Chapter 3 Screen Design
This chapter describes how to design the interface panel screens. One of two
methods can be selected: one method uses the teach pendant for design, and the
other uses a commercially available text editor and runs on an external personal
computer.
3.1 Screen Design Basics.................................................................................3-1
3.1.1 Number of screens and layout of operation switches............................3-1
3.1.2 Reserved switch in upper right-hand corner..........................................3-1
3.2 Operation Switch Design ............................................................................3-2
3.2.1 Basic operations for operation switch design........................................3-2
3.2.2 Round lamps and square lamps ...........................................................3-7
3.2.3 Push buttons.........................................................................................3-8
3.2.4 Flash push buttons................................................................................3-9
3.2.5 Selector switches (ON/OFF) ...............................................................3-10
3.2.6 Selector switches (2-contact type) ......................................................3-10
3.2.7 Displays ..............................................................................................3-11
3.2.8 Digital switches (data input) ................................................................3-12
3.3 Editing Using an External Personal Computer..........................................3-13
3.3.1 Outline ................................................................................................3-13
3.3.2 Editing using a personal computer......................................................3-13
3.3.3 Loading screens designed using a personal computer (Import)..........3-18
3.3.4 Writing screens for editing by a personal computer (Export)...............3-20
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