About Picture Display

Use a Picture Display to view and change images.

Image File Format

Only .png format is supported in display unit.

In screen editing software, if you import other formats (.jpg, .bmp and .gif) of image file to the internal memory of display unit, then image file is automatically converted to .png format in display unit.

In screen editing software, if you save other formats of image file to the external storage and manually connect it to display unit, then image file is not converted to .png format in display unit.

Image File Storage Location

When Using Internal Memory

In [Save in], select [Internal].

In the [Data Folder in PC] field, enter the path of the image files on your computer you want to display. When the project file is transferred, the image files in the [Data Folder in PC] path are transferred to the [Destination Folder] path in the internal memory of the display unit.

Note:

  • When using internal memory, you cannot replace or add image files.

  • In simulation, Picture Display object refers to the image file in [Data Folder in PC].

  • If same image file exists in the destination folder, then the file is overwritten.

When using [SD Card] or [USB Storage]

In [Save in], select [SD Card] or [USB Storage].

Save the image files in the path typed in [Destination Folder].

When Using SP5000 Series Open Box (Windows 10 IoT Enterprise Model), IPC Series, or PC/AT

Save the image files in the paths [Destination Folder] and [Destination Folder (SD Card)] or [Destination Folder (USB Storage)].

[Destination Folder (SD Card)] and [Destination Folder (USB Storage)] are located in [System Architecture] ➞ [Target01] ➞ [Function] tab ➞ [Options] sub tab ➞ [Preferences].

When using [Local Storage]

In [Save in], select [Local Storage].

Save the image files in the path specified in [Destination Folder].

Note:

  • [Local Storage] is available for the ST6000 series or STM6000 series only.

  • Use the [File Management] operation to copy image files to local storage.
    File Management

Display Order of Images

The order of images displayed in Picture Display object is arranged depending upon the order of the first character of each image file name.

If the first character of image file name is same comparing to other image file name, then the display order of the images is arranged based on the second character or later of file name.

Example

001.png ➞ 002.png ➞ 003.png ➞ 010.png ➞ 100.png ➞ 11.png ➞ 12.png and so on.

Update Picture File

Even though you update the image file in the Picture Display object's [Save in] destination folder, the image displayed in the Picture Display object is not updated. To update the displayed image, perform the following to reload the image file from the destination folder.