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Rep re senting Data with Graph ics Ob jects
To create a Word Lamp Object
1. From the Objects menu, click Lamp-Word Lamp. Or click the Word Lamp icon in the
Part1 toolbar. The Create Word Lamp Object dialog box appears.
2. Use the Description: box to enter a title for the Word Lamp part. A description is not
necessary but does help you identify the purpose of the part.
3. Mode: Sets how the object determines the state.
Value
LSB:
Note: This mode will
data
not work correctly when
is 32-bit float
Change State by Time
4. In the Read address frame, select the Device type from the drop down menu, and then select
the PLC register address.
5. In the No. of states: box, select from 1 to 256 states. If the actual value in the PLC register is
out-of-range for the number of states specified, then no shape or bitmap is displayed.
The state of the object is the value in the specified Read Address
The state of the object is determined by the first bit that is set in the
value specified by the Read Address:
00000000
state 0
00000001
state 1
00000010
state 2
00000100
state 3
10000000
state 8
If more than one bit is set, the lowest-order bit is used:
00000011
state 1
10001000
state 4
The state of the object increments automatically at the interval
specified by Time Interval. After the last state, the word lamp reverts to state 0.
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