Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 136)

8–6 Creating Push Buttons
Publication 2711-6.0
Write Tag
Specifies the name of the tag address to write the single bit or value.
Edit the tag definition using the Edit Tag button or the Tag Editor.
Indicator Tag
Specifies the name of a tag address that controls when the push
button changes appearance with each state. Each state can have
unique visual characteristics (inner text, inner graphic, fill). Edit the
tag definition using the Edit Tag button or the Tag Editor.
This Option Means
No Indicator Tag (default) Push button changes to next state when pressed.
Indicator Tag
same as Write Tag Push button changes state after bit or value is written
to the Write Tag address.
Indicator Tag
different from Write Tag
Push button changes state after:
• bit or value is written to the Write Tag address and
• state value is read from Indicator Tag address.
➂
➀
➀ ➀
Same Write Tag
& Indicator Tag
No Indicator Tag
Different Write Tag
& Indicator Tag
➁➂
➃
➁
Step Description
➀
Button pressed
Step Description
➀
➁
➂
Bit or value written
Button pressed
Button changes to
Step Description
➀
➁
➂
➃
Bit or value written
to Indicator Tag address
Button pressed
Bit or value written
Button changes to
to Write Tag address
next state based on value
to Write Tag address
next state based on value
Button changes to
next state
INITIAL
STATE
ООО
ООО
ООО
NEXT
STATE
INITIAL
STATE
ОООО
ОООО
ОООО
NEXT
STATE
INITIAL
STATE
ООО
ООО
ООО
NEXT
STATE
➁
➁
read from Write Tag address
read from Indicator Tag
address
Important: If the indicator tag and write tag are different, the
indicator state is controlled by the controller program
regardless of the push button state. For example, the
indicator tag address may specify that push button state
1 is displayed while the write tag address is at state 0.