Opening the Project

The following sample project can be opened with or without FacotoryTalk Optix Studio Pro

With FactoryTalk Optix Studio Pro

1. Select the green Code dropdown
2. Copy the repository URL to the clipboard
3. Open FactoryTalk Optix Studio and sign in to obtain the FactoryTalk Optix Studio Pro Entitlement
4. Select Open > Remote, paste the repository URL in the Remote URL field, set the Location, and Select Open

Without FactoryTalk Optix Studio Pro

1. Select the green Code dropdown
2. Select Download ZIP
3. Unzip the downloaded Repository to the desired location
4. Open the .optix file

Introduction

The following sample project demonstrates how to visualize a PLC Array in a FactoryTalk Optix ListBox, and write the selected value down to a string in the controller.

Project Files

The sample controller ACD file can be found here:

Implementation

1. Configure the Array update mode for 'Array' in the Station tags.
2. Add a ListBox to the project.
3. Add an array of the same size as the controller array to the ListBox Properties, and tie its dynamic link to the controller array.
4. Tie the ListBox's Model property to the Variable created in the previous step.
5. Set the ListBox's Display value path property to {Item}@Value
6. Set the ListBox's Selected value property to the controller tag of which to write the selected value back to.