5/19/2017 4:50 PM | |
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Hi Duccio, It can be frustrating sometimes to change something simple as an image. Please follow the following steps: 1. Go to your block icon and right click->Customized Object->Edit. The block icon is now taken apart with several objects which is basically your block icon. I prefer to copy your block icon to an empty PDL because then in the object overview (left top corner), you will only see the objects of your block icon and not other objects contained in the PDL. It's a bit easier to search. 2. Go to object "Symbol1", make sure you can select it and right click->Configuration dialog. 3. Go to "Assign pictures" and replace all the pictures containing the symbol you enclosed by the one you want. Every block icon has another name for it as you can see. I took a block icon: "MotSpdL" and the picture with the symbol is named: "apl_bi_MotSpdL_off.emf". 4. When your finished, select all objects of your block icon, right click->Customized Object->Finish editing. |
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5/20/2017 12:10 AM | |
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Hi Duccio, OK, so you just renamed all EMF files rather than creating new names. OK I don't know what you mean exactly with the sentence:
Could it be that the MotL you are using in CFC charts has the wrong block icon number? Of you have created another @PCS7Typicals_V8 file where a double MotL block icon is used? Can you send me the block icon in a PDL file, and uploading it with a zip file so I can take a look?
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5/20/2017 9:10 AM | |
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Hi Oreca, No i don't renamed nothig, i try to explane. You know that in the MotL block icon, are used the following *emf. files: apl_bi_MotL_err apl_bi_MotL_off apl_bi_MotL_off_blank apl_bi_MotL_off_down apl_bi_MotL_off_left apl_bi_MotL_off_right apl_bi_MotL_off_up apl_bi_MotL_offM apl_bi_MotL_on apl_bi_MotL_on_blank apl_bi_MotL_on_down apl_bi_MotL_on_left apl_bi_MotL_on_up apl_bi_MotL_onM apl_fp_MotL_err apl_fp_MotL_off apl_fp_MotL_off_blank apl_fp_MotL_on apl_fp_MotL_on_blank apl_fp_MotL_prev_off apl_fp_MotL_prev_on Normally, all these files are already used in the MotL block icon, and thier backgroungd is gray. What i did, is take some of that, rebuild with a white background, and nothing else. Same name like before, same path where they are located like before. Referred to this sentence:
For better understand what picture could cause my problem, i've deleted all *.emf file from the GraCs folder, after that i've put it again inside the GraCs one by one, and check when the undesired image appear again. And appear again when i copy this picture "apl_fp_transparent.emf" inside the GraCs folder. this is how the block icon appear when all *.emf files are deleted. this is how block icon appear, after i've copied in the GraCs, only the "apl_fp_transparent.emf". Now, the "apl_fp_transparent.emf" is a trasparent image, and it is used several times il all block icon, but i don't understand where that picture is taken. Regarding the CFC, there's no block icon set in the block, in this condition the first one (MotL/1) will be inserted in the screen. I haven't create other page, just because i didn't modify nothing, just rebuild some *.emf file. Attached i've send you the block icon, and all the *.emf file related. The file is a rar file, but i've renamed it for compatibility reason. Thanks a lot for your support. Regards Duccio. AttachmentMotL Block Icon.zip (107 Downloads) |
5/20/2017 12:58 PM | |
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Hi Duccio, Yes, I found the problem! Time for a status report (did a one hour test): The "apl_bi_Motl_off" is used in two places on the block icon: Object: "Symbol1" and "SymbolCS". In object: SymbolCS the emf is referenced in the attribute: "Picture", where you can normally fill in a picture filename that exist in the GraCs folder. This object updates the picture immediately. So to you it looks like the block icon has the correct picture->white instead of grey. The Symbol1 object is a Extended Status Display. The only way to update those pictures is by stopping and starting runtime again. This is not needed when you use different emf file names and update the Extended Status Display with the new names. Then a stop and start of WinCC is not necessary. I never had an issue with this, because when I use custom EMF files, I'm renaming them,so I know which one I created and do not replace the original names. Also, I always check the whole block icon and faceplates and update the new emf file where needed. It's a bit more work, but it's always good to check everything. And you don't have to worry about standard emf files being overwritten by the system during an update or something. |
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5/20/2017 8:09 PM | |
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Hi Duccio, Glad you got it working, but it's strange that it doesn't work with you stopping and starting runtime. BTW, I'm using PCS7 v8.2, so it could be that this has been resolved. I saw you were using v7.1, so a lot of things changed... |
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5/20/2017 8:18 PM | |
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For your next question: I think you are going to need an extended status display, since you want to have a motor status (running, stopped) and a message status (acknowledged/unacknowledged) combined. You can assign a status word (4 total) and assign pictures called indexes. You can use the variable status1 to 4 of the MotL to identify if the motor is running (bit 23, status2) or stopped (bit 20, status2). See the helpfile of the APL library for an overview of the bits assigned in status1 to 4. Next, you need to enable (if not enabled by default) the "Use group value for display", so the alarms are taken into account (acknowledged or not, not confirmed etc.). See the attachment for an explanation of the extended status display. I don't have some custom made available, otherwise I would sent it to ya. Attachment05_ExtendedAnalogDisplay_information.pdf (148 Downloads) |
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