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Expanding the Operator Interface (BE1) 08/2005
Contents
Contents
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. BE1/1-7
1.1 Objective ................................................................................................................................BE1/1-8
1.2 Performance range and functional principle...........................................................................BE1/1-8
1.3 Supplementary conditions for use..........................................................................................BE1/1-9
1.4 Syntax rules in this documentation ......................................................................................BE1/1-10
2 First Steps ............................................................................................................................. BE1/2-13
2.1 Configuration/introduction ....................................................................................................BE1/2-14
2.1.1 Principle of the screen form tree ......................................................................................BE1/2-14
2.1.2 Reverting to the standard application ..............................................................................BE1/2-15
2.1.3 Configuration .ini files ......................................................................................................BE1/2-15
2.1.4 Search sequence for configuration files...........................................................................BE1/2-15
2.1.5 Calling dedicated screen forms from the PLC .................................................................BE1/2-16
2.2 General procedure ...............................................................................................................BE1/2-16
2.2.1 Creating the configuration file as an ASCII file ................................................................BE1/2-16
2.2.2 Saving the configuration file.............................................................................................BE1/2-17
2.2.3 Function...........................................................................................................................BE1/2-17
3 Syntax .................................................................................................................................... BE1/3-19
3.1 Structure of a configuration file ............................................................................................BE1/3-21
3.2 Define start softkey ..............................................................................................................BE1/3-22
3.3 Syntax of the screen form description ..................................................................................BE1/3-23
3.3.1 Define a screen form .......................................................................................................BE1/3-23
3.3.2 Screen form properties ....................................................................................................BE1/3-26
3.3.3 Screen form elements......................................................................................................BE1/3-29
3.3.4 Integer extensions ...........................................................................................................BE1/3-37
3.3.5 Details about Variant variable type ..................................................................................BE1/3-38
3.3.6 Changing the type of a variable .......................................................................................BE1/3-38
3.3.7 More details about variable parameters...........................................................................BE1/3-39
3.3.8 Multi-column screen forms...............................................................................................BE1/3-42
3.3.9 Variable properties...........................................................................................................BE1/3-43
3.3.10 Display images ................................................................................................................BE1/3-46
3.3.11 Display within a display....................................................................................................BE1/3-49
3.3.12 Arrays ..............................................................................................................................BE1/3-50
3.3.13 Table element (Grid)........................................................................................................BE1/3-56
3.3.14 Binary, hexadecimal and exponential notation ................................................................BE1/3-63
3.3.15 Screen form appearance/Differences ..............................................................................BE1/3-63
3.4 Syntax of softkey and hotkey descriptions ...........................................................................BE1/3-65
3.5 Methods syntax...................................................................................................................BE1/3-70
3.5.1 PRESS method ...............................................................................................................BE1/3-70
3.5.2 LOAD method ..................................................................................................................BE1/3-71
3.5.3 UNLOAD method.............................................................................................................BE1/3-72
3.5.4 CHANGE method ............................................................................................................BE1/3-72
3.5.5 FOCUS method ...............................................................................................................BE1/3-73
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SINUMERIK 840D sl/840D/840Di/810D HMI Installation and Start-Up Guide (IAM) – 08/2005 Edition