Schneider Electric Integrated Man-Machine Dialog PL7 MMI 37, 5.2 User Guide

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Introduction and installation

Using PL7-MMI 37 software

PL7-MMI 37

Integrated compact monitor

Volume 1

Creating an application

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Creating and tranferring the cartridge image

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Control / Utilities

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EVENT AND INTERVAL

TIMER task

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ALARM SUPERVISOR

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MATH AND LOGIC task

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Example of an application

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Appendices

Important

An operator dialog application, developed using PL7-MMI37 will only operate on

TSX or PMX model 40 processors, with the software version ≥ 4.3 (see label on the processor)

Installation of PL7-MMI 37 on an FTX 507 requires the OS/2 1.1 TE operating system, version

≥

1.2 .

PL7-MMI 37

Integrated compact monitor

Volume 2

Contextual on-line HELP

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DIAG Application diagnostics

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ADJUST Series 7 adjustment station

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PMS-MMX Process control screens

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Important

An operator dialog application, developed using PL7-MMI37 will only operate on

TSX or PMX model 40 processors, with software version

≥

4.3 (see label on the processor)

Installation of PL7-MMI 37 on an FTX 507 requires the OS/2 1.1 TE operating system, version

≥

1.2 .

Preface

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Developments to PCX7

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For versions V3.3 and later, MONITOR 37 applications running on a PC or a CCX operator panel can communicate with PCX7 PLCs (ISA format PLC card).

Special features of these PLCs are :

• use of the MMIPX OFB instead of the MMI OFB,

• the TENFT task is never active,

• the M37 RT1 product should be version V3.3 or later,

• the remote STOP command is not available,

• the "Directory" function is not available.

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Developments to PL7-MMI 37, version 52 compared to version 5

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This version of PL7-MMI 37 is in line with the widening of the "Man-Machine Interface" range for use on CCX 57 or 77 type terminals or PC compatible microcomputers.

The main developments to the TXT L PL7 M37 V52E software compared to the

TXT L PL7 M37 V5E software are as follows :

MMI OFB

2 OFBs are now supplied with the PL7 MMI37 product :

MMI OFB implementing communication with all series 7 PLCs

Except PCX

MMIPX OFB which must be used instead of the MMI OFB when the PLC is a PCX

ISA card

These two OFBs are not compatible with the previous version of PL7-MMI 37 (V2.5).

This means that the MMI OFB and the operator dialog application must be the same version :

≥

V52.

Main screen

• Enables a CCX or PC compatible microcomputer to be selected as the target machine.

• Enables the address of the UNI-TELWAY, FIPIO, FIPWAY or ETHWAY network to which the CCX or the PC is connected to be specified.

Creating tables / Transferring the application

• The "create tables", "select tasks" and "transfer" sequences have been automated.

GED (Graphics editor)

• Creating 640 x 480 screens (CCX target).

ANT (Animation editor)

• The ability to display text field reference facilitates screen creation.

• The ability to import, export and delete symbols.

• The ability to center message box messages.

Save

• The application can be saved on the hard disk.

Alarms

• The alarms from the SDBASE symbols can be configured automatically.

Operation

• The alarm screens display new action zones.

• Graphic screen printing controlled by PLC variable is available for CCX 57 or 77 machines or PC compatible microcomputers.

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Using a V5 application with TXT L PL7 M37 V52 software

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This requires the V2.5 or V2.6 operator dialog application to be converted to a V3.0

application, and the MMI OFB configuration to be modified in PL7-3.

To do this :

If you want to keep the original target machine (TSX PCM 27 or 37)

• Configure the new MMI OFB V3.0 in the XTEL / PL7-3 application.

• Recreate the tables (Generate menu, Create tables command, Complete

Regeneration). Once the tables have been created, reply "No" to the displayed message : "Attention the MMI.BIN file has changed. Do you want to use the

TRANSFER tool?".

• Select all the tasks and transfer.

If you want to transfer your application to a CCX or PC

• Configure the new MMI OFB V3.0 in the XTEL application.

• In the "select application" menu, modify the type of target machine, enter the station network address and choose the screen definition (640 x 350).

• Select all the tasks and transfer.

• Ensure that the target machine has the appropriate driver and the acceptance software for the MMI application (TSX LF M37 RT1 V52).

• Recreate the tables (Generate menu, Create tables command, Complete

Regeneration). Once the tables have been created, reply "No" to the displayed message : "Attention the MMI.BIN file has changed. Do you want to use the

TRANSFER tool?".

• Select all the tasks and transfer.

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Developments to PL7-MMI 37, version 2.5 compared to previous version

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This version of PL7-MMI 37 is compatible with V4 and V5 processors. The MMI OFB configured in the CPU is the same whatever the type of processor.

The main developments to the TXT L PL7 M37 V5E software compared to the

TXT L PL7 M37 V4•E are as follows :

MMI OFB

The MMI OFB has changed and it is not compatible with the previous version of

PL7-MMI 37 (V2.0). The significance of this is that the MMI OFB and the operator dialog application must be the same version :

≥

V2.5.

XTEL-SDBASE interface

A priori, any new mnemonic symbol entered is considered a part of the XTEL-SDBASE database in which it is sought. The dialog box for defining the type of symbol is therefore only displayed if the new symbol is not found in the XTEL-SDBASE database.

GED (Graphics editor)

• The cursor coordinates are displayed in the menu zone, using the same scale as in

ANT.

• A new character font (halo 104) is available.

ANT (Animation editor)

• A double click on an animated object immediately displays the animation parameters.

• 2 search modes are offered : search by mnemonic symbol (Container 1, etc) or by object name (barxxxx, pntxxxx, etc).

• The parameters selected in the animation entry boxes (colors, direction of bargraphs, character size, etc) are memorized from one animation to another, so as to make it easier to enter several similar animations.

Screen saver

It is possible to configure the automatic screen blackout, provided that the application is loaded onto a TSX PCM module, which is version

≥

1.4.

Communication with the PLC

• The communication table has a new format. If an existing application is used with

TXT L PL7 M37 V5 software in a V5 station, it is converted to the new format and can

no longer be used with a previous version :

PL7-MMI 37 V4

X-TEL V4

V4 Station

YES

▲

V4 Station

X-TEL V5

V5 Station

NO NO

▼

YES

▼

YES PL7-MMI 37 V5

• A variable can be defined a posteriori in the communication table, which authorizes the entry of a new symbol.

• The COMMUNICATION task offers an Import function, in order to import variables into the communication table and enable "modular" programming under the CM.

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Using a V2.0 application with TXT L PL7 M37 V5 software

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This requires the V2.0 operator dialog application to be converted to a V2.5 application, and the MMI OFB configuration to be modified in PL7-3. It is assumed that the PL7-3 application has already been updated (refer to the PL7-3 V5 operating modes or the software workshop documentation). To do this :

The V2.0 operator dialog application should first be saved onto diskettes using the TSX/PMX V4 station (Utilities menu, Save command).

1 Start the PL7-MMI 37 function from the mmi icon at the log-on station :

• Select the module (PCM1, PCM2, etc).

• Restore the operator dialog application previously saved on diskettes (Utilities menu, Restore command).

• Create the tables (Generate menu, Create tables command). Once the tables have been created, reply "No" to the displayed message : "Attention the MMI.BIN

file has changed. Do you want to use the TRANSFER tool?".

• Quit the PL7-MMI 37 function.

2 Start the XTEL-CONF tool :

• Verify the logic spaces (Generate menu, With entry of application parameters command).

• Quit the XTEL-CONF tool.

3 Start the PL7-3 function, which performs an automatic reading of the PL7-3 binary file (PL3_3.BIN) :

• Link the application program with the new configuration defined under XTEL-CONF

([V5CONF] command).

• Activate the Configuration mode and configure the new MMI OFB : version 2.5

(refer to section 4.7-4 in divider A).

• Validate the new configuration ([VALID] command, then [YES]).

• Start reconfiguration of the PL7-3 application (RECONFIGURATION heading).

• Save the PL7-3 application ([STORE] command).

• Quit the PL7-3 function.

4 Start the TRANSFER tool and do a global transfer to the PLC (Transfer menu,

Disk

→

PLC Station / Global Transfer command) :

• Quit the TRANSFER tool.

Restart the PL7-MMI 37 function, which will transfer the new operator dialog application to the TSX PCM module :

• Select the tasks to be transferred (Generate menu, Select tasks command).

• Transfer the application to the module (Transfer menu).

• Quit the PL7-MMI 37 function.

Notes

• If any options are used (DIAG, ADJUST, etc), they must be reconfigured under CM.

• Before reconfiguring the VISUDYN option, the cross-references must be regenerated under

PL7-3.

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Contents

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Introduction and installation

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1.1

General

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Configuration required for PL7-MMI 37

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Verifying the hardware

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Connections

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Installing the software

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Using PL7-MMI 37 software

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2.1

Method for creating an operator dialog application

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Access to PL7-MMI 37 software

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3.1

Selecting the communication module

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Main screen

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Introduction and installation Section 1

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1.1 General

This document describes the installation and use of the PL7-MMI 37 operator dialog application design software, ref. no. TXT PL7 M37 V52E, on a terminal with an OS/2 operating system and X-TEL or MINI X-TEL Software Workshop :

• FTX 507 terminal

• IBM PS/2 micro-computer or PC Compatible.

This design office software is used for designing an operator dialog application for downloading to and executing on a TSX PCM 27 or TSX PCM 37 communication module, or an IBM PC compatible microcomputer.

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1.1-1 Functions provided by PL7-MMI 37 software

This software provides the following services :

• Creating screen backgrounds (static images)

• Defining animation on the screen backgrounds

• Testing the animated screens

• Saving and retrieving animated symbols

• Creating configuration tables

• Creating the cartridge image

• Transferring the application to the local cartridge or to the module cartridge

• Documentation

• Displaying the status of the communication module, or the IBM PC compatible microcomputer.

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1.2 Configuration required for PL7-MMI 37

To run PL7-MM 37 software, an FTX 417 or FTX 507 terminal or an IBM PS/2 microcomputer or PC compatible must be used. It should be equipped as follows :

• OS/2 operating system (minimum OS/2, version 1.2, 1.3 or 2.1)

• X-TEL Software Workshop : TXT L BASE V5E or MINI X-TEL : TXT L BJR V5E

• A mouse

This means that a minimum of 4 Mb RAM memory (6 Mb is recommended) and a 40 Mb hard disk must be used (refer to the hardware configuration required for XTEL operation).

Important

An operator dialog operation, developed using PL7-MMI 37, will only operate on

TSX or PMX model 40 processor with software version

≥

4.3 (see label on the processor).

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1.3 Checking the hardware

The TXT L PL7 M37 V52E software package consists of :

• A set of 3 1/2" PL7-MMI 37 software diskettes

• A 3 1/2" MMI 37 function block diskette

• A protection key

• A licence agreement

• This manual, ref. no. TXT DM M37 V52E.

Transferring the operator dialogue application to the TSX PCM 27 or TSX PCM 37 communication module requires :

• If it is a local transfer, at least a 256 Kb cartridge (ref. no.TSX R.M 128 16) and a cartridge programmer, ref. no. TSX TPE 020 1.

• If the transfer is via the PLC processor, the terminal/PLC connection kit :

- T FTX CB 7 5 (FTX 507) data cable or

- TSX TAC 03 (IBM PS/2 or PC compatible) connection kit.

(Refer to X-TEL BASE or MINI X-TEL BASE documentation for connecting the various elements).

• If transfer is via MAPWAY, ETHWAY, FIPWAY or FIPIO, refer to the relevant documentation.

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1.4 Connections

It is assumed that all terminal-specific connections (monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, key holder, etc.) have been made. Therefore this section only describes the installation of the software key.

This is done by placing the software key in the empty slot in the key holder.

Note

This software key contains the access right for accessing PL7-MMI 37 software. The Key Manager tool, supplied with X-TEL BASE, is used to transfer this right to the master key in order to load the rights to a single key (the master key) and to free a slot in the key holder.

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1.5 Installing the software

1.5-1 Preliminary operations

The following actions are recommended before installing PL7-MMI 37 on a hard disk :

• Read the licence agreement and warranty relating to restrictions on copying and installing the software.

• Make a copy of the diskettes required for installation in order to protect them from accidental damage and only work with the copy.

Important

The 3 1/2" diskettes are supplied in the write-protected position. Do not alter the position of the write-protect tab on these diskettes.

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1.5-2 Installation procedure

The following operations must precede installation of PL7-MMI 37 software :

1. Check that X-TEL V5 or MINI X-TEL V5 Workshop Software is already installed (see relevant documentation).

If this is the case, proceed with the installation of PL7-MMI 37 software. If not, install the Software Workshop first (refer to the relevant documentation).

2. Close the current session (see relevant documentation).

Installing PL7-MMI 37 software

• Open a full screen OS/2 session.

• Insert the first "PL7-MMI 37 Software" diskette in the drive.

• Enter the drive identifier (a: or b:) and then confirm with <Enter>.

• Starting at the new prompt, e.g. [A:\] or [B:\], type install and press <Enter>.

• Follow the procedure given on the screen to install all the "PL7-MMI 37 Software" diskettes.

• Insert the "MMI 37 function block" in the drive.

• Type install and press <Enter>.

• When an additional diskette called "UPDATE" is supplied with your product version, insert it in the drive and type install.

• When installation is complete and if it is the last one, check the configuration. Confirm with <Enter>.

• Remove the diskette from the drive and return to X-TEL by pressing <Ctrl><Esc>.

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Method for creating an operator dialog application

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2.1 Method for creating an operator dialog application

The method shown here is intended to guide the user through the process of designing an operator dialog application for execution on a TSX PCM 27 or TSX PCM 37 communication module, a CCX, or an IBM or compatible PC. For this, a number of operations must be performed in chronological order, at station and tool levels, and then for the PL7-3 function and finally for the PL7-MMI 37.

1. Define the mmi function in the station

• Pull down the Define menu in the Functions window and select the item New.

• Select the mmi function in the dialog box. The mmi icon is then displayed in the Functions window.

2. Define the application structure and configure the

TSX PCM module(s), or the CCXs if the PLC/CCX connection is FIPIO.

• Start the conf station tool.

• Pull down the Define menu and select Config. I/O

rack for the PCMs, or Remote I/O config. for the

CCXs or FTXs on FIPIO.

• Select the 0/1 rack and define its configuration

(processor, module(s), etc). Do the same for the other racks. The TSX PCM module(s) will be configured at the chosen positions.

• Generate the application structure. To do this, pull down the Generate menu and select the item with

entry of application parameters. Organize the application memory (size of dedicated zones, optimization, etc).

• Quit the conf station tool.

3. Enter the symbols common to PL7-3 and PL7-MMI 37 into the sdbase database

• Start the sdbase station tool.

• Edit the sdbase symbol database using the sdbase item in the Edit menu.

• Select the PCMx usage criteria (with x = the number of the operator dialogue module). For Symbols which will be used for diagnostic purposes, also define the

DIAGPCM criteria.

• Enter the symbols (variable, mnemonic symbol, comment and any possible extended comment).

Refer to divider D in the document X-TEL or MINI

X-TEL Software Workshops, basic tools

(TXT DM TLS V5E).

Refer to divider D in the document X-TEL or MINI

X-TEL Software Workshops, basic tools

(TXT DM TLS V5E).

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4. Configure the operator dialog in PL7-3

• Start the pl7_3 function.

• Configure the MMI OFB or MMIPX OFB if the PLC is a PCX7.

Refer to the document

PL7-3 Languages V5

Operating Modes (TXT DM

PL7 3 V5E).

• Confirm the new configuration.

• Reconfigure the PL7-3 application.

• Save the new PL7-3 binary file.

5. Start PL7-MMI 37

Double click on the mmi icon.

6. Select the type of machine receiving the application

See section 3 in this document - Access to

PL7-MMI 37 software

(TXT DM PL7 M37 V52E)

• When using a TSX PCM 27 or TSX PCM 37 module, select the module number and/or enter its physical address in the PLC.

• When using a CCX with a PCX card, select the CCX with PCX7 type.

• When using a CCX, define the network address where the machine is connected.

• Select the resolution of the screen used.

• When using a TSX PCM 27 or TSX PCM 37 module, define if several operator stations are linked.

• When using a TSX PCM 27 or 37, select the required language.

• Activate or deactivate the screen saver.

See section 2.4 in divider C, in this document.

7. Add any other options

• Pull down the Utilities menu and select Add options.

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8. Create the static screen backgrounds Refer to section 2 in divider A, in this document.

• Start GED graphic editor. To do this, pull down the

Create menu and select GED Graphic Editor.

• Define the background color of the first screen.

Section 2.4 in divider A,

CHNG BG icon.

Section 2.8 in divider A.

• Draw a grid (optional) to simplify positioning the various graphic objects (keys, text, etc). If the grid is visible on the screen, select a color not used in the drawing.

• Draw the graphic objects (control buttons, etc).

• Color the graphic objects.

Sections 2.7, 2.12, 2.13,

2.14, 2.16 and 2.17 in divider A.

Section 2.11 in divider A.

• Enter and position the text.

Section 2.9 in divider A.

• When a graphic object is to be used several times in the screen or in another screen, it is advisable to draw it first and then allocate it a symbol. Other drawings can then be created by calling up the symbol.

• To remove the grid, change its color to that of the background.

• Save the first screen under the MENU file name,

compulsory for all applications.

• Clear the screen.

Section 2.10 in divider A.

Section 2.13 in divider A,

ERA. BG icon.

Section 2.6 in divider A.

Section 2.4 in divider A,

CLR SCRN icon.

• Repeat the previous drawing operations until all the screens for the application have been created. They should be saved under different names.

• Quit the graphic editor.

Section 2.5 in divider A.

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9. Animate the screen backgrounds

• Start the animation editor ANT. To do this, pull down the Create menu and select ANT Animation editor.

Refer to section 3 in divider A and section 4 in divider H, of this document.

• Open the file to be animated.

Refer to section 3.3 in divider A.

Click on the graphic object to be animated.

• Select the first object to be animated. It appears inside 4 selection points.

• Pull down the Animate menu, then select the type of animation :

- paint for an object which changes color (lamp),

- bargraph for a measurement which changes

(temperature, level, etc),

- text output for a text display zone,

- numeric output for a values display zone,

- text input for an entry zone,

- function key for a control button,

- message box for a display zone for several messages.

• Define the animation parameters (variables, limits, colors, etc).

• If the variable is not yet defined in sdbase, select its type in the dialog box displayed : PL7, binary, analog, etc. If the PL7 type is selected, it starts the sdbase editor to enable data to be entered : usage criteria, variable, mnemonic symbol, etc.

Section 3.5 in divider A.

Sections 3.6 to 3.12 in divider A.

Section 3.13 in divider A.

• Assign the variable as read only, write only or read/write. If it is assigned as read only, define the read period : 0.5 s to 30 s.

• Repeat this animation procedure for all the other objects to be animated on the screen.

• Test the animations, to check that they are correct

(colors, position of displays and entry boxes, etc).

Section 3.14 in divider A.

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• Save the animated screen using the Save item in the File menu.

• Quit the animation editor.

Section 3.16 in divider A.

10. If required, configure the non graphic functions

(alarms, math and logic, etc)

Refer to section 4 in divider A, of this document.

• Start the Configuration Manager CM. To do this, pull down the Create menu and select

Configuration Manager CM.

• Open the configuration table to be defined :

- interval timers to define events which occur periodically at regular intervals,

- event timers to define events which occur at fixed dates and times,

- communication to modify, if required, the transfer direction of a variable exchanged between the module and the PLC processor (write, read or read/write). If the variable is read, this table is also used to modify its read period (0.5 s to 30 s),

- controlling alarms to modify, if required, the attributes of the alarms screen (background color, alarm band variable and acknowledgment variable) and to define the default status of the selections which can be accessed via the function keys on the list of alarms screen,

- groups of alarms to define the various displays of groups of alarms (initial colors, colors after acknowledgment, etc),

- alarm definition to define the conditions and the priority of the alarms,

- alarm screen control to modify, if required, the function keys on the alarm screen,

- display alarms to retrieve, if required, data from the alarms screen into a graphic screen,

- system configuration to modify, if required, the options associated with each task,

Section 1.2 in divider D.

Section 1.3 in divider D.

Section 4.7 in divider A.

Section 1.2 in divider E.

Section 1.3 in divider E.

Section 1.4 in divider E.

Section 1.5 in divider E.

Section 1.6 in divider E.

Section 4.8 in divider A.

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- math and logic triggers to define the math and logic task triggers,

- math and logic variables to define the math and logic task variables,

- math and logic procedures to define the math and logic procedures, etc.

Section 1.3 in divider F.

Section 1.2 in divider F.

Section 1.4 in divider F.

• Enter the various parameters for the table. Use the

<Tab> and <Shift><Tab> keys to move the cursor around all the fields.

• Confirm the contents of the table.

• If the variable is not yet defined in sdbase, select its type in the dialog box displayed : PL7, binary,analog etc. If the PL7 type is selected, it starts the sdbase editor to enable data to be entered : usage criteria, varaible, mnemonic symbol, etc.

• Assign the variable as read only, write only or read/write. If it is assigned as read only, define the read period : 0.5 s to 30 s.

• Repeat this procedure, in order to select the type of all the variables in the table.

• Exit the configuration table.

• Repeat these operations to define all the other configuration tables.

• Quit Configuration Manager.

Section 3.13 in divider A.

Section 3.13 in divider A, of this document.

Section 4.5 in divider A.

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11. Transfer the PL7-3 to the PLC

• Start the transfer station tool.

• Pull down the Transfer menu and select

Disk -> PLC Station .../Partial Transfer or

Global Transfer.

• Select PL7 3-APPLI and press theTransfer key.

• When the transfer is complete, quit the transfer station tool.

12. Select the tasks to be transferred to the target machine

• Pull down the Generate menu and select Select

Tasks.

Refer to divider D in the document X-TEL or MINI

X-TEL Software Workshop, basic tools

(TXT DM TLS V5E).

Section 1.4 in divider B.

• Select the tasks to be transferred to the module or the

CCX then confirm.

13. Transfer the files defined in the list to the target machine

• Ensure that the target machine is operational.

• On the first transfer, format the cartridge into which the files are to be transferred when using a

TSX PCM.

• Pull down the Transfer menu and select

Upload/download.

• Enter the password to authorize the transfer.

• Select the transfer direction : application to target

machine, then start the transfer (with table creation) by pressing OK.

14. Start the MMI application running

• Pull down the Control menu on the PL7-MMI 37 main screen and select Control.

• Enter the password to authorize running of the application.

• Select the Run command. After Confirmation, this command starts the application running.

• Quit the control function.

Note : it is also possible to use the operator terminal to start the application running.

15. Test and debug the application

Section 2 in divider B.

Section 1.1 in divider C.

Section 2.3 in divider B.

Section 1 in divider C, of this document.

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16. Document the application, if required

• Pull down the Utilities menu and select Documentation.

• Pull down the Create menu and select Title Page.

• Enter the file cover page, the confirm.

• Pull down the Create menu and select Footer.

• Customize the footer which will be printed on every page of the file, then confirm.

• Pull down the Create menu and select Sections.

• Define the contents of the file and the printing format, then confirm them.

• Pull down the Print menu and select a printing type : local printing or send to the station, to print the file using the XTEL-DOC tool.

• Define the contents of the file to be printed, then confirm.

• Quit the documentation function.

17. Save the application to diskettes

Note : it is advisable to perform regular saves of the application during the design and debugging stages.

Section 2.6 in divider C.

Section 2.5 in divider C.

18. Quit PL7-MMI 37

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3.1 Selecting the target machine

This is achieved via a dialog box which appears automatically as soon as the MMI icon is activated. It is used to define the general characteristics of the target machine.

Appli1 to Appli_4 field

This used to select and configure an application. This application then becomes the current application which will be used on the target machine.

Type

This is used to define the target machine. Two types of configuration are available :

- The operator dialog is supported by a screen and a keyboard connected to a TSX PCM 27 or 37 module of the PLC

- The operator dialog is carried out via a CCX57, CCX77 or an IBM or compatible PC.

Country

This is used to define the type of keyboard used by the PCM. If the target machine is a CCX or a PC, the language is configured in the machine "boot" files.

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Define screen

This is used to display the resolution of the screen used on the target machine :

• 320x200 pixels (only for TSX PCM 27 or 37 modules)

• 640x350 pixels

• 640x480 pixels (only for CCX or PC).

(*) Maximum authorized number of machines per configuration.

V4 Processors

V5 Processors

TSX/PMX 47-40 TSX/PMX 67-40 TSX/PMX 87-40 TSX/PMX 107-40

Date Indicates the date any tables were last created, using the Create tables item on the PL7-MMI 37 Generate pulldown menu.

Application description

A comment on the application is entered in the box (up to 80 characters)

Screen saver This option is valid for a CCX, PC or TSX PCM module

≥

version

1.4.

Active enables configuration of the automatic screen blackout during a long period of inactivity : ie when the keyboard has not been used, the screen has not been changed or there is no new task in the foreground. All these actions switch the screen on again if it is blacked out. If the screen is switched on by an action other than on the keyboard, the automatic blackout is disabled and only becomes active again after the next keyboard action.

Time in minutes defines the period of inactivity (in minutes) before the automatic screen blackout : 1

≤

time

≤

99.

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When using a PCM27/37 module

The user must fill in the following characteristics :

Rack and module numbers are used to enter the physical address of the communication module in the PLC :

• Rack 0, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 14

• Module, between 0 and 7.

Multi console is used to define whether several operator consoles are daisychained to the communication module.

If this is the case, the corresponding box is ticked. The keyboard language is forced to US English.

When using a CCX console or an IBM PC or compatible

The user must fill in the local address of the target machine

CCX/PC address :

• When connected via ETHWAY, indicate the address used to access the station from the XTEL workshop. The format is NN.SS

• When using a UNI-TELWAY connection, indicate the address used to access the station from the XTEL workshop. The format is

NN.SS.5.rm

NN.SS indicates the network address of the master station on the

UNI-TELWAY link. The default value is 0.254. The permitted field values are 0 to 127 for NN and 0 to 63 for SS.

rm indicates the rack-module address of the master module on the

UNI-TELWAY link.

rm is between 0 to 77 in the case of a UNI-TELWAY SCM module.

rm = 255 when using an integral SCI module.

• When using a FIPIO or FIPWAY connection, indicate the address used to access the station from the XTEL workshop. The format is

NN.SS.8.2.pr.

NN.SS indicates the network address of the FIP station master. The default value is 0.254.The permitted field values are

0 to 127 for NN and 0 to 63 for SS.

cp (connection point) indicates the physical position of the device on the communication channel.

• When connecting a PCX7 type PLC, enter the PLC address (NN.SS) followed by .1 to access the CCX/PC.

Cancel

Help

Confirms the parameters selected or entered and deletes the dialog box. All functions on the main menu can then be accessed.

Cancels the selections made and deletes the dialog box. Only the

Utilities and Exit functions on the main menu can then be accessed.

Accesses the help screen for the dialog box.

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3.2 Main screen

This screen is displayed after confirmation of the communication module selection. It is used to access all functions offered by PL7-MMI 37 software, by activating items in the pulldown menu.

Utilities

Create

Generate

This is used to select another communication module for the station or to select one of the following for the current module :

• Delete the application in the station

• Add previously installed options

• Save or retrieve the application

• Create an application dossier

• Check coherence with the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database.

Provides access to the editors used for designing the application :

• The GED graphics editor for drawing screens and synoptics

• The ANT animation editor for animating screens defined by GED

• CM configuration manager for defining the task parameters other than those for the graphics task.

This is used to create the cartridge image :

• Creating tables

• Selecting tasks and files.

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Transfer This is used to transfer the cartridge image to the cartridge :

• Locally, via the cartridge programmer

• Remotely, via the terminal port of the processor or via MAPWAY.

Control This is used to display the state of the operator dialog communication module and to modify it if required :

• Initialize

• RUN, STOP

• Format cartridge

Exit

<F1>

Exits PL7-MMI 37.

Accesses the help screen for the main screen.

Limits

• number of addressable objects :

- bits : 4096,

- words : 2048,

- floating point numbers : 512,

- messages : 512.

• number of animations per screen : 128.

Data zone at base of screen

This zone reminds the user of the hardware configuration and the application references. It is set out as follows :

Type of target machine Application selected Communication driver and address

PLC address Application comment

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Introduction

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1.1

Introduction

1.2

Graphics task

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2.1

Introduction

2.2

Using the mouse

2.3

Description of the menu

2.4

Erasing the screen

2.5

Exiting the graphics editor

2.6

Saving or retrieving a screen

2.7

Pixel by pixel representation

2.8

Grids

2.9

Entering text

2.10 Creating symbols

2.11 Assigning color

2.12 Freehand drawing

2.13 Erasing (eraser)

2.14 Plotting lines and polygons

2.15 Rotating a symbol or a screen

2.16 Plotting circles and ellipses

2.17 Plotting rectangles

2.18 Selecting line thickness

2.19 Selecting the type of line

2.20 Creating special effects

2.21 Selecting the hatched background

2.22 Selecting colors

2.23 "UNDO" command

2.24 Converting an EGA application to a VGA application

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Defining the animation

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3.2

Animation editor screen

3.3

File management

3.4

Modifying animations on a previously animated screen

3.5

Animating a static object

3.6

Paint type animation

3.7

Bargraph type animation

3.8

Text output type of animation

3.9

Numerical output type of animation

3.10 Text input type of animation

3.11 Function key type of animation

3.12 Message box type of animation

3.13 Defining types of variable

3.14 Testing an animation

3.15 Managing the mnemonic symbol library

3.16 Exiting the animation editor

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Editing configuration tables

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4.2

Configuration manager screen

4.3

Displaying elements in the real-time database

4.4

Creating reports

4.5

Exiting the Configuration manager

4.6

The database

4.7

COMMUNICATION task

4.8

Run-time manager

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1.1 Introduction

Creating an operator dialog application consists of defining the tasks which are to be executed by the TSX PCM 27 or TSX PCM 37 module or by a CCX 57 or 77 cell controller, or by an IBM PC or compatible connected to the PLC :

• Graphics task

• Event and interval timer task

• Alarm supervisor

• Math and logic task

• PLC communication task

• On-line help, adjustment, diagnostics, optional tasks, etc.

PL7-MMI 37 software offers the following functions for these:

• A graphics editor for creating static screens (no animation) for the graphics task

• An animation editor for defining animation associated with previously created screens

• A configuration manager for defining the parameters for other tasks : event and interval timer task, math and logic, alarm supervisor, etc.

• A database which contains the variables used in the application

• A function for creating the cartridge image

• Utilities for documenting the application, monitoring PLC status, etc.

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1.2 Graphics task

The graphics task represents the operational status of equipment controlled by the PLC in a way which is easily understood by the user.

Monochrome or color synoptic screens are displayed, with the following resolutions :

• 320 x 200 pixels (when using a TSX PCM 27 or 37 module) or,

• 640 x 350 pixels or,

• 640 x 480 pixels (when using a CCX57 or 77 or an IBM PC or compatible).

Image coding is of the Bitmap type.

Note

All graphics screens must have the same resolution for a given operator dialog application.

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2.3

Description of the menu 2/4

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2.4

Erasing the screen 2/6

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2.5

Exiting the graphics editor 2/7

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2.6

Saving or retrieving a screen 2/7

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2.7

Pixel by pixel representation 2/9

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2.8

Grids 2/10

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2.9

Entering text 2/12

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2.10

Creating symbols 2/14

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2.11

Assigning color 2/19

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2.12

Freehand drawing 2/19

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Erasing (eraser)

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Plotting lines and polygons 2/22

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Rotating a symbol or a screen 2/25

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Plotting circles and ellipses 2/27

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Plotting rectangles 2/30

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Selecting line thickness 2/33

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Selecting the type of line 2/33

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Creating special effects 2/34

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2.21

Selecting the hatched background 2/35

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2.22

Selecting colors 2/36

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2.23

"UNDO" command 2/38

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2.1 Introduction

The graphics editor GED is used to create static screens or colored "background" graphic images. It is accessed from the main screen via the GED item in the Create function.

Static objects are created by using the mouse. It is possible to combine graphic (pixels), character and symbol objects on a screen.

The basic functions required to create or modify a screen are the following : draw, erase, plot a circle, rectangle or lines, select and assign colors, etc. Other functions include zoom, adjust curves, rotate, special effects, copy, etc.

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2.2 Using the mouse

The mouse moves the cursor over the whole screen. Its buttons are used to select icons in a menu and to confirm operations.

The left button (or button 1) is used to select an icon in a menu. When it has been selected it is highlighted to indicate that it is active.

The presence of a small square in the lower right-hand corner of an icon indicates the existence of a sub-menu.

To display this sub-menu, the cursor is placed over the corresponding icon and the right button on the mouse is clicked.

To choose an option from a sub-menu, the cursor should be placed on the corresponding icon and one of the two buttons clicked.

For all icons with additional functions (indicated by a small square in the lower right-hand corner), the icon appearing in the main menu is the program default selection, until some other choice is made.

Icons without additional functions are selected using either button on the mouse.

In order to exit from a sub-menu without selecting an option, one of the buttons is clicked away from the icons. The sub-menu is then no longer displayed on the screen.

In this case, the active icon in the menu is the last one selected.

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2.3 Description of the menu

When the graphics editor is accessed, the menu is displayed at the top left of the screen.

The upper line of this menu consists of fourteen icons, each representing a function :

• The first three icons are used to erase the screen, to exit from the graphics editor or to save the screens.

• The other eleven icons are the drawing functions.

The lower line of this menu comprises :

• The status zone comprising the first two icons

• The zone for selection of lines, hatched backgrounds and special effects, comprising the next four icons

• The color selection zone comprising the last nine icons

The cursor coordinates zone displays the following, on the same scale used in ANT :

• The X and Y cursor coordinates (centre of the cross)

• The coordinates of the centre of a circle

• The coordinates of the "mobile" corner of a rectangle (the corner by which the rectangle can be extended).

CLR

SCRN

EXIT

DRAW

ZOOM GRID TEXT

SYM-

BOL

COLR

FILL

DRAW

ERA-

DRAG

Note

When restarting a screen under GED which is already animated under ANT :

. moving an object does not move the animation,

. deleting an object does not delete the animation.

In this case, animations assigned to moved or deleted objects may lead to incorrect results.

Therefore when a screen modification has been made under GED, the animations must be re-created under ANT and tested to check that they are operating correctly.

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The status zone consists of 2 squares :

1. The left-hand square displays the current drawing icon.

2. The right-hand square, divided into two, displays :

• the color of the current drawing in the upper part,

• the current hatched background in the lower part.

The central menu consists of 4 icons :

1. Line thickness icon. Six line thicknesses are offered.

2. Type of line icon, located under the ZOOM icon. Three types of line are offered (e.g.

dotted line).

3. The DRAG icon which can create special effects on the images when it is used together with other drawing functions (e.g. copy symbol).

4. The hatched background icon, located under the TEXT icon.

The menu on the right consists of 9 icons :

1. 8 icons which display the color palette.

2. The up and down arrow icons, which are used to display the two possible color palettes.

Inside the drawing zone the cursor is represented by a + sign. The mouse can move it over the whole screen in order to make selections. The cursor cannot be deleted and is therefore always visible (whatever the color of the screen), except when the background is white.

This cursor has two functions :

1. It selects icons when it is used with the mouse, and

2. It picks out the screen coordinates and indicates where to draw, cut, paste or copy images.

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2.4 Clearing the screen

Icon Function

CLR

SCRN

✗

Selects the erase screen function.

✗ Displays the following sub-menu :

CLR

SCRN

CHNG

MOVE

DEL

✗ or ✗ Clears the background image.

CLR

SCRN

CHNG

✗ or ✗ Replaces the background color with the selected color.

Note

Changing background color erases the current image.

✗ or ✗ Moves the icon menu from the top to the bottom of the screen and vice versa.

MOVE

DEL

✗ or ✗ Deletes the icon menu from the screen.

To display the icons on the screen again :

• Place the cursor on the left hand edge of the screen and click the right-hand button on the mouse or,

• Place the cursor in the drawing zone of the screen and press the space bar or,

• Press <Tab>.

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2.5 Exiting the graphics editor

Icon Function

EXIT

L R

✗ or ✗ Quits the graphics editor.

Warning

This operation does not automatically save the screen.

Therefore this must be carried out before quitting the graphics editor, GED.

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2.6 Saving or retrieving a screen

Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Displays the following sub-menu :

DIR

DEL

FILE

PIC

File :_ 3.

1. Saving or retrieval options,

2. Type of file,

3. Line for entering name of file.

All the screens saved by GED are graphics files and are automatically given the .pic extension.

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Saves the whole screen to disk, to the file name which has been entered.

If a file with the same name already exists, the new file overwrites the old one, after confirmation.

If the file name is not entered or if the memory space on disk is insufficient, a message is displayed.

✗ or ✗ Retrieves a screen already saved to disk. Do not forget to enter the file name to be retrieved before carrying out this operation.

If the file name does not exist, an error message is displayed.

DIR

DEL

FILE

✗ or ✗ Displays a list of all files already saved.

The up and down arrows are used to scan the complete list on the screen.

To select a file :

• Place the cursor on its name and click the left-hand button on the mouse (it appears in reverse video).

• Place the cursor on GO and click a button on the mouse. Its name appears on the entry line.

✗ or ✗ Deletes from the disk, after confirmation, the file defined by name on the entry line. This deletion will not be allowed if animations are still on the screen. Therefore this operation must be preceded by deletion of all corresponding screen animations under ANT (File/Delete command).

Note

Names of logical entities (a:, COM1, LPT1, etc.) and those of the DOS and OS/2 commands, must not be used as back-up file names.

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2.7 Pixel by pixel representation

Icon Function

ZOOM

L R

✗ or ✗ Selects the Zoom function.

To define the zone to zoom :

• Place the cursor inside the drawing zone, where it will be represented by a small rectangle.

• Enlarge this rectangle by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• Place this rectangle on the section of the image to be magnified and click the left-hand button on the mouse. This section of the image is then displayed in the top left of the screen, in its normal form and magnified pixel by pixel.

• Modify the magnified image (1) .

• When all the modifications have been made, place the cursor in the small frame shown (upper left corner of the image) and click a button on the mouse.

(1) To delete a pixel, place the cursor on this pixel in the magnified image, then click the right-hand button on the mouse.

To modify the color of a pixel :

• Place the cursor on the icon for the chosen color and click the left-hand button on the mouse.

• Place the cursor on the pixel to be modified in the magnified image and click the lefthand button on the mouse again.

If the color is not present in the palette displayed on the screen, but on the second palette, exit from the ZOOM function in order to display it. Then return to the function in order to carry out the color change pixel by pixel.

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2.8 Grids

Icon Function

✗

GRID

Selects the drawing function for a variable size visible grid.

✗ Displays the following sub-menu :

GRID

1 2 4 5 10 12 20

1. Type of grid

X Grid divisions in X direction

Y Grid divisions in Y direction

The default options are :

GRID, X = 1 and Y = 1.

GRID

✗ or ✗ Draws a visible grid of variable size on one part of the screen.

To do this :

• Define the X and Y divisions.

• Place the cursor away from the icons and click a button on the mouse.

The cursor then takes on the shape of a rectangle when it is in the drawing zone.

• Define the size of the rectangle, by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• Position the rectangle, then click the left-hand button on the mouse to display the grid on the screen.

Note

When the grid has been defined, it may be copied several times. In order to do this, repeat the last operation.

✗ or ✗ Draws a visible grid over the whole screen.

To do this :

• Define the X and Y divisions.

• Place the cursor away from the icons and click a button on the mouse.

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Draws an invisible grid over the whole screen.

To do this :

• Define the X and Y divisions.

• Place the cursor away from the icons and click a button on the mouse.

When the user moves the cursor in a horizontal or vertical plane on the screen, it always positions itself on a point of intersection of the X and Y axes. The position of the X and Y lines in the grid depends on the division definition.

Note

X and Y correspond to the movements of the X and Y pixels

(and not to a square grid of the X and Y squares).

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2.9 Entering text

Icon

TEXT

Function

✗

Selects the enter text function.

✗ Displays the following sub-menu :

6 8

0 1 3

12 18

File : halo107_

1. Character font

2. Character size and direction of writing

3. Thickness of shadow

4. Message guide

✗ or ✗ Selects the associated character font :

• halo107

• f8x8b

• alternative (icon *)

• halo104.

✗ or ✗ Selects the variable character size option. The character size will be defined by the extendable frame, which is modified by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed. When the correct size is reached release the button on the mouse.

Note

This option is not active with character font f8x8b.

✗ or ✗ Defines a fixed size for the characters :

6, 8, 12 or 18.

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Defines the direction for writing text :

• From left to right

• From bottom to top

• From right to left

• From top to bottom

✗ or ✗ Defines the thickness of shadow added when printing text :

• 0 no shadow

• 5 widths of shadow (in pixels) maximum

To select the color of the shadow, place the cursor on the upper part of an icon in the color palette and click the right-hand button on the mouse.

✗ or ✗ Automatically underlines (in white) text displayed on the screen.

When all the selections for entering text have been made :

• Place the cursor away from the icons and click a button on the mouse. When the cursor is in the drawing zone, it takes on the shape of a rectangle containing a short line.

• Enter text for inclusion in the screen. As the text is being entered, it appears in a band and the cursor enlarges to indicate the size of text entered.

• After entering all the text, place the cursor in the position where the text is to appear and click the left-hand button on the mouse.

Note

Accented characters are not allowed.

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Icon

SYM-

BOL

SYM-

BOL

✗

Function

Selects the function for moving part of a screen (cut/paste).

✗ Displays the following sub-menu :

SYM-

BOL

COPY SIZE

RE-

PLCE

OVER

LAY

COM-

BINE

UN-

DER

File : symbol_

1. Options, cut, paste, copy, enlarge, etc.

2. Options for reproducing symbols

3. Entry line

DIR

DEL

FILE

✗ or ✗ Moves part of a screen to another place in the same screen.

To do this :

• Place the cursor in the drawing zone, where it will be represented by a rectangle.

• Enlarge this rectangle by moving the mouse with its righthand button depressed.

• Place the rectangle on the part of the image to be moved and press the left-hand button on the mouse. Keeping the button depressed, move the mouse to take the selected part of the image to its new position.

• When the image is in its new location, release the button.

If the SYMBOL option is used with the DRAG option, proceed as follows :

• Define the size of the cursor while keeping the right-hand button on the mouse depressed.

• Place the cursor over the part of the image to be moved and click the left-hand button on the mouse.

• Move the cursor to the new position.

The selected image remains framed by a rectangle.

• Click the left-hand button again to "paste" the selected image in its new position.

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Icon Function

COPY

SIZE

L R

✗ or ✗ Copies one part of a screen to another place in the same screen. To do this :

• Place the cursor in the drawing zone, where it will be represented by a rectangle.

• Enlarge this rectangle by moving the mouse with its righthand button depressed.

• Place the rectangle on the part of the image to be copied and click the left-hand button on the mouse.

• Move the cursor to the new position and then click the lefthand button on the mouse again. To make a second copy, repeat the last operation, etc.

Note

It is also possible to keep the left-hand button depressed while moving the cursor. The copy is then produced on releasing the button.

If the COPY option is used with the DRAG option it is possible to paint continuously, using the selected object, by keeping the left-hand button depressed while moving the cursor.

✗ or ✗ Redefines the size of a symbol. To do this :

• Place the cursor in the drawing zone, where it will be represented by a rectangle.

• Enlarge this rectangle by moving the mouse with its righthand button depressed.

• Place the rectangle over the part of the image to be enlarged or reduced and click the left-hand button on the mouse.

• Move the cursor away from the selected image and, keeping the right-hand button depressed, move the mouse in order to define the new size of the cursor (and thus of the image).

• Position the cursor and click the left-hand button on the mouse again. The image then assumes its new size inside the rectangle.

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Saves a symbol to disk (part of the screen defined using an extendable rectangle). To do this :

• Enter the name of the file to be saved, on the entry line.

• Select the icon opposite.

• Place the cursor in the drawing zone, where it will be represented by a rectangle.

• Enlarge this rectangle by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• Place this rectangle over the part of the image to be saved and click the left hand button on the mouse.

✗ or ✗ Retrieves a symbol already saved to disk.

There are 2 procedures for this :

The name of the file to be retrieved is known :

• Enter this name on the entry line.

• Select the icon opposite.

• Place the cursor where the symbol is to be located and click the left-hand button on the mouse.

The file name is not known :

• Select the DIR icon in order to display the directory.

• Select the name of the symbol to be retrieved.

• Place the cursor on GO and click a button on the mouse. The name of the file appears on the entry line in the sub-menu.

• Proceed as described above.

✗ or ✗ Saves a complete screen to disk.

To do this :

• Enter the name of the file to be stored, on the entry line.

• Select the icon opposite.

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Icon Function

DIR

L R

✗ or ✗ Retrieves a screen already saved to disk.

There are 2 procedures for this :

The name of the file to be retrieved is known :

• Enter this name on the entry line.

• Select the icon opposite.

The file name is not known :

• Select the DIR icon in order to display the directory.

• Select the name of the file to be retrieved.

• Place the cursor on GO and click a button on the mouse. The name of the file to be retrieved appears on the entry line in the sub-menu.

• Proceed as described above.

✗ or ✗ Displays the directory.

The up and down arrows are used to scan the whole list of saved files on the screen. To do this :

• Place the cursor on an arrow.

• Click a button on the mouse.

GO confirms the selected name. To do this :

• Place the cursor on the chosen name.

• Click a button on the mouse.

• Place the cursor on GO.

• Click a button on the mouse again.

✗ or ✗ Deletes the specified file from the directory (by enter or by DIR).

DEL

FILE

RE-

PLCE

✗ or ✗ Reproduces a positive image.

The original symbol is reproduced without modification, using the SYMBOL, COPY or SIZE functions described previously.

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Icon Function

OVER

LAY

L R

✗ or ✗ The image is reproduced in negative form.

The original symbol is reproduced in negative form, using the

SYMBOL, COPY or SIZE functions described previously.

COM-

BINE

✗ or ✗ Allows any symbol which is added to remain visible, whatever the background color used.

For example, if a red circle is added inside a red square, the circle appears in the selected background color, while the square remains red.

UN-

DER

✗ or ✗ Use of this option with the SYMBOL function allows an image to be "unpasted" from a background and moved somewhere else without modifying the image background. To do this :

• Keep the right-hand button depressed until the image to be transferred has been defined.

• Move the image while keeping the left-hand button depressed.

When it is in place, release the button and move the cursor away from the image.

Note

The number of symbols per screen is limited to 225.

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Icon

COLR

FILL

Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Replaces a drawing zone with a colored background or with the hatched background. To do this :

Colored background

• Select the color by placing the cursor on the icon for the relevant color and click the left-hand button on the mouse.

• Select the icon opposite.

• Move the cursor onto the zone to be filled in and click a button on the mouse.

Hatched background

• Select the hatched background by placing the cursor on the relevant icon (located under the TEXT icon) and click a button on the mouse.

• Select the icon opposite.

• Move the cursor to the zone to be hatched and click a button on the mouse. The chosen zone is then filled with hatching.

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Icon

DRAW

Function

L R

✗ or ✗ This option is the default selection when GED is started and is used to draw freehand.

When this option is selected, freehand drawings can be made by moving the cursor in the drawing zone while keeping the lefthand button on the mouse depressed.

Moving the mouse with only the right-hand button depressed allows separate points to be drawn.

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Icon

ERA-

ERA.

✗

Function

Selects the "erase" function which is used to erase in the drawing zone.

To do this :

• If necessary, define the size of the eraser by moving the cursor in the drawing zone, while keeping the right-hand button on the mouse depressed.

• To erase, move the eraser over the objects to be deleted while keeping the left-hand button on the mouse depressed.

✗ Displays the following sub-menu :

ERA.

✗ or ✗ This is the default option and erases a color by replacing it with the selected background color. Choosing the background color is described in section 2.4.

ERA.

✗ or ✗ This erases a color by replacing it with the selected foreground color. Choosing the foreground color is described in section

2.22.

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Erases one color and replaces it with another color, without modifying the other colors in the drawing.

To define the colors to be erased and replaced :

• Exit the sub-menu by selecting the function or by placing the cursor away from the icons and clicking a button on the mouse.

• If necessary, modify the palette.

• Place the cursor on the upper part of the icon for the color to be erased and click the right-hand button on the mouse.

This color then appears in the upper part of the icon for changing color.

• If necessary, modify the color palette and then place the cursor on the lower part of the icon for the replacement color and click the right-hand button on the mouse. This color then appears in the lower part of the icon for changing color.

• In order to actually change colors, move the eraser over the objects whose color needs to be changed, while keeping the left-hand button on the mouse depressed.

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Icon

✗

Function

Selects the plot polygons function, which draws vertical, horizontal or oblique lines.

✗ Displays the following sub-menu :

✗ or ✗ Plots out polygons (draws vertical, horizontal or oblique lines).

To do this :

• Having selected the icon opposite, place the cursor on the starting point for the figure and click the left-hand button on the mouse to define this anchorage point.

• Move the cursor in order to stretch out this point and so plot a line to the place where a second anchorage point is required. Click the left-hand button on the mouse to define this point and fix the line plotted.

• Repeat this operation to define a third anchorage point, etc.

• When the figure has been plotted in full, click the right-hand button on the mouse to stop the plotting process.

If a mistake is made, use the ERASE icon to erase all or part of the polygon already created.

Note

If the cursor is positioned outside the drawing zone, the plotting process is stopped in the same way by clicking the right-hand button on the mouse.

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Plots and fills a polygon with the selected foreground color.

To do this :

• Select the option opposite,

• Define the foreground color by placing the cursor on a color icon and clicking the left-hand button on the mouse.

• Place the cursor at the beginning of the plot for the figure and click the left-hand button on the mouse to define the first anchorage point.

• Move the cursor to the point where the second anchorage point is required and then press the left-hand button on the mouse again. The two anchorage points are then connected by a straight line.

• Draw the rest of the figure by repeating the preceding operation as many times as there are lines to be drawn.

• When the figure has been created, click the right-hand button on the mouse for the polygon to be automatically filled with the selected color.

✗ or ✗ Draws curves, starting from a polygon plot. To do this :

• Select the option opposite,

• Define the foreground color by placing the cursor on a color icon and clicking the left-hand button on the mouse. This color will be that of the final plot in the form of curves.

• Place the cursor at the start of the plot for the figure and click the left-hand button on the mouse to define the first anchorage point.

• Move the cursor to the point where a second anchorage point is required and then click the left-hand button on the mouse again. The two anchorage points are then connected by a straight line.

• Draw the rest of the polygon by repeating the preceding operation as many times as required.

• Click the right-hand button on the mouse to smooth out the curves. The polygon is then replaced by a figure formed from curves with the selected color.

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Redefines a curved line by repositioning one of the initial points on the curve. To do this :

• Select the option opposite.

• Place the cursor inside the drawing zone and click the lefthand button on the mouse to define the first anchorage point.

• Move the cursor and then click the left-hand button on the mouse again to define the second anchorage point. A straight line connecting these two points is then displayed.

• Define all the anchorage points by repeating the preceding operation, thus producing the figure to be adjusted.

• Place the cursor on the first anchorage point in the figure and click the right-hand button on the mouse. The figure formed from straight lines is then replaced by a curve and the first anchorage point is pinpointed by a small rectangle.

• Move this rectangle to the various anchorage points on the curve in order to place it over the anchorage point to be displaced. To do this, click the left-hand button on the mouse.

• Move the cursor to indicate the new position for the anchorage point selected by the rectangle and then click the right-hand button on the mouse. The curve is then stretched to that point.

• Repeat the two preceding operations until the curve is drawn correctly.

• In order to fix the new curve on the screen, click the left-hand button on the mouse to move the rectangle along the curve until it disappears.

• Click the right-hand button on the mouse to make the curve take on the selected foreground color.

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Icon

✗

Function

Selects the function for rotating an image through 90

✗ Displays the following sub-menu :

✗ or ✗ Rotates an image in an anti-clockwise direction through an angle of 90

. To do this :

• Select the option opposite. The cursor then takes on the form of a rectangle in the drawing zone.

• Enlarge this rectangle by moving the mouse while pressing down the right-hand button.

• When the rectangle is the required size, place it over the image to be rotated.

• Click the left-hand button on the mouse to rotate the contents of the rectangle through 90 degrees. The image is rotated through 90 degrees for each click on the left-hand button on the mouse.

✗ or ✗ Laterally reverses a symbol. To do this :

• Select the option opposite. The cursor then takes on the form of a rectangle in the drawing zone.

• Enlarge this rectangle by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• When the rectangle is the correct size, place it over the symbol to be laterally reversed.

• Click the left-hand button on the mouse to initiate lateral inversion of the image inside the rectangle.

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Inverts a symbol. To do this :

• Select the option opposite. The cursor then takes on the form of a rectangle in the drawing zone.

• Enlarge this rectangle by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• When the rectangle is the correct size, place it over the symbol to be inverted.

• Click the left-hand button on the mouse to initiate inversion of the image inside the rectangle.

✗ or ✗ Laterally reverses the screen. To do this :

• Select the option opposite. This laterally reverses the whole screen.

✗ or ✗ Inverts the screen. To do this :

• Select the option opposite. This inverts the whole screen.

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Icon

✗

Function

Selects the function for plotting extendable circles.

✗ Displays the following sub-menu :

✗ or ✗ Draws extendable circles.

To do this :

• Select the option opposite. The cursor then takes on the form of a circle in the selected color in the drawing zone.

• Enlarge this circle by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• When the circle is the correct size, place it inside the screen and click the left-hand button on the mouse to draw it.

• In order to reproduce several circles on the screen, repeat the last operation as many times as required.

The color and line thickness parameters of the circle drawn are those selected.

If this function is used with the DRAG function, it is possible to

"paint" the screen with the specified symbol. To do this, move the mouse while keeping the left-hand button depressed.

✗ or ✗ Draws extendable ellipses.

To do this, proceed as for drawing extendable circles (refer to the preceding icon).

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Draws solid circles.

To do this :

• Select the option opposite. The cursor then takes on the form of a circle with the selected color in the drawing zone.

• Enlarge this circle by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• When the circle is the correct size, place it inside the screen and click the left-hand button on the mouse to draw it.

• In order to reproduce the circle several times on the screen, repeat the last operation as many times as required.

The color and hatched background parameters of the circle are those selected.

If this function is used with the DRAG function, it is possible to

"paint" the screen with the specified symbol. To do this, move the mouse while keeping the left-hand button depressed.

✗ or ✗ Draws solid ellipses.

To do this, proceed as for drawing solid circles (refer to the preceding icon).

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Draws solid circles with a border.

To do this :

• Select the option opposite. The cursor then takes on the form of a circle in the selected color inside the drawing zone.

• Enlarge this circle by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• When the circle is the correct size, place it inside the screen and click the left-hand button on the mouse to draw it.

• In order to reproduce the circle several times on the screen, repeat the last operation as many times as required.

The color, hatched background and line thickness parameters of the circle are those selected.

If this function is used with the DRAG function, it is possible to

"paint" the screen with the specified symbol. To do this, move the mouse while keeping the left-hand button depressed.

✗ or ✗ Draws solid ellipses with a border. To do this, proceed as for drawing solid circles with a border (refer to the preceding icon).

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Icon

✗

Function

Selects the function for plotting extendable rectangles.

✗ Displays the following sub-menu :

✗ or ✗ Draws extendable rectangles.

To do this :

• Select the option opposite. The cursor then takes on the form of a rectangle in the selected color in the drawing zone.

• Enlarge this rectangle by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• When the rectangle is the correct size, place it in the screen and click the left-hand button on the mouse to draw it.

• In order to reproduce the rectangle several times on the screen, repeat the last operation as many times as required.

The color and line type and thickness parameters of the rectangle drawn are those selected.

If this function is used with the DRAG function, it is possible to

"paint" the screen with the specified symbol. To do this, move the mouse while keeping the left-hand button depressed.

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Draws solid rectangles without a border.

To do this :

• Select the option opposite. The cursor then takes on the form of a rectangle in the selected color in the drawing zone.

• Enlarge this rectangle by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• When the rectangle is the correct size, place it in the screen and click the left-hand button on the mouse to draw it.

• In order to reproduce the rectangle several times on the screen, repeat the last operation as many times as required.

The color and hatched background parameters of the rectangle are those selected.

If this function is used with the DRAG function, it is possible to

"paint" the screen with the specified symbol. To do this, move the mouse while keeping the left-hand button depressed.

✗ or ✗ Draws solid rectangles with a border. To do this :

• Select the option opposite. The cursor then takes on the form of a rectangle in the selected color in the drawing zone.

• Enlarge this rectangle by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• When the rectangle is the correct size, place it in the screen and click the left-hand button on the mouse to draw it.

• In order to reproduce the rectangle several times on the screen, repeat the last operation as many times as required.

The color, hatched background, line type and thickness parameters of the rectangle are those selected.

If this function is used with the DRAG function, it is possible to

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Draws rectangles in three dimensions (perspectives). To do this :

• Select the option opposite. The cursor then takes on the form of a rectangle in the selected color in the drawing zone.

• Enlarge this rectangle by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• When the rectangle is the correct size, place it in the screen and click the left-hand button on the mouse to draw the front face of the rectangle.

• Next, move the cursor to the place where the rear face of the rectangle in three dimensions is to be drawn and then click the left-hand button on the mouse again.

The space between the two drawings is then filled in, creating a graphic design in three dimensions.

The color, hatched background, line type and thickness parameters of the rectangle are those selected.

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ This first icon is used to choose the line thickness from the 6 which are offered.

In order to display the different line thicknesses which are available, place the cursor on the icon opposite and click on a mouse button several times to scroll through them.

The line displayed is the one the GED will use when creating lines or figures (rectangles, circles, polygons, etc.).

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ This second icon, located under the ZOOM icon, is used to select the type of line from the 3 offered.

In order to display the different types of line available, place the cursor on the icon opposite and click several times on a mouse button in order to scroll through them.

The type of line displayed is the one the GED will use when creating lines or figures (rectangles, polygons, etc.).

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Icon

DRAG

Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Used for continuous "painting" of a figure or symbol.

This function can be used with the SYMBOL function and with any kind of circular, elliptical or rectangular icon (e.g. extendable circle, solid ellipse, three-dimensional rectangle, etc.).

Using DRAG with the SYMBOL function

• Select the COPY function under the SYMBOL function.

• Draw the cursor around the symbol to be painted by moving the mouse while keeping the right-hand button depressed.

• Select the DRAG function.

• Place the cursor at the start of the figure drawn.

• Move the mouse while keeping the left-hand button depressed to paint the figure on the screen.

Using DRAG with a circle, ellipse, etc. icon

• Select the icon wanted and enlarge the cursor to make the figure the correct size.

• Select the DRAG function.

• Place the cursor at the start of the figure drawn.

• Move the mouse while keeping the left-hand button depressed in order to paint the figure on the screen.

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Selects a hatched background. To do this :

• Select the icon opposite. The hatched background then appears in the lower part of the status zone.

• Define the foreground color for the hatched background by placing the cursor on the upper part of the color icon and clicking the right-hand button on the mouse.

The hatched background icon and the lower part of the status zone take on the selected color.

• Define the background color for the hatched background by placing the cursor on the lower part of a color icon and clicking the right-hand button on the mouse.

The hatched background icon and the lower part of the status zone take on the selected color.

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Icon

✗

Function

The color selection menu consists of 8 icons for choosing colors. It is used to select or modify colors.

To select a color, place the cursor on the corresponding icon and click the left-hand button on the mouse. The right-hand section of the status zone then takes on the selected color.

This icon for modifying colors is used to choose the second color palette.

The icons for choosing colors then take on different colors. To return to the preceding palette, select the icon opposite again.

Note

If the selected definition is 320 x 200 pixels, the colors are represented by 4 palettes of 4 colors.

✗ Displays the following sub-menu :

✗ or ✗ Replaces one color by another. To do this :

• Define the color to be changed by placing the cursor in the upper part of the color icon and clicking the right-hand button on the mouse. The selected color then appears in the upper part of the color modification icon.

• Define the replacement color by placing the cursor in the lower part of the corresponding color icon and clicking the right-hand button on the mouse. The selected color then appears in the lower part of the color modification icon.

• Select the function opposite. The color of all images or symbols displayed on the screen is then changed.

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Icon Function

L R

✗ or ✗ Transposes two colors. To do this :

• Define the first color to be transposed by placing the cursor in the upper part of the color icon and clicking the right-hand button on the mouse. The selected color then appears in the upper part of the color modification icon.

• Define the second color to be transposed by placing the cursor in the lower part of the corresponding color icon and clicking the right-hand button on the mouse. The selected color then appears in the lower part of the color modification icon.

• Select the function opposite. The 2 colors selected are then transposed in all images or symbols displayed on the screen.

✗ or ✗ Creates a positive or negative image on the screen.

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The UNDO command is an additional option for editing work and it cancels or erases the most recent action since the selection of a drawing icon.

To do this :

• Place the cursor in the status zone on the last icon selected and click a button on the mouse. The following message is displayed :

Undo?

Left= OK Right= NO

• To cancel the last action, click the left-hand button on the mouse. The right-hand button cancels this decision.

Note

To cancel an action, the UNDO option must be selected before selecting another drawing icon.

The UNDO command also saves the screen to memory, together with all its images, each time a new drawing icon is selected.

This function can be used to jump stages during the creation of an image. It is possible to modify partly completed screens. When a new drawing icon is selected, the image which is then displayed in the drawing zone is stored in memory. To store this image on disk, use the DISKETTE icon in the drawing icon menu.

Note

The <Ctrl-U> keys cancel the current work. The <Ctrl-B> keys store the current image in the UNDO buffer.

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2.24 Converting an EGA application to a VGA application

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An application designed for a 640 x 350 (EGA) screen definition can be used with a 640 x 480 (VGA) screen definition.

To do this, proceed as follows :

• Select the 640 x 480 (VGA) screen definition on the original application.

• Load the screens one by one under the GED editor, which will propose setting to VGA format by adding 130 black lines at the bottom of the image (after starting VGA format, when OK appears, the file is converted even if the current window disappears).

• The animations remain compatible (Section A3 of this manual).

• Start table creation (Section A4 of this manual).

• Transfer the application to the CCX or the PC (Section B2 of this manual).

Note

Since the screen definition is higher, the user has 130 additional lines at the bottom of the screen to add any information to the drawings.

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3.1

Introduction

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3.2

Animation editor screen 3/4

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3.3

File management 3/5

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3.6

Paint type animation 3/8

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Numerical output type of animation 3/17

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Defining types of variable

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3.1 Introduction

The ANT animation editor is used to define animation on a static screen which has been drawn previously under GED. It is accessed from the main screen via ANT in the Create function.

Since animation is attached to a static screen, the first action is to choose a static screen name from among those which already exist.

The animation operation consists of associating an animated figure with different zones of the screen. That is to say :

• Selecting the screen zone to be animated.

• Choosing the type of animation : paint, bargraph, text output, numerical output, text input, function key, message box.

• Configuring the type of animation.

• Confirming the animation.

Note

To delete an animated screen, the following is required :

• Delete all animation, using ANT (see section 3.3 - File management), and

• Delete the file containing the static screen, using GED (see section 2.6 - Saving or retrieving a screen).

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3.2 Animation editor screen

This screen is accessed from the main PL7-MMI 37 screen by selecting ant in the Create pulldown menu and is used to define animations on a static screen or to modify existing animations. When using a VGA screen (640 x 480), the menu bar can be moved from the top to the bottom of the screen and vice versa either by clicking on it with the righthand button of the mouse, or by pressing the TAB key.

With 640 x 480 definition on a PC VGA screen, the ANT window takes up the whole screen, and the menu bar masks part of the drawing. It can be moved from the top to the bottom of the screen and vice versa by pressing the TAB key.

Files Manages files accessed via the ANT animation editor : opening or saving a file.

This item is also used to delete all animations from a screen.

Edit

Animate

Test

Library

Options

Exit

Enables simple modification of animations on a screen which is already animated :

• Delete animation.

• Copy animation from one object to another.

• Assign animation to several objects using copy - paste.

• Search for an object on the screen, by name.

Assigns one of the following animations to the selected static object : paint, bargraph, text output, numerical output, text input, function key, message box.

Tests the effect of animation on an object.

Manages the library of animated symbols :

• Create an animated symbol.

• Writes a symbol to the library.

• Use a symbol from the library.

• Cancel a parasitic image of a symbol which has been moved or erased

• Delete a symbol from the library.

Enables a text field reference to be displayed in reverse video.

Exits the ANT animation editor.

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3.3 File management

Open Opens a file whose contents are displayed in the ANT drawing zone :

• File previously created under GED and containing a static screen to be animated.

• File containing an animated screen to be modified.

The screen shown below is displayed when this item is activated.

Select the file to open and confirm with <OK>.

Save

Delete

Saves modifications to animations on a screen. This process must be performed before exiting from the ANT animation editor.

Deletes all animation on a screen without deleting the screen background. When an application no longer uses a screen, firstly delete all the animations under ANT, then using GED delete the screen.

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Delete

Cut

Copy

Paste

Deletes animation from an object.

Deletes animation from an object, but preserves the animation parameters in a register.

Copies the animation parameters for an object to a register, without deleting animation from that object.

Associates animation parameters with an object, these having been previously saved to a register using the Cut or Copy command.

The Delete, Cut and Paste commands act on the animation of an object.

In every case, the associated object must be selected before erasing, cutting, copying or pasting animation. This is done by :

• Placing the cursor on the object and clicking the left-hand button on the mouse. The object is then outlined by 4 selection points.

• Activating the function required by clicking on the relevant item.

Search by symbol

Searches for an object on the screen, by symbol. This is done by :

• Activating the search function by clicking onto it.

• Selecting the name of the object to be searched for on the menu displayed. The object will then be outlined by 4 selection points, and the cursor will move onto it.

Search by object

Searches for an object on the screen, by name (for example bar0002, pnt00003, etc). Follow the same procedure as for a search by symbol.

Comment

A double click on an animated object on the screen displays the animation parameters. If the object is not animated, it is selected (equivalent to a single click).

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3.5 Animating a static object

The internal structure of an image file is of the bitmap type. The drawing is coded by a group of points, each one of which has a color. Any object (e.g. a circle) thus exists only as a set of points with no links between them at all.

For this reason, the set of points for a given animation is not defined by the object itself but by the zone of the screen which frames this object, and which is shown on the screen by 4 selection points.

In the rest of this document only the word object is used, although it is understood that animation is applied to the zone which frames the object.

Note

The cursor field indicates the cursor coordinates in relation to the bottom left-hand corner of the screen :

• X and Y : coordinates are expressed in pixels

• col and line : coordinated in lines/columns in multiples of 8 pixels. This enables positioning of fast text.

To animate a selected object, ANT offers the following types of animation :

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3.6 Paint type animation

With this type of animation the color of an object can be changed, according to the value of a variable in the real-time database of the communication module :

• A binary or analog local variable, or

• A PLC variable (PL7 type variable).

It is possible to define 16 different values, and therefore 16 colors, for each variable associated with a Paint animation. Each color is selected from a predefined color palette and may assume a slow or fast blinking attribute.

In the case of a binary local variable, use the first two color palettes which have the values 0 to 1.

To assign this type of animation to an object :

1. Select the object to be animated by placing the cursor on it and clicking the left-hand button on the mouse. It is then outlined by 4 selection points.

2. Activate the Paint item in the pulldown menu. The following dialog box is displayed, ready for entry of the animation parameters.

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Tag Mnemonic symbol for the variable associated with paint animation, limited to 13 characters.

This variable may be binary, analog or PL7 :

• If the variable is binary or analog, it is a local variable and all symbols are then accepted, including addresses of PLC objects.

• If the variable is a PL7 type (PLC variable), the symbol entered must have been previously defined in the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database (e.g. VALVE1). It is limited to 8 characters.

Object

Blink

Name of the animation. This name, pntxxxx, is defined automatically by the animation editor. Paint type animations are numbered in ascending order from pnt0001 to pnt9999.

This field defines the blinking attributes associated with different values of the variable :

• NONE, color does not blink

• SLOW, color blinks slowly

• FAST, color blinks quickly

To modify a blinking attribute, place the cursor on it and click the lefthand button on the mouse until the required attribute is displayed

(NONE, SLOW or FAST). The first click selects the attribute and subsequent clicks cause the various possible choices to scroll past.

To display and define all the blinking attributes (maximum of 16), use the vertical scroll bar to make the 16 color palettes offered scroll past

(only 4 palettes and therefore 4 blinking attributes are visible at the same time).

Color

Note : a flashing color takes up CPU time.

This field defines the colors associated with different values of the variable. Each color is defined from a 16-color palette.

To display all the colors in a palette and to select a color, use the horizontal scrolling arrows for this palette.

To display all the color palettes, use the vertical scroll bar.

Note

The colors selected must be different from the border surrounding the animation. Furthermore, the outline of the object to be animated must be closed, otherwise the filled-in color will go over the edges.

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Value This field indicates the values of the variable which initiate a change in color. As soon as the variable has one of the defined values, the corresponding paint object takes on the associated color and blinking attribute.

The values (0 to 15) are not entered, but are defined by the system.

Use the vertical scroll bar to display all the values of a variable.

Vertical scroll bar

This is used to display and/or enter or define all the values of a variable, as well as the associated color and blinking attribute.

Cancel Exits the dialog box without registering any selections made.

Enter

<F1>

Confirms the contents of the dialog box and displays another dialog box which is used to define the type of variable entered (see section

3.13).

This is used to display data in the selected entry field at any time.

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3.7 Bargraph type animation

This type of animation is used to represent the value of a variable in the real-time database of the communication module by a rectangular colored area (a bargraph) :

The area of the bargraph is that which has been selected, outlined by 4 selection points.

If the object is not rectangular, it would be impossible to define a bargraph in this position.

To assign this type of animation to an object :

1. Select the object to be animated.

2. Activate the Bargraph item on the pulldown menu. The following dialog box is displayed, ready for entering the animation parameters.

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Tag Mnemonic symbol for the variable associated with bargraph animation, limited to 13 characters.

The variable may be binary, analog, floating point or PL7 type :

• If the variable is binary, analog or floating point, it is a local variable and any symbol may be accepted.

• If the variable is a PL7 type (PLC variable), addresses of PLC objects are not accepted, and moreover, the mnemonic symbol entered must have been previously defined in the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database (e.g. VALVE1). It is limited to 8 characters.

Object

Min.

Max.

Direction

Name of the animation. This name, barxxxx, is defined automatically by the animation editor. Bargraph type animations are numbered in ascending order from bar0001 to bar9999.

This value is the lower limit of the bargraph and is the limit below which a variation in the variable is no longer displayed. This limit may be a value (e.g. 0) or a symbol (e.g. BOT). In the second case it could be a binary, analog, floating point number or a PL7 symbol.

This value is the upper limit of the bargraph and is the limit above which a variation in the variable is no longer displayed. This limit may be a value (e.g. 100) or a symbol (e.g. TOP). In the second case, it could be a binary, analog, floating point number or a PL7 symbol.

This field is used to define the direction in which the bargraph moves :

• from bottom to top,

• from top to bottom,

• from right to left,

• from left to right.

Split or Solid

These define the type of coloration on the bargraph :

Color of Limit 2

Max

L2 L2 L2

Color of Limit 1 L1 L1 L1

BAR color Min

SPLIT SOLID

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Bg Color This field defines the background color for the bargraph, from a palette of 16 colors.

Bar color

To display all the colors in the palette and to select a color, use the horizontal movement arrows associated with this palette.

This field defines the display color for the bargraph, from a palette of

16 colors.

To display all the colors in the palette and to select a color, use the horizontal scroll arrows associated with this palette.

Colors This field defines the colors associated with two possible intermediate thresholds for color changes, each color being defined from a palette of 16 colors.

To display all the colors in a palette and to select a color, use the horizontal scroll arrows associated with this palette.

Limits This field is used to define two intermediate thresholds for color changes. These thresholds must be defined (0 by default). They are defined by a constant value or by a binary, analog or floating point number or by a PL7 symbol.

Exits the dialog box without registering any selections made.

Cancel

Enter Confirms the contents of the dialog box and displays other dialog boxes which are used to define the types of variable defined by a symbol (see section 3.13) :

• Variable associated with bargraph animation (Variable),

• Upper and lower limits (Min. and Max.),

• Intermediate thresholds (Limits).

Note

The values Max. and Limit 2 are always respectively greater than the values Min. and

Limit 1.

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3.8 Text output type of animation

This type of animation is used to display text on the screen, with predefined parameters : display zone, background color, color and size of the characters.

To assign this type of animation :

1. Select the object to be animated.

Note :

The cursor should be placed precisely on the lower lefthand corner of the first character displayed when the left button of the mouse is pressed. For fast text

(character size = 4), the position will be forced to the coordinates corresponding to the lower part of multiples of 8. The line/column cursor helps this positioning.

2. Activate the Output Text item in the pulldown menu. The following dialog box is displayed, ready for entering the animation parameters.

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Tag Symbol for the variable associated with text output animation and containing the text to be displayed on the screen. This symbol is limited to 13 characters.

Some data, such as date and time, are displayed by using a variable whose name is predefined : DATE, TIME, DATETIME, etc. (see the list of variables screen)

The variable for the real-time database in the communication module is a message type.

Object Name of the animation. This name, txtxxxx, is defined automatically by the animation editor. Text output animations are numbered in ascending order from txt0001 to txt9999.

Bg Color Symbol for the variable associated with the background color. If the field is filled (optional), the background color changes dynamically, the color being specified by the value (0 to 15) of this variable. This symbol is limited to 13 characters.

The different possible colors, according to the value of this variable, are as follows :

Color

Black

Blue

Green

Cyan

Red

Magenta

Brown

Light grey

Dark grey

Light blue

Light green

Light cyan

Light red

Light magenta

Yellow

White

Value of the variable

If the background color is defined by a variable (name of defined variable), the color palette (located to the right of this field) is not used.

This variable may be binary, analog or PL7 type.

Bg Color palette

If the background color is not defined by a variable (corresponding field empty), this palette is used to define the background color, from

16 possible colors. To display all the colors in the palette and to select a color, use the horizontal movement arrows for this palette.

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Fg Color Symbol for the variable associated with the color of the characters. If this field is filled (optional), the color of the characters changes dynamically, the color being specified by the value (0 to 15) of this variable. This symbol is limited to 13 characters.

The different colors possible, depending on the value of this variable are the same as those of the background (see above).

If the color of the characters is defined by a variable (name of variable defined), the color palette (located to the right of this field) is not used.

This variable is binary, analog or PL7 type.

Fg Color palette

If the color of the characters is not defined by a variable (corresponding field empty), this palette is used to define the color of the characters, from 16 possible colors. To display all the colors in the palette and to select a color, use the horizontal movement arrows for this palette.

Character size This field defines the character size, using a scale factor of 1, 2 or 3.

Size 4 is used to define the "size 1 fast text" option : the text is displayed about ten times faster than normal size 1 text (character size = 1) and is positioned on coordinates which are multiples of 8.

Refer to sub-section 5. 1 in divider H.

Cancel Exits the dialog box without registering the selections made.

Enter Confirms the contents of the dialog box and displays other dialog boxes which are used to define the type of variables defined by a symbol (see section 3.13) :

• Variable associated with text output animation (Variable).

• Variable associated with the background color (Background). This variable is optional.

• Variable associated with the color of the characters (Characters).

This variable is optional.

Note

The number of characters which may be displayed depends on the size of the intended display frame and the selected size of the characters.

The display order will be in the entry order, it is preferable to enter the fast texts

(character size = 4) first.

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3.9 Numerical output type of animation

This type of animation is used to display numerical values on the screen, with predefined parameters : display zone, background color, color, size and format of the numerical characters.

To assign this type of animation :

1. Select the object to be animated.

Note

The cursor should be placed precisely on the lower lefthand corner of the first character displayed when the left button of the mouse is pressed.

2. Activate the Output Num item on the pulldown menu. The following dialog box is then displayed, ready for entering the animation parameters.

Output Num

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Tag Mnemonic symbol for the variable associated with numerical output animation and containing the number to be displayed on the screen.

This symbol is limited to 13 characters.

The variable is binary, analog, floating point or PL7 type. The PL7 type is limited to 8 characters.

Object

Format

Bg Color

Name of the animation. This name, nbrxxxx, is defined automatically by the animation editor. Numerical output animations are numbered in ascending order from nbr0001 to nbr9999.

This defines the format of the number displayed on the screen, in the form of a string of 9's.

For example, 999.99 indicates that numbers are displayed with 3 digits before the decimal point and 2 digits after the decimal point.

Symbol for the variable associated with the color of the background.

If this field is filled (optional), the color of the background is changed dynamically, the color being specified by the value (0 to 15) of this variable. This symbol is limited to 13 characters.

The different possible colors, depending on the value of this variable are the same as those for the background of a text output animation

(see paragraph 3.8 - text output type animation).

If the background color is defined by a variable (name of variable defined), the color palette (located to the right of this field) is not used.

This variable is binary, analog or PL7 type.

Bg Color palette

If the background color is not defined by a variable (corresponding field empty), this palette is used to define the background color, from

16 possible colors. To display all the colors in the palette and to select a color, use the horizontal movement arrows for this palette.

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Fg Color Mnemonic symbol for the variable associated with the color of numerical characters. If this field is filled (optional), the color of the characters changes dynamically, the color being specified by the value (0 to 15) of this variable. This symbol is limited to 13 characters.

The different possible colors, depending on the value of this variable are the same as those for the background (see above).

If the color of the character is defined by a variable (name of variable defined), the color palette (located to the right of this field) is not used.

This variable is binary, analog or PL7 type.

Fg Color palette

If the color of the characters is not defined by a variable (corresponding field empty), this palette is used to define the color of numerical characters, from 16 possible colors. To display all the colors in the palette and to select a color, use the horizontal movement arrows for this palette.

Blink This field defines the blinking attributes associated with two possible intermediate thresholds for color changes :

• NONE, the color does not blink,

• SLOW, the color blinks slowly,

• FAST, the color blinks quickly.

To modify a blink attribute, place the cursor on it and click the left-hand button on the mouse until it is displayed correctly (NONE, SLOW or

FAST). The first click selects the attribute and the subsequent clicks initiate scrolling of the different possible choices.

Colors This field defines the colors associated with the two possible intermediate thresholds for changing color. Each color is defined from a palette of 16 colors.

To display all the colors in a palette and to select a color, use the horizontal movement arrows for this palette.

Limits This field is used to define two intermediate thresholds for changing color. These thresholds must be defined. They are defined by a constant value or by a binary, analog, floating point number or PL7 type symbol. The value of Limit 2 should be higher than that of

Limit 1.

Note

The color of displayed digits is as follows :

• Below threshold 1, color defined by Characters,

• From threshold 1 to threshold 2, color defined for threshold 1,

• Above threshold 2, color defined for threshold 2.

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Character size This field defines the numerical character size, using a scale factor :

1, 2 or 3.

Cancel Exits the dialog box without registering the selections made.

Enter Confirms the contents of the dialog box and displays other dialog boxes which are used to define the types of variable defined by a symbol (see section 3.13) :

• Variable associated with numerical output animation (Variable).

• Variable associated with background color (Background). This variable is optional.

• Variable associated with the color of numerical characters (Character).

This variable is optional.

• Intermediate thresholds (Limits). These variables are optional.

Note

The number of characters which may be displayed is fixed by the format, independently of the intended display frame size.

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This type of animation is used to define a zone for inputting text or values, with predefined parameters : background color, color and size of characters.

To perform this type of animation :

1. Select the object to be animated.

Note

The cursor should be placed precisely on the lower lefthand corner of the first character displayed when the left button of the mouse is pressed.

2. Activate the Input Text item in the pulldown menu. The following dialog box is displayed, ready for entering the animation parameters.

Input Text

Note

When executed, the text input type animations will be shown in the order they were entered.

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Tag Mnemonic symbol for the variable associated with input text animation and containing the text to be input and possibly to be displayed.

This symbol is limited to 13 characters.

The variable is a binary, analog, floating point, message or PL7 type :

• If the variable is binary, analog, floating point or message, it is a local variable and all alphanumeric characters are allowed to define the symbol.

• If this variable is a PL7 type, addresses of PLC objects are not allowed. Moreover the symbol entered must have been previously defined in the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database.

Object

Min.

Name of the animation. This name, inpxxxx, is defined automatically by the animation editor. Text input animations are numbered in ascending order from inp0001 to inp9999.

If the variable is not a message type, this field is used to define its lower limit and thus that of the value to be input (optional). This limit should always be a value (e.g. 0) and not a symbol.

Max.

Bg Color

If the variable is not a message type, this field is used to define its upper limit and thus that of the value to be input (optional). This limit should always be a value (e.g. 1000) and not a symbol.

This color palette is used to define the background color when the input characters are displayed on the screen. The background color is defined from 16 possible colors. To display the colors in the palette and to select a color, use the horizontal movement arrows for this palette.

Fg Color This color palette is used to define the color of the input characters when they are displayed on the screen. The color of the characters is defined from 16 possible colors. To display all the colors in the palette and to select a color, use the horizontal movement arrows for this palette.

Character size This field defines the size of the characters when they are displayed on the screen, using a scale factor : 1, 2 or 3.

Cancel

Enter

Exits the dialog box without registering the choices made.

Confirms the contents of the dialog box and displays another dialog box which is used to define the type of variable entered (see section

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This type of animation is used to define the various keys on the display console : assigning a constant value to a variable, changing the status of a bit, moving a task into the foreground, etc. It is possible to assign functions to the keys F1 to F12, S1 to S12 and to some keys on the numeric keypad (the ENTER key can never be used).

To assign this type of animation :

1. Select the object to be animated.

2. Activate the Function Key item in the pulldown menu. The following dialog box is then displayed, ready for entering the animation parameters.

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Tag Mnemonic symbol for the variable associated with function key animation and assigned by pressing the specified key on the display terminal. This symbol is limited to 13 characters.

The variable is a binary, analog, floating point, message or PL7 type.

The PL7 type is limited to 8 characters.

Object

Predefined variables may be used to associate a particular action with a key. For example, DISPLAY 1 to change the current screen, etc.

(refer to section 2 in divider H for the list of predefined variables).

Name of the animation. This name, selxxxx, is defined automatically by the animation editor. Function key type of animations are numbered in ascending order from sel0001 to sel9999.

Min.

Max.

Value

If the variable is not a message type, this field is used to define the lower limit of this variable, associated with the actions SET, ADD and

SUB (optional).

This limit should always be a value (e.g. 1000) and not a symbol.

If the variable is not a message type, this field is used to define the upper limit for this variable, associated with the actions SET, ADD an

SUB (optional).

This limit should always be a value (e.g. 1000) and not a symbol.

This is used to define the constant value to assign, add to or delete from the variable, (SET, ADD and SUB actions). It is also used to define the task to be assigned in the foreground (action FOR) :

• RUNMGR Run-time manager

• GRAPH Graphics task

• TIMER Event and interval timer task

• ALOG Alarm supervisor

• MATHLOG Math and logic task

• TSXCOM Communication task

• TENFT Transfer task.

Note

For a binary variable, only 0 and 1 are permitted.

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Action This is used to define the action associated with the selected key on the display console :

• ON : Assigns the value 1 to the binary variable

• OFF : Assigns the value 0 to the binary variable

• TGL : Assigns the values 0 and 1 alternately to the binary variable

• SET : Assigns the value defined by the Value field to the variable.

This action, associated with the DISPLAY 1 variable, brings the application screen to the foreground (see divider H, section 4).

• ADD : Adds the value defined by the Value field to the variable

• SUB : Subtracts the value defined by the Value field from the variable

• FOR : Transfers the task indicated by the Value field to the foreground. The system names for the tasks are always entered in upper case letters.

Key This is used to define the key on the display console or the keyboard which is associated with the action defined by the Action field :

Action field

ESC

TAB

BTB

HME

PUP

LFT

RGT

END

DWN

PDN

INS

DEL

F1 to F12

S1 to S12

Key on keyboard

<Esc>

<Tab>

<Shift><Tab> (*)

< >

↑

< >

←

→

<End> or <

√

↓

< >

<Ins> (*)

<Cancel> (*)

<S1> to <S12> or

NUL

" no key"

(*) these keys are not available on the TSX CPX 2714/3714 operator terminal.

Cancel Exits the dialog box without registering the choices made.

Enter Confirms the contents of the dialog box and displays another dialog box, used to define the type of variable entered (see section 3.13)

Note

If several actions are assigned to one key, the order of execution of these actions is that in which they were defined. The result could therefore be different depending on the order of writing the actions.

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This type of animation is used to display a message on the screen, chosen from several messages contained in a file. The message in the list which will be displayed is defined by the value of an index. Like text output animation, the display uses predefined parameters : display zone, background color, character color and size.

To assign this type of animation :

1. Select the object to be animated.

Note :

The cursor should be placed precisely on the lower lefthand corner of the first character displayed when the left button of the mouse is pressed. For fast text

(character size = 4), the position will be forced to the coordinates corresponding to the lower part of multiples of 8. The line/column cursor helps this positioning.

2. Activate the Message Box item in the pulldown menu. The following dialog box is displayed, ready for entering the animation parameters.

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Message Mnemonic symbol for the variable associated with message box animation. This symbol is predefined by the animation editor (e.g.

B_001001), but can be modified by the user (maximum of 13 characters).

This local variable is a message type.

Object

Index Tag

Name of the animation. This name, bamxxxx, is defined automatically by the animation editor. Message box animations are numbered in ascending order from bam0001 to bam9999.

Mnemonic symbol for the variable, whose value acts as the index for displaying messages on the screen. This symbol is limited to 13 characters.

This variable is a binary, analog or PL7 type.

File Name of the .BAM file in which messages to be displayed on the screen are entered. When confirming the parameters for the message box, a dialog box is used to select this file from the existing list or to define it.

Bg Color palette

This palette is used to define the background color from 16 possible colors. To display all the colors in the palette and to select a color, use the horizontal movement arrows associated with this palette.

Fg Color palette

This palette is used to define the color of the displayed characters from 16 possible colors. To display all the colors in the palette and to select a color, use the horizontal movement arrows associated with this palette.

Character size

Cancel

Enter

This field defines the size of the displayed characters, using a scale factor : 1, 2 or 3. Size 4 is used to define the "size 1 fast text" option : the text is displayed about ten times faster than normal size 1 text

(character size = 1) and is positioned on coordinates which are multiples of 8. Refer to section 5.1 in divider H.

Exits the dialog box without registering the choices made.

Confirms the contents of the dialog box and displays other dialog boxes which are used to define the types of variable defined by a symbol (see section 3.13) :

• Variable associated with message box animation (Message),

• Variable associated with the index (Index).

When all the types of variable have been defined, the following dialog box is used to choose the name of an existing message file or to edit a new file in order to enter the messages.

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Enter Confirms the xxx.BAM file, selected from the existing list. This choice appears in the File field of the message box parameters.

Starts the text editor so that messages and the value of the associated index can be entered :

• The value of the index should be entered in column 0 and be between -32768 and 32767.

• The character ":" (colon) acts as a separator between the index value and the associated message.

• The " space" characters at the beginning of the message are ignored. For these characters to be taken into account, the message must start with an apostrophe : ', which will not be displayed.

Eg. 2: ' Valve Open.

• The number of characters in the message depends on the size of the field where it is to be displayed and the size of the selected characters (maximum of 70 characters).

For example 56 : temperature too high. When the index has the value

56, the message 'temperature too high' is displayed on the screen in the specified field.

When all the entries have been made, confirm the syntax with the

Confirm command on the File menu (Alt-V). Do not forget to save

the file using the Save command in the File menu (Alt-W).

Note : the F3 exit function automatically confirms this.

Cancel

.BAM files are directly accessed from the Configuration Manager.

Prevents the .BAM file text editor from being started.

NB : in this case, the selected file has not necessarily been confirmed.

Use the test function to check this.

Note

The text editor used to enter messages is the same as that used by the MATH task to define procedures. For more information on the commands available with this text editor, please refer

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When defining an animation, some fields in the dialog box include a variable. A priori, all variables are considered as sdbase mnemonic symbols. If this is the case, the communication parameter entry box, described on the following page, is displayed. If not, the following dialog box, enabling definition of the variable type, is displayed. If several variables have been entered, this procedure must be followed for each one.

Tag

Type

Reminder of mnemonic symbol for the variable.

Defines the type of variable :

• ANALOG (analog),

• DIGITAL (binary),

• FLOAT (floating point),

• MESSAGE,

• PL7.

A binary, analog, floating point or message variable is a local variable.

It is limited to 13 characters.

A PL7 variable is read from or written to a PLC, via the real-time database for the communication module. It is limited to 8 characters.

Before defining a PL7 variable it must previously have been defined in the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database. If not, the

XTEL-SDBASE editor is started in order to assign a PL7 address to the variable.

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Description This is used to enter an 80 character comment, associated with the variable.

If the variable is a PL7 type, and if this field is not filled, the description associated with the variable is the one which has been entered under

XTEL-SDBASE.

Help

Cancel

Displays the help screen associated with this dialog box.

Exits the dialog box without registering the choices made. The preceding dialog box is displayed again.

Enter Confirms the contents of the dialog box.

If the variable is an analog, binary, floating point or message type :

• If all the variables have been defined, the main animation editor screen is displayed again.

• If there is still another variable to define, the dialog box is displayed again in order to define the type.

If the variable is a PL7 type, the following dialog box is displayed in order to define whether the variable is to be read, written or read and written :

Note

The only characters permitted for entering the variables are :

• for the first character A-Z, a-z,@,$, _ and #,

• for the other characters A-Z, a-z, 0-9, @,$, _ and #.

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Symbol

Type

Marker

(Variable)

Description

Write

Read

Reminder of mnemonic symbol for the variable.

Indicates the type of PLC variable :

• DIGITAL (binary) for a bit object or a bit in a word,

• ANALOG (analog) for a word object.

The PLC object address entered in the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database (e.g. W9).

Comment about the variable, entered in the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database.

Assigns the variable as a write type. In this case the corresponding box is crossed.

Assigns the variable as a read type and defines the read time : 0.5s,

1s, 2s, 5s, 10s or 30s. In this case the corresponding box is crossed.

Important

The read time should be selected according to how the variable is used in the application (i.e. the rate of change of the variable).

E.g. monitoring the temperature change in an oven does not need a period of 1 or 2s. A period of 0.5s should only be used when absolutely necessary.

Help

Cancel

Displays the help screen associated with this dialog box.

Exits the dialog box without registering the choices made. The preceding dialog box is displayed again.

Enter Confirms the contents of the dialog box and returns to the main animation editor screen.

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Test This displays the effect of defined animations. This

"simulation" does not introduce all the possibilities offered during execution, but it can help to create a synoptic summary.

To test an animation :

1. Activate the test function by clicking on the Test item.

2. Click the left-hand button on the mouse to display the animations (the position of the cursor is irrelevant).

Paint type animation

The selected paint object is displayed in the color corresponding to the value 0 of the associated variable. With each click of the left-hand button on the mouse, the object takes on the color corresponding to the next (higher) value of the variable and so on up to a value of 15.

Bargraph type animation

The selected bargraph object is displayed in a static fashion, divided into zones with the colors corresponding to those defined during animation :

• From Min. to threshold 1, color defined by the Bar Color field,

• From threshold 1 to threshold 2, color defined for threshold 1,

• From threshold 2 to Max. color defined for threshold 2.

Note

The display appears hatched, even when the bargraph is defined as solid.

Text output type of animation

The selected text output object is displayed with a series of "M's" in the color defined by the Characters field.

Numerical output type of animation

The selected numerical output object is displayed with a series of 9's, indicating the defined format (e.g. 99.999).

Text input type of animation

The selected text input object is displayed with a series of "M's", if no limits have been defined. If limits have been defined, the left-hand button on the mouse may be used to display them alternately.

Function key type of animation

It is not possible to display the effect of function keys.

Message box type of animation

Each click on the left-hand button on the mouse displays the next message associated with the selected message box object. The size and font of the characters is that of the presentation manager, PM, independently of the configured size. If the message file is not found, the message BAM is displayed.

3. Exit the test function by clicking on the right-hand button on the mouse.

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This function is used to associate an animation with a mnemonic symbol created under

GED and to save the animated symbol thus created in a library. An animated symbol therefore consists of its background screen, drawn and symbolized under GED, and its animations.

The animation editor offers the following functions for managing the symbol library :

Create This is used to create an animated symbol and to save it in the library.

To do this :

Using GED :

• Retrieve the symbols to be used on the screen (see retrieval of symbols). Retrieving a symbol requires that it has previously been saved under GED,

• When all the operations under GED have been performed, save the screen.

Using ANT :

• Display the static screen, created under GED, containing the symbol(s) to be animated,

• Select the Create item on the Library pulldown menu. A dialog box then indicates the list of symbols for the screen,

• Select the name of a symbol from this list and confirm it. The corresponding background screen is then displayed dotted.

• Select the Animate function and define the animations associated with the selected background screen.

• Save the animated symbol thus created in the library by selecting

Write in the Library pulldown menu.

The name under which the animated symbol is archived must be that of the symbol defined under GED and with which it is associated. It is therefore impossible to archive 2 different animations with the same screen background.

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• At the end of the create phase, the animated symbol exists in a library, but is not integrated into the current application. The Read function must be activated to integrate it.

• Message box type animations may be defined by the Create function (symbolization of the animation). In contrast, the message files have to be edited in each application. They cannot be common to two applications.

Write This is used to save an animated symbol in the symbol library. This function ends any create phase for a symbol. A dialog box is used to assign a name (32 characters maximum) to each symbol in the form of a prompt. By default, the "$" character is assigned to the symbol.

Entrez le texte de définition du caractère générique

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Read This is used to read a symbol in the library and to include it on a screen during an animation process. In order to do this, the symbol is simply selected from the list offered. The corresponding background screen symbol is then displayed, outlined by dots. If this symbol exists several times on the screen, the next instance is shown by clicking the right-hand button on the mouse.

Delete the instance

This is used to delete from the application all the animations associated with the instance of the selected symbol. The stages are as follows :

• Select the symbol from the list shown

• Select the instance by clicking on it with the right-hand mouse button

• Delete by clicking with the left-hand mouse button

• Confirm the operation to be carried out.

Cancel the instance

This is used to cancel any display of a symbol which has been moved or erased.

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Delete from library

This is used to delete a symbol from the animated symbols library.

Export a symbol

The "Export a symbol" function displays the following window :

Symboles Animés

Bibliothèque - Export

Exporter vers:

A : \

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The user selects the symbol from the existing list of symbols in the station, and fills in the complete path for the destination directory.

In practice, only exporting to a diskette is used to import to another machine.

Disk A : is the default path.

The format for exporting a symbol consists of a directory with the same name as the symbol, containing all the files defining the symbol.

If the destination disk is missing, the message "Abort, Retry, Ignore" appears.

If the destination directory does not exist, the message "Cancelled" is displayed.

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Import a symbol

This is used to import a symbol to the application.

Importer depuis:

Bibliothèque - Import

A : \

Symboles Animés

Abort

Help

Validation Annulation Aide

The window shown is similar to the one used for exporting.

If the source disk is missing, the message "Abort, Retry, Ignore" appears.

If the source directory does not exist, the message "Cancelled" is displayed.

If all the files defining the symbol are not present in the source directory, the message "Incorrect Symbol Cancelled" is displayed.

Exits the animated symbol library management function at any time. If the function is abandoned during the create phase, the symbol is not created.

This displays the on-line help associated with the symbol library management function.

• Next : Displays the next page.

• Previous : Displays the preceding page.

• Exit : Exits on-line help.

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Notes

Creating and reading a PL7 type animated symbol

While the animation is being created, only the existence of the variable in the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database is checked and no PL7 address is associated with it. However, the read time must be defined. The variable/PL7 address is performed when the symbol is read.

Using the $ and * characters

If the name of the variable entered ends with $ (eg. BUTTON$), the animation box is displayed each time the animated symbol is called, to define the name of the variable being used (BUTTON1, BUTTON2, etc.).

If a variable name includes generic characteristics, it must respect the rules for the names of the variables.

If the * character is entered in the variable field, the animation box is displayed each time the animated symbol is called, in order to define new parameters.

Deletion of an animated symbol in an application

For the deletion of an animated symbol in an application to be complete, the following should be performed :

• Delete under ANT all the occurences of the symbol (on all screens and in all positions), using the Cancel command

• Delete under GED the file containing the screen background for the symbol, using the

SYMBOL/DEL FILE command.

Note : to modify the animation of an animated symbol, this symbol must first be deleted and a new symbol created.

Example of using the generic character $

1 The example shows the solid state PANEL screen, drawn under GED and including several mnemonic PLUNGER symbols to animate.

2 Library/Create enables this symbol to be selected in the list of symbols contained in the screen. The first corresponding screen background is therefore surrounded by a dotted line.

3 Select the screen background then define its animation parameters. The variable name ends with the character $.

4 Use the Library/Write command to save the animated symbol which has just been created.

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5 To include this animated symbol in a screen during animation, use the Library/Read command. The first corresponding background screen is surrounded by a dotted line, and the following dialog box is displayed : Confirm position.

6 Use the righthand button on the mouse to move the dotted line to the following screen background. The lefthand button displays a dialog box to enter the character which replaces the $ and to define the symbol of the variable associated with the animation.

After Confirmation, the animation parameters are associated with the screen background.

Repeat the operations in 5 and 6 for all the other screen backgrounds of the animated symbol.

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Textes visualisé

From the Option menu it may be possible to activate the "texts displayed" mode.

Texts displayed

This mode is used to display the existing text type animations (Message box, text output,text input, digital output). The text fields change to reverse video where the reference letters (M, I or 9) are displayed to facilitate alignment in the drawing.

This mode is incompatible with certain functions such as the "Library" and

"Delete the instance" functions. It is therefore deactivated.

Exit

Resume

Exits the ANT animation editor :

• If modifications have not been registered yet, a screen is displayed to register them. The Register modifications key must be used for this purpose.

• If the modifications have already been registered, the main

PL7-MMI 37 screen is displayed again.

This avoids quitting ANT. The current screen continues to be displayed.

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4.1 Introduction

When the graphics task has been configured under ANT, all the other tasks still have to be configured. To do this, the task Configuration manager (CM) is used to edit the configuration tables of these various tasks :

• Run-time manager (RUNMGR)

• Event and interval timer task

• Alarm Supervisor

• Math and logic task

• PLC communication task (Tsxcom)

• Optional tasks, etc.

The Configuration manager is accessed from the main PL7-MMI 37 screen using the

CM item in the Create function.

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4.2 Configuration manager screen

This screen is accessed from the main PL7-MMI 37 screen via the Configuration

manager item on the Create pulldown menu and is used to :

• Access the configuration tables of the various tasks,

• Display elements in the real-time database.

View

Utilities

Exit

This is used to display the list of configuration tables, and the list of elements in the database.

This is used to associate a report file with each task on the list (ASCII

text).

Exits the Configuration manager

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4.3 Displaying elements in the real-time database

Menu

Objects

X-ref

This is used to bring the sub-window which displays the list of configuration tables into the foreground. To access one of these tables, select its name on this menu.

This displays the list of variables in the database (refer to section 4.7

- Database).

This displays the list of cross-references for the variables in the database (refer to section 4.7 - Database).

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4.4 Creating reports

Note

The Report and Export commands in the Utilities menu apply to all the tables listed in the

Configuration manager menu. The same commands at task level only apply to the task selected.

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Report This is used to create a text file (ASCII) for each configuration table listed in the menu, making use of the files in the database. These xxx.TXT files are used, for example, to display or print the contents of the configuration tables using a DOS command (TYPE, PRINT). To do this, CM provides the following dialog box for each table.

Title

This field indicates the heading for the report. CM suggests a default name which may be modified (maximum of 32 characters).

File-Name

This field indicates the path and the name of the xxx.TXT report file to be created. CM suggests a default name which may be modified.

Columns/Lines

These 2 fields indicate the format (number of columns and lines) of the report.

Enter

Confirms the contents of the dialog box and therefore also confirms the creation of a xxx.TXT file.

Cancel

Cancels file creation.

Help

Displays the help screen for this dialog box.

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Export This is used to create a text file for each configuration table, making use of the files in the database. An xxx.EXP file thus created may be imported from another application or edited using a text editor.

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4.5 Exiting the Configuration manager

Exit

Resume

This is used to exit the Configuration manager. The main PL7-MMI 37 screen is displayed again.

This avoids exiting CM. The current screen remains displayed.

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4.6 The database

4.6-1 Introduction

The real-time database of the MONITOR 37 application contains all the variables required for the application :

• Variables defined by the user,

• Variables defined by the system (reserved).

The Display menu in the configuration manager can read the database :

• List of variables accessed via the Object item,

• Cross-references for variables accessed via the X-ref item.

Whatever table is displayed, the user has access to certain commands via a command band or the keyboard :

Used to move horizontally between all fields of the table.

<Tab> and

<Shift><Tab>

↓

↑

< >< >

Used to move vertically within the current field of the table.

Edit

Display

Utilities

Exit

Cancel

Exit

This menu is used in certain cases to insert or delete a variable :

• Insert

• Delete.

This menu is used to search for a variable in the list :

• Menu : Brings the sub-window menu which displays the list of configuration tables to the foreground.

• Search : Searches for a string of characters in the field highlighted by the cursor.

• Next : Recommences the search for the string defined previously by

Search.

• Start database : positions the cursor on the first element in the list.

• End database : positions the cursor on the last element in the list.

Used to associate a report file with the table displayed :

• Report : Associates an xxx.TXT file with the table displayed.

• Export : Associates an xxx.EXP file with the table displayed.

This file is edited using a text editor.

This menu is used to exit the table displayed :

• Exit : The table is no longer displayed.

• Resume : The table remains displayed.

Confirms operations performed (e.g. insert or delete a variable).

Cancels operations performed.

Exits the table displayed.

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4.6-2 List of variables

This table, accessed via the Object item, displays all the application variables in alphabetic order.

Tag name

Type

Description

Task

Type

Index

Size

Other

Name of the variable defined by the user or by the system (reserved elements).

States the variable type : analog, binary, floating point or message.

Brief comment associated with the variable and entered when it was defined. For system-defined variables, the comment "reserved" is given.

Indicates the name of the task for which the variable was originally defined.

Indicates the type of variable in the real-time database : 0 = binary, 1

= analog, 2 = floating point and 3 = message.

Indicates the position (index) of the variable in the real-time database.

Reserved field.

Note

The real-time database, loaded in the communication module, is a table which gives the real-time value of the variables used. Type and index parameters are used to address a variable in this table.

Its mnemonic symbol is not known.

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4.6-3 Cross-references for variables

This table, accessed via the X-ref item, displays the list of cross-references for variables in the database.

Tag name

Rec. nbr.

Used by

Table

Names of all the variables, defined by the user or the system and used for the application. If a variable is used several times its name will appear several times. The variables are given in alphabetic order.

Record number of the variable in the table. This number is used to locate the variable in the table.

Name of the table in which the variable is registered.

This optional field indicates :

• for a graphics task, the name of the screen which uses the variable,

• for the Math and logic task, the name of the procedure which uses the variable.

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4.7 COMMUNICATION task

4.7-1 Introduction

The Communication task allows the PCM 27 or PCM 37 module to dialog and exchange data with the PLC processor. It ensures that the following take place :

• From the processor to the communication module, it periodically updates application variables by reading and then transferring PLC objects to the communication module.

• From communication module to the processor, the PLC processor saves data introduced by the operator or modified by one of the module tasks (writing values to the PLC, sending messages, etc.).

In general, the COMMUNICATION task is not configured directly. Thus, the configuration table depends on PL7 variable definitions.

<Tab> and

<Shift><Tab>

↓

↑

< >< >

<Alt> <Q>

Edit

Display

Utilities

Exit

Used to move horizontally between all the fields of the table.

Used to move vertically within the current field of the table.

If there are several possible choices for the current field of the table, this command displays a dialog box which lists the possible choices.

<Esc> removes the dialog box.

• Delete : Used to delete a variable in the list.

This menu is used to search for a variable in the list :

• Menu : Brings the sub-window menu which displays the list of configuration tables to the foreground.

• Search : Used to search for a string of characters in the field indicated by the cursor.

• Next : Recommences the search for the string previously defined by

Search.

• Start database : Positions the cursor on the first element in the list.

• End database : Positions the cursor on the last element in the list.

This is used to associate a report file with the table displayed :

• Report : Associates an xxx.TXT file with the table displayed.

• Export : Associates an xxx.EXP file with the table displayed.

This file may be imported from another application or edited using a text editor.

• Import : Used to import an xxx.EXP file from another application.

The objects must exist in the database.

This menu is used to exit the table displayed :

• Exit : The table is no longer displayed.

• Resume : The table remains displayed.

Cancel

Confirms operations performed (changing the value of a period, etc).

Cancels the operations performed.

Exit This command is used to exit the table displayed.

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Variables exchanged between communication module and processor

TSX Object

DWi

CDWi

Type

Digital

Analog

Floating point R/W

Floating point

Access

R/W

Digital R

Digital

R/W

Digital R

Digital

Analog

R/W

Floating point R/W

Digital R

XMj,I

Digital

1 bit

16 bits

32 bits

Size

1 bit

16 bits

32 bits

1 bit

Designation

Internal bit

System bit

Internal word

Constant word

System word

Internal double word

Constant double word

Internal word bit

Constant word bit

Discrete module output bit

Discrete module input bit

Module fault bit

OFB bit

OFB word

OFB double word

Step bit

Macro-step bit

Macro-step step bit

Macro-step input

XMj,O Digital R 1 bit Macro-step output step bit

1 Can be written to if authorized by the designer of the OFB.

2 These double words enable the exchange of decimal or floating point values, according to the type of variable defined under XTEL-SDBASE.

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4.7-3 Communication with PLC table

This table is accessed from the Configuration manager menu by double clicking on the

COMMUNICATION item.

Mnemonic symbol

This field gives the list of variables which are exchanged between the communication module and the processor. To add a variable in real time, position the cursor at the end of the table and enter its mnemonic symbol in this field. The marker (variable) appears automatically if the symbol/variable exists in the sdbase.

Otherwise, an error message is displayed. An error message is also displayed if the symbol already exists in the table, if it is not

Marker

(Variable)

Write

Period being used by a task, or if it is too long.

This field can only be read. It lists the address associated with the variable as entered in the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database

(e.g. B10).

This field indicates whether the variable can be written to (YES) or not

(NO) in the PLC. It can be modified.

If the variable can be read, this field gives the defined read period. This period may be modified (0.5s, 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s or 30s).

Reminder

The read period should be defined according to the rate of change of state of the corresponding variable.

The PL7 variables are removed from the table when they disappear from the database.

In an empty application (after reinitializing) 6 symbols appear in the communication table : SYNC94 to SYNC99. These are used for automatically synchronizing the

MONITOR 37 time with the PLC time. If this synchronization is not required, these

6 symbols can be deleted from the communication table.

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4.7-4 OFB configuration

If the PLC is a PCX7, the MMIPX OFB must be configured instead of the MMI OFB.

The following information applies to MMI as well as MMIPX.

During operation, communication between the operator dialog communication module and the PLC takes place via the MMI OFB, which has to be configured. This consists of declaring, in PL7-3, the type of MMI OFB and the number of OFBs used. These OFBs are dedicated, and the number configured must be the same as that of the module used.

For example to use the PCM_3 module, 3 OFBs must be configured :

• Starting from the SELECT CONFIGURATION MODES screen, select item 5 -

OPTIONAL FUNCTION BLOCKS. The CONFIGURATION OF OPTIONAL FUNCTION

BLOCKS screen displays the list of types of OFB already declared and the number of OFBs per type.

• If the MMI OFB is not on this list, press the dynamic key [NEW OFB]. A new screen then displays the list of OFBs available on the hard disk. Use the [PREV FAM] and

[NEXT FAM] commands to display the various families and the [INS] command to select the type of MMI OFB.

• After confirming the selection, the CONFIGURATION OF OPTIONAL FUNCTION

BLOCKS screen is displayed again. The [MODIFY] command is then used to define the number of OFBs to use (the same as the number of operator dialog modules).

For more information, refer to the PL7 Operating Modes manual, Ref. No.

TXT DM PL7 3 V5E.

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4.7-5 Description of MMI OFB

This function block supervises the PL7-3 variables which have been configured in the operator dialog applications of the TSX PCM modules which have been installed in the local station. It does not have input parameters and operates independently of the PL7-

3 program. It is activated automatically at the end of each cycle of MAST task (whether the PLC is in STOP or in RUN).

Each TSX PCM module in the local station (maximum of 4) is associated with an OFB

(MMI0 to MMI3), which is configured in the same way as all other OFBs in order to be integrated in the PLC application and initialized at the start-up of the operator dialog application associated with it.

Presentation of MMIi OFB

MMIi

START : bit

STATUS : dword

MODULE : word

Internal MAXTPS : word data

Outputs

Description of the parameters

• Input parameters : none

• Output parameters

START This bit indicates if the OFB is activated or not. It is modified by a request transmitted from the associated TSX PCM module :

0 : communication interrupted or OFB being initialized,

1 : communication operational.

STATUS

MODULE

This double word indicates possible operating errors in the OFB

(see the following list of faults).

This word indicates the module number of the associated TSX PCM module.

• Internal data

MAXTPS This word contains the time consumption setting (in ms) on the

PLC cycle.

• Internal constants : none to be used by the user. The internal constants of the OFB, accessible in PL7-3 (CONSTANT mode) should not be modified.

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List of faults : STATUS word bit0 = 1 bit1 = 1 bit2 = 1 bit3 = 1 bit4 = 1 bit5 = 1 bit6 = 1 bit7 = 1 bit8 = 1

Work space allocation is impossible

Communication is interrupted

No logic gate on the PLC processor

The TSX PCM module no longer responds

The OFB has not been configured (initial state)

The configuration of the OFB is invalid

The shared memory of the module (SMU) is overloaded

Update rate is not respected

Application identifier is invalid

Volume of data in communication

The MMI.BIN file must not exceed 64 Kbytes (32 Kwords) for the 4 TSX PCM modules.

This restricts reading to approximately 6000 variables.

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4.8 Run-time manager

4.8-1 Configuration table for the system

Configuring the system consists of defining, for all existing tasks, the memory space to reserve and a certain number of options (system, run, foreground task, permission and priority level options). The system defines values by default which do not generally need to be modified by the user.

If modification is required, the Configuration manager offers the System Configuration table, which is accessed from the following menu :

Flags This field indicates the options associated with each task. Default options offered by the system may be modified.

System option S

Allocates a space for the task in the task table. This option must not be modified.

Run option R

Activates the task to start execution of the application. All tasks possess option R by default and are, therefore, automatically active when the system is started up. However, it is possible to delete this option.

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Foreground task option F

Brings a task to the foreground when execution of an application starts. Obviously this option can only be associated with one of the following tasks ; Configuration management, Alarm management and Graphics.

It is important to set the parameters for option P, using option F, to execute the task in the foreground.

Permission option P

This allows the task to be executed in the foreground.

Task name

Description

Priority level 1-4

Defines task priority. This parameter is used to program the order in which the tasks must start and end. The sequence for the tasks is as follows :

1. Run manager

2. Tasks with priority 1

3. Tasks with priority 2

4. Tasks with priority 3

5. Tasks with priority 4

6. Tasks without a specific priority

7. The foreground task

This option is not compulsory. If it is not configured, the tasks start in the order in which they are shown on the screen.

The sequence for stopping tasks is the same, but in reverse order to that for carrying out tasks.

This field gives the task name and cannot be modified :

• RUNMGR Run-time manager

• GRAPH Graphics task

• TENFT

• TIMER

• TSXCOM

• ALOG

• MATHLOG

File transfer task

Event and internal timer task

PLC communication task

Alarm Supervisor

Math and logic task

This field gives the name or the function of the task in plain language.

It is this name which appears in the RUNMGR task manager screen during execution.

Database [Kb] This field gives the minimum memory size (not including data) required for the task. This value may be modified (from 0 to 256 inclusive).

Certain tasks can only use part of the displayed size (for example

MATHLOG which uses about 218 Kb).

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Database ?

This field defines whether or not a memory space is reserved for the task :

• YES : A memory space is reserved for the task :

M = BASE +

∑

Nx.Cx

• NO : If

∑

Nx.Cx = 0, no memory space is reserved. Since the task does not have any data, it cannot be executed.

C1 to C10

Sigma

Description

Do not modify these coefficients.

Reserved field, represents

∑

Nx.Cx.

This field gives the name or the function of the task in plain language.

It is the name which appears during execution in the RUNMGR Runtime manager screen.

For this task, the following commands are offered via the command band or the keyboard :

<Tab> and <Shift><Tab>

Used to move horizontally between all the fields of the table.

↓

↑

>< >< >

←

Edit

Used to move vertically within the current field of the table.

Used to erase the contents of the selected field.

This menu is used in certain cases to carry out operations on lines of the table :

• Insert : Inserts a line in the table.

• Delete : Deletes the current line.

• Copy : Used to copy one or several lines of the table to a buffer register. To do this :

- Copy : Defines the start of the zone to be copied by the position of the cursor.

- <

↓

↑

> : Defines the block to be copied.

- Copy : Saves the block to a buffer register.

• Cut : Used to transfer one or several lines of the table to a buffer register. This command uses the same procedure as copying.

• Paste : Retrieves the contents of the buffer register, previously saved by the Copy or Cut command.

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Display This menu is used to search for a variable in the list :

• Menu : Brings the sub-window menu for displaying the list of configuration tables to the foreground.

• Objects... : Displays the list of variables in the database.

• X-ref... : Displays the cross-references for the variables in the database.

• Search : Used to search for a string of characters in the field indicated by the cursor.

• Next : Recommences the search for the string previously defined for

Search.

• Start database : positions the cursor on the first element in the list.

• End database : positions the cursor on the last element in the list.

Utilities Used to associate a report file with the table :

• Report : Associates an xxx.TXT file with the table displayed.

• Export : Associates an xxx.EXP file with the table displayed.

This file may be imported from another application or created using a text editor.

• Import : Used to import an xxx.EXP file from another application.

Exit This menu is used to exit the table displayed :

• Exit : The table is no longer displayed.

• Resume : The table remains displayed.

Cancel

Exit

Help

Confirms operations performed (e.g. modifying the contents of a field).

Cancels operations performed.

This command is used to exit the table displayed.

Accesses on-line help in the table :

• Extended help...

• Help with the Field...

Alt-F

• Help with Errors...

Alt-E

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4.8-2 Running the Run-time manager in foreground

The foreground task, declared with the F attribute during system configuration, is displayed when the application is started :

• The communication module is powered up with a cartridge containing an application.

• The application is run from the main menu of the permanent user service (key F8).

When the RUNMGR task is executed in foreground, the following screen is displayed :

MONITOR 37

Task Status Message

RUNMGR

GRAPH

TENFT

ALOG

BAM

TIMER

MATHLOG

HELP

Active

Running

(1+0+0=1 alarms initialized )

Size

44K

180K

42K

80K

30K

50K

100K

60K

Task

Conventional memory:

Expanded memory:

269K of 282K in use (largest piece is 13K).

464K of 1792K in use (largest piece is 256K).

586K

F2 F5 F6 F9 F10

SHUTDOWN-M37 START-STOP TASK SET-PASSWORD SET-DISPLAY SET-TASK

List of tasks loaded in the communication module :

• RUNMGR : Run-time manager

• GRAPH : Graphics task

• TENFT : File transfer task

• ALOG : Alarm Supervisor

• BAM : "Message box" task

• TIMER : Event and interval timer task

• MATHLOG : Math and logic task

• HELP : On-line help for the task (optional)

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Status Defines task status :

• Active : The task is being executed and is proceeding correctly.

• Inactive : The task is not being executed. It has been deactivated by the user or has encountered a serious error.

• ERROR! : The task has encountered a minor error. Execution of the task is not interrupted and the error condition is indicated but ignored.

Message Displays messages relating to the task (operating and error messages).

Size

Unused

Cycle

Indicates in bytes the space reserved for the task (size declared by

PL7-MMI 37 during system configuration). The TIMER task uses a fixed memory space so the size declared by PL7-MMI 37 is irrelevant.

Indicates, for certain tasks, the number of unused or available bytes.

This performance indicator gives the number of times the real-time database is accessed during a given period.

Conventional memory

Indicates in Kbytes, the total space available in conventional memory, and the space already used. The value in brackets represents the space still available (difference between total available space and space already used).

Expanded memory

Indicates in Kbytes, the total available space in paged memory (EMS) and the space already used. The value in brackets represents :

• either the maximum usable space for a task (272 Kb),

• or the maximum remaining space (if less than 272 Kb).

<F2> SHUT DOWN-M37

This function key is used to stop the application. This operation is protected by the operation password (defined by PL7-MMI 37 or locally). If the password is entered correctly, the message Accepted is displayed on the screen, all the tasks are interrupted and the application is stopped. Otherwise, the message Rejected is displayed on the screen.

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<F5>

<F6>

STOP/START TASK

This function key is used to modify the status of the selected task. It toggles between Active and Inactive status. This operation is protected by the operation password.

To select a new task and to modify its status, use the up and down arrows.

SET-PASSWORD

This function key is used to modify the operation password (defined by PL7-MMI 37). Since this operation is protected, the current password must be entered and confirmed before entering and confirming the new password.

Entry is limited to 8 alphanumeric characters; the blank character

(space) may be used. By default, there is no password ("empty" password).

<F9>

<F10>

SET-DISPLAY

This function key is used to select data displayed in the last field on the screen : Size (displayed by default), Unused or Cycle (see description above).

SET-TASK

This function key is used to bring another allowed task to the foreground : GRAPH, TENFT, ALOG, HELP, etc. To select the task, use the up and down arrows.

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Creating/reading a local cartridge for TSX PCM 27 or 37

2.3

Creating local diskettes for CCX

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Uploading/downloading an application

2.5

Comparing two applications

2.6

Displaying a directory on the target machine

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1.1 Introduction

Once an application has been created (all tasks have been defined), it has to be transferred, either to the TSX PCM 27 or 37 communication module cartridge, or to the

CCX 57 or 77, or to the PC compatible microcomputer depending on the case, so that

: it can be executed. After selecting the tasks, transfer the application with "Create tables" either in local or connected mode. This operation can be also be performed in two stages

1. Generating the image, which consists of creating executable files to be transferred to the target machine.

2. Transferring the actual files :

- in local mode, via the cartridge programmer for TSX PCM 27 or 37 modules, or via a diskette transfer for CCXs.

- in connected mode, via the terminal port of the PLC processor or via the MAPWAY,

ETHWAY, FIPWAY, FIPIO or UNI-TELWAY network.

The image generation function is accessed via the Generate pulldown menu on the main

PL7-MMI 37 screen.

Note

When files are transferred to the module, if a task has been modified, the operations to create the tables (select the tasks and transfer them to the target machine) must be performed again.

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Creating tables

This is used to create executable files to be transferred to the communication module cartridge.

This operation must be performed before transfer to the cartridge, each time one of the tasks has been modified (via the Create menu).

The following dialog box is displayed in order to follow the sequence of operations.

When all the tables have been created, the message PROCESS

FINISHED is displayed. An error or data message may also appear

(e.g. Memory reconfiguration required).

OK exits the dialog box when the operation has finished and displays the list of tasks to be transferred to the target machine. This list must be confirmed.

Note

Select Table creation with coherence to check coherence with XTEL-SDBASE, before creating executable files (refer to section 2.7 in main section C).

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1.3 Defining the operation password

Password

This is used to define or modify the password required for the transfer and checking functions which access the communication module

(Operation). When modifying a password, entries must be made in the following order :

• Previous password

• New password

• Confirmation of the new password

Entries are limited to 8 characters including blanks (spaces). By default, there is no password ("empty" password) prior to entering the first password. This option may be maintained or modified.

Note

This password is also used :

• during operation to stop the application and to stop or start the various tasks.

• with ADJUST option, in order to modify the value of an object.

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Previous password

The password to be modified is entered here (no password the first time).

New

The new password is entered here.

Confirmation

Confirms entry of the new password. Thus, this entry must be identical to the one in the New field.

Confirms the entries. The system checks that the old password is correct and that the new word and its confirmation are identical. If this is so, the new word is registered instead of the old word. If not, the old password is retained.

Cancel

Exits the dialog box without registering the entries. The old password is retained.

Help

Displays the help screen for the dialog box.

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1.4 Selecting tasks and files

Selecting tasks

This is used to select the list of files to be transferred. The choice of task selects all of the files associated with that task. This procedure for selecting tasks must be repeated whenever a modification entails creating a new file. The RUN MANAGER task must always be selected.

When a task is selected, by clicking on the relevant name, it appears in reverse video. The names which are already in reverse video when the dialog box is first displayed correspond to the preceding confirmed selection.

Confirms the selections made.

If no selection is made, a dialog box offers "boot" files (Yes response) for selection. This then creates a "bootable" cartridge after transferring the files, when using a TSX PCM 27 or 37.

Cancel

Exits the dialog box without registering the selections made. The previously defined list, corresponding to the pre-selected names, is retained.

Help

Displays the help screen for the dialog box.

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Selecting Files

This is used to modify the list of files resulting from task selection, and displayed in the window located in the left-hand section of the dialog box. The up and down arrows or the window scroll bar are used to display the whole list.

When this function is activated, all the files in the list are selected and therefore appear in reverse video. It is then possible :

• either to delete files from the list,

• or to add files to this list.

Deleting a file

A file can be deselected from the list by a single click on its name. It no longer appears in reverse video and the file will not be transferred.

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Adding a file

The fields located in the right-hand section of the dialog box are used for this. When they have been duly completed they are registered by pressing Enter. A file added in this way appears at the end of the list.

Source directory

This is used to define the access path (directory) of the file(s) to be added.

The application or operator dialog access paths are specified by a meta-character. The first character entered is, therefore significant :

~specifies the MMI access path for the (D:\XPROPRJ\ project\station\MMI) station

! specifies the access path for the

(D:\XPROPRJ\project) project

/ specifies the (C:\XPROSYS) XTEL system access path

\ specifies that the access path is the one which was entered

(e.g. \C:\DOS)

Any other character specifies the access path for the communication module currently being configured (e.g. D:\XPROPRJ\project\station\

MMI\DOP_1).

Target directory

This is used to define the absolute access path to the communication module (without the logical drive name) where the additional file(s) are to be installed.

If this field is not specified, but if a target machine access path is entered in the source directory field (D:\XPROPRJ\project\station\

MMI\DOP_i where i = 1 to 4), the system defines the target directory of the module as follows. The target directory is equal to the absolute source directory (without a logical drive), with the string

\XPROPRJ\project\station\MMI\DOP_i replaced by FLINK.

If this field is not specified and if the system does not find the string

DOP_i (i = 1 to 4) in the source directory field, an error message appears on the screen. Thus, this field must be specified.

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Files

This is used to define the name(s) of the file(s) to add to the list. It is possible to use meta-characters to enter in this field :

* Replaces all the characters

(e.g. DE*.TXT, TEST.* or *.*),

? Replaces a single character

(e.g. TEST?.TXT),

Enter

Confirms the entries and initiates registration of the files in the list. The files which are added appear at the end of the list. If there is an error a message appears on the screen.

Exits the dialog box by confirming the selected list.

Any modifications (deletion or addition of files) are registered.

Cancel

Exits the dialog box without registering any modifications.

Help

Displays the help screen for the dialog box.

Note

When making a new selection of tasks, any modifications made to the file selection (e.g. the addition of files) are lost. Only files for selected tasks will be present in the list.

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Creating local diskettes for CCX 2/5

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2.1 Introduction

The generated tables transfer function is used to transfer the application (the selected files), to a cartridge or to the hard disk (backing up the application). It is accessed from the Transfer pulldown menu of the main PL7-MMI 37 screen.

The menu for the transfer function differs depending on the target machine selected :

• Transfer menu for a TSX PCM 27 or 37 module

• Transfer menu for a CCX 57 or 77, or an IBM PC compatible microcomputer

Transfert

Création disquettes locales

Chargement / déchargement

Comparaison

Répertoire

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2.2 Creating/reading a local cartridge for TSX PCM 27 or 37

Creating a local cartridge

This is used to transfer the application or its backup to a cartridge located in the cartridge programmer.

APPLICATION to the LOCAL CARTRIDGE

The transferred application is the one defined by the list of files.

BACKUP THE APPLICATION to the LOCAL CARTRIDGE

The transferred application is the application backup, whose files a r e s a v e d t o t h e

D:\XPROPRJ\project\station\MMI\DOP_i\BACKUP directory.

with Create tables

This option is used to generate all the tasks before transferring (see

Section B1). The transferred tasks are those selected from the "Task selection" menu.

Starts transfer of the selected application (application or application backup) to the IMDSK.DAT file. The selection screen for the memory cartridge module to be written to is displayed and then the dialogue box for starting the PROM PROG tool.

Cancel

Abandons the transfer operation. The files are not then transferred.

Help

Displays the help screen for local writing to a cartridge.

Note

When several local cartridges are created, only the last application is backed up. This applies to the whole X-TEL Software Workshop.

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Reading a local cartridge

This is used to transfer the contents of the cartridge, located in the cartridge programmer, to the backup zone on the disk

(D:\XPROPRJ\project\station\MMI\DOP_i\BACKUP directory).

Cartridge type

Indicates the type of cartridge and whether or not it is a system cartridge (bootable).

Creation date

Indicates the date the cartridge was formatted.

Hour created

Indicates the time the cartridge was formatted.

Available space in the cartridge

Indicates, in bytes, the space still available in the cartridge.

Module supporting the application

Summary of the application defined during selection of the communication module.

PROMPROG data

Provides data on reading the cartridge.

For example, The cartridge was not read, if there is no cartridge in the programmer or if the programmer is absent.

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List of extracted files

After activating the Extract Files key, this window lists the files present in the cartridge. The up and down arrows are used to display the whole list.

Extracting Files

Starts to read the files. The list then appears in the List of extracted files window.

This key appears after extraction of the files. It enables you to quit the function.

Cancel

Aborts the local read operation.

Help

Displays the help screen for local reading of a cartridge.

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This function is used to create a diskette which can be loaded into the drive of the target machine.

It will be loaded into the CCX via the F9 "Load Application" function in the Main Menu screen.

This diskette is not an application backup diskette

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Uploading/downloading

This is used to transfer the application or its backup to the target machine. This transfer requires that the terminal be connected to the

PLC, via the terminal port on the PLC processor.

Access to uploading/downloading is protected by the same password, previously defined for the Generate pulldown menu.

After entry and confirmation of the password, an error message will appear on the screen if it is not correct. After three incorrect entries, the transfer function is aborted.

If the password entered is correct, the following dialog box is displayed :

APPLICATION to Target

The application transferred to the target machine will be the one defined by the list of files.

The target machine address is the one entered on the selection screen.

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APPLICATION BACKUP to Target

The application transferred to the target machine is the application backup (...\BACKUP directory).

Target to APPLICATION BACKUP

The application saved to the target machine is transferred to the disk backup zone (..\BACKUP directory).

Starts execution of the selected transfer : backup, upload or download the application.

Cancel

Abandons the transfer operation. The files are not transferred.

Help

Displays the help screen for uploading or downloading an application.

Note

For a TSX PCM 27 or 37 module, before transferring to a blank cartridge in connected mode, the cartridge must be formatted.

The formatting command is available on the control screen, which is accessed :

• either from the Control pulldown menu in PL7-MMI 37

• or locally from the operator terminal.

Transfer to the target machine

To transfer the application to the target machine, first ensure :

• if an application is already present on the target machine and it is in

STOP mode, that the MAIN MENU screen is displayed,

• if the application is in RUN mode, that the TENFT task is loaded and active. If not, the message "target not configured, or not ready or failed" is displayed.

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2.5 Comparing two applications

Compare Used to compare the application with the one saved in the backup zone or in the target machine.

Application and Application backup

The application is compared with the one saved in the disk backup zone (D:\XPROPRJ\project\station\MMI\ DOP_i\BACKUP directory).

Target and Application

This comparison is carried out in connected mode. The application is compared with the one saved in the target machine.

Target and Application backup

This comparison is also carried out in connected mode. The application saved in the disk backup zone (..\ BACKUP directory) is compared with the one saved in the target machine.

Starts comparing the selected applications. When this has finished, a message indicates the result of the comparison.

Cancel

Aborts the Compare function.

Help

Displays the help screen for comparing two applications.

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2.6 Displaying a directory on the target machine

Directory Used to display the list of files from the terminal on the target machine with indication of the access path. This function requires that the terminal is connected to the target machine (via the processor terminal port or MAPWAY, ETHWAY, FIPWAY or FIPIO port).

Directory

Used to enter the directory (access path). For all cartridges with memory size not exceeding 2 Mbytes, the logical drive is B:.

Confirms the syntax of the access path to the directory entered and displays the directory contents.

Exit

Abandons the Directory function.

Help

Displays the help screen for this function.

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2.7 Executing the transfer task in foreground

When the TENFT transfer task is executed in foreground, the following screen is displayed :

01:00:34 File tranfer Tue 23/10/1991

**** Server waiting ****

Operation ........:

File name ...:

Size of file : 0 bytes

Bytes transferred : 0 ( 0 %)

Status ...........:

F1 F10

Previous screen Task manager

Operation

File name

Indicates the type of transfer taking place.

Indicates the name of the file transferred.

Size of file Indicates in bytes, the size of the transferred file.

Bytes transferred

Indicates the number of bytes already transferred, and also the percentage.

Status Indicates the transfer status.

Remote name Indicates the remote name : PL7-MMI in the case of a transfer from PL7-MMI 37.

<F1>

<F10>

Previous screen

This function key is used to return to the previous screen.

Task manager

This function key is used to display the RUNMGR task management screen.

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Application documentation

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1.1 Introduction

The Control function is used to display in real time, data on the operator dialog machine and on the display panel. It is also used for certain commands on this machine

(initialization, stop, run application).

To display this data on the screen, the following are required :

• The terminal must be connected to the target machine.

• Communication between the terminal and the communication module must be initialized.

The Control function is accessed from the Control pulldown menu on the main

PL7-MMI 37 screen.

Since this function has access to the "operation", it is protected by a password (as with the upload/download function).

If the password which is entered and confirmed is not correct, an error message appears on the screen. After three incorrect entries, the Control function is aborted.

If the password is correct, the following screen is displayed for a TSX PCM 27 or 37 module :

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When connected to a CCX 57 or 77, or a PC compatible microcomputer, the screen is as shown below :

Front panel of the operator dialog communication module for TSX PCM 27 or 37

The real time display on the front panel of the communication module indicates the status of its display lamps : RUN, CPUF, MEM, I/O.

PCMxx

Screen

Indicates the type and version of communication module :

TSX PCM 27 or TSX PCM 37.

Indicates, when using a TSX PCM 27 or 37, the type of display console :

Color, Monochrome or absent (if there is no display console).

Cartridge

Commands

Report

Indicates, when using a TSX PCM 27 or 37, the type of communication module cartridge :

The 4 buttons in this window are used to define a command to be executed on the target machine :

• Run : Executes the application.

• Stop : Stops executing the application.

• Init : On TSX PCM 27 or 37, initializes the application (Reset).

• Format : On TSX PCM 27 or 37, formats the cartridge.

Displays confirmation of connection to the target machine and the commands.

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OK Starts execution of the command selected in the Command window.

Cancel

Help

Aborts the Control function.

Displays the help screen for the Control function.

Note

• The INIT command on a TSX PCM 27 or 37 is always operational.

• The FORMAT and RUN commands are only operational when the MAIN MENU is displayed during operation.

• The STOP command is only operational if the application is in RUN and the TENFT task is active.

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2.1 Introduction

Utilities are used to access all functions of the PL7-MMI 37 software :

• Selecting a new target machine

• Clearing an application and its backup

• Adding options

• Saving and retrieving an application to/from a diskette

• Application documentation

• Checking coherence

These functions are accessed from the Utilities pulldown menu on the main PL7-MMI 37 screen.

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2.2 Selecting a new machine

Selection Accesses the target machine selection screen in order to define the general characteristics of the new module (number, physical address, etc.). See section - Accessing PL7-MMI 37 software (see General contents).

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2.3 Clearing an application

Reinitialize This is used to clear an application from the target machine being used, and also the backup saved in the ...\BACKUP directory.

A dialog box is used to confirm this operation :

• Yes : Application cleared.

• No : Cancels the clearing process.

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2.4 Adding options

Add option This is used to add one or more optional tasks to an application, such as on-line Help.

Available options

This window displays the list of optional tasks available (previously installed). When one or more tasks has been selected, it appears in reverse video.

This adds the selected options to the current application. These new tasks then appear on the configuration manager screen menu.

Cancel

Aborts the current function. No modifications are made to the application configuration.

Help

Displays the help screen for the Add options screen.

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Save This is used to save an application to a storage medium.

Restore This is used to retrieve an application previously saved to a storage medium.

In both cases, the following dialog box is displayed. The save directory path must be entered, and if it does not already exist, it is created automatically.

This starts saving (or retrieving) the application to (or from) the selected storage medium. Saving or retrieving an application may require several diskettes.

Cancel

Aborts saving/retrieving the application. A message is displayed on the screen.

Help

Displays the help screen for the Save or Retrieve function.

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Documentation

This is used to create and print a structured dossier of the application.

The sections to be printed are chosen. The title page and a footer, which is printed on all pages, are created.

To do this the following screen is displayed :

Create

Used to specify the contents of the dossier and to enter the title page and footer.

Print

Used to print the dossier, previously specified, either locally on a printer or to send it to the Station where it can be printed by the

XTEL-DOC tool.

File

Used to delete all the files in the application documentation.

Exit

Quits the Documentation function.

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2.6-1 Creating the dossier

Sections...

This is used to select the sections which will make up the documentation dossier to be printed.

Select the sections to create

This window is used to define the contents of the documentation :

ALL TASKS (the whole list is selected),

CROSS REFERENCE,

ANIMATION SCREEN (graphics task). All the animation screens are selected

CM (all the CM tasks are selected),

TSX COMMUNICATION (communication task),

MATH AND LOGIC (calculation task),

ALARM (alarm supervisor),

TIMER (event and interval timer task),

OPTIONS (all the configured optional tasks are selected).

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Characters

This is used to define characters used for building tables : dashed lines (ASCII) or continuous lines (IBM Semi-Graphic).

The semi-graphic selection should only be made for a printer which supports IBM extended characters. To use a POSTCRIPT printer, select ASCII.

CR necessary for printer

This is used to define whether files to be printed should contain carriage returns : Carriage return (yes) or if the printer generates them automatically (no).

Confirms the selections and starts to create the dossier. This can be stopped by the Cancel key, in the DOCUMENT BEING CREATED dialog box.

Cancel

Aborts the Create documentation function.

Help

Displays the help screen for the Create documentation function.

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Title page This is used to enter the title page for the documentation dossier. This page acts as a header for the dossier and is used to enter general information relating to the application.

Title

Title of the application (64 characters max.).

Company

Company names (16 characters max.) : Designer, User and

Maintenance.

Department

Names of departments or services (16 characters max.) : Designer,

User and Maintenance.

Manager

Names of managers (16 characters max.) : Designer, User and

Maintenance.

REV

Revision number of dossier (3 characters max).

DATE

Revision date of dossier (8 characters max.).

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REVISION

Descriptive comment (32 characters max.) about the revision made.

DESIGNER

Designer's name (12 characters max.).

EXECUTED BY

Name of person in charge of revision (12 characters max.).

Exits the title page and confirms the entries made. The title page entered or modified is saved, after confirmation, to the

...\MMI\DOP_i\DOC\MMI.TIT file.

Cancel

Exits the title page screen without registering the modifications made.

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Footer This is used to customize the footer which is printed on each page of the dossier.

TOP OF FOOTER

This is used to enter the contents of the TOP OF FOOTER field (25 characters max.).

Rev

This is used to enter the revision number (version) of the dossier.

BOTTOM OF FOOTER

This is used to enter the contents of the BOTTOM OF FOOTER field

(45 characters max.).

Exits the footer screen and confirms the entries made. The footer which is entered or modified is saved, after confirmation, to the

...\MMI\DOP_i\DOC\MMI.CRT file.

Cancel

Exits the title page screen without registering the modifications made.

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2.6-2 Printing the documentation

Local printing

Displays a dialog box used to select the sections to print locally. Only the sections which have been created can be printed.

Select sections to print

This window is used to select the sections to be printed :

ALL THE TASKS (the whole list is selected), the sections which can be printed are the "Cross references", the

"Animated displays" (defined in ANT) and the "tasks" which constitute the operator dialogue application,

ANIMATED DISPLAYS (all the animated displays),

CM (all CM tasks are selected),

OPTIONS (all the configured optional tasks).

Note

On certain POSTCRIPT printers, the screens are printed twice.

Print cover page and summary

If this box is crossed, the cover page and the contents will be printed with the selected sections.

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Print Starts printing the selected sections. Printing can be stopped at any time with the Cancel button in the DOCUMENT BEING PRINTED dialog box.

Cancel

Aborts the Print documentation function.

Help

Displays the help screen for Local documentation.

Note

Printing is launched on the LPT1 port. The print manager associated with the connected printer must be configured in the OS/2 Control Panel. The following choices are preset : driver = IBMNUL, automatic page jump = NONE and device = LPT1. PL7-MMI 37 offers a list of printers to choose from, thus enabling a printing function suitable for the graphics to be selected.

Station documentation

Displays a dialog box used to select sections to send to the Station to be printed by the XTEL-DOC tool. This dialog box is the same as the one for local printing.

Select the sections to print

This window is used to select sections to send to the station (see local printing).

Starts preparation of the sections and transmission of the documentation to the station.

Cancel

Aborts the Print documentation function.

Help

Displays the help screen for the Station documentation function.

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2.6-3 Description of the locally printed dossier

The composition of the complete listing for an application is as follows :

1 - Title page

2 - Application version

3 - Summary

4 - Cross references

5 - Animation screens

6 - COMMUNICATION task

7 - MATH AND LOGIC task

8 - ALARM supervisor

9 - EVENT AND INTERVAL TIMER task

10 - Optional tasks

Description of a page in the dossier

Each A4 page in the dossier consists of :

• Relevant information,

• The footer at the bottom of the page, which specifies :

Application name

Designation of the printed heading

Customization of the footer (entered in the Documentation function of the Create menu)

4 Document version number (entered in the Documentation function of the Create menu)

Date of printing

Pagination by heading

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Example of a listing page

TSX COMMUNICATION

SYMBOL ADDRESS WRITE PERIOD

HEATSTAT B3 NO 0.5

TEMPCELS W10 NO 0.5

ONOFF B1 YES

HEAT B2 YES

INBAM W15 NO 1

INITFURN B0 YES

TEMPFAR W11 NO 1

CROSS-REFERENCE

TY SYMBOL DESCRIPTION TASK DIVERSE

A ALACTIVE number of active alarms GLOBAL

A A_DAY Analog form of day GLOBAL

A A_DOW Analog form of day of week GLOBAL

A A_DOY Analog form of Julian day of year GLOBAL

A A_HOUR Analog form of hour GLOBAL

A A_MIN Analog form of minutes GLOBAL

A A_MONTH Analog form of month GLOBAL

A A_SCRNO1 scr num for graph TASK 1 GLOBAL

A A_SCRNO2 scr num for graph task 2 GLOBAL

A A_SCRNO3 scr num for graph task 3 GLOBAL

A A_SCRNO4 scr num for graph task 4 GLOBAL

A A_SEC Analog form of seconds GLOBAL

A A_YEAR Analog form of year GLOBAL

A INBAM Message box BAM FURNACE

TSXCOM W15

A SHUTTIME Number of minutes until shutdown GLOBAL

A TASK1 Task 1 status GLOBAL

A TASK10 Task 10 status GLOBAL

A TASK11 Task 11 status GLOBAL

A TASK12 Task 12 status GLOBAL

A TASK13 Task 13 status GLOBAL

A TASK14 Task 14 status GLOBAL

A TASK2 Task 2 status GLOBAL

A TASK3 Task 3 status GLOBAL

A TASK4 Task 4 status GLOBAL

A TASK5 Task 5 status GLOBAL

A TASK6 Task 6 status GLOBAL

A TASK7 Task 7 status GLOBAL

A TASK8 Task 8 status GLOBAL

A TASK9 Task 9 status GLOBAL

A TEMPFAR Temperature in degrees Farh. NBR

TSXCOM W11

A TEMPFARH Temperature in degrees Farh IMLTAGS

A UNACKALM Count of unacknowledged alarms GLOBAL

A _ASYS030 reserved GLOBAL

A _ASYS031 reserved GLOBAL

A _ASYS032 reserved GLOBAL

A _ASYS033 reserved GLOBAL

A _ASYS034 reserved GLOBAL

A _ASYS035 reserved GLOBAL

A _ASYS036 reserved GLOBAL

A _ASYS037 reserved GLOBAL

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 CROSS-REFERENCE 19/6 /91 4 001

TSX Telemecanique

1 2 3 4 5 6

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2.7 Checking coherence

Coherence This is used to check coherence between the variables read in the

XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database by the PLC application

(PL7-3) and those read by the operator dialog application

(PL7-MMI 37). This consists of :

• Checking that all the PL7-MMI 37 mnemonic symbols from the PLC are associated with the same address in the PLC communication table and in the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database,

• Checking that all the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbols which are declared as being used by PL7-MMI 37 are actually used by

PL7-MMI 37.

At the end of this checking process, a message indicates whether coherence is correct or not. An error file is created in the event of errors.

The coherence utility corrects some faults automatically :

• The symbol is associated with address B12 in Tsxcom and with address B13 in XTEL-SDBASE. This fault is corrected automatically by modifying the address in Tsxcom so that it is coherent with the one in XTEL-SDBASE.

• The symbol is referenced in XTEL-SDBASE as having been used in

Tsxcom, but this is not so. This fault is corrected automatically by modifying the data in the USE field of XTEL-SDBASE.

• The symbol is associated with the same address in Tsxcom and in

XTEL-SDBASE, but the USE field in XTEL-SDBASE does not indicate this. This fault is corrected automatically by modifying the data in the USE field of XTEL-SDBASE.

• The symbol exists in Tsxcom but not in XTEL-SDBASE. This fault is not corrected automatically, but it is written to the error file and is indicated on the screen.

Note In the errors file, errors corrected automatically are indicated by the letter W and uncorrected errors by the letter E.

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2.8 Delete files

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This is used to delete all the documentation files concerning the current application.

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1.1

Introduction

1.2

Interval timer configuration table

1.3

Event timer configuration table

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1.1 Introduction

The EVENT AND INTERVAL TIMER task handles all the events which are used to check the application during the execution of tasks, in chronological order. This task operates in real time because all chronological events are synchronized with the system clock.

Two types of chronological events are handled :

• Events which occur periodically. These are configured by the interval timers

configuration table,

• Events which occur at fixed times and dates. These are configured by the event

timers configuration table.

Whichever table is displayed, the user has access to a number of commands via the command band or the keyboard keys :

<Tab> and <Shift><Tab>

Used to move horizontally between all the fields of a table.

↓

> <

↑

> < > < >

Used to move vertically within the current field of a table.

←

> Used to clear the contents of the selected field.

<Alt> <Q> If several selections are possible in the current field, this command displays a dialog box which lists the possible selections. <Esc> removes the dialog box.

Edit This menu is used in some cases to perform operations on lines in the table :

• Insert : Inserts a line into the table.

• Delete : Deletes the current line.

• Copy : Used to copy one or more lines of the table to a buffer register. To do this :

- Copy : Defines the start of the zone to be copied, by the position of the cursor.

- <

↓

> <

↑

> : Define the block to be copied.

- Copy : Saves the block to a buffer register.

• Cut : Used to transfer one or more lines of the table to a buffer register. This command uses the same procedure as the Copy command.

• Paste : Retrieves the contents of the buffer register previously saved by the Copy or Cut command.

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View This menu is used to search for a variable in the list :

• Menu : Brings the sub-window displaying the list of configuration tables to the foreground.

• Objects... : Displays the list of variables in the database.

• X-ref... : Displays cross-references for variables in the database.

• Search : Used to search for a string of characters in the field indicated by the cursor.

• Next : Restarts the search for the string previously defined by

Search.

• Start database : positions the cursor on the first element in the table,

• End database : positions the cursor on the last element in the table.

Utilities

Exit

Enter

Used to associate a report file with the table displayed :

• Report : Associates an xxx.TXT file with the table displayed.

• Export : Associates an xxx.EXP file with the table displayed.

This file may be imported from another application or created using a text editor.

• Import : Used to import a file created by the Export function in another application.

This menu is used to exit from the table displayed :

• Exit : The table is no longer displayed.

• Resume : The table remains displayed.

Confirms operations performed (e.g. modification to the contents of a field). If a new variable has been entered, a dialog box is displayed to define its type (refer to part A, section 3.13).

Cancel

Exit

Help

Cancels operations performed.

Exits the table displayed.

Accesses on-line help for the table :

• Extended help...

• Help with the Field...

Alt-F

• Help with Errors...

Alt-E

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1.2 Interval timer configuration table

This table is accessed from the Configuration manager menu, by double clicking on the item TIMERS : Intervals :

Tag name

Value of the variable

Mnemonic symbol (16 characters max.) for the variable assigned to the event (e.g. SECOND1). This database variable changes state

(forced to 0) to indicate that the event has "occurred". In the table above, given as an example, the event MINUT1 occurs every minute

(synchronized against the system internal clock). Its variable value is then forced to 0, and returns to 1 when the other tasks have detected the event. (By default, the variable has the value 1 between 2 events.)

0 time (seconds)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Characters which may be used are defined in part A, section 3.13.

This variable is a binary type (DIGITAL).

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Hour/Mins/Secs

These 3 fields are used to define the time interval at which the event occurs. It is not necessary to fill in all the fields. A field may be given a value or remain blank (by default, this value is then 0). Values allowed are as follows :

• For the hours : 0 to 23

• For the minutes : 0 to 59

• For the seconds : 0 to 59

Note

If no parameter is configured (hour, minute or second), the interval timer changes state each time the event and interval timer task is executed. This may be useful for carrying out operations more often than once a second.

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1.3 Event timer configuration table

This table is accessed from the Configuration manager menu, by double clicking on the item TIMERS : Events :

Tag name

Value of the variable

Mnemonic symbol (16 characters max.) for variable assigned to the event (e.g. MIDDAY). This database variable changes state to indicate that the event has "occurred". In the table above, given as an example, the event MIDDAY occurs at midday (synchronized with the internal system clock). The value of its variable is then forced to 1 and stays at that value until midnight, when it returns to 0.

0 12 time (hours)

0 (midnight)

Characters which may be used are defined in part A, section 3.13.

This variable is a binary type (DIGITAL).

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Month/Day/DOW (day of the week)

These 3 fields are used to define a date in the year on which an event is to take place. When an event takes place the variable takes on the value 1 and stays at that value until midnight when it returns to 0. It is not necessary to fill in all the fields :

• If only the Month field is filled in (e.g. JAN), the event will take place every day during January

• If only the Day field is filled in (e.g. 10), the event will take place on the 10th of each month

• If the fields Month and Day are filled in (e.g. 1 JAN), the event will only take place on the 1st January

• If only the field DOW is filled in (e.g. FRI), The event will take place every Friday, whatever the month

• If the fields Month and DOW are filled in (e.g. JAN and MON), the event will take place every Monday in January.

The allowed values are :

• For Month : 1 to 12 or the first 3 letters of the month (e.g. JAN, FEB, etc.)

• For Day : 1 to 31

• For DOW : First 3 letters of the day (e.g. MON, TUE, WED, etc.)

Hour/Mins/Secs

These 3 fields are used to define a time (hour, minute, second) in the day on which the event is to take place. When the event takes place, the variable takes on the value 1 and stays at that value until midnight when it returns to 0. It is not necessary to fill in all the fields. If a field is blank its value is 0 by default.

• If only these 3 fields are filled in, the event takes place every day, at the specified time.

• If the fields indicating the date are also filled in, the event takes place at the specified time on the date indicated (see description given above).

The allowed values are :

• For the hours : 0 to 23

• For the minutes : 0 to 59

• For the seconds : 0 to 59

Note No coherency check is made for month/day. It is possible, for example, to enter 30 February in which case the event timer will never activate.

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List of abbreviations used for the tables

Days of the week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

Months

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

The Timer task can be placed in the foreground. It then displays the following screen in order to update the PLC clock and the local clock of the target machine.

16 : 33 : 34 Timer Mer 27 / 07 / 1994

F3 : Retour tache appelante

F6 : Valider date et heure

Selection : fleches DROITE et GAUCHE, Modification : fleches HAUT et BAS

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1.1

Introduction

1.2

Configuration table for groups of alarms

1.3

Alarm definition table

1.4

Configuration table for controlling alarms

1.5

Configuration table of alarm screen control

1.6

Configuration table for displaying alarms

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List of alarms screen

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1.4-1 Alarm control screen

1.4-2 Key band configuration screen

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1.1 Introduction

During operation, the alarm supervisor checks the alarm conditions defined by the configuration tables in this section in order to inform the operator of any faults in the process being monitored. The following services are provided :

• Priority level management (0 to 99).

• Masking of some alarms, at the discretion of the operator.

• Simultaneous display of 14 alarm messages out of a possible 100.

• Acknowledgment of an alarm or a group of alarms.

• Displaying the alarms in groups (10 max.).

• Displaying dynamic messages (variables included in a text).

• Creation of a "stream" of messages to the printer, which the operator can inhibit.

• Ability to call-up certain tasks from the list of alarms screen (preceding task, on-line help, task adjustment or management).

Whatever configuration table is displayed, the user has access to a certain number of commands via the command band or the keyboard :

<Tab> and <Shift><Tab>

Used to move horizontally between all the fields of the table.

↓

> <

↑

> < > < >

Used to move vertically within the current field of the table.

←

> Used to clear the contents of the selected field.

<Alt> <Q> If several selections are possible in the current field, this command displays a dialog box listing the selections possible. <Esc> removes the dialog box.

Edit This menu is used in certain cases to perform operations on the lines of a table :

• Insert : Inserts a line in the table.

• Delete : Deletes the current line.

• Copy : Used to copy one or more lines of the table to a buffer register. To do this :

- Copy : Defines the start of the zone to be copied by the position of the cursor.

- <

↓

> <

↑

> : Define the block to be copied.

- Copy : Saves the block to a buffer register.

• Cut : Used to transfer one or more lines of the table to a buffer register. This command uses the same procedure as the Copy command.

• Paste : Retrieves the contents of the buffer register, previously saved by the Copy or Cut command.

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View This menu is used to search for a variable in the list :

• Menu : Brings the sub-menu which displays the list of configuration tables to the foreground.

• Next screen : Places the next screen in the foreground.

• Previous screen : Places the previous screen in the foreground.

• Objects... : Displays the list of variables in the database.

• X-ref... : Displays the cross-references for the variables in the database.

• Search : Used to search for a string of characters in the field indicated by the cursor.

• Next : Restarts the search for the string previously defined by

Search.

• Start database : Positions the cursor on the first element in the table.

• End database : Positions the cursor on the last element in the table.

Utilities Used to associate a report file with the table displayed :

• Report : Associates an xxx.TXT file with the table displayed.

• Export : Associates an xxx.EXP file with the table displayed.

This file may be imported from another application or created using a text editor.

• Import : This is used to import a file created by the Export function in another application.

Exit

This menu is used to exit the table displayed :

• Exit : The table is no longer displayed.

• Restart : The table remains displayed.

Confirms the operations performed (e.g. modifying the contents of a field). If a new variable has been entered, a dialog box is displayed to define its type (refer to divider A, section 3.13).

Cancel

Exit

Next

Previous

Help

Cancels operations selected but not confirmed.

Exits the table displayed.

Places the next screen in the foreground.

Places the previous screen in the foreground.

Accesses the on-line help for the table :

• Extended help...

• Help with the Field...

Alt-F

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1.2 Configuration table for groups of alarms

This table is accessed from the Configuration manager menu, by double clicking on the item ALARMS : Groups. It is used to group the alarms to make them easier to understand during operation. Moreover, specific display attributes may be assigned to each group of alarms.

Group name

Precision

Initial F. Clr

Mnemonic symbol (8 characters max.) for the group of alarms. It is

possible to define up to 10 groups of alarms. Classification of alarms by groups is normally performed according to certain common points : starting with type of device, degree of seriousness, external conditions which can activate these alarms, etc.

Defines the precision (number of digits after the decimal point) for floating point values displayed in alarm messages. For this field to be active, the variable must be of FLOAT type with no % specified in the

Message field. This field may take a value from 0 to 9 (2 by default).

Defines the color of the characters for alarm messages when a fault occurs. The following colors are allowed :

RED

BLU

WHI

GRN

Red

Blue

White

Green

BLK

MAG

CYN

YEL

Black

Magenta

Cyan

Yellow

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Initial B. Clr Defines the background color for alarm messages in the group when a fault occurs. The following colors are allowed :

Initial blink

RED

BLU

WHI

GRN

Red

Blue

White

Green

BLK

MAG

CYN

MAR

Black

Magenta

Cyan

Maroon

Defines a blinking attribute for displaying the alarms in the group :

YES

Display blinks.

Display does not blink.

Ack.

Aud.

Ack. F. Clr

Ack. B. Clr

Defines whether alarms in the group must be acknowledged or not by an operator :

YES Alarms to be acknowledged

NO No acknowledgment required.

When alarms have to be acknowledged, the alarm message remains on the screen even when the alarm condition has disappeared.

Otherwise, the alarm message disappears when the alarm condition is no longer true.

Defines whether the alarms in a group have to activate an "Audio" bit.

This Ixy,F bit in the communication module may be used, for example, to activate a hooter.

YES "Audio" bit activated,

NO Bit not used.

Defines the color the characters in the group alarm messages take on when this alarm is acknowledged by an operator and is still present.

The allowed colors are the same as those defined for the Initial F. Clr field.

Defines the color which the background to a group alarm message takes on, when this alarm is acknowledged by an operator and is still present. The allowed colors are the same as those defined for the

Initial B. Clr field.

Ack. blink Defines a blinking attribute for displaying group alarms which are acknowledged and still present :

YES

Display blinks.

Display does not blink.

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Non-ack F. Clr Defines the color which the characters in a group alarm message take on when the alarm disappears, although it has not yet been acknowledged. The allowed colors are the same as those for the

Initial F. Clr field.

Non-ack B. Clr Defines the color which the background to a group alarm message takes on when the alarm disappears, although it has not yet been acknowledged. The allowed colors are the same as those for the

Initial B. Clr field.

Non-ack blink Defines a blinking attribute for the display of group alarms which have disappeared without being acknowledged :

YES Display blinks.

NO Display does not blink.

Print Defines whether a group alarm message must be printed "as and when" a fault occurs:

YES

Message printed.

Message not printed.

Archive

The default parameters of the COM1 serial port on the communication module are : 2400 bps, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit.

This field cannot be written to and its value is always NO.

Note

When an alarm message is printed, a status attribute appears on the listing, and text is displayed on the screen (this information is shown on the screen in the same color as the characters of the alarm message) :

• APP for appearance of the alarm,

• DIS for disappearance of the alarm. If this attribute is preceded by an asterisk, this indicates that

the alarm has disappeared without being acknowledged,

• ACQ to acknowledge the alarm.

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1.3 Alarm definition table

This table is accessed from the Configuration manager menu, by double clicking on the item ALARMS : Define. It is used to specify elements in the database whose value determines the appearance of an alarm.

Note

The alarm groups must be defined before defining the alarms.

Tag Name

Group

Mnemonic symbol (16 characters max.) of the variable in the database which identifies the alarm. A change in the value of this variable

(according to conditions defined by the user) determines appearance of the alarm.

If the variable is an analog, binary, floating point or message type it belongs to the real-time database of the communication module.

When it is a PL7 type, it is read from and written to the PLC and in this case PLC addresses are not allowed.

Entering a PL7 type symbol requires that it has been previously defined in the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database.

The permitted characters are described in divider A section 3.13

Defines the group to which the alarm defined by the variable belongs.

This group name must also be defined in the configuration table for groups of alarms, but this is not checked automatically.

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Priority This number, from 1 to 99, defines the priority of the alarms so as to arrange them in order of display. The higher the priority, the lower the number which is entered.

Mask This option is used to mask the alarm.

YES The alarm is not registered.

NO The alarm is registered.

This option is only valid if the system variable ALOGMASK equals 1.

If ALOGMASK = 0 the alarm remains registered.

Cond.

Defines the condition which will activate the alarm :

• ON : An alarm is activated when the value of the variable (binary type) is equal to 1.

• OFF : An alarm is activated when the value of the variable (binary type) is equal to 0.

• TGL : An alarm is activated each time the variable changes state

(binary type), changing from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.

• GT or > : An alarm is activated each time the variable (analog or floating point type) is greater than the value fixed by the Limit field.

• LT or < : An alarm is activated each time the variable (analog or floating point type) is lower than the value fixed by the Limit field.

• GE or

≥

: An alarm is activated each time the variable (analog or floating point type) is greater than or equal to the value fixed by the

Limit field.

• LE or

≤

: An alarm is activated each time the variable (analog or floating point type) is less than or equal to the value fixed by the Limit field.

• EQ or = : An alarm is activated each time the variable (analog or floating point type) is equal to the value fixed by the Limit field.

Limit Defines a reference value for activating an alarm, for analog or floating point type variables. This value may be analog or floating point.

Note

ALOGMASK is a system variable and is therefore preset (refer to divider H section 2.2). It is set to

1 when the application starts and is used to mask or unmask all the alarms for which the Mask option is defined as YES.

As all the application variables are set to 0 when the application starts, it may be helpful to mask all the alarms generated during an OFF condition. To ensure that these are subsequently registered, merely set ALOGMASK to 0 :

• either in manual mode, via a function key defined using ANT,

• or in automatic mode, using an event defined in the Math and Logic task.

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Deadband This field is only used for analog or floating point type variables. It is used with the Limit field to define a tolerance on maintaining the alarm.

The following examples illustrate the different conditions for activating an alarm (analog or floating point type) :

Condition < (less than)

1) The alarm is activated immediately the variable has a value less than that specified by the limit.

2) The alarm remains active until this value becomes greater than or equal to the limit plus the tolerance (dead band).

Condition

≤

(less than or equal to)

1) The alarm is activated when the variable has a value less than or equal to that specified by the limit.

2) The alarm remains active until this value becomes greater than the limit plus the tolerance (dead band).

Condition > (greater than)

1) The alarm is activated immediately the value of the variable is greater than that specified by the limit.

2) The alarm remains active until this value is less than or equal to the limit minus the tolerance (dead band).

Condition

≥

(greater than or equal to)

1) The alarm is activated when the variable has a value greater than or equal to that specified by the limit.

2) The alarm remains active until this value is less than the limit minus the tolerance (dead band).

Status var

Condition = (equal to)

1) The alarm is activated when the value is equal to that specified by the limit.

2) The alarm remains active until the difference (in absolute terms) between this value and the limit exceeds the tolerance (dead band).

Mnemonic symbol of an analog type variable in the database, which indicates the status of the alarm. The alarm supervisor writes the value of this variable, but it can be read by all the other tasks. This variable is updated each time the alarm changes status. It may have the following values :

• 0. The alarm is inactive.

• 1. The alarm has been activated and has returned to the inactive state without having been acknowledged. This value can only appear if YES has been entered in the Ack. field in the group of alarms table.

• 2. The alarm is active and has been acknowledged.

• 3. The alarm is active and has not been acknowledged. This value can only appear if YES has been entered in the Ack. field in the group of alarms table.

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Message

Tag 1

Tag 2

Tag 3

OFB

The message which is displayed to the operator when an alarm occurs. The entry field is limited to 44 characters, including the % characters if there are any. When these characters are used, the first specification corresponds to Tag 1, the second to Tag 2 and the third to Tag 3. During operation, the message is truncated after the 43 rd character whatever the size of the message. It can contain values of variables in the database, which are displayed according to the % instructions when they are present.

In general, the % directives are as follows :

%[-]{Nbre][•prec]<type> enables the text to be set to the left

Nbre

•prec type defines the minimum number of characters defines precision (number of decimal places) the following types can be used

• %c for a character (8 bits)

• %s for a MESSAGE type string of characters

• %d for a signed decimal integer

• %u for an unsigned decimal integer

• %o for an unsigned byte integer

• %x for an unsigned hexadecimal integer, using the characters a-f

• %X for an unsigned hexadecimal integer, using the characters A-F

• %f for a floating point value.

Eg.

Display a PLC word : %d

Display a double PLC word : %•0f

Display a PLC floating point value to 3 decimal places : %•3f

If this field is not specified, the message associated with the symbol in the XTEL-SDBASE will be displayed when the alarm is created.

Mnemonic symbol for a variable which defines the first value in the alarm message.

Mnemonic symbol for a variable which defines the second value in the alarm message.

Mnemonic symbol which defines the third value in the alarm message.

Defines whether the alarm is created by an OFB (YES or NO). This field is filled in automatically by the system.

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The Utilities menu, via the Automatic configuration sub-menu, offers a facility for filling in the table of alarms. The following window is displayed :

CONFIGURATION AUTOMATIQUE D'ALARMES

Alarmes sur bits 'ERROR' d'OFB DIAG

Alarmes sur Symboles Def*

Groupes :

0.5

Validation Annulation Aide Maj messages

Groups This is used to select the group to which the automatically created alarms will belong.

Alarms on OFB DIAG error bits

This is used to automatically configure alarms on all the OFB DIAG error bits defined, such as those in SDBASE. The alarms will be configured with condition "ON" and priority 1. The symbols are automatically added to the communication table in the interval selected.

Alarms on Symbols

This is used to configure alarms on all the symbols corresponding to the mask indicated. The condition is "ON" for the digital variables, and

> 0 for the analog variables. The associated alarm message is the

SDBASE comment.

Update - messages

This updates the "Message" field of the whole alarm table, according to the comment found in Sdbase.

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Example

In operation, when the alarm is activated, the following message is displayed :

temperature = xxx; pressure = yyy. The value xxx being supplied by the variable

VTEMP and the value yyy by the variable VPRES.

Note

When the variables (Tag 1, Tag 2, etc.) are defined as parameters but are not referenced, (for example by % in the message), only the value of Tag 1 will be displayed at the end of the message.

Tags 2 and 3 are ignored.

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1.4 Configuration table for controlling alarms

This table is accessed from the Configuration manager menu, by double clicking on the item ALARMS : Control. It comprises two screens :

• Alarms control screen,

• Key band configuration screen

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1.4-1 Alarms control screen

Screen color This field is used to define the background color of the alarm screen displayed when the tasks are executed (during operation). The following list indicates the 3 characters to enter according to the background color obtained :

RED

BLU

WHI

GRN

Red

Blue

White

Green

BLK

MAG

CYN

YEL

Black

Magenta

Cyan

Yellow

Banner Tag This field is used to define the mnemonic symbol (16 characters max.) of a variable message in the database, whose contents will be automatically displayed in the alarm band (banner). Characters which are permitted are defined in divider A, section 3.13.

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Rem. Ack. tag

This field is used to define the mnemonic symbol (16 characters max.) of a binary variable in the database, which allows remote acknowledgment of alarms. Acknowledgment is performed when the value of this variable changes state.

Note

Only one line may be defined in this configuration table.

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1.4-2 Key band configuration screen

This screen is used to define the default state of the selections which can be accessed using the <F2> to <F5> keys in the alarms list screen.

Visible groups

This field is used to define the alarm group, whose alarms will be displayed by default by the alarms list screen: ALL defines all the alarm groups. This selection can be modified while running using the

<F2> key on the alarms list screen.

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Sort by This field is used to define the default sort option, for the display of alarms :

TIME : the alarms will be displayed in chronological order,

PRIORITY : the alarms will be displayed in order of priority.

This selection can be modified while running using the <F3> key on the alarms list screen.

Banner

Print

This field is used to define the alarm which will be displayed by default in the alarm band :

FUNACK : first alarm not acknowledged within the groups,

SELECT : is used to select an alarm to act as entry point for the online Help or Diagnostic task,

HIGH : alarm with highest priority within the groups,

FIRST : first alarm activated within the groups,

LAST : last alarm activated within the groups,

GHIGH : alarm with highest priority within the selected group,

GFIRST : first alarm activated within the selected group,

GLAST : last alarm activated within the selected group.

This selection can be modified while running using the <F4> key on the alarms list screen.

This field is used to define the default print option :

OFF : print function is invalid,

ON : print function is valid.

This selection can be modified while running using the <F5> key on the alarms list screen.

Ack CPU variable

This field is used to define a binary or PL7 variable which will be set to 1 when an alarm is acknowledged (F9 key).

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This table is accessed from the Configuration manager menu, by double clicking on the item ALARMS : Screen control. It is used to connect the function keys or the database variables to the actions of the alarm task.

Tag Mnemonic symbol of a binary type variable in the database, which is to be associated with an action defined in the Action field. The corresponding action is executed each time the variable changes to state 1.

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Key This field is used to define a key on the keyboard to be associated with the action defined in the Action field. Each time this key is activated by the operator, the action is executed.

Keys which may be entered in this field, and thus associated with an action, are the following :

Entry

ESC

TAB

HME

PUP

LFT

RGT

END

DWN

PDN

INS

DEL

F1 to F12

S1 to S12

Key

<Esc> Escape

<Tab>

< >

↑

Home

Up arrow

< > Preceding page

←

→

Left arrow

Right arrow

<End> or <

↓

< ↓ > Down arrow

< > Next page

<Inser> Insert

<Del> Delete

<F1> to <F12> function keys

Action This is used to define the action associated with the function key or the variable :

• HELP starts to execute the on-line Help task.

• GROUP selects a group of alarms (to save or acknowledge).

• SORT selects a sort option to display.

• BANNER selects one of the alarms to display in the alarm band.

• PRINT confirms or stops printing.

• DIAG starts execution of the DIAG task.

• GRAPH starts execution of the graphics task.

• RUNMGR starts execution of the Run-time manager.

• ACK acknowledges an alarm.

• CLEAR clears an error message.

• SUP scrolls the screen one line upwards.

• SDN scrolls the screen one line downwards.

• PGUP displays the preceding page.

• PGDN displays the next page.

• GRPACK acknowledges all the non-acknowledged alarms in the selected group.

• RETURN executes a command.

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1.6 Configuration table for displaying alarms

This table is accessed from the Configuration manager menu, by double clicking on the item ALARMS : Display. This is used to define variables in the database as targets so that the messages created by the alarm screen may be used by other tasks (e.g. the graphics task). This table is therefore optional, but it may be used to define a customized alarm display.

Field This indicates the mnemonic symbol name of the display line on the alarm screen which is to be copied to the associated variables (var.

messa, color F, color B). Possible names are :

DATE for information about the date.

TIME for information about the time.

GROUPSEL for the group selected.

SORTSEL for current sort option.

BANRSEL for current alarm band option.

PRINTSEL for printing status.

BANNER for the alarm band line.

L1 to L14 for the alarm lines, L1 indicating the first line and L14 the last.

Message Tag Mnemonic symbol of the message variable to which the contents of the associated field is to be copied.

F. Clr tag Mnemonic symbol for the analog or PL7 variable to which the foreground color of the associated field is to be copied (color of the characters).

B. Clr. tag Mnemonic symbol of the analog or PL7 variable to which the background color of the associated field is to be copied (background color).

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2.1 General

The foreground task, declared with the attribute F during system configuration under

PL7-MMI 37, is displayed when the application starts to be executed :

• On powering up the communication module with a cartridge containing an application,

• When starting to execute the application from the permanent user services main menu

(F8 key).

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When the ALOG alarm supervisor is executed in the foreground, the following "List of alarms" screen is displayed :

00:14:38 Alarm Logger Tue 01/01/1980

*** Start of alarm list ***

**** End of alarm list ****

ALL TIME FUNACK ON

*F1 *F2 *F3 *F4 *F5 *F6 *F7 *F8 *F9 *F10

Help Group Sort Bann Print Diag Graph Runmgr Ack Clear

This screen is divided into 3 sections :

• The alarm band in the upper section

• The summarized list of alarms

• The list of function keys available to the user

During operation, only the actions assigned to the F1 to F10 and S1 to S10 keys will be shown on-screen.

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Alarm band

Depending on the user's choice, this displays, for all groups or for the selected group, the first active alarm, the last active alarm, the alarm with the highest priority or the first non-acknowledged alarm.

The data provided is the time the alarm appeared, D if the alarm was created by an OFB,

* if the alarm must be acknowledged, the mnemonic symbol of the variable which identified the alarm, the message associated with the alarm and the total number of active alarms at that moment (max. of 100).

Summarized list of alarms

This gives the list of alarms, either chronologically or in order of priority, for the selected group. The data displayed for each alarm is the date and time of appearance, D for alarms created by an OFB, * for alarms which must be acknowledged, the name of the variable which identified the alarm and the message defined by PL7-MMI 37 and associated with the alarm.

The list of alarms can display 14 alarms simultaneously. To list all the alarms, the up, down, preceding page and next page keys on the keyboard or the corresponding function keys defined by PL7-MMI 37 (on a display terminal) have to be used.

List of function keys

This list is defined by the PL7-MMI 37 alarm screen check table. The following list is provided by default :

Help

Starts execution of the on-line Help task for the selected alarm, with

SELECT (see <F4>).

<F2>

<F3>

Group

This key is pressed repeatedly to select a group of alarms. The name of the group selected is displayed above the key. By default, all the alarm groups are selected (ALL).

Sort

This is used to select the sort option for displaying the alarms (TIME by default) :

• TIME The alarms are displayed in chronological order (the first alarm received is displayed first),

• PRIORITY The alarms are displayed in order of priority (alarms with lower priority are displayed after alarms with higher priority).

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<F4> Bann

This is used to define the alarm to be displayed in the alarm band

(FUNACK by default) :

• TOP. The alarm with the highest priority from all groups. When this option is selected, this alarm is displayed in the band whichever group has been selected.

• FIRST First active alarm from all groups.

• LAST Last active alarm from all groups.

• GTOP The alarm with the highest priority in the selected group.

• GFIRST First active alarm in the selected group.

• GLAS Last active alarm in the selected group.

• FUNACK First non-acknowledged alarm from all groups,

• SELECT Displays a cursor which can be used to select an alarm before starting the HELP or DIAG task. This alarm acts as the point of entry to on-line help or diagnostics.

<F5> Print

Confirms (ON) or cancels (STOP) the printing function. The default value is ON.

When this function is confirmed, if an alarm appears with a print attribute (defined by PL7-MMI 37), it is displayed and sent to the printer. If this function is not confirmed or if the alarm does not have a print attribute, it is only displayed.

Diag

Starts executing the diagnostic task for the selected alarm, with

SELECT (see <F4>).

<F7>

<F8>

<F9>

Graph

Displays the current screen for the graphics task.

Runmgr

Displays the RUNMGR Run-time manager screen.

Ack

This is used to acknowledge the longest-standing non-acknowledged alarm in the list of alarms. Alarms which require acknowledgment are displayed with an asterisk (*) in front of their mnemonic symbol. When an alarm is acknowledged, the asterisk disappears and the alarm message changes to the acknowledged colors defined by PL7 MMI 37.

The time and date of acknowledgment are indicated on the printer, if it is being used.

If a variable has been defined in the Ack CPU variable field in the alarm band configuration screen, it will be set to 1 when the <F9> key is pressed.

<F10> Clear

This is used to clear any error or warning messages displayed in the alarm band.

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1.1

Introduction

1.2

Configuration table for variables

1.3

Configuration table for triggers

1.4

Procedures file

1.5

Declarations

1.6

Definition of the procedure

1.7

Keywords

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Configuration table for triggers 1/7

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1.1 Introduction

The Math and logic task is used to carry out math or logic operations on the elements in the database. There are also several advantages resulting from structured programming languages :

• A complete math language, including structuring expressions into blocks or loops and calling up math functions.

• Emulation of the math coprocessor.

Operations carried out by the Math and logic task are grouped into procedures. A procedure can be executed :

• following a change in value of a variable in the database,

• following call up by another procedure in the Math and logic task.

Types of data

The Math and logic task is used to process the following types of data :

• Binary (Digital)

• Analog

• Floating point

• Message

This task also allows use of the same types of local variable.

The following rules are applied when converting values between types :

• Any numerical value may be assigned to a binary, analog or floating point type of variable by the assigning operator (= or ==).

• Assigning an analog or floating point value to a binary variable may involve a loss of precision.

• Assigning a floating point value to an analog variable may also involve a loss of precision.

• The result of arithmetic operations has the maximum precision of the operators. If one of the operators is floating point, the result is floating point, otherwise it is analog.

Binary and analog types are processed as 16-bit signed words.

• Execution of an arithmetical operation (e.g. operation on very large floating point values or division by zero) can cause an overflow.

• A character string type of value can also be used in an arithmetic or logic operation, provided this string contains a sequence of digits. The string is converted into a numerical value during the operation (conversion stops at the first character which is not a digit).

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Example 1 : x is an analog element (16-bit word).

The expression x = 47.1 assigns the value 47 (not 47.1) to x. Since x is an integer, the decimal part of the floating point value is truncated.

Example 2 : x is an analog element of value 99 and s is a message type element.

The expression s = "RPT" + x assigns the value "RPT99" to s. x is converted into a string and then added to the constant string "RPT".

Configuration tables

The Math and logic task uses 3 types of configuration table :

• MATH & LOGIC : Variables, which contain mnemonic symbols of variables in the database to which the task must have access.

• MATH & LOGIC : Triggers, which contain the list of activators (triggers). Each trigger may execute one or more procedures in the calculation task.

• MATH & LOGIC : Procedures. There must be a procedure file for each procedure listed in the triggers configuration table.

When a configuration table of variables or triggers is displayed, the user has access to some commands using the command band or the keyboard keys :

<Tab> and <Shift><Tab>

Used to move horizontally between all the fields in the table.

↓

> <

↑

> < > < >

Used to move vertically within the current field of the table.

←

> Used to clear the contents of the selected field.

Edit This menu is used to carry out some operations on the lines of the table :

• Insert : Inserts a line into the table.

• Delete : Deletes the current line.

• Copy : Used to copy one or more lines to a buffer register. To do this :

- Copy : Defines the start of the zone to be copied with the position of the cursor.

- <

↓

> <

↑

> : Define the block to be copied.

- Copy : Saves the block to a buffer register.

• Cut : Used to transfer one or more lines of the table to a buffer register. This command uses the same procedure as the Copy command.

• Paste : Retrieves the contents of the buffer register previously saved by the Copy or Cut command.

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Display This menu is used to search for a variable in the list :

• Menu : Brings the sub-window menu displaying the list of configuration tables to the foreground.

• Objects... : Displays the list of variables in the database.

• X-ref... : Displays cross-references for the variables in the database.

• Search : Used to search for a string of characters in the field highlighted by the cursor.

• Next : Restarts the search for the string previously defined by

Search.

• Start database : positions the cursor on the first element in the table.

• End database : positions the cursor on the last element in the table.

Utilities This is used to associate a report file with the table displayed :

• Report : Associates an xxx.TXT file with the table displayed.

• Export : Associates an xxx.EXP file with the table displayed. This file may be imported from another application or created with a text editor.

• Import : Used to import a file created by the Export file in another application.

Exit

Used to exit the table displayed :

• Exit : The table is no longer displayed.

• Repeat : The table remains displayed.

Confirms the operations performed. If a new variable has been entered, a dialog box is displayed in order to define its type (refer to

Part A, section 3.13).

Cancel

Exit

Help

Cancels the operations performed.

Exits the table displayed.

Accesses the on-line help for the table :

• Extended Help... F1

• Help on the field... Alt-F

• Help with an error... Alt-E

Note

The Math and logic task (MATHLOG) accepts a procedures volume of up to 64 Kb.

As this is not the size of the edited file, the percentage of occupation of this volume is shown when the tables are created.

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1.1-1 Text editor

When the procedures table is displayed, the user has access to the following commands using the command band or the keyboard keys :

Files This file is used to operate on the xxx.PRG procedures file :

• Save : Used to save the file.

• OK : This is used to check the syntax of procedures entered. The first line with a syntax error is highlighted (red on a color screen). The

Alt-E command is used to display a help message relating to the error detected.

• ClearErr : This is used to delete the highlighting indicating the syntax error.

Edit

Exit

This menu is used to carry out some operations on the lines of the table :

• Insert : Inserts an entry line in the table.

• Delete : Deletes the line highlighted by the cursor from the table.

• Copy : Used to copy one or more lines of the table to a buffer register. To do this :

- Copy : Defines the start of the zone to be copied with the position of the cursor.

- <

↓

> <

↑

> : Define the block to be copied.

- Copy : Saves the block to a buffer register.

• Cut : Used to delete one or more lines of the table and retain them in a buffer register. This command uses the same procedure as the

Copy command.

• Paste : Retrieves the contents of the buffer register previously saved by the Copy or Cut command.

• Search : Used to search for a string of characters in the table.

• Reset : When a block has been selected (e.g. to be copied or cut), this command cancels the selection (pointers at the beginning and the end of the block).

This menu is used to exit the table displayed :

• Exit : The table is no longer displayed.

• Restart : The table remains displayed.

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1.2 Configuration table for variables

This table is accessed from the Configuration manager menu, by double clicking on the item MATH AND LOGIC : Variables.

Tag name

Type

Description

Mnemonic symbol (16 characters max.) identifies the variable in the database which is to be used in a procedure. Keywords may not be used as the name of a variable.

The characters permitted are defined in part A section 3.13.

This variable can be a binary, analog, floating point, message or PL7 type. The PL7 type will be defined in the XTEL-SDBASE mnemonic symbol database.

Summary of the types of variable which have been defined using a dialog box (see Part A, section 3.13) :

• DIGITAL (binary)

• ANALOG (analog)

• FLOAT (floating point)

• MESSAGE.

This brings up the comment which has been defined using a dialog box (refer to Part A, section 3.13).

If the variable is a PL7 type, this comment is the one defined under

XTEL-SDBASE.

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1.3 Configuration table for triggers

This table is accessed from the Configuration manager menu by double clicking on the item MATH AND LOGIC : Triggers.

Trigger Tag

Procedure

Mnemonic symbol (16 characters max.) identifies the variable in the database which is used as a trigger to initiate execution of a procedure.

The procedure will only be executed when the value of this trigger changes to state 1 (on rising edge).

Characters accepted are the same as those in the table of variables

(refer to divider A, section 3.13) :

This (trigger) variable is a binary or PL7 type.

Name of the procedure which is to be triggered by the variable entered in the Trigger Tag field.

This name may have up to 8 characters.

In the screen, given as an example above, the procedure TEMPPRES is executed each time the trigger PROCESS changes to state 1.

To call up a procedure from another file using the CALL proc command, ensure that :

• the procedure called up is a main procedure

• a trigger is associated with this procedure.

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1.4 Procedures file

This file is accessed from the Configuration manager menu, by double clicking on the item MATH & LOGIC : Procedures. A dialog box is then displayed to choose the xxx.PRG file to edit.

If the procedure has not yet been created, enter the name of the file (without extension) and then select Edit. This name is the one which was defined in the Procedure field in the MATH & LOGIC table : Triggers.

If the procedure has been defined already, select it and then press Edit.

In both cases the following screen appears and is used to display, modify or enter the procedures.

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• Enter the procedures (described in the following sections).

• Confirm the syntax with the Confirm command in the File menu (Alt-V).

• Do not forget to backup the file with the Save command in the File menu (Alt-W).

Note

A procedures file must contain a procedure which has the same name as the file (without the extension) This procedure is called the main procedure of the file. For example, the file

TEMPPRES.PRG must contain the main procedure TEMPPRES.

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1.5 Declarations

A procedure file contains first declarations of the possible local variables and then a definition of the procedure (described in section 1.6).

A declaration is used to create a reference :

• To a local variable, the procedure or the Math and logic task.

• To a mnemonic symbol or numerical constant.

• To a character string.

• To another procedure in another file.

The declarations are always located before the procedure definitions and instructions, as shown in the example below :

'comments

DECLARE ...

'comments

PROC name

BEGIN

'comments

DECLARE ...

A = A + 1

B = B + 1

END

DECLARATION

DECLARATION DEFINITION OF

THE PROCEDURE

INSTRUCTION

Note

Within a procedure, comment lines are not allowed between declarations. However, comments are allowed on the same line as declarations.

Variables in the database

These are declared in the variables configuration table, and are used to make the link with the application. They are always entered in upper case letters.

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Local variables

These variables are used to save values used during calculations but are not part of the database. They cannot be used by another task.

Local variables can be declared either inside or outside procedures :

• Local variables declared inside a procedure 2 can only be accessed by this procedure. Each time the procedure is called up they are reset to zero. When execution of the procedure has finished, they are deleted.

• Local variables declared outside the procedure 1 can be accessed by all the procedures in the Math and logic task and retain their value between two procedure calls. They must be defined in all the procedure files which use them.

A local variable can be declared as a single variable or as a table :

• Single variable :

- format : DECLARE type name

- type :

SHORT, 16-bit signed integer

LONG, 32-bit signed integer

FLOAT, floating point

STRING, ASCII string

- name : max. of 30 characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and _)

- example : DECLARE SHORT s1.

• Table:

- format : DECLARE type name size

- type : same as for a single variable

- name : same as for a single variable, except that the name of a table may not start with a number (0-9)

- size : a table may have up to 16 dimensions. Each dimension is a constant and must be entered in square brackets

- examples :

DECLARE SHORT a1 [10] (table with 1 dimension and 10 elements).

DECLARE SHORT a2 [10] [10] [10] (table with 3 dimensions). The total number of elements in table a2 is the product of the size in all dimensions (here 10*10*10 =

1000).

Note

Several single variables of the same type may be declared on a single line by separating their names with commas : DECLARE SHORT s1, s2, s3

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Mnemonic symbol constants

These represent a numerical value by means of a mnemonic symbol.

Since mnemonic symbol constants are shared by all procedures, they must be declared outside the procedures. Also, like local variables, a mnemonic symbol constant must be defined in all the procedure files which use it. A mnemonic symbol constant is declared as follows :

- format : CONST name value

- name : max. of 30 characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and _)

- value : value of the constant

- example : CONST PI = 3.14159

Notes

• The = sign must be present.

• Only one constant may be declared per line.

Numerical and string values

Numerical and string values are not declared.

Numerical values may be assigned to variables in the database or to local variables.

They may also be used in calculations wherever a numerical operand is expected.

• Integer values may be represented in several ways, according to how they are used and the type of data represented. If the data is binary or analog and if the value is an integer, the following notations may be used :

- Decimal integer value : String of numbers from 0 to 9. The first number cannot, under any circumstances, be zero.

- Octal integer value : String of numbers from 0 to 7. The first two characters must be zero.

- Hexadecimal integer value : String of numbers from 0 to 9 or letters A to F (or a to f).

The first two characters must be 0x.

- Binary integer value : String of numbers from 0 to 1. The first two characters must be 0b.

Example : _x = 15 _x = 0o17 _x = 0x0F _x = 0b1001

• Floating point values observe floating point or exponential notation :

- Floating point values consist of numbers 0 to 9 and the decimal point.

- Exponential values consist of numbers 0 to 9 and the decimal point (compulsory).

An E, E-, e or e- character precedes the exponential part of the value. For example,

4.5 E-8.

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Character string values can be assigned to message type variables in the database or to local STRING type variables, but not to numerical type variables.

A string of characters is a sequence of consecutive ASCII characters entered between double quotes :

Example : "OK" is a character string value consisting of the O and K characters.

To write a character string value consisting of ASCII codes which cannot be printed, please refer to the table below :

Unprintable ASCII code

CHR(xxx) where xxx is ASCII code.

Backspace (BS)

Horizontal tab (HT)

Carriage return (CR)

Line Feed (LF)

Form Feed (FF)

Non-numeric and non-alphabetic Backslash followed by the character :

ASCII code \\ Backslash

\' Single quote

\" Double quote

Examples :

CHR (33) Escape,

"\n" Line Feed,

"\" Single quote,

"ABC\n" A, B, C, LF,

"MENU" M, E, N, U,

"\"" Double quote.

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Procedures

A procedural declaration is required for referencing a procedure one wishes to call up in a procedure (CALL proc).

Example :

PROC A

BEGIN

DECLARE PROC B

•

CALL B

END

PROC B

(since procedure B has not yet been defined but has already been declared, the call is correct.

If it had not been declared, this call would initiate an error)

BEGIN

•

CALL A

END

(since procedure A has been defined before B, the call is correct)

A procedural declaration takes the form :

DECLARE PROC name or

DECLARE PROC name (type [, type])

The second form must be used when the procedure has arguments. It is sufficient to mention the types of parameter.

The number and type must correspond to the definition of the procedure. The same types are allowed as for local variables : SHORT, LONG, FLOAT and STRING.

The elements in the database are always converted into one of these types when their value is changed from a parameter to a procedure. A table cannot be changed from an argument to a procedure.

Example :

PROC A

BEGIN

DECLARE SHORT B

DECLARE SHORT C, AFF

DECLARE PROC D (SHORT, SHORT)

B = 5

C = 7

CALL D(B, C)

AFF = B '=> AFF always equals 5

END

PROC D (SHORT B, SHORT C)

BEGIN

B = B + C

END

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1.6 Definition of the procedure

A procedure is a series of instructions or "formulas" which describe the operation to be performed.

Several procedures can be defined in the same procedures file, but each file must contain a main procedure (with the same name as the file).

Note

The main procedure cannot take a parameter.

Definition of the procedure is as follows :

PROC name

BEGIN

END

Each definition of a procedure begins with the word PROC followed by the name of the procedure (with no blank lines and no comment), followed by the keyword BEGIN.

A procedure other than the main procedure may have arguments :

•

PROC name (type name1 [, type name2])

BEGIN

END

The declaration zone in the procedure is optional. A variable declared in the procedure cannot be used outside it. Declarations, if there are any, must be located before instructions.

Note

All procedures must have a trigger, even if they are called using the CALL proc. In this case it is considered as an intermediate variable.

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Instructions

A procedure definition contains one or more instructions. An instruction or "formula" describes the math or logic operations to be performed.

An instruction has the following components :

directive variable numeric value

IF ( temp < 0 OR temp > = 100 ) 'scale ?

operator expression comment

• Directive : This is a keyword which appears in the instruction line and which determines the type of operation to be performed. A directive cannot be included in an expression.

Note

A keyword is a sequence of consecutive ASCII characters with a precise meaning in the language.

Therefore, a keyword cannot be used as a variable (identifier). Section 1.7 gives the list of keywords for the language.

The following directives are recognized :

WEND

Use x = expr

Meaning

Assigns expr to x by writing to the database.

x == expr Assigns expr to x by forced writing to the database.

IF expr Tests the expression which follows IF.

THEN block (Compulsory). The block is executed if the test is TRUE.

ELSE block (Optional). The block is executed if the test is FALSE.

ENDIF (Compulsory) Marks the end of an IF-THEN-ELSE block.

WHILE expr The WHILE block is executed as long as expr is TRUE.

WEND (Compulsory) Marks the end of a WHILE block.

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Use

BEGIN

END

CALL proc

Meaning

Marks the start of a program.

Marks the end of a program.

Executes the proc procedure, then returns to current program.

PROC block Defines a procedure.

DECLARE Defines a variable or an identifier.

LOCK

UNLOCK

Displays a state on the RUNMGR run-time manager screen.

Locks the alternation of tasks.

Unlocks the alternation of tasks.

UNLOCK

Note

The elements in the Use column are as follows :

• x is a variable to which a value can be assigned. x can be a variable (identifier) or a local variable, but not a function.

• expr is any expression.

• block is a sequence of instructions.

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• Expression : This is a set of mathematical instructions which can be evaluated. An expression is composed of the following elements :

- Operators (keywords which indicate the operations)

- Variables (identifiers of elements in the database or local variables)

- Constants (symbolic, numeric or string)

- Functions

In a well-constructed expression, the brackets must be balanced and all the operators must have the correct number and type of operands. An expression cannot contain a directive.

The following are examples of valid expressions (assuming that the types of data are correct) :

5 x + 1 x + 3.5

TEMP < 0 OR TEMP >= 100

OUTRANGE AND (VALVE1 = 1 OR VALVE2 = 1)

100 * sin (VOLT1 - VOLT2)

DISPLAY = "MENU"

"Screen1"

• Operator : This is a keyword which occurs in an expression. Like all keywords, an operator cannot be used as a variable (identifier).

Operators specify the type of operation to be performed. They can be unitary or binary, depending on whether they admit one or two operands.

The calculation task recognizes the following groups of operators, in ascending order of priority :

- Arithmetic

- Relational

- Logic

- On bits

- On groups

- Changes of state

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Arithmetic operators

These perform arithmetic operations on their operands.

MOD or %

Type binary binary binary unitary binary binary binary

Use x + y x + y x - y

-x x * y x / y x % y

Operand numeric string numeric numeric numeric numeric integer

Name of the operation addition concatenation subtraction negation multiplication division modulo

Arithmetic operators, except for modulo, accept all types of numerical operands

(including floating point). Modulo only accepts integers (and in the case of elements in the database, any combination of binary or analog type).

Modulo (x MOD y) is defined as the remainder from the integer division of x by y.

Examples of arithmetic operations are given below :

17.0 / 5 = 3.4

Result

The quotient is 3, the remainder is lost.

The quotient is lost, the remainder is 2.

The result is converted into floating point.

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Relational operators

These perform a comparison of two numerical operands and produce a significant

Boolean result.

!= or <>

Type binary binary

Use x = y x != y

Name equal to

Result

1 if x = y different from 1 if x

≠

< binary x < y less than 1 if x < y

0 of x

≥

> binary x > y greater than 1 if x > y

0 if x

≤

<= or =< binary x <= y less than or 1 if x

≤

0 if x > y

>= or => binary x >= y greater than or 1 if x

≥

y equal to 0 if x < y

The table below gives examples using these operators, where x = 3.

Value

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Logic operators on numerical operands

These perform logic operations on their operands, which have the value which is not zero (TRUE) or equal to zero (FALSE). The result of the operation is 1 (TRUE) or 0

(FALSE).

NOT

AND

Type unitary binary

Use

NOT x x AND y

Name

Negation

Conjunction

Result

1 if x = 0

0 if x

≠

1 if x

≠

0 and y

≠

0 if x = 0 or y = 0 or

OR binary x OR y Disjunction 1 if x

≠

0 or y

≠

0 or x and y

≠

0 if x and y = 0

Note

Spaces must be placed before and after the keywords NOT, AND and OR to avoid any confusion with identifiers when evaluating formulas.

The table below gives examples using these operators :

NOT 3

NOT 0

0 AND 1

1 AND 2

0 AND 0

2 OR 3

0 OR 2

0 OR 0

Value

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Bit to bit logic operators

These are used to work on the bits making up their numerical operands, which are all transformed into integers before the operation.

Type unitary binary binary binary

Use

x & y x | y x ~ y

Operand integer integer integer integer ~ or XOR

The table below gives examples of operations on bits :

Name of the operation complement

AND inclusive OR exclusive OR

Result

9 & 10

9 | 10

9 ~ 10

9 & -10

Binary correspondence

9 = 1001

10 = 1010

_________

9 = 1001

10 = 1010

_________

9 = 1001

10 = 1010

_________

9 = 0000000000001001

-10 = 1111111111110110

_____________________

1111111111111111

-1

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Grouping operators

The following operators are used to group data together :

- Brackets, which are used to define sub-expressions and thus to regulate the order of evaluation of a formula. Brackets are also used to delimit parameters moved to a function.

- Square brackets, which are used to delimit indices in tables. Several pairs of square brackets are used for tables with several dimensions.

- Commas, which are used to separate different arguments given to a function.

The table below summarizes grouping operators :

, /

Type

Use Operand all types all types all types all types all types

Name of the operation open bracket close bracket open square bracket close square bracket comma

Changing state operators

These are used to test whether an element in the database has changed value since last read.

Type unitary

Use

Operand identifier

Name of the operation change of state

This operator works as follows. The result of ?x is TRUE, if the value of x has changed since last read or since the last evaluation of ?x. It is FALSE, if the value of x has not changed. Therefore : y = y + ?x increments the value of y each time x changes value.

6 y

5 x = y

1 x == y

Note : it is possible to force the change of state using the directive ==.

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Priority of operators

Most high-level languages specify the rules for priority and association for determining the order in which the operations are executed.

When there are two operations with different priorities, the program executes the one with the highest priority first. If the operations have the same priority, the program evaluates them according to their rules of association (either from left to right or from right to left, depending on the type of operator).

Brackets have a high priority so they can be used to regulate the order of evaluation in an expression.

The table below describes arithmetic and logic operators, in decreasing order of priority. Operators written at the same line have the same priority :

Lowest

AND

= ==

Operator

() [ ]

- NOT

* / MOD ^

+ -

< <= > >=

= !=

Type unitary binary unitary binary binary binary binary binary binary binary binary binary variable

Rules of association left to right right to left left to right left to right left to right left to right left to right left to right left to right left to right

/ left to right

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The following examples illustrate the evaluation of formulas which contain various operator priorities : x < 5*y + 10 AND NOT zflag x * y / z x = NOT NOT y x = NOT ?y

x = NOT y = z a = 1 AND b != 2 OR c = 3 AND d != 4

Explanation

According to the law of priority, the order of evaluation is as follows : NOT, *, +, < and AND. Thus, the program evaluates the expression as if it contained brackets :

(x < ((5*y) + 10)) AND (NOT zflag)

In order to perform addition before multiplication, add brackets to modify the priority :

Because * and / have the same priority and rules of association, the program executes * and then /. It evaluates the expression as if the following brackets were present :

The program evaluates this expression as if the following brackets were present : x = (NOT (NOT y))

This expression gives the value of 1 to x if y is not zero, otherwise x is equal to 0. This is equivalent to :

The program evaluates this expression as if the following brackets were present :

The program evaluates this expression as if the following brackets were present : x = ((NOT y) = z)

This expression is different from x = NOT (y = z) which is equivalent to

The program evaluates this expression as if the following brackets were present :

((a = 1) AND (b != 2)) OR

((c = 3) AND (d != 4))

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Explanation

The program evaluates this expression as if the following brackets were present : x = (a = (b < c))

This expression gives the value 1 to x if a has the same TRUE value (1 or 0) as the comparison b < c.

x + y << 4 + z << 8 x & 1 | y & 2 | z & 4 f(2*x+3, 4*y+5) - g(x,y)/2

The program evaluates this expression as if the following brackets were present :

((x & 1) | (y & 2) | (z & 4)

It is not very important to know which instruction is executed first, but the program evaluates the expression from left to

The program evaluates this expression as if the following brackets were present : f (((2*x)+3), ((4*y)+5)) - (g(x,y)/2)

• Variable : refer to section 1.5,

• Constant : refer to section 1.5.

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• Function : A formula may contain predefined functions defined in the math library.

Library function

The Math and logic task provides the following function categories :

- Data conversion

- Controlling directories (GETDIR, GETDRIVE),

- I/O (PRINT)

- Math (ABS, COS, EXP, LOG, LOGE, POW, RND, SIN, SQR, TAN)

- Manipulating a character string (ALLTRIM, ASC, CHR, INSTR, LEN, LOWER,

LTRIM, SUBSTR, TRIM, UPPER),

- Stopping the task (EXIT).

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The following list gives an example of use and a description of each predefined function in the Math and logic task :

- Mathematical functions

Function Format Description

Absolute value of y ABS x = ABS(y)

Example : x = ABS(-5)

Thus : x = 5

Cosine y. y is expressed in radians COS x = COS(y)

Example : x = COS(.4)

Thus : x = 0.922061

EXP x = EXP(y)

Example : x = EXP(4)

Thus : x = 54.59815

Exponential of y

LOG x = LOG(y)

Example : x = LOG(100)

Thus : x = 2

LOGE x = LOGE(y)

Example : x = LOGE(1)

Thus : x = 0

Logarithm to the base 10 of y

Natural logarithm of y

Power z th of y POW x = y POW z

Example : x = 2 POW 3

Thus : x = 8

RND x = RND

Example : x = RND

Thus : x = 32789

Random number between 0 and 65535

SIN x = SIN(y)

Example : x = SIN(1.5)

Thus : x = 0.9974951

Sine y. y is expressed in radians

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Function Format Description

Square root of y SQR x = SQR(y)

Example : x = SQR(144)

Thus : x = 12

TAN x = TAN(y)

Example : x = TAN(.785)

Thus : x = 1

Tangent of y. y is expressed in radians

- Directory functions

Function Format

GETDIR string = GETDIR (drive)

Description

Sends the current directory to the specified drive :

0 current drive

1 a:

2 b: etc.

Example : string = GETDIR (1)

Result : string = a:

GETDRIVE drive = GETDRIVE Sends the code for the current drive :

1 a:

2 b: etc.

Example : drive = GETDRIVE

Result : drive = 2 (fir b:)

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- Functions on strings of characters

Function Format Description

ALLTRIM str1 = ALLTRIM (str2)

Example : string = ALLTRIM ("

Result : string = "HELLO"

HELLO ")

Sends the input string str2 after having deleted the blanks at the beginning and end of the string.

ASC x = ASC (string) Sends the ASCII code of the first character in the string.

Example : x = ASC ("Ten")

Result : x = 68 (ASCII code for the letter D)

CHR string = CHR (var) Sends the character corresponding to the ASCII code.

Example : string = CHR (66)

Result : string = "B" (66 is the ASCII code for the letter B)

Sends the position (offset) of str2 in str1.

INSTR x = INSTR (str1, str2)

Example : x = INSTR ("ABCDE", "B")

Result : x = 2

LEN x = LEN (string)

Example : x = LEN ("MIAMI")

Result : x = 10

LOWER str1 = LOWER (str2)

Example : str1 = LOWER ("NOT")

Result : str1 = "not"

Sends the length of the string, disregarding the delimiter 0.

Sends the string str2 converted into lower case letters.

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Function Format Description

LTRIM str1 = LTRIM (str2) Sends the input string str2 after having deleted the blanks at the beginning of the string.

Example : string = LTRIM ("

Result : string = "HELLO "

HELLO ")

SUBSTR str1 = SUBSTR (str2, offset, len)

Sends a sub-string of str2, of length len (at least) and starting with the character whose position is given by offset.

Example : string = SUBSTR ("ABCDE", 3, 2)

Result : string = "CD"

TRIM str1 = TRIM (str2) Sends the input string str2 after having deleted the blanks at the end of the string.

Example : string = TRIM ("

Result : string = "

HELLO ")

HELLO"

UPPER str1 = UPPER (str2) Sends the string str2 converted into upper case letters.

Example : string = UPPER ("Hello")

Result : string = "HELLO"

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- Various functions

Function Format Description

ARGCNT x = ARGCNT Sends the number of arguments in the program.

Example : x = ARGCNT

Result : x = 3 if the program has 3 arguments

GETARG x = GETARG (num_arg) Sends the argument with the specified number.

Example : x = GETARG (2)

Result : x = "TEST" if the second argument is "TEST"

-Predefined functions

LOCK

UNLOCK

PRINT "The reply is :"+i

Description

Exits the program, setting the return value to : status.

Locks the alternation of tasks for a limited time. This is used to inhibit access to the database from another task. There must be an UNLOCK instruction in the

Unlocks the alternation of task switching and thus allows other tasks to access the database again. It should be noted that if a code requiring a lot of CPU time is placed between LOCK and UNLOCK, this can reduce system performance (no other task can

Displays each parameter, by converting it into a string if required, on the line in the control screen for the Math and logic task.

Displays the messages on the line associated with the Math and logic task, in the Run-time manager screen.

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• Comment : This is the third component of a formula. A comment must be placed after a ' (quote) sign and can extend to the end of the line.

Comments are not interpreted by the system. They are ignored except in the declaration part.

Comments cannot overlap. The following is an example of the use of comments :

' Declaration of local variables

DECLARE DIG _INIT_FLAG

DECLARE SHORT _n

DECLARE SHORT tab [100]

PROC EXAMPLE

BEGIN

'Initialization to be executed the first time only

IFNOT _INIT_FLAG THEN 'At the beginning, _INIT_FLAG = 0

'Init of a, b, c (variables in the database)

A = 10

B = 20

C = 30

'Init table : tab [_n] = _n for n = 0, 1, ....

n = 0

WHILE _n < 100 tab [_n] = _n

_n = _n + 1

WEND

_INIT_FLAG = 1 'Init done, thus _INIT_FLAG to 1

ENDIF

'Next : section to be executed each time.

END

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Types of instruction

There are 3 types of instruction :

• Assignment instructions

• Control instructions

• Call procedures.

Assigning

This is used to assign a value to a variable. Assigning may take one of two forms :

- x = expr,

- x == expr.

The Math and logic task evaluates the expression and then assigns the result to element x in the database.

Result

Assigning is done by a write operation to the database.

Assigning is done by forced writing to the database (the change bits are set to 1, even if the value has not changed).

Note

If x is a local variable or an element of a table, the program uses the assignment operator = to perform the operation.

Examples x = 47.1

x = x + 1 a[3] = a[0] + a[1] + a[2] /3 'Assigning in a local table x == x 'Forced write

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Control instruction

This instruction is used to check the circumstances under which a code block (i.e.

sequence of instructions) must be executed.

* IF / ENDIF

The syntax is as follows :

IF expr THEN

Block to be executed if expr is TRUE

ELSE

Optional block to be executed if expr is FALSE

ENDIF

The word THEN must immediately follow the expression to be tested (on the same line) and the assimilated block is compulsory.

The ELSE block is optional. However, each IF must be closed by an ENDIF.

Examples

IF x = 1 THEN a = a + 1 b = b - 1

ELSE a = a - 1 b = b + 1

ENDIF

IF NOT init_flag THEN a = 10 b = 20 c = 30

ENDIF

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* WHILE / WEND

This instruction is used to execute a code block repetitively, until an expression becomes FALSE.

The syntax is as follows :

WHILE expr block to be executed as long as expr is TRUE

WEND

If the expression is FALSE when the program evaluates the first time, the block is not executed.

If the expression is NEVER FALSE, the loop NEVER ends! Therefore, the expression must be able to take the FALSE value or else the program can be locked in the loop.

Examples n = 0

WHILE n < 10 a[n] = -1 n = n + 1

WEND fib[O] = x fib[1] = y n = 2

WHILE n < 100 AND fib[n-1] < 10000 fib[n] = fib[n-2] + fib[n-1] n = n + 1

WEND

Note

Blocks which are executed conditionally can be moved for easier reading of the program, but this has no effect on execution of the program.

Call procedures

This type of instruction is used to initiate the execution of predefined or user-defined procedures.

The syntax is as follows :

CALL name_procedure (var1, var2, ...).

Note

A procedure which is called must always have a trigger.

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Overlapping blocks

Blocks which have been delimited by control instructions or locking can be overlapped, up to a depth of 100. This implies that each block is correctly delimited with an ENDIF or a WEND. The following example shows overlapping blocks :

IF x = y THEN n = 0

WHILE n < 10 a[n] = 0 n = n + 1

WEND

ELSE

IF x > y THEN a[x-y] = -1

IF alarm THEN

PRINT "I have found it"

ENDIF

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1.7 Keywords

A keyword is a sequence of consecutive ASCII characters, without any spaces between them, which is part of the basic vocabulary of the language and which has a predefined meaning.

Therefore, keywords cannot be used as variable identifiers.

There are two types of keyword :

• Operators,

• Directives.

The following gives a list of the keywords for the Math and logic task :

ABS

ALLTRIM

AND

ARGCNT

ASC

BEGIN

CALL

CHR

CONST

COS

DECLARE

DIV

ELSE

END

ENDIF

EQU

EXIT

EXP

GETARG

GETDIR

GETDRIVE

INSTR

LEN

LOCK

LOG

LOGE

LONG

LOWER

LTRIM

MOD

MUL

NOT

NOR

POW

PROC

RND

SHORT

SIN

SQR

STRING

SUBSTR

TAN

THEN

TRIM

UNLOCK

UPPER

WEND

WHILE

XOR

Although the following names do not have any particular significance, they cannot be used as names for variables :

ANA

CHANGED

DIG

FLOAT

FLP

INPUT

LINE

MSG

SETDIR

SETDRIVE

SYSTEM

TRACE

WAIT

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1.1 Description of the application

The objective of this example is not to implement an operator dialog application in a real process, but to explain to users how to set about creating an application. Therefore, the example below, describing the control and monitoring of a furnace, is simple but adequate for the purpose.

During operation, two graphics screens are displayed :

• The MENU screen is the first screen displayed for all applications. It is used in the example for :

- Initializing the furnace parameters

- Accessing the main screen for the application (second screen)

- Accessing contextual on-line help

• The main screen, which is used to control operation of the furnace :

- Starting-up and stopping the furnace, the status being indicated by the ON/OFF lamp

(green when off and red when operating).

- Switching the furnace heating on and off, the status being indicated by the HEATING lamp (black when there is no heat being supplied and flashing red when the furnace is being heated).

- Accessing the alarm screen.

- Remote acknowledgment of alarms.

- Accessing the Run-time manager.

- Returning to the MENU screen.

- Accessing contextual on-line help.

- Entering the set-point temperature in degrees Kelvin.

- Displaying the ALARM SUPERVISOR band.

- Displaying the time and date.

- Displaying changes in temperature and giving the current value in degrees Celsius :

. Blue when the temperature is between 1000

C and 1500

. Red when the temperature is between 1500

C and 2000

. Dark red when the temperature is greater than 2000

- Displaying a message giving the various states of the furnace : Furnace alarm,

Furnace heating up, Temperature OK, Temperature fault, Furnace shutdown and

Furnace operating.

Note

Bargraph evolution with respect to the set-point entered is defined by the MATH AND LOGIC task.

The variable SEC1, defined by the EVENT AND INTERVAL TIMER task, triggers this procedure once a second.

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1.2 Creating the application

1.2-1 Selecting the communication module

Use the selection screen to define the parameters of the communication module :

• Select communication module : Appli_1

• Select the language of the keyboard connected to the module : US English

• Select the resolution of graphic images : 640 x 350 pixels

• Select multi-console operation

• Select the physical address of the communication module : Rack 0, Module 1.

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1.2-2 Creating static images

This operation is performed under GED.

MENU screen

• Draw the background screens using the INIT, GRAPH and HELP control buttons.

• Define the background colors.

• Enter and position the text.

• Save the drawing under MENU.

Main FURNACE screen

• Draw the following background screens :

- ON/OFF lamps and HEATING.

- Display field for the alarm band, date and time, temperature in degrees Celsius and messages relating to the state of the furnace

- Bargraph showing changes in temperature.

- Field for entering the set-point temperature.

- ON/OFF, HEAT, ALARM, ACKNOWLEDGE, MANAGE, MENU and HELP control buttons. When the same background screen is used several times, it is recommended that it be drawn once and given a mnemonic symbol. Then simply recall the mnemonic symbol for the other drawings.

• Define all the background colors for the drawings.

• Enter and position the text.

• Save the drawing as FURNACE.

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1.2-3 Defining the animation

This operation is performed under ANT.

MENU screen

• Open the MENU.PIC file previously created under GED.

• Select the first background screen to animate using the INIT button. It is shown outlined by 4 selection points.

• Define the type of animation from the Animate menu using the SET function key and then enter its parameters (refer to section 5.001 in the listing).

• Do the same with the other background screens :

- GRAPH button, then SET function key.

- HELP button, then FOR function key.

• Save the animated screen. It is not possible to test function key type animations.

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Main FURNACE screen

• Open the FURNACE.PIC file.

• Define the animation on the screen backgrounds (refer to section 5.002) :

- Alarm band display zone : text output.

- Zone for entering the set-point temperature : text input.

- Zone for displaying the state of the furnace : message box. Enter the messages in the FURNACE.BAM file.

- Changes in temperature : bargraph.

- ON/OFF button : TGL function key.

- HEAT button : TGL function key.

- ALARM button : FOR function key.

- ACKNOWLEDGE button : TGL function key.

- MANAGE button : FOR function key.

- MENU button : SET function key.

- HELP button : FOR function key.

- ON/OFF lamp : paint.

- HEATING lamp : paint.

- Zone for displaying date and time : text output.

- Zone for displaying temperature in degrees Celsius : numerical output.

• Save the animated screen.

• Test the animations to check that they are correct and modify them if required.

• If modifications are made, save the new animated screen.

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1.2-4 Editing configuration tables

Configuring the TIME-BASED DATA MANAGEMENT task

• Interval timer configuration tables : define the SEC1 = 1s variable refer to page 9-001 in the listing).

Configuring the MATH AND LOGIC task

• Configuration table for variables : Defines the variables required for the CALCULA-

TION task (refer to page 7-001 in the listing),

• Configuration table for triggers : Associates the activator (trigger) SEC1 with the

KELTOCEL procedure.

• Procedures file : Defines the KELTOCEL procedure which is used to calculate the temperature of the furnace according to the set-point temperature entered (refer to page 7-002 in the listing).

Configuring the ALARM SUPERVISOR

• Configuration table for checking alarms (refer to page 8-001 in the listing) :

- Define the color of the alarm screen background.

- Define the variable associated with the alarm band.

- Define the remote acknowledgment of alarms variable.

• Configuration table for groups of alarms : Define the FURNACE group of alarms to which the application alarms belong (refer to page 8-005 in the listing),

• Alarm definition table : Define the temperature alarm (refer to page 8-002 in the listing).

Configuring the HELP task

Enter the help text and then save it (refer to section 10 in the listing).

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1.2-5 Creating the cartridge image and transferring it to the communication module

• Create the cartridge image using the Create tables item in the Create menu. Select

Create tables with coherence to check coherence of variables.

• Select the tasks to transfer to the communication module, using the Select tasks item on the Create menu. The tasks are ALARM SUPERVISOR, GRAPHICS, RUN -TIME

MANAGER, UPLOAD, TIMERS, COMMUNICATION, MATH AND LOGIC and HELP.

• Transfer the files created to the communication module.

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1.2-6 Documentation for the application

Document the application using the Utilities menu (enter the title page and the footer) and then print the dossier (see following pages).

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TITLE : FURNACE

Company Department Manager

Designer : Telemecanique DIV 4

User :

Maintenance :

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APPLICATION VERSION

Date of last update : 12/07/91

Type of module : PCM37

Module number : PCM_1

Description of application : PCM 1 appli description

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CONTENTS

TITLE SECTION

COVER PAGE 1

APPLICATION VERSION 2

CONTENTS 3

CROSS REFERENCE 4

ANIMATION SCREENS 5

MENU 5.001

FURNACE 5.002

TSX COMMUNICATION 6

MATH AND LOGIC 7

ALARM SUPERVISOR 8

TIMER 9

OPTIONS

help 10

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TY SYMBOL DESCRIPTION TASK DIVERSE

A ALACTIVE number of active alarms GLOBAL

A A_DAY Analog form of day GLOBAL

A A_DOW Analog form of day of week GLOBAL

A A_DOY Analog form of Julian day of year GLOBAL

A A_HOUR Analog form of hour GLOBAL

A A_MIN Analog form of minutes GLOBAL

A A_MONTH Analog form of month GLOBAL

A A_SCRNO1 scr num for graph TASK 1 GLOBAL

A A_SCRNO2 scr num for graph task 2 GLOBAL

A A_SCRNO3 scr num for graph task 3 GLOBAL

A A_SCRNO4 scr num for graph task 4 GLOBAL

A A_SEC Analog form of seconds GLOBAL

A A_YEAR Analog form of year GLOBAL

A INDBAM BAM index for furnace status BAM FURNACE

TSXCOM W15

A SHUTTIME Number of minutes until shutdown GLOBAL

A TASK1 Task 1 status GLOBAL

A TASK10 Task 10 status GLOBAL

A TASK11 Task 11 status GLOBAL

A TASK12 Task 12 status GLOBAL

A TASK13 Task 13 status GLOBAL

A TASK14 Task 14 status GLOBAL

A TASK2 Task 2 status GLOBAL

A TASK3 Task 3 status GLOBAL

A TASK4 Task 4 status GLOBAL

A TASK5 Task 5 status GLOBAL

A TASK6 Task 6 status GLOBAL

A TASK7 Task 7 status GLOBAL

A TASK8 Task 8 status GLOBAL

A TASK9 Task 9 status GLOBAL

A TEMPCELS Temperature of furnace in °Celsus ALAL2

BAR FURNACE

IMLTAGS KELTOCEL

NBR FURNACE

TSXCOM W10

A TEMPKEL Setpoint of temperature in °K IMLTAGS KELTOCEL

INP FURNACE

SEL MENU

A UNACKALM Count of unacknowledged alarms GLOBAL

A _ASYS030 reserved GLOBAL

A _ASYS031 reserved GLOBAL

A _ASYS032 reserved GLOBAL

A _ASYS033 reserved GLOBAL

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A _ASYS035 reserved GLOBAL

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A _ASYS038 reserved GLOBAL

A _ASYS039 reserved GLOBAL

A _ASYS040 reserved GLOBAL

A _ATAG026 reserved GLOBAL

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A _ATAG028 reserved GLOBAL

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A _A_PRTSC Print screen internal use GLOBAL

A _A_SPOOL reserved GLOBAL

A _CURSORX X-coordinate for graphics cursor GLOBAL

A _CURSORY Y-coordinate for graphics cursor GLOBAL

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TY SYMBOL DESCRIPTION TASK DIVERSE

A _FREE1 reserved GLOBAL

A _FREE10 reserved GLOBAL

A _FREE11 reserved GLOBAL

A _FREE12 reserved GLOBAL

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A _FREE14 reserved GLOBAL

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A _FREE2 reserved GLOBAL

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D ACK_AL Remote acknowledgement of alarms ALSETUP2

SEL FURNACE

D ALOGMASK Alarm Supervisor Mask Bit GLOBAL

D HEAT Heat control IMLTAGS KELTOCEL

PNT FURNACE

SEL FURNACE

TSXCOM B2

D KEYGONE Electronic Key is missing GLOBAL

D MA_AR Run stop status of furnace IMLTAGS KELTOCEL

PNT FURNACE

SEL FURNACE

TSXCOM B1

D SEC1 Trigger 1 sec for KELTOCEL proc IMLTRIG

ITIMER

D SHUTDOWN Shutdown is in progress GLOBAL

D SHUTREQ Shutdown has been requested GLOBAL

D TSX_AUD Audible alarms active GLOBAL

D _DTAG005 reserved GLOBAL

D _DTAG006 reserved GLOBAL

D _DTAG007 reserved GLOBAL

D _DTAG008 reserved GLOBAL

D _DTAG009 reserved GLOBAL

D _DTAG010 reserved GLOBAL

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D _DTAG017 reserved GLOBAL

D _DTAG018 reserved GLOBAL

D _DTAG019 reserved GLOBAL

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D _DTAG020 reserved GLOBAL

D _DTAG021 reserved GLOBAL

D _DTAG022 reserved GLOBAL

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D _DTAG024 reserved GLOBAL

D _DTAG025 reserved GLOBAL

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F _FTAG001 reserved GLOBAL

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TY SYMBOL DESCRIPTION TASK DIVERSE

F _FTAG063 reserved GLOBAL

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F _FTAG066 reserved GLOBAL

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M BANDEAU ALSETUP2

TXT FURNACE

M B_001002 BAM FURNACE

M DATE Day of week and date GLOBAL

M DATETIME Date and Time GLOBAL

TXT FURNACE

M DISPLAY Current display name (RTG) GLOBAL

SEL FURNACE

M DISPLAY1 new screen for GRAPH GLOBAL

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TY SYMBOL DESCRIPTION TASK DIVERSE

M DISPLAY2 new screen for GRAPH2 GLOBAL

M DISPLAY3 new screen for GRAPH3 GLOBAL

M DISPLAY4 new screen for GRAPH4 GLOBAL

M MEXECPGM Name of DVP / PIF file to exec GLOBAL

M M_DOY Day of year (Jan. 1 = 001) GLOBAL

M M_SETDAT Tag to set date (local format) GLOBAL

M M_SETTIM Tag to set time (HH:MM:SS) GLOBAL

M M_YYDOY Year and day of year GLOBAL

M M_YYMMDD Date in year/month/day format GLOBAL

M SYSERROR System error message GLOBAL

M SYSTASK Start a system task SEL FURNACE

M TASK10M Task 10 status message GLOBAL

M TASK11M Task 11 status message GLOBAL

M TASK12M Task 12 status message GLOBAL

M TASK13M Task 13 status message GLOBAL

M TASK14M Task 14 status message GLOBAL

M TASK1M Task 1 status message GLOBAL

M TASK2M Task 2 status message GLOBAL

M TASK3M Task 3 status message GLOBAL

M TASK4M Task 4 status message GLOBAL

M TASK5M Task 5 status message GLOBAL

M TASK6M Task 6 status message GLOBAL

M TASK7M Task 7 status message GLOBAL

M TASK8M Task 8 status message GLOBAL

M TASK9M Task 9 status message GLOBAL

M TIME Time hh:mm:ss GLOBAL

M TSXDIAG Used by topdiag GLOBAL

M _FGPERM Foreground permission GLOBAL

M _FGPREV Foreground previous GLOBAL

M _FGREQ Foreground request GLOBAL

M _MSTAT01 reserved GLOBAL

M _MSTAT02 reserved GLOBAL

M _MSTAT03 reserved GLOBAL

M _MSTAT04 reserved GLOBAL

M _MSTAT05 reserved GLOBAL

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M _MTAG091 reserved GLOBAL

M _MTAG092 reserved GLOBAL

M _MTAG093 reserved GLOBAL

M _MTAG094 reserved GLOBAL

M _MTAG095 reserved GLOBAL

M _MTAG096 reserved GLOBAL

M _MTAG097 reserved GLOBAL

M _MTAG098 reserved GLOBAL

M _M_IPC Message tag for q_ functions GLOBAL

M _M_SPOOL reserved GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ1A Graphics input queue 1 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ1B Graphics input queue 1 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ1C Graphics input queue 1 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ1D Graphics input queue 1 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ2A Graphics input queue 2 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ2B Graphics input queue 2 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ2C Graphics input queue 2 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ2D Graphics input queue 2 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ3A Graphics input queue 3 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ3B Graphics input queue 3 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ3C Graphics input queue 3 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ3D Graphics input queue 3 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ4A Graphics input queue 4 GLOBAL

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CROSS REFERENCE

TY SYMBOL DESCRIPTION TASK DIVERSE

M _M_TRQ4B Graphics input queue 4 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ4C Graphics input queue 4 GLOBAL

M _M_TRQ4D Graphics input queue 4 GLOBAL

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MENU SCREEN

M E N U

INIT

GRAPH

S10

HELP

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 MENU SCREEN 12/7 /91 5.001-001

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5.001 SCREEN ANIMATION : MENU

OBJECT TYPE ANIM SYMBOL/ADDRESS VALUE COLOR BLINK

1 KEY TEMPKEL

ACTION SET MIN

VALUE 1273 MAX

KEY F1

2 KEY DISPLAY

ACTION SET MIN

VALUE FURNACE MAX

KEY F2

3 KEY SYSTASK

ACTION FOR MIN

VALUE HELP MAX

KEY S10

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 ANIMATION SCREENS 12/7 /91 5.001-002

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FURNACE SCREEN

DATE

TEMPERATURE

SETPOINT °K

TIME

1000

START/STOP

TEMPERATURE 15

1500

HEATING

2000

°C

2500

STATUS OF FURNACE

STA/STP

HEAT

ALARM

MANAG

S10

HELP

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 FURNACE SCREEN 12/7 /91 5.002-001

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5.002 SCREEN ANIMATION : FURNACE

OBJECT TYPE ANIM SYMBOL/ADDRESS VALUE COLOR BLINK

1 OUTPUT_T BAND

SIZE 1 FG YELLOW NONE

BG DARK_RED NONE

2 INPUT TEMPKEL

SIZE 3 FG RED NONE

BG DARK_GREY NONE

3 BAM INDBAM FILE FURNACE

SIZE 1 FG WHITE NONE

BG BLUR NONE

4 BARGRAPH TEMPCELS

HATCHED W10 MIN 1000

BKGND WHITE MAX 2500

BAR BLUE LIM1 1500 RED NONE

DIRECTION RIGHT LIM2 2000 DARK_RED NONE

5 KEY STA_STP

ACTION TGL B1 MIN

VALUE MAX

KEY F1

6 KEY HEAT

ACTION TGL B2 MIN

VALUE MAX

KEY F2

7 KEY SYSTASK

ACTION FOR MIN

VALUE ALOG MAX

KEY F3

8 KEY ACK_AL

ACTION TGL MIN

VALUE MAX

KEY F4

9 KEY SYSTASK

ACTION FOR MIN

VALUE RUNMGR MAX

KEY F5

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5.002 SCREEN ANIMATION : FURNACE

OBJECT ANIM TYPE SYMBOL/ADDRESS VALUE COLOR BLINK

10 KEY DISPLAY

ACTION SET MIN

VALUE MENU MAX

KEY F6

11 KEY SYSTASK

ACTION FOR MIN

VALUE HELP MAX

KEY S10

12 PAINT STA_STP 0 DARK_GREEN NONE

B1 1 DARK_RED NONE

13 PAINT HEAT 0 BLACK NONE

B2 1 DARK_RED SLOW

14 OUTPUT_T DATETIME

SIZE 1 FG BLACK NONE

BG LIGHT-GREY NONE

15 OUTPUT_N TEMPCELS

FORMAT 9999 W10 FG LIGHT-GREY NONE

SIZE 2 BG BLUE NONE

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MESSAGE BOX FILE : FURNACE.BAM

0: . Furnace alarm

1: . Furnace heating up

2: . Temperature OK

3: . Temperature fault

4: . Furnace shutdown

5: . Furnace operating

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TSX Telemecanique

TSX COMMUNICATION

SYMBOL ADDRESS WRITE PERIOD

TEMPCELS W10 YES 1

INDBAM W15 NO 1

STA_STP B1 YES 0.5

HEAT B2 YES 0.5

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 TSX COMMUNICATION 12/7 /91 6-001

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MATH AND LOGIC

LIST OF VARIABLES

PROCEDURE : keltocel

TRIGGER TAG : SEC1

VARIABLE PLC ADDRESS

HEAT B2

STA_STP B1

TEMPCELS W10

TEMPKEL

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 MATH AND LOGIC:VARIABLE 12/7 /91 7-001

TSX Telemecanique

MATH AND LOGIC

PROCEDURE

PROCEDURE : keltocel

TRIGGER TAG : SEC1 proc keltocel begin if HEAT and STA_STP then

if ((TEMPKEL-273)-TEMPCELS) > 0 then

TEMPCELS=TEMPCELS+10

endif

if ((TEMPKEL-273)-TEMPCELS) < 0 then

TEMPCELS=TEMPCELS-10

endif endif end

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MMI : PCM_1 MATH AND LOGIC:PROCEDURE 12/7 /91 7-002

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Alarms control

Background color : BLUE

Alarm banner : BAND

Remote acknowledgement : ACK_AL

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Alarm definition message

SYMBOL ADDRESS GROUP PRIOR MAS CON LIMIT BAND MO STATUS

VAR1 VAR2 VAR3 MESSAGE OFB

TEMPCELS W10 FURNACE 1 NO > 2250 10

TEMPCELS Furnace temperature too high T= %u °C NO

TEMPCELS W10 FURNACE 1 NO < 1250 10

TEMPCELS Furnace temperature too low T= %u °C NO

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 ALARM 12/7 /91 8-002

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Alarm screen control

SYMBOL CONTROL KEY ACTION

UP SUP

PUP PGUP

DWN SDN

PDN PGDN

F1 HELP

F2 GROUP

F3 SORT

F4 BANNER

F5 PRINT

F6 TOPDIAG

F7 GRAPH

F8 RUNMGR

F9 ACK

F10 CLEAR

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 ALARM 12/7 /91 8-003

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Alarm display

SCRFIELD MESSAGE FCLR ADDRESS BCLR ADDRESS

L10

L11

L12

L13

L14

DATE

TIME

GROUPSEL

SORTSEL

BANRSEL

BANNER

PRINTSEL

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 ALARM 12/7 /91 8-004

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Information about alarm groups

GROUP PREC IFC IBC IBL ACK AUD AFC ABC ABL UFC UBC UBL PLO DLO

FURNACE 2 YEL RED YES YES YES YEL RED NO BLA RED NO NO NO

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 ALARM 12/7 /91 8-005

TSX Telemecanique

TIMER

SYMBOL HOURS MINUTES SECONDS

SEC1 1

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 TIMER 12/7 /91 9-001

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help

ITEM 1 HELP TASK DOCUMENTATION

..menu

;;Menu COMMENT

This represents the opening screen message :

- F1 - Initialize INIT

- F2 - Display \GRAPH\ or the \furnace\ diagram

- S10 - Help with operation

ITEM 2 HELP TASK DOCUMENTATION

..furnace

==graph

;;GRAPH comment

This represents the screen which monitors the furnace and enables :

- F1 - Start or shutdown furnace

- F2 - Authorise or not heating of the furnace

- F3 - Launch the alarm screen

- F4 - Remote acknowledgement of alarms

- F5 - Return to the Run-time manager screen

- F6 - Launch the \menu\ screen

- S10 - Help with operation

Application rev date page

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help

ITEM 3 DOCUMENTATION TASK HELP

..tempcels

;;Comment ON TEMPCELS alarm

Furnace temperature not found in correct zone

Si T < 1250 deg C : Increase temperature setpoint

Si T > 2250 deg C : Reduce temperature setpoint

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 help 12/7 /91 10-002

TSX Telemecanique

KEYWORDS REFERENCE TABLE

Keyword Item Occurences

GRAPH 01

furnace 2 01

graph 2

menu 1 01

tempcels 3

Application rev date page

MMI : PCM_1 help 12/7 /91 10-003

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Contents part H

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Page

On-line help

1/1

1.1

Introduction

1.2

Review of help screens

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PL7-MMI 37 files and list of predefined variables

2/1

2.1

Application files

2.2

List of predefined variables

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Communication performance

3/1

3.1

Introduction

3.2

Calculating the performance

3.3

Types of variables exchanged between the module and the processor

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Sequence of screens

4/1

4.1

Sequence of screens using ANT

4.2

Printing graphic screens from a CCX

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Questions/Answers

5/1

5.1

Questions/Answers concerning the application program

5.2

Questions/Answers concerning the start/run phase

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Index

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H/2

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On-line Help Section 1

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Introduction

Page

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1.1 Introduction

On-line help for PL7-MMI 37 software uses QuickHelp to provide a help screen for each screen or dialog box in PL7-MMI 37 software. For more information on QuickHelp, refer to the XTEL-BASE manual.

Accessing the Help function from a PL7-MMI 37 screen displays the associated on-line documentation. It is then possible to move through all the documentation screens using keywords or via the pulldown menus.

<F1> or Help This accesses on-line help. The Help screen for the current PL7-

MMI 37 screen is displayed.

<X> This is used to return to the current PL7-MMI 37 screen.

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1.2 Review of Help screens

Each Help screen consists of three main parts :

• An action bar at the top of the screen, used to access the pulldown menus.

• A user zone which displays explanatory text on the associated PL7-MMI 37 screen.

• A vertical scroll bar, located on the right of the screen, for scrolling through the text on the screen.

Action bar

Each of the six items on the action bar gives access to a pulldown menu. To select an item, either the mouse can be used or the first letter is entered on the keyboard (e.g. F for File).

File

View

Categories

References

Paste

Options

This is used to print a Help screen, to quit on-line help, etc.

This is used to look for a screen, access the next or the preceding screen, to find out the screen sequencing log, etc.

Accesses the list of screens. Selecting a screen in the list displays that screen.

This gives the list of keywords for the Help screen displayed. Selecting a keyword, accesses the corresponding screen.

This is used to save the current window or current screen to a paste file (paste.qh by default).

This is used to modify the window size and the paste mode. (The data saved by the paste command is added or overwritten.)

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Text zone

A Help screen always starts with a title (green underlined in white on a color screen) which defines it. This title is as similar as possible to that of the screen name which appears in a border in the bottom section.

The remainder of the text zone is subdivided into areas, each one starting with a subtitle (red on a color screen). Each area deals with a different topic covering a general description and possible actions to take. It may be divided into sub-areas (shown by a red asterisk on a color screen).

Keywords used for directly accessing the corresponding Help screen are highlighted (in white on a color screen).

Words displayed in green on a color screen are the most important words in the text, after the title.

Scroll bar

As its name implies, this is used together with a mouse to scroll the text on the screen.

The up and down arrow keys on the keyboard can also be used for this purpose.

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2.1

Application files

Page

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List of predefined variables 2/3

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2.1 Application files

PL7-MMI 37 files are given a name of up to 8 characters, followed by an extension of

3 characters indicating the type of file.

The PL7-MMI 37 software files are arranged in various sub-directories of the Software

Workshop.

Application files are arranged at Station level, under the MMI sub-directory :

MMI APPLI

DOP_1

MMI.BIN

MMI.ADD

PCT

PIC

Binary file

Work file used to create MMI.BIN file xxx.CT

xxx.PCT

xxx.PIC

xxx.PCC

xxx.SLC

Configuration table

Configuration table (work file)

Bitmap image created by the GED

Compressed xxx.PIC file

List of symbols used in the xxx.

PIC file

BAM

PROCS

ANT

BACKUP

KEY xxx.xxx

File of messages used for message box type animations

Procedures for the MATH AND LOGIC task xxx.

xxx.ANT

xxx.x

Animations atttached to a screen (1 file per screen)

Files obtained by downloading the communication module or backing up the application

GRAPH.KEY

List of animated screens xxx.KEY

Name and position of animated objects on the screen. 1 file per screen

DOC xxx.AND

xxx.IPI

Printable file describing the animations

Graphic printable file for "embedded" drawings xxx.DOC

Printable file describing the CM tables

Help task files (optional) HYP xxx.HYP

SARTTAPP. BAT

GRAPH.CNF

xxx.CDB

xxx.CDX

ACLIST

CTLIST

DPLIST

DCLIST

File for starting the communication module application

File for configuring the graph task

Database. Source form for CM and ANT tables

List of configurable CM tasks

List of CT's to be generated during a "Create tables" process

List generated by "Select tasks"

List of programs for formatting the documentation

DOP_2

DOP_3

DOP_4

Same files for module 2

Same files for module 3

Same files for module 4

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2.2 List of predefined variables

Type Name R/W Description

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Analog ALACTIVE R Number of alarms displayed using ALOG

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Analog A_DAY R Day value (eg : 12/10/92 => A_DAY = 12)

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Analog A_DOW R Day number in the week (eg : Tues => A_DOW = 3)

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Analog A_DOY R Day number in the year (eg : 02/02 => A_DOY = 33)

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Analog A_HOUR R Time value (eg : 15:43:05 => A_HOUR =15)

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Analog A_FAS_STAT R Refer to DIAGFAS manual

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Analog A_MIN R Minutes value (eg : 15:43:05 => A_MIN = 43)

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Analog A_MONTH R Months value (eg : 12/10/92 => A_MONTH = 10)

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Analog A_SEC R Seconds value (eg : 15:43:05 => A_SEC = 5)

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Analog A_YEAR R Year value (eg : 12/10/92 => A_YEAR = 1992)

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Analog TASK1 R Status of task 1 (1 st task after RUNMGR)

...

0 : inactive, 1 : active

TASK14 R Status of task 14 (14 th task after RUNMGR)

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Digital ALOGMASK R/W Monitoring of alarms declared possible to mask

1 (default) alarms masked

0 alarms not masked

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Digital PRTSCR W Controls screen printing

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Digital SHUTDOWN R Application is currently stopped

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Digital SHUTREQ W Request to stop application

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Digital TSX_AUD R Association of audible alarm bits declared using ALOG

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Message DATE R Day of the week and date (in French format only

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Message DATETIME R Concatenation of DATE and TIME variables

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Message DISPLAY W Use to select active screen under GRAPH

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Message DISPLAY1 R Name of current active screen under GRAPH

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Message M_DOY R Day of the year (eg : 02/02 => M_DOY = "033")

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Message M_SETDAT R/W Used to update the system date (DATE format)

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Message M_SETTIME R/W Used to update the system time (TIME format)

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Message M_YYDOY R Formatted date (eg : 12/10/92 => M_YYDOY = "92283"

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Message M_YYMMDD R Formatted date (eg : 12/10/92 =>M_YYMMDD = "921012"

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Message SYSERROR R/W System error message (displayed under RUNMGR)

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Message TASK1M R/W Task 1 status message (1 st task after RUNMGR)

...

TASK14M R/W Task 14 status message (14 th task after RUNMGR)

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Message TIME R System time ("HH:MM:SS")

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Type Name R/W Description

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Message TASK1M

...

R/W Task 1 status message (1st task after RUNMGR)

TASK14M R/W Task 14 status message (14th task after RUNMGR)

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Message TIME R Time system ("HH:MM:SS")

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Message TSXDIAG W Alarm used to start DIAG

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Message TSXDIAG2 W Refer to DIAGFAS manual

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Message TSXFAS W Refer to DIAGFAS manual

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Message _FGPERM R Name of the active task (eg : "ALOG", "GRAPH",etc)

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Message _FGPREV R Name of the previous active task (eg : "ALOG, etc)

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Message _FGREQ W Used to select the active task

Note

There are other preset variables, but they cannot be used by the application, such as the SYNC94 to SYNC99 variables.

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Communication performance Section 3

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3.1

Introduction

Page

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Calculating the performance 3/3

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3.1 Introduction

The OFB used for communication with the TSX PCM 27/37 communication module consumes a maximum time in the master task cycle which is fixed for each type of processor

• TSX 47 xxx

• TSX 67 xx0

• TSX 67 xx5

• TSX 87 xxx

• TSX 107 xxx

20 ms per cycle,

15 ms per cycle,

10 ms per cycle.

Whatever the number, type or division into read periods of the communication variables, the effect on the master task cycle is limited to these values. Therefore processing of the

OFB can be spread over several cycles.

This principle determines the maximum number of objects exchanged, depending on the lowest read period used.

If this maximum is exceeded, the exchange period is no longer respected, but there is no other problem.

For example :

Using the TSX 107 xxx PLC (master task cycle time = 100 ms) and 0.5 s variables in the

MONITOR 37 application, the OFB will have 500 ms / 100 ms, or 5 cycles to perform its monitoring work and send its variables.

These 5 cycles represent a maximum work time of 5 x 10 = 50 ms.

If the same application did NOT use 0.5 s variables but used 1 s variables, the number of cycles used would be 1000 ms / 100 ms, or 10 cycles. As the OFB has more time available (10 x 10 = 100 ms), it can exchange more variables.

In the same way, if 2 s variables were used, the OFB would have 20 cycles available, and so on.

Thus it is possible to calculate the exchange rate, depending on :

• the type of processor,

• the number and type of communication variables,

• the number of cycles available to the OFB in the period (= K).

To help with the calculation of the exchange rate, refer to the charts on the following pages (a chart for each type of processor).

Note

It is advisable not to use 0.5 s variables with TSX PMX 47 xxx or TSX PMX 67 xx0 PLCs, as this may lead to incorrect communication.

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Communication performance 3

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3.2 Calculating the performance

3.2-1 Method

Operations Example

1. Calculate K according to the shortest period used in the application.

Min. read period : 0.5 s

MAST task period : 70 ms

K = integer part (500/70) = 7

2. Calculate the number of bit type and word type objects in the MONITOR 37 application (refer to section 3.3, to determine the impact of each object).

X = 100 I/Oxy,i + 41 Bi + Ixy,S, or 150 bits

Y = 200 Wi + 50 word bits, or

250 words

3. Consult the chart which corresponds to the type of processor used.

CPU type : TSX 87 xxx

4. If the point determined by the number of words and bits is located BELOW the curve shown by the K calculation :

K = 7, TSX 87, X = 150, Y = 250

=> Communication will be at the required rate.

5. If the point determined by the number of words and bits is located ABOVE the curve shown by the K calculation :

K = 7, TSX 87, X = 210, Y = 300

=> Communication may not be at the required rate.

There are several possibilities :

• Do not use 0.5 s variables in the application. The method can then be used to re-calculate K (1 s, 2 s, etc, variables).

• Reduce the master task period. The method can then be used to re-calculate K.

• Respecting the period is not important, the application can operate in this state. The "rate not respected" bit is set to 1 in the OFB status word. The variables are updated as well as is possible.

K = INT (1000/80) = 12, TSX 87,

X = 210, Y = 300

K = INT (500/60) = 8, TSX 87,

X = 210, Y = 300

K = 7, TSX 87, X = 210, Y = 300

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3.2-2 Charts

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Communication performance

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3.3 Types of variables exchanged between the module and the pro-

TSX object RTDB type Access Size Description Com im-

Digital

Analog

R/W

Analog R/W

DWi 2 Floating point R/W

CDWi 2 Floating point R

Digital R

1 bit

Internal bit

System bit

16 bits Internal word

16 bits Constant words

16 bits System word

32 bits Double internal word

32 bits Double constant word

1 bit Internal word bit

Digital

R/W

1 bit Constant word bit 1 word

1 bit Discrete module output bit 1 bit

1 bit Discrete module input bit

Digital R 1 bit Module default bit

Digital

Analog

R/W 1 1 bit OFB bit

R/W 1 16 bits OFB word

OFBi,dw Floating point R/W 1 32 bits OFB double word

Digital R 1 bit Step bit

1 bit

3 bits

1 word

1 bit

1 word

1 bit

1 word

XMj,I

Digital

1 bit Macro-step bit

1 bit Macro-step step bit

1 bit Macro-step input step

1 bit

XMj,O Digital R 1 bit Macro-step output step bit

1 bit

1 Can be written to if authorized by the designer of the OFB.

2 These double words enable the exchange of decimal or floating point values, according to the type of variable defined under XTEL-SDBASE.

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Sequence of screens Section 4

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4.1

Sequence of screens using ANT

4.2

Printing graphic screens from a CCX

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4.1 Sequence of screens using ANT

The screen displayed is the one whose name is written in the variable DISPLAY1. A change of screen can be requested

• by the operator via a function key or a text entry using the keyboard

• automatically, by an event in the PL7-3 application or the operator dialog application.

The screen displayed can be :

• an application screen, whose name is defined by the designer

• a system screen, whose name is predefined. This name is always entered in upper case letters (ALOG, RUNMGR, DIAG, etc).

Example of programming the call up of an application screen.

A Function Key type animation is used with the SET action.

Example of programming the call up of a system screen.

A Function Key type animation is used with the FOR action.

The variable TASK is a temporary variable, local to the operator dialog application.

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Linking the screens 4

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4.2 Printing graphic screens from a CCX

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It is possible to print graphic pages from a CCX or PC. Printing is triggered by changing the status of the PRTSCR reserved variable.

This can be controlled by a function key as shown in the example below or by a PLC variable.

In this case, the user must :

• Define in Sdbase :

Variable

Symbol

PRTSCR

• Add the PRTSCR symbol to the communication table under CM, at the required period.

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Questions/Answers Section 5

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5.1

Questions/Answers concerning the application program

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Questions/Answers concerning the start/run phase 5/6

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WARNING

• These Questions/Answers are deliberately presented in no logical order. For an explanation of the development process refer to section 2.1 - Method for creating an operator dialog application.

• The answers given apply to products :

TXT L PL7 M37 V43 version

≥

V2.0, or TXT L PL7 M37 V5/V52

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5.1 Questions/Answers concerning the application program

Why will the GED editor not start under PL7-MMI 37 ?

The Telemecanique version of OS/2 must be V1.1 II12 or above. (refer to page 1/3, 1.2

Configuration required for PL7-MMI 37).

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Can ALARM task acknowledgment data be sent to the PLC processor ?

It is possible to define a MONITOR 37 database variable (binary or PL7) which will be set to one each time the ACK key is pressed. This variable is reset to zero by the application (refer to page E1/4, 1.2 Configuration table for controlling alarms).

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Are there predefined variables in a PL7-MMI 37 application ?

There are a certain number of predefined variables which can be used by the PL7-MMI 37 application (DISPLAY1, etc) (refer to page H2/3, 2.2 List of predefined variables).

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Can the screen and/or the task be changed from the MATH and LOGIC task ?

It is possible to change :

• the graphic screen using the variable DISPLAY1,

• the task (ALOG, RUNMGR, etc) using the variable _FGREQ.

Example

DISPLAY1 = "SCREEN2" changes the screen to SCREEN2,

_FGREQ = "ALOG" changes the screen to the ALARMS task screen.

(refer to page H2/3, 2.2 List of predefined variables).

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Can character strings be transferred between the PLC application and the

MONITOR 37 application ?

It is possible to transfer character strings via the MATH and LOGIC task using PLC words. Character strings can be constructed/disassembled using manipulation instructions (CHR, SUBSTR, etc). It is therefore possible to "store" one or two ASCII codes per PLC word. (refer to page F1/30, Functions on strings of characters).

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How do you print using MONITOR 37 ?

Printing is only possible using the ALARMS task. It is possible to declare a fault to be printed (by its group). Note that values can be incorporated (process variables, etc) in the alarm message (refer to page E1/11, 1.2 Alarm definition table - Message).

The default configuration parameters for the COM1 serial port on the module are as follows : 2400 bps, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit.

On the other hand, if the operator dialog machine is a CCX 57 or 77, or a PC compatible microcomputer, the screen prints can be accessed directly (see Section 4.2 in this manual and the TSX DM 37 RT1 V52 M manual).

Example

"End of station %d : Quantity : %d Kg" in an alarm message would cause "End of station 1 : Quantity : 5 Kg" to appear, if the fields Variable 1 and Variable 2 are completed.

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How do you clear an application ?

A PL7-MMI 37 application can be completely cleared using the Reinitialize function

(Utilities Menu on the main screen). This operation clears the application from the module being used (refer to page C2/3, 2.3 Clearing an application).

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How do you display PLC scaled values ?

Scaling is performed using a scaling procedure in the MATH and LOGIC task.

Example

RES is the floating point variable displayed as a digital output,

#W100 is the PLC word to be displayed.

To show a result in decimal format, write in a MATH and LOGIC task procedure :

RES = #W100/10

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Opening the CM or ANT displays the error message : "Unable to open OBJECT XREF or TYPE".

The application is in PL7-MMI 37 V2.5 format and cannot be read by your version of

PL7-MMI 37. Install PL7-MMI 37 version 2.5 or later.

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Under what conditions can the "fast text" function be used and what precautions should be taken ?

"Fast text" is a new function provided for Text Output and Message Box type animations, from PL7-MMI 37 version V2.0 upwards. It considerably improves the display performance of these animations.

The animation is positioned on an 8 pixel matrix rather than at pixel level.

An animation with fast text is processed in the screen display cycle. It does not therefore take priority over other animations.

These ideas must be incorporated before the "fast text" function is used. In fact, the positioning at the 8 pixel level governs the design of the screen.

Method for positioning screen animations using the "fast text" function :

• Using GED : use a grid representing the matrix of possible positions for characters.

To do this :

1 Access GED and display a blank screen

2 Display the grid, using the "retrieve screen" function, which is accessed using the

SYMBOL icon. To do this, load the GRID8X8.CUT file (refer to section 2.10 in divider A)

3 Position the drawings, text, frames, etc, in the screens. Warning : use different colors than that of the grid for this, or, if required, change the color of the grid

4 Remove the grid by changing it to the background color (refer to section 2.22 in divider A)

• Using ANT : use the positioning data shown by the line/column cursor.

Example : screen using GED before "removal" of the grid

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What is the XTEL V52 "Purge" function used for on MMI applications?

This function :

• deletes the files downloaded by transferring to the Backup directories,

• deletes all the files generated by the "Application Documentation" function.

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Can 640 x 350 screens be converted to 640 x 480 screens and vice versa ?

• Converting from 640 x 350 to 640 x 480 :

- Define the 640 x 480 application in the "Utilities / Application selection" menu, and start the GED editor.

- Open the drawing to be converted. After confirmation, the file is converted to

640 x 480 by adding 130 lines at the bottom of the screen.

• Converting from 640 x 480 to 640 x 350 :

This conversion is only possible by removing the 130 lines at the bottom of the screen.

Therefore :

- Load the screen using the GED editor.

- Create a symbol from this screen and exit the GED editor.

- Modify the definition of the "Utilities / Application selection" screen.

- Using the GED editor, load the symbol previously created.

- Save the screen.

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5.2 Questions/Answers concerning the start/run phase

• If the target machine is a CCX, refer to the TSX LM37 RT1 manual.

Why does the DOS prompt (A:>) appear when the TSX PCM 27/37 module is re-initialized ?

The DOS prompt appears if the cartridge is formatted as a System Cartridge. The

TSX PCM 27/37 module fitted with this cartridge boots with it and ignores its system disk.

This formatting is reserved for future OEM applications and will not take a MONITOR 37 application. To exit from it :

• With a TSX RxM 512-16 cartridge

- remove the cartridge,

- reinitialize the TSX PCM 27/37 cartridge,

- wait for the screen "PCM 27/37 - Main menu",

- replace the cartridge and switch it back on,

- reformat the cartridge as a user cartridge : "User Cartridge" (for a TSX PCM 27/37 version ≤ V1.1 cartridge) or "Monitor 37 Cartridge" (for a TSX PCM 27/37 version

≥

V1.2 cartridge).

• With a TSX RxM 1024-16 cartridge

- on the keyboard connected to the TSX PCM 27/37 module enter :

A: <Enter>, cd \doptools startuti

<Enter>,

- reformat the cartridge as a user cartridge : "Monitor 37 Cartridge".

Note

Only "User Cartridge" cartridges can be formatted from PL7-MMI 37.

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Why can the MONITOR 37 application not be loaded into the TSX PCM 27/37 module ?

Message "Connection or TSX configuration fault",

Message "Module not configured or not ready or faulty",

Message "Module configuration fault".

Four situations can cause one of these messages to appear :

• The physical link between the development station and the PLC processor is not operational. The connections and/or the station addresses must be checked. A simple way to check that the physical link has been established with the processor is to start the XTEL-CONTROL station tool.

• The TSX PCM 27/37 module is not in the correct location in the configuration under

XTEL-CONF. Has the correct code been used ? (different codes for TSX PCM 27 and

TSX PCM 37).

• The location declared using PL7-MMI 37 for the module being used is incorrect.

• The TSX PCM 27/37 module is not waiting for a transfer :

- the module is using DOS (see previous question/answer),

- the MONITOR 37 application is running and the TENFT control task is not active (in this case stop the application using RUNMGR before trying to transfer again).

Why can the MONITOR 37 application not be loaded into the CCX ?

• Check the link between XTEL and a network PLC (proceed as in the first situation of the previous question).

• Check that the "DRIVER MISSING or INVALID" message has not appeared on the

CCX.

• Check the link between the CCX and a network PLC, and proceed as follows : - on the

CCX and under DOS, enter the command "M37 DEBUG NN.SS".

• Check that MONITOR 37 is not waiting for a transfer (proceed as in the fourth situation of the previous question).

Message "No more space on the cartridge or the disk".

• The TSX RxM xxx-16 cartridge is full. In this case it may be helpful to reformat the cartridge. As existing files are not destroyed by a new transfer, there may be an accumulation if several modifications have been made to the application.

• If the problem persists, a larger size cartridge must be used or certain tasks must not be transferred.

Message "Disk access error".

The TSX RxM xxx-16 cartridge is missing or defective. An attempt may be made to reformat the cartridge. If this is unsuccessful change the cartridge.

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Why does the MONITOR 37 application freeze during the INITOFB phase ?

Processor <-> TSX PCM 27/37 module communication is initialized during this phase. There are several coherence checks which can only be performed at this stage, which may lead to the appearance of a number of messages :

Message "Insufficient MMI data space",

Message "Application memory reservation failure".

The space allocated to the MONITOR 37 application in the .APP file in the PLC processor is insufficient. It is necessary to :

• reintegrate the MMI.BIN file in the .APP file (XTEL-MEM station tool),

• transfer the .APP file again to the PLC processor (XTEL-TRANSFER station tool).

Message "Access to a non-configured OFB : xyyy",

Message "PL7-3 outside limit : xyyy",

Message "Read of discrete module missing : xyyy".

The MONITOR 37 application is trying to access a variable which is missing from the

PL7-3 configuration.

x = type of variable (Binary, Analog, Floating point or Message), yyy = index of the variable (displayed in the Index of the OBJECTS database).

Example

• variable #W2000 used under PL7-MMI 37 when only 1000 internal words have been declared in PL7-3,

• use of a PID number 14 in a display, when only 10 PIDs have been declared in PL7-3,

• variable I4,0 used under PL7-MMI 37 when module 04 has not been declared in the

PL7-3 configuration.

Message "PL7 type unknown : xyyy".

A variable of an unauthorized type has been entered (refer to page A4/12, 4.7-2 Types of variables exchanged between the module and the processor).

Message "MMI OFB not configured".

The MMI OFB has not been configured under PL7-3 or the number of occurrences defined is not sufficient (refer to page A4/14, 4.7-4 OFB Configuration).

Message "MMI OFB version incompatible".

The MMI OFB configured under PL7-3 is not compatible with the version of the communication task used. Change the MMI OFB for a new version : several versions can co-exist on the X-TEL station (refer to page A4/14, 4.7-4 OFB Configuration).

Message "Problem with Mirror request".

Check that the TSX PCM module has been correctly declared in the PL7-3 configuration.

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Why can some tasks not be started ?

It may not be possible to start some tasks and/or error messages may be displayed when the MONITOR 37 application is initialized.

Message ".... Files not found",

Message " Impossible to open xxxx.CT",

Message "No link with new screen".

These messages appear when files have not been transferred to the TSX PCM 27/37 module. To clear these messages, the create/transfer procedure must be followed carefully :

• create the tables,

• select the tasks,

• transfer.

It is essential that the procedures are performed in this order.

If the problem persists, it may be helpful to try to reformat the cartridge and repeat the create/transfer procedure.

Message "Insufficient memory".

This message appears when the space allocated to a task is not sufficient for the processing it has to perform.

This space can be modified under CM (SYSTEM CONFIGURATION). If the configuration is modified in any way, the application must be transferred again (refer to page

A4/16, 4.8-1 Configuration table for the system - Database [Kb]).

If this message appears for the MATH and LOGIC task, a message "Capacity exceeded", followed by an indication of the capacity will have been displayed during

TABLE CREATION.

Message "Invalid Operand".

This message indicates that an operation with invalid operands has been performed in the MATH and LOGIC task. It appears when the operation is performed.

The following situations may cause this message to be displayed :

• division by 0. Warning : when the TSX PCM 27/37 is initialized all the variables have the value 0,

• table index out of limits,

• sub-function (CALL) called up when the procedure called does not have a trigger.

Message " The station address defined under XTEL is incorrect".

This message indicates that the requests to the PLC have not been answered.

Carry out the following :

• Check that the PLC has the right address.

• Check that the link between the CCX and the PLC is correct (under DOS, use the command "M37 DEBUG NN.SS").

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Why do certain floating point variables display exclamation marks (!!!!!) instead of their value?

Check in the XTEL-SDBASE that the variable's Display field indicates the format F. If it does not, enter the letter F in this field to declare the variable as floating point and to take account of this in the PL7-MMI 37 application.

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Index

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%c ............................................................................................... E1/13

%d ............................................................................................... E1/13

%f ................................................................................................ E1/13

%ld .............................................................................................. E1/13

%o ............................................................................................... E1/13

%s ............................................................................................... E1/13

%u ............................................................................................... E1/13

%X .............................................................................................. E1/13

%x ............................................................................................... E1/13

abandoning the symbol library management function ................ A3/34

abbreviations for days of the week and months ......................... D1/8

ABS ............................................................................................. F1/28

accented characters ................................................................... A2/13

access right ................................................................................. 1/4

access to the communication module selection screen .............. C2/3

ACK ............................................................................................ E1/16

acknowledgment of alarms ......................................................... E1/8

action associated with a key on the display console .................. A3/25

action bar .................................................................................... H1/2

active task ................................................................................... A4/22

ADD ............................................................................................ A3/24, A3/25

adding a file to the list ................................................................. B1/8

adding an option ......................................................................... C2/4

alarm acknowledgment variable ................................................. E1/5

alarm band (banner) ................................................................... E1/4, E2/3

alarm conditions .......................................................................... E1/11

alarm displayed by default in the alarm band ............................. E1/6

alarm message ........................................................................... E1/13

alarm status attribute .................................................................. E1/9

alarm status ................................................................................ E1/13

alarms control ............................................................................. E1/4

alarms display ............................................................................. E1/15

ALLTRIM ..................................................................................... F1/30

ALOG .......................................................................................... A3/24, A4/18

ALOG task .................................................................................. E2/2

alternative icon ............................................................................ A2/12

ANALOG ..................................................................................... A3/29

anchorage point .......................................................................... A2/22 - A2/24

AND ............................................................................................ F1/21

Animate menu in animation editor .............................................. A3/4

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animation name .......................................................................... A3/9,A3/12,

A3/15,A3/18,

A3/22,A3/24,

A3/27

ANT ............................................................................................. A3/5

application comment ................................................................... 3/3

application documentation .......................................................... C2/6

application files ........................................................................... H2/2

archiving alarms .......................................................................... E1/9

ARGCNT ..................................................................................... F1/32

arithmetic operator ...................................................................... F1/19

ASC ............................................................................................ F1/30

ASCII .......................................................................................... C2/8

ASCII which cannot be printed ................................................... F1/13

assigning a value to a variable ................................................... F1/34

«Audio» bit .................................................................................. E1/8

available conventional memory .................................................. A4/22

available options ......................................................................... C2/4

available paged memory ............................................................. A4/22

available space in the cartridge .................................................. B2/4

background color of alarm screens ............................................. E1/4

background color of displayed characters .................................. A3/22

backing up the application .......................................................... B2/3, B2/7

.BAM file ..................................................................................... A3/27

BANNER ..................................................................................... E1/16, E1/17

BANRSEL ................................................................................... E1/17

bargraph - solid ........................................................................... A3/12 bargraph - split ............................................................................ A3/12

bargraph ..................................................................................... A3/11

bargraph color ............................................................................. A3/13

bargraph limits ............................................................................ A3/12, A3/13 bargraph variable ........................................................................ A3/12

BEGIN ......................................................................................... F1/15, F1/17

bit to bit logic operator ................................................................ F1/22

bitmap ......................................................................................... A1/2, A3/7

blinking attributes ........................................................................ A3/9, A3/19

boolean ....................................................................................... F1/20

«bootable» cartridge ................................................................... B1/6

bytes already transferred ............................................................ B2/10

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CALL ........................................................................................... F1/17

call procedure ............................................................................. F1/7

cancelling printing ....................................................................... C2/13

cartridge programmer ................................................................. 1/3

changing the background color ................................................... A2/6

changing the color of a pixel ....................................................... A2/9

changing the color palette ........................................................... A2/36

changing the screen : SET function key ..................................... A3/25, G1/22,

G1/25

changing the task : FOR function key ......................................... A3/24, A3/25,

G1/22, G1/24

character fonts ............................................................................ A2/12 character size ............................................................................. A2/12,A3/16,

A3/21,A3/22,

A3/27

character string value ................................................................. F1/13

characters - generic - $ and * ..................................................... A3/34

characters - IBM ......................................................................... C2/8

characters permitted for entering variables ................................ A3/30

CHR ............................................................................................ F1/30

CLEAR ........................................................................................ E1/16

clearing an application ................................................................ C2/3

clearing the screen ..................................................................... A2/6

CM .............................................................................................. A4/4

coherence ................................................................................... C2/16

coherence of the date ................................................................. D1/7

color change limits ...................................................................... A3/13, A3/19

color of displayed characters ...................................................... A3/22

color palette ................................................................................ A2/5,A3/15,

A3/16,A3/18,

A3/19,A3/27

colored background .................................................................... A2/19 coloring a drawing area .............................................................. A2/19

colors for acknowledged alarms ................................................. E1/8

colors for non-acknowledged alarms .......................................... E1/9

color of the drawing .................................................................... A2/5

comment in a procedure ............................................................. F1/33

comparing the application ........................................................... B2/8

conditions for transfer to the module .......................................... B2/7

Configuration Manager CM ......................................................... A4/3

configuration of the key band ...................................................... E1/5

configuration of the MMI OFB ..................................................... A4/14

configuration table for the system ............................................... A4/17

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confirmation of connection to the module ................................... C1/3

connecting operator consoles ..................................................... 3/3 connection cable ......................................................................... 1/3

CONST ....................................................................................... F1/12

contents of the dossier ................................................................ C2/7

contents of the file to print ........................................................... C2/12

continuous printing ...................................................................... E1/9

Control menu in main screen ...................................................... 3/5

control of the alarm screens ....................................................... E1/15

controlling the module ................................................................. C1/2

copy animation parameters for an object to a register ................ A3/6

copy part of the screen ............................................................... A2/15

copy/cut lines .............................................................................. A4/19, D1/2,

E1/2, F1/3

copy/paste lines .......................................................................... A4/19, D1/2,

E1/2, F1/3

copying the diskettes .................................................................. 1/4

COS ............................................................................................ F1/28

CPU acknowledgment variable ................................................... E1/6

Create menu in main screen ....................................................... 3/4

creating a local cartridge ............................................................. B2/3

creating a symbol ........................................................................ A3/33

creating and reading a PL7 type animated symbol ..................... A3/34

creating tables to be transferred to the module .......................... B1/3 creating tables with coherence ................................................... B1/3

creating the documentation dossier ............................................ C2/7

.CRT file ...................................................................................... C2/11

cursor .......................................................................................... A2/5

database ..................................................................................... A4/8

DATE .......................................................................................... E1/17, G1/17

date of formatting the cartridge ................................................... B2/4

date the tables were last generated ............................................ 3/3

DATETIME .................................................................................. G1/17

deadband .................................................................................... E1/12

declarations in a procedure file ................................................... F1/10

DECLARE ................................................................................... F1/11, F1/17

default alarm sort option ............................................................. E1/6 default printing of alarms ............................................................ E1/6

defining the alarms ..................................................................... E1/10

defining the date of an event ...................................................... D1/7

defining the graphic screens in an application ............................ A1/2

defining the password ................................................................. B1/4

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defining the time interval ............................................................. D1/5

deleting a file from the list ........................................................... B1/7

deleting a line in the table ........................................................... A4/19, D1/2,

E1/2, F1/3

deleting a pixel ............................................................................ A2/9

deleting a symbol file .................................................................. A2/17

deleting a variable from the table ................................................ A4/8

deleting all animation on a screen .............................................. A3/5

deleting an animated object under GED ..................................... A2/4

deleting an animated screen ....................................................... A3/3

deleting an animated symbol from the library ............................. A3/34

deleting an object without losing the animation parameters ....... A3/6 deleting animation from an object ............................................... A3/6

deleting the menu ....................................................................... A2/6

description of a page in the dossier ............................................ C2/14

description of the task ................................................................. A4/18

description of the variable ........................................................... A3/30

DIAG ........................................................................................... E1/16

dialog box ................................................................................... 3/2

DIGITAL ...................................................................................... A3/29

direction in which the bargraph moves ....................................... A3/12

direction of writing ....................................................................... A2/12

directive ...................................................................................... F1/16

directory function ........................................................................ F1/29

DISPLAY ..................................................................................... G1/17

DISPLAY1 ................................................................................... G1/17

displaying a module cartridge directory ...................................... B2/9

DIV .............................................................................................. F1/19

documentation listing .................................................................. C2/14

dossier revision date and number ............................................... C2/9, C2/10

downloading an application ........................................................ B2/6 downloading an application to the module .................................. B2/6

DRAG icon .................................................................................. A2/5

drawing a circle ........................................................................... A2/27

drawing a solid circle .................................................................. A2/28

drawing curves ............................................................................ A2/23

drawing ellipses .......................................................................... A2/27

drawing horizontal lines .............................................................. A2/22 drawing oblique lines .................................................................. A2/22

drawing polygons ........................................................................ A2/23

drawing rectangles ...................................................................... A2/30

drawing rectangles in three dimensions ..................................... A2/32

drawing solid circles with a border .............................................. A2/29 drawing solid ellipse with a border .............................................. A2/29

drawing solid ellipses .................................................................. A2/28

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drawing solid rectangles ............................................................. A2/31 drawing solid rectangles with a border ....................................... A2/31

drawing vertical lines .................................................................. A2/22

dynamic display of the background color .................................... A3/15, A3/18

dynamic display of the color of characters .................................. A3/16, A3/19

Edit menu in animation editor

A3/4

editing messages ........................................................................ A3/28

ELSE ........................................................................................... F1/16

END ............................................................................................ F1/15, F1/17

ENDIF ......................................................................................... F1/16

entry line ..................................................................................... A2/7

EQ ............................................................................................... E1/11

“erase” function ........................................................................... A2/20 erasing a drawing ....................................................................... A2/20

error file ....................................................................................... C2/16

event timers ................................................................................ D1/2, D1/6

executing the transfer task in the foreground ............................. B2/10

EXIT ............................................................................................ F1/32

exiting a sub-menu ..................................................................... A2/3

exiting PL7-MMI 37 ..................................................................... 3/5

exiting the animation editor ......................................................... A3/4, A3/36

exiting the configuration manager ............................................... A4/4, A4/7

exiting the graphics editor ........................................................... A2/7

EXP ............................................................................................. F1/28

exporting a report ........................................................................ A4/7

expression .................................................................................. F1/18

File menu in animation editor ...................................................... A3/4

FIRST ......................................................................................... E2/4

flags ............................................................................................ A4/17

FLOAT ........................................................................................ A3/29, F1/11

floating point value ...................................................................... F1/12

footer ........................................................................................... C2/11

FOR ............................................................................................ A3/24, A3/25

foreground task ........................................................................... A4/23

foreground task option ................................................................ A4/18

format of numbers displayed ...................................................... A3/18

formatting the cartridge ............................................................... B2/7, C1/3

freehand drawing ........................................................................ A2/19

front face of the module .............................................................. C1/3

FUNACK ..................................................................................... E2/4

function key ................................................................................. A3/23

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function key variable ................................................................... A3/24

functions on strings of characters ............................................... F1/30

GE ............................................................................................... E1/11

GED menu .................................................................................. A2/4

Generate menu in main screen .................................................. 3/4

generating a report ..................................................................... A4/6

GETARG ..................................................................................... F1/32

GETDIR ...................................................................................... F1/29

GETDRTOP ................................................................................ E2/4

GFIRST ....................................................................................... E2/4

GLAS .......................................................................................... E2/4

GRAPH

A3/24, A4/18,

E1/16

graphics task ............................................................................... A1/2

grid default options ..................................................................... A2/10

GROUP ....................................................................................... E1/16

group(s) of alarms displayed by default ...................................... E1/5

grouping operator ....................................................................... F1/23

groups of alarms ......................................................................... E1/7, E1/10

GROUPSEL ................................................................................ E1/17

GRPACK ..................................................................................... E1/16

GT ............................................................................................... E1/11

H hardware configuration ............................................................... 1/2 hatched background

A2/5, A2/19,

A2/35

HELP .......................................................................................... E1/16

help screen ................................................................................. 3/3

icon with a sub-menu .................................................................. A2/3

icons ........................................................................................... A2/4, A2/5

IF ................................................................................................. F1/16

image coding .............................................................................. A1/2 image resolution ......................................................................... 3/2, A1/2

IMDSK.DAT file ........................................................................... B2/3

inactive task ................................................................................ A4/22

index for displaying messages .................................................... A3/27, A3/28

initial alarm colors ....................................................................... E1/7

initializing the application ............................................................ C1/3

inserting a line in the table .......................................................... A4/19, D1/2,

E1/2, F1/3

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inserting a variable in the table ................................................... A4/8

install command .......................................................................... 1/5

INSTR ......................................................................................... F1/30

instruction ................................................................................... F1/16

integer value ............................................................................... F1/12

interval timers ............................................................................. D1/2, D1/4

inverting a screen ....................................................................... A2/26 inverting a screen ....................................................................... A2/26

inverting a symbol ....................................................................... A2/25

inverting a symbol ....................................................................... A2/26

invisible grid ................................................................................ A2/11

keyboard language ..................................................................... 3/2

L1 to L14 ..................................................................................... E1/17

LAST ........................................................................................... E2/4

LE ............................................................................................... E1/11

LEN ............................................................................................. F1/30

Library menu in animation editor ................................................ A3/4

library function ............................................................................ F1/27

licence agreement ...................................................................... 1/4

line thickness .............................................................................. A2/33

list of alarms screen .................................................................... E2/2

list of configuration tables ........................................................... A4/5 list of cross-references ................................................................ A4/5

list of files already saved ............................................................. A2/8

list of files present in the cartridge .............................................. B2/5

list of possible choices : <Alt> <Q> ............................................. A4/11, D1/2,

E1/2

list of symbols ............................................................................. A2/16

list of variables in the database .................................................. A4/5

local printing ................................................................................ C2/12

local variable ............................................................................... A3/29, F1/11

LOCK .......................................................................................... F1/17, F1/32

locking the diskettes ................................................................... 1/4

LOG ............................................................................................ F1/28

LOGE .......................................................................................... F1/28

logic operator on numerical operands ........................................ F1/21

LONG .......................................................................................... F1/11

LOWER ....................................................................................... F1/30

LT ................................................................................................ E1/11

LTRIM ......................................................................................... F1/31

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masking alarms ........................................................................... E1/11

mathematical function ................................................................. F1/28

MATHLOG .................................................................................. A3/24, A4/18

memory size for the task ............................................................. A4/18, A4/22

MESSAGE .................................................................................. A3/29

message box .............................................................................. A3/26

message box variable ................................................................. A3/27

meta-character ............................................................................ B1/8, B1/9

minimum cartridge size ............................................................... 1/3

minimum memory size required for the task ............................... A4/18

MMI OFB .................................................................................... A4/14

MOD ........................................................................................... F1/19

modifying the status of a task (active/inactive) ........................... A4/23

module number ........................................................................... 3/2

mouse - left button ...................................................................... A2/3 mouse - right button .................................................................... A2/3

moving an animated object under GED ...................................... 3/5

moving part of a screen .............................................................. A2/14

moving the cursor around the configuration tables ..................... A4/8, A4/11,

D1/2, E1/2,

F1/3

moving the menu ........................................................................ A2/6

name of file transferred ............................................................... B2/10

negative image on the screen ..................................................... A2/37

NOT ............................................................................................ F1/21

number of addressable objects ................................................... 3/5 number of animations per screen ............................................... 3/5 number of bits ............................................................................. 3/5

number of characters displayed .................................................. A3/16, A3/20

number of floating point numbers ............................................... 3/5

number of groups of alarms ........................................................ E1/7

number of messages .................................................................. 3/5

number of times database accessed .......................................... A4/22

number of words ......................................................................... 3/5

numeric output ............................................................................ A3/17

numerical output variable ............................................................ A3/18

OFB ............................................................................................ E1/13

OFF ............................................................................................. A3/25, E1/11

ON .............................................................................................. A3/25, E1/11

on-line help ................................................................................. H1/2

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Index

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opening a file under ANT ............................................................ A3/5

operation password .................................................................... A4/23, B1/4

operator ...................................................................................... F1/18

OR .............................................................................................. F1/21

order of execution of actions ....................................................... A3/25

OS/2 session .............................................................................. 1/5

overlapping blocks ...................................................................... F1/37

paint ............................................................................................ A3/8

paint color ................................................................................... A3/9 paint variable .............................................................................. A3/9

pasting an object with pre-recorded animation parameters ........ A3/6

permission option ........................................................................ A4/18

PGDN ......................................................................................... E1/16

PGUP .......................................................................................... E1/16

physical address of the communication modules ....................... 3/3

.PIC extension ............................................................................ A2/7

PL7 ............................................................................................. A3/29

PL7-MMI 37 software version ..................................................... C2/16

PLC object address .................................................................... A3/31

position of the variable in the database ...................................... A4/9

positive image on the screen ...................................................... A2/37

POW ........................................................................................... F1/28

precision for floating point values ............................................... E1/7

predefined function

F1/27, A2/35

predefined variables ................................................................... H2/3

PRINT ......................................................................................... E1/16, F1/17,

F1/32

printing format ............................................................................. C2/8

printing the documentation ......................................................... C2/12

PRINTSEL .................................................................................. E1/17

priority level ................................................................................. A4/18

priority of alarms ......................................................................... E1/11

priority of operators ..................................................................... F1/24

PROC ......................................................................................... F1/15, F1/17

procedure .................................................................................... F1/7, F1/14,

F1/15 procedures file ............................................................................ F1/5, F1/8

process finished .......................................................................... B1/3

processor version ....................................................................... 1/3

prohibited file names ................................................................... A2/8

prompt ......................................................................................... 1/5

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Index

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quote ........................................................................................... F1/33

read time ..................................................................................... A3/31, A4/13

reading a local cartridge ............................................................. B2/4

reading an animated symbol in the library .................................. A3/34

record number of the variable in the table .................................. A4/10

redefining a curved line ............................................................... A2/24

reference value for activating an alarm ....................................... E1/11

relational operator ....................................................................... F1/20

replacing a color with the background color ............................... A2/20 replacing a color with the foreground color ................................. A2/20

replacing one color with another ................................................. A2/21, A2/36

report format ............................................................................... A4/6 report heading ............................................................................. A4/6

reproducing a negative image .................................................... A2/17

reproducing a positive image ...................................................... A2/16

retrieving a screen ...................................................................... A2/7, A2/17

retrieving a symbol ...................................................................... A2/16

retrieving an application previously saved to diskette(s) ............ C2/5

RETURN ..................................................................................... E1/16

RND ............................................................................................ F1/28

rotating an image ........................................................................ A2/25

run option .................................................................................... A4/17

Run-time manager ...................................................................... A4/17

RUNMGR .................................................................................... A3/24, A4/18,

running the RUNMGR Run-time manager .................................. A4/21

saving a file under ANT .............................................................. A3/5

saving a screen ........................................................................... A2/7, A2/16

saving a symbol .......................................................................... A2/16

saving an animated symbol in the library .................................... A3/34

saving the application to diskette(s) ............................................ C2/5

saving the current image to a buffer memory ............................. A2/38

scroll bar ..................................................................................... H1/3

SDN ............................................................................................ E1/16

searching for a string of characters ............................................ A4/8, A4/11,

D1/3, E1/3,

F1/4

searching for an object ............................................................... A3/6

SELECT ...................................................................................... E2/4

selecting colors ........................................................................... A2/36

selecting files .............................................................................. B1/7

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Index

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selecting tasks ............................................................................ B1/6

selecting the .BAM file ................................................................ A3/28

selecting the module ................................................................... 3/2

selection points ........................................................................... A3/6, A3/7

semi-graphic ............................................................................... C2/8

SET ............................................................................................. A3/24, A3/25

shadow thickness ....................................................................... A2/12

SHORT ....................................................................................... F1/11

SIN .............................................................................................. F1/28

size of the transferred file ........................................................... B2/10

Software Workshop .................................................................... 1/5 software configuration ................................................................. 1/3 software key ................................................................................ 1/4 software package ........................................................................ 1/3

SORT .......................................................................................... E1/16

SORTSEL ................................................................................... E1/17

source directory .......................................................................... B1/8

special effects (DRAG) ............................................................... A2/34

SQR ............................................................................................ F1/29

starting the application ................................................................ C1/3

static screens .............................................................................. A2/3

station documentation ................................................................. C2/13

status zone ................................................................................. A2/4, A2/5

stopping the application .............................................................. A4/22, C1/3

stopping the work in progress ..................................................... A2/38

STRING ...................................................................................... F1/11

SUB ............................................................................................ A3/24, A3/25

SUBSTR ..................................................................................... F1/31

SUP ............................................................................................ E1/16

symbol ........................................................................................ A3/31

symbol constant .......................................................................... F1/12

symbol permanently visible ......................................................... A2/18

symbol size ................................................................................. A2/15

symbols on screen ...................................................................... A2/16

system option .............................................................................. A4/17

TAN ............................................................................................. F1/29

target directory ............................................................................ B1/8

task error ..................................................................................... A4/22 task operating and error messages ............................................ A4/22 task status ................................................................................... A4/22

TENFT ........................................................................................ A3/24, A4/18

Test menu in animation editor .................................................... A3/4

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testing an animation .................................................................... A3/32

text editor .................................................................................... F1/5

text entry ..................................................................................... A3/21

text entry variable ....................................................................... A3/22

text output ................................................................................... A3/14

text output variable ..................................................................... A3/15

text zone ..................................................................................... H1/3

TGL ............................................................................................. A3/25, E1/11

THEN .......................................................................................... F1/16

TIME ........................................................................................... E1/17

TIME ........................................................................................... E2/3

time the cartridge was formatted ................................................ B2/4

.TIT file ........................................................................................ C2/10

title of the application .................................................................. C2/9 title page for dossier ................................................................... C2/9

TOP ............................................................................................ E2/4

Transfer menu in main screen .................................................... 3/5

transfer status ............................................................................. B2/10

transposing two colors ................................................................ A2/37

TRIM ........................................................................................... F1/31

TSXCOM .................................................................................... A3/24, A4/18

type and version of module ......................................................... C1/3

type of cartridge .......................................................................... B2/4

type of coloration on bargraph .................................................... A3/12

type of display console ............................................................... C1/3

type of file ................................................................................... A2/7

type of line .................................................................................. A2/33

type of module cartridge ............................................................. C1/3

type of printer .............................................................................. C2/8, C2/13

type of transfer taking place ........................................................ B2/10

type of variables .......................................................................... A3/29, A3/31

underlining text ........................................................................... A2/13

UNDO command ........................................................................ A2/38

UNLOCK ..................................................................................... F1/17, F1/32

“unpasting” an image from the background ................................ A2/18

UPPER ....................................................................................... F1/31

using $ and * generic characters ................................................ A3/34

Utilities menu in main screen ...................................................... 3/4

Utilities menu in Run-time manager ............................................ A4/4

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variable assigned as read ........................................................... A3/31

variable assigned as write .......................................................... A3/31, A4/13

variable limits .............................................................................. A3/22, A3/24

variables exchanged between module and processor ................ A4/12

View menu in Run-time manager ............................................... A4/4

visible grid of variable size .......................................................... A2/10 visible grid over the whole screen ............................................... A2/10

WEND ......................................................................................... F1/16

WHILE ........................................................................................ F1/16

X grid divisions ............................................................................ A2/10

XOR ............................................................................................ F1/22

Y grid divisions ............................................................................ A2/10

zoom ........................................................................................... A2/9

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MMI37 PACK "packaged" range

Installation notice

Products included in MMI37 PACK

2 versions are available :

TXT P PL7 M37 V52E : complete PACK kit for a station device,

TXT RP PL7 M37 V52E : station update kit from version V5 to V52,

The composition of each version is given in the following table :

Component reference Description of the components

TXT P PL7 M37 V42 (1)

W9 ...

W9 ....

TXT LF PL7 M37 V52

TXT LF FB M37 V52

UPDATE B

TXT DM PL7 M37 V52 E

TE90 standard protection key licence agreement manual

4MMI-37 V52 software diskettes

MMI 37 V52 function block diskette update diskette

DOP V52 software installation manual

TSX LF M37 ADJ V52

TSX DM M37 ADJ V52 M

Monitor 37 V52 adjustment software diskette

ADJUST software installation manual

(1) not included in version TXT RP PL7 M37 V52E

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Description of the operations to be performed

For each kit, 2 operations must be performed :

1 install the software with the diskettes supplied.

2 prepare the software keys.

Note : for the update kit, the previous versions do not need to be removed, refer to the general rules for compatibility between the various versions supplied at the end of the document.

1 Software installation

The software must be installed on an FTX terminal, IBM PC or compatible microcomputer with

OS/2 operating system version 1.3, 2.1 or WARP3.0.

The complete installation of MMI37 PACK is achieved by installing all the following software :

Software name

PL7-MMI 37

PL7-MMI37

ADJUST MMI37

Software reference

TXT LF PL7 M37 V52

UPDATE B

TXT LF FB M37 V52

TXT LF M37 ADJ V52

Number of diskettes

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Installation procedure :

• stop all the X-TEL software running on the station,

• place the first diskette (1/4) of the PL7-MMI37 ( TXT LF PL7 M37 V52) software in drive A,

• open an OS/2 session as a window or full screen,

• at the OS/2 prompt [C:\] enter the command :

[C:\] A:<Enter> then [A:\] INSTALL<Enter>

• follow the software instructions,

• enter the following command each time new software is to be installed :

[C:\] A:<Enter> then [A:\] INSTALL <Enter>, (or press the <up arrow> key then <Enter> ), and follow the instructions for each one.

Preparation of the software keys

Use the X-TEL "KEY MANAGER" function described in the X-TEL V52 software workshop manual

(TXT DM XTEL V52E) section C-9 or MINI X-TEL V52 software workshop manual (TXT DM BRJ

V52E) section C-2 to process the software keys.

The TXT P PL7 M37 V52E complete PACK kit :

This kit contains a TXT P PL7 M37 V52 protection key , moreover you must have the working key for the station and its backup key . The protection key rights must be transferred to the working key for the station by :

• inserting the working key and the backup key in slots A and B of the station or of the key support,

• restoring the rights (Restore function) of the station backup key to its working key,

Result : the working key becomes the original key again and the backup key becomes a blank key,

• leaving the original key in the station,

• inserting the TXT P PL7 M37 V52 protection key, selecting the rights which it contains and transferring them (Increment function) to the original key,

Result : the update kit key becomes blank and the original key contains the V52 rights.

• saving (Backup function) the original key to one of the blank keys,

Result : the original key becomes the working key for the station and the blank key becomes the backup key,

• keep the backup key in a safe place.

All the software can now be started from this station.

The V5->V52 (TXT RP PL7 M37 V52E) update kit :

The execution rights of the V52 software are the same as those of the V5 software. There is nothing to do : the working key for the station is already created.

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General compatibility rules

Compatibility of workshops in relation to the function and application levels :

• A V52 station provides programming and operation of V5 applications on TSXV5/PMXV5 type stations with V5 functions.

The software workshop functions are level V52 but the PL7 applications remain at level V5 on

V5 stations.

PL7-3 applications on V5 stations remain at level V5 or can be changed by PL7-3 , if necessary, to level V52.

• A V52 station provides programming and operation of V4 (or V3) applications on TSXV4/PMXV4

(TSXV3) type stations with V4 (or V3) functions.

The software workshop functions are level V52 but the PL7 applications remain at level V4 on

V4 stations and at level V3 for the V3 stations.

The V4 applications can be changed to level V5 by copying/pasting the PL7 function icons of the

V4 stations to the V5 stations. Some preparation is required before using the copying procedure

(the complete procedure is described in the X-TEL V52 software workshop manual (TXT DM

XTEL V52E).

• While an application remains at level V4 on a V4 station, it can still be processed by V4, V42, V5 and V52 workshops; in this case, the V52 workshops simply offer additional working comfort and improve the productivity.

The procedures for application migration are developed for :

- all software in X-TEL and MINI X-TEL software workshops installation manuals (TXT L BASE

V5E and TXT L BJR V5E- part A - Section 3.5),

- each tool or function in the corresponding installation manual.

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