Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 431)

21 • Set up graphic objects
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How to use indicators
Indicators show the status of processes or operations by showing different colors,
captions, or images to reflect different states.
You can create different kinds of indicators to suit your needs:
Multistate indicators show the current state of a process or operation by showing a
different color, caption, or image to reflect different states.
Symbols show a symbol that changes color to indicate the state of a process or operation.
This allows the operator to see the status of a process or operation at a glance.
List indicators show a list of states for a process or operation, and highlight the current
state. Each state is represented by a caption in the list. This type of indicator is useful if
you want operators to view the current state, but also see the other possible states. For
sequential processes, the list can inform the operator about what happens next.
Set up multistate indicators
The multistate indicator shows the current state of a process or operation by showing a
different color, caption, or image for each state.
The error state
The multistate indicator’s error state is shown at run time when:
 The Indicator connection is unassigned.
 The Indicator connection’s value does not match one of the state values you set up.
 The Trigger type is set to Value and the Indicator connection value does not match one
of the state values you set up.
 The Trigger type is set to LSB and the position of the least significant bit set in the
Value connection does not match one of the state values you set up.
 The Trigger type is set to Value and an array tag has been assigned to the object’s
Value connection.