HE: Timer Box

A Numeric Box enables you to:

  • Show the current value of any timer within a Display.

  • Control the format in which that timer is shown,hours, minutes, etc.

  • Select the type of timer shown.

  • Enable a user to edit or enter a timer value via the panel’s virtual keyboard, by unchecking the Read-Only property.

Numeric Box Attributes

Disabled Color

The Disabled Color is applied to an element when the Touch Property Control bit is OFF.

To change the default color, click the drop-down arrow on the right and select a color.

Keyboard Title

When the user enters data for this HMI Element, the virtual keyboard will open.
The text here will appear in the title bar of the virtual keyboard instead of the default text for this element.
Note that you can click the drop-down arrow to restore the default text.

Read-Only

Read-only is checked by default. To enable the end-user to enter data, you must uncheck Read-only.

Tag: Data Entry Complete

The linked bit turns ON when an element has been touched, the keypad has opened for data entry, and the user presses OK. The bit turns ON whether or not any data has actually been entered. Note that the bit remains ON until it is reset.

Tag: Enable
Data Entry

Assign a bit to allow you to enable or disable data entry.

Tag: Timer

Enter the tag for the Timer you want to display or allow the user to edit.
Text Before Enter any text you wish to set as a prefix to the numeral. You can also include special characters, such as a degree sign, by clicking the button on the right of the Text Before field.

Text After

Enter any text you wish to set as a postscript / postfix to the numeral. You can also include special characters, such as a degree sign, by clicking the button on the right of the Text After field.

Tag: Minimum

Tag Maximum

Set limits for the timer.

Timer Format

Click to set display options: hours, minutes, etc.

Type

Select the desired type:
TP Timer (Pulse Timer)

TOF Timer (Off Delay Timer)

TON Timer (On Delay Timer, or Delay Timer (TD)

TE Timer (Extended Pulse Timer)

TA Timer (Accumulated, Retentive)