Configuring an Analog Value Display Animation

You can configure a text element, TextBox, or button to show an analog value. You can also configure an analog value display animation for a grouped element when the TreatAsIcon property is True.

To configure an element with an analog value display animation

1. Select the text element, TextBox, Button, or grouped element that you want to configure Analog Value Display animation.

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

3. Click the Add icon and select Value Display. The value display animation is added to the Animation list and the Value Display state selection panel appears.

4. Click the Analog button. The Analog Value Display configuration panel appears.

5. In the Analog box, type an analog value, equipment.item reference or expression.

6. Click the Text Format drop-down list and select a global number style.

   • Format String is the default numeric format, which includes a text field to enter characters that specify a number format.

   • Selecting custom from the Text Format list shows another drop-down list to select a number format.

     • Fixed Width: Appears on the Analog Value Display dialog box for every Custom number format. When selected, the run-time number value will not exceed the text length specified for Value Display animation.

     • Precision: Appears on the Analog Value Display dialog box for the Fixed Decimal and Exponential Custom number formats. Precision sets the precision of the fractional part of a number to the right of the decimal point.

     • Bits From and To: Appear on the Analog Value Display dialog box for the Hex and Binary number formats. Bits From sets the starting bit position of a hex or binary number shown during run time. To sets the ending bit position of a hex or binary number shown during run time.

7. Click OK.

Except for the Format String and Custom text styles, all other text styles are global number styles that do not need further configuration.

Related Topics

Configuring a Value Display Animation

Configuring Value Display Animation with the FormatStyle Property