Table of Contents
Advertisement
Basic Tutorial
Adding the toggle button
As this is a simulation to see the application in action we need a means of changing the value of our
new point "GO". The simplest method is to use a "Toggle button", a two-state button which changes
from one state to the other each time the button is pressed.
1, 2, 3...
Animation
This simple traffic signal has only two states, 'STOP' and 'GO'. If the signal is 'STOP', then the red
light must illuminate. If the signal is 'GO' the green light must illuminate. The Animation Editor is
the key to defining how an object is animated depending on point values.
animations:
1, 2, 3...
Page 16
1.
Select the Toggle Button from the Graphic Object toolbar and draw
out a button of a suitable size in relation to the traffic signal.
2.
Double-click on the newly-created Toggle button to bring up the
Toggle Button Wizard dialog.
3.
We will link the toggle operation to our new point. Click on the
Browse button and the Select Required Item dialog is displayed
4.
Select the new point 'GO' and click on the OK button.
5.
Click on the OK button on the Toggle Button Wizard dialog.
1.
For simplicity first select the object that represents the Green light.
2.
Click on the Animation Editor button from the toolbar.
OMRON
To configure the
Revision 2.0
Advertisement
Table of Contents
