Map Variables to the Control Panel

To link your Control panel with the PLC programs, some controls contain a property called Variable symbol. (Figure 1)

Figure 1: Map variables to a Control Panel control

Procedure

1. Select the variable in the Dictionary toolbox.
2. Move it to the control to be linked in the Control panel editor using drag-and-drop. (Figure 2)
   
   

Figure 2: Map Variables to a Control Panel Control in the Graphical Editor

The Variable symbol is automatically updated in the Properties tab.

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• A warning is generated when the program is compiled if the control is mapped to a variable not in the Dictionary.
  Double-click the warning to highlight the control object and open the editor so the variable can be defined.