• Display and changing of process parameters
• Function keys are used for directly triggering functions and actions in the key-operated devices and with KTP400. Up to 16 functions can be configured simultaneously on function keys. The function keys can also be used direct as PROFIBUS DP or PROFINET IO input peripherals.
• Process display:
  • Vector graphic (various line and plane objects)
  • Dynamic positioning and dynamic showing/hiding of objects
  • Fully-graphical displays, plots, and bar graph display
  • Display of up to 8 trends per trend field; trend curve graphic with scroll and zoom functions for accessing the history and flexible selection of the representation period; read ruler for determining current values and display in a table
  • Comprehensive graphics libraries (SIMATIC HMI Symbol Library)
  • Icons: slider, gauge, clock
  • Cyclic function processing by alarm clock
• Multiplex function for variables
• Signaling system
  • Discrete alarms and analog alarms (limit alarms)
  • Freely-definable message classes (e.g. status/fault messages) for definition of acknowledgment response and display of message events
  • Status and fault messages with message history
  • Preconfigured message screen, message window, and message line
• Archiving of messages and process values (on SD/multimedia card/USB flash drive, etc. or network drives via Ethernet)
  • Various archive types: Circulating and sequence archive
  • Storage of archive data in standard Windows format (CSV)
  • Online evaluation of process value archives using trend curves
  • External evaluation using standard tools (MS Excel, MS Access) is possible
• Alarm log and shift log
• Print functions (see "Recommended printers")
• Language change
  • 32 online languages, 32 configuration languages including Asian and Cyrillic character sets
• Recipe management
  • With additional data storage (on SD/multimedia card/USB flash drive, etc.)
  • Online/offline processing on the panel
  • Storage of recipe data in standard Windows format (CSV)
  • External processing using standard tools (MS Excel, MS Access) is possible
• PG functionality STATUS/FORCE VAR in combination with SIMATIC S7
• Diagnostics display in combination with SIMATIC S7 supports fast troubleshooting
• Screen selection from PLC permits operator control from the PLC
• Display of HTML documents using MS Internet Explorer
• Visual Basic Script offers flexibility through implementing new functions incl. interfacing to tags (comparison operations, loop-through, etc.)
• Help texts for process pictures, alarms, and tags
• Arithmetic functions
• Limit value monitoring for reliable process control of inputs and outputs

Configuration

The configuration is implemented using the engineering software SIMATIC WinCC Comfort (TIA Portal).