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In the detail view:
● Status information:
<Plant hierarchy\\SFC name> : <SFC state> <S> <O>
<Sequencer name> : <Sequencer status> <S> <O>
AS status : <AS status>
The title bar components are used in accordance with the corresponding situation.
You will find the possible states of the SFCs and sequencers in the table:
Icons for Operating States (Page 95)
Meaning of the AS states:
State
STOP / Abort
RUN
Information in the window
Any acknowledgment configured for the step is displayed in the step control mode "Step-
specific acknowledgment by operator (T/T and O)" at the associated acknowledgment button.
You can drag and the text to any screen position without loosing its connector to the button.
Operator input
The following operator input options are available if the detail window is displayed:
In the command line below the title bar:
● Fix SFC Window
Click the button in the left-hand corner to "anchor" the SFC window and to retain its position
if you a change to another area. The button is visualized as follows:
Icon
Note
The SFC window retains its anchored state until it is closed, that is, pressing the button again
will have no effect.
In the view:
A step error is visualized by the button to the left of the step symbol:
SFC Visualization (V9.0)
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Meaning
● No connection to the AS.
● The AS is shut down.
● The AS is in Stop, the connection to the AS is okay, the SFCs are being updated.
The AS is in run state, the connection to the AS is up, the SFCs are being updated.
Meaning
Not anchored
Anchored
Operating and monitoring SFCs
(after the SFC window was called)
(after the button was pressed)
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