Starting The Cx-Process Tool - Omron WS02-LCTC1-EV5 - V5.2 REV 12-2008 Manual

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3-1-2 Starting the CX-Process Tool

Starting the CX-Process Tool from the Start Menu
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Starting the CX-Process Tool from the I/O Tables
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Use one of the following methods to start the CX-Process Tool.
• Starting from the Windows Start Menu
• Starting from the CX-Programmer I/O tables (This method can be used when
the CX-Process Tool has been installed from CX-One.)
1. Select OMRON – CX-One – CX-Process Tool – CX-Process Tool from the
Windows Start Menu.
2. Select the communications driver that will be used (FinsGateway or CX-
Server) and click the OK button.
Note 1. For details on selecting the communications driver, refer to 1-6-2 Selecting
the Communications Driver.
2. If the CX-Process Tool has been installed from CX-One, CX-Server will be
automatically set as the communications driver by default. To change the
communications driver to FinsGateway, first start the CX-Process Tool with
the CX-Server as the communications driver. Then select Select Commu-
nications Driver to Start - Display from the File Menu. Restart the CX-Pro-
cess Tool and select FinsGateway from the above dialog box.
3. For details on changing the communications driver when creating a project,
refer to 3-1-12 Editing Projects.
The CX-Process Tool can be started from the I/O tables when the CX-Process
Tool has been installed together with the CX-Programmer from the CX-One.
Starting from the I/O tables provides the following advantages:
• The I/O tables can be controlled as a single PLC System.
• The communications settings made with the CX-Programmer can be inher-
ited, so there is no need to make the settings again for the CX-Process Tool.
Note With this start method, CX-Server is automatically used as the communications
driver.
1. Right-click the Loop Control Board or Unit in the I/O Table Window opened
from the CX-Programmer that was installed from the CX-One, and select
Start Special Application – Start with Settings Inherited.
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