6.3.1 Settings

The tag value will be displayed by using its real address with BIT or WORD data. You can input the device address in the ‘Input Device Address’ dialog box once the I/O Device Configuration has been setup.

Enter the tag name that will be displayed in the object. You can browse the tag with the button or manually input the tag name in the text field.

Displays an example of the tag value as currently selected tag name and display option.

You can select a dynamic tag format to display on the screen.

Displays the tag value with a specified number of digits. You can assign the number from 0 to 255.
If the ‘Decimal Point’ option has been selected; the digit number must be bigger than the number of decimal points.

Displays the tag value with a specified number of decimals.

Displays the tag value with a hexadecimal number.

Displays the first number of the tag value as 0.

Use a comma to mark every three digits in a tag value.

When this option is selected, a calculated value will be displayed.

※ This option is supported in XpanelDesigner 2.53 and above versions.

Enter the tag name that decides to calculate the value. When the value of the condition tag is bigger than 0, the original tag value will be calculated as a defined configuration.

You can configure the equation in the ‘Display data operation’ window. Refer to the ‘(1) Display data operation’ item for detailed information.

Finishes the calculation.

You can select an arithmetic operator from the combo box on the right side. Constant or tag value is calculated with other constants or tag values assigned in the next items.

Enter the integer or real number to calculate with the original tag value.

Enter the tag name to calculate with the original tag value. You can search the tag name by pressing the button.

Select the data type to be displayed in the tag value. This option is different from the BIT/WORD selection in the previous step.

‘Digital’ option displays a tag value as 0 or 1.

‘Analog’ option displays a tag value with analogic data assigned to the device address. Values will follow the configuration in the ‘Analog Tag Option’ dialog box.

‘String’ option displays a tag value with string data assigned to the device address.

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

You can assign the device and address for the tag value.

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

Enter the starting address of the device. The value you can input may differ according to the data type (BIT/WORD), I/O device, and the device type.

You can use this keypad when 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 CIMON-PLC, the address must be assigned in hexadecimal. In the case of the device D, the address must be assigned in decimal.

This button will be enabled when the data type is selected as ‘Analog’.

Pressing the button will prompt a [Analog Tag Option].

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.

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.

Enter the value range which will be the 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.

This option calculates the PLC data and displays the result to the Xpanel. Check the Scale box to get the following options.

The Scale calculation is as shown below.

Scale = Raw Data x Scale + Offset