Apparatus and method for generating a human machine interface
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsAndreas Potz, Martin Kiesel, Georg Trummer, Peter Wagner
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Abstract
In order to simplify the HMI design of HMI surfaces for operating and observing automation components with the aid of an HMI unit, HMI data are derived directly from the engineering process. The generation of relevant HMI data is therefore integrated in the operation for commissioning, designing and programming an automation component such that HMI information is also generated by simple operating actions or in an automated fashion in normal engineering.
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A method for generating a human machine interface for an automation component, comprising the steps of:
- defining variables for machine operation relevant for said human machine interface;
- engineering an automation component by means of one or more of engineering steps in an engineering system,
- automatically generating and storing data related to said human machine interface during the one or more engineering steps using the previously defined relevant variables,
- retrieving the stored data during assembly of the human machine interface;
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- generating he human machine interface with the aid of the retrieved data.
A device for parametrizing, commissioning and programming controllers, comprising an engineering device for the purpose of providing for an operator the engineering steps relating to parametrization, commissioning and/or programming, wherein the engineering device can be used to set human machine interface for automation components by defining variables for machine operation relevant for said human machine interface, generating and storing data related to the human machine interface during one or more engineering steps using the previously defined relevant variables.
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