Operator Terminal System Manual - 11276916.pdf

System Manual – DOP11A Operator Terminals
Unit Information, Installation and Hardware
Introduction
3 Unit Information, Installation and Hardware
3.1 Introduction
Production rates in modern industrial environments are steadily increasing and operator
tasks at machines or on production lines are becoming increasingly more complex and
involve more responsibility. The operator must be able to obtain information on the
current status quickly and easily, and be able to influence the operation of the machine
just as easily. The functions in the control systems are also increasing and becoming
more advanced, enabling more complicated processes to be controlled efficiently. The
operator terminals make human-machine communication simple and safe even for the
most advanced processes.
The graphical operator terminals have been developed to meet the requirements set for
human-machine communication when controlling or monitoring different applications in
the manufacturing and process industries, etc. They simplify the operators work since
they can easily be adapted to the working environment, that means the operator can
continue to use the concepts her or she is familiar with.
Projects in the terminal can be built up as menu hierarchies or as sequences. A menu
hierarchy consists of a main menu (with, for example, an overview) and a number of
underlying menus with more detailed information on special sections. The operator
normally selects which menu is to be shown.
The menus in the operator terminals are called blocks.
Recipe
Motor status
Main menu
Temperature
Inverter
status
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