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Section
Data Input
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Note
If thumbwheel switches are used to input numeric data, the input data is directly
written to a numeral memory table entry without being set in a data input field.
Operation procedure
Selection using the menu bar:
[Objects]
→
[Data Input]
→
[Thumbwheel Switch]
Selection using the drawing toolbar:
Terminology
Frame: Foreground
Frame: Background
Character Color: Foreground
Character Color: Background
End plate
Sign digit
Integer
Decimal
Input digits of maximum limit
Property setting
General
Position:
Indicates the display position of the thumbwheel switch.
(The attribute point is at the upper left corner of the thumbwheel
switch.)
Size:
Specify the size of the thumbwheel switch.
Small, Medium, Large
Attribute:
Specify the display attribute (attributes displayed depend on the
PT model.) Standard, Inverse, Flash, Inverse Flash
End Plate:
Specify whether or not end plates are displayed at the ends of the
thumbwheel switch.
Thumbwheel Color
Frame:
Specify the color of thumbwheel switch frame.
(Can only be set for PTs with color display.)
White, black, blue, red, magenta, green, cyan, yellow
Foreground:
Specify the foreground color of the thumbwheel switch.
(Can only be set for PTs with color display.)
White, black, blue, red, magenta, green, cyan, yellow
Background:
Specify the background color of the thumbwheel switch.
(Can only be set for PTs with color display.)
White, black, blue, red, magenta, green, cyan, yellow
Character Color
Foreground:
Specify the foreground color of the numeric value displayed in
the thumbwheel switch.
