GP-Pro Ex Reference Manual - 20.10.2.9 Show History

20.10.2.9 Show History - Switch Settings

Select an operation switch to display an Alarm Message.

The same Switch as the one set on this tab can be created with a Switch Lamp Part [Special Switch] - [Alarm History Switch].
10.15.4.1 Special Switch - Switch Features
When Visibility Animation is set, after the alarm part is changed to invisible, the set switch becomes invisible as well. When using a Switch Lamp Part [Special Switch], it functions even the alarm part is invisible.
21.3 Showing and Hiding Objects
You can place a [Sub Display] switch over a [Start] switch or a move switch if the Sub Display setting is set different than the screen change. In this case, place the [Sub Display] switch on top of the [Start] switch or the move switch. When the display mode is set to [Log], do not place a [Conform] switch and a [Sub Display] switch on top of each other.
A [Confirm] switch can be placed overlapping with [Move Up] or [Move Down] switch. In this case, place the [Confirm] switch on top of the [Move Up] or [Move Down] switch.

Switch Preview

Displays the selected switch shape.

Select Shape

Open Shape Browser to choose the Part shape.

Types of Switches

Set the Switch type.

Start/Exit

Set a switch to start/end operation.

Start/Exit

Touch [Start] and the cursor will appear to operate the other switches.

Touching [End] cancels the cursor.

Acknowledge

Set up the Acknowledge switch.

Acknowledge

Acknowledges the alarm in the current cursor position. Press [Acknowledge] and the selected Alarm Message's acknowledge time is displayed.

Alarms that have already recovered will not change when [Acknowledge] is touched.

If an Alarm Message is already displayed with the acknowledge time, the time will not be updated.

Acknowledge All

Acknowledges all Alarm Messages that are currently triggered.

Move

Set the Move switches.

Move Up/Move Down

Moves the cursor 1 row up or down.

Scroll Up/Scroll Down

Alarm Messages that are currently displayed are scrolled up or down by a given number of rows.
For example, Number of Active Alarms: 9, Display Rows: 3, Scroll: 3

Clear

Set a switch to clear the display. The Bit or Word data of the host (PLC) will not be cleared.

Clear

Touch [Clear] to erase the Alarm Message display at the current cursor position.

Clear All

Erases all displayed Alarm Messages, regardless of whether they are in the [Trigger], [Acknowledged], or [Recovery] state.

Clear Recovery Alarm

Erases the recovered alarm message at the current cursor position. The message is not erased if it is not in the Recovery state.

Clear All Recovery Alarms

Erases all recovered Alarm Messages.

Clear Acknowledged Alarm

Erases the acknowledged alarm message at the current cursor position. The message is not erased if it is not in the Acknowledged state.

Clear All Acknowledged Alarms

Erases all Acknowledged Alarm Messages.

Clear Individual Number of Occurrences

Clears the Number of Occurrences for the alarm in the cursor's current position and replace that value with "0".

Clear All Number of Occurrences

Clears the Number of Occurrences for all displayed alarms and replace that value with "0".

Clear Individual Accumulated Time

Clears the accumulated time for the alarm in the cursor's current position and replace that value with "0".

Clear All Accumulated Time

Clears the accumulated time for all displayed alarms and replace that value with "0".

Sort

Set a switch to sort Alarm Messages.

This setting is disabled when the Display Mode is set to [Log].
Even when the display order of the messages changes on the screen, the Alarm History data is printed or saved to the CF Card in the order of occurrence.

In Reverse Order of Trigger Date

Displays Alarm Messages in the order of occurrence, according to the scroll direction.

In Order of Number of Occurances

Displays Alarm Messages in the order starting with the largest occurrence frequency, according to the scroll direction.

If multiple alarms with the same frequency exist, they will display in the decreasing order of the accumulated time, according to the scroll direction. If multiple alarms have the same number of occurrences and accumulated time, the newest alarm will display first.

In Descending Order of Accumulated Time

Displays Alarm Messages in the order starting with the largest accumulated time, according to the scroll direction.

If multiple alarms with the same accumulated time exist, they will display in the decreasing order of the number of occurrences, according to the scroll direction. If multiple alarms have the same number of occurrences and accumulated time, the newest alarm will display first.

Level & In Reverse Order of Trigger Date

Displays Alarm Messages in the order starting with the highest registered level, according to the scroll direction. If multiple Alarm Messages with the same level exist, messages will display in the order starting with the latest occurrence date.

Level & In Descending Order of Number of Occurrences

If multiple alarms with the same frequency exist, they will display in the decreasing order of the accumulated time.

Alarm Registration Order

Displays Alarm Messages in ascending order of the registration number (Row Number) set in [Alarm], according to the scroll direction.

Reverse Order Display

Displays Alarm Messages in the reverse order of the specified sorting order.

Scroll

Set the scroll switch used by the [Address] column.

Scroll Right Value

Scrolls displayed data to the right.

Scroll Left Value

Scrolls displayed data to the left.|

Sub Display

Set the Sub Display switch.

Sub Display

Displays the sub screen registered to the Alarm Message at the current cursor position.

Alarm Number Acquisition

Set the Alarm Number Acquisition switch.

Alarm Number Acquisition

Obtains the Alarm Message Number (the row number registered in [Alarm]) of the message at the current cursor position.
The retrieved alarm message number is stored in the location defined in the [Cursor Shape] tab's [Storage Word Address].

When [Alarm Type] is set to [Extended], it does not work.

Start Ladder Monitor

Sets up a switch to start ladder monitoring.

Start Ladder Monitor

If you purchased and installed the Ladder monitor, use the Ladder Monitor to search the step that uses the device address that corresponds to the selected alarm.

Select Switch

Choose a switch to set the label or scroll count.

Samples to Scroll

Set the number of rows to scroll up or down from 1 to 768 when you place the [Scroll Up]/[Scroll Down] switch.

Freeze Mode

Specify whether to use Freeze Mode when you place the [Start] switch. Freeze Mode suspends the currently displayed alarms and prohibits the screen display from refreshing. This can be used to temporarily stop the display when alarms are triggered too often to be seen.

When Freeze Mode is set, touch [Start] twice to begin freeze mode, and touch [End] to stop it.

When the following operations are performed in freeze mode, the management and display will be as follows.

Actions/Switch Operations	Processing	Display
Alarm: Trigger, Recovery Switch Operation: [Acknowledge], [Clear]	○	X
Switch Operation: [Move Upward], [Move Downward], [Scroll Up], [Scroll Down], [Sub Display]	○	X
Switch Operation: [Alarm Number Acquisition Key]	○	—
Switch Operation: [Sort]	X	X

Note that executing a clear while Freeze Mode is activated will clear the messages stored inside the display unit, even though the messages remain on the display unit.
When the message stored in the GP has been cleared as mentioned above, the sub display is not displayed in the Freeze Mode.
The Freeze Mode remains activated even when the Alarm Part is changed to invisible in the Freeze Mode. Change the Alarm Part to visible to cancel the Freeze Mode.

Switch Label

Set the text to display on the switch label.

Font Type

Choose a font type for the switch label from [Standard Font] or [Stroke Font].

Display Language

Select a language for the label on the switch from [Japanese], [ASCII], [Chinese (Traditional)], [Chinese (Simplified)], [Korean], [Cyrillic], or [Thai].

Text Color

Select a color for the switch label.

Label

Input the text to display on the switch label.

When you select a switch and press the [F2] key, you can directly edit the text on the label.

Switch Color

Set the Switch color.

Border Color/Display Color

Designate the switch and background color.

The Switch Color setting is common to all Alarm parts, regardless of the switch type selected.

Blink

Select the blink and blink speed. You can choose different blink settings for the [Border Color], [Display Color], and [Pattern Color].

There are cases where you cannot set Blink. It depends on the display unit model, or the [Color] setting available from the [System Settings], [Display Unit], [Display] tab.
1.6 Supported Colors

Pattern

Select the switch pattern from 9 types.

Pattern Color

Specify the pattern color when you select options other than [No Pattern].