Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide User Manual

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To set up a numeric input cursor point

1. Double-click the numeric input cursor point.

2. In the object’s Properties dialog box, fill in the options on each tab:

In the General tab, specify what the cursor point looks like at run time, and
whether the operator can navigate to the cursor point using the keys on the
keyboard or keypad.

In the Numeric tab, set up which pop-up window opens (if any), what caption (if
any) will be shown on the pop-up, 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, decimal point
settings, and display settings.

In the Timing tab, set up the timing and handshake settings for the Enter key.
These settings do not apply when you ramp values. For information about using
Enter key handshaking, see page 21-12.

In the Common tab, specify the object’s spacial properties, name, and visibility.

In the Connections tab, specify the tags or expression with which the numeric
input cursor point exchanges data. For information about assigning tags and
expressions, see page 20-36.

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