Quick "Ascii" Help; Extending/Replacing The Help Function; Entries In The File "If.ini - Siemens Sinumerik 840 sl Commissioning Manual

Programming help systems

1.2 Quick "ASCII" help

1.2 Quick "ASCII" help
You can call up a number of help functions in the editor to provide programming support
with the editing of part programs via the
• Quick "ASCII" help
• Extended "PDF" help
– Call up additional help (PDF file) from the quick "ASCII" help, e.g., jump to
– Call up additional help on input fields of cycle screens (PDF-file)
1.2.1

Extending/replacing the help function

The machine manufacturer/end user can integrate additional M and H functions, cycles or
macros in the help system.
Text files designed for this purpose which are accessed by the help function can be
extended (see Section "Extension of text files").
The paths of the generated ASCII text files can be parameterized or added in initialization file
"IF.INI" or under
1.2.2

Entries in the file "IF.INI"

Overview
The following sections are available in the "IF.INI" file for parameterization of the help
function:
• TECHNOLOGY
• TEXTFILES
• CONTEXT
• TEXTSEARCH
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– Descriptive text for instructions, context-sensitive based on the cursor position in
the part program (e.g., G9 "Exact stop – deceleration")
– Overview of topics (e.g., "Preparatory functions", "Motion commands", "Path action",
etc.) to which instructions are assigned
– Overview of instructions with descriptive texts
– Search in help window via topic or text
– Transfer of selected instruction to the editor
Programming Guide Fundamentals.
"Settings"
"Information"
(user file name).
Commissioning Manual, 11/2006, 6FC5397-0DP10-0BA0
key:
Online Help (HE1)