Events Tab

Overview

The Events Tab provides a single place to view and configure internal events.

Many events are configurable elsewhere at point of use, such as timer start/stop/reset events.

Events can be used to trigger an effect such as a screen change or trip reset.

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The Events Tab is divided into 3 columns:

Screen

Each screen may have a different set of events defined.

At the top of the list is the All Screens item for events that should be active on all screens.

If a screen has any events defined then it will display a lightning bolt Lightning Bolt icon.

At the bottom of the Screen List, the Show Unused Screens checkbox may be used to show / filter out any screens that are not configured with any Gauges.

Action

The Action column lists available on the selected screen.

Action Types

The following types of event actions are available:

  • Buttons - The button inputs on the display can generate the following actions:
    • Click - Triggered when the button is pressed.
    • Long Click - Triggered when the button is pressed for 2 seconds.
    • Hold - Triggered when the button is pressed for more than 1 second. Once in hold mode, the button generates 20 hold events per second. This is useful for rapidly increasing or decreasing numbers.
  • Logic / Alarms - Any logic channels created in the main setup are available to trigger an event. The event is triggered when the channel changes from 0 to 1.
  • On Change - Any on change outputs created in the main setup are available to trigger an event. Two actions are created for each on change output:
    • The On Change action occurs when values monitored by the on change output start changing.
    • The On Change Revert action occurs when values monitored by the on change output stop changing.
  • Stopwatch Trigger

Effect

The Effect column lists any effects that should happen in response to an event.

On the right of the Effect list, use the Add button to add a new effect, and the Delete button to remove the selected effect(s).

Adding an Effect

If the Add button is clicked, a list of available effects may be selected from to add to the list of effects for the selected action on the selected screen.