Bar/Circle Meter

Data Types:

• Signed Int 16/32

• Unsigned Int 16/32

• BCD Int 16/32

• Floating Point 32

Use Bar/Circle Meter object to display tag name variable data in a bar or circle meter. Data can represent levels, currents, flows, speeds, and more.

General Settings

Object Styles

Choose a bar or circle style. Bar and circle styles preset some values in the appearance section.

Range

Sets upper and lower value limits. You can configure maximum and minimum independently.

The maximum value must be greater than the minimum.

Use Tag

Tick the box beside Use Tag to set the range from a PLC or another object after you send the project to the panel. If the maximum tag value is less than the minimum tag value, a red X appears in the top left corner.

Static

If you do not apply Use Tag, the project determines static values and you cannot change them once you send them to the panel. To change the values, transfer a new project to the panel with your new settings.

Bipolar (Mid-Point)

Bipolar allows you to set a starting point different to the display range lowest value.

Appearance

Show Divisions

Tick the box beside Show Divisions to tick marks on the meter. You can position them on the left, right, top, or bottom based on the slider style.

No. of Major

The number of large sections dividing the slider.

No. of Minor

The number of sections nested in the No. of Major dividing the slider with smaller marks.

Tick Number

Tick this box to show divisions as tick marks on the meter.

Show Digital Display

See a digital number that represents the slider location. It adjusts automatically based on font size selected, the prefix and suffix, and the value shown.

Prefix/Suffix

Enter text to display before or after the numeric value.

Digits

• Total Digits: for a number with more digits than configured truncates the most significant digit.

• Implied Decimal: determines the position of an implied decimal place with an integer data type tag.

• Precision: determines the decimal placement in floating point values.

Note:

Use Tag for Decimal Point setting overrides this setting.

Comma Separator

Places a comma separator between hundreds and thousands.

Justify

• Leading Zeros: displays a 0 instead of spaces for digits before the first non-zero digit.

• Leading or trailing spaces: does not display any unused digits.

Data Type

Display the Unsigned Int 16/32 data type in Unsigned Decimal, Octal, or Hex format.

Meter Bar Color

Fore Color: the meter tag value

Meter and Background Images

With Bar Style, set meter and background images to make the Bar Meter look like real process equipment.

Meter Image

Meter Image is the bar meter value fore color.

Set Meter Area: select a color to identify the image area for the meter.

Background Image

Note:

Background images are not recommended for new projects. For new projects, it is easier to use a static image in combination with a meter image. Keeping objects separate allows you to scale, position, and style independently.

This static image contains a meter image.

Enable Alarm

Enter and edit different alarm levels to indicate low and high values.

Select a color for each alarm level.

Alarm Levels

• High and High High: the meter scale is this color above alarm value.

• Between Low and High: the meter scale is the default color.

• Low and Low Low: the meter scale is this color below alarm value.

Font and Color

See Common Object Settings.

Behavior

For information on Press Delay and Release Delay, see Behavior.

Related Topics

CM056