Omron CX-Programmer 9, Operation Manual

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PART 1: CX-Programmer
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Use the following procedure to edit contacts or coils in simple dialog mode .
1, 2, 3… 8. Double-click on the required contact in the Ladder program. The Edit Contact dialog or
Edit Coil dialog is displayed.
9. Enter a name or address for the contact or coil. This can be typed in directly or selected
from the field.
Note: Check the Show with comment dialog option in the Diagram tab of the Options dialog
to display a comment dialog. The dialog is displayed after the OK pushbutton is
selected on the
Contact or Coil dialog.
10. Select the OK pushbutton to complete the operation. Select the Cancel pushbutton to
abort the operation.
Note: When inputting contacts or coils using CX-Programmer Ver.5.0 or later, symbols can be filtered
by symbol name and I/O comment and displayed in a list. When inputting contacts or coils, a text
string can be input to filter symbols for those with symbol names or I/O comments that contain the
specified string. A list of the resulting symbols is displayed in
address_comment or
name_address_comment combinations in a drop-down list. The desired symbol can then be input
by selecting it from the list. Use this function to increase input efficiency when inputting symbols
or comments that have been input before. This function can be used in both Ladder Section
Windows and the Function Block Editor.
Example:
Input temp in the Symbol/Address Input field.
Click the button on the right of the field to display the following drop-down list of all symbols
and addresses that contain “temp” in either the symbol name or I/O comment.
A list of all symbols/addresses that contain the
text string
“
temp
”
is displayed.
For example, select the item at the bottom of the list temp_alarm02, W0.05, The lower part of a
device A temperature error (70 degrees min) to simply input the symbol named temp_alarm02.