Alarm/Machine Data Help; Overview - Siemens Sinumerik 840 sl Commissioning Manual

Alarm/Machine data help

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Overview

The functionality and extendibility of the alarm and machine data help are described in the
sections below.
Software
• HMI Advanced
• Adobe Reader 4.x (available free over the Internet/from specialist dealer)
• Adobe Acrobat 4.x
Storage locations of help files
Programming help: F:\DH\CST.DIR\HLP.DIR (may contain HLP, PDF and TXT files)
Alarm/MD help: F:\MMC2\HLP (may contain HLP, PDF and TXT files)
OPI help: F:\HMI_ADV\HLP (may contain HLP, PDF and TXT files)
Principle of PDF help
The PDF help depends on the following components being available in the help file storage
location:
• Call file, e.g., PG_GR.TXT, with the information:
• Associated PDF file
Proceed as follows to call up the help:
• Start Adobe Acrobat Reader (supplied with the controller)
• Jump to page number (must be defined by index in document)
• Search for term (Adobe software search function)
Online Help (HE1)
Commissioning Manual, 11/2006, 6FC5397-0DP10-0BA0
The Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.x software is supplied on the SINUMERIK 840D/840D sl
controller as standard.
You will need the Adobe Acrobat Distiller 4.x software in order to convert documents to
PDF and for editing documents once they are available in this format.
<PDF file name> <ID> <search term>
for each call
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