MMI 17 WIN is a standard MDI station tool for developing man machine interface applications which will be used to control automated systems from CCX 17 industrial operator panels.

Several methods of communication enable the PLC application and the man-machine interface application to be synchronized.

The man-machine interface application generated by MMI 17 WIN, is stored in the operator panel

• Requests to display messages and execute commands are prompted by writing variables to a PLC data zone (this zone is called the mailbox). The CCX 17 operator panel periodically reads the data in the mailbox and executes the associated commands.

The advantage of this method lies in its simplicity (communication between the PLC and the operator panel is totally transparent and does not require any special programming).

• Requests to display messages and execute commands are prompted by sending MMI function blocks.

This method enables the variables displayed on the operator panel to be refreshed slightly faster because there is no periodic scanning of the mailbox.

The messages and commands are sent on an ad hoc basis to the CCX 17 by the PLC, using specialized function blocks.

All messages are contained in the PLC memory. The memory must therefore be sized accordingly.

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1.2

Description of the required environment

The hardware required for running MMI 17 WIN is either an FTX 507, FTX 417 type terminal or an IBM PS/2 microcomputer or PC compatible equipped with :

• MS-Windows 3.1 or MS-Windows 3.11 operating system, or

• Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT operating system.

The MMI17 WIN software package consists of :

• a set of 3"1/2 MMI 17 WIN software diskettes,

• this manual,

• a license agreement.

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1.3

Software functions

1.3-1 General

MMI 17 WIN is a tool with which the user can create all the data relating to a man-machine interface application on the CCX 17.

An application consists mainly of :

• a specific configuration for the CCX 17 operator panel being used,

• a list of status messages,

• a list of alarm messages,

• groups of status messages,

• assignment of the operator panel command keys to the PLC application program bits,

• a character font which can be modified by the user.

1.3-2 General presentation

MMI17 WIN software is a standard MDI (Multiple document interface) tool. It enables several windows to be handled.

The initial screen below is displayed when the application is opened :

Title bar

Pull-down menu

Toolbar

Windows area

Status bar

These components are used as follows :

• Title bar : for moving the window around,

• Pull-down menu : for accessing all available product functions,

• Toolbar :

• Status bar : contains icons for fast access to the menu functions, provides status information and processing progress.

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1.3-3 Methodology

The methodology described below is designed to guide the user when developing MMI applications.

Creating an application or selecting an existing application (sect 6.1)

Configuring the operator panel and the link

(sect 5.1-3)

WYSIWYG editor

Creating alarm messages

(sect 5.4)

Creating status messages

(sect 5.2-2 and 5.3)

Creating groups of status messages

(sect 5.5)

Assigning the operator panel command keys

(sect 5.6)

Creating or modifying character fonts

(sect 5.7)

Transferring the application to the CCX 17 operator panel (sect 6.3)

Documenting the application

(sect 6.2-4)

Saving the application

(sect 6.1-3)

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1.3-4 Environment

MMI17 WIN software has the following windows :

• WYSIWYG editor. This window is used for fast entry, positioning and selecting the size of status messages. It is also used for the fast entry of groups of status messages and fast assignment of command keys.

• Configuration editor. This window is used for entering the operating environment for the operator panel. This is the first window in the methodology to require updating.

• Status message spreadsheet editor. This window is used for entering all status message characteristics. It gives an overall view of all status messages.

• Alarm message spreadsheet editor. This window is used for entering all alarm message characteristics.

• Message group spreadsheet editor. This window is used for creating message groups by entering the status message number.

• Variables spreadsheet editor. This window is used for displaying the symbols associated with variables.

• Character font editor. This window is used for modifying single or double size system characters.

• Document editor.

• Command key assignment editor. This window is used for assigning bit variables to the keys.

• The “Browser” which contains the list, with icons, of MMI17 WIN windows. This window is always available and can only be closed when the tool itself is closed. It provides permanent access to all windows.

Comment :

Once the application is open, the program displays the following windows by default :

• WYSIWYG editor,

• Configuration editor,

• Browser.

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1.3-5 WYSIWYG editor

The WYSIWYG editor is used to :

• create, display, modify and delete status messages,

• assign bit variables to the command keys,

• configure status message groups,

• display the preview mode.

Each of these functions is described in section 5.1

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1.3-6 Configuring the application

Configuring the application enables the following to be defined :

• the type of operator panel,

• the communication parameters,

• the mailbox configuration,

• the CCX17 printer link parameters,

• the third-party devices used with the CCX17.

Each of these functions is described in section 5.2

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1.3-7 Creating status messages

The status messages consist of text with which a PLC variable can be associated. This variable can be :

• displayed,

• refreshed,

• modified by the user.

This function is described in section 5.3

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1.3-8 Creating alarm messages

Like status messages, alarm messages consist of text with which a PLC variable can be associated. They are displayed when fault conditions are detected by the PLC application

(associated alarm bit).

The variables shown in the alarm messages retain the value which was read when the fault was detected.

The alarm messages are time-stamped and recorded in the operator panel.

This function is described in section 5.4

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1.3-9 Creating groups of status messages

A group is a combination of status messages which is displayed on request by the application program. A single command is used to display all the messages in the group.

This display may either be superimposed on the current CCX17 screen or replace it.

This function is described in section 5.5

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1.3-10 Assigning the CCX 17 command keys

This function enables the command keys on each side of the CCX 17 operator panel screen to be assigned to PLC bit variables.

This function is described in section 5.6

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1.3-11 Selecting and modifying the character font

This function is used to select the character font in which messages must be displayed on the CCX 17 operator panel.

The standard character fonts are modified using an editor in order to generate special characters.

This function is described in section 5.7

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1.3-12 Transferring the application to or from the CCX 17 operator panel

The man-machine interface application can be transferred to or from the CCX 17 operator panel.

This transfer can be performed either in local mode (directly on the operator panel), or in remote mode (using the transparent network).

These functions are described in section 6.2

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2 Hardware installation

2.1

Connecting the terminal to the CCX 17 operator panel

2.1-1 Principles

The entire man-machine interface application must be transferred to the target CCX 17 operator panel.

This transfer must be carried out in one of two ways :

• local transfer, by connecting the terminal directly to the CCX 17 operator panel

(physical connection),

• remote transfer, by connecting the terminal to the CCX 17 operator panel via a PLC

(logical connection), using the transparent network.

2.1-2 Direct connection to the CCX 17 operator panel

If the terminal being used is FTX 507, FTX 417 or FTX 57/77, it is connected to the

CCX 17 operator panel via cable reference T CCX CB8 030.

T CCX CB8 030 T CCX CB10 002

CCX 17

If the terminal being used is a PC or PC compatible, the terminal is connected to the

CCX 17 operator panel via cable reference T CCX CB89 030 which is connected to an

RS 232C / RS 485 adapter reference TSX SCA 72.

TSX SCA 72

Terminal block

T CCX CB89 030

CCX 17

For more information on these connections, refer to the CCX 17 operator panel installation manual.

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2.1-3 Connection via a PLC

The programming terminal can access the CCX 17 operator panel via a PLC (either directly via the terminal port, or over an XWAY network).

Connection via PLC terminal port

TSX PCU 1030

TSX 37 or 57

FIPIO

UNI-TELWAY

CCX 17

Connection via a network

When the application PLCs are part of a network (or multinetwork) architecture, the programming terminal (on terminal port or network) can access a CCX 17 operator panel which is also part of the same architecture. Refer to the manual for the communication module being used for details of its operation and connections.

XWAY

Device X

Device Y

CCX 17

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3 Software installation

3.1

MMI 17 WIN software installation

3.1-1 Preliminary operations

Before installing MMI 17 WIN software on the hard disk, it is advisable to :

• read the license certificate and warranty detailing restrictions on copying and installing the software,

• make a copy of the installation diskettes to avoid any accidental damage and work only with the copy.

Important

The MMI 17 WIN diskettes are supplied write-protected. Do not alter the position of the write-protect tab.

3.1-2 Installation procedure

Installing MMI 17 WIN software under Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT

• Go to the Windows environment,

• Insert the MMI17 WIN installation diskette into the drive,

• Under the Start menu, select Run,

• Type A:\setup.exe in the command line,

• Confirm the welcome screen with Next,

• Save the user details, then confirm with Next,

• Select the type of installation, Standard or Custom,

• For Standard installation, define the correct path and confirm with Next,

• For Custom installation, define the elements to be installed with the correct paths and confirm with Next,

• Follow the instructions on screen to install the MMI 17 WIN software,

• Once the installation is complete, exit via Return to Windows.

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3.1-3 Defining the program location

Defining the program location for the MMI17 WIN program modifies the CONFIG.SYS

file and creates the following directories :

• Under Windows 3.1 or Windows 3.11

- ASAW12

- ASAWSYS

- ASAWUSR

: containing the operator panel executables,

: containing the drivers and operator panel / system fonts,

: application workspace and backup area.

• Under Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT

- MMI1731

- FONT

- XWAYDRV

- PL7USER

: containing the operator panel executables,

: containing the operator panel / system fonts,

: containing the drivers,

: application workspace and backup area.

Note :

Installation modifies the System.ini file under Windows by adding a section [debug] containing

OUTPUT=NULL. This will remove all trace data for all programs under Windows.

3.1-4 Uninstalling software

Software can be uninstalled via the Add/Remove Programs dialog box in the Control

Panel :

• Click on the Install/Uninstall tab,

• Select the directory to be removed,

• Click on Add/Remove,

• Confirm with Yes.

The uninstall command only removes one directory at a time. To delete all directories, repeat the same procedure.

The uninstall procedure does not remove any elements shared by other software

(Pl7sys.ini, Config,sys, etc).

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3.2

Starting MMI 17 WIN software

3.2-1 Initial screen

To access MMI 17 WIN software, select the Program group from the Start menu, and click on the MMI17 WIN 3.1 icon in the Modicon Telemecanique product group window.

The initial screen for the program consists of the following :

Title bar

Pull-down menu

Toolbar

Windows area

Status bar

Functions and roles :

Title bar : used for moving the window around. Can also be used to show the name of the current application.

Pull-down menu : used for accessing all available product functions. It is contextrelated, ie, it changes with the active open window.

Example :

If no application is yet open, the File menu contains :

New :

Open : creates a new application opens an existing application

Exit :

(app list) : exits the program, lists the last open applications

Toolbar :

Status bar : used for fast access to the standard pull-down menu functions.

provides information on the progress of processing and displays information messages

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When an application is opened, the window environment changes and appears as below :

Notes

1 Opening an application with the STATUS Management box checked :

• if the .STO files on the disk are identical to those in the application, the user does not have to do anything,

• if the .STO files on the disk are not identical to those in the application (string modification or additional .STO file present), the software will prompt the user to update the application.

If the user does not update the application, it will remain in the same state,

• if the .STO files are not present on the disk, an error message will be displayed on the screen.

The user does not have to do anything and the application remains in the same state :

<<STATUS files not installed on the station>>

2 Opening an application linked with a running .STX file :

• the .STX file stored in the symbol address database is searched for, and the local database for the MMI 17 application is updated with the new data,

• if the .STX file cannot be found, a message appears to indicate that the .STX file has not been found. The local database of the MMI 17 application maintains its previous status.

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3.2-2 Pull-down menus

The content changes according to the menu selected :

File

New

Open

Close

Save

Save As

Print

Print Setup

Menu is always available : used to create an application (see section 5.1.1).

Menu is always available : used to open an existing application (see section 5.1.2).

Menu is available if an application is open : used to close the application

Menu is available if an existing application is open and has been modified : used to save the current application (see section 5.1.3)

Shortcut : Ctrl+S

Menu is available if an application is open : used to save the application under a different name (see section 5.1.3)

Menu is available if an application is open and the documentation file has been created : used to print the documentation of the current application

(see section 6.1.7)

Shortcut : Ctrl+P

Menu is available if an application is open : used to select a printer by opening the following window :

Exit

(App list)

Menu is always available : used to exit the MMI17 WIN program.

Shortcut : Ctrl+Q

Menu is always available : used for fast access to the last open applications.

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Edit

Cut

Copy

Paste

Clear

Find

For message, font, group, symbol and Wysiwyg editors.

Generally for all spreadsheets.

The “Cut” and “Copy” menus require selection beforehand.

Shortcuts :

Cut : Ctrl+X

Copy : Ctrl+C

Paste : Ctrl+V

For message, group, symbol and Wysiwyg editors.

For the symbol editor, “Clear” requires the selection of all data.

Shortcut : Clear : Del

Zoom

Update Alarm Text

Clear All

For message editors : used to open the full screen entry window.

For the alarm message editor : used to update the message via the variable comment.

For the status message editor : used to align the message.

Left

Right

Center

Select All

Deselect All

For the document editor : used to select or deselect all items.

Change Operator Panel For the configuration editor : used to move between the various

Password windows used for setting configuration parameters.

Protocol

Printer link

Undo

Shortcuts : Change operator panel : Alt+F10

Undo last modification : Ctrl+Z

Confirm For font and configuration editors : used to confirm after a modification has been made.

Shortcut : Ctrl+W

For Wysiwyg : used to delete status messages in the group.

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Utilities

Define CCX 17 Address

Transfer

Menus always available : used to execute various transfers with the PLC

Shortcut : Transfer: Ctrl+T

Menus available if an application is open.

Import Text File

Export Text File

Save Font File

Restore Font File

Import Variables File

Link With an STX File

Update in Relation to

STX file

Deleted Link with

STX File

Menu available if an application is open: used to import variables from a file generated by PL7 Micro or PL7 Junior.

Menu available if an application is open : used to retrieve variables in an application generated by PL7 PRO.

Convert

Reverse Matrix

Replace Matrix

Delete Matrix

Return to System Character

Change System Font File

For the font editor, used to manipulate and modify the design of the characters (see section 6.1.2).

Shortcuts: Cancel last....: Del

Change file....: Alt+F10

Build Documentation File For document editor

Configure Group

Configure Command Key

Edit Message

Double Size

Send Message to Front

/ Back

Used to manipulate status messages in WYSIWIG.

Shortcuts:

Configure command key: Enter

Edit the message: Enter

Double size: F4

Send message to... : F5

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View

Configure Operator

Panel

Configure Link

Configure Device

Standard Font

Double Font

Priority to Symbols in

Command Keys

Group Mode

Preview Mode

Last Group

First Group

Next Group

Previous Group

Configuration editor menus : used to display the various parameter-setting windows.

Configuration shortcuts :

Operator panel : Ctrl+ALT+1

Link : Ctrl+ALT+2

Device : Ctrl+ALT+3

Font editor menus : used to display the selected character in standard or double font size.

Wysiwyg editor

Group editor

Shortcuts :

Last group :

First group :

Ctrl+End

Ctrl+Home

Next group : Pg up

Previous group :Pg down

Application

Configuration

Status Messages

Alarm Messages

Message Group

Command Keys

Font Set Editor

Variables

Documentation

Wysiwyg

Status of Alarm Zone

Menus available if an application is open : used to open the various editors.

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Options

Customize Permanent menu : used to modify the disk working and saving areas. It opens the window below :

Toolbar

Status Bar

Menus always available : used to display the tool and status bars.

Window

Cascade

Horizontal Tile

Vertical Tile

Arrange Icons

Close Window

Close All Windows

(list of open editors)

Manipulate windows, modify display.

Switch between the various windows displayed.

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4 Communication principles

4.1

General

To establish communication between the PLC and CCX 17 operator panels, a number of commands for the operator panels must be set up in the PLC application. Two types of exchange can be used for this purpose :

• exchanges via a mailbox : The messages to be displayed and the commands to be executed are transmitted to the CCX 17 operator panel via a PLC memory zone allocated to exchanges between the PLC and the operator panel. This zone can be accessed in both read mode and write mode.

%MWi

• exchanges via integrated MMI functions : The messages to be displayed and the commands to be executed are transmitted to the CCX 17 operator panel via PL7 MMI functions.

MMI function

The principles for using both these types of exchange are described later. Examples of applications using communication both via mailbox and/or integrated MMI function are provided in sections 7 and 8.

Both types of exchange can be used simultaneously in the same application, with certain restrictions (see Doc Ofs).

Example :

It is not possible to display an alarm using DISPLAY_ALRM if this function is assigned to a bit in the alarm zone.

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Depending on the bus used for communication (FIPIO or UNI-TELWAY), exchanges are performed in different ways :

On the FIPIO fieldbus

Exchanges are performed :

• by a memory zone reserved for periodic exchanges specific to FIPIO; in this case the CCX17 can access 8 words in read mode (ROW) and 8 words in write mode

(RIW). This zone is automatically reserved in the PLC memory.

• by UNI-TE requests (communication via mailbox or by MMI functions).

The principles of FIPIO communication

(managing %Q and %I words) are described in the FIPIO documentation.

CCX 17

On the UNI-TELWAY bus

Exchanges are performed only by UNI-TE requests (communication via mailbox or by

MMI functions).

CCX 17

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4.2

Exchanges via mailbox

4.2-1 Mailbox structure

The mailbox which is reserved for exchanges with the CCX 17 operator panel is a zone in the PLC word memory. It contains a command table with the following structure :

%MWi Status of indicator lamps

%MWi+1 Number of message group to be displayed *

%MWi+2 Number of 1st status message to be displayed

%MWi+3 Number of 2nd status message to be displayed

%MWn Number of last status message to be displayed

* If the number of the group to be displayed is 0, the CCX 17 displays the messages whose number is contained in words

%MWi+2 to %MWn. If the number of the group to be displayed is not 0, only the selected group is displayed.

The start of this table, together with its length, are defined by the user when the application is created using MMI 17 WIN (see section 5.2-4).

Note:

To redisplay the same group, the corresponding mailbox word must be set to 0 then reset to the group value.

4.2-2 Executing commands

The CCX 17 operator panel periodically scans this word table and executes the commands originating from the PLC application in the following order :

• read then display the status of operator panel indicator lamps (read word %MWi).

• read the number of the message group to be displayed

- if the number of the message group to be displayed is zero (%MWi+1 = 0), the operator panel scans the contents of the following words in the table (%MWi+2 to

%MWn), then displays all the status messages whose corresponding number is not

0. The word must be set to 0 before changing the number of the new message to be displayed.

- if the number of the message group to be displayed is not 0, the operator panel only displays the status messages contained in the corresponding group.

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Example :

Display of message number 10 (End of cycle) and message number 3 (Oven ready).

Mailbox zone

%MWi = 0

%MWi+1 = 0

Display messages numbered 10 and 3

Command table

%MWi+2 = 10

%MWi+3 = 3

%MWi+4 = 0

...

%MWn = 0

4.2-3 Managing responses

When the displayed messages include a value to be entered, this is automatically written to the PLC data zone via UNI-TE requests.

%MWi

Speed = 352 rpm

PLC data zone

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4.2-4 Managing acknowledgments : error processing

Monitoring the display of messages and the possible entry of a variable is configured when the application is created using MMI 17 WIN (see section 5.1).

The CCX 17 manages two types of acknowledgment :

• acknowledge on read,

• acknowledge on write.

Acknowledge read mode

When this type of acknowledgment is required, the CCX 17 indicates in a PLC internal word table that the commands have been executed by the operator panel (indicator lamps, messages displayed, etc). This word table is adjacent to and structured in the same way as the command table.

Example

In the example below, the application program only asks for status message number

10 to be displayed (End of cycle). If acknowledge on read is required after message number 10 has been displayed, the CCX 17 operator panel automatically updates the corresponding word (%MWn+4) in the table reserved for acknowledge on read.

The programmer must set the word to zero before initiating a new command.

Command table

Acknowledge on read table

Exchange zone

Display of message number 10

%MWi = 0

%MWi+1 = 0

%MWi+2 = 0

%MWi+3 = 10

...

%MWn

%MWn+1

%MWn+2

%MWn+3

%MWn+4 = 10

...

End of cycle

Update acknowledgment table

%MWm

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Acknowledge write mode

When this type of acknowledgment is required, the CCX 17 indicates in a PLC internal word table, that the operator entry required has been entered. This word table, which is adjacent to the acknowledge on read table, is structured in the same way as the command table (if acknowledge on read is not required, this table is placed after the command table).

Example

In the example below, the application program requests the speed of the motor to be entered when status message number 22 is displayed (Speed = 60 rpm). If acknowledge on read and write is required, after message number 22 has been displayed, the

CCX 17 operator panel automatically updates the corresponding word (%MWn+3) in the table reserved for acknowledge on read. When the operator enters the required value, the corresponding word (%MWm+3), is updated in the table reserved for acknowledge on write. The value entered by the operator is written into the PLC data zone via a UNI-TE request.

The programmer must set the word to zero before initiating a new command.

Updating acknowledge on write table

Operator entry

Command table

Acknowledge on read table

Acknowledge on write table

Exchange zone

%MWi = 0

%MWi+1 = 0

%MWi+2 = 0

%MWi+3 = 22

...

%MWn

%MWn+1

%MWn+2

%MWn+3 = 22

%MWn+4

...

%MWm

%MWm+1

%MWm+2

%MWm+3 = 1

%MWn+4

...

%MWp

PLC data zone

Display of message number 22

Updating read table

Speed = 60 rpm acknowledge on

Confirm

Writing entry via UNI-TE request

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4.2-5 Managing alarm messages

A PLC bit or word memory zone, periodically scanned by the CCX 17 operator panel, is assigned to managing alarm messages. These messages are managed in a bit or word type zone. Each internal bit or each word bit of this table represents an alarm. The table structure is as follows :

Management by internal bits

%Mi Alarm number 1

%Mi+1 Alarm number 2

%Mi+2 Alarm number 3

%Mi+3 Alarm number 4

...

%Mn-1 Alarm number n

%MWi

F Management by word bit 0

Alarm number 1

Alarm number 2

Alarm number 3

...

Alarm number n in word %MWi+(n/16-1)

Both the start of this table and its length are defined by the user when the application is created using MMI 17 WIN (see section 5.1).

Alarms are managed by the CCX 17 operator panel in one of two ways :

• The alarms are memorized in the operator panel while waiting to be displayed and acknowledged later by the operator. In this mode, status messages issued by the process can continue to be displayed.

%Mi = 0

%Mi+1 = 0

%Mi+2 = 0

%Mi+3 = 1

...

%Mn =0

Display alarm number 4

Display of messages and memorization of a l a r m s

Each alarm is displayed and later acknowledged by the operator

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• The alarm is memorized and then displayed on the operator panel. It remains displayed until acknowledged by the operator by pressing any key. Once the alarm has been acknowledged, the messages which were present on-screen prior to the alarm are once more displayed.

Display alarm number 4 %Mi = 0

%Mi+1 = 0

%Mi+2 = 0

%Mi+3 = 1

...

Overheat oven 4

...

Each alarm is acknowledged by the operator

%Mn =0

See CCX 17 installation manual, section on alarm logs.

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4.3

Exchanges via integrated MMI functions

4.3-1 Displaying a message (or a group) without operator entry

The CCX 17 operator panel memory contains the application created using MMI 17

WIN.

This application comprises several types of message :

• status messages comprising text (with or without operator entry),

• alarm messages,

• groups of messages, each group consisting of lists of status messages.

When the PLC application wishes to display a status message, a group or an alarm message on the CCX 17 operator panel, it indicates the number of the corresponding message (or group) in the transmission table (Data to send). In all cases, the PLC receives a confirmation report for the exchange. If an error is detected, the reception table contains all the information necessary to identify the cause (see Section 3, part

K of the PL7 programming manual).

MMI function

Number of the message or of group

End of cycle

Transmission table

Reminder :

The CCX 17 operator panel can display several messages at the same time.

• 32 messages in the case of the CCX17-20 (16 animated variables maximum),

• 64 messages in the case of the CCX17-30 (32 animated variables maximum).

The position of a message is determined when it is defined, either by selecting line and column or by defining whether the message should be centered or aligned to the right or left. The user must therefore select the correct geographical position of the messages in order to prevent any overlapping.

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4.3-2 Displaying a message with operator entry

When a displayed message includes a value to be entered by the operator, the entry can be fed back to the PLC in two different ways :

• operator entry neither checked nor synchronized by the PLC application,

• operator entry checked and synchronized by the PLC application.

Both examples are discussed later.

Operator entry neither checked nor synchronized by the PLC application

The request is sent by a transmission table (command 24).

Operator entry

Message number

MMI function

Speed = 352 rpm

PLC data zone

Transmission table

Confirmation

The value(s) entered are written directly to the PLC data zone via UNI-TE requests.

In all cases, the PLC receives a exchange report. If an error is detected, the reception table contains information to help define the cause.

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Operator entry checked and synchronized by the PLC application

This option can only be used for sending status messages. The confirmation report is only updated when the entry has been carried out. The entry is in the reception table

(command 22).

Operator entry

MMI function

Message number

Transmission table

Speed = 352 rpm

Value of the entry

Reception table

Confirmation

The value entered by the operator is sent to the reception table.

In all cases, the PLC receives an exchange report. If an error is detected, the reception table contains information to help define the cause.

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4.3-3 Request to display an alarm message

The CCX 17 operator panel contains the alarm messages (generated using MMI 17

WIN) in its memory. An alarm message from the PLC application program is displayed by executing the integrated MMI function DISPLAY_ALRM containing the number of the alarm message as a parameter.

Alarms are managed by the CCX 17 operator panel in one of two ways :

• the alarms are memorized in the operator panel while waiting to be displayed and acknowledged later by the operator. In this mode, status messages issued by the process can continue to be displayed.

MMI function

Alarm number

Display of messages and memorization of alarms

Transmission table

Each alarm is displayed and later acknowledged by the operator

• the alarm is archived and then displayed on the operator panel. It remains displayed until it is acknowledged by the operator by pressing any key. Once the alarm has been acknowledged, the messages which were present on-screen prior to the alarm are once more displayed.

MMI function

Alarm number

Oven 4 overheated

Transmission table

Acknowledgment of each alarm by the operator

In all cases, the PLC receives an exchange report. If an error is detected, the reception table contains information to help define the cause.

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4.3-4 Managing the operator panel indicator lamps

The CCX 17 operator panel has three indicator lamps on the front panel. These lamps show the results of the self-tests during power-up, then once the self-tests are complete, they are made available to the user. The state of the indicator lamps (on, off or flashing) is modified by executing the CONTROL_LEDS MMI function containing the required values.

MMI function

State of the indicator lamps

Oven 4 overheated

Transmission table

Indicator lamp display

4.3-5 Assigning the operator panel command keys

CCX 17 operator panels have several command keys assigned by configuration to PLC internal bits. They are assigned by executing the ASSIGN_KEYS MMI function containing the required values.

MMI function Assign keys

Transmission table

Using the command keys

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4.4

Alarm management via the mailbox and MMI functions

In order to simplify the management of alarms in the same application, an alarm can only be activated one way, either via the MMI functions or via the mailbox.

Alarms accessible via the mailbox depend on the length of the mailbox. Alarms with a number greater than the length of the mailbox can only be accessed via the MMI functions.

Length of alarm zone in the mailbox = i

Alarm 1

Alarm 2

Alarm 3

Alarm 4

Alarm 5

•••

Alarm i

Alarm i+1

Alarm i+2

•••

Alarm n

Alarms accessible via the mailbox

Alarms accessible via integrated MMI functions

Example

In a CCX 17-30, the maximum number of alarms is 300.

If the field reserved for alarms in the mailbox has a length of 150 bits (value configured in the Data link configuration screen) :

• alarms numbered from 1 to 150 are only accessible via the mailbox,

• the others are only accessible via the integrated MMI functions.

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Principles of communication on the UNI-TELWAY bus

Performance

1 CCX 17

2 CCX 17

3 CCX 17

4 CCX 17

5 CCX 17

6 CCX 17

Time in seconds

Refresh time required for

4 requests + mailbox

1.8"

3.4"

4.5"

Refresh time required for

1 request + mailbox

0.5"

0.6"

0.7"

0.8"

CCX17

Refresh time for 4 requests

Refresh time for 1 request

Number of connections : maximum of 2 CCX17 operator panels.

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4.6

Principles of communication on the FIPIO fieldbus

Reminders :

A CCX 17 operator panel connected to a FIPIO fieldbus can communicate simultaneously :

• via mailbox, as described in section 4.2,

• via MMI functions, as described in section 4.3.

Principle

A CCX17 must be configured so that it can exchange data on FIPIO.

PL7 therefore reserves a memory zone specific to the exchange of data shared between the bus arbitrator PLC and each CCX 17 configured on FIPIO. These exchanges take place periodically without any intervention from the application program.

This zone consists of :

• For the CCX 17 profile :

- 8 words written by the PLC and read by the CCX 17,

- 8 words written by the CCX 17 and read by the PLC.

• For the CCX 17-32 profile :

- 32 words written by the PLC and read by the CCX 17,

- 32 words written by the CCX 17 and read by the PLC.

Syntax

A CCX 17 can display status or alarm messages comprising %QW or it can transmit information to the PLC (the status of command buttons) by 8 %IW words.

The syntax of these words is as follows :

• %QW\p.2.cnx\0.0.rank:Xi

• %IW\p.2.cnx\0.0.rank:Xi where p: processor slot device channel number : always 2 for FIPIO cnx: connection point number module number: always 0 for CCX 17 channel number: always 0 for CCX 17 rank: significance of word between 0 and 31 i: significance of bit for bit access.

Maximum number of devices

The maximum number of devices connected to a Premium bus arbitrator is 4 CCX 17 operator panels. Above this number, please consult your Technical Support for programming advice.

Comment : A FIPIO application generated by the PL7-MMI 17 OS/2 station tool can be read by MMI17 WIN.

Optimizing the communication

• use FIPIO addresses in preference to BIT and WORD addresses

• in the case of BIT and WORD type variables, select contiguous variables

• select a period suitable for the traffic necessary for the application for refreshing the variables and the frequency which the command zone is read

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Rules for optimizing requests

If the CCX 17 has to display several messages, each of which contains a variable, the variables are read via one request. Several requests must be sent for the same type of processing if optimization is not requested.

For optimization to be executed, certain rules must be observed :

• The objects must be of the same type,

• The difference between the object indices must be less than certain values depending on the object type :

For internal bits (%Mi) the maximum index difference is 480.

For word bits (%MWi,Xj) the maximum index difference is 59.

For internal words (%MWi) the maximum index difference is 59.

For double words (%MDi) the maximum index difference is 29.

Examples of optimization :

It is possible to send a single request (per object type) to access the following objects :

• %M0, %M100 and %M480.

• %MW0:X0 to %MW59:X16.

• %MW0, %MW1, %MW2 and %MW59.

• %MD0, %MD10 and %MD29.

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5.1

WYSIWYG editor

This window is accessed by clicking on the

“Application / WYSIWYG” menu or on the following icon :

When an application is created, this window opens by default. It enables an entire application to be created quickly and clearly.

The basic functions are :

• creation, display, modification and deletion of a status message,

• assignment of command keys,

• creation of status message groups,

• display or preview mode.

It is the recommended window for using MMI17 WIN under Windows.

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5.1-1 Managing status messages using WYSIWYG

By default, the grid is active with the cursor blinking.

To move around the grid, use the arrow, “Page up”, “Page down”, “End” and “Home” keys or the mouse.

To move from the grid to the other elements, use the “Tab” key.

Once the cursor is placed on a command key on one side, use the “up” and “down” arrow keys to move from one command key to another.

Creating a status message

The procedure consists of :

• positioning the cursor at the point where the message starts,

• opening the “enter status message” box by double-clicking on it or pressing “Enter” on the keyboard.

The main fields are completed - these are :

• text,

• variable, if necessary.

For a full description of the status message shortcut box, see “Creating a status message”

(section 5.3).

Once the entry is confirmed, the message is displayed in the WYSIWYG window.

Example :

value

Displaying a status message

Entering a message number or scrolling through the numbers in the “Message” zone displays the messages in the WYSIWYG grid.

A red number identifies those messages which have already been configured.

A cross is displayed next to an empty message.

To display the message(s) as they would appear on the CCX17 screen, use the preview mode (see section 5.1.4).

Modifying a status message

A message must be selected before it can be modified. Select it by clicking with the mouse inside the message or using the movement keys (arrows, Page up, etc) on the keyboard.

When a message is selected, this is indicated by the appearance of its number in the message zone and by “handles” surrounding it.

Example :

Handles

value

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Three functions are possible following selection :

• modifying the contents of a message,

• moving a message around the grid,

• modifying the size of a message.

Modifying the contents of a message

Double-clicking, pressing “Enter” or using the “Utilities/Edit Message” menu launches the fast entry box for this message.

Moving a message

• Using the mouse : click on any point in the message. The movement cursor “ ” appears. The new window is shown by a rectangle with dotted lines.

• Using the keyboard : “Shift + arrows”.

Example :

value

Modifying the size of a message

• Using the mouse : click on a handle and increase or reduce the size. The new size is shown by a rectangle with dotted lines.

• The display is updated when the mouse button is released. If the message is aligned (Left, Center, Right), modifying the size does not alter this attribute.

• Using the keyboard : F4 key.

• Using the menu : “Utilities / Double Size or Standard Size”.

Comment :

Example :

Value value

The procedure will only work if there is sufficient space for the final frame. Otherwise the message will not be modified.

Deleting a status message

• select a message,

• press the “Del “ key or use the “Edit / Clear” menu.

To delete all messages in the display, use the “Edit / Clear All” menu or the icon. This operation deletes the display from the WYSIWYG grid, but does not affect the message characteristics.

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5.1-2 Managing the command keys

To assign a PLC object to a command key, click into the circle of the command key to be programmed. This displays the command key fast entry window shown below :

After an address or a symbol has been entered, the address will appear in the rectangle adjacent to the circle.

All creation, modification or deletion operations for command keys are executed using this box.

Address or symbol display for command keys is selected by means of the “View /

Address Priority” menu function for addresses and the “View / Symbol Priority” for symbols.

Reminder :

The button numbers are as follows :

The Previous and Next buttons are used to go to adjacent buttons.

For a full description of the command key shortcut box, see the Command Key section

(section 5.6).

Comment :

If the text is too large, it will be truncated and will end with “>”. The full text is shown in the status bar.

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5.1-3 Managing groups using WYSIWYG

This editor is used for creating, displaying, modifying and deleting a group of status messages.

Creating a group

There are two possible methods of running this function :

• automatic,

• manual.

Automatic creation :

When a group number is selected in the “Group” entry zone, “Group mode” automatically becomes active. From this point, any modification made in the WYSIWYG editor is copied to the selected group.

Procedure :

• Check the selection box and enter a group number or select a group number in the

“Group” entry zone,

• confirm the messages to be contained in the group. New messages can be directly created or existing ones used via the “Message” entry zone.

Comment :

As long as the “ Group Mode” selection box is checked, all modifications will be taken into account by the groups.

Manual creation :

All of the messages required in a group must first be displayed on screen. To assign them to a group, use the “Utilities / Configure Group” menu or the icon. The following window is used for :

• assigning the group number,

• selecting, or not, the Clear Screen option for the group :

Once this box is confirmed, the group will contain the messages and “Group Mode” will be selected : the group will be modified if any messages are added or deleted.

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Displaying a group

The group to be displayed is selected by entering the number in the “Group” zone. This is confirmed either by using the “Enter” key, or the Utilities/Display Group menu or by making no modifications for a period of one second.

A red number identifies those groups which have already been configured.

Once a group number is selected, “Group mode” is automatically selected.

Modifying a group

A group is automatically modified by adding or deleting messages when the “Group mode” box is checked.

To take modifications into account in manual mode, the “Utilities / Configure Group” menu or the icon must be used, and the replacement of the group contents confirmed.

Deleting a group

A group is automatically deleted by deleting all messages displayed via the “Edit / Clear

All” menu or the icon when the “Group Mode” box is checked.

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5.1-4 Managing the preview mode

This function is activated via the icon, or the “View / Preview Mode” menu.

It gives a realistic preview of the CCX 17 screen showing :

• flashing messages,

• reverse video mode,

• order of display,

• dimensions of the square grid.

Modifications cannot be made in the WYSIWYG screen in “Preview mode”. On the other hand, modifications made by the corresponding editors (command key, status message, etc) will be taken into account.

It is possible to scroll through several groups and/or messages in “Preview mode”. When modification mode is selected again, the WYSIWYG screen will contain the same elements as it did when “Preview Mode” was exited.

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5.1-5 Modifying the display order

Comment :

Modifying the message order is only relevant if the messages overlap.

Example : case 1 case 2

In case 1, “Message2” is displayed first and then overlapped by “Message1”.

The procedure consists of :

• selecting the message,

• clicking on the “Utilities / Send Message to Front / Back” menu or on the “F5” key.

Comment :

This is a “Flip/Flop” operation which sends the message either to the front or to the back. A message located at position n in a group of m messages will be moved to either m th position or 1 st position.

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5.1-6 Copy / Paste

The “Copy / Paste” functions can be accessed via :

• the menu Edit / Copy

• the keyboard

Edit / Paste

Copy : Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Ins

• the mouse

Paste : Ctrl + V or Shift + Ins used with the Ctrl key.

Procedure using the menu or keyboard

The procedure consists of :

• selecting the message,

• activating the “Edit/Copy” menu or pressing the “Ctrl+C” or “Ctrl+Ins” keys.

• positioning the blinking cursor at the chosen place,

• activating the “Edit/Paste” menu or pressing the “Ctrl+V” or “Shift+Ins” keys.

Comment

The “Paste” function recovers and copies the current characteristics of the message to be copied. A message modified between “copy” and “paste” operations will be copied with its new properties.

Procedure using the mouse

The procedure consists of :

• selecting the message to be copied,

• pressing and holding down the “Ctrl” key,

• moving the message using the mouse or the “Shift” + arrow keys,

• releasing the mouse or the “Ctrl” key.

Comment

The operation can be canceled by clicking the right mouse button.

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5.1-7 Context-related activation of WYSIWYG

The WYSIWYG editor can be activated using the editors/spreadsheets for :

• command keys,

• status messages,

• groups.

Activation is then used to display a specific data item.

Access is possible via :

• the menu : using Edit / WYSIWYG

• the keyboard : using Shift + F9

• the icon :

Context when opening

in the spreadsheet display zone.

Initial editor

Command keys

Group

Status Messages opening WYSIWYG editor if a key is selected, the WISIWIG editor opens on this key.

on the current group.

if one or more messages are selected, the editor displays the selected message(s).

if no message is selected, the editor will not modify the display.

Comment :

Context-related activation by group and status message spreadsheets will not operate in

“Preview Mode”.

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Configuring the application

This function can be accessed by clicking on this icon or selecting the Application /

Configuration menu. It is used to configure the CCX 17 operator panel parameters associated with the application.

5.2-1 General

The default entry window is as follows :

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The functions available are :

Accesses the “Change Operator Panel “ function (see section 5.2.2). This can also be accessed via the “Edit / Change Operator Panel /PLC/Description” menu or the “Alt+F10” shortcut.

This icon is selected by default. It is used to display the operator panel configuration. This can also be accessed via the “View / Configure Operator

Panel” menu or the “Ctrl+Alt+1” shortcut.

This icon is used to display the entry of exchange data using a shared memory (see section 5.2.4). This can also be accessed via the “View / Configure Link” menu or the “Ctrl+Alt+2” shortcut.

This icon is used to display the device configuration (see section 5.2.5). This can also be accessed via the “View / Configure Device” menu or the “Ctrl+Alt+3” shortcut.

Accesses the password (see section 5.2.6 : Protecting configuration parameters).

This can also be accessed via the “Edit / Password” menu or “Alt+E” followed by

“Alt+M” on the keyboard. It can only be accessed when the operator panel configuration window is active.

Accesses the printer link parameters (see section 5.2.7 : Printer link). This can also be accessed via the “Edit / Printer Link” menu or “Alt+E” followed by “Alt+L” on the keyboard. It can only be accessed when the operator panel configuration window is active.

The icon is replaced by “ ” when the printer data is displayed. This icon is used to return to the operator panel configuration window display.

Reminder :

Confirmation : Any modification can be confirmed using this icon in the main window (MDI) toolbar or the “Edit / Confirm

Modification” menu or the “Ctrl+W” shortcut :

Cancellation : Any modification can be canceled using this icon or the “Edit / Undo” menu or the “Ctrl+Z” shortcut :

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5.2-2 Changing the type of operator panel

Assigning the type of operator panel

This window is used to enter :

• the type of CCX 17 operator panel,

• the type of PLC,

• and a general description of the application.

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Reminder : fast access to the window for assigning the type of operator panel is available with the following icon :

Changing the type of operator panel

The type of operator panel can be changed provided the new operator panel has more extensive functions.

A CCX 17-20 application can be assigned to a CCX 17-30 then reassigned to a

CCX 17-20 without modification.

The operator panel can also be changed for one with less extensive functions if the following points are acceptable for the new operator panel :

• the maximum number of status messages, alarms, message groups and configuration of the command keys,

• the line numbers of the status messages,

• the number of messages and the numbers assigned to the message groups,

• the length of the command and alarm zone,

• the number of the group displayed by default,

• there is no error or entry in progress on the status or alarm message tables or the command keys.

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The following table lists substitutions which can be made without problem :

CCX 17 20 LPS by

CCX 17 20 LW

CCX 17 20 L by by

CCX 17 20 FPS by

CCX 17 20 FW by

CCX 17 20 F by

CCX 17 30 LPS

CCX 17 30 FW

CCX 17 30 L or CCX 17 30 LPS

CCX 17 30 LPS

CCX 17 30 LW

CCX 17 30 L or CCX 17 30 LPS

If these conditions are not satisfied, a message indicates the type of error. Changing from one operator panel to another is no longer possible. The user must consequently modify the application in order to change the operator panel.

Example :

It is not possible to change the type of operator panel with a FIPIO application

(CCX 17-20F / 20FPS 20L / 20LPS / 30L and 30LPS) to an operator panel which does not accept FIPIO (CCX 17-20LW 20FW / 30 LW).

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5.2-3 Configuring the operator panel

This window is used to configure the parameters of the CCX 17 operator panel assigned to the application.

CCX 17 setup

Language

Date Format

This item is used to define the language used in the CCX 17 operator panel “SETUP”. Five languages are available : English (by default),

French, German, Italian and Spanish.

This item is used to define the format in which the date is displayed,

• US : (by default) displays the date in American format (MM/DD/YY),

• Europe : displays the date in European format (DD/MM/YY),

• Japan : displays the date in Japanese format (YY/MM/DD).

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Other characteristics

Default Group Number

This item is used to enter the number of the message group displayed by default when the operator panel is powered up or the application is launched. If the user does not want to display the message when the operator panel is switched on, this field must have a zero value (or be empty).

Inhibiting System keys / Screen

If the “Inhibit System Keys / Screen” button is activated, the command keys are inhibited.

The keys on both sides of the screen cannot be used in the following modes :

• Setup,

• alarm (overprinting, logs),

• entry log.

These keys automatically become active again following return to the client application screen.

Exchange period

Refresh Period :

Command Zone Period :

Refresh Period :

This data item defines the read frequency for the displayed variables.

The possible periods are : “fast, 400ms, 800ms, 1s, 2s, 4s, 10s, 30s and 1min”.

The “fast” value signifies that the CCX 17 reads the variable value as fast as possible.

Command Zone Period :

This data item defines the read frequency for the command zone.

The possible periods are : “none, 400ms, 800ms, 2s, 4s, 8s, 32s,

1min and 5min”.

Important comment :

The value “none” signifies that the CCX 17 will never consult the command zone.

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Protocol

Protocol This data group is used to modify the parameters of the operator panel

- PLC link.

Reminder :

Fast access is via the following icon :

The “operator panel” configuration and the “printer link” displays use the same window. The following icons are used to switch from one to the other :

Operator panel protocol

This is used to select the operator panel protocol :

• Unitelway slave : the operator panel is configured as a slave of the

UNI-TELWAY bus (the most frequent case),

• Unitelway master : the operator panel is configured as a UNI-

TELWAY bus master.

• Fipio : the operator panel is configured for connection to a FIPIO fieldbus.

Unitelway protocol

This item is used for selecting the UNI-TELWAY link parameters :

• Speed : communication speed : must be between 300 and 19200 baud. All devices connected on the same bus must have the same communication speed.

Default speed : TSX 37 :

TSX 57 :

9600

19200.

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• Time-out : the time-out corresponds to the minimum response time of the PLC application to a request sent by the CCX 17 operator panel.

This must be at least equal to 10000 ms. If this is not the case, an error message is displayed,

• Slave address : this field, which can only be accessed when the protocol for the operator panel is specified as “Unitelway master”, is used to select the slave address which will communicate with the operator panel.

FIPIO protocol

This item is used to select the connection point of the CCX 17 operator panel on the FIPIO fieldbus.

The connection point is between 1 and 62.

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5.2-4 Configuring the link

This function is used to configure the tables required for using mailbox communication.

It is accessed by selecting the following icon :

This screen consists of two reserved parts :

• one part is reserved for the “Report” zone,

• the other part is reserved for mailbox exchanges with a distinction made between commands and alarms.

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Description of the Report zone

Report zone Variable and Symbol

The CCX 17 operator panel manages (at the end of the self-tests) a status word written in an internal word in the PLC memory.

This internal word can be symbolized in the station database. Entering the internal word (example %MW1) immediately updates the symbol name (example Word_a). Similarly, if the symbol name is entered the internal word is automatically updated.

Acknowledge Alarm

The selection of this function enables the CCX 17 to return the number of the alarm message acknowledged by the user to the PLC. This value is written in the word following the status word of the of the report zone address (for example, if %MW100 is the report zone address, the word dedicated to the alarm acknowledgment is %MW101).

Description of the command zone

Start Address or Start Symbol

This item indicates the start of the PLC internal word table where the operator panel will read the commands.

As with the report zone address and symbol parameters, where the first internal word in this table is symbolized, entering a variable using its symbolic name or its address is sufficient to update both data items.

%QW type words are accepted.

Length This parameter specifies the length of the table reserved for the command zone. It will be recalled that this table is composed of :

• one word for controlling the operator panel indicator lamps,

• one word for the number of the status message group to be displayed,

• a series of words for status messages (one word per message).

The CCX 17 operator panel can display up to four status messages containing one variable entry per line. The maximum length of this table is therefore four words per line plus two words. A CCX 17-30 with eight lines can have a table with a maximum length of 34 words.

If the number entered is greater than this limit, the following message is displayed :

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Comments :

If the user wishes to use the “Acknowledge read mode” option and/or the

“Acknowledge write mode” option, the total length of the word table reserved in the

PLC must be multiplied by two or three (for more details, see section 4.2.4).

Acknowledge read mode (*)

This item enables the acknowledge read mode field assigned to the commands to be used. If this option is selected, an internal word table is used in the PLC (of the same length and following the table used by the command zone).

Acknowledge write mode (*)

This item enables the acknowledge write mode field assigned to the commands to be used. If this option is selected, an internal word table is used in the PLC (of the same length and, depending on the case, following the table used by the command zone or following the acknowledge read mode table if it is being used).

(*) Notes on acknowledge read / write mode

1 For a %QW type command zone, 7 %IW words are used to manage acknowledgments

(read/write) :

• %IW\p.2.cnx\0.0.1 : acknowledge alarms

• %IW\p.2.cnx\0.0.2 : acknowledge indicator lamps in read mode

• %IW\p.2.cnx\0.0.3 : acknowledge the group and indicator number in read mode of a displayed system screen

- FFFF (in hexadecimal) : SET UP screen

- FFFE (in hexadecimal) : active or archived alarms screen

- FFFD (in hexadecimal) : entry archive screen

- FFFC (in hexadecimal) : overprint alarms screen

• %IW\p.2.cnx\0.0.4 : acknowledge messages in read and/or write mode,

• %IW\p.2.cnx\0.0.5 : acknowledge messages in read and/or write mode,

• %IW\p.2.cnx\0.0.6 : acknowledge messages in read and/or write mode,

• %IW\p.2.cnx\0.0.7 : acknowledge messages in read and/or write mode.

2 For an internal word type command zone, the system screen display indicator is contained in the second word of the zone reserved for acknowledgment write mode

(used for the message group number).

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Example

• The operator panel used is a CCX 17-30L.

• It must write its status word to PLC internal word %MW250 (address Table_8).

• The alarm zone starts at internal word %M200 (address Alarm_2) and has a length of 10 bits.

• The user wishes to display up to 20 status messages, thus the command zone has a length of 20 + 2 = 22 internal words and starts at word %MW100 (address St_12).

The acknowledgments on read and write are requested. The total length of the word table used in the PLC is thus 66 words (3 * 22).

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Description of the alarm zone

Start Address or Start Symbol

This item indicates from which PLC bit or internal word the CCX 17 operator panel must read the table corresponding to the alarms used during mailbox communication. When a bit (or a word bit) in this table changes to 1, the alarm message corresponding to this bit is displayed on the operator panel.

As with the report zone address and symbol parameters, if the first internal word in this table is symbolized, the entry of a variable using its symbolic name or its address will be sufficient to update both data items.

BIT or WORD type addresses are accepted. When OS/2 applications are re-read, ROW type addresses are accepted (see OS/2 version).

%QW type words are accepted in zone 1.

Length This parameter specifies the length of the table allocated to the alarm zone. The maximum length of this bit table depends on the type of

CCX 17 operator panel :

• a CCX 17-20 which can manage up to 150 alarm messages can have an alarm zone with a maximum of 150 bits (or 10 words).

• a CCX 17-30 which can manage up to 300 alarm messages can have an alarm zone with a maximum of 300 bits (or 19 words).

Comment if DFB alarms are selected, the alarm zone is at 220 bits maximum.

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Extended alarm zone on reading an OS/2 application

Retrieval under MMI 17 WIN of a man/machine interface application generated under

OS/2 which manages events linked to diagnostic OFBs provides access to an extended alarm zone.

This alarm zone is activated by the Edit / Extended Alarm Zone menu. It displays two additional alarm zones : zones 2 and 3.

OFB status management

This check box is used to inhibit management of the OFB status of an OS/2 application retrieved under MMI 17 WIN (*.M17 file or application transferred from a CCX 17). If the application is then transferred to a

CCX 17, the new selection will be taken into account.

Both new screens, described later, can only be accessed when the box has been checked.

Start Address

This field shows the first error bit to be monitored, for a given type of diagnostic OFB (for example, EPON0,ERROR). When a monitored OFB error bit changes to 1, the corresponding alarm message is displayed on the CCX 17 operator panel.

Start Symbol

This field is empty.

Start of zone The value displayed in this field indicates the number of the start alarm message for either zone 2 or zone 3.

Length The value displayed in this field specifies the table length allocated to the alarm zone.

The maximum length of the alarm table depends on how many messages the selected CCX 17 operator panel can manage :

• for a CCX 17-20 which can manage up to 150 messages, the size of the alarm zone will be 150 bits.

• for a CCX 17-30 which can manage up to 300 messages, the size of the alarm zone will be 300 bits.

The 3 alarm zones (zones 1 to 3) share the same space without any overlap between the different zones.

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OFB alarm zone variables screen (OS/2 application)

This button is only active if the man-machine interface application is in OFB status management mode. It provides access to the next screen, which displays all the diagnostic OFB error bits associated with the alarm events in the zone. The data in this screen is in read-only format.

Alarm

Variable

Symbol

Comment indicates the number of the alarm.

displays the variable (diagnostic OFB error bit) of the alarm event.

displays the symbol for the alarm event.

displays the comments for the alarm event.

this button is used to display the data relating to alarm zones 2 and 3 alternately.

This operation is also possible by using the <F2> key or by selecting

Change alarm zone under the Edit menu.

pressing this button displays a dialog box which is used to search for a character string in the screen.

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OFB alarm zone status screen (OS/2 application)

This button is only active if the man-machine interface application is in OFB status management mode. It provides access to the next screen, which displays the comments associated with the OFB status word bits being monitored. The data in this screen is in read-only format.

Text (line 1)

Text (line 2) displays the first 37 characters of the comment associated with the status word bit.

displays the subsequent characters (37 maximum) of the comment associated with the status word bit.

this button is used to display the data relating to alarm zones 2 and 3 alternately.

This operation is also possible by pressing the <F2> key or by selecting

Change alarm zone under the Edit menu.

pressing this button displays a dialog box which is used to search for a character string in the screen.

Comment

The data relating to OFB status is contained in the configuration. It is not taken into account during transfer of the application or creation of the documentation file unless the Application Configuration box is checked.

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Extended alarm zone for DFB and GRAFCET alarms

When an operator dialogue application manages events associated with the diagnostic

DFB, MMI 17 WIN provides access to an extended alarm zone.

This alarm zone is activated via the Edit / Extended Alarm Zone menu. It displays a block which enables the sectors to be monitored to be defined.

DFB Alarms

When this box is checked, management of the DFB alarms can be activated or inhibited. By default, this is not checked and all the information in the extended alarm zone is grayed out.

Sectors to be monitored

This field represents 16 sectors to be monitored; these sectors correspond to geographic zones in the workshop.

Sector 0 (common sector) is a privileged sector which cannot be unchecked.

MMI 17 allows a maximum of 4 sectors to be checked. By default, only sector 0 is checked.

Status management

When this box is checked, diagnostic DFB status management can be activated or inhibited. For the CCX 17 to manage DFB status errors, this box must be checked. By default, the status management option is not checked.

When this box is checked, the MMI 17 software loads the diagnostic DFB

.STO files to the MMI 17 application. Similarly, when the user unchecks this box, the MMI 17 software unloads the diagnostic DFB .STO files from the

MMI 17 application.

If no .STO file is present on the disk when the user checks the box, an error message is displayed and the box is automatically unchecked.

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Display

Printing

Opening or downloading an application with the Status Management box checked:

• if the .STO files on the disk are identical to those in the application, the user does not have to do anything,

• if the .STO files on the disk are not identical to those contained in the application (string modification or additional .STO file present), the software will prompt the user to update the application. If the user does not update the application, it will remain in the same state,

• if the .STO files are not present on the disk, an error message will be displayed on the screen (STATUS files not installed on the station).

The user does not have to do anything and the application remains in the same state.

This option concerns all the DFB alarms. If this box is checked, the alarms are displayed in the foreground when they appear.

By default the Display option is checked.

This option concerns all the DFB alarms. If this box is checked, the alarms are printed as and when they appear.

By default the Print option is not checked.

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OFB alarm zone status screen (OS/2 application)

This button is only active if the operator dialogue interface application is in DFB status management mode. It provides access to the next screen, which displays the comments associated with the DFB status word bits being monitored. The data in this screen is read-only.

Text (line 1)

Text (line 2) displays the first 40 characters of the comment associated with the status word bit.

displays the subsequent characters (40 maximum) of the comment associated with the status word bit.

this button is used to display the data relating to the next DFB. All DFBs whose status files have been loaded are displayed.

This operation is also possible by pressing the <F2> key or by selecting

Display Subsequent Status Texts under the Edit menu.

pressing this button displays a dialog box which is used to search for a character string in the screen.

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5.2-5 Configuring the device

This function is used to define the devices (the PLC and two other devices) which can communicate with a CCX 17 operator panel connected on a FIPIO fieldbus.

Reminder : fast access to this function is via the following icon :

This screen is used to enter :

• the name (maximum of 10 characters) assigned to the PLC,

• the names of the two other devices which can communicate with the CCX 17,

• the connection point of each of these two devices on the FIPIO fieldbus,

• the length of the requests assigned to the devices, with two predefined values : 128 (for the ATS range) and 128/32 (for Series 7),

• the request optimization option.

If this option is not confirmed, the CCX 17 generates unitary requests (read a bit or a word) to the third-party device.

If this option is confirmed, it concatenates the requests and generates a multi-bit or multi-word request.

The operation of the third-party device must thus be checked in its corresponding documentation.

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Comment

TSX 37, TSX 57 or Series 7 PLCs accept multiple requests.

When creating status or alarm messages, the user must indicate the name of the device with which he wishes to communicate in the “Device” cells of the relevant entry screens.

Third-party devices cannot be accessed when programming command keys.

In order to be directly accessed by the CCX 17, devices connected on FIPIO must include a UNI-TE server for processing V5 requests.

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5.2-6 Protecting configuration parameters

Protected parameters

The following parameters can be password protected :

• default group number,

• activation/deactivation of system keys,

• exchange periods,

• communication protocol.

Unprotected access : Protected access :

Declaration of the password

The password initial entry window is accessed by clicking on the following icon or by via the Edit/Password menu.

The password must contain four numerical characters.

The characters do not appear on-screen when the password is entered (asterisks confirm the pressing of keys).

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Password request

The password is requested when :

• the protected parameters are not displayed,

• the user wishes to access them.

Access is by clicking on this icon or by selecting the Edit/Password menu.

The password must contain four numerical characters.

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If the password is invalid, the following message is displayed :

Changing the password

The password is changed when the protected parameters are displayed, by clicking on the icon or by selecting the Edit/

Password menu.

This displays the initial entry window. The new password must similarly contain four numerical characters. Entering the value

0000 is equivalent to clearing the password.

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5.2-7 Printer link

Reminder

Fast access is via the following icon :

Use this icon to return to operator panel configuration :

This item is used to select the parameters which are specific to the printer.

• Communication speed : choice of bit rate, values can be between 300 and 9600 baud,

• Parity : the parity for the link (even, odd or none),

• Data : the number of data bits (7 or 8 bits),

• Stop bit : the number of stop bits (1 or 2),

• Continuous printout : confirms or inhibits the continuous printout of operator panel messages.

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5.3

Creating status messages

5.3-1 Principle of data entry

After starting MMI17 WIN software, click on this icon or select the Window/Status

Messages function.

A window is displayed containing a table in which all the parameters of the status messages in the application can be described. It consists of two parts :

• a spreadsheet for displaying and direct entry of messages.

• a display zone containing :

- the number of messages entered and the maximum number permitted,

- icons for accessing the “Cut/Copy/Paste” and “Find” functions,

- a WYSIWYG display icon.

Icons

Parameter entry

This window is an alternative means of entry to the fast entry dialog box.

This presentation has the advantage of displaying the data specific to several messages on the same screen, but the table must be moved to see the whole message.

The fast entry dialog box is activated by double-clicking on the line number or by “Shift +

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5.3-2 Data entry

This is performed field by field :

• The active cell has a bold surround.

• The movement arrows, the TAB key or the Enter key as well as the mouse can be used to move from one field to another.

• The Enter key confirms if entry mode is selected (cursor blinking).

• Double-clicking on a field enables that field to be modified.

The method of modification depends on the type of field :

- a numerical field is modified directly,

- a field with predefined values is modified with a combination box,

- a Boolean field is modified by clicking the mouse or pressing the space bar in a check box.

The “Entry format” and “Display format” fields are modified using specific dialog boxes.

• The modification is accessed by :

- Double-clicking :

- a key other than the movement or the space bar :

- the space bar : the cell contents are selected and the cursor is positioned at the end of the text.

the cell contents are replaced by the k e y s selected key.

the cell contents are retained and the cursor is positioned at the end of the text.

• Esc undoes modifications to direct entries in the cell or to any message.

If an error is detected in a field, a message indicating the cause(s) of the error is displayed at the top of the screen.

Comment

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5.3-3 Fast entry

The dialog box can be activated by double-clicking on the number of the status message

(the mouse pointer then looks like a magnifying glass) or by pressing Shift + F8 or selecting the “Edit / Zoom” menu if a line is selected. The window opens on the selected message.

The “Next” and “Previous” buttons can be used to browse through all the messages.

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5.3-4 Functions which can be accessed via icons

Cut Accessed via the icon or the Edit/Cut menu or the “Ctrl+X” or

“Shift+Del” shortcuts, this function places the contents of one (or more) line(s) on the clipboard and deletes it (them) at the same time. It can only be accessed if at least one line is selected.

Copy

Paste

Accessed via the icon or the Edit/Copy menu or the “Ctrl+C” or

“Ctrl+Ins” shortcuts, this function performs the same action as the

“Cut” function, but does not delete the selected lines. It can only be accessed if at least one line is selected.

Accessed via the icon or the Edit/Paste menu or the “Ctrl+V” or

“Shift+Ins” shortcuts, this function is used to paste the clipboard contents. It is not permitted if the number of lines selected is different from the number of lines on the clipboard. It cannot be accessed if the clipboard is empty.

Copy/Paste multiple lines

The procedure for copying/pasting several messages consists of :

1- Selecting and copying n lines

2- Before pasting :

- Selecting the same number of lines (n) for pasting.

- Positioning the cursor on a cell in the line where you wish to paste.

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Find

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Accessed via the icon or the Edit/Find menu or the “F3” shortcut, it opens the following dialog box :

This find may be performed selectively

- by choosing columns as follows :

. All : on all the status messages,

. Status message texts : on the message texts

. Address : on the names of the variables

- by choosing the “Match Case” option,

- by checking the “Whole Cell” option. The search is performed by comparing the character string with the contents of each cell.

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5.3-5 Modifying in the spreadsheet

General principle

Entries are made field by field. The system automatically calculates certain cell values for the variable part.

Description of fields

Message Text Field for entering the message text which is displayed on the CCX 17 operator panel. It can contain a maximum of 40 characters.

Line

Column

Specifies the line on which the message is displayed (default numerical value entry, = 1).

Specifies the column on which the message is displayed (default numerical value entry, = 1).

Attribute

Format

Print

Command

Defines the message display attribute. The following are available :

• Flashing

• Reverse

: flashing display

: reverse video.

Specifies the format of all the text and variable characters to be displayed :

• Standard :

• Double : standard height and standard width display, double height and double width display.

Activates the continuous printout of the status messages. The type of entry is selected by clicking on a check box or using the space bar.

This field enables a single command, which is executed before the message is displayed, to be assigned to the message. The choices are :

• NON : No command assigned to the message.

• CLS : Clears the screen.

• CLL : Clears the line on which the message is to be displayed.

• CMH : Clears the status message log.

• CAH : Clears the alarm message log.

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Field Type

Device

Variable

• RKB : Used with mailbox communication, this parameter indicates to the CCX 17 operator panel that a value must be entered by the user.

• PMH : Sends the status message log to print.

• PAM : Sends the alarm message log to print in chronological order.

Defines the type of parameter field (entered or displayed) assigned to the message. The possible choices are :

• NON : No field is assigned to the message displayed.

• BIT : The message is assigned to a bit type field.

• ANA : The message is assigned to a 16-bit integer field.

• LNG : The message is assigned to a 32-bit integer field.

• STR : The message is assigned to a word string or to a floating point number (see example section 5.3-9).

• LST : The message is assigned to a word type index.

• DAY : The message is assigned to the current date.

• HOU : The message is assigned to the current time (the date and time are periodically synchronized to those of the PLC).

Specifies the name of the device to which the variable to be read is assigned. The devices which can communicate with the CCX 17 are defined by the Configure/Device function. This function is only available when the CCX 17 is connected on a FIPIO fieldbus (if it is connected on a UNI-TELWAY bus, it can only communicate with the master).

Specifies the address of the variable assigned to the message. When communicating with the PLC, if the symbol assigned to this variable exists in the station database, it is taken into account automatically when the screen is confirmed. The variables are as follows :

• bit objects :

- internal bits : %Mi

- word extract bits : %MWi:Xj (in read only)

- FIPIO object extract bits : %QW\p.2.cnx\0.0.i:Xj.

• word objects :

- internal words : %MWi

- internal double words : %MDi

- FIPIO words : %QW\p.2.cnx\0.0.i.

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Comment :

Confirming the address field entry automatically completes the following fields :

- Display Format with the default format,

- Field Type (bit, 16- or 32-bit word),

- Message Text : the message is completed with :

. one “_” (underscore) for a %MXi

. 5 “_”

. 8 “_” for a %MWi for a %MDi

Symbol

Comment

Specifies the symbol for the variable assigned to the message. If the symbol entered is not defined in the station database, the entry will not be confirmed. If the symbol already exists, the address item assigned to the symbol is automatically updated when the field is confirmed.

Displays the comment for the variable assigned to the message (for viewing only). It is defined in the station database.

Display format

Entries are made by opening the following window by double-clicking in the field.

Specifies the display format of the message :

• Empty : None.

• 9

• A

• B

: Numerical Format.

: ASCII Format.

: Bargraph Format (the user must specify thebargraph display limits).

Reminder

A signed internal word has a value of between -32,767 and +32,767, or between

0 and 65,535.

A double signed internal word has a value of between -2,147,483,647 and

+2,147,483,647, or between 0 and 4,294,967,295.

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Refresh

Entry type

Enter via check box. Specifies whether the variable contained in the message must be updated periodically when it is displayed.

Entry is performed by opening the following window by double-clicking in the field. It specifies the type of entry assigned to the variable.

The “None” option is selected by default. The corresponding value in the spreadsheet is “N”.

Selecting the “Free Form” button corresponds to normal entry using the numerical keys. The value in the spreadsheet is “L”.

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When choosing

“Incremental” the user must define the increment value the and the entry limits. On the CCX 17 operator panel, a parameter value is modified by pressing the left and right arrow keys.

The corresponding value in the spreadsheet is “I”.

The “Min” and “Max” values are optional. The “Inc” value is compulsory.

Entry of “Preset values”.

The user must enter the possible values which the variable can take. These values are arranged in ascending order. The corresponding value in the spreadsheet is “V”.

Entry in the Value item ungrays the Add button. When the number of permitted values (16) is reached, the button will be grayed.

Selecting a value from the list accesses the Delete function.

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5.3-6 Request to display a message

To simply display a message containing alphanumeric characters, only those fields relating to the display need to be filled in (text, attribute, size and position) and, if required, a command associated with the message.

Example :

Data :

• “End of cycle” message displayed in reverse video, double width and double height on line 4 and starting at column 13.

• The message must be accompanied by the “clear line” command.

Parameter selection :

• As the message must be accompanied by the clear line command, the Command field is therefore CLL.

• This message does not need any particular data from the PLC, nor any intervention by the operator, thus the field type is NON : None.

The screen corresponding to this example is as follows :

The “Next” and “Previous” buttons can be used to browse through the full range of messages.

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5.3-7 Request to display a message containing a variable

To display a message including a value issued by the process, the user fills in the fields relating to :

• the display (text, attribute, size and position) and, if required, a command associated with the message,

• the characteristics of the variable to be displayed (displaying a floating point variable is described in section 5.3.10).

Example :

Data :

• “Temperature Oven 4 = xxx.xx °C” message displayed, where xxx.xx represents the temperature value (the expected value must comprise five decimal figures with two after the decimal point).

• The temperature value is shown in the PLC word %MW110.

• The display is in normal mode and standard size on line 3 starting at column 1.

• No command is associated with the message.

Parameter selection :

• Since this message requires data from the PLC, information relating to the field type must be made available.

• The message text must include an indication of the field size of the value displayed. The conventional method is to represent each expected character by an underscore “_”.

Thus, in this example, the message text must include six underscores (five for the number itself plus one for the decimal point).

• The field type is ANA (16-bit word) and the variable is updated periodically.

• The display format is numerical with two digits after the decimal point (2 decimal places).

If, for example, the contents of %MW110 is 12345, the display on the operator panel is

123.45.

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The screen corresponding to this example is as follows :

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5.3-8 Request to display a message with entry of a process value

To display a message including a value issued by the process and which needs to be modified by the operator, the designer fills in the fields relating to :

• the display (text, attribute, size and position) and, if required, a command associated with the message,

• the characteristics of the variable to be displayed,

• the entry format.

Example :

Data :

• The message “drill motor speed = xxxx Rpm” is displayed, where xxxx represents the rotation speed of the motor (the expected value must therefore contain four decimal digits).

• The rotation speed of the motor is specified in PLC word %MW55.

• The display is flashing and standard size on line 2 starting at column 6.

• The entry made by the operator must be incremental (in steps of 100 rpm between 1000 and 3000 rpm).

Parameter selection :

• Since this message requires data from the PLC and an entry by the operator, information relating to the field type and the entry format must be made available.

• The message text must include an indication of the field size of the value displayed. The conventional method is to represent each expected character by an underscore “_”.

Thus, in this example, the message text must include four underscores.

• The field type is ANA (16-bit internal word).

• The refresh option must be selected.

• The display format must be Numerical with no digits after the decimal point.

• The entry type must be incremental.

• The entry limits must be 1000 for the minimum limit and 3000 for the maximum limit.

• The increment value must be 100 rpm.

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Note

When mailbox communication is used and the message comprises an operator entry, the Command field must be RKB.

The screen relating to this example is as follows :

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5.3-9 Request to display a character string

To display a character string issued by the process, the user fills in the fields relating to :

• the display (text, attribute, size and position) and, if required, a command associated with the message,

• the characteristics corresponding to this string.

Example :

Data :

• The message “Parameters = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx” is displayed, where xxx...

represents a character string (the string is 10 words long and starts at PLC word

%MW60).

• The display is in normal mode and standard size on line 1 starting at column 1 (no command is associated with the message).

Parameter selection :

• Since the display of a character string requires data from the PLC, data relating to the field type must be made available.

• The text must include an indication of the field size of the value displayed. The conventional method is to represent each expected character by an underscore “_”.

Thus, in this example, the message text must include 20 underscores (two characters per internal word).

• The field type must be STR (String).

• The display format must be ASCII.

• The length of the character string must be 10 words.

• The refresh option must be selected.

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The screen corresponding to this example is as follows :

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5.3-10 Request to display a floating point value

To display a floating point value issued from the process, the user fills in the fields relating to the display (text, attribute, size and position) and, if required, a command associated with the message.

Important :

The floating point values must be seen by MMI 17 WIN as an integer value displayed with decimal places. The floating point value from the application must therefore first be scaled to remove the decimal point then converted to an integer (example for a value with 2 decimal places).

Example :

Data :

• “Measurement = xxx.xx” °C message displayed, where xxx... represents the floating point measurement scaled and converted to an integer.

• The display has two digits after the decimal point in normal mode and standard size on line 1 starting at column 1.

Parameter selection :

• Since the display of a floating point value requires data from the PLC, information relating to the field type must be made available.

• The text must include an indication of the field size of the value displayed. The conventional method is to represent each expected character by an underscore “_”.

Thus, in this example, the message text must include 6 underscores (five significant numbers plus the decimal point).

• The field type must be LNG : 32-bit and Numerical type display format.

• The number of digits after the decimal places must be 2.

• The refresh option must be selected.

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The screen corresponding to this example is as follows :

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5.3-11 Request messages using a word as an index

It is possible to use a word as an index in a pre-stored message. The operator panel displays the message whose number is contained in the designated word. The first n characters of the indexed message will be displayed in the “underscore” positions ( n = number of message “underscores”). To do this, the user must fill in the fields relating to :

• the display (text, attribute, size and position) and, if required, a command associated with the message,

• the characteristics relating to this string.

Example :

Data :

• The message “Color = xxxxx” is displayed, where xxx... is a message pre-stored in the operator panel. The number of the message to be displayed is contained in word

%MW124. If %MW124 = 18, the text of message number 18, containing, for example, the text Red, is displayed after “Color =”.

• The display is in reverse video and standard size on line 4 starting at column 10 (no command is associated with the message).

Parameter selection :

• Displaying an indexed message requires data from the PLC, thus information relating to the field type must be made available.

• The text must include an indication of the field size of the value displayed. The conventional method is to represent each expected character by an underscore “_”.

Thus, in this example, the message text must include five underscores.

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• The field type must be LST (Message).

• The display format must be ASCII.

• The Length field does not need to be filled in.

• The refresh option must be selected.

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5.3-12 Context-driven activation of WYSIWYG

Using the status message spreadsheet, the WYSIWYG editor can be opened via :

• the icon : using in the spreadsheet display zone,

• the menu :

• the keyboard : using Edit / WYSIWYG, using Shift + F9.

If one or more status messages are selected, opening the WYSIWYG editor displays the selected messages : otherwise the display is empty.

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5.4

Creating alarm messages

5.4-1 Principle of data entry

This window is accessed by clicking on this icon or the “Alarm messages” line of the

Browser or by selecting the Window / Alarm

Messages menu.

A window is displayed containing a table in which all the application alarm messages can be described.

As with status messages, the window consists of two parts :

• a display zone containing :

- the number of alarm messages configured,

- the maximum number of messages authorized,

- icons for accessing the “Cut/Copy/Paste” and “Find” functions.

Important comment :

The first column displays the list of alarm events defined in the Configure / Link window.

See section 5.2.4. (“ ” icon).

As with status messages, the fast entry box is activated by double-clicking on the line number or via Shift+F8.

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5.4-2 Data entry

The principle of data entry in the spreadsheet is identical to that of status messages (see section 5.3.2).

5.4-3 Fast entry

The fast entry dialog box appears as a window displaying all the parameters relating to an alarm message (use of this screen is described later in this section).

The “Next “ and “Previous” buttons can be used to browse through the various alarm messages.

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5.4-4 Functions which can be accessed via icons

As with status messages, the following functions are available :

• Cut,

• Copy,

• Paste,

• Find.

See section 5.3.4 for equivalent keyboard and menu operations.

5.4-5 Modifying via the entry screen

Global buttons :

Undo

<< Previous

Next >>

Confirms the screen contents.

Undoes the modifications.

Confirms the screen contents and moves to the previous alarm message. This button is grayed if the window concerns message number 1.

Confirms the screen contents and moves to the following alarm message.

Message characteristics:

Message Text Zone for entering the alarm message text which is displayed on the

CCX 17 operator panel. It can have a maximum of 40 characters.

Display Specifies whether the alarm message must be displayed in overtype mode on the screen (in all cases, the message is archived in the

CCX 17 operator panel and can be displayed later).

Sends the alarm message to be printed continuously.

Print

Size Specifies the format of all the text and variable characters to be displayed :

• Standard : standard height and standard width

• Double : double height and double width.

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Information about the variable:

The concept of automatic creation is always valid.

Type of Field

Device

Defines the type of parameter field associated with the message :

• NON : No field is associated with the message displayed.

• BIT : The alarm message is associated with a bit type field.

• ANA : The alarm message is associated with a 16-bit integer field.

• LNG : The alarm message is associated with a 32-bit integer field.

• STR : The alarm message is associated with a word string

(abbreviated to 4 characters).

Specifies the name of the device to which the variable to be read is assigned. The devices which can communicate with the CCX 17 are defined by the Configure/Device menu. This function is only available when the CCX 17 is connected on a FIPIO fieldbus (if it is connected on a UNI-TELWAY bus, it can only communicate with the master).

Variable

Symbol

Specifies the address of the variable associated with the alarm message.

If the symbol associated with the variable already exists in the database, the “Symbol” item is taken into account automatically when the screen is confirmed. The addresses are as follows :

• bit objects :

- internal bits : %Mi

- word extract bits : %MWi:Xj (in read only)

- FIPIO object extract bits : %QW\p.2.cnx\0.0.i:Xj.

• word objects :

- internal words : %MWi

- internal double words : %MDi

- FIPIO words : %QW\p.2.cnx\0.0.i.

Specifies the symbol for the variable associated with the alarm message. If the symbol already exists, the symbol associated with the variable is taken into account automatically when the screen is confirmed.

The database is updated using the Utilities / Import Variables File menu : see section 5.8.

When communicating with a device other than a PLC and when a database is not available, this field cannot be used.

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Comment

Display Format

Shows the display format of the alarm message variable. The possible formats are :

• Empty : None.

• A : ASCII format.

• 9 : Numerical format.

Modify

Displays the comment for the variable associated with the alarm message (for information purposes only). This comment is defined in the database.

Used to modify the display format of the alarm message. The window offers the following choices :

• None.

• Numerical.

• ASCII.

The Bargraph option is not permitted.

The final format chosen is shown at the bottom of the window.

See Modifying the display format in the status message window, section 5.3.5.2.

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5.4-6 Assigning the variable comment as an alarm message text

If the variables associated with alarm events have comments, they can be used as alarm message texts via the “Edit / Update Alarm Text” menu.

The user can chose (globally) whether or not to retain the other message field

• Display option,

• Print option,

• Font size (standard or double),

• Variable (address, symbol, type of field, etc).

Activating the Update Alarm Text item displays the following dialogue box:

Some messages cannot be updated :

• incompatibility between the underscore characters placed in the comment and the format of the variable,

• comment longer than 20 characters and double size font selected.

When an update is refused, the old message is retained and the update continues for the other messages. At the end of the update, a dialogue box lists the messages which have not been updated and the possible reasons for refusal (via a help button).

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Comments

Unlike status messages, not all parameters are present for alarm messages, such as :

• Line : alarm messages are automatically displayed on the second line of the screen.

• Column : alarm messages are automatically displayed on the left side of the screen.

• Attribute : alarm messages are always displayed in normal mode.

• Date and Time : alarm messages are automatically time-stamped.

• Refresh : the variables displayed are never updated in an alarm message.

• Entry format : this function is invalid because an alarm message can neither be entered nor displayed as a bargraph.

Two examples of alarm messages are given later :

• An alarm message containing text only,

• An alarm message displaying a value issued by the process.

Of course, it is possible to have alarm messages which display a character string (STR type field, string abbreviated to 4 characters). The display principle is identical to that described for status messages.

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5.4-7 Request to display an alarm message

If the user wishes to display an alarm message containing alphanumeric characters, only the fields relating to the display need to be filled in (text, size and type of display).

Example :

Data :

• “Emergency stop” message displayed in double width and double height.

• The message must be displayed on the operator panel screen.

Parameter selection :

• This message does not require any particular data from the PLC, thus the type of field is “NON : NONE”.

The screen corresponding to this example is as follows :

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5.4-8 Request to display a message comprising a variable

To display an alarm message followed by a value issued by the process, the user fills in the fields relating to :

• the display (text, size and type of display)

• the characteristics relating to the variable.

Example :

Data :

• The message “Overheating Oven 4 = xxx.xx °C” is displayed, where xxx.xx represents the temperature value (the expected value must therefore comprise five decimal figures with two after the decimal point),

• The temperature value is written by the PLC in the word %MW78,

• The display is in standard size and the message must be printed as a continuous printout.

Parameter selection :

• Since this message requires data from the PLC, information relating to the type of field must be made available.

• The message text must include an indication of the field size of the value displayed. The conventional method is to represent each expected character by an underscore “_”.

Thus, in this example, the message text must include six underscores (five for the number itself plus one for the decimal point).

• The type of field must be ANA (16-bit internal word).

• The display format must be Numerical with two digits after the decimal point

(2 decimal places).

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The screen corresponding to this example is as follows :

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5.5

Status message group editor

5.5-1 Principle of data entry and description of the screen

This function is accessed by clicking on this icon or the “Group” line of the Browser or by activating the Windows / Message Group menu.

It is used to assign various message numbers to a group number.

Number of groups configured / Max.

number bookmark in place

Clear screen

Group selection

Icons

Go to start

Place and remove bookmark and access different page

Go to next page

Last page

Reminder of message text

Enter and display message number

Position in the group

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Icon display zone

Icons for manipulating lines quickly are available.

: Cut. A line must be selected to ungray this icon.

: Copy. A line must be selected to ungray this icon.

: Paste. The clipboard must not be empty (cut/copy executed) to ungray this icon.

: Find. Opens the following dialog box:

It is used to find a character string within all messages contained in the group editor.

This search can be done selectively :

• by selecting columns :

. All : on all group status messages

. No. :

. Message text : on the message numbers on the message texts

• by choosing the “Match Case” option,

• by checking the “Whole Cell” option. The find is performed by comparing the character string with the contents of each cell.

: Activates the WYSIWYG window by displaying the current group.

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Group Number Selects the group number. Entry can be either direct or via the

“up/down” arrows.

Clear Screen

The maximum number of groups and the number of messages per group depend on the type of CCX 17 operator panel :

• CCX 17 20 : 50 groups of 8 messages maximum,

• CCX 17 30 : 100 groups of 16 messages maximum.

Clears the CCX 17 operator panel screen before the corresponding group is displayed.

Message Number

Enables the messages which make up the group to be selected. Data relating to the messages selected (number and content) is displayed in the corresponding box.

A message is inserted in the list by selecting the “No.” column. The

“up/down” arrows are then displayed and can be used to browse through consecutive messages.

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Go to :

• First group :

• Last group : equivalent to the “View / First Group” menu or the “Ctrl+Home” shortcut.

equivalent to the “View / Last Group” menu or the

“Ctrl+End” shortcut.

Go to :

• Previous group : equivalent to the “View / Previous Group” menu

• Next group : or the “Page Down” shortcut.

equivalent to the “View / Next Group” menu or the “Page Up” shortcut.

Places the “bookmark” on the current page. The position is shown at the top of the page with the page number.

The role of these buttons depends of the status of the current page :

• the current page is not marked :

- clicking on an unplaced bookmark places it on the current page,

- clicking on a bookmark which is already placed opens the corresponding group,

• the current page is marked :

- clicking on the bookmark on the page removes it,

- clicking on another bookmark which is already placed opens the

corresponding group,

- an unplaced bookmark is gray and cannot be accessed.

Example :

Bookmarks placed on pages 2, 14 and 24. Clicking on one of these bookmarks directly opens the corresponding group.

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5.5-2 Modifying a status message

A status message in a group can be modified using the group editor. To do so,

“double-click” on the message line number. The status message entry box then opens.

Comment :

This possibility is only available when modifying and will not function during message creation. To show this difference, the message number for the line chosen is different from zero.

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Important :

A group can contain several different messages. Thus, the user must take note of the display position (line and column numbers) of each of the messages of the group onscreen to avoid any message being overwritten. The window WYSIWYG can be used to check the display.

5.5-4 Context-driven WYSIWYG activation

Opening the WYSIWYG editor using the current group.

icon in the display zone displays the

The WYSIWYG editor can also be accessed via :

• the menu :

• the keyboard : using Edit / WYSIWYG, using Shift + F9.

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5.6

Assigning the operator panel command keys

This window is displayed by selecting the

Window / Command Key menu or by clicking on this icon. It is used to assign variables to the CCX 17 operator panel command keys.

5.6-1 Principle of data entry and description of the screen

A window is displayed containing a table which is used to configure the manual command keys for the operator panels (these keys can either be assigned to PLC internal bits, or to word bits or to CCX 17 discrete outputs if it has them). The principles of data entry are identical to those for status messages (see section 5.3).

Data can be entered using two different screens, one screen in the form of a spreadsheet and the other in the form of a dialog box displaying all the parameters relating to a particular command key.

Display using the dialog box is explained in the section on the WYSIWYG Editor (see section 5.1). This is the recommended method.

Data entry via spreadsheet enables all the keys to be displayed. Horizontal scrolling must be used to browse through all the items. Data is entered by “double-clicking” in the relevant cell.

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Function

Device

Variable

Symbol

Comment

Enables the command key operating mode to be entered :

• EDG : edge mode (pressing the key sets the assigned bit to 1, releasing the key sets it to 0),

• TOG : toggle mode (pressing the key causes the bit to change state).

Displays the name of the device to which the variable to be updated is assigned. This name is declared when the device is configured (see section 5.2.5).

Specifies the address of the internal bit %Mi assigned to the key. If the symbol assigned to the bit already exists, it is taken into account automatically when the cell is confirmed.

Specifies the symbol assigned to the bit. If the symbol already exists, the address assigned to the symbol is taken into account automatically at confirmation.

The database is updated via the Utilities / Import Variables File : see section 5.8.

Displays the comment for the variable associated with the bit (for information purposes only). It is defined in the station database.

5.6-2 Fast entry

The dialog box can be activated by double-clicking on the number of a command key (the mouse pointer then looks like a magnifying glass) or by pressing Shift + F8 or by selecting the “Edit / Zoom” menu if a line is selected. The window opens on the selected button.

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5.6-3 Example of configuring the command keys

Suppose the first six command keys on a CCX 17-30 are assigned to the internal bits below :

Summary of key assignment

Key 1 :

Key 2 :

Key 3 :

Key 4 :

Key 5 :

Key 6 :

Key 7 :

Key 8 : bit %M10 bit %M12 bit %M30 bit %M31

, bit %M34 bit %M36 edge function, edge function, toggle function, edge function, toggle function, toggle function,

Once all the command keys have been configured, the table summarizing the data entered is as follows :

The corresponding bits used are updated by the operator when the command keys are pressed. The PLC program then executes the associated actions.

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The window also contains a reminder of the selected operator panel options.

As with all spreadsheet windows, the display zone contains the fast access icons to the following functions (see section 5.3 : Creating status messages ) for :

• Cut,

• Copy,

• Paste,

• Find.

• Multi-line copy/paste.

5.6-4 Context-driven WYSIWYG activation

When a spreadsheet line is selected, opening the WYSIWYG editor displays the editor with the selected key highlighted.

The WYSIWYG editor can be accessed via :

• the icon :

• the menu :

• the keyboard : using in the spreadsheet display zone, using Edit / WYSIWYG, using Shift + F9.

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5.7

Character font editor

This function is accessed by clicking on this icon or on the “Font Editor” line in the

MMI17 WIN window list or by selecting the

Window / Font Editor menu.

This function is used to modify the appearance of the character font assigned to the application.

The screen is divided into two parts :

• a display zone showing the selected elements, and fast access icons associated with character modification,

• a space for selecting, displaying and modifying the design of the characters.

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5.7-1 Display zone functions

Icon for changing fonts (see section 5.7.4).

Reminder of the font selected

A s sc ii : A l t + 03 2

A s sc ii : A l t + 0 12 7

Access to the selected character

Converting character modifications from Standard to Double format.

Modifications in Double format cannot be converted into Standard format.

Switching the character to reverse video.

Deleting the picture by filling the blanks in the grid. If reverse video is selected these blanks are filled in black.

This icon is used to cancel current modifications and return to the

Standard font.

These two icons are used to switch the display between the two character sizes.

5.7-2 Selection and modification space

This space comprises two tables :

• the “ASCII character” with the font character table,

• a “Standard Font” or “Double Size Font” display grid of the selected character.

5.7-3 Modifying the character font

The editor is used in the following manner :

First select the character to be modified, either by clicking on it with the mouse or by moving using the arrow keys. Once this selection has been made, the character selected then appears in the grid.

An ASCII character is represented by four different combinations :

• the ASCII character has not been modified,

• the ASCII character has been modified by the user in standard size format and retains its default status in double size format,

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• the ASCII character has been modified in double size format and retains its default status in standard size format,

• the ASCII character has been modified in standard and double size format.

Modifying a character using the keyboard

The TAB key moves the cursor between the character window and the grid.

The arrow keys move the cursor within the grid.

The color of a single rectangle is changed using the space bar.

Modifying a character using the mouse

Clicking with the left hand mouse button on a single rectangle changes its state.

By holding down the left hand button and dragging the mouse, the state of several rectangles can be changed at the same time.

Comments :

• The character selected and modified with respect to the standard font is displayed in a red frame against a yellow background,

• Modifications are confirmed using the “Edit / Confirm” menu, or by clicking on the following icon :

• Any modification made to the character is displayed on the WYSIWYG screen. These modifications do not appear in the spreadsheets.

Example :

Modifying the figure “nine”.

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5.7-4 Selecting the character font

This function can be accessed when cursor is in the Font Editor window.

It is activated by clicking on this icon or by selecting the Utilities / Change System

Font File menu or by using the shortcut Alt+F10.

It is used to select the font to be associated with the application.

The following window lists the available fonts and the means of selecting them.

By default, MM17 WIN uses the Windows system font.

Reminder :

A single system font is associated with each application. It comprises two formats

“Standard” and “Double”. The design of each character can be modified using the font editor. Modifications can be made independently on either one or both formats.

Note :

The modified character font can be saved in a file by activating the “Utilities / Save Font

File" menu (see section 6.2.1).

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5.8

Symbols and variables editor

This function can be accessed by clicking on this icon or on the “Variables” line of the

MMI17 WIN window list or by selecting the

Application / Variables menu.

This function is used to display all variables which have a symbol.

icons list of variables and symbols

The screen offered comprises two parts :

• a display zone containing the fast access icons for variable modifications and, if required, the name of the STX file to which the MMI application is linked,

• a display space for variables and their associated symbols.

Comments :

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5.8-1 Retrieving symbols by importing a .SCY file

The symbols database is updated by activating the Utilities / Import Variables File menu or “Alt+S” followed by “Alt+V”. This function opens the following dialog box to select the file :

.SCY extension files (the only ones accessible) are the backup files for PL7 application variables.

From the data in the file, this function selects those whose syntax it accepts.

Once it has been started, the status bar gauge shows how much has been read and updated.

Note

An import file containing too many variables which are symbols and which have been accepted by MMI will only be partially processed.

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5.8-2 Retrieving symbols via a link with a .STX file

MMI 17 WIN version 3.1 allows symbols to be retrieved via a link with a .STX file

(application created by PL7). The .W17 file generated by the software cannot be opened by any version previous to MMI 17 WIN.

The path and the .STX file name are stored in the MMI application configuration, but are not loaded into the CCX 17.

Link with STX file

Activating this item displays the following dialogue box which allows the user to select the .STX file to which the link is to be made.

Confirming the .STX file in this dialogue box will :

• overwrite the local database for the operator dialogue application with the new data.

There is no consistency check,

• access the Update in Relation to STX file and Delete Link With STX File items . The

Import Variables File item is no longer accessible, which prevents the .SCY file being imported.

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Update in Relation to STX file

Activating this item will :

• overwrite the local database for the operator dialogue application with the new data.

There is no consistency check between the local database and the contents of the

.STX file,

• if the .STX file cannot be found, a message and access for entering a new .STX file is displayed.

Delete Link With STX File

Activating this item will :

• display a dialogue box containing the following warning : CAUTION, the link with the

STX file will be lost,

• confirming this dialogue box removes the link with the. STX file.

The Update in Relation to STX file and Delete Link With STX File items are no longer accessible. The .SCY file can once again be imported (the Import Variables File item is no longer grayed out)

The local database for the operator dialogue application remains intact.

Notes

When an MMI application is linked with a. STX file, opening it causes :

• a search for the .STX file stored in the symbols variable database and a prompt to update the local database for the MMI application with the new data (this is not automatic),

• if the .STX file cannot be found, a message is displayed and the link removed. The local database for the MMI application remains intact.

If an MMI application is linked with a .STX file, unloading it will :

• display a dialogue box containing the following message : Do you want to retain the local

database ?.

If the user selects YES, the local database is retained together with the link with the .STX file.

If the user selects NO, the local database is deleted and the link with the .STX file is removed.

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5.8-3 Functions of the display zone

As with any MMI17 WIN spreadsheet, the display zone contains the fast access icons for the following functions (see section 5.3):

• Cut, Cannot be accessed

• Copy, Is used to retrieve a variable which is to be pasted in another spread sheet. This function copies the triplet <Variable, Symbol, Comment> into one of the following spreadsheets: status, Alarm, Command key. Only one variable can be copied at a time.

• Paste, Cannot be accessed

• Search.

• Delete Deletion is global and concerns the entire symbols database. It can be accessed via the “Edit / Delete” menu or via the Delete, key after selecting all.

The display zone also contains the path and the name of the STX file to which the MMI application is linked.

5.8-4 MMI17 WIN and OS/2 compatibility

MMI17 WIN software is compatible with the version corresponding to OS/2 with the following observations:

• Any application generated under OS/2 can be accessed via the Windows version :

- If the ROW addresses are used (CCX 17 profile), they are converted to %QW

- The ROWA addresses (CCX 17-A profile) and the OFBs cannot be modified. They

can however be deleted.

• The extended alarm zone is automatically displayed when an application generated under OS/2 is retrieved. The “Edit / Extended Alarm Zone” menu is then selected by default. Alarm zones 2 and 3 can be deleted by deselecting it.

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5.8-5 MMI17 WIN and the 1000 series

Correspondence between PL7 objects and the series 1000 :

PL7

%MW

%MD

%Mxi with i<2000H

%Mxi with i>2000H

No ROW

ORPHEE

%MW

%MD

%RXi

%MXi

%CHi

Warning

The %Chi which are character strings in the series 1000 have no connection with the notion of Channel in PL7.

A string displayed on a CCX is unchanged with respect to MMI17 OS/2 :

• The string must be copied to a %MW table.

• Invert the weighting order on the words (switching data between Motorola and Intel formats).

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6 Additional functions

6.1

File management

6.1-1 Creating a new application

After opening MMI17 WIN software, click on this icon or select the

File/New menu or use the Alt+F shortcut key followed by Alt+N.

The screen which appears is used to define :

• The type of operator panel associated with this application, the references are :

- CCX 17 20F

- CCX 17 20FW

CCX 17 20L

CCX 17 20LW

CCX 17 30L

CCX 17 30LW

- CCX 17 20FPS CCX 17 20LPS CCX 17 30LPS

The main characteristics of the operator panel are displayed :

- type of screen (LCD or fluorescent) and number of lines (4 or 8),

- number of status and alarm messages,

- number of groups of messages,

- communication protocols supported.

• The type of PLC associated with this application, the references are :

- TSX 3710

- TSX 3721

TSX 5710

TSX 5720

SERIES 1000

- TSX 3722 TSX 57 > V3

The syntax of the addresses used in the application depends on the PLC selected.

• A description associated with the application (120 characters maximum).

This application will only exist on disk after performing the “Save As” operation.

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6.1-2 Opening an existing application

After opening MMI17 WIN software, click on this icon or select the

File/Open menu or use the shortcut keys Alt+F followed by

Alt+O. Select the application to be opened from those offered :

This window offers a list of applications with the following extensions :

• . W17 :

• . M17 :

for applications generated by PL7 MMI 17 WIN,

for applications generated by PL7 MMI 17 under OS/2.

Every time an application is selected, the following information is displayed :

• size of the application,

• date and time of its creation,

• type of associated operator panel,

• the version of PL7 MMI 17 used,

• description associated with the application.

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6.1-3 Saving an application

Save Function

This function, accessed by clicking on this icon or by selecting the File/Save menu or by using the shortcut keys Alt+F followed by Alt+S, updates the file on hard disk, which contains the MMI application.

This file contains the contents of status messages, alarm messages, status message groups, assignment of command keys, character fonts, configuration, addresses/ symbols and the application context. The application context identifies the list of open windows, their size, position, communication driver and the last address entered.

Once it is started the status bar gauge shows the progress of the save.

Save As function

This function, accessed by selecting File/Save As is used to :

• save an application for the first time,

• duplicate the current application within the same station.

After selecting the name of the application, OK launches the function.

If the file already exists, confirmation is requested. The status bar gauge shows the progress of the save. The file extension must be “.W17”. It is added automatically on entry.

Once the save has finished, it is this new application which is displayed on screen.

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6.2

Utility functions

6.2-1 Save and Retrieve character font

These functions, accessible by selecting “Utilities / Save Font File” and “Utilities /

Restore Font File”, are used to :

• Save the current character font of the

MMI application to the hard disk or diskette. The destination is selected by entering the full path.

The extension must be “.Pol”. It is added automatically on entry.

• Restore a character font which has been saved previously.

These functions are used to “standardize” characters for several applications.

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6.2-2 Application conversion functions

Converting a text file to the application

This function, accessed by selecting “Utilities/Import Text File”, is used to import an application from a previously generated ASCII file to the current application.

The data concerned is :

• configuration,

• status messages,

• alarm messages,

• command keys,

• status message groups.

The protected configuration parameters, accessed using a password, as well as the type of CCX 17 and the type of PLC connected to the application are not imported.

The source is selected by entering the full path. The extension must be “.txt”. It is added automatically on entry.

The character font is not imported.

The imported file overwrites the current application.

The user can generate an ASCII file containing a MMI application by using a text editor.

A file can only be imported if it is consistent with the application which is receiving it (CCX

17 type and configuration parameters accessible by password). Otherwise it cannot be imported.

Comment

In an import file modified by an editor, the accented characters which have not been reentered using ALT+0+xxx (xxx = ASCII character code) will be incorrectly interpreted by MMI17 WIN.

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Converting the application to a text file.

This function, accessed by selecting “Utilities / Export Text File...”, is used to export an application from the current application to an ASCII file. The data concerned is :

• configuration,

• status messages,

• alarm messages,

• command keys,

• status message groups,

The protected configuration parameters, accessed using a password, as well as the

CCX 17 type and the PLC type connected to the application are not exported.

The character font is not exported.

The extension must be “.txt”. It is added automatically on entry.

The destination is selected by entering the full path.

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6.2-3 Documenting an application

This function is accessed by clicking on this icon or on the

“Documentation” line in the list of PL7 MMI 17 windows or by selecting the “Application / Documentation” menu.

This enables a structured documentation file for the MMI application to be created.

The data used for documentation is selected using the following window :

This documentation file contains :

• a title page which serves as a header for the documentation file and provides general information relating to the application,

- name of the designer,

- project name,

- date of the last modification made to the document,

- operator panel name. This data is entered via the extension of the above window, when the “Title

Page” item is selected.

• the contents for the documentation file,

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• a text giving general information,

Data is entered using the extension of the above window, when the “General Information” item is selected.

• the application configuration :

- the operator panel configuration,

- the link configuration,

- the device configuration,

• the list of status messages with all their characteristics,

• the list of message groups,

• the list of alarm messages with all their characteristics,

• the assignment of the operator panel command keys,

• the list of characters modified in relation to the system font,

• the variable/group cross references,

• the address/symbol/message cross references,

• a footer at the bottom of every page, containing :

- the name of the Author,

- the department,

- the operator panel name,

- the section name,

- the document printing date,

- the page number,

- the document index,

- two free form text zones,

- the copyright.

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This data is entered using the sub-window of the above window, when the “Footer” item is selected.

The items in the window can be globally selected or deselected using the “Edit / Select

All” and “Edit / Deselect All” menus.

A ? is displayed when the number of pages for an item is not known.

Generating the documentation

This involves :

• selecting the items to include in the document,

• entering the parameters (optional),

• activating the forming of the documentation file using the “Utilities / Build Documen-

tation File” menu. The next window then displays the progress of the processing and the current stage:

• after processing is completed, the “File / Print” menu is used to start printing.

The number of pages for each item is updated.

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• It is possible to cancel building and/or printing of the documentation file via the “Esc” key or the “Cancel” button.

• It is possible to print only the “framed” item.

• Building then printing are automatically performed in succession if the “File / Print” menu is started (without having built the documentation file beforehand).

Note :

The character font for the documentation file is not associated with the application font.

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6.3

Transferring an application

6.3-1 General

This function is started by clicking on this icon, by selecting “Utilities / Transfer” or by using the “Ctrl+T” shortcut key enables the current application to be transferred in local or remote mode.

The following window is used to select the operation to be performed.

Local transfer is performed by a direct link between the programming terminal and the operator panel. Any other connection requires remote transfer.

The different types of connection between the terminal and the operator panel are described in the CCX 17 installation manual.

The function is selected and activated by clicking on one of the arrows.

If the operator panel address has not yet been entered, it will be requested the first time a remote transfer is performed, by the following window :

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CCX17 to Terminal transfer

The transfer of the CCX17 to the terminal concerns all the application data.

The transferred application overwrites the current application.

Terminal to CCX17 transfer

This transfer can be partial or total. Selection is performed using the window below :

This window consists of two groups of buttons :

• Selection mode,

- All Data

- Configured Data

- Modified Data

Selects all the data in the application.

Only selects the data which has been configured.

Only selects data modified since the last transfer.

• Selection of data :

- Application Configuration

- List of Status Messages

- List of Alarm Messages

- List of Command Keys

- List of groups

Selects the operator panel configuration.

Selection can be performed at intervals.

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Comments

1. Selecting some messages in the spreadsheets in reverse video enables partial transfer of these messages.

2. So that the transfer operation can be performed, the driver used must be installed on the programming terminal

6.3-2 Local transfer

If the operation selected is a local transfer, the user does not have to define the CCX

17 address. The UNITELWAY driver must be on the programming terminal.

The objects to be transferred are identical to the transfer described previously.

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6.3-3 Remote transfer : Selection of the CCX 17 address

This function is launched explicitly by the “Utilities / Define CCX17 Address...” function menu or automatically during the first remote transfer.

Driver Specifies the driver used for the transfer. Only drivers installed on the programming terminal are listed.

CCX 17 address

This field specifies the address of the remote CCX17 operator panel.

The address syntax is as follows :

{network no.station no.}module.channel no.PLC

or {network no.station no.}SYS or {network no.station no.}\0.1.connection pt/SYS

The couple {network no.station no.} is omitted if the CCX17 is not connected to a PLC on a network.

The values permitted are :

- network no. : between 0 and 127

- station no. : between 0 and 63 or couple 0.254

- module : 0 or 254

- channel no. : 0 for terminal port,

PLC

- PLC :

1 for communication card, slave no. between 0 and 98,

- SYS : access to the system port of the destination

- connection pt : between 0 and 63

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6.3-4 Examples

• The operator panel is connected via an integrated UNI-TELWAY port on the processor : the terminal can be connected either to the network or to the terminal port.

R2/S4 FIPWAY / ETHWAY / MAPWAY R2/S8

Device X

The parameters must be :

Driver : FIPWAY

CCX 17 address : [2.8}0.0.12

Data link address 12

CCX 17

• The operator panel is connected to an SCM module and another network : the terminal can be connected either to the network or to the terminal port

R5/S14

FIPWAY / ETHWAY / MAPWAY

R5/S3

R5/S7

R14/S6 R14/S21

Rack 4 / Module 6

Device X

The parameters must be :

Driver : FIPWAY

CCX 17 address : [14.21}70.0.9

Data link address 12

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7 Communication via the mailbox

7.1

Programming parameters

Reminders :

Once the MMI 17 WIN software has loaded the various types of message into the CCX

17 operator panel, the PLC application program can communicate with the operator panel via a mailbox system which uses internal word tables. The various communication principles and acknowledgment mechanisms, for status messages as well as alarm messages, are described in section 4.2. The section below only describes the coding of lamps on the illuminated indicator bank.

%MWi

The mailbox used in the PLC word memory enables various commands to be sent to the CCX 17 operator panel. It contains a command table structured as follows :

%MWi Indicator lamp status

%MWi+1 Number of group to be displayed

%MWi+2 Number of 1st status message to be displayed

%MWi+3 Number of 2nd status message to be displayed

...

%MWn Number of last status message to be displayed

Both the start of this table and its length are defined by the user when the application is created using MMI 17 WIN (see section 6.1).

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Managing the status of indicator lamps on the illuminated bank

The first word of the table assigned to the mailbox zone contains the code for each of the indicator lamps.

• bits 0 to 3 : state of green indicator lamp,

• bits 4 to 7 : state of yellow indicator lamp,

• bits 8 to 11 : state of red indicator lamp.

The status of these indicator lamps is encoded on these four bits in the following manner:

• 0000 : indicator lamp status is unchanged. This enables each indicator lamp to be controlled separately,

• 0001 : indicator lamp off,

• 0010 : indicator lamp on,

• 1111 : indicator lamp flashing.

Example :

If the code sent is equal to 02F1 or 000 0010 1111 0001

• the green indicator lamp goes off,

• the orange indicator lamp flashes,

• the red indicator lamp comes on.

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8 Communication via integrated MMI

8.1

List of commands

Reminder :

Once the MMI 17 WIN software has loaded the various types of message into the CCX 17 operator panel, the PLC application program can communicate with the operator panel by sending specific commands via the integrated MMI functions.

MMI function

As a general rule, any command destined for a CCX 17 operator panel comprises :

• a 16-bit word representing the command number,

• one or more parameters associated with this command,

• a report table.

Whatever type of command is sent, the CCX 17 operator panel systematically sends a confirmation report.

The following table shows the various options for commands and their associated numbers.

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Command

Clear screen

Clear line

Function

Deletes the contents of the selected line.

Halts updating of variables displayed on the line. (Deleting a message written in double height requires two lines to be deleted).

Parameters

Clears the entire screen and halts updating Command : 1 of variables displayed on-screen.

Command : 2

Line number

Display a CCX 17 message

Displays the specified message.

Display a CCX 17 group Displays the specified group.

Command : 3

Message number

Command : 5

Group number

Display a PLC message Displays a message which exists in the PLC. Command : 6

Message text

Display lamps on the illuminated indicator bank

Print entry log.

Causes the CCX 17 operator panel indicator Command : 8 lamps to light up, extinguish or flash.

Status of the indicator lamps

(Only available on V2.0 or later)

Clears status message Clears messages previously archived in log

Print alarm logs.

the operator panel memory.

(Only available on V2.0 or later)

Command : 9

Command : 10

Command : 11

Command : 13 Clear alarm message log

Clears alarm messages previously archived (in chronological order and on each occurrence) in the operator panel memory.

Assign command keys Assigns a PLC bit to a command key on the operator panel.

Command : 14

Key number

Bit number

Reset command key assignment

Open / close the alarm relay

Dissociates a PLC bit previously assigned Command : 15 to a command key.

Key number

Management of the alarm relay by the application program (toggle mode)

Command : 16

Write Date and Time in Authorizes the date and time to be the operator panel resynchronized with that of the PLC.

Command : 18

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Command Function Parameters

Operator panel initialization

Enable / inhibit the command keys

Restarts the CCX 17.

Authorizes or prevents control of the command keys (toggle mode).

Command :19

Command : 20

Enable / inhibit alarm message archiving

Authorizes or prevents archiving of alarm Command : 21 messages (switch mode).

Message entry controlled by the PLC

Enables the entry made by the operator to Command : 22 be retrieved for processing at a later date.

Message number program (the message The value of the entry is passed on to the is in the CCX 17) reception table. The user does not need to press the MOD key.

Message entry, not Enables the entry made by the operator to Command : 24 controlled and not be retrieved for processing at a later date.

Message number synchronized with the The value of the entry is sent via a request.

PLC program

Read operator panel status

Sends the hardware status of the operator panel to the reception table.

Read version and type Sends the software version and type of of operator panel operator panel to the reception table.

Command : 25

Command : 26

Activate an operator panel alarm message

Displays the specified message, if it exists Command : 27 in the operator panel and is configured to be Message number displayed.

Archives the message in the alarm zone.

Alarm relay is closed when the first alarm appears.

Activate a PLC alarm Displays the specified message, if it exists Command : 28 message in the PLC and is configured to be Message text displayed. Archives the message in the alarm zone.

Deactivate an operator Removes the message from the active panel alarm message alarm zone and stores the date and time at which the fault disappeared.

The alarm relay opens when the last alarm is acknowledged.

Command : 29

Deactivate a PLC alarm message

Removes the message from the active alarm zone and memorizes the date and time at which the fault disappeared.

Command : 30

Message number

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Command Function

Assign all the operator Configures, with one command, all the panel command keys operator panel keys (4 or 8 keys depending to internal bits on the type of CCX 17). The additional parameters indicate the indexes or bit numbers assigned to the various keys (T1 to T8).

Parameters

Command : 31

Bit no. assigned to T1

Bit no. assigned to T2

Bit no. assigned to T8

Configure all the operator panel command keys

Enables the operator panel command keys Command : 32 and their operating modes to be configured.

Key to operate

(Only available on V2.0 or later) Operating mode

Bit index

Entry of a message Enables the entry made by the operator to Command : 33 controlled by the PLC be retrieved for processing at a later date.

Message text program (the message The value of the entry is retrieved to the is in the PLC) reception table. The operator does not press the MOD key.

(Only available on V2.0 or later)

Configure the mailbox

Alarm transfer

Configure the sampling time of the mailbox and specify its contents.

(Only available on V2.1 or later)

Command : 34

Period

Length

Contents

Contact Technical Support for more details.

Command : 35

(Only available on V2.4 or later)

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8.2

Programming parameters

8.2-1 Integrated MMI function parameters

CCX17 command number

3 (DISPLAY_MSG + RKB)

6 (SEND_MSG + RKB)

OF name

PANEL_CMD: clear screen

PANEL_CMD: clear line

DISPLAY_MSG

GET_VALUE

DISPLAY_GRP

SEND_MSG

GET_MSG

CONTROL_LEDS

PANEL_CMD: print entry log

PANEL_CMD: clear entry log

PANEL_CMD: print alarm log

PANEL_CMD: clear alarm log

ASK_VALUE

DISPLAY_ALRM

SEND_ALARM

PANEL_CMD: cancel a CCX17 alarm

PANEL_CMD: cancel a PLC alarm

ASSIGN_KEYS

A S K _ M S G

For a description of integrated MMI function interface parameters see Section 3 of the

PL7 programming manual, part K.

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8.2-2 Description of parameter encoding

• Read the status of the operator panel (command 25)

Response structure :

1 st word : status word giving the result of the exchange

2 nd word : additional status word

3 rd word :

‘07FE’

‘07FD’ bit 0 = 1 bit 1 = 1 bit 2 = 1 bit 3 =1 bit 5 = 1 bit 0 = 1 bit 1 = 1 bit 2 = 1 bit 3 = 1

Correct command

Incorrect command

Command not recognized by the CCX17

Command buffer full

Size of the command (in bytes) less than the minimum required

Command cannot be executed : MMI17 transfer in progress.

Incorrect command

Self-tests correct

Application present

Backup battery correct

CCX17 memory fault

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• Read version of the type of operator panel (command 26)

Response structure :

1 st word : status word ‘07FE’ giving the result of the exchange

‘07FD’

2 nd word : additional status word

3 rd word : bit 0 = 1 bit 1 = 1 bit 2 = 1 bit 3 =1

Correct command

Incorrect command

Command not recognized by the CCX17

Command buffer full

Size of the command (in bytes) less than the minimum required

Command cannot be executed : MMI17 transfer in progress.

bit 5 = 1 Incorrect command

0000 or H’00' for CCX 17- 20 F

0001 or H’01’ for CCX 17- 20 FW

0010 or H’02’ for CCX 17- 20 FPS

0110 or H’06’ for CCX 17- 20 L

0111 or H’07’ for CCX 17- 20 LW

1000 or H’08’ for CCX 17- 20 LPS

1100 or H’0C’ for CCX 17- 30 L

1101 or H’0D’ for CCX 17- 30 LFW

1110 or H’0E’ for CCX 17- 30LPS

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• Configuring the mailbox (command 34)

Command structure:

1. Period 0

3 no sampling sampling every 400 ms sampling every 800 s sampling every 1.2 s sampling every 1.6 s 4

..........

2. Length of mailbox

600 sampling every 5 min

3. The following words represent the contents of the mailbox

Response structure :

1 st word : status word ‘07FE’ giving the result of the exchange

2 nd word : additional status word

‘07FD’

= 0

< > 0

Correct command

Incorrect command

Command executed

Command not executed for the following reasons : bit 0 = 1 Command not recognized by the CCX17 bit 1 = 1 Command buffer full bit 2 = 1 Size of the command (in bytes) less than the minimum required bit 3 =1 Command cannot be executed : MMI17 transfer in progress.

bit 4 = 1 Field length greater than the maximum mailbox length bit 5 = 1 Incorrect command bit 6 = 1 Message number out of limits, the high order byte indicates the last invalid message bit 7 = 1 Group number is out of limits bit 8 = 1 Impossible to process the command because the

CCX17 is displaying a system screen

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Section 9

9 Application examples

9.1

Examples

The various examples shown in the rest of this section are setting up the same MMI interface application on a CCX 17-30 LPS connected on UNI-TELWAY.

• The application is configured entirely by MMI 17 WIN, therefore communication is either

- via mailbox,

- via integrated MMI functions,

• The application is totally managed by integrated MMI functions.

Description of the application

Fixed message

Use of the command keys

Use of the c o m m a n d keys

Variable to be updated

Oven 4

Run

% Humidity :

Set point = 326 °C

Temperature = 325°C

Stop

Variable to be entered

Bargraph display

Assigning the PLC variables

• %M0 = Run key (causes the CCX 17 green indicator lamp to flash),

• %M2 = Stop key (causes the CCX 17 red indicator lamp to flash),

• %MW0 = setpoint (value both read and written),

• %MW10 = temperature measurement (value read),

• The humidity shown in a bargraph (value read), is in internal word %MW20 for a

CCX17 connected on UNI-TELWAY.

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CCX 17 connected on UNI-TELWAY

The CCX 17 operator panel is connected as shown below (the programming terminal can also be directly connected to the network) :

Network 1 Station n Station 1

Processor with integral SCI link address 1

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9.2

Application configured using MMI17 WIN

9.2-1 Configuring the application

The application includes six status messages assigned to two groups of messages, three alarm messages, management of two command keys and modification of the status of the red and green indicator lamps of the operator panel.

Configuring the protocol

Communication via UNI-TELWAY

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Configuring the link

• %MW150 is the status word written by the CCX 17 to the PLC,

• acknowledgment of alarms must be confirmed,

• the mailbox zone is located starting at %M200 for the alarms (four bits long) and from

%MW200 for status messages (10 words long),

• management of acknowledgments in read and write mode.

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Configuring the status messages

The messages are as follows :

• Oven 4 (status message 1), with clear line,

• Run (status message 2), with clear line,

• Stop (status message 3), without clear line since Stop is on the same line as the Run message,

• Setpoint = ---- °C (status message 4, read and write word %MW0 in decimal), with entry of the variable (RKB). Entry is incremental (minimum limit 100, maximum limit

350 and increment 10),

• Temperature = ----°C (status message 5, displaying word %MW10 in decimal), with clear line,

• % Humidity = (status message 6, displaying word %MW20 as a bargraph for UNI-

TELWAY), with clear line.

Status message 1

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Status message 2

Status message 3

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Status message 4

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Status message 5

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Status message 6 (UNI-TELWAY)

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Configuring the alarm messages

The application manages three alarms :

• a single message (double size) : Emergency stop,

• a message displaying a variable : Overheating oven 4 = ---- °C (displaying word

%MW125 in decimal),

• a message displaying a variable : Insufficient humidity = ---- % (displaying word

%MW20 in decimal).

Each alarm is displayed on-screen when it occurs.

Alarm message 1

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Alarm message 2

Alarm message 3

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Configuring the groups of status messages

• The first group includes the following status messages :

- Oven 4 (status message 1)

- Run (status message 2),

- Stop (status message 3),

- Setpoint = ---- °C (status message 4),

• The second group includes the following status messages :

- Temperature = ---- °C (status message 5)

- % Humidity = (status message 6).

The first group is displayed by default with clear screen option. The second group is displayed when requested by the user. It is displayed following the first group, so it must not include the clear screen option.

Group 1

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Group 2

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Configuring the command keys

The two command keys are configured in an edge type operation. One controls the internal bit %M0 (Run key), the other controls the internal bit %M2 (Stop key).

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Transferring the application

Once the application is configured and saved, it must be transferred to the CCX 17 operator panel. In the example shown, the operator panel is connected on UNI-

TELWAY.

Transfer on UNI-TELWAY

The CCX 17 only authorizes intra-station addressing. It is at slave addresses UTW 4-5.

The processor has an integral SCI link.

The PLC is connected on a network at the following address :

Network 0, Station 254.

The operator panel address is :

{0.254}0.0.4,

The transfer screen enabling choice of operator panel address is thus :

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9.2-2 Exchanges via mailbox

Managing the status messages

In the example shown, the mailbox structure is as follows :

Command table Acknowledge on read table

%MW200 Status of indicator lamps

%MW201 No. of group to display

%MW202 No. of 1st message to display played

%MW203 No. of 2nd message to display played

%MW210 Status of indicator lamps displayed

%MW211 No. of group displayed

%MW212 No. of 1st message dis-

%MW213 No. of 2nd message dis-

%MW209 No. of last message to display played

%MW219 No. of last message dis-

The application program contained in the PLC must therefore update the command table according to the process parameters. The user can check that the requested commands have been correctly executed by analyzing the acknowledge read mode table.

Examples of commands :

(* Displaying group 2 *)

! IF %M10 THEN

%MW201:=2;

END_IF;

(* Managing the Run key (shown by the green indicator lamp) *)

! IF %M0 THEN

%MW200:=16#011F;(*Green blinking, Others off*)

RESET %M2;

END_IF;

(* Managing the Stop key (shown by the red indicator lamp) *)

! IF %M2 THEN

%MW200:=16#0F11;(*Red blinking, Others off*)

RESET %M0;

END_IF;

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Managing the alarm messages

The table reserved for the alarm messages starts at %M200 :

• Setting bit %M200 to 1 displays and prints alarm message 1 (Emergency stop).

• Setting bit %M201 to 1 displays and prints alarm message 2 (Overheating oven 4 :---°C).

• Setting bit %M202 to 1 displays and prints alarm message 3 (Insufficient humidity :---%).

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9.2-3 Exchanges via integrated MMI functions

Once the whole application is configured by MMI17 WIN, the user can, if he wishes, choose to use only integrated MMI function communication instead of mailbox communication.

PL7 Junior offers special utility functions for sending and receiving messages. The aim of the latter is to replace PL7.2 and PL7.3 Text Blocks. This type of exchange is supported by the Integrated MMI functions

Reminder :

Both types of communication (mailbox and integrated MMI functions) can be used in the same application.

Generating the application on PL7 Junior :

• the DISPLAY_GRP function displays the groups,

• the CONTROL_LEDS function manages the LEDs,

• the DISPLAY_ALRM function activates the alarm messages and the PANEL_CMD function deactivates them.

Displaying message group 2

The example shown comprises two groups. Group 1 is displayed automatically

(displayed by default). Displaying group 2 is requested using the DISPLAY_GRP function as follows :

• Operator panel address : the topological address is ADR#0.0.4 (for UNI-TELWAY),

• Confirmation report : starts at internal word %MW50 and is four bytes long,

• Data to send : at address %MW55 and specifies the number of the group to be displayed (%MW55 = 2).

< Display group 2

! IF RE %I0.0) THEN

%MW55:=2;

DISPLAY_GRP(ADR#0.0.4,%MW55,%MW50:4);......

END_IF

If an error occurs during transmission, the confirmation report contains two words enabling the source of the error to be defined.

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Managing the Run and Stop keys

The example shown comprises two command keys. Displaying the LEDs is requested via the CONTROL_LEDS function as follows :

• Confirmation report : starts at internal word %MW60 and is four bytes long,

• Data to send : starts at word %MW65 and comprises two words (4 bytes long). The first word (%MW65) contains a value marker 16#CC17. The second %MW66 defines the display encoding.

< Managing the Run key

! IF %M0 THEN

%MW65:=16#CC17;

%MW66:=16#011F;

CONTROL_LEDS(ADR#0.0.4,%MW65:2,%MW60:4);....

END_IF;

< Managing the Stop key

! IF %M2 THEN

%MW65:=16#CC17;

%MW66:=16#0F11;

CONTROL_LEDS(ADR#0.0.4,%MW65:2,%MW60:4);....

END_IF;

If an error occurs when the text block is transmitted, the confirmation report contains two words enabling the source of the error to be defined.

Managing the alarm messages

An alarm message is activated via the DISPLAY_ALRM function and it is deactivated via the PANEL_CMD function as follows :

• Confirmation report : starts at internal word %MW70 and is four bytes long,

• Data to send : In the case of activating the alarm, the alarm number (example alarm

2) to be displayed is encoded in word %MW77. In the case of deactivating the alarm, it starts at word %MW75 and contains three words (6 bytes long). The first word

(%MW75) contains a value marker 16#CC17, the second (%MW76) the deactivation command (command 29) and the last (%MW77) the alarm number.

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< Managing activation of alarm 2

! IF RE %I0.1 THEN

%MW77:=2;

DISPLAY_ALRM(ADR#0.0.4,%MW77,%MW70:4);....

END_IF;

< Managing deactivation of alarm 2

! IF FE %I0.1 THEN

%MW75:=16#CC17;

%MW76:=29;

%MW77:=2;

PANEL_CMD(ADR#0.0.4,%MW75:3,%MW70:4);....

END_IF;

If an error occurs when the text block is transmitted, the confirmation report contains two word enabling the source of the error to be defined.

Comment :

In this example, alarm 2 is not included in the “Alarm zone” of the link configuration.

Indeed, the DISPLAY_CMD and PANEL_CMD functions cannot be executed if the alarm can be accessed via the mailbox (see sections 4.4 and 5.2.4).

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9.3

Application configured without MMI17 WIN

9.3-1 Exchanges via integrated MMI function

When MMI17 WIN software is not available to the user, the PLC can still communicate with the CCX 17 operator panel. Communication is only performed via integrated MMI function. The transmission table called Data to send must contain all the parameters of the message to be sent.

Important : The data to send table of integrated MMI functions on TSX Micro and TSX

Premium PLCs is limited to 47 bytes.

So as not to complicate this example, only the display of message number four is shown below (Setpoint = ---- °C). This message is representative since it includes an updated variable which can be modified by the operator (incremental entry).

The integrated MMI function used to send this message is GET_MSG. Its parameters are given below :

• Operator panel address : its topological address is ADR#0.0.4 for communication via

UNI-TELWAY.

• Confirmation report : starts at internal word %MW80 and is four bytes long,

• Data to send : starts at word %KW85 and includes 37 words (74 bytes long). The first word (%KW85) contains the marker 16#CC17, the second (%KW86), the status message display command (command 6), the other words correspond to the message characteristics. The transmission table is detailed later.

Reminder of the message 4 characteristics

Setpoint = ---- °C (read and write word %MW0 in decimal format) with incremental entry

(increment 10). This message must be positioned at line 4 column 11.

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A description of the Data to send parameter is shown in the following box :

Once all the values are entered the function is started, for example as follows :

<Starting the text block

! IF RE %I0.2 THEN

GET_MSG(ADR#0.0.4;%KW85:37,%MW80:4); ....

END_IF;

If an error occurs when the text block is transmitted, the report contains two words enabling the source of the error to be defined.

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