3.6.2 Exercise

This section explains the basics of the feature. Please utilize the feature according to your site environment.

Exercise: Configuring the scroll message for alarm occurrence

a) Create an analog tag named ‘STORAGE’.

b) Go to [Tools] – [Alarms] and add two alarms in the Alarm Group 1. Check the ‘Apply Scroll Message’ option in the alarm configuration window.

Configure an alarm level 1 with the condition of ‘Greater than 200’. Enter the alarm description as ‘Water storage over 200L’.
Configure an alarm level 2 with the condition of ‘Greater than 300’. Enter the alarm description as ‘Water storage over 300L’.

c) Create a touch object for changing the value of the ‘STORAGE’ tag. Configure the object’s ‘EntryData’ feature as shown below.

d) Click [Tools] – [Xpanel Configuration] or the icon to bring up the Xpanel Configuration window. Check the ‘Use Scroll Messages’ option.

e) Configure the height, text size, distance, and speed of the scroll message under the [Scroll Message] tab.

f) Configure the color of the scroll message for each alarm level. You can choose a color for alarm level 1 and level 2 in the ‘Batch Edit Color of Scroll Message’ dialog box.

g) Launch the project in Xpanel or simulator. As the tag value changes, the corresponding alarm description is displayed by scroll messages.