Section 2 NS Series Functions
NS Series Programming Manual
Select the alarm or event from the
alarm/event summary or history and start
the Ladder Monitor.
Use one of the following ways to start the Ladder Monitor.
1. Click a multifunction button set to start the Ladder Monitor.
2. Start the Ladder Monitor from the alarm/event summary or history.
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This function can be used if the NS system is version 8.0 or higher and the Ladder Monitor is ver-
sion 3.0 or higher.
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With the Ladder Monitor, you can search backwards to find the causes of alarms or events that
have occurred. For information on the Ladder Monitor, refer to the NS-series Ladder Monitor Op-
eration Manual (Cat. No. V082).
Using a Multifunction Button to Start the Ladder Monitor
Setting Procedure
Create a Multifunction Object as a Start LADDER MONITOR Button in the screen where the
alarm/event summary and history are found.
1. Place a Multifunction Object on the same screen where the alarm/event summary and history is
found.
2. Set Switch Screen – Display System Menu – Ladder Monitor as the operation for the Multifunc-
tion Object. (For information on Multifunction Objects, refer to 2-11 Multifunction Objects.)
Multifunction Object
The communications address set
as an alarm or event will be
searched for automatically.
Alarm/event summary and
history
Placed in same
screen
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2-14 Alarms and Events