Basic Tutorial; Introduction; Section 2 Basic Tutorial; The First Step - Omron CX-Supervisor Getting Started Manual

Introduction

2-1 Introduction
Note:
2-2

The First Step

This chapter illustrates how to create a simple application using CX-
Supervisor. It should only take about 20 minutes and should explain some key
concepts:
• The difference between the Development and Runtime applications.
• The system is wholly controlled by data in the points, whether in memory
or from a PLC
• Controls can set the data
• Graphical controls use Animations to control how the data is displayed
This chapter describes how a simple traffic signal is drawn using the Graphics
Editor and how it is animated via the Animation Editor so that it changes colour
just as if it were a real traffic signal controlling a road or rail junction.
As the first tutorial proceeds, important concepts about CX-Supervisor are
introduced by this symbol.
By the end of this tutorial, sufficient understanding of CX-Supervisor should
have been gained to allow progression to the second, more advanced tutorial
which demonstrates some of the more popular key features.
CX-Supervisor uses standard Microsoft Windows dialogs and conventions
wherever possible so that experienced Windows users should immediately feel
comfortable. Inexperienced Windows users should refer to standard Windows
documentation.
Before the tutorial can be started, the development version of CX-Supervisor
must be installed on a suitable machine, as described earlier in this manual.
When this has been done, invoke CX-Supervisor Development from the Start
button.
When CX-Supervisor has initialised, the main screen is displayed as shown
(or similar):

SECTION 2 Basic Tutorial

SECTION 2

Basic Tutorial

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