Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 423)

21 • Set up graphic objects
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 In the Label tab, specify what text or image to show on the button The same text
will appear as a caption on the top of the pop-up that opens when the button is
pressed at run time.
 In the Numeric tab, set up which pop-up window opens (if any), the ramp value (if
any), minimum and maximum values to send to the data source, whether the
minimum and maximum values will be variable (from tags or expressions) or
constant, and decimal point settings.
 In the Timing tab, set up the timing and handshake settings for the Enter key.
These settings do not apply when you ramp a value. For information about using
Enter key handshaking, see page 21-12.
 In the Common tab, specify the button’s spacial properties, name, and visibility.
 In the Connections tab, specify the tags or expressions with which the button
exchanges data. For information about assigning tags and expressions, see
page 20-36.
For details about the options in the tabs, see Help.
3. When you are finished, click OK.
Set up numeric input cursor points
The operator can activate the numeric input cursor point to open a numeric pop-up keypad
or scratchpad. The operator can enter a number in the keypad or scratchpad, and then send
the number to the data source. The cursor point shows the current value at the data source
(if you assign a tag to the Indicator connection).
For more information about using the numeric input cursor point at run time, see
page 17-14.
You can also set up the numeric input cursor point to work as a Ramp button. In this case,
when the cursor point has focus, the operator can press a move up or move down button to
change a tag by either an integer or floating-point value. The operator can also press the
Up Arrow or Down Arrow on the keyboard or keypad to ramp the value.