Faceplate tab attributes description

Faceplate tab configuration attributes define the number and content of the faceplate tabs. The full Faceplate tab attribute name is

'TcHmi.ProcessLibrary.Tab[Number].[Attribute Name]',

where:

The values of the Tab attributes can only contain one parameter or several parameters separated by a comma. In the following table, the parameters are described in in the order they appear.

Attribute Name

Description

Example

Name

Title of the tab

 

TargetFile

Parameters:

  • path to *.usercontrol file representing the tab
  • enable preload for the tab content (false, true) *)
  • enable pre attach for the tab content (false, true) *)
  • enable keep alive for the tab content (false, true) *)

 

Parameter

SymbolExpression or SymbolPath for the symbol providing data for the faceplate

 

Alignment

Alignment of the tab title.

Parameters:

  • horizontal alignment (Left, Right, Center)
  • vertical alignment (Top, Bottom, Center)

 

Icon

Icon next to the tab title.

Parameters:

  • path to the image file *.svg
  • width (Number)
  • height (Number)
  • width units (px, %)
  • height units (px, %)

 

*) – See the “Control life cycle” paragraph paragraph in the TE2000 TC3 HMI manual for detailed information.