CHAPTER 4
4
Graphical Controller Operation ......................................................................................................................5
4.1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................5
4.2
The GC Screen ....................................................................................................................................................6
4.2.1
The View Button ................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2.2
The Quick Access Bar ........................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2.3
The Ribbon Style Selector .................................................................................................................................... 8
4.3
Graphical Controller Basics ................................................................................................................................9
4.3.1
Sources and Targets ............................................................................................................................................... 9
4.3.2
Pre-defined Configurations ................................................................................................................................. 10
4.3.3
Labels .................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.4
First Level: Main GC Pages .............................................................................................................................12
4.4.1
Working with Multiple Pages .............................................................................................................................. 13
4.4.2
The General Patch ............................................................................................................................................... 13
4.4.2.1
General Patch Navigation ........................................................................................................................................15
4.4.2.1.1
4.4.2.1.2
Other Navigation Methods ...........................................................................................................................................16
4.4.2.1.3
What Patch Groups are There? ....................................................................................................................................17
4.4.2.2
4.4.2.3
Digital Input/Output Subclasses ...............................................................................................................................18
4.4.2.4
4.4.2.5
4.4.2.5.1
Sorting Options ............................................................................................................................................................23
4.4.2.5.2
View the Different Label Types ...................................................................................................................................23
4.4.2.6
Working with Labels ................................................................................................................................................24
4.4.2.6.1
Automatic Label Propagation ......................................................................................................................................25
4.4.2.7
What are Device Labels? .........................................................................................................................................26
4.4.2.8
4.4.2.9
4.4.2.10
4.4.2.11
4.4.2.12
Background Information ..........................................................................................................................................27
4.4.2.13
4.4.3
Channel Patch...................................................................................................................................................... 30
4.4.3.1
4.4.3.2
4.4.3.3
4.4.3.4
Editing the Channel User Labels .............................................................................................................................32
4.4.3.5
4.4.3.6
Switch off the Label Inheritance ..............................................................................................................................33
4.4.3.7
4.4.3.8
4.4.4
Snapshot Page ..................................................................................................................................................... 37
4.4.4.1
Snapshots .................................................................................................................................................................38
4.4.4.2
Multiple Snapshots ...................................................................................................................................................42
4.4.4.3
Snapshot Crossfading ...............................................................................................................................................44
4.4.4.4
4.4.4.5
Partial Snapshots .....................................................................................................................................................46
4.4.4.6
Typical Applications .................................................................................................................................................48
4.4.4.7
4.4.4.8
Presets ......................................................................................................................................................................51
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GC Operation 4-1