Configuring a thermal monitoring device popup in a graphic

To create a button to open a thermal monitoring device popup and view the cubicle, transformer, and location information:

  1. Open the Citect Graphics Builder.
  2. Open the graphic page on which you want to create the button.
  3. Using the toolbox, create a button on the page.
  4. Select the button, right-click, and then select Properties.
  5. In the Button Properties Appearance tab, enter unique text for the button.
  6. In the Input Tab Up Command section, enter PLSMDShow(“Your I/O device Name”).

    NOTE: The quotation marks are necessary. The device name must match what was entered as the I/O device name in Adding a thermal monitoring device to a Power Operation project.

  7. Select OK.
  8. Compile and run the project.
  9. Confirm that the button you created appears in the correct graphic page, and select the button to see the popup.