Creating numeric outputs with units and "number of digits" property

Ignition
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I am a new ignition user, It seems that the led the LED element is the only output field i have for numeric values ?

How to create a numeric output value control by my own,

I would like to have the options to customize:

  • Border Thicjness and color
  • Fill color
  • Numeric formating / number of digits, devimal points,
  • Font style and size

I have not found another numeric output field besides the LED field

So how to create a numeric output from scratch Thanks in advance.

Th

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Most people just use the label component, or the numeric label in vision. Are you in vision or perspective?

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I am in Perspective

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Yes, use the Perspective label component. The LED display is difficult to read and is a throwback to the 1970s and "Back to the Future". With labels you can create highly legible displays with borders and backgrounds, etc.

Create a expression binding on the label and use numberFormat | Ignition User Manual function to format it.

  • Create style classes under Perspective | Styles to define your display styles.
  • In those use colors from Perspective Built-In Themes | Ignition User Manual where possible.
  • Select the style to be applied to your label from the Perspective Property Editor | PROPS | style | classes dropdown.