| This section gives an illustrative example of using a Date/Time object. Settings may differ depending on your project’s configuration. |
Exercise: Displaying the date and time in a project
Page Configuration
a) Add a date/time object to the project’s main page. Select [Draw] – [Date/Time], then click on the marked area on the page as shown below.
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b) To display both the date and time, select the “yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss option”. Press the [OK] button to finish configuration and create the date/time object.
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c) Drag the object to adjust its location. Then drag the handles of the object to change its size.
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d) Double-click the object to bring up the [Object Configuration] window. You can toggle the transparency of the object from the [Style] – [Line/Fill] tab. You can also change the appearance of the text using the font tool ([View] – [Font Tool]).
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Checking the Operation
a) Download the project to Xpanel or run the simulator to check your project. The system date and time should appear on the screen in real-time.
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