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1. ccc cece eee 6 5 6 2 Dependencies between Representation and Type of Variable 6 3 Dispalying Timers on the OP cc cece eee eens 6 4 Example of a Local Variable 0 0c ccc ee eens 6 11 6 5 Using the STEP 7 Symbol Table 0 00 cece cece eee eee 6 12 7 SCIOCNS eth odeteeniecaiddehindactiedaitatanieseusaeant Geatemaaweane 7 1 7 4 Text Character Graphic and Graphic 006 eee eee eee 7 1 1 TOK sarti teaweetiwegeidesaiveiaawbened akan ete eaten en new ned 7 1 2 Character Graphic 0 0 cece eee eens 7 1 3 Graphies Les iai peices OS x aided Seahawk Bd ene ah ks A E ProTool User s Guide i Release 09 96 Contents 7 2 Input and Output 2 0 banaa biasa ihiga aisa aa maos a a a a m a 7 2 1 Input Output Fields Containing a Symbolic Display 7 2 2 Dynamic Attributes 0 da teen EE A 7 3 Bar graphs ches cet aned ca ee ieee hae KE ee Oe oe E 7 4 Trend Graphics ae eccevie eet ienna reece Meta es eee ete es eee 7 4 1 TONGS esas eaters dicen ere dace teitee date eahee date whereas 7 4 2 Pattern Trends 0 00 cece cece EESTE ENAKE EPEAN 7 5 The Hide and Multiplex Options 0 00 eee eee ees 7 6 Detecting a Called Screen on the PLC 0 cece eee 8 Event Messages and Alarm Messages eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenneees 8 1 Event Messages 0 cece eee eee eee ens 8 2 Alarm Messages 20 es2eieeeeneet
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3. Extensions for using data records Status Force Variable Summary screen for standard screens From this screen you can go to the following standard screens Z_PASSWORD Z_PRINTER Z_STATUS Z_SETTINGS Z_MESSAGES 16 3 Managing Your Configuration Directory PROTOOL SMC Directory PROTOOL GRAPHLIB Directory PROTOOL SAMPLES 16 4 The C PROTOOL SMC directory contains the drivers for serial data com munications This directory further contains the two communication drivers comm drv and serial 386 with the associated README files refer to section 14 3 The C PROTOOL GRAPHLIB directory contains a graphics library compri sing symbols for different subjects The symbols are available in the follo wing three formats in CorelDraw cdr in Micrografix Designer drw as a bitmap bmp The CorelDraw and Designer files both contain all the symbols of any one subject The bitmap files contain only one symbol The filenames for the bit maps are numbered consecutively for every subject The bitmap files for ev ery subject are stored in separate directories The name of the directory is the subject Table shows how the file and directory names are called for the different subjects Note The graphics library supplied with the package is available only in com pressed form after it has been installed To decompress the library run the ex
4. Date and time functions ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 The date and time are displayed on the OP and modified by means of func tions There is one function called Date Display Edit and one called Time Display Edit Attach these functions to variables that are not linked to the PLC At any one time in a configuration you can use only one variable to which the date or time is attached If you use several variables for this they are not updated when the date and time are set or modified In the following you will find an example of how the date is displayed on the OP and can be modified To do this you have to create an input output field on a screen and attach the function Date Display Edit to the field variable 1 Create a field The Input Output dialog box appears Specify the field length as 10 2 Select Input Output under Type 3 Select String under Display 4 Enter the name Date under Variable Now configure the variable by clicking Edit Set the following values Set Type STRING Length 10 PLC name no PLC 5 Click Functions to assign a function to the variable 6 Select in the left list box the Date Display Edit function and move it to the right box using the gt gt button The function is then attached to the variable 7 Exit from all open dialog boxes by pressing OK The date is now dis played in this field on the OP and you can also modify the date If you now wish to display the da
5. gt gt Screens for OP35 45 EAE ed alal eT Picture Flashing Highlighted text flashes on the screen Figure 4 2 Online Help in ProTool ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Working with Pro Tool Green text Jumps in screen dumps Displaying jumps ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 A green underlined topic indicates a jump which links to another topic If you click on the jump the new topic is displayed in a different window A green dotted underlined topic indicates a jump which references a brief explanation Clicking the cursor on this jump displays a window containing the explanation The window is hidden by clicking anywhere on its surface Furthermore online Help frequently displays screen dumps of ProTool i e editors dialog boxes etc There are jumps under many of these screen dumps If you point to a jump the pointer changes to a hand shape If you click on the jump you go to other topics or call a secondary window You obtain furt her information in this superimposed window If you click in online Help on a button or a menu item in a screen dump which causes the ProTool software to branch to a dialog box online Help similarly branches to the related topic If you click in online Help on a field in which an entry has to be made in the ProTool software a secondary win dow containing a description is opened To make the jumps in screen dumps visible press the following k
6. 5 10 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool 5 3 The Most Important Objects and Their Settings When you configure an object type for example messages more settings have to be performed in ProTool These details refer to communication the method of presentation on the display and printout Table 5 1 lists the most important types of object and the settings required for them Table 5 1 Objects Used and the Necessary Settings Objects Used Associated Settings Menu Item or Dialog Box PLC type driver System PLC Interface Area System Area Pointers SIMATIC S5 only Event messages Text Output Event message area System Area Pointers Event message area or message line System Screen Keys Message printout Messages Attribute Window System Parameters Messages Message buffer System Parameters Messages Call event message area and event message buffer using function keys local global Screen System Screen Keys Edit text Variable Messages Edit Insert Field Alarm messages Text Output Alarm message area System Area Pointers Acknowledgment area System Area Pointers Alarm message area or message line System Screen Keys Message indicator System Screen Keys Message printout Messages Attribute Window System Parameters Messa
7. Password ea Paste 4 8 4 8 5 21 Pattern trends E 7 22 7 26 Index 5 Index trigger PCMCIA memory card PG 740 13 2 Alarm Messages Display Type Blank Screen BA Change Language Data Record OP gt PLC B Data Record PLC gt OP B 4 Delete Alarms Buffer Delete Events Buffer Drive Port B 2 Fetch Acknowledgement Area Fetch Alarm Message Area B 4 Fetch Event Message Area B 3 Fetch LED aa Message Printout ON OFF Overflow Warning ON OFF B 3 Password Logout Position Cursor on Current Screen Printout Select Screen Set Date Set Password Level B 3 Set Time B Transfer Date Time PLC program Polling time LED assignment 11 11 Port Port number Position Cursor on Current Screen Preview Print Confi uration 15 1 initiation Reports screen Separate pages 15 2 to file Print Screen List OP25 OP35 A 28 Printer drivers options Index 6 parameters 16 3 type Printout B 2 Priority messages screen areas Procedure for configuration 5 2 Process control phase Project information Project Manager Proportional fonts ProTool calling as stand alone program with STEP 7 integration calling via SIMATIC Manager with STEP 7 integration 5 6 R RAM Read continuous Recipe identifications Reduce Reference language 12 2 Reference Text Relay 8 2 set Remaining buffer si
8. Problem Downloading is aborted after the message Line several times Error is issued Possible Download Problems and Their Causes The cable set is too long Select lower baud rate The cable set is poorly screened or interference signals are induced into the cable from other equipment Select lower baud rate PC or PU performance insufficient Select lower baud rate Another driver is running in the background for example with networking Select lower baud rate or modify autoexec bat and config sys files Downloading is aborted and ProTool crashes Downloading does not take place PG 740 Communication drivers PC performance insufficient The system ini file in your Windows directory does not contain the default Windows communication driver which ProTool requires Select lower baud rate Check whether your system ini file contains the entry comm drv comm drv If a different driver has been entered at this point then installed communica tion programs for example for a modem or network are using another driver Modify the configuration of your PU or PC or install ProTool on a stand alone PC or PU Interrupt problems Various boards use the same interrupt Modify the configuration of your PU or PC or install ProTool on a stand alone PC or PU Connect the cable set to the OP and the PU before starting Windows Many interface boards a
9. Reserved Job mailbox Acknowledgement bits Reserved Version number Time Date Reserved Figure 11 1 Structure of the Interface Area in data words The counting direction of the bits in a data word depends on the PLC It may be clockwise starting at 0 or counter clockwise starting at 1 When data words are illustrated in the description that follows there are al ways two illustrations If only one bit is mentioned its number is shown without parentheses for a clockwise direction with parentheses for a counter clockwise direction ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 General Communication Areas 11 1 1 Control and Acknowledgement Bits Introduction A word is available for every control and acknowledgement bit Word n 0 contains the control bits Control bits are written by the PLC and read by the OP Word n 6 contains the acknowledgement bits They are written by the OP and read by the PLC Detailed structure The following illustrations show the detailed structure of the control and ack of control and nowledgement bits This is followed by a description of achieving synchroni acknowledgement zation of the OP with the PLC by setting bits bits Control bits word n 0 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
10. The size and the location of the alarm message area cannot be configured Its size is set automatically with the size of the event message area The display of alarm messages cannot be disabled Either an alarm message area or a message line has to be configured The window in which event messages appear The window is opened only if it is called The event message area can be enabled and disabled by choosing Screen Keys There is a choice of two settings for its height Its location can also be changed ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool Message line Message indicator Dynamic position Icon Dependencies ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 The area in which alarm messages and event messages are displayed The message line can be enabled and disabled by choosing Screen Keys How ever you cannot set the message line and the event message area The dependencies between the message area and the line are listed in table 5 3 There is a choice of two settings for the height of the message line Its location can also be changed A symbol which draws your attention to waiting alarm messages The mes sage indicator can be enabled and disabled by choosing Screen Keys Its size cannot be modified but you can change its location With the OP35 and OP37 the message and information text windows are positioned dynamically as a function of the cursor position so that inputs un dergoing editing
11. With the editors for event messages alarm messages and screens there are also editor specific menu items on the menu bar If you choose Print at this point the corresponding standard report is set automatically Reports Print Quality ET 300 api a Contents Selection Cover Chapter Summary All Variables Symbolism Event Messages Pages Alarm Messages oe Reports E Print to File Figure 15 1 Print Dialog Box 15 1 Printing Your Configuration Print to file Printing separate pages Preview Settings Creating and modifying reports 15 2 You can also print to a file To print to a file check Print to File in the Print dialog box If you then confirm by choosing OK you are prompted to enter the filename Your configuration is then processed according to the printer you set and the data are written to the file You can also print separate pages of a chapter To print separate pages click the corresponding chapter in the Contents dialog and specify under Selection the pages you want to have printed Press the Preview button for a preview of the report on the screen Here you can see the prospective size of the report or the page on which a particular object will appear Similarly you can also check your settings You can create individual designs for configuration printouts In this instance make sure that the settings for the reports do not apply to other projec
12. Assigning to a function key or a soft key Objective To configure Execution You wish to blank the screen on the OP by means of a key Select the key which you wish to use for blanking the screen Select the Blank Screen function and define the Idle Time min parameter The value of this parameter is however not evaluated for a function using a key As soon as you press the key the function is triggered and the screen is blan ked Attaching to the variable of an I O field Objective To configure Execution Parameter Condition You wish to blank the screen on the OP automatically if there is no input by the operator Create a random variable For this variable configure the function you selec ted Blank Screen and define its Idle Time min parameter You enter the va lue of the parameter in minutes The function is initiated and the dle Time min parameter is evaluated as soon as you power up the OP If the operator has not made an input by the end of the idle time the screen is blanked The time count starts after any input made by the operator on the OP Constant for Idle Time min In the Functions dialog box you must have selected under Conditions the item called Initialization ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Language Purpose Basics F1 HHHH A Z Settings With this function you change the language on the OP This mean
13. Create an icon containing the word Standard by using Paintbrush or some other drawing program 3 Assign to function key F11 the standard screen Z_RECORD_ 1 as descri bed under 2 above Here again create an icon using Paintbrush Give standard screen Z_RECORD_ 1 the name DAT_1 4 Call screen Z_RECORD_1 Click key F14 Select the Select Screen func tion Under Parameters specify the Start screen Using Paintbrush for example create an icon called ESC ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Recipes Downloading the configuration Creating a data record on the OP ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Save your configuration by choosing File Save from the menu Connect the OP to the PC or PU by means of the connecting cable Go to File gt Download on the menu system Answer Yes to the query whether the confi guration should be compiled first After the configuration has been downloaded you can see the start screen on the OP At the same time the system displays the message S5 not available Connect the OP to the CPU The system message then disap pears You now first select and format the data medium on the OP With the OP25 the only data medium that is possible is gt FLASH Then create a data record for the orange juice mixture and save it on the flash The value of the varia bles is now 0 Then edit the data record and enter the actual values 1 From the start screen call screen DAT_ Figure 9 10
14. 0 Erroneous transfer Error free transfer Acknowledgement bits word n 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Data transfer complete Data mailbox is disabled Life bit OP mode OP startup Figure 11 2 Control and Acknowledgement Bits for Clockwise Direction ProTool User s Guide 11 3 Release 09 96 General Communication Areas OP startup OP mode Life bit Control bits word n 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Erroneous transfer Error free transfer Acknowledgement bits word n 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Data transfer complete Data mailbox is disabled Life bit OP mode OP startup Figure 11 3 Control and Acknowledgement Bits for Counter Clockwise Direction Bit 0 16 in acknowledgement bits 1 OP has started 0 OP is starting The bit is set by the OP when startup has finished Bit 1 15 in acknowledgement bits 1 OPis offline 0 OP in normal mode The bit is set if the OP is switched to Offline mode by the operator In Online mode the bit is set to 0 Bit 2 14 in acknowledgement bits The purpose of the life bit is to insure that any disruption of the connection from the OP to the PLC is detected immediately The OP inverts the life bit in the interface area at regu
15. 1 Proceed in a similar manner if you specifically wish to reset a variable in the OP Appropriately use 0 as the value for the constant Execution The OP starts up The function is triggered and the value of the constant is evaluated at the same time The variable is set or reset Parameter s Constant for Status after System Startup with 0 FALSE reset 1 TRUE set Condition The variable for which the function has been configured must be in BOOL format With the SIMATIC S5 therefore the variable can only be an internal variable A 22 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Set Bool Variable F1 Purpose Objective To configure Execution Special feature Parameter s Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 With this function you set a BOOL variable To do so the cursor must be loca ted in an input field for which this BOOL variable was configured The Set BOOL Variable function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to set a BOOL variable by means of a key Configure an input field to which you assign a BOOL variable Select the key you wish to use for setting a BOOL variable Assign the Set BOOL Variable function to the Selected Functions Whenever the key is pressed and the cursor is located in the input field the function is triggered The BOOL variable is then set With this function you can set different BOOL variables by means of a si
16. 12 2 In the Languages dialog box specify the editing language and the reference language e The editing language is the current configuration language in which con figurable text is entered The reference language should be regarded from the viewpoint of transla tion If for example the second language is being configured the text of the first language can be displayed as the reference language This means that you can see the first language as a reference for the translation The following objects contain language dependent text event messages alarm messages screens recipes text lists and information text If you create a multi lingual configuration you should first finish configuring one language and then test it on the PLC You can then type in the text strings for the other languages Note If you wish to modify a configuration which has already been created in sev eral languages make sure that fields are not subsequently moved when event messages and alarm messages contain configured fields Since there is no permanent association between a field and its position within text the text should be moved not the fields if necessary On screens you can also set fonts so that they are language dependent by choosing System Fonts from the menu Depending on the editing language you selected you can configure up to three language dependent fonts A further font is language indep
17. 16 Hints on Optimization 0c eee eee 16 1 Polling time and update time 0 0 6 eee ees 16 1 16 2 Optimizing Loading and Saving Times 0 0 cece eee 16 2 ii ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Contents A Description of Functions 00 cece eee eee eee eee eee B PU JObS ag sg ocr E Cc System Limits for OP25 35 37 1 cece eens C 1 D Siemens Worldwide 00200cc cece cece eee eee eee eens l Index ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Introduction ProTool Configuration Screens Messages Keys Configuration data ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 ProTool is an easy to use configuration tool for Operator Panels OPs It can run under Microsoft Windows You can use a mouse or the keyboard to execute most of the actions that have to be performed in ProTool Configuration consists in creating screens and messages and linking them to the PLC program This means that the sequences of events on the PLC can be visualized and manipulated Screens are used to create an image of the process This means that the ope rator can quickly grasp the relationships and intervene in the process should this be necessary Text explains individual elements on the screen Graphics such as trends and bar graphs display trend patterns for example of tempe rature or current fill levels The operator has to call screens H
18. Event Messages and Alarm Messages Assigning message area and message number ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 The assignment of message areas and message numbers is illustrated below by means of an example Example 1 for SIMATIC S5 Let us assume that the following message area was configured for the SIMATIC S5 PLC DB 60 Address 43 Length 5 in DW Figure 8 1 shows the assignment of bit numbers and message numbers for data words Message numbers and bit numbers are assigned automatically on the OP Bit 15 Data word 43 Message No Figure 8 1 SIMATIC S5 Message Area and Message Number Assignment for Data Words Example 2 for SIMATIC 500 505 The assignment of message areas and message numbers is illustrated below by means of an example Let us assume that the following message area was configured for the SIMATIC 500 505 PLC V 43 Length 5 in DW Figure 8 2 shows the assignment of a total of 80 5 x 16 message numbers to the individual bit numbers in the event message area of the PLC Their assignment is performed automatically on the OP Bit 1 16 Message No Figure 8 2 SIMATIC 500 505 Message Area and Message Number Assignment 8 3 Event Messages and Alarm Messages Example 3 for SIMATIC S5 You can also define the message area in flag words For the example below the following alarm message area was defined FW 50 Length 2 in FW Figure 8 3 shows the assignment of message
19. Open the ProTool project containing the standard configurations which were supplied to you Copy object OP25 S7 to your GETSTART pro ject Configuring with ProTool 17 Double click on the Copy OP25 S7 icon ProTool is started and the standard configuration for OP25 is opened 18 Choose System PLC from the menu The PLC dialog box is opened By default the SIMATIC S7 300 400 PLC is entered at this point in the case of STEP 7 integration 19 Now first click the Edit button and then the Parameters button The SIMATIC S7 300 400 dialog box appears 20 Select the entry MPI Network in the Connect OP to Network list box This entry now appears in the Select Communicating Peer list box 21 Click in the Select Communicating Peer list box on the sign preceding the MPI Network entry The entry CPU314 S7 Program appears 22 Select the CPU314 S7 Program1 entry and close all the dialog boxes dealing with the PLC by clicking OK or Close The connection between the OP and the PLC is thus established 23 Double click in the editor window on Variable The Variable dialog box appears 24 In the PLC list box choose PLC_1 In the Symbol list box you will now see the Mixer symbol from the STEP 7 symbol table Double click this symbol The following values are applied to the dialog box Mixer 1 inthe Name entry field BOOL in the Type list box T in the Area list box 0 in the E entry field 1 in the Bit entry field
20. The value of the constant is transferred to the variable and the output field is updated Attaching to the variable of an I O field Objective To configure You wish to change from one of the four operating modes to another one by means of a symbolic I O field on the screen Create a symbolic I O field having a random internal variable on a screen For this variable configure the function you selected Mode to which the follo wing parameter applies internal variable Operating Mode Field ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Execution Parameters Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Specify for the function the same variable for which you are configuring the function Example You are configuring the MODE variable You are defining the Mode function for this variable The parameter of this function you select for Operating Mode Field is the same variable MODE 0 is entered as the value by ProTool for the constant Operating Mode key However this value is not evaluated for a function using a variable Also create a text list and assign the values 0 to 3 the Online Offline Serial Download and Loop Through Connection operating modes The operating mode you selected is displayed in the symbolic I O field Select another operating mode from the list box The function is triggered The value of the variable is evaluated and the corresponding operating mode is set on
21. id Figure 7 21 Multiplexing Dialog Box 9 Exit from the Multiplexing dialog box by clicking Ok There is now a check mark on the Multiplexing button in the Bar dialog box to indicate that multiplexing is in use refer to figure 7 22 In addition the index variable is specified instead of the Variable field Bar a Direction fu OK Upper M max Scale Color Cancel Black E a Y Axis V Border ee Limit Value Lines Multiplexing is active with index variable YAR_S1 Figure 7 22 Display with Active Multiplexing ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 7 33 Screens 7 6 Detecting a Called Screen on the PLC Application Condition Structure 7 34 To be able to detect on the PLC the screen that has just been called on the OP you have to create a Screen Number area on the PLC The OP stores in formation in the screen number area about the screen called on the OP In this way it is possible to transfer information on the current contents of the OP display to the PLC Certain reactions can be initiated in the PLC program for example calling another screen or selecting an LED If you wish to use the screen number area you have to specify it during con figuration as Area Pointer Type Screen Number It can be created only on one PLC and once only The screen number area is transferred spontaneously to the PLC i e a trans fer takes place whenever a change is registered
22. the empty blue bar of the Hardware Configuration dialog box The first line expansion slot 0 of the configuration table appears the rail is ent ered on it 7 Click on the sign preceding expansion slot 0 to open the configuration table completely 8 Click in the hardware catalog on the sign preceding CPU 300 Select CPU314 and drag it to expansion slot 2 of the configuration table The CPU314 is entered in expansion slot 2 and the line remains selected 9 Choose Edit Object Properties The Properties CPU 314 dialog box appears 10 Click the MPI button on the Properties card The Properties MPI Node dialog box is opened 11 Enable the Networked list box by clicking it Select the MPI Network 1 entry beneath it 12 Then close all the dialog boxes by clicking OK or by saving In this way you have created and networked the PLC to the extent required for Pro Tool The blank STEP 7 symbol table has been created automatically 13 To open it click first on the sign preceding the GETSTART project on the sign preceding SIMATIC 300 Station1 on the sign preceding CPU314 and on the sign preceding S7 Program1 Select Symbol table SY and then choose Edit Open Object The symbol table is opened 14 Make the following entries Symbol Mixerl Address 10 1 The BOOL data type is entered automatically 15 Save and then close the symbol table You can use the Mixer symbol later to configure a variable 16
23. the other is lan guage independent To use the different fonts proceed as follows 1 Choose System Fonts from the menu 2 Select the language and assign the fonts from the list on the left Windows Fonts to the right side 3 Call a screen Choose Edit gt Font from the menu and select a font If you now create a text field the font you selected is used Language dependent means that different fonts can be used for the three languages available on the OP Language independent means that the same font is used in every OP language By default the symbol set is set for the language independent font The symbol set is used with the graphic charac ter The fonts have to be constant width fonts This means that every letter occupies an equal amount of space By contrast with proportional fonts every letter requires a different amount of space In this particular case for 99599 EE SD E example an i requires less space than a w By default ProTool fonts are supplied for the language dependent fonts Ho wever you can also use Windows fonts The only condition is that you use a constant width font For this reason only these fonts are displayed in the list box of the Fonts dialog box Screens 7 1 2 Character Graphic Purpose Symbol packages User specific symbol packages 7 6 With character graphics you compose graphics from different symbols For example you can create a rectangle fro
24. trigger 7 26 With pattern trends all the trend values are read simultaneously out of a buf fer on the PLC by setting a trigger bit and are displayed on the OP as a trend The variable associated with the trend contains the start address of the buffer The length of the buffer is not explicitly entered It results from the number of Samples max that are configured in the trend Pattern trends can be used for quickly changing values for example when only the overall variation the pattern is of interest If values change more quickly than communications between the OP and the PLC can transfer them the values have to be stored on the OP The OP then reads out the whole buf fer at once One example of using pattern trends is injection pressure in ma nufacturing plastic components Pattern curves are set by selecting Trigger Bit and Buffer Since pattern trends are initiated by a trigger bit you have to define at least two bit areas trend request area and trend transfer area 1 that are used by the OP and PLC to communicate with each other The num bers located in the bit areas of figures 7 14 and 7 15 are the trigger bit for the trend Trend request area fae ee ee eye ayo sf Tt ET ET dT dT Tt Tt hel Trend transfer area 1 rs TdT dT TT tT Ty ff BERR T T fel Trend indicator bit Figure 7 14 Bit Areas for Trends with the SIMATIC S5 ProTool User s Guide Release 0
25. 3 Tool Palette for Shortcuts to Fields By means of the colors in the lower part of the tool palette you define the color of the foreground left mouse button and that of the background right mouse button The current setting is displayed in the upper part of the color palette Character You use this menu item to display and hide the palette with the symbols for Graphics Palette the Character Graphic field Size Position A dialog box containing the current position of the cursor and the size of the element that you selected is displayed or hidden Reference Text For the active screen the screen is displayed or hidden in the reference lan guage 7 4 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens 7 1 Text Character Graphic and Graphic 7 1 1 Text Purpose Fonts Language dependence Default setting ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 The static components text character graphic and graphic of a screen are described in the following Depending on the configuration text components refer to different parts of a screen in order to be able to assign the displayed fields to the actual process In terms of the example in figure 7 1 the names Mixing Unit Tank 1 and Tank 2 are static text components Different fonts are available for identifying the relative priorities of text com ponents within a screen by the font or type size You can set up to four diffe rent fonts for the OP Three fonts are language dependent
26. 500 STRING 2 500 10 000 characters max SIMATIC 500 505 INT 2 000 INT 2 000 DOUBLE 1 800 DOUBLE 1 800 REAL 1 800 BIT 2 500 ASCII 2 500 10 000 characters max Maximum values for Significant digits for REAL 6 REAL and DOUBLE Calculation and indication 500 000 e g with scaling for trends and bars 255 Total entries 5 000 Entries per recipe 500 2 000 Bytes max C 2 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Siemens Worldwide In this Appendix Siemens Sales Offices in the Federal Republic of Germany Aachen Augsburg Bayreuth Berlin Bielefeld Bonn Bremen Brunswick Chemnitz Coblenz Cologne Constance Darmstadt Dortmund Dresden Duisburg D sseldorf Erfurt Essen Frankfurt am Main Freiburg Hamburg Heilbronn Karlsruhe ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 In this appendix you will find a list of e All cities in the Federal Republic of Germany with Siemens Sales Offices and e All European and non European Siemens Companies and Representatives The following table lists all Siemens Sales Offices in the Federal Republic of Germany Kassel Kempten Allg Kiel Laatzen Leipzig Lingen Magdeburg Mainz Mannheim Munich Miinster Westf Nuremberg Osnabriick Regensburg Rostock Saarbriicken Siegen Stuttgart Ulm Wetzlar Wilhelmshaven Wuppertal Wiirzburg D 1 Siemens Worldwide European Companies and Representatives
27. B 4 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 System Limits for OP25 35 37 Object Screens Trend graphics Text or graphic lists Graphic objects Event messages and alarm messages Text elements Variables ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Elements Fields per screen Process outputs per screen Trend samples per screen Bit triggered Number of trends x 30 total samples x 4 Number of trends x 30 total samples x 2 Entries per list Variables linked to the PLC Total recipe entries information texts text list entries Variables per CPU PLC Variables with Read continuously Subtract a process variable for every Maximum Number 300 600 400 Bytes e g 200 output fields with WORD variables 2 000 for OP35 37 1 000 for OP25 total 300 e g 300 trends with 50 samples each in WORD 120 lt 40 000 DOUBLE REAL lt 40 000 rest 500 255 50 000 characters max 1 000 2 000 each 5 000 30 000 5 000 4 000 WORD INT plus 1 000 DWORD 2 000 200 25 trend samples WORD SIMATIC S5 SIMATIC 505 Driver V1 30 96 trend samples WORD SIMATIC S7 Driver V2 0 C 1 System Limits for OP25 35 37 Variable types per configuration SIMATIC S5 KF 2 000 KH KM KY KT KC 2 000 1 800 1 800 1 800 2 500 10 000 characters max SIMATIC S7 CHAR INT 2 000 BYTE WORD Timer Counter 2 000 DINT 1 800 DWORD 1 800 REAL 1 800 BOOL 2
28. Ba Direction EI z pvi e diii Upper Scale Color Cancel i Black gt Y Anis IV Border min T Limit Value Lines C Multiplexing Variable VAR_1 B New Yariable Edit Duplicate i i Figure 7 20 Creating the Index Variable for Bar Graphs 2 Click the Multiplexing button 3 Enter the symbolic name Var_S1 in the Index Variable field Click Edit in order to edit the variable The Variable dialog box is opened 4 Type in Type INT DB 15 DBW 0 PLC PLC_1 Depending on the switch position VAR_S assumes a value of 0 J or 2 A variable VAR_T VAR_T2 and VAR_T3 representing the current value of tank T1 T2 or T3 is assigned to every one of these three values 5 Enter the symbolic name VAR_T1 in the Variable field Click Edit in or der to edit the variable The Variable dialog box is opened 6 Enter Type INT DB 16 DBW 2 PLC PLC_1 7 Now click the Add button in the Bar dialog box The variable VAR_T is applied to the display field and assigned to the value index 0 of index variable VAR_S 8 Repeat steps 5 and 7 for variables VAR_T2 and VAR_T3 Figure 7 21 shows the appearance of the corresponding configuration z ProTool User s Guide 7 32 Release 09 96 Screens Index Yariable OK 0 VAR_T1 1 YAR T2 Panel Remove Up Down iei Variable VAR_T3 v Edit Duplicate Index variable VAR_S1 Duplicate i
29. DINT DWORD CHAR Hexadecimal xG x KG xG x KG Binary Dec Dec x KG Text xG x KG x Combination possible Combination not possible K Digits behind decimal point possible G Limit values possible 6 6 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Variables Table 6 4 Types of Variable for SIMATIC S7 Part II Representation Types of Variable REAL BOOL STRING Timer 1 Counter 1 Decimal x KG xG i lt 6 String z lt xG x Combination possible Combination not possible K Digits behind decimal point possible G Limit values possible 1 Not with SIMATIC S7 200 Table 6 5 Types of Variable for SIMATIC 500 505 Representation Types of Variable BIT INT INT DOUBLE DOUBLE REAL ASCII Decimal x x KG x KG x KG x KG x KG Hexadecimal x x KG x KG x KG x KG Text x x KG Graphic x x KG x Combination possible Combination not possible Digits behind decimal point possible Limit values possible ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Variables Table 6 6 Types of Variable for PLCs Other Than SIMATIC PLCs Representation Types of Variable INT UINT LONG ULONG FLOAT STRING Decimal x KG x KG Hexadecimal xKG xKG String 2 2 Dec Dec x KG x KG Graphic x KG x KG x Combination possible Combination not possible K Digits behind decimal point possible G Limit values possible 6 8 P
30. Parameter 1 Block number 1 through 8 Parameters 2 3 ProTool User s Guide B 3 Release 09 96 PLC Jobs wl ole No Function gt ES 3 44 Fetch Alarm Message Area from PLC ei ojojo Parameter 1 Block number 1 through 8 Parameters 2 3 45 Fetch Acknowledgment Area from PLC o ojojo Parameter 1 Block number 1 through 8 Parameters 2 3 47 Transfer LED Area Directly to OP 0o ojojo Parameter 1 LED assignment area number 1 through 8 Parameter 2 LED assignment 1st word Parameter 3 LED assignment 2nd word Unlike job No 42 Fetch LED Area from PLC the LED assignment is transferred in this in stance in the PLC job thus enabling the LEDs to be driven more quickly The specified LED area must not be configured with more than 2 DW 49 Delete Events Buffer o ojojo Parameters 1 2 3 50 Delete Alarms Buffer 0o ojojo Parameters 1 2 3 51 Select Screen ei ojojo Parameter 1 RB Screen number 1 through 255 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Field number 1 through 255 Output fields are not taken into account in the serial number 69 Transfer Recipe Data Record from PLC to OP 0 ojojo Parameter 1 Key word 1 Parameter 2 Key word 2 Parameter 3 Key word 3 70 Transfer Recipe Data Record from OP to PLC 0 ojojo Parameter 1 Key word 1 Parameter 2 Key word 2 Parameter 3 Key word 3 72 Position Cursor on Current Screen ei ojojo Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Field number 1 through 255 Parameter 3
31. Pro Tool 4 3 General Settings Menu items Options gt Default Setting Options gt OLE Preferences Screen Surface Screen Zoom Screen gt Tool Palette Screen Character Graphics Palette Screen gt Size Position Screen gt Black White Screen gt Reference Text Messages gt Attribute Window Messages gt Reference Text Window Window gt Keyboard You can customize the ProTool user interface This includes arranging the windows and displaying or hiding palettes Specifically the following menu items are involved At this point you can modify the default settings of names and settings At this point you select the programs which you wish to use for creating and editing graphics At this point you can set how the surface should be displayed on your screen That is whether you prefer a grid with dots or without dots At this point you enlarge or reduce the image on the screen At this point you can display or hide the tool palette for the screen editor When displayed the tool palette is used for quick configuration of fields You do not have to choose Screen Fields from the drop down menu At this point you can display or hide the character graphics palette for the screen editor The character graphics palette is displayed only if you are crea ting a field with graphics characters If you choose Size Position a window is displayed or hid It contains details of the c
32. Release 09 96 Description of Functions Special feature Parameter s ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 You can also open and hide the event window by means of two input or output fields which may even be located on different screens To do this configure two input or output fields as described above For the constant specify 1 as the value on the first occasion and 0 as the value on the other occasion As soon as the values in the input or output field are modified the function is triggered and the event window is opened or hidden accordingly To trigger the function from the PLC proceed as follows Configure a PLC variable for which you set Read Continuously Define the Event Window function for this variable From the Functions dialog box select under Call Function At the item called Output The function is triggered when ever the value is modified by the PLC Constant for ON OFF with 0 OFF 1 ON 1 Toggle OFF lt gt ON A 33 Description of Functions Events Delete Buffer Fa st Me Z Messages Purpose With this function you delete the event messages from the buffer All messages that are still waiting to be serviced are not deleted Assigning to a function key or a soft key Objective You wish to delete the event buffer by means of a key To configure Select the key which you wish to use for deleting the event buffer Assign the Events Delete Buffer function to
33. Use the same variable for all the time fields Only then will changes made by the operator be displayed in all the fields The field length of the I O field must be at least ten for it to be possible to enter the complete time None The variable for which the function was configured must be in KC or STRING format For this the I O field must contain String as its display A 27 Description of Functions Print Screen List F1 Ul h Purpose not OP45 With this function you print a screen list which you have set in your configura tion Assigning to a function key or a soft key Objective To configure Execution You wish to print a screen list comprising three screens by means of one key Select the key with which you wish to initiate printing of the screen list Select the Print Screen List function and define the following parameters Constant applying to the page of the printout Page 1 gt Screen Number Constant applying to the page of the printout Page 2 gt Screen Number Constant applying to the page of the printout Page 3 gt Screen Number All the other constants have a default value of 1 Do not modify these values The function is triggered whenever you press on the key and the parameters are evaluated The corresponding screens are then printed Attaching to the variable of an I O field Objective To configure Execution Parameter s A 28 You wi
34. a bit This means that you can drive the display either by means of a digit or by means of a bit In all there are three different settings their significance is as follows The value of a variable is evaluated as a decimal Text or a graphic may be assigned to any value between 0 and 9999 You can also assign text or a gra phic to a whole range of values For example the string Warming up phase might occur in the range from 0 to 10 and Ready in the range from 11 to 100 The bits of a variable are evaluated If a bit is set to 1 the assigned text or graphic appears on the display In the case of text lists the corresponding bit is set on the PLC when the text is selected Up to 16 bits of a data word can be assigned In this instance you can distri bute the bits of a data word over several text or graphic lists If you do not require all the bits of the data word in a text or graphic list you can use the remaining bits in other text or graphic lists The only condition is that no two bits can be set simultaneously by the PLC within a text or graphic list If this were the case a blank field would appear on the OP The status of a bit of the variable is evaluated You can assign text or graphic for 0 or 1 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens Example of a The text list for the different operating modes of a motor might look as text list follows 0 OFF 1 SLOW 2 FAST Figure 7 6 shows the dialog box in which th
35. an S7 CPU in it refer to section 5 2 This sets the corresponding STEP 7 symbol table 3 Symbols have already been created in the STEP 7 symbol table Applying symbols To apply symbols from the STEP 7 symbol table open the Variable dialog for configuring box The symbols contained in the symbol table are now listed in the Symbol variables field The following entries are applied to the dialog box as soon as you select one of the symbols e the symbol name as the variable name e the address and e the data type You can subsequently modify the variable name without the link to the sym bol table being lost Changes made to the symbol table in STEP 7 are applied to ProTool after the STEP 7 symbol table has been saved Figure 5 2 shows the Variable dialog box with the STEP 7 symbol table 6 12 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Variables ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Name pBs2 Address Type WORD ha Range DB Length Byte ia DB 52 Polling Time s DBW Decimals jo Cancel C Limit Values ie Functions PLE name pic 1 M Comment Symbol Bottle Modify Index DB52 heater DB52 mixer1 DB52 motor DB52 valve4 Figure 6 3 Variable Dialog Box with Embedded STEP 7 Symbol Table 6 13 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens Example Components of a screen Screen editor ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens display a process They
36. are not concealed This function can be enabled and disa bled by choosing System Screen Keys An icon can be placed on the display for the soft keys This is possible only for the Fx keys that are directly arranged around the screen You can assign every key separately An assignment applies globally The icons appear on every configured screen The assignment and the icon for every screen can be modified later The modification then applies only locally There are dependencies between the display options for alarm messages and event messages Table 5 3 lists those dependencies Table 5 3 Possible Settings for Event Messages and Alarm Messages Display of Alarm messages Display of Event Messages Window Window Window Off Line Line 5 15 Configuring with ProTool Priorities The areas have different priorities This is noticeable when the areas are cascaded The high priority area is superimposed on the low priority area Table 5 4 contains a matrix which tells you which areas are superimposed when cascading is effective Table 5 4 Priorities of the Areas when Cascading is Effective Superimposed Fixed window as i Eea Fixed window ar E ar A ar Message line Message indicator ea i x M x ea M x ea X x Soft keys 5 16 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool 5 5 Editors Editors in ProTool Symbolic name ProTool User s Guid
37. are thus an image of the process Figure 7 1 shows an example of a screen illustrating a mixing unit This might be a unit for mixing various fruit juices Ingredients are filled into a mixer from diffe rent tanks and then mixed The liquid levels in the tanks and in the mixer are displayed The intake valves can be opened and closed by means of operator inputs on the OP The motor for the mixer can be turned on and off in a simi lar manner Quantity in tank in Tank 1 r mn Tank 3 Fixed window Tank 2 Bottling machine Mixing unit Tank 1 Tank 2 Tank 3 gt ay gt Basic area Quantity in Valve 4 mixer I p To bottling machine 4 4 0 0 gt lt gt a on off Soft keys Figure 7 1 Example of a Screen A Mixing Unit A screen can consist of static and dynamic components Static components include text and graphics Dynamic components are linked to the PLC and visualize current values from the PLC memory Visualization may take place in the form of alphanumeric displays trends or bars Dynamic components are also inputs made by the operator on the Operator Panel and written to the PLC memory The link to the PLC is established by means of variables Screens are created with a separate editor When you call the screen editor the OP is displayed together with its display and its fu
38. bar see figure 4 4 File Edit Editors System Options Window Help Figure 4 4 Menu Bar All the editing steps of an editing level are arranged under one main menu item The main menu items are specifically File All editing actions concerning the entire configuration are concentrated here At this point you can for example open and save files compile files and download them to the OP etc Edit All editing actions concerning selected or highlighted sec tions of the configuration are concentrated under this main menu item At this point you can for example cut copy paste etc fields or text ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Working with Pro Tool Editor dependent menu items ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Editors System Options Window Help The Editors window is displayed All the editors used for configuring the OP are concentrated here At this point you can select the editor you want to work with for example for screens event messages etc General settings for the OP are listed under this main menu item At this point you define the structure of the display the link to the PLC program and PLC specific settings At this point you will find default settings cross references and OLE settings All the editing steps for arranging the windows of ProTool are located here You can select for example the window you want to have on top or you can arrange all the open windows on the
39. birou de consultatii tehnice e Bukarest Russia Siemens AG or Mosmatic e Moscow Siemens AG e FEkaterinburg Slovak Republic Siemens AG e Bratislava Slovenia Siemens d o o e Ljubljana J R Darmanin amp Co Ltd Netherlands Siemens Nederland N V The Hague e Rijswijk Norway Siemens A S e Bergen e Oslo e Stavanger e Trondheim Poland Siemens GmbH e Gdansk Letnica e Katowice e Warsaw Portugal Siemens S A e Albufeira e Co mbra e Lisbon Amadora e Matosinhos e Porto ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Spain Siemens S A e Barcelona e Bilbao e Gij n e Granada e La Coru a e Las Palmas de Gran Canaria e Le n e Madrid e Malaga e Murcia e Palma de Mallorca e Pamplona e Sevilla e Valencia e Valladolid e Vigo e Zaragoza Sweden Siemens AB e G teborg e J nk ping e Malm e Sundsvall e Upplands V sby Stockholm D 3 Siemens Worldwide Switzerland Turkey Siemens Albis AG SIMKO e Basel e Adana e Bern e Ankara e Z rich Bursa Siemens Albis S A Istanbul e Renens Lausanne Izmir Samsun Ukraine Siemens AG e Kiev Non European The following table lists all non European Siemens Companies and Companies and Representatives of Siemens AG Representatives Africa The following table lists all Siemens Companies and Representatives of Siemens AG in Africa Algeria Siemens Bureau d Alger e Alger An
40. can set the message priority of a configured message in the attribute window of the message editor under Priority If more than one message is present the messages are displayed according to their configured message priorities 1 low through 16 high You have to define in your configuration an event message area for event messages and an alarm message area for alarm messages You set the messa ge areas by choosing System Area Pointers from the menu An event message or an alarm message can be configured for every bit in the configured message area When the address area concerned is created the number of messages which you can create in it is displayed Every message area can be divided into several address areas Table 8 1 shows the number of message areas for event messages and alarm messages the number of alarm acknowledgement areas and the overall length of all areas for the different OPs Table 8 1 OP Message Areas Event Message Area Alarm Message Area and Alarm Acknowledgement Area Length Words Total per Overall Length per Type Type Words The message numbers are listed in the left margin of the message editor A bit number is assigned to each message number This means that you can immediately see the bit to which a configured message belongs in the event message area or the alarm message area Further the status bar displays the address to which the message belongs ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96
41. dialog box appears At this point you set the device type for example OP35 The other items displayed by ProTool thereafter are device specific 2 Set display partitioning You set the partitioning of the display by choosing the menu command System Screen Keys The Screen Keys dialog box is opened The set tings you perform here apply to the whole configuration There is a de fault setting Check whether the default setting applies to your configura tion If not modify the default setting to meet your requirements 3 Set PLC and communication driver You must specify in the configuration the PLC to which the OP will be connected and the driver which the PLC and OP will use to communicate with each other This is done by choosing the menu command System gt PLC The PLC dialog box is displayed All the settings you perform here are saved under a symbolic name If you use a variable in an object you specify this symbolic name to connect the OP to the PLC 4 Enter communication areas area pointers For the OP and the PLC to be able to communicate with each other you must define common data areas These data areas are known as communi cation areas You enter them by choosing System Area Pointers from the menu The communication areas you enter will depend on the types of object that are being configured Table 13 1 shows the dependencies For the SIMATIC S5 PLC you must create the interface area by choosing Area Poi
42. features the option of embedding external gra phic editors via the OLE interface of Windows You can thus always work with the tool you know best Graphics can be created directly by means of a graphics program or existing graphics can be embedded To create or embed graphics choose Screen gt Fields Graphic from the menu Every graphic used in ProTool is represented as a bitmap irrespective of whether the graphic was created with a pixel oriented graphics program such as Paintbrush or a vector oriented graphics program such as Designer Vec tor graphics are first converted into pixel graphics before being displayed in ProTool If you have created a graphic Windows scales it so that it fits in the open field If the graphic and the open field have different height width ratios this will result in distortions We will give you a few tips on how to avoid this later in this chapter Generally speaking you should bear the following in mind 1 Use pixel graphics mainly in those cases where the size of the window cannot be modified such as with icons for soft keys 2 You should use vector graphics when the size of the window has to be modified later 3 If you use the same graphic in different sizes you have to create several objects for them in ProTool It is not possible for ProTool to scale to seve ral sizes from a single graphic but it creates the graphics several times over This uses memory 4 Always create graphics
43. in your graphics program with the same height width ratio as the open field in ProTool Remember that a graphic having a size of say 10 x 20 cm cannot be reproduce faithfully from a pixel point of view in a field of 1 x 2 cm In doing so information is lost If you create icons for soft keys with a pixel editor such as Paintbrush a bor der of the correct size is automatically set for you in the pixel editor If you are using a vector editor you have to create the border yourself In this instance the height width ratio x y is as follows OP25 53 x 38 pixels OP35 OP37 OP45 80 x 58 pixels Screens Embedding graphics New From File Existing Preferred Applications Constraints 7 8 Create a graphic field The dialog box shown below appears A new name is displayed for the graphic in the dialog box GRAPHIC_ serial number Graphic Object Name GRAPHIC_1 New Microsoft Excel 5 0 Diagramm From File Microsoft Excel 5 0 T abelle ae Microsoft Graph Microsoft Word 6 0 Dokument Existing Microsoft WordArt 2 0 MS WordArt Inserts a new Designer 3 1 Zeichnung object into your document If you wish to create a new graphic you are offered OLE compatible applica tions From these applications select the one you want ProTool initiates this application If a graphic you want to embed exists already you can enter its path and file name directly Clicking the Browse button dis
44. languages in the configuration If for example you wish to load an identical configuration on several OPs with different lan guages you can change the OP languages prior to the download operation By default ProTool offers the five languages listed below as configuration languages Standard screens are available for all of these five languages English French German Italian and Spanish With the New button you can add all the languages available under Windows to the configuration languages ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Configuring in Different Languages System messages System messages that appear on the OP are available in the seventeen languages and keyboard listed below There is a corresponding keyboard assignment for every one of assignment these languages Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Italian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Turkish ProTool User s Guide 12 5 Release 09 96 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 General Settings for the System Screen Keys Functions Parameters Printer ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 This chapter describes all the settings which affect the OP Some settings have already been mentioned in other chapters when called for by the con text This chapter summarizes all the settings that are
45. name the name and the complete address are applied automatically to the configuration This is illustrated in figure 5 2 Variable x Name p B52 Address Type WORD H Range DB Length Byte DB Polling Time s fi DBW Decimals jo PLE name PLc 1 Comment fF Symbol Cancel C Limit Values _ Functions ET Modify Index DB52 heater DB52 mixerl DB52 motor DB52 valve4 Figure 5 2 Variable Dialog Box with Embedded STEP 7 Symbol Table 5 6 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool Selecting the PLC Updating ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Select the PLC in the way you normally would For the parameters the SIMATIC S7 300 400 dialog box refer to figure 5 3 displays all the net works CPUs and FMs available in the STEP 7 project Once you have selec ted the network and the CPU by means of symbolic names the parameters and addresses are entered for you automatically You can select the CPU symbolically only if you have placed it in an S7 sta tion using the SIMATIC Manager assigned parameters to it and networked it SIMATIC 7 300 400 Lx OP Address and Bus Parameters Address fi Cancel Connect OP to network aine the parameters yourself Maximum address HSA js Interface IF 2B M Baud Rate 187 5 Profile MP A Choose a communication peer petercen Define the parameters
46. of Siemens AG in Asia Bahrain Transitec Gulf e Manama Bangladesh Siemens Bangladesh Ltd e Dhaka Brunei e Brunei Darussalam Hong Kong Siemens Ltd e Hong Kong D 6 India Siemens Limited e Ahmedabad e Bangalore Bombay Calcutta Madras New Delhi Sectinderabad Indonesia P T Siemens Indonesia P T Siemens Dian Grana Elektrika Representative Siemens AG e Jakarta ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Siemens Worldwide Iraq People s Republic of China Samhiry Bros Co Limited Siemens AG Representation or e Beijing Siemens AG Iraq Branch e Guangzhou e Baghdad e Shanghai Iran Philippine Islands Siemens S S K Maschinen amp Technik Inc MATEC e Teheran e Manila Japan Qatar Siemens K K Trags Electrical Engineering and Air Conditioning Co e Tokyo e Doha Korea Saudi Arabia Siemens Ltd Arabia Electric Ltd Equipment e Changwon e Al Khobar e Seoul e Jeddah e Ulsan e Riyadh Kuwait Singapore National amp German Electrical and Electronic Services Co NGEECO e Kuwait Arabia Siemens Pte Ltd e Singapore Lebanon Ets F A Kettaneh S A e Beirut Malaysia Siemens Electrical Engineering Sdn Bhd e Kuala Lumpur Nepal Amatya Enterprises Pvt Ltd e Kathmandu Oman Waleed Associates Muscat Pakistan Siemens Pakistan Engineering Co Ltd e Islamabad e Karachi e Lahore e Peshawar Quetta Sri Lank
47. on the OP There is therefore no need to configure a polling time The screen number area is a data area having a fixed length of five data words The structure of the screen number area is displayed below Address 1st word Current screen type 2nd word Current screen number 3rd word Reserved Ath word Current input field number 5th word Reserved Entry Assignment Current screen type 1 screen Current input field number 0 to 65535 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Event Messages and Alarm Messages Overview Variables Assigning functions Printout Overflow warning ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Event messages and alarm messages are initiated by the PLC They contain information about events and states in the control process Alarm messages have to be acknowledged on the OP After being issued event messages and alarm messages are stored in separate message buffers on the OP Stored mes sages can be displayed on the OP and output to an attached printer A message consists of static text and or variables You can freely configure text and variables Before you can use variables in a message you have to insert a field With event messages and alarm messages you can use only output fields You can assign functions to event messages and alarm messages You have to set in your configuration the functions that you want to have initiated for the different events Events are th
48. on the OP two standard screens Z_RECORD_1 and Z_RI you must assign them to separate ECORD_2 are available If you wish to use these screens on the OP you have to be able to call them Both screens are available in their standard configuration but are not embedded as yet Embed the standard screens in your configuration by assigning the Select Screen function say to a function key Specify the parameter as standard screen Z_RECORD_1 or Z_RECORD_2 If you wish to use both standard screens function keys E S is crea After you have created the first recipe a text list called Z_RECIP ted This text list is used on the standard screens supplied for data records The order in which the recipes are entered in the text list is determined by the recipe number You can also see this order on the OP when you select a re cipe 9 5 Recipes Data mailbox Fixing the recipe structure 9 6 To download data records you have to create a data mailbox by choosing System Area Pointers The OP writes the identifications and the length of the data record to the data mailbox This is why the data mailbox must have a length of at least five words The following figure shows the structure of the data mailbox Address 1st word 2nd word 3rd word 4th word reserved 5th word Length of the data record in words If you have finished the configuration you should fix the structure of your recipe T
49. parameters a constant which is to apply to the direction OP gt Module Direction 0 and a constant which is to apply to the data area Data Record Scope 2 Proceed in a similar manner for the second key For the constant Direction use the value 1 For the constant Scope use the value 2 Execution The function is triggered whenever you press on one of the keys The constants are evaluated and the data records are written depending on the direction to either the module or the OP Attaching to the variable of an I O field Objective You wish to write data records from the OP to the module using an input out put field on the screen To configure Create an input output field having a random variable on a screen For this va riable configure the function you selected Backup Restore to which the follo wing parameters apply Constant Direction 0 Constant Scope 2 Execution The function is triggered as soon as the value of the input output field is modi fied and the values of the constants are evaluated The data records are written from the OP to the module A 4 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Parameters Constant for Direction with 0 OP gt Module 1 Module gt OP Constant for Scope with 0 Firmware Configuration Data Records 1 Firmware Configuration 2 Data Records ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 A 5 Description of Functions Mode
50. possible Thus some functions for example can be assi gned only to function keys an example of this is the function Set Bit Figure 10 1 shows the Functions dialog box for function keys A list of all the functions available in ProTool will be found together with descriptions in Appendix A Functions Selectable Functions Selected Function Change Language Changes Modes Data Rec DAT gt OP PLC Data Rec DAT gt PLC Data Rec OP gt DAT Data Rec OP gt PLC Data Rec PLC gt OP Parameters Conditions Description The backlighting of the screen is switched off after the set time if the operator does not make an input on the OP Parameters Constant at System Start lA A Figure 10 1 Function Dialog Box ProTool User s Guide 10 1 Release 09 96 Functions Assigning several functions Configuration principle 10 2 You can assign several functions to an object simultaneously They are then processed one after the other as if it were a batch file You set their order during configuration in the Functions dialog box It can be modified by means of the Up and Down buttons Figure 10 2 shows the basic structure of a function An input parameter is transferred to the function It may be constant or it may be read from a varia ble The variable in its turn may be only local or it may be linked to the PLC In the case of a link to the PLC the value is specified by the
51. process The result of the function is written to a variable which in its turn may be local or linked to the PLC Process Variable gt gt Process Local Variable Local Function Constant gt Figure 10 2 Configuring a Local Variable Principle There are three different types of function e Functions without input parameters These are functions which by definition trigger a specific action They include functions such as Date and Time or Alarms Delete Buffer e Functions with input parameters With these functions you have to specify the object or the setting at which the function is to be executed They include the functions Select Screen and Event Window ON OFF e Functions with input and output parameters With these functions you have to specify the object or the setting at which the function is to be executed The result of this function is written to a variable These functions include Message Log ON OFF and Mode There are also functions which are linked to each other In such a case the output parameter of the first function is the input function of the second They include the functions Define Password and Define Password Level ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Functions Using functions Conditions ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Functions can be attached
52. record from the OP to the PLC 2 Inthe PLC program set bit 13 in DW 64 of interface DB 51 to 1 for er ror free download Then reset bit 11 in DW64 to re enable the data mail box The program code for this might look as follows A DB 51 DB TDOP L DL 64 Control reset bits T MB 200 Scratch flag UN M 200 7 Data record download not running U 200 6 Data record download complete S 200 5 Data are free of errors R 200 3 Data mailbox enabled L MB 200 Scratch flag T DL 64 Control reset bits BE Result The values for Juice are now in the addresses on the PLC The identifica tions are in the data mailbox 9 16 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Functions Purpose ProTool features a whole number of functions which you can use in your con figuration Functions are used to e design the configuration for a specific process for example to jump from one screen to another e control the process by for example setting a bit thus causing a motor to be switched on e take advantage of OP characteristics for example to view or print a message buffer e perform system settings online on the OP for example to modify inter face parameters Using functions For you to be able to use functions they must be assigned to an object Possi ble objects are screens messages function keys fields and variables Depen ding on the object you select only those functions are offered by ProTool which are actually
53. settings are perfor med under Main gt Control Panel 386 Enhanced Virtual Memory Temporary directory The temporary directory should be located on your local hard disk The setting in your autoexec bat file is as follows SET TMP C TMP SET TEMP C TEMP ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Hints on Optimization 8 Check system resources 20 40 MB should be shown in your Program Manager under Help gt About Program Manager for the free amount of memory This may be increased by means of additional RAM or virtual memory System resour ces should indicate at least 65 free This can be raised by closing all the applications Fonts you do not require should be deleted Main Control Panel Fonts If the value is not attained you must re start Windows Some programs permanently use up system sources on account of errors Designer for instance System sources are released by re starting Win dows ProTool User s Guide 17 3 Release 09 96 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions General hints Icons Overview ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 The listing below presents an overview of all functions featured by ProTool Functions in complex contexts are not explained here However they are fully configured on the standard screens The equipment manuals explain how you handle standard screens In ProTool a dialog box makes only those functions available that a
54. should install only on the OP45 This floppy disk formats the hard disk of the OP45 and installs the operating system for Operator Control and Process Monitoring For you to be able to install ProTool from hard disk you have to copy the floppy disks to your hard disk before you can start installing When copying to hard disk abide by the conventions described below ProTool consists of four components which are also labeled separately on their floppy disks These four components are ProTool software labeled ProTool Firmware labeled Firmware Optional PLC drivers labeled Driver Optional functions labeled Functions Create a separate directory for every one of the four components and the floppy disks containing the name of the component and the number of the floppy disk The directories have to be created in accordance with the labels on the floppy disks This means that you create for the ProTool software the directories PROTOOL DISKn where n is the number of the floppy disk For floppy disk you therefore create a directory called PROTOOL DISK1 for floppy disk 2 you create a directory called PROTOOL DISK2 and so on For the firmware create a directory called F IRMWARE DISK1 Installation Icons in the ProTool is installed in a program group of its own Following installation program group in you will see the following icons in the program group Windows 3 x pros Double clicking this icon launche
55. shows standard screen Z_RECORD_1I on the OP The FLASH data medium has already been set Move the cursor to the Format Data Medium field Press ENTER twice In reply to the following queries enter 0 for Yes in every instance Edit Data Record Recipe Mixture Symbolic input Data record name Juice String Comment Text input Data medium Intern flash a Format E a Ea H B7 gE ese Soft keys Bild 9 10 The Z_RECORD_ 1I Standard Screen on OP 2 The Mixture recipe has already been selected Move the cursor to the Data Record field Now specify the name Orange for the data record 3 Press key F12 to edit the data record ProTool now asks Create new data record 0 Yes 1 No Specify 0 for Yes 9 15 Recipes 4 Move the cursor to the different entries of the data record one after the other and enter the following values JUICE 95 5 0 5 100 5 Save the data record on the flash by pressing ENTER Then press 0 for Yes Downloading the While the data record is being downloaded the OP sets bits in data word 64 data record from of the interface area You must then confirm the download in the PLC pro the OP to the PLC gram 1 To download the data record call screen DAT_ if it is not still available following editing of the data record Press key F10 to download the data
56. the OP The I O field is updated Variable for displaying Operating Mode Field Constant for Operating Mode Key with 0 Online 1 Offline 2 Serial Download 3 Loop Through Connection 5 MPI Download The variable of the function must be in INTEGER format Description of Functions Mode Purpose OP45 only F1 HHHH Me Z Settings With this function you change operating modes on the OP There are six opera ting modes Online Offline Serial Download Loop Through Connection Exit from System and Change to DOS Assigning to a function key or a soft key Objective To configure Execution You wish to set one of the four operating modes Online Offline Serial Download or Loop Through Connection by means of one of four keys You wish to be able to see on the screen which operating mode has been set Select the key you wish to use for setting the first operating mode Select the Mode function and define the following parameters a constant that applies to Online operating mode Operating Mode Key 0 and arandom internal variable No PLC Operating Mode Field Proceed in a similar manner for the other three keys For the constant use the values corresponding to the operating modes 1 2 and 3 For the variable al ways use the same variable So that you can recognize the selected operating mode on the screen configure a symbolic output field to which th
57. the Display Areas for The display on the Operator Panel can be partitioned into different areas On setting the one hand there are the different areas for displaying screens and messa ges On the other hand there is the area for the function keys Icons can be displayed at the edge of the display for the soft keys Setting You set the areas by choosing System Screen Keys from the menu The settings you perform here apply to the whole configuration Therefore define the areas before you start work on the configuration Some areas can be enabled and disabled and their size and location can be modified Many areas are permanently assigned Table 5 2 lists all the areas that are possible and the extent to which they can be modified Table 5 2 Settable Areas for the Display Area Enable Disable Modify Size Location Basic area No No No Event message area Alarm message area Message line Message indicator Icons individual All the other areas such as the system message area Help window date and time window and setpoint inputs cannot be configured Example Figure 5 5 shows an example of how the display on the OP25 might be parti tioned The fixed window located at the top border of the screen can contain the date and time which should always be displayed The event message area is partially superimposed on the fixed window When the event message area is called on the OP the date and time display i
58. the function is triggered and the parameters are evaluated The corresponding bit is then set in the word of the variable and the variable is transferred to the PLC Variable for Word Constant for Bit number The variable of the function must be in INTEGER format The value of the variable must not be modified by the PLC Description of Functions Reset Bit in Word F1 Purpose With this function you reset a bit in the word of a variable The variable is transferred to the PLC The Reset Bit in Word function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key Objective You wish to reset a bit in the word of a variable by means of a key The varia ble will then be transferred to the PLC To configure Select the key you wish to use for resetting a bit in the word of a variable Select the Reset Bit in Word function and define the following parameters a PLC variable that applies to the word Word a constant that applies to the bit Bit Execution Whenever you press the key the function is triggered and the parameters are evaluated The corresponding bit is then reset in the word of the variable and the variable is transferred to the PLC Parameter s Variable for Word Constant for Bit number Condition The variable of the function must be in INTEGER format The value of the variable must not be modified by the PLC ie ProTool User s Guide A 16 Release 09 96 Description of Functions Set Reset Bit in Word F
59. the slope a constant for the offset b A value X is transferred from the PLC The variable is updated and the sca ling function is triggered The scaled value is displayed as the display value Y in the T O field If the operator enters a value Y on the OP the function is triggered The value is scaled and is then transferred to the PLC as the PLC value X You have configured a value of 3 for the slope a and a value of 6 for the off set b A value of 21 is transferred from the PLC It is inserted into the scaling function Y 3 X 21 6 This results in a value of 69 for Y This value is dis played on the OP Constant for the slope a Constant for the offset b The variable of the function must be in INTEGER format ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Scaling Square 1 HHHH Purpose Objective To configure Execution Example Parameters Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 With this function values are scaled quadratically Values from the PLC are scaled prior to being displayed on the OP Inputs on the OP are scaled prior to the values being transferred to the PLC The formula for scaling is Y a X X424 b XK X Scaling Square 1 is the inverse function of Scaling Square 2 The Scaling Square I function can be attached to a variable You wish to scale a value from the PLC quadratically prior to the value being displayed on the OP and or
60. to different objects They are variables function keys fields screens messages Functions are not supplied for messages with standard ProTool They are available only by installing optional packages Apart from function parameters you must also specify conditions for trigge ring the function for example on pressing or releasing a function key The conditions differ from function to function The default setting for Conditions has to be modified only in specific cases In the following the conditions are briefly listed which are basically possible for the different objects Not all conditions are desirable or possible with ev ery function ProTool therefore makes available only those conditions which are applicable to the different functions concerned Object Condition Explanation Variable Initialization The function is triggered when the vari able is initialized Entering Value The function is executed after you enter a value in the input field Not until then is the value entered in the variable of the input field Value Output The function is executed before a changed value is entered in the variable by the PLC Reading Data The function is executed after the data Record Variable record variable is read by the data me dium and before the contents are saved Reading Message The function is executed after the mes Variable sage variable is read and before the con t
61. to obtain a quick overview of deviations from setpoints by ac tual values In addition you can configure upper and lower limit lines for every trend ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens Hiding trend graphics Multiplexing trends ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Depending on the value configured for a variable the trend graphic may be hidden or displayed Trends can be controlled by a multiplex variable A trend is assigned to every value of the multiplex variable This means that depending on the value of the multiplex variable the corresponding trend is displayed on the OP To multiplex a trend click the Multiplexing button in the Trend Graphic dia log box Then assign the trends to the values of the variable The multiplex variable is entered in the Trend Graphicdialog box instead of the trend refer to figure 7 12 You can thus see the trends for which Multiplexing is set at a glance Trend Graphic Samples max 0 N Background Color _ White X Axis Y Axis 1 O Y Axis 2 Scale Color C Black Actual Value CURVE_1 e Add Display Type Lines Variable VAR_4 Trigger Type Pulse 0 1 sec Duplicate Samples 20 Figure 7 12 Multiplexing Trends 7 23 Screens 7 4 1 Trends Reading trend data Usage Setting a trigger Example 7 24 Trends can be triggered by a clock pulse or a bit Just one trend v
62. to the OP When a data record is downloaded only the data and the identifications of the recipe are downloaded For the PLC there is no particu lar identification available for the data record apart from the recipe identifi cation If you wish to identify the data record on the PLC create in the recipe a variable containing the name of the data record Only certain settings are meaningful for variables used in recipes In addi tion the settings impact on the download Variables used in recipes must have an address on the PLC and the attribute Write Directly Only variables of this type are downloaded to the PLC when a data record is downloaded Variables not having an address are not included in the download The attributes are set in the Variable dialog box by pressing the Options but ton Fado tahoe the Variable and Options dialog boxes with the corres ponding settings ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Recipes Standard screens for Recipes Text list for recipes ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 fap mmc Oe Bange Hane VAR_10 Type KF E Length Byte m Polling Time s Decimals r Comment La mo fo Address DB DW Attributes lV Write Directly I Write Indirectly T Read Continuously M ONLINE Figure 9 3 Dialogboxen Variable und Options K Cancel PL ome l For creating saving and downloading data records
63. values graphics and graphic characters Values can be represented as figure text graphic bar or trend Values are always based on variables which define the link to the PLC The OP reads a process value from the PLC and displays it in its configured form In the case of inputs a value is sent to the PLC Figure 5 7 shows a configured screen comprising output fields a bar and an icon for function key F14 COROS OP25 Quantity Mixer Quantity Tanki Selection 234567 Figure 5 7 Configured Screen for Screen Editor Shown here for the OP25 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool Event and alarm messages Variables ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Event messages and alarm messages are used to display operating states and malfunctions in a process In event messages and alarm messages values as well as static text can be output figure 5 8 Alarm Messages QUICKMIX PDB 0001 belt VAR_8 Breakage OOO2 Mixer Speed too high O003 Tank VAR_9 No water intake 0004 0perating temperature too high 0005 Temperature VAR_10 C 0006 0007 000g 0009 Figure 5 8 Configured Alarm Messages Variables represent the link to the PLC They contain the address in the me mory area of the PLC From these addresses the OP reads values or it writes values The Variable dialog box is PLC specific Depending on the PLC that you set the appropriate da
64. wish The Jnput Out put dialog box appears For the Field Type select Input Click in the Variable field on the Edit button and configure the process variable to have the following values Name Var_4 DB 12 DW 0 PLC PLC_1 Click on the Limit Values button The Limit Values dialog box appears For the Upper Limit Value click Variable Specify the name of the varia ble as Var_5 Configure variable Var_5 as shown in the figure below Name VARS Type INT Length Byte Polling Time s Decimals jo PLC name No PLC No PLC Click in the Variable box on OK to apply your inputs Exit from all the other open boxes by clicking on OK Create a new input field and assign the variable Var_5 to it 6 11 Variables 6 5 Using the STEP 7 Symbol Table Definition In STEP 7 you can assign informative symbolic names called symbols for addresses Symbols are stored together with the data type address and com ments in a symbol table You can use a symbol contained in the symbol table in ProTool for configuring a variable A symbol contained in the symbol table may also be a structured data block which you can open by double clicking Requirements The following requirements must be met before you can use the symbol ta ble 1 You have installed ProTool under Windows95 with STEP 7 integration 2 You have assigned parameters to an S7 PLC connection in ProTool and selected
65. x X x Language Configuration possible in all X X X assignment Windows languages Languages simultaneously 3 configuration languages xX loadable on the OP Character set Attributes x Language dependent 3 x Language independent 1 X Functions Table 3 3 Entry points Functions Configurable General Settings General settings OP25 OP35 OP45 OP37 PC Interface Download MPs SY x Function LED image es eae Soft Keys LED image Pf x Password level x X X Functions X xX X Global assignment x X X ProTool User s Guide 3 5 Release 09 96 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Working with ProTool This chapter contains a general description of how to run ProTool This de scription is not a substitute for the general Windows documentation 4 1 General Handling Working with a Mouse Working without a Mouse ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 ProTool is primarily designed to be run with a mouse The different editors are provided with special tool bars that have editor specific buttons These tool bars are shortcuts to frequently used functions ProTool can however be configured with the keyboard to a large extent The following sections tell you how to handle mice and keyboards In ProTool you always use the left mouse button when you work with the mouse An exception to this is on selecting the background color when you use the right mouse button Refer to online Hel
66. you wish to scale an input on the OP prior to the value being transferred to the PLC Create an I O field with a random variable on a screen For this variable confi gure the function you selected Scaling Square 1 to which the following para meters apply constant for the slope a constant for the slope b constant for the offset c A value Y is transferred from the PLC The variable is updated and the sca ling function is triggered The scaled value is displayed as the display value X in the I O field If the operator enters a value X on the OP the function is trig gered The value is scaled and is then transferred to the PLC as the PLC value Y You have configured a value of 2 for slope a a value of 3 for slope b and a value of 6 for the offset c A value of 71 is transferred from the PLC It is in serted into the scaling function 71 2 Xx X 2 3 X X 6 This results in a value of 5 for X This value is displayed on the OP Constant for the slope a Constant for the slope b Constant for the offset c The variable of the function must be in INTEGER format A 43 Description of Functions Scaling Square 2 HHHH Purpose Objective To configure Execution Example Parameters Condition A 44 With this function values are scaled quadratically Values from the PLC are scaled prior to being displayed on the OP Inputs on the OP are scaled prior to the values being trans
67. 09 96 Screens ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Direction Upper Micke Scale Color Black H Blac Bd Y Axis IX Border min Limit Value Lines C Multiplexing Variable fin 2 Quickmix DB 46 Bw Figure 7 11 Specifying a Bar Graph 3 Apply the default settings for Direction Scale Color Border Y Axis and Colors Click on Edit beneath Variable In the Variable dialog box enter the Name as Tank_2 Under Type assign the format KF to the variable Under PLC enter the name you set earlier by choosing System PLC Quickmix from the menu and enter the variable address as DB4 6 DW3 With the Limit Values button define the two constants as 175 for the up per limit value and 65 for the lower limit value Press OK in both cases to confirm your input and to exit from the Limit Values Variable and Bar dialog boxes 7 21 Screens 7 4 Trend Graphics Definition Display types Types of trend Coordinate axes Guide lines and limit value lines 7 22 Trends are used continuously to display a value from the PLC A trend gra phic contains all the settings for the coordinate system such as scales of axes the number of samples and colors Up to four trends can be shown in a trend graphic simultaneously Trends may be created independently of the trend graphic Every trend is stored under a symbolic name Specify in the c
68. 1 Purpose Objective To configure Execution Parameter s Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 With this function you set a bit in the word of a variable and reset a bit in the word of a variable The variable is transferred to the PLC The Set Reset Bit in Word function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to set and reset a bit in the word of a variable by means of a key The variable will then be transferred to the PLC Select the key you wish to use for setting and resetting a bit in the word of a variable Select the Set Reset Bit in Word function and define the following parameters a PLC variable that applies to the word Word a constant that applies to the bit Bit Whenever you press the key the function is triggered and the parameters are evaluated The corresponding bit is then set in the word of the variable and the variable is transferred to the PLC If you press the key a second time the cor responding bit is reset and so on Variable for Word Constant for Bit number The variable of the function must be in INTEGER format The value of the variable must not be modified by the PLC Description of Functions Set Bit When Key Is Pressed F1 Purpose not OP45 Objective To configure Execution Parameter s Condition With this function you set a bit in the word of a variable The bit remains set until the key is released The Set Bit Wh
69. 9 96 Screens Trend request area pate Sefer CEL ie aA tt TdT ET TE Tt TT fe Trend transfer area 1 Eee ee ye ae ASSTAT S I fa Trend indicator bit Figure 7 15 Bit Areas for Trends with the SIMATIC 500 505 You set these areas by choosing System Area Pointers from the menu and create them on the PLC A specific trigger bit is assigned in all the bit areas to every trend If for example trigger bit 4 has been assigned to a trend the trend is identified in all the bit areas by bit 4 Displaying trends If a screen is opened on the OP with one or more trends the OP sets the cor responding bits in the trend request area In the PLC program set the bit assigned to the trend in the trend transfer area and the trend indicator bit The OP detects the trigger and resets the trend bit and the trend indicator bit Depending on the configuration it then reads out a single value or the whole buffer Switch buffer Let us assume that the process displayed as a pattern curve recommences while the OP is reading out the buffer In this case values would be overwrit ten To avoid this a second buffer is created for the same trend The second buffer has to be set in the configuration To do this you set under Trigger both Bit and Switch Buffer You also have to create a bit area for buffer 2 trend transfer area 2 Its structure is exactly the same as that of trend transfer area 1 While the OP is reading values f
70. 9 and 70 Function replaces PLC job Example Data records can be transferred from the PLC to the OP and in the reverse direction by means of PLC jobs 69 and 70 However a PLC job merely wri tes to the variables or reads from the variables A data record cannot be saved directly on the data medium by means of the PLC job nor is reading from the data medium directly possible An operator input on the OP is required ProTool features functions for reading data records from the PLC and saving them on the data medium on the OP and for reading data records from the data medium and for transferring them to the PLC This kind of function has to be assigned to a variable The parameters of the function contain the recipe name and the data record name Assign the func tion parameters from the PLC first The function is triggered by the PLC mo difying the value of the variable A detailed description is given below of the steps you have to perform for OP PLC transfers The procedure for the PLC OP direction is similar It is assumed in this example that you are basing your work on the standard configuration A few text lists and the corresponding variables which you should use have already been created in the standard configuration Assigning the DAT OP PLC function 9 8 The DAT OP PLC function has to be attached to a variable For the func tion parameters use variables which are already in use for the Z_R
71. An explanation is provided in the following of the different configuration steps in the order in which they have to be performed This followed by a list of the settings required for configuring different functions Figure 5 1 shows the basic details that have to be provided for the Operator Panel and the PLC in your configuration These details include OP type display partitioning PLC to which the OP will be connected driver which the PLC and OP will use to communicate with each other communication areas Configuration Hardware and driver General settings Visualization of process OP specific PLC specific components components Communication OP type lt _ gt Display Communication partitioning data areas Objects lt Addresses Figure 5 1 Basic Structure of a Configuration The actual visualization of a process is performed by using objects such as screens and messages These objects are supplied with current values from the PLC The specific values concerned are set by means of addresses ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool Procedure You create your configuration on a PC or a PU and then download it to the OP The procedure for configuration is specifically as follows 1 Set device type After a new configuration has been opened the Device Selection
72. Attributes Background Background color Backup 16 7 Backup file Backup Restore Bar graphs ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Basic area Baud rate Bit number 8 3 Bitmap graphic Black White Blank Screen Branching to other dialog boxes Buffer 7 26 Buffer Overflow Button close OK 4 12 C Cable set 14 2 Cascaded areas Change AM Page Buffre Change EM Page Buffer Change Language Change of colors 6 3 7 20 Change of graphic Chapters 15 1 Character graphic 7 6 Character graphics palette Click Clipboard 5 21 Clock pulse Closing dialog box Color change f 3 Colors Combined input and output Communication areas Communication drivers Compile Components of a screen 7 1 Conditions fields function keys 10 3 screens variable Index 1 Index with functions 10 3 Configuration download manage 16 2 procedure Configuration data manage 14 5 Configuration language Configuration phase Configuration steps Configure in different languages in several languages cedures Configuring with ProTool Consistency check Context sensitive help Control Control and acknowledgement bits Control variable Convert Coordinate axes 7 22 Copy Clipboard Cover print CPU bl Create recipe Creating oe aan Cross teference 4 7 4 11 D Data areas date screen number area
73. C_ Choose the Parameters button to set the CPU Call the editor for recipes and create the recipe described below The recipe is shown in figure 9 5 Create variable Var_23 as Type KC since it contains the name of the data record The variable must have a length of four data words Give the variable an address on the PLC for example DB 12 DW O length 4 Specify the PLC as PLC_1 This means that you can use the variables on screens and in messages too Do not modify the variable s attributes since they have al ready been set correctly for recipes Variables Var_11 Var_7 Var_19 and Var_21 are of Type KF and are all one data word long For the address speci fy data block 12 too With variable Var_19 specify the digits behind the deci mal point as 1 The order of the variables determines the structure of the recipe 9 11 Recipes Other necessary settings 9 12 Variable Entry Name Offset Length 0K Cancel Parameters Attributes Replace Remove Variable Entry Name Steuerung_1 VAR_21 M DB 10 DW 14 Reference Text Figure 9 5 The Mixture Recipe The Length specification in the Recipe dialog box is the length in bytes The Offset specification sets the position in the structure It is similarly specified in bytes You now have to modify the name of the recipe set the identification and the type of download and create the data mailbox 1 Click in the Recip
74. MATIC S7 s7PPI_25 OP25 SIMATIC S7 s7PPI_35 OP35 SIMATIC S7 Standard configurations already contain configured standard screens Table 16 1 shows the names of the standard screens and the uses to which they are put Note Since screens cannot be copied to other projects you should always build on the standard configuration Therefore make a copy of the standard configu ration and then work with the copy You copy a configuration by saving it under a different name in ProTool The symbolic names of variables in a standard configuration begin with Z_ to distinguish them from other variables ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Managing Your Configuration ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Table 16 1 Standard Screens Supplied with ProTool Screen Name Use Z_PASSWORD Allocate and modify password Login Z_PRINTER Set printer and printer parameters Status variable for diagnosing the PLC General system settings such as Change Modes Change Language Blank Screen Enter date and time Display First Last Alarm Message Message log ON OFF Buffer Overflow Warning ON OFF Message handling such as Call event message window Call event buffer event message page Delete event buffer Call alarm buffer alarm message screen Delete alarm buffer Basic functions for using data records Z_FORC Z_SYSTE MENU
75. Parameters Dialog Box 7 Close the Function Parameters Functions and Function Key K7 dialog boxes by choosing OK 8 Repeat steps 1 through 7 for function key K8 Enter under 5 in the Con stant field the value 1 for Printout ON Under 6 use the same variable ie Log 9 Exit from the Screen Key dialog box by choosing OK 10 5 Functions 10 Open the screen on which you wish to have the current log status dis played Configure a symbolic output by choosing Screen gt Fields gt Text or Graphic List from the menu Set Usage Variable Field Type Output Display Text Symbol Under Variable select the name Log Figure 10 4 shows the Input Output dialog box with settings Input Output Usage Variable Field Type Output Display Text symbol Attri es List EEE L _ Muttiptexing Multiplexing Variable BOOL a Figure 10 4 Settings in the Input Output Dialog Box 11 Enter under List the name Status of the new text or graphic list and click the Edit button 12 Enter in the Text or Graphic List dialog box the corresponding symbolic text for both of the variable values that are possible i e 0 and 1 0 Log OFF 1 Log ON Apply every entry separately to the text or graphic list by clicking Add 13 Close the Text or Graphic List and Input Output dialog boxes by choosing OK 10 6 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Functions
76. Purpose not OP45 F1 HHHH Me Z Settings With this function you change operating modes on the OP There are five ope rating modes Online Offline Serial Download Loop Through Connection and MPI Download Assigning to a function key or a soft key Objective To configure Execution You wish to set one of the four operating modes Online Offline Serial Download or Loop Through Connection by means of one of four keys You wish to be able to see on the screen which operating mode has been set Select the key you wish to use for setting the first operating mode Select the Mode function and define the following parameters a constant that applies to Online operating mode Operating Mode Key 0 and arandom internal variable No PLC Operating Mode Field Proceed in a similar manner for the other three keys For the constant use the values corresponding to the operating modes 1 2 and 3 For the variable al ways use the same variable So that you can recognize the selected operating mode on the screen configure a symbolic output field to which the variable that you configured above is assi gned Further create a text list to whose values 0 to 3 the Online Offline Se rial Download and Loop Through Connection operating modes are assigned The function is triggered whenever you press one of the keys The constant is evaluated and the corresponding operating mode is set on the OP
77. Select the Event Window function and define the following parameters the constant for opening the event window ON OFF 1 Proceed in a similar manner for the other key For the constant use the corre sponding value for hiding the event window i e 0 Execution The function is triggered and the value of the constant is evaluated whenever either of the keys is pressed The event window is opened or hidden accordin gly Special feature You can use a toggle function In this instance you open and hide the event window by means of a single key You configure in the manner described abo ve the only difference being that you define just one key For the constant specify 1 as the value If you press the key the function is triggered and the event window is enabled If you press the key a second time the event window is disabled and so on Attaching to the variable of an I O field Objective You wish to open and hide the event window by means of an input and an out put field To configure Create an input or output field having a random variable on a screen For this variable configure the function you selected Event Window to which the fol lowing parameter applies the constant for opening the event window ON OFF 1 Execution Whenever the value in the input or output field is modified the function is trig gered and the value of the constant is evaluated The event window is opened or hidden A 32 ProTool User s Guide
78. Symbol packages Symbol set Symbolic display 1 input output name Synchronization data record transfer System System files System key assignment 11 9 13 3 System keypad System Limits System requirements Taskbar Text list Text or graphic list Data medium 9 7 recipes Text symbol 7 11 Time 10 7 Time and Date Time format Time I O Timers 6 9 limit values SIMATIC S5 SIMATIC S7 Index 7 Index Tool bar 4 1 4 1 message editor 4 8 screen aia or 8 Tool palette 7 3 Transfer data records 11 5 Date Time B 3 Trend graphics hide a Trend request area Trigger 7228 7 26 Trigger bit TTY level Update variable once variables 6 2 Update time Upper limit value Usage 7 12 User data areas LED assignment 11 11 User interface language User version 13 3 User specific symbol packages Index 8 V RS232 level 14 2 Variable using STEP 7 symbol table 6 12 Variables 5 1 functions 6 4 in recipes limit values Online mode polling time read continuousl 16 2 write directly 6 2 write indirectly Version check View 15 2 Virtual memory W Window Windows95 taskbar Working with a mouse with ProTool without mouse Write directly ed indirectly WYSIWSG mode 4 9 Z Zoom ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96
79. Table of Contents Introduction Installation Overview of Device Specific Functions SIMATIC HMI x Working with ProTool A oO ProTool i i Configuring with ProTool Configuration Software onfiguring with ProToo Variables User s Guide Screens Event Messages and Alarm Messages Recipes Functions ml General Communication Areas Configuring in Different Languages ok N 3 Compiling and Downloading a 14 Configuration to the System General Settings for the System 15 16 17 Printing Your Configuration Managing Your Configuration Hints on Optimization Appendices Release 9 96 Glossary Index Trademarks SIMATIC is a registered trademark of SIEMENS AG Microsoft MS and MS DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Copyright Copyright Siemens AG 1995 All Rights Reserved Passing on and reproduction of these documents and utilization and dis closure of their contents is prohibited unless specifically authorized Violations shall be cause for damage liability All rights reserved particularly in the event a patent is issued or a utility model patent is registered Subject to change without prior notice Although the contents of this publication have been checked for agree ment with the hardware and software described we do not accept liabil ity for tota
80. The Read Continuously attribute must not be used for variables being used in recipes 9 10 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Recipes 9 5 Example of Recipes and Data Records Description Example system Creating a recipe with ProTool ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 This chapter guides you step by step through creating a recipe creating data records on the OP and downloading data records to the PLC In our example you will create a recipe for the mixing unit of a fruit juice system You wish to mix different fruit juices on the same system The ingre dients are identical only the ratios of mixture are different You first create a recipe called Mixture followed by a data record called Orange This data record contains the ratio of mixture for orange juice The data record is downloaded indirectly this means that the data are written to the data mail box While the data record is being downloaded the OP sets bits in the con trol and check back areas You must then similarly set and reset bits in the PLC program to re enable the data mailbox You create the example recipe for an OP25 which is connected to the SIMATIC S5 by means of AS511 It is the AG115U with the CPU 944 Open standard configuration s5_op25 pdb Save this configuration under a new name for example QUICKMIX PDB Set the SIMATIC S5 PLC with driver AS511 by choosing System gt PLC from the menu Keep the symbolic name PL
81. The following table lists all European Siemens Companies and Representatives Austria Siemens AG Osterreich e Bregenz e Graz e Innsbruck e Linz e Salzburg e Vienna Belgium Siemens S A e Brussels e Li ge Siemens N V e Antwerp Bosnia Herzegovina Generalexport Predstavnistvo Sarajevo e Sarajevo Bulgaria Siemens AG Bulgaria Representative e Sofia Croatia Siemens d o o e Zagreb Finland Siemens Oy e Espoo Helsinki Cyprus GEVO Ltd or Jolali Ltd e Nicosia Czech Republic Siemens AG e Brno e Mlad Boleslav e Prague France Siemens S A e Haguenau e Lille Seclin e Lyon Caluire et Cuire e Marseille e Metz e Paris Saint Denis e Strasbourg e Toulouse Great Britain Siemens plc e Birmingham Walsall e Bristol Clevedon Congleton Edinburgh Glasgow Leeds Liverpool London Sunbury on Thames Manchester Newcastle Greece Siemens A E e Athens Amaroussio e Thessaloniki Hungaria Siemens Kft Budapest Denmark Siemens A S e Copenhagen Ballerup D 2 Iceland Smith amp Norland H F e Reykjavik Ireland Siemens Ltd e Dublin ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Siemens Worldwide Italy Siemens S p A e Bari e Bologna e Brescia e Casoria e Florence e Genoa e Milan e Padua e Rome e Turin Luxemburg Siemens S A e Luxemburg Malta e Valletta Romania Siemens
82. The start screen is the first screen to appear after the OP starts up This menu item refers to the OP25 only You use it to toggle the display of the configuration on the screen between Monochrome and Color Screens consist of different fields There are various types of field their use is unrestricted as far as the configuration of screens is concerned Unrestric ted means that you can determine the numbers and types of fields as well as their location and size When you select a field the cursor assumes the symbol of the field ProTool provides the following types of field Text Character Graphic Graphic Input Output Trend Graphic Text or Graphic List Bar You use this menu item to reduce or enlarge the display on the screen You use this menu item to customize the user surface while you are configu ring for example the grid or the type of grid You use this menu item to print the Screens chapter A tool palette figure 7 3 can be used as a shortcut to fields You can display and hide it by means of this menu item On the tool palette the following types of field are represented as symbols They are the same symbols as the cursor assumes when you select a field Screens Text E Select Character PE Graphic Input Output Graphic Text or Graphic List Trend Graphic E Bar Foreground Background Colors Figure 7
83. When Key Is Pressed A 18 Set Reset Bit in Word Start Stop Print Screen Time I O variable Footers and headers 15 2 G Global variables Index 3 Index Global assignment Global functions Graphic representation in ProTool Graphic list Graphic objects Graphic symbol Graphics 7 7 changing colors 7 14 distortion free creation embedding 7 8 setting size Graphics card Graphics creation Graphics library 16 5 Green text Guide lines Hard disk Hardware Headers and footers Help 2 4 4 8 Hide field trend graphics 7 23 Help eR re Icon Identification data record recipe Identifications Indirect writing Individual acknowledgement Information functions 4 11 Information in the status bar Information text edit Initial download Initialization Initialize Bit in Startup Input field 6 3 7 11 Input output settings 7 12 symbolic 7 11 symbolic display Index 4 Input output field usage Insert new disk Backup and Restore 16 8 Installation ER options 2 3 STEP 7 integration 2 2 Interface area 11 1 TL B3 Interface parameters Introduction J Jeida module Job mailbox 11 6 Jump in screen dumps K Key assignment function keyboard assignment 11 10 1 10 Key combinations Keyboard area pointer status bit function keyboard 11 10 system keyboard assignment 11 8 function keybo
84. X in the I O field If the operator enters a value X on the OP the function is trig gered The value is scaled and is then transferred to the PLC as the PLC value Y You have configured a value of 3 for the slope a and a value of 6 for the off set b A value of 21 is transferred from the PLC It is inserted into the scaling function 21 3 X 6 This results in a value of 5 for X This value is dis played on the OP Constant for the slope a Constant for the offset b The variable of the function must be in INTEGER format A 41 Description of Functions Scaling Linear 2 Purpose Objective To configure Execution Example Parameter s Condition A 42 HHHH With this function values are scaled linearly Values from the PLC are scaled prior to being displayed on the OP Inputs on the OP are scaled prior to the va lues being transferred to the PLC The formula for scaling is Y a X X b Scaling Linear 2 is the inverse function of Scaling Linear 1 The Scaling Linear 2 function can be attached to a variable You wish to scale linearly a value from the PLC prior to the value being dis played on the OP and or you wish to scale an input on the OP prior to the value being transferred to the PLC Create an I O field with a random variable on a screen For this variable confi gure the function you selected Scaling Linear 2 to which the following para meters apply constant for
85. a Dimo Limited e Colombo Syria Siemens AG Branch A S T E e Damascus Taiwan Siemens Ltd TELEUNION Engineering Ltd or TAI Engineering Co Ltd e Taichung e Taipei Thailand Berti Jucker Co Ltd e Bangkok ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 D 7 Siemens Worldwide United Arab Emirates Electro Mechanical Co or Siemens Resident Engineers e Abu Dhabi Scientechnic or Siemens Resident Engineers e Dubai Australia Vietnam OAV Representative Office e Hanoi Yemen Arab Republic Tihama Tractors amp Engineering Co Ltd or Siemens Resident Engineers e Sanaa The following table lists all Siemens Companies and Representatives of Siemens AG in Australia Australia Siemens Ltd e Adelaide e Brisbane e Melbourne New Zealand Siemens Ltd e Auckland e Wellington e Perth e Sydney D 8 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Index A Acknowledgement 8 7 area groups Acknowledgement Area OP 8 7 PLC Active window Alarm acknowledgement Alarm message area Alarm message window Alarm messages 5 11 Alarm Messages Display Type B 3 Alarms Delete Buffer Display First Last Align ANSI Code Applications preferred Archive 16 7 Area pointers screen number Areas for the display ASCII character set Assigning function keys a message area and message number 83 Attribute window
86. a new file name Choose System PLC from the menu to set the PLC Press the Edit button The Driver dialog box now appears We want to establish the connection using the SIMATIC AS511 driver Press the Parameters button The SIMATIC S5 AS511 dialog box is now displayed Select in the SIMATIC S5 AS511 dialog box for example the CPU Type S5 115U CPU944 if you wish to connect the OP35 to that PLC If you close the dialog box by clicking OK the settings are applied Do exactly the same in all the other dialog boxes which you may have ope ned Exit from the PLC dialog box by clicking the Close button in order to apply all the settings Choose System Area Pointers from the menu to configure the interface area DB TDOP Inthe Type field you will see that Interface Area has already been selec ted Press the Add button A dialog box having the title Interface Area is opened Enter the following values in the Interface Area dialog box DB 51 Length 255 This means that DB51 is the interface area 10 Exit from the Interface Area dialog box by pressing OK in order to apply the settings ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 11 Then partition the OP display by choosing System Screen Keys from the menu 12 Select for Alarm Event Mess the setting Window Window to enable both event messages and alarm messages to be di
87. ace Document Type Target Group OP37 Equipment Manual OP25 OP35 OP45 Equipment Manual OP7 OP17 Equipment Manual OP5 OP15 Equipment Manual OP3 Equipment Manual Commissioning engineers users Commissioning engineers users programmers Contents Describes the OP hardware and general operation It contains e installation and commissioning e a description of the OP device e electrical installation with connection of the PLC printer and configuration computer e OP modes e OP operation e description of the standard screens supplied with the software and their usage e how to install options e maintemance and replacement of spare parts Describes the OP hardware general operation and the connection to a SIMATIC S7 Communication User s Guide Other PLCs Online Help Programmers Programmers Provides information on connecting OPs to the follo wing PLCs e SIMATIC S5 e SIMATIC S7 e SIMATIC 500 505 block drivers for other PLCs This document describes e the configuration and parameters required to connect the OP to the PLC and to the network e the user data areas used for exchanging data between the OP and the PLC Provides information for connecting OPs to PLCs such as e Mitsubishi e Allen Bradley e Telemecanique The drivers for connections to these PLCs are located on separate floppy disks and are referred to as NATIVE drivers Installation of a driver als
88. ace parameters When an OP printer is installed a text list called Z_OP_PRINTER is created automatically This text list is used on the standard screen for printer settings which is supplied as part of the package You perform the settings for the OP printer by choos ing the following two items from the menu system 13 1 General Settings for the System Memory Requirements PLC Area Pointers Language Assignment Fonts 13 2 Interface Here you set the interface parameters such as baud rate level TTY or V 24 and the interface to which the printer is physically attached Settings Here you set the printer type You can define several print ers as OP printers For the OP the first printer on the text list is the default printer If a printer other than the default printer is attached you must change the printer type online on the OP by means of the Z_PRINTER standard screen When ProTool is shipped a few printers have already been defined on the text list But you can also add more printers to this text list If necessary you must define setup of these printers as detailed in the printer manual con cerned Shows the memory required by the configuration in the OP memory Here you set the PLC to which the OP is connected Set at the same time the driver with its driver parameters that is used by the OP and the PLC to com municate with each other Here you set the data areas required for communication be
89. ackup and Restore functions Project Manager supports data backup and restore over several floppy disks This is necessary in particular with large configurations for which one floppy disk is insufficient The Backup and Restore dialog boxes are identical in structure Figure 16 4 shows the Backup dialog box Destination Directories pro_35 arh aj l BS at __Cancet_ Figure 16 4 Backup Dialog Box 16 7 Managing Your Configuration Starting Backup Starting Restore 16 8 When you wish to archive a configuration backup you first select the confi guration file in the Project Manager dialog box In the Backup dialog box enter the destination drive and the file name of the file you want to back up Backup is started by clicking the OK button ProTool automatically prompts you to insert a new floppy disk if required The backup procedure is then interrupted until you insert a new floppy disk and confirm it in the displayed dialog box Note the floppy disk number on the floppy disk with backups extending over more than one floppy disk This is the only successful way of reading in the backup disks in the correct order You restore backups in a similar manner ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Hints on Optimization 17 1 Polling time and update time The polling times specified in the configuration software for area pointers and the polling times for variables are important aspects for the update time
90. alue is read from a variable for every clock pulse or trigger The Samples max of the trend are stored on the OP Once the maximum number of samples of a trend has been reached the oldest value is overwritten every time there is a new value Trends are suitable for displaying continuous variations such as the operating temperature of a motor Trends triggered by a clock pulse are set by selecting at Trigger the option Pulse For bit triggered trends you have to set Trigger to Bit and Value In this case you have to define the two bit areas trend request area and trend transfer area 1 that are used by the OP and PLC to communicate with each other You define these areas by choosing System Area Pointers from the menu A specific trigger bit is assigned to every trend in all the bit areas If for ex ample trigger bit 4 has been assigned to a trend the trend is identified in all the bit areas by bit 4 You will find a description of the bit areas under 7 4 2 Pattern Trends The fill levels of Tank_A Tank_B Tank_C and Mixer are required to be recorded every 1 5 seconds and displayed in a combined trend graphic The OP is required to display 24 values simultaneously figure 7 13 1 First define the common settings in the Trend Graphic dialog box Samples max 24 Background Color White Scale Color Black X Axis Show Axis Labeling Samples max Y Axis Show Axis Labeling Scale Max Co
91. an be attached to a variable You wish to view the current date and modify it if necessary Create an I O field with a random variable on a screen For this variable confi gure the function you selected Date I O function The date is displayed in the I O field If the cursor is located in the I O field you can modify the date Use the same variable for all the date fields Only then are changes made by the operator displayed and updated in all the fields The field length of the I O field must be at least ten for it to be possible to enter the complete date None The variable for which the function was configured must be in KC or STRING format For this the I O field must contain String as its display ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Time I O Purpose Objective To configure Execution Special feature Important Parameter s Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 HYHH A Z Settings With this function you display the current time of the OP At this point you can also modify the time The Time I O function can be attached to a variable You wish to view the current time and modify it if necessary Create an I O field with a random variable on a screen For this variable confi gure the function you selected Time I O function The time is displayed in the I O field If the cursor is located in the I O field you can modify the time
92. and assign the values 0 to 3 the Online Offline Serial Download and Loop Through Connection operating modes The operating mode you selected is displayed in the symbolic I O field Select another operating mode from the list box The function is triggered The value of the variable is evaluated and the corresponding operating mode is set on the OP The I O field is updated Variable for displaying Operating Mode Field Constant for Operating Mode Key with 0 Online 1 Offline 2 Serial Download 3 Loop Through Connection 4 Exit from System 5 Change to DOS The variable of the function must be in INTEGER format Description of Functions Select Screen Purpose F1 D Aa With this function you call another screen Assigning to a function key or a soft key Objective To configure Execution You wish to select another screen by means of a key Select the key with which you wish to select the screen Select the Select Screen function and define the Screen Name parameter Whenever you press the key the function is triggered and the contents of the Screen Name parameter are evaluated The corresponding screen is shown on the display Attaching to the variable of an I O field Objective To configure Execution Parameter s You wish to select another screen using an input or output field Create an input or output field having a random variable on a screen For this variable
93. aphic field to start the graphic editor 4 In the graphic editor select all the objects of the graphic including the frame and enlarge the graphic with the same height width ratio as in ProTool 5 Close the graphic editor by updating the file To do this choose File gt Exit and return to ProTool or similar from the menu depending on the graphic editor you are using ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens 7 2 Input and Output Input Output Input Output Symbolic input output Text symbol Graphic symbol Creating input output fields ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 With input fields you enter a value on the OP and the value is transferred to the PLC The current value is read from the PLC and displayed in the output field on the OP The current value is read from the PLC and displayed in the input output field on the OP You can also make inputs in the input output field at the same time Input and output may even be symbolic in all fields Symbolic means that work is performed with text or graphics instead of values Either text or a graphic is assigned to the value of a variable For turning a motor on and off for example the values of a variable are not self explanatory Text is easier for the operator to understand The assignment of values and text might look as follows 0 OFF I SLOW 2 FAST The OP now displays the corresponding text instead of a value If for e
94. ard 11 10 system keyboard number B Keyboard assignment language dependent 12 3 Keys 1 1 1 1 14 1 L Language assignment Selection 2 2 Language dependent font tamne Last message display LED assignment bit number 11 11 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Index functions 11 11 Life bit Limit value lines variable Limit values timers Line characters Link screens Local variables Local assignment Login Lower limit value M Main memory Main menu items 4 6 4 6 Manage configuration 14 5 16 1 16 6 Memory external hard disk PCMCIA Jeida requirements 13 2 14 6 virtual 2 1 Memory requirements Menu bar Menu items editor dependent on main menu Message number 8 2 8 3 printout 8 1 priority 8 2 Message editor tool bar 4 8 4 8 7a A 6 Mode OP25 OP35 Mode OP45 Monochrome Mouse button operation MPI address setting 14 3 network configuration 14 2 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Multiplexing 7 31 trends N New Notation of timers 6 9 Number area 7 34 O Object types 1 Objects 1 2 Open 4 8 several P re il 4 3 Grete acd Option hide 7 Optional functions 2 3 Optional PLC drivers Page margins printing 15 2 Parameters DAT gt ones function 9 9 OP settings Partitioning of sy 5 3 5 13 Password 13 1 13 1 16 3
95. ation of currently open screen by PLC Data mailbox Recipes Indirect transfer of variables Function key assignment Evaluation by PLC of function key pressed Trend request Configured trends with Bit Trigger and Read Whole Buffer Trend transfer 1 Configured trends with Bit Trigger and Read Whole Buffer Trend transfer 2 Configured trends with Bit Trigger Read R Whole Buffer and Switch Buffer LED assignment Driving LEDs from PLC R Alarm acknowledgment PLC Acknowledgment of an alarm message by the PLC R Alarm acknowledgment OP Message from the OP to the PLC that an alarm message was acknowledged Interface area Communication between OP and PLC vital with SIMATIC S5 System key assignment Evaluation by PLC of system key pressed W ProTool User s Guide 13 3 Release 09 96 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Compiling and Downloading a Configura 1 4 tion to the System Compiling Downloading ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 You have to compile your configuration before it can be downloaded to the OP Compile means creating a file from the configuration to run on the OP Consistency checks are made during the compilation process If any specifi cations are missing or are incorrect corresponding error messages are written to a status window If event messages were configured for example but an event message area has not been created under Area Pointer
96. ble Colors Hide Functions Multiplexing Information text Display Field length Variable Colors Hide Multiplexing a lt i i ee ee a a e a e a a a a Trend graphic Actual Value Samples max Background color Scale color X axis Y axis Hide Multiplexing Trends ee e e e e a a a ProTool User s Guide 3 1 Release 09 96 Overview of Device Specific Functions Table 3 1 Configurable Objects continued Objects OP25 OP35 OP45 OP37 x Bar Direction Scale color Border Y axis Colors Hide Multiplexing Variable Function keys soft keys Attributes Background color Start screen Information text Functions Hide Event Standby message Mlessaecs Information text Message field Display Field length Variable Colors Hide Functions Attributes Priority Port Print Relay Functions tm oman PL messages Message field Display xX x x Field length X X xX Variable X xX X Colors xX X xX Hide X x X Functions xX X xX Attributes Priority X xX xX Acknowledgment X X xX Port x X xX Print X X x Relay X X xX Functions X xX X 3 2 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Overview of Device Specific Functions Table 3 1 Configurable Objects continued Objects OP37 Variables Type x Length xX Polling time X Decimals xX Address X PLC x Limit values xX Functions X Options 3 identifications max xX Initial value X Download Write directly xX Write i
97. configure the function you selected Select Screen and define its Screen Name parameter The function is triggered as soon as the value of the input or output field is modified The contents of the Screen Name parameter are evaluated and the screen is refreshed Screen Name ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Dynamic Screen Selection HHHH Purpose With this function you call another screen POLOEAS The Dynamic Screen Selection function can be attached to the variable of an T O field Objective You wish to select other screens using an input output field To configure Execution Parameter s Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Create an input output field having a random variable on a screen For this va riable configure the function you selected Dynamic Screen Selection You enter the screen number of the screen you require in the input output field The function is triggered as soon a value is applied The contents of the varia ble is evaluated and the screen is refreshed None The variable for which the function has been configured must be in CHAR or INTEGER format Description of Functions Blank Screen Purpose not OP45 F1 D Aa With this function the back lighting of the screen is switched off after a set time if there is no operator input on the OP The back lighting is switched on again when a key is pressed on the OP
98. dialog box is opened You choose the project you require from the dialog box Save Save a project under its name If it is a new unnamed pro ject the Save as dialog box is opened E Cut Cut highlighted sections from a project and store them on the Clipboard Copy Copy highlighted fields from the project and store them on 5 the Clipboard Paste Paste fields in the project from the Clipboard Context Obtain a special cursor Click the cursor on the item sensitive help about which you require more information Online help is chosen 4 8 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Working with Pro Tool te E 2 a ii oly Ae E a E me oa _ a ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Enlarge Reduce Style Align Monochrome Foreground Background WYSIWYG mode Edit information text Insert field Enlarge reduce the screen segment on the display Assign a style to highlighted text inverse underlined flashing Align selected fields in relation to each other left or right justified from top or bottom margin with identical column or row spacing of identical width or height Toggle the screen display between Monochrome and Color Place the selected graphic object in the foreground or back ground Toggle variables between their symbolic name and their actual length Toggle between message and information text Insert fields in a message Working with
99. dialog boxes by choosing OK Figure 8 5 shows the configured event message Event Messages QUICKMIX PDB 0001 Motor speed of VAR_2 min reached 0002 0003 0004 0005 Figure 8 5 Configured Event Message ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Event Messages and Alarm Messages 8 2 Alarm Messages Definition Acknowledging Procedure Acknowledgement areas Assigning acknowledge bits to message numbers ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Alarm messages display an operating fault such as Motor temperature too high Coolant empty Valve will not open Fault compressor 4 Switch M208 open The configurer defines what constitutes an alarm message With alarm messages the status of a bit in the PLC is evaluated by the OP If the bit is set on the PLC an alarm message is initiated on the OP The configurer defines the bits which initiate an alarm message Since alarm messages are used to display extraordinary operating states they have to be acknowledged Alarm messages are acknowledged either by an operator input on the OP or by the PLC If a bit is set in the alarm message area in the PLC program the OP detects the corresponding message as having arrived and displays it If the bit is reset the OP detects the message as having departed Only when the message is ack nowledged is it no longer displayed If you require the PLC to be informed when an alarm message has been ack nowledged or
100. dress is contained in variable VAR_54 The buffer is located on the PLC 7 29 Screens 7 5 The Hide and Multiplex Options Hide Depending on the value of a variable fields on screens can be displayed and hidden This option is practical for example for displaying fields on the OP in the commissioning phase which are no longer visible during routine opera tion The variable could be assigned by means of the current password level The field is displayed only after the system administrator has logged in A different variable from that assigned to the field must be used to hide it The conditions for hiding the field must be set in dependence of the variable In this instance you must take into account whether the variable is an integer or Boolean type variable A few examples are listed below Example involving integer variables Variable gt 10 Variable lt 50 The field is hidden when the variable is in the range from 11 to 49 Variable gt 50 Variable lt 10 The field is hidden when the variable is outside the range from 10 to 50 Figure 7 18 shows this setting Example involving Boolean variables not with SIMATIC S5 Variable gt Variable lt 1 The field is hidden when the variable is 0 Variable gt 0 Variable lt The field is hidden when the variable is 1 Variable lt Hide if Variable gt 50 10 Deactivate Variable VAR4 2 Q uickmix DB 10 Figure 7 18 Hide Dialog B
101. e arrival of a message acknowledgement of a message alarm messages only departure of a message You select functions in the attribute window of the message editor So that you can print messages on your printer you have to check in your configuration the Print attribute in the Attribute Window of the message editor for every message you want to have printed By choosing System gt Parameters Messages from the menu you can perform the following set tings for printing messages e Messages The printing of all events is enabled e Off Message printing is disabled e Overflow When a message buffer is full the OP deletes messages before new ones are entered If the Overflow field is checked all the messages are printed prior to deletion This is done irrespective of whether the Print attribute has been set If you choose System Parameters gt Messages from the menu and check the Overflow Warning field a warning is issued on the OP as soon as the configured remaining space of the message buffer is reached or the space is less than that configured You can set the remaining buffer size By default the setting is 10 8 1 Event Messages and Alarm Messages Relay port Message priority Message areas Message number 8 2 You can directly use a message to drive an output on the OP This might be as follows arelay drive circuit aport drive circuit with direct key module only You
102. e Release 09 96 ProTool provides various editors for the different types of object There are editors for screens event messages alarm messages variables recipes trends text or graphic lists graphic objects Fig 5 6 shows the box in which you choose editors Editors QUICKMIX PDB Objects Event Messages Alarm Messages Variables Recipes Trends Text or Graphic Lists Graphic Objects ee Ee Figure 5 6 ProTool s Editors Objects such as screens variables and text or graphic lists are saved under a symbolic name The symbolic name is valid only for that configuration You have to specify this symbolic name whenever you create delete and edit ob jects or reference objects from within other objects Symbolic object names are displayed under Objects in the Editors Box Symbolic object names may have default settings and may be numbered automatically The default settings may be entered by choosing Options gt Default Setting from the menu Default settings were performed before ProTool was shipped Configuring with ProTool Object types Screens 5 18 The user interface of the different editors has been adapted to the specific configuration of the various types of object Detailed descriptions of the dif ferent object types will be found elsewhere in this manual A brief summary is presented in the following A screen may consist of static text a representation of
103. e 16 1 Release 09 96 Managing Your Configuration Directory PROTOOL Directory PROTOOL STANDARD 16 2 The C PROTOOL directory contains all the files belonging to the ProTool program Furthermore all the entries required for initializing ProTool are made in the Windows directory ProTool is installed as a separate program group New configurations are also stored in the C PROTOOL directory after they have been created Every configuration consists of one file name PDB This file identifies the configuration Different configurations have to be stored under different names By default the names PROO through PRO65535 are assigned When a configuration is compiled a file is created The file is stored as NAME FUD in the C PROTOOL directory too The C PROTOOL STANDARD directory contains the standard configura tions supplied for the different OPs Standard configurations contain screens on which functions of a general nature have already been configured These functions include for example Change Modes Download Mode message handling printer settings and Status Force Variable A separate standard configuration is available for every type of OP The stan dard configurations are installed under the following names Standard Configuration For PLC OP25 SIMATIC S5 OP35 SIMATIC S5 OP37 SIMATIC S5 s5_45 pdb OP45 SIMATIC S5 s7MPI_25 OP25 SIMATIC S7 s7MPI_35 OP35 SIMATIC S7 s7MPI_37 OP37 SI
104. e A 39 Alarms Display First Last refer to page A 40 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Editing passwords implemented on the standard screen Define Password Define Password Level Enter Password Display Passwords Status force implemented on the standard screen STV Status Force Init 1 STV Status Force Init 1 S7 STV Status Force Init 2 STV Status Force Select STV Status Force De select STV Status Variable STV Status Start Stop STV Force Variable STV Force Variable S7 STV Force Input Start Scalings Scaling Linear 1 refer to page Scaling Linear 2 refer to page Scaling Square refer to page Scaling Square 2 refer to page A 42 Description of Functions Backup Restore FA A Z_Backup Purpose You use this function to write data from data areas of the OP to the memory not OP45 card or from the memory module to the data areas of the OP There are three data areas Firmware Configuration and Data Records Assigning to a function key or a soft key Objective You wish to write data records from the OP to the module or from the module to the OP by means of two keys To configure Select the key which you require to be set with the OP gt Module direction Under the selected Backup Restore function assign the following
105. e can also enter values which are then transferred to the PLC Messages draw the operator s attention to certain operating states or display malfunctions in process execution Messages are displayed automatically Operator Panels have a system keypad and a function keypad The system keypad contains the keys for operating the Operator Panel such as cursor control and inputs Functions can be assigned to function keys in the configu ration By that the actual control sequence is implemented Configuration is performed on a PC or a programming unit PU The confi guration then has to be compiled under ProTool and downloaded to the OP If connected to the PLC the OP displays the current values aera ee the different phases in which work is performed with configuration data 1 1 Introduction Components of a configuration Object types Printing a configuration 1 2 Configuration phase Download phase Process control phase PC or PU OP ae ec DISPLAY Configuration Configuration data data Connection PLC Figure 1 1 Configuration Phase Download Phase and Process Control Phase A configuration consists of different components including setting the PLC and the type of connection general settings for the Operator Panel objects such as variables screens and messages ProTool incorporates different editors with which you can configure
106. e dialog box on the Attributes button At this point mo dify the name of the recipe to Mixture Freeze the structure of the re cipe by clicking on the Fixbutton All the entries in the recipe are now dimmed Figure 9 6 shows the Attributes dialog box with the settings Mie fi Version i 25 07 95 08 46 41 Structure Bild 9 6 Attributes Dialog Box with Settings Exit from the dialog box by choosing OK ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Recipes 2 Click on the Parameters dialog box The dialog box shown in figure 9 7 is displayed Set the type of download here by clicking Direct The recipe number has already been entered under Identifications Do not modify anything here The identification of the recipe is downloaded eve ry time a data record is downloaded Parameters Identifications tfi Download zfo Dw Indirect p PLC PLc1 Bild 9 7 Parameters Dialog Box with Settings Exit from the dialog box by choosing OK After you have created the first recipe ProTool automatically creates a text list called Z_RECIPES Figure 9 8 shows the text list This text list is used automatically on screens Z_LRECORD_ and Z_RECORD_2 You do not have to perform any more settings for it Text List read only rList Z_REZEPTUREN Decimal Binary Bit l a Value Text Hixture Value Text a pee oOo Bild 9 8 Text List for Recipe
107. e files The C PROTOOL SAMPLES directory contains the example configurations supplied for ProTool The directory also contains the PLC programs for the example configurations Example configurations and PLC programs have been geared to each other ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Managing Your Configuration Table 16 2 File Names of the Subjects in the Graphics Library Name Subject DRIVE Servo drives FITTING Fittings VESSEL Vessels BINARY Switching elements Symbol for document Stylized PC with printer Indicating instrument Symbol for card file Butterfly valves COOLTWR Cooling towers Drive circuit diagram TESTEQPT Test equipment Symbol for motor MILL Mills MIXER Mixer Symbol for PLC 155U RECORD Recordings Symbol for drawer Pointing symbols COMPRESS Compressors Symbol for scales ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 16 5 Managing Your Configuration 16 2 Project Manager Purpose Calling File formats 16 6 The Project Manager contains functions for user friendly management of the configurations you create with ProTool e backup e restore e project overview You call Project Manager by choosing File gt Project Manager from the menu When you call Project Manager for the first time the dialog box shown in figure 16 2 appears Name _pdb Format Configurations Selection Find in Directories E ct im prot
108. e type date created and modified author etc Once the connection to the OP has been established you can learn here the firmware version and available storage capacity on the OP After a configuration has been downloaded the storage space it requires on the OP is displayed The objects that refer to each other are displayed If for example you wish to delete a variable which is being used in a field you find the associated field by means of Cross Reference Double click on the specified field to have ProTool jump directly to the field 4 11 Working with ProTool 4 5 Dialog Boxes Settings Branching to other dialog boxes Closing a dialog box When you open a dialog box only the essential settings are visible initially Optional settings may be accessed by clicking a button Clicking a button opens yet another dialog box which may contain more buttons An example of the structure of a dialog box is shown in figure 4 7 Direction Upper weeks Scale Color H Black Y Axis X Border min Limit Value Lines Variable VAR_1 TE Figure 4 7 Bar Dialog Box A description is given below of all the points that you have to remember when you are using dialog boxes If there is an ellipsis after an option in a dialog box see figure 4 7 Edit ProTool branches to another dialog box if you choose the button If there is a check box in front of an option in a dialog box you b
109. e variable that you configured above is assi gned Further create a text list to whose values 0 to 3 the Online Offline Se rial Download and Loop Through Connection operating modes are assigned The function is triggered whenever you press one of the keys The constant is evaluated and the corresponding operating mode is set on the OP The value of the constant is transferred to the variable and the output field is updated Attaching to the variable of an I O field Objective To configure You wish to change from one of the four operating modes to another one by means of a symbolic I O field on the screen Create a symbolic I O field having a random internal variable on a screen For this variable configure the function you selected Mode to which the follo wing parameter applies internal variable Operating Mode Field Specify for the function the same variable for which you are configuring the function ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Execution Parameter s Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Example You are configuring the MODE variable You are defining the Mode function for this variable The parameter of this function you select for Operating Mode Field is the same variable MODE 0 is entered as the value by ProTool for the constant Operating Mode key However this value is not evaluated for a function using a variable Also create a text list
110. e variables are written to the configured address The OP sets bit 9 7 of the acknowledgement bits to 1 data transfer complete Acknowledge in the PLC program whether the transfer was error free or erro neous Error free Bit 9 7 is set to 1 Erroneous Bit 10 6 is set to 1 The OP resets bits 9 7 and 8 8 of the acknowledgement bits Bits 10 6 and 9 7 have to be reset in the PLC program The number in brackets refers to the counter clockwise direction ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 General Communication Areas 11 1 2 Data Areas in the Interface Area General This section describes the structure and usage of user data areas located in the interface area The PLC initiates an action on the OP via the job mailbox All the other by tes are areas to which the OP writes data These areas can be evaluated by the PLC program The bytes are described in detail below Job mailbox Word n 2 through n 5 PLC jobs can be transferred to the OP via the job mailbox thus initiating actions on the OP The job mailbox consists of four words The first word of the job mailbox contains the job number The job parameters three at most have to be en tered in the other words Job mailbox Data word n 2 Job No Parameter 1 Parameter 2 n 5 Parameter 3 If the first word of the job mailbox is not equal to zero the OP evaluates the PLC job The OP resets this data word thereafter to zero For this r
111. eason it is necessary to enter the parameters in the job mailbox before entering the job number The PLC jobs that are possible are listed with their job numbers and parame ters in Appendix B Version number Word n 8 The OP enters the version number of the driver in word n 8 It can be evalu ated by the PLC program 11 6 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 General Communication Areas Words n 9 through n 11 Words n 12 through n 14 Date and time Time Date PLC job 41 can initiate the transfer of time and date from the OP to the PLC Figure 11 4 shows the structure of the data area All specifications are BCD coded Left byte Right byte Data word n 9 Not assigned Hour 0 to 23 n 10 Minute 0 to 59 Second 0 to 59 n 11 Not assigned n 12 Not assigned Day 1 to 7 n 13 Day 1 to 31 Month 1 to 12 2 n 14 Year 0 to 99 Not assigned 2 Figure 11 4 Structure of the Time and Date Data Area To detect when the date and time were transferred you should set the data words to 0 before initiating the PLC job ProTool User s Guide 11 7 Release 09 96 General Communication Areas 11 2 OP Keyboard and LED Assignments Usage Condition Transfer Assigning values Key operations on the OP can be transferred to the PLC and then evaluated In this way it is possible to draw the operator s attention to the incorrect ope ration of a key by means of say a message The light emit
112. ecord_1 standard screen 1 Create a variable with the symbolic name VAR_212 which may have the KF format and is linked to the PLC 2 Inthe Variable dialog box click Options Place a check mark in the Read Continuously check box under Attributes The OP now detects whe ther the value of the variable has changed 3 Exit from the Options dialog box by pressing OK 4 Click Functions in the Variable dialog box 5 Choose the DAT OP PLC function in the Functions dialog box and move it to the Selected Functions field using the gt gt key ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Recipes Assigning variables an address on the PLC Triggering the function ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 6 Click Parameters and assign the parameters as described below In doing so always choose the variable specified under Variable Figure 9 4 shows the dialog box with the parameters Data Medium Z_MEMORY Data Record Name Z_DATRNAME Information Text Z_DATRINFO Recipe Z_ RECIPE Edit mode 0 Function Parameters Data Rec DAT gt OP PLC Data Medium Data Record Name Information Text 2 MEMORY Ea SEAT RCE Z_DATRINFO Cancel Z RECIPE m Edit mode Screen Name Constant 0 Vanable VAR_224 H Edit Duplicate New Variable Figure 9 4 Assigning Parameters for the DAT gt OP PLC Function For you to be able to write to variables from the PLC you mu
113. ed every time a value is ent ered irrespective of which field is selected 10 4 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Functions Configuration example ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 You wish to enable and disable automatic printing of messages on the OP35 by pressing a key Function key K7 will be used to disable K8 will be used to enable The current status is to be displayed on the screen in plain language either as Log ON or as Log OFF 1 Choose System gt Screen Keys from the menu and click key K7 2 In the Function Key K7 dialog box click the Function button 3 Select on the list of Selectable Functions the function Message Log ON OFF Apply the function by choosing the gt gt button to the list of Selected Functions 4 Click the Parameters button 5 In the Function Parameters Message Log ON OFF dialog box select the first parameter ON OFF Key Enter in the Constant field the value 0 for Printout OFF 6 Select the second parameter ON OFF Field In the Variable field enter the name Log The Log variable is a type BOOL variable and is set to No PLC Figure 10 3 shows the settings which have just been described The Log variable assumes the value 1 when Printout is enabled and the value 0 when it is disabled Function Parameters Message Log ON OFF ON OFF Field Constant ee Name Variable BOOL a Figure 10 3 Function
114. ed on PC or PU Configuration created on OP45 14 4 With the OP45 you can download the configuration in two ways This de pends on the device PC or PU or OP45 on which you created the confi guration Download the configuration as described in section 14 1 1 serial download or copy the compile file name fud to a floppy disk Place the OP45 in DOS mode and copy the file called name fud as OP45 fud to drive D The configuration called D OP 45 fud is active every time the OP45 starts up in normal operation control and process monitoring If your configuration was created on the OP45 in DOS mode copy the com piled file called name fud to drive D as D OP45 fud The configura tion called D OP 45 fud is active every time the OP45 starts up in normal operation control and process monitoring Note When copying the compiled file always specify its full name On account of a DOS problem when you use wildcard characters such as it is possible that not all of the file will be copied ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Compiling and Downloading a Configuration to the System 14 2 Managing Configuration Data on the OP Flash memory The flash memory on the OP is equivalent to the hard disk of a PC Data are not deleted from the flash memory when the power is turned off This is the reason why data have first to be loaded into the flash memory When the OP starts up it automatically
115. ed to you or for example for networks from your hard disk ProTool User s Guide 2 1 Release 09 96 Installation STEP 7 integration Selecting a language Installing from floppy disk If STEP 7 programming software version 2 or higher is available on your computer you can install ProTool integrated in STEP 7 The advantages of doing this are as follows e You manage ProTool projects with the SIMATIC Manager the same tool as you use for managing your STEP 7 projects e You can select STEP 7 symbols and data blocks from a text or graphic list as variables The data type and the address are entered automatically e ProTool lists all the PLCs in your STEP 7 project and determines the cor responding address parameters once a PLC has been selected Before installation proper begins the system asks you what language and options you wish to use Installation begins in the same language as Windows is installed After you have selected the language in which you want to have ProTool installed installation is resumed in the language you specified You cannot change the ProTool language in Online mode If you wish to be able to use the ProTool user interface in a different language you have to re in stall ProTool To install ProTool proceed as follows Step Windows 3 1 or later Windows95 1 Start Windows 2 Insert the first floppy disk into the drive Select in the File Manager the Select in the Explo
116. en Key Is Pressed function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to set a bit in a word of a variable by means of one key for such time until you release the key Select the key you wish to use for setting a bit in the word of a variable Select the Set Bit When Key Is Pressed function and define the following parameters a PLC variable that applies to the word Word a constant that applies to the bit Bit Whenever you press the key the function is triggered and the parameters are evaluated The corresponding bit is then set in the word of the variable and the variable is transferred to the PLC The bit remains set until the key is released Variable for Word Constant for Bit number The variable of the function must be in INTEGER format The value of the variable must not be modified by the PLC ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Set Bit Purpose not SIMATIC 5 Objective To configure Execution Special feature Important Parameter s Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 F1 With this function you set a variable The Set Bit function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to set a variable by means of a key Select the key you wish to use for setting a variable Select the Set Bit function and define the following parameters the PLC variable Bit The function is triggered whenever you press the key Whe
117. endent It applies to all editing languages The first language independent font is used for messages and text lists for instance and has to have a character size of 8 X 16 Figure shows the dialog box ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Configuring in Different Languages Language depen dent keyboard assignment ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Windows Fonts Language Spanish MS LineDraw _Cancei_ MS LineDraw Language Dependent PT Standard PT Standard 8 X 16 PT Symbol 1 PT Standard 8 X 8 PT Symbol 2 PT Standard 16 X 16 PT Symbol elect Language Independent PT Symbol 1 8 X 16 Attributes Sample Size gx 16 a Italic 12345676 90abcDEFGABCDEFG Figure 12 2 Setting Language Dependent Fonts Note If you change languages on the OP the corresponding language dependent fonts are also changed This is important with languages whose fonts are not contained in the ANSI Code If you choose Edit Languages from the menu and then select a language in the Editing Language input field the corresponding font is loaded and the keyboard assignment is modified If the editing language is not the same as your Windows language a keyboard assignment with a new key assignment appears on the screen refer to figure 12 3 You can now see where the diffe ring characters are located on your keyboard and can enter them There is also the possibil
118. eneee deed eiees dened babes Meade ee 9 FUNCHONS aaan ween ota ode d hike wend EEEE dnc basi Dawe wees 10 General Communication Areas 00c cece eee eee 10 1 Interface Area for Non SIMATIC PLCs 10 1 1 Control and Acknowledgement Bits 0000 cece eee eee 10 1 2 Data Areas in the Interface Area 0 c cece 10 2 OP Keyboard and LED Assignments 10 2 1 System Keyboard Assignment 000 0c c cece eee eee 10 2 2 Function Keyboard Assignment 00 cece eee eee eee 10 23 LED ASSIGNMENT 3 chee ieee whew eee chowder ete ENANAR 11 Configuring in Different Languages c eceee seen eee eee eee 12 General Settings for the System 0 0 cece eee eee eee 13 Compiling and Downloading a Configuration to the System 13 1 13 1 Downloading a Configuration to the OP 2 cece eee eee 13 2 13 1 1 Downloading a Configuration to the OP25 OP35 or the OP37 13 2 13 1 2 Downloading a Configuration to the OP45 0200 eee eee ee 13 4 13 2 Managing Configuration Data onthe OP 02 eee eee eee 13 5 13 3 Troubleshooting Download Problems 02000 e ee eeeeeeee 13 8 14 Printing Your Configuration 6 0 cece cece cece e eee e eee ene eeneee 15 Managing Your Configuration 0cce eee eee eee eee 15 1 15 1 File Structure sais neri aedi Seaia eee naa ni a i 15 1 15 2 Project Manager aserik erora anrr aR eee eee 15 6
119. ents of the message field are output in a message Applying Value to The function is executed when the value Trend Buffer is applied to the trend buffer Function Key Pressed The function is executed when the func keys tion key is pressed Key Released The function is executed when the func tion key is released Select Field The function is executed when the field is selected Exit Field The function is executed upon exiting from the field 10 3 Functions Object Condition Explanation Screens Select Screen After formatting The function is executed upon selection of the screen after the screen has been formatted Before formatting The function is executed upon selection of the screen before the screen has been formatted Exit Screen The function is executed upon exiting from the screen Messages Message Arrives The function is executed when the mes sage arrives Message Departs The function is executed when the mes sage departs Message The function is executed when the mes Acknowledged sage is acknowledged Global functions You can configure functions globally by choosing System Functions from the menu The functions specified under this menu option are not assigned to individual objects but depending on the configured condition executed on every occasion If for example the function Set Bit is configured with the condition Entering Value the function is execut
120. ered whenever you press one of the keys The constant is evaluated and the corresponding language is set on the OP The value of the constant is transferred to the variable and the output field is updated You can use a kind of toggle function In this instance you use a single key to toggle between the three languages A B and C You configure in the manner described above the only difference being that you define just one key For the constant you specify a value of 1 If you press the key the function is trigge red and you toggle between the three languages A gt B gt C gt A Description of Functions Important If you use a key to employ the function and have configured a symbolic output field to display the language and you later modify the OP languages their order their number or their grouping you must remember to make the corresponding adjustments to your text list Attaching to the variable of an I O field Objective To configure Execution Parameter s Condition You wish to toggle between three languages A B and C by means of a symbolic I O field on the screen Create a symbolic I O field with a variable on a screen For this variable confi gure the function you selected Language to which the following parameter applies Variable Language Field Use the same variable for the I O field and for the function The value 0 is en tered for the constan
121. et Reset Bit refer to page A 21 Initialize Bit in Startup refer to pag Set BOOL Variable refer to page A 23 Reset BOOL Variable refer to page Transferring and editing a data record implemented on the standard screen Data Record PLC gt OP Data Record DAT gt OP Data Record PLC gt OP DAT Data Record OP gt DAT Data Record OP gt PLC Data Record DAT gt OP PLC Select Data Record Edit Data Record Delete Data Record Format Data Medium Date and time Date and Time refer to page Date I O refer to page A 26 Time I O refer to page A 27 Print screen and printing implemented on the standard screen Printer Parameters Printer Parameters Anchor Assign Colors to Printers Print Screen Parameters Print Screen Parameters Anchor Printing Print Screen List OP25 OP35 ee a to page A 28 Start Stop Print Screen refer to page Editing messages Display Events OP25 OP35 OP37 refer to page A 30 Change EM Page Buffer refer to pagelA 31 Event Window refer to page A 32 Events Delete Buffer refer to page A 34 Message Log ON OFF refer to page Buffer Overflow refer to page A 36 Change AM Page Buffer refer to page A 37 Alarms Delete Buffer refer to page A 38 Display Alarms OP25 OP35 OP37 refer to pag
122. ey com binations CTRL TAB All invisible jumps are displayed while you hold down CTRL TAB TAB The first invisible jump is displayed Every time you press TAB thereafter the next jump is displayed Press RETURN to initiate the jump SHIFT TAB This key combination displays the previous jump Press RETURN to initiate the jump Working with ProTool 4 1 3 Status Bar in ProTool Purpose Displaying information 4 1 4 All Menus Menu bar Main menu items The status bar is the bar at the bottom of the screen In ProTool the status bar displays general information and editor specific details The general information includes items such as the OP that you have selected or how you can call online Help Editor specific details on the other hand might be the language and the assignment of the message in the area pointer Figure 4 3 shows the status bar with messages PLC_1 0B10020 0 German OP35 Figure 4 3 Status Bar with Messages In the status bar you can also display information about the functions of jumps and menu items To do so click the topic you require and hold down the mouse button While you do this the corresponding information will be displayed in the status bar If you do not want to initiate the function conti nue to hold down the mouse button and drag the mouse away from the selec ted topic There are various editing levels with configuration They are represented by main menu items on the menu
123. ferred to the PLC The formula for scaling is Y a X X42 b X X4 C Scaling Square 2 is the inverse function of Scaling Square 1 The Scaling Square 2 function can be attached to a variable You wish to scale a value from the PLC quadratically prior to the value being displayed on the OP and or you wish to scale an input on the OP prior to the value being transferred to the PLC Create an I O field with a random variable on a screen For this variable confi gure the function you selected Scaling Square 2 to which the following para meters apply constant for slope a constant for slope b constant for the offset c A value X is transferred from the PLC The variable is updated and the sca ling function is triggered The scaled value is displayed as the display value Y in the I O field If the operator enters a value Y on the OP the function is trig gered The value is scaled and is then transferred to the PLC as the PLC value X You have configured a value of 2 for slope a a value of 3 for slope b and a value of 6 for the offset c A value of 71 is transferred from the PLC It is in serted into the scaling function Y 2 X 71 2 3 x 71 6 This results in a value of 10301 for Y This value is displayed on the OP Constant for the slope a Constant for the slope b Constant for the offset c The variable of the function must be in INTEGER format ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 PLC Jobs De
124. ges Message buffer System Parameters Messages Edit text Variable Messages Edit Insert Field ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 5 11 Configuring with ProTool Table 5 1 Objects Used and the Necessary Settings continued Objects Used Associated Settings Menu Item or Dialog Box Screens Text Edit text Screen Fields Text Input and output Variable Screen Fields Input Output Dynamic input output Variable and text or graphic list Screen Fields Text or Graphic List Trend graphic Trends and variables Screen Fields Trend Graphic Bar graph Variable Screen Fields gt Bar Graphic character Screen Fields Character Graphic Bitmap Screen Fields Graphic Call screen Assign function key local Screens global System Screen Keys Trends Screen Fields Trend Graphic Trends Time triggered variable Bit triggered variable trend request System Area Pointers trend transfer 1 Trend patterns Variable Trend request System Area Pointers Trend transfer 1 Trend transfer 2 for configured switch buffer only Recipes Variables Data mailbox System Area Pointers Place standard screens for Create Data Records on function keys local Screens global System Screen Keys 5 12 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool 5 4 Partitioning
125. gola TECNIDATA e Luanda Morocco SETEL Soci t Electrotechnique et de T l communications S A e Casablanca Bophuthatswana Siemens Ltd e Mafekeng Egypt Siemens Technical Office e Cairo Mohandessin Siemens Technical Office e Alexandria EGEMAC S A E e Cairo Mattaria Ethiopia e Addis Abeba Ivory Coast Siemens AG e Abidjan Libya Siemens AG Branch Libya e Tripoli D 4 Mozambique Siemens Liaison Office e Maputo Addis Electrical Engineering Ltd Namibia Siemens Pty Ltd e Windhoek Nigeria Electro Technologies Nigeria Ltd ELTEC e Lagos Rwanda Etablissement Rwandais e Kigali Sambia Electrical Maintenance Lusaka Ltd e Lusaka Simbabwe Electro Technologies Corporation Pvt Ltd ETC e Harare ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Siemens Worldwide South Africa Siemens Ltd e Cape Town e Durban e Johannesburg e Middelburg e Newcastle e Port Elizabeth e Pretoria Sudan National Electrical amp Commercial Company NECC e Khartoum Swaziland Siemens Pty Ltd e Mbabane Tanzania Tanzania Electrical Services Ltd e Dar es Salaam Tunesia Sitelec S A e Tunis America Zaire SOFAMATEL S P R L e Kinshasa The following table lists all Siemens Companies and Representatives of Siemens AG in America Argentina Siemens S A e Bah a Blanca e Buenos Aires Cordoba Mend
126. hapter is divided into two general parts The first part provides detailed information about recipes That is the theoretical part The second part pre sents an example of how to configure a recipe create a data record and download it to the PLC If you wish to become familiar with recipes by refer ring to an example go straight to section 9 5 A practical example of a recipe is the bottling machine of a fruit juice sy stem Let us assume that orange nectar an orange juice drink and orange juice all have to be produced on the same bottling machine The ratios of mixture differ from drink to drink but the ingredients are the same To ac complish this the Mixture recipe containing the following data structure is created Var_23 Name Var 11 l Orange Var_7 l Water Var_19 kg Sugar Var_21 g Flavor Data records now contain the values for the different drinks The data records might look as follows Orange Drink Orange Nectar Orange Juice Name Drink Name Nectar Name Juice 1 Orange 90 l Orange 70 1 Orange 95 1 Water 10 1 Water 30 1 Water 5 kg Sugar 1 5 kg Sugar 1 5 kg Sugar 0 5 g Flavor 200 g Flavor 400 g Flavor 100 9 1 Recipes Ingredients of a recipe Description of example Identical variables on screens and recipes 9 2 A recipe comprises several variables and their names called entry names Entry names are displayed on the OP This means that a variable can be iden tified such as 1 Ora
127. has been re transferred General Communication Areas 11 2 2 Function Keyboard Assignment Data areas Key assignment Keyboard area pointer status bit 11 10 The function keyboard assignment can be divided into separate data areas which are shown in the following table To use the function keyboard assign ment you have to create a function keyboard type data area in your configu ration under Area Pointers Data Areas OP25 35 37 45 Maximum number 8 Overall length of all data areas words 8 The assignment of the different keys to the bits of the data areas is set when the function keys are configured In this context the number within the as signment area is specified for every key The highest order bit of every data area is the keyboard area pointer status bit It is used as a check bit The keyboard area pointer status bit is set to 1 every time the keyboard assignment is transferred from the OP to the PLC After the data area has been evaluated by the user program the keyboard area pointer status bit should be reset By regular reading of the area pointer status bit it is possible to determine in the user program whether a block has been re transferred ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 General Communication Areas 11 2 3 LED Assignment Data areas Polling time LED assignment Exception ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 The LED assignment can be divided into separate areas as
128. has been reached Bar graphs can be used to display parameters such as fill levels and quantities produced Figure 7 10 shows a bar graph 200 150 Sa gt Limits 100 p 50 0 Figure 7 10 A Bar Graph With bar graphs you are free to define the labeling of the Y axis the direc tion the border and the scale bar graph and background colors in any way you like You can include upper and lower limit lines to denote limit values Bar graphs are linked to the PLC by means of variables You can use other variables in addition to the variable containing the bar graph value which you wish to display Depending on the value of these variables it is possible for example for a limit value to be visualized when it has been reached by means of a change of colors or the field can be hidden or displayed Depending on the configured value of a variable it is possible for the Bar field to be hidden or displayed The following example shows you how to configure a bar graph 1 After opening the screen choose Screen Fields from the menu and select Bar or select it directly from the tool palette 2 Position the mouse pointer within the screen at the location where you wish to insert the field Hold down the left mouse button and drag the field to the size you require When you release the mouse button the dia log box which is shown in figurel7 11 and in which you specify the bar graph is displayed ProTool User s Guide Release
129. he function is triggered and Warn on Buffer Overload is enabled If the key is pressed a second time Warn on Buffer Overload is disabled and so on Variable for displaying ON OFF Field Constant for ON OFF Key with 0 OFF 1 ON 1 Toggle ON lt gt OFF The variable of the function must be in BOOL format ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Change AM Page Buffer F1 A Z_ Messages Purpose Objective To configure Execution Important Parameter s Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 With this function you always open the alarm message page first Every time the function is triggered thereafter it toggles between the alarm message page and the alarm buffer Press the ESC key to exit from the function and hide the alarm message page or the alarm buffer The Change AM Page Buffer function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to select the alarm message page by means of a key and whenever the key is pressed toggle between the alarm message page and the alarm buffer Select the key you wish to use for selecting the alarm message page Assign the Change AM Page Buffer to the Selected Functions The function is triggered whenever you press the key The alarm message page is opened Every time the key is pressed it toggles between the alarm message page and the alarm buffer Never use soft keys Fx since all the soft keys are disab
130. hey are e the user interface language of ProTool and e the configuration language for the OP The user interface language is the language in which text is displayed on the menus and in the dialog boxes of ProTool The user interface language for ProTool has to be set during installation The languages you can set are English French German Italian and Spanish The configuration language is the language in which the configuration is created This is the language in which the configuration appears on the OP You can create a configuration in any of the languages available under Win dows Of the configuration languages that are possible you can load up to three on the OP simultaneously by choosing System Language Assignment from the menu When you call ProTool the configuration language is the same as the user interface language You change the configuration language by choosing Edit Languages from the menu If you want to set a different configuration language or if you have created your configuration in one language and now wish to configure the next language choose this menu item The dialog box shown in figure 12 1 appears Editing Language Reference Language German Figure 12 1 Dialog Box for Setting Languages 12 1 Configuring in Different Languages Editing language and reference language Objects with language dependent text Configuring in several languages Language dependent fonts
131. hic Object dialog box 4 Display the ruler of the graphic editor if it is not displayed by default 5 Before you start on a drawing in a graphics program create a frame first The frame must have the same height width ratios as the field in ProTool 6 Create or import the graphic you require such that it does not protrude beyond the frame at any point The following illustration shows a graphic ina 15 cm x 5 cm frame that is likewise a height width ratio of 3 1 Frame cee 1 Flaten TROD con x 5 ab ore TIHE fre 7 Once you have finished the drawing set the color of the frame to White so that it is not visible in the configuration If you modify the graphic you will still have your frame with the correct height width ratio ProTool User s Guide 7 9 Release 09 96 Screens Example modifying a graphic 8 Return to ProTool The graphic is now scaled without distortion oP Beea dv al COROS OP35 ORS ees eer eres ae 924 088 I 600x200 If you wish to modify the size of a vector graphic embedded in ProTool it is not enough to change the field in ProTool You must also modify its size in the graphic editor so that distortions do not occur Proceed as follows 1 Choose Screen gt Size Position from the menu and activate the box for position details 2 Modify the size of the graphic field and note the details referring to its size 3 Double click the gr
132. hide fields on screens Multiplexing is possible with input and output trends and bar graphs A va riable is assigned to these elements In the case of multiplexing several va riables not just one are assigned to these elements The current variable is determined by means of the value of the multiplex variable You can configure the colors of an input output field in dependence of the value of a variable In exactly the same way you can control the flashing of a field by means of a variable With some functions such as Language you can specify the parameter either as a constant or by means of a variable This enables flexible assign ment of the function Variables 6 2 Dependencies between Representation and Type of Variable Dependence of There are different types of variable for every PLC Use the tables below to PLC determine the dependence between these types of variable and the representa tion on the OP Table 6 2 Variable Types for SIMATIC S5 Representation Types of Variable Decimal Tesema KG xo faro x6 fea ono oG fro f gt Binary nkKG nG xG nKG nG nG a GA Dec Dec nG nG Text xG xG Graphic xG xG x Combination possible n Combination not advisable Combination not possible K Digits behind decimal point possible G Limit values possible Table 6 3 Types of Variable for SIMATIC S7 Part I Types of Variable Representation INT WORD
133. hoosing File Convert from the menu you can convert a configuration created for an OP35 into a configuration for an OP37 The display on the Operator Panel can be customized This refers to the loca tion and size of the different windows in which screens and messages are displayed The display format applies to the whole configuration ProTool exhibits a default setting The items you configure are individual objects We distinguish between dif ferent types of objects such as messages screens variables etc A separate editor is available for every type of object The link to the PLC is established by means of variables Variables are used on screens and in messages to read values from the PLC and to display them on the OP Similarly variables can be used to write values to the PLC Information text can be configured to provide the OP operator with additional information about inputs and messages General settings for the system and the communication areas in the PLC have to be performed centrally Upon completion the configuration has to be downloaded to the OP In this procedure the configuration is first compiled Compile means that an OP readable file is created This file is then downloaded to the OP 5 1 Configuring with Pro Tool 5 1 Procedure for Configuration Introduction Required details Objects A configuration has to be created step by step Certain steps are mandatory others are optional
134. ic Display Usage Text or graphic list Formats of text or graphic lists Decimal Binary Bit Text elements or graphics often explain a setting better than a value can For this reason you can display the value of a variable symbolically in input out put fields This means that you can display static components such as text and graphics dynamically too Dynamically means different text elements or graphics different colors in a graphic tilted graphic Symbolic inputs and outputs are entered by using text or graphic lists To do this choose Screen Fields Text or Graphic List from the menu If you want to assign text select the Text Symbol display and edit the text list For text lists text is displayed or entered instead of the value of the variable Text lists are possible with input and output fields In the case of input fields a window is displayed on the OP for selecting text If you wish to assign a graphic select in the Input Output dialog box Graphic Symbol as the display and edit the graphic list The graphic used here has to be created directly using an application or has to be embedded as a file For graphic lists a graphic is displayed instead of the value of the variable Graphic lists are possible only with output fields To edit the text or graphic list choose List and click on the Edit button You can specify the values of variables in different formats as a digit or as the state of
135. ically up Details of keys and On some menus the menu items are followed by details of keys and key key combinations combinations If you press that key or key combination the menu item is initiated You do not have to chose the menu beforehand If menu items icons or buttons are dimmed the functions are unavailable 4 2 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Working with Pro Tool 4 1 1 Opening Several Configurations and Editors Opening several Under ProTool you can open several configurations and editors simulta configurations neously You can copy data to and from a configuration via the Clipboard This simplifies work since you do not have to re configure all of the data Opening several The same applies to editors for you can also open several editors simulta editors neously You can also open an editor several times over thus being able to work at different points in the editor Active window A window is opened every time you select a configuration or an editor You can open up to three projects simultaneously You can always edit the active window You can recognize an active window by the color of its title bar which is different from that of the other windows refer to figure 4 1 Screens Event Messages Alarm Meccanes Alarm Messages QUICKMIX PDB Attributes Message 0001 Priority fi X Print T Relay Acknowledgement fe pan m PLC_1 DB 10 D 20 0 German OP35 Figure 4 1 ProToo
136. icient space for large configurations or a large number of recipe data records ProTool User s Guide 14 5 Release 09 96 Compiling and Downloading a Configuration to the System Memory requirements for data records Creating data records Initial download 14 6 Memory module Flash 1 MB RAM 2 MB Configuration NEN Kata records NY bata records N NL Data records N Configuration Configuration Fimware g Firmware Z ARRA RRAAA PARRA AAA Eeace cetera echt External storage device Hard disk Main memory Figure 14 2 Managing Configuration Data on the OP By choosing System Parameters Miscellaneous from the menu you can set the reserved data record memory for the flash memory and the memory card Up to 448 kByte and 384 kByte can be reserved for the flash memory and the memory card respectively Remember that 64 kByte of the flash me mory are used for management data Data records can be created only on the OP The flash memory or the me mory card can be used as a storage medium Once the area for the data re cords has been created it is not automatically deleted when a new configura tion is transferred If a configuration is so large that it does not fit into the storage space available polling takes place with a view to overwriting the reserved data record area If you are loading a configuration onto the OP for the very first time you can select only the flash
137. ick the function key displayed on the screen The Function Key Fx dialog box is opened With the Function button select the function call you require for key assignment from the list of functions You can assign two types of function key global and local Local assign ments have priority over global ones Global signifies that the assignment applies to the whole configura tion Local signifies that the assignment applies only to individual screens The assignment of a function key may vary from one screen to another In this way you can have functions initiated in keeping with the situation A function key whose assignment may change from screen to screen is known as a soft key Always place functions that must always be at hand on function keys never on soft keys Soft keys are the keys that are arranged directly around the screen You can assign the following keys as soft keys on the different OPs OP25 Keys F1 to F14 OP35 OP45 Keys F1 to F20 OP37 Keys F1 to F20 You assign soft keys in the editor You can assign an icon to a soft key that is labeled with text or a graphic Soft keys can also be assigned globally You perform global assignment by choosing System Screen Keys from the menu If for example you want to return to the same system screen every time you exit from a screen you can place this function on a soft key by choosing System Screen Keys from the menu and you can assign an icon such as ESC Th
138. if the PLC itself is to be able to acknowledge alarm messages you have to create suitable acknowledgement areas by choosing System gt Area Pointers from the menu The acknowledgement areas are as follows e Alarm Acknowledgement Area PLC gt OP A bit set in this area by the PLC causes the corresponding alarm message to be acknowledged on the OP The Alarm Acknowledgement Area PLC OP must be contiguous without the corresponding event message area must have the same polling time as the alarm message area can have a maximum length equal to that of the corresponding alarm message area e Alarm Acknowledgement Area OP PLC A bit set in this area by an operator input on the OP reports the acknow ledgement of the corresponding alarm message to the PLC The acknow ledgement area OP PLC can have a maximum length equal to that of the corresponding alarm message area The same bit x of the alarm message area and the same bit x of the acknow ledgement area are assigned to every alarm message number Normally the acknowledgement area have the same length as the alarm message area and must be contiguous with the alarm message area Event Messages and Alarm Messages Acknowledgement groups Display options Configuration example for SIMATIC S5 8 8 When you are configuring alarm messages you can place several messages together to form an acknowledgement group In this way when the first alarm message is acknow
139. ing time base Input on OP Configured Digits Standardization behind Decimal Point to Time Base 10 msec Ba E S 10 sec 3000 ProTool User s Guide 6 9 Release 09 96 Variables Limit values with timers Limit values may be specified only as integers The actual limit value de pends on the configured digits behind the decimal point in respect of varia bles Limit values are similarly specified only in seconds Digits behind Time Basis Maximum Interpretation Decimal Point Limit Value by ProTool Entry 2 10 msec 999 9 99 sec 1 100 msec 999 99 9 sec 0 1 sec 999 999 sec 0 10 sec 9990 9990 sec ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Variables 6 4 Example of a Local Variable Description You first configure an input field with a variable that is linked to the PLC We will refer to it as the process variable For the process variable specify the upper limit value which is read from a local variable We will call this latter variable the limit value variable Attach the limit value variables to an input field You can then enter a limit value on the OP Then go to the input field containing the process variable and enter a value If for example the value is higher than the upper limit value it is not accepted by the OP 1 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Choose Screen Field Input Output from the menu Hold down the left mouse button and drag the field to any size you
140. is example is configured gt List 0K LisT_ Decimal Binary Bit fi El Cancel Value Text Remove Value Text im ston Reference gt gt Figure 7 6 Text List Dialog Box ProTool User s Guide 7 15 Release 09 96 Screens Example of a graphic list The states OFF and ON should always be represented by a symbol The corresponding variable values are 0 and 1 The graphic list thus looks as fol lows o LO Le 1 Choose Screen gt Fields Text or Graphic List from the menu and click a rectangular field and drag 2 Inthe Input Output dialog select Display to read Graphic Symbol Figure 7 7 shows the dialog box with the selection Click at List on the Edit button Input Output Usage Variable Field Type Output Display Graphik symbo List LisT_2 Figure 7 7 Selecting Graphic Symbols for Graphic Lists 3 Click in the Graphic list dialog box on the New button Select the pro gram called Paintbrush from the servers offered to you to choose from Paintbrush is called You will see a border of the same size as the field that you clicked and dragged You can draw only within this border 4 Create the symbol Lo 5 Update the file and exit from Paintbrush The drawing you have just crea ted is stored under the symbolic name GRAPHIC_1I 6 Click the Add button Figure 7 8 shows how your dialog box should now look ProToo
141. is means that the key is assigned to every screen Function keys are labeled Kx You assign function keys by choosing System Screen Keys from the menu You can record the functions you assigned to a key on labeling strips ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Variables Definition Usage Types of variable Defining addresses ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Variables represent the lowest level in a configuration Variables are defined memory locations on the OP to which values are written and or from which values are read This may be done from the PLC or by means of an operator input Variables are used either to display process values or for settings that can be modified on the OP The following table shows the different uses of varia bles Process Values Settings Input output Limit values Bars Scale Multiplexing Dynamic attributes Function parameters Basically we distinguish between two different types of variable e Global variables Global variables are used to establish the link to the PLC An address has to be defined on the PLC for every global variable The OP accesses this address in Read or Write mode Local variables Local variables are not linked to the PLC and are available only on the OP You have to create local variables when for example you wish to en ter limit values by means of an operator input on the OP Figure 6 1 presents an example of the Variable dialog bo
142. is opened 3 Enter DB 10 DW 2 Length 2 PLC PLC_1 You have now created an alarm message area for 32 alarm messages ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Event Messages and Alarm Messages 4 Exit from the Alarm Messages dialog box by choosing OK to apply the settings Exit from the Area Pointers dialog box likewise by choosing OK 5 Call the editor for Alarm Messages 6 Position the cursor on message No 1 7 Enter the following message Motor temperature too high 8 Perform the following settings in the attribute window Priority 1 Acknowledgement 8 Print xX Figure 8 7 shows the configured alarm message Alarm Messages QUICKMIX PDB 1 10 20 30 40 0001 Motor temperature too high 0002 0003 0004 0005 Figure 8 7 Configured Alarm Message ProTool User s Guide 8 9 Release 09 96 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Recipes Overview Organization of the chapter Example of a recipe ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Recipes are groups of variables for a specific application The purpose of recipes is to download several items of data en bloc to the PLC Furthermore the OP and the PLC are synchronized In the configuration the recipe defines the data structure Data are assigned to the structure on the OP Since the data structure can be assigned several times we now speak of data records Data records are stored on the OP thus saving storage space on the PLC The c
143. ity of clicking the cursor directly on the keys in the keyboard assignment to enter characters in the editor French PT Standard SA ET Je a FH AIEEE ee e Figure 12 3 Example of a Keyboard Assignment with French as the Editing Language The keyboard assignment disappears from the screen automatically when you change the editing language back to your Windows language However you can also disable it by choosing Window Keyboard from the menu 12 3 Configuring in Different Languages Setting OP languages Adding OP languages 12 4 Before the configuration is downloaded to the OP set the OP languages by choosing System Language Assignment from the menu figure 12 4 Language ssignment Languages OP Languages Figure 12 4 Setting OP Languages OP languages are the languages which you can select on the OP Select in succession not more than three of the existing configuration languages as OP languages These languages are also downloaded to the OP during the down load operation The language entered first is the one that is set after the OP has started up In routine operation you can change the language on the OP by using the System Settings standard screen With this button you select not more than three OP lan 2 gt guages in succession from the left list box e With this button you can remove individual languages from lt lt the list of OP languages You can change the OP
144. l Draw This time can be drastically cut by means of optimization Observe the following points to cut times 1 17 2 Save As Perform Save As every now and again Data storage is optimized in this manner and the pdb is kept small in size Close Applications You should close all other programs In this way more working memory is made available for ProTool Configurations on local hard disk Configurations should not be started across networks but should be loca ted on your local hard disk Network access is often too slow Available disk storage Additional free disk storage of at least the size of the configuration should be available This applies equally if the configuration is started across a network More RAM Very good times can be achieved with 16 MB or more RAM Require ments rise proportionally with the number and size of the graphic objects being used Graphics editor Avoid large numbers of graphics created with Designer Corel Photo Paint and Corel Draw Parts of these editors are used to edit these graphics They are very slow The best times are achieved with Paintbrush Swap file data access cache in Windows 3 1 3 11 If your PC has less than 20 MB RAM it is essential that you create a swap file The swap file should have a size of several MB and its type should be set to Permanent File and disk access should be set to 32 bits The size of the cache should be several MB All the
145. l Screen with Several Open Windows ProTool User s Guide 4 3 Release 09 96 Working with ProTool 4 1 2 Using Online Help Purpose Calling online Help Online Help window 4 4 Online Help is a complete reference tool which you can choose at any time while you are configuring By using online Help you obtain information ab out dialog boxes menus ranges of values etc You can call online Help in several ways F1 You can always press F1 in ProTool to consult online Help Online Help is automatically called for the editor in which you happen to be working or for the dialog box you se lected Context Clicking the Help button on the tool bar transforms the sensitive cursor into an arrow with a question mark Clicking this cursor in ProTool on an item about which you would like more information calls online Help and the corresponding position in online Help is displayed The topics you click may be dialog boxes menu items but tons on the menu bar or palettes If you are not working with a mouse you activate context sensitive Help by pressing SHIFT F1 Help menu You can call online Help by choosing Help gt Contents from the menu The first page of ProTool online Help is then displayed You can specify a search term directly by choosing Help Search from the menu Figure 4 2 shows the online Help window ProTool Help Datei Bearbeiten Lesezeichen Inhalt Suchen Zuriick Bisher lt lt
146. l User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Set Reset Bit Purpose not SIMATIC 5 Objective To configure Execution Parameter s Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 F1 With this function you can set and reset a variable The Set Reset Bit function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to set and reset a variable by means of a key Select the key you wish to use for setting and resetting a variable Under the Set Reset Bit function that you selected define the following parameters the PLC variable Bit The function is triggered whenever you press the key When you do so the variable is set If you press the key a second time the bit is reset The reason for this is that it is a toggle function Variable for Bit The variable of the function must be in BOOL format A 21 Description of Functions Initialize Bit in Startup HHHH Purpose With this function you assign a specific status to a variable when the OP starts up The Initialize Bit in Startup function can be attached to a variable Objective You wish to set a variable to a specific state when the OP starts up for exam ple you wish to define in the PLC that the OP has started up To configure Create a random variable For this variable configure the function you selec ted Initialize Bit in Startup to which the following parameter applies Constant Status after System Startup
147. l User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 gt Graphic List List LIST_2 Decimal Binary Bit P i Value _ Graphic Object GRAPHIC 1 Preview ol alue Graphic Object h f erapnics E Field size Object size 88 X 56 pixels 88 X 56 pixels Figure 7 8 Creating a Graphic List 7 Click the Duplicate button This causes your drawing to be copied and stored under the name GRAPHIC_2 8 Click the Edit button and modify the drawing to Le 9 Update the file and exit from Paintbrush 10 Enter 1 as the value and click the Add button 11 Exit from all dialog boxes by choosing OK to apply the settings Screens 7 2 2 Dynamic Attributes Usage Example of dynamic attributes 7 18 Attributes are available for input and outputs fields in ProTool to draw the user s attention to certain situations for example exceeding a limit value The attributes relate to the color of a field and its flashing You can assign attributes dynamically that is a different value may apply depending on the value of the variable For example you can configure attributes in such a manner that the field is shown in red when the limit value is exceeded The attributes available for use are either linked to the value of a variable assigned to the input output field or to a separate variable referred to as the control variable The advantage of control variables
148. l agreement since differences cannot be completely excluded The information in this publication is checked at regular intervals and necessary corrections included in the next release Your suggestions for improving this publication are welcome Preface Purpose How it fits in ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 With ProTool you perform system specific configuration for Operator Panels OPs having graphics displays The ProTool User s Guide explains the way in which you use the ProTool configuration tool and what configuring invol ves The manual is applicable to the Operator Panels OP37 OP25 OP35 and OP45 This manual is part of the SIMATIC HMI documentation The documentation includes the mauals for the configuration tool the Operator Panels and com munciation between the PLC and the OP Below you will find an overview diagram and a description of when you require the different manuals ProTool User s Guide ProTool Lite User s Guide Configuration Text Based Graphics Installation Displays Displays Operation Equipment Equipment Manual Manual PLC f Communi Connection cation User s Guide E EE Other PLCs Preface Document Type Target Group Contents Getting started Beginners This document guides you step by step through the Product brief configuration of e a
149. lar intervals The number in brackets refers to the counter clockwise direction ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 General Communication Areas Synchronizing the transfer of data records and indirect variables Transferring OP PLC OP initiated Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Control bits Bit 10 6 1 Data record variable is erroneous 0 Evaluation not performed Bit 9 7 1 Data record variable is erroneous 0 Evaluation not performed Acknowledgement bits Bit 9 7 1 Data transfer ended 0 Evaluation not performed Bit 8 8 1 Data mailbox is disabled 0 Data mailbox is vacant The control and acknowledgement bits in the interface area synchronize the transfer of data records The standard case is that a transfer is initiated by means of an operator input on the OP The following description deals with the process of setting sync bits by the OP and the reaction to them by the PLC program Bit 8 8 of the acknowledgement bits is checked by the OP If bit 8 8 is set to 1 data mailbox disabled the transfer is completed with a system error message If bit 8 8 is set to 0 the OP sets the bit to 1 The OP enters the identifications in the data mailbox With a data record that is required to be transferred indirectly the values of the variables are also written to the data mailbox With a data record that is required to be transferred directly the values of th
150. led on the alarm mes sage page and you therefore cannot toggle between the alarm message page and the alarm buffer None This function is allowed only for function keys Kx A 37 Description of Functions Alarms Delete Buffer F1 HHHH Re Z_ Messages Purpose With this function you delete the alarm messages from the buffer All messages that are waiting to be serviced or have yet to be acknowledged are not deleted Assigning to a function key or a soft key Objective You wish to delete the alarm buffer by means of a key To configure Select the key which you wish to use for deleting the alarm buffer Assign the Alarms Delete Buffer function to the Selected Functions Execution The function is triggered whenever you press the key The alarm buffer is dele ted Attaching to the variable of an I O field Objective You wish to delete the alarm buffer by means of an input or output field on the screen To configure Create an input or output field having a random variable on a screen For this variable configure the function you selected Alarms Delete Buffer Execution The function is triggered as soon as the value of the input or output field is modified The alarm buffer is deleted Parameters None A 38 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Display Alarms Purpose not OP45 Objective To configure Execution Parameter s P
151. ledged for example the cause of the fault all the other alarm messages of the same acknowledgement group consequential faults are acknowledged at the same time To do so assign a value between 0 and 16 to every alarm message under Acknowledgement in the Attribute Window of the message editor A blank field is the equivalent of entering 0 The value 0 results in individual ac knowledgement this means that when you acknowledge an alarm message only that alarm message is acknowledged If you acknowledge any alarm message of acknowledgement groups 1 through 16 all the alarm messages in that group are acknowledged simultaneously By choosing System Parameters Messages from the menu you set whether the last or first alarm message to arrive should be displayed To do this check either of the fields First or Last This setting is important whene ver there are several messages waiting at any one time In this example you first configure the alarm message area followed by an alarm message 1 Choose System Area Pointers from the menu to create an alarm messa ge area The Area Pointers dialog box is opened figure 8 6 Type No PLC Name Address Length Words 255 Type Alarm Messages Polling Time s 1 0 Sort by Type Messages 32 Figure 8 6 Area Pointers Dialog Box 2 Select the area pointer for Alarm Messages in the Type field Press the Add key The Alarm Messages dialog box
152. lies in the fact that they may influence several input output fields simultaneously This means for example that upon a change in production input output fields flash because fresh inputs have to be made by the operator To use acontrol variable click in the Dynamic Attributes dialog box on the Control button The Control Variable dialog box appears As yet the control variable is still de activated To activate it remove the highlight from the Deactivate field Then choose the variable with which you wish to control the variable Figure 7 9 shows an example of the way in which the color of the output field indicates to the user whether he is in the normal or critical range Dynamic Attributes Ea List Decimal C S Cot 0 A a Value Flashing Foreground Background Value Flashing Foreground Background Figure 7 9 Dynamic Attributes Dialog Box ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 The example might have the following assignment Normal range 0 to 10 Color is green Critical range 11 to 12 Color is amber Limit value exceeded 13 15 Color is red and flashes Screens 7 3 Bar graphs Definition Settings Hiding fields Example 7 20 A bar graph displays a value from the PLC in the form of a rectangular area With bar graphs you can recognize at a glance how far away the current va lue is from the limits or whether a specified setpoint
153. loads the data from the flash into RAM Data are stored in compressed form in the flash RAM The RAM is equivalent to the main memory of a PC Data in RAM are dele ted when the power is turned off Figure 14 2 shows the data in the different storage devices Stored data in RAM are not compressed and therefore re quire more storage space than in the flash This is true of both configuration data and firmware Memory card The memory card PCMCIA Jeida is an external memory comparable to a floppy disk It takes priority over a flash memory The memory card can be used e to back up data stored in the internal flash memory of the OP e to restore backups e to load or store recipe data records e to load the data of one configuration station onto another destination OP without using a PC or PU e as astorage medium as an alternative or in addition to the internal flash memory The data mentioned above relate to firmware configurations and or data re cords Benefits of the Compared to the internal flash memory the memory card exhibits the follo memory card wing benefits e The memory card is a portable storage medium this means for example that recipe data can be ported from one OP to another e Configurations can be executed directly from the module since the OP detects whether a module has been inserted and when this is the case accesses the module before accessing the internal flash memory e With up to 16 MB there is suff
154. m the characters and One ap plication of character graphics is tables for instance When you select Character Graphic a window containing the symbols avail able to you is opened figure 7 4 You click on a symbol to insert it in the character graphic field EIU rh E H H edo A IL ot TNA BIA RIea ORTH Re erst raha crate Till IPTL Ni ZINS old U NHE al H mi Hal areke M ML a Si oam a an e e a a A O A aAA lt lololslelol4leleio sio olel a AEA HHIH APE TNS EEAS C e ajme Figure 7 4 Character Graphic Symbols Symbol packages are grouped in the Line Character field A symbol package contains the symbols for all directional representations Specifically this re fers to horizontal and vertical directions corners crosses and bifurcations Click on the arrow keys on the character graphics palette Every click inserts the corresponding symbol in the graphic character field Using CTRL and the arrow keys you can draw lines quickly and simply Three fixed symbol packages are supplied with ProTool These are the line characters single bold and double In addition four other symbol pak kages are available called USER 1 to USER 4 You can modify and custo mize these symbol packages ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens 7 1 3 Graphics Creating graphics Representation in ProTool Creating icons for soft keys ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 To create graphics ProTool
155. mal binary string The field length is specified as a number of characters With message fields an input value of 0 means that the field length is automatically adjusted to the variable ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens Example Configuring an input field ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 The procedure for configuring an input field is demonstrated in the following example for the SIMATIC S5 1 Select Input Output from the open screen either by choosing Screen gt Fields from the menu or directly from the tool palette Position the mouse pointer within the screen at the position where you want to place the input field Hold down the left mouse button and drag the field to the size you require Then the Input Output dialog box ap pears in which you specify the input field Perform the following settings Usage Variable Field Type Input Display Decimal Field Length 5 Password Level T The field for variables displays the symbolic name VAR_1 Click the Edit button to edit a variable The Variable dialog box appears Enter the following values in the Variable dialog box DB 10 DW 2 Type KE PLC PLC_1 Exit from the Variable and Field dialog boxes by choosing OK You will now see the following display on the screen lt 234 This represents the configured field to which variable VAR_ is appen ded Screens 7 2 1 Input Output Fields Containing a Symbol
156. n you do so the variable is set With this function you require a separate function key for every variable that you wish to set Depending on the key you press the corresponding variable is set Compare the Set BOOL Variable function with which you can set different BOOL variables by means of a single key Do not use an internal variable or else the function will not be executed Variable for Bit The variable of the function must be in BOOL format Description of Functions Reset Bit F1 Purpose With this function you reset a variable not SIMATIC S5 The Reset Bit function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key Objective You wish to reset a variable by means of a key To configure Select the key you wish to use for resetting a variable Select the Reset Bit function and define the following parameters the PLC variable Bit Execution The function is triggered whenever you press the key When you do so the variable is reset Special feature With this function you require a separate function key for every variable that you wish to reset Depending on the key that you press the corresponding va riable is reset Compare the Reset BOOL Variable function with which you reset different BOOL variables by means of a single key Important Do not use an internal variable or else the function will not be executed Parameter s Variable for Bit Condition The variable of the function must be in BOOL format A 20 ProToo
157. nable and disable a warning on buffer overflow The Buffer Overflow function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to enable and disable a warning on buffer overflow by means of two keys Select the key you wish to use to enable output of a warning when a buffer overflows Select the Buffer Overflow function and define the following para meters a constant for enabling the warning ON OFF Key 1 and a variable ON OFF Field Proceed in a similar manner for the other key For the constant use the corres ponding value i e 0 to disable the warning For the variable use the same variable To be able to recognize on the screen whether Warn on Buffer Overload has been enabled or disabled configure a symbolic output field to which the varia ble you configured above is assigned Also create a text list and assign the values 0 and to the corresponding conditions OFF and ON The function is triggered whenever you press one of the keys The constant is evaluated and Warn on Buffer Overflow is enabled or disabled accordingly The value of the constant is transferred to the variable and the output field is updated You can use a toggle function In this instance you enable and disable a war ning on buffer overflow by means of a single key You configure in the manner described above the only difference being that you define just one key For the constant enter 1 as the value If you press the key t
158. nction keys You can zoom this display in or out If for example you wish to edit details you can do it much more simply with an enlargement If you have several windows open simultaneously a reduction in size may suffice for reasons of space 7 1 Screens Basic area Fixed window Soft keys Selecting screens 7 2 Screens are configured in the basic area A symbolic name is assigned to eve ry screen Names are entered by choosing Screen Attributes from the menu You specify this name whenever you edit reference or delete the screen In addition screens are numbered automatically You cannot modify this number You enable and disable the fixed window by choosing System Screen Keys from the menu You configure the contents of the fixed window in the screen editor You do not have to assign a symbolic name to the contents of the fixed window Since the fixed window is always present on the display its contents do not change with the different screens To access the fixed window click it with the mouse Soft keys can be configured for specific screens Configure means you as sign a function to a soft key In addition you can insert an icon containing the name of the function in the screen Icons are graphics which can be crea ted using any application such as Paintbrush or embedded from an existing file Soft keys for example can be used to call another screen to turn a mo tor on and off or to call the mes
159. ndirectly X Read continuously xX Online X Download xX x Identifications xX x Number xX Version EZET X Limit values Po xX X xX Multiplexing X xX Guide lines x X X Text or Text list Value binary bit x x x graphic lists Text x Graphic list Value bit x Graphic x X xX ProTool User s Guide 3 3 Release 09 96 Overview of Device Specific Functions Table 3 2 Configurable settings for the target device Settings for the system OP25 OP35 OP45 OP37 Screen Keys Window Fixed window x Message indicator x Messages Alarm messages X Event messages xX PLC System clock x Driver SIMATIC S5 AS511 x SIMATIC S5 FAP SIMATIC S5 L2 DP SIMATIC S7 300 400 SIMATIC S7 200 FREE SERIAL SIMATIC 500 505 Parameters Depend on PLC Data mailbox Function key assignment Printout Alarm messages Overflow warning Character Titles Parameters Messages Miscellaneous User version Time date format OP password Recipe parameter record erre dof ef fee ee fe ereere e eer f e aa S fede lel E n ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Overview of Device Specific Functions Table 3 2 Configurable settings for the target device continued Settings for the system OP25 OP35 OP45 OP37 i Interface Interface x x x Type X xX X Data bits x x x Parity X xX X Stop bits xX X xX Baud rate x x x Settings OP printer selection X xX X Active OP printers x X xX Setup
160. ndition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 With this function you always open the event message page first Every time the function is triggered thereafter it toggles between the event message page and the event buffer Press the ESC key to exit from the function and hide the event message page or the event buffer The Change EM Page Buffer function can be assigned to a function key You wish to select the event message page by means of a key and whenever the key is pressed toggle between the event message page and the event buffer Select the key which you wish to use for selecting the event message page Assign the Change EM Page Buffer to the Selected Functions The function is triggered whenever you press the key The event message page is opened Every time the key is pressed thereafter it toggles between the event message page and the event buffer Never use soft keys Fx since all the soft keys are disabled on the event page and you therefore cannot toggle between the event page and the event buffer None This function is allowed only for function keys Kx A 31 Description of Functions Event Window Fa H Me Z Messages Purpose With this function you open and hide the event window Assigning to a function key or a soft key Objective You wish to open and hide the event window by means of two keys To configure Select the key with which you wish to open the event window
161. nge in the preceding example to denote orange as a constituent part of the mixture Figure 9 1 shows the dialog box used to create recipes Recipe STRUCT_1 x Variable Entry Name Offset Length OK Cancel Parameters Attributes Variable Entry Name Steuerung_1 VAR_21 M Duplicate _ DW 14 Reference Text Figure 9 1 Recipe Dialog Box Data records are created on the OP by saving the instantaneous values of variables Variables used in recipes may also occur in other objects such as screens The following example shows one application Let us assume that there are separate screens containing a storage tank val ves quantity consumed and other details for all of the ingredients i e orange water etc The screens contain input fields for setting the intake amounts for the mixer The ratios of mixture can thus be entered screen by screen and then the mixer can be started This process has to be repeated for every fruit juice This process is beneficial when for example the system is undergoing commissioning If the variables of input fields are combined to form a recipe mixtures for the different fruit juices that have been completed can be stored by creating data records on the OP Figure 9 2 illustrates how variables are used on screens and in a recipe If you now wish to produce a specific fruit juice the corresponding data re cord is downloaded to the PLC This means that the req
162. ngle key To do this configure several input fields to which you assign BOOL va riables Depending on the position of the cursor the corresponding BOOL va riables are set when the key is pressed Compare the Set Bit function for which you require a separate function key for every bit that you wish to set None The variable for which the function has been configured must be in BOOL format With the SIMATIC S5 therefore the variable can only be an internal variable A 23 Description of Functions Reset Bool Variable F1 Purpose Objective To configure Execution Special feature Parameter s Condition A 24 With this function you reset a BOOL variable To do so the cursor must be located in an input field for which this BOOL variable was configured The Reset BOOL Variable function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to reset a BOOL variable by means of a key Configure an input field to which you assign a BOOL variable Select the key you wish to use for resetting a BOOL variable Assign the Reset BOOL Varia ble function to the Selected Functions Whenever the key is pressed and the cursor is located in the input field the function is triggered The BOOL variable is then reset With this function you can reset different BOOL variables by means of a single key To do this configure several input fields to which you assign BOOL va riables Depending on the position of the cu
163. nked to a STEP 7 project they have to be integrated To integrate these projects choose in ProTool File Integrate from the menu Give the ProTool project a different name in the STEP 7 configuration from that in the original project ProTool can still be started as a stand alone program if you call ProTool Se tup and choose Standalone If you wish to modify this setting in Setup ProTool is not re installed only the link to STEP 7 is canceled ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool Example Creating a ProTool project ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 In this example you will create a ProTool project including all the prelimi nary work for connecting the OP to the S7 PLC 1 Create anew STEP 7 project called GETSTART in the SIMATIC Mana ger 2 Select the GETSTART project Then choose Insert Hardware gt SIMATIC 300 Station from the menu The SIMATIC 300 Station1 icon appears in the SIMATIC Manager 3 If when you are creating the GETSTART STEP 7 project the icon for an MPI network does not appear choose Insert Subnet MPI Network 4 Select the SIMATIC 300 Station icon and choose Edit Open Object from the menu The Hardware Configuration dialog box appears 5 Open the hardware catalog by choosing View Catalog from the menu 6 Click in the hardware catalog on the sign preceding SIMATIC 300 then on the sign preceding RACK 300 Select Mounting Rail and drag it to
164. nstant 2000 Min Constant 0 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens 2 Then specify the first trend In the Trend field enter Tank_A and click Edit Perform the following settings in the Trend dialog box Display Lines Samples 24 Color Red Trigger Pulse 1 5 seconds Specify under Variable the point at which the OP is required to read the values for trend Tank_A Enter Name Contents_A Type KF DB 10 DW 4 PLC Quickmix Confirm with OK 3 Apply the configured trend by choosing Add to the trend graphic 4 Perform the settings for the three trends Tank_B Tank_C and Mixer in a similar way to that for Tank_A Assign a different color and or display to every trend to distinguish the trends clearly from one another Make sure when you are configuring that you use the same trigger type and trigger pulse for all the trends in the trend graphic Trend Graphic Samples max 24 max Background Color White YI X Axis Scale Color Y Axis 1 IN Black eer min Actual Value O Y Axis 2 ha E 36 0 sec Ade Trends fmc E Hemoa 4 Mixer v1 Cyv2 Display Type Lines Variable VAR_4 Trigger Type Pulse 1 5 sec ii a a Duplicate Samples 24 Figure 7 13 Configuring a Trend ProTool User s Guide 7 Release 09 96 ee Screens 7 4 2 Pattern Trends Reading trend data Usage Setting
165. nt message containing a field 1 Choose System Area Pointers from the menu to create the event messa ge area The Area Pointers dialog box is opened figure 8 4 Type No PLC Name Address Length Words Interface Area DB 51 DW 0 255 Event Messages DB 10 DW 0 Type Event Messages Polling Time s 1 Sort by Type 0 Messages 3 Figure 8 4 Area Pointers Dialog Box 8 5 Event Messages and Alarm Messages 8 6 Select in the Type field the area pointer for Event Messages Press the Add key The Event Messages dialog box is opened Enter DB 10 DW 0 Length 2 PLC PLC You have now created an event message area for 32 event messages Exit from the Event Messages dialog box by choosing OK in order to ap ply the settings Exit from the Area Pointers dialog box likewise by choosing OK Call the editor for Event Messages Position the cursor on message No 1 Enter the following message Motor speed of Var_2 min reached where Var_2 is an output field To insert the output field choose Messages Edit Insert Field from the menu The Message Field dialog box is opened Set Display Decimal Field length 4 10 Enter in the Variable field the symbolic name Var_2 Click Edit so that you can edit the variable The Variable dialog box is opened 11 Enter Type KF DB 10 DW 3 PLC PLC_1 12 Exit from the Variable and Message Field
166. nters A detailed description of the interface area will be found in the Communication User s Guide 5 Configure objects Now configure messages screens and recipes depending on the require ments of your process Variables enabling the link to the PLC can be created either directly using the Variables editor or you have to wait until you configure the different objects If for example you create an input field on a screen you can call the dialog box for creating variables by choosing the Edit button ProTool User s Guide 5 3 Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool Example for SIMATIC S5 Compile configuration For the configuration to run on the OP it must be first compiled To do this choose File gt Compile from the menu in ProTool During compilation a check is made for inconsistencies in the configura tion One inconsistency might be for example that a particular type of object has been configured without the corresponding communication area being created Download configuration to OP You download the configuration to the OP by choosing File Download from the menu Should there be a current compiled version already it is downloaded If a compiled version does not exist the configuration is first compiled and then downloaded To create a configuration for an OP35 proceed as follows 1 Call ProTool open the file S5_ 35 pdb from the directory called protool standard and save it choosing
167. numbers and bit numbers for flag words Figure 8 3 SIMATIC S5 Message and Message Number Assignment for Flag Words ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Event Messages and Alarm Messages 8 1 Event Messages Definition Standby message Procedure Configuration example for SIMATIC S5 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Event messages display a status such as Motor switched on Motor off Motor speed of xx min reached PLC to manual mode Operating temperature of xx reached The configurer defines what constitutes an event message With event mes sages the status of a bit in the PLC is evaluated on the OP If the bit is set in the PLC an event message is initiated on the OP The configurer defines the bits that will initiate an event message If an event message numberered 0 is configured it is interpreted to be the standby message The standby message is displayed in the event message window when event messages are not waiting If a message line was configu red the standby message is always visible when messages are not waiting The standby message may consist only of text If a bit is set in the event message area in the PLC program the OP detects the corresponding message as having arrived and displays it If the bit is re set the OP detects the message as having departed The message is not dis played any more In this example you first configure the event message area followed by an eve
168. o fix the recipe structure go to the Attributes dialog box by choosing the Attributes button in the Recipe dialog box Fixing a structure is synony mous with write protect The structure of the recipe can be modified from now on only under certain conditions You can still delete variables but a gap remains in the structure You can add variables only at the end of the struc ture Fixing the structure insures that once data records have been created on the OP they can be re used When data records are created only the values are saved Structure information i e how the value is to be interpreted for ex ample as an integer or a string is not stored in the data record If the struc ture were to be modified values would be interpreted incorrectly ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Recipes 9 2 Downloading Data Records General Setting the type of download Creating and downloading data records Synchronization during download ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 This section describes the standard case of downloading data records from the OP to the PLC and from the PLC to the OP Special cases are described in the Communication User s Manual We recommend you download data re cords only by means of operator input on the OP For this purpose use the standard screen Z_RECORD_1 To set the download type go to the Parameters dialog box by choosing the Parameters button in the Recipes dialog box Here yo
169. o installs the associated online Help ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Preface How the manual is organized Conventions Applicability Obtaining product support The ProTool User s Guide is organized as follows Chapters 11 4 contain general information This is information about what ProTool represents what functions ProTool supports and how ProTool is run under Windows Chapter 5 describes the basic approach to configuration with ProTool You should study this chapter before you start configuring Chapters 6 contain detailed information on how to configure different objects Instructions are given on step by step basis Chapters 11 show you how to create your configuration in different languages compile and download your configuration to the OP print your configuration copy and archive your configuration The following conventions are used in this manual VAR_23 Typewriting identifies inputs or outputs as shown on the screen They may be commands filenames entries in dia log boxes or system messages F1 Names of keys are shown in a different type for identifica tion purposes File gt Menu items are shown in this form The whole path is Edit always specified showing how the menu item is accessed Variable Dialog boxes as well as fields and buttons in dialog boxes are shown in italic type The different issues of the User s Guide apply to the following ProTool
170. on Parameters 2 3 13 Change Language 0o ojojo Parameter 1 0 Ist language 1 2nd language 2 3rd language Parameters 2 3 14 Set Time BCD Coded oe ojojo Parameter 1 LB RB Hours 0 through 23 Parameter 2 LB Minutes 0 through 59 RB Seconds 0 through 59 Parameter 3 B 2 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 PLC Jobs 4 8 5 82 No Function 518 5 15 Set Date BCD Coded ejo o o Parameter 1 LB RB Day of week 1 through 7 Sunday through Saturday Parameter 2 LB Day 1 through 31 RB Month 1 through 12 Parameter 3 LB Year 21 Alarm Messages Display Type ejo ojo Parameter 1 0 First oldest message 1 Last latest message Parameters 2 3 23 Set Password Level ejo ojo Parameter 1 O through 9 0 lowest password level 9 highest password level Parameters 2 3 24 Password Logout ejo ojo Parameters 1 2 3 37 Enable Disable Overflow Warning for Event Messages 0 jo o o Parameter 1 0 off 1 on Parameters 2 3 38 Enable Disable Overflow Warning for Alarm Messages 0 jo o o Parameter 1 0 off 1 on Parameters 2 3 41 Transfer Date Time to PLC ejo ojo Parameters 1 2 3 Too frequent initiation of this job may lead to overloading since two transfers to the PLC are necessary for each job 42 Fetch LED Area from PLC 0e jo ojo Parameter 1 Block number 1 through 8 Parameters 2 3 43 Fetch Event Message Area from PLC ejo ojo
171. ool2 C oraflib smc Remove All standard Drives X Include subdirectories Figure 16 2 Find Dialog Box for Specifying Search Criteria The Find dialog box is where you specify your search criteria In this case you can choose from the following file formats under Format configurations pdb backups ar and configurations backups pdb ar ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Managing Your Configuration Selecting a file Backup and restore ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Under Selection you set the drives and directories which are applicable to your requirements Click OK to go to the dialog box shown in figure 16 3 You select the file in this dialog box This dialog box also appears if you call Project Manager again On clicking the Find button you return to the dialog box shown in figure 16 2 Project Manager Configurations ic protool2 amp quickmix pdb samples s5 amp quick_35 pdb Project C PROTOOL2 SAMPLES S5 Device type oP25 Created 31 08 1995 15 20 36 Modified 31 08 1995 15 20 36 t_505 110 Generated amp ti5_25 pdb amp ti5_35 pdb Author SIEMENS AG standard Avge A 5 05pdb System Description amp s_15a pdb COROS OP25 amp s_15c_4 pdb Figure 16 3 Project Manager Dialog Box For backing and restoring project files Project Manager provides B
172. or the memory card as the storage medium If the memory card has been inserted you can select only the memory card You cannot select the flash The firmware is always downloaded automati cally too ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Compiling and Downloading a Configuration to the System Download update If a configuration is already present on the OP you can choose between the flash memory memory card and RAM if you wish to perform another down load When downloading to the flash memory memory card the firmware is downloaded again only if the version on the PC is different from that on the OP You should download to RAM only during commissioning Since RAM is not backed up in a power failure the data are lost The advantage of download ing to RAM is download updating With download updating only modifica tions are downloaded to the OP This means that the download time is shorter Once the configuration has been downloaded it should be transferred to the flash memory ProTool User s Guide z Release 09 96 14 7 Compiling and Downloading a Configuration to the System 14 3 Troubleshooting Download Problems Problems may arise when you download the configuration to the OP In the majority of cases either the baud rate is too high or other drivers are being used simultaneously on the PU or PC for example in the case of connection to a network Table 14 1 shows possible problems their cause and remedy Table 14 1
173. ox g ProTool User s Guide 7 30 Release 09 96 Screens Multiplexing Example of Multiplexing ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 ProTool features an option for assigning different variables to a field This is known as multiplexing A variable can be assigned to every value of a varia ble called an index variable The variable just being used depends on the va lue of the index variable This means for example that all the variables of a screen could be controlled by means of the index variable This means that there is no need to configure several screens for identical applications Figure 7 19 shows a practical example On a bar graph we want to display the contents of tank T1 T2 or T3 as a function of switch position S To do this the index variable VAR_S is assigned to switch S7 The contents of the tanks is read from variables VAR_T to VAR_T3 T1 S1 2000 e o J 0 mE T3 VAR_S1 Display 0 VAR_T1 1 VAR_T2 2 VAR_T3 Figure 7 19 Example of Multiplexing Variables In the example shown below the variables VAR_T to VAR_T3 are assigned to three values of index variable VAR_S The PLC in this example is a SIMATIC S7 Value of VAR_S1 Display from VAR_1 VAR_2 VAR_3 7 31 Screens 1 Create a field for bar graphs on a screen by choosing Screen gt Fields gt Bar from the menu The Bar dialog box appears
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175. p Color palette In the ProTool documentation the following terms are used for working with a mouse Click The mouse button is pressed and released Drag The mouse button is pressed and held down the cursor is moved to its new position and the mouse button is released Double click The mouse button is pressed twice in quick succession If you work without a mouse the same key conventions apply in ProTool as in Windows Table 4 1 shows the key combinations for fine adjustment of the fields on screens 4 1 Working with ProTool Table 4 1 Keys and Key Combinations in ProTool Keys Key Combinations Functions Message editor SHIFT left arrow Select character to left of cursor SHIFT right arrow Select character to right of cursor CTRL arrow Next configured message Character graphic field CTRL arrow Show line strokes Move fields on screens Left arrow right arrow Move field left right Up arrow down arrow Move field up down Enlarge fields on screens CTRL left arrow Enlarge field horizontally to left CTRL right arrow Enlarge field horizontally to right CTRL down arrow Enlarge field vertically down CTRL up arrow Enlarge field vertically up Reduce fields on screens SHIFT CTRL left arrow Reduce field horizontally to left SHIFT CTRL right arrow Reduce field horizontally to right SHIFT CTRL down arrow _ Reduce field vertically down SHIFT CTRL up arrow Reduce field vert
176. plays a menu tree from which you can select the file Click this option field to view all the graphic objects already in your configu ration If you choose Options gt OLE Preferences from the menu you will find all the possible applications that ProTool offers as Preferred Applications This corresponds to the list box when you create new graphics If you wish to restrict the list of Preferred Applications to the applications you use remove the applications that you do not use You will find known constraints for graphics programs graphic cards and drivers by clicking the ReadMe icon in the ProTool program group ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens Example To obtain distortion free graphics the sizes of the open graphic field in Distortion free ProTool and of the graphic must be identical In this way distortions due to graphics different scaling factors for x and y coordinates are avoided To achieve this proceed as follows 1 Choose the menu item Screen Size Position and activate the box for position details This box displays the present position of the mouse poin ter or the size of the current object in pixels 024 080 600x200 2 Open a graphic field having a size say of 600 x 200 This means that the field has a height width ratio of 3 1 Note the pixel values specified in the lower section of the box 3 Choose the graphic editor for example Designer you require in the Grap
177. possible All the settings are performed by choosing System from the menu The fol lowing items can be chosen from the submenus Here you set the basic partitioning of the screen In addition you have to as sign the function keys at this point The assignment applies to the entire con figuration You can assign Kx function keys only under this menu item If you require the Fx function keys to be assigned globally you do this likewise by choosing Screen Keys You perform local assignments on screens refer to sections 7 At this point functions can be configured globally The functions specified here are not assigned to individual objects but depending on the condition configured are executed every time Here you perform general settings for the OP The menu item is divided into two submenu items Messages This menu item contains settings that are common to all the editors They include the printing of messages display type for alarm messages warning on buffer overload language dependent designation of messages in the buffer and titles for pages and buffers Miscellaneous Here you perform general settings such as the password for the system administrator the language dependent time and date format and the record set for recipes in addition to the reserved data record memory for the flash and the Jeida module Here you perform all the settings for the printer attached to the OP They in clude the printer type and the interf
178. ranch to an optional setting see for example figure 4 7 Y axis by choosing the button You can tell from the check box whether a configuration is present in the dia log box checked box or not unchecked box Dialog boxes contain either OK and Cancel buttons or a Close button In the first case you have two options for closing a dialog box you can close with or without saving To close a dialog box and to save any changes you may have made at the same time exit from the dialog box by pressing the OK button If you exit from the dialog box by pressing the Cancel button any changes you may have made are lost In the second case the Close button is used to close the dialog box In this type of dialog box any changes you may have made take immediate effect in other words changes do not have to be explicitly saved ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool Device type Display Object types Variables Information text General settings Compiling downloading ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 You configure the different OPs in basically the same manner Before you can start work on your configuration you have to set the device type for example OP25 You are now offered only the functions that are available with this device type You cannot modify the device type for this configura tion once it has been set You can use configurations created for the OP35 on the OP37 By c
179. re fitted with SMC chips FDC37C665 or FDC37C663 With some versions FDC37C665 Rev A through Rev D FDC37C663 Rev B problems may occur when you download your confi guration to the OP This chip is used on the PG 740 for example In ProTool two error corrected drivers comm drv and serial 386 are supplied for this chip problems do not occur with them You will find these drivers and their README files in the PROTOOL SMC directory Rename the original drivers in the WINDOWS SYSTEM directory as comm old and serial oldand then copy the error corrected drivers to this directory 14 8 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Printing Your Configuration Chapters Standard reports Initiating printing ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 You can print all or part of the current configuration Part means that you can print either one or more chapters or individual pages of a chapter Chapter refers to the type of object All the objects of any one type such as screens variables etc are printed in a separate chapter When ProTool is supplied to you the following standard reports are available complete screens event messages alarm messages variables Printing is initiated by choosing File Print from the menu Figure 15 1 shows the dialog box The printer settings and the printer options are automa tically the same as the default Windows functions which you set for your computer
180. re possible in that particular dialog box Functions that can be configured only in connec tion with a function key are not made available in the case of variables Under the following conditions a function can also be triggered by the PLC e The variable configured for a function is linked to the PLC e In the Functions dialog box the selection you made under Conditions was the item Value Output Each function is followed by an icon F1 The function can be triggered by pressing a function key HHHH The function is triggered by means of the variable in an I O field A The function has been implemented on a standard screen This is followed by the name of the standard screen ProTool makes the following functions available General Backup Restore OP25 OP35 OP37 refer to page A 4 Mode OP25 OP35 OP37 refer to page A 6 Mode OP45 refer to pas Select Screen refer to page A 10 Dynamic Screen Selection OP25 OP35 OP37 refer to page A 11 Blank Screen OP25 OP35 OP37 refer to page A 12 Language refer to page A 13 Description of Functions Editing Bits Set Bit in Word refer to page A 15 Reset Bit in Word refer to page Set Reset Bit in Word refer to page A 17 Set Bit When Key Is Pressed OP25 OP35 OP37 refer to page A 18 Editing BOOL variables Set Bit refer to page A 19 Reset Bit refer to page A 20 S
181. rer the drive drive in which the floppy disk in which the floppy disk is in is inserted and double click on serted and double click on the the setup exe program setup exe program A dialog box appears in which you can click under Options the software packages you wish to have installed Perform modifica tions here only if you have ordered optional software packages Under STEP 7 select whether ProTool should be installed as Integrated or Standalone 6 Follow the setup instructions on the screen ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Installation Installable components ProTool Examples Graphics library OP firmware Optional PLC drivers Optional functions Floppy disk for OP45 Installing from hard disk ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 You can vary the size of your installation by means of the options The following components are installed using the options offered to you is the program for creating configurations are executable example configurations for both the OP and the PLC is ready made symbols for different topics is the firmware for the OP You have to specify this function when you are installing ProTool for the first time are drivers and examples for non SIMATIC PLCs and have to be ordered separately are loadable functions which you have to order separately For the OP45 you are supplied with a separate floppy disk labeled CONFIGURATION DISK COROS OP45 which you
182. ress of the OP25 OP35 or OP37 by choosing File PC Interface Edit from the menu 6 Start downloading of the configuration by choosing File Download from the menu 7 Following the download operation the OP starts up and shows the start screen Figure 14 1 shows a MPI configuration with an OP35 If you connect an OP35 which is still without a configuration to the MPI configuration its MPI address is 1 by default 7 300 Figure 14 1 MPI Configuration with OP35 If you now load a configuration on the OP35 via the MPI you must specify 1 as the MPI address In your configuration however you gave the OP35 3 as the MPI address Now that the configuration has been downloaded the OP35 has 3 as the MPI address 14 3 Compiling and Downloading a Configuration to the System Connecting several OPs to the MPI configuration If you wish to connect several OP25 35 37s to the MPI configuration you must connect them one after the other First physically connect a device Then download the configuration Only then can you physically connect the next OP If you were to physically connect both OPs first and then download the configuration address conflicts would result The reason for this is that both OPs have the same address This is not allowed in the MPI configura tion 14 1 2 Downloading a Configuration to the OP45 Download methods Configuration creat
183. riable Variables Interpretation of digits behind the decimal points Functions Options Variables of same address Limit values for variables are entered without a decimal point Depending on whether digits behind the decimal points are specified for the variable the constant for the limit value is interpreted in different ways The same number of digits behind the decimal points as specified is taken to be the number of digits behind the decimal points for the limit value as well Table 6 1 shows an example Table 6 1 Example of Interpreting Digits behind Decimal Points Configured Digits Limit Value Input Interpretation behind Decimal Points by ProTool 0 2222 2222 2 2222 22 22 Functions may be assigned to variables for example to convert a value This means that a value on the PLC is converted before being displayed In puts are similarly converted before being written to the PLC A detailed des cription will be found in section Under Options you can configure up to three identifications for every variable These identifications are important only with the Write Indirectly update mode The identification may contain for example the address of the variable You can give the variable an initial value Following OP startup the variable then has its initial value If variables are used for the scales of trends and bar graphs the default value of the scale could be the initial value If you u
184. roTool User s Guide Release 09 96 F1 With this function you open the alarm message page or the alarm message buf fer Press the ESC key to exit from the function and hide the alarm message page or the alarm buffer The Display Alarms function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to select the alarm message page or the alarm message buffer by means of two keys Select the key which you wish to use for selecting the alarm message page Under the function you selected Display Alarms set the following parameters for the constant for displaying Page or Buffer 0 Proceed in a similar manner for the second key For the constant use the cor responding value to display the alarm message buffer 1 The function is triggered whenever you press one of the keys The constants are evaluated The alarm message page or the alarm message buffer is opened Constant for Page or Buffer with 0 Page 1 Buffer A 39 Description of Functions Alarms Display First Last F1 A Z Settings Purpose Objective To configure Execution Special feature Parameter s Condition A 40 With this function you set whether the first or last message to arrive is dis played This setting also affects display of the event page and of the alarm pa ge The Alarms Display First Last function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to set by means of two keys whether the fi
185. roTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Variables 6 3 Dispalying Timers on the OP Using timers You can set the time base for PLCs SIMATIC S5 S7 300 and S7 400 You can choose between 10 msec 100 msec 1 sec and 10 sec The OP detects the time base you have set and standardizes the displayed value to a notation in seconds The inputs on the OP are similarly made in seconds The OP converts the entered value to the lowest possible time basis irrespective of the configured number of digits behind the decimal point On the S7 200 every timer has a fixed time basis The OP does not standard ize the timer value but displays it unmodified Digits behind With timers the time basis is specified with digits behind the decimal point decimal point and The time basis determines the interval between clock pulses Differentiation time basis between the time basis of 1 sec and 10 sec is made only by the size of the field If the field length is 3 the time basis is 1 sec if the field length is 4 the time basis is 10 sec The following table shows the dependencies between digits behind the decimal point and the time basis Digits behind Time Basis Range of Values Step Size Decimal Points 10 msec 0 01 9 99 sec 10 msec 100 msec 0 1 99 9 sec 0 1 sec 1 sec 1 999 sec 1 sec 10 sec 10 9990 sec 10 sec Examples A few examples are shown below for you to see how the OP standardizes inputs in seconds to the correspond
186. rom buffer 1 the PLC writes the new values to buffer 2 While the OP is reading buffer 2 the PLC writes to buffer 1 Figure 7 16 shows this procedure ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 rey Screens Buffer 1 Buffer 2 PLC writes OP reads Trend buffer is filled Bit is set in trend transfer area 1 Figure 7 16 Switch Buffer ei ProTool User s Guide 7 28 Release 09 96 Screens Example of SIMATIC S5 The configuration of a pattern curve with the necessary settings is explained in the following by means of an example Figure 7 17 shows the different bit areas and the steps that have to be performed by the OP and the PLC The trend is called Trend_4 since trigger bit 4 is assigned to it Trigger 99 Trigger Bit Pulse Bit 4 Value Buffer Switch buffer Variable Variable Var_54 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 DB54 DW 40 Trend request area Bit1 Bito ERRRRRRRRNRURNNN Trend transfer area 1 Biti Bito Trend indicator bit HERS eee Buffer K4 DB54 DW40 Trend_4 Figure 7 17 _Interrelationships between Configuration and Display of Pattern Curves Let us assume the screen is called on which Trend_4 is configured In the trend request area the OP then sets bit 4 to 1 If buffer 4 is full the PLC sets bit 4 in trend transfer area I to 1 When the trend indicator bit is set the OP then reads buffer 4 whose ad
187. rsor the corresponding BOOL va riables are reset when the key is pressed Compare the Reset Bit function for which you require a separate function key for every bit you wish to reset None The variable for which the function has been configured must be in BOOL format With the SIMATIC S5 therefore the variable can only be an internal variable ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Date and Time F1 Purpose With this function you display for a few seconds a line containing the current date and the current time of the OP The Date and Time function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key Objective You wish to display a line containing the current date and the current time by means of a key To configure Select the key you wish to use for displaying a window containing the date and time Assign the Date and Time function to the Selected Functions Execution The function is triggered whenever you press the key The window containing the date and time is displayed and disappears again a short time later Parameter s None ProTool User s Guide E Release 09 96 A 25 Description of Functions Date I O Purpose Objective To configure Execution Special feature Important Parameter s Condition A 26 HHHH Ra Z Settings With this function you show the current date of the OP At this point you can also modify the date The Date I O function c
188. rst or last message to arri ve should be displayed Select the key you want to use for setting the display to the last message to arrive Select the Alarms Display First Last function and define the follo wing parameters a constant which applies to the Last setting First Last Key 0 and a variable First Last Field Proceed in a similar manner for the other key For the constant use the corres ponding value i e 1 to display the first message to arrive For the variable use the same variable So that you can recognize whether the first or last message to arrive is being displayed on the screen configure a symbolic output field to which the varia ble that you configured above is assigned Also create a text list and assign the values 0 and 1 to the corresponding conditions Last and First The function is triggered whenever you press either of the keys The constant is evaluated and the first or last message to arrive is displayed accordingly The value of the constant is transferred to the variable and the output field is updated You can use a toggle function In this instance you choose by means of a sin gle key whether the first or last message should be displayed You configure in the manner described above the only difference being that you define just one key For the constant you enter 1 as the value If you press the key the func tion is triggered and the first message to arrive is displayed If
189. s ProTool User s Guide 9 13 Release 09 96 Recipes Linking screens 9 14 3 Choose System Area Pointers from the menu Set the interface area here Click Add Set the following interface area DB 51 DW 0 Length 185 Under Type select Data Mailbox Click the Add button again Set a data mailbox that is in data block DB 14 starts with DW 0 and is five data words long Create data block 14 with a length of at least five data words in your PLC program as well Figure 9 9 shows the settings which have just been described j Area Pointers Type No PLC Name Address Length Words Interface Area DB 51 DW 0 185 crs Data Mailbox DB 14 DW 0 Type Data Mailbox Polling Time s Sort by Type Messages Bild 9 9 Area Pointers Dialog Box with Settings For you to be able to use standard screens on the OP you have to embed them in your configuration To embed standard screens proceed as follows 1 Create a new screen Choose Screen Attributes from the menu Click the Start Screen option Call the screen Start Exit from the dialog by choosing OK 2 Place the selection of standard screens on key F9 To do this click on key F9 Now select the Select Screen function and apply it by using the double headed arrow to the right field Click the Parameters button Un der Screen Name select standard screen Z_SYSTEM_MENU Exit from the dialog by choosing OK
190. s actually achieved The update time is polling time plus transfer time plus processing time To achieve optimum update times observe the following points when you are configuring ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Make the different data areas as small as possible and as large as neces sary Define contiguous data areas when they belong together The actual up date time improves if you create one large area as opposed to several smaller ones Polling times that have been dimensioned too short unnecessarily degrade overall performance Set the polling time commensurate with the speed of variation of process values The temperature variation of a furnace for example is distinctly more inert than the variation in speed of an electric drive Recommended value for polling time approx 1 second Do without cyclic transfer of the user data areas if necessary to improve update times polling time 0 In its place use PLC jobs to transfer the user data areas spontaneously Place the variables of a message or a screen without gaps in a data area So that modifications on the PLC can be properly detected by the OP they must be present at least during the actual polling time 17 1 Hints on Optimization 17 2 Optimizing Loading and Saving Times The loading and saving of configurations may take a very long time espe cially if you are using large quantities of graphics created with Designer Co rel Photo Paint or Core
191. s an error mes sage is issued When downloading is in progress both the firmware and the compiled file are downloaded to the OP The OP itself is only the hardware including a flash memory and RAM The firmware for the OP is supplied together with the ProTool configuration tool 14 1 Compiling and Downloading a Configuration to the System 14 1 Downloading a Configuration to the OP Download You can download a configuration for a specific device in two ways methods serially over a direct link from the PU or PC to the OP by means of a MPI network configuration not with OP45 In this particular instance the PC or PU is located in the MPI network configuration You set the download parameters by choosing File gt PC Interface from the menu If the OP is still without a configuration only a serial download is possible A download can take place via the MPI only when there is a configuration already on the OP Baud rate Bear the following points in mind when setting the baud rate With a cable set for level TTY PU cable the maximum baud rate you can set is 9600 bauds Higher baud rates can be used only with a cable set for level RS232 With a low performance PC or PU you have to decrease the default baud rate of 56000 bauds in steps until reliable downloading is possible A low performance PC or PU means for example a 80386 processor and or clocking at 25 MHz 14 1 1 Downloading a Configuration to
192. s ProTool As ProT ool For late breaking information about ProTool double click A this icon ReadMe To call online Help double click this icon You can also call online Help in ProTool by pressing key F1 ProT ool Hilfe To modify Setup double click this icon You can modify Setup to install for example ProT ool Setup a different language an option or ProTool integrated or Standalone The taskbar with With Windows95 you call ProTool by means of the taskbar The icons des Windows95 cribed under Windows 3 x will be found here as entries on the taskbar If you have installed ProTool to be Standalone you will find it in the Pro grams folder If you have installed ProTool to be Integrated you will find it in the Simatic folder Note Before you start work on a configuration you should first read about the file structure created for ProTool and the significance of the standard screens supplied to you by consulting section 16 2 4 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Overview of Device Specific Functions The following tables give you an overview of e objects table 3 1 e settings for the target system table 3 2 and e general settings table 3 3 that can be configured for the individual devices The tables refer to the parameters in the dialog boxes Table 3 1 Configurable Objects Objects OP25 OP35 OP45 Character graphic X Graphic X Display Password level Field length Varia
193. s less important Current process data however should still be visible to the extent possible Icons have been assigned to the six soft keys on the bottom border of the screen ProTool User s Guide 5 13 Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool Significance Basic area Fixed window Alarm message area Event message area W Fixed window 7 UAA E EEE WAAR Y ANNANN K Basic area A Soft key assignment TITLE Figure 5 5 Example of Partitioning the Display on the OP25 The different areas have the following significance for the Operator Panel The lowest level extending over the whole display All other areas are super imposed on parts of the basic area The location and size of the basic area cannot be modified Screens are configured in the basic area This means that the contents of the basic area depends on the screen you call A window that is permanently open It occupies part of the basic area The fixed window can be enabled disabled by choosing Screen Keys from the menu If it is enabled it is displayed while screens are being configured thus reducing the available area for screens You can adjust the size of the fixed window it is permanently located at the top border of the screen You config ure the fixed window with the screen editor The window in which alarm messages appear The window is opened only when an alarm message is issued The window disappears when the alarm message is acknowledged
194. s that system text and all items of configured text are displayed in the new language that you have selected You create your configuration in various languages However only three lan guages can be downloaded to the OP You define these languages by choosing System Language Assignment The OP detects how many languages have been downloaded and assigns the languages the numbers 0 and 2 in the order that they were configured This number is used again when the function is con figured Assigning to a function key or a soft key Objective To configure Execution Special feature ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 You wish to toggle between three languages A B and C by means of three keys You wish to be able to see on the screen which language has been set Select the key with which you wish to set language A Select the Language function and define the following parameters a constant which is to apply to language A Language Key 0 and a variable Language Field Proceed in a similar manner for the other two keys For the constant use the values corresponding to the languages 1 and 2 For the variable always use the same variable So that you can recognize the selected language on the screen configure a symbolic output field to which the variable that you configured above is as signed Also create a text list and assign the values 0 to 2 to the languages A B and C The function is trigg
195. sage buffer Every configured screen has to be integrated into the control process of the OP so that it can be called The Select Screen function is available for this pur pose You place this function for example in an input field or on a function key You specify the name of the screen as the parameter This means that a screen can be called by means of an input field or a function key When doing so make sure with input fields and soft keys that the function is available only on this screen With function keys labeled Kx a function is permanently avai lable Figure 7 2 illustrates the configuration of two screens Screen_2 is called by Screen_1 using a soft key Fixed window Screen_1 Soft keys B2 Select Screen Fixed window Screen_2 Soft keys Figure 7 2 Diagrammatic Illustration of Screens ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screens Menu for screens Attributes Black White Fields Zoom Surface Print Tool Palette ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 When you call a screen the Screen command is added to the menu bar The different submenu items are described below in the order in which they ap pear on the screen With Attributes you specify user specific settings for the screen At this point you can set among other things the start screen or you can modify the name of the screen
196. screen etc By choosing Help you go to online Help Editor dependent menu items appear only after the corresponding editor has been called All the editing steps specific to that editor appear under these menu items The following menu items are affected Screen Messages Cross reference At this point you can for example select screen attributes create fields display palettes etc By choosing messages you can for example edit variables or information text open additional windows etc You obtain information about which objects refer to each other in your configuration 4 7 Working with ProTool 4 2 Tool Bar Purpose Some functions can be accessed via the menu system and also directly by means of the tool bar at the top border of the screen The buttons are self explanatory and represent shortcuts The tool bar always features the functions belonging to a specific editor The structures of the tool bar for the screen editor and the message editor are shown in figures 4 5 and 4 6 File Edit Editors Screen System Options Window Help Cie ie ey he ele le ele a E a eE Figure 4 5 Tool Bar for Screen Editor File Edit Editors Messages System Options Window Help fC a Figure 4 6 Tool Bar for Message Editor Summary Below a description is given of all the buttons on tool bars of functions New Open a new project with the default settings Open Open an existing project The File Open
197. screen containing static text e ascreen containing an input output field and a bar graph e changing from one screen to another e a message A document is available for each of the following OP3 OP5 OP15 OP7 OP17 OP25 OP35 OP45 ProTool Configurer Provides information for working with the ProTool User s Guide configuring tool It contains e basic rules for configuration e adetailed description of objects and functions that you can configure e examples of configuring objects This document is valid for OPs having graphics dis plays ProTool Lite Configurer Same contents as the ProTool User s Guide This User s Guide document is valid for OPs having text based displays ProTool Configurer Provides information on your computer PU or PC Online Help screen for working with the ProTool configuring tool The online Help is context sensitive and contains e a general description of the editors to be found in ProTool a detailed description of the different fields in the dialog boxes a comprehensive description of the functions Application Example Beginners Example configurations are supplied with ProTool Commissioning together with the associated PLC programs This do Instructions cument describes e how you load the examples onto the OP and the PLC how you can run the example how you can upgrade the connection for your application ii ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Pref
198. scription List ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 PLC jobs can be used to initiate functions on the OP from the PLC for ex ample display screen set date and time modify general settings A PLC job consists of four data words The first data word contains the job number Up to three parameters are transferred to data words 2 through 4 depending on the function The basic structure of a PLC job is shown in fig ure B 1 Address Left Byte LB Right Byte RB 1st word 0 Job No 2nd word Parameter 1 3rd word Parameter 2 4th word Parameter 3 Figure B 1 Structure of a PLC Job This section of the Appendix lists all of the PLC jobs and their parameters that are possible for the different operator panels which have a graphics dis play The No column denotes the job number Generally speaking jobs can be initiated by the PLC only when the OP is in Online mode B 1 PLC Jobs el N Sea val a x kl a No Function o o lojo 2 Blank Screen 0o ojo Parameter 1 0 off 1 on Parameters 2 3 3 Printout o ojojo Parameters 1 2 3 4 Drive Port e oo Parameter 1 Port number 1 through8 for OP25 1 through 16 for OP35 OP37 Parameter 2 Keyboard number LB 1 for OP25 OP35 OP37 RB 0 Parameter 3 0 off 3 on Set Relay ejele Parameter 1 0 Parameter 2 LB FFy RB FFy Parameter 3 0 off 3 on 12 Enable Disable Message Printout ei ojojo Parameter 1 0 off 1
199. se an address more than once on the PLC for example for input and output fields we recommend that you configure different variables If the input field and the output field access the same variable the output field is updated every time the variable is modified A variable is also modified by an input on the OP not merely by reading from the PLC This means that once the input has been terminated on the OP the output field is updated to reflect the new value In the meantime the value which is still the old value has been read from the PLC The old value is then displayed briefly in the output field While this is happening the new value is being transferred to the PLC The new value is displayed the next time the output field is updated ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Variables 6 1 Using Variables to Perform Settings Usage Limit values Scale Hiding Multiplexing Dynamic attributes Function parameters ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Variables can further be used to perform settings in a flexible manner The value can be specified by means of an operator input on the OP or by the PLC The different settings are described briefly below You can configure limit values for variables These limit variables can be read from variables The X and Y axis scales of trends as well as the Y axis scale of bar graphs can be configured with variables Depending on the value of a variable you can
200. sh to print a screen list comprising three screens by means of an input output field Create an input output field having a random variable on a screen For this va riable configure the function you selected Print Screen List and set the follo wing parameters Constant applying to the page of the printout Page 1 gt Screen Number Constant applying to the page of the printout Page 2 gt Screen Number Constant applying to the page of the printout Page 3 gt Screen Number All the other constants have a default value of 1 Do not modify these values The function is triggered as soon as the value of the input output field is modi fied and the parameters are evaluated The corresponding screens are then prin ted Constant for Page 1 gt Screen number Page 20 gt Screen number 1 x Screen number 1 not assigned ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Start Stop Print Screen F1 Purpose Objective To configure Execution Important Parameter s ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 With this function you print the current screen The Start Stop Print Screen function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to print the current screen by means of a key Select the key you wish to use for initiating the print function Assign the Start Stop Print Screen function to the Selected Functions The function is triggered whene
201. splayed on screens simulta neously 13 Via Active select the Message Area and holding down the mouse button position it in the screen layout This concludes partitioning of the OP dis play 14 Configure a screen refer to section 7 15 Choose File Save from the menu to save the file 16 Choose File gt Compile from the menu to compile the configuration 17 Connect the OP to your PC or PU Choose File Download from the menu to download the configuration to the OP Configuring with ProTool 5 2 Special Features of STEP 7 Integration STEP 7 Integration If you have installed ProTool as being integrated you can access the same database with ProTool as with the engineering tools of STEP 7 You assign your symbolism only once and use it everywhere This saves you repeated inputs The communication parameters of the PLC are applied directly to your con figuration When you are configuring variables and area pointers you access the STEP 7 symbol table Calling ProTool You call ProTool as follows 1 Start the SIMATIC Manager 2 Select an S7 project or create a new one 3 Choose Insert Hardware COROS OP from the menu The ProTool project OP1 is created 4 Double click on OP to start ProTool You can copy move and delete the ProTool project in the SIMATIC Manager Using the When you are configuring variables the STEP 7 symbol table is displayed symbol table for you When you click on a symbolic
202. st have a link to the PLC Configure an address on the PLC for all the variables specified under 6 above In addition assign the attribute Read Continuously to all the variables by pressing the Options button Only when this attribute has been enabled does the OP detect any change in the variable Assign the following variables on the PLC Z_MEMORY Z_DATRNAME Z_DATRINFO Z_RECIPE with the recipe names and the data record names which you wish to transfer from the OP to the PLC Specify the data medium as well Comments are optional T Now change the value of the VAR_212 variable on the PLC This triggers the function attached to the variable The data record is now transferred from the OP to the PLC 9 9 Recipes 9 4 Points to Remember with Recipes Variables on Variables that are linked to the PLC are treated in recipes as follows screen and in recipe If a variable was used in a recipe and if it was also assigned to an output field on a screen the PLC can overwrite the instantaneous value This occurs for example when data records are downloaded from the data medium to the PLC First the variables on the OP are updated and then the values are down loaded from the OP to the PLC In the meantime the output field variable may have been updated by the PLC The PLC value is downloaded not the data record value Constraints Variables having a counter or timer as their address must not be used in reci pes
203. standard clock pulse to 1000 msec by choosing System PLC from the menu the specified polling time is rai sed to 3 sec By modifying the standard clock pulse you can globally raise the polling times of all the variables in a project If 0 is entered for the polling time the variable is read only when a screen message or recipe is called It is no longer updated thereafter For every variable you can configure an upper limit value and a lower limit value Configured limit values have different effects in input fields from out put fields If you enter a value outside the configured limit values the input is not accepted If values are output by the process that are outside the configured limit values a change of color that you configured under Color takes place Upper and lower limit values are set in the Limit Values dialog box Figure 6 2 shows the dialog box gt Limit Values Upper Value Constant C None Variable C Constant VAR_6 New Variable Constant 125 r ariable Lower Value C None Constant New Variable Figure 6 2 Limit Values Dialog Box The upper and lower limit values can be configured independently of each other By default the limit values are disabled You can define whether the specified limit value is determined by a constant or a variable If you specify a limit value variable it must have the same format as the corresponding va
204. system keyboard assignment 11 9 17 time Data communications serial 16 4 Data mailbox 9 6 Data record create download name Data Record OP gt PLC B 4 Data Record PLC gt OP B 4 Data record transfer synchronization 11 5 9 16 Index 2 Data records data medium Data structure Date Date and Time Date format Date I O Default printer 13 2 Delete Alarms Buffer Delete Events Buffer B Description of Functions Device type 5 1 Dialog box close Dialog boxes Digits behind the decimal points Direct writing Directories Display 5 1 7 12 dynamic information 4 6 partition 5 3 Display Alarms OP25 OP35 Display Events OP25 OP35 Display options Displaying timers 6 9 Double click Download 4 11 5 1 baud rate help with problems 14 8 mode Download configuration to OP25 OP35 or OP37 Download methods Download phase Download type 9 7 Download update Downloading Data Records Downloading configuration to OP45 Drag 4 1 Drive Port Driver select Driver parameters 13 2 Drivers Dynamic screen components Dynamic attributes 7 18 Dynamic color modification 7 18 Dynamic display Dynamic display modification 7 18 Dynamic graphics Dynamic position Dynamic Screen Selection A 11 Dynamic text 7 15 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Index E Event message window Even
205. t Language Key by ProTool However this value is not evaluated for a function using a variable Also create a text list and assign the values 0 to 2 to the languages A B and C The language you selected is displayed in the symbolic I O field Using the list box select another language The function is triggered The value of the varia ble is evaluated and the corresponding language is set on the OP The I O field is updated Variable for displaying Language Field Constant for Language Key with 0 Language 1 1 Language 2 2 Language 3 1 Toggle Language 1 gt 2 gt 3 gt 1 The variable of the function must be in INTEGER format ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Set Bit in Word Purpose Objective To configure Execution Parameter s Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 F1 With this function you set a bit in the word of a variable The variable is trans ferred to the PLC The Set Bit in Word function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to set a bit in a word of a variable by means of a key The variable will then be transferred to the PLC Select the key you wish to use for setting a bit in a word of a variable Select the Set Bit in Word function and define the following parameters a PLC variable that applies to the word Word a constant that applies to the bit Bit Whenever you press the key
206. t messages 8 1 Event Window Events 8 1 Delete Buffer A 34 Example configurations 16 4 F Fl key 4 4 Fetch Acknowledgement Area Fetch Alarm Message Area Fetch Event Message Area Fetch LED Area Field Flash memory 14 5 Flashing fields Floppy disk drive 2 1 Font Fonts 13 2 Foreground 4 Foreground color Format text or graphic list 7 14 Function instead of PLC job 9 8 Function key 7 2 assignment global assignment local assignment ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Function keypad Function overview Functions 6 4 3 1 13 1 16 1 Alarms Delete Buffer A 38 Backup Restore A 4 Blank Screen A 12 conditions DAT gt OP PLC 9 8 Date and Time Date I O Delete Buffer fields 10 3 Event Window function keys Initialize Bit in Startup Language A 13 Mode OP25 0P35 A 6 Mode OP45 A 8 Alarms Display First Last A 40 Buffer Overflow Change AM Page Buffer Display Alarms OP25 OP35 Message Log ON OFF Change EM Page Buffer Display Events OP25 OP35 Print Screen List OP25 OP35 PLC gt DI E Reset Bit Reset Bit in Word Reset BOOL Variable Scaling Linear 1 Scaling Linear 2 Scaling Square 1 A 43 Scaling Square 2 screens Dynamic Screen Selection A 11 Select Screen A 10 Set Bit A 19 Set Bit in Word Set BOOL Variable Set Reset Bit A 21 Set Bit
207. t not be possible to print the configuration if you are using CANON drivers In this instance printing is aborted With the Apple laser printer the first line is omitted When the drivers for the HP LaserJet III Post Script or PostScript Printer are used this problem does not occur ASCII With many printers it may not be sufficient to set the ASCII character set character set in the configuration only Make sure that the ASCII character set is set on the printer as well 15 3 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Managing Your Configuration 1 6 This chapter describes ProTool s file structure and Project Manager s functions Special features of If you have installed ProTool with STEP 7 integrated use the SIMATIC Ma STEP 7 integration nager instead of the Project Manager It allows you to copy move back up and restore projects in exactly the same way as you do with your STEP 7 projects The Project Manager is no longer available 16 1 File Structure Overview Figure 16 1 shows the file structure as created with the default installation of ProTool C E PROTOOL System files Firmware Drivers Functions Fonts SMC Drivers for SMC chip STANDARD Standard screens GRAPHLIB Graphics library SAMPLES Example configurations Project NAME PDB Configuration file Figure 16 1 ProTool s File Structure ProTool User s Guid
208. ta area under Area Pointers in your configu ration Precisely one bit is permanently assigned in the system keyboard assignment to every key belonging to the system keyboard Keyboard assignment for OP25 Yz wWXS Ta L al Lo gt A Z RRM gt Ded 7y ww iL 1st word E F C DA BK LII J G HIQ R O PIM N U VI 9 7 6 5 4 E 1 Yo 2nd word reserved 7 3rd word Keyboard area pointer status bit Keyboard area pointer status bit with clockwise counting direction with counter clockwise counting direction Keyboard assignment for OP35 OP37 and OP45 J 7 INS E V2 e o wu AZ DEL SHIFT 2 ALT loon a STRN ACK a 1st word YZQRI JA GHEFCDOPIMNKLUWXU VS T E TAB ote els 4 3 21 10 2nd word reserved J 3rd word Keyboard area pointer status bit Keyboard area pointer status bit with clockwise counting direction with counter clockwise counting direction Note Unused bits must not be overwritten by the user program The keyboard area pointer status bit is used as a check bit It is set to 1 every time the keyboard assignment is transferred from the OP to the PLC and should be reset following evaluation of the data area by the user program By regular reading of the area pointer status bit it is possible to determine in the user program whether the keyboard assignment
209. ta types and addresses are presented to you An example of a variable configured for the SIMATIC S5 is shown in figure 5 9 Name Tank3_on Address Iye KF _ Range pB DW 3 Length Byte De Polling Time s a Dw Decimals jo PLC name Quickmix 2 T Figure 5 9 Variable Configured for the SIMATIC S5 5 19 Configuring with ProTool Recipes Recipes are groupings of technologically associated PLC setpoints for a specific application Data are assigned on the OP to the configured data structure Trends Trends are used to visualize data for example test values from the PLC in the form of lines dots or bar graphs Text or graphic list Text or graphic lists are used for the dynamic display of text and graphics On text or graphic lists you assign different text elements or graphics to the va lues of a variable Instead of the value text or a graphic is output to the OP Graphic objects Graphic objects are static graphics They are used either directly on a screen or they are assigned as fixed size icons to soft keys z ProTool User s Guide 5 20 Release 09 96 Configuring with ProTool 5 6 Copying to and from the Clipboard Scope Cutting copying pasting Constraint Example ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Message text messages information text and fields on screens can be copied to and from the Clipboard You can copy from one editor to another and with the excep
210. te in another field then use only the Date variable in this case as well 10 7 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 General Communication Areas 1 1 Contents This chapter describes data areas used by the OP and the PLC to communi cate with each other These data areas are required only when you wish to use the corresponding OP functions You then have to create the data areas on the PLC and set them in the configuration 11 1 Interface Area for Non SIMATIC PLCs Usage The interface area described below applies to all PLCs except SIMATIC PLCs The interface area for SIMATIC PLCs is described in the Communica tion User s Manual The interface area is required when you use the following functions send PLC jobs to the OP synchronize date and time between the PLC and the OP check version number edit recipes transfer of data records detect OP startup in the PLC program evaluate the OP mode in the PLC program evaluate the OP life bit in the PLC program ProTool User s Guide 11 1 Release 09 96 General Communication Areas Creating the interface area Counting direction of bits You set the interface area in ProTool by choosing System Area Pointers from the menu In addition the area has to be available on the PLC Figure 11 1 shows the structure of the interface area Data word n 0 n 1 n 2 n 5 n 6 n 7 n 8 n 9 n 11 n 12 n 14 n 15 n 25 Control bits
211. the OP25 OP35 or the OP37 Serial download To download your configuration from your PU or PC to the OP proceed as follows 1 Connect the OP to the PC or PU with a cable set refer to the OP25 OP35 OP45 Equipment Manual or the OP37 Equip ment Manual 2 Place the OP in Download mode refer to the OP25 OP35 OP45 Equipment Manual or the OP37 Equip ment Manual 3 Set the serial interface of the PU or PC by choosing File PC Interface from the menu 4 Start downloading of the configuration by choosing File Download from the menu 5 Following the download operation the OP starts up and shows the start screen ProTool User s Guide 14 2 Release 09 96 Compiling and Downloading a Configuration to the System Downloading via MPI Setting the MPI address ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 To download your configuration from your PU or PC to the OP25 OP35 or OP37 proceed as follows 1 Connect the PU or PC to the MPI network configuration For this a MPI board is required on the PU or PC Further STEP 7 software must be in stalled 2 Connect the OP to the MPI network configuration For this purpose take into account the following notes on the MPI address 3 Place the OP in Download mode refer to the OP25 OP35 OP45 Equipment Manual or the OP37 Equip ment Manual 4 Set the MPI interface of your PU or PC by choosing File gt PC Interface from the menu 5 Specify the MPI add
212. the PLC program the va lue can be fetched from the data mailbox at the appropriate time By choosing Options from the menu you enter the Identifications for the va riable so that it can be identified on the PLC The identifications are simi larly written to the data mailbox Write Indirectly is possible only with the SIMATIC S5 and SIMATIC S7 PLCs e Read Continuously The variable is continuously updated even when it is not on the current screen This is important with trends A trend is usually required to be written even when the screen has not been selected e Online If you select the Online mode default setting the variable is supplied during operation by the PLC If you deselect the Online mode the varia ble is unlinked from the PLC during operation You can use this function if for example you wish to take only parts of the system into service 6 2 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Variables Limit values Input field Output field Upper and lower limit values ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 e Polling time 0 If you enter 0 for the polling time the variable is read only when the screen is called It is not updated on the screen that is waiting Polling time is a multiple of the standard clock pulse in seconds By de fault the standard clock rate is set to 500 msec If you enter a polling time of 1 5 sec for instance it is three times the value of the standard clock pulse If you increase the
213. the Selected Functions Execution The function is triggered whenever you press the key The event buffer is dele ted Attaching to the variable of an I O field Objective You wish to delete the event buffer by means of an input or output field on the screen To configure Create an input or output field having a random variable on a screen For this variable configure the function you selected Events Delete Buffer Execution The function is triggered as soon as the value of the input or output field is modified The event buffer is deleted Parameters None 3 ProTool User s Guide A 34 Release 09 96 Description of Functions Message Log ON OFF F1 A Z Settings Purpose Objective To configure Execution Special feature Parameter s Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 With this function you enable and disable the automatic printout of messages Messages having the print attribute are printed whenever their status is modi fied arrived departed or acknowledged The Message Log ON OFF function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to enable and disable the message log by means of two keys Select the key you wish to use for enabling the message log Select the Message Log ON OFF function and define the following parameters a constant for enabling the message log ON OFF Key 1 and a variable ON OFF Field Proceed in a similar manner for
214. the diffe rent object types Every object is created under a symbolic name by which it is referenced Part or all of the configuration can be printed with ProTool Part means that all the objects of a single object type such as messages or variables are prin ted ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Installation System Table 2 1 shows the system requirements for running ProTool requirements Table 2 1 System Requirements for ProTool Device Required CPU 80486 SX 33 MHz Main memory 8 MB Free space on hard disk 2 MB in Windows directory 20 MB for ProTool Graphics card VGA Floppy disk drive 3 5 Microsoft Windows MS Windows 3 1 MS Windows for Workgroups 3 11 Windows95 The system requirements depend on the operating system being used Virtual To improve performance and thus speed we recommend that you create vir memory tual memory for Windows Virtual memory should be of the Permanent type and at least 8 MB You create virtual memory in the Windows main group under the Control Panel program group At this point you choose the 386 Enhanced icon Information is written temporarily from main memory to a file on your hard disk This file is a hidden file which reserves storage space on your hard disk When you require the information again Windows loads it back into main memory Methods of You have to install ProTool under Windows You can install it either from the installation floppy disks suppli
215. the following ta ble shows To use the LED assignment you have to create a LED assignment type data area in your configuration under Area Pointers Maximum number 8 Overall length of all data areas words 16 If a polling time of 0 is specified for a data area it is not transferred cycli cally to the OP To drive the LEDs PLC job No 42 has to be used refer to Appendix B The assignment of the different LEDs to the bits of the data areas is set when the function keys are configured In this context the number of the assignment area and the bit number within this area are specified for every LED Bit number n denotes the first of two successive bits which control a total of four different LED states refer to tables 11 1 and 11 2 Table 11 1 LED Functions for clockwise counting direction Bitn 1 Bit n LED Function 0 0 Off 0 1 Flashing at approx 2 Hz 1 0 Flashing at approx 0 5 Hz 1 1 Permanently on Table 11 2 LED Functions for counter clockwise counting direction LED Function Off 1 Flashing at approx 0 5 Hz 0 Flashing at approx 2 Hz 1 Permanently on The OP45 flashes only at a frequency of 0 5 Hz You initiate flashing by set ting either bit n or bit n 1 11 11 Configuring in Different Languages Display levels User interface language Configuration language ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 With languages we generally differentiate between two display levels T
216. the key is pres sed a second time the last message to arrive is displayed and so on Variable for displaying First Last Field Constant for First Last Key with 0 Last 1 First 1 Toggle First lt gt Last The variable of the function must be in BOOL format ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Scaling Linear 1 Purpose Objective To configure Execution Example Parameter s Condition ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 HHHH With this function values are scaled linearly Values from the PLC are scaled prior to being displayed on the OP Inputs on the OP are scaled prior to the va lues being transferred to the PLC The formula for scaling is Y a X X b Scaling Linear I is the inverse function of Scaling Linear 2 The Scaling Linear 1 function can be attached to a variable You wish to scale linearly a value from the PLC prior to the value being dis played on the OP and or you wish to scale an input on the OP prior to the value being transferred to the PLC Create an I O field with a random variable on a screen For this variable confi gure the function you selected Scaling Linear 1 to which the following para meters apply constant for the slope a constant for the offset b A value Y is transferred from the PLC The variable is updated and the sca ling function is triggered The scaled value is displayed as the display value
217. the other key For the constant use the corre sponding value i e 0 to disable the message log For the variable use the same variable So that you can recognize on the screen whether the message log has been en abled or disabled configure a symbolic output field to which the variable you configured above is assigned Also create a text list and assign the values 0 and 1 to the corresponding conditions OFF and ON The function is triggered whenever you press one of the keys The constant is evaluated and the message log is enabled or disabled accordingly The value of the constant is transferred to the variable and the output field is updated You can use a toggle function In this instance you enable and disable the mes sage log by means of a single key You configure in the manner described abo ve the only difference being that you define just one key For the constant enter 1 as the value If you press the key the function is triggered and the message log is enabled If you press the key a second time the message log is disabled Variable for displaying ON OFF Field Constant for ON OFF Key with 0 OFF 1 ON 1 Toggle ON lt gt OFF The variable of the function must be in BOOL format A 35 Description of Functions Buffer Overflow Purpose Objective To configure Execution Special feature Parameter s Condition A 36 F14 A Z Settings With this function you e
218. ting diodes LEDs on the function keys of the OP can be driven by the PLC This means that it is possible for example to indicate to the operator by means of a lit LED on a key depending on the situation that he should press a specific key To be able to use this option you have to create suitable data areas called assignments on the PLC and to specify them as area pointers in your confi guration Keyboard assignments are transferred spontaneously to the PLC meaning that a transfer is performed whenever a modification has been registered on the OP There is therefore no need to configure a polling time e OP25 35 37 Up to two simultaneously pressed keys are transferred e OP45 Only one pressed key is transferred All keys apart from SHIFT While the corresponding key is pressed its assigned bit in the keyboard as signment has as its value at all other times its value is 0 Note If the OP is switched off while the key is pressed or if it is separated from the PLC the corresponding bit will remain set in the keyboard assignment ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 General Communication Areas 11 2 1 System Keyboard Assignment Structure Keyboard area pointer status bit ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 The system keyboard assignment is a data area having a fixed length of three data words To be able to use the system keyboard assignment you have to create a system keyboard type da
219. tion of variables even from one project to another In this way text components can be copied from a text list or from the alarm message editor to the event message editor or graphic elements can be co pied from one screen to another You can cut copy and paste selected objects or text elements in the same way as with other Windows applications You select fields in the screen edi tor by clicking while you drag the mouse over text elements If the whole message is selected the attributes and information are copied Addresses variables and general settings cannot be copied from one confi guration to another This means that when you copy dynamic elements on screens and in mes sages variables are not copied too If you copy this kind of element from one configuration to another the symbolic name of the variable is retained The values of the variable however are lost Text fields cannot be copied from screens to a message editor via the Clip board Copy variable_XX from Configuration_1 to Configuration_2 e If there is not a variable having this symbolic name in Configuration_2 Variable_XX will be created with the default values of Configuration_2 e If there is already a variable with this symbolic name that variable will be used 5 21 Configuring with ProTool 5 7 Assigning Function Keys Assigning Soft keys Function keys 5 22 You can assign functions to function keys in your configuration Cl
220. ts as well The following settings are possible for reports page margins text for headers and footers parameters for individual chapters design cover create self defined reports Choosing the Reports button takes you to another dialog box in which you can perform the settings for the reports Make sure that you do not re name the standard reports or add or delete any chapters to or from them respective ly You must create self defined reports under a new name The cover can be created once only You can create a graphic or text by using an application Similarly you can embed an existing file Page Here you can define the page margins along with the head ers and footers Parameters The parameters are specific to each object type An object of an object type comprises different components in the configuration Some settings are optional others are manda tory In your printout you can specify whether you would like all or just selected components of the objects to be printed Figure 15 2 shows by way of an example the dia log box in which you can specify the parameters for vari ables ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Printing Your Configuration ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Parameters Variables X Attributes X Comment IX Address X Functions X Limit Values Figure 15 2 Parameters Dialog Box for the Variables Chapter Note Printer drivers It migh
221. tween the OP and the PLC The data areas have to be available on the PLC The Area Pointers menu item is used to tell the OP what data areas it should access The data areas that have to be set depend on the objects which are being configured Table 13 1 contains an overview of the data areas that are required and when they are required Here you set the languages which you require to be available on the OP You can create the configuration in any of the languages available under Win dows Of these languages you can set up to three as OP languages Here you set the fonts which you may use in your configuration They are three language dependent fonts and one language independent font With the language dependent fonts you can access special characters for example or compensate different text lengths in individual languages by means of diffe rent type sizes The language independent font is used for symbols ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 General Settings for the System Overview Table 13 1 shows who has read and write privileges to the different data areas that can be configured by choosing Area Pointers from the menu The area pointers are listed in alphabetical order The abbreviations R and W have the following meanings R Read access W Write access Table 13 1 Using Data Areas Data Area Required for User version Version check by OP R Event messages Configured event messages Screen number Evalu
222. u have to set Direct as the download type With direct download from the OP PLC the values of the variables are written to the addresses on the PLC The identifications are written to the data mailbox Variables not having an address are not downloaded With direct download from the PLC OP the values are read from the sys tem memories of the PLC and downloaded to the OP Data records can be created on the OP and then stored on a data medium The type of data medium you can use depends on the OP On standard screen Z_RECORD_1 the text list Z_MEMORY containing the data medium and va lue assignments is used The assignments are as follows 0 Flash I Module 2 Floppy disk 3 Hard disk A detailed description of creating data records and downloading them to the PLC is contained in the OP25 35 45 Equipment Manual and in the OP37 Equipment Manual A major feature with recipes is that data download is synchronized and any uncontrolled overwriting of data is inhibited To insure a coordinated process when data records are downloaded bits are set in the control and check back areas of the interface area The interface area is described for all PLCs apart from the SIMATIC in Chapter 11 The interface area for SIMATIC PLCs is described in the Communication User s Manual For non SIMATIC PLCs the interface area is described in section 11 1 Recipes 9 3 Transferring Data Records Upon a Trigger from the PLC PLC jobs 6
223. uisite values are as signed to all of the variables ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Recipes ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Screen_1 Screen_2 Screen_3 Screen_4 Screen_5 Stock of orange N Stock of water Var_7 Stock of sugar Var_19 if Stock of flavor Mixture Recipe J vVar_23 Name var_1l l Orange Var_7 1 Water Var_19 kg Sugar Var_21 g Flavor Figure 9 2 Identical Variables on Screens and in the Recipe 9 3 Recipes 9 1 Creating Recipes Identifying a recipe on the OP Identifying a recipe on the PLC Identifying a data record Using variables A recipe is stored under a symbolic name in your configuration You also select the recipe by its symbolic name on the OP The recipe is simulta neously numbered the number being specific to that configuration You can modify the recipe s name and number by choosing the Attributes button in the Recipes dialog box There are three identifications available for identifying a recipe on the PLC You enter the identifications in the Parameters dialog box The identifica tions can be defined freely ProTool automatically enters the recipe number in the first identification Only these identifications are written to the PLC when a data record is downloaded You create a data record with a symbolic name on the OP This name applies only
224. urrent cursor position and the size of the object you selected Values are specified in pixels In an OP25 configuration the image on the screen is toggled between Black White and Color If you select Reference Text the screen in the reference language correspon ding to the active screen is displayed If you choose the Apply button on the reference screen all text strings on the reference screen are applied to the active screen You use this menu item to display or hide the attribute window In this win dow you set different options which apply to just one message This might be its priority for instance You use this window to display or hide the reference text window In this window message text is displayed in the reference language Under this menu item you will find settings for customizing your screen This includes displaying more than one window on your screen simulta neously for instance You use this menu item to display or hide the language dependent keyboard assignment ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Working with Pro Tool 4 4 Information Functions Summary File Project Information File Download System gt Memory Requirements Options gt Cross reference ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 ProTool contains functions that provide information about the entire configu ration These items are listed below Here you will find general information about the project devic
225. urve graphic the symbolic name of the trend s which you require to be displayed in the curve graphic The total of all the configured trends is called the trend list Trends can be displayed in different forms for example as lines dots or bars In addition you can also specify the shift direction of the trend This depends on where the actual value of the trend is currently located We distinguish between two types of trend depending on how trend values are recorded Trends are suitable for slowly varying values The OP reads the value from the PLC upon a clock pulse or trigger and stores it internally When a screen contain ing the trend is called the internal OP buffer is output and displayed Pattern trends are for quickly changing values In this instance the values are stored on the PLC By setting a bit the OP reads the memory area on the PLC and displays all the values together as a trend You first have to set the X and Y axes in a trend graphic One of two Y axes can be assigned to any trend in the trend graphic You can set the labeling of the X axis by using the time the number of variables that can be displayed or a variable or a constant Display of the axes and their labeling can be enabled and disabled in the configuration You can define a horizontal guide line in the trend graphic for any Y axis This means that for example you can insert a setpoint line in your trend gra phic in order
226. ver you press the key The current screen is printed If you press the key a second time the print function is aborted The setting of the printout parameters on the standard Printer screen is applied here None A 29 Description of Functions Display Events Purpose not OP45 Objective To configure Execution Parameter s A 30 F1 With this function you open the event message page or the event message buf fer Press the ESC key to exit from the function and hide the event message page or the event buffer The Display Events Function can be assigned to a function key or a soft key You wish to select the event message page or the event message buffer by means of two keys Select the key which you wish to use for selecting the event message page Under the function you selected Display Events set the following parameters the constant for displaying Page or Buffer 0 Proceed in a similar manner for the second key For the constant use the cor responding value to display the event message buffer 1 The function is triggered whenever you press one of the keys The constants are evaluated The event message page or the event message buffer is opened Constant for Page or Buffer with 0 Page 1 Buffer ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Description of Functions Change EM Page Buffer F1 A Z_ Messages Purpose Objective To configure Execution Important Parameter s Co
227. versions Issue 07 94 Valid for ProTool versions up to and including 1 31 Issue 09 95 Extensions and revisions Valid for ProTool version 2 0 or later Issue 09 96 Correction of errors and inclusion of the OP37 Valid for ProTool version 2 5 or later In the event of technical queries please get into touch with your point of con tact at the Siemens agency or branch which takes care of your affairs You will find the addresses in Appendix D Siemens Worldwide In addition you can call our hotline on 49 911 895 7000 Fax 7001 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Preface Abbreviations ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 The abbreviations used in the Protool User s Guide have the following meanings AG AM ANSI AS 511 ASCII EM EM LED MPI OLE OP PC PG PPI PLC UM Automatisierungsgerat German for PLC Alarm Message American National Standards Institute Driver of the PU interface to the SIMATIC S5 American Standard Code for Information Interchange Event Message Equipment Manual Light Emitting Diode Multipoint Interface SIMATIC S7 Object Linking and Embedding Operator Panel Personal Computer Programming Unit Point to Point Interface SIMATIC S7 Programmable Logic Controller Random Access Memory working memory User Manual ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Contents 1 Introduction oneness eng eee inte Re eee Acie elec ati ne ete ee at 1 1 2 Installation
228. x for the SIMATIC S5 For global variables you enter here the address from which the OP should read a value or to which address it should write a value In addi tion to the address you have to set the PLC You define the PLC under a symbolic name by choosing System PLC from the menu You have to spe cify this symbolic name in the Variable dialog box The complete setting of an address depends on the PLC you are using For variables not having a link to the PLC you do not have to enter an address In the Variable dialog box you select No PLC under PLC 6 1 Variables Name VAR_1 Adresse Type KF Bereich DB DW Length Byte DB io ength Byte O Limit Values Poling Time et T ow Decimals 0 PLC name PLC_1 m Comment Figure 6 1 Variable Dialog Box for SIMATIC S5 Updating There are the following settings for transferring the values of variables to the PLC from the OP and back again e Write Directly The value of a variable is written directly to the configured address of the PLC after it has been entered This setting is the default setting for input fields With direct writing to the address synchronization with the PLC does not take place e Write Indirectly With indirect writing the value of a variable is written on the PLC to in termediate storage known as the data mailbox You will find a detailed description of the data mailbox in section 9 In
229. xample you wish to display the status ON OFF of a valve on the screen you can do this by assigning a graphic The assignment of values and graphics might look as follows 0 gt lt for CLOSED 1 I for OPEN The OP now displays the corresponding graphic symbol instead of a value You create input output fields by choosing Screen Fields Input Output from the menu The dialog box shown in figure 7 5 is opened You create symbolic inputs and outputs by choosing Screen Fields Text or Graphic List from the menu 7 11 Screens Usage Field Type Display Field Length Input Output Usage Variable 0001 H Field Type Output 0002H Display Decimal 0001 C Attributes Info Text Functions Field Length 8 C Multiplexing Variable Quickmix VAR_1 DB 10 Figure 7 5 Input Output Dialog Box To display an input output field on the OP you have to provide the following details in your configuration These details are The only setting that is possible here is Variable You can use an input output field only in conjunction with a variable At this point you set the field as an input field an output field or an input output field At this point you set how the contents of the field will be displayed You can choose between different formats decimal as an integer or with digits behind the decimal point hexadeci
230. yourself E MPI Netz 1 Address ee CPU314 1 Programme 7 2 Expansion Slot AT Rack Figure 5 3 SIMATIC S7 300 400 Dialog Box If you have not yet created the STEP 7 configuration you can type in the parameters To type in the parameters select Define the parameters yourself The symbol table and the address parameters are continuously updated via the symbolic link STEP 7 modifications are applied immediately Configuring with ProTool Menu File Integrating projects ProTool Standalone Choose menu items File New File Open and File Save As in ProTool to open STEP 7 dialog boxes By way of an example figure 5 4 shows the Open dialog box Entry Point Name Project octstar op x Browse View Filter Offline z coros op 7 E E 4 getstart op A OP15 C int Object Name OP15 C int Cancel Help Figure 5 4 Open Dialog Box In this dialog box you can open ProTool projects You can recognize ProTool projects by the icon preceding them a The dialog boxes for New and Save As look alike but they have different functions On opening specify in the Object Name entry field an existing ProTool proj ect When creating a new project you can enter at this point a new name having a length not exceeding 24 characters You cannot call projects under the SIMATIC Manager that have been created as stand alone projects For these projects to be li
231. ze Remedies for download problems 14 8 Report 15 1 create define modify 15 2 Reset Bit Reset Bit in Word Reset BOOL Variable Restore 16 7 S Save Scaling Linear 1 Scaling Linear 2 Scaling Square 1 Scaling Square 2 ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Index Screen 1 1 4 7 attributes character graphics palette 7 4 dumps 4 5 fields monochrome number 7 34 print reference text select size position surface tool palette zoom 7 3 Screen editor tool bar Screen Keys Search criteria file Select Screen A 10 B 4 Separate pages print 15 2 Serial data communications Set Bit Date Password Level Time Set Bit in Word Set BOOL Variable Set Bit When Key Is Pressed A 18 Set Reset Bit Set Reset Bit in Word Settings for the system 13 1 general print using variables 6 5 Setup SHIFT Size Position 7 4 definition Speed Standalone 5 8 Standard configuration report screens 9 5 Standard screens ProTool User s Guide Release 09 96 Standby message Start Stop Print Screen Static screen components Status bar STEP 7 integration ea as an individual program 5 6 calling ProTool via SIMATIC Manager integrating projects 5 8 Steuerung ausw hlen updating 5 7 Memory card 14 5 Style 4 9 Surface Switch buffer Text or graphic lists

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