Basic Operating Procedures - Omron CX-PROCESS TOOL V5.2 - 12-2009 Operation Manual

Basic Operating Procedures

Unit
CPU Unit Built-in RS-232C port
F Female 9-pin D-SUB
Serial Communica- RS-232C Port
tions Board or Unit i B d U i F Female 9-pin D-SUB
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Basic Operating Procedures

Step: 1 Design
1, 2, 3...
Step 2: Creating Function Blocks
1, 2, 3...
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The following components are available for connecting the IBM PC/AT or com-
patible over RS-232C. Connect to a male 9-pin D-Sub serial port.
Port on Unit Serial Communica-
tions Mode
p Host Link
l 9 i D SUB (SYSMAC WAY) (SYSMAC WAY)
l 9 i D SUB
The following steps are needed to use a Loop Controller.
1. Prepare function drawings.
2. Determine the PLC configuration.
3. Select the function blocks.
4. Determine the configuration of the function blocks.
5. Determine the data to be monitored or operated in the CX-Process Monitor.
6. Install the CX-Process Tool, the CX-Process Monitor, and the communica-
tions driver.
Starting from the Start Menu or Selecting Start Only from the I/O Tables
1. Start the CX-Process Tool.
The following dialog box will be displayed by default when the CX-Process
Tool is started.
Select the communications driver to use (FinsGateway or CX-Server).
This dialog box will not be displayed when starting by selecting Start Only
from the CX-Programmer's I/O tables. The CX-Server will automatically be
selected as the communications driver.
Note (1) When using the CX-Process Monitor or CX-Process Monitor Plus, always
set FinsGateway as the communications driver. CX-Server is not supported
as the communications driver for the CX-Process Monitor or CX-Process
Monitor Plus.
Model Length
XW2Z-200S-V 2 m
XW2Z-500S-V 5 m
XW2Z-200S-V 2 m
XW2Z-500S-V 5 m
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Remarks
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