Siemens SIMATIC CP 340 User Manual page 76

Basic Principles of Serial Data Transmission
2.7 Parameterization Data
Features
Conditions for configuring message texts:
● Size of the text SDB: 8 KB
● Max. length of a message text without variables: 150 characters
● Max. length of a message text with variables displayed: 250 characters
● Max. number of variables per message text: 4 (3 + message text number)
Message texts
The table below contains a description of the parameters for configuring message texts
(using the CP 340: Point-to-Point Communication, Parameter Assignment user interface).
Table 2- 17 Message texts (printer driver)
Parameter
Name of text SDB/text file
Version number
Message texts
Edit message
Font style
76
Description
The message texts for a CP 340
(serial interface) must be saved to a
text SDB for parameter assignment.
You can also save configured
message texts to an external text file.
Version number of the text SDB/text
file
All the message texts stored in the text
block are displayed here together with
their message text numbers; you can
change a selected message text line
by means of the "Edit Message"
parameter.
You can transfer message texts edited
here to the "Message Texts" list by
clicking the "Enter" button.
You can easily assign control
characters to text selected in the "Edit
Message" entry box by using buttons B
to U.
Range of values
ASCII characters (max. 8
characters)
1 to 255.9
ASCII characters (unchangeable)
Message number:
0 to 99
Message text (max. 150
characters)
ASCII characters (text)

Conversion statements (for

variables)
Control characters (all those

defined in the control character
table)
B (bold)

C (condensed)

E (expanded)

I (italic)

U (underlined)

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Default value
-
-
-
-
-