8. Text Value Animation

 This now allows for the user to enter information in the Format Spec field.

Custom Format Examples

Following are examples for the Custom Format Specifier field and their displayed values:

Up

Integer

1. Enter, in the Width field, the number of characters needed to display the results of the expression evaluation.
2. Check Zero filled to toggle the leading display of zeros.

Real

1. Enter, in the Precision field, the number of places to the right of the decimal place that you want displayed.
2. Enter, in the Width field, the number of characters needed to display the results of the expression evaluation.
3. Check Zero filled to display leading zeros.
4. Check Scientific to use scientific notation for the value display.

Text

Enter, in the Max width field, the maximum number of characters needed to display the text string.

Time (Absolute, Seconds

Interprets the expression as a UNIX absolute time. That is, the value represents the number of seconds since 00:00 GMT on January 1, 1970

Select the Time format you want to display.

Options are as follows.

• h:mm:tt
• HH:mm
• HH:mm:ss
• M/d/yy
• MM/dd/yy
• MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss
• YYYY:MM:DD:HH:MM:SS
• yyyy:MM:dd:hh:mm:ss

You can choose to display time, date, or both.

If you choose the YYYY:MM:DD:HH:MM:SS format, you can only display values after 1995:01:01:00:00:00 (January 1, 1995 at 00:00 AM). Values before that date are displayed as ----:--:--:--:--:--.

Time (Absolute,  Sub Seconds

Interprets the expression as a UNIX absolute time. That is, the value represents the number of seconds since 00:00 GMT on January 1, 1970

Select the Time format you want to display.

Options are as follows.

• h:mm:tt
• HH:mm
• HH:mm:ss
• M/d/yy
• MM/dd/yy
• MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss
• MM-dd-yyyy HH:mm:ss:TTT
• MM-dd-yyyy HH:mm:ss:TTTTTT
• YYYY:MM:DD:HH:MM:SS
• yyyy:MM:dd:hh:mm:ss

Note: TTT= milliseconds; TTTTTT=microseconds

Time (Relative, Seconds)

Interprets the expression value as an elapsed time value in seconds.

Select the Time format you want to display. You can choose to display time, date, or both.

Options are as follows.

• DD:HH:MM:SS
• HH.tenths
• HH:MM:SS
• MM.tenths
• MM:SS

Example

An expression has the value 2 000 000 000.

An HH:MM:SS format displays the entire string value as: 555555:33:20.

Where

555555 =  The entire HH value.

33 = MM

20 = SS

(555555*60 + 33)*60+20 = 2 000 000 000 seconds

Time (Relative, Sub Seconds)

Interprets the expression value as an elapsed time value in subseconds (e.g. milliseconds or microseconds)

Select the Time format you want to display. You can choose to display time, date, or both.

Options are as follows

• DD:HH:MM:SS
• DD:HH:MM:SS:TTT
• DD:HH:MM:SS:TTTTTT
• HH.tenths
• HH:MM:SS
• MM.tenths
• MM:SS

Note: TTT= milliseconds; TTTTTT=microseconds

When Translate result value is checked:

• Known text values including literal and enumeration point values will be emitted to a selected CIMPLICITY Language Mapper file

The value can be translated or revised for selected languages in the CIMPLICITY Language Mapper file. The translation or revised text display in CimView when the assigned language is selected.

• Setpoint action is disabled.

Setpoint action features are enabled if you enter a single point ID in the Expression field.

• Setpoint actions.

• Slider action check boxes on the Movement tab in the Properties dialog box.

A CimView screen user who has the privilege can set the point expression value during runtime.

When Confirmed is checked a confirmation message will display during runtime after the accompanying setpoint action is performed.

Opens the Execution Condition dialog box.