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11.1 Alarm and message texts
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SINUMERIK 840Di Manual (HBI) – 06.03 Edition
The default setting “0” means:
The help file supplied by Siemens provides a detailed description of the alarm.
A value between 1 and 9 uses an assignment entry in the MBDDE.INI file to
refer to a help file created by the user. See also Subsection 11.1.5,
page 11-408, section: HelpContext.
The associated text is given in inverted commas with the position parameters.
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The characters ” and # must not be used in alarm texts.
The character % is reserved for displaying parameters.
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If the user wishes to use an existing text, he can insert a reference to the
appropriate alarm text. 5-digit alarm number instead of “text”.
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The alarm text file may contain comment lines which must start with “//”. The
maximum length of the alarm text is 110 characters for a 2-line display. If the
text is too long, it is cut off and the symbol “*” added to indicate missing text.
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Parameter “%1”: Channel number
Parameter “%2”: Block number.
The ASCII file for PLC alarm texts has the following structure:
Table 11-4
Structure of text file for PLC alarm texts
Alarm
no.
Display
Help ID
Text
Text on MMC
510000
1
0
“Channel %K FDDIS all”
Channel 1 FDDIS all
600124
1
0
“Feed disable axis %A”
Feed disable axis 1
600224
1
0
600124
Feed disable axis 2
600324
1
0
600224
Feed disable axis 3
703210
1
1
“User text”
User text
...
703211
1
1
“User text%A ...”
User text
Axis 1 ...
// Alarm text file for PLC alarms
References:
/FB/,
Description of Functions, Basic Machine
P3, Basic PLC Program
This number defines the alarm display type:
0: Display in alarm line
1: Display in a dialog box
The default setting “0” means:
The help file supplied by Siemens provides a detailed description of the alarm.
A value between 1 and 9 uses an assignment entry in the MBDDE.INI file to
refer to a help file created by the user. See also Subsection 11.1.5,
page 11-408, section: HelpContext.
Help ID
Text or
alarm number
Format of the
text file for
PLC alarm texts
Display
Help ID
11 Alarm and Message Texts