Appendix A
Data Conversion
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system program version).
When the PT models with the large screen size are converted to those with the
smaller screen size (ex. NT631
→
NT31), the elements exceeding the screen
size after conversion are deleted.
Note that when the screen data is converted, user group and grid information will
be lost.
Reference:
The data conversions shown above indicate the conversion of entire screen
data files.
If an element registered to the symbol manager is registered for a screen of
another PT model, the data is converted. In this case, conversion is performed in
element units. For data conversion in element units, the restrictions shown
above are not applicable and element data can be converted between any com-
bination of PT models.
You cannot convert both the PT Model and PLC Vendor at the same time (an
error message will be displayed). First, change either of them and then perform
conversion a second time.
Data Conversion Procedure
The data conversion procedure is shown below.
(1) Open the existing screen data file.
Open the existing screen data file that is the source for data conversion.
If the data has been created using the DOS version Support Tool, select
[File] (menu bar)
→
[Import] in the Support Tool screen to open the file.
For details of the operation, refer to 3-3-2 Reading the Existing Screen Data
(Application) File or 3-3-5 Importing (Reading) the DOS Version Screen
Data (Application) File.
(2) Convert the data.
At the Support Tool, select [Tools] (menu bar)
→
[PT Configuration], then se-
lect the [PT Type] tab. Select the conversion destination PT model or PLC
Vendor (refer to Dialog Box Settings in the PT configuration on page 45).
Click on
, and the data conversion confirmation message is dis-
played. Click on
again to execute data conversion.
NT11S/NT11 cannot convert to other model from [PT Configuration]. If you
want, please use symbol manager to convert to other model.
Reference:
After converting the screen data, there might be some messages in the error
log. This error messages will disappear when the screen data has been edited.
Especially for the converting errors, it is not possible to reproduce these errors
even if the error check (Validation) has been performed. So soon after the con-
verting error occurs, it is recommended to perform
“
Print Current Error Log
Window
.”
The operation for this, refer to 12-2 Printing Reports.
When converting the screen data to the NT21 or the NT31, NT31C, NT631 or
NT631C using “-V2,” the specification of NT20/30/620 Compatible Mode is
possible. (For details of NT20/30/620 compatible mode, refer to Appendix A
NT20/30/620 Compatible Mode). For details of the modification of screen data
and program at the host, refer to Correcting the NT21, NT31, NT31C, NT631,
and NT631C screen data after conversion on page 465).
