LadderLogic
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ALL CAPS for HMI/MMI use
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BachPhi
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That is how you spot a foreign spy
That's lame!
I use all caps on everything. I also write in all capitals. I suspect it is due to my drafting background.
Also, all of our machine tagging is done in capitals - such as pushbuttons/etc. It just seems to come out better on the engraving machine and tiny labels.
To me, it looks better and is less ambiguous with the small/big letter issues IMO. If you use all caps it eliminates 1/2 of the possibilities (I, l, 1, 0, O, o, etc).
I totally agree, however, that lowercase can present more words in a given space (unless you use a mono-space font)
Also, all of our machine tagging is done in capitals - such as pushbuttons/etc. It just seems to come out better on the engraving machine and tiny labels.
To me, it looks better and is less ambiguous with the small/big letter issues IMO. If you use all caps it eliminates 1/2 of the possibilities (I, l, 1, 0, O, o, etc).
I totally agree, however, that lowercase can present more words in a given space (unless you use a mono-space font)
BachPhi
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I am lame then, haha. Or maybe an exception to machine taggings.
We use all CAPS too. I like the argument relating to engraved tags. Texts on the HMI are like bullet-points or titles anyway, you often see them all CAPS too.
Either way, I guess it is a matter of preference.
Side note, some of my coworkers have the tendency to write Bar in stead of BAR. That really messes with my OCD.
Either way, I guess it is a matter of preference.
Side note, some of my coworkers have the tendency to write Bar in stead of BAR. That really messes with my OCD.
BachPhi
Member
Absolutely, No ALL CAPS with PLC codings.
HMI screen - Preference perhaps.
Machine Taggging, Legend plate - All CAPS
HMI screen - Preference perhaps.
Machine Taggging, Legend plate - All CAPS
I had to check because I honestly wasn’t sure what I do.
I use all caps for my tags. I don’t use all caps for my rung comments. I do, however, use all caps for the tag descriptions as well.
I think it has just been followed from one place I worked to the next. It appears to be the same for the last 3 places I’ve worked, at least.
I use all caps for my tags. I don’t use all caps for my rung comments. I do, however, use all caps for the tag descriptions as well.
I think it has just been followed from one place I worked to the next. It appears to be the same for the last 3 places I’ve worked, at least.
What infuriates me even more is people who write "Kpa" instead of "kPa". There are two abbreviations in those three letters, and you got them both wrong!
LadderLogic
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theColonel26
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or "Ph" instead of "pH"
AustralIan
Member
Does anyone advocate alternating caps, to keep the fun alive?
AlArM oN MaChInE 1
//I hOpE yOu DoN't HaVe To TrOuBlEsHoOt ThIs BiT oF cOdE
If so I'll create a driver where if you doubletap Caps lock, you get alternating caps mode.
AlArM oN MaChInE 1
//I hOpE yOu DoN't HaVe To TrOuBlEsHoOt ThIs BiT oF cOdE
If so I'll create a driver where if you doubletap Caps lock, you get alternating caps mode.
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