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PART 3: CX-Server Runtime
OMRON CHAPTER 1 – Technical Specification
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CHAPTER 1
Technical Specification
This chapter describes the CX-Server software in general terms and introduces the user to the relationship
between CX-Server and associated products. It also provides details of the operating environment, minimum
configuration and installation procedures necessary for the satisfactory operation of CX-Server.
CX-Server Software
CX-Server is a communications management system in Microsoft Windows for OMRON PLCs. It provides
facilities to maintain PLC device and address information and to communicate with OMRON PLCs and their
supported network types.
CX-Server consists of the following components:
As well as acting as a server for other OMRON software, CX-Server includes other customer tools:
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CX-Server DDE Manager tool. A tool for allowing transference of data between PLCs and a client using
DDE, for example Microsoft Excel.
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CX-Server Import tool. This tool is used for addresses and PLCs defined using the CVSS and LSS
products. It allows definitions of addresses and PLCs to be used by importing them into a CX-Server
project file.
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CX-Server Performance Monitor tool. A tool for monitoring communications throughput and for
displaying CX-Server’s current performance level (i.e. a check to see if CX-Server is becoming
overloaded).
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CX-Server Driver Manager tool. A tool for installing and un-installing new software drivers for support
of hardware devices.
CX-Server comprises various executables, Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) and components. In order to use
certain communication types (i.e. Ethernet, SYSMAC LINK, SYSMAC NET), some settings must be
configured prior to use – separate to the software installation. Refer to
Chapter 3- Communications for further
details.
About this Manual
This User Manual acts as a reference for CX-Server by describing its various concepts and abilities. It also
provides the basics of using its dialogs and supplied utilities.
Caution This manual is referred to from other software that utilises CX-Server, for instance,
CX-Programmer, CX-Protocol, CX-Supervisor or CX-Server OPC and CX-Server
Lite. Subsequently, some topics contained in this user manual may not be relevant.
CX-Server comes with a context-sensitive online help system which is designed to complement this manual and
to provide a quick reference at any point while using CX-Server when the manual is not to hand. This general
help system uses a fast hypertext system, which allows progressively detailed information about any topic to be
obtained by selecting keywords within the descriptive text.
Throughout this manual it is assumed that the reader has a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and know
how to:
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use the keyboard and mouse;
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select options from Microsoft Windows menus;
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operate dialog boxes;
♦ locate, open and save data files;
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edit, cut and paste text;
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use the Microsoft Windows desktop environment.
If the installed version of Microsoft Windows has not been used before, it is recommended that the reader
spends some time working with it using the Microsoft documentation before using CX-Server.