Specifications

Graphic Operation Terminal GOT-F900 Creation of Display Screen (GT Designer) 20
20-19
20.6 Message display function
20.6.1 Comment display
The "Comment" object displays specified texts in accordance with the ON/OFF status of a bit
device (X, Y, M, S, T or C) in the PLC or the current value of a word device (D, T or C).
Texts entered directly (available only for bit devices) or created in "Comment" in the screen
creation software can be displayed.
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Contents of setting
1) Specification method
Bit device (X, Y, M, S, T or C)
Word device (D, T, C or GD)
2) Display contents
Bit device:
Text to be displayed while a specified bit device is ON
Text to be displayed while a specified bit device is OFF
(Enter directly a text to be displayed. Or specify the comment number created in
"Comment". Refer to Section 19.11)
Word device:
The comment number can be specified using the current value of a specified word device.
Display color:
Enter the color of text to be displayed.
The color for the ON and the color for the OFF can be entered respectively.
When the ON/OFF is not changed, the color set in the comment list is used.
Creation of comment:
A comment to be displayed in accordance with the specified comment number can be
created in "Comment" in "Draw" of the screen creation software.
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Display example
• In the example above, comments registered in the comment list are displayed. Instead of
entering the comment number, the text to be displayed in the ON/OFF status can be
entered directly.
• When a word device is specified, the current value of the word device is regarded as the
comment number to be displayed.
Comment
Comment No.
(
Refer to Section 12.7.
)
X0
PLC program
Y0
GOT screen
While Y0 is ON
The comment No. 10 is displa
y
ed.
While Y0 is OFF
The comment No. 11 is displa
y
ed.
Displ a
y
color
(
text color
)
and back
g
round color
(
The broken line is
not actuall
y
displa
y
ed.
)
Characters "ASSEMBLY LINE" are displa
y
ed usin
g
the "Text" ob
j
ect.
On the same screen, displa
y
ed characters can be exchan
g
ed
between "RUNNING" and "STOPPED".
Bit device Y0
Comment No. for
OFF status
11
Comment No. for
ON status
10
COMMENT
CHECK
MOTOR DRIVE
DRIVING
STOPPING
CYLINDER OFF
0
9
10
11
12
DRIVING
ASSEMBLY LINE
STOPPING
ASSEMBLY LINE