Basic Block Diagram - Omron WS02-SIMC1-E - V1.9 REV 12-2009 Operation Manual

What Is the CX-Simulator?
Item
For virtual external
I/O functions
For network com-
munications

1-1-3 Basic Block Diagram

Virtual
External Input
Tool
Virtual Ex- Data Replay
ternal Input Tool
Tool
I/O Condi-
tions Tool
Data Trace
Recording
Tool
Multipoint
Data Collec-
tion Tool
FinsGate- FINS commands send/receive to/from application programs on the
way Virtual Computers and the CPU Unit of FinsGateway are possible. Screen dis-
comm. Unit/ play of send messages is also possible. FINS commands send is not
Simulator possible (receive is possible).
Communi-
cations Unit
Virtual
exter-
nal
input
Debugging
program
Contents
Read data in sequence from Command log file, Data
Trace file, and Data Replay file, and issue FINS com-
mands to the Ladder Engine to regenerate input data.
Change contents of designated I/O memory areas when
the contents satisfy certain conditions.
Possible to input trace data (Data trace file) actually
obtained from PLC to the Ladder Engine using the Data
Replay Tool.
Possible to generate long-term data.
Possible to acquire trace data of more than 50 words from
an actual PLC and to input to the Ladder Engine using the
Data Replay Tool.
Computer
Application programs
(e.g. CX-Programmer)
FinsGateway
FinsGateway
Communications unit
CPU Unit
Application
program
Virtual
Simulator
Communica-
tions unit
Section 1-1
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