Maple Systems MAPware-7000 User Manual
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MAPware-7000 Programming Manual
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How to place an Add Value to Tag button object on a screen
1. Use one of the following:
a. click Draw…Buttons…Word Action…Add Value to Tag from the standard menu
b. click Quick Buttons…Add Value to Tag from the Draw toolbar
2. Move
cursor to a start point for the button object. Click and hold mouse cursor.
3. Drag mouse cursor to an end point for the button object and release. The button
appears on screen and the Add Value to Tag Properties box displays.
Options available using the Add Value to Tag Properties dialog box
Language (List J) – highlight the language that must be selected to display the entered
text.
Appearance Feedback Tag On/Off (List L) – select the On and/or Off labels.
Button Style (List M) – selects a style or ‘look’ to the button.
Feedback Tag (List N) – Enable this feature and select the same tag for both the target
address and the feedback tag address, if you wish to see the button change state (i.e. go
from an ‘off’ or untouched look to an ‘on’ or touched look).
Simulation (List Nc) – select ‘On/Off’ to see how button looks in that state (only
available if Feedback Tag is set to ‘Yes’)
Task (List O) – Add Constant Value to Tag (cannot be modified)
Value (List P) – this is the constant value that is added to the Tag Address
Value Data Type (List Pa) – select the data format used to add the value to the target
register. Options are unsigned, signed, hexadecimal, BCD, and binary.
Design (List S) – identifies object
Layout (List T) – coordinates (i.e. size and position) for the object
Tag Properties (List Q) – Address of target to use
Tag Address (List Qa) – this is the address of the target bit/coil that is toggled
Tag Name (List Qb) – name assigned in the tag database to the target bit/coil