Omron NX Series User Manual page 63

Step 1-2
Designing Tasks
Step 1-3
Designing Pro-
grams
POU (Program Or-
ganization Unit)
Design
Variable Design
Step 2. Software Setups and Programming
Step
Project Creation
The following Controller Configurations and Setup and the Programming and Task Settings can be
performed in either order.
Step 2-1
Slave and Unit
configurations
1) Creating the
Slave and Unit
Configurations
NX-series CPU Unit Hardware User's Manual (W535)
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Task configuration
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Relationship between tasks and programs
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Task periods
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Slave and Unit refresh times
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Exclusive control methods for variables between tasks
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Programs
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Functions and function blocks
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Determining the algorithm languages
•
Defining variables that you can use in more than one POU and
variables that you use in only specific POUs
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Defining the variables names for the device variables that you
use to access slaves and Units
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Defining the attributes of variables, such as the Name and Re-
tain attributes
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Designing the data types of variables
Description
1. Create a project in the Sysmac Studio.
2. Insert a Controller.
1. Creating the slave configuration and
Unit configuration either offline or on-
line. (For online configuration, make
the online connection that is described
in step 5.)
2. Setting up any Slave Terminals that are
used.
1 Introduction to NX-series Controllers
Sysmac Studio
Operations
New Project Button
Insert − Controller
EtherCAT Slave
Setting Editor
Unit Editor
NJ/NX-series CPU
Unit Software User's
Manual (Cat. No.
W501)
1
NJ/NX-series CPU
Unit Software User's
Manual (Cat. No.
W501)
NJ/NX-series CPU
Unit Software User's
Manual (Cat. No.
W501)
Reference
Sysmac Studio
Version 1 Operation
Manual (Cat. No.
W504)
NJ/NX-series CPU
Unit Software User's
Manual (Cat. No.
W501)
NX-series EtherCAT
Coupler Units
User's Manual (Cat.
No. W519)
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