This document discusses faceplate and HMI UDT technologies in WinCC. It explains that a faceplate groups HMI objects into a single reusable object. Faceplates that use an HMI UDT interface only need to be tagged once, saving significant development time. Examples are given of PID, VFD, and analog instrument faceplates created with HMI UDTs that dynamically adapt based on the connected controller tags. The process of creating an HMI UDT, assigning it to a data block, tagging faceplate objects, and using the faceplate is outlined.

1. HMI Design
WINCC
BASIC OVERVIEW OF FACEPLATE AND HMI UDT TECHNOLGIES

2. Faceplate Technology
 What is a faceplate?
 Why use a faceplate?
 A faceplate is a group of HMI objects arranged and combined into a single
object by the programmer.
 These faceplate objects can be tailor made to your specific needs.
 Faceplates are reusable from project to project.
 Faceplates, if setup with a UDT interface, only have to be tagged out once.
 Once this type of faceplate has been tagged out and debugged you never
have to do it again.
 Tremendous time savings during development, startup and life cycle.

3. Faceplate Technology
 The following are a few faceplates I have created. These faceplates
utilize an HMI UDT in their interface.

4. Typical PID

5. Typical HMI Screen

6. MY PID Faceplate
Adjustments made
easily. Press the PID
button.

7. My PID Faceplate
Up comes
the PID Overview

8. My PID Faceplate
Press PID Settings

9. My PID Faceplate
PID Settings

10. My PID Faceplate
Real Time
Monitoring
Press the show trend
button.

11. My PID Faceplate
Real Time
Monitoring
Trend view of PID

12. My VFD
Faceplate

13. My VFD
Faceplate

14. Typical HMI Screen
Adjustments made
easily. Touch the
pump.

15. Typical HMI Screen
Up comes
the VFD Overview.

16. My Analog Instrument
Faceplate

17. Adapts dynamically
to instrument range
and alarm settings
My Analog Instrument
Faceplate

18. Typical HMI Screen
Adjustments made
easily. Touch the
pressure sensor.

19. Typical HMI Screen
Up comes an
overview of the
instrument.

20. Typical HMI Screen
Instrument
Alarm Settings

21. Typical HMI Screen
Instrument
Alarm Settings
Dynamic warning
indicator

22. Typical HMI Screen
Instrument
Analog Settings

23. Typical HMI Screen
Gauge adapts to
range automatically

24. HMI UDT
 An HMI UDT is a data type created by the programmer
 In these examples, my UDT is structured exactly the same as my
instance data block in my controller
 You can then use this UDT to create faceplates with an interface
that matches a corresponding function block in your controller
 Why??? Because you only have to tag out the faceplate objects
once. From then on all you have to do is copy and paste the
faceplate and point it to its data block.
 Let’s get started…

25. HMI UDT - Creating the UDT

26. HMI UDT – Assign the UDT to a DB

27. Faceplate – Tag objects to UDT variables

28. Faceplate – Tag objects to UDT variables
UDT Expanded

29. Using the faceplate
 Create a tag, assign the data type, point it to correct data block
 Drag and drop the faceplate from the library onto an area of the
screen.
 Assign it to the tag.
 Done.
 One object with one tag…

30. HMI UDT – Assign the UDT to a DB

31. Faceplate - Using