Rockwell Automation 5370-CUPK Color CVIM USER-PAK Option - Manual (Page 90)

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Chapter
8 – 1
Defining Strings for Serial Ports and Viewports
Contents
Chapter Objectives 8–1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entering (or Modifying) String Text 8–1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Valid Elements of String Text 8–3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defining the Event 8–23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using Repeat String 8–28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Custom Serial Port Message Example 8–33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Text and Tool Viewport Examples 8–36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The objective of this chapter is to describe how to define strings for serial
ports and viewports (
Text and Tool types), including how to:
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Enter/modify string text.
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Use valid elements of string text.
•
Define string parameters, such as the Event , and Repeat String.
The contents of serial port messages and viewport displays are largely based
on the “string text” defined for one or more strings for the selected serial port
or viewport. You define strings using the
Enter String Text feature on the
Config. Output menu, after selecting the serial port or viewport.
The steps for entering or modifying strings are basically the same for both
serial port strings and viewport strings:
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Select the string you wish to define, using the Next or Previous box
(located beneath the Define String # box).
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Pick the Enter ( or Modify) String Text box. The string entry keyboard
appears (see Figure 8.1).
Figure 8.1 The string entry keyboard
String entry keyboard Enter String Text box
Chapter Objectives
Entering (or Modifying)
String Text