Creating InTouch HMI Tags

InTouch HMI applications represent an industrial process using data associated with InTouch HMI tags.

In this simple application, tag data will be shown or used to set the state of the symbols that represent the equipment of a mixing station.

This procedure explains how to create the following tags for a mixing station Modern application:

To create InTouch HMI tags

1. On the Home menu, in the Tags group, click Tag Dictionary.

2. The Tagname Dictionary dialog appears.

3. Click New. The Tagname field clears.

4. Type Tank_Level in the Tagname field.

5. Click Type to show the various types of InTouch HMI tags.

6. Select Memory Integer as the type of tag.

7. Click Alarms near the top of the Tagname Dictionary to expand the dialog box to show fields to set alarm conditions.

   

8. Select High and set 1400 in the Alarm Value field.

9. Click Save.

10. Repeat steps 2-4 to create the three valve tags.

    1. Enter the name of the valve tag in the Tagname field.

    2. Set the tag type to Memory Discrete for all three valve tags.

    3. Click Save to save each valve tag.

11. Create the Agitator_RPM tag using the same steps (2-8) used to create the Tank_Level tag.

    1. Enter Agitator_RPM as the name of the tag.

    2. Set the tag type to Memory Integer.

    3. Select High and set the Alarm Value field to 1500.