FactoryTalk View

[Durango53]

Just getting FactoryTalk View studio here. I am upgrading from RSView 32 and in the learning it stage of FactoryTalk.
Looking at a button to add once clicked it will unhide other option buttons. I was going to put a HIM tag for this but dont know what I would use to unlatch that tag if one of the buttons wasnt clicked and they clicked back in the HMI running screen. Any help on this one?

 

[cwal61]

You Make an HMI analog Tag. Use The Numeric Input to Write a Value To The Tag And base you Visibility Options From The Value Entered into the Tag. You could make a HMI String Tag and Use a String Input to do the same thing. You will also find a Mask Option Checkbox That will put **** in entry field for Eyes not allowed to see Input Value or Password. There is also a Tag located in The Expression box located under the Function Button That is UserHasCode and this works with the Security Codes Assigned to Users.

 

[Ken Roach]

I would go with a simpler method.

Create an ordinary HMI tag, of Digital Type. Make the initial value zero.

When the user clicks on that "enable" or "show" button, set that HMI Tag = 1.

The other buttons will have their Visibility animation tied to that tag. When the tag is =1, they appear. When it's =0, they disappear.

It sounds like you have a "popup" or similar window, and you want the optional buttons to be invisible if that window is re-opened.

For that function, I recommend a Macro that is run when the pop-up window is closed. Just use the Macro to set the HMI visibility tag you're using = 0.

You can configure a Macro to run when a Display window is opened, and a different one when it is closed. This is done on the Behavior tab for the Display properties.

Some of these features are a little different in FactoryTalk View ME versus FactoryTalk View SE, so for future reference specify what edition you are using.

 

[Durango53]

Cool thanks all. I did set up what you said Ken just was having some issues with the close part of the buttons. I am doing an set tag to 0 once a button is pressed which hide the buttons again.
To show the button group I am doing this
&Set an\button 1 on the press action
Then when a button is selcted to navigate to a different screen I have a
Display "selected screen" under press action
and under release action a
& Set an\button 0 which will then hide the buttons again.
I was just looking for a curser watch where the curser went out of that button range it would retoggle the bit back to 0 but dont think I can do that without getting into some VB writing. Thanks for the help again all.