5.9.1 Procedure - Registering Symbol Variables

  1. From the [Common Settings (R)] menu, select [Symbol Variable (V)].

  2. The following window appears.

  3. Click a cell in the [Name] column and specify the symbol variable name.

  4. For each cell in the [Type] column, select the symbol's address type.

  5. Click in each cell in the [Address] column to display . Set each symbol's address.
    (For example, Line A Production: D100, Line B Production: D101, Line C Production: D102, Line D Production: D103)

  6. The settings to register an address as a symbol are complete.

  7. Next, set the symbols for your Data Display element. From the [Parts (P)] menu, point to [Data Display (D)] and select [Numeric Display (N)], or click the icon, and place it on the screen.

  8. Double-click the placed element. The Data Display dialog box appears.

  9. Click [Select Shape] and select the appropriate shape.

  10. In the [Monitor Word Address] drop-down list, select the symbol to store the value to display.

  11. In the [Data Type] drop-down list, set the type of data to display.

  12. As needed, specify the Data Display's color and text on the [Alarm/Color] tab and [Display] tab, and click [OK].

  13. Set the Data Displays for the symbols of "Line B Production", "Line C Production", and "Line D Production" as well.