Status Lamps
Status Lamps are configured individually by left clicking with the mouse on the lamp to be configured.
Selecting the Status Lamp for Lockout (a1), will open the Customize Status Lamp dialogue box below.
Figure 50
Customize Status Lamp page
This dialogue can be used to:
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Change the name (Label Description) of the status lamp. The Label Description determines how the lamp is identified when the LAMP DATA key is pressed.
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Change the Lamp Function Logic that determines the True and False states.
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Set the colors to represent True and False states.
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Edit comments to be displayed when the Lamp Data button is pressed.
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Determine if the status must be displayed when the O.I, is off.
If it is required to change Lamp Function Logic, that needs to be done through the Logic Expression Builder which is opened by selecting the fx button to the right of the Lamp Function Logic field.
Figure 51
OCP Logic Expression Builder
All data points available to be assigned to this status lamp can be found by expanding the tree structures in the Data Points field. The following features are also included:
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A Find box is provided to make finding specific points easier.
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Logic expressions can be built using the Operands provided at the top of the dialogue box.
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Formatting buttons are also provided to assist in making the expression more readable.