Properties Dialog for Contacts
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Calling the Properties Dialog
See Displaying the Properties.
Structure of the Properties Dialog
The contact properties dialog consists of 2 tabs:
General Tab
Representation of the General tab
Elements of the General tab
Element
Description
BOOLEAN Expression
Enter the name of the actual parameter in this text box.
You have the following options:
  • You can directly enter the name of the variable/address or paste it from the clipboard.
  • You can select the name of the variable from the list of recently used names using the symbol.
    or
  • Use the command button ...to open a Data Selection dialog.
The actual parameters which are permitted are:
  • Boolean variables
  • Boolean constants
  • Boolean addresses (topological addresses or symbolic addresses)
  • ST expression delivering a Boolean result (e.g. BoolVar1 OR BoolVar1)
  • Literal (1 or 0 or. TRUE or FALSE)
OK
Use this command button to accept the entries and close the dialog.
Apply
Use this command button to accept the entries without closing the properties dialog.
NOTE: Entering a binary address (%M1 / %I1) opens the Create variable? dialog proposing a variable name (_000001 / _100001) that can be modified. If there is already a variable associated to %M1 / %I1 it will be reused as proposed.
Comment Tab
Representation of the Comment tab
Elements of the Comment tab
Element
Description
Text box
Enter a comment about the contact.
This comment is displayed as a tooltip when the cursor is placed over the contact. It is independent from the variable comment that can be assigned to the variable in the Data Editor.
OK
Use this command button to accept the entries and close the dialog.
Apply
Use this command button to accept the entries without closing the properties dialog.