PipeLine HMI Colour coding, flow effect and blinking animation

 

To use the PipeLine function the PLC must communicate a value to display

• fill the pipeline with one of the 3 colours
• add a blink
• add a flow effect

Fixed colour

• 0 colour #1
• 1 colour #2
• 2 colour #3

Flashing

• 5 blinking between #1 and #2
• 6 flashing between #1 and #3

Fixed colour + effect

• 8 colour #1 + effect
• 9 colour #2 + effect
• 10 colour #3 + effect

Flashing + effect

• 13 flashing between #1 and #2 + effect
• 14 flashing between #1 and #3 + effect

 

You can use the LW_BIT address to set the correct word bit directly to 1 or 0. And use Data Forward for retrieve them in bit format in PLC.

Exemple: PipeLine Color Blink Flow

Note that this function may not work in simulation mode in the HMI-Tool software