The Rainbow component shows numeric values in the form of an analog gauge. The Rainbow is for display only and cannot be controlled by the operator.

In the Rainbow Properties, you customize the position, size, and style of the object. You can adapt the following properties in particular:

• Changing size and position of an component

• Setting the background color

• Setting the style of text

Add a Rainbow component

1. Select the Rainbow component in the component pane.

2. Drag it to the Editor pane and release the mouse button.

3. Set the variable.

4. Set the range for Rainbow component in the properties pane.

   • Click "..." at the right end of the row Max. value and Min. value.

   • Change the value as you want.

   • Save the change by clicking OK or quit the change by clicking Cancel.

     The range value will change to the default value when you select Reset to Default.

5. Set the color for each range.

   • Click "..." at the right end of the row Color.

   • In the Color Setting window, customize the range and its color. You can add a range by clicking "+" button.

     Note You can add five ranges for a Rainbow component at most.

   • Save the color setting.

Properties for Rainbow

• Basic

  • Name: Rainbow

  • Location: you can modify the location coordinate for the Rainbow.

  • Size: you can modify the width and height information for the Rainbow.

• Binding

  • Variable Name: select the Default Tag or variable from tag table depending on your need.

  • Block Type: select the type of variable.

  • Block Number: select the block number.

  • Block Format: select Signed or Unsigned for the Block value.

  • Decimal Places: select the number of decimal places for the variable value.

• Animation

  • Max. Value: set the maximum value for the analog bar depending on your need.

  • Min. Value: set the minimum value for the analog bar depending on your need.

  • Color: click Color Setting swatches, according to different ranges, select a corresponding color swatch, and click OK button.

• Styles

  • Background color: select the background color.

  • Fill: select the check box if you want to fill the Rainbow area with background color.

  • Font: select Font, Font Style and Size information separately in the Font pane. Click the OK button to save the changes or click the Reset to Default button to reset to the default settings.