PanelView Graphic Question

gizmo

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• Feb 26, 2003

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I want to make a numeric display (that shows a timer counting down) to only be visible when timing.
I've got the bit I want to use to make the timer visible and I have the timer value displayed.
Could some please tell me how to make this happen.

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Rick Densing

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• Feb 26, 2003

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You could try a multistate indicator instead of a numeric display. The indicator will be tied to your bit. State 0 will have no text, make the colors or that state match your screen background and it will be invisible. For state 1 right click on the message text and use enter an embedded variable. Use your tag for the timer accumulator. I haven't tried this, but it should work.

 

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When I right click on the message text and use enter an embedded variable, every option(date,time,numeric,character etc) is grayed-out.

Anyhelp on why?

Thanks Again for you help!

 

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What kind of PV and firmware revision?

 

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I figured it out. Left click first and delete the "ST1" text. Make sure you have an blinking cursor in the field then right click.

 

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You will need a multi-state indicator with two states. Note that they normally default to 4 states so you will have to edit the states and delete two of them.

In Panelbuilder 3.8 the workflow is:

• Select Objects/Indicators/Multistate from the main menu bar
• Place object on screen and size as desired
• Double click object to open properties
• Select the States Tab
• Highlight two rows (like you would in Excel) and hit the <del> key to remove them
• Erase the text "ST 0" in State 0
• Highlight the text "ST 1" in State 1/Right Click on the Text/Select Embedded Variable/Variable
• Enter tag and disply properties for your countdown number
• Click OK
• Go Back to the Properties Tab for the Multistate Ind.
• Select the Single Bit radio button
• Select the trigger state 0 radio button to match the function of your display bit
• Select the Tag for your display bit
• click ok to close the properties window
• Select state 0 and change the object and fill colors to match the screen background colors (thus, when this state is active, the indicator is invisible)

I think that covers it all....

 

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Follow up

That worked great!
I sure appreciate everybody's help/advice.
Man, I love this site.

Thanks,
Again