Omron CX-PROGRAMMER V9, Operation Manual

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OMRON PART 1: CX-Programmer
CX-Programmer_Page (xix)
Improved I/O Table Window (CS/CJ-series PLCs Only)
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Setting CPU Bus Unit and Special I/O Unit Parameters in the I/O Table Window
Previous version (Ver. 5.0) New version (Ver. 6.0)
The CX-Programmer had to be
online and only the following
Communications Unit settings could
be made from the I/O table window.
1. Software Switch Settings
(for Controller Link Units,
Ethernet Units, Serial
Communication Boards/Units,
etc.)
2. Unit Settings (Ethernet Units)
If the PLC model is set to the CS/CJ-series, parameters for Special I/O Units
and CPU Bus Units (such as the allocated DM area and CPU Bus Unit System
Settings) can be set offline without knowing the parameter addresses. The
parameter data and I/O table can be downloaded (see note), uploaded, or
compared with the actual PLC’s data. The parameter data can also be stored in
a CX-Programmer project file (extension .CXP) or an individual Unit’s
parameters can be stored as a file (extension .XML).
Note: When downloading PLC memory data from the computer to an actual PLC, a warning will be
displayed if the PLC memory area addresses to be transferred from the computer overlap the
addresses of the Special Unit settings in the computer’s I/O Table Window.
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Monitoring Additional Rack Information in the I/O Table Window
Previous version (Ver. 5.0) New version (Ver. 6.0)
The Rack’s power supply
status,
If the PLC model is set to the CS/CJ-series, each Rack’s power consumption and rack
width (CJ-series only) is displayed offline in a dialog box. When the CX-Programmer is
online, the CPU Unit’s front DIP Switch settings can be monitored in a dialog box.
Improved Data Trace and Time Chart Functions
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Storing Collected Data in CSV Files
Previous version (Ver. 5.0) New version (Ver. 6.0)
Data collected with the Data
Trace function or Time Chart
Monitor function could be
stored in specialized CX-
Programmer (.cdt) files only.
Data collected with the Data Trace function or Time Chart Monitor function can be
stored in standard CSV files, so the collected data can be analyzed/printed with
programs such as Microsoft Excel.
Improved Function Block Functions
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Nesting Function Blocks
Previous version (Ver. 5.0) New version (Ver. 6.0)
A function block could not be
called from another function
block. (Nesting not
supported.)
A function block can be called from another function block (nested). Up to 8 nesting
levels are supported.
The languages of the calling function block and called function block can be either
ladder language or ST language.
The nesting level relationship between function blocks can be displayed in a directory
tree format.
All nested function block definitions are stored in one Function Block Library file (.cxf
extension).