FTView question

In FTView - How can I 'hide' a lamp when a certain mode is not active?

Example:
In Manual Mode = show nothing (or show another image - blue light)
In Auto Mode - Unlatched or NOT energized = red light
In auto mode - latched or energized = green

I can use the visibility fine.. but how can I only make it visible when 'Auto mode' is active
and show something else when 'manual mode' is active

You would use the Multistate indicator object and set up as many states as needed, set the color of each state as related to the tag you select for it.You can also add a caption for each state if desired, there is a lot of options for each state.

I have done this by making one state of the multi-state indicator a blank of the same background color and by making the indicator value based on an expression of modes if necessary, to generate four or more states, each with its own text and colors, from two mode bits.

Examples:
auto*2+manual

0=neither
1=manual
2=auto

VFD07_Rev*4+VFD07_Fwd*2+VFD07_Ready

0=not ready
1=ready
2=stopping fwd
3=running fwd
4=stopping rev
5=running rev

can't make it the same as bg

Can't make it the same as BG color, I thought of that too. lol

Mainly b/c I have the manual images below it in different levels.

I tried having the multi-state image only appear when the auto_mode bit is on, but it won't.

I'm wondering if there's something I can do to change the logic

you can use an expression for visibility.

Not {Manual Mode} this would be the same as:

If (Manual Mode = 0) then 0 Else 1

then check the the visibility to be on when expression is true. True=1

cwal61 said:

you can use an expression for visibility.

Not {Manual Mode} this would be the same as:

If (Manual Mode = 0) then 0 Else 1

then check the the visibility to be on when expression is true. True=1

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I had tried that once.
Here's the expression I used:

If {[test2]Man_mode} = 1 Then 0 Else 1

i've tried it the other way too, where if man_mode = 0
I've checked the syntax and it says the expression is ok.

if your tag is boolean then use the Tag only. No expression needed.

Then check the reverse the option for visibilty. visible = false