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12.1 Alarm and message texts
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The default assignment ”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 Section 12.1.5, Page 12-418,
Section: HelpContext.
The associated text is given in inverted commas with the position parameters.
S Characters ” and # must not be used in alarm texts.
The % character is reserved for displaying parameters.
S If an existing text is to be used, this can be done with a reference to the cor-
responding alarm. 5–digit alarm number instead of ”text”.
S The alarm file can contain comment lines, these 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 truncated and the symbol ”* is added to indicate missing
text.
S Parameter ”%1”: Channel number
Parameter ”%2”: Block number
The ASCII file for PLC alarm texts has the following structure:
Table 12-4 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 alarm
References: /FB/, Description of Functions, Basic Functions
P3 PLC Basic Program
This number defines the alarm display type:
0: Display in alarm line
1: Display in a dialog box
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 Section 12.1.5, Page 12-418,
Section: HelpContext.
Help ID
Text or
alarm number
Format of the
text file for
PLC alarm texts
Display
Help ID
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