Omron Sysmac WS02-CXPC1-EV3, Operation Manual

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PART 2: CX-Server PLC Tools
CHAPTER 1 – Technical Specification OMRON
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Help Topics
For any of the PLC Tools select the Help Contents option on the Help menu. The Help system provides a
standard look-up dialogue under the Contents tab showing the contents of the PLC Tools Help file. Click on an
item to read the associated information.
Index
Use the following procedure to retrieve online help from the Index tab of the Help Topics dialogue.
1, 2, 3… 1. Select the Help Index option from the Help menu.
2. Enter a text query into the first step field. The second step field is refreshed according
to the query entered in the first step field.
3. Select an entry in the second step field and select the Display pushbutton, or double-click
on the index entry.
4. If an entry is linked to two or more topics, the names of the topics are displayed in the
Topics Found dialogue. Select a topic and choose the
Display pushbutton or
double-click on the topic.
Find
Use the following procedure to retrieve on-line help from the Find tab of the Help Topics dialogue.
1, 2, 3… 1. Select the Help Index option from the Help menu.
2. Select the Find tab.
3. Enter a text query into the first step field. The second step field is refreshed according
to the query entered in the first step field. Previous text queries can be retrieved by
selecting from the drop-down list in the first step field.
4. Select a word that matches the query – some words may be automatically selected.
More than one word can be selected by pressing Shift and selecting another word to
extend the selection, or by pressing Ctrl and selecting another word to add to the
selection. The third step field is refreshed according to the word or words selected.
The number of topics found are shown at the bottom of the dialogue.
5. Select a topic from the third step field and select the Display pushbutton, or double-click
on the topic from the third step field. Select the Clear pushbutton to restart the find
operation.
The Find operation can be enhanced by the use of the Options pushbutton and Rebuild push-button. Refer to
Microsoft Windows documentation for further information.
Context-sensitive Help
The CX-Server PLC Tools support the use of context-sensitive help. The relevant online help topic is provided
automatically by selecting the current area of the display responsible for carrying out those actions. Select the
F1 function key to retrieve context-sensitive help. Some dialogues include a
Help pushbutton when F1 cannot
be accessed.
About CX-Server PLC Tools
Each CX-Server PLC Tools dialogue contains an About option on the Help menu. The About dialogue supplies
technical reference information about that dialogue such as version and copyright information. It also contains
essential version number information that is required for obtaining technical support.
Use the following procedure to view the About CX-Server dialogue.
1, 2, 3… 1. Select About from the Help menu.
2. The About box is displayed. It provides a copyright statement and version
number of the component or tool within CX-Server.
Status Bar
The Status Bar is displayed at the bottom of many of the CX-Server dialogue and PLC Tool windows. It
provides several helpful pieces of information while programming:
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Instant Help . A brief message appears in the Status Bar as menu commands and buttons are selected.