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The default setting for date is Dd/Mm/Yyyy
Setting the target display time and date
To set the time on a display, use the Numeric Data Entry tool to set the internal variables Hour,
Minutes, and Seconds. To set the date, use the Numeric Data Entry tool to set the internal variables
Month, Day, and Year. (Do not use any other tool to modify the internal variables.) The following
panel shows how to design a panel for setting the display time and date. The panel consists of Numeric
Data Entry tools for reading and modifying system variables, and Numeric Data Display tools for
displaying the system time and date.
For System Hour, set the Numeric Data Entry tag name to ~System_Hour. You must type the tag name
exactly as shown, including the tilde at the beginning. Remember to enter the desired text in the legend
plate to identify the Numeric Data Entry tool as system hour. Set the Input Range Min and Max values
(1 to 12 for 12 hour display or 0 to 23 for Military display).
For System Minute, set the tag name to ~System_Minute and for System Second, set the tag variable
to ~System_Second. Remember to enter the desired text in the legend plates to identify system minute
and system second. Also remember to set the Input Range Min and Max values for minutes and
seconds.
For System Month, set the tag name to ~System_Month, for System Day set the tag variable to
~System_Day, and for System Year, set the tag variable to ~System_Year.
Save the panel and download it to the target display. Use the data entry operators to set the Time and
Date for your display. The target display maintains the system time and date between power cycles.
Make Default
If you decide that you want to have all Time Displays appear the same way, you can click the Make
Default button in the Time Display Settings dialog box. The current settings in the Time Display
Settings dialog box will be saved. The next time you create a Time Display, the saved settings will
automatically be applied.
Help
Click the Help button to gain access to help files relating to Time Display Settings.
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