M800V/M80V Series PLC Development Manual
6 Explanation of Built-in Editing Function (PLC On-board)
6.16 Environment Setting Menus
6.16.2.7 Setting the Comment Display State
(1) Press the [COMMENT LINE] menu key and select the number of comment lines to display on the ladder screen.
(2) Press the [COMMENT DISPLAY] menu key and select whether or not to display comments on the ladder screen.
(3) Press the [STATE. DISPLAY] menu key and select whether or not to display statements on the ladder screen.
(4) Press the [NOTE DISPLAY] menu key and select whether or not to display notes on the ladder screen.
(5) Press the [ALIAS DISPLAY] menu key and select whether or not to display aliases on the ladder screen.
(6) Press the [ALIAS DISPLAY FORM] menu key and select whether to replace the format of the alias display with the device
name or to display both the alias and device name vertically in parallel.
(7) Press the [COMMON COMMENT] menu key and select whether to use COMMENT (Common/ Global) common com-
ments or to specify some other comment file.
(8) Perform this step only when [Specify other comment file] was selected at step (7).
(a) Press the [SELECT COMMENT FILE] menu key and select the select comment file field.
(b) Press the up and down arrow keys and select the comment file to use as the common comment file.
(c) Press the [INPUT] key and issue the common comment file selection.
(9) Press the [SET] menu key and issue the comment display configuration.
Pressing the [SET] menu key also closes the comment display settings screen and returns to the environment settings
screen.
Note
(1) The comment display settings are retained even after the power OFF. When restarting after the power OFF, the displayed
comment on the ladder screen is based on the retained contents.
(2) Specifications differ between device comments of the project created with GX Developer and GX Works2. GX Works2
project can have device comment in bit units of word device. Display of word device comment when used in bit units dif-
fers between GX Developer and GX Works2.
[GX Developer]
Device comments set in word devices are also displayed in word devices used in bit units.
[GX Works2]
Device comments set in word devices are displayed in word device used as word devices. Device comments set in bit
units are displayed in word devices used in bit units.
6.16.2.8 Closing the Comment Display Settings Screen
Use any of the following methods to close the comment display settings screen.
Methods to close the screen
Press the [SET] menu key.
Press the [CLOSE] menu key.
Press the left arrow key.
Press the [ESC] key on the software keyboard.
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