Starting Cx-Configuratorfdt - Omron NX Series User Manual

Additional Information
• A set of OMRON IODD files is installed when you install the CX-ConfiguratorFDT.
• For CX-ConfiguratorFDT version 2.50 or higher, you can install IODD files from other compa-
nies by clicking the Install Device Description Files Button in the device catalog.
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Starting CX-ConfiguratorFDT

Use one of the following methods to start CX-ConfiguratorFDT.
• Click the CX-ConfiguratorFDT Shortcut Icon on your computer's desktop.
• When Sysmac Studio is installed, select All Programs - OMRON - Sysmac Studio - CX-
ConfiguratorFDT from the Windows Start Menu.
• When CX-One is installed, select All Programs - OMRON - CX-One - CX-ConfiguratorFDT from
the Windows Start Menu.
The first time you start CX-ConfiguratorFDT, a dialog box to update the catalog is displayed automati-
cally.
Precautions for Correct Use
• Before you store (download) the settings to IO-Link devices, confirm that the controlled sys-
tem will not be adversely affected.
• You must update the device catalog after you install CX-ConfiguratorFDT or after you install
new DTMs.
• If DTM reading fails after you update the CX-One or restart the CX-ConfiguratorFDT applica-
tion, update the device catalog.
• You cannot read and write the values displayed for the process data below the menus on the
IO-Link Device Setting Tab Page.
An error is not displayed even if you perform one of the following operations for those values.
a) Loading from device or storing in device
b) Reading from device (Upload) or writing to device (Download)
c) Enabling cycle read from device from device for process data
d) Reading comparison values from device or writing different values to device
Additional Information
You can click the Update Button on the Device Catalog Tab Page to update the catalog.
NX/GX-series IO-Link System User's Manual (W570)
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