The Transition after Changing Screen or Content

In screen transition after switching the screen or contents, the [Drawing Mode] setting differs based on [Screen Priority] versus [Communication Priority].

Note: You can configure the [Drawing Mode] in System Architecture.

  1. In the Project Explorer window, go to [System Architecture] and click [Target01].
  2. In the Properties window, go to [Function] tab ➞ [Options] tab and click [Preferences].

 

Screen Change

Change to Screen with Content

Content Change

 

Screen Change

# Event Transition when [Drawing Mode] is [Screen Priority] Transition when [Drawing Mode] is [Communication Priority]
1 Execute screen change operation.
2 Establish communication for external variables and device addresses in the destination of the screen change operation. While establishing communication, scripts and screen changes are not executed. Display objects with external variables in communication undefined state.
3 If there is script in the destination of the screen change operation with the [Screen/Content Status] trigger set to [Active], the script is executed.
4 Execute scripts other than the script specified in step 3.

Var1, Var2: Internal variables, Var3: External variable

Change to Screen with Content

# Event Transition when [Drawing Mode] is [Screen Priority] Transition when [Drawing Mode] is [Communication Priority]
1 Execute screen change operation.
2 Establish communication for external variables and device addresses in the destination of the screen change operation. While establishing communication, scripts and screen or content changes are not executed. Display objects with external variables in communication undefined state.
3 If there is script in the destination screen (or script in content on the destination screen) of the screen change operation with the [Screen/Content Status] trigger set to [Active], the script is executed.
4 Execute scripts other than the script specified in steps 3.

Var1, Var2: Internal variables, Var3, Var6: External variable

Content Change

# Event Transition when [Drawing Mode] is [Screen Priority] Transition when [Drawing Mode] is [Communication Priority]
1 Execute content change operation.
2 Establish communication for external variables and device addresses in the destination of the content change operation. While establishing communication, scripts and content changes are not executed. Display objects with external variables in communication undefined state.
3 If there is script in the destination of the content change operation with the [Screen/Content Status] trigger set to [Active], the script is executed.
4 Execute scripts other than the script specified in step 3.

Var1, Var2, Var4, Var5: Internal variables, Var6: External variable