Indirect Windows

[AaronS]

Introduction:

In EasyBuilder Pro, the “Indirect window” is a utility that will allow you to display a dynamic pop up window.The “Indirect window” is triggered when the a value that corresponds with an existing window number is written into the “Read” address.

Software Version:

EasyBuilder Pro 6.03.02.463+

Instructions:

1. In this example, we will be using a “Numeric” object to change windows. You can find this option in the “Object” tab within the “Input” section:
   

   

2. Within the “Read/Write” section, assign this object a free space in HMI or device memory:
   

   

3. Next, create a secondary window using the “Window Tree.” If the window tree does not appear on your left, navigate to the “View” tab and select “Window Tree”:
   

   

4. In an empty window, right-click and select “New,” followed by “OK.”:
   Note: This will serve as the indirect window displayed on our primary window. If you wish to prevent the primary window from being obscured by the secondary window, you can adjust the size of the secondary window in the “Size” section before clicking “OK.” You can also modify this later by double-clicking on the specified window and navigating to “Settings.”
   

   

5. While on your newly created window, create a button to close this window. This can be accomplished using a “Function Key” object. You can find the “Function Key” object in the “Object” tab within the “Button/Switch” section. Within the “Type” drop-down list, select “Window” and ensure the “Function” is set to “Close Window”:
   

   

6. In the primary window, we will create an “Indirect Window” object. This can be found within the “Object” tab under “Embed Window”:
   

   

7. Within the “Indirect Window,” you can select between (A) “Embedded in parent window” or “Popup window.” The difference between these two is “Popup window” will place the indirect window on the highest layer. This means all objects will be behind the popup window. “Embedded in parent window” is the opposite of that where the window will be on the lowest layer. So, when the window is supposed to be displayed the objects will be displayed on top of the indirect window. For the example we will be using the pop-up window, so no objects block their view. (B) Within the “Read/Write” section, make sure the address matches up with the “Numeric Object” we placed earlier. (C) In the “Animation” section you can customize how your indirect window will be introduced and exit. You can choose an effect from the drop-down menu and then choose how long your animation will last according to the duration box.
   

   

8. Now that your “Indirect Window” is set up and addressed to your “Numeric” object, when you enter a number into the “Numeric” object, the HMI will display the window no. corresponding with the value written to its address: