Hello,

  I have some I/O fields on the HMI that the operator can modify (DINT). I need to copy the value into a recipe database in the PLC when a value is changed. I see no built in property and the only events are "activate" or "deactivate". I could not find in the manual an explanation of what these do and the help file does not have any info.
How do you tell the PLC when the operator has modified the value?

So it's basically a bug or oversite on Siemens part that there is no good way to do it and your just stuck trying to do a work around. I'll add this to my growing list of things that suck about Siemens right next to not being able to have a lighted push button on the HMI.

Thanks huggy, I was not aware their were basic software differences between the panel series. I can understand the low end panels having cheaper components, lower end touch screen and such to keep cost down. But handicapping the software on the low end seems a little silly to me.

Yes I understand there will be limitations due to hardware. But we are talking about very basic features that you would expect to have in any HMI not something exotic. For example the basic panel has some more advanced features like recipes but on the other hand you can't do something as basic as a lighted push button. Seems a bit odd doesn't it?