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To define a standard table object

1. In the Objects menu, select Tables in the lower part of the menu. The Object Browser dialog box appears.

• You can also right-click at the desired position, select New in the pop-up menu, then the appropriate item in the submenu which is identical to the Objects menu.

2. If you want to base the object on an object template, select its name in the Templates drop-down list.
3. Type a unique name and an optional description.
4. Check the Name and Value boxes to show this information along with the object symbol.
5. Click OK. The table object properties dialog box appears.
6. On the Table tab, type the names and values of the analog objects you want to present together, choose the appropriate table type, etc.

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7. Click the Data Management tab to define how you want to collect and log data.

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8. Click the Display tab to define what you want to show along with the symbol.

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9. Click the Atom Mapping tab to define the PLC addressing and alarm texts.

• Although a table object can handle up to ten analog objects, you need only give one PLC address. The system assumes that the values have consecutive addresses.

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10. Click the Symbol Definition tab to choose the color and symbol to represent this object.

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11. Click OK to save the object.

• The symbol and the object caption appear. If you used the right-click menu, the symbol appears at the position where you clicked, otherwise the symbol appears in the upper left corner of the diagram.

12. Position the symbol and object caption.

See Also

Graphical display of table objects

Key features of a table object

To define a table object as a bar display

To define a table object as a moving symbol

The table object properties form

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