Siemens LOGO!, Manual

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LOGO! functions
4.4 Special functions list - SF
LOGO!
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Example: Tick Message Character by Character
The following illustration shows a one-line, 24-character message text:
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If you set this message to tick "character by character" with a tick interval of 0.1 seconds,
then the initial appearance of this message line on the LOGO! onboard display or LOGO! TD
is as shown in this illustration:
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After 0.1 second, one character of the message line ticks. The message appears as follows
on the LOGO! onboard display or LOGO! TD:
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Example: Tick Message Line by Line
The following example uses the same message configuration as the previous example:
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If you set this message to tick "line by line" with a tick interval of 0.1 seconds, then the initial
appearance of this message on the LOGO! onboard display or LOGO! TD is the left half of
the message as shown in this illustration:
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After 1 second (10 x 0.1 second), the message ticks to show the right half of the message as
shown in this illustration:
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The screen display alternates between the two message halves every second.
You can configure each individual line of a message text to tick or not tick. The "character by
character" or "line by line" setting applies to all lines that you configure to tick.