Cx-Process Tool; Overview - Omron SYSMAC CS Series Operation Manual

CX-Process Tool

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CX-Process Tool

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The CX-Process Tool supports the following functions for Loop Controllers. The
CX-Process Tool runs on Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 4 or higher), Win-
dows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
The CX-Process Tool (version 2.50 or higher) can communicate with a PLC
equipped with a Loop Controller using the CX-Server communications driver as
well as the FinsGateway communications driver.
• Creating function blocks, including the following functions
• Setting the Step Ladder Program Block (block 000), including the follow-
ing: System common operation cycle, Loop Control Unit number (Loop
Control Unit only), start mode at power ON, first address of data memory of
node terminal (Loop Control Unit only)
• Registering function blocks (allocating block addresses)
• Connecting function blocks with analog and accumulator signals
• Setting ITEMs in function blocks
• Editing sequence tables (Block 302) and the Step Ladder Program Block
(Block 302) (See note.)
Note Editing sequence tables is supported only by the CS1W-LCB05 Loop
Control Board (00-LCB05) and CS1D-LCB05D Loop Control Board
(00-LCB05D).
• Settings tags for CX-Process Monitor (Loop Control Unit only) or CX-Pro-
cess Monitor Plus software or setting CSV tags for SCADA software (Tag
Names and Analog Signals) and creating monitor tag files (Loop Control
Unit only, CX-Process Monitor must be already installed), or CSV tag files.
• Downloading function block data to Loop Controllers
• Uploading data from Loop Controllers
• Comparing function block data with data in a Loop Controller or Function Block
File
• Sending Run/Stop Commands to Loop Controller
• Monitoring status (including System Common Block Settings, Load Rate per
Operation Cycle Group, and Execution Errors)
• Monitoring actions of Loop Controllers (including operation checks on function
block diagrams and ladder diagrams)
• Tuning parameters such as PID constants in function blocks (Control Blocks)
• Backing up function block data from the Loop Controller's RAM to flash
memory and restoring that function block data from flash memory back to RAM
• Initializing function block data in Loop Controllers
Note To create monitor tag files using the CX-Process Tool with the CX-Process Moni-
tor or CX-Process Monitor Plus software, both the CX-Process Tool, and CX-
Process Monitor or CX-Process Monitor Plus, must be installed on the same
computer.
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