Configure a basic SA_Feeder symbol using ArchestrA attributes

The basic configuration of a SA_Feeder symbol is a conveyor belt with a fixed speed motor. A single custom property needs to be configured to show the active and passive states of the motor.

Prerequisites

This procedure explains how to configure a basic symbol using a reference to an ArchestrA object attribute.

• Create a Boolean field attribute.

• Create an InTouch application with a window to verify that the symbol has been configured correctly.

To configure a basic SA_Feeder Symbol using ArchestrA attributes

1. Embed the symbol in another symbol in the Industrial Graphic Editor.

2. Select the symbol.

3. Right-click on the symbol and select Custom Properties from the shortcut menu to show the Custom Properties dialog box.

4. Select the EquipState custom property from the list and click the Galaxy Browser button to the right of the Default Value field.

5. Click the Attribute Browser tab and select an attribute from the list to assign to the custom property.

6. Assign a Boolean reference value to the EquipState custom property and click OK.

7. If you want, assign an optional string to the symbol's label.

   1. Right-click on the symbol, select Substitute, and then select Substitute Strings.

   2. Enter strings for the different labels and click OK.

8. Save the symbol and check it in.

9. If necessary, deploy the Galaxy containing the object with attributes that are used as reference values of the custom properties.

10. Double-click an instance of InTouch ViewApp to start WindowMaker.

11. Create a new InTouch window and embed the symbol containing the symbol.

12. Run the application in WindowViewer to verify that your basic symbol configuration works correctly.