Omron NS10-TV Series Programming Manual page 428

Section 2 NS Series Functions
NS Series Programming Manual
A data block consists of records and fields. The address and data format are set for each field. A record
is a group of fields.
Record 1
Record 2
Record 3
Record 4
Conditions, such as the widths and heights shown below, are called fields, and the group of data for
product B is called a record.
Data Block data
Product A
Product B
Product C
Product D
Product E
To set data from a data block in the PT to the PLC, select the record from the data block and write it to
PLC. When writing to the PLC, fields are written in order one at a time from the beginning of the record.
Therefore, it takes time to write the values for all fields.
Width
Product A
Product B
Prod
Pro D
Product E
Product B's record selected.
Field B
Field A
Communications
Communications
address
address
Data type
Data type
Width Height Color
Red
Blue
Yellow
Red
Blue
Product B
150
Record
Height Color
Red
Blue
Set in PLC
Field C
Communications
address
Data type
Address
Field
Data type
Blue
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Numeral
String