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Omron NS12 Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 NS Series Quick Start Manual...
  • Page 2 No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Moreover, because OMRON is constantly striving to improve its high-quality products, the information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    NS Series Quick Start Manual Table of Contents How to install the softwares ......................4 How to operate with the PT......................6 NS12/NS10 Rear Panel......................7 NS8 Rear Panel........................8 Starting the PT for the First Time .....................9 How to use System Menu.......................11 Communication methods......................11 How to create a simple screen.......................13...

  • Page 4: How To Install The Softwares

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual How to install the softwares Please read the following remarks before installing any NS software. • Do not install NS-Designer on a computer in which FinsGateway Ver. 2 and an SLK, SNT, or SYSMAC Board are installed.
  • Page 5 Specify the directory in which NS-Designer will be installed. The following directory is displayed as the default installation destination: Windows 95, 98, or Me: C:\Program Files\OMRON\FinsServer95 Windows NT, 2000, or XP: C:\Program Files\OMRON\FinsServerNT After specifying the directory, click the Next Button.

  • Page 6: How To Operate With The Pt

    Ethernet and CLK are used for bus communication and the purposes of use are almost unlimited. In addition there is possibility to attach the video board to the NS12, the NS10, and the NS8. It can be used for view the live video image from Vision Systems camera or surveillance camera.

  • Page 7: Ns12/Ns10 Rear Panel

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 2.1 NS12/NS10 Rear Panel Memory Card Connector Used to connect the memory Expansion Interface Connector card for storing and Used to mount the Video Input Unit or the transmitting screen data, log Controller Link Interface Unit.

  • Page 8: Ns8 Rear Panel

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 2.2 NS8 Rear Panel Expansion Interface Connector Memory Card Connector Used to mount the Video Input Unit or the Used to connect the memory car d Controller Link Interface Unit. for storing and transmitting screen data, log data, and s ystem programs.

  • Page 9: Starting The Pt For The First Time

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 2.3 NS5 Rear Panel Local Bus Interface Connector Used to connect to an Expansion Interface Unit. (It cannot be used with NS Ver. 5.0 systems.) Current Expansion Interface Units cannot be connected. Memory Card Connector...
  • Page 10 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 3. You are already in the [Initialize] tab (the first tab). Press the [Screen Data Area] button. 4. The warning message will be displayed. Press the Yes Button to format the screen data. Do not turn OFF the power while formatting is in progress.

  • Page 11: How To Use System Menu

    NS-Series Setup Manual (V083-E1-xx) section 6. 2.6 Communication methods All PTs have two serial ports. The NS12-TS01(B), NS10-TV01(B), NS8-TV01(B), and NS5-SQ01(B) also have an Ethernet interface. These communications ports can be used for the communications methods shown in the table below.
  • Page 12 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual Memory Card By using a memory card, screen data can be transferred faster than with Ethernet. Before using Memory Card functions, please read more specific instructions from NS-Series Setup Manual (V083-E1-xx), section 3-6 or NS-Series Operation Manual (V074-E1-xx).

  • Page 13: How To Create A Simple Screen

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual How to create a simple screen The following instructions will explain how to make a small project with the NS- Designer software. Next sections will explain how to simulate the project and how to download it to the PT.

  • Page 14: Project & Screen Properties

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 3.2 Project & Screen properties Make a parameter setting of the project. 1. Select - [Settings] - [Project properties]. 1, 2, 3… 2. Set a title for the project. This can be anything. Set a number of labels. Screens can contain several languages.
  • Page 15 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual Maximum number of languages is 16 ! Note The macro execution conditions can be set in the [Macro] tab. This should be ignored at this time. The PT’s system language can be changed in the [Select Language] tab (Japanese or English).
  • Page 16 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 7. Select [Settings] - [Screen Properties] or right-click on the screen and select [Screen Properties] in the pop-up menu. 8. The Screen Property window will appear. (1) Screen title can be input in the [Title] tab.

  • Page 17: Explanation Of Ns Terminal Memory

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual (1) Background color can be set in the [Color Setting] window. (2) Macro execution condition can be set in the [Macro] tab (refer the Macro Reference Manual). (3) Click on [OK] button when settings are made.
  • Page 18 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual Address Classification Function $SB0 Notification Operation signal, pulse $SB1 Notification Operation signal, always ON $SB2 Notification Screen switch strobe $SB3 Control System Menu prohibit $SB4  Reserved $SB5 Notification Numeral and character input detection...
  • Page 19 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual System word memory (indicated by $SW) is used to exchange information between the host and the PT in word units, such as for controlling the PT and notifying the host of PT status. The system word memory contains 37 items with predefined functions.

  • Page 20: System Settings

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 3.4 System Settings The setting in here assumes that you are going to use serial port A with PT at the first time. 1. Select [Settings]- [System Setting]. 1, 2, 3… 2. [System Setting] dialog is displayed.
  • Page 21 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual Page 21...
  • Page 22 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 4. Operation log size can be set in the [History] tab. When the "Ring Buffer" is used, oldest marking in the history log will be replaced with the newest one. If "Ring Buffer" is not used, the logging will stop when the log memory is full.
  • Page 23 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 6. The [Serial PortA] tab has the serial port A settings. When PLC is choosen as serial port A communication, then the protocol can be "NT Link(1:N)" or "NT Link(1:1)". Communication speed can be "Standard"...
  • Page 24 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual and the IP address have to be entered. 9. When the Controller Link (CLK) is enabled in the [Comm-All] tab, the Controller Link settings can be configured. There are settings for the network and node numbers. Also the communication speed must be set the same as the rest of the CLK network.

  • Page 25: Host Registration

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 3.5 Host Registration Registering a host means that the communication settings of any host unit must be added to the NS-Designer project. Host Unit can be e.g. Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) or Bar-Code Reader. Each entry must have an unique Host Name which can be used later in screen creation procedure.

  • Page 26: Creating A Screen

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual If you didn't choose any communications in the System Setting window, there are no Hosts in the Register Host list. The following programming example will use only the internal memory, not any PLC-communications. In that case you can ignore this section (3-5 Host Registration).

  • Page 27: Screen Object List

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual All functional screen objects are in the same window (or toolbar). To use them, just select one, move cursor on the screen and draw the size of the object (by pressing mouse button down while moving the cursor).
  • Page 28 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual Icon Function Command Performs special processing, such as switching screens, Button controlling pop-up screen and Video display, etc. Bit Lamp Turns ON and OFF according to the ON/OFF status of the specified address. Word Lamp Lights in 10 steps according to the contents of the specified address (0 to 9).
  • Page 29 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual Icon Function Alarm/Event Displays a list of alarms/events and the history. Summary & History Date Displays and sets the date. Time Displays and sets the time. Data Log Graph Displays trend graphs for the word data at the specified addresses.

  • Page 30: Screen Example

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual Displays frequently used functions from the View and Tools Menus as icons. To create a new screen or import screen, select [File] - [New Screen…] or click on New Screen button, see below. Project buttons from left:...
  • Page 31 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual (1) First you can type some comments in "Comment" box. (2) Action type can be changed, select "Momentary". (3) Then choose the second Button type from the list [Rectangle(Type2)]. There are many other types like ready made shapes and custom shapes.
  • Page 32 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual (10) By clicking on [Label] tab, you can type a label of the button. (11) If you want to use several languages, all the registered languages should be available in the [Switch] listbox. (12) In the [Label] tab, all the text attributes can be changed (font, size, color).
  • Page 33 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual Once the label is typed (e.g. Lamp), click the [OK] button to close this Bit Lamp window. 3.6.2.3 Thumbwheel Switch Create one more object, the Thumwheel Switch. To do that, choose the object from Functional Object list, draw it on the screen and double click on it.
  • Page 34 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual The rest of the settings should be as default, so click the [OK] button. Now the example screen is ready and it should resemble the following: More advanced programming instructions are included in to the NS-Series Programming Manual, V073-E1-xx.

  • Page 35: How To Debug A Project

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual How to debug a project The project can be tested by selecting [Tools] - [Test…] or pressing Ctrl+T. This feature is included in the NS-Designer and it is very powerful tool for testing the whole project.

  • Page 36: Transferring Data To/From Ns

    Use the following procedure to transfer data to and from the PT. 1. Select [File] – [Transfer Data]. Alternatively you can click the Windows Start Button and select Programs - Omron - NS-Designer – Screen data Transfer Program. The Screen Data Transfer Dialog Box will be displayed.
  • Page 37 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 2. Set the communications method to Serial Communication. Before you click the Connect button, make sure that the cable is connected. 3. After the Connect button is pressed, the PT screen should change to "Connection Completed"...
  • Page 38 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 4. Click the [Select Project] button and select the project to be transferred (when sending only). By the default, the selected project is the same as the project that was edited by the NS-Designer. So, normally you don't need to select the project data.

  • Page 39: After Transferring Data

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual 8. When transferring data to and from the Memory Card, a message indicating that downloading/uploading is completed will be displayed when data has finished transferring. When data is transferred using serial communications or Ethernet, the Transmitting screen will be displayed at the PT while data is transferring, displaying information about the transfer process.
  • Page 40 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual If you download the programming example (described above), the PT should start the RUN mode and first screen should be displayed. An error message is displayed when screen data does not exist. Transfer screen data again from the NS-Designer (or from Memory Card).

  • Page 41: Useful Tips

    OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual Useful Tips • When editing screen object properties, there are two check boxes at the lower left of the properties window: When setting or typing something in the properties window, you can select "Use As Default".
  • Page 42 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual • The Data Link Table settings can be made in the CX-Server Routing Table Component (in the CX-NET). Settings must be saved in the *.cl3 or *.clk file and then link it to the NS project via NS Designer's [Data Link Table Setting] tab (in the System Settings window).

  • Page 43: Terminology

    Factory Intelligent Network Service (FINS) is the protocol, which allows transparent network access. FinsGateway FinsGateway is the OMRON's software that provides FA network environment for operating system on a computer or embedded device (like NS-terminal). It adds advanced functions, providing applications with FINS message communications, independent of the network and an EventMemory that allows shared data including data link.
  • Page 44 OMRON NS Series Quick Start Manual Indicates any Programmable Logic Controller. protocol The parameters and procedures that are standardized to enable two devices to communicate or to enable a programmer or operator to communicate with a device. In this manual, indicates an NS-series Programmable Terminal.

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