Software Instruction Manual

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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4 Object Reference
A wide variety of objects are available in a graphics plate. We recommend that you read this section to get an
overview of the kinds of things you can do with a graphics plate. It’s a great place to get ideas when you want to
design a new graphics plate.
Graphics plate objects are the building blocks that are used to construct custom control screens. They are selected
from the graphics plate Toolbox (shown below in Figure 4.1). This section will describe each graphics plate object
in the order they are listed in the Toolbox menu.
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4.1 Graphic Display Module (GDM)
A GDM is a mini control panel for an IQ component. It is preconfigured with a variety of different controls that let you
monitor and/or control an IQ component. Several standard GDMs are provided with Turbo so the user can
quickly control one or more IQ components from a graphics plate. In addition, custom GDMs can be created to
replace the standard ones or for those IQ components that have no GDM.
To place a GDM on a graphics plate, choose Graphic Display from the Toolbox. The GDM Select Compo-
nent window (Figure 4.2) will then open to allow you to select the type of GDM to use.
Fig. 4.1 The Graphics Plate Toolbox