Comm Indicator Widget
Used by: Data Flow RTU, Polling Driver, Allen Bradley Driver, CIP Driver, CalAmp Diagnostic Driver, DDE Client, DNP 3.0 Driver, Driver Multiplexer, MDS Diagnostic Driver, Modbus Compatible Device , Omron Host Link Driver, OPC Client Driver, Siemens S7 Driver, TCP/IP Port, Workstation Driver.
* Does not use the Style Settings tag.
The Comm Indicator tag widget is used to draw an indicator square, the color of which indicates the current status of the associated I/O device.
The properties dialog for the Comm Indicator:
Normal Color
The color to display when the associated I/O device is operating under normal conditions
Error Color
The color to display when the I/O device is in an error state.
Disable Options
Disable selected operator-interaction features of this widget.
See: Operator Interaction Controls
Note: when used with the Data Flow RTU driver, the context menu for this widget will have an extra option: "Active".
Data Flow RTU drivers have their own polling feature which can activated or not through their configuration panel. Operators who do not have configuration privileges, but do have either "tag modify" or " manual data" security privileges can toggle the active polling state on or off by right-clicking on this widget and selecting the Active status.
Analytics\Communications\Connection Status\
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