Standards for Colors in Switches and Breakers Statuses

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Standards for Colors in Switches and Breakers Statuses

The Switches/Breakers tab allows users to configure colors returned, at run time, in the StateColor properties of Switch and Breaker objects, according to their statuses. The tab to configure colors of Switches and Breakers is displayed on the next figure.

Switches/Breakers tab

Switches/Breakers tab

The columns available to edit colors of Switches and Breakers are displayed on the next table.

Editing columns for colors of Switches and Breakers

Column

Description

Switch / Breaker status

Describes the status of a Switch or a Breaker. This is a read-only column

Application Value

Value displayed by the status meter of Switches and Breakers when a device is in such status. This is a read-only column

Color (good quality)

Color displayed by a Switch or Breaker on the diagram when a Measurement indicates its status with good communication quality (Tag's Quality property is greater or equal to 192)

Color (bad quality)

Color displayed by a Switch or Breaker on the diagram when a Measurement indicates its status with bad communication quality (Tag's Quality property is less than 192)

 

Colors of statuses and their respective qualities can be configured by script using the object returned by the SwitchGearColors property of the Power Configuration object, according to the next table.

Configuration options of colors for Switch and Breaker statuses

Status

Quality

Default Color

Description

Open

Good

Green or RGB(0, 255, 0)

Corresponds to the ColorOpenGood property of the Status Colors for Switches or Breakers object

Open

Bad

Dark green or RGB(0, 128, 0)

Corresponds to the ColorOpenBad property of the Status Colors for Switches or Breakers object

Closed

Good

Red or RGB(255, 0, 0)

Corresponds to the ColorClosedGood property of the Status Colors for Switches or Breakers object

Closed

Bad

Maroon or RGB(128, 0, 0)

Corresponds to the ColorClosedBad property of the Status Colors for Switches or Breakers object

Intermediate

Good

Yellow or RGB(255, 255, 128)

Corresponds to the ColorIntermediateGood property of the Status Colors for Switches or Breakers object

Intermediate

Bad

Olive or RGB(128, 128, 64)

Corresponds to the ColorIntermediateBad property of the Status Colors for Switches or Breakers object

Invalid

Good

White or RGB(255, 255, 255)

Corresponds to the ColorInvalidGood property of the Status Colors for Switches or Breakers object

Invalid

Bad

Gray or RGB(128, 128, 128)

Corresponds to the ColorInvalidBad property of the Status Colors for Switches or Breakers object

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