Creating A Custom Faceplate For The Td Device - Siemens S7-200 System Manual

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Creating a Custom Faceplate for the TD Device

Creating a Custom Faceplate for the TD Device
With the TD device, you can design a custom faceplate that can be layered onto any
background image. The TD 100C and the TD 200C lets you incorporate buttons (keys) of
varying size, with varying shapes, colors or fonts. The TD400C lets you incorporate buttons
(keys) of varying colors and fonts. The positions and size of the TD400C buttons (keys) are
fixed.
As shown in Figure 1-7, you use several applications to create a custom faceplate:
● Keypad Designer: Creates the layout and the configuration for the keypad
● Third-party graphics application: Designs the graphical appearance of the faceplate
● STEP 7-Micro/WIN (Text Display wizard): Configures the parameter block for the
● Word-processing application (optional): Prints multiple copies of the faceplate
Text Display (TD) User Manual
System Manual, 08/2008, A5E00765548-03
TD 100C, TD 200C, and the TD400C
Siemens provides document files (in 6 languages) for Microsoft Word that help you to
align the panel images for the perforations on the A4 blank faceplate material. To open
these documents, browse to the Templates subdirectory under the Keypad Designer
application (C:/Program Files/Siemens/TD Keypad Designer/Templates) and select the
template for your TD device and language.
Figure 1-8 Using the Keypad Designer and Other Applications to Create a Custom Faceplate
1.7 Creating a Custom Faceplate for the TD Device
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