Omron NT600M Series, Operation Manual

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1-1 Introduction
This manual describes the installation and operation of NT600M Program-
mable Terminals (PTs). Programmable Terminals have three main functions:
1) monitoring operating conditions, 2) directing on-site personnel, and 3) in-
putting data.
Device
(Programmable Controller or FA computer)
Host
Directing
operations,
monitoring
conditions
Instructions
Programmable Terminal
1) PTs can monitor, in real time, system and equipment operating conditions,
production quantities, and so on. The PT display can show, for example,
whether the production line is operating normally, and what percentage of the
production target has been met. Bar graphs can be continually updated as
data is received from the host. On-screen characters can be displayed as
plain, reverse video, blinking, or reverse blinking. In addition, lamps, bar
graphs, and figures can all be created. Screen data can be registered at the
PT in advance, and can be displayed simply by transmitting the appropriate
screen number from the host.
Lamp Display Bar Graph Display
Graphics Display
Rotation (rpm)
Oil pressure (kg/cm
2
)
Run Air
Run Normal Oil
Emergency
stop
Error
Normal
L1-0
Operating conditions
M10
L1-2
3600 1800
0
0
5.0 10
L2-0
Conveyance System
2) PTs can inform on-site personnel of current conditions that need to be ad-
dressed. Depending on the nature of the situation, built-in or external buzzers
can be sounded to alert personnel to problems that have developed. De-
pending on factors such as distance from the host, the number of devices
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