Re: [foxboro] changing color code object DM

Ouch!  I was thinking about saying to use the DspConventions
configuration tool also, but it would be a large amount of work to
re-configure all of the displays.  We use it to change alarm background
color for all of our AIN, PID, CIN, GDEV, and REALM blocks.  This all
happens by bit-mapping, (one time), the .ALMSTA parameter to your
desired color convention in the Display Convention Configurator.  From
then on you just connect that convention to the background color of the
objects that you want to use it.  Since all of those objects use the 
same convention, you can then change the convention, (one time), and 
then propagate the change to all objects at once. Our .ALMSTA convention 
is configured like this:

No Alarm, Nothing Inhibited = White
Inhibited Alarm             = Gray
Inactive but Unack'ed Alarm = Yellow
Active but Ack'ed Alarm     = Red
Active and Unacked Alarm    = Red/Light-Red Flashing

Dirk, if you use GDEV blocks you could build a convention that you could 
connect to valves and motors.  I think the .MMAIND parameter or maybe 
the .BLKSTA parameter could give you all of the different valve status 
conditions.
Unfortunately, I don't know how you can do a simple search and replace 
of background or fill colors using d_edit.

Good Luck,
Tom VandeWater

Wetton, Richard J wrote:
> Dirk,
> 
> Is it safe to assume you haven't used display conventions
> (DspConventions editor)?
> 
> If you have its easy to change all displays with that tool, if not I
> suggest you use conventions when you change each object one at a time.
> 
> Richard Wetton.....
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Dirk Pauwels
> Sent: Thursday, 24 November 2005 8:15 PM
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [foxboro] changing color code object DM
> 
> I need to change a color code on all of our Reactor displays. (using
> display=20
> manager, not foxview) Closed valve is now represented by color red,
> needs to=20
> be replaced with another color (red is generally alarm color). I don't
> want=20
> to go through each object one by one and change color code. I checked
> the=20
> dump file, but there's no color code indicated there. I can't change the
> 
> color palette file, that would replace the colors on all displays. Is
> there=20
> a way to change color codes per display using 1 command?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dirk Pauwels - DCS/MOC coordinator
> Engineering dept.
> Hexion Specialty Chemicals
> E mail: dirk.pauwels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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