Omron CX-PROGRAMMER V9 Operation Manual page 39

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Enhanced User Interface for Menu and Option Settings
The display configuration for menus and options
cannot be changed.
Changes to Search/Replace Dialog Boxes
Searches can be performed only in the entire
PLC or in the data in the current view.
The setting for the item to be searched for was
very detailed and included bit addresses,
address, values (constants/numbers),
mnemonics, symbols, and I/O comments.
Replacements can be performed only in the
entire PLC or in the data in the current view.
The setting for the item to be replaced was very
detailed and included bit addresses, address,
values (constants/numbers), mnemonics,
symbols, and I/O comments.
Version 8.3 Upgrade Information
Functionality Improved from Version 8.2 to 8.3
Compatible PLC Models
The functionality improvements are supported for CJ2H CPU Units with unit version
1.2 or later.
TIMER and COUNTER Added as Symbol Data Types
When defining timer numbers and counter
numbers as symbols, the following three different
symbols had to be registered in the symbols
table.
Automatically assigning timer and counter
numbers in ladder programs was not possible.
Previous version (version 8.3)
Previous version (version 8.3)
Previous version (version 8.2)
1. Timer numbers and counter numbers
specified in instruction operands had to
be defined as NUMBER symbols.
2. Timer and Counter Completion Flags
had to be defined as BOOL symbols.
3. Timer and counter present values had
to be defined as CHANNEL symbols.
PART 1: CX-Programmer
New version (version 9.0)
Switching to Smart Style Mode is now possible
for the menu and option setting style.
Smart Style is the same type of menu and option
setting function as the one supported in CX-
Programmer for CP1E.
Either the previous Classic Mode or the new
Smart Style Mode can be selected for the menus
and options by selecting Tools - Options and
then setting the Menu/Options Style on the
General Tab Page.
New version (version 9.0)
"Programs" has been added to the search range.
Searched objects have been grouped into
addresses, symbol names, and all (text strings).
"Programs" has been added to the replacement
range.
Also, the selected circuits can be set as the
replacement range.
Searched objects have been grouped into
addresses, symbol names, mnemonics, and
comments.
New version (version 8.3)
TIMER and COUNTER symbols are supported
so that all of the previous three types of symbols
can be managed as one data type. (TIMER and
COUNTER are supported only by CJ2H CPU
Units with unit version 1.0 or later.)
TIMER: Can be used for 1) the timer number, 2)
the Timer Completion Flag, and 3) the timer
present value.
COUNTER: Can be used for 1) the counter
number, 2) the Counter Completion Flag, and 3)
the counter present value.
Automatic address assignment and layout are
supported for TIMER and COUNTER symbols.
(TIMER and COUNTER are supported only by
CJ2H CPU Units with unit version 1.0 or later.)
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