Documentation Conventions

Product-related Abbreviations and Terminology

This manual uses the following terminology.

Terminology	Description
The Software	Indicates PM Designer, the integrated development tool for HMI products
The HMI Runtime	Indicates PanelExpress, a software running on the Windows based devices.
Application	The screen application created by the Software on the PC.
Target Panel	The HMI (Human-Machine Interface) units where the screen application is downloaded to and displayed from or the computer that runs the HMI Runtime.
The HMI unit(s)	All PanelMaster Series HMI products
T series	PT series HMI products
X series	PX series HMI products
Controller	Indicates controller, such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), motion controllers, thermal controllers, inverters, and so on.

This manual uses the following abbreviations.

Abbreviations	Corresponding Target Panel
PM	All PanelMaster Series HMI products

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Source.The PM Designer Software User Manual, Edition 2.0, © Cermate Technologies Inc. (www.cermate.com, service@cermate.com). Reproduced online, with the manual's own figures, by TSL Automation Solutions, authorised Cermate distributor, for users of Cermate HMI panels. PM Designer and PanelMaster are trademarks of Cermate Technologies Inc.

Text and figures are the manufacturer's and may describe features your panel or software version does not have. For a plain-language introduction read the PM Designer guide; for help with a specific panel contact TSL Automation.