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DEFINING SYSTEM ACTIONS
CRIMSON USER MANUAL - MODULAR CONTROLLER
• The Update Rate property is used to define how frequently items on the display
are updated. As update rates increase in frequency, overall performance of the
virtual HMI may decrease. This selection should be left at the default setting
when possible.
DEFINING SYSTEM ACTIONS
In addition to the various actions that can be defined via page properties, Crimson gives you
the ability to define an action to be run when the system first starts, and an action to be run
once a second, no matter which page is displayed. These actions can be accessed by selecting
the Pages icon in the left-hand pane of the User Interface window.
DEFINING KEY BEHAVIOR
The previous sections have provided a detailed description of how to use the Master’s display
to get information to the operator. All that remains to complete the User Interface
configuration is to define how the operator is to use the Master’s keyboard to interact with the
system.
To define the actions to be performed by a key, select a zoom level that allows you to see the
key in question. For example, if you want to configure one of the function keys, select zoom
level one or two as appropriate. Then, double-click the key to display the following…
You will note that this dialog box has two tabbed pages. The first page is used to define what
will happen when the key in question is pressed when the current page is selected. The second
page is used to define what will happen if the key is pressed when any page is selected. The
first type of action is called a local action, while the second type is called a global action. The
color used to display the key will change according to which actions are defined…
If the key is displayed in PURPLE, a local action is defined for this PAGE.
If the key is displayed in GREEN, a GLOBAL action is defined.
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