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Contents
Library Introduction
Large Dial Gauges
Linear Gauges
Small Dial Gauge
Scroll Bar
Text Gauge
Page Indicator
Keypad
Before You Begin.............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Install Fonts................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Add the COLOR Data Type.......................................................................................................................................................6
Use Widgets in Screen Display Editor....................................................................................................................................... 8
Inputs ...................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Example Widget Use ....................................................................................................................................................................11
Inputs..................................................................................................................................................................................................12
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Outputs..............................................................................................................................................................................................20
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Outputs..............................................................................................................................................................................................23
Example Widget Use.....................................................................................................................................................................23
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Before You Begin
The Widget library contains widgets that you can use in a display application.
The Widget library offers a collection of widgets to use in the screens of PLUS+1® GUIDE display
applications. Using this library, developers can quickly introduce adjustable value readouts or user
interactions into applications.
Before adding widgets to an application, make sure you install and use the required software tools.
Download, install, and open PLUS+1® GUIDE version 11.1 or later.
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Download and install the Widget library in PLUS+1® GUIDE.
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Install the fonts included in the Widget library. For more information, see the topic Install Fonts.
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Add the GUIDE Extensions' COLOR data type. For more information, see the topic Add the COLOR
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Data Type.
Only use these widgets in the Vector-Based Screen Editor (VBSE) in PLUS+1® GUIDE.
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Install Fonts
The widgets use DejaVu Sans fonts that you must install before using the library.
Make sure the Widget library is installed before you install the fonts it contains.
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1. From the Functions tab, open Widget Library, Library Fonts. Right-click on a font and select Save
As....
2. Navigate to the location where you want to save the font, then click Save.
3. Navigate to the font, double-click it, then click Install. The font is installed in your computer's font
directory. PLUS+1® GUIDE can access the fonts installed here.
4. Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 for all fonts included in the library, then restart PLUS+1® GUIDE.
Add the COLOR Data Type
Add the COLOR data type to your application.
The widgets in this library use the GUIDE Extensions' COLOR data type. Follow these steps to correctly
add this into your project.
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1. On the Project Manager tab, right-click the application name, then select Add New > PLC Unit.
2. Right-click on the PLC Units folder then select Add GUIDE PLC Extensions.
3. GUIDE extensions.xml is added to the PLC Units folder. The COLOR data type appears inside GUIDE
extensions.xml.
Use Widgets in Screen Display Editor
Graphical widgets can only be used in the screen editor.
You cannot drag a widget into the drawing area. To get started using a widget, create a screen and
complete these steps:
1. Click on the External Libraries tab in the Screen Editor and drag the desired widget into the screen. If
prompted to map languages, click OK. There are no translatable words in this library's widgets, this
ensures that the library's language is mapped to the project's main language.
2. When the Configure Object Interface window opens, click Add and Connect Sub-buses.
3. Click OK.
A sub-bus in your screen's Input bus (and Output bus if applicable) is created, containing all the
connected buses and signals for the widget.
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