Siemens SINUMERIK 828D Commissioning Manual

Tag identifier Meaning
MSGBOX The instruction opens a message box whose return value can be used for branching.
Syntax:
<MSGBOX text="<Message>" caption="<caption>" retvalue="<variable
name>" type="<button type>" />
Attributes:
● text
Text
● caption
Header
● retvalue
Name of the variables to which the return value is copied:
1 – OK
0 – CANCEL
● type
Acknowledgment options:
"BTN_OK"
"BTN_CANCEL"
"BTN_OKCANCEL"
If an alarm number is used for the "text" or "caption" attribute, the message box displays
the text which is saved for the number.
Example:
<MSGBOX text="Test message" caption="Information"
retvalue="result" type="BTN_OK" />
Generating user dialogs
1.6 XML identifier
Easy XML
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Siemens SINUMERIK 828D Specifications

General

Control Type	CNC
Operating System	Windows Embedded
Processor	Intel Atom
Display	10.4" color TFT display
Interfaces	Ethernet, USB
Programming	ShopMill, ShopTurn
Operation Panel Size	10.4"
Protection Class	IP65
PLC Memory	2 MB
Spindle Capacity	4 spindles
Hard Drive	CompactFlash