed in the center. Also when in vertical display,
characters are displayed in the center.

• Right justification
Characters are right-justified for display. When in vertical display,
characters are bottom-justified.

• Ream step
Specify the number of character display arrays and the character display
interval in both X and Y directions. When not arranging character displays
in arrays, specify "1" for the number of arrays in the X/Y direction.

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• Arrangement information
Arrangement
and Color • Base point
Indicates the position of the character display on the screen with the X
and Y coordinate values of the upper left corner of the character display.

• Length and interval X

Specifies the number of display characters (1 to 180). Specify the
display character spacing (0 to 99 dots).

• Length and interval Y

Specifies the number of display characters (1 to 25). Specify the display
character spacing (0 to 99 dots).

• Size
Select the sizes in the X and Y directions from 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 times.

• Rotation
Select the angle (90, 180, and 270 deg.) of the clock-wise rotation around
the reference point at the upper left corner of the character display.

• Character color and background

• Character color
Select the character color to display.

• Tile
Select the tile pattern.

• Fore color
Select the fore color. The black portion of the tile pattern becomes the
fore color.

• Back color
Select the back color. The background color becomes the back color.

• Image
Specify the characters to be displayed on the Screen Creator.

• Enable
When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
Operation
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in green.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table having the name of
the registered text to be displayed on the character display.

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• Continuous devices
Specify the number of consecutive devices to be connected. The value
must be "1" or over.
If "1" is specified, the registered text number is assumed to be a value of the
"station No. ~ device name" value + the "first registered text No.".
If "2" or over is specified, the registered text number is assumed to be the
value 1 + the "first registered text No.". The value 1 indicates how far the
device that receives a value other than "0" first of the consecutive devices is
separated from "station No. ~ device name".

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign

• BIN with sign

Binary data with sign

• BCD
BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

• Head No. of Text

Specify a value of "station No. ~ device name" + "first registered text No."
as the number of the registered text to display.

When character indicator are arranged in "arrays", devices for the

number of arrays are connected.

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2-5 Clock Indicator

Function A clock indicator displays the time in a preset format.

A clock indicator has a rectangular area corresponding the display format.

Example:
C lo c k in d ic a t o r c o n t r o l a r e a

11:59:59
C h a r a c t e r c o lo r
B a c k g r o u n d t e x t u r e ( c o lo r / p a in t e d p a t t e r n )
C h a r a c t e r in t e r v a l

T h e f r a m e lin e o f t h e c o n t r o l a r e a a n d
c h a r a c t e r f r a m e s a r e n o t d is p la y e d a c t u a lly .

F o r m a t: F o r % H % S ％ m % S % s

23:59:59
T h e s e a r e f la s h in g .

• Name
Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
Attribute This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

• Reverse video
A pallet number is taken so that when it is added to the pallet number of
the color displayed in the control area, the result may become 15. For
example, 0 is taken to assume 15 and 3 is taken to assume 12.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

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• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

If transparent is specified for reverse video display, the background color

permeating the control background is displayed in the reverse video.
For a color type OIP, the color of the pallet number 15 becomes black
when displayed in the reverse video.

• Font
not use

• Format
Specify the clock display format and the time items (hours, minutes, and
seconds). Use the following parameters to specify the format.

• Hour (2-digit integer, 0 is padded to the right.): %h (12-hour display).

%H: (24-hour display)
• Minute (2-digit integer, 0 is padded to the left.): %m
• Second (2-digit integer, 0 is padded to the left.): %s
• Colong flashing (1-digit symbol): %S
• Other characters: Describe characters themselves.

Example:

[%H(hour)%m(minute)%s(second)] → 23 hours 34 minutes 54 seconds

[%h%S%m%S%s] → 11:34:54 (The colon is flashing.)

The [Browse] button can also be used to select the format from representative
ones.

• Arrangement information
Arrangement
and Color • Base point
Indicates the position of the clock display on the screen with the X and Y
coordinate values of the upper left corner of the character display.

• Interval
Specify the display character spacing in dots.

• Size
Select the sizes in the X and Y directions from 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 times.

• Rotation
Select the angle (90, 180, and 270 deg.) of the clock-wise rotation around
the reference point at the upper left corner of the clock display.

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• Character color and background

• Character color
Select the character color to display.

• Tile
Select the tile pattern.

• Fore color
Select the fore color. The black portion of the tile pattern becomes the
fore color.

• Back color
Select the back color. The background color becomes the back color.

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2-6 Figure Indicator

Function A figure indicator displays a registered texture corresponding to a given texture

name or a registered texture number. A figure indicator has a given
rectangular area.

A registered texture may not be displayed normally when it is too large in

size (not fit in the screen). In such a case, register it again with a
proper size (after it is shrunk).

Example:

Control area

Size:
Not shrunk

Put the center of the

registered texture in the
center of the control area.

Control area

Size:
Followed-
up

Background texture
Registered texture

Size:
Follow-up
Rotation:
90 deg.

• Name
Attribute Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

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• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

• Reverse video
A pallet number is taken so that when it is added to the pallet number of
the color displayed in the control area, the result may become 15. For
example, 0 is taken to assume 15 and 3 is taken to assume 12.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

• Trace into frame

Specify whether to make the display texture size follow up the figure control
area. When the check box is checked, the figure size is changed
automatically to match with the size of the texture control area.

For a bit map figure/character, the follow-up specification is invalid.

Even when specified, the figure is expanded/shrunk in multiple of an
integer. Thus, it may be offset from other figure elements.

• Internal rotation
Specify the clockwise rotation angle 0/90/180/270 deg. assuming 0 deg. as
the registration status of the display texture.

When any of the width and height of a registered texture is set with an
even number of dots, the result of rotation may be offset by one dot from
the coordination. If it is a problem, specify the width/height of the
texture with an odd number of dots on the Screen Creator.

• Ream step
Specify the number of character display arrays and the character display
spacing in both X and Y directions. When not arranging character displays
in arrays, specify "1" for the number of arrays in the X/Y direction.

• Arrangement information

Attribute • Left Top

Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the upper left corner of the figure
display.

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• Right Bottom
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the lower right corner of the figure
display.

• Background

• Tile
Select the tile pattern.

• Fore color
Select the fore color.
The black portion of the tile pattern becomes the fore color.

• Back color
Select the back color. The background color becomes the back color.

• Image
Specify the texture to be displayed on the Screen Creator.

• Enable
Operation When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in green.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table having the number
of the registered texture to be displayed on the figure display.

• Continuous devices
Specify the number of consecutive devices to be connected. The value
must be "1" or over.
If "1" is specified, the registered texture number is assumed to be a value of
the "station No. ~ device name" value + the "first registered texture No.".
If "2" or over is specified, the registered texture number is assumed to be the
value 1 + the "first registered texture No.". The value 1 indicates how far
the device that receives a value other than "0" first of the consecutive
devices is separated from "station No. ~ device name".

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign

• BIN with sign

Binary data with sign

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• BCD
BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

• Head No. of Texture

Specify a value of "station No. ~ device name" + "first registered texture
No." as the number of the registered texture to display.

When figure indicator are arranged in "arrays", devices for the number of
arrays are connected.

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2-7 Plot Graphs

A plot graph displays a plot at the 2-dimentional position corresponding to

Function
given data. A plot graph has a given rectangular area.

Example:

Range X1=10:X2=50:Y1=10:Y2=50
Y2=50
Data Background texture
(X,Y)=(30,30)
Point color

Y1=10
X1=10 X2=50

Range X1=10:X2=50:Y1=10:Y2=50 Range X1=0:X2=100:Y1=0:Y2=100

Y2=50 Y2=100
Range change

Y1=10 Y1=0
X1=10 X2=50 X1=0 X2=100

• Name
Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
Attribute
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

• Reverse video
A pallet number is taken so that when it is added to the pallet number of
the color displayed in the control area, the result may become 15. For
example, 0 is taken to assume 15 and 3 is taken to assume 12.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

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• Calculation format
Specify the data format for plotting. "Integer" specification will display
data faster than "floating point" specification.

• Point size
Specify the size of the plotting point (small/medium/large).

When "large" is specified for the point size, the plot shape may be seen
like a diamond or star depending on the tile pattern of the background
color.

• Maximum plots
Specify the maximum number of plots within 1 to 32767.

If, when K-Basic is used to display data, data is entered over the
maximum number of plots, then an execution error will occur at the data
entry.

• Range of X axis
Specify both the maximum and minimum values of the Y axis range within
-9999999 to 10000000. This range corresponds to a section between right
and left.

• Range of Y axis
Specify both the maximum and minimum values of the Y axis range within
-9999999 to 10000000. This range corresponds to a section between top
and bottom.

When data is over the specified range, the maximum or minimum value
is displayed automatically.
When "calculation format" is "integer", "operation parameters" is
"Enable", and "data type" is "BCD, do not enter decimal places. When
"calculation format" is "integer" and "0" or over is specified for all ranges,
data is displayed as an integer without sign.

• Internal rotation
Specify 0/90/180/270 deg. as the clock-wise rotation angle.

When any of the width and height of a registered texture is set with an
even number of dots, the result of rotation may be offset by one dot from
the coordination. If it is a problem, specify the width/height of the
texture with an odd number of dots on the Screen Creator.

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• Arrangement information
Arrangement
and Color • Left Top
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the upper left corner of the plot
graph.

• Right Bottom
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the lower right corner of the plot
graph.

• Color and background of point

• Point color
Select the plot color.

• Tile
Select the tile pattern.

• Fore color
Select the fore color. The black portion of the tile pattern becomes the
fore color.

• Back color
Select the back color. The background color becomes the back color.

• Enable
Operation When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in green.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table from which the
plot graph display coordinate values are read.

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign

• BIN with sign

Binary data with sign

• BCD
BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

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• Sampling time
Specify "0" to suppress sampling.
Specify a value other than "0" to display data for the number of seconds x
0.5.

• X axis filter
Each device X value can be computed and displayed. A device value is
represented by "X". Symbols, numerals (*, /, +, -, ( ), 0 to 9), and the
decimal point can be used for computation.
Enter nothing when no data computation is needed.

Example: "X*20+1" means that a device value is multiplied by 20, then 1 is

added to the result.

• Y axis filter
Each device Y value can be computed and displayed. A device value is
represented by "Y". Symbols, numerals (*, /, +, -, ( ), 0 to 9), and the
decimal point can be used for computation.
Enter nothing when no data computation is needed.

Example: "X*20+1" means that a device value is multiplied by 20, then 1 is

added to the result.

When any control is arranged so that sampling is executed for the object
part, a message is issued for the part program at each "sampling time".
For details, refer to "INPUT" in the "Screen Creator 5 K-Basic Program
Description".
When "integer" and "BCD" are specified for "calculation format" and
"data type" respectively, decimal places are ignored and the "calculation
format" result is converted to an integer.

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2-8 Bar Graphs

A bar graph displays given data as a bar length and has a given rectangular area.
Function
Example:

The right and left

margins are decided by
the bar width/area
e2=100
width.
Bar

Reference line 1

Base line
base=50
Reference line 2
Background

e1=20
Rotation = 0°: Number of bars = 5
Display area
Data 70 30 80 90 100

• Name
Attribute Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

• Reverse video
A pallet number is taken so that when it is added to the pallet number of
the color displayed in the control area, the result may become 15. For
example, 0 is taken to assume 15 and 3 is taken to assume 12.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

• Flashing

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The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the

background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

If transparent is specified for reverse video display, the permeated

control background color is displayed in the reverse video. For a color
type OIP, the reverse video color of pallet No.15 becomes black.

• Calculation format
Specify the data format for plotting. "Integer" specification will display
data faster than "floating point" specification.

• Bars
Specify the number of bars (1 to 127).

The number of bars may depend on the operation program. To change

the number of bars, therefore, change the program description as
needed.

• Bar width
Specify the bar width within 1 to 640 dots.

• Range
Specify both maximum and minimum values of the range within -9999999
to 10000000.
This range corresponds to a section between top and bottom.

When data is over the specified range, the maximum or minimum value
is displayed automatically.
When "computation type" is "integer", "operation parameters" is "valid",
and "data type" is "BCD", do not enter decimal places. When
"computation type" is "integer" and "0" or over is specified for all ranges,
data is displayed as an integer without sign.

• Level of Base line

Specify the position of the base line in the range.

• Level of line 1
Specify the position of the reference line 1 in the range.

• Level of line 2
Specify the position of the reference line 2 in the range.

To suppress display of a reference line, specify transparent for the line

color or specify the position of the reference line outside the range.

• Intrenal rotation
Specify 0/90/180/270° as the clock-wise rotation angle.

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• Arrangement information
Arrangement
and Color • Left Top
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the upper left corner of the bar
graph control area.

• Right Bottom
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the lower right corner of the bar
graph control area.

• Base line(Color, style)

Select the color and style of the base line.

• line 1(Color, style)

Select the color and style of the reference line 1.

• line 2(Color, style)

Select the color and style of the reference line 2.

• Bar
Select the bar number and specify the bar tile, the bar fore color, and the bar
back color.

• Bar tile
Select the tile pattern.

• Bar fore color

The black portion of the tile pattern becomes the fore color.

• Bar back color

Select the back color. The background color becomes the back color.

• Enable
Operation When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in green.
When a value other than "0" is specified for "sampling time", sampling
processing is executed. Sampling processing is also executed on the back
screen. Sampling processing means an operation mode in which a device
value specified for "station No. and device name" is read at each "sampling
time" and the value is represented by the rightmost bar and the older values
are moved to the left bars sequentially.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table from which the bar
graph display data is read.
When "0" is specified for "sampling time", the devices corresponding to the
"number of bars" are used so that one bar corresponds to one device.

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When a value other than "0" is specified for "sampling time", one device is
used. In this case, the "number of bars" indicates the number of bars
displayed concurrently on a bar graph as the device values from past to
present.

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign

• BIN with sign

Binary data with sign

• BCD
BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

• Sampling time
Specify "0" to suppress sampling.
Specify a value other than "0" to display data for the number of seconds x
0.5.

• filter
Each device value can be computed and displayed. A device value is
represented by "X". Symbols, numerals (*, /, +, -, ( ), 0 to 9), and the
decimal point can be used for computation.
Enter nothing when no data computation is needed.

Example: "X*20+1" means that a device value is multiplied by 20, then 1 is

added to the result.

When any control is arranged so that sampling is executed for the object
part, a message is issued for the part program at each "sampling time".
For details, refer to "INPUT" in the "Screen Creator 5 K-Basic Program
Description".
When "integer" and "BCD" are specified for "calculation format" and
"data type" respectively, decimal places are ignored and the "filter" result
is converted to an integer.

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2-9 Line Graphs

A line graph displays points corresponding to given data and has a given
Function
rectangular area.

Example:

Display area

Each line information

3rd line
Color Line
4th line
1st line
2nd line 2nd line
Reference 3rd line
line
4th line
1st line
Background texture

Number of lines = 4: Number of points = 6 Rotation = 0°

e1=0 e2=100 Each plot data value

20

60

40

500 When a data value is

over the range, it is
changed to the
400 maximum or minimum
value forcily.
80
Number of lines = 1: Number of points = 6 Rotation = 90°

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• Name
Attribute Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

• Reverse video
A pallet number is taken so that when it is added to the pallet number of
the color displayed in the control area, the result may become 15. For
example, 0 is taken to assume 15 and 3 is taken to assume 12.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

If transparent is specified for reverse video display, the permeated

control background color is displayed in the reverse video. For a color
type OIP, the reverse video color of pallet No.15 becomes black.

• Calculation format
Specify the data format for plotting. "Integer" specification will display
data faster than "floating point" specification.

• Lines
Specify the number of lines (1 to 127).

The number of lines may depend on the operation program. To change

the number of lines, therefore, change the program description as
needed.

• Plot number of line

Specify the number of points (1 to 640) to plot for a line.

• Range
Specify both maximum and minimum values of the range within -9999999
to 10000000.
This range corresponds to a section between right and left.

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When data is over the specified range, the maximum or minimum value
is displayed automatically.
When "computation type" is "integer", "operation parameters" is "valid",
and "data type" is "BCD", do not enter decimal places. When
"computation type" is "integer" and "0" or over is specified for all ranges,
data is displayed as an integer without sign.

• Level of line 1
Specify the position of the reference line 1 in the range.

• Level of line 2
Specify the position of the reference line 2 in the range.

To suppress display of a reference line, specify transparent for the line

color or specify the position of the reference line outside the range.

• Display start plot

Specify the plot at which an actual line display is started.

• Display end plot

Specify the plot at which an actual line display is ended.

The display start plot and the display end plot must satisfy the following
relationship.
0 ≦ display start plot ≦ display end plot ≦ number of plots

• Internal rotation
Specify 0/90/180/270° as the clock-wise rotation angle.

• Arrangement information
Arrangement • Left Top
and Color
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the upper left corner of the line
graph control area.

• Right Bottom
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the lower right corner of the line
graph control area.

• line 1(color, style)

Select the color and style of the reference line 1.

• line 2(color, style)

Select the color and style of the reference line 2.

• Line
Select the line number and specify the color and type of the line.

• Line color
Select the line color.

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• Line type
Select the line type.

• Enable
Operation When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in green.
When a value other than "0" is specified for "sampling time", sampling
processing is executed. Sampling processing is also executed on the back
screen. Sampling processing means an operation mode in which a device
value specified for "station No. and device name" is read at each "sampling
time" and the value is represented by the rightmost bar and the older values
are moved to the left bars sequentially.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table from which the line
graph display data is read.
When "0" is specified for "sampling time", the devices corresponding to the
"number of lines" × "number of plots" are used so that devices for
consecutive "number of lines" are assigned to the first plot and devices for
the subsequent consecutive "number of lines" are assigned to the next plot.
When a value other than "0" is specified for "sampling time", devices
corresponding to the "number of lines" are used. One device corresponds
to one line. In this case, the "number of lines" indicates the number of plots
displayed concurrently on a line graph as the device values from past to
present.

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign

• BIN with sign

Binary data with sign

• BCD
BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

• Sampling time
Specify "0" to suppress sampling.
Specify a value other than "0" to display data for the number of seconds x
0.5.

• Flowing direction
Specify the display direction.

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• <-
Displays data by shifting it to the left and the latest data is displayed on
the right end.

• ->
Displays data by shifting it to the right and the latest data is displayed on
the left end.

• filter
Each device value can be computed and displayed. A device value is
represented by "X". Symbols, numerals such as *, /, +, -, ( ), 0 to 9, and the
decimal point can be used for computation.
Enter nothing when no data computation is needed.

Example: "X*20+1" means that a device value is multiplied by 20, then 1 is

added to the result.

When any control is arranged so that sampling is executed for the object
part, a message is issued for the part program at each "sampling time".
For details, refer to "INPUT" in the "Screen Creator 5 K-Basic Program
Description".
When "integer" and "BCD" are specified for "Calculation format" and
"data type" respectively, decimal places are ignored and the "filter" result
is converted to an integer.

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2-10 Band Graphs

A band(belt) graph displays a percentage of each of two or more given data

Function
items as a belt-like zone. It has a given rectangular area.

Example:

Number of zones = 5: Rotation = 90°

Display area

The frame line of the

control area size is
not displayed
actually.

Zone texture

Number of zones = 5: Rotation = 0°

• Name
Attribute Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

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• Reverse video
A pallet number is taken so that when it is added to the pallet number of
the color displayed in the control area, the result may become 15. For
example, 0 is taken to assume 15 and 3 is taken to assume 12.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

If transparent is specified for reverse video display, the permeated

control background color is displayed in the reverse video. For a color
type OIP, the reverse video color of pallet No.15 becomes black.

• Calculation format
Specify the data format for display. "Integer" specification will display
data faster than "floating point" specification.

• Zones
Specify the number of zones (1 to 127).

The number of zones may depend on the operation program. To

change the number of lines, therefore, change the program description
as needed.
When the number of zones is great, smaller value zones may not be
displayed.

• Internal rotation
Specify 0/90/180/270° as the clock-wise rotation angle.

• Arrangement information
Arrangement
• Left Top
and Color
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the upper left corner of the band
graph control area.

• Right Bottom
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the lower right corner of the band
graph control area.

• Color of each zone

Select the zone number and specify the tile, fore color, and back color of the
zone.

• Zone tile
Select the tile pattern

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• Zone fore color

Select the fore color. The black portion of the tile pattern becomes the
fore color.

• Zone back color

Select the back color. The background color becomes the back color.

• Enable
Operation When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in green.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table from which the
band graph display data is read.
Consecutive devices corresponding to "number of zones" started at the
specified device are used.

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign

• BIN with sign

Binary data with sign

• BCD
BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

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2-11 Circle Graphs

A circle graph displays a percentage of each of two or more given data items as
Function
a fan-like zone. It has a given circular area. Painting a zone begins at the
start point clockwise.

Example:

Number of zones = 4: Starting angle = 270°

Reference point

Starting angle
The frame line of
the control area
size is not
displayed actually.

Zone texture

• Name
Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
Attribute
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

• Reverse video
A pallet number is taken so that when it is added to the pallet number of
the color displayed in the control area, the result may become 15. For
example, 0 is taken to assume 15 and 3 is taken to assume 12.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

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• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

If transparent is specified for reverse video display, the permeated

control background color is displayed in the reverse video. For a color
type OIP, the reverse video color of pallet No.15 becomes black.

• Calculation format
Specify the data format for display. "Integer" specification will display
data faster than "floating point" specification.

• Zones
Specify the number of zones (1 to 127).

The number of zones may depend on the operation program. To

change the number of lines, therefore, change the program description
as needed.
When the number of zones is great, smaller value zones may not be
displayed.

• Start angle
Specify the starting angle (0 to 359) for displaying a circle.

• Arrangement information
Arrangement
• Left Top
and Color
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the upper left corner of the circle
graph control area.

• Diameter
Specify the diameter of the circle.

• Color of each zone

Select the zone number and specify the tile, fore color, and back color of the
zone.

• Zone tile
Select the tile pattern.

• Zone fore color

Select the fore color. The black portion of the tile pattern becomes the
fore color.

• Zone back color

Select the back color. The background color becomes the back color.

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• Enable
Operation When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in green.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table from which the
circle graph display data is read.
Consecutive devices corresponding to "number of zones" started at the
specified device are used.

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign

• BIN with sign

Binary data with sign

• BCD
BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

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2-12 Free Graphs

A free graph displays a two-divided transparent area included in a freely set

Function
rectangular area of a part background with the zone color and the non-zone
color according to the percentage of the range data.

Be sure to use "PUT" for drawing a bit map pattern.

Be sure to arrange a mask pattern in the background of a part.
When using the transparent for painting, be sure to put the painting
points inside the control.

Example:

Mask pattern

max

Transparent

min

Free graph control area

Range
100
Non-zone color

Data = 75
Zone color

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• Name
Attribute Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

• Reverse video
A pallet number is taken so that when it is added to the pallet number of
the color displayed in the control area, the result may become 15. For
example, 0 is taken to assume 15 and 3 is taken to assume 12.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

If transparent is specified for reverse video display, the permeated

control background color is displayed in the reverse video. For a color
type OIP, the reverse video color of pallet No.15 becomes black.

• Calculation format
Specify the data format for plotting. "Integer" specification will display
data faster than "floating point" specification.

• Range
Specify the maximum and minimum values for the range within -9999999 to
10000000.
This range corresponds to a section between top and bottom.

When data is over the specified range, the maximum or minimum value
is displayed automatically.
When "Calculation format" is "integer", "operation parameters" is
"Enable", and "data type" is "BCD", do not enter decimal places. When
"Calculation format" is "integer" and "0" or over is specified for all ranges,
data is displayed as an integer without sign.

• Internal rotation
Specify 0/90/180/270° as the clock-wise rotation angle.

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• Arrangement information
Arrangement
and Color • Left Top
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the upper left corner of the free
graph control area.

• Right Bottom
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the lower right corner of the free
graph control area.

• Color of each zone

Select zone or non-zone and specify the tile, fore color, and back color of the
zone.

• Zone tile
Select the tile pattern.

• Zone fore color

Select the fore color. The black portion of the tile pattern becomes the
fore color.

• Zone back color

Select the back color. The background color becomes the back color.

• Image
Specify the value to be displayed on the Screen Creator.

• Enable
Operation When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in green.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table from which the free
graph display data is read.

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign

• BIN with sign

Binary data with sign

• BCD
BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

• filter

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Each device value can be computed and displayed. A device value is

represented by "X". Symbols and numerals such as *, /, +, -, ( ), 0 to 9, and
the decimal point can be used.
Enter nothing when no data computation is needed.

Example: "X*20+1" means that a device value is multiplied by 20, then 1 is

added to the result.

When "integer" and "BCD" are specified for "Calculation format" and
"data type" respectively, decimal places are ignored and the "filter" result
is converted to an integer.

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2-13 Sliders

A slider displays a specified pointer pattern at a position on a line,

Function
corresponding to given data. It has a line-like moving area. The center of the
pointer pattern corresponds to the position on the line.

Example:

Start point
e1=100

Sliding range
(This line is not displayed.)

Data = 50

Pointer texture
e2 = 0
End point

The following case is possible.

Start point
e1=100

Sliding range
(This line is not displayed.)

Data = 50

Pointer texture

e2 = 0
End point

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• Name
Attribute Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

• Reverse video
A pallet number is taken so that when it is added to the pallet number of
the color displayed in the control area, the result may become 15. For
example, 0 is taken to assume 15 and 3 is taken to assume 12.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

If transparent is specified for reverse video display, the permeated

control background color is displayed in the reverse video. For a color
type OIP, the reverse video color of pallet No.15 becomes black.

• Calculation format
Specify the data format for plotting. "Integer" specification will display
data faster than "floating point" specification.

• Range
Specify the maximum and minimum values for the range within -9999999 to
10000000.

When data is over the specified range, the maximum or minimum value
is displayed automatically.
When "Calculation format" is "integer", "operation parameters" is
"Enable", and "data type" is "BCD", do not enter decimal points. When
"Calculation format" is "integer" and "0" or over is specified for all ranges,
data is displayed as an integer without sign.

• Pointer texture
Select the name of the texture to be displayed as a pointer from the texture
library and enter the name.
Click "SELECT" to display the list of texture libraries.

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• Internal rotation
Specify 0/90/180/270° as the clockwise rotation angle of the pointer texture.

Only the pointer texture is rotated. The moving position is not rotated.
If any of the width/height of the pointer texture is set with an even
number dots, the pointer may be offset by one dot from the coordinate
after rotation. If it becomes a problem, change the width/height of the
texture to an odd number of dots on the Screen Creator.

• Arrangement information
Arrangement
and Color • Start point
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the starting point of the slider.

• End point
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the ending point of the slider.

• Image
Specify the value to be displayed on the Screen Creator.

• Enable
Operation When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in green.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table from which the
slider position data is read.

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign

• BIN with sign

Binary data with sign

• BCD
BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

• Filter
Each device value can be computed and displayed. A device value is
represented by "X". Symbols and numerals such as *, /, +, -, ( ), 0 to 9, and
the decimal point can be used for computation.
Enter nothing when no data computation is needed.

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Example: "X*20+1" means that a device value is multiplied by 20, then 1 is

added to the result.

When "integer" and "BCD" are specified for "Calculation format" and
"data type" respectively, decimal places are ignored and the "Filter"
result is converted to an integer.

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2-14 Meters

A meter displays a linear meter pointer(needle) at a position on a circumference

Function
clockwise corresponding to given data. It has a given fan-like or donut-like
area.

Example:

The pointer has 3 widths

Reference point (thin/middle/thick).

Start End
angle angle
e1 e2

r2: Inside radius r1: Outside radius

The control area is a rectangular

area circumscribing the outer
circle.
Display example:
Data = 60
Start angle = 315° End angle = 45°

e1=0 e2=100

This line is not displayed.

• Name
Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
Attribute
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

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• Reverse video
A pallet number is taken so that when it is added to the pallet number of
the color displayed in the control area, the result may become 15. For
example, 0 is taken to assume 15 and 3 is taken to assume 12.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

If transparent is specified for reverse video display, the permeated

control background color is displayed in the reverse video. The color of
the pallet No.15 (16 colors) is black.

• Calculation format
Specify the data format for plotting. "Integer" specification will display
data faster than "floating point" specification.

• Range
Specify the maximum and minimum values for the range within -9999999 to
10000000.

When data is over the specified range, the maximum or minimum value
is displayed automatically.
When "Calculation format" is "integer", "operation parameters" is
"Enable", and "data type" is "BCD", do not enter decimal points. When
"Calculation format" is "integer" and "0" or over is specified for all ranges,
data is displayed as an integer without sign.

• Thickness of needle
Select the thickness of the pointer to be displayed from thin/medium/thick.

• Arrangement information

Arrangement • Left Top

and Color Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the upper left reference point of
the slider.

• Diameter of outside
Specify the diameter of the outer circle of the meter.

• Diameter of inside
Specify the inner diameter of the meter.

• Start angle
Specify the starting angle of the circle display.

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• End angle
Specify the ending angle of the circle display.
When both starting and ending angles are the same, the meter is displayed
360° clockwise.

• Needle color
Specify the color of the pointer to display.

• Image
Specify the value of the meter pointer to be displayed on the Screen Creator.

• Enable
Operation When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in green.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table from which the
meter position data is read.

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign

• BIN with sign

Binary data with sign

• BCD
BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

• Filter
Each device value can be computed and displayed. A device value is
represented by "X". Symbols and numerals such as *, /, +, -, ( ), 0 to 9, and
the decimal point can be used for computation.
Enter nothing when no data computation is needed.

Example: "X*20+1" means that a device value is multiplied by 20, then a is

added to the result.

When "integer" and "BCD" are specified for "Calculation format" and
"data type" respectively, decimal places are ignored and the "Filter"
result is converted to an integer.

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2-15 Lamps

A lamp replaces the background color of a part specified in the lamp control
Function
area according to the change of the given data status. A rectangular or ellipse
shape can be selected for the lamp control area.

For a color OIP, the OFF color must be registered for the background of
the part beforehand. For a monochrome OIP, the area is displayed in
the reverse video when the part is turned on.

Example:

Part background

OFF color
ON color
RUNNING

Lamp control area

(The area frame is not displayed actually.)

For a rectangle

RUNNING RUNNING

OFF time ON time

For an ellipse

RUNNING RUNNING

OFF time ON time

This line is not displayed.

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• Name
Attribute Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

• Reverse video
A pallet number is taken so that when it is added to the pallet number of
the color displayed in the control area, the result may become 15. For
example, 0 is taken to assume 15 and 3 is taken to assume 12.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

If transparent is specified for reverse video display, the permeated

control background color is displayed in the reverse video. The color of
the pallet No.15 (16 colors) is black.
The display remains the same even when the lamp display flashes when
it is OFF. When the lamp display is ON, the ON and OFF colors are
displayed alternately.

• Shape
Select rectangle or ellipse as the lamp shape.

• Initial phase
Select ON or OFF as the initial phase of the lamp.

• Ream step
Specify the number of arrays and the lamp display spacing in both X and Y
directions.
When not arranging lamp displays in arrays, enter "1" for the number of
arrays in the X/Y direction.

• Arrangement information
Arrangement
• Left Top
and Color
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the upper left corner of the lamp
control area.

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• Right Bottom
Indicates both X and Y coordinates of the lower right corner of the lamp
control area.

• Color
This parameter is valid only for color OIP.

• When ON
Specify the color of the part background specified for "OFF time color"
in the lamp control area to be replaced when the lamp is turned on.

• When OFF
Specify the color to be replaced when the lamp is turned on. Select the
color from the colors used for the part background in the lamp control
area to be replaced when the lamp is turned on.

For a color OIP, note that "When ON" and "When OFF" are not
displayed when the lamp display is turned on and off. Unless the
"When OFF" must be included in the color of the part background, the
display is not changed even when the lamp is turned on.

• Image
Specify the status of the lamp to be displayed on the Screen Creator.

• Enable
Operation When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in green.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table from which the
lamp status is read. When the value is not 0, the lamp is turned on. When
the value is 0, the lamp is turned off.

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign
• BIN with sign
Binary data with sign
• BCD
BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

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A pipe displays the inner color of a pipe according to the change of the given
Function
data status. Up to 8 points can be specified for via-points of a pipe.

Example:

Via-points

3 values can be taken

for an inner color.
Via-points

• Name
Attribute Enter the control name within 8 alphanumerics.
This name is used to identify each control in the part from others.
If the part operation program is already created, the control name is
referenced by the program. Thus, be careful not to change any control
name unnecessarily. Otherwise, the change will affect the program badly.

• Action
Specify the initial status of the display type.

• Normal
Normal display type.

• Reverse video
A pallet number is taken so that when it is added to the pallet number of
the color displayed in the control area, the result may become 15. For
example, 0 is taken to assume 15 and 3 is taken to assume 12.

• Blink
The reverse video display and the normal display are alternated
repetitively at a fixed interval. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

• Flashing
The object display is turned ON/OFF at a fixed interval while the
background is kept as is. The cycle is fixed by the system (1 sec).

If transparent is specified for reverse video display, the permeated

control background color is displayed in the reverse video. For a color
OIP, the color of the pallet No.15 (16 colors) is black.

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• Thickness of pipe
Select the thickness of the pipe from 1/3/5/7 (dots).

• Initial phase
Select the initial phase of the lamp from OFF/ON1/ON2.

• Arrangement information
Arrangement
and Color • Passed point
Specify the number of via-points for the pipe. Up to 8 points including
the starting and ending points can be specified.

• 1st point to 8th point

Specify the coordinates of the via-points for the pipe for up to the number
of points specified for "number of via-points".

• Color

• Pipe color
Specify the color of the pipe.

• When OFF
Specify the inner color of the pipe to be displayed when the pipe is turned
off.

• When ON1
Specify the inner color of the pipe to be displayed when the pipe is turned
on (ON1).

• When ON2
Specify the inner color of the pipe to be displayed when the pipe is turned
on (ON2). When ON2 is not used, specify transparent (pallet No.0) for
the ON2 color.

The pipe color is not displayed when "1" is specified for thickness of the
pipe.

• Image
Specify the status of the pipe to be displayed on the Screen Creator.

• Enable
When the check box is checked, each control action can be specified with
Operation
parameters operation parameters of the object part. At this time, the control area is
displayed in red. When operation parameters are invalid, the control area is
displayed in green.

• Station Device
Specify the name of the PLC device or the memory table from which the
pipe status is read.

• Device type

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Specify the type of the device from which the pipe status is read.

• Word
The word device type is assumed. When the value is 0, 1, or 2, the pipe
is regarded to be OFF, ON1, or ON2.

• Bit
The bit device type is assumed. 3 consecutive devices started at the
specified one are used (when the ON2 color is the pallet No.2 one, 2
devices are used). How far the first device whose value becomes other
than 0 (among the consecutive devices) is separated from the specified
one is found and when the value is 0, 1, or 2, the status of the pipe is
regarded to be OFF, ON1, or ON2.

• Data type
Specify the type of data to be received from the PLC device or the memory
table.

• BIN
Binary data without sign

• BIN with sign

Binary data with sign

• BCD
BCD (binary coded decimal). No sign is used for "BCD" notation.

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