User manual

Glossary

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dialog table

A dialog table is a communication table that can contain words related to any

function of the terminal.

A dialog table can include an alarm table.

The purpose of a dialog table is to exchange data or orders between the terminal

and the connected equipment.

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Transfer of an HMI application from an XBT terminal to Vijeo-Designer Lite.

dynamic function keys

These keys are placed on the front face of a terminal and their behavior depends on

the displayed panel.You can set different function to them (e.g. panel access,

command functions, object selection).

equipment

Any device (generally a PLC) which communicates with a terminal.

external variable

Variable which belongs to an equipment.

firmware

This is the terminal on-board software. It comprises mainly the BIOS and the loader

used to communicate with Vijeo-Designer Lite.

HMI

human machine interface