Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 115)

8 • Set up global connections
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Set up remote display changes
This section outlines the steps for setting up remote display changes. For more detailed
information about the Global Connections editor, see Help.
To set up remote display changes
1. In the Graphics editor, in the Display Settings dialog box, every new display is
assigned the number 1 by default. Therefore, to use remote display changes, you must
assign a unique display number to each Replace and On Top display that you want to
change remotely.
For more information about graphic displays, see Chapter 19.
2. In the Global Connections editor, assign a tag or an expression to the Remote Display
Number connection.
3. If you assign a tag to the Remote Display Number connection, set up the data source
to send a display’s number to the connection when you want the display to open.
If you assign an expression to the Remote Display Number connection, FactoryTalk
View monitors the values of the tags used in the expression, and uses the expression
result to determine which display to open.
4. If you assign a tag to the Close An On Top Display or Close all On TopDisplays
connection, or both, set up the data source to send a display’s number to the
connection when you want one or more displays to close.
If you assign an expression to the Close An On Top Display or Close all On Top
Displays connections, FactoryTalk View monitors the values of the tags used in the
expression, and uses the expression result to determine which display to close.
Print displays
Use these global connections in the Display tab of the Global Connections editor to
monitor and control display printing:
 Display Print Active—notifies the data source that a display print is in progress.
 Remote Display Print—allows the data source to trigger a display print.
The operator can also print the current display by pressing the display print button. For
information about setting up this button, see Help.