Defining background color for the interface

The interface editor provides a possibility to define a safe style and a different background color for a →block.

If you are already using →calls of the →block within →graphical editors, Neuron recommends to close all editors before the interface is changed. When e.g. the FBD-editor is re-opened, the changed interface is automatically updated in some aspects.

How to define the safe style for the block:

  1. Switch to the tab Properties.

  2. Check Safe style.
    Result for legacy styling: The background color of the complete block switches to color "gold" (or a respective shade of yellow).
    Result for smart styling: The background color of the header only switches to color "gold".

Neuron recommends to use this safe style only if a block tracks safe signals when developing safety-related applications. Do not misuse this setting for other blocks because the color "gold" or the shades of yellow are used for tracking safe signals when developing safety-related applications. The misuse of this setting could have the consequence that the color "gold" or the shades of yellow might also identify a non-safe logic as well.

How to define a different background color for the complete block (this is only possible for legacy styling because the field for the background color is not provided for smart styling):

  1. Switch to the tab Properties.

  2. Click onto the field beside of Background color.

  3. From the drop-down list, select the requested color (e.g. DodgerBlue). (info) The list provides the colors according to: https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_colors.asp
    Result: The preview is updated but only if Safe style is unchecked.

Neuron recommends that you and/or your system integrator do not use yellow shades when designing FBD-elements because the color "Yellow" is used for tracking safe signals when developing safety-related applications. This recommendation applies in particular when you are using the legacy styling. Neuron Power Engineer does not check if colors are already used elsewhere. So the use of the yellow shades by you and/or your system integrator could have the consequence that "yellow" might also identify a non-safe logic as well.