Optimized communication. Schneider Electric XBTF / TXBTF Graphic Terminals

3. PLC/terminal communication dialog cycle

Optimized communication

T C1

Period table dialog

C2 P1

T

Variable refresh period on the screen

C1

Modif variable

C2 E T C1 C2 T C1 C2 P1

Non-optimized communication

(Dialog table period too short, variables too widely scattered for page animation).

T C3 C4 P1 T

Modif variable

C1 C2 E T C3 C4 T C1 C2 P1 T C1

Dialog table period

C2

Variable refresh period on the screen

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T

Keys : dialog table read/write cyclic reading of n consecutive variables for animating the displayed page

Ci

Pi

E permanent reading of n consecutive variables for recording a curve immediate writing of a variable

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Operating the terminal

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Contents

This chapter includes the following sections:

1. Keys and indicator lights ____________________________________________ 5

Touchscreen terminals ____________________________________________ 6

Extra keys for TXBT ______________________________________________ 10

2. Operating Principle _______________________________________________ 12

Basic Principle __________________________________________________ 12

Application transfer ______________________________________________ 14

Operating mode _________________________________________________ 15

Confidential mode, password management ___________________________ 18

3. Page display ____________________________________________________ 22

Display at power up ______________________________________________ 22

Displaying a page using the directory of pages _________________________ 25

Displaying a page using its number __________________________________ 26

Displaying a page by means of a dynamic function key, tactile zone or tactile key __________________________________________ 26

Displaying a page by means of a static function key _____________________ 27

Displaying a page using a word from the PLC __________________________ 28

Displaying a system page by writing a public variable ____________________ 29

4. Variable fields ___________________________________________________ 30

For the XBT-Fs _________________________________________________ 30

For the TXBTs __________________________________________________ 30

Accessing a field ________________________________________________ 31

Field entry _____________________________________________________ 33

Field Characteristics _____________________________________________ 34

5. Alarms _________________________________________________________ 38

Principle _______________________________________________________ 38

Alarm page parameters ___________________________________________ 39

Alarm group ____________________________________________________ 41

Display priority in the alarm list _____________________________________ 42

Acknowledging alarms ____________________________________________ 44

Alarm relay command ____________________________________________ 45

Description of the alarm list ________________________________________ 46

Alarm display by the PLC _________________________________________ 47

6. Alarm history log _________________________________________________ 48

Principle _______________________________________________________ 48

Displaying the alarm history log _____________________________________ 49

Clearing the alarm history log ______________________________________ 49

7. Process control using function keys __________________________________ 50

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Printing the alarm history log _______________________________________ 50

Momentary contact command ______________________________________ 50

Push on/Push off toggle command __________________________________ 51

Value direct writing ______________________________________________ 52

8. Running Windows 95 application on the TXBT __________________________ 54

Startup with a Windows 95 command ________________________________ 54

Running using the Rx dynamic function keys __________________________ 55

9. Key locking by the PLC ____________________________________________ 56

10. Printing _______________________________________________________ 57

General _______________________________________________________ 57

Print set-up ____________________________________________________ 57

Stop printing ___________________________________________________ 58

Continious printing of an alarm page ________________________________ 59

Printing the list of active alarms ____________________________________ 60

Printing a form page _____________________________________________ 61

Printing the alarm Log ____________________________________________ 61

Free format printing ______________________________________________ 63

Printing of the product references ___________________________________ 63

11. Terminal configuration ____________________________________________ 64

Terminal parameters _____________________________________________ 65

Parameters of the operations line ___________________________________ 66

Printer line parameters ___________________________________________ 67

12. Variables adjustment on the TXBT __________________________________ 68

Principle _______________________________________________________ 68

Accessible objects _______________________________________________ 68

Loading the PL7 symbols file ______________________________________ 69

Access to adjustment ____________________________________________ 69

Procedure _____________________________________________________ 70

13. Variables adjustment on the XBT ___________________________________ 72

Principle _______________________________________________________ 72

Accessible objects _______________________________________________ 72

Access to adjustment ____________________________________________ 72

Creating or modifying the Adjustment page ___________________________ 74

14. Use the recipe pages ____________________________________________ 76

15. System page "Connected PLC" ____________________________________ 78

16. Loading extension tasks at application transfer ________________________ 79

17. Loading extra files at application transfer _____________________________ 80

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1. Keys and indicator lights

NOTE

This section describes the function of the terminal's various keys.

Each key function is described in the following paragraphs, and the corresponding keys are indicated.

Some functions (example: SYST) can be accessed by simultaneously pressing SHIFT and the associated key

(example: SHIFT + MENU => SYST))

XBT

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