Product Overview; Overview; Introducing The S7-200 Text Display (Td) Device - Siemens S7-200 System Manual

Product Overview

1.1

Overview

Product Overview
The S7-200 TD devices provide a low-cost human-machine interface (HMI), allowing an
operator or user to interact with your application.
The TD devices allow you to configure a set of hierarchical user menus to provide additional
structure for the interaction with your application. You can also configure the TD device to
display alarms or messages that are enabled by specific bits in the S7-200 CPU.
Tip
The TD devices provide additional functionality, such as the hierarchical user-defined
menus. The TD 200C and the TD 200 are fully compatible with projects that were created
with earlier versions of the TD 200 (prior to TD 200 V3.0, which supported only the bit-
enabled messages from the S7-200 CPU).
You can use the TD 200C or the TD 200 device with an existing TD configuration without
having to modify the control program in the S7-200 CPU.
The TD 100C and the TD400C devices are not compatible with the TD 200 devices.
1.2

Introducing the S7-200 Text Display (TD) Device

Introducing the S7-200 Text Display (TD) Devices
Your S7-200 TD device is a 2- or 4-line text display device that can be connected to the
S7-200 CPU. The TD device allows you to view, monitor, and change the process variables
pertaining to your application.
The S7-200 product family provides four TD devices:
● TD 100C: The TD 100C has a 4-line text display with 2 font choices. Your display can
● TD 200C: The TD 200C has a 2-line text display with 20 characters per line for a total of
Text Display (TD) User Manual
System Manual, 08/2008, A5E00765548-03
have 16 characters per line for a total of 64 characters, or you can use a bold font with 12
characters per line for a total of 48 characters. The faceplate of the TD 100C offers
complete flexibility of the keypad layout and faceplate design.
You can create a custom keypad with up to 14 buttons (keys) of variable size, with
varying shapes, colors, or fonts that can be layered onto any background image.
40 characters. The faceplate of the TD 200C offers complete flexibility of the keypad
layout and faceplate design.
You can create a custom keypad with up to 20 buttons (keys) of variable size, with
varying shapes, colors, or fonts that can be layered onto any background image.
1
13