Faceplate instance on WinCC V7.0 SP3

Hai Expert,

Why faceplate tag does not appear in configure faceplate type window on WinCC V7.0 SP3 (as attached) but it appears on WinCC V7.4(as attached) ? Is there any some WinCC configuration to make the faceplate tags appear on WinCC V7.0 SP3 ? If not,how to link the external tags to faceplate tags, because I want to use userdefine on faceplate instance on WinCC V7.0 SP3.

Thank You

Hi.

I know this solution:

In the Configure Faceplate Type window you create a property e.g. StatusWord and connect it to some invisible IOField as OutputValue. Later some PLC/WinCC tag would be directly connected here.

Then you create a script for the Change event of that invisible IOField.OutputValue, where you parse a tag value and fill the internal tags.

Sub OutputValue_OnPropertyChanged(Byval Item, Byval value)
On Error Resume Next
If value > 2147483648 Then 'overflow if bit 31 is set
value = value - 2147483648 'reset bit 31
End If

'to mask a bit pattern the following code is using bit 31  "&H80000000"
'because it is necessary to define an 32-Bit mask otherwise the bits 16..31 will Not be masked!

'operating mode (MANUAL, AUTO) ==> extract bit 16
SmartTags("bMANAUT")=(value And &H80010000)

'operating mode (LOCAL/REMOTE) ==> extract bit 17
SmartTags("bREMOTE")=(value And &H80020000)

'operating mode (Error) ==> extract bit 19
SmartTags("bERR")= (value And &H80080000)
End Sub