Information and alarm windows chapter 7, Setting the window's appearance, Address assignment for the information window – Rockwell Automation 2711 PANELBUILDER SOFTWARE USER MANUAL User Manual

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Information and Alarm Windows

Chapter 7

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Once the operation is complete, press Esc or choose Quit.

Setting the Window's Appearance

To define the appearance of the Information window, choose Window Look
in the Information window menu. This will open the Window Look menu.

Figure 7.10

The Window Look Menu

Information Window

Messages

Window Look

Window Control Address

Acknowledge to PLC Controller

Quit

21127

Window Look

Foreground Color

Blue

Background Color

White

Blink

No

Underline

No

Character Height

Single

Character Width

Single

Quit

IMPORTANT: For monochrome terminals, you can select Reverse Video
and Intensity for the characters that appear, instead of the Foreground
Color and Background Color settings.

If you have defined a message that is longer than 35 characters,
PanelBuilder will not allow you to select Double for Character Width.

Address Assignment for the Information Window

To define the PLC address for the Information window, choose Window
Control Address
from the Information window menu. The following menu
appears with a list of options described below.

IMPORTANT: Remember that the appropriate addresses for both the
Information and Alarm windows should be determined when the screens
are designed. For more information see Chapter 4, Planning Your
Application.

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