Chapter 3 Creating and Editing Screens   
3-100  Revision May, 2010 
3.8.2.2 Multistate Button 
Property Description of Multistate Buttons 
Multistate buttons accept three kinds units, WORD, LSB and Bit and the state number 
will be different by the unit. There are 1-256 states if its unit is WORD, 16 states if its
unit is LSB and 2 states if its unit is Bit. The unit of memory address will be different by
the value unit. If the value unit is WORD or LSB, the unit of memory address will be 
WORD. If the value unit is Bit, the unit of memory address will be Bit. If it is needed to
add or delete the total state numbers, add or delete the state numbers in only element
property table.   
Write Address 
Read Address 
The address can be internal memory or the controller address. 
(Please refer to Table 3-8-2 Property Description of General 
Buttons.) 
Text 
Text Size 
Font 
Text Color 
The user can set the text, text size, font and text color provided by
Windows® to determine the text display on the element (Please 
refer to Table 3-8-2 Property Description of General Buttons.) 
Blink 
The element can blink to remind the user (Please refer to Table 
3-8-2 Property Description of General Buttons.) 
Bank (Picture Bank)
Picture Name 
(Please refer to Table 3-8-2 Property Description of General 
Buttons.) 
Transparent Effect 
Transparent Color 
(Please refer to Table 3-8-2 Property Description of General 
Buttons.) 
Foreground Color 
Style 
(Please refer to Table 3-8-2 Property Description of General 
Buttons.) 
User Security Level
Use this option to set the user priority for pressing this element. 
Only the priority that is equal to or higher than the current setting
can use this element.   
Bit  Multistate button can have two states. 
Word  Multistate button can have 256 states. 
Data Length 
LSB  Multistate button can have 16 states.   
Data Format 
Provide BCD, Signed Decimal, Unsigned Decimal and Hex four
kinds of data format to define the read memory content.   
Add/Remove  
State 
Used to set the state number of multistate button. There are 1-256
states can be set if its unit is WORD, 16 states can be set if its unit
is LSB and 2 states can be set if its unit is Bit.   
Sequence 
Used to switch the sequence of multistate state   
(Previous state/Next state).