Possible Operating Modes; Software-Side Setting (Simatic Ipc) - Siemens SINUMERIK 840DE sl Commissioning Manual

7.3.2

Possible operating modes

Only the settings of the service switch that are relevant for the commissioning engineer are
listed:
Switch setting
7.3.3

Software-side setting (SIMATIC IPC)

In contrast to SINUMERIK PCUs, SIMATIC IPCs have no service switch on the hardware side
for selecting the mode. Therefore, on the SIMATIC devices, you can define the mode on the
software side in the configuration filepcuhwsvc.ini.
Archiving of the configuration file pcuhwsvc.ini
The template is located in directory C:\ProgramData\Siemens\MotionControl
\siemens\System\etc\
Do not overwrite this template, but save a copy of the template pcuhwsvc.ini in one of the
user directories:
● C:\ProgramData\Siemens\MotionControl\user\System\etc\
● C:\ProgramData\Siemens\MotionControl\oem\System\etc\
● C:\ProgramData\Siemens\MotionControl\addon\System\etc\
You can find detailed information on the configuration files in Chapter: Directory structure and
file conventions (Page 14).
Table 7-4 Mode setting in configuration file pcuhwsvc.ini
Section
Key
Value
Factory setting
PCU Base Software (IM10)
Commissioning Manual, 12/2017, 6FC5397-1DP40-6BA1
Function
0 Normal mode (switch setting in delivery condition)
3 Desktop operation:
Run-up in the "SINUMERIK" splash screen which enables the desktop selection.
Relevant if HMI software is installed with autologon mode set.
See also: Switching to the Service Desktop during autostart / autologon opera‐
tion (Page 160).
9 Reset BIOS to factory settings
E Boot device at the USB interface, e.g. USB flash drive with emergency boot
system
See also: Bootable USB flash drive (Page 140)
[GLOBAL]
ModeSwitch=
0 = Normal mode
3 = Desktop mode (startup in the welcome screen)
Other modes (Page 159) are not permitted in the software-side setting for SIMATIC IPC.
0
7.3 Setting of the operating mode during run-up
Service and diagnostics
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