Rockwell Automation 5370-UPK CVIM USER-PAK Option - Manual (Page 56)

Chapter 7
Creating Custom Runtime Displays
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Tool – The Tool viewport is much like the Text type, in terms of content
– it can display literal text, tool results, or other data. The content is
defined just as it would be for a
Text viewport. The main differences
between Text and Tool viewports are:
– Tool viewports do not include a visibly bordered area – the Tool
viewport border is that of the entire monitor screen. The border and
background are always
Clear.
– Because the Tool viewport border is that of the entire monitor screen,
Tool viewport contents can be positioned anywhere on the screen.
– Tool viewport contents are automatically cleared and redisplayed for
each inspection; this is not true for Text viewport contents. This
makes the Tool viewport type preferable if the viewport strings are
defined so that the displayed content can change in position each time
it is displayed.
– Tool string color is limited to four choices; Text viewport strings can
be set to any of eight different choices of color.
– Tool viewport contents are displayed “beneath” Text viewport
displays, and base CVIM runtime displays, if these displays occupy
the same screen.
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Graph – Graph viewports can be defined to depict real–time tracking of
the results of up to three specified tools. Graph viewport contents are
displayed in a bordered area, for which the border, background, and graph
colors are user–defined.
Tool Viewport String
Text Viewport
Graph Viewport positioned within Text Viewport