Omron CX-PROGRAMMER V9, Operation Manual

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PART 1: CX-Programmer
CHAPTER 1 – Technical Specifications OMRON
CX-Programmer _Page 6
5. Select a topic from the third step field and select the Display pushbutton, or double-click
on the topic from the third step field. Select the Clear pushbutton to restart the Find
operation.
The Find operation can be enhanced by the use of the Options pushbutton and Rebuild push-button. Refer to
Microsoft Windows documentation for further information.
Instruction Reference
CX-Programmer supports additional help for CS/CJ/CP-series PLCs, CV-series PLCs and C-series PLCs. All
valid instructions relating to PLC programming can be retrieved by selecting
Instruction Reference from the
Help menu, followed by either CS/CJ/CP-Series , CV-Series or C-Series . Individual help topics are displayed.
Keyboard Mapping Reference
CX-Programmer supports a function to customize the keyboard mapping, and provides default keyboard
mapping files for CX-Programmer, SYSWIN and SYSMAC Support Software. A list of each keyboard mapping
file is displayed.
Note: Guidance can be displayed for CX-Programmer functions for SYSMAC Support Software
operations and SYSWIN operations by selecting Function Key Guidance from the View
menu. The CX-Programmer shortcut key allocations for all keys can be displayed by selecting
Information Window from the View menu.
Context Sensitive Help
CX-Programmer supports the use of context sensitive help. The relevant on-line help topic is provided
automatically by selecting the current area of the display responsible for carrying out those actions. Select the F1
function key to retrieve context sensitive help. Some dialogs include a
Help pushbutton when F1 cannot be
accessed.
It is also possible to retrieve context sensitive help by selecting the Help button from the
toolbar and selecting an area of the display to retrieve help.
About CX-Programmer
CX-Programmer includes an About button accessible from the toolbar. The About CX-
Programmer dialog supplies technical reference information about the application such as
version and copyright information. It also contains essential version number information that
is required for obtaining technical support.
Status Bar
The status bar is displayed at the bottom of many of the CX-Programmer display and tool windows. It provides
several helpful pieces of information while programming:
♦
Instant Help . A brief message appears in the status bar as menu commands and buttons are selected.
♦
On-line Status . This shows the on-line or off-line status of the PLC. If connection to a PLC is lost, the status
bar will indicate this by flashing.
♦ Network and Node number . This shows the network number and the node number of the current PLC,
which the cursor is pointing at. When connected to a simulator, Simulator will be displayed instead.
♦
PLC Operating Mode . When connected to a PLC, this shows the current PLC mode. Connection errors are
also displayed here.
♦
Connected PLC and CPU Type . The currently connected PLC and associated CPU can always be
referenced in the status bar.
♦ PLC Cycle Time . This shows the current cycle time of the PLC when connected.
♦
Cursor Position . This shows the position of the cursor within the program.
♦ On-line Edit Buffer Size . This shows the size remaining in the on-line edit buffer when connected to a PLC
and editing on-line.
♦
PLC memory backup . This shows the status of the PLC memory backup.
The CX-Programmer status bar can be enabled and disabled by selecting the Status Bar option from the View
menu.