Configuring a Blink Animation

You can configure an element with a blink animation. You can specify:

• The blinking speed: slow, medium or fast.

• If the element should blink invisibly or if it should blink with specified colors.

  Note: Truth table and bit state animations are currently not supported for blink animations.

To configure an element with a blink animation

1. Select the element.

2. On the Special menu, click Edit Animations. The Edit Animations dialog box appears.

3. Click the Add icon and select Blink. The blink animation is added to the Animation list and the Blink configuration panel appears.

4. In the Boolean box, type a Boolean numeric value, equipment.item reference or expression.

5. In the Blink When Expression Is area, select:

   • True, 1, On to enable blinking when the expression is true.

   • False, 0, Off to enable blinking when the expression is false.

6. In the Blink Speed area, select Slow,Medium or Fast for the blinking speed.

7. In the Blink Attributes area, select Blink Visible With These Attributes or Blink Invisible.

8. If you select Blink Visible With These Attributes, you can configure the styles used at run time for the text, line and fill component of the element. Click on the corresponding color box, and the Select FillColor dialog box appears. For more information, see Setting Style.

9. Click OK.

Related Topics

Configuring Common Types of Animations