Now that the system is up and running lets display the TLM block that is defined in our block definition. To create a new screen you select File|New from the main menu or click the File|New toolbar button.
The above dialog opens and prompts you to enter a new file name. Note that in the combo box 'Save as type' you can select various different file types. In order to create a new screen file you have to select 'Screen (*.gscr)'. Once we specify the file name e.g.: TLM1.gscr an empty screen opens up in GSEOS and you can place objects on the screen. The application now looks like this:
To place a data item on the screen we select the 'Data Item' tool. Hint: If you move the mouse cursor over the toolbar buttons their function is indicated in the status bar. The button shown below invokes the 'Data Item' tool (alternatively you can choose Draw|Data Item from the main menu.
Once you select a tool the according button appears depressed to inidcate the tool selected in addition the mouse cursor takes a tool specific shape. Now drag a rectangle on the screen by pressing the left mouse button and moving the mouse while holding the mouse button down. Once you release the mouse button the select data item dialog appears:
Select the TLM block and then the Data item. Select 100 for the amount to restrict the number of elements to display. The screen should now look similar to the following picture and display your TLM.Data item.
The default display type is hexadecimal. You can change the properties of the display object once you placed it on the screen. By right-clicking on the item you will see the Format menu which allows you to change the format of the item. After placing multiple other items and some static elements like rectanges the TLM.scr file finally looks like this:
