Using The Keypad Designer To Create A Custom Faceplate For Your Text Display (Td) Device; Overview; Using The Keypad Designer With Other Applications - Siemens S7-200 System Manual

Using the Keypad Designer to Create a Custom
Faceplate for your Text Display (TD) Device
3.1

Overview

Overview of Chapter 3
With the TD 100C, TD 200C, and the TD400C, you can design a custom keypad that
incorporates buttons (keys) of varying size, with varying shapes, colors, or fonts that can be
layered onto any background image. You can configure up to 14 buttons on the TD 100C, up
to 20 buttons on the TD 200C, and up to 15 buttons on the TD400C.
The Keypad Designer application allows you to create a custom-designed layout for the
keypad of the TD 100C, TD 200C, and TD400C, and also includes samples and templates in
the following directories:
● Sample bitmaps for buttons and backgrounds:
● Sample projects:
● Templates (for printing multiple copies of the faceplate):
This chapter guides you through the tasks required for creating the layout for the keypad,
creating the configuration file for the keypad, and printing the faceplate for the TD 100C,
TD 200C, and the TD400C.
You use the configuration file when you are configuring the TD 100C, the TD 200C and the
TD400C with the Text Display wizard of STEP 7-Micro/WIN. Refer to Chapter 4 for
information about the Text Display wizard.
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For more information about creating a custom faceplate, refer to FAQ 23707064 on the
Siemens Internet site at www.siemens.com/S7-200.
3.2

Using the Keypad Designer with Other Applications

Using the Keypad Designer with Other Applications
Use the Keypad Designer to create the custom-designed layout for the keypad.
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.
Text Display (TD) User Manual
System Manual, 08/2008, A5E00765548-03
– C:/Program Files/Siemens/TD Keypad Designer/Images
– C:/Program Files/Siemens/TD Keypad Designer/Samples
– C:/Program Files/Siemens/TD Keypad Designer/Templates
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