A Tag Value object is used to show data values on the monitor window. Internal values such as the tag value or the string, or values from PLC connected with CIMON-SCADA can be displayed.
You can create the Tag Value object with the [Draw] – [Tag Value] menu or icon. Select the command and click the blank area on the graphic page. A [Tag Value] dialog box will appear. The color will be reversed from the default when you right click the space of the page.
If an object’s size is not large enough, the tag value displayed may not be shown fully. Please set the size adequately until the entire tag value may displayed.
(1) Configuration of Tag Value
A [Tag Value] dialog box appears by creating a Tag Value object or double-clicking the object.
You may enter a tag to display the value or set the value format to display.
Item | Description | |
Tag name | You have to enter the tag name or operation expression which will be displayed by Tag Value. You can find the tag with button or manually input the tag name. | |
Preview | Displays an example of the Tag Value as currently configured Tag name and Display Format. | |
Display Format | You can select a Tag Value format to display on the page window. | |
???? | The value will be displayed with corresponding Tag Value settings. | |
#### | The value will be displayed in integer. | |
####.0 | The value will be displayed including one decimal place. | |
####.00 | The value will be displayed including two decimal places. | |
####.000 | The value will be displayed including three decimal places. | |
| #,### | The integer value will be marked every three digits. |
#,###.0 | The value will be marked every three digits including one decimal place. | |
#,###.00 | The value will be marked every three digits including two decimal places. | |
#,###.000 | The value will be marked every three digits including three decimal places. | |
HHHH | The value will be displayed in hexadecimal codes. |
(2) A method to add the Display Format option
If you wish to display the value in other format (binary number, octal number, etc.), you may modify a system file of the CimonD application (CiMonD.ini) to add Display Formats. The added option will be listed at the bottom of ‘Display Format’ combo box in registered order.
How to set the Display Format options
Item | Description |
Precision number (/Wn) | Enter the precision number to display as initial value when the CimonX has been executed. You should input the expression with ‘/O0’. Otherwise, the initial digits will be replaced with spaces. Ex) ‘/W4/O0’: ‘0000’ will be shown on the object in CimonX runtime. The entry is not limited even the tag value has been exceeded the precision number. The string will be shown according to the size of the object if there is no entry at the Tag Value. If the expression is ‘/W20/O0’ and the font’s size is bigger than the object, the string can be partially displayed. You cannot use ‘/Wn’ expression with ‘/Fn’ expression. |
Decimal places (/Dn) | Enter the number of decimal places. Ex) ‘/D2’: The Tag Value will be displayed including two decimal places. |
Number system (/Fn) | The Tag Value will be displayed as set number system. By default, the value is represented in the decimal number. You cannot use ‘/Fn’ expression with ‘/Wn’ and ‘/O0’ expression. Ex) ‘/F2’: The value will be converted to the binary number. Ex) ‘/F16’: The value will be converted to the hexadecimal number. |