Showing an MI value on the controller's LCD

To display an MI value on the controller display:

1. Create a Variable.

   To create a new Variable:

   1. Click the Add New Variable icon on the HMI toolbar.

      

   2. A new Variable opens in the Variable Editor.

   

   3. Select the desired Variable Type.

   

   4. Select the Operand type.

   

   5. Enter the Operand Address and Symbol.

   

   6. The new Variable appears with the appropriate link in the Variable Editor.

   

2. Create a Variable Field in a Display and attach it to the Variable.

   1. Click your cursor in the display. This is the starting point of the field.

   2. To create the field, either:

   3. Drag the cursor across the display. The field you create is automatically highlighted in blue.

      OR

   4. Hold the SHIFT key down, and press the right-pointing arrow key. Each time you press the arrow key, a space is automatically highlighted in blue.

   In the figure below, the display contains a field two spaces long.

   

    

   5. Click Attach Variable on the HMI toolbar. The Attach Variable dialog box opens as shown below.

       

   6. Enter the number of the desired variable as shown below and press OK. If you do not enter a variable number, the program assigns a default variable.

       

   7. The variable-linked spaces now appear as red pound signs, and the variable itself appears in the Variable pane of this Display as shown below.

      

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Variables