18.7.2.6 Message Display [Direct Input] - Display (Text Table)

Text Table

Displays Text registered as a Text Table.

Number of Messages

Select the number of Messages to display from 2, 4, 8, or 16. This option is available when the [Mode] field on the [Basic] tab is set to [Word].

Select State

Type a message for each selected state. When the [Mode] field on the [Basic] tab is set to [Bit], ON/OFF will display. When the [Mode] field on the [Basic] tab is set to [Word], the state indication buttons (State 0 to State 15) appear according to the Number of Messages set.

Font

Set a font for the text.

Font Type

Choose a font type for the text from [Standard Font], [Stroke Font] or [Image Font].

Stroke Font and Standard Font

  • Standard Font

This bitmap font displays quickly, because it is composed of dots.

  • Stroke Font

This vector font maintains its shape when enlarged, because its shape is described with lines.

Automatically Adjust Text Size

If you select [Stroke Font], the [Automatically Adjust Text Size] option appears. By selecting this option, the font size adjusts automatically to fit the text in the part.

18.9.2 Drawing Text

Size

Choose a font size for the text.

  • Standard Font

Specify "Width x Height" from [8 x 8] to [64 x 128] in 8 pixel units, or select a fixed size from [6 x 10], [8 x 13], [13 x 23]. When using fixed sizes, you can display only single-byte alphanumeric characters.

  • Stroke Font

6 to 127
. When using [Automatically Adjust Text Size], define the [Maximum Size] and [Minimum Size] of fonts. The text font size is adjusted within this range.

Text Attributes

Select the text attributes.

  • Standard Font

Choose from [Standard], [Bold], or [Shadow].
(When using the fixed font size [6x10], select either [Standard] or [Shadow].)

  • Stroke Font

Choose from [Standard], [Bold], [Outline]

Image Font

Window font will be converted to bitmap images and displayed on a display unit.

Select Font

Define the font, and set up the [Style], [Size], and [Font Set]. The properties you can define (Style, Size, and Font Set), differ between fonts.

Automatically Adjust Text Size

By selecting this option, the font size adjusts automatically within the set range to fit the text in the part. The settings range from 1 to 1638 points

Register Message

Select the text string from registered strings in the Text Table.

Add Text

Displays the [Add Text] dialog box where you can add new text in the Text Table.

Set up so the total number of characters ([Number of Characters] x [Number of Text Rows]) does not exceed 1200 characters.

Fixed Position

You can fix the display position of the Text. If you set the text to a fixed position, the Text Display area is fixed in the center of the Message Display.

Center

Displays the text in the center of the Text Display Area.

18.9.3 Message Display