Omron NS10-TV Series User Manual Download

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Cat. No. V073-E1-14

Programmable Terminals

NS-Series
NS15-TX_, NS12-TS_, NS10-TV_,
NS8-TV_,
NS5-SQ_, NS5-TQ_, NS5-MQ_

PROGRAMMING MANUAL

Summary of Contents for NS10-TV Series

Page 1: ...Cat No V073 E1 14 Programmable Terminals NS Series NS15 TX_ NS12 TS_ NS10 TV_ NS8 TV_ NS5 SQ_ NS5 TQ_ NS5 MQ_ PROGRAMMING MANUAL ...

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Page 3: ...the manual or applying the product to nuclear control systems railroad systems aviation systems vehicles combustion sys tems medical equipment amusement machines safety equipment and other systems machines and equipment that may have a serious influence on lives and property if used improperly consult your OMRON representative Make sure that the ratings and performance characteristics of the produ...

Page 4: ...ogramming manual Notation The following notation is used in this manual Note Indicates additional information on operation descriptions or settings N N No o ot tte e e Precautions for Correct Use Precautions for correct use describe items that are essential for functionality and performance when using the product and operating methods for maintaining reliability ...

Page 5: ...to only the CJ2 CPU Units C Series Indicates Programmable Controllers in the OMRON SYSMAC C Series of Pro grammable Controllers C200HS C200HX HG HE E ZE CQM1 CQM1H CPM1A CPM2A CPM2C CVM1 CV Series Indicates Programmable Controllers in the OMRON SYSMAC CV CVM1 Se ries of Programmable Controllers CV500 CV1000 CV2000 CVM1 Serial Communications Unit Indicates a Serial Communications Unit for an OMRON ...

Page 6: ...ides information on NS Series V1 and V2 PTs i e NS15 V2 NS12 V NS10 V NS8 V and NS5 V Describes how to connect the PT to the host and peripheral devices methods to setup communica tions and operation and procedures for maintenance Refer to the NS Series Programming Manual V073 E1 for information on PT functions and specific operating procedures Confirming PT Functions Operations and Procedures NS ...

Page 7: ...3 4 NT Links 1 21 1 3 5 Host Link 1 22 1 3 6 EtherNet IP 1 22 1 3 7 PT Memory 1 22 1 4 System Configuration 1 28 1 4 1 Peripheral Devices 1 28 1 4 2 Connecting to the Host 1 31 1 5 Procedure before Operation 1 32 Section 2 NS Series Functions 2 1 Project Data 2 1 2 1 1 Project Configuration 2 1 2 1 2 Project Properties 2 3 2 2 NS Series Screen Types 2 9 2 2 1 Display Colors 2 9 2 2 2 Screen Config...

Page 8: ...Bars 2 93 2 8 12 Frames 2 94 2 8 13 Flicker Extension Tab 2 95 2 8 14 Write Settings Extension Tab 2 100 2 8 15 Passwords Extension Tab 2 104 2 8 16 Control Flags Extension Tab 2 111 2 8 17 Macro Extension Tab 2 112 2 8 18 Size Position Extension Tab 2 113 2 8 19 Change Input Order 2 115 2 8 20 String Table 2 116 2 9 Buttons 2 119 2 9 1 ON OFF Buttons 2 119 2 9 2 Word Buttons 2 127 2 9 3 Command B...

Page 9: ...2 327 2 15 2 Data Log Graphs 2 336 2 15 3 Example Setting Procedure 2 347 2 16 Broken line Graphs 2 365 2 17 Data Blocks 2 378 2 17 1 What Is a Data Block 2 378 2 17 2 Data Block Tables 2 389 2 17 3 Using Data Blocks 2 400 2 18 System Clock 2 406 2 18 1 Date Object 2 406 2 18 2 Time Objects 2 409 2 19 Machine Navigator Function 2 412 2 19 1 Machine Navigator 2 412 2 19 2 Contents Display 2 421 2 1...

Page 10: ...trings 3 17 3 6 1 Inputting Numerals 3 17 3 6 2 Inputting Character Strings 3 20 3 7 Using Alarm Event Summary History Functions 3 22 3 8 Using Operation Log Functions 3 26 3 8 1 Settings for Operation Logs 3 27 3 8 2 Checking Operation Logs 3 27 3 9 Displaying and Setting System Clock 3 28 3 9 1 Displaying Date and Time 3 28 3 9 2 Setting Date and Time 3 28 3 10 Prohibiting and Allowing PT Operat...

Page 11: ...eration 5 16 5 2 7 Communications Errors and Countermeasures 5 18 5 2 8 Troubleshooting Macros 5 28 5 2 9 Troubleshooting Errors with EtherNet IP Communications 5 30 Appendices Appendix 1 Specifications A 1 A 1 1 Display Specifications A 1 A 1 2 Specifications for Display Elements A 5 A 1 3 Special Functions A 9 Appendix 2 List of Models A 10 A 2 1 PT Models A 10 Appendix 3 PLC Memory Areas A 12 A...

Page 12: ...Contents vi NS Series Programming Manual ...

Page 13: ...es PTs including their functions features connection types and communication methods It gives an understanding of the capabilities of the NS series PTs 1 1 NS series PT Operation 1 1 1 2 NS series PT Functions 1 4 1 3 Communicating with the Host 1 20 1 4 System Configuration 1 28 1 5 Procedure before Operation 1 32 ...

Page 14: ...ing users 1 1 1 How NS series PTs Work at FA Production Sites Monitoring Line Operating Status The system and device operating status can be displayed in real time Graphs can be used to improve visual expressions to display data in an easy to understand format Instructions for FA Staff PTs can be used to notify operators if there is a system or device error and provides information on appropriate ...

Page 15: ...ommands from the host or touch switch operations Reading Data from the Host NS series PTs connect to the host using NT Links Ethernet for NS15 TX01 V2 NS12 TS01 B V1 V2 NS10 TV01 B V1 V2 NS8 TV 1 B V1 V2 NS5 SQ 1 B V1 NS5 SQ 1 B V2 NS5 TQ 1 B V2 or NS5 MQ 1 B V2 or Controller Link when Controller Link Interface Unit is in stalled communications to automatically read required data from the host NT ...

Page 16: ... personal computer using an RS 232C cable a USB cable or Ethernet NS15 TX01 V2 NS12 TS01 B V1 V2 NS10 TV01 B V1 V2 NS8 TV 1 B V1 V2 NS5 SQ01 B V1 NS5 SQ 1 B V2 NS5 TQ 1 B V2 or S5 MQ 1 B V2 RS 232C USB Ethernet Screen data Computer CX Designer Create screen data Connect the computer to the PT only when transferring screen data to or from the CX Designer Screen data can also be transferred using Me...

Page 17: ... port are possible while still connected to CX Designer 2 Bar code data can be read from a bar code reader via the other port while communicating with the host Ethernet Interface Ethernet communications with the host are possible for the NS15 TX01 V2 NS12 TS01 B V1 V2 NS10 TV01 B V1 V2 NS8 TV 1 B V1 V2 NS5 SQ01 B V1 NS5 SQ 1 B V2 NS5 TQ 1 B V2 or NS5 MQ 1 B V2 Ethernet IP communications with the h...

Page 18: ...h STN LCD The NS5 TQ V2 uses a 320 dot horizontal 240 dot vertical 256 color 5 7 inch bright TFT LCD The NS5 MQ V2 uses a 320 dot horizontal 240 dot vertical 16 grayscale monochrome 5 7 inch bright STN LCD For BMP or JPEG images 32 000 color displays 4 096 colors for the NS5 SQ 16 grayscales for the NS5 MQ are supported More Precise Touch Switches The NS12 TS0 V1 NS10 TV0 V1 NS5 SQ0 V1 and NS5 SQ ...

Page 19: ... 3 pop up windows can be displayed at the same time on a normal screen Commands to switch screens can also be given from the host Strong Processing Functions Using Macros 1 Various instructions are available including arithmetic operations bit operations logic operations comparison operations screen controls open close etc and object movement 2 Processing can be performed independently from the ho...

Page 20: ...bright TFT 10 100Base T NS12 TS01B V2 Black 12 1 inch bright TFT 10 100Base T NS10 TV00 V2 Ivory 10 4 inch bright TFT Not available NS10 TV00B V2 Black 10 4 inch bright TFT Not available NS10 TV01 V2 Ivory 10 4 inch bright TFT 10 100Base T NS10 TV01B V2 Black 10 4 inch bright TFT 10 100Base T NS8 TV00 V2 Ivory 8 4 inch bright TFT Not available NS8 TV00B V2 Black 8 4 inch bright TFT Not available N...

Page 21: ...N Not available NS5 MQ00B V2 Black 5 7 inch monochrome STN Not available NS5 MQ01 V2 Ivory 5 7 inch monochrome STN 10 100Base T NS5 MQ01B V2 Black 5 7 inch monochrome STN 10 100Base T NS5 MQ10 V2 Ivory 5 7 inch monochrome STN Not available NS5 MQ10B V2 Black 5 7 inch monochrome STN Not available NS5 MQ11 V2 Ivory 5 7 inch monochrome STN 10 100Base T NS5 MQ11B V2 Black 5 7 inch monochrome STN 10 10...

Page 22: ...al 256 color 10 4 in bright TFT LCD NS8 TV V1 640 x 480 dot horizontal x vertical 256 color 8 0 in bright TFT LCD NS8 TV0 V2 640 x 480 dot horizontal x vertical 256 color 8 4 in bright TFT LCD NS5 SQ V1 V2 32 0 x 24 0 dot horizontal x vertical 256 color 5 7 in STN LCD NS5 TQ V2 32 0 x 24 0 dot horizontal x vertical 256 color 5 7 in bright TFT LCD NS5 MQ V2 320 x 240 dot horizontal x vertical 5 7 i...

Page 23: ... and times Device Monitor Function When connected to a PLC via a 1 1 NT Link 1 N NT Link or Ethernet the PLC s operating mode can be changed words in the PLC can be read or written error information can be written etc Data Transfers Screen data and system programs can be transferred by the Transfer Data function on the CX Designer or by using Memory Cards Data can also be transferred to the PT thr...

Page 24: ...registered to the screens as required There are three types of buttons ON OFF buttons word buttons and command buttons The following functions can be executed by touching the buttons on the screen Turn bits ON or OFF ON OFF buttons Write numerals to words word buttons Switch the displayed screen command buttons Transfer numeral or character string data command buttons Open close or move pop up scr...

Page 25: ... Word lamp Fixed character strings can be displayed as lamp labels In addition multiple lines can be displayed Numeral Display and Input Numerals stored at the allocated address can be displayed and data can be input to the allocated ad dress Four different data formats can be displayed as required including decimal and hexadecimal and data can be stored as required in any of eleven data formats i...

Page 26: ...om the host can be controlled enabled or disabled by allocating the address of a control flag Virtual keyboard input Character string Character string Barcode input Character string Thumbwheel Switches The numerical contents of the allocated address can be input by incrementing or decrementing the numeral using the and buttons for each digit Also inputs from the host can be controlled enabled or d...

Page 27: ...yed can be stored in a text file and any character string in the text file can be specified for display Indirect Specification From a Character String Table Any character string can be specified for display from preset character strings in a character string table Message Indicator Function Character strings and background colors to be displayed can be registered for each status number and any reg...

Page 28: ...be selected from a quarter circle semi circle and full circle The display direction up down left or right incremental direction for the meter clockwise or anti clockwise and whether or not scaling will be used can be set Broken line Graphs Broken line graphs display the present values for multiple consecutive allocated addresses on one graph Up to 256 line graphs can be displayed in one broken lin...

Page 29: ...selected System Clock The system clock displays the current date and time The date and time can also be changed Data Blocks Data blocks recipes enable reading writing values and character strings from to memory areas such as those in a PLC Data blocks can be used to easily change the setup of the system Create the data in a CSV file and store it in the PT beforehand This data can be changed while ...

Page 30: ... Video Displays Installing a Video Input Unit NS CA001 on the NS12 NS10 or NS8 enables displaying images output from video devices such as video cameras or Vision Sensors to be displayed on the PT Up to four video devices can be connected to the PT There are two input methods NTSC and PAL 4ch 3ch 2ch 1ch Video cameras or Vision Sensors With an NS15 NS12 NS10 or NS8 PT an NS CA002 RGB Video Input U...

Page 31: ...xecution condition The Multifunction Object function enables operations that were performed using a combination of mac ros and multiple functional objects to be performed in one operation 1 Turns ON B100 2 Sets DM100 to 10 3 Turns ON CIO0 0 4 Switches to screen 50 Executed in one operation Safety functions can be set as an execution condition for when the Multifunction Object is pressed e g Double...

Page 32: ...amming Manual Character string Contents switching address value 0 Switches to display the character string and image registered to contents number 1 Contents switching address value 1 Displays the character string and image registered to contents number 0 Manual1 bmp ...

Page 33: ...ions are possible for hosts Refer to the Host Connection Manual Temp Control MemLink for details on Temperature Controller connections and Memory Links Refer to the Host Connection Manual Multivendor Connection for de tails on connecting to another company s PLC 1 3 2 Ethernet Hosts connected on the Ethernet can communicate with devices that support FINS Factory Interface Network Service messages ...

Page 34: ... allows other bits in the word to which a touch switch has been allocated to be used for another applications such as lamp allocations However data is written in word units only in the DM and EM Areas so other bits in the word to which touch switches are allocated cannot be used for other applications in these memory areas 3 NS series PTs can be connected without switching PLC operating modes 4 Up...

Page 35: ...ng a CPU Unit with a built in EtherNet IP port These CPU Units contain a tag name server so if tag names and an address table are stored in advance in the CPU Unit it is possible to perform access from the NS series PT using only the tag names 1 3 7 PT Memory PT memory is made up of internal memory and system memory Internal Memory The internal memory in the PT can be read and written by the user ...

Page 36: ...update the system memory wherever it is allocated The update timing will be different depending on whether SB or SW is used directly or whether an address in the allocated memory is used SB Address Operation Classification 0 Operation Signal Pulse Repeatedly turns ON and OFF during PT operation 1 Operation Signal Always ON Always ON during operation 2 Screen Switch Strobe ON Switches screen OFF Sy...

Page 37: ...rt Printing Capture Screen 26 Stop Printing 27 Test Pattern Printing 28 Printer head cleaning Ignored for PictBridge 29 Update Printer Status NS status control 30 Printer Busy Status Capture Busy Status NS status notification 31 Notification of Printer Error Capture Screen Error NS status notification 32 Alarm Event History Initialization Executed when ON NS status notification and control 33 Alar...

Page 38: ...NS status notification and control 54 Password Level 1 Operable Status NS status notification 55 Password Level 2 Operable Status NS status notification 56 Password Level 3 Operable Status NS status notification 57 Password Level 4 Operable Status NS status notification 58 Password Level 5 Operable Status NS status notification 59 Reserved Do not access 60 Reserved Do not access 61 Reserved Do not...

Page 39: ...al object 24 Macro error screen number FFFFh for project macros 25 Macro error object ID number FFFFh for project screen macros 26 Error macro execution timing 0 When loading a project 4 Alarm Event ON 5 Alarm Event OFF 10 When loading a screen 11 When unloading a screen 20 Touch ON 21 Touch OFF 22 Before inputting numeral and string 23 Before writing numeral and string 25 Before changing numeral ...

Page 40: ...istory data only 2 Cleared alarm event history data only 3 Cleared and confirmed alarm event history data only 4 Resolved alarm event history data and number of occurrences NS status control R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e Refer to 2 4 System Memory for information on the numeral formats written to system memory Refer to System Word Memory under 2 4 System Memory for information on th...

Page 41: ... 2 NTSC PAL cable Host Twisted pair cable Video Input Unit See note 3 Video camera or Vision Sensor Bar Code Reader Read bar codes as text string data Monitor See note 6 VGA cable See note 6 Note 1 Only the following models support Ethernet NS15 TX01 NS12 TS01 B NS10 TV01 B NS8 TV 1 B NS5 SQ 1 B NS5 TQ 1 B and NS5 MQ 1 B Note 2 Only the following models support the Controller Link Interface Unit N...

Page 42: ...nded Memory Cards Refer to 3 6 Using Memory Cards in the NS Series Setup Man ual Model Memory capacity Memory type HMC EF183 128 MB Flash memory HMC EF283 256 MB Flash memory HMC EF583 512 MB Flash memory CX Designer Refer to 3 3 Connecting the CX Designer in the NS Series Setup Manual OMRON CX Designer NS CXDC1 V CX Designer CD ROM Video Input Unit Refer to section 3 7 in the NS Series Setup Manu...

Page 43: ...rotective Covers for NS8 NT31C KBA05 Protective Covers for NS5 Transparent Protective Covers NS12 KBA05N Protective Covers for NS12 NS10 NT7 KBA05N Protective Covers for NS8 NT31C KBA05N Protective Covers for NS5 Chemical resistive Covers NT30 KBA01 Chemical resistive Covers for NS5 Replacement Battery CJ1W BAT01 Replacement Battery for NS12 NS10 NS8 NS5 Attachment For replacing NT Series with NS ...

Page 44: ...er can be connected See note Note Only one of these can be connected to each port Ethernet communications with the host and CX Designer are possible for the NS15 TX01 V2 NS12 TS01 B V1 V2 NS10 TV01 B V1 V2 NS8 TV 1 B V1 V2 NS5 SQ01 B V1 NS5 SQ 1 B V2 NS5 TQ 1 B V2 and NS5 MQ 1 B V2 Ethernet interface 8 pin modular connector 10 100Base T With the NS15 NS12 and NS10 a Controller Link Interface Unit ...

Page 45: ...st Connection Manual Multivendor Connection Peripheral connections Power connections System program installation See note Refer to CX Designer Online Help and NS series Setup Manual Refer to NS Series Setup Manual Screen creation Refer to CX Designer Online Help and Programming Manual Screen transfer System menu settings Refer to NS series Setup Manual and CX Designer Online Help Host connections ...

Page 46: ...L CPU UNIT Operation Manual W462 SYSMAC CP series CP1H CPU UNIT Operation Manual W450 SYSMAC CS Series Operation Manual W339 SYSMAC CS CJ Series Serial Communications Boards Units Operation Manual W336 SYSMAC CJ Series Operation Manual W393 SYSMAC CS CJ Series Programming Manual W394 SYSMAC CS CJ Series Instruction Reference Manual W340 SYSMAC CS CJ Series Programming Console Operation Manual W341...

Page 47: ...P Unit SYSMAC CS CJ Series EtherNet IP Units Operation Manual W465 Controller Link Support Board Operation Manual W307 Controller Link Support Board Controller Link Support Board for PCI Bus Operation Manual W383 Controller Link Unit Operation Manual W309 Controller Link Unit Optical Ring Controller Link Units Operation Manual W370 ...

Page 48: ...Section 1 Overview 1 5 Procedure before Operation 1 35 NS Series Programming Manual ...

Page 49: ...ns Address Settings 2 47 2 6 Fixed Objects 2 58 2 7 Registering Using Library 2 64 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions 2 65 2 9 Buttons 2 119 2 10 Lamps 2 153 2 11 Multifunction Objects 2 161 2 12 Display and Input Objects 2 239 2 13 Display 2 270 2 14 Alarms and Events 2 298 2 15 Data Logs 2 327 2 16 Broken line Graphs 2 365 2 17 Data Blocks 2 378 2 18 System Clock 2 406 2 19 Machine Navigator...

Page 50: ...e data that makes up projects Project Screen Functional objects fixed objects Frame Background color Table Sheet Frame CX Designer PT Text file Functional objects fixed objects Functional objects fixed objects Functional objects fixed objects Functional objects fixed objects Functional objects fixed objects Functional objects fixed objects Functional objects fixed objects Table Table Table Text fi...

Page 51: ...itmap objects Flicker settings The flicker settings make fixed and functional objects flicker at specified intervals Ten flicker types can be registered for each screen For fixed objects a selection can be made from three prepared flicker types Password settings This function asks for a password to be entered when functional objects are manipulated A password of up to 16 characters can be set Up t...

Page 52: ... of up to 1 024 functional objects frames and tables can be placed in one screen Up to 2 048 graphic displays can be placed in one screen 2 1 2 Project Properties Set the properties for the project currently being edited The following items can be set using this func tion Settings Contents Title Sets the project title up to 64 characters Switch label Sets the number of labels 1 to 16 and the label...

Page 53: ... the Switch label Tab 2 Make the switch label settings 1 2 3 4 No Settings Contents 1 Number of labels Set how many labels can be switched 1 to 16 2 Switch No Set the label number 3 Label name Set the name for each label number up to 15 characters 4 Initial label Set the label number to show on the screen after power to the PT is turned ON The default setting is 0 ...

Page 54: ...e the macro when loading a project Click the Edit Macro Button to perform programming 2 Alarm Event Specify whether to execute the macro when an alarm event occurs or when an alarm event is cancelled Click the Edit Macro Button to per form programming 3 When changing value Specify whether to execute the macro when a specified address bit is turned ON OFF or when the value in a specified address wo...

Page 55: ...Language Tab 2 Select the system language for the PT The system language will be displayed on the PT for system menus keypads messages dialog boxes etc Pop up Menu Setting 1 Click the Pop up Menu Tab 2 Make the settings for the pop up menu used to set word button command button string display and string input objects ...

Page 56: ...gnize n in character strings as the line feed code and to display multiple line messages when using the message box macro MSGBOX Numeral Input Option 1 Click the Numeral Input Options Tab 2 Set whether to display the present value when entering values in numeral display and input objects or whether to clear the present value and enter the new value ...

Page 57: ... the text and input status background colors when inputting numerals or character strings in numeral display and input objects string display and input objects and temporary input objects Data Format 1 Click the Data Format Tab 2 Select either BCD or binary as the data format when specifying the line numbers for indirectly specified files ...

Page 58: ...n BMP JPEG and other color image data is internally converted by the NS5 MQ and displayed in 16 grayscale levels N N No o ot tte e e Although screen data for the NS5 MQ V2 is displayed in 16 grayscale levels on the CX Designer displays and the NS5 MQ V2 screen the data will be displayed in color if it is con verted to data for a PT model with color displays on the CX Designer or transferred to a P...

Page 59: ...tes are set using CX Designer as properties for each screen Character Colors The color of the characters themselves can also be set The character color is set as one of the properties when setting the labels for each object using CX Designer Character colors can also be specified indirectly 2 2 2 Screen Configuration NS15 NS12 NS10 NS8 and NS5 screens have the following configurations NS5 320 dots...

Page 60: ...g the displayed screen Except for the System Menu Screen for which specific functions have been set up to 4 000 screens can be set for NS series PTs Any number between 0 and 3 999 can be set for these screens In addition up to 32 sheets can be registered for layered display on normal screens Any number be tween 0 and 31 can be set for these sheets When PT screens are created using the CX Designer ...

Page 61: ... created on each page of the frames in the screen R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e Refer to Creating Screens in the CX Designer Online Help for details on creating screens User Screens Normal Screens Normal screens are basic screens displayed during PT operation Any functional objects or fixed objects can be created for normal screens Up to 4 000 screens can be created for each project...

Page 62: ...et as a pop up screen Data Block Tables and Video Displays cannot be created on pop up screens For details refer to Creating Screens in the CX Designer Online Help Sheets Sheets are screens that can be displayed in layers on standard screens If a functional object such as screen switching buttons or date display is used in multiple screens the functional object can be registered to a sheet By then...

Page 63: ... over one user screen If multiple sheets are applied to a normal screen and if the position of the functional objects for the normal screen and the sheets overlaps the standard screen objects will be displayed on top The sheet objects will be displayed in order with the object with the highest screen number on top Normal screen Sheet 1 Sheet 7 Sheets 1 and 7 applied From the top the display will b...

Page 64: ...frames are switched frequently the display update may take some time and communications may be delayed Care must be taken because this means that sometimes data will not be logged or the momentary ON OFF buttons may not operate normally Make sure the functional objects in the frame do not protrude from the frame If the objects do pro trude from the frame when it is created they will be displayed i...

Page 65: ...s in a list for selection Thumbwheel Switch Numerically displays the word data from the specified address and increment and decrement the data when increment decrement but tons are pressed Analogue Meter Displays graphs in three colors in circles semi circles or quarter circles for the word data at the specified addresses Level Meter Displays levels in three colors for the word data at the specifi...

Page 66: ...Frame Switches the specified rectangle area frame Table Displays functional objects in a table format Fixed Objects The following fixed objects can be used Icon Name Contents Rectangle Displays a rectangle Circle Oval Displays a circle or ellipse Line Displays a line or arrow Polyline Displays a polyline Polygon Displays a polygon Sector Displays a sector Arc Display an arc ...

Page 67: ...store all numeral and character string data including data for allocated ad dresses for functional objects Each word contains 16 bits but consecutive words can be used as required for character strings and 32 bit data N N No o ot tte e e Internal memory cannot be read and written directly from the host The internal memory size is fixed at 32 768 bits for B and 32 768 words for W 2 3 3 Internal Hol...

Page 68: ...Control Long Intermittent Buzzer SB15 Notification control Notification control of Video SB16 Control Processing Priority Registration for Port A NT Link 1 N SB17 Control Processing Priority Registration for Port B NT Link 1 N SB18 Control Display Keypad with Temporary Input SB19 Control Prohibit Input SB20 Control Contrast Adjustment 10 levels NS5 only SB21 Control Contrast Adjustment 1 level NS5...

Page 69: ...tatus SB59 Reserved SB60 Reserved SB61 Reserved SB62 Reserved SB63 Reserved Note The notification bits are not write prohibited Also the system will not restore values except when the status has changed N N No o ot tte e e The NS series PT may operate incorrectly if addresses that are reserved by the system are ac cessed Do not access these addresses System memory is allocated to PLC areas as show...

Page 70: ...e allocated address is set in the CX Designer system settings Status RUN signal status Operation when status cleared System Menu including device monitor Stops notification Restarts notification Transfer Stops notification Restarts notification Error See note Stops notification Restarts notification Start Stops notification Starts notification Screen saver Continues to notify ON Continues to notif...

Page 71: ... for the first screen Switching to Another Base Screen during B The PT moves to the next screen switch processing without turning OFF screen switch strobe notifica tion for the first screen Prohibit Shifting to System Menu SB3 SB3 prohibits transfer to System Menu If SB3 is turned ON transfer to System Menu is prohibited by pressing the two points on the screen Transfer from an error dialog box to...

Page 72: ...s specified for the NS15 backlight from the System Menu SB6 to SB8 cannot be used to adjust the brightness of the backlight Refer to the NS series PT Setup Manual for information on the System Menu settings for the backlight brightness Backlight Control Screen Saver Start Cancel SB9 When SB9 turns ON the backlight will go out 3 seconds later and the screen saver will start When SB9 turns OFF the s...

Page 73: ...ideo image displaying the video image will cease being displayed If SB15 is turned ON in this non display state the video image will be displayed N N No o ot tte e e If SB15 is turned ON or OFF while a message dialog is being displayed the video image will be displayed or non displayed after the dialog is deleted Processing Priority Registration SB16 and SB17 SB16 and SB17 are used to register pro...

Page 74: ...y Registered Flag ON when given priority 12 Unit 4 Peripheral Port PT Priority Registered Flag ON when given priority 13 Unit 5 Peripheral Port PT Priority Registered Flag ON when given priority 14 Unit 6 Peripheral Port PT Priority Registered Flag ON when given priority C200HX HG HE E ZE 265 internal RS 232C port 284 port A See note 1 285 port B See note 1 CS Series and CJ Series AR393 internal R...

Page 75: ... login level is set under either PT Password on the CX Designer or System Menu Password on the PT Use the Touch Switch Lock Control Flag to not display the password input dialog box used to cancel input prohibition when the screen is touched and keep input prohibited Refer to 3 10 2 Prohibiting and Allowing Input to All Screen Functional Objects for information on the Touch Switch Lock Control Fla...

Page 76: ...er from the host or by using a functional object Printing or screen capture will not be started again while the screen is being printed or a bitmap file is being output even if SB25 is turned ON again screen _ cap _ 999 bmp File Number The files will be automatically numbered in order from 001 to 999 When all numbers have been used or there is insufficient space left on the Memory Card the oldest ...

Page 77: ...art Printing Capture Screen SB25 or Update Printer Status SB29 to output the printer error to SB31 Printer Busy Status Capture Busy Status SB30 SB30 turns ON when the following operations are being executed Start Printing Test Pattern Printing Printer head cleaning and Capture Screen SB30 turns OFF automatically when these operations have been completed It also turns OFF if the Stop Printing bit t...

Page 78: ...tory SB32 SB32 initializes alarm and event history data When SB32 is turned ON the alarm and event history information recorded in the PT is initialized Once the initialization has been completed the system automatically turns OFF SB32 The history data to be initialized can be specified using SW40 Save Alarm Event History SB33 SB33 saves alarm and event history data When SB33 is turned ON the alar...

Page 79: ... log information for that group only will be saved as a CSV file Once the data has been saved the system automatically turns OFF SB36 When 0 is stored in SW37 and SB36 is turned ON the data is saved to a series of files called Trend001 CSV to Trend999 CSV in the Memory Card in the directory log trend If a group number is stored in SW37 and SB36 is turned ON the data is saved to a series of files c...

Page 80: ... be executed first For this reason no Operat CSV file will be created N N No o ot tte e e For project versions earlier than version 8 0 operation log data is output to a file called Operat CSV in the Memory Card log directory The file name is always the same so any previously output data is overwritten Operation Log Control SB39 SB40 and SB41 Bits SB39 to SB41 control the operation log SB39 contro...

Page 81: ...rors If SB45 turns ON no error dialog box is displayed when a macro error occurs but the execution of macro processing is stopped If SB45 is turned OFF an error dialog box will be displayed and macro execution will be stopped N N No o ot tte e e When a macro error occurs processing of the macro where the error occurred will be interrupted regardless of whether or not SB45 is ON or OFF but other ma...

Page 82: ...it SB9 as specified with the Screen Saver settings on the System Settings Window s PT Tab Page The following table shows the operation of the NS series PT when the status of SB9 or SB53 changes Status of SB9 Status of SB53 Operation OFF OFF ON Screen display continues The screen saver will not start OFF ON OFF The screen saver starts after the Screen Saver Startup Time specified in the System Sett...

Page 83: ...nsion Tab for details on password settings System bit memory SB can be allocated to the following areas on the host PLC Symbol C series PLCs Allocation CVM1 CV series PLCs Allocation CS CJ series PLCs Allocation None I O area IR I O area CIO I O area CIO H HR Area HR Area A AR Area AR Area AR Area L LR Area LR Area See note 1 T Timer present values Timer present values Timer present values TU Time...

Page 84: ... Card SW12 Reserved SW13 Control Password number for canceling input prohibition SW14 Notification Current time min s SW15 Notification Current date and time day hour SW16 Notification Current date year month SW17 Notification Current day day of the week SW18 Notification No of alarm event occurred SW19 Notification Occurred alarm event ID SW20 Notification Cancelled alarm event ID SW21 Notificati...

Page 85: ... screens are switched frequently the display update may take some time and communications may be delayed If no initial display screen exists screen 0 will be initially set to SW0 If screens are switched while displaying the screen saver the screen saver will be canceled Current Pop up Screen 1 Number SW1 SW1 stores the screen number for the current pop up screen 1 Stored in BCD or binary The value...

Page 86: ... SW6 store the display position for pop up screen 2 Stored in BCD or binary The upper left X coordinate for pop up screen 2 is stored in SW5 and the upper left Y coordinate is stored in SW6 If the display position is written directly to SW5 and SW6 the pop up screen will move to the speci fied position The display size is limited so that the pop up screen does not protrude outside the screen displ...

Page 87: ...SW11 SW11 is used to specify whether to print the screen or save the screen capture data to the Memory Card Store 0 in SW11 and turn ON SB25 to execute printing Store 1 in SW11 and turn ON SB25 to execute screen capture Password Number for Canceling Input Prohibition SW13 SW13 is used to specify the password number for clearing input prohibit when SB19 is ON Stored in BCD or binary The password di...

Page 88: ...n nothing will be written to SW21 Macro Error Number SW23 The macro execution error number is stored in SW23 There are no errors if 0 is stored in SW23 The error number is held until 0 is written to SW23 from the host using a functional object or other method Stored in BCD or binary N N No o ot tte e e The following values are set to SW23 depending on the macro error 1 Program error 2 0 allocation...

Page 89: ...tored in SW38 in BCD or binary 0 0 Normal end 10 A The specified group number does not exist i e the specified number is not between 1 and 100 or the specified number between 1 and 100 has not been registered 11 B The specified record number does not exist i e the specified number is not between 0 and 999 exceeds the maximum number of records per group or data has not been registered for the speci...

Page 90: ... events includ ing unconfirmed alarms events The current number of alarm event occurrences will be set to 1 Alarm event history data is checked using the alarm event summary history object Set the alarm his tory as the display data for the alarm Event Summary History object If SW40 contains a value other than 0 to 4 SB32 will not initialize when turned ON N N No o ot tte e e All values stored in s...

Page 91: ...emory in the PLC areas can be changed to the same method as for the NT30 620 and NT31 631 Series System memory in the NS Series can be allocated in the PLC areas as a PT status control area PT status notification area and Window control area the same as the NT Series system memory This makes it easy to use PLC ladder programs as is when converting from the NT Series to the NS Series N N No o ot tt...

Page 92: ...de is different if NT compatibility is not used The options if NT compatibility is not used are as follows ON Flashing OFF Lit 2 Notification will not be provided in the allocated PLC address even if the corresponding SB is directly manipulated The value at the PLC address is always written to SB The PT status notification area allocations are listed in the following table Word Function Correspond...

Page 93: ...mber k 4 Local Window 1 X Coordinate See note SW5 Position of Pop up Screen 2 X Coordinate k 5 Local Window 1 Y Coordinate See note SW6 Position of Pop up Screen 2 Y Coordinate k 6 Local Window 2 Screen No See note SW7 Current Pop up Screen 3 Number k 7 Local Window 2 X Coordinate See note SW8 Position of Pop up Screen 3 X Co ordinate k 8 Local Window 2 Y Coordinate See note SW9 Position of Pop up...

Page 94: ...owing table Word Function Corresponding system memory m Not used always 0 m 1 PT Status Notification Bit See the following table PT Status Notification Bit Bit Function Corresponding system memory 15 PT Operation Status SB1 RUN Signal always ON 14 Not used 13 Battery SB4 Battery voltage low notification 12 Screen Switch Strobe SB2 Screen Switch Strobe 11 Not used 10 Not used 9 Not used 8 Not used ...

Page 95: ...up Screen 3 X Coordinate k 8 Local Window 2 Y Coordinate See note SW9 Position of Pop up Screen 3 Y Coordinate Note Only numeric values in BCD format can be stored Setting Method 1 Select PT System Setting 2 The System Settings Dialog Box will be displayed Select the Initial Tab Page 3 Select the Allow system memory compatibility with NT checkbox and select the corresponding NT Series 4 Make the P...

Page 96: ...tails on connecting Temperature Controllers Refer to the Host Connection Manual Multivendor Connection for details on connecting to another company s PLC 2 5 1 Register Host Procedure 1 Select PT Comm Setting 2 The Comm Setting Dialog Box will be displayed 3 Select the connection method being used for the host connection Serial Port A Serial Port B Ethernet or Controller Link and click the Add Hos...

Page 97: ...t value WORD Address of 16 bit character string DWORD First address of 32 bit character string LWORD First address of 64 bit character string STRING Literal character string of 1 to 255 characters N N No o ot tte e e STRING communications addresses cannot be created with the CX Designer To use STRING communications addresses copy STRING symbols from a symbol table of the CX Programmer to a symbol ...

Page 98: ...ata structures will be separated into individual elements and each will be treated as a separate variable Members and ele ments can be created as individual variables in the CX Designer 2 5 3 Directly Specifying Addresses Address Settings Addresses are specified using the following formats Bit Access Internal Addresses Memory area name bit number Example B1 SB20 Specifying Host Addresses Host name...

Page 99: ...from addresses For example both B10 and B00010 are acceptable Serial A DM1 and Serial A DM00001 are also both acceptable The numeric address for communications addresses of other company s devices are sometimes input using hexadecimal numbers When doing so input a 0 between the area name and address number Example Mitsubishi A series Controllers X0A3 Correct input XA3 Incorrect input If a 0 is not...

Page 100: ...symbol name that is not registered in the symbol table has been set in the Name or Address Field set the address here When a symbol name that is registered in the symbol table has been set in the Name or Address Field that symbol s address name will be displayed here 8 I O Comment When a symbol name that is not registered in the symbol table has been set in the Name or Address Field set an I O com...

Page 101: ...ates the contents of each program address Text comments can be added to each address to explain the con tents but a more effective technique is specifying label names and symbol names in the address In the example above the address SerialA 00048 is specified as a name with symbol TimeInterval This name can be used instead of the address When the I O configuration is changed the variable names allo...

Page 102: ...t tte e e Bit positions cannot be specified using tags Structured variables are not supported Creating Tags The following methods can be used to create tags Copying from the CX Programmer s symbol table Registering new tags in the symbol table Inputting new tags for a communications address in the Address Setting Dialog Box Directly inputting new tags for a communications address N N No o ot tte e...

Page 103: ...electing the host for which the tag will be set will be displayed Select a host that can use tags and then click the OK Button 4 The tag will be registered in the symbol table of the CX Designer Registering New Tags in the Symbol Table 1 Click the Add Button in the CX Designer s Symbol Table Dialog Box 2 The Address Setting Dialog Box will be displayed Click the Input Tag Button 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 104: ...s and array variables cannot be created with the CX Designer Copy these variables from the CX Programmer s symbol table The tag link type set with the CX Programmer is displayed in the Tag Link Type Field It cannot be changed with the CX Designer If a new tag is created with the CX Designer Network Variable will always be displayed For UTF 8 the number of bytes depends on the character It will be ...

Page 105: ...gned UINT_BCD BCD2 2 words unsigned UDINT_BCD Items set together with storage type Other storage types CHANNEL Other items CHANNEL N N No o ot tte e e Even if the Treat As Tags When Inputting New Variable Names Option is selected in the Option Dialog Box tags will be treated as direct addresses or variable names of direct addresses in the following cases Direct addresses are input A host that cann...

Page 106: ...omment will be inherited if the host supports tags If the host does not support tags the host will be changed to a host that support tags If the host before conversion does not support tags it will be changed to support them The host setting before the change will be inherited if the host that was set before the change supports tags 4 Adjust the settings as required and then click the OK Button 5 ...

Page 107: ... lines Polygon Draws a polygon from a series of specified lines Sector Draws a circle and then a sector from a specified angle in that circle Arc Draws a circle and then an arc from a specified angle in that circle All display properties for fixed objects such as color and size are set in the Fixed Object Property Set ting Dialog Box The properties for each fixed object are displayed with the item...

Page 108: ...lines polylines and arcs Frame shade chamfer Set frames shading colors and beveling for these Displayed for fixed objects other than lines polylines and arcs Line Set the type of lines for the fixed object 1 2 3 4 5 6 No Setting Details 1 No line Select whether or not to use frame lines 2 Color Set the line color 3 Sample Displays the current selected combination 4 Thickness Set the line thickness...

Page 109: ...nc c ce e e Set the position so that the object is not outside the screen or frame area Validation can be performed to check for fixed objects outside the screen or frame area For details on error checks refer to Validation in the CX Designer Online Help Start and End Set the display position for the line 2 1 No Setting Details 1 Start point from top left of screen or frame Specify the position fo...

Page 110: ...ed object display color and its inverse color The following three flicker speed options can be selected Low flicker Middle flicker High flicker 2 Use the flicker common setting Used to select the flicker method from the Flicker No options set under PT Flicker Flicker Settings Refer to 2 8 13 Flicker Extension Tab for details on flicker settings N N No o ot tte e e Select None under Flicker Speed o...

Page 111: ...ects No frame or shade Frame or Shade 2 Shade Set the shade color depth and direction Select the Shade Option Set the color with the Color setting Set the depth under Depth Select one of the four shade direction types Top Left Top Right Bottom Left or Bottom Right 3 Three dimensional Frame Set the frame color size and border Select the Frame Option Set the color with the Color Left Top and Color R...

Page 112: ...Select one of the following three bevel choices None No bevel Radius of curve Rounds the corners using the bevel size setting for the radius Cut Cuts off an isosceles triangle from each corner based on the bevel size setting Size Specify the bevel size N N No o ot tte e e Only shade settings can be made for polygons and sectors ...

Page 113: ...n be displayed as required When functional objects are registered to the library the property settings for those objects are also registered When frames are registered all of the information within the frame is registered and can be used as is R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e The computer s available free disk space determines how many library items can be registered Video Displays and...

Page 114: ...Word Buttons Command Buttons Bit lamps Word lamps Numeral display and input objects String display and input objects Temporary input Thumbwheel switches List selection objects Labels Bitmaps Level display objects Analog meters Video Display Alarm Event display objects Alarm Event summary and history objects Data log graphs Broken line graphs Data Block Table Date objects Time objects Consecutive l...

Page 115: ...al display and input objects Broken line graphs String display and input objects Date objects Thumbwheel switches Time objects List selection objects Data Block Table Multifunction Object Contents display 2 8 2 Address Settings General Tab and Other Tabs If addresses are set in the properties of functional objects the colors can be made to change depend ing on the status read via communications an...

Page 116: ...specifying indexes the index between I0 and I9 is added at the end of the address Example Setting HOST1 DM00000I9 Move the cursor to the end Move the cursor to the end of HOST1 DM00000 and enter I9 An index cannot be entered from the Address Setting Dialog Box If the address exceeds the setting range as a result of the index being specified the address will be invalid and communications will not b...

Page 117: ...cted host name The area types that can be selected change depending on the selected host name If PT memory is selected under Host name the internal memory areas outlined in the following table can be specified Area Types when PT Memory Selected Area type Details B Internal bit memory W Internal word memory SB System bit memory SW System word memory HB Internal holding bit memory HW Internal holdin...

Page 118: ... Object Properties Dialog Box the contents at the address is taken as the unit and scale number and the unit number is switched accordingly The display unit or scale conversion coefficient can be switched from the host using this indirect specification method Indirect specification is not possible for units and scales numbers for thumbwheel switches Unit and Scale Setting Set the unit name and sca...

Page 119: ...on Displays a pre registered fixed scale after unit No 1001 Editing Units and Scales Double click each item in the Unit Scale Setting Dialog Box to edit the units and scales Example When the address is set to W1000 unit to mm scale to 100 and offset value to 50 W1000 contents Formula Display value 0 50 0 100 50 mm 1 50 1 100 150 mm 2 50 2 100 250 mm 100 50 100 100 10 050 mm R R Re e ef ffe e er r ...

Page 120: ...torage formats cannot be specified Word 000000 to 177777 unsigned 2 word 00000000000 to 37777777777 unsigned Real numbers have floating decimal points BCD are numerals with each digit of the decimal number displayed in 4 bit binary code When display formats other than decimal are selected real number and BCD cannot be selected for the storage type Once decimal has been selected as the display type...

Page 121: ... Address Sign 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 231 230 229 228 227 226 225 224 223 222 221 220 219 218 217 216 215 214 213 212 211 210 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 The set address and the address 1 are used 2 words and displayed as one nu meral Example 1010 0001 0001 0001 1010 0001 0001 0001 1 231 2 29 2 24 2 20 2 16 2 15 2 13 2 8 2 4 2 0 2147483648 536870912 167772...

Page 122: ...rmalized num bers zero infinity and non numbers Normalized Numbers If the exponent is 00000001 to 11111111 and the mantissa is 00000000000000000000000 to 11111111111111111111111 this is called a normalized number Example 1 0100 0001 0100 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 If the sign exponent and mantissa are separated the number will appear as shown below b31 b30 b23 b22 b0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 ...

Page 123: ...ent is 11111111 and the mantissa is 0 this is called infinity If the ex ponent is 11111111 and the mantissa is a value other than 0 this is called a non number For infinity and non numbers the numeral display and input will be for 4 digit integer and 4 digit decimal display showing the value as For real numbers 7 digits are enabled Errors will occur for more than 7 digits Example If 1234567890 is ...

Page 124: ...1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 23 22 21 20 23 22 21 20 23 22 21 20 23 22 21 20 Example 1111 0011 0010 0001 1 st digit 2 0 1 2 nd digit 2 1 2 3 rd digit 2 1 2 0 3 4 th digit 1111 therefore nega tive BCD value 321 Values between 0 and 9 are possible for each digit Higher values A to F cannot be expressed in BCD F can be stored only in the leftmost digit The display for numeral display and input will be...

Page 125: ...ut will be BCD2 signed leftmost bit 1 2 words Stores as 4 byte BCD at the write destination address 79999999 to 79 999 999 in decimal The data format is described below The leftmost bit is treated as the sign Most signification bit 0 Positive 1 Negative The set address and the address 1 are used 2 words and displayed as one nu meral b31 b16 b15 b0 Address 1 Address 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 ...

Page 126: ...te The above data types also apply to tags that are array variables N N No o ot tte e e You can use the CX Designer s error check to confirm whether the storage type matches the data type of tags set for functional components For details on the error check refer to validation in the online help for the CX Designer Depending on the settings for functional objects there will be items for specifying ...

Page 127: ...ly when the ON Check Box for the data or time is selected This button cannot be used in the following cases When the Date Time Display Format Check Box is selected on the Edit Disp Tab Page in the Option Dialog Box accessed from the Tools Option Menu Command When there is only one label When the ON Check Boxes for the data and time are cleared 3 Date Select the date display format from the list Fo...

Page 128: ... yy ddd mm dd yyyy ddd mm dd yy yyyy mm dd dddd yy mm dd dddd yyyy mm dd dddd yy mm dd dddd yyyy mm dd yy mm dd ddd mm dd yyyy ddd mm dd yy ddd mm dd yyyy ddd mm dd yy yyyy mm dd mm dd yyyy mm dd yy DDD MMMM dd yyyy MMMM dd yyyy DDD MMM dd yy MMM dd yy dd mm yyyy dd mm yy DDD dd mm yyyy DDD dd mm yy DDD dd MMMM yyyy dd MMMM yyyy DDD dd MMM yy dd MMM yy dd mm yy DDD dd mm yy Display examples 2000 0...

Page 129: ...s See note Display examples 01 51 25 01 51 13 51 25 13 51 10 15 20 10 15 10 15 20 AM 10 15 AM 10 15 20 10 15 1000 ms 1 s Note Only data log objects can be used R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e Depending on the settings at the CX Designer the Japanese characters shown below will be displayed at the PT Display at CX Designer Display at PT JY JM JD Jh Jm Js 2 8 6 Text Attributes The text ...

Page 130: ...lable font is a font that expresses character shapes as the coordinates of the base point and a collection of lines The scalable font can be used for all functional objects that display text The 7 segment font uses a 7 segment LED type font The following characters can be displayed 0 to 9 A to F the plus and minus signs and periods commas spaces and colons The 7 segment font can be used for all fu...

Page 131: ...Fonts If is entered using raster fonts a backslash will be displayed on the PT Vector fonts cannot be used if text is used for character strings or to indirectly specify character color or background color Refer to the appendices for details on the characters that can be displayed The scalable font can be used for project versions 7 0 or higher The 7 segment font and Gothic numeral font can be use...

Page 132: ...be made only for vector fonts 5 Vertical position Select the vertical position as the up center or down 6 Horizontal position Select the horizontal position as left center or right 7 Sample Displays a sample at the current settings 8 Horizontal magnifi cation With the scaled font a magnification between 50 and 200 can be specified Applying Text Attribute Text attributes such as font size and color...

Page 133: ...cation Attribute type Details Font name Selected font types Font size Sets the font size Set the magnification for raster and 7 segment fonts and character size for vector and scalable fonts Font style Bold italic for vector fonts only Vertical position Up center down Horizontal position Left center right Text color Character color ...

Page 134: ... and FF to the address Check the color codes and display colors in the Color Setting Dialog Box If a value other than 0 to FF is set as the address the display color will be invalid Color Color is set from the Color Setting Dialog Box 1 2 3 4 No Setting Details 1 Color palette Select from one of the 36 colors registered in the color palette favorite colors 2 Color code Indicates the color code of ...

Page 135: ...RGB values in hexadecimal The Color Setting display can be set to Order of Col No color code matrix or Gradation The Order of Col No display shows all 256 colors The Gradation display shows only 138 colors but makes it easy to change the color slightly by selecting a nearby color tone 7 Sample Pattern Order of Col No arranged by color code Gradation 2 8 8 Background Set the tile color for the back...

Page 136: ...pair of ON and OFF shapes can be set 2 3 4 5 6 1 No Setting Details 1 Selected image display area The image or file name of the shape selected in 2 above will be displayed 2 Shape from If Parts List is selected and a Select Shape Button is clicked the Select Shape Dialog Box will be displayed If Bitmap is selected and a shape specification button is clicked the Select File Dialog Box will be displ...

Page 137: ...ually 3 ON Shape OFF Shape Switch the display between ON and OFF shapes This option will be disabled grayed out for shapes for which ON OFF pairs are not available 4 Shape selec tion list Displays the shapes that can be selected Click the shape to be selected for display 5 New Category Edit Category Click this button to add a shape type category name to the shape type directory tree or to change a...

Page 138: ...aracters bmp The file name can contain only alphanumeric characters underscores _ dollar signs and periods 2 Color Displays the specified color 3 BMP display Displays the selected bitmap 4 Display color Sets the color for the selected bitmap file 5 Set to All BMPs Applies the color of the selected bitmap to all bitmaps 6 Reset from All BMPs Cancels the color setting for all bitmaps in the project ...

Page 139: ...ayed as a label Labels and Multifunction Objects Up to 256 characters Other functional objects Up to 64 characters 3 Text Attribute Button Displays the Text Attribute Dialog Box Set the text attributes such as font size and color for the label 4 Apply Attrib ute Button Displays the Apply Text Attribute Dialog Box This option applies the text attribute for the current label to other labels It is di...

Page 140: ...cters The display color will be invalid if a value other than 0 to FF is set to the address when an indirect reference of text color is selected While the functional object with a label is selected press the Space Key to edit the label directly Then press the Tab Key or click a functional object other than the current object to set the character string Press the ESC Key to cancel the edit operatio...

Page 141: ...tting the Display Address Word Lamps when setting the Display Address Setting the communications address The name of the communications address that was set is automatically set in the label Procedure 1 Select Tools Option to display the Option Dialog Box Open the Edit Disp Tab 2 Select the Reflect to label when an address is set Option and select either the Symbol Name or I O comment as the label...

Page 142: ...ails Dialog Box symbol names or I O comments can be set as alarm messages 2 8 11 Scroll Bars For functional objects that display data in a list format display no display scroll width button size and other settings can be made for the scroll bar for the displayed object The scroll bar settings are made on the Scroll Bar Tab Page of the Functional Object Properties Dialog Box 1 2 3 4 No Setting Deta...

Page 143: ...ting Details 5 Three dimensional Frame Select Three dimensional Frame to add a frame to the object De select Three dimensional Frame to not have a frame for the object 6 Draw border Select Draw border to draw a border on the frame De select this option if no border is to be drawn 7 Frame ON OFF dis play Select Link with address ON OFF to have the frame raised or depressed depending on whether the ...

Page 144: ...elected flickering will be performed with the inverse of the dis play color If Display ON and OFF Colors Alternately is selected the ON and OFF colors of the object will be display alternately according to the flicker timing 2 Flicker Timing Select Always to make the object flicker continuously Select When address ON to make the object flicker while a specified address is ON The object will not fl...

Page 145: ...e color alternately Repeats alternate display of the display color and its inverse color Show and hide alter nately Repeatedly alternates between showing and hiding display of the whole object or the label string 4 Specify display color Repeats alternate display of the current display color and the specified color The color for flicker can be specified as Text Color Background Color or Line Color ...

Page 146: ...display color will return to the original color when the set ad dress turns OFF For this reason the whole screen is refreshed When the bit lamps are set to Select Shape they will not flicker even if Display ON and OFF Colors Alternately are selected in the flicker method settings Flicker will not occur if all the checkboxes under Specify Color are deselected even if Specify display color is select...

Page 147: ... alternate display of the current display color and the specified color The text color back ground color or line color can be specified When text color is specified When background color is specified When line color is specified When Background color is specified the background excluding the frame is displayed in the specified color ...

Page 148: ...ne graph Bitmaps Alarm event display Ì See note 1 Ì See note 1 Alarm Event Summary History Date Time Data Log Graph Video Display Temporary Input Continuous Line Drawings Contents Display for string display Contents Display for image display Multifunction Object Ì See note 3 Data Block Table Rectangle Circle Oval Straight Line Ì See note 2 Continuous Straight Line Ì See note 2 Polygon Sector Arc Ì...

Page 149: ...bjects that are manipulated Any confirmation message can be set The write settings are made on the Write Tab Page of the Functional Object Properties Dialog Box For Multifunction Objects make the setting on the General Tab Page Using Standard Messages Select standard message on the Write Tab Page The standard message shown below will be dis played N N No o ot tte e e The message may protrude outsi...

Page 150: ...Dialog Box title Up to 64 characters 5 Message Changes the contents of the message Up to 256 characters There are 4 icons available 6 Icon STOP QUESTION MARK EXCLAMATION MARK INFORMATION 7 Focus Changes the default focus position when the message is displayed Select Yes to change the focus to Yes and select No to change the focus to No 8 CSV import Imports a message from a CSV file 9 CSV export Ex...

Page 151: ...or CSV Export Button at the bottom of the Dialog Setting Dialog Box Changes to Open for CSV file import A File Specification Dialog Box will be displayed If importing from a CSV file select the name of the file to be imported and press the Open Button If exporting to a CSV file enter the name of the file in the File name input field and click the Save Button The output CSV file will be displayed i...

Page 152: ...tten confirmed If a different host is set the address set under Turn ON the specified address when the value is written confirmed may turn ON before the write address contents have been changed depending on the communications timing When exporting data specify the CSV file s character code multibyte code or Unicode It is also possible to import CSV files that were exported from the CX Designer Rec...

Page 153: ...only if the password is at the protection level set for that functional object The password must be input each time that an operation is performed on the func tional object Correct password input Incorrect password input The functional object operation is enabled The functional object operation is disabled Password Function with level function When passwords with levels have been set a password wi...

Page 154: ...ed as the startup screen Command buttons on this screen can be used for example to provide separate authentication levels for operators vs managers The screen can be switched depending on the level that is authenti cated A level would be set for each command buttons for example level 1 for operators and level 5 for man agers All screens displayed after authentication e g device operation monitorin...

Page 155: ...en is specified for display after authentication is canceled Model Selection Tab Page in Password Setting Dialog Box The passwords for levels 1 and 5 are set for command buttons to change the screen Authentication screen Operator Manager Level 1 password input authenticating level 1 Operator screen Level 5 password input authenticating level 5 Manager screen Cancel authentication Cancel authentica...

Page 156: ... object The password input keyboard can be specified from the pop up window With PT system version 8 2 or higher a user created pop up window can be used as the keyboard screen for inputting the password character string This allows the user to set the keyboard screens for inputting passwords For each of the five password levels the system keypad or a user created pop up window can be specified fo...

Page 157: ...assword Tab Page from the functional ob ject properties Password Set the password and keypad for each level from 1 to 5 Function mode Select the Password or Password with level Option N N No o ot tte e e The Password Setting Dialog Box can also be displayed with the following operations Double click Password in the Project Workspace Window s Common Settings Tab Page Click the Set Password Button i...

Page 158: ...d set the pop up window to be opened for password input Note A pop up window can be specified for the keypad only for PT system version 8 2 or higher N N No o ot tte e e Passwords must be 16 characters maximum and can include only one byte alphanumeric charac ters Passwords can also be set under PT Password If a functional object with a password set is pressed during PT operation a Password Dialog...

Page 159: ...ion If this check box is selected the screen will be switched to the screen specified when authentication is cancelled for a timeout or by a Command Button 4 Screen Switch No Set the screen to switch to when authentication is cancelled N N No o ot tte e e If a pop up window is used as the password keyboard the keyboard screen will be closed when the input is entered or cancelled just as it is with...

Page 160: ...is specified Only bits can be set for indirect 3 Action When Specifying Indirect Sets the input timing for indirect address specifications Enable Input When Address ON Input will be enabled when the specified address is ON and disabled when it is OFF Enable Input When Address OFF Input will be enabled when the specified address is OFF and disabled when it is ON 4 Action When Specifying Indirect Se...

Page 161: ...tions that are not supported by functional objects can be added by the user This section describes how to set macro execution using the Functional Object Properties Dialog Box For details refer to NS series Macro Reference 1 2 No Setting Details 1 Macro execution condition For functional objects with macro function specifies whether or not the functional object will be executed for each condition ...

Page 162: ...en frame table Size Set the height and width of the functional object in dot units The height can be set between 1 and 1 920 and the width between 1 and 2 560 Height Width The top left position of the functional object is used as the origin when the size is changed Size change N N No o ot tte e e The object may protrude outside the screen or frame depending on the set size The section out side the...

Page 163: ...horizontal and vertical positions in dot units Horizontal position Vertical position Screen or frame Functional object R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e Set the position so that the object is not outside the screen or frame area An error check can be performed to check for functional objects outside the screen or frame area Refer to Validation in the CX Designer Online Help for details ...

Page 164: ...he list will flash on the project editing screen They will not flash however if they are located on a on pages where the frames cannot be seen 2 Up Moves the input order of the selected object up one in the input order list 3 Down Moves the input order of the selected object down one in the input order list 4 Set initial position of the focus when switching screen Enables or disables the input ord...

Page 165: ...4 characters The maximum setting file size that can be registered for one project however is 5 MB Do not set any value larger that this The setting file name is txttable cfg You can check the size of the current setting file by selecting Tools Resource Report from the CX Designer menus Registered strings can be changed as a group by importing exporting CSV files The string table can be exported as...

Page 166: ...racters 4 Jump Specify a string number and click the Jump Button to jump to the specified string 5 CSV import Strings can be imported from CSV files 6 CSV export The contents of the string table can be exported to CSV files N N No o ot tte e e Strings can be copied pasted and otherwise manipulated in the string list by using the following procedures Copy Press the Ctrl C Keys or right click the mo...

Page 167: ... the string for each label up to 1 024 characters 3 Title The title for each item is displayed in the first row of the CSV file Do not change the title row N N No o ot tte e e An error will be displayed and the import canceled when importing CSV files if the CSV file for mat is different e g if the title line has changed or the number of labels has changed For any CSV files with strings of more th...

Page 168: ...yet The processing does not start until the screen display has been completed so a short time may lapse before processing is executed ON OFF buttons can be changed to Multifunction Objects If changed to a Multifunction Object the button can be changed to a lamp or multiple functions can be executed at once when the button is pressed Refer to 2 11 Multifunction Objects for information on converting...

Page 169: ... note Group Sets group numbers to exclusive buttons See note Control Flag Sets enable disable input and display no display for objects See note Macro Sets macros to be executed See note Size Position Sets the object size and position See note Other Sets the input sound for individual touch switches to OFF See note Note These tabs are displayed when Display Extension Tabs Option is selected General...

Page 170: ... e g their color when the contents of the specified address change Rectangle Type 1 The button color changes based on whether the write address is ON or OFF Accesses the write address Rectangle Type 2 1 The button color changes based on whether the display address is ON or OFF Accesses the display address Rectangle Type 2 2 The button color changes based on whether display address 1 is ON or OFF T...

Page 171: ...the write address is ON or OFF Various button shapes can be set by selecting from the list Select Shape Type 2 1 The button shape changes based on whether display address 1 is ON or OFF Various button shapes can be set by selecting from the list Select Shape Type 2 2 The button shape changes based on whether display address 1 is ON or OFF The button shape also changes when the button is pressed Va...

Page 172: ...e address on 1 ON color Rectangle 2 Light Type 1 Bottom color Display address 1 on 0 OFF color Display address 1 on 1 ON color Top color Display address 1 on 0 OFF color Display address 1 on 1 ON color Rectangle 2 Light Type 2 Bottom color Display address 2 on 0 OFF color Display address 2 on 1 ON color Inside circle color Display address 1 on 0 OFF color Display address 1 on 1 ON color Rectangle ...

Page 173: ...Write address on 1 ON shape Write address on 0 OFF shape Select shape Type 2 1 Display address on 1 ON shape Display address on 0 OFF shape Select shape Type 2 2 Display address on 1 ON shape Display address on 0 OFF shape When button is pressed ON shape Select shape Type 3 Display address 1 display address 2 1 0 Shape 1 Display address 1 display address 2 0 0 Shape 2 Display address 1 display add...

Page 174: ...ress1 which is specified on the General Tab Page turns ON or OFF 3 Link with the Specified Address ON OFF Switches label display when the specified address turns ON or OFF Frame Specify the color and size of the button frame to change the shape or color when the button is depressed or raised Refer to Frames under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details N N No o ot tte e e The buttons ar...

Page 175: ...gs are enabled only when Momentary Alternate or SET button action is selected in the properties settings If the action type is set to RESET the buttons will not operate according to group settings If the button is set to Alternate action and is pressed when ON the button will turn OFF This function is different from the group function executed by selecting Edit Group Group from the menu bar or rig...

Page 176: ...ess or increase or decrease the value of the con tents or a specified address when the button is pressed Items on a pop up menu can also be selected and the values specified to those items written to the address Increment decrement set to 10 Contents of address Changes from 10 to 20 to 30 etc Button pressed continuously Select Functional Objects Word Button or the icon in CX Designer to create a W...

Page 177: ...ion message when the Word Button is pressed See note Password Sets the password to be entered when the Word Button is pressed See note Control flag Sets enable disable input and display no display for objects See note Macro Sets macros to be executed See note Size and Position Sets the object size and position See note Other Sets the input sound for individual touch switches to OFF See note Note T...

Page 178: ...Page 3 Numeral Type Select the write format for the numeral when the button is clicked from the following eleven types INT signed 1 word UINT unsigned 1 word DINT signed 2 words UDINT unsigned 2 words REAL real number BCD2 unsigned 1 word BCD2 unsigned 2 words BCD1 signed leftmost digit F 1 word BCD1 signed leftmost digit F 2 words BCD2 signed leftmost bit 1 1 word BCD2 signed leftmost bit 1 2 wor...

Page 179: ...tton is pressed When indirect is selected the contents of the set address becomes the increment decrement value When the maximum or minimum limit is exceeded the action will be changed based on the settings on the MAX MIN Tab Page Refer to MAX MIN Tab Page for details Display Pop up menu When the button is pressed a pop up menu will be displayed and the write value can be selected from the menu Se...

Page 180: ...the cor responding menu item is selected 5 Add Adds a menu item below of the currently selected row If there is no row selected a new row is added to the bottom of the list 6 Delete Deletes the currently selected menu item 7 Menu display po sition Sets one of the following display positions for the pop up menu Above the button Below the button N N No o ot tte e e When a row has been selected by cl...

Page 181: ...nt or Pop up menu display is selected as the button action type 3 Same as Write Address Value Sets the color that will be displayed when the contents of the write address match the set value for Set Value button action types When the values do not match the button color will be that set as the normal color Multiple word buttons can be used as exclusive buttons by specifying the same word address a...

Page 182: ...rmal shape Refer to Selecting Shape in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for information on how to set fixed objects Label Tab Page Set a label for each button Refer to Labels in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for basic set tings information Frame Tab Page Specify the colors and sizes of the button frame to change the shape or color when the button is de pressed or raised Refer to Fra...

Page 183: ... Numeral types set on the General Tab Page If a value is set under Value that exceeds the range set under Numeral types and the OK Button is pressed a message stating that the setting range has been exceeded will be displayed and the setting will not be made Flicker Tab Page Make flicker settings to make the functional object flicker flash Refer to Flicker under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functi...

Page 184: ... Screen 1 Screen switched Screen 2 Select Functional Objects Command Button or the icon in CX Designer to create a Command Button N N No o ot tte e e When the display is switched to a screen with many objects press the position where the Com mand Button is located to enable input even if the object display on the screen has not been com pleted yet The processing does not start until the screen dis...

Page 185: ...cker Sets the flicker display See note Write Sets the write confirmation message when the button is pressed See note Password Sets the password to be entered when the Command Button is pressed See note Control flag Sets enable disable input and display no display for objects See note Macro Sets macros to be executed See note Size position Sets the object size and position See note Other Sets the i...

Page 186: ...n Switches to a specified page number 2 Indirect Specification of Screen No Reads the contents of a specified address as the page number and switches to that specified screen page number 3 Selection by Pop up Menu Displays a pop up menu for screen selection Up to 32 items of up to 64 char acters each The display position of the pop up menu can be specified to be above or below the Command Button 4...

Page 187: ...acters A to F cannot be transmitted The settings at the destination determine whether the transmitted character string will be ASCII or Uni code For example if the destination string display and input object are set to ASCII the transmitted character string will be stored in ASCII If the Command Button is set to a pop up screen the code will still be transmitted to the base screen if the focus is ...

Page 188: ...to the left deleting the character to the left of the original cursor position RIGHT Moves the cursor one character space to the right inserting a space to the right of the original cursor position CLR Clears the input data CAN Cancels the input data BS Deletes one character to the left of the cursor DEL Deletes one character to the right of the cursor RET Confirms the input characters ENT Confirm...

Page 189: ...s and string display and input objects If using S PAGEUP S PAGEDOWN S LINEUP or S LINEDOWN select Specified Input Field as the Transmit to and specify the ID number for list selection Control Pop up Screen Control Pop up screen controls the pop up screen specified for display when a button is pressed 1 2 3 No Setting Details 1 Close Local pop up screen Closes the currently displayed pop up screen ...

Page 190: ... the position touched on the screen after the Command Button is pressed will become the top left corner of the new position for the pop up screen Display System Menu The System Menu Initial Tab Switch Box or Display Captured Data will be displayed when the Command Button is pressed There are no settings to be made for this option 1 2 3 No Setting Details 1 System Menu Top Page Initialize Tab Switc...

Page 191: ...Manual Stop Buzzer The current buzzer will stop when the Command Button is pressed There are no settings to be made for this option None There are no functions for the button itself This option is used for starting macros There are no set tings to be made for this option ...

Page 192: ...y Card in BMP format Up to 32 characters When saving the file a number from 001 to 999 is automatically added to the end of the file name in order Example Video_LT003 bmp 3 Save in a file If Memory Card is full Set the action to perform for video capture if the Memory Card is full Functions are as follows Update If the same file name exists delete the oldest file and save the newer file with the l...

Page 193: ...ssuming the oldest file will be deleted and PT will check whether enough space can be secured on the Memory Card 2 If the space to save can be secured the smallest numbered file will be deleted and the new file will be saved If the current file is bigger than existing file the existing file will be deleted and the current file will be saved Full Memory Card File to be saved Memory Card Saved Four ...

Page 194: ...s 3 Depth Setting items 10 1 1 10 Adjustable in 32 steps 4 Tone Setting items 10 1 1 10 Adjustable in 256 steps 5 Red 6 Green 7 Blue These items can be set only when the NS CA002 RGB Video Input Unit is mounted Refer to the NS series RGB Video Input Unit User s Manual V086 for details on the setting method Video Control Vision Sensor Console Output Various control signals can be sent to the OMRON ...

Page 195: ...down the SHIFT button There is only one SHIFT state held by the system The last operation for the SHIFT state will be valid when multiple SHIFT buttons are arranged pressed or released Example Assume the following operation is performed Create button A and button B both controlling the SHIFT signal Then press button A press button B release button A In this case the last operation is releasing but...

Page 196: ... communications address by se lecting the Indirect Reference Option 3 Record Specifies the record number in the CSV file 0 to 999 to use in the control opera tion The Record number can be set indirectly through a communications address by selecting the Indirect Reference Option 4 File Location Specifies either the PT or a Memory Card as the location of the CSV file The File Location can be set ind...

Page 197: ...y select ing the Indirect Reference Option 3 Record Specifies the record number in the CSV file 0 to 999 to use in the control operation The Record number can be set indirectly through a communications address by se lecting the Indirect Reference Option 4 File Location Specifies either the PT or a Memory Card as the location of the CSV file The File Location can be set indirectly by selecting the ...

Page 198: ...cting the Indirect Reference Option 3 No of Record to be read Specifies the number of record labels to read starting from the top record number 4 Turn specified ad dress ON when reading the final record If this option is selected the specified address will turn ON when the record label has been read for the last record number 5 File Location Specifies either the PT or a Memory Card as the location...

Page 199: ...as already cancelled Color Shape Tab Page Specifies the button color and shape Select the button color from 256 options when rectangle or circle buttons are selected If Select Shape is selected under Button Shape select a Display Shape from the Shape Types list Color 1 2 No Setting Details 1 Normal color Sets the button s color 2 Color when pressed Select the Specify Color when Pressed option and ...

Page 200: ...tions for details Flicker Tab Page Make flicker settings to make the button flicker flash Refer to Flicker under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Write Tab Page Use the Write Tab Page to display a confirmation display box before writing values to a write address The confirmation message can be changed Refer to Write Settings under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for detail...

Page 201: ...eference for information on setting macros Size Position Tab Page Displays and sets the functional object size and position Refer to Size Position under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Other Extension Tab The touch switch input sound for ON OFF buttons can be individually turned OFF The touch switch input sound will be turned OFF for all objects regardless of the individual sett...

Page 202: ...ed to a button or multiple functions can be executed at once when the button is pressed Refer to 2 11 Multifunction Objects for information on converting to a Multifunction Object Settings for Functional Object Properties This section describes the settings in the Functional Object Properties Dialog Box for bit lamps General Sets the address and lamp shape Color Shape Sets the lamp display color a...

Page 203: ...s shown below Single lined circle Single lined rectangle Double lined circle Double lined rectangle Select shape Various lamp shapes can be selected from the list and displayed when the shape is specified The image displayed in the Properties Dialog Box is a sample The actual display will depend on the settings made on the Color shape Tab Page Color Shape Tab Page Specifies the shape and color whe...

Page 204: ...ns for information on how to set col ors Select Shape 1 No Setting Details 1 ON OFF Shapes Sets the shape when the lamp is turned ON or OFF using the Select Shape Button Refer to Selecting Fixed Objects in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for information on how to set fixed objects Label Tab Page Sets labels for lamps Refer to Labels in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for basic settin...

Page 205: ...e or color when the button is de pressed or raised Refer to Frames under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Flicker Tab Page Make flicker settings to make the lamp flicker flash Refer to Flicker under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Control Flag Tab Page Control flags control the display of functional objects Use control flags to enable display when the contents ...

Page 206: ...ifunction Object the lamp can be changed to a button or multiple functions can be executed at once when the button is pressed Refer to 2 11 Multifunction Objects for information on converting to a Multifunction Object Settings for Functional Object Properties This section describes the settings items in the Functional Object Properties Dialog Box for word lamps General Sets the address and lamp sh...

Page 207: ...le lined circle Single lined rectangle Double lined circle Double lined rectangle Select shape Various lamp shapes can be selected from the list and displayed when the shape is specified The image displayed in the Properties Dialog Box is a sample The actual display will depend on the settings made on the Color Shape Tab Page Color Shape Tab Page Specify the color and shape of the lamp If a select...

Page 208: ...age Sets labels for lamps Only the settings unique to word lamps are described here Refer to Labels in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for basic settings information 1 2 4 5 3 No Setting Details 1 Switch label according to address value Select to display the label text strings specified in a file according to changes in the value of an address This setting cannot be used if Windows fonts ar...

Page 209: ...s control the display of functional objects Use control flags to enable display when the contents of an address turn ON or OFF Refer to Control Flags under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Macro Tab Page Macros can be specified for word lamps Macros executed by the following trigger can be registered Trigger Details When changing value Executes macro when the contents of the addr...

Page 210: ...a specified address changes the functions that have been set will be executed consecutively Up to 32 functions can be set for each execution condition Using Multifunction Objects means that operations that were performed using a combination of macros and multiple functional objects can now be performed in one operation 1 Turn ON B100 2 Set DM100 to 10 3 Turn ON CIO 100 0 4 Switch to screen 50 The ...

Page 211: ...Multifunction Objects the series of operations for each function can be executed in any order by making property settings as shown below Register each function in order of execution Set operations for 1 Set operations for 2 Set operations for 3 Set operations for 4 Set properties for each function ...

Page 212: ...rite data from NS to CSV file Read data from NS to PLC Data Block Write data from PLC Data Block to NS Read record label Delete record Contents Control Switches the displayed contents Alarm Event Control Saves and clears alarm event histories Also performs operations on Alarm Event Sum mary History Data Log Control Controls specified data log groups and data log graphs Video Control Video Capture ...

Page 213: ...n set as a bit or word address and the following execution timings can be set When a bit address is specified Execute when ON OFF Executes the functions when the communications address turns ON or turns OFF Execute when ON Executes the functions when the communications address turns ON Execute when OFF Executes the functions when the communications address turns OFF When a word address is specifie...

Page 214: ... Object is pressed again within the reception time the functions set for touch operation will be executed The functions are not executed at this point The functions are executed once the button is pressed twice Touch ON Touch OFF N N No o ot tte e e If the Multifunction Object is pressed before reception start time that input will be ignored The entire Multifunction Object will flicker reverse its...

Page 215: ...ore the delay time expires the functions for which the ON delay was set will not be executed OFF Delay The functions set for execution at Touch OFF will be executed when the specified delay time has passed after the Multifunction Object is released Delay time The functions that are set for Touch OFF will be executed when the delay time has passed after the button is released The Touch OFF function...

Page 216: ...mmunications address is read or writ ten the next function will be executed without waiting for a response for the write operation re sults Example Write Word Write Bit Write request Write result Write request Write result Write request Write result Write String Executes the next function after the write results have been received Example Write Bit Write request Write result Write Word Write reque...

Page 217: ...xpansion Set ting Tab Page in the Property Settings Dialog Box for Multifunction Objects If a communications error caused by something other than communications with an unconnected host occurs the error message display will be followed by the System Menu For this reason Multifunction Object processing will be canceled 2 11 5 Canceling Multifunction Object Processing More than one function can be e...

Page 218: ...ations or converting lamps to buttons etc Settings are inherited The shape is also inherited ON OFF button Multifunction Object Converting from an ON OFF button to a Multifunction Object 1 Open the Property Settings Dialog Box for the functional object to be converted to a Multifunction Object 2 Click the Convert Button 3 A confirmation message asking if it is OK to convert the object will be disp...

Page 219: ...function Object property settings All other settings will be con verted as is for the Multifunction Object ON OFF buttons word buttons command buttons bit lamps and word lamps in tables cannot be converted to Multifunction Objects Select Functional Objects Multifunction or click the icon to create a Multifunction Object Even if the screen display is incomplete such as when switching screens to a s...

Page 220: ...bject Setting Execution Conditions The execution condition can be set to When pressing or to When a value changed If When pressing is selected the operation will be executed when the Multifunction Object is pressed for Touch ON timing The timing for execution when When pressing is selected can be set to either Touch ON timing or Touch OFF timing If When a value changed is selected the operation is...

Page 221: ...OFF timing will be added to the action timing conditions N N No o ot tte e e If the execution conditions are changed to Display Touch ON OFF Condition the following func tions will be set to Touch OFF timing Switch Screen if not set to Pop up page selection Control Pop up Screen Display System Menu Authentication Cancellation Key Button and Video Control Vision Sensor Console Output can be set onl...

Page 222: ...e can be set to 0 5 or between 1 and 15 seconds 4 Input Used to specify whether or not inputs are accepted This function can be used as an interlock function The following selections are available Enable input Disable input Enable Input When Indirect Address ON Enable Input When Indirect Address OFF If you select either Enable Input When Indirect Address ON or Enable Input When Indirect Address OF...

Page 223: ...t 2 Click When a value changed 3 Select the Perform an action when a value changed Checkbox This checkbox is OFF by default 2 Select When a value changed 3 Select Perform an action when a value changed 4 to 7 Select the operation conditions 1 Select When a value changed 4 Set the operation conditions for the following items No Item Details 4 Address Type Set the type of address to be monitored for...

Page 224: ... 3 Property settings for the selected function will be displayed Make the required settings 4 Click the Add Button to add functions to be executed 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 until all the settings have been made for the functions to be executed 6 Click the Delete Button to remove set functions Use the Up and Down Buttons to change the execution order 1 Select the items for which functions are to be set...

Page 225: ...is pressed is set in the Action Item List Select Perform an action when pressing the object Set the actions to be performed when the button is pressed Using Multifunction Objects as Lamps To use a Multifunction Object as a lamp clear the selection of the Perform an action when pressing the object Checkbox on the When Pressing Tab Page in the Action Item List The address to be monitored is set unde...

Page 226: ...ction Objects 2 177 NS Series Programming Manual Set the address to be monitored Make the settings on the When a Value Changed Tab Page in the Action Item List to execute actions corresponding to bit lamp or word lamp When a value changed macros ...

Page 227: ...ng or When a Value Changed N N No o ot tte e e The actions for the Momentary Alternate SET RESET and Group Setting are the same as ON OFF Buttons Group settings are enabled only when Momentary Alternate or SET button action is selected in the property settings If the action type is set to RESET the button will not operate according to group settings If the button is set to Alternate and is pressed...

Page 228: ...ject is pressed from the following eleven types Refer to Numeral Display and Storage Type in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details on numeral storage types INT signed 1 word UINT unsigned 1 word DINT signed 2 words UDINT unsigned 2 words REAL real number BCD2 unsigned 1 word BCD2 unsigned 2 words BCD1 signed leftmost digit F 1 word BCD1 signed leftmost digit F 2 words BCD2 signed left...

Page 229: ...to the write address When indirect specification is selected the contents of the set address are written 2 Maximum Limit Sets the maximum limit Either a fixed value or indirect specification can be selected 3 Minimum Limit Sets the minimum limit Either a fixed value or indirect specification can be selected Increment Decrement When the button is pressed the contents of the address are incremented ...

Page 230: ...eckbox is not selected If however the Return to Minimum Value when the Maximum Value is Exceeded Checkbox is selected 0 will be written to the address 3 Minimum Limit Sets the minimum limit Either a fixed value or indirect specification can be selected If Return to the Maximum Value when the Minimum Value is Exceeded is selected the value will return to and be set as the maximum value when the min...

Page 231: ...ted Editing Pop up Menus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 No Item Details 1 Switch Switches labels 2 Apply the same value to all labels Applies the same set value to all labels 3 Menu list Sets the heading name displayed in a pop up menu The name can be up to 64 characters long 4 Set Value Specifies the value that will be written to the communications address when the corresponding menu item is selected 5 Add Adds a...

Page 232: ...has been selected by clicking the row number the row can be dragged and dropped in another location to change its order in the list AND OR XOR When the button is pressed AND OR or XOR calculations are applied to the Set Value and the write address value and the write address is set to the result 1 No Item Details 1 Set Value Sets the value to be used in the equation When indirect specification is ...

Page 233: ...for the character code 5 Swap the high byte and the low byte Swaps the higher bytes and lower bytes in the string and writes the result to the communications address 6 Fill the blank characters with a speci fied character If this option is selected spaces or null characters are automatically added to the end of strings to fill the space if the number of input characters is less than the set number...

Page 234: ...d input object is set is opened on the NS Make sure the maxi mum address is not exceeded If ASCII characters are set in string displays the following character codes will be used by the NS depending on the system language that has been set System language Character display Example character code B5 Japanese Shift JIS code Chinese traditional or simplified GB2312 code Nothing is displayed be cause ...

Page 235: ...ection by Pop up Menu Displays a pop up menu for screen selection Up to 32 items of up to 64 characters each The display position of the pop up menu can be specified to be above or below the button Pop up menu settings are made in the Pop up Setting Dialog Box displayed when the Register Button is pressed Backward The last 32 page switching operations are recorded and the pages can be re turned ba...

Page 236: ... 2 11 Multifunction Objects 2 187 NS Series Programming Manual Specified Screen Specifies the destination screen Indirect Specification of Screen Numbers Sets the communications address that specifies the destination screen number ...

Page 237: ...Registers pop up menus There are no settings to be made for Backward Forward Next Page or Previous Page Control Pop up Screen Control Pop up Screen controls the pop up screen specified for display when a button is pressed Click the Switch Screen Button and select Control Pop up Screen from the list that is displayed 1 ...

Page 238: ...reen Select Close Specified Pop up Screen There are no settings to be made for Close Local Pop up Screen or Move Local Pop up Screen N N No o ot tte e e If pop up screens are controlled e g moved or closed frequently the display update may take some time and communications may be delayed If the screen specified under Close Local Pop up Screen Close Specified Pop up Screen or Move Local Pop up Scre...

Page 239: ...Series PLC Data Trace Troubleshooting Only if the NSJ Series is selected as the model Operation log sort by occurrence Operation log sort by frequency N N No o ot tte e e If the model is NS5 the System Menu top page will be displayed if a Multifunction Object set to System Menu Top Page initialize Tab is executed When the Ladder Monitor starts communications addresses set for alarms and events can...

Page 240: ...pe Note A functional object on the base screen or pop up screen must be set as the destination The destination cannot be a functional object on a different screen e g a functional object on the base screen cannot be used as the destination from a pop up screen Functional objects on sheets also cannot be used as the destination When creating a Multifunction Object on a sheet the destination must be...

Page 241: ...ed control code 1 No Item Details 1 Control Code Select the control code to be sent Refer to 2 9 3 Command Buttons for information on control codes Send a Specified String Sends the character codes for a specified string up to 256 characters 1 No Item Details 1 String Specifies the character string to be sent up to 256 characters ...

Page 242: ...ng Manual Indirect Specification of String Sends the string data stored at a specified communications address 1 2 No Item Details 1 Transmit from Specifies the communications address at which the send string is stored 2 No of Words Transmits the specified number of words as the data ...

Page 243: ...ied Input Field A backslash will be sent if a yen symbol is specified as one of the characters to be sent Focus is not moved to input prohibited objects for focus control codes If there are two input objects at an equal distance from the current object the focus will move to the object created first on the CX Designer 1 2 In this example it is assumed that object 2 is created earlier than object 1...

Page 244: ... control operations Read data from CSV file to PLC Data Block Write data from PLC Data Block to CSV file Read data from CSV file to NS Write data from NS to CSV file Read data from NS to PLC Data Block Write data from PLC Data Block to NS Read record label Delete record The setting items depend on the selected control operation 2 Data Block No Specifies the data block group number 1 to 100 for the...

Page 245: ...o Specifies the record number in the CSV file 0 to 999 to use in the control opera tion The record number can be set indirectly through a communications address by selecting the Indirect Option 2 File Location Specifies either the NS or the Memory Card as the location of the CSV file The file location can be set indirectly by selecting the Indirect Option If the specified address is 0 the NS will ...

Page 246: ...ommunications address by selecting the Indirect Option 2 File Location Specifies either the NS or the Memory Card as the location of the CSV file The file location can be set indirectly by selecting the Indirect Option If the specified address is 0 the NS will be used If the specified address is 1 the Memory Card will be used 3 Record Method The data at the specified record can be overwritten or i...

Page 247: ... The record number can be set indirectly through a communications address by selecting the Indirect Option 2 File Location Specifies either the NS or the Memory Card as the location of the CSV file The file location can be set indirectly by selecting the Indirect Option If the specified address is 0 the NS will be used If the specified address is 1 the Memory Card will be used 3 Address Specifies ...

Page 248: ...y Card as the location of the CSV file The file location can be set indirectly by selecting the Indirect Option If the specified address is 0 the NS will be used If the specified address is 1 the Memory Card will be used 3 Record Method The data at the specified record can be overwritten or it can be inserted at the specified record number The record method can be set indirectly by selecting the I...

Page 249: ...e PLC Data Block address set in each field 1 2 No Item Details 1 Address Specifies the PT memory address where the one record of data is stored 2 Record Label Selects whether or not the record label is included in the data stored at a speci fied communications address Write Data from PLC Data Block to NS Reads the data from the PLC Data Block address set in each field to the specified NS address 1...

Page 250: ...rd number can be set indirectly through a communications address by selecting the Indirect Option 2 No of Records to be read Specifies the number of record labels to be read at a time from the specified starting record number 3 Turn specified address ON when reading the final record Can be selected to turn ON a specified address when the final record has been read 4 File Location Specifies either ...

Page 251: ...V file 0 to 999 to use in the control opera tion The record number can be set indirectly through a communications address by selecting the Indirect Option 2 File Location Specifies either the NS or the Memory Card as the location of the CSV file The file location can be set indirectly by selecting the Indirect Option If the specified address is 0 the NS will be used If the specified address is 1 t...

Page 252: ...he indirect reference contents No Reads the contents of a specified address as the contents number and switches to that contents number Sets the contents of the communications address as a binary value Switch to the next contents No Displays the data for the next contents number 1 Switch to the pre vious contents No Displays the data for the previous contents number N N No o ot tte e e Multifuncti...

Page 253: ... Specified Contents No Specifies the contents number to switch to Switch to the Indirect Reference Contents No Sets the communications address that specifies the contents number to be switched to There are no settings to be made for Switch to the next contents No and Switch to the previous con tents No ...

Page 254: ... End Selects the last row in the specified Alarm Event Summary History See note Next Selects the next row after the currently selected row in the specified Alarm Event Summary History See note Previous Selects the row before the currently selected row in the specified Alarm Event Summary History See note From New Date Time Displays the specified Alarm Event Summary History in order from newest to ...

Page 255: ...arm Event Sum mary History Ob ject ID Specifies the Alarm Event Summary History ID number for the control operation if Clear and Save are not selected Note An Alarm Event Summary History on the base screen or pop up screen must be set for the control opera tion An Alarm Event Summary History on a different screen cannot be controlled e g an Alarm Event Summary History on the base screen cannot be ...

Page 256: ... data log group Save to File Writes the logging data to a file to the group folder displayed in the LOG Trend Memory Card directory using the output file name set for the specified data log group Read File Used to select the file saved in the group folder displayed in the LOG Trend Memory Card directory from a pop up menu The selected file is displayed as a graph See note Pause Pauses and cancels ...

Page 257: ...raph displays of files read from the Memory Card will be cleared when screens are switched Multifunction Object processing will be canceled in the following cases If the specified data log group does not exist If an object ID other than a data log graph is specified If the file save or file read operation fails If menu selection is canceled when Read File is selected Start Stop Delete Data Log and...

Page 258: ...mber of the data log graph for the control operation 2 Options for showing the read file The graph display method for the read file can be selected from one of the fol lowing two options Show the file read data only Cascade the graph on the file read data N N No o ot tte e e Data log graphs also have an Options for showing the read file Setting but the Multifunction Ob ject settings are enabled wh...

Page 259: ...ocation and saves it in bmp format to the Memory Card Click the Object Control Button and select Video Control Video Capture from the list that is dis played The setting items depend on the Video Board selected in the System Settings Dialog Box Select PT System Settings to display the System Settings Dialog Box N N No o ot tte e e The Multifunction Object processing will be canceled if there is no...

Page 260: ...32 characters Each time the save operation is executed the numbers 001 to 999 will be auto matically appended to the file name in order Capture data will be saved to the Memory Card in bitmap format Example If the file name is set to Video_LT the files Video_LT001 bmp to Video_LT999 bmp will be saved to the Memory Card Refer to 2 9 3 Command Buttons for information on captured data 3 Save in a fil...

Page 261: ... if Memory Card is full Sets the action for when video capture is executed when the Memory Card is full Update Deletes the oldest file with the same file name and saves the data as the newest file name 1 Stop Does not save the data Video Control Contrast Adjustment The contrast brightness depth and tone of video images can be adjusted using this function Click the Object Control Button and select ...

Page 262: ...ails 1 Contrast Select to adjust contrast Select 10 1 1 or 10 Contrast can be set in 64 levels 2 Brightness Select to adjust brightness Select 10 1 1 or 10 Brightness can be set in 128 levels 3 Depth Select to adjust depth Select 10 1 1 or 10 Depth can be set in 32 levels 4 Tone Select to adjust tone Select 10 1 1 or 10 Depth can be set in 256 levels ...

Page 263: ...t depth Select 10 1 1 or 10 Depth can be set in 32 levels 4 Tone Select to adjust tone Select 10 1 1 or 10 Tone can be set in 256 levels 5 Red Select to adjust the gain of the R red signal Select 10 1 1 or 10 6 Green Select to adjust the gain of the G green signal Select 10 1 1 or 10 7 Blue Select to adjust the gain of the B blue signal Select 10 1 1 or 10 Video Control Vision Sensor Console Outpu...

Page 264: ... function for touch ON timing Video Control Vision Sensor Console Output can be used only once for each Multifunction Object 1 No Item Details 1 Signal type Sets the type of signal to be sent to the Vision Sensor Scroll Object Scroll bars on functional objects can be operated from Multifunction Objects The functional object is scrolled in the specified direction for the specified amount Executable...

Page 265: ...n cannot scrolled from a pop up screen Functional objects on sheets also cannot be scrolled When creating a Multifunction Object on a sheet a functional object with a specified ID number on the base screen or pop up screen using that sheet must be scrolled N N No o ot tte e e The operation for the object scroll function is the same as when the scroll button on the functional object itself is press...

Page 266: ...Box will be displayed after Write Bit and Write Word are executed If the correct password is entered the Write String and Switch Screen functions will be executed 1 Write Bit and Write Word are executed Always executed before the Password Dialog Box displayed 2 The Password Dialog Box is displayed 3 If the correct password is entered Write String and Switch Screen will be executed If an incorrect ...

Page 267: ...Section 2 NS Series Functions 2 11 Multifunction Objects 2 218 NS Series Programming Manual 1 No Item Details 1 Password Select the password level 1 to 5 If no password is to be specified select None ...

Page 268: ...ot be executed if the No Button has been pressed in the confirmation dialog box For example if the following settings are made a confirmation message will be displayed after Write Bit and Write Word are executed If the Yes Button is pressed the Write String and Switch Screen functions will be executed If the No Button is pressed the Write String and Switch Screen functions will not be executed 1 W...

Page 269: ...Standard Message Displays a standard message for confirming the write operation 2 User Specified Message Displays a unique confirmation messaged created by the user Press the Edit Message Button to display the Dialog Settings Dialog Box to cre ate a message Refer to 2 8 14 Write Settings Extension Tabs for details ...

Page 270: ...etails Action Sets the control operation for the buzzer function Stop Buzzer Stops the buzzer that is currently sounding Any ON bit at SB12 continuous buzzer SB13 short intermittent or SB14 long intermittent will turn OFF Continuous Buzzer Sounds a continuous buzzer SB12 will turn ON Short Inter mittent Buzzer Sounds a short intermittent buzzer SB13 will turn ON 1 Long Inter mittent Buzzer Sounds ...

Page 271: ... is displayed 1 No Item Details 1 Edit Macro Displays the Edit Macro Dialog Box to create new macros or edit macros Operation Log Control The operation log control function can be used to initialize or save the operation log Press the Special Button and select Initialize Operation Log from the list that is displayed 1 No Item Details 1 Action Sets the control action for the operation log from the ...

Page 272: ...hapes Select Shape Displays the specified shape file when the Multifunction Object is pressed or according to the specified communications address value Single lined Circle Displays the specified color when the Multifunction Object is pressed or accord ing to the specified communications address value Double lined Circle Displays the specified color when the Multifunction Object is pressed or acco...

Page 273: ...pe and the pressed color shape when the Multifunction Object is pressed The color shape changes while the button is pressed Normal color shape Color shape when pressed When pressed Bit Address Switches between the ON color shape and OFF color shape depend ing on the ON OFF status of the specified display address OFF color shape ON color shape Display address OFF ON 3 Bit Address When Pressed Switc...

Page 274: ...splay addresses Displays the upper ON or upper OFF color depending on the ON OFF status of Display Address 1 Displays the lower ON or lower OFF color depending on the ON OFF status of Display Address 2 Bit Address 1 2 Circle Whole This option can be selected only when Rectangle 2 Light Circle Whole has been specified Switches the whole display color and the circle section display color de pending ...

Page 275: ... Color shape 16 Value 1 Value 14 Value 15 Color shape 1 4 Display hide Sets whether to display or hide the Multifunction Object If Indirect Reference is selected switches between display hide depending on the ON OFF status of the set communications address Only bit ad dresses can be specified under Indirect Reference 5 Color Shape List Sets the color shape file frame and other settings according t...

Page 276: ...n Objects 2 227 NS Series Programming Manual Bit Address Bit Address When Pressed and Word Address 16 Colors Sets display address 1 Bit Address 1 2 4 Colors Bit Address 1 2 Upper Lower and Bit Address 1 2 Circle Whole Sets display addresses 1 and 2 ...

Page 277: ...ications address from the following INT signed 1 word UINT unsigned 1 word DINT signed 2 words UDINT unsigned 2 words REAL real number BCD2 unsigned 1 words BCD2 unsigned 2 words BCD1 signed leftmost digit F 1 words BCD1 signed leftmost digit F 2 words BCD2 signed leftmost bit 1 1 words BCD2 signed leftmost bit 1 2 words 3 Direct Refer ence Sets the value set value for comparison with the display ...

Page 278: ...Shape List 1 Displays the setting items in the Color Shape List corresponding to the selected Shape and Display Method 2 Click the items to be set 3 The detailed setting items are displayed Make the required settings The detailed settings for the selected items will be displayed 4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 until all the settings have been made ...

Page 279: ...under Shape Color Selected to make the color settings The color settings are made when a selection other than Select Shape has been made under Shape Line Selected to make the displayed line settings The line settings are made when Polygon and Sector are selected under Shape Shade Selected to make shade settings The line settings are made when Polygon and Sector are selected under Shape Angle Selec...

Page 280: ... 2 231 NS Series Programming Manual Shape Sets the displayed shape file Refer to Selection Shape in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Color Sets the display color Refer to Setting Colors in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details ...

Page 281: ...bjects 2 232 NS Series Programming Manual Line Sets the line type for polygons and sectors Refer to Line in 2 6 Fixed Objects for details Shade Sets the shading for polygons and sectors Refer to Frame Shade and Beveling in 2 6 Fixed Objects for details ...

Page 282: ... selected the shape can be changed using the following method 1 Select the Multifunction Object for changing the shape 2 Select Edit Edit Node 3 Squares will be displayed at the nodes 4 Place the node on a corner and when the cursor shape changes to drag the node to the de sired position Nodes can be added or deleted for polygons 5 Press and hold the Ctrl Key and bring the cursor close to the outl...

Page 283: ...ommon Functional Object Functions for information on basic settings This section describes the settings for Multifunction Objects only The following methods can be used to switch labels using Multifunction Objects Switch labels by pressing the Multifunction Object Switch labels when the specified bit address turns ON OFF Switch labels by turning ON OFF a bit address or by pressing the Multifunctio...

Page 284: ... of the bit address set under Address Select OFF under Switch Status and set the label for when the bit address is OFF Select ON under Switch Status and set the label for when the bit address is ON Displays the label for ON status Displays the label for OFF status Bit address ON Bit address OFF 1 Link with bit address ON OFF button pressing Switches the labels when the bit address set under Addres...

Page 285: ...the word address specified under Ad dress The first line is specified as 0 Motor 0 Motor 1 Motor 2 W100 1 1st line 2nd line 3 rd line Text file Displays the string for line 1 Address for file line specification Specifies 1st Multifunction Object 0 W100 Motor 0 Labels will not be displayed when the word address is set to a value outside the range 2 Switch Label Switches the status for setting label...

Page 286: ...s 1 Flicker Pattern Used to set either flicker according to the flicker colors selected under PT Flicker Flicker settings or flicker using the ON OFF colors set on the Color Shape Tab Page The Display ON and OFF Color Alternately Option can be selected only when the following options are set under Flicker Pattern on the Color Shape Tab Page Color when pressed Bit address Bit Address Color when pre...

Page 287: ...only after the read write results response has been received When this checkbox is not selected the next operation will be started without waiting for the read write results response 2 Continue the operation even when an error occurs Sets whether or not to execute the next operation after an error has occurred when reading or writing to a communications address When this option is not selected the...

Page 288: ... be changed by numeric input from the tenkey pad 12345 Keyboard input Address 12345 Select Functional objects Numeral display input or the icon in CX Designer to create a numeral display and input object N N No o ot tte e e The numeral display and input object can be used for numeral display only i e no input by changing the control flag settings Input is enabled under the default control flag set...

Page 289: ...nimum limits for input This Tab Page also sets the watch mini mum limit and watch maximum limit as well as the colors displayed when the input exceeds the watch minimum or watch maximum limit value See note Flicker Sets the flicker display See note Write Sets whether or not a confirmation message is displayed when values are written to ad dresses See note Password Sets whether or not a password in...

Page 290: ...UDINT unsigned 2 words REAL real number See note 1 BCD2 See note 1 unsigned 1 word BCD2 See note 1 unsigned 2 words BCD1 signed leftmost digit F 1 word See note 1 BCD1 signed leftmost digit F 2 words See note 1 BCD2 signed leftmost bit 1 1 word See note 1 BCD2 signed leftmost bit 1 2 words See note 1 Specifies the number of display digits for integers and decimals The numeral dis play can be chang...

Page 291: ...gits in an integer e g 999 999 The number of digits that can be input is as follows 1 For signed values with no decimal places No of integer digits 1 for sign 2 For signed values with decimal places No of integer digits No of decimal places 1 for sign 1 for decimal point 3 For unsigned values with no decimal places No of integer digits 4 For unsigned values with decimal places No of integer digits...

Page 292: ...owing display positions for keypad and pop up screen display for numeric input Below This Object Above This Object Top left bottom left top right bottom right or center of screen Any Position The top left position of the keypad or pop up screen is specified 3 Input Order Set the order for moving the input focus Refer to 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions 4 Use Temporary Input object Select to ...

Page 293: ...nput the numeral display and input object will continue waiting for input In such cases cancel or confirm the input by pressing a Command Button set to send a control code such as CAN or RET Refer to 2 9 3 Command Buttons for information There are two types of system keypad keypads with temporary input and keypads without tempo rary input Both types of keypad are displayed as shown below Switching...

Page 294: ...eeded 1 2 3 4 No Setting Details 1 Maximum Input Limit Sets the maximum limit under the Value or Indirect Reference 2 Minimum Input Limit Sets the minimum limit under the Value or Indirect Reference 3 Watch Maximum Limit The Watch Maximum Limit can be set as a fixed value or set indirectly through an address It is also possible to set the text color and background color that will be displayed if t...

Page 295: ...Button Key Button The contents of the address set under Turn ON the specified address when the value is confirmed will not turn ON either Password Tab Page A password can be set for when the object area is pressed Five passwords of up to 16 characters each can be set One password can be requested for each object Refer to Passwords under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Control Fl...

Page 296: ...ed address to character string data and display that data String display and input objects also convert data through character string input from a barcode reader or virtual keyboard The string display and input object can be used for string display only i e no input by changing the control flag settings abcd Virtual keyboard input Barcode input abcd abcd Select Functional objects String display in...

Page 297: ...me Sets the character string frame display Flicker Sets the flicker display See note Write Sets whether or not a confirmation message is displayed when character strings are written to addresses See note Password Sets whether or not a password input field is displayed when character strings are written to addresses See note Control Flag Sets enable disable input and display no display for objects ...

Page 298: ...label 6 Input Process If the Fill the blank characters with a specified character Option is selected spaces or nulls are automatically added to the end of strings to fill the space if the number of input characters is less than the set number of characters For example if the number of characters has been set to 8 and only the 5 characters ABCDE are input then 3 spaces will be added ABCDE indicates...

Page 299: ...r to Back ground and Setting Colors in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Keyboard Tab Page Specifies the display position and size of the keyboard 1 2 4 5 3 No Setting Details 1 Input Method Select one of the following input methods for character strings System keypad Large system keypad Select keyboard Full keyboard decimal keys hexadecimal keys decimal keys hexadecimal decimal k...

Page 300: ...n will be automatically adjusted so that it does not protrude If the keypad or pop up screen overlaps another functional object the keypad or pop up screen will be displayed on top If Input from pop up screen or Other input method are selected the focus will shift if an object other than a Command Button to which Key Buttons are set is selected If Input from pop up screen is selected as the input ...

Page 301: ...ore the string is written When changing string Executes macro when the string changes Refer to NS series Macro Reference in the CX Designer for information on setting methods Size Position Tab Page Displays and sets the functional object size and position Refer to Size Position under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details 2 12 3 Thumbwheel Switches Thumbwheel switches are objects that ...

Page 302: ... Write Sets whether or not a confirmation message is displayed when values are written to addresses See note Password Sets whether or not a password input field is displayed when values are written to ad dresses See note Control Flag Sets display no display for objects and enable disable for input See note Macro Sets macros that operate when values are input or address contents change See note Siz...

Page 303: ... display will be 0001 3 Button position Sets the position for the and Buttons 4 Address Sets the destination address accessed and written by thumbwheel switches 5 Units and scales Scales the contents of the communications address using the set scale value Click Limit check after scale conversion to check the upper and lower limits after the contents have been converted using the set scale Refer to...

Page 304: ... indirect reference 2 Minimum limit Sets the minimum limit Select either value or indirect reference Set maximum and minimum limits suitable for the storage type set on the General Tab Page If how ever the hexadecimal binary or octal display types have been selected enter a value converted to decimal UINT or UDINT Refer to Numeral Display and Storage Type General Tab in 2 8 Common Functional Objec...

Page 305: ... and display of functional objects Use control flags to enable display or input when the contents of an address turn ON or OFF Refer to Control Flags under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details To display but not input numerals change the control flag settings to Disable input Macro Tab Page Macros can be specified for string display and input objects Macros executed by the following ...

Page 306: ...lection object List 1 List 2 List 3 List 4 List 5 List 6 List 7 Address List 1 List 2 List 3 List 4 List 5 List 6 List 7 List 1 List 2 List 3 List 4 List 5 List 6 List 7 List 5 List 6 List 7 List 8 List 9 List 10 List 11 List 1 List 2 List 3 List 4 List 5 List 6 List 7 List 8 List 9 List 10 List 11 List 12 List 13 List 14 HOST DM00001 HOST DM00002 W0 to W9 List 1 W10 to W19 List 2 W20 to W29 List ...

Page 307: ...ets the selection bar color selected line number and string destination Scroll bar Sets the scroll bar size and scroll width Frame Sets the list selection frame display Flicker Sets the flicker display See note Password Sets the password to be entered when a button is pressed See note Control Flag Sets enable disable input and display no display for objects See note Macro Sets macros that operate ...

Page 308: ...e to be read can also be specified indirectly Select Use a file for indirect refer ence and specify Store in a file for the LST file that created the list of file names to be read The list file that will be read will switch based on the contents of the address specified under Address for Specifying the File Line 3 Apply to All Labels Applies the following items to all of the selected labels Store ...

Page 309: ...ow when Store in a file is specified List lst List entry 1 List entry 2 List entry 3 List entry 3 Example The first line of the file is the first line string in the list The list selection data is treated as shown below when Use a file for indirect Reference file is selected a lst b lst c lst d lst Filelist lst dd ee ff 1 st line 2 nd line 3 rd line 4 th line Example The contents of b lst online 2...

Page 310: ... been set System language Character display Example character code B5 Japanese Shift JIS code Chinese traditional or sim plified GB2312 code Nothing is displayed be cause there are no corre sponding characters Other Latin 1code µ If the list data is specified to be held in a file the language of the file and the system language must be the same e g Japanese or English The address storing the text ...

Page 311: ...aracter strings may not be able to be selected from the list If the font size is too small for the strings to be selected set a larger font size so that only 1 char acter string is displayed for each element touch switch Select View Show Touch Points to display the size and position of PT touch switches Use this function to compare the size of the touch switches and the list character strings Scro...

Page 312: ...n be specified for string display and input objects Macros executed by the following trigger can be registered Trigger Details When selecting a list Executes macro when a list item is selected Refer to NS series Macro Reference in the CX Designer for information on setting methods Size Position Tab Page Displays and sets the functional object size and position Refer to Size Position under 2 8 Comm...

Page 313: ...2 Line 10 List entry 11 List entry 20 The number of lines for each block will be the number set under Maximum No of lines Switching Start Line The first line currently displayed in a list can be switched based on the contents of the allocated ad dress The first line in a list is counted as line 0 Example When the address for switching the display start line is set in W0 Line 0 Line 1 Line 2 Line 3...

Page 314: ...d Input Objects To create a temporary input select CX Designer Functional Object Temporary Input or use the icon Functional Object Property Settings This section describes the settings in the Functional Object Properties Dialog Box for temporary inputs General Sets the object comment and temporary input object functions Text Sets the text attributes for the displayed numeral character string Backg...

Page 315: ...ct Show the minimum value Displays the set lower limit for input when input focus is on numeral display and input object or string display and input object Text Attribute Tab Page Sets the text attributes such as font and color for the display numerals or string Refer to Text Attrib utes under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Background Tab Page Sets the background color for func...

Page 316: ...creen 2 Double click the object to display the Properties Dialog Box 3 Display the Keypad Tab Page Select Input from Pop up Screen or Other Input Method command button etc under Input Method Select the Use temporary input option under Input Method 4 Select the Display Extension Tabs Option to display the Max Min Tab Page Select both the Check Maximum Input Limit and the Check Minimum Input Limit a...

Page 317: ...eypad using a temporary input object 1 Position the temporary input object which will be the temporary input display field on the screen 2 Double click the object to display the Properties Dialog Box Select the Temporary input option under Function on the General Tab Page 3 Position the temporary input objects on the screen for displaying the maximum and minimum values ...

Page 318: ...o create a keypad Refer to Key Buttons under 2 9 3 Command Buttons for details on how to create keypad command buttons Set the destination to the Input Field with Focus option under the properties settings for each Command Button 6 Check the keypad operation using the test function When the focus is on the numeral display and input object the input value is displayed in the tempo rary input object...

Page 319: ...object Display characters can also be changed The following three methods can be used to change display characters Indirect Specification from a Text File A list of display strings can be stored in a text file and any string can be specified for display from that list Indirect Specification from a String Table Any string can be specified for display from the strings registered in the string table ...

Page 320: ...und Sets the background color for the text object Label Sets the label display Message Sets the label display data and background color for when the message display function is used Frame Sets the object frame display Flicker Sets the flicker display See note Control Flag Sets display no display of the object See note Size Position Sets the object size and position See note Note These tabs are dis...

Page 321: ...Refer to Setting Colors under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details N N No o ot tte e e The Indirect reference of color option is enabled only when raster font is specified for label charac ter strings Vector fonts cannot be used however for labels set to text objects if the PT is version 1 0 Use a version 1 1 PT or later if a vector font is to be used Label Tab Page Labels can be set...

Page 322: ... characters txt extension Alphanumeric characters underscore _ dollar signs and periods Editing software Text editor No of lines 32 767 No of characters per line Up to 64 Text object 1 Text object 2 Text object 3 Address for Specifying File Line Address for Selecting a Line W100 1 Specifies first line Text object Motor 0 Displays the string in the first line Text file 1st line Motor 0 2nd line Mot...

Page 323: ...d text strings are used to handle other languages Refer to Multi Language Display in the CX Designer Online Help for details on using other languages To set the data type BCD or binary for the address for specifying the File Line select Project Properties from the PT Menu and set the data type on the Data Type Tab Page Referencing Strings from String Table If referencing the string table for strin...

Page 324: ...u nications address is set as a binary value 3 Switch Status Selects the status for setting the string background 4 Label Sets the string for each status up to 256 characters 5 Text Attribute Specifies the text attributes for each status Refer to 2 8 6 Text Attributes for details on settings 6 Tile Background Select this checkbox to fill the background Deselect this option to leave the background ...

Page 325: ...e can then be registered together in the string table The size of the settings file depends on the number of registered characters and labels Use the following table as a guide File size No of labels Number of regis tered statuses No of characters in each string 5 0 MB 1 10 000 256 4 9 MB 1 2 500 1 024 4 8 MB 2 10 000 120 4 7 MB 2 1 200 1 024 4 9 MB 16 10 000 10 4 7 MB 16 150 1 024 Referencing Lab...

Page 326: ...r 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Size Position Tab Page Extension Tab Displays and sets the functional object size and position Refer to Size Position under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details 2 13 2 Bitmaps Bitmaps are objects that display images made up of dots Bitmaps are used to display complex pictures or photographic images that cannot be drawn BMP bmp and ...

Page 327: ...tton to select image files The specified image file is copied to the folder where the project files are stored Specify a file name of up to 12 characters 8 file name characters and 3 file extension characters The following characters can be used in file names Alphanumeric characters underscore _ dollar signs and periods N N No o ot tte e e RLE bitmap files and progressive format jpg files are not ...

Page 328: ...to Address for Specifying the File Line changes to 1 the first and subsequent lines of the specified text file will be loaded If the contents of the memory changes to 2 the second and subsequent lines will be loaded If the contents of Address for Specifying the File Line is changed to 0 the bitmap file will not change from the one displayed immediately prior to the change Select Clear the Image wh...

Page 329: ...rs txt extension The characters that can be used in file names are listed below Alphanumeric characters underscore _ dollar signs and periods Editing software Text editor Check that the text file has been created according to the above specifications and then specify Text File for Referencing Display Image If a different text file has been specified by mistake the PT may not operate correctly IMAG...

Page 330: ... or JPEG files are also not deleted from the image data folder when deleting from an indirectly referenced file If a BMP or JPEG file is no longer needed check that it is not used in any other screens and then delete it manually To set the data type BCD or binary for the address for specifying the File Line select Project Properties from the PT Menu and set the data type on the Data Type Tab Page ...

Page 331: ...onal Object Properties This section describes the settings items in the Functional Object Properties Dialog Box for level dis play objects General Sets the object comment display direction and scale Range Sets the border boundary value and color for each range Background Sets the object background color Frame Sets the object frame display Flicker Sets the flicker display See note Control Flag Sets...

Page 332: ...et the number of divisions 1 to 99 the scale color and the horizontal size 4 to 32 4 Set 0 as origin If Set 0 as origin is selected the border will be 0 and the level will be displayed in the specified display for positive values and in the opposite direction for negative values Example For Up display direction 0 Positive Negative 5 Storage type Select and set the storage type from the pull down l...

Page 333: ...s can also be set indirectly through a communications address 7 Range3 Sets the fill color and background color for range 3 These colors can also be set indirectly through a communications address N N No o ot tte e e The ranges that can be set for each item depend on the selected storage type Refer to Numeral Display and Storage Type General Tab in 2 8 Common Functions of Functional Objects When r...

Page 334: ... raised Refer to Frames under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Flicker Tab Page Extension Tab Makes flicker settings to make the object flicker flash Refer to Flicker under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Control Flag Tab Page Extension Tab Control flags control the display of functional objects Use control flags to enable display when the contents of an addres...

Page 335: ...rties Dialog Box for analogue meters General Sets the address and display type Needle Sets the needle type and style See note 1 Range Sets the border boundary value and color for each range Background Sets the object background color Frame Sets the analogue meter frame display Flicker Sets the flicker display See note 2 Control Flag Sets display no display for the analogue meter See note 2 Size Po...

Page 336: ...he display direction as Up Down Left or Right for quarter circle and semi circle meters For circle meters the starting point for the meter is set by the display direction Quarter circle Analogue Meters Up Down Left Right Semi circle Analogue Meters Up Down Left Right Circle Analogue Meters Up Down Left Right Increment direction Sets the incremental direction for the meter Clockwise Anti clockwise ...

Page 337: ...ets the display type for the meter Selects whether up to the current value will be filled or whether it will be indicated by the needle If the origin is 0 select Set 0 as the Origin i e fill If the origin is 0 0 becomes the border and the meter is filled in the incremental direction if the value is position and in the opposite direction if the value is negative The meter is filled from the startin...

Page 338: ... range 2 range 3 or indirect word address 4 Minimum Minimum range value or indirect word address 5 Range1 Sets the fill color and background color for range 1 These colors can also be set indirectly through a communications address 6 Range2 Sets the fill color and background color for range 2 These colors can also be set indirectly through a communications address 7 Range3 Sets the fill color and ...

Page 339: ... Common Functional Object Functions for details Frame Tab Page Extension Tab Specifies the colors and sizes of the functional object frame to change the shape or color when the button is depressed or raised Refer to Frames under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Analogue meters themselves are based on circles but the frame is drawn as a rectangle Control Flag Tab Page Extension Ta...

Page 340: ...ogrammable Terminals RGB and Video Input Unit Operation Manual Cat No V086 for information on the NS CA002 RGB Video Input Unit Creating Video Displays To create a video display select Functional objects Video Display or click the icon on the CX Designer Precautions in Creating Video Displays 1 Display Size Unlike other functional objects the user must choose the size for the video display from th...

Page 341: ...lay also will not be displayed Create object so that they do not overlap with video display objects Displaying Images The Video Input Unit has four Input channels so that up to 4 video devices can be connected If the size is set to 800 x 600 or 640 x 480 1 channel will be specified in the properties and displayed even if all channels have devices connected to the PT When choosing a 320 x 240 size ...

Page 342: ...320x240 Split Setting When 320x240 size is selected a screen is split into 4 areas and pictures of all four channels can be displayed on the screen Select display position of the pictures for each input channel Select the input channels Set the display position for each channel on the screen Example Choosing channel 1 for the upper left and channel 2 for the bottom left Images are displayed as sho...

Page 343: ...lay Lines Starts Video display area from this position The data that is input The data that is displayed Set the range as shown below Dot position 64 to 127 Line position 5 to 31 The image will be irregular if the dot position or line position cause the input image data to exceed the valid range 2 Space Line Setting If image size is smaller than display area spare part will be filled with black an...

Page 344: ...tering the horizontal position X and the vertical position Y from the upper left corner of the screen The setting ranges for X and Y are 0 to 160 and 0 to 120 Specify vertical and horizontal position in dot units 1 No Item Details 1 Position from the upper left of the screen Specify the display position from the upper left corner of the screen Setting ranges are as follows X 0 to 160 Y 0 to 120 N ...

Page 345: ...fy each vertex s X and Y coordinates 25 0 0 0 10 10 The top left point of the object is 0 0 W100 0 W101 10 W102 10 W103 5 W104 20 W105 10 The Start address of X Y coordinate is set to W100 Coordinates of vertex 1 Coordinates of vertex 2 Coordinates of vertex 3 The vertices change as the values of the communications addresses change W100 0 W101 0 W102 10 W103 10 W104 25 W105 0 W100 10 W101 10 W102 ...

Page 346: ...t for a solid line only 5 Max no of vertices Sets the maximum number of vertices between 2 and 128 6 No of vertices When the Display All Option is selected all of the vertices set in the Max no of vertices setting will be displayed When the Indirect Reference Option is selected the number of vertices indicated in the specified address will be displayed If the specified address s value is 0 or 1 th...

Page 347: ...can be registered and monitored for one project with NS series PTs Related functional objects can display current alarms events alarm event display or a historical list alarm event summary and history Also the display can be switched automatically to a specified screen while an alarm or event is generated Alarm 1 Alarm 2 Event A Event B List Up to 5 000 alarms events can be registered Simple displ...

Page 348: ...port CSV Alarm event settings can be exported to CSV files Click the Export CSV Button to display the Export CSV Dialog Box Specify the file name and click the Save Button 8 Parameter Sets the screen switching when alarms or events are generated and the conditions for saving alarm event history Click the Parameters Button to display the Alarm Event Parameters Settings Dialog Box 9 Add Info Allocat...

Page 349: ...e String Table Button is clicked if the Use the String Table Option is selected The selected character string number is displayed in the String No Field 7 Address Sets the address to monitor alarms events 8 Priority Sets the alarm event priority order 1 to 9 999 The display order on related functional objects can be changed based on the priority order 9 Display Type Select one of the following fou...

Page 350: ...aise alarm on Set to 1 of address An alarm has occurred when the address set for the alarm event goes from OFF to ON and is cleared when the address goes from ON to OFF Raise alarm on Reset to 0 of address An alarm has occurred when the ad dress set for the alarm event goes from ON to OFF and is cleared when the address goes from OFF to ON N N No o ot tte e e The following restrictions apply when ...

Page 351: ... O comment for the communications address will be set automatically N N No o ot tte e e If there are two or more labels the symbol names and I O comments will be set for the character strings for all of the labels Symbol names and I O comments will not be set automatically in the following cases When the communications address is replaced by another one When a symbol name or I O comment is changed...

Page 352: ... Microsoft Excel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 8 13 14 15 16 17 18 No Setting Details 1 Address Sets the communications address Only bit addresses can be set 2 Priority Sets the priority order 1 to 9 999 3 Display Type Sets the display type highalarm High alarm middlealarm Middle alarm lowalarm Low alarm Event event 4 Group No Set the group number 0 to 99 5 Group Name Sets the group name up to 32 chara...

Page 353: ...nt occurs 0 to 9999 15 Refer to the String Table Sets whether to reference a message character string from the character string table Reference the character string table ON Do not reference the character string table OFF 16 String No Sets the character string number of the referenced character string when a message character string is referenced in a character string table Leave blank if the mess...

Page 354: ...ased an error message will be displayed Click the OK Button to edit the CSV file N N No o ot tte e e CSV files can be edited using spreadsheet software or a text editor If an exported CSV file is opened using a text editor items with alarm messages or other character strings will be delimited by inverted commas Up to 1 110 characters can be set per line when using a text editor This is the maximum...

Page 355: ... or event is generated and switch screens to the specified screen for the alarm event with the highest priority If multiple alarms or events occur at the same time the display is automatically switched to the screen for the alarm event with the highest pri ority 11 12 11 13 Increasing level of priority Alarm 1 screen 11 Alarm 2 screen 12 Alarm 3 screen 13 Decreasing level of priority Destination s...

Page 356: ...is displayed when the corresponding Set Button is clicked R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e To set the data type BCD or binary for the specified addresses select Project properties from the PT Menu and set the data type on the Data Format Tab Page Specifying Icons Sets bitmap files for the alarm event summary and history object icon 1 Select PT Alarm event setting to display the Alarm e...

Page 357: ...m event Summary and History Object Properties Dialog Box 7 Click the OK Button to close the Properties Dialog Box The icons to which bitmap files have been specified will be displayed on the alarm event summary and history object as shown in the follow ing diagram R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e When the number of colors in the designated image file is a True Color number it is automa...

Page 358: ... settings in the Functional Object Properties Dialog Box for alarm event dis play objects General Sets the alarm event display format Flowing string Sets flowing string for the display character string Text Sets the font and size for alarm event display characters Background Sets the background color for alarm event display Frame Sets the object frame display Flicker Sets the flicker display See n...

Page 359: ...ormat for each label Date display Selects the date display format from the list 3 Time display Selects the time display format from the list 4 Apply to All La bels Uses the date display method for the selected label for all labels This setting is used only for labels for which a date display and time display are selected Apply to All Labels cannot be set in the following cases When the Date Time D...

Page 360: ...l be displayed during PT operation Flowing String Tab Page Displayed character strings can be set to flowing string When flowing string is set the message information for the generated alarm event will flow from right to left in the display area 3 4 1 2 No Setting Details 1 Perform Flowing String Display for Alarm Event Message When clicking the check box the display conditions for flowing string ...

Page 361: ...ifferently in CX Designer on the PT and in test mode Font Character size Character color CX Designer PT z Test mode z Reflects alarm event display property settings z Reflects alarm event settings made under the PT menu Refer to Text Attributes in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions and Outline in 2 14 Alarms and Events Background Tab Page Sets the background color for alarm event display from ...

Page 362: ...of an address turn ON or OFF Refer to Control Flags under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Macro Tab Page Extension Tab Macros can be specified for alarm event display objects Refer to the CX Designer s NS series Macro Reference for information on setting macros Size Position Tab Page Extension Tab Displays and sets the functional object size and position Refer to Size Position u...

Page 363: ... Date and time restored Date and time generated The display is refreshed every time an alarm or event specified for display is generated or reset The refreshed display will be in the set display order N N No o ot tte e e Sometimes not all information can be displayed on the screen depending on the set number of message characters or display items When a displayed alarm or event is selected with th...

Page 364: ...s for the selected alarm or event will be searched for automatically For details refer to 2 14 4 Searching for Alarms and Events Using the Ladder Monitor For information on the Ladder Monitor refer to the NS series Ladder Monitor Operation Manual Cat No V082 N N No o ot tte e e This function can be used if the NS system is version 8 0 or higher and the Ladder Monitor is ver sion 3 0 or higher ...

Page 365: ...ound color for character display Icon Selects the icon to operate alarm event summaries Vertical Scroll Bar Sets the bar size and scroll width for the vertical scroll bar Horizontal Scroll Bar Sets the scroll width for the horizontal scroll bar Frame Sets the object frame display Flicker Sets the flicker display See note Password Sets the password to be entered when the object is pressed See note ...

Page 366: ...lay format for each label Date Selects the date display format from the list 4 Time Selects the time display format from the list 5 Apply to All Labels Uses the date display method for the selected label for all labels This setting is applied only to labels for which a date display is selected Apply to All Labels cannot be set in the following cases When the Date Time Display Format Check Box is s...

Page 367: ...igh Frequency From Low Frequency is selected and the display data is set to Alarm History If this checkbox is deselected the same alarm event will be displayed by date and time Example The same alarm event is displayed by date of occurrence If this checkbox is selected only the most recent occurrence of each alarm event will be dis played Example Only the most recent occurrence of each alarm event...

Page 368: ...nctions 2 14 Alarms and Events 2 319 NS Series Programming Manual Display Tab Page Sets the selection bar color that will be reversed and the display items when alarm event summaries or histories are selected 1 3 2 5 4 6 7 8 ...

Page 369: ...f recovery Info 1 Info 2 Info 3 The Info is set in the Alarm Event Registration Dialog Box The Info options will not be displayed if additional information has not been set 7 Ruled line Select Display Ruled lines to display ruled lines and use the Set Button to set the color for the lines 8 Colors for Showing Status Sets the color that indicates the status of the displayed alarm event The followin...

Page 370: ...ts were generated From High frequency Sorts the display from highest to lowest frequency If multiple alarms events have the same frequency the display will be in the order those alarms events were generated From Low frequency Sorts the display from lowest to highest frequency If multiple alarms events have the same frequency the display will be in the order those alarms events were generated Delet...

Page 371: ...etails Flicker Tab Page Extension Tab Makes flicker settings to make the object flicker flash Refer to Flicker under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Password Tab Page Extension Tab A password can be set for when the alarm object area is pressed Five passwords of up to 16 charac ters each can be set One password can be requested for each object Refer to Passwords under 2 8 Common...

Page 372: ... 0 or higher With the Ladder Monitor you can search backwards to find the causes of alarms or events that have occurred For information on the Ladder Monitor refer to the NS series Ladder Monitor Op eration Manual Cat No V082 Using a Multifunction Button to Start the Ladder Monitor Setting Procedure Create a Multifunction Object as a Start LADDER MONITOR Button in the screen where the alarm event ...

Page 373: ...f the alarm event summary and history and the Multifunction Object are not found on the same screen The Ladder Monitor can also be started by storing 4036 BCD or FC4 binary in SW0 If switching to a specified page is set the registering an alarm or event in the Alarm Event Summary and History the screen will be switched when the alarm or event is selected The Alarm Event Control function can be use...

Page 374: ...ummary and history The following dialog box will be displayed if switching to a specified page was set when registering the alarm event The following dialog box will be displayed if switching to a specified page was not set when register ing the alarm event Click either the Start up Ladder Monitor Button or OK Button in the relevant message dialog box 3 The Ladder Monitor will start and automatica...

Page 375: ...ll start The location in which the communications address of the selected alarm or event is used will be searched for automatically N N No o ot tte e e The display will switch to the display set to the alarm or event if the Switch Screen Button is clicked with the message displayed while alarm event is selected ...

Page 376: ...ph Registering Data Logging Groups Data logging groups must be registered before data logs can be displayed as graphs Select PT Data Log Settings 1 2 3 5 4 6 Data log groups from 1 to 100 can be registered The Data Log Setting Dialog Box will be displayed New data logging groups are created and settings are edited deleted and confirmed in this dialog box No Setting Details 1 Edit To change a set d...

Page 377: ...are always logged Up to 128 addresses can be constantly logged 5 Always Log ging Points The number of points for constant logging is displayed Constant logging is possible for up to 50 000 points Refer to Calculating Logging Points on page 2 334 for details 6 Advanced Setting Click the Advanced Setting Button to set display settings for data log graphs For details refer to Display Settings for Dat...

Page 378: ...er of logging points has been reached If this option is selected the oldest logging data is overwritten with the most recent data when the total number of logging points has been reached Output File Sets the file name for logging data output as a file to the Memory Card Log directory after creating a folder for each group The file name can be up to 36 characters Alphanumeric characters 0 to 9 A to...

Page 379: ...g and click the Delete Button A confirmation message will be displayed Click the Yes Button to delete the selected setting N N No o ot tte e e The file size of the CSV files output for each data log group can be calculated using the following formula as a guideline This varies depending on the log timing the number of digits in the value stored in the log address the number of log addresses and th...

Page 380: ...nal Object Functions for details Maximum minimum Sets the maximum and minimum values for graph display Maximum The maximum that can be set depends on the storage type for each line Minimum The minimum that can be set depends on the storage type for each line 3 Indirect Reference If Indirect reference is set the maximum and minimum values can be specified by the contents of an address Specifying Ic...

Page 381: ... alphanumeric characters underscore _ dollar signs and periods Display Settings for Data Log Graphs The display method for data long graphs can be changed Press the Advanced Setting Button on the Data Log Setting Dialog Box to display the Advanced Setting Dialog Box 1 No Setting Description 1 Display the logging data without data during power off and stopping If this option is selected no blanks w...

Page 382: ...ngs that are disabled The following settings cannot be made The sampling cycle cannot be set to 0 5 s The sampling cycle cannot be set to Indirect reference of sampling cycle The log timing cannot be set to On event Data log graph property set tings than cannot be set The following setting cannot be made on the Time Axis Tab Page of the Property Setting Dialog Box for the data log graph The scale ...

Page 383: ...NS Series Functions 2 15 Data Logs 2 334 NS Series Programming Manual Calculating Logging Points This section describes how the number of logging points displayed in the Data Log Setting Dialog Box are calculated ...

Page 384: ...istered for one group with one log address Log address storage type 1 word 2 words including REAL Sampling cycle 1 to 86 400 s or on event 50 000 37 500 Log timing Sampling cycle 0 5 s 37 500 30 000 When registering multiple log addresses the maximum number of Always logging points will be the number shown on the table divided by the number of log addresses Maximum number of Always logging points ...

Page 385: ...eneral Sets the data log group and line parameters to be displayed Time Axis Makes settings related to the data log graph s time axis Numeral Value Axis Makes settings related to the data log graph s numeral value axis Background Sets the base color for data log graphs Icon Selects the displayed icon used to manipulate data log graphs Scroll bar Sets the scroll bar size and scroll width Frame Sets...

Page 386: ...lay the Display Parameter Setting Dialog Box Sets the line type and markers 5 Data log address list Displays the registered addresses for the selected data log groups Deselect ad dresses that are not to be displayed on the graph Remove the tick to the left of the address to deselect it 6 Direction Select one of the following four display directions From Up Down Right or Left The time and numeric v...

Page 387: ...available colors 3 Line Style Select from the five line types listed below Solid line dotted line broken line 1 dot chain line or 2 dot chain line Marker Selects one of the following five markers to be displayed at the logged points None or Size Selects large middle or small for marker size The sizes are shown below Large Medium Small 4 Color Sets the marker color from 256 available colors Show th...

Page 388: ...lly from auxiliary gradations Gradation lines Dotted lines drawn horizontally or vertically from gradations Scale Select Scale to display scale Line Select Line to display scale lines No of division Sets the number of divisions between 1 and 99 Scale color Sets the scale color from 256 available colors Scale length Sets the scale length between 4 and 32 Units Dots Sub scale Sets whether or not the...

Page 389: ...ime display format from the pull down list Refer to Date and Time Format under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Text color Sets the character color and font under the Text Attribute Button Refer to Labels and Setting Colors under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details 4 Apply to All Labels Uses the date display method for the selected label for all labels This setting...

Page 390: ...For example the display can be linked to control flags for numeral display and input objects as shown in the following diagram Setting Example Data enable disable bit B0 Numeral display and input object control flag display no display numeral display indirect B0 z B0 OFF B0 ON 1 2 3 Numeric value not displayed Numeric value displayed Transfer Date Time Select the Transmit Time Data option to trans...

Page 391: ...or hours can be selected as the unit of time A A Example When No of scroll seconds set to 10 Refresh notification address Scrolls the graph by 10 seconds worth of display ON N N No o ot tte e e If the clock is changed during PT operation the time will no longer match the time that has been displayed up to that point so graphs will not be displayed correctly In such cases clear the log by using the...

Page 392: ...2 Scale Settings Select to make settings under Scaling range of numeral value axis Threshold and Show values 3 Storage type Select the format for storing the scaling range of the numeral axis value from the four types below INT signed 1 word UINT unsigned 1 word DINT signed 2 words UDINT un signed 2 words Scaling range of numeral value axis Sets the minimum and maximum values on the numeral value ...

Page 393: ...lick the Text Attribute Button to set text attributes such as the text color and font For details refer to 2 8 6 Text Attributes Background Tab Page Sets whether or not the background is tiled If the background is to be tiled the background color for the graph can be selected from 256 colors Click Indirect reference of color to reference the color code stored at a specified address for the backgro...

Page 394: ...address was selected when data log group settings were made Displays the status of the specified address when an externally controlled address is specified to start stop data logging Select when the specified address is allocated to an externally controlled address Log Clear Clears the graph display and log Pause Pauses display of the data log graph Press the icon again to cancel pause Save to Fil...

Page 395: ... up to 100 000 times If you were to repeatedly rewrite the Card in 10 minute intervals 100 000 rewriting cycles would be completed within 2 years Scroll Bar Tab Page Sets display no display scroll width and button size for the graph scroll bar displayed at the top of the data log graph The scroll bar will appear at the top of the graph when the display direction is set to Left or Right It will app...

Page 396: ...es and should be changed to actual values as required Automatic Periodical Saving of Log Data to a Memory Card and Continued Logging Setting Flowchart The following flowchart shows the settings required to automatically and periodically save log data to a Memory Card and continue logging Register data logging group Set log timing data log save and number of logging points Add logging addresses Set...

Page 397: ...l axis Time Horizontal axis Address 4 Set the Data Log Broken line History to Hold data of always logging Data Log 3 Set Logfile Output Format to Vertical axis Time Horizontal axis Address 4 Set Data Log Broken line History to Hold data of always logging Data Log 5 Click the OK Button Settings for Data Logging Group Registration 1 Select PT Data log or click the Register Group Button on the Genera...

Page 398: ...ta periodically and Save with Ring Buffer 3 Set the sampling cycle 5 Set the number of logging points 6 Set the output file name 10 Add the logging addresses 9 Check that the logging period is set to Always 6 Click the Set Button next to Output file at the upper right of the screen to display the Data Log Output File Dialog Box Enter the output file name The default is Trd00 Up to 36 alphanumeric ...

Page 399: ...operties 1 Place a data log object on the screen if there isn t one there already 2 Double click the data log object to display the Functional Object Properties Dialog Box 3 Display the Time Axis Tab Page and set the scale for the time axis In this example 10 minutes worth of log data is set for display 3 Set the amount of the logging period to be displayed at one time 4 Display the Icon Tab Page ...

Page 400: ... and periodically saves the logging data to the Memory Card To read the saved data from the Memory Card click the Read File Icon on the Object while logging is stopped to display the list of data file names in descending order in a pop up menu Select the desired file from the pop up menu To display a graph that is currently being logged click the Read File Icon on the Object and select Show the cu...

Page 401: ...aph time axis scale and scroll end position Make icon and option settings Set graph display parameters Set logfile output format The procedure for overlapping the data log graph on the Memory Card standard data and the graph of data currently being logged measured data is shown below When setting the logging address cycle time to for example 100 s to log data for one address at a sampling cycle of...

Page 402: ... Format The method for setting the data log file output format is described below 1 Select PT System setting to display the System Settings Dialog Box 2 Select the History Tab Page 3 Set Logfile Output Format to Vertical Axis Time Horizontal Axis Address 4 Set the Data Log Broken line History to Hold data of always logging Data Log 3 Set logfile output format to Vertical Axis Time Horizontal Axis ...

Page 403: ...Box to display the Data Log Setting Dialog Box 1 2 Click the Add Button in the Data Log Setting Dialog Box to display the Data Log Group Setting Dialog Box 2 3 Set the log timing In this example the sampling cycle is 1 s 4 De select both Save the data periodically and Save with Ring Buffer 5 Set the number of logging points In this example the logging period is 100 s and the sampling cy cle is 1 s...

Page 404: ...utput file name 8 Click the OK Button to return to the Data Log Group Setting Dialog Box 9 Select Control start stop data log by the specified address ON OFF and click the Set Button to set the address The address is set to PT memory B100 in this example Select Clear data logs when the address is ON to clear the previous data log graph when the specified address changes from OFF to ON 10 Click the...

Page 405: ...stored graph read from the Memory Card from the graph of data currently being logged In this example No 012 red is selected for the stored graph If Step display is selected the logged points will be connected by vertical and horizontal lines De select Step display to join logging points by the shortest possible straight line Sets the line color when logging data is read from the Memory Card and di...

Page 406: ...e logging period to be displayed at one time 7 Select Position end of scrolling at the center of data log graph 8 Display the Icon Tab Page and select Cascade the read data to a graph under Options Select Cascade the read data to a graph 9 Click the OK Button and transfer the project to the NS hardware ...

Page 407: ...ad saved data press the Read File icon on the object while logging is stopped and select the de sired file from the pop up menu Example 2 Allocation of an Externally Controlled Address Serial A CIO00100 00 to the Specified Address Serial A CIO00100 00 ON OFF Standard data Measured data Time Numeral value Display direction Right 100 s Setting Data Log File Output Formats The method for setting data...

Page 408: ... 1 Select PT Data Log Setting or click the Register Group Button on the General Tab Page in the data log Functional Object Properties Dialog Box to display the Data Log Settings Dialog Box 1 2 Click the Add Button to display the Data Log Group Setting Dialog Box 2 3 Set the log timing In this example the sampling cycle is 1 s 4 De select both Save the data periodically and Save with Ring Buffer 5 ...

Page 409: ... can be used 7 Enter the output file name 8 Click the OK Button to return to the Data Log Group Setting Dialog Box 9 Select Control start stop data log by the specified address ON OFF and click the Set Button to set the address The address is set to SerialA CIO00100 00 in this example Select Clear data logs when he address is ON to clear the previous data log graph when the specified address chang...

Page 410: ...h the stored graph read from the Memory Card from the graph of data currently being logged In this example No 012 red is selected for the stored graph If Step display is selected the logged points will be connected by vertical and horizontal lines De select Step display to join logging points by the shortest possible straight line Sets the line color when logging data is read from the Memory Card ...

Page 411: ...displayed at one time 7 Select Position end of scrolling at the center of data log graph 8 Display the Icon Tab Page 9 Select Status under Icon 10 Select Cascade the read data to a graph under Options 10 Select Cascade the read data to a graph 9 Select Status 11 Click the OK Button and transfer the project to the NS hardware ...

Page 412: ...e displayed directly as the standard data but the file name can also be changed to make it easy to recognize as the standard data 2 Turn OFF the power to the NS hardware or display the System Menu then click the Remove Memory Card Button in the Initialize Tab Page 3 Remove the Memory Card from the NS hardware 4 Use Explorer or a similar program on a personal computer to change the file name in the...

Page 413: ...ont of it When the logging start time is omitted it will appear on the graph as January 1 1970 0 h 0 m 0 s When editing in Excel set the cell format for the time to Text 1 Start the spreadsheet software commercially available 2 Enter the time on the vertical axis the address on the horizontal axis and the standard data as shown in the diagram 1 For a sampling cycle of 0 5 s Group 1 standard data G...

Page 414: ...e graphs can be displayed in one broken line graph display region The Batch Read and the History functions can be used when a broken line graph group is registered Batch Read Trigger B0 OFF ON Batch Read Trigger B0 OFF ON Displays a graph of the values when B0 went ON Previous graph display Displays a graph of the values when B0 went ON which overlaps the previous graph W00 W120 W210 W340 F W020 W...

Page 415: ... function is being used the always logging Data Log function cannot be used Data will not be read if the Batch Read trigger address goes ON when the displayed screen does not contain a broken line graph Registering Broken line Graph Groups A broken line graph group must be registered when using the Batch Read and History functions Select PT Broken line Graph Group Setting to display the Broken lin...

Page 416: ... on adding settings refer to Setting a Broken line Graph Group Up to 16 groups can be registered in a project 4 Delete To delete a registered broken line graph group select the row containing that group and click the Delete Button 5 Total Points Displays the total number of points set in the broken line graph history 6 Used Remaining Memory Displays the number of used bytes and remaining bytes For...

Page 417: ...de of range is se lected Draw the value outside of range selected Values outside the range will be displayed at the top of the graph Draw the values outside of range not selected Values outside the range will not be displayed 7 Storage Type Select the storage format from the pull down list on the right For details refer to 2 8 4 Numeral Display and Storage Type General Tab 8 Monitor Points Sets th...

Page 418: ...vious graphs are displayed in the broken line graph When the No of Histories is set to 0 only the most recent graph is displayed in the broken line graph Example No of Histories Displayed graphs Graph data retained in history 2 Most recent graph and the last graph The most recent graph s data and the last graph s data are retained Data for two graphs is retained 1 Only the most re cent graph The m...

Page 419: ...sizes are shown below Large Medium Small 5 Color Set the marker s color from 256 available colors 6 Display when address changes to ON When this option is selected the graph line will be displayed while the specified communications address is ON History Display Makes settings related to the history lines Line Color Sets the color of the history lines from 256 available colors Different colors can ...

Page 420: ...ph Registers the start address for monitoring the number of points and the type of lines Background Sets the base color for broken line graphs Scroll bar Sets the scroll bar size and scroll width Frame Sets the frame display for broken line graphs Flicker Sets the flicker display See note Control flag Sets display no display and input enabled disabled for broken line graphs See note Size position ...

Page 421: ...ve line types listed below Solid line dotted line broken line 1 dot chain line or 2 dot chain line Indirect reference of showing scale line If this option is selected the scale is displayed when the specified address is ON Scale Horizontal Sets whether or not scales will be used on axes showing the number of graph points No of division Sets the number of division between 1 and 99 4 Scale color Set...

Page 422: ...2 3 4 5 6 7 No Setting Details 1 Graph list Displays a list of the lines that are displayed on currently set graphs Lines are added deleted and set by pressing the Add Line Delete Line and Set Line Buttons 2 Add Line Adds and registers lines for display on graphs Press the Add Line Button to display the Line Settings Dialog Box Refer to Line Setting Dialog Box for further information 3 Delete Line...

Page 423: ...splayed on the broken line graph object under Display points Set a Display points value smaller than the value set to Monitor points No of display points 7 No of monitor points 9 The two points not displayed can be viewed by scrolling the display down with the Scroll Button The Display start position sets the broken line graph s a starting display position The start position is treated as point 0 ...

Page 424: ...ne color from 256 available colors The color can be changed depend ing on whether or not the set upper and lower limits have been exceeded 4 Line style Select from the five line types listed below Solid line dotted line broken line 1 dot chain line or 2 dot chain line 5 Step display If step display is used the origin is shown connected by vertical and horizontal lines 6 Display offset Displays the...

Page 425: ... Displays the information about graph lines registered in the displayed broken line graph group 3 Group Name Displays the name of the displayed broken line graph group 4 Select Group Click the Select Group Button to display the Graph Group Selection Window and select the group that will be displayed 5 Register Group Click the Register Group Button to display the Broken line Graph Group List Window...

Page 426: ...olors and sizes of the functional object frame to change the shape or color when the broken line graph is depressed or raised Refer to Frames under 2 8 Common Functional Object Func tions for details Flicker Tab Page Extension Tab Make flicker settings to make the functional object flicker flash Refer to Flicker under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Control Flag Tab Page Extensi...

Page 427: ...ight of 52 and a color of red are set in the PLC Using data blocks users do not need to save data in the PLC beforehand so that the memory of the PLC can be saved and the ladder program can be reduced Data blocks also have the following fea tures Data in CSV format can be edited and managed on a computer Data can be edited on the PT Data can be written to a Memory Card Data from read from a Memory...

Page 428: ...e called fields and the group of data for product B is called a record Data Block data Field Address Data type Numeral String Record Product B Product A Product B Product D Product E Width Height Color Blue Red Yellow Blue Red Product C 150 Blue 54 To set data from a data block in the PT to the PLC select the record from the data block and write it to PLC When writing to the PLC fields are written...

Page 429: ... Product B B 000 90 22 180 Product C C 000 110 50 300 Product D D 000 80 15 200 Product A1 A 000 98 18 190 Product B1 B 000 95 25 175 Product C1 C 000 120 45 350 Project created on CX Designer CSV file 1 Data block set 2 Data block table created 3 Data file created Transferred to PT Operations on PT Memory Card Values set in PLC Save the data file on a Memory Card Data Block Table No Item Contents...

Page 430: ...e data file on a Memory Card Values read to PT memory Values set in PLC No Item Contents See 1 Data Block Setting Sets the data format and address for the field and the number of records Setting Data Blocks 2 Creating Screen with Functional Objects such as Command Buttons Sets communications addresses for specified data and creates screens to edit data file Using Data Blocks 3 Data File Shows the ...

Page 431: ...ts the data block selected from the list Click the Edit Button to display the Register Data Block Dialog Box 3 Add Button Creates a new the data block Click the Add Button to display the Register Data Block Dialog Box Up to 100 data blocks can be created 4 Delete Button Deletes the selected data block from the list A confirmation dialog box will be displayed when the Delete Button is clicked Click...

Page 432: ...ata updating prohibition flag Writing to the CSV file from the data block can be enabled and disabled If this option is selected writing to the CSV file will be disabled when the communications address set for the interlock address is ON 4 Record label setting Specifies the number of characters and the stored character format for record labels Refer to Setting Record Labels for details 5 Left Righ...

Page 433: ... the following message will be displayed Although the data block table exists on the screen failed to read CSV file to display in the data block table Data Block X CSV File The object will not be displayed correctly Field Settings This section explains the properties in the Field Setting Dialog 1 2 4 3 No Item Details 1 Field Name Sets the field name up to 32 characters 2 Address Sets the destinat...

Page 434: ...l Numeral Sets the storage type Max Min Sets the maximum and minimum limits for inputting Keypad Sets the input method and the display position and size of the keypad The detailed settings for each tab page are the same as for Numeral Display Input objects Refer to 2 12 Display and Input Objects for details N N No o ot tte e e The item Other Input Method command button etc does not appear on the K...

Page 435: ...r each tab page are the same as for Numeral Display Input objects Refer to 2 12 Display and Input Objects for details N N No o ot tte e e The item Other Input Method command button etc does not appear on the Keypad Tab Page of the Field Setting Dialog Box for Data Block Tables Record Label Setting No Item Details 1 String Length Sets the number of valid characters for record labels 1 to 32 2 Stora...

Page 436: ...2 Maximum Number of Fields per Data Block Up to 500 fields can be set per data block Set the field while confirming the number of fields displayed in the Register Data Block Dialog Box Refer to Setting Data Blocks on page 2 382 for details 3 Number of Records per Data Block Up to 1 000 records can be set for one data block The maximum number of records is set in the Register Data Block Dialog Box ...

Page 437: ...bytes 1 record 8 characters 2 bytes character 4 bytes 4 bytes 8 bytes 32 bytes 100 records 32 bytes record 100 records 3 200 bytes R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e The record labels are not calculated in the data quantity Refer to Creating Data Files on page 2 397 for record labels Data Block 1 Product name Product No Width Depth Height 0 Product A1 String 8 characters Numeral INT Nume...

Page 438: ...180 Product C C 000 110 50 300 Product D D 000 80 15 200 Product A1 A 000 98 18 190 Product B1 B 000 95 25 175 Product C1 C 000 120 45 350 CSV format data file Data block table Table display Data written to PLC in single operation To create the data block table select Data Block Table from the Functional Objects Menu or click the icon N N No o ot tte e e Only one data block object can be set for e...

Page 439: ...l Scroll Bar Sets the button size and scroll range for the vertical scroll bar Horizontal Scroll Bar Sets scroll range for the horizontal scroll bar Frame Sets the frame color and size of the data block Write Sets the write confirmation message to be displayed when changing field data on the data block See note Password Sets the password to be entered when changing field data on the data block See...

Page 440: ...Field settings Sets the codes and each field Label Name Sets a label name of up to 32 characters for the record label and each field label Width Sets the width for record and field label display to 0 or to between 16 and 800 dots If the width is set to 0 the labels will not be displayed Display Position Sets the horizontal alignment of the text in record or field labels to one of the following Lef...

Page 441: ...d and string field The horizontal position set on the Text Attribute Tab Page will not be reflected Background Tab Page Sets the background color of the object and the record color To fill the record click the Set Button to display the Color Setting Dialog Box and select the color for the record 1 5 2 3 4 Example 2 3 4 5 1 The selected line is displayed in reverse video No Item Details 1 Color of ...

Page 442: ...the specified CSV data file and displays it in the data block table Write Data File Overwrites data displaying from the data block table to the specified CSV data file Read from the address Retrieves data from the addresses set in Field Setting Dialog Box to the records selected on the data block Write to the address Writes data selecting in the data block to the addresses set in the Field Setting...

Page 443: ...or Memory Card When this option is not set data will always be written to the PT Hardware Display confirmation dialog box when reading from the address Display confirmation messages when executing the process Display confirmation dialog box when writing to the ad dress Display confirmation dialog box when adding to the record Display confirmation dialog box when deleting from the record 3 Icon Siz...

Page 444: ... the existing icon in the Details Dialog Box Click the OK Button to close the Details Dialog Box Click the OK Button to close the Data Block Setting Dialog Box 5 Set the icons to be displayed on the Icon Tab Page of the data block object Properties Dialog Box 6 Click the OK Button to close the Properties Dialog Box The specified bitmap file icon will be dis played on the data block object as shown...

Page 445: ...splayed number of rows Suppose that two of seven rows are displayed on the screen Click the Button and the button will be scrolled two rows If the end of the row is displayed the scroll button will not move any farther Rows in 2 1 Page Scrolls to the right or left the half the number displayed number of rows Suppose that three of seven rows are displayed on the screen Click the Button and the butt...

Page 446: ... Key of the tenkey pad or keyboard This macro is not executed when closing tenkey pad or keyboard using the Cancel Key Esc Key or Close Button When a value exceeding the limit is set and an input error occurs for the numeral field the macro is not executed Refer to the NS Series Macro Reference in the CX Designer for details Size Position Tab Page Extension Tab Displays and sets the size of the da...

Page 447: ...ock x csv file The object will not be displayed correctly 4 If ASCII is set for the string display type the following codes will be used on the PT according to the language Language Code Example character code B5 Japanese SHIFT JIS Code Chinese traditional or simplified GB2312 code Nothing is displayed be cause there are no corresponding char acters Other Latin 1 Code µ R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e...

Page 448: ...alid Remark ABCD AB CD Setting double quotation marks at the right end or mid dle of the string causes an error Set two double quota tion marks such as in ABCD to display a double quotation mark 8 If numeral data is set for a string field the input numeral data will be processed as a string 9 If data includes characters other than numeral values for a numeral field the field will be processed as 0...

Page 449: ...elect record from the data block table The record numbers are automati cally displayed in the data block table The selected record is displayed in reverse video and is added to the record number Record numbers are automatically displayed Inputting Value in a Data Block Table The user can change the value of a field in the data block table Touch field for which you want to change the value The keyb...

Page 450: ...rd numbers are automatically renumbered Delete a Record Click the icon to delete the selected record The record numbers are automatically renumbered Editing Record Labels in a Data Block Table Up to 32 characters can be displayed for a record label Record labels are set in data file beforehand but they can be also edited from the data block table Click the record label in the data block table to d...

Page 451: ... and icons data files can be written and read to from a Memory Card or the PT Select the source destination in confirmation dialog box for reading writing When writing to a Memory Card data will be written to the file under the folder DBLK automatically created on the Memory Card When reading from a Memory Card create the folder DBLK in the Memory Card beforehand and store the data file in the fol...

Page 452: ...lor Product A Product B Prod Product E Record for product B selected Icon pressed to read values from PLC Width Height Color Red Product A Prod Product E Record for product B selected Blue Blue Red Product B Icon pressed to set values in PLC Combining Functional Objects Use the following procedure to combine functional objects such as command buttons and Numeral Display Input objects Refer to 2 9 ...

Page 453: ... Memory The command button data block control functions can be combined with Numeral Display Input ob jects Character Display Input objects and other functional objects to edit CSV files or to display only the desired files on the screen CSV data file 4 Loading values to PT memory from CSV file 5 Writing PT memory data to CSV file No Setting Details 4 Read data from CSV file to NS PT Memory Loads ...

Page 454: ...d with list display objects to display lists of record labels 8 Load record labels from CSV file to PT memory No Setting Details 8 Read Record Labels Loads the specified number of records from the first read record number to the specified addresses in the PT Restrictions on Writing to Addresses 1 When writing data to an address the data will be written one at a time and in order starting from the ...

Page 455: ...switch is pressed Change the system clock Changing Dates during PT Operation 1 Press the date object 2 A dialog box for entering the date such as shown in the above diagram will be displayed 3 Enter the new date Regardless of the date display format enter the date in yyyy mm dd format There is no need to add zeros 4 Press the ENTER Button 5 The date will be set N N No o ot tte e e The maximum mont...

Page 456: ... write confirmation message when the date object is pressed See note Password Sets the password to be entered when the object is pressed See note Control Flag Sets enable disable input and display no display for objects See note Size Position Sets the object size and position See note Note These tabs are displayed when Display Extension Tabs Option is selected General Tab Page Sets the date displa...

Page 457: ...ors and sizes of the object frame to change the shape or color when the button is de pressed or raised Refer to Frames under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Flicker Tab Page Extension Tab Makes flicker settings to make the object flicker flash Refer to Flicker under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Write Extension Tab Confirms the write operation using a dialog...

Page 458: ...eration 1 Press the time object 2 A dialog box for entering the time such as shown in the above diagram will be displayed 3 Enter the new time Regardless of the time display format enter the time in hh 24 hour clock mm ss format There is no need to add zeros 4 Press the ENTER Button 5 The time will be set Example When setting the time to 4 36 4 PM input 16 36 04 When changing the time during PT op...

Page 459: ... no display for objects See note Size Position Sets the object size and position See note Note These tabs are displayed when Display Extension Tabs Option is selected General Tab Page Sets the time display format 1 2 4 3 5 No Setting Details 1 Object Comment Sets an explanatory comment for the pasted object Up to 32 characters 2 Switch Sets the time display format for each label 3 Display format S...

Page 460: ...cker settings to make the object flicker flash Refer to Flicker under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Write Extension Tab The write operation can be confirmed using the dialog box before the time is set The confirmation message can be changed Refer to Write Settings under 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Password Tab Page Extension Tab A password can be set for...

Page 461: ...s occur When using the Machine Navigator function contents can be switched using the following three methods Switching Contents by Specified Address Address for switching contents The settings shown in the following table are made Contents switching address DM100 Contents No Contents 0 The battery Battery bmp 1 The backlight BackL bmp Displays the string and image registered for contents number 0 ...

Page 462: ...Alarm event settings Link with alarm ON Contents number for no alarm 0 No Displayed contents number Automatic con tents switching when alarm oc curs Contents No Contents 1 1 ON 0 Not set Not set 2 2 ON 1 The battery Battery bmp 2 The back light BackL bmp Displays contents 0 nothing is displayed because nothing is set No alarm Alarm 1 Displays contents 1 Alarm 2 Displays contents number 2 All alarm...

Page 463: ... Alarm event settings Link with alarm ON Contents number for no alarm 0 No Displayed contents num ber Automatically switch contents when alarm oc curs Contents No Contents 1 1 OFF 0 Not set Not set 2 2 OFF 1 The battery Battery bmp 2 The back light BackL bmp Display contents No 1 Display contents No 2 Select alarm using alarm event display Select alarm No 1 Select alarm No 2 Select alarm using ala...

Page 464: ...ill switch if the value at the address for switching contents changes even if contents display is switched using alarms events Creating Contents Display Screens The following procedure is used to create contents display screens 1 Create the contents required for the screen 2 Set whether to display a string or an image on the General Tab Page of the Contents Display Property Settings Dialog Box Set...

Page 465: ... steps 4 and 5 for the number of contents to be created Detailed settings for the set contents are made in the Edit Contents Dialog Box 1 Click the Edit Contents Button on the tool bar or select PT Edit Contents 2 The Edit Contents Dialog Box will be displayed Click the screen number at the top left of the dialog box 1 in the following graphic Make the contents switching settings 1 4 2 5 7 6 3 ...

Page 466: ...ber of contents to between 2 and 10 000 5 Address for switching con tents Sets the address for switching contents the communications address for specifying contents switching 6 Link with alarm Select this checkbox to switch contents when an alarm event occurs or is cleared When an alarm event occurs the contents with the number set in the Alarm Event Settings Dialog Box will be displayed When an a...

Page 467: ... address for switching contents 6 There is no change to the contents display because the switch direction address is OFF 7 The value at the address for switching contents has changed but the switch direction address is OFF so the contents display does not change N N No o ot tte e e Up to a maximum of 10 000 contents can be registered The maximum setting file size that can be reg istered for one sc...

Page 468: ...e display string Strings can be up to 1 024 characters long Single and double byte characters are counted as one character Carriage returns are counted as two characters 3 Background color Sets the background color Refer to Background in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details 4 Text Attribute Sets the text attributes Refer to Text Attributes in 2 8 Common Func tional Object Functions f...

Page 469: ...e the project file is stored Specify a string of up to 12 characters 8 characters for the file name 3 characters for the extension as the file name The following characters can be used Double byte characters cannot be used English numerals underscore _ dollar sign and period 3 Background color Sets the background color The background is displayed when the size of the displayed image is smaller tha...

Page 470: ...roperty settings for contents display objects General Selects the contents string or image to be displayed in the object Display Setting Sets the display method for strings and images Vertical Scroll Bar Sets size scroll width and other vertical scroll button settings Horizontal Scroll Bar Sets size scroll width and other horizontal scroll button settings Frame Sets the object frame display detail...

Page 471: ...ect whether to display character strings or images 1 2 No Item Details 1 Object Comment Sets a comment to describe the pasted object Up to 32 characters Single and double byte characters are counted as one character 2 Select Selects whether to display a string or image file Display Setting Sets the display method for strings and images 1 2 ...

Page 472: ... Checkbox Is Selected The text is wrapped at the right edge of the object and all characters are displayed on each line This function is enabled when displaying strings 2 Resize the display im age to fit the size of object When this checkbox is selected the image is expanded or reduced to fit the size of the object Example When the Image Is Displayed in Its Original Size i e When the Checkbox Is D...

Page 473: ... one dot for image display Buttons for Scrolling Multiple Lines Buttons for Scrolling Mul tiple Dots Select this checkbox to use a scroll button that scrolls the specified number of lines or dots Select one of the following scroll amounts Lines in One Page Dots in One Page Scrolls the number of lines displayed at one time for string display For image display scrolls the number of dots displayed at...

Page 474: ...ing Multi ple Dots Select this checkbox to use scroll buttons for a specified num ber of dots Select one of the following scroll amounts Dots in One Page Scrolls the display for the number of dots dis played at one time Dots in 1 2 Page Scrolls the display for half the number of dots displayed at one time 3 Scroll Amount Specified No of Dots Scrolls the specified number of dots 1 to 2 560 4 Button...

Page 475: ...achine Navigator function A pop up screen showing countermeasures for alarms will be displayed automatically The countermeasures can be given using text and images NS This section describes the method for creating the following screen data Registering HOST1 100 00 and HOST1 100 01 as alarms Displaying pop up screen 100 when an alarm occurs Displaying alarm countermeasures in pop up screen 100 Noth...

Page 476: ...W100 Select Set 0 If the contents numbers are not displayed click after the settings have been input Click here 5 Set the contents Contents No when alarm does not occur has been set to Contents No 0 so no settings are required Click the string for Contents No 1 and enter the string describing the countermeasure Set the background color to white 1 Click here 3 Set to white 2 Write the countermeasur...

Page 477: ... contents number 2 Make the string and image file settings for Contents No 2 Click the OK Button to close the Edit Contents Dialog Box 6 Make the alarm settings Select PT Alarm Event Settings to display the Alarm Event Settings Dialog Box Click the Add Button Make the settings for HOST1 100 00 in the Alarm Event Details Dialog Box Use the following procedure to make the settings ...

Page 478: ... number Set HOST1 100 01 Select this checkbox Set screen 100 Select this checkbox Set 2 Click the OK Button to close the Alarm Event Details Dialog Box Click the OK Button to close the Alarm Event Dialog Box 7 The settings have now been completed Transfer the project data to the NS When HOST1 100 00 turns ON in the NS pop up screen 100 will be displayed and the contents for contents number 1 will ...

Page 479: ... Machine Navigator Function 2 430 NS Series Programming Manual Pop up screen 100 will be automatically displayed and the contents corresponding to the alarm will be shown in the contents display NS HOST1 100 00 or HOST1 100 01 turns ON ...

Page 480: ...tion log of functional components and changes in communications addresses There are no settings in the CX Designer for the screen display history and macro execution history Functional Object Operation History The operation log can be registered for seven types of functional objects ON OFF buttons word but tons numeral display input string display input thumbwheel switches data block tables and Mu...

Page 481: ...nications address status can be recorded Up to 16 communications ad dresses can be set Operation for items other than NS series screens can be recorded by assigning control panel switches to PLC addresses 1 Select the communications address bit for which to set the operation log from the symbol table 2 Right click to display a menu and then select Operation Log Setting 3 The Operation Log Setting ...

Page 482: ...layed the normal screen display records will remain but there will be no record of the sheet display The following methods can also be used to initialize the operation log data Turn ON system memory SB37 from the host Execute a Multifunction Object for which Operation Log Initialization is set You can set whether to automatically initialize log data when screen data is downloaded by select ing PT ...

Page 483: ...on 2000 02 24 at 12 48 20 2 Screen display history Date and time of screen display History type P Original screen number Destination screen number Example How to read screen display histories saved as CSV files Example 2000 02 24 12 48 19 P 0 1 Original screen number Destination screen number History type Date and time of screen switch Meaning Switched from screen 0 to screen 1 on 2000 02 24 at 12...

Page 484: ... History type Message Event type 40 Address ON 41 Address OFF Interpreting CSV Files Containing Communications Address Value Change Histories Example 2008 02 24 12 48 20 O Stop Button EV40 Event Message History type Date and time of operation Meaning The stop button was turned ON at 12 48 20 on 2008 02 24 N N No o ot tte e e CSV files are saved to directory LOG OPERAT on the Memory Card The CSV fi...

Page 485: ...Ring Buffer Select this option to save in ring buffer format 3 Character Code for Log file Select the character format to output the log file from multibyte or Unicode Log file includes the alarm event summary and history data log operation log and error log If Use Ring Buffer is selected the oldest records will be deleted in order when the set maximum has been exceeded and new data will be saved ...

Page 486: ...h screens in the System Menu Execute a Multifunction Object for which displaying the operation log is set display from user screen Switching Screens in the System Menu 1 Select Operation Log Sort by Occurrence or Operation Log Sort by Frequency from the Special Screen Tab Page of the System Menu 2 The operation log can be checked Executing a Multifunction Object Set to Display the Operation Log 1 ...

Page 487: ...f the project version is 8 0 or higher This function can be used to record operation of items other than an NS series PT such as control panel switches Record a bit address turning ON and OFF in the operation log NS PLC Control panel switch The bit address turns ON or OFF when the switch is turned ON or OFF CX Designer Settings The following example shows the settings to record the operation of th...

Page 488: ...function Object on any screen and make the following settings Execution timing Function Label When pressing Switch Screen System Menu Display Operation Log Sort by Occurrence Operation Log Display 7 In the same way create a Multifunction Object and make the following setting Execution timing Function Label When pressing Special Operation Log Control Operation Log Save Operation Log Save 8 Transfer...

Page 489: ...tion Log Sort by Occurrence Screen in the System Menu will be displayed The operation log can be checked for the automatic switch and manual switch The operation log can be checked for the automatic switch and manual switch 5 Click the Operation Log Save Button The automatic switch and manual switch will be registered in the operation log ...

Page 490: ...ing 3 Execute alarm event history When bits registered as alarms events turn ON or OFF during PT operation a record will be kept that alarms events occurred or were cleared 4 Confirm alarm event history records There are two methods for checking the alarm event history records Check using System Menu Alarm histories can be checked under the System Menu The records can be displayed in the order the...

Page 491: ... Date and time of alarm event Number of occurrences Date and time checked Date and time cleared Related information values 1 2 and 3 Message Meaning Alarm 1 occurred on 2000 02 24 at 14 55 13 was cleared on 2000 02 24 at 14 58 21 and checked on 2000 02 24 at 14 57 34 This alarm has occurred 12 times The contents of the addresses set to related information values 1 to 3 are 34 67 and 89 respectivel...

Page 492: ...s of a registered address The data can be edited on a personal computer because it is saved as a CSV file Procedure for Using Data Logs Perform the following procedure to use the data log function 1 Make the data log settings Register addresses under PT Data Log setting when creating a screen with CX Designer Refer to Outline in 2 15 Data Logs for information on data log setting 2 Initialize data ...

Page 493: ... 1st log Data 1 contents 2nd log Data 2 address Data 2 contents 1st log Data 2 contents 2nd log Sampled data by address Data 1 and data 2 indicate addresses registered under the data log settings This data is saved in CSV file format to a Memory Card when system memory bit SB36 turns ON or the save icon for data log graphs is pressed When the data is saved as a result of SB36 turning ON it is save...

Page 494: ...Times Horizontal axis Addresses Group number Data 2 address Group1 HOST1 DM00000 HOST1 DM00001 Data 1 address Date and time data saved 1 st time 2000 11 06 08 07 38 7 9 Logged contents 1 st time Date and time data saved 2 nd time 2000 11 06 08 07 39 14 27 Logged contents 2 nd time Date and time data saved 3 rd time 2000 11 06 08 07 40 21 36 Logged contents 3 rd time 001 to 999 Beginning with 001 t...

Page 495: ...rder beginning from 001 Only up to 099 CSV files will be saved in each folder if the output file names are six characters or more If more than 099 files are saved the saved files will be overwritten in order beginning from 001 If the Memory Card is full when a data log save is executed the file with the oldest file number will be overwritten Before project version 5 0 Saving will be stopped when t...

Page 496: ... the errors occurred sort by occurrence or in the order of frequency N N No o ot tte e e The error log can be initialized using system memory bit SB42 You can set whether to automatically initialize log data when screen data is downloaded by select ing PT Transfer in the Transfer Settings Menu In the following cases however be sure to initialize the log data Alarm event settings data log settings ...

Page 497: ...ror number Macro execution type Functional object ID Screen number Date and time of error Meaning Macro executed when the touch switch for functional object with ID 2 turned ON in screen 0 on 2000 02 24 at 14 18 38 PM The error occurred because of a macro zero division Maximum Number of Records Up to 100 records can be kept The set ring buffer format is fixed for records With the ring buffer forma...

Page 498: ...numerals or character strings or by updating the display The screen saver function will be released if one of the operations listed below is performed by system memory or a macro Switch screen automatic screen switch from system memory macro or because of alarm or event Opening closing or moving of pop up screens automatic screen switch from system memory macro or because of alarm or event Error E...

Page 499: ...cified format The screen saver will not operate if a value out side that range is stored Setting Screen Saver Using System Menu 1 Open PT under the System Menu 2 Set Display Erased under Screen saver operation and set the length of time in minutes 1 to 255 before the screen saver is started under Screen Saver Start up time 3 The allocation address will be displayed if the screen saver start up tim...

Page 500: ... are touched is not set under Buzzer sound It is set un der Key Press sound Buzzer Types Buzzer types can be controlled only from system memory Buzzer types cannot be set from the System Menu The following three types of buzzers can be sounded for NS series PTs Continuous Continuous buzzer SB12 Short intermittent Intermittent buzzer that repeats a cycle of sounding for 0 5 seconds and stopping for...

Page 501: ...uzzers are set to ON and ERR ON is set under the CX Designer system setting or the PT System Menu Dialog Box Buzzers Buzzers can be made to sound when messages are displayed using the X or icons during operation if buzzers are set to ON and ERR ON is set under the CX Designer system settings or the PT System Menu Stopping Buzzers Buzzers that are sounding can be stopped using the following methods...

Page 502: ...and setting clock data under the System Menu and make the settings The date and time can be changed under PT Calendar Check under the System Menu The date and time will change as soon as the new settings are input There is no need to press the Write But ton Setting from Functional Objects Make the time data settings using data and time functional objects created on the screen The settings are inpu...

Page 503: ...e started after the PT restarts Refer to the manual for the external application for operating methods and procedures for messages that are displayed N N No o ot tte e e Ladder Monitor Communication Test Video Configuration USB Device List Show the Captured Data and PLC Data Trace are not external applications If any of these is selected and the START Button is pressed the display will change in t...

Page 504: ...unter current values Switching operating mode Forced set reset Changing timer counter settings Systems That Can Be Used The combinations of PLCs and communications modes that can use the device monitor function are listed on the following table Only PLCs marked with 1 can be used with the Switch Box Screens within the device monitor function Communications mode Applicable PLCs 1 1 NT Link C200HS C...

Page 505: ...1 1 CS1H CPU64 E V1 1 CS1H CPU65 E V1 1 CS1H CPU66 E V1 1 CS1H CPU67 E V1 1 CS1G CPU42H 1 CS1G CPU43H 1 CS1G CPU44H 1 CS1G CPU45H 1 CS1H CPU63H 1 CS1H CPU64H 1 CS1H CPU65H 1 CS1H CPU66H 1 CS1H CPU67H 1 CJ1G CPU42H 1 CJ1G CPU43H 1 CJ1G CPU44H 1 CJ1G CPU45H 1 CJ1H CPU65H 1 CJ1H CPU66H 1 CJ1H CPU67H 1 CJ1H CPU65H R 1 CJ1H CPU66H R 1 CJ1H CPU67H R 1 CJ1M CPU12 1 CJ1M CPU13 1 CJ1M CPU22 1 CJ1M CPU23 1 ...

Page 506: ... 1 CJ1M CPU22 1 CJ1M CPU23 1 CP1H X40D CP1H X40DT1 D CP1H X40D CP1H Y20DT D CJ2H CPU64 EIP CJ2H CPU65 EIP CJ2H CPU66 EIP CJ2H CPU67 EIP CJ2H CPU68 EIP CJ2M CPU11 CJ2M CPU12 CJ2M CPU13 CJ2M CPU14 CJ2M CPU15 CJ2M CPU31 CJ2M CPU32 CJ2M CPU33 CJ2M CPU34 CJ2M CPU35 EtherNet IP CS1G CPU42 V1 CS1G CPU43 V1 CS1G CPU44 V1 CS1G CPU45 V1 CS1H CPU63 V1 CS1H CPU64 V1 CS1H CPU65 V1 CS1H CPU66 V1 CS1H CPU67 V1 C...

Page 507: ...ng to the Host to Serial Port and Section 5 Connecting to Host via Ethernet or Controller Link in the NS Series Setup Manual for information on how to connect to PLCs CJ series PLCs 1 N NT Links Ethernet or Ethernet IP can be used The connection method is the same as for 1 N NT Link Ethernet and Ethernet IP connections High speed 1 N NT Link can also be used Refer to Section 4 Connecting to the Ho...

Page 508: ...series PLCs Only Monitor and change the current value of PLC addresses with comments made by CX Programmer by using the Switch Box File for NS exported from Switch Box Utility Ver 1 4 or later supplied with CX Designer Switching between the Bit Monitor continuous display and the Watch Monitor discontinuous dis play Change current values using hexadecimal force ON OFF Cancel of timers counters Chan...

Page 509: ... the PLC to which the PT is connected Perform the following procedure to switch PLC operating modes 1 Press the mode display area The Change Mode Dialog Box will be displayed 2 Press the touch switch for the desired mode A confirmation dialog will appear Press YES The PLC operating mode will change to the specified mode The label display in the mode display area will switch to the display for the ...

Page 510: ...ot tte e e If CLEAR is selected when selecting the type and the Set Button is pressed the display up until that point will be cleared on the Registered Monitor and Continuous Monitor Screens Registered Monitor Screen Functions and Usage The Registered Monitor Screen displays current values for specified words changes current values and is used to perform force on off cancel of bits timers and coun...

Page 511: ...he specified address in binary 8 Characters See note 6 Displays the contents of the specified address in characters 9 Change Switches to the screen for changing current values Note 1 NS5 PTs display P for Program M for Monitor and R for Run 2 Appears as Type for NS10 NS8 and NS5 PTs 3 Appears as Address for NS10 and NS8 PTs and as add for NS5 PTs 4 Appears as F for NS10 NS8 and NS5 PTs 5 Blank for...

Page 512: ...ut Force OFF the specified bit 3 Mode Force Cancel Clears the force ON OFF 4 Write Writes the changed value to the PLC and returns the Registered Monitor Screen 5 Back Makes the changed value invalid and returns the Registered Monitor Screen Continuous Monitor Screen Functions and Usage The Continuous Monitor Screen displays the contents of the DM and EM Areas in list format NS15 PTs can display c...

Page 513: ...d PLC mode 3 Type Press type to display the CH Type Selection Dialog Box Sets the word type to be monitored 4 JUMP Press JUMP to display the JUMP Dialog Box Sets the addresses to be monitored Press the Set Button in the JUMP Dialog Box to the following number of words starting from the specified address NS15 150 words NS12 100 words NS10 NS8 50 words NS5 25 words 5 Previous next Press the Up Butto...

Page 514: ... be displayed at one time for the NS15 information for up to 30 er rors can be displayed at one time for the NS12 information for up to 22 errors can be displayed at one time for the NS10 or NS8 and information for up to 7 errors can be displayed at one time for the NS5 If more than the maximum number of errors have occurred further errors will not be displayed until the highest priority errors ha...

Page 515: ...rror Rack No duplication error INNER board error I O points exceeded Cycle time exceeded Program error Fatal errors Unit No duplication error CPU Bus Unit error PLC link transfer error Cycle time exceeded I O verification error Battery error System error FAL FAL No Interrupt task error Basic I O error PLC Setup error Inner Board compatibility error CPU Bus Unit error SYSMAC BUS error No Of Master ...

Page 516: ...X Designer and then transfer it to the PT In this way the specified address status with comments can be monitored by loading the file to the Switch Box Screen Also current values can be changed The Switch Box Utility enables monitoring changing values of the specified addresses while showing their comments In addition PLC addresses and I O comments can be imported from the symbol table of the CX P...

Page 517: ...ollowing figure Select File Switch Box File for NS Export 2 Transfer the Switch Box File for NS to the PT using any of the following methods Copy the Switch Box File for NS into the project folder manually and transfer to the PT by Screen Data Transfer Tool on CX Designer Copy the Switch Box File for NS to the directory on a Memory Card placed in the PT by Memory Card Transfer Tool Copy the Switch...

Page 518: ... Page of the System Menu after the Quit Button is pressed on the screen If the screen is switched to another screen of the Device Monitor and the Quit Button is pressed the display will also return to the Special Screen Tab Page of the System Menu 2 Switch from a user screen by operating a command button or Multifunction Object on the screen Refer to the 2 9 Buttons or 2 11 Multifunction Objects f...

Page 519: ...on 2 NS Series Functions 2 20 Special Functions 2 470 NS Series Programming Manual Switch Box Screen Layout NS12 PTs 9 13 10 5 11 6 7 8 12 2 1 3 4 NS5 PTs Page 1 Page 2 6 13 12 9 8 1 2 3 4 5 11 7 10 15 16 14 ...

Page 520: ...s comments of the current address Display will be blank when the Watch Monitor is selected 7 Bit Status Display Displays each bit ON OFF status 8 Bit Comment Display Displays bit comments set using Switch Box Utility 9 Switch CH Bit Switches monitor type from the Bit Monitor to the Watch Monitor and vice versa 10 Group Comment Display Displays comments set for the groups Up to 20 characters per li...

Page 521: ...inuous Monitor Display ON OFF bit status Goal Refer to Sections on the next page onward Want to change the Switch Box File for NS 1 Changing the File Name Want to change the group name 2 Changing the Group Name Want to display the group comments 3 Displaying the Group Comments Want to change the ON OFF status 4 Changing the ON OFF Status Want to change a current value 5 Changing the Current Value ...

Page 522: ... the File Name or the File Name Display Area on the Switch Box Screen The File Selection Dialog Box will appear 2 Select the file name 3 Press the Select Button Changing the Group Name To select the group name on the Switch Box Screen use the following procedure 1 Press the Group Name or the Group Name Display Area on the Switch Box Screen 2 Select the group name 3 Press the Select Button ...

Page 523: ...The following dialog will appear Press the YES Button to change the ON OFF status Changing the Current Value Displayed addresses can be changed on the Bit Monitor display Press the Change Val Button to switch to the Change Screen Refer to the Change Screen under the Registered Monitor described earlier for details Switching the Monitor Type To switch the monitor type from the Bit Monitor to the Wa...

Page 524: ...e displayed on the comments display area beside each bit NS12 PTs NS5 PTs Press the Left or Right Button in the center of the screen with Bit Monitor selected to switch pages on NS5 PTs Press the Up or Down Button on the lower left of the screen to switch the bits displayed in the bit status in increments of 4 bits from the specified address Press the Setting Screen Button to switch to the Setting...

Page 525: ...annot be changed on the Watch Monitor display NS12 PTs NS5 PTs The Watch Monitor Screen for the NS5 consists of a total of 8 pages Four pages display the bit area and four pages display the word area in individual groups Press the Left or Right Button in the center of the screen to display the four bit area pages followed by the 4 word area pages After the last word area page is displayed the scre...

Page 526: ...en does not change when the device monitor function is opened from the System Menu The protocol set on the PT is not 1 1 NT Link 1 N NT Link or Ethernet Change the protocol for the serial port connected to the PLC to 1 1 NT Link 1 N NT Link or Ethernet Make the same settings on the PLC side The device monitor function is not supported for the Controller Link The words monitored using the device mo...

Page 527: ...ddress range is not correct Select the host with correct ad dress settings Set addresses on the Switch Box Utility again Failed to read the Switch Box File for NS file The Switch Box File for NS not found when returning to the Switch Box Screen Settings in the Switch Box File for NS are not correct Transfer Switch Box File for NS again If error persists make the address settings on the Switch Box ...

Page 528: ...nput Unit Opera tion Manual V086 for details on the video adjustments Opening the Video Configuration Window The Video Configuration Window is accessed from the System Menu 1 Display the Special Screen Tab Page of the System Menu and select Video Configuration from the special functions Then press the START Button 2 The Video Configuration Window will be displayed Video Configuration Window will n...

Page 529: ...it The contrast brightness depth and tone of the image can be adjusted by clicking the buttons Values are changed as shown below Button Increment Decrement 10 1 1 10 R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e The image can be adjusted by using command buttons or Multifunction Objects as well Refer to 2 9 3 Command Buttons or 2 11 Multifunction Objects for details Settings will be written to the ...

Page 530: ... or increase the setting by one DOWN Move the cursor down or decrease the setting by one LEFT Move the cursor left RIGHT Move the cursor right SHIFT Add the SHIFT signal The SHIFT signal does not function by itself It changes the function of another signal R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e To add the SHIFT signal press another signal button while holding down the SHIFT Button The image ...

Page 531: ...he PLCs cannot be connected to the Communications Board or a RS 232C port on the Communica tions Unit 3 The Programming Console function is not supported by the CJ2 CPU Units The following settings are required when using Programming Console functions Set the unit number on the PT System Menu to 0 The Programming Console functions will not op erate if any other unit number is set Set the PLC DIP s...

Page 532: ... Function PROCON from the System Menu s Special Screen Tab Page 2 From the user screen write 4037 BCD FC5 binary or 4038 BCD FC6 binary to SW0 N N No o ot tte e e Programming Console functions are built into the NS12 NS10 and NS8 V2 with system version 5 6 or higher and the NS5 1 V2 or the NS15 The Programming Console function s operations are the same as the Programming Console s opera tions N N ...

Page 533: ...e function will start Starting from a User Screen 1 Use a Macro or Word Button to set one of the following values in SW0 C series or SRM1 PLC with 1 1 NT Link 4038 BCD or FC6 binary CS CJ series PLC with 1 N NT Link 4037 BCD or FC5 binary Or set a Multifunction Object to Display System Menu PROCON CS or PROCON C ...

Page 534: ...initial screen will be displayed When the function is closed in a PT with the built in Programming Console function the PT will revert to the user screen that was displayed when the Programming Console function started If the Programming Console function was started from the system menu the PT will revert to the user screen displayed before the system menu N N No o ot tte e e The NS series PT will...

Page 535: ... bits in data trace 16 bits max Number of words in data trace 6 words max Trigger Only a bit condition can be set Trace start delay 1 999 to 2 000 R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e A word cannot be set for the trigger The sampling method cannot be set to use execution of TRSM instructions The PLC Data Trace function is supported by the NS15 NS12 NS10 NS8 NSJ12 NSJ10 and NSJ8 PTs The PLC...

Page 536: ... Functions 2 487 NS Series Programming Manual Starting from the System Menu 1 Select PLC Data Trace from the Special Function list on the System Menu s Special Screen Tab Page and press the START Button 2 The PLC Data Trace function will start ...

Page 537: ...perate the object created in step 1 on the PT s screen 3 The PLC Data Trace function will start N N No o ot tte e e The data storage format binary or BCD of the values set in SW0 is determined by the BCD Binary setting in the System Memory List which can be displayed by selecting PT System Setting clicking the Initial Tab and clicking the System Memory List Button Exiting the PLC Data Trace Functi...

Page 538: ...nction started If the PLC Data Trace function was started from the system menu the PT will revert to the user screen displayed before the system menu Data Trace Parameter Settings The Data Trace function s parameters are set in the Data Trace Configuration Screen Press the Set Button in the PLC Data Trace Screen 1 The Data Trace Configuration Screen will be displayed 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 539: ...s the bit to use as the Data Trace trigger Press the S and T buttons to switch the data area The CIO WR HR AR TU or CU data area can be selected Press the Address Field to display a tenkey pad Input the address to be monitored Addresses can be set between 0 0 and 32767 15 but be sure to input an address that is valid in the con nected PLC 2 Edge Selects either ON or OFF up differentiated or down d...

Page 540: ...767 can be set but enter a value that is within the address range of the area in the PLC to be connected 3 Settings Sets the specified word address in the address list 4 Delete Deletes the specified address from the address list 5 Trace data size Sets whether to sample the specified address as 1 word data or 2 word data N N No o ot tte e e Be sure to click the Set Button to add the specified addre...

Page 541: ... address from the Address List N N No o ot tte e e Always press the Set Button to set the edited Bit Address Setting in the Address List Selecting the Host The Host Selection Tab Page sets the host in which the data trace will be executed 1 Open the Data Trace Configuration Screen s Host Selection Tab Page 1 2 No Item Description 1 Select Selects the host 2 Host Name Lists the hosts registered in ...

Page 542: ... the results of the data trace When the CPU Unit s trace memory is full the results are read and displayed automatically even if this button is not pressed 5 Initialize Scale Changes the display scale of the X axis time axis Initialize Scale Displays 200 points on the screen Enlarge Enlarges the display scale by one level Reduce Reduces the display scale by one level The display scale changes the ...

Page 543: ...trace Reading Reading the sampled data Stopped After the trigger condition was met the data trace was stopped during sampling Triggered The trigger condition was met or the Trigger Button was pressed Completed Sampling was completed and trace data was collected in trace memory 14 Word display Switches to the screen displaying the word trace data 15 Save CSV Saves the result data collected from the...

Page 544: ...Y axis enlarge Enlarges the display magnification Sets the display range to 1 2 the present value The display can be enlarged up to 256 points Y axis reduction Reduces the display magnification Doubles the present display range Can be reduced to the Y axis maximum range 5 Vertical scroll button Scrolls vertically on the graph 6 Graph upper and lower limits Displays the upper and lower limits of th...

Page 545: ... set in the PLC Data Trace Screen are output 6 Sampling conditions communications address The first line is displayed is the sampling unit The communications addresses for which data was traced are output to the second and further lines 7 Trace data The time seconds for sampling was performed or the sampling number is output to the first line Communications addresses are output to the second and f...

Page 546: ...her than Fixed interval or Every Cycle A word address was set as the address to be sampled More than 16 bits were set to be sampled Bit is not specified The OK Button was pressed without any bits set for sampling Set a bit address The Delete Button was pressed but the selected No does not have a bit address set Select the No of the row containing the bit address to be deleted T Failed to read the ...

Page 547: ...e 6 Startup wait time Key press sound Backlight Buzzer sound Screen saver operation Screen saver start up time Calendar check Printer control method Printing method Orientation Tag update notification message Double touch Interval NS15 Only Project title See note 1 Number of labels See note 2 Initial screen number Initial label See note 7 Operation log record method Alarm event history record meth...

Page 548: ...is found in the Alarm Event Setting Dialog Box under PT Alarm Event 4 Set in the Password Setting Dialog Box under PT Password setting 5 Set in Video Control Vision Sensor Console or Video Control Contrast Adjustment in the Command Button Setting Dialog Box to control images 6 Set on the Select Language Tab of the Project Property Dialog Box under PT Project Properties 7 Set using Switch Labels Ta...

Page 549: ... connected directly to the PLC but Temperature Controller data can be transferred to the PLC through the PT without any special programming Device data transfer settings Trigger condition Serial B CIO 10 5 turning ON Transfer source device Serial A 0 C00000 Transfer destination device Serial B EM200 Meet the trigger condition Serial port A Temperature Controller PLC Transfer source device 0 C00000...

Page 550: ...ce data transfer setting group 7 Device data transfer setting group 8 Device data transfer setting group 9 Device data transfer setting groups Maximum 10 2 22 2 Device Data Setting Dialog Box Select Device Data Transfer Settings from the PT Menu The Device Data Transfer Setting Dialog Box will be displayed Device Data Transfer Setting Table 1 2 3 No Item Description 1 Device data transfer setting ...

Page 551: ...ling Edge turning OFF or Cycle 3 Cycle Time Sets the cycle time in hours minutes and seconds This setting can be made only when the trigger condition is set to Cycle 4 Trigger address Sets the trigger address This setting cannot be made if the trigger condition is set to Cycle 5 Transfer in Pro gress Flag Sets a flag to indicate that device data is being transferred If you set a flag set the addre...

Page 552: ...om the destination address This setting is always 1 when the data length is set to BIT 4 Transfer Source Address See note Sets the transfer source address 5 Transfer Destina tion Address See note Sets the transfer destination address 6 Comment Sets a comment Note This address must be set A tag cannot be set Precautions for Correct Use Reading from the transfer source and writing to the transfer de...

Page 553: ...ess Size of 8 Bits without Endian Conversion Offset 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Transfer source 8 bits 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Transfer destination 16 bits Word offset Data length Number of elements 0 1 2 3 1 0001 2 0201 3 0201 0003 BYTE 4 0201 0403 1 0201 2 0201 0403 3 0201 0403 0605 WORD 4 0201 0403 0605 0807 1 0201 0403 DWORD 2 0201 0403 0605 0807 Transfer Destination Access Size of 16 Bits without Endian ...

Page 554: ...ength DWORD 32 Bits The endianness will be converted every 16 bits Example 00 01 0B 0A 0B 0A 00 01 Timing of Device Data Transfers Device data will be transferred when the transfer trigger condition is met and the Transfer in Progress Flag is OFF The data will therefore not be transferred if the device data transfer trigger for one group occurs when device data is being transferred for another gro...

Page 555: ...Transfer group 3 Transfer group 1 Transfer group 4 1 s 2 s 3 s 4 s 5 s 6 s 7 s X X X X X X X Even if the trigger condition is met data will not be transferred while another transfer group is being processed This will create inconsistencies in the transfer cycles Example 3 A Trigger Occurs During Operation O O Transfer group 2 Transfer group 3 Transfer group 1 Transfer group 4 Transfer group 5 Tran...

Page 556: ...ger bit turns ON until the Transfer in Progress Flag turns OFF PT CJ1 PLC Transfer Source CJ1 PLC Transfer Destination Device data is transferred from the CJ1 PLC that is the transfer source device to the CJ1 PLC that is the transfer destination device The transfer times are for 10 and 1 024 WORD data elements set for one group and one entry The transfer times are for when no other processing is b...

Page 557: ...Display and Notification 3 5 3 4 Changing Numeral and Character String Display 3 10 3 5 Displaying Graphs 3 15 3 6 Inputting Numeral and Character Strings 3 17 3 7 Using Alarm Event Summary History Functions 3 22 3 8 Using Operation Log Functions 3 26 3 9 Displaying and Setting System Clock 3 28 3 10 Prohibiting and Allowing PT Operation 3 29 3 11 Using Memory Cards 3 31 3 12 Function Key Settings...

Page 558: ...to CX Designer User s Manual V088 E1 Refer to System Settings and Project Properties in the CX Designer Online Help Refer to Creating Screens in the CX Designer Online Help For details on functional object settings refer to Section 2 in this manual Refer to Creating Projects in the CX Designer Online Help Refer to Testing in the CX Designer Online Help Refer to Transferring Data to the PT in the C...

Page 559: ...buzzer to sound The bits listed on the following table will turn ON depending on the type of buzzer to be sounded Continuous buzzer SB12 Short intermittent buzzer SB13 Long intermittent buzzer SB14 3 2 2 Stopping Buzzers Buzzers can be stopped using the following methods Using system memory Pressing a Command Button to which Stop buzzer has been set Stopping Buzzers Using System Memory Turns OFF a...

Page 560: ...ally while the screen display is turned OFF Screen display can be turned OFF using the following method Turning OFF Screen Display Using Screen Saver Under System Menu PT Settings set Screen Saver to Display Erased and set the time from the last operation until the screen saver will be started 1 to 255 under Screen Saver Start up Time Specify a number from 1 to 255 in the Set Value Field to set a ...

Page 561: ...d the first touch will re display the screen and the func tional object will not react The screen saver is automatically cleared in the following situations Base screens switched automatic screen switch from system memory macro or because of alarm or event Pop up screens opened closed or moved automatic screen switch from system memory macro or because of alarm or event Error Error Dialog Box disp...

Page 562: ...Using the macro function SHOWPAGE or SHOWPAGEBCD Manipulating System Memory to Switch Screens System memory area SW has words for switching screens If a screen number is written to SW0 the display will switch to that screen Screen page numbers 0 to 3 999 are set to SW0 in BCD 0 to F9F in binary N N No o ot tte e e Pop up screens set to SW0 will be ignored Non existent screen numbers set to SW0 wil...

Page 563: ...gh the last 32 screen switches screen display history Forward Switches screens by going forward through the last 32 screen switches after using Backward function Next Page Multifunction Objects only Displays the screen at the next page number Previous Page Multifunction Objects only Displays the screen at the previous page number N N No o ot tte e e The display cannot be switched to System Menu us...

Page 564: ...ent pop up screen if the Command Button is inside the pop up screen Close specified pop up screen Closes a specified pop up screen Move local pop up screen Enables the current pop up screen to be moved if the Command Button is inside the pop up screen Closing Pop up Screens when Normal Screens Switched Pop up screens can be closed at the same time that the base screen used to open the pop up scree...

Page 565: ...play object setting the display will switch to the specified screen when the alarm event display object is pressed on the screen during an alarm or event R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e Alarms events have a priority order if multiple alarms occur at the same time the display will switch to the screen with the highest priority Level detection and rise trigger detection are available fo...

Page 566: ... Turns ON when screens are switched and turns OFF automatically when the host is noti fied Current screen number Current screen number at system memory word SW0 Current pop up screen number Current pop up screen 1 number Current pop up screen 2 number and Current pop up screen 3 number at system memory words SW1 SW4 and SW7 Store the screen numbers for pop up screens 1 2 and 3 1 Screen switch timi...

Page 567: ...ut objects if a host address is allocated to the object The display is refreshed simply by changing the contents of that address in the host The address referenced by one numeral display and input object can be switched by modifying the in dex of the address Perform the following procedure to modify indexes 1 Set index Ix x 0 to 9 to the allocated address under the numeral display and input object...

Page 568: ...s HOST1 DM00001 1 Motor 0 2 Text object 1 st line Motor 0 2 nd line Motor 1 3 rd line Motor 2 String from 1 st line Text file 1 st line specified 2 nd line specified Address specifying file line HOST1 DM00001 Create a text file in the following format The text file outlined shown above is used as an example File extension txt File name Up to 8 characters txt The following characters can be used in...

Page 569: ...n 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details Using the Label Message Display Function This function registers a display string and background color for each status number set for the label Any set status can be specified for display Status 1 Status 2 Status 3 Address for switching status HOST1 DM00001 2 Specifies status 3 Label object Displays status 3 1 Select the Use as a Message Display...

Page 570: ...ral or string data is stored and the number of transmit words Se lect Transmit type Indirect specification of string and specify the address and number of words ab Host If more characters than are set for the character string display and input object are transferred only the set number of characters will actually be transferred For example if 10 characters are transferred to a character string and...

Page 571: ...bel string for each corresponding label in the functional object property setting Label Tab Page Use the pull down list to switch between labels 3 Use the following procedure to switch label displays during PT operation SW10 stores the current label number Write a label number directly to SW10 to switch to that label ...

Page 572: ...ion based on the functions of the icon pressed Multifunction Object Data Log Control can execute the same functions as icons Changing Display Using Addresses for Updating Display Refreshing of data log graph display can be controlled by the contents of specified addresses Changing Time Axis Scales The graph can be displayed using a different specified time scale 1 Select Scale for Time Axis Indire...

Page 573: ...specified time 1 Select Set Address for updating display under the data log graph property setting and then set an address for specifying refreshing the display under Scroll Control Flag and an address where the scroll time is stored under Address for Specifying Scroll Interval A A Scroll time address contents 10 Display refresh address ON Scrolls 10 seconds worth when unit for time axis scale is ...

Page 574: ...Command Buttons Inputting From a Keypad 1 In the numeral display and input property setting on the Keypad Tab Page set either system key pad or Large system keypad as the input method 2 A keypad will be displayed during operation when a numeral display and input object is pressed The keypad displayed for input will depend on the display type selected on the General Tab Page List of Keypads Display...

Page 575: ...Fractions Unit and scale must be set using the CX Designer for decimal fraction input The number of decimal points must also be specified Refer to 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for details on numeral display and input setting Maximum and Minimum Limits for Input NS series PTs can check maximum and minimum limits when setting numeral input to ensure that il legal values that may affect the...

Page 576: ...and scale and the number of decimal digits to be input Refer to Unit and Scale in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for information on setting units and scales N N No o ot tte e e Decimals can be input only when the display format is decimal The scale for a thumbwheel switch must be set to a power of 10 and the offset must be set to 0 If any other values are set the thumbwheel switch may not ...

Page 577: ...cts Input from a keypad and Input from Command Buttons Inputting From a Keypad 1 In the string display and input property setting on the Keypad Tab Page set either system keypad or Large system keypad as the input method 2 A keypad virtual keyboard will be displayed during operation when a string display and input ob ject is pressed List of Keyboards Full keyboard Decimal key unsigned Hexadecimal ...

Page 578: ...hod e g Command Button as the input method 2 Create a Command Button with a key button function on the same screen or pop up screen 3 If Input from pop up screen has been specified the specified pop up screen will be displayed when the string display and input object is pressed during operation Command buttons inside the pop up screen are used to enter character strings 4 If Other Input method e g...

Page 579: ...ms events and a list of when the alarm event oc curred and when it was cleared The alarm event history function alarm history display displays mes sages set to past or current alarms events and a list of when the alarms events occurred and when they were cleared Alarm event summary histories can be checked under the PT System Menu histories only and sum maries and histories can be checked during a...

Page 580: ...nd history object displays the data recorded at that point If the moni tored host bit is turned ON the message set to that bit will be displayed Depending on the settings the date and time the alarm event occurred and was cancelled the group number display type priority order confirmation date and time and number of occurrences will be displayed The previous display is cleared if the same alarm oc...

Page 581: ...nt Displays from oldest alarm event Displays from highest priority alarm event Displays from lowest priority alarm event Displays from most frequent alarm event Displays from least frequent alarm event Deletes selected alarms Checks selected alarms Checks all alarms Cancels all alarm s check Changes display type high alarm middle alarm low alarm event R R Re e ef ffe e er r re e en n nc c ce e e T...

Page 582: ...cking without Stopping PT Operation described in the previous section The settings are shared by all projects 2 Display the Alarm History Screen from the Special Screen Tab Page under System Menu The re corded alarm history data will be displayed 3 Alarm histories can be displayed in order of occurrence and order of frequency 4 The method for initializing alarm event history data is the same as ou...

Page 583: ... bits outlined in the following table are turned ON Functional object operation history and communications address value change history SB39 Screen display histories SB40 Macro execution histories SB41 Memory Card Personal computer Operat_yymmdd_hhmmss csv SB39 SB40 SB41 ON When opened using MS Excel N N No o ot tte e e Refer to 2 20 1 Operation Log for information on the operation log Operation l...

Page 584: ... are created using CX Designer This enables records to be kept for the functional objects 3 8 2 Checking Operation Logs 1 Display the Operation Log Screen from the Special Screen Tab Page under System Menu The re corded operation log data will be displayed 2 Operation logs can be displayed in order of occurrence and order of frequency 3 Execute initialization of operation log data from the Initial...

Page 585: ...te and Time Format in 2 8 Common Functional Object Functions for information 2 The system clock will be displayed during PT operation 3 9 2 Setting Date and Time The date and time functions do not only display the system clock They can also be used to change the date and time displayed during operation Changing Dates and Times 1 Press the date object during operation to display an input dialog box...

Page 586: ...3 to prohibit or allow System Menu movement Prohibit System Menu movement OFF ON 0 1 Allow System Menu movement ON OFF 1 0 3 10 2 Prohibiting and Allowing Input to All Screen Functional Objects Input to the whole screen can be prohibited or allowed for NS series PTs by changing the status of system memory bit SB19 or the specified communications address Controlling All Screen Functional Object Inp...

Page 587: ...is touched with input prohibited The Touch Switch Lock Control Flag has priority if both SB19 in the system memory and the Touch Switch Lock Control Flag are used as input prohibit conditions Entering the System Menu by pressing two corners of the screen or by pressing any corner twice for the NS15 is prohibited when input is prohibited using the Touch Switch Lock Control Flag 3 10 3 Prohibiting a...

Page 588: ...en the PT is started 1 Use the DIP switches on the back of the PT to make the automatic manual and download upload settings 2 Start the PT 3 The download upload operation will start Refer to 3 6 Using Memory Cards in the NS Series Setup Manual for information on DIP switch set tings and transferring data using Memory Cards Data can also be manually downloaded or uploaded using System Menu Special ...

Page 589: ...methods Turn ON system memory bit SB38 from the host Execute a Multifunction Object for which saving the operation log is set Save the operation log from the Data Initialization Tab Page of the System Menu Click the Save Log Button in the Operation Log Sort by Occurrence Screen or Operation Log Sort by Frequency Screen The name of the CSV file is Operat_yymmdd_hhmmss CSV Operat_yymmdd_hhmmss CSV F...

Page 590: ... can be set for NS15 function keys F1 F2 and F3 A key status address can be set as a project common setting system setting Settings can be made separately for each screen or sheet Function keys cannot however be used in a pop up window N N No o ot tte e e A key status address displayed on the PT screen can be set as only one of the following project common setting a sheet setting or a screen setti...

Page 591: ... status addresses for function keys F1 to F3 The Function Key Tab can also be selected from the screen or sheet properties 1 No Item Description 1 Key Status Address Sets key status addresses for function keys F1 to F3 Note The Function Key Tab will not be displayed for PTs other than the NS15 or when making the settings in a pop up window ...

Page 592: ...Section 3 Using PTs 3 12 Function Key Settings NS15 Only 3 35 NS Series Programming Manual ...

Page 593: ...ns NS Series Programming Manual Section 4 Using Functions This section describes some simple applications that may serve as reference for using PT functions Use this section as a reference when using the PT 4 1Application 4 1 ...

Page 594: ...monitored in the alarm event settings and set the message as Temperature error The red color code 12 must be set in the address set for indirect reference the background color using the PLC or macro function substitution when an alarm event occurs 2 Create a sheet and set alarm event display as shown in the following table Frame None Background Indirect reference change background color at alarm C...

Page 595: ...itch ON Select Switch Screen when Address ON Screen No Screen number for the screen used in steps 1 and 2 above Suggestions When this method is used the error screen will remain even if the monitored PLC bit turns from ON to OFF after the display has switched to that error screen Once the device error has been checked a Command Button for switching screens must be created or the system memory bits...

Page 596: ...at provides a history of past alarms including the time of the error when the Temperature error alarm message is touched Temperature error Alarm list Alarm history Temperature error Conveyor stopped Process 3 stopped 1 Make the following alarm event settings Message Temperature error Address Number of the PLC bit to be monitored Auto screen switch OFF Do not select Screen No Number for the screen ...

Page 597: ...at describes the countermeasure e g Check the on the countermeasures screen Select Use as pop up screen in the screen properties Displaying Messages on Pop up Screen Example To open and display an error message on a pop up screen when the monitored PLC bit turns ON Pop up screen Bit 1 Make the following alarm event settings Address Number of the PLC bit to be monitored Display type High alarm Auto...

Page 598: ...n be switched to match the alarm by placing a Contents Display Object in the pop up screen and linking the alarm and contents switching Executing Set Expressions Example To turn ON the Error lamp and sound a continuous buzzer when 1 or more monitored PLC bits turns ON Error 1 Register the bits to be monitored under the alarm event settings 2 Register a macro with the following settings under the p...

Page 599: ...me The name of the group registered in step 1 Scroll bar Select Use scroll bar The reading of the contents of the specified word will start at the same time as operation starts re gardless of whether or not a data log graph is set to be displayed Data read starts at the same time as operation starts Operation start Display the data log screen to display the latest status The latest data log graph ...

Page 600: ...t records are held Pause Pauses graph display Continues data sampling Write to File Outputs logged data to a Memory Card as a CSV file Read File Reads the CSV file saved on the Memory Card Displaying Word Contents after Scaling with Macro Function Example To execute the operation Y 2X 3 on the contents of the PLC word X and dis play the results on a data log graph Y 2X 3 applied to contents of cha...

Page 601: ...ith the password NS required when the initialization has been completed OFF ON ON OFF Bit control flag OFF ON 0 1 Initializing Ready NS series PT PLC 1 Create an ON OFF Button on the screen with the following settings Address write address PLC bit number manipulated using the ON OFF Button OFF label Initializing ON label Ready Switch label for address ON OFF Select Switch label for address ON OFF ...

Page 602: ...nd select Screen 2 Label Type 0 under Switch Set Switch to screen 2 Label Type 1 under Switch Set Change to Screen 2 4 Set SB address and SW address under System Memory on the Initial Tab Page under PT System setting Write the label switch number 0 or 1 from the PLC to the word corresponding to SW10 to switch the display Suggestions Create a Word Button on the screen and manipulate SW10 directly t...

Page 603: ...alue 0 to F in the PLC word that indicates the position of the vehicle NS series PT PLC Bit Transport completed Transporting 1 Create a bit map object for the vehicle position for 0 Display file Specify BMP file name for vehicle 2 Create a word lamp outside the screen Address PLC address that indicates the vehicle position HOST 00000 in this example Macro when changing value Select Macro contents ...

Page 604: ...object on the screen with the following settings Write extension tab page Select Turn ON the Specified Address when the Value is Confirmed Set the PLC address for notification 2 Create a string display and input object on the screen with the following settings Write extension tab page Select Turn ON the Specified Address when the Value is Written Set the PLC address for notification 3 The PLC addr...

Page 605: ...screen that is the display basis for the help screen Function Switch screen Specify the screen from step 1 4 1 6 When Screens Are Switched Clearing Specific Sheet Objects Example To place a clock at the same position on all screens but to clear clock display for screen 1 only Screen 0 Screen 1 Screen 2 Screen 3 1 Create sheet 0 2 Create a clock with the following settings on sheet 0 Display no dis...

Page 606: ...Section 4 Using Functions 4 1 Application 4 13 NS Series Programming Manual ...

Page 607: ...oubleshooting and Maintenance NS Series Programming Manual Section 5 Troubleshooting and Maintenance This section describes the countermeasures for errors that may occur on PTs 5 1 Errors 5 1 5 2 Error Messages 5 6 ...

Page 608: ... port on the Comm Tab Page of the System Menu Click the Write Button reset the NS series PT and then transfer the data again The installed system is using system program lower than Ver 6 2 Install system program Ver 6 2 or higher in the PT The PT has a lot number earlier than that indicated in 3 3 2 Connecting via USB Use a PT from the lot number or later indicated in 3 3 2 Connecting via USB in t...

Page 609: ...rds in the NS Series Setup Manual Cat No V083 Contact your nearest OMRON representative if the same problem occurs after recovering updating the system pro gram The indicator is lit green and the screen is blank In the following cases project data was downloaded without clearing the log data saved in the NS A project was downloaded to the NS series PT in which settings related to history such as a...

Page 610: ...hen the connection is to serial port B Set the interface to use port B on the Comm Tab Page from the NS5 System Menu Cannot connect to host Connecting message dis played at bottom right of screen Initialization of System Memory at startup is dis abled and the NS series PT is started with a non existing screen number 0 to 3 999 stored in the allocation address for SW0 or a special screen number suc...

Page 611: ...ing of screens and pop up screens or frequent switching of frames If screens or frames are switched or pop up screens are opened and closed too frequently the display may update slowly and communications may be delayed Adjust the interval between screen switches to prevent system overload Message communications interval is too long Select PT Communications Setting in the CX Designer click Comm All...

Page 612: ...l flag Use the following method to set the control flags to Enable input Set the object properties on the Control Flag Tab Page to Enable input using CX Designer Set contents of indirect address for object control flag to ON Password set Enter the password in the displayed Password Dialog Box Cannot input to some functional objects Input objects overlapping Some input objects do not operate correc...

Page 613: ...essed Specified file name contains an invalid character Unusable character File name contains invalid characters There are limits on transferable file names Check the error message and use CX Designer to adjust the file name ac cordingly There are similar limits on nota tion for text files indirectly accessed Downloading aborted This pro ject includes the file which name contains an invalid charac...

Page 614: ...een data area for mat on the Initialize Tab Page under Sys tem Menu and transfer the project Cannot find Project file at NS Hardware Transmit the whole project again Cannot find project data on PT Resend the whole project Project file differs between transmission source and desti nation Select the whole project and perform transmission again Tried to send separately a different project screen to t...

Page 615: ...rest OMRON representative NS hardware error Possible PT hardware error The PT may need repaired Contact your nearest OMRON representative Cannot execute because an invalid address exists Check with the Find Invalid Addresses in the Symbol Table The host type Type was changed in the CX Designer s Comm Setting Dialog Box but the communications ad dress was created in an area that does not exist in t...

Page 616: ...n loading files Please recover the system program File reading failed Reinstall the system program by inserting the Memory Card con taining the recovery program in the PT and resetting the PT or turning the power supply OFF and ON again Refer to 3 6 Using Memory Cards in the Setup Manual If a read only file is stored in the PT perform a clean install After that confirm that the file is not read on...

Page 617: ...is hard ware Please reinstall the system pro gram The installed system program does not match the hardware Install the correct system pro gram For details on compatible system programs refer to Appen dix C Exchanging Data between NS series Products in the CX Designer User s Manual 20 WARNING No 20 Date and Time are not set Touch the screen to continue Date set outside the PT s allowable range of 2...

Page 618: ... No 24 The recovery program in the inserted Memory Card is not supported by the PT Update the recovery program referring to NS Series Setup Manual To continue starting the PT without executing the program touch the screen The recovery program cannot be started because the recovery program installer in the Memory Card that is inserted in the PT is not supported by the current hardware version of th...

Page 619: ...reen as screen to be displayed at startup Specify a base screen as the initial screen number on the Project Tab Page under the System Menu and restart the PT Although Data Block Table exists on the screen failed to read CSV file to display on Data Block Table Data Block x CSV file The object will not be dis played correctly The CSV files set for the data block does not exist Create the CSV file fo...

Page 620: ...wnload the project data again Screen file ID error ERR 30 Download the project data again Screen file version error ERR 40 Execute Save all under the CX Designer File Menu and download the project data again File read error functional ob ject header part ERR 102 Download the project data again Functional object type error ERR 103 Download the project data again File read error functional object pr...

Page 621: ...llocated in system memory are not counted either Example To display the following screen data Allocate host DM00000 to system memory SW0 Zero communications points words used Screen 1 Create 10 bit lamps and set bits B0 to B9 to each 10 communications points bits used W0 used by macro for screen loading 0 words used Sheet 0 applied Set pop up screen 10 to be opened at the same time Sheet 0 Create ...

Page 622: ... CX Designer to reset the password Use the Password Tab Page under the System Menu to change the password if required Memory Capacity insuf ficient Cannot continue operation Insufficient memory Reduce the data size by reducing number of screen objects reducing the size of the displayed BMP file or similar measures Failed to save to a file Failed to save CSV file from data log graph or Multifunc ti...

Page 623: ...ted address XXXX MRES XXXX SRES XXXX Host is in RUN mode Tried to write to a write prohibited address Change to program or monitor mode Check the address and set the correct address Other peripheral tool is access ing Send commands again after access right is released Allocated host XXXX Allocated address XXXX MRES XXXX SRES XXXX CX Programmer or other programming device is connected Disconnect th...

Page 624: ...he New Password Input the incorrect new pass word to the Confirmation input field when changing pass word Enter the new password again Failed to save data to CSV file in a Memory Card Check the Memory Card A Memory Card is not inserted or the Card is not one supported by the PT Check to see if a Memory Card is inserted replace it if necessary and try to save the data again Changing value is set as...

Page 625: ...heck the settings under the System Menu and change if necessary The information in the following table will be displayed depending on the error Screen No Screen number Allocated host Host name MRES Main response code SRES Sub response code N N No o ot tte e e If Communications auto return is set to ON and an error occurs at one port while both ports are being used the other port will continue comm...

Page 626: ...eck the cable connection and conduct a continuity test Exchange the cable if there is a cable error If necessary rewire the cable Addressing error exists in the screen alarm data log or macro Correct address set ting by the CX Designer Screen No XXXX Allocation Host XXXX Allocation Address XXXX MRES XXXX SRES XXXX NS5 Addressing error exists in the screen alarm data log or macro Screen No XXXX All...

Page 627: ...f there is a cable error or rewire the cable if necessary Time out error occurred while writing due to the following Disconnection of the con necting cable Stopped host_ Incorrect time out period Allocation Host XXXX Do you want to retry NS5 Time out error occurred while writing to the System Memory Area Allocation Host XXXX Do you want to retry The communications cable is not properly connected T...

Page 628: ...orrupted data by noise Transmit error by the host Allocation Host XXXX Do you want to retry NS5 Communication error detected while writing to the System Memory Area Allocation Host XXXX Do you want to retry Data corrupted by noise Invalid host communi cations command Check the cable connection and conduct a continuity test Replace the cable if there is a cable error or rewire the cable if necessar...

Page 629: ... address in the CMND instruction send data Broadcast specified SRES 03 Specify only one node as the third node Reception concentrated at remote node SRES 04 Increase the number of retries or redesign the system so that there is not concentration at the remote node Message frame broken SRES 05 Increase the number of set retries Perform an internode test to check the noise status Response monitor ti...

Page 630: ...s size specification or odd start address specified SRES 02 Check the variable and parameter access sizes and set the correct access size Parameter error MRES 11 Start address in processing range for command is in ac cess prohibited area SRES 03 Check the allowable processing range and set the processing range within the allowable range End position in processing range for command is outside allow...

Page 631: ...ate file when number of files that can be registered has been exceeded SRES 03 Delete unnecessary files and then create a new file or create memory area for new files Tried to open too many files for system limits SRES 03 Close open files and then re execute the command Non existent program number set SRES 05 Check valid program numbers and set valid number No corresponding file on speci fied file...

Page 632: ...s or I O address settings under system settings SRES 06 Check the system settings and change any duplicate numbers Data transfer error between CPU and I O Unit SRES 07 Check that the Unit Board and cable are connected correctly and execute the ERROR CLEAR command Unit error MRES 25 SYSMAC BUS 2 data transfer error SRES 09 Check that the Unit Board and cable are connected correctly and execute the ...

Page 633: ...in data link No response received due to buffer error SRES 07 Restart the Board Replace the Board if the error persists Settings not made before service executed SERS 08 Make the required settings Required settings not made for command data SRES 09 Check the command format and set the required command data Tried to register program using already registered action transition numbers SRES 0A Change ...

Page 634: ...ersists the PT may need re paired Contact your nearest OMRON representative Insufficient write data elements SRES 1D System program corrupted Download the system program If the error persists the PT may need re paired Contact your nearest OMRON representative Incorrect end address SRES 2B Address outside range has been set Check the set ting data and use CX Designer to correct the setting Access m...

Page 635: ...ormation displayed under error details the cause and the countermeasures are outlined in the following table Error details Cause Possible countermeasure 0 division error Divided by zero Set a numeral other than 0 Illegal argument Illegal value set to function argument Check the set argument and make the cor rect setting Illegal program Illegal program has been set or timeout error occurred Check t...

Page 636: ...tring Macro executed when numeral display and input or string display and input objects touched Before writing numeral and string Macro executed when input made to numeral display and input or string display and input objects or thumbwheel switches When changing numeral or string Macro executed when contents of address set to a bit lamp word lamp numeral display and input object string display or ...

Page 637: ...the communications error will be returned and operation will restart Alternatively the display may automatically switch to the System Menu Check the settings under the System Menu and change if necessary The information in the following table will be displayed depending on the error Screen No Screen number Allocated host Host name General General Status 0xXX Additional Additional Status 0xXX XXXX ...

Page 638: ...gs Time out error occurs while downloading by the following case Disconnection of the connect ing cable Stopped host Incorrect time out period NS5 Time out error occurs while downloading Host Allocated host XXXX The communications cable is not connected properly The host communica tions service has stopped The timeout monitor time is too short Check the cable connection and conduct a continuity te...

Page 639: ...on error detected while uploading the data Allocation Host XXXX Data corrupted by noise Invalid host communi cations command Check the cable connection and conduct a continuity test Replace the cable if there is a cable error or rewire the cable if necessary Failed to read host registration Correct host registration with CX Designer Then press OK and then download project data Project data cannot ...

Page 640: ... communi cations command Check the cable connection and conduct a continuity test Replace the cable if there is a cable error or rewire the cable if necessary Communication error detected while writing by the following case Corrupted data by noise Transmit error by the host Allocation Host XXXX Do you want to retry NS5 Communication error detected while writing to the System Memory Area Allocation...

Page 641: ... code referring to infor mation on the command variables and parameter type codes Write protected words are included in the write area If write protection is set with a switch release the protection and execute the instruction again Execution is not pos sible for read only areas 0x02 0102 Writing disabled FINS write protection is in effect Clear protection from Support Software and execute the ins...

Page 642: ...Section 5 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 5 2 Error Messages 5 35 NS Series Programming Manual ...

Page 643: ...es Appendix 1 Specifications A 1 Appendix 2 List of Models A 10 Appendix 3 PLC Memory Areas A 12 Appendix 4 Addresses for Functional Objects A 16 Appendix 5 Controller Link Network Status Read List A 29 Appendix 6 Additional NS Series Functions A 32 ...

Page 644: ...ol Vision Sensor Console Output Data Block Control and Authentication cancellation Bit lamps Lamp type Single line circle single line rectangle double line circle double line rectangle specify shape Word lamps Lamp type Single line circle single line rectangle double line circle double line rectangle specify shape Color change Up to 10 colors Numeral display and input objects No of display digits ...

Page 645: ...ection Clockwise counterclockwise Shape Quarter circle half circle circle Display format Colored needle Needle type Straight line arrow triangular arrow Needle width 1 to 3 dots Level display objects Display direction From bottom to top top to bottom right to left left to right Coloring 3 levels Broken line graphs No of graph points per broken line Up to 1000 No of displayable graphs per broken li...

Page 646: ...tices Up to 128 points Multifunction Object Shape Select Shape Single lined Circle Single lined Rectangle Double lined Circle Double lined Rectangle Rectangle 2 Light Polygon Sector Change Color Shape Up to 16 types Contents Display String bmp file jpg file RLE format bmp files and progressive jpeg are not supported No of characters Up to 1 024 Line wrapping is possible Graphic display fixed Displ...

Page 647: ... be created per sheet Up to 2 048 graphic displays can be created per sheet No of label switches Up to 16 Background screen files Displayable file formats BMP JPEG RLE format bmp files and progressive jpeg are not supported Background colors 256 Project registration method Transfer from CX Designer Data transfer under File Data transfer to PT PT Transfer Transfer To PT PT Transfer Quick Transfer T...

Page 648: ...ent Font 7 segment numeral 8x14 12x21 16x27 20x34 24x41 32x54 48x82 64x108 80x135 96x161 112x188 128x216 160x269 200x336 Characters Numerals 0 to 9 characters A to F the plus and minus signs and periods commas spaces and colon can be displayed on the 7 segment display Text attributes Colors 256 Font style only when vector fonts are specified Bold italics Vertical position Top center bottom Horizon...

Page 649: ...4294967295 in decimal REAL real number Stores the data as a 4 byte real number at the write destination address Can be set in decimal between approximately 1 175494351 10 38 and approximately 3 402823466 10 38 7 digits enabled 4 byte real numbers that conform to IEEE754 BCD1 1 word signed most significant digit F Stores the data as 2 byte BCD at the write destination address Negative value when mo...

Page 650: ...mm dd yy mm dd ddd mm dd yyyy ddd mm dd yy ddd mm dd yyyy ddd mm dd yy yyyy mm dd mm dd yyyy mm dd yy DDD MMMM dd yyyy MMMM dd yyyy DDD MMM dd yy MMM dd yy dd mm yyyy dd mm yy DDD dd mm yyyy DDD dd mm yy DDD dd MMMM yyyy Dd MMMM yyyy DDD dd MM yy dd MMM yy dd mm yy DDD dd mm yy Display examples 2000 06 17 00 06 17 2000 06 17 00 06 17 2000 06 17 00 06 17 2000 06 17 Sat 00 06 17 Sat 2000 06 17 Sat 0...

Page 651: ...econds xxxx a m p m Display formats xxxx hh Jh mm Jm ss Js xxxx hh Jh mm Jm hh Jh mm Jm ss Js hh Jh mm Jm hh mm ss xxxx hh mm xxxx hh mm ss hh mm hh mm ss xxxx hh mm xxxx hh mm ss hh mm Display examples 01 51 25 01 51 13 51 25 13 51 10h 15m 20 s A M 10h 15m A M 10h 15m 20s 10h 15m 10 15 20 A M 10 15 A M 10 15 20 10 15 Write settings Up to 200 messages ...

Page 652: ...ata for all kinds of log data can be displayed Registered Screen test display function Registered screens can be displayed and checked from the System Menu Hardware check Hardware can be checked Battery back up Operation log error log alarm event history data log back up Calendar clock settings back up Battery life 5 years 25 C At voltage drop Orange RUN indicator Calendar clock function Current d...

Page 653: ...e 1 TFT 8 0 inches Color 640 480 None Ivory NS8 TV10B V1 See note 1 TFT 8 0 inches Color 640 480 None Black NS8 TV01 V2 See note 3 TFT 8 4 inches Color 640 480 10 100Base T Ivory NS8 TV01B V2 See note 3 TFT 8 4 inches Color 640 480 10 100Base T Black NS8 TV00 V2 See note 3 TFT 8 4 inches Color 640 480 None Ivory NS8 TV00B V2 See note 3 TFT 8 4 inches Color 640 480 None Black NS5 SQ01 V1 See note 2...

Page 654: ...Monochrome 320 240 10 100Base T Black NS5 MQ10 V2 See note 3 STN 5 7 inches Monochrome 320 240 None Ivory NS5 MQ10B V2 See note 3 STN 5 7 inches Monochrome 320 240 None Black Note 1 The data capacity for NS8 TV00 B V1 and NS8 TV01 B V1 PTs is 6 MB The data capacity for NS8 TV10 B V1 and NS8 TV11 B V1 PTs is 20 MB Note 2 The data capacity for NS5 SQ00 B V1 and NS5 SQ01 B V1 PTs is 6 MB The data cap...

Page 655: ...0019 00200 to 00255 00000 to 00015 00000 to 00127 00000 to 01023 CPM2A CPM2C See note 2 00000 to 00049 00200 to 00255 00000 to 00019 00000 to 00023 00000 to 00015 00000 to 00255 00000 to 02047 06144 to 06655 Note 1 The memory areas that can be used depend on the model of the CPU Unit 2 CQM1 CPM2A and CPM2C PLCs only support 1 1 NT Link communications A 3 2 OMRON CVM1 and CV series PLC Memory Areas...

Page 656: ...47 is a read only area 2 CS1G CS1H CS1G H and CS1H H PLCs do not have an LR area but if the screen data uses the LR area this will be automatically converted internally to CIO01000 to CIO01199 in the CIO area 3 Task flags cannot be used with PTs 4 These areas cannot be set as the allocated addresses for system memory SB or SW Communications cannot be performed simultaneously for 63 or more points ...

Page 657: ...ead or written and AR00000 to AR00447 and AR10000 to AR11535 are read only 2 CJ1G CJ1G H CJ1H CJ1H H and CJ1M PLCs do not have an LR area but if the screen data uses the LR area this will be automatically converted internally to CIO 01000 to CIO 01199 in the CIO area 3 Task flags cannot be used with PTs 4 These areas cannot be set as the allocated addresses for system memory SB or SW Communication...

Page 658: ...sent values No Timer present values No Timer present values No TU Timer completion flags No C Counter present values No Counter present values No Counter present values No CU Counter completion flags No W Work area OK TK Task flags No D DM area No DM area No DM area OK E EM area See note 2 Current bank No EM area Current bank No EM area Current bank OK E0_ EM area Bank 0 OK E18_ EM area Bank 18 OK...

Page 659: ...ue specification No OK OK Indirect increment decrement specification No OK OK Color Shape Indirect specification of normal background color No OK No Indirect specification of background color when object is pressed No OK No Label Indirect specification of label character color No OK No Frame Indirect specification of frame ON OFF OK No No Indirect specification of upper limit No OK OK Upper lower ...

Page 660: ...Indirect background color specification No OK No Indirect specification of label character color No OK No Indirect specification of label string file line No OK No Label Indirect reference to string number No OK No Message Address for switching status No OK No Frame Indirect specification of frame ON OFF OK No No Flicker Flicker specification OK No No Control Flag Display no display flags OK No No...

Page 661: ... Flicker specification OK No No Write Settings Write notification address OK No No Input enabled disabled flags OK No No Thumbwheel switches Control Flag Display no display flags OK No No General Communications address No OK OK Indirect specification of border value maximum No OK OK Indirect specification of border value delimiter 1 No OK OK Indirect specification of border value delimiter 2 No OK...

Page 662: ... Frame Indirect specification of frame ON OFF OK No No Flicker Flicker specification OK No No Control Flag Display no display flags OK No No Alarm event data OK No No General Alarm and event information OK OK No Alarm event display objects Flowing Text Specification of flowing text display start OK No No Background Indirect background color specification No OK No Frame Indirect specification of fr...

Page 663: ...direct reference of minimum limit for numeral field No OK OK Address for numeral field No OK OK General Address for string field No OK OK Text Attribute Indirect specification of text colors No OK No Write Setting Write notification address OK No No Input enable disable flag OK No No Data block tables Control Flag Display enable disable flag OK No No Indirect specification of color No OK No Indire...

Page 664: ... N No o ot tte e e When using direct addresses NS series PLCs treat communications addresses set to any data type other than BOOL as if they were set to CHANNEL CHANNEL stands for word data Data types other than BOOL and CHANNEL are used for compatibility with the CX Programmer symbol table ...

Page 665: ...note 1 No Word Buttons Indirect write value specification No OK See note 1 OK See note 1 No Indirect increment decrement specification No OK See note 1 OK See note 1 No Color Shape Indirect specification of normal background color No OK No No Indirect specification of background color when object is pressed No OK No No Label Indirect specification of label character color No OK No No Frame Indirec...

Page 666: ... background color when 4 No OK No No Indirect specification of background color when 5 No OK No No Indirect specification of background color when 6 No OK No No Indirect specification of background color when 7 No OK No No Indirect specification of background color when 8 No OK No No Color Shape Indirect specification of background color when 9 No OK No No Label Indirect specification of label cha...

Page 667: ... No No No List data address No No No No General Indirect file line specification No OK No No Background Indirect background color specification No OK No No Selection line number address No OK No No Selection Operation Selection line string address No OK See note 2 No OK Frame Indirect specification of frame ON OFF OK No No No Flicker Flicker specification OK No No No Input enabled disabled flags O...

Page 668: ... No No Control Flag Display no display flags OK No No No Level meters General Communications address No OK See note 1 OK See note 1 No Indirect specification of border value maximum No OK See note 1 OK See note 1 No Indirect specification of border value delimiter 1 No OK See note 1 OK See note 1 No Indirect specification of border value delimiter 2 No OK See note 1 OK See note 1 No Border Indirec...

Page 669: ...cation OK No No No Input enabled disabled flags OK No No No Alarm event display objects Control Flag Display no display flags OK No No No Selected alarm ID write address No OK No No Alarm event data OK No No No General Alarm information OK OK No No Background Indirect background color specification No OK No No Frame Indirect specification of frame ON OFF OK No No No Flicker Flicker specification O...

Page 670: ... Indirect reference of minimum limit for numeral field No OK See note 1 OK See note 1 No Address for string field No OK See note 2 No OK General Specify interlock OK No No No Text Attribute Indirect specification of text colors No OK No No Write Setting Write notification address OK No No No Input enable disable flag OK No No No Data block tables Control Flag Display enable disable flag OK No No N...

Page 671: ... See note 1 OK See note 1 No Display Address 2 OK No No No Indirect specification of set value OK No No No Indirect Reference for Color No OK No No Color Shape Display hide OK No No No Switch labels OK OK No No Label Indirect Reference for Text Color No OK No No Contents switching address No OK No No General Specified switching address OK No No No Frame Indirect reference for frame ON OFF OK No No...

Page 672: ...e address n 1 8 to 15 Startup polling node address 1 Polling node address 0 Node 1 1 Node 2 2 Node 3 3 Node 4 4 Node 5 5 Node 6 6 Node 7 7 Node 8 8 Node 9 9 Node 10 10 Node 11 11 Node 12 12 Node 13 13 Node 14 14 Node 15 n 2 15 Node 16 0 Node 17 1 Node 18 2 Node 19 3 Node 20 4 Node 21 5 Node 22 6 Node 23 7 Node 24 8 Node 25 9 Node 26 10 Node 27 11 Node 28 n 3 12 Network participation status Node 29...

Page 673: ... to 15 Node 16 0 to 7 Node 17 n 15 8 to 15 Node 18 0 to 7 Node 19 n 16 8 to 15 Node 20 0 to 7 Node 21 n 17 8 to 15 Node 22 0 to 7 Node 23 n 18 8 to 15 Node 24 0 to 7 Node 25 n 19 8 to 15 Node 26 0 to 7 Node 27 n 20 8 to 15 Node 28 0 to 7 Node 29 n 21 8 to 15 Node 30 0 to 7 Node 31 n 22 8 to 15 Data Link Status Node 32 0 Node 1 1 Node 2 2 Node 3 3 Node 4 4 Node 5 5 Node 6 6 Node 7 7 Node 8 8 Node 9...

Page 674: ...n 24 15 Data Link Normal Operation Status Node 32 0 Node 1 1 Node 2 2 Node 3 3 Node 4 4 Node 5 5 Node 6 6 Node 7 7 Node 8 8 Node 9 9 Node 10 10 Node 11 11 Node 12 12 Node 13 13 Node 14 14 Node 15 n 25 15 Node 16 0 Node 17 1 Node 18 2 Node 19 3 Node 20 4 Node 21 5 Node 22 6 Node 23 7 Node 24 8 Node 25 9 Node 26 10 Node 27 11 Node 28 12 Node 29 13 Node 30 14 Node 31 n 26 15 Data Link Error Detection...

Page 675: ...data can be transferred using Ethernet directly the first time Ver 4 0 Supplement Enhancement Function Equipped with USB port as a standard feature Equipped with a USB port as a standard feature enabling display contents to be printed using USB compatible general purpose color printers e g Canon or Epson printers Display possible in up to 32 000 colors BMP and JPEG images can now be displayed usin...

Page 676: ...keys or keyboards for Numerical Display Input and String Display Input objects using command buttons Temporary input objects can also be used to display maximum and minimum values The storage format of numeric values in system memory can be selected The numerical value storage format for system memory can be selected from BCD and binary The data format for specifying line numbers in indirectly spe...

Page 677: ...o new project creation will be automatically executed Ver 6 6 Supplement Enhancement Function Multi vendor connectivity It is now possible to connect OMRON NS series PTs to Mitsubishi FX series PLCs A series PLCs and Siemens S7 series PLCs Data security A password can now be set for creating data When data with a set password is transferred to a PT the password is then required in order to upload ...

Page 678: ...n for RGB display SAP Smart Active Parts SAP has been added for the EJ1 Modular Temperature Controller G3ZA Multi channel Power Controller and Troubleshooters Temperature Controller Unit It is now possible to connect the EJ1 Modular Temperature Controller to the PT as a host Ver 7 0 Supplement Enhancement Function Multi vendor connectivity It is now possible to connect NS series PTs to the followi...

Page 679: ...erter node addresses Bar codes The maximum data length has been increased to 254 bytes allowing the data to be processed by two dimensional bar code readers Changing host settings with the System Menu A list of hosts can now be displayed by selecting Communications Settings from the System Menu It is now also possible to change the host network address node address and host type Ver 8 0 Supplement...

Page 680: ...olLogix Modbus RTU compatible devices Screen saver The startup time of the screen saver can now be indirectly specified Supports character string tables for alarms events Message characters from alarms events can now be referenced from the character string table Screen Input Prohibit Function By turning ON OFF a specified communications address inputs for the entire screen can now be enabled disab...

Page 681: ...ord Time setting to move to System Menu The time before moving to the System Menu when two of the four corners of the screen are pressed can be set Macro additions Trigonometric and floating point functions were added Screen switch settings The default setting for the display sequence for screens now gives priority to displaying fixed objects and frames first Improvements in creation methods for f...

Page 682: ...elated to other version upgrades 05 July 2004 Addition of information mainly related to data logs Addition of information mainly related to temporary input objects Addition of information mainly related to icon functionality 06 February 2005 Addition of information related to the NS5 V2 Series Addition of information related to other version upgrades 07 July 2006 Addition of information related to...

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