8.8.1 Procedure - Registering Symbol Variables

The following explains how to register symbols to word addresses. For variable registration procedures, refer to the following.
30.3.2.1 Registering Symbol Variables

  1. From the [Common Settings (R)] menu, select [Symbol Variable (V)]. The following window appears.

  2. Double-click a cell in the [Name] column to enter "Line A Production".

  3. Click a cell in the [Type] column to select [Word Address].

  4. When you click the [Address] column, is displayed. Set the address to "D100."

    • To specify the array, click to select a cell in the [Array] column, and double-click the cell in the [Count] column to enter the number of elements. For details regarding array, refer to the following.
      30.3.2.3 Arrays and Array Sizes

  5. Set D101 to Line B Production, D102 to Line C Production, and D103 to Line D Production as well.
    The settings to register an address as a symbol are complete.

  6. Next, set the symbols for your Data Display element. From the [Parts (P)] menu, point to [Data Display (D)] and select [Numeric Display (N)], or click the icon, and place it on the screen.

  7. Double-click the placed element. The Data Display dialog box appears.

  8. Click [Select Shape] and select the appropriate shape.

  9. In the [Monitor Word Address] drop-down list, select the symbol to store the value to display.

  10. In the [Data Type] drop-down list, set the type of data to display.

  11. As needed, specify the Data Display's color and text on the [Alarm/Color] tab and [Display] tab, and click [OK].

  12. Set the Data Displays for the symbols of "Line B Production", "Line C Production", and "Line D Production" as well.