Siemens Sinumerik 840D Operating Turning page 313

User variables
8.2 Vertical softkey bar 1 and 2
Display area Description
By pressing the VSK 1.1 "R variables" the "R vari-
ables" window opens. The entered values (R0 -
R99, depending on a machine datum) are retained
after the control is switched off.
By pressing the VSK 1.2 "Global GUD" a list of –
"Global user variables" (UGUD) defined by the user
is displayed.
Alternatively after pressing the VSK 1.6 "GUD se-
lection" and the VSK 1 "SGUD" a list with definitions
of SIEMENS-system applications will be displayed.
By pressing the VSK 1.3 "Channel GUD" all chan-
nel-specific user variables will be displayed in a list.
Alternatively after pressing the VSK 1.6 "GUD se-
lection" and the VSK 1 "SGUD" resp. the VSK 2
"MGUD" a list with definitions of SIEMENS-system
applications or definitions for global data of the ma-
chine manufacturer will be displayed.
By pressing VSK 1.4 "Local LUD" a list with local
user data will be displayed.
Depending on the softkeys pressed before (VSK
1.2 "Global GUD" or VSK 1.3 "Channel GUD") a
new vertical softkey bar with the softkeys "SGUD"
and "MGUD" will be displayed.
There is the opportunity to open a list with defini-
tions for SIEMENS-system applications ("SGUD")
or definitions for global data of the machine manu-
facturer ("MGUD").
By pressing the VSK 1.7 "Search" you can search
within all available lists for any user variable by en-
tering an arbitrary character string.
By pressing the VSK 1.8 "Extend" a new vertical
softkey bar (VSK 2) with different functions opens.
By pressing the VSK 2.1 "Delete" in the extended
vertical softkey bar you can delete R variables in a
defined range (from... to...) from the "R variables"
list.
By pressing VSK 2.8 "Back" on the operator panel
you switch back to the vertical softkey bar 1.
840D/828D SINUMERIK Operate
Section 8
Notes