Properties for Measure Windows

To open this dialog box, right-click in the measure window and select Properties from the context menu.

This window contains the following tabs:

General

This tab contains the following fields:

Window title

Changes the window title.

<Name of measure variable>

Defines the display type of the measure variable.

Note
Depending on which display types are used for the measure variables contained in the measure window, the display properties of the variables are provided in the corresponding tabs Numeric display, Horizontal bar, Alert, Gauge, Message box or Bit display.

Numeric display	Displays measured values numerically. It is particularly suited for the display of measure variables that change only slowly.
Horizontal bar	Displays measured values as colored bars. The measured value is also displayed numerically under the bar.
Alert	Used for monitoring measuring channel states. The fulfillment or non-fulfillment of the alarm condition is shown by the corresponding symbols.
Gauge	Displays measured values as pointer deflection on a circular scale. The operating limit is shown by a second, fixed hand.
Message box	Displays messages for the freely definable subranges of a measuring channel.
Bit display	Displays measured values as bit values. It is particularly suited for the display of binary measure variables.

Numeric Display

This tab contains the following fields:

Name

Shows the name of the measure variable.

Data Representation

Displays the type of information representation.

Phys	Represents the value of the measure variable as physical variable (i.e. after applying the conversion formula (COMPU_METHOD)).
Hex	Represents the implementation value of the measure variable as hexadecimal variable.
Dec	Represents the implementation value of the measure variable as decimal variable.
Bin	Represents the implementation value of the measure variable as binary variable.

Number of decimals

Defines the number of decimals of the measure variable.

Bounds range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of a numerical display.

Monitor bounds visualization

Opens the Monitor bounds visualization dialog box. You can define whether exceeding the upper or lower limit should be indicated by markers or different background colors. In addition, the colors of the backgrounds can be defined.

Show Unit

Displays the unit of the measure variable.

Yes	The units of the measure variable are displayed in the measure window.
No	The units of the measure variable are not displayed in the measure window.

Background color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Device

Displays the name of the device to which the measure variable belongs.

Horizontal Bar

This tab contains the following fields:

Name

Shows the name of the measure variable.

Data Representation

Displays the type of information representation.

Phys	Represents the value of the measure variable as physical variable (i.e. after applying the conversion formula (COMPU_METHOD)).
Hex	Represents the implementation value of the measure variable as hexadecimal variable.
Dec	Represents the implementation value of the measure variable as decimal variable.
Bin	Represents the implementation value of the measure variable as binary variable.

Number of Decimals

Defines the number of decimals of the measure variable.

Bounds Range

Allows entering upper and lower limits for monitoring bounds of a horizontal bar display.

Monitor Bounds Visualization

Show Unit

Determines whether the unit of the measure variable is displayed in the measure window.

Range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of a horizontal bar display.

Background color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character Color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Bar Display Foreground Color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as foreground color of the bar.

Bar Display Background Color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as background color of the bar.

Device

Displays the name of the device to which the measure variable belongs.

Alert

This tab contains the following fields:

Name

Shows the name of the measure variable.

Operation

Allows selecting a comparison operator for the definition of the condition.

Value

Defines the measured value to be compared with the current measured value.

If true

Defines which graphic should be displayed if the condition is met.

If false

Defines which graphic should be displayed if the condition is not met.

Bounds range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of an alert.

Monitor bounds visualization

Background color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Device

Displays the name of the device to which the measure variable belongs.

Gauge

This tab contains the following fields:

Name

Shows the name of the measure variable.

Range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of the gauge.

Show Unit

Displays the unit of the measure variable.

Yes	The units of the measure variable are displayed in the measure window.
No	The units of the measure variable are not displayed in the measure window.

Reference value

Defines the scale value that serves as operating limit.

Number of segments

Defines the coarse division of the scale.

Number of ticks

Defines the fine division of the scale.

Number of decimals

Defines the number of decimals of the measure variable.

Background color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Gauge background color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as color for the dial of the gauge.

Gauge foreground color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as foreground color for the scale of the gauge.

Reference color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as color for the second pointer of the gauge.

Device

Displays the name of the device to which the measure variable belongs.

Message Box

This tab contains the following fields:

Name

Shows the name of the measure variable.

Show name

Hides/shows the designation of the measure variable in the measuring channel.

Message box

Allows setting a message.

Bounds range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of the message box.

Monitor bounds visualization

Background color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Device

Displays the name of the device to which the measure variable belongs.

Bit Display

This tab contains the following fields:

Name

Shows the name of the measure variable.

Bounds range

Allows entering an upper and lower limit for the display range of the bit display.

Monitor bounds visualization

Background color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as background color of the measure variable.

Character color

Opens a color palette. The selected color is used as font color of the measure variable.

Device

Displays the name of the device to which the measure variable belongs.

This window contains the following buttons:

Closes the dialog box Changes to the values are accepted.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box Changes to the values are not accepted.

Default

Sets the values to default.