Creating The Extended User Text File; Creating The User Cycle Softkey Index File - Siemens SINUMERIK 808D ADVANCED Series Commissioning Manual

13.5.4

Creating the extended user text file

The extended user text file is required for the display of respective screen texts, cycle messages and softkey texts.
Naming rule
almc_<LANG>.txt
Here "<LANG>" refers to the language denotation, for example, eng.
For more information, see Section "Loading system languages (Page 124)".
Text definition rules
When defining the texts, you must follow the rule below:
<Identifier> "<Text>" // <lines*chars>
● <Identifier>: here you use a number to define the identifier for a softkey, message, or screen. The number ranges from
83000 to 84999.
● <Text>: here you define the actual text to be displayed, such as softkey name, message text, and parameter description
text.
● <lines*chars>: here you specify the available space for the text in the GUI in number of characters and lines. You can
start a new line by inserting the character of "%n". A maximum of 2 lines with 9 characters each are available for softkey
texts.
Example
83000 "User%nCycles" // 2*9 ⇒ two lines, each line with nine-character space
83001 "CYCLE100" // 9 ⇒ one line with nine-character space
83020 "DIA short description" // 21 ⇒ one line with 21-character space
13.5.5

Creating the user cycle softkey index file

The user cycle softkey index file (cov.com) file is required to define the softkeys for the user cycle. You can create the
cov.com file with a text editor like the WordPad or Notepad.
Text definition rules
Sx.y.z\$identifier\bitmap(cycle)
Parameters Value range
x 5
y 1 to 8
z 1 to 8
\$identifier\ -
bitmap(cycle) -
Example
⇒ define a softkey (with the identifier 83000) at the fifth horizontal key.
S5.0.0\$83000\
S5.1.0\$83001\CN1(CYCLE100)
pressing the fifth horizontal key; CN1.bmp is used for the CYCLE100 screen.
S5.2.0\$83002\CN2(CYCLE101)
pressing the fifth horizontal key; CN2.bmp is used for the CYCLE101 screen.
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Significance
The fifth horizontal key.
The first to eighth vertical key in the first level.
The first to eighth vertical key in the second level.
The softkey identifier defined in the extended user text file.
The bitmap for the cycle screen. The bitmap name must be followed with the user
cycle name which will display in the upper left corner of the cycle screen.
⇒ define a softkey (with the identifier 83001) at the first vertical key in the first level after
⇒ define a softkey (with the identifier 83002) at the second vertical key in the first level after
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