Creating a Point
SECTION 3 Points
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3. Drop the point at the position of the target control object. An invalid "drop"
is denoted by the mouse pointer changing to a circular symbol.
For further information of the use of points with objects, refer to chapter 4,
Objects.
3-4
Creating a Point
To add a new point, select the
button. This results in the
Add Point
dialog
box being displayed:
When all the information has been provided for the new point, clicking the
OK
button commits the new point to the points database, while the
Cancel
button
aborts the add operation.
3-4-1
General Attributes
The name of the point is entered in the
Point Name
: field. The point name can
be up to 20 alphanumeric characters, and must not begin with a digit or
include mathematical operators such as "+", or be identical to a script reserved
word such as "IF" or "cos". Any invalid characters (including spaces) generate
an audible error, or an "Invalid Point Name entered" message when the
OK
button is clicked.
The group to which this point belongs is selected from the Group: field. A new
group can be entered by typing in the Group: field.
A points description, detailing the use of the current point, may be inserted in
the Description: field.
3-4-2
Point Type
The point type can be Boolean, Integer, Real or Text. The default type is
Boolean.
3-4-3
Point Attributes
The attributes for a point vary according to the point type.
For a Boolean point, the following attributes are displayed:
Summary of Contents for CX-Supervisor
Page 1: ...CX Supervisor Software Cat No W10E EN 01 User Manual Software Release 3 1...
Page 3: ...Copyright Notice 2...
Page 16: ...15...
Page 17: ...16...
Page 27: ...Tip of the Day SECTION 1 Graphics Editor 26...
Page 35: ...CX Supervisor Preferences SECTION 2 Pages 34...
Page 79: ...Responding to Events SECTION 5 ActiveX Objects 78...
Page 115: ...Printing the Graphics Library SECTION 7 Graphics Library 114...
Page 181: ...Data Logging SECTION 11 Data Logging 180...
Page 201: ...Examples SECTION 12 Databases 200...
Page 243: ...Performance Monitor SECTION 16 Application Analysis Performance Monitor 242...
Page 253: ...Using with Omron s CX Server OPC SECTION 17 Using CX Supervisor as an OPC Cli 252...
Page 259: ...Creating a CX Supervisor Client application SECTION 18 Connecting to a remote CX 258...
Page 263: ...Adding a Point Linked to a Parameter SECTION 19 Connecting to Omron Industrial 262...
Page 271: ...Data Logging SECTION 20 Best Practices 270...
Page 275: ...Configuring a Server PC running Windows NT or 2000 Appendix A Configuring a PC 274...
Page 277: ...Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions 276...
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