Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual page 49

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The index filter refers to the machine data fields. On the display, this machine data can be
identified by the field index attached to the machine data string.
Example 10000[ index]AXCONF_MACHAX_NAME_TAB
If the index filter is activated, machine data fields are only displayed in the specified index
area.
Display groups
A display group contains machine data within a machine data area that belong to the same
topic.
Note
To find out which display group a machine data item belongs to, refer to the "Display filter"
parameter associated with the description of the machine data element in question.
Select/deselect display groups to increase or decrease the number of machine data items
displayed for the current machine data area.
Display expert parameters
If the "Display expert parameters" filter is disabled, only the machine data in a machine data
area that are required for the basic functionality of the NC are displayed.
Proceed as follows
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HMI sl (IM9)
Commissioning Manual, 07/2007, 6FC5397-1DP10-2BA0
1. Select the "Startup" operating area.
2. Press the "Mach. data" softkey.
3. Press the "General MD", "Channel MD", or "Axis MD" softkey.
The "General MD", "Channel-specific MD", or "Axis-specific MD"
window opens.
4. Press the "Display options" softkey.
The "Display options: ..." window for the selected machine data opens.
5. Select the required filter options (according to display groups, indices
or expert parameters) by checking the box.
Machine and setting data
5.4 Machine data display filter
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