Rockwell Automation 57C650 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.8 - Manual (Page 206)

18Ć18 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.x
18.3.1 Monitor Analog Display
The following fields will be displayed on the Monitor Analog screen
for each variable:
(#) Ć Identifies the D/A channel (0 or 1) through which
the value will be displayed.
Task Ć Identifies the task in which the variable is defined.
This field is blank if the variable is common.
Variable Ć Variable name, including the type character %"
for single precision integers.
Scale Ć Identifies a scale factor of *16, *8, *4, *2, *1, *1/2,
*1/4, *1/8, or *1/16.
18.3.2 Outputting a Variable
The procedure for adding a variable is the same whether you are
actually adding the variable, or replacing a variable with another
variable.
Follow the procedure below to output a variable.
1. From the Monitor menu, select A" for analog.
2. Enter the slot number of the Processor on which the CML task is
running.
3. Select A" for Add to add a variable.
4. Enter the D/A converter through which the signal is obtained
(0 or 1). The converter corresponds to the display position. If you
enter a display position currently on the screen, the variable
associated with it will be replaced by the new variable you enter
in step 5 below.
5. If the variable in question is a local variable, enter the name of the
task in which the variable is defined. If the variable is a common
variable, i.e., configured for the rack using the Variable
Configurator, press the Enter" key or <CR> to skip over the
Task" field.
6. Enter the name of the variable in the Variable" field. Include the
type character %" for single precision integers. Type Enter" or
<CR>.
7. When the cursor has moved to the Scale" field, use the up and
down arrow keys to scroll through the available scale factors
described in 18.3.1 above. The default scale factor is 1.
8. Press Enter" or <CR> to terminate the entry and add it to the
display.