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Operating and monitoring SFCs
6.5 "SFC Instance" faceplate, "Actual Values" view
The following information and buttons can be seen (from left to right) in the detail view:
1. Overview line:
– PCS 7 group displays: Alarm, warning, step error, operator prompt
– Lock/Unlock Messages
– Message acknowledgement
– Message suppression
– Batch allocation
– Context of the SFC associated with faceplate:
– View selection
2. Control and display section of the SFC:
In the fields of the first row:
– Status display and SFC operating status label
– Status display and name of the active sequencer
– Status display and name of the held sequencer
– Box with drop-down list for displaying and changing the switching modes
In the fields of the second row:
– The current operating mode (MANUAL/AUTO)
– "Continuous mode" status flag for bumpless changeover, for example, when restarting
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The operator prompt icon
Indicates whether the associated SFC of the faceplate is allocated:
No icon Associated SFC is not allocated.
Associated SFC of an EPH/EOP has been allocated to SIMATIC BATCH.
Associated SFC of an equipment module (EM) is allocated by an equipment
phase (EPH).
No icon Neutral SFC
Associated SFC is a sequential control for an equipment module (EM).
Associated SFC is a sequential control for an equipment phase (EPH).
Associated SFC is a sequential control for an equipment operation (EOP).
an SFC to avoid having to switch it off first. Display if output QCONT = 1.
is also displayed here if one of the following views is shown:
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SFC Visualization (V9.0)