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Hi Ken, Thanks for the Reply, I've setup a "Rabbit Test" in this machine so that at 04:30 and 16:30 (basically before the start of each shift the Rabbit Test kicks on and they cannot run production until the test is done. Unfortunately the machine is usually idle at that point and the Screensaver has come up. So even when my test screen comes up its still behind the screensaver and of course the old saying you can lead an operator to a machine but you cant make them run I properly applies. I suppose I can just disable the screensaver but really didn't want to do that.

I have a Panelview plus 700 firmware version 6.1. Can anyone tell me is it possible to control the screensaver remotely? What I want to do is have a screen/display come up at a certain time of day and disable the screensaver or have it deactivate for a period of time.

Ken, All I had to do was find the correct tags in the plc logic and set that up for the display I created. Thanks for the help and information, it works like a charm.

Ken, I believe you may be on the right track with this. As I said, I'm teaching myself through FTview.. Currently in global connections on the display tab there are two tags Replace Display Number is {HMI_ScreenConfirm} and Remote Display Number is {HMI_ScreenRequest}. As best I can tell there is only one display in the project that is set to Display on Top, and it is checked Cannot be replaced. This is the Header which is sized to fit on the upper portion of all the other displays. All of the other displays are set to Replace. Basically I would like the new display that I created to pop-up only when a tag in the plc is high. I have an Acknowledge button on this display to reset the condition or the tage and a Go To Screen Select (another display) to navigate away if the tag is not high. So in order to get this display to come up do I set it with PLC logic in the HMI_ScreenRequest? or is that in the FTView? In the PLC logic there is only one rung with the HMI_ScreenRequest Tag and HMI_ScreenConfirm, there are two instructions, a Clear(CLR) HMI_ScreenRequest, and a Move(MOV) HMI_ScreenConfirm-Source to HMI_Screen_Confirm-Dest. I'm thinking that if I add an XIO of the tag I want to trigger the new display in front of them, add a branch around all of those and and XIC of that tag with two move instructions, 1 to move the new display number into the screen request and one to move that display number into the HMI_ScreenConfirm. Does that sound right? Also the display that I created has a spot for the header display so it doesn't have to be shut down. Which would be a better way to go with the new display, set it up as On Top or Replace?

OK I did that.. Everything runs fine except for the display I want to pop up if the tag goes high from the plc doesn't pop up.

Ok I've done everything as suggested but the display will not pop up on the HMI screen. In the View ME software all of the objects seem to function correctly with the display opened and "Test Display" clicked on. I can toggle all of the tags in the PLC and all of the objects function as they should. In the two macros that I created I've tried multiple tags, and expressions, none have triggered the display to pop up. Currently there is only one tag in the Startup macro and in the expression box a "1". I also took the shutdown macro out from the display settings thinking maybe there was a conflict. Any other ideas?

drmarginaeu, Thank you for your answer, I will give this a go and see what happens.

Hello, I am new to the forum and self learning my way through Factorytalk View Studio ME I have an existing project that I am working on and would like to know if I can create a new display that will pop up, display or be visible only when certain tags from the plc are on/true, and then either go back to being invisible automatically or by adding an acknowledge button. Can this be done? I have already created the display with objects on it and each of the objects has a visibility set up.