Create InTouch HMI tags
- Last UpdatedJun 04, 2025
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InTouch HMI applications represent an industrial process using data associated with InTouch HMI tags. It also supports User Defined Types (UDTs). You can perform different actions like add, delete, view, import, export and so on.
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:
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Tag |
Tag Type |
Symbol Association |
|---|---|---|
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Tank_Level |
Memory Integer |
Mixing Tank |
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Valve_Chocolate |
Memory Discrete |
Chocolate Valve |
|
Valve_Milk |
Memory Discrete |
Milk Valve |
|
Valve_Outlet |
Memory Discrete |
Outlet Valve |
|
Agitator_RPM |
Memory Integer |
Tank Agitator |
To create InTouch HMI tags
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On the Home menu, in the Tags group, select Tag Dictionary.
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The Tagname Dictionary dialog appears.
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Select New. The Tagname field clears.
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Type Tank_Level in the Tagname field.
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Select Type to show the various types of InTouch HMI tags.
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Select Memory Integer as the type of tag.
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Select Alarms near the top of the Tagname Dictionary to expand the dialog box to show fields to set alarm conditions.
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Select High and set 1400 in the Alarm Value field.
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Select Save.
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Repeat steps 2-4 to create the three valve tags.
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Enter the name of the valve tag in the Tagname field.
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Set the tag type to Memory Discrete for all three valve tags.
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Select Save to save each valve tag.
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Create the Agitator_RPM tag using the same steps (2-8) used to create the Tank_Level tag.
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Enter Agitator_RPM as the name of the tag.
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Set the tag type to Memory Integer.
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Select High and set the Alarm Value field to 1500.
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