Com 265 Operator Control Philosophy; Help Forms And Help Windows - Siemens SIMATIC S5 Manual

Fundamentals of COM 265
8.5

COM 265 Operator Control Philosophy

8.5.1

Help Forms and Help Windows

The "Help" concept in COM 265 is similar to that used in STEP 5.
Help texts can be displayed in dependence on the selected COM 265 screen form and the current
position of the cursor.
COM 265 provides three kinds of Help texts:
Help line:
Help forms:
Help windows:
Help line: Help text displayed on the COM 265 message line
In the absence of COM 265 operator errors, COM 265 displays information on current functional
sequences on the message line (e.g. "Check the IP 265 program ...").
An exception is the COM 265 "Editor" form. In this screen form, an estimation of the load placed on
the IP 265 by the IP 265 user program, in %, is displayed on the message line. The load capacity
display is updated during the entry of COM 265 language elements and operands. This information
helps you judge the size and compilability of the IP 265 user program ( Section 9.4.1, Section 9.5).
COM 265 outputs one of the following messages on the "Editor" form's message line, depending on
the estimated IP 265 load:
• Load xx %<100 %:
• Load xx % 100 %:
• Load xx % 130 %:
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Help text displayed on the COM 265 message line
Help texts with descriptive information on the current COM 265 screen form
and function key menu
Help texts for input fields and Help texts for compiler error messages
"The IP 265 program utilizes approx. xx% of the IP 265's capacity."
"IP program utilizes approx. xx% of the IP 265's capacity; possibly
uncompilable."
"IP program utilizes approx. xx% of the IP 265's capacity; probably
uncompilable."
IP 265
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