Setting The Color Depth In The Tcu.ini File - Siemens SINUMERIK MC Commissioning Manual

Setting
1024x768
1280x1024
800x480
1280x800
1366x768
1920x1080
3840x2160
10.3.11

Setting the color depth in the tcu.ini file

The color depth of the SIEMENS PC system is set to 16 bit as default setting via the tcu.ini
configuration file, and is reset to this value each time the system runs up.
To use a different color depth, you must adapt the setting in the tcu.ini file in the
[VNCServer] section.
Precondition
● Hidden directories are visible
● A copy of the tcu.ini configuration file is stored in the user directory: C:\ProgramData
\Siemens\MotionControl\user\System\etc\tcu.ini
● The tcu.ini configuration file in the user directory is not write-protected
Procedure
To adapt the color depth of the PC system, proceed as follows:
1. Open the tcu.ini configuration file in the C:\ProgramData\Siemens\MotionControl
\user\System\etc\ directory.
2. Enter the required value in the [VNCServer] section (below the #COLOR DEPTH comment):
– ColorDepth=0
– ColorDepth=1 (default value)
– ColorDepth=2
3. Save and close the file.
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Meaning
During run-up, the SINUMERIK resolution is set to 1024x768.
During run-up, the SINUMERIK resolution is set to 1280x1024.
During run-up, the SINUMERIK resolution is set to 800x480.
During run-up, the SINUMERIK resolution is set to 1280x800.
During run-up, the SINUMERIK resolution is set to 1366x768.
During run-up, the SINUMERIK resolution is set to 1920x1080.
During run-up, the SINUMERIK resolution is set to 3840x2160.
The color depth is not changed during run-up, but rather the color depth used last is
retained. In this way, you can adapt the color depth in the Windows settings.
The color depth is set to 16 bit while running up.
The color depth is set to 32 bit while running up.
Installing and setting up PCU Base for IPC
10.3 Configuration of the system
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