Ba/3 - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operator's Manual

09.01
Process dialog,
operation sequence
Softkey
Window
Menu
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SINUMERIK 840D/810D Configuring the OP 030 Operator Interface (FBO) – 09.01 Edition
The process dialog is controlled mainly by the user through direct interaction
with the system.
The process dialog can, however, also be influenced by machine tool states
(implicitly via PLC and NCK).
The user's main means of control are softkeys and the direct input of values.
Reference: /BA/, SINUMERIK 840D/810D
MMC Operator's Guide
With the aid of the softkeys it is possible to organize the user interface in a
hierarchical structure.
A softkey is presented with a graphical part and a functional part – the latter
are the softkey reactions.
When structuring the user interface, static and dynamic display elements can
be combined in a group. These groups are presented in windows.
You can display (open) a window and the display elements grouped inside it or
remove it from the screen (close it) by performing an action.
The windows are usually opened or closed through user interaction by pressing
a softkey.
Menus are also provided for controlling user interaction. A menu represents the
starting point for a whole chain of windows with softkeys and softkey reactions.
This produces implicit combinations of different windows in groups.
Menus are closed when a new menu is opened.
Global menu
The global menu is called a header and cannot be changed.
It is used to display data (e.g. operating mode, channel number) and always
relates to all user areas.
Local menu
The local menu is the configurable part of the display and can be changed.
The person performing the configuration work can create the interface and
branch structure in the local menu.
Only one local menu can be active at a time.
Introduction to Configuring (PSE)
1 Introduction
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