Display Active Messages Count
In the last step, we learned how to trigger messages and saw how HELIO displays them as a dialog when they are triggered by our PLC, which is great. However if an operator simply closes the new message, there is no indication within our HMI that there is still one or more messages currently active.
Sounds like an important challenge we should solve as soon as possible. Fortunately, there is already a Dynamic Property that allows us to do just that. So let's add a global active message indicator.
- Add A New Header Cell
- Add a Header Cell to the header of your HMI.
- Choose a nice
Iconthat communicates what operators are going to see when they activate this header.
- Activate and Configure the Badge
- Activate the
Badgeproperty of the Header Cell element. - Use the Dynamic Property Number of Active Messages and configure it to count all the messages, no matter which status or level.
- Simulate Message And Test the Result
So try simulating multiple types and level of messages and see how the header cell and the badge respond. Have fun!
Mission accomplished!
We've introduced a global place in the header to display the number of active messages.
- That's pretty much it for Messaging! Now go ahead and create some helpful messages on your own.
- Also check out the Messaging v2 template that has all our previous steps already setup for you.