Graphic Objects

A collection of basic drawings is available. Each object can be either static, or linked to a variable used to enable its visibility (show/hide).

Properties

• Aspect (shapes)
• Background color
• Background mode
• Border color
• Border size
• Color when not connected
• Data format
• Direction (basic shapes)
• FALSE color
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Spying delay
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode
• TRUE color
• Variable symbol

Bitmap file (BMP, GIF, JPG) can be inserted in the graphic area.

Properties:

• Background color
• Background mode
• Bitmap display mode
• Bitmap pathname
• Border color
• Border size
• Border style
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode

• Large bitmaps are time-consuming during animation and can lead to poor performance, mainly if they have the "STRETCH" display mode or the "TRANS" (transparent) background mode.

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• Graphics need to be made portable with a project, otherwise the KAS IDE"Integrated development environment" An integrated development environment is a type of computer software that assists computer programmers in developing software. IDEs normally consist of a source code editor, a compiler and/or interpreter, build-automation tools, and a debuggerwill attempt to point to the original location of the graphic files. To make graphics portable, copy them to c:\Users\[user folder]\AppData\Local\Kollmorgen\Project\Controller\PLC"Programmable Logic Controller" A Programmable Logic Controller, PLC, or Programmable Controller is a digital computer used for automation of industrial processes, such as control of machinery on factory assembly lines. Used to synchronize the flow of inputs from (physical) sensors and events with the flow of outputs to actuators and events. After this the graphics are a part of the .KAS file.

  

Scales are static drawings representing an X or Y axis, generally used to document other objects such as trend charts or bargraphs.

Properties:

• Background color
• Background mode
• Border color
• Border size
• Border style
• Color when not connected
• Direction (scale)
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Maximum value
• Minimum value
• Nb divisions (main)
• Nb divisions (small)
• Placement (scale)
• Scale color
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode

Static, animated or edit text boxes are available for displaying / forcing variables. For edit boxes at runtimeIn computer science, runtime (or run-time) describes the operation of a computer program, the duration of its execution, from beginning to termination (compare compile time). Within KAS, runtime also refers to the virtual machine that manage the program written in a computer language while it is running, double-click on the object to enter the value and then hit ENTER to validate the input.

Properties:

• Action (text)
• Background color
• Background mode
• Border color
• Border size
• Border style
• Data format
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Spying delay
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode
• Variable symbol

Buttons, switches and 2-state displays are used for control or display of a Boolean variable.

Properties:

• Action (switch)
• Aspect (switches)
• Background color
• Background mode
• Bitmap display mode
• Bitmap for "FALSE" state
• Bitmap for "TRUE" state
• Border color
• Border size
• Data color
• Data format
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Spying delay
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode
• Variable symbol

Analog buttons are used for setting the value of an integer or real variable. The mouse is used for setting the value.

Properties:

• Background color
• Background mode
• Border color
• Border size
• Border style
• Data color
• Data format
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Maximum value
• Minimum value
• Scale color
• Spying delay
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode
• Variable symbol

Bargraphs are rectangles filled according to the value of an analog variable. Bargraphs can be horizontal or vertical.

Properties:

• Background color
• Background mode
• Border color
• Border size
• Border style
• Data color
• Data format
• Direction (bar graph)
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Maximum value
• Minimum value
• Spying delay
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode
• Variable symbol

Charts enable the tracing of a variable as with an oscilloscope.

Properties:

• Aspect (trend charts)
• Background color
• Background mode
• Border color
• Border size
• Border style
• Data color
• Data format
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Maximum value
• Minimum value
• Nb of points (trends)
• Spying delay
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode
• Variable symbol

Analog meters provide a graphical display of an analog value.

Properties:

• Background color
• Background mode
• Border color
• Border size
• Border style
• Data color
• Data format
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Link
• Maximum value
• Minimum value
• Nb divisions (main)
• Nb divisions (small)
• Scale color
• Spying delay
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode
• Variable symbol

Sliders are used for entering an analog value with a horizontal or vertical mouse driven cursor.

Properties:

• Background color
• Background mode
• Border color
• Border size
• Border style
• Data color
• Data format
• Direction (slider)
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Maximum value
• Minimum value
• Scale color
• Spying delay
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode
• Variable symbol

Digital meters (digits) display the value of a variable with the same aspect as a digital clock.

Properties:

• Aspect (digits)
• Background color
• Background mode
• Border color
• Border size
• Border style
• Data color
• Data format
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Maximum value
• Minimum value
• Spying delay
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode
• Variable symbol

Links are mouse-driven hyperlinks that are used as shortcuts to open another graphic document. Using links enables the design of multi-page animated applications.

Properties:

• Background color
• Background mode
• Border color
• Border size
• Border style
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Link
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode

Connection status is a box actuated with the current status of the connection and the connected run-timeIn computer science, runtime (or run-time) describes the operation of a computer program, the duration of its execution, from beginning to termination (compare compile time). Within KAS, runtime also refers to the virtual machine that manage the program written in a computer language while it is running application. It is mainly dedicated to diagnostic.

Properties:

• Background color
• Background mode
• Border color
• Border size
• Border style
• Data color
• Data format
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Spying delay
• Text
• Text color
• Text mode

Analog view meter.

Properties:

• Background color
• Background mode
• Border color
• Border size
• Border style
• Data color
• Data format
• Font name
• Font size
• Identifier
• Maximum value
• Minimum value
• Nb divisions (main)
• Nb divisions (small)
• Needle color
• Spying delay
• Title
• Title color
• Title placement
• Variable symbol

Other Properties:

• Needle aspect: defines how the dynamic area must be shown (see bitmaps)
• Background bitmap: optional bitmap to be displayed as background
• Needle X/Y position: start position from the center of the image (percents)
• Needle size: needle with (percents)
• Needle angle: angles for min/max values in degrees
• Green color: color for the "low" range
• Green to: maximum "low" value
• Yellow color: color for the "medium" range
• Yellow to: maximum "medium value
• Red color: color for the "high" range
• Red to: maximum "high" value
• Value placement: where the text value should be drawn
• Set Gain/offset