Screens - Siemens SIMATIC HMI OP3 Equipment Manual

Screens

Operator-process
On the OP3, the process – for example, a bottling plant or a mixing unit – is
monitoring and
displayed on screens and controlled. These screens are configured by the
control with
configurer for specific users.
screens
On screens, logically associated process values are acquired and provide an
overview of a process or system. In addition to this alphanumeric "imaging"
of the process, screens provide a means of entering new process values and,
consequently, of controlling the process. Up to 40 screens can be configured
on the OP3.
Process values on a screen can be randomly assigned to subject-related
groups.
Example:
Furnace1 temp. 80C
Furnace2 temp. 78C
Furnace1 cont. 1200l
Furnace2 cont. 3000l
Valve1 press. normal
Valve2 press. high
Screen A screen on the OP3 consists of the following components:
components
Screen directory Screens can be grouped during configuration in a screen directory, which is
used to display them on the screen and also to edit them. A screen can be
retrieved from its screen directory by its screen number and its screen title, if
configured.
Operator Panel OP3
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a title (optional),
screen entries.
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