Omron NB3Q-TW00B Startup Manual Manual page 82

4 Screen Creation
Test function
The display effect of the created screen can be checked by the NB-Designer itself through the offline
test without need to connect it to the PLC. Select [Tools] - [Compile] from the main menu. After the
successful compilation, select [Tools] - [Offline Test] and then right-click the mouse to select "close"
to exit from the test. Please note that it needs to be recompiled and then tested each time when the
setting or project is changed.
The offline test is convenient for users to preview the screen effect visually without need to download
programs to the PT, thus enhancing the efficient programming substantially, but the offline test can
only show the display effect of the project screen. Because this project involves the data sampling
and input/output control of PLC, the actual operating effect can be seen only after the edited project
being downloaded into PT for operation and the communication with PLC being established. If the
user just wants to see the created screen effect, it needs to place one Number Input component in
the Common Screen with the address of LW0 (for example), and then add the same address into the
PLC Control component with the Control Type of "Switch Screens" in the PLC Control dialog box. In
this case, each created screen can be seen after the number of 10 to 17 input into the Number Input
component during the offline test. Later, it just needs to delete the Number Input component and the
added control conditions after the correct confirmation.
Refer to the NB Series NB-Designer Operation Manual (V106) for the details of the test.
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