Creating the Operator Screen

At a glance

The operator screen is used to animate graphic objects that symbolize the application. These objects can belong to the Control Expert library, or can be created using the graphic editor.

NOTE: For more information, refer to chapter Operator screen.

Illustration of the Operator Screen

The following illustration shows the application operator screen:

The associated variables are presented in the table below:

N°	Description	Associated variable
1	Start button	Run
2	Start point light indicator	Mobile_At_Start_Position
3	"Position" A light indicator	Mobile_At_Position_A
4	"Position B" light indicator	Mobile_At_Position_B
5	"Position C" light indicator	Mobile_At_Position_C
6	"Mobile in progress" light indicator	Mobile_in_Progress
7	Stop button	Stop

NOTE: To animate objects in online mode, you must click on

. By clicking on this button, you can validate what is written.

Procedure for Creating an Operator Screen

The table below shows the procedure for creating the Start button.

Step	Action
1	In the Project browser, right click on Operator screens and click on New screen. The operator screen editor appears.
2	Click on the and position the new button on the operator screen. Double click on the button and in the Control tab, select the Run variable by clicking the button and confirm with OK. Then, enter the button name in the text zone.

The table below shows the procedure for inserting and animating indicator light.

Step	Action
1	In the Tools menu, select Operator screens Library. Double click on Display unit then Indicator light. Select the dynamic green light from the runtime screen and Copy (Ctrl+C) then Paste (Ctrl+V) it into the drawing in the operator screen editor.
2	The light is now in your operator screen. Select your light then click on . Press enter and the object properties window opens. Select the Animation tab and enter the concerned variable, by clicking on (in the place of %MW1.0). Click on and enter the same variable.
3	Confirm with apply and OK.