Omron CX-PROGRAMMER V9 - REV 12-2009 Operation Manual page 178

PART 1: CX-Programmer
CHAPTER 4 – Reference
either I/O Comment or Symbol Table view, is edited, the changes will be reflected in the other view. This view
can only be edited whilst offline. The pre-defined symbols will be grayed out and cannot be edited.
Use the following procedure to edit the address comments on I/O Comment window.
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Setting Multiple I/O Comments for a Single Address
Multiple I/O comments (up to 16) can be registered for a single address symbol. By selecting the comment
group to be displayed from the multiple I/O comment groups (up to 16 groups), the I/O comments on the ladder
diagram screen can be changed all at once. This function allows multilingual development of a single program
or attachment of comments according to the development step.
Block Programs
CX-Programmer supports the ability to enter a rung in statement list format – useful for block programs.
The statement list view of a rung can be used instead of the Mnemonics editor but does not support program
monitoring.
Use the following procedure to edit a rung in statement list format.
1, 2, 3...
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1. Open the I/O Comment view by selecting the I/O Comment button from the toolbar Edit
option.
2. Select the appropriate memory area in which the comments are to be edited from the Area
Type.
3. Enter an address in the Start Address and press Enter key.
4. With the selected comment now highlighted click the right mouse button and select the
appropriate function. i.e. Edit, Cut, Copy, Paste or Delete. To move to another comment
field, enter the appropriate Start Address and press Enter or use the scroll function.
Note that when comments are deleted, symbol(s) defined without a name will also be
deleted from the symbol table. For symbol(s) defined with a name on the symbol table,
only comment will be deleted.
Note that when editing comments of TIM/CNT Instructions, use I/O Comment view in
order to link comments for all BOOL, CHANNEL, and NUMBER type of TIM/CNT
instructions. When TIM/CNT comments are entered in this view, the comments for all
types of the TIM/CNT instruction will display the same comments.
1. Select a rung. Choose the Show as Rung Statement List option from the context menu of
the rung.
The rung is shown in statement list format.
Move the cursor to a line on the list, and press 'Enter'. It is then possible to edit the
instructions. Move up and down with the cursor keys, and amend the text.
There is no restriction on the length of a statement list program apart from that which
Windows may apply.
2. Entries in the statement list block are compiled continuously and the rung may be shown
in error (the error bar on the rung margin).
3. To complete the editing, press 'Escape' which will exit from editing mode.
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