Step 5. Configure Frame Animation
Procedure
- Evaluation starts with the first frame/expression.
- As soon as an expression evaluates to TRUE, the frame displays.
- Evaluation begins again at the beginning of the list.
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Expressions that use the following points are associated with frames in a KILN STATUS frame container.
Point ID Type Class HEAT201 Device Integer TREND Virtual BOOLEAN COOLDOWN Virtual BOOLEAN -
Expressions that are assigned to the six frames are as follows.
Frame Expression 1 COOL DOWN COOLDOWN EQ 1 2 TREND TREND EQ 1 3 READY HEAT201 LE 25 4 RAMPING UP HEAT201 GE 25 AND HEAT201LT 85 5 RUNNING HEAT201 GE 85 AND HEAT201 LT 140 6 WARNING HEAT201 GE 140 Result:
The expressions direct frames to display as follows.
- COOL DOWN instantly displays when the point ID COOLDOWN equals 1.
- TREND displays when TREND equals 1 as long as COOLDOWN equals 0.
- The frame in the remaining four frames displays when its associated expression evaluates to True as long as COOLDOWN and TREND equal 0.