Create Alarm Attribute File; Insert Alarm Colors - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual

Configuring alarms
10.3 Changing alarm colors
Proceed as follows

1. Create alarm attribute file.

2. Insert alarm colors.

3. Create configuration file.
4. Complete configuration file.
5. Convert configuration file.
10.3.3 Create alarm attribute file
Create alarm attribute file with HMI sl
1. Copy the sample alarm attribute file "oem_slaedatabase.xml" from the folder
/Siemens/sinumerik/hmi/cfg
2. Paste the file into folder /OEM/sinumerik/hmi/cfg/ or
/User/sinumerik/hmi/cfg/
3. Assign a unique name to the file, e.g. " muster_slaedatabase.xml ".
Note the following when assigning a name:
Create alarm attribute file on PC
You can also create the alarm attribute file externally on a PC.
See: Editing a file externally (Page 20)
10.3.4 Insert alarm colors
Proceed as follows
1. Open the created alarm attribute file "muster_slaedatabase.xml" in the editor.
2. Enter the attribute name of the alarm color type to be changed in the <Attribute
AttrName> tag. You can change the following color types:
Attribute name
TEXTCOLOR
TEXTBACKGROUNDCOLOR
NUMBERCOLOR
NUMBERBACKGROUNDCOLOR
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– Any name can be chosen but it must be written in lower case.
– The name must contain a period and file extension.
Alarm color type
Font color of the alarm/message text
Background color of the alarm/message text
Font color of the alarm number
Background color of the alarm number
Commissioning Manual, 07/2007, 6FC5397-1DP10-2BA0
HMI sl (IM9)