Connection Status Indicator Widget

Used by:  Serial Port

Enabled for TCP/IP Port and UDP/IP Port, but should not be used for those tags.

* Does not use the Style Settings tag.

The Connection Status Indicator is used to notify operators when the port being monitored is in any of the following states: Disconnected, Connecting, Connected, or Failed.

You may configure the indicator to use any color for each state, and to use any image (or none) to display the status.  The default configuration is a color-coded rectangle. Note that the rectangle is solid - it will not interact with active orange as is the case with an Image Change widget.

Use Same Image for All States

Select this box if you wish to use the image selected for State 0 (Disconnected), for all states of the tag.

This option is often used when the selected image's indicator area (the small rectangle at its base) is to be replaced with a new color according to the state of the tag.

Use Image / No Image

Select whether to include an image for the Connector Status.
If not using an image, you should select Color Replace, then position the Connector Status over an area of Active Orange. Everything that is Active Orange below the Connector Status will be replaced with the matching state's color.

Color Replace

Use the Color Replace option if the image includes a color indicator patch, or if you have selected the No Image option. (Color indicators within images are areas of Active Orange.)

Select (Image)

Opens the Select Color Dialog, from which you can choose a color, either to colorize the image, or to replace Active Orange color patches.

Adjust (Image)

Opens the Adjust Image dialog, with its full range of controls over image appearance.

Clear (Image)

Remove the image. Has the same effect as selecting the No Image option.

Disable Options

Disable selected operator-interaction features of this widget.

See: Operator Interaction Controls

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