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Lamps

Section 4-6

4-6 Lamps

The NT20S has the “lamp” function used to simply display the PC bit status.

This section describes the lamps which can be displayed.

The lamp display status (lit (flashing) or unlit) can be changed by instructions from

the PC/host.

For details on how to change the status of a currently displayed lamp, refer to

“Turning ON (lit) and OFF (unlit) the Lamps (Changing the Contents of Allocated

Bits)” on page 179, “Lamp and Touch Switch Display (Bit Specification)” on page

210, and “Lamp and Touch Switch Display (Number Specification)” on page 210.

4-6-1 Lamp Functions

The lamps are the graphic areas whose method of display can be changed by us-

ing the PC. Available display methods are “lit”, “unlit”, and “flash“. Up to 128 lamps

can be registered in one screen.

The display status (lit, unlit, and flashing) which are registered when creating the

screen data can be switched according to the ON/OFF of the PC bit status.

Unlit Lit

Lamp Attributes The following attributes can be set with the lamp. Use the support tool to set the

lamp attributes.

S Shape

Select from the square and circle shapes. The display size can be freely se-

lected.

Square Circle

S Frame

Select whether or not the boundary line (frame) of the lamp display area is dis-

played. If the frame is not set, only the guide display message for the lamp is

displayed when the lamp is not lit (or flashing). If the guide display message is

not set, nothing is displayed.

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