GP-Pro Ex Reference Manual - 14.11.1.7 Numeric Display

14.11.1.7 Numeric Display - Alarm/Color/Basic

Settings for the Numeric Display's color and numeric data.

Border Color

Select the border color for the Numeric Display.

Depending on the shape, you may not be set a color.

Numeral Value Color

Set the color for the Numeric Display's numeric data.

This cannot be set when [Bitmap Font] is selected.

Shadow Color

Set the background color for the Numeric Display's numeric value.

This cannot be set when [Bitmap Font] is selected.
This can only be set when [Shadow] is set on the [Text Attribute] in the [Display] tab's [Font].
Depending on the shape, you may not be set a color.

Plate Color

Set a background color for the Numeric Display part.

When the [Plate Color] is set to transparent, a Data Display and a Message Display will be placed on the front layer. Too many objects in the front layer may reduce the speed of the display's redrawing speed.
For details on the front layer, refer to the following.
21.9 About the Layer Separator
When the Plate Color is set to transparent and [No Shape] is selected, only the Numeric Value is displayed. However, the range that can be touched when Allow Input is enabled will include only the Numeric Display and becomes smaller than the normal range.
When you use a Window screen in ST3000 series and GP3200 series, select a color for [Plate Color] except a transparent.
In ST3000 and GP3200 series models, the plate color cannot be transparent.
When the plate color is set to transparent, a warning appears when you save a project.

Pattern

Set a background pattern for the Numeric Display.

Pattern Color

Set a pattern color for the Numeric Display.

Blink

Select the blink and blink speed. You can choose different blink settings for the [Border Color], [Numeric Value Color], [Shadow Color], [Plate Color], and [Pattern Color].

This cannot be set when [Bitmap Font] is selected.
There are cases where you cannot set Blink depending on the model of a display unit or the [Color] setting in the [Display] tab in the System Settings [Display Unit] window.
1.6 Supported Colors

Indirect Area Specification

If the [Alarm]'s [Alarm Action] is [Address], choose the designation method for the word addresses which will store the alarm's upper/lower limit value.

Area After Display Address

The Lower Limit and Upper Limit values are defined in consecutive addresses from the [Monitor Word Address], as specified in the [Basic] tab.

Example, if [Monitor Word Address] is "D100"
Lower Limit is "D101", Upper Limit is "D102".

Individual Settings

Individually define a word address for the [Lower Limit] and a word address for the [Upper Limit].

Alarm

The color can be set to change when the value goes outside of a specified range. Select whether to designate [Alarm].

The alarm settings can only be set when the number of ranges is one.
If [Allow Input] has been selected in the the [Basic] tab, values outside of the alarm range cannot be input.

Alarm Action

Choose the Alarm Action.

Direct

Write a set constant as the Alarm' upper/lower limit value. Select the upper and lower limits of the [Display Range] to fit within the ranges of the Max. and Min. values. Proper operation will be prevented if the values exceed the range.

Address

Specify the address where the Upper/Lower Limit values are stored.

Change Color

When the [Alarm Bit Address] turns ON, the color changes and an alarm displays.

Specify the Alarm Range within the Display range

If [Alarm Action] is [Direct], you can set the upper and lower limit values for the alarm range.

In the [Basic] tab, specify whether to set inside the [Display Range]. Once selected, you can specify only within the Display Range. Also, preset lower and upper limit values will be input.

When the Display Range does not display or the [Display Specification] is [Address], you can set up values within the minimum and maximum range for the defined data type.

Alarm Bit Address

When the [Alarm Action] is [Change Color], input the bit address which will act as a trigger for the color change. When this bit turns ON, the color change will occur. Continued

Alarm Range Upper Limit/Lower Limit

If [Alarm Action] is [Direct], you can set an upper/lower limit value for the alarm range. When [Alarm Action] is [Address] and [Individual Settings], you can set the word address where the upper and lower limit values are stored.

Each [Data Type] and [Sign +/-] has a different setup range.

Data Type	Data Length	Sign +/-	Alarm Range Settings
Dec	16 bit	Disable	0 to 65535
	16 bit	Enable	-32768 to 32767
	32 bit	Disable	0 to 4294967295
	32 bit	Enable	-2147483648 to 2147483647
Bin	16 bit	0000..0000(16 bit) to 1111..1111(16 bit) 0000..0000(32 bit) to 1111..1111(32 bit)
Bin	32 bit
BCD	16 bit	0 to 9999
BCD	32 bit	0 to 99999999
Hex	16 bit	0 to FFFF(h)
Hex	32 bit	0 to FFFFFFFF(h)
Oct	16 bit only	0 to 177777(o)
Float	32 bit only	-9.9e¹⁶ to 9.9e¹⁶

Alarm Color

Sets the alarm color.

Numeral Value Color

Select an alarm display color for numeric values from among 256 colors.

This cannot be set when [Bitmap Font] is selected.

Plate Color

Select an alarm display background color for numeric values from among 256 colors.

Pattern Color

Select an alarm display pattern color for numeric values from among 256 colors.

Blink

Select the blink and blink speed. You can choose different blink settings in [Numeric Value Color], [Plate Color] and [Pattern Color].

This cannot be set when [Bitmap Font] is selected.
There are cases where you cannot set Blink depending on the model of a display unit or the [Color] setting in the [Display] tab in the System Settings [Display Unit] window.
1.6 Supported Colors