Points - Omron CX-Supervisor User Manual

Points

20-2-1-1 Use Fins event memory
20-2-1-2 Control communications
20-3 Points
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1. Group together points that will be configured as "Always Update" in
contiguous PLC memory addresses
2. Group together points that will be configured as "Update when On
Display", grouping for each page
3. Within groups from steps 1 & 2, create sub-groups for each required
update rate
4. Within update rate sub-groups, sort and group data by data format (BCD,
Float etc). These points can be defined as 1 or more arrays.
If your communications is using a Fins driver (e.g. Controller Link) it is possible
to create a responsive application giving the impression of high performance
by linking the SCADA to the event memory, which the network updates
automatically. Of course reads and writes actually access the local cache very
quickly although this will lag behind actual device values.
Use the 'On Request' update type to give you complete control over when the
value of a point is read from the PLC or written to the PLC. The 'InputPoint'
script function is used to input the value of a specified point and the
'OutputPoint' script function is used to output the value of a specified point.
This section covers some good practices with the Points for quicker
development and smoother running.
• Define as few points as possible
Keep the Points database as slim and manageable as possible by:
• Using arrays where possible especially for PLC points
• If memory points are defined for scripting try to reuse general
purpose points like 'nLoopCounter', 'bReturnValue', 'nTemp'
• Use expressions in animations instead of calculating new values e.g.
using "TemperatureK + 273" rather than creating a new
"TemperatureCelsius" memory point.
• For memory areas that are bit and word addressable, access as
words. If you want the bits use expressions with & and | operators
e.g. Display Digital animation expression 'MyW100 & 0x80' and
'MyW100 & 0x40' instead of 'MyW100bit8' etc.
• Reduce the number of active points
Aim to reduce the number of active points, that are currently
communicating where possible:
• Automatically by setting "Update when on Display" option
• Manually using script (EnablePoint(), DisablePoint(), OpenPLC(),
ClosePLC() etc).
• Have a minimum of Input/Output points
Double-check the use of all Input/Output points. Don't forget that 'Output'
points can actually have 'Data Transfer' set to input the value only once on
start up.
• Use 'Standard' update rates
SECTION 20 Best Practices