Rockwell Automation 1201 GRAPHIC PROGRAM TERM 3.XX - Manual (Page 5)

Chapter 1
Introduction
1–2
Four different interface boxes (Figure 1.2) appear on the GPT display to
provide you with pertinent information. These boxes include:
Help Box: This box provides help information related to the function being
currently displayed. The Help Box will provide you with information on
what can be accessed or programmed using this specific menu function.
Info Box: This box provides you with information about the data currently
on the screen. This information typically includes minimum or maximum
values, operation modes, and data references. If the data being displayed is a
parameter value, the Info Box will provide the min, max, linear number and
base type (Engr, Hex, Octal, Signed/Unsigned Decimal) of the data.
Status Bar: This box provides you with status information about processes
within the Drive or Terminal. Information such as the present Drive
condition (speed, mode, state) or Processing Status (such as percent of
uploading or downloading completed) are typical displays.
Fault Annunciation Box: When a fault occurs, this box will supply you
information such as the fault code and fault text string. This box will be
annunciated on the screen for three seconds or until you acknowledge the
condition by pressing the ESCape key.
Figure 1.2
Display Screen Components
Description Line:
Line 1 Text String
Line 2 Text String
Line 3 Text String
Line 4 Text String
Line 5 Text String
Line 6 Text String
Config Main Menu DSP Mode FGE Mode
Interface Box
Help
Help Box
Information
Dialog Box
Annun
Fault/Warning Annunciation Text String
Soft
Designators
Fault Annunciation Box
Information Box: Under some conditions, when immediate USER
interaction is required a fifth Dialog or Fault Annunciation Box (Figure
1.3) will appear. These boxes will appear on top of all other information
when an immediate USER response to an error condition, command
verification or data input is required.
Figure 1.3
Information Boxes
Command Verification
Data Entry Information
Run Time Command Information
Dialog Box
Error Annunciation
Fault Annunciation
Fault Annunciation Box
Cursor Types: In most cases carets ( < >) are used to indicate selected
functions and the data entry area. In some cases a $ sign or # sign may be
Display Features