Language specific faceplates

daehl

Yes. and at the very least, I'd like to be able to access some static values (text or string) in faceplate scripts with the intention as using those values as function parameters for the faceplate.

For example, I would like to create a faceplate property that accepts a static integer, and then use a faceplate script to read that value and based on some evaluation, set a variety of faceplate hmi bool tags for the purpose of making those items of the faceplace visible or not.

it seems as though there is no way for a faceplate script to access any static value (it can only read dynamic tag values via the smartTag() functon, and all static values are off limits. why?!). It seems silly to have to create tags and populate them with values just to send parameters to a faceplate.

This is just one type of example, but I might want to use a string instead: ex:

if smarttags("properties\static_string") = "wed" then

smartTags("item2_vis") = True

smartTags("item4_vis") = False

smartTags("Item24_vis") = True

...

End If

But in this example, assuming x is a static value string, SmartTags() can't access it. The only way around it that I can see it to pass the faceplate tags that are pre-populated with their values. That works, but is not a robust solution.

The whole purpose of this it to make faceplace much more generic and alow the screen designer to create a more generic faceplate that can be locked down to a particular function at design time without having to create numerous (but extremetly similar) faceplates to do the same thing.

 Dear users,

do we have a solution or suggestion how to access the normal scripting functions inside the script faceplate?

I'm experiencing a similar problem when trying to dynamize a graphic list based on reading the different configured Languages (HmiRuntime.Language). I think I'm having indirect addressing issues in how to set my tag by reading the actual Language from the outside of the faceplate and assigning the Index Locale IDs inside the script faceplate. How can you do this?

The attempt for using it in a faceplate was based on the Entry ID: 109478713 https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/document/109478713/how-do-you-use-wincc-(tia-portal)-to-switch-languages-on-a-simatic-hmi-operator-panel?dti=0&lc=en-WW
And I'm going to implemet it to several Comfort Panels (TP700 to TP1900) using WinCC Advanced. Also, I'm limited to use the script once only in the faceplate. Any suggestions?

Thanks for your support

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Split from WinCC TIA Faceplate Scripts: Properties & Static Values.