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Use Multiple Language Table

Select this option to use the ‘Multiple Column’ in the string editor. If the option is deselected, you can only use the contents of ‘Column 0’, regardless of the string table configuration.

Initial Value

Configure this option when the ‘Use Multiple Language Table’ option is selected. The assigned value will display the corresponding column. You can assign a value between 0 and 15.

Control Addr / Tag

Configure this option when the ‘Use Multiple Language Table’ option is selected. Assign the device address or tag to control the column number.

Address

Controls the column with the address of the device registered in I/O Device. You can decide the unit of the data: BIT or WORD. The detailed configuration can be done by pressing the (blue star) button.

Tag

Controls the column with the tag registered in the database. You can manually enter the tag name or press the (blue star) button to browse the tag.

Language Option

(Lang. 0 ~ 9)

Specify properties used in the ‘Column Property’ of string editor.

Name

Enter the name to distinguish the language.

Font

Select the font type to display the corresponding language. You can use the fonts you downloaded in XpanelDesigner.

 

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(1)     Column Property

Find this dialog box by selecting the (blue star) icon in [Tools] – [String Editor].

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Display

Check the box to show each column in its corresponding language.

Language

Select the language to display from the combo box.

RTL

RTL (Right-to-left) language means the character writing starts from the right of the text field and continues left. Arabic or and Hebrew are the most widely used RTL language. English and numeral characters do not follow the ‘RTL’ option.

※ ‘RTL’ option is supported in XpanelDesigner 2.53 and above versions.

(2)     Control Address

You can configure the details of the assigned device address for controlling columns by pressing the (blue star)  button in the [Object Config] window of the selected object.

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Data Type

Select the data type to be used for the column control. This option is different from the BIT, WORD selection in the [Language Configuration] window.

When you select ‘Digital’, you will control the column with 0 or 1. All values exceeding 1 will be recognized as 1.

When you select ‘Analog’, you will control the column with the value assigned to the device address. The values from 0 to 15 will only be recognized. The values exceeding 15 will be recognized as 15 or will follow the configuration in the [Option] window.

I/O Device

Displays the list of I/O devices registered in the current project.

Device Address

Assigns the device and address for the column control.

Device Type

Displays the list of devices according to the selected I/O device and the data type.

Address

Enter the starting address of the device. The value you can input may differ according to the data type (BIT/WORD) selection from the [Language Configuration] window, the selected I/O device, and the device type.

Device Address
Input Keypad

You can use this keypad if you must input the address without a keyboard.

Enter the address in decimal or hexadecimal according to the device type.

For example, if you assign an address in device X of CIMONATIVA-PLC, the address must be assigned in hexadecimal. In the case of the device D, the address must be assigned in decimal.

Option

The [Option] button is activated when the ‘Analog’ option is selected.

Press [Option] to bring up the [Analog Tag Option] window as shown below.

Data Type

You can select the analog data type from the following list types: UINT8, UINT16, UINT32, INT8, INT16, INT32, UBCD8, UBCD16, UBCD32, BCD8, BCD16, BCD32, Float. UINT16 is the default type.

Internal Data

Enter the value range to be displayed on the Xpanel. The default range is from 0 to 65535.

When you select the ‘Clipping’ option, a warning message will appear when the value exceeds the assigned range, and the exceeded value will not be used.

Raw Data

Enter the value range that will be input to the PLC.

For example, if the raw data range is from 0 to 16000 and the internal data range is from 0 to 100, the Xpanel will display 100 when the PLC gets the value 16000.

Scale

This option calculates the PLC data and displays the result to the Xpanel.

The Scale calculation is as shown below.

Scale = Raw Data x Scale + Offset

 

 

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