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In this example, a water tank will display its status using a string value object, which in turn changes based on an analog tag value. Strings may be defined and configured using the ‘String Editor’ tool.

※    Please refer to the String Editor section for more information.

a)     Create  Create a new analog tag and name it ‘VALUE’.

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b)      Go to [Tools] – [String Editor] to configure the contents of the string table. If you have not already done so, create a new group (0). Add the strings shown below to group 0.

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  • When the ‘VALUE’ tag is equal to 0, “The water tank is empty.” will be displayed.

  • When the ‘VALUE’ tag is equal to 1, “The water has been stored in the tank.” will be displayed.

  • When the ‘VALUE’ tag is equal to 2, “The water tank is full.” will be displayed.

c)     Select  Select [Draw] – [String Value] and enter the tag name ‘VALUE’ in the ‘Tag’ field. Specify the string group as 0.

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d)     Select  Select [Draw] – [Switch/Lamp] to create a word switch. Define the action as ‘Tag operation’ to increase the value of the ‘VALUE’ tag by 1 every time the switch is pressed.

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