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Actions<br />

Availability<br />

Special<br />

Features<br />

Appearance<br />

Individual<br />

Colors<br />

The following actions can be triggered by activating a touch button:<br />

Change Picture Changes to another picture in the project.<br />

Next Picture Changes to the next picture.<br />

Previous Picture Changes to the previous picture.<br />

Set USINT Sets a USINT process variable to a defined value.<br />

Set UINT Sets a UINT process variable to a defined value.<br />

Toggle USINT Switches a USINT process variable between two values.<br />

Toggle UINT Switches a UINT process variable between two values.<br />

Momentary USINT Sets a USINT process variable when activated.<br />

Increment/Decrement Increases or decreases a process variable incrementally.<br />

Operator panels with a graphic touch screen (touch screens on QVGA, VGA and larger displays<br />

with the IPC2001 and IPC5000 families)<br />

Special functions:<br />

• Keys can be evaluated in the control task using the key matrix. Jog key operation is<br />

possible by setting the priority of the key driver (touch driver).<br />

• Separate configurable appearance of pressed and released states.<br />

• Replaces function keys on operator panels with touch screens.<br />

• Input locking (using the touch−operated field) using the connected Status process<br />

variable for simple user management.<br />

• Notification during or after entry takes place using the Status and Completion Data Point<br />

process variables. This allows reactions to the input and synchronized data acquisition<br />

from external stations (depending on the configured action).<br />

This field is shown as a button on the visualization unit.<br />

Special functions:<br />

• Visible/Invisible switching using the Status process variable<br />

• Selectable foreground, background, and border colors<br />

• Optional 3D representation<br />

• Optional bitmap display on the button<br />

• Appearance for pressed and released states configured separately<br />

• Fully selectable fonts<br />

The following can be individually set for each touch field of this type:<br />

• Foreground color (text color) − separate for pressed and released states<br />

• Background color − separate for pressed and released states<br />

• Border color − upper and left−hand, as well as lower and right−hand sides configured<br />

separately (3D effect)<br />

All colors can either be set in the editor or during runtime using a process variable.<br />

Operation Touching buttons placed on the touch screen.<br />

Properties<br />

Touch−operated field properties are set under the various tabs of the Properties dialog box. Field properties<br />

can be displayed by double−clicking on the touch field in the editor and are automatically shown after a new<br />

field is inserted.<br />

Available settings are described respectively on their own pages. The following list provides an outline of the<br />

possible settings (tabs), as well as references to detailed information.<br />

Parameter<br />

Appearance<br />

Introduction to <strong>Visual</strong> <strong>Components</strong> 2.3<br />

Basic parameters of touch fields such as position, size, connected variable, and status are<br />

defined under this tab. Settings under this tab have to be adjusted for all touch fields<br />

created.<br />

Defines the button caption, border width, bitmaps to be displayed, and other display<br />

options. These must be configured for all touch−operated fields of this type.<br />

Colors Settings under this tab can be used to specify user−defined color settings and to connect<br />

110 3.2.4 Touch−Operated Fields − Reference

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