Function Block Navigation And Multi-Node Folder; Files Created With Cx-Process Tool - Omron SYSMAC CS Series Operation Manual

CX-Process Tool

1-1-2 Function Block Navigation and Multi-node Folder

Function block navigation area
(Multi-node directory)

1-1-3 Files Created with CX-Process Tool

Project File (Multi-node
File) (.mul) Created by
User
Function Block Files (.ist)
Created by System
Function block navigation can be used to access the data created in memory
with the CX-Process Tool. Data can be created for up to 32 CPU Units and 96
Loop Control Units (3 Loop Control Units each for 32 CPU Units) or 32 LCBjjs
(1 LCBjj each for 32 CPU Units). The data has the following configuration.
Function Block File
for Each Node (.ist)
Node01.ist
Node02.ist
Node32.ist
Project file (.mul)
Function block navigation data is stored in the directory called "project." Both
function block navigation data and the project name are created by selecting
New from the File Menu and specifying a project name.
Note A directory for the project name is always created under CX-Process\Data.
The CX-Process Tool creates a folder with the project name in the data folder
under the installation directory for the CX-Process Tool and then creates the fol-
lowing files inside the project folder.
The project file consists of the data used for function block navigation, i.e., it con-
trols the following files for up to 32 CPU Units with 96 Loop Control Units (3 Loop
Control Units each for 32 CPU Units) or 32 LCBjjs (1 LCBjj each for 32
CPU Units).
Files
Function block files
Block diagram information files
Mnemonics/Ladder diagram
information files
Comment files
CSV tag setting files
CX-Server configuration files
Job information files
Loop Controller configuration
files
Data files of user link tables
(CSV format)
Data files of sequence tables
The project file (.mul) can be specified when opening files so that the above re-
lated files will be all read at the same time. The project file is created by selecting
New from the File Menu and specifying the project name. The file name will be
the same as the project name.
A function block file consists of the data for the function blocks of a single CPU
Unit (i.e., for up to three LCU elements and/or one LCBjj element). This file is
Function Block Groups
LCU/LCB Elements
System common
(one for each Loop
Controller)
Field terminals
00-LCB01
00-LCB05
00-LCB05D
Block diagrams
01-LC001
02-LC001
03-LC001
File name
extension
.ist
.mtbd
.mtld
.cmt
project_name.csv
.cdm
.sjb
.lcb
LnkTable.csv
.stbl
Section
Function Blocks
Basic PID
Remarks
Only when CX-Server is
selected as the
communications driver
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