Functions Used To Create Screens - Omron NS Manual

Section 1 Overview
NS-Designer Operation Manual
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Functions Used to Create Screens

The following functions can be conveniently used to make screens more effective.
Creating Tables
Functional objects of the same type can be created as a group in a table.
Functional objects can be easily created and organized in a table simply by specifying the type of func-
tional object, the number of rows, and the number of columns. Item names (text) can also be added to
the cells of the table.
The properties of the functional objects can be set as a group, and addresses can be automatically al-
located by setting offsets.
Refer to Creating Tables under 5-1 Creating Functional Objects for more information.
Address, such as $W100,
$W101, $W102, etc., are
allocated.
Creating Frames
A frame object enables the creation of areas on a screen so that only part of the screen can be
switched to another page. Frames consist of more than one page, and the displayed contents of the
functional objects configuring each page can be switched using the page switching function of the
frame. A frame can contain up to 256 frame pages, and objects can be pasted as required within each
frame page.
Refer to 4-4 Frames for details.
Groups
More than one functional object or fixed object can be defined as a group.
The group, which contains more than one functional or fixed object, can be rotated, flipped, or sized as
if it were just one object.
Grouped objects can also be created with other functional or fixed objects or placed in other groups.
Refer to Grouping and Ungrouping Objects under 5-5 Layout Functions for more information.
Object Library
An object and all of its property settings can be registered as one object. Created objects registered in
a library can be easily reused at many different locations or on different screens. Refer to 5-13 Library
Registration and Sharing Objects for details.
Smart Active Parts
Setting and monitor screens (such as setting screens for Position Control Units and Temperature Con-
trollers) are pre-installed as standard library objects for the NS-Designer. For details, refer to How to
use Smart Active Parts (PDF) included with the NS-Designer.
Item names are created with Text objects
Functional objects: Numeral Display & Input objects
Number of horizontal items: 4
Number of vertical items: 3
Common properties for all the
Numeral Display & Input objects
are set at the same time.
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