Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 189)

12–9 Creating Bar Graphs, Indicators, Numeric Displays
Publication 2711-6.0
Numeric data displays provide a numeric readout of a value stored at
a controller tag address.
Types of Numeric Data Displays
Numeric data displays can display an actual value or a scaled value.
In addition, numeric displays can have:
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fixed or floating decimal point
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zero fill
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text
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time or date
If a value exceeds the specified field width for the numeric data
display, the overflow value is replaced with asterisks. Here are some
typical examples:
Pressure is PSI 90.25
Pressure is PSI 90
Pressure is PSI 090
Value without zero fill
Value with zero fill
Value with decimal point
To add a date, time or text to a numeric data display, see Chapter 17.
Creating a Numeric Data Display
This section shows how to create a numeric data display.
To create a numeric data display:
1. Click the Numeric Data Display tool in the toolbox.
Or choose Numeric Data Display from the Objects menu.
2. Position the pointer (+) and click the left mouse button to place
the default size. Or drag the pointer to size the numeric display.
The object is automatically selected and contains # characters
representing a numeric variable.
3. To place another numeric data display, move the pointer to a new
location and click again.
4. Click the right mouse button to exit numeric data display mode.
Or click the selection tool on the toolbox.
Numeric Data Displays