This video illustrates the step-by-step time-saving process of creating a faceplate in the Siemens WinCC Comfort/Advanced software to apply an expression to a PLC value before displaying on HMI.

What is a Faceplate? A Faceplate is a configured group of standard HMI objects that can have user defined properties and events configured. Faceplates can be modified in a central library for project wide updates and can be easily shared between developers through the innovative library concept.

This video is part of PCC’s Siemens Comfort Panel HMI instructional video series.

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