Delta Electronics DOP-A Series User Manual

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Chapter 3  Element Function|ScrEdit Software User Manual 
Revision Apr. 30th, 2007, 2007PDD23000002 
 
 
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3.7 Indicator 
 
Fig. 3.7.1 Indicator element options 
 
Table 3.7.1 Property Description of Multistate Indicator Element 
Property Description of Multistate Indicator Element 
Multistate indicator provides a method to indicate the state of some specific address. It will send state 
changes message to user no matter it is Bit, LSB or WORD. If this address is an significant indicator or 
important message or important alarm, it can be used to inform the user immediately by changing state 
display method or different text setting. Or let the user know more information according to the changes of 
different states to make the user can also handle the corresponding situation at the first time. 
Read Address 
The address can be internal memory or the controller address. (Please refer to 
Table 3.2.2 Property Description of General Buttons.) 
When the read address is set to the contact of the controller, i.e. PLC, the 
multistate indicator will change depending on the state (ON or OFF) of PLC 
corresponding contact. For example, the user can set that when the value is 1, the 
indicator will display the text “Start” and when the value is 0, the indicator will 
display the text “Stop”. The user also can add a picture into each state of the 
multistate indicator and then the corresponding picture will show when each state is
activated.  
Text / Text Size 
Font / Text Color 
The user can set the text, text size, font and text color that provided by Windows® 
to determine the text display on the element. (Please refer to Table 3.2.2 Property 
Description of General Buttons.) 
Twinkle 
The element can twinkle to remind the user. (Please refer to Table 3.2.2 Property 
Description of General Buttons.) 
Picture Bank Name 
Picture Name 
(Please refer to Table 3.2.2 Property Description of General Buttons.) 
Transparent Effect 
Transparent Color 
(Please refer to Table 3.2.2 Property Description of General Buttons.) 
Foreground Color 
Style 
(Please refer to Table 3.2.2 Property Description of General Buttons.) 
Bit 
Indicator element can have two states. 
Word 
Indicator element can have 256 states. 
Data Length 
LSB 
Indicator element can have 16 states.  
Data Format 
It provides BCD, Signed Decimal, Unsigned Decimal and Hex four kinds of data 
format to display the read memory content. 
Add/Remove State 
It is used to set the state numbers of multistate indicator. If the data length of the 
value is in Word, 1~256 states can be set. If the data length of the value is in LSB, 
16 states can be set. If the data length of the value is in Bit, only 2 states can be 
set.