U90 Ladder Tutorial
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Displays: Displaying Run-Time Data
At this point, your application allows the operator to:
• Be identified by the M90 according to an ID number.
• Set the number of boxes per bundle.
• Set aside a time period for system maintenance, during which the system cannot run.
In this section, you create 2 Displays that show run-time system data on the M90’s screen:
• A Display that shows a running box count and the number of boxes set per bundle.
• A Display that allows the operator to track events or errors within the system.
Display 7: Box Count
Display 6 contains:
•
Fixed text.
• 2 Display Variables.
• The first Variable shows the running box count on screen. The boxes are counted as
they pass a ‘photocell’. You will link this Variable to an MI that acts as a counter in
your Ladder program.
• The second Variable shows the number of boxes set per bundle. This number has
been set by the operator in
Display 4, Set Box Quantity.
Editing Display 7
1. Open Display 7 by clicking it in the Project Navigation tree.
2. Name it
Box Count, by typing the name in the title bar and pressing Enter. The title appears
in the Project Navigation tree.
3. Enter the fixed text
Box____out of___ in the green Display field, as shown below. The
spaces in the text will contain the Variable values.
Creating a Field and Attaching a Variable
1. Click after the word ‘Box’. Select 2 spaces in the Display text as shown below.
Figure 88. Selecting Variable Space
2. Click Attach Variable. The Attach Variable box opens.
3. Enter
VR 4 Boxes Counted as shown below; then press OK.