Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual User Manual

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Creating Bar Graphs, Indicators, Numeric Displays

Publication 2711-6.0

The following descriptions define properties of a bar graph.

Fill From

Sets the direction for filling the bar graph. Click the arrow at the
right of the box to list and select an option.

Select

To Fill

Left

Left to right

Right

Right to left

Top

Top to bottom

Bottom

Bottom to top

The bar graph fills with black on monochrome displays and white on
color displays. You can select a fill pattern from the Format

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Fill

Pattern submenu and turn the bar graph border off from the
Format

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Line Type submenu.

Range

Sets the minimum and maximum values the bar graph can display.
The range of values you can enter in the Min/Max boxes depends on
the data type of the read tag.

Min to Max Value Range

For this Data Type

0 to 9,999

4BCD

-32768 to +32767

Signed Integer

0 to 65535

Unsigned Integer

-99,999,997,952 to +999,999,995,904

Floating Point

If the value exceeds the maximum, the entire bar graph fills. If the
value is below the minimum, the bar graph appears as an empty box.

Read Tag

Specifies the name of the tag address to read for filling the bar graph.
If the tag doesn’t exist, enter a tag name. Edit the tag definition
using the Edit Tag button or the Tag Editor.

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