Fundamentals Of Configuration - Siemens SINUMERIK 808D ADVANCED Commissioning Manual

Note
The following section is not intended as a comprehensive description of XML (Extensible Markup Language). Please refer to
the relevant specialist literature for additional information.
14.2

Fundamentals of configuration

Configuration files
The defining data for new user interfaces are stored in configuration files. These files are automatically interpreted and the
result displayed on the screen. Configuration files are not stored in the software supplied and must first be set up and loaded
by the user.
Example configuration files (EasyXLanguage scripts) are included in the following folders of the Toolbox:
● ...\examples\SINUMERIK_808D\easyXL
● ...\examples\SINUMERIK_808D_ADVANCED\easyXL
An XML editor or another form of text editor can be used to generate the configuration files.
Note
The configuration file name is case-insensitive.
Menu tree principle
Several interlinked dialogs create a menu tree. A link exists if you can switch from one dialog to another. You can use the
newly defined horizontal/vertical softkeys in this dialog to call the preceding or any other dialog.
Configured start softkeys can be used to create a further menu tree behind the start menu:
Start menu
Pressing this key on the PPU calls the start menu, which is defined by the name "main" in the "xmldial.xml" file.
The start menu is used to initiate your own operating sequences.
You can use the "main" menu to link your own dialogs or additional softkey bars so that they can be loaded and
used for executing additional actions.
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