Omron Sysmac WS02-CXPC1-EV3, Operation Manual

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PART 1: CX-Programmer
OMRON CHAPTER 4 – Reference
CX-Programmer _Page 61
A Grid can be toggled on or off using by selecting the Grid button from the toolbar. When the
Grid is on, dots are displayed at the connection points of each cell in the program.
Program steps (graphically represented) are entered in a row or ladder ‘rung’ between the left (power supply)
and right (output) bus-bars.
Additional rows and columns can be inserted into the Ladder program via the Insert Row option and Insert
Column option from the context sensitive menu. Rows and columns can also be removed by selecting Delete
Row option and Delete Column option from the context sensitive menu.
By inserting Vertical Up or Vertical Down, rungs cannot be combined into one. To do this, select the rungs to
be combined and select
Combine from the context sensitive menu. When a rung needs to be divided, select
Split from the context sensitive menu to divide the rung into two.
Inserting a Program
A program is set up when the project is initially configured. For CS/CJ-series PLCs and CV-series PLCs, it is
possible to add multiple programs.
Use the following procedure to insert a program.
1, 2, 3…
1. To insert a new program, select the PLC object in the project workspace.
2. From the Insert menu select the Program option. An empty Ladder program is placed in
the Diagram Workspace.
3. The task type associated with the program must be assigned (not for C-Series PLCs).
Select the program object in the project workspace and select the Show Properties button
from the toolbar. The Program Properties dialogue is displayed.
4. From the General tab, select an option from the Task Type field.
5. Select
the Close button from the title bar to close the Program Properties dialogue.
The project is updated, showing a new program inserted at the bottom of the hierarchy together with an empty
local symbol table. Task types available are as follows (the icon is displayed next to the Program object in the
project workspace, and the task number is shown in brackets to the right).
Task Type Icon Task Type Icon
Unassigned Scheduled Interrupt
Interrupt Task IO Interrupt
Power Off Cyclic Task
Power On
Contact and Coil Editing
The Edit Contact dialogue or Edit Coil dialogue allows the name or address of the contact or coil to be entered
or selected from a list of global and local symbols. The name or address can also be defined as a new symbol
from this dialogue and inserted into the local or global symbol table.
The dialog can be displayed in two forms, either: simple dialog mode or detailed dialog mode . The default
mode can be set in the Diagram tab in the Options dialogue. To change the simple dialog mode to a detailed
dialog mode , select Detail pushbutton.
Use the following procedure to edit contacts or coils in simple dialog mode .
1, 2, 3…
1. Double-click on the required contact in the Ladder program. The Edit Contact dialogue
or Edit Coil dialogue is displayed.