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Mapped Variables
If the standard screens are not suitable for a particular application, the functionality of mapped variables can be used to
construct a unique screen which can be automatically updated as new cyclic data is received.
Up to eight process variables can be mapped and displayed on the screen at any one time. The position and appearance
of each variable can be independently assigned, and horizontal and vertical bargraphs may be shown alongside numeric
values if desired.
The following list of commands are those that are used to place automatically updating variables on user-defined
custom screens:
Function
Command
Meaning
Place a horizontal or vertical bargraph on the screen and
assign it to one of the eight input variables.
<DBn,m,p,q,r>
Define Bargraph
Place a numeric variable on the screen at the current cursor
position in the current font size.
<DVn,m,p,q>
Define Variable
Remove one or all previously defined bargraphs.
<EBn>
Erase Bargraph
Remove one or all previously defined variabless.
<EVn>
Erase Variable
Clear the screen and remove all mapped variables and
bargraphs.
<NS>
New Screen
Full details of each command are listed in the “Command Reference” section (Page 24).
Scripting & Pattern Matching
As it is not necessary to use these functions in many conventional applications, they are documented in their own
section towards the back of this manual starting on page 115.