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Symbol:

_visu_icon_clock

Category: “Date/Time Controls”

The element is a clock that displays the current time of day. The clock can also display a random time.

Element properties

“Element name”

Example: ‎GenElemInst_1‎

“Type of element”

“Analog Clock”

Element property 'Position'

The position defines the location and size of the element in the visualization window. These are based on the Cartesian coordinate system. The origin is located at the upper left corner of the window. The positive horizontal x-axis runs to the right. The positive vertical y-axis runs downwards.

“X”

X coordinate of the upper left corner of the element

Specified in pixels.

Example: ‎10‎.

“Y”

Y coordinate of the upper left corner of the element

Specified in pixels.

Example: ‎10‎.

“Width”

Specified in pixels.

Example: ‎150‎

“Height”

Specified in pixels.

Example: ‎30‎

You can also change the values by dragging the box symbols (_visu_icon_position_element) to other positions in the editor.

Element property 'Center'

The properties contain fixed values for the coordinates of the point of rotation. This point of rotation is shown as the _visu_icon_center_point.png symbol. The point is used as the center for rotating and scaling.

“X”

X-coordinate of the point of rotation

“Y”

Y-coordinate of the point of rotation

You can also change the values by dragging the symbols (_visu_icon_center_point.png) to other positions in the editor.

Element property 'Time Display'

“Use system time”

_cds_icon_option_activated: The system time of the PLC is displayed.

“Variable”

Variable (time data type ‎TOD‎, ‎TIME_OF_DAY‎). This receives the time of day that is not the system time.

Example: ‎PLC_PRG.todTimeTokio‎

Requirement: The “Use system time” property is not activated.

“Design”

  • “From style”: All settings are preconfigured according to the style.

  • “Explicit”: The “Settings” property is available. Here you can customize the analog clock.

Element property 'Absolute movement'

The properties contain IEC variables for controlling the position of the element dynamically. The reference point is the upper left corner of the element. In runtime mode, the entire element is moved.

“Movement”

“X”

Variable (numeric data type). Defines the X position (in pixels).

Example: ‎PLC_PRG.iPos_X‎.

Increasing this value in runtime mode moves the element to the right.

“Y”

Variable (numeric data type). Defines the Y position (in pixels).

Example: ‎PLC_PRG.iPos_Y‎.

Increasing this value in runtime mode moves the element downwards.

“Rotation”

Variable (numeric data type). Defines the angle of rotation (in degrees).

Example: ‎PLC_PRG.iAngle1‎.

The midpoint of the element rotates at the “Center” point. This rotation point is shown as the _visu_icon_center_point.png symbol.

In runtime mode, the alignment of the element remains the same with respect to the coordinate system of the visualization. Increasing the value rotates the element to the right.

 _visu_img_prp_rotation

“Scaling”

Variable (integer data type). Causes centric stretching.

Example: ‎PLC_PRG.iScaling‎.

The reference point is the “Center” property.

The value ‎1‎ shrinks the element by a factor of ‎0.001‎. The value ‎1000‎ returns the element to its original size.

“Interior rotation”

Variable (numeric data type). Defines the angle of rotation (in degrees).

Example: ‎PLC_PRG.iAngle2‎.

In runtime mode, the element rotates about the point of rotation specified in “Center” according to the value of the variable. In addition, the alignment of the element rotates according to the coordinate system of the visualization. Increasing the value in the code rotates clockwise.

The rotation point is shown as the _visu_icon_center_point.png symbol.

Note: If a static angle of rotation is specified in the property “Position  Angle”, then the static angle of rotation is added to the variable angle of rotation (offset) when the visualization is executed.

 _visu_img_prp_inner_rotation

“Use REAL values”

Note: Only available if the device supports the use of REAL coordinates.

_cds_icon_option_activated: The properties of the absolute movement are interpreted as REAL values. The values are not rounded.

The option allows for the individual fine-tuning of drawing the element, for example for the visualization of a smoother rotation.

Hint: If a horizontal or vertical line is drawn blurry on a specific visualization platform, then this can be corrected by an offset of 0.5px in the direction of the line thickness.

You can link the variables to a unit conversion.

The properties “X”, “Y”, “Rotation”, and “Interior rotation” are supported by the "Client Animation" functionality.

See also

Element property 'Settings'

Requirement: The “Property” is “Explicit”. Only then is the “Clock Settings” category visible.

Table 756: “Background”

“Background color”

Color variants of the default background image

  • “Yellow”

  • “Red”

  • “Blue”

  • “Green”

  • “Black”

“Own background”

Background display with the specific “Image”. Replaces the default background image.

“Image”

Image from an image pool or library

Example: ‎myImagepool.myImage‎

“Transparency color”

The transparent color in the image representation.

Example: “White”. The white parts of the image are transparent.

“Use background color”

_cds_icon_option_activated: The image background is displayed using the color defined in the “Background color” property.

Requirement: No image reference is given in the “Image” property.

“Background color”

Style color or color

Requirement: “Use background color” is activated.
Table 757: “Hands”

“Hand style”

Example: “Thin arrow”

“Color hour hand”

Style color or color for the hands

“Color minute hand”

“Color second hand”
Table 758: “Lines”

“Lines style”

Clock face graduation

  • “None”

  • “Line”: Graduation lines by hour

  • “Hours and minutes”: Graduation lines by hours and minutes

  • “Dots”: Graduation dots by hour

“Color”

Color of the clock face graduation

“Line width”

Line weight of the clock face graduation

“Scale in 3D”

_cds_icon_option_activated: Representation of the clock face with 3D effect
Table 759: “Numerics”

“Style of numerics”

Digits on the clock face

  • “None”

  • “Quarter”

  • “All”

“Font”

Font for displaying the digits

“Font color”

Font for displaying the digits
Table 760: “Center point”

“Color”

Color of the center of the clock
Table 761: “Positioning”

“Usage of”

  • “Default style values”: Presetting of the style values

  • “Individual settings”: User-defined settings in the subordinate “Positioning” property.

“Positioning”

Requirement: Visible when the “Usage or” property is set to “Individual settings”.

“Numerics movement”

Value (in pixels) for shifting the digits.

Example: ‎80‎

“Line movement”

Value (in pixels) for shifting the hour lines.

Example: ‎100‎

“Hands scaling”

Factor for scaling the length of the hour hand. You can customize the exact position of the hour hand relative to the background image.

Example: ‎100‎

“Scaling type”

Defines the scaling of the height and width of the element.

  • “Anisotropic”: The background image is scaled to the size of the element The height and width are scaled independently of each other.

  • “Isotropic”: The background image is scaled to the size of the element, retaining its proportion. The proportion of height and width is fixed.

“Optimized drawing”

_cds_icon_option_activated: The background image is drawn one time. When the hour hand moves, only the affected part of the image is redrawn.

_cds_icon_option_deactivated: The background image is redrawn in cycles.

Hint: Disable this option only for extreme exceptions.

Element property 'Absolute movement'

The properties contain IEC variables for controlling the position of the element dynamically. The reference point is the upper left corner of the element. In runtime mode, the entire element is moved.

“Movement”

“X”

Variable (numeric data type). Defines the X position (in pixels).

Example: ‎PLC_PRG.iPos_X‎.

Increasing this value in runtime mode moves the element to the right.

“Y”

Variable (numeric data type). Defines the Y position (in pixels).

Example: ‎PLC_PRG.iPos_Y‎.

Increasing this value in runtime mode moves the element downwards.

“Rotation”

Variable (numeric data type). Defines the angle of rotation (in degrees).

Example: ‎PLC_PRG.iAngle1‎.

The midpoint of the element rotates at the “Center” point. This rotation point is shown as the _visu_icon_center_point.png symbol.

In runtime mode, the alignment of the element remains the same with respect to the coordinate system of the visualization. Increasing the value rotates the element to the right.

 _visu_img_prp_rotation

“Interior rotation”

Variable (numeric data type). Defines the angle of rotation (in degrees).

Example: ‎PLC_PRG.iAngle2‎.

In runtime mode, the element rotates about the point of rotation specified in “Center” according to the value of the variable. In addition, the alignment of the element rotates according to the coordinate system of the visualization. Increasing the value in the code rotates clockwise.

The rotation point is shown as the _visu_icon_center_point.png symbol.

Note: If a static angle of rotation is specified in the “Position  Angle” property, then the static angle of rotation is added to the variable angle of rotation (offset) when the visualization is executed.

 _visu_img_prp_inner_rotation

You can link the variables to a unit conversion.

The “X”, “Y”, “Rotation”, and “Interior rotation” properties are supported by the "Client Animation" functionality.

See also

Element property 'State variables'

The variables control the element behavior dynamically.

“Invisible”

Variable (‎BOOL‎). Toggles the visibility of the element.

‎TRUE‎: The element is not visible at runtime.

The “Invisible” property is supported by the "Client Animation" functionality.

These properties are available only when you have selected the “Support client animations and overlay of native elements” option in the Visualization Manager.

“Animation duration”

Defines the duration (in milliseconds) in which the element runs an animation

  • Variable (‎integer value‎)

    Example: ‎Menu.tContent‎ with ‎VAR tContent : INT := 500; END_VAR‎

  • Integer literal

    Example: ‎500‎

Animatable properties

  • “Absolute movement”, “Movement”, “X”, “Y”

  • “Absolute movement”, “Rotation”

  • “Absolute movement”, “Interior rotation”

  • “Absolute movement”, “Exterior rotation”

The animated movement is executed when at least one value of an animatable property has changed. The movement then executed is not jerky, but is smooth within the specified animation duration. The visualization element travels to the specified position while rotating dynamically. The transitions are smooth.

“Move to foreground”

Moves the visualization element to the foreground

Variable (‎BOOL‎)

Example: ‎bIsInForeground‎ with ‎VAR bIsInForeground : BOOL := FALSE; END_VAR‎

‎TRUE‎: At runtime, the visualization element is displayed in the foreground.

‎FALSE‎: At runtime, the visualization element is displayed in the layer where it was inserted in the visualization editor.