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Omron CX-DESIGNER - INTRODUCTION GUIDE Introduction Manual

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  • Page 2 This manual provides information for using the programmable terminal model NS12. Be sure to read this manual before attempting to use the software and keep this manual close at hand for reference during operation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 6: Operation Flow

    Creating lamp, touch switch, numeral display and graph etc... Test/ Validation Checking errors on the CX- Designer Transferring the screen data to NS Hardware Transferring the screen data to NS Hardware Start Operation Start Operation Maintenance and Inspection Maintenance and Inspection...
  • Page 7 *A screen image depends on a CX-Designer system version; when you use a different system version from the one used in this manual, the screen image may not be the same. *Certain settings depend on the hardware that you use. In this manual, NS8-V1 is used to...
  • Page 8 - Serial Port A NT Link (1:N), No. of units: 0, Communication Speed: High-speed Serial Port B Setting is not necessary - Host Link Port Communication Speed: High-speed NT Link, Communication Mode: NT Link (1:N), NT Link Max. No. of units: 1　 Allocation Address Allocation Address The following PLC allocation addresses are used for sample screens shown in this manual.
  • Page 9 Screen 1 Here, you will create a screen that turns ON/OFF specified addresses of the PLC. On the screen 1, lamps (bit lamp) are lit/out according to the status of bits allocated to the PLC. The screen below illustrates an example of a touch panel screen used to operate a machinery.
  • Page 10 Transfer Button 1. Alarm Display Is used to switch a Low Alarm Display and a High Alarm Display by pressing the tab of the Frame function. Alarm lamps are respectively allocated to bits of the PLC as shown in the table on page 4.
  • Page 11 Screen 3 Screen 3 NS has a function that shows the ON/OFF status of a specified bit as an alarm history. On screen 3, you will generate a virtual alarm on the pop-up screen (described later) and display its history.
  • Page 12 Switch Label Button Display Button 1. Switch Label Button Press this button to show a pop-up menu from which you can switch a label in English and Dutch. 2. Virtual Alarm Display Button Press this button to display the pop-up screen (to be described later) with a Virtual Alarm Display button.
  • Page 13 Pop-up Screen Pop-up Screen A pop-up screen is a small screen that can be displayed as needed on top of another screen. You will create a pop-up screen that turns ON/OFF the PLC allocation addresses 00001.00 to 0001.05, and 00002.00 to 0002.05 and generate/cancel virtual alarms.

  • Page 14: Starting Up The Cx-Designer

    2. Starting up the CX-Designer 2. Starting up the CX-Designer Select [Start]-[Program]- [Omron]-[CX-One] -[CX-Designer] -[CX-Designer Ver. xx] (CX-Designer Ver. 1.0 is used here.) When the CX-Designer is started up, the main window will appear.

  • Page 15: Creating A New Project

    Click [New project] button on the CX-Designer. Left-click the icon * Note the following points when Set as follow: you enter the project name. [Model name] -A file name can be as long as NS8-TS1[]-V1 42 characters including extension [System Version] (.IPP). System Ver.6.2 (* Note)

  • Page 16: Setting Project Properties

    4. Setting project properties Making settings for a project data. In this section, you will make a project that is able to show two language labels – English and Dutch by switching them. Here, it is necessary to set a project property for a label switching function is required.
  • Page 17 Start up Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Click [Yes] Click [Yes to All]...

  • Page 18: Communications Settings

    5 Communications settings 5 Communications settings Making communications settings for the NS hardware to connect with the PLC. In this manual, you will connect the NS to the PLC thru Serial port A. Click [System] in the Project Workspace.

  • Page 19: System Settings

    Allocating NS system memory areas to the PLC. 6. System settings System memory area is memory area that is used to control the NS from the 6. System settings host (PLC) or to notify operation status from the NS to the host.
  • Page 20 Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen <Note> You can make system settings when creating a new project. Click [System Setting] in the New Project dialog box as described in 3 “Creating a new project”.

  • Page 21: Saving A Project

    Saving a whole project. 7. Saving a project 7. Saving a project In this manual, you will save the project’s system settings and screens/sheets all together. Click the icon. <Note> We recommend to save projects and screens frequently.

  • Page 22: Screen Properties

    Making basic settings when creating a new screen. 8. Screen properties 8. Screen properties In this manual, you will change the screen background color. Click the [Screen/Sheet] tab in the project workspace. Right-click the [0000: Screen Page 1] to display the menu.

  • Page 23: Displaying A Text

    9. Displaying a text 9. Displaying a text character string. In this manual, it is used for a string character that displays a screen title or item name and does not have a special function. Click the [Text] icon on the list.
  • Page 24 System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen The property list is displayed by clicking the text object to display. Click the property list and set as follow: Text tab [Label] ! “Screen1” Vertical position...
  • Page 25 Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Click to switch to the [Dutch] label. Set the following items on the property list. Text tab [Label] ! “Screen 1” [Horizontal Position] ! “Center” Click the [General] tab on the property list.

  • Page 26: On/Off Button

    10. ON/OFF Button 10. ON/OFF Button ON/OFF Button has a function that goes ON/OFF according to the ON/OFF states of specified address (bit) by operation such as touch switch input. In this manual, a button is used as ON/OFF button and Occurred/Cancelled button of virtual alarms.
  • Page 27 Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Click to display the [BMPfiles] pull-down menu. Select “Switches-Toggle&Dip” in the BMPfiles. Select the shape. Check [Pair]. Click Click [Action] in the ON/OFF button property list and select [Alternate].

  • Page 28: Repeat Function 11-1 Repeat Function (Button)

    Using a [Repeat] function to copy a object already created. 11.Repeat function 11.Repeat function In this manual, you will copy an ON/OFF button with [Repeat] function. 11-1 Repeat function 11-1 Repeat function (Button) (Button) Right-click the created button.
  • Page 29 (switch) from the [Property list]. <Note> You can display and edit a list of allocated addresses by selecting ON/OFF button in the Edit Properties dialog box. See “11-2. Repeat Function (Label)” for how to use “Edit Properties”.

  • Page 30: Repeat Function (Text)

    CX-D new project property setting a screen Using [Repeat] function to copy a text object to create multiple objects. 11-2 Repeat Function 11-2 Repeat Function In this manual, you will copy a text object using this function. (Text) (Text)
  • Page 31 Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Five labels are copied. Enclose whole texts while dragging the mouse. With all the texts selected, right-click to display the pull-down menu and select [Edit Properties].
  • Page 32 Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen The [Edit Properties] dialog for the selected text objects appear. English(OFF) label and click Enter [Power Supply 2]. Click Enter “Power Supply1 to 5” to English (OFF), and “Voeding1 to 5” to Dutch (OFF) in the same way above.
  • Page 33 Start up Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen The label displays are changed.

  • Page 34: Bit Lamp

    12. Bit Lamp 12. Bit Lamp Bit lamp is an object that switches display color according to ON/OFF status of an address. In this manual, you will create bit lamps that link to ON/OFF button status. Create a label as shown on the right by referring to the “9.
  • Page 35 CX-D new project property setting a screen Check [ON Shape]. Select a shape. Click Click the property list and set the following items. Double-click the [Text] tab. [Label] ! “Unit 1 Stopped” [Switch according to the value] ! Check the box...
  • Page 36 Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Right-click the button and click [Repeat] from the pull-down menu. Set as follow: [Qty] Horizontal ! “1” Vertical ! “5” [Spacing] Horizontal ! “0” Vertical ! “0” [Repeat Direction]...
  • Page 37 Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Five buttons are copied. Enclose whole bit lamps while dragging the mouse. With all bit lamps selected, right-click the mouse to display the pull-down menu and click [Edit Properties].
  • Page 38 ! “Unit1 Inactief” to “Unit5 Inactief” Dutch (ON) ! “Unit1 Actief” to “Unit5 Actief” Click Bit lamp labels are changed. Change a lamp type for Units 2 to 5 on the property list in the same way you created “Unit 1 Stopped”.

  • Page 39: Adding A Screen

    Adding a new screen. 13. Adding a screen 13. Adding a screen In this manual, you will first create screen 0001 and copy the title label of the screens 0000 to 0001. Copy the title label of Creating Second Screen screen 1.
  • Page 40 Click or [Ctrl] + [V]. A label object is copied. Change [Background] in the screen property dialog by referring to “8. Screen properties”. Set as follow from the text object property list. [Label] ! Screen 2...

  • Page 41: Frame

    Frame is an object that changes a displayed text on objects that have a page 14. Frame 14. Frame switch function. In this manual, a frame is used to switch a low alarm and a high alarm display. Create a label as shown on the right by referring to “9 Display a Text.
  • Page 42 Select as follow: [No. of Frames] ! “2” Select a color Check the [Frame with a tab] box. [Height] ! “2” Set as follow from the address setting menu. Host Name ! [PT memory] Area Name...
  • Page 43 CX-D new project property setting a screen Click Create two labels as shown on the right by referring to “9. Displaying a Text”. [Label] ! “Light Alarm Display” [Tile Background] ! Uncheck the box. [Label] ! “High Alarm Display”...
  • Page 44 Double-click the frame object. Check the “Do not show this dialog again” box. Click Create a bit lamp by referring to “12. Bit Lamp”. Enter the following settings for [Display Address 1] in the property list. Host ! [HOST 1]...
  • Page 45 Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Create six bit lamps by referring to “11. Repeat function”. Set as follow: [Qty] Horizontal ! “2” Vertical ! “3” [Spacing] Horizontal ! 125”...
  • Page 46 Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Copy a label object by dropping & dragging the label “Alarm 1” while holding down the [Ctrl] key. With three labels selected, select as follow: [Edit] menu -[Align/Distribution]...
  • Page 47 System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Create labels “Alarm 4 to 6” in the way you created “Alarms 1 to 3”. Left-click The next page of the Frame object (page 1) is displayed.
  • Page 48 ! [HOST 1] Area ! [Common I/O Area (CIO)] Word ! [2] ! [0] [Type] ! Double-lined Circle Select [Color 1] and [Color 2] Create6 bit lamps by referring to “11. Repeat function”. Set as follow: [Qty] Horizontal ! “2” Vertical ! “3”...
  • Page 49 “9. Displaying a Text”. [Label] ! “Alarm 7” [Tile Background] ! Uncheck it. Create labels for “Alarms 8 to 12” in the way you created “Alarms 1 to 6”. Click any area on the screen except frame objects to finish “Edit Inside Group/Frame.

  • Page 50: Numeral Display & Input

    15. Numeral Display & Input 15. Numeral Display & Input Numeral Display & Input is an object that displays data of an address as numeral value and changes data by inputting numeral value from a virtual key board. Touch the object on the screen.
  • Page 51 CX-D new project property setting a screen Select the Numeral Display& Input icon and place it next to the label “Present Value”. Set as follow from the object property list. Common tab [Enable input] ! Uncheck the box. [Display] ! Uncheck the box.
  • Page 52 16. Word Button 16. Word Button Word button is an object that writes constants to the address (DM etc…) when it is pressed, or increases/decreases the value of the address. It is possible to display a pop-up menu and select the value from constants. In this manual, you will create a word button to write the set value (Internal address) to the present value (PLC address).
  • Page 53 Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Create three labels by referring to “9. Displaying a Text”. [Label] ! “Label” [Label] ! “Numeral Value Input & Display” [Label] ! “Word Button”...

  • Page 54: Alarm/Event Display

    Alarm/Event Summary is a functional object that displays a current recorded alarm/event in one line. Normally, the highest priority alarm/event is displayed, buy it is also possible to display more than one alarm/event occurring at the same time according to the priority by specifying flowing string. In this manual, It is used to display low alarm, high alarm, and running status (event).
  • Page 55 Select the Alarm/Event Display icon on the list. Create an Alarm/Event Display where you want it. Double-click the object to display its property. Double-click Double-click Uncheck “Low Alarm”. Check “Date” and “Time”. Click Register Alarm/Event…...
  • Page 56 “GUIDE” is used here. and click Click Read the file saved above with EXCEL. (Select [Data] menu – [Get External Data] – Import Text File…]. Only the numeral value in the Left-click the right bottom Only the numeral value in the Left-click the right bottom character string is incremented.
  • Page 57 Compete the following table using operation described on the previous page as well as Copy & Paste function. When you finish editing, save the file. Go back to work on the CX-Designer. Click Import CSV Check “Add to Current...
  • Page 58 Specify the file name that was saved on the previous page. The “Completed” message is displayed to indicate that a file has been read. Click Click Click the Frame tab. Select a color. Click...

  • Page 59: Alarm/Event Summary & History

    Alarm/Event Summary & History is an object that displays current alarms/events in a list.You can specify display order such as checked time, priority and frequency. In this manual, it is used to display the status (Occurrence/Recovery) of light alarms, and high alarms.

  • Page 60: Pop-Up Screen

    19. Pop-up Screen 19. Pop-up Screen screen can be overlapped on the normal screen. In this manual, you will create a button on a pop-up screen to generate/cancel low and high alarms. Click the icon to open the New Screen menu.
  • Page 61 Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Right-click [0003: Pop-up Screen 1] in the Project Workspace to display the menu. Click “Screen Property” from the menu. The Screen Property Dialog appears. Click the [Size/Pop-up] tab. Set screen size as follow: [Width] ! “320”...
  • Page 62 CX-D new project property setting a screen Click the [Background/ Others] tab. Click Background Color and select a color from the color selection dialog. Click - Screen size set in this property will be the pop-up screen size -...
  • Page 63 Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Create a label as shown on the right by referring to “9. Displaying a Text”. [Label] ! “Pop-up Screen” Select the ON/OFF button on the list. On the object property list,...
  • Page 64 [Offset Address] ! “1” Enter an object label as “Alarm 1” to “Alarm 6” respectively. Create an ON/OFF button and label it as “Alarm 7” in the way you made “Alarm 1”. Set the text object property list as follow: [Label] ! “Alarm 7”...
  • Page 65 System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Set the ON/OFF button property list as follow : General tab [Address] ! “HOST1: 00002.00 [Action] ! “Alternate” [Type] ! “Select Shape (Type1)” [Shape 1] ! Click...
  • Page 66 Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Select the Command button on the list. Set the object property list as follow. Text tab [Label] ! “Close” General tab [Function] Click [Function] ! “Control Pop-up” Screen” [Action] ! “Close Local Pop-up...

  • Page 67: Sheet

    20. Sheet 20. Sheet If you create functional objects on a sheet that you want to use for more than one screen, those objects can be used on all screens applied to the sheet just by setting at [apply sheet].

  • Page 68: Word Button/Command Button 21-1 Switch Label Button

    21. Word Button/Command Button 21. Word Button/Command Button Word button is an object that writes constants to a specified address when it is pressed, 21-1 Switch label button 21-1 Switch label button or increases/decreases a value of the specified address. It is possible to write a specified value to the item selected from a pop-up menu.
  • Page 69 Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Click Add the following settings in the Pop-up settings: [Menu] ! “English” [Set Value] ! “0” [Menu] ! “Dutch” [Set Value] ! “1” Click...

  • Page 70: Switch Screen Button

    Command button is a object to switch screens and send a string code. In this manual, it is used to switch the virtual alarm pop-up screen and screens 1 to 3. Create a command button to display the pop-up screen on the sheet created on the previous page.
  • Page 71 Start up Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Click the [Select] button. The Screen List dialog appears. Select “Pop-up 1” and Click Click...
  • Page 72 Create a screen switching button (CMD button) labeled as Screen 1 to Screen 3 in the way you made “Virtual Alarm Display”. Click the PUSH button on the right side of [Function] to display the dialog. Set...
  • Page 73 Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Sheet No. Sheet No. Screen No. Screen No. Check the Sheet No. 0 boxes to all of the Screen No. 0000 to 0003. Click...
  • Page 74 Start up Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen These are the three screens created so far.
  • Page 75 22. Creating another Language label Up to 16 different labels (characters) can be set for each functional object. In this manual, you will create a project with two labels, English and Dutch, 22-1 Creating a Dutch 22-1 Creating a Dutch...
  • Page 76 CX-D new project property setting a screen Read the file saved on the previous page with EXCEL. (Select [Data] menu – [Get External Data] – Import Text File…]. Dutch Dutch English English Screen Page 1 Screen Page 1...
  • Page 77 Dutch Screen Page 2 Dutch Screen Page 2 English English Enter labels in Dutch for the Screen Pages 2 to 3. “ n” in character strings is a line feed. Screen Page 3 Screen Page 3...
  • Page 78 Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Pop-up Screen 1 Dutch Pop-up Screen 1 English Dutch English Enter labels in Dutch for the Pop-up Screen. “¥n” in character strings is a line feed.
  • Page 79 English Sheet Sheet Enter labels for [Sheet] in Dutch. “¥n” in character strings is a line feed. Save the file when you have finished editing. Click [CSV File Import] Check [Label/Message] in the [Target] Click Check the [Apply the text Attributes of specified No.
  • Page 80 Start up Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Enter the file name that has just been specified and click the [Open] button. Click...
  • Page 81 Start up Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Dutch Labels English Labels Screen 1 Screen 1 Screen 2 Screen 2 Screen 3 Screen 3 Pop-up Screen Pop-up Screen...
  • Page 82 22-2 Setting Alarm/Event in Dutch 22-2 Setting Alarm/Event in Dutch Making settings for alarm/event in Dutch. In this manual, you will create a project with two language labels, English and Dutch. Click the [CSV File Export] button. Check [Alarm/Event] in the [Target].
  • Page 83 Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Read the file save on a previous page with EXCEL. (Select [Data] menu – [Get External Data] – Import Text File…]. lowalarm lowalarm highalarm highalarm Dutch Dutch event English...
  • Page 84 Check [Alarm/Event] in the [Target]. Click Check [Add to Current Alarm] in the [Selected Import Alarm]. Click Enter the file name that has just been specified and click the [Open] button. Click Dutch Label English Label...

  • Page 85: Useful Functions 23-1 Find (Address)

    Searching addresses used in a project. 23. Useful Functions 23. Useful Functions In this manual, you will search OCH of Common I/O Area (CIO) allocated to the PLC. 23-1 Find (Address) 23-1 Find (Address) Click the [Find] button.
  • Page 86 Start up Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Click the [Find] button. Search results are displayed as a list.

  • Page 87: Find (Label)

    Searching labels and object comments used in a project. 23-2 Find (Label) 23-2 Find (Label) In this manual, you will search labels including the character string “Power Supply”. Click the [Find] button. Enter “Power Supply” in [Find What].

  • Page 88: Select Object

    Using “Select Object” function facilitates your search for certain kinds of objects 23-3 Select Object 23-3 Select Object when many kinds of objects are on a screen. In this manual, you will select ON/OFF buttons.

  • Page 89: Reuse Of Screen (By Copying)

    23-4 Reuse of screen (by copying) “Reuse of Screen” is a function to use an already-made screen and copy them to another project. In this manual, you will reuse Screen Page 1 made in the sample project (GUIDE) to another project (GUIDE 2). Right-click [0000:...
  • Page 90 Start up Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Click The process dialog appears. [0000: Screen Page 1] is added.

  • Page 91: Test Function

    Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Before transferring the data, you can check it on the CX-Designer. 24. Test function 24. Test function Click the [Test] button. Click the [Start] button. The first screen “0000: Screen Page 1”...
  • Page 92 CX-D new project property setting a screen [Confirming a movement of ON/OFF buttons and bit lamps of “Power Supply 1 to 5”.] The Power Supply (1 to 3) bit lamps will lit by turning ON the ON/OFF buttons. You can check that...
  • Page 93 Pop-up Screen appears. Turn ON the ON/OFF button of Alarm 1. Alarm bit 1 is lit by turning ON the ON/OFF button of Alarm 1. You can also check that the address of the Alarm 1 is turned ON on the Test Tool dialog.
  • Page 94 [Confirming a movement of Alarm/Event.] You can check the alarm that was occurred on the previous page. Click the Switch Label button. [Check a movement of the Switch Label button.] Click [Dutch] in the menu. Click the [X] button to end the Test tool.

  • Page 96: Section3.Transferring Project Data 1.Transferring Project Data Via Serial Cable (Rs232C)

    There are six ways to transfer a project: serial cable, Modem, Ethernet, Controller link, USB and Memory card. In this manual, you will transfers project data via serial cable and using a memory card. 1. Transferring project data via serial cable(RS232C) 1.
  • Page 97 CX-D new project property setting a screen Select [Port] for connection. “COM1” is selected here. Select COM port to be used to connect with the NS hardware according to your working environment. Click Click Click the Yes button.
  • Page 98 Connection Complete Connection Complete NS hardware screen changes to the transfer preparation screen. Start downloading/uploading Start downloading/uploading The transfer processing dialog appears. On the NS hardware, the process bar appears, too. Click to restart the NS hardware. Click...
  • Page 99 CX-D new project property setting a screen 2. Transferring project dada using a memory card 2. Transferring project dada using a memory card Before you start… Install the memory card to the personal computer. Click Change the settings to the “Direct data transfer...
  • Page 100 Start up Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Click Yes The transfer processing dialog appears. Click...
  • Page 101 -Transfer data from a Memory Card to a personal computer- Before you start… Install the memory card to the memory card slot. Press two any corners on the NS hardware simultaneously to display the system menu. Press the “Special Screen” tab.
  • Page 102 Start up Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Press “English”. Press “Download Memory Card ! NS” Press “Project”. Press “Bank 1”. Press “Go”. Press “OK [Transmit]”.
  • Page 103 Start up Creating a Project System Creating Transferring Validation a project CX-D new project property setting a screen Press “Reset” to restart the NS hardware.

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