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Section
Checking the PT Settings
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To quit the CompoBus/D switch setting screen without confirming the settings,
press the Abort touch switch. The PT will return to the memory switch menu
screen with the previous settings still in effect.
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Checking the PT Settings
This section explains how to check the settings for direct access of the PT’s
screen data, bar code reader settings for serial port A, and the DeviceNet Inter-
face Unit’s settings.
The 3 PT setting status screens are shown in the following diagram.
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The third screen in the DeviceNet Interface Unit’s system menu shows the Com-
poBus/D switch settings.
Contents of Screen 1/3
It is possible to check the contents of the PT configuration settings set in screen
data with the Support Tool. For details on Support Tool settings when using the
DeviceNet Interface Unit, refer to 6-2 Settings with the NT-series Support Tool.
Item
Meaning
Name in Support
Tool
Screen Data Type
The PC model set for the screen
data. (Always Memory Link)
PLC Vendor in PT
Type
PT Control Area
Shows the words in the host (PT
memory words) allocated to the PT
status control area. PT memory is
displayed as “PM.”
Control/Notify Area
PT Notification Area
Shows the words in the host (PT
memory words) allocated to the PT
status notify area. PT memory is
displayed as “PM.”
Window Control Area
Shows the words in the host (PT
memory words) allocated to the
window control area. PT memory is
displayed as “PM.”
Numeric Expression
Shows the default format for the
contents of words in the host that
are allocated to numeral memory
tables.
Numeral Storage
Type in System
When the DeviceNet Interface Unit is used, the PT status control area contains 5
words, the PT status notify area contains 3 words, and the window control area
contains 9 words. (In the standard OMRON configuration, the PT status notify
area contains 2 words.)
The “Expansion I/F” setting is not displayed in the system menu for the Device-
Net Interface Unit.
Contents of Screen 2/3
Item
Meaning
Bar Code Reader
Shows whether a bar code reader is used at serial port A.
Screen Layout and
Settings