Why use object templates?

Use for analog, table, counter and digital objects object templates to

ensure consistency within a configuration because each process component is based on a common object template.
save valuable engineering time by eliminating the need of entering the same information for a number of very similar process components.
limit the task of creating new process components to typing a unique name and a specific PLC address.

When an object template is used, objects can be defined simply and quickly, since the only additional information the system needs is a new object name, PLC addressing and graphical presentation.

Digital object templates

With a digital object template you can also:

Use any number of states and commands
Give the states and commands the names you like
Define the bits used for states and commands
Define the bits used for alarm indication and acknowledgement
Save color and symbol selections as part of the object template
Change object template properties and thus change objects based on that object template