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The Modicon M580 FactoryCast Home web page provides a customizable home page for FactoryCast Modicon X80 products. Use this page as a dashboard on which you can add or move widgets that apply to the data that you want to display. On this single page, you can quickly and easily monitor variables and processes.
Widgets
“Widgets” are customizable components on the Home page. These are the available widgets:
Widget
Description
Chart
Add a chart to monitor the change in variables over time. (Maximize the widget to access the Chart Viewer configuration page.)
Data Tables
Organize variables into collections to simplify the viewing and editing. (Maximize the widget to access the Data Table configuration page.)
Alarm Viewer
Add an alarm viewer to see information about alarm notifications that correspond to running services. (Maximize the widget to access the Alarm Viewer configuration page.)
Graphic
Add a graphical object that represents a variable and its current value.
Message Board
Post a message that all users can see.
The Home page acts as the widget dashboard. You can add up to 12 widgets on the dashboard.
Using Widgets
Add a widget to the Home page:
Step
Action
1
Expand (+) the Add Widget side menu.
2
Left-click a widget and hold the mouse key down. Notice that empty gray fields appear on the Home page.
3
Drag the selected widget to one of the gray areas.
4
Configure the widget according to the instructions elsewhere in this section.
NOTE: At any time, you can grab (left-click) the header of any widget to move it around the Home page.
Adjust the widget size:
Reconfigure the widget: Press the configuration icon (wrench) in the widget’s header to access the configuration options for the widget.
Delete a widget:
Step
Action
1
View existing widgets on the Home page.
2
Click the gray X in the widget header to see the Confirm deletion dialog box.
3
Press OK.