Summary
This chapter has covered the setting of properties and the dynamization of properties, as well as scripting and raising events. All of these are required in order to successfully interact with the HMI and any associated PLCs connected to the HMI.
Understanding when to use scripts over the built-in configuration menus is something unique to each programmer and application developed. It is important to remember that scripting should be used only when needed and not for the sake of it. Large scripts can cause issues if there are too many running at once.
The next chapter explores connecting structured data from a PLC to predefined faceplates in an HMI, allowing large datasets to be retrieved and utilized easily while maintaining a standardized and structured approach.