M800V/M80V Series PLC Development Manual
5 Peripheral Development Environment (GX Works2)
5.5 Common Items
5.5.11 Sampling Trace of Device
The sampling trace function of GX Works2 enables the sampling trace (hereafter trace) of the status of the external signals of
the CNC controller and devices used in user ladders. Trace results can be read from the CNC controller after trace to be
displayed on the screen and output as a CSV file.
Example of trace result display
The present values of devices are displayed for each sampling point. The trend graph of word devices is also displayed. The
chart is displayed in the upper part of the screen; the trend graph of word devices is displayed in the lower part of the display.
The red mark indicates the trigger position.
The display items on the Sampling Trace screen are as follows.
Item name
Set devices and labels to be traced.
Device/Label
50 bit devices and 50 word devices can be registered.
Device
Devices corresponding to "Device/Label" are displayed.
Comment
Input device comments corresponding to "Device/Label" are displayed.
Data type
"Data type "of "Device/Label" is displayed.
Radix of the devices input in "Device/Label" is displayed.
For bit devices, it is fixed as "BIN".
Radix
For word devices, "BIN (Binary)", "DEC. (Decimal)", "HEX. (Hexadecimal)", or "ASCII" can be
selected.
Vertical Axis
Data of the time axis of the selected cell is displayed.
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