6.4 Meters

Meter display can display data as a meter. It contains Meter, Bar chart, Clock, Run Bar.

6.4.1 Pointer Meter

Introduction

The meter responds to changes in the value of the indicated word address by means of a dial and a pointer. The meter looks very similar to the actual meter.

Description

1) Basic

Read address: Read the value from the set PLC address;

Data format: It is for data setting;

Digits setting: it means the decimal point position. the decimal point position is effective only when data format is floating and decimal;

Min angle and max angle: Data range, if data beyond range will be not inputted;

Variable limits: when checked, low limit address and high limit address could be edit showed below;

2) Show meter background

This is for setting meter background, there are four types, users could select it according to needs.

3) Show pointer

Users could select show pointer or not according to need, and it provides two types for pointer and users could select pointer color.

4) Show alarm area

It provides alarm function in meter, users could set alarm range, users could set the 4 ranges. And each range corresponds to a different alarm color.

5) Show scale

It provides settings for scale on meter, users could select [Major scale] and [Minor scale], and set color for them.

6) Meter angel settings

Meter Type: It sets the angel between the maximum and minimum value. It provides 7 kinds of styles, they are 180°, 210°, 240°, 270°, 300°, 330° and 360°.

Start angle: It sets the position where the minimum value is displayed.

Result

When configuration is completed, the object is shows as below picture, when HMI is running.

6.4.2 Clock

Introduction

This object displays HMI system time.

Description

1) Display settings

Back type: It is for clock dial style settings; it provides three types;

1: Fully transparent

Back color: It is for setting color for clock dial, it is invalid when back type is 1;

Hand type: It is for clock hand style settings; it provides three types;

Hand color: It is for setting color for hand;

Show second hand: Check it to display second hand in clock;

Second hand color: It is for setting color for second hand;

Result

As soon as configuration is completed, the object is shows as below picture, during HMI is running.

6.4.3 Bar

Introduction

The bar graph shows the change in the value of the read address by means of a histogram.

Description

1) Data setting

Read address: Read the value from the set PLC address;

Dual Value Display: Set two read addresses. The bar graph will show the value segment between the two read addresses.

Data format: It is for setting data format from read address;

Digits setting: It means the decimal point position. The decimal point position is effective only when data format is floating and decimal.

2) Display settings

Type: It is for setting bar display type, it provides two types.

• Type 1: single scale display;

• Type 2: double scales display;

Bar direction: horizontal display or vertical display;

Back color: User could freely set the color when check it;

Text color: Display color of the scale value;

3) Alarm settings

It provides alarm function in meter, users could set alarm range, users could set the 4 ranges. And each range corresponds to a different alarm color.

4) Show scale

It provides settings for scale on meter, users could select [Major scale] and [Minor scale], and set color for them.

Result

When configuration is completed, the object shows as above picture, when HMI is running.

6.4.4 Runbar

Introduction

Run bar object could display normal text and alarm text. User could select display content according to requirement.

When the alarm text is displayed, it could quickly and timely reflect the status of the current HMI alarm function for easy management and control.

When normal text is displayed, it provides two ways to set the display content to user (static text and dynamic text);

Description

1) Basic settings

Type: It is for display content settings

• Move Text: Normal text;

• Alarm: Alarm text;

Transparence: It sets the transparency of the object background;

Reverse: it sets text move right to left or left to right;

Speed: It sets text moving speed;

Background: It sets object background color;

Text color: It sets text color;

Show Border: Check it to show border for object;

Border: It sets object border color; it is visible only when [Show Border] is checked;

2) Display content settings

If it shows static text, please set content in [Text];

If it shows dynamic text, please check [Read Address], and set address and length for it;

If it shows alarm text, please select alarm information, such as time and date, alarm group number range;

3) Preview

It is for preview text content in object;

Result

When configuration is completed, the object is shows as below picture, when HMI is running.

1. Normal text

1. Alarm text