Used by: All driver tags, All analog tags, Alarm Status, Calculation, Counter, Deadband Control, Function, History Statistics, Modem, Rate of Change, Script, Selector Switch, Serial Port, Totalizer, SQL Logger.
* Does not use the Style Settings tag.
The Numeric Value widget is used to display the current value of any of a tag as a number. Units (if any) will be displayed, depending on how you configure the object.
Should the associated tag have a text value, it will not be displayed. If your tag is likely to have a text value, then the Draw Text Widget will be a better choice.
The properties dialog for the Numeric Value object:
Font
Select one of the font tags (or parameter linked to a font tag) that you wish to use to display the text. The display will use the default system font if you do not select a font tag.
The parameters button is enabled only if the tag is drawn on a page that includes a font parameter, or if the tag is part of a widget and the associated widget editor is open.
Note: While it is possible (and very easy) to modify the appearance of the text within this widget using the Format ribbon of the Idea Studio, you will find it much easier to manage a group of similar controls by defining a font tag and selecting that for each. Changes to all can then be made by adjusting the properties of a single font tag.
Display Format
May be any of: Decimal, Hex, Octal, or Binary. If a display format other than Decimal is chosen, the Integer Size drop-down will be enabled as will the option, Display Leading Zeros".
Integer Size
Applies only to Binary, Octal and Hex display formats. May be any of: Byte, Word (two bytes), Dword (double word or 4 bytes) or Qword (quadruple word or 8 bytes)
Digits After Decimal
Applies only to the Decimal display format. Controls how many decimal places will be shown in the display. Values will be rounded to the number set here.
If linked to an I/O and Calculation tag, you can choose to use the current Digits after Decimal setting from the tag's configuration instead.
Show Units
Controls whether the tag’s engineering units (if set) will be shown as part of the display.
Display Leading Zeros
Applies only to Binary, Octal and Hex display formats. If not selected, leading zeros for these values will be truncated. Leading zeros are not displayed for the Decimal display format.
Horizontal Alignment
Sets the position of the text within the display area. You may select left-aligned, right-aligned or centered. To align the display area itself with other elements on the page, see: Alignment and Positioning Tools.
Type of Background
Examples of the three border types are shown at the beginning of this topic.
Colors (Text and Background)
Opens the Select Color Dialog from which you can select the color of the text.
The background color against which the text will be displayed can also be defined.
Disable Options
Disable selected operator-interaction features of this widget.
See: Operator Interaction Controls
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