Visualization Element ‘Analog Clock’

Symbol:

Tag: Date/time controls

This element is a clock that displays the current point in time. The clock can also display any time.

Element properties

Element name	Example: GenElemInst_1
Type of element	Analog clock

Element property ‘Position’

The position defines the location and size of the element in the visualization window. These are based on the Cartesian coordinate system. The origin is located at the upper left corner of the window. The positive horizontal x-axis runs to the right. The positive vertical y-axis runs downwards.

X	X coordinate of the upper left corner of the element Specified in pixels. Example: 10.
Y	Y coordinate of the upper left corner of the element Specified in pixels. Example: 10.
Width	Specified in pixels. Example: 150
Height	Specified in pixels. Example: 30

Note

You can also change the values by dragging the box symbols ( ) to other positions in the editor.

See also

• Positioning Elements, Adapting Size and Layer

Element property ‘Time Display’

Use system time	: The system time of the PLC is displayed.
Variable	Variable (time data type TOD, TIME_OF_DAY). This receives the time of day that is not the system time. Example: PLC_PRG.todTimeTokio Requirement: The Use system time property is not activated.

See also

• Time/date type TOD: Time Data Types

Clock design

From style: All settings are preconfigured according to the style. Explicit: The Clock settings property is shown, where you can edit the analog clock.

Element property ‘Settings’

Requirement: The Property is Explicit. Only then is the Clock Settings category visible.

Background

Background color	Color variants of the default background image Yellow Red Blue Green Black
Own background	Background display with the specific Image. Replaces the default background image.
Image	Image from an image pool or library Example: myImagepool.myImage
Transparency color	The transparent color in the image representation. Example: White. The white parts of the image are transparent.
Use background color	: The image background is displayed using the color defined in the Background color property. Requirement: No image reference is given in the Image property.
Background color	Style color or color Requirement: Use background color is activated.

Hands

Hand style	Example: Thin arrow
Color hour hand	Style color or color for the hands
Color minute hand
Color second hand

Lines

Lines style	Clock face graduation None Line: Graduation lines by hour Hours and minutes: Graduation lines by hours and minutes Dots: Graduation dots by hour
Color	Color of the clock face graduation
Line width	Line weight of the clock face graduation
Scale in 3D	: Representation of the clock face with 3D effect

Numerics

Style of numerics	Digits on the clock face None Quarter All
Font	Font for displaying the digits
Font color	Font for displaying the digits

Center point

Color

Color of the center of the clock

Positioning

Usage of	Default style values: Presetting of the style values Individual settings: User-defined settings in the subordinate Positioning property.
Positioning	Requirement: Visible when the Usage or property is set to Individual settings.
Numerics movement	Value (in pixels) for shifting the digits. Example: 80
Line movement	Value (in pixels) for shifting the hour lines. Example: 100
Hands scaling	Factor for scaling the length of the hour hand. You can customize the exact position of the hour hand relative to the background image. Example: 100

Scaling type

Defines the scaling of the height and width of the element. Anisotropic: The background image is scaled to the size of the element The height and width are scaled independently of each other. Isotropic: The background image is scaled to the size of the element, retaining its proportion. The proportion of height and width is fixed.

Optimized drawing

: The background image is drawn one time. When the hour hand moves, only the affected part of the image is redrawn. : The background image is redrawn in cycles. Tip: Deactivate this option only for extreme exceptions.