WinCC Unified – TIP’s for Faceplate

News about Faceplates as from TIA V18

• The nesting is done by “Faceplate container” control.
• The nested faceplate can have interface tags, that e.g. is connected with the “main” faceplate interface tags.

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More TIPs about faceplate inside another faceplates:

• The “nested” faceplate could also be connected to “nested” UDTs.
• That means:
  • UDT “A” contain UDT “B”
  • Faceplate “A” uses Faceplate “B”
  • While Faceplate “A” is connected (interface to) UDT “A”,  the nested Faceplate “B” could be connected to the UDT “A”.UDT”B”.

• The internal tags could be defined in “Local tags” tab.
• The name of the Faceplate local tag is independent of the devices tag, that means that it could be possible to have two tags with the same name: one internal to the faceplate, other external.
• Internally, a faceplate just accesses his interface and his internal tags.

1. The event configuration is done in the tab Event Interface of the faceplate. There you can create an event and add parameters.
2. In the faceplate objects you can trigger this event by scripting (Snippets > Faceplate > Raise a custom faceplate event)
3. Adapt the paste code, matching the parameter list (first row) and the event name (second row).
4. Call the faceplate. In its events tab, the created event will appear (inspection windows).
5. If you don’t need to use parameter you can configure this event with system functions
6. If you need to use the parameters of the faceplate, you can convert the event from system functions to script (the parameters are passed on the header).

• Array of simple elements means no array of UDT (but you can build a array inside an UDT)
• The Array should starts with 0
• The Array is directly defined in the interface type definition assignment with “Array limit” different from zero..
• You can use the “indirect addressing”  property to multiplex the array element in the controls.

• By interface properties it is possible to link Graphics or "Typed" Graphics
• By direct attribution (static value) it is to link to "Typed" Graphics

1. libraries > project library > types > add new type
2. Choose graphic / dynamic svg
3. Select dynamic svg
4. Click on the fan drawing, right-click, "Replace with other Dynamic SVG", select the desired SVG,
5. Finish editing the type
6. Inside the faceplate fetch the dynamic SVG from within the design library. use as usual

In general, all texts present in a project are available for edition  in other languages (project tree, Language & resources, Project texts) but with this option it is possible to define static texts in multiple languages, directly in the properties of the faceplate called, in the tab "Texts".