Siemens SINAMICS S120 - Signal Table; Formula Editor

Appendix
A.4 Shortcut menus and icons in Startdrive
Commissioning with Startdrive
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A.4.2.5
Signal table
Shortcut menu commands of the signal table
Shortcut menu command
Description
"Insert calculated signal"
Inserts a new calculated signal at the top of the table
"Edit formula"
Opens the formula editor for the calculated signal
"Cut"
Cannot be selected.
"Copy" Copies the contents of the selected lines to the clipboard.
"Paste"
Cannot be selected.
"Delete" Cannot be selected.
"Rename"
Cannot be selected
"Display format" Allows you to switch the display format
The display formats supported for the signal are offered for se-
lection.
“Display signal(s)”
Displays the selected signals in the curve diagram.
“Hide signal(s)”
Hides the selected signals in the curve diagram.
A.4.2.6
Formula editor
Functions and menu commands in the formula editor
Button
Description
"Name" Display and input of the name for the created formula
The name must be unique and only contain characters that are allowed in Win-
dows file names.
"Data type" Display of formula data type
The data type is pre-assigned with a floating-point number of LREAL type and
cannot be changed.
"Unit" Display and input of a unit
Freely specified user-defined unit.
Drop-down list
with signals
Selection of the signals
The drop-down list contains the signals from the signal table and inserts a select-
ed signal into the formula.
"Formula entry" Text field to display and enter the formula
Create a formula by typing into this text box or by using the buttons for the math-
ematical functions.
Signals can be referenced in the text box using the signal reference with a pre-
fixed $ character or the name in double quotes in the formula. Mixed input is
possible.
Bits from a bit selection (e.g. below the INT data type) are not allowed in the
formula.