Omron CX-PROGRAMMER V9 - REV 12-2009 Operation Manual page 166

PART 1: CX-Programmer
CHAPTER 4 – Reference
Some objects (excluding the rung and text comments, and the vertical and horizontals) have associated dialogs
allowing address or instruction information to be entered. Double-click on the object to redisplay the Edit
dialog, this is dependent upon the selection.
The Auto Error Detection bar to the left of the rung indicates the validity of the entries.
It is possible to design a network and get the geometry right before entering specific symbol or address
information.
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New Open Contact. Once the Contact has been entered, the name or address for that contact
needs to be entered. Refer to Chapter – 4 Contact and Coil Editing for further information.
New Closed Contact. Once the Contact has been entered, the name or address for that contact
needs to be entered. Refer to Chapter – 4 Contact and Coil Editing for further information.
New Open Contact OR. Once the Contact has been entered, the name or address for that
contact needs to be entered. Refer to Chapter – 4 Contact and Coil Editing for further
information.
New Closed Contact OR. Once the Contact has been entered, the name or address for that
contact needs to be entered. Refer to Chapter – 4 Contact and Coil Editing for further
information.
Vertical. The New Vertical button from the toolbar connects elements in the Ladder program
vertically.
Horizontal. The New Horizontal button from the toolbar connects elements in the Ladder
program horizontally.
Note: Connecting lines can be drawn by clicking the Line Connect Mode button
the starting point and dragging to the end point. Connecting lines can also be deleted by dragging
after clicking the Line Delete Mode button
that is not connected on one end.
New Open Coil. Once the Coil has been entered, the name or address for that contact needs to
be entered, refer to Chapter – 4 Contact and Coil Editing for further information.
New Closed Coil. Once the Coil has been entered, the name or address for that contact needs
to be entered, refer Chapter – 4 Contact and Coil Editing for further information.
Instruction. Once the graphical instruction has been placed on the diagram, the actual
instruction must be selected, refer to Chapter – 4 Contact and Coil Editing for further
information.
Note that both a rung and elements of a program can be given comments within the ladder
display, by using Properties.
Use the following procedure to create a Ladder program.
1. Select the PLC object in the project workspace.
1, 2, 3...
2. From the Insert menu select the Program option to start a new program. A
ladder editing window will open.
3. Select the Program object in the project workspace. Select the Program
object once more so it becomes an editable field. Enter a name for the
program.
4. Select one of the above objects from the Diagram toolbar and place on the
Ladder program. The icon image remains selected until another element is
clicked on the toolbar.
5. Items can be individually selected by selecting the Selection Mode button
from the toolbar.
6. Rungs can be selected by clicking the rung margin within the Ladder
program.
A Grid can be toggled on or off using by selecting the Grid button from the toolbar. When the
Grid is on, dots are displayed at the connection points of each cell in the program.
. A line can also be drawn by dragging on a line
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and then clicking