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Chapter 4 Human Machine Interface
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3. The HMI G Wizard generates a diagram for you that calls the Read Tag
VI, as shown in the following illustration.
4. Pop up on the lock in the top right corn er of the While Loop and select
Release Wizard Lock.
5. Using the Labeling tool, edit the timeout input to the Read Tag VI
from its default –1.00 (indefinite) to 1.00.
6. Using the Positioning tool, select the bottom right corner of the While
Loop and expand it.
7. Using the Wiring tool, pop up on the value timestamp output of the
Read Tag VI and select Create Indicator. Pop up on the in alarm
output of the Read Tag VI and select Create Indicator. The block
diagram should appear as shown in the following illustration.
8. From the front panel, change the format of value timestamp to display
absolute time. Pop up on the value timestamp indicator, select
Format & Precision, and set Format to Time & Date. Your front
panel should appear as shown in the following illustration.