Creating an Animation Table

At a glance

An animation table is used to monitor the values of variables, and modify and/or force these values. Only those variables declared in Variables & FB instances can be added to the animation table

NOTE: For more information, refer to chapter Animation Tables.

Procedure for Creating an Animation Table

The table below shows the procedure for creating an animation table.

Step	Action
1	In the Project browser, right click on Animation tables then click on New Animation Table. The edit window opens.
2	Click on first cell in the Name column, then on the button, and add the variables you require.

Animation Table Created for the Application

The following screen shows the animation table used by the application:

For more information about the creation of the Lexium and the BusMaster objects, see Declaration of I/O objects

NOTE: The animation table is dynamic only in online mode (display of variable values)

NOTE: COMM_STS, CAN_STS and EVT_STS words are used to check the application good operating. For more information, consult the CANopen user manual.

NOTE: To fill the animation table quickly, select several variables by maintaining the Control button.