1 Introduction to NX-series Controllers
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Procedure Details
STEP1. Software Design
Step
Step 1-1
Designing I/O and
Processing
Step 1-2
Designing Tasks
Step 1-3
Designing Programs
POU (Program Organi-
zation Unit) Design
Variable Design
STEP2. Software Setups and Programming
Step
Project Creation
The following Controller Configurations and Setup and the Programming and Task Settings can be performed in either or-
der.
Step 2-1
Slave, NX Unit, and X
Bus Unit Configura-
tions
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Description
•
External I/O devices and Unit configuration
•
Refresh periods for external devices
•
Program contents
•
Task configuration
•
Relationship between tasks and programs
•
Task periods
•
Slave, NX Unit, and X Bus Unit refresh cycles
•
Exclusive control methods for variables between tasks
•
Programs
•
Functions and function blocks
•
Determining the algorithm languages
•
Defining variables that you can use in more than one POU
and variables that you use in only specific POUs
•
Defining the variables names for the device variables that
you use to access slaves, NX Units, and X Bus Units
•
Defining the attributes of variables, such as the Name and
Retain attributes
•
Designing the data types of variables
Description
1. Create a project in the Sysmac Stu-
dio.
2. Select a Controller.
Reference
NJ/NX-series CPU Unit
Software User's Manual
(Cat. No. W501)
NJ/NX-series CPU Unit
Software User's Manual
(Cat. No. W501)
NJ/NX-series CPU Unit
Software User's Manual
(Cat. No. W501)
NJ/NX-series CPU Unit
Software User's Manual
(Cat. No. W501)
Sysmac Studio
Reference
Operations
Select New Project
Sysmac Studio Version 1
Select the device in
Operation Manual (Cat. No.
the Project Proper-
W504)
ties Dialog Box
NX-series NX502 CPU Unit Hardware User's Manual (W629)