Remote Display Number/Replace Display Number

EasyBuilder Pro Q&A
Remote Display Number/Replace Display Number
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  • HMI Model: Wientek MT8072iP/MT8071iE
  • EasyBuilder Pro Version: V6.10.01.259

I’m converting a project originally created in FactoryTalk View Studio. It makes use of the “Replace Display Number” and “Remote Display Number” features.

Replace Display Number (Write): You set an address in the PLC which you will send the number of the display you wish to appear. I.e. If you set the address to N7:200 and you want display number 10 to appear you would set N7:200 to the value 10.

Remote Display Number (Read): You set an address in the PLC which will receive the current number of the display which appears on the PLC. I.e if you set the address to N7:201 when the display is changed to display number 15 the value of N7:201 would be set to 15.

Is there a way to create the equivalent functionality in EasyBuilder Pro?

Regards
Ian

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Hi @Usireland,

Based on your description, this sounds as if it may be accomplished by using a “Numeric” object with “Read/Write use different addresses” enabled:

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In this example, the read address of N7:201 will display the “Remote Display Number” while the write address of N7:200 will allow the user to write a new value to the “Replace Display Number” register. Can you please let me know if this solution is suitable for your application?

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Brendon,

Thank you for the reply, this maybe useful for me as well but it does not solve my problem.

I need to be able to read the “Remote Display Number”, i.e. the number of the display that is currently showing on the HMI. Perhaps we have a difference in terms, when I look at the “Window Settings” by right clicking on the display and selection “Attribute”, there is a value there “Window Number”, I’m guessing this is what Allen Bradley call “Display Number”

I also need to be able to set the “Replace Display Number” so that whatever number is placed in this register causes that numbered Window/Display to appear on the HMI.

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Hi @Usireland,

Thank you for clarifying, in this case you can use the “PLC Control” object in the object tab to write the current window number to your PLC:

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To change the current window, you can use a separate “PLC Control” object as in this tutorial: Link

I hope this helps!