Getting Started with Trace Create a project with the following program PLC_PRG : PROGRAM PLC_PRG VAR iVar : INT; rSin : REAL; rVar : REAL; END_VAR iVar := iVar + 1; iVar := iVar MOD 33; rVar := rVar +

Displaying of variable values There are simple to very specialized visualization elements for displaying data from a running application. Examples: Simple output of variable values: For example, you c

Changing the variable values in the visualization In addition to displaying values from the controller, a user interface is also used to enter and change values. In general, you can configure user inp

Designing a Background, Using a Device Image There are two use cases for configuring the background of a visualization: The visualization should be provided with a background color or a background ima

Configuring User Inputs User inputs for a visualization are configured in order to operate the visualization. For this purpose, you configure input events on visualization elements where follow-up act

Configuring User Inputs for Visualization Elements All base elements and some common controls have the Input configuration property. This is where you can configure a user input for an element. For th

Configuring Gesture Recognition You can execute a visualization on a device that is operated by means of gestures. The visualization retains its user input configuration for mouse and keyboard operati

Configuring Text Input A visualization is usually configured so that it calls a virtual keyboard for a text input event when an input device is not available. For this purpose, the Write Variable foll

Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts You can define hotkeys and assign specific actions to them. At runtime, a visualization detects the keyboard input event and executes the action. There are different loc

Configuring the Time Axis A trend diagram displays the progression of variable values over time. For this purpose, values were stored in the Trend Recording object for each timestamp. This is the data