5.4.4.1 Display Unit [Mode] - Window Settings

Set the Global Window display settings.

Global Window Operation

Select the action of the Global Window, which displays on all screens: [Disable], [Direct], or [Indirect].

Disable

Does not use a Global Window.

Direct

Displays the Window Screen number to display and its position in a fixed state.

Control the display with address LS16 in the display unit's internal device, or the device/PLC associated with the system data area.

Controls the display of a Global Window. If you turn ON Bit 0, a Window is displayed.

Window Screen Number

Set the Global Window screen number from 1 to 2000.

Display Position X-Coordinate/Y-Coordinate

Set the Global Window display position. Even if the screen changes, the Window is displayed in the same position. The coordinate specified here is the top left corner of the Window.

  • For all models except for the GP4000 series, LT4000 series and the IPC series, set X-coordinate in four pixel increments. If the display position is not specified by 4 dots, the position is automatically corrected by 4 dots to the left of the specified coordinate to display the Global Window.

Indirect

Set the Window Screen number to display and its position by storing data in the display unit's internal device addresses (LS16 to LS19). If you assign a system data area to the device/PLC, you can switch Window Screens or change the display position from the device/PLC.

Controls the display of a Global Window. If you turn ON Bit 0, a Window is displayed.

Specify the number of the Window Screen you want to display from 1 to 2000.

Set the Global Window display position. If you change the value to store in the address, you can move the Window. The coordinate specified here is the top left corner of the Window.

Data Type

Select the type of data to store in the address from [Bin] or [BCD].

Enable Bulletin Messages

Specify whether to use the bulletin message of the message display.

Start Word Address

Select the start internal address (LS area, USR area or memory link system area) which will trigger the message display.

As per the following format, values are used with the specified internal address.

Address

Description

Specified Address+0

Display Trigger

Specified Address+1

Window Number

Specified Address+2

X coordinate of the window display position

Specified Address+3

Y coordinate of the window display position

Additions in the Specified Address conform to the device size.

  • When it is a 16-bit device, addition is based on words.

  • When it is a 32-bit device, addition is based on double words.

Specified Address+0: Display Trigger

Set Display/Delete settings of the window screen.

Specify bit 0 as a message display or message clear trigger.
The same bit is used regardless of the size of the specified device (16 bit/32 bit device).

  • If a bit other than the display/delete bit is selected, it will be ignored.

  • It interacts with the window number, window display position (X coordinate), and window display position (Y coordinate).

  • The action in each state is as follows.

  • Delete
    Turn OFF the window control in the system data area.

  • Display
    Set the values of window number and window display positions (X and Y coordinates) of the specified address to the window number and window display positions (X and Y coordinates) of the system data area.
    Turn ON the window display of the window control.
    Enable the window interchange of the window control.

Example: Specified internal address is USR0100

Specified Address+1: Window Number

Specify the window screen number.

Specified Address+2: X coordinate of the window display position

Specify the X coordinate of the window display position.

Specified Address+3: Y coordinate of the window display position

Specify the Y coordinate of the window display position.