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4.8.4.1 Connection<br />

Tag variables are inserted using the Tag button in the Text Input dialog box. The length, format, and the variable<br />

to be connected are all inserted in the Format Wizard using variable dialog boxes. The following image shows<br />

the Format Wizard dialog box for a numeric variable.<br />

Supported data types:<br />

BOOL<br />

USINT<br />

SINT<br />

UINT<br />

INT<br />

UDINT<br />

DINT<br />

STRING (the alarm system does not support strings)<br />

4.8.4.2 Format<br />

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

The maximum number of digits to be displayed is set in the Number of Digits field. The number of decimal<br />

places to be displayed from this is set using Digits After Decimal Point. For variables, only one decimal point is<br />

displayed in the appropriate place. The value still remains a whole number. For a two−digit decimal setting,<br />

1725 on the controller is displayed as 17.25 in the input field. The input of 32.68 sets the value of the connected<br />

variable to 3268.<br />

Depending on whether decimal places are displayed, the field width corresponds to the Number of Digits. It can<br />

be displayed as one character wider if the decimal point is used.<br />

Using Fill Space With Character determines whether leading places should be filled with blank spaces (i.e.<br />

zeroes). These empty character spaces can be defined by the user. By default, leading spaces are filled with<br />

zeroes.<br />

364 4.8.4.1 Connection

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