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1-4 Specifications
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1-4 Specifications
The specifications of the Ladder Monitor are given below.
Applicable PLC (host)
SYSMAC CS/CJ Series, NSJ Series
Applicable NS-series
PT ports
•
Serial port A or B (RS-232C ports)
•
Ethernet port (for PTs with an Ethernet port)
•
Controller Link (Using an NS-CLK21 Controller Link Interface Unit)
•
NSJ Controller Section ports
Communications
modes between PLC
and PT
•
Serial port A or B: 1:N NT Link
•
Ethernet port/Controller Link port: Settings to enable
communications are made in both the PLC and PT.
Port selection
method
Setting screen of the Ladder Monitor (Only ports registered in CX-Designer
can be selected.)
Destination PLC
selection method
Setting screen of the Ladder Monitor (Only hosts registered in CX-Designer
can be selected.)
Startup method
From the System Menu of the PT or from user screens
Number of rows
•
NS15: 22 max.
•
NS12: 17 max.
•
NS10/8: 13 max.
The number depends on whether comment displays and Multiple I/O
Monitor are used.
Note: You can scroll one row at time when there are more than the above
number of rows in one program section.
Number of columns
•
NS15: 21 max.
•
NS12: 16 max.
•
NS10/8: 13 max.
Note: Columns cannot be scrolled.
No. of TR bits: 8 max. (A program section using TR8 to TR15
cannot be displayed; a program section error will occur.
Limitations
per
program
section
No. of lines: 22 max. (A program section with more than 22
lines cannot be displayed and the error message “This
program section cannot be shown” will be displayed.)
I/O comments
•
In the ladder display area, I/O comments can displayed in one line, three
lines, or not at all.
•
Up to five characters per line can be displayed for an I/O comment for a
particular address.
•
Specified addresses can be displayed in the I/O comment area (up to 71
characters for the NS15, 43 characters for the NS12, or 23 characters for
the NS10/8).
Section breaks: Displayed as “- [SECTION].”
Rung comments, comment boxes, and rung annotation are not displayed.
Displaying ladder
program section
Block program: [BPRG] is displayed. (Mnemonics are not displayed in
block programs.)
Function blocks: -[FB] is displayed. (Function block contents are not
displayed.)
I/O comments
I/O comments can be read from a symbol table in the PLC and displayed.
This I/O comment data is saved in the PT, so it does not need to be read
from the tables the next time.
Note: If the symbol tables cannot be transferred to the PLC, the I/O
Comment Extracting Tool can be used to create an I/O comment file.
Ladder diagram status and word present values can be monitored.
Ladder Monitor
Word present values can be displayed in hexadecimal, decimal, or signed
decimal.
Summary of Contents for ns series
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Page 19: ...Section 1 Introduction ...
Page 31: ...Section 2 Installation ...
Page 43: ...Section 3 Basic Operation ...
Page 93: ...Section 4 Troubleshooting ...
Page 100: ...4 1 Troubleshooting 4 1 4 Error Message When Using Programming Console Function 98 ...
Page 101: ...Appendices ...
Page 106: ...A 2 Standard Models 104 ...
Page 107: ...NS Series Ladder Monitor OPERATION MANUAL I O Comment Extracting Tool ...
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Page 119: ...1 5 Specifications Section 2 Installation ...
Page 121: ...2 1 Installing the I O Comment Extracting Tool Section 3 Basic Operation ...
Page 128: ...3 3 Uninstalling the I O Comment Extracting Tool 22 ...
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