Creating Alarm Texts Via Alarm Text Files - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual

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Creating alarm texts via alarm text files

You can create user-specific alarm or message texts via alarm text files.
The alarm texts are stored in standard format (".ts" format) by HMI sl. The ".ts" format is xml-
based.
You can create and edit these files not only with HMI sl, but also externally on a PC.
Note
If you wish to edit alarm text files on a PC, use an editor supporting UTF-8 coding.
Depending on which editor you use, set the character set to "UTF-8" or save the file with
"UTF-8" coding".
Alarm texts for HMI sl
● Create your own alarm texts.
● Replace standard alarm texts with your own alarm texts.
● Create part program messages.
● Convert alarm texts of HMI Advanced to HMI sl.
Directory
For HMI sl, all alarm and message text files are stored on the CompactFlash Card:
"Siemens"
"Add_on"
"OEM"
"User"
The following areas are available for your own alarm text files:
● "OEM" for the machine manufacturer
● "User" for the end user
General procedure
1. Create alarm text file and enter alarm texts.
2. Create foreign-language alarm text files and enter alarm texts.
3. Create and complete configuration file.
4. Create and complete alarm attribute file (only for part program messages).
5. Restart the HMI sl.
HMI sl (IM9)
Commissioning Manual, 01/2008, 6FC5397-1DP10-3BA0
(/Siemens/sinumerik/hmi/lng/)
(/Add_on/sinumerik/hmi/lng/)
(/OEM/sinumerik/hmi/lng/)
(/User/sinumerik/hmi/lng/)
14.2 Creating alarm texts via alarm text files
Configuring alarms
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