3. CREATING A PLC PROGRAM
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3.3 Visualization Objects
CODESYS offers visualization features for creating a graphical user interface.
This section shows how to add and run a typical visualization object, Lamp.
For details about visualization features, refer to the following topic in the online help.
• CODESYS Visualization
(1) Creating a visualization object
1. To add a visualization object, right-click
Application
in the
Devices
window, and on
the menu, click
Add Object
>
Visualization
.
2. The
Add Visualization
window is displayed. Select the
Active
checkbox for
VisuSymbols (System)
, and then click
Add
.
After the visualization is added, the
ToolBox
window appears.
3. In the
ToolBox
window, click
Lamps/Switches/Bitmaps
, and drag and drop the Lamp1
icon onto the visualization editor.