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All object guides

This overview lists all 40 palette objects and the guides currently available. All forty palette objects are documented. Additional guides cover formulas, navigation, text input and keyboard shortcuts.

Help directly from object properties

Open an object’s properties and click the turquoise ? in the square petrol-coloured button directly after the heading. It opens the matching object guide in the local help window, without searching the help index.

With the application interface set to German, the German guide opens. All other interface languages currently open the English guide. This follows the application language, not the language of labels on the project page. Opening help for another object changes the displayed article, even when the help window is already open.

Traffic-light properties with the help button next to the heading. — The question mark opens the traffic-light guide. Screenshot of the German interface.

Basic objects

Configure an alarm object on a process page →: An alarm object displays messages from its own configured data source, address range and message definitions on the page where it is placed. Help ID OBJ-ALARM.
Show a tank level with a bar →: Place a narrow level bar within the tank. Help ID OBJ-BAR.
Insert images and state graphics →: Place a tank and configure its dimensions. Help ID OBJ-IMAGE.
Insert and label a button →: Prepare an on/off toggle below the setpoint field without assigning a process connection. Help ID OBJ-BUTTON.
Add and format labels →: Create the heading Anlagenübersicht in 36-pixel bold text with the Pamaglawe teal color. Help ID OBJ-LABEL.
Display a process state as text →: Map preview value 2 to the red message Störung, then add English translations. Help ID OBJ-TEXT.
Display process values as a trend →: A trend records up to six process values against time, each with its own name, source and color. Help ID OBJ-TREND.
Display a level as a number →: Add a readable percentage below the bar inside the tank. Help ID OBJ-VALUE.
Add a setpoint input →: Prepare an input showing 60 beside the tank, in design mode without writing to a PLC. Help ID OBJ-INPUT.
Calculate tank volume with a formula →: Copy a cylinder formula into the project and use it for value output. Help ID OBJ-FORMULA.
Navigate between pages →: Configure a button from Anlagenübersicht to Hauptseite and a return button, then test both directions. Help ID OBJ-NAVIGATION.
Enter a batch text →: Prepare a text input containing CH-001 with the caption Charge. Help ID OBJ-TEXT-INPUT.
Keyboard shortcuts →: A compact, separately printable reference for selecting and editing objects in design mode. Help ID REF-SHORTCUTS.

Controls

Operating mode with a PLC connection →: Configure operating mode and assign a dedicated process symbol. Help ID OBJ-MODE.
Checkbox with a PLC connection →: Configure checkbox and assign a dedicated process symbol. Help ID OBJ-CHECKBOX.
Option group with a PLC connection →: Configure option group and assign a dedicated process symbol. Help ID OBJ-OPTIONS.
On/off switch with a PLC connection →: Configure on/off switch and assign a dedicated process symbol. Help ID OBJ-SWITCH.
Setpoint slider with a PLC connection →: Configure setpoint slider and assign a dedicated process symbol. Help ID OBJ-SLIDER.
Numeric stepper with a PLC connection →: Configure numeric stepper and assign a dedicated process symbol. Help ID OBJ-STEPPER.

Displays

Control a traffic light with one process value →: The traffic light has red, yellow and green lamps in a fixed order. Help ID OBJ-TRAFFIC.
Display operating hours as a duration or decimal hours →: The operating-hours display converts a numeric counter into a duration or decimal hours. Help ID OBJ-HOURS.
Display the date and time →: Date / Time uses the system clock of the computer running PamaGlawe. Help ID OBJ-DATETIME.
Display progress as a percentage bar →: Progress shows a numeric process value as a filled bar and a number. Help ID OBJ-PROGRESS.
Open a detail window with a hotspot →: A hotspot is an invisible clickable area in Play mode. Help ID OBJ-HOTSPOT.
Display numbers with the LCD object →: LCD renders a process value as segment digits in DEC, BIN, HEX or OCT. Help ID OBJ-LCD.
Configure a stack light →: Four individually labeled segments display machine status, material requests or operating conditions. Help ID OBJ-STACKLIGHT.
Display a measurement on a circular gauge →: The gauge shows a measurement with a pointer and an optional numeric value beneath it. Help ID OBJ-GAUGE.
Display connection status →: Status reports whether recent data has arrived for the assigned device or IP address. Help ID OBJ-CONNECTION.
Display several process values in a table →: A value table combines up to sixteen independently assigned values. Help ID OBJ-TABLE.
Display two process values as an XY position →: X controls horizontal position and Y vertical position. Help ID OBJ-XY.
Display states with text and translations →: The state display maps up to sixteen exact PLC values to messages. Help ID OBJ-STATE.

Structure

Collapsible area →: A collapsible area groups objects beneath a clickable header. Assigned contents are hidden when collapsed and shown again when expanded. This example includes a button. Help ID OBJ-COLLAPSIBLE.
Line →: Line / Arrow draws a straight line with optional arrowheads. Choose a fixed color or change the color according to a process value. This example checks off, on and fault states. Help ID OBJ-LINE.
Notepad →: Create shift handover notes with an author and recipient, then mark entries as read or open. Help ID OBJ-NOTE.
PID controller →: Insert a PID controller, explore proportional control in simulation and set the output manually. Help ID OBJ-PID.
Polyline →: Draw a right-angle polyline, add an end arrowhead and control its color with a dedicated process symbol. Help ID OBJ-POLYLINE.
Frame →: Insert a group frame, add a caption and format its heading to match the process page. Help ID OBJ-FRAME.
Tabs →: Insert a tab container, name its tabs and switch between their assigned contents. Help ID OBJ-TABS.
Recipe →: Create a test recipe with one setpoint, validate its limits and verify the confirmed transfer to the Modbus test server. Help ID OBJ-RECIPE.
Scroll area →: Insert a vertical scroll area, set its inner height and assign displays to its scrollable contents. Help ID OBJ-SCROLL.
Virtual PLC →: Build simulation logic step by step: insert IF and CASE blocks at the cursor, add commands and test execution with Start, Pause, Continue and Stop. Help ID OBJ-VPLC.

Documents

Users →: Configure project accounts, understand role permissions and test allowed and blocked actions with a practice account. Help ID OBJ-USER.
PDF →: Link a PDF to a process page: select a file, configure its display and read or print the document in play mode. Help ID OBJ-PDF.
Open PDF →: Use Browse to choose a PDF, such as an older batch report or service report. Learn how this differs from a configured PDF and which permissions apply. Help ID OBJ-PDF-BROWSER.
Process log →: Configure process recording, manual or PLC-triggered start and completion, capture modes and PDF output. Help ID OBJ-PROTOCOL.