NT31C-CFL01 Omron, NT31C-CFL01 Datasheet
NT31C-CFL01
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NT31C-CFL01 Summary of contents
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Cat. No. V064-E1-02 NT21, NT31, and NT631 Series Programmable Terminals REFERENCE MANUAL ...
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... NT31, NT31C, NT631, and NT631C Programmable Terminals Reference Manual Revised June 2001 ...
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... OMRON. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Moreover, because OMRON is constantly striving to improve its high-quality products, the information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice ...
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... Role and Operation of the PT 1-2 Functions of the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C 1-3 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 5 Function Applications 5-1 Examples of Actual Applications of Direct Access 5-2 Examples of Actual Applications of Memory Link SECTION 6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6-1 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . ...
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... About this Manual: This manual describes the basic functions and operation procedures of the NT-series NT31, NT31C, NT631, and NT631C Programmable Terminals, their operations when connected (Programmable Controller) or other host, and includes the sections described below. Please read this manual carefully and be sure you understand the information provided before attempting to install and operate the Programmable Terminal ...
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... NT631C PTs are provided in the Reference Manual (V064-E1-j). Programmable Terminal Functions and Operation S NT31/31C/631/631C PT Reference Manual (V064-E1-j, this manual) This manual is used for any of the following PTs: NT31, NT31C, NT631, and NT631C. It describes screen configurations, part functions, host control meth- ods, and other application information. ...
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... Comparison between NT31, NT31C, NT631, and NT631C 1-2-3 Additional Functions of the V2 Versions ...
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... Role and Operation of the PT 1-1 Role and Operation of the PT The NT31, NT31C, NT631, and NT631C are sophisticated display units (Pro- grammable Terminals) which automatically display information and can also be used for operations when necessary. The following gives a general description of the role and operation of the PT for those using a Programmable Terminal (PT) for the first time ...
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Role and Operation of the PT 1-1-2 Operations of the PT Displays Screens The information to be displayed (screen data) can be created on a computer us- ing the Support Tool and stored in the PT. The screen data can ...
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... Compatibility with Other PTs • There is upward compatibility between the following models for screen data • The panel cut-out dimensions for the NT31/NT31C are the same as the dimen- Two Ports Featured as Standard: Port A for Common Use by Support Tool/Host and Port B for Exclusive Use by the Host • ...
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... NT31 and NT31C are shown in the following table. Front panel color Display Note Beige and black are the front panel colors of each NT31/NT31C type. NT631/NT631C Two NT631 models are available: the NT631 has a monochrome (yellow EL) display and the NT631C has an 8-color display. The differences between the NT631 and NT631C are shown in the following table ...
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... Functions of the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C 1-2-3 Additional Functions of the V2 Versions The V2 versions of NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C are supplemented and enhanced by the following functions. High-speed 1:N NT Link The V2 versions are compatible with the high-speed 1:N NT Link as well as the earlier standard 1:N NT Link. Additional Mathematical ...
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... Possible - Serial port A connector (also used for screen data transfer, 9-pin) - Serial port B connector (for host communications only, 25-pin) Serial port B (25-pin D-SUB connector) NT31C-CFL01 (common use) The system installer and system program data are supplied with the Support Tool. 1 Possible ...
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... This is the capacity of the flash memory that stores screen data. *3: The values are the same as the NT30/NT30C when the NT30/620 compatible mode. *4: The window control area can be used only in the Vj versions of the NT31/NT31C. *5: These data areas are accessible only when the PT is connected to the CS1 1:N NT Link. (They are not accessible through host link communications ...
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... Functions of the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C Item Image data Library data Method for storing numeric values (numeral memory data and PT status control area) PT status control area size PT status notify area size Window control area size Registering continuous screen Lamp/Touch switch guide characters ...
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... Functions of the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C 1-2-5 Principal Functions of NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C The following are the principal functions of the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C. Functions relating to data display Character display Characters of various sizes can be displayed. Characters can be flashed and displayed in reverse video. High grade fonts are available for the characters with their size enlarged. ...
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... PVs of words, or reading the error log. System program install function The system program of the NT31/NT31C or NT631/NT631C can be changed by using the system installer supplied with the Support Tool (NT- ZJCAT-EVj). It can also be installed by using a memory unit (NT-MF261). Screen display history function/alarm history function The screen display history function records the time at which specific screens are displayed and the number of times they are displayed ...
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... Displays The NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C can display various kinds of elements such as characters, numeric values, graphs, lamps, and touch switches screen. The screen data displayed by the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C are created by using the Support Tool at a personal computer. Example NT31/NT31C Display ...
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... Functions of the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C Library data contain combinations of fixed display graphics registered as a single graphic. They are registered in advance and as many as required can be displayed at any position on the screen. Since it is generated by combining graphics, library data has a small data size. Lamps These are graphics whose display status changes in accordance with the states of bits at the host ...
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... Functions of the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C Touch switches can be made to light or flash in accordance with the status of a host bit in the same way as lamps. The following 8 types of display graphic can be used for touch switches: Stan- dard, shadow, 3-dimension, no display frame, rectangle, circle, polygon, sector ...
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... Functions of the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C String Inputs Character strings can be input at the PT by using touch switches, bar code read- ers, etc. The input character strings can also be stored in a character string memory table and notified to the host. String inputs can be enabled and disabled from the host when an interlock bit has been allocated ...
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... ON are recorded and displayed together with the message (charac- ter string) set for the bit memory table. The NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C allow selection of the display order for the newest record first or oldest record first by memory switch setting. The alarm list function is used to determine which bits are ON at the present time ...
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... Functions of the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C • Alarm history Recipe You can set several words of numeric data at the PT in tabular format, and write it to the host. You can also read several words of numeric data from the host and display it on the PT screen. ...
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... System Configuration 1-3 System Configuration This section shows the configuration of a system that uses an NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C. For details on product models, refer to the Setup Manual . 1-3-1 Peripheral Devices That Can Be Connected The following peripheral devices can be connected to the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C. ...
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... Serial port B: Use the memory switch to select RS-232C or RS-422A/485. System installer (made by OMRON) The system installer is supplied as a standard accessory with the Support Tool (NT-ZJCAT1-EV4). with NT31 or NT31C. NT31C-CFL01 NT30-KBA04 NT30-KBA01 C500-BAT08 NT631 or NT631C except for the replacement backlights. NT631C-CFL01 (for the NT631C-ST151j) ...
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System Configuration The host can be connected at either of these two ports. The connection methods for each communication method at the PT and host sides are indicated below. Make the settings in accordance with the communica- tion method that ...
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... Communications with the Host 1-4 Communications with the Host The NT31/NT31C or NT631/NT631C is connected to the host by one of the fol- lowing four communication methods. The following communications can be used to connect an OMRON PC: • Host link • 1:1 NT Link • 1:N NT Link (standard or high-speed) The following communications can be used to connect another companies’ computer: • ...
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... PT switches to the monitor mode when the the RUN mode.) NT31C, NT600S, NT620S, NT620C, NT625C, NT631, NT631C PTs can be connected to one port of the PC and used at the same time PTs (NT31, NT31C, NT631, and NT631C) can also be connected simultaneously when the high-speed 1:N NT Link is being used. All of the PTs connected port must use either the standard or high-speed 1:N NT Link ...
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... When using CS1G or CS1H PC, multiple 1:N NT Link systems (standard or • If the PC being used supports the Programming Console function, the • If the PC being used supports the Device Monitor function, the NT31/NT31C or The NT Link is compatible with the host link. The PT screen data and PC pro- grams used with the host link direct connection method can be used with the NT Link method as they are ...
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Communications with the Host • Changes in memory tables after copying between memory tables, etc. • Numerical results of calculations from the mathematical function Functions of Display Elements Lamps (page 103) Allocation destination: Bit The PC’s bit status is displayed ...
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Communications with the Host Character String Display (Character String Memory Tables) (page 138) Allocation destination: Word Allocate character string memory tables to any desired words in the PC. If the contents of the allocated words are changed while the character ...
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Communications with the Host Character String Input (Character String Memory Tables) (page 201) Allocation destination: Allocate character string tables to any desired words in the PC. When text is in- put with a character string input, the new character string ...
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Communications with the Host The PC bit allocated to bit memory table for which the history property has been set is continually monitored: when the bit comes ON (1), the time and the number of times, and the contents of ...
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... PT status notify area as well). 1-4-5 Connecting to other Companies’ PCs Installing a system program for multi-venders by using a specific system installer enables the NT31/NT31C or NT631/NT631C to be connected to the PCs of oth- er companies in direct connection. This system installer is supplied with the Sup- port Tool (NT-ZJCAT1-EV4). ...
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... In the memory link method, therefore, change of the target is all that is needed to be capable of using the exact screen data that is acquired by the direct connection. (With the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C, the Support Tool must be used to convert the data to screen data for the memory link ...
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Communication by Using Memory Link • Actual PCs have many kinds of areas, where as PT memory is a single area For communication between the host and the PT by the memory link method, refer to Section 4 Using Memory ...
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... Before Operating 1-6 Before Operating Follow the procedure given below to start the system of the NT31/NT31C or NT631/NT631C. Host Set the host settings. Connect to the NT31/NT31C or NT631/NT631C. Create the host program. Start operation. *1: System program installation is only done in special circumstances, for example *2: Display of the system menu, and all change operations, can be disabled to prevent ...
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... Before Operating Equipment or Software NT31/NT31C Setup Manual NT631/NT631C Setup Manual System Installer NT-series Support Tool for Windows95/98 (Version 4.1) Support Tool NT-series Support Tool for Windows95/98 (Version 4.1) PC SYSMAC CPM1 Operation Manual SYSMAC CPM1A Operation Manual SYSMAC CPM2A Operation Manual SYSMAC CPM2C Operation Manual ...
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This section describes the functions of the PT. 2-1 PT Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Window Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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... This section describes the PT screens, which are the basis of PT functions. 2-1-1 Screen Composition The size of the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C screens are as follows: The location of each dot is expressed by Cartesian coordinates coordinate (horizontal direction) and a Y coordinate (vertical direction). The coordinate ori- gin ( the top left of the screen ...
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PT Screens Normal (Standard) screens can be registered under any screen numbers in the range 1 to 3999. Overlapping Screens The PT allows screens to be displayed overlapped as one screen. A group of overlapped screens is ...
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PT Screens tRestrictions On Overlapping Screens Note the following points, when creating an overlapping screen. • Numeral input and character string input input fields — which allow the input of • Arrange the touch switches registered for each child screen, ...
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PT Screens System Screens Screens with predetermined functions are called system screens. The types of system screens are indicated in the table below. Screen Name No. 0 No-display screen If screen number 0 is designated as the display screen, the ...
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... The screen attributes that can be set are listed below possible to set more than one attribute for the same screen at one time. • Backlight (Light/Flash) • Buzzer (None/Continuous/Long/Short) • Background (NT31C and NT631C only) • Screen comment • History (record/don’t record) • History title • ...
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... S The following methods can be used to stop the buzzer when it is sounding. Background Color (NT31C and NT631C Only) With the NT31C and NT631C, the background color of the entire screen can be set for each screen. The following 8 background colors can be set. Screen Comment A comment indicating the contents of the screen can be set as any required character string characters ...
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... NT631 has an EL display so lit elements will actually appear orange, but the color is still referred to as white.) The color PTs (NT31C and NT631C) can display the following eight colors. When an element’s color is the same as the background color (making it invis- ible), the PT changes the color of the element to its opposite color to make it vis- ible ...
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PT Screens Color Correspondence Between Color and Monochrome PTs The only colors that a monochrome PT can display are white and black. The screen data for a color PT can be displayed on a monochrome PT without alteration and in ...
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PT Screens • Display color of alarm list/history Screen Background The background color of the entire screen can be designated with the Back- Color ground screen attribute. Screen attributes are properties set for each screen with the Support Tool. Text ...
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PT Screens Element Fixed Arcs Possible display modes: standard/flash/inverse/inverse flash. Other display display modes are not available. Circles Possible display modes: standard/flash/inverse/inverse flash. Other display modes are not available. Rectangles Possible display modes: standard/flash/inverse/inverse flash. Other display modes are not ...
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PT Screens Element Alarms Alarm list This element monitors the status of host bits designated in advance, and displays the message corresponding to the bit that comes ON. By pressing the displayed message, the corresponding image/library data can be displayed ...
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Areas for Control/Notification 2-2 Areas for Control/Notification The following areas are provided for PT control and PT status notification be- tween the PT and the host. • PT status control area • PT status notify area • Window control area ...
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Areas for Control/Notification The PT status control area (host ↔ PT) can be allocated in the following host Allocated Words of the PT Status Control Area (PC) areas. Symbol C-series PCs Allocation f None IR Area Area ...
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Areas for Control/Notification by the setting for numeral storage type in the PT configuration settings made with the Support Tool. Screen Switch Setting In The PT Status Control Area The screen numbers that can be set are as follows. 0000 ...
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Areas for Control/Notification When Data is Written From The PT When the screen display has been switched by operation at the PT, the new screen number is written as a 4-digit BCD or hexadecimal value into the screen switch setting ...
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Areas for Control/Notification S The screen number is notified only when the screen is switched by operation Reference: at the PT. S When an overlapping screen is displayed, the screen number of the parent screen is notified. S When the ...
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Areas for Control/Notification Pt Status Control Bits The PT status control bits have the functions indicated below n+3ch 0 Note The backlight mode bit (bit 8) is valid in the ...
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Areas for Control/Notification Processing Priority Registration (For NT Link 1:N) (Bit 14) One of the PTs connected by the NT link (1:N) method can be registered for priority processing. The PT for which bit 14 is set to ON (1) ...
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Areas for Control/Notification If more than one of these bits the same time, the buzzer sounds in accor- dance with the following order of priority. 1. Continuous buzzer 2. Short intermittent buzzer 3. Long intermittent buzzer When ...
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Areas for Control/Notification 0 (OFF) Windows can be opened by operation at the PT. 1 (ON) Reference: If the interlock function has been set for a touch switch, window operations from the touch switch can also be disabled by turning ...
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Areas for Control/Notification Operation 1, 2, 3... S If the display method or number of registered words is different for the copy Reference the contents of memory tables are changed by PT status control area opera- S Memory ...
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Areas for Control/Notification Symbol C-series PCs Allocation f None IR Area Area Area Area TC Area, T Timer PVs TU --- --- TC Area, C Counter PVs CU --- --- W ...
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Areas for Control/Notification strobe flag is turned ON. (After turning ON, the flag will automatically turn OFF.) (Refer to page 57.) Updated Memory Table and PT Status of The PT Status Notify Area Reference: The updated memory table number is ...
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... Device Monitor display screens (by pressing the print touch switch when Backlight Status (Bit 6) Indicates the status of the EL screen 631 or the backlight of an NT31/NT31C or NT631C as follows: • 1 (ON): • 0 (OFF): However, this bit is returned to 0 (OFF) when the PT displays the System Menu or an error screen ...
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Areas for Control/Notification It is possible to know the screen number of the window which is currently open or the display position (bottom-left coordinate) by checking the window control area. Strobes The screen switching, numeral setting, and character string setting ...
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... Window screen No. 1X3,999 BCD Hexadecimal X coordinate of bottom-left corner (multiple of 20) NT31/NT31C: 0X300 0000X012C NT631/NT631C: 0X620 BCD Hexadecimal Y coordinate of bottom-left corner (multiple 0013X00EF NT31/NT31C: 19X239 NT631/NT631C: 19X479 Section CS1-series PCs Allocation TC Area, Counter Completion Flags n WR Area Task Flags f DM Area ...
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... However, when opening a new window, the window is displayed at the position which was specified when the window screen was created using the Support Tool. Y coordinate is not multiple of 20-1 ample, when an NT31/NT31C is being used and an X coordinate of 300 and a Y coordinate of 199 are specified for a window screen of 100 100 dots). Section 2-2 ...
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Areas for Control/Notification Global window Local window When The Screen is Switched to System Screen, Error Screen Or System Menu, While The Window is Being Displayed. The behavior depends on the screen type as follows. (Even when the global win- ...
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Areas for Control/Notification Screen No.. X Coordinate and Y Coordinate of The Window Control Area When The Data is Written From The PT When the display status of the window is changed by the operation at PT, new window screen ...
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Memory Tables 2-3 Memory Tables The PT has the following three types of memory area that can be written to freely from the host. • Numeral memory tables for numeric value data Page 64 • Character string memory tables for ...
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Memory Tables Property Property Value Initial Storage Type Words PC Address I/O I/O Comment Comment that describes the contents of a numeral memory table Allocated Words Numeral memory tables can be allocated either to 1 word or two words at ...
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Memory Tables Symbol C-series PCs Allocation TC Area Counter PVs CU --- --- W --- --- TK --- --- Area *2 EM Area , f E current bank E0_ to --- --- EC_ *1: Words ...
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Memory Tables instead to denote negative values (a negative sign can be used in the setting for Value. so negative values can be input in the normal manner for this set- ting). • Storage Type For Binary Format When binary ...
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Memory Tables ues that are set with the Support Tool and written to the host when the Resume function is not being used.) Support Tool values Stored value b f before op- Input Value Input Value (before (after confirmation) confirmation) ...
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Memory Tables 4. After operation has started, the host words are read and the data is regularly Resume Function and Initial Values When the resume function is not used, the preset initial values are written in the numeral memory tables ...
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Memory Tables Reference: When the PT starts operation, the contents of numeral memory tables is as fol- lows depending on whether or not the numeral memory table is allocated to the host, on the Initial setting for the numeral memory ...
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Memory Tables • When an analogue meter is used, the contents of a numeral memory table can • When a broken line graph is used, the contents of multiple, consecutive nu- • When a trend graph is used, changes over ...
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Memory Tables • Character string memory table numbers 500 and higher always remain at the • The characters that can be stored in character string memory tables are alpha Reference codes outside the ranges indicated ...
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Memory Tables Symbol C-series PCs Allocation TC Area, T Timer PVs TU --- --- TC Area, C Counter PVs CU --- --- W --- --- TK --- --- Area *2 EM Area , f E current bank ...
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Memory Tables Initialize The initialize setting determines whether the contents of character string memory tables are written to the allocated word(s) in the host when the power to the PT is turned ON, when the PT is reset, or the ...
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Memory Tables Processing Functions Character string memory tables have no data processing function. Relationship with Other Elements • When character string display is used, the contents of character string memory • When alarm list or alarm history is used, the ...
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Memory Tables For details, refer to 2-11 Alarm List, Alarm History (page 173 ). Message (character string memory table No. 32) and image/library data (102A) set for bit memory table No. 14. Operation When Using The Alarm List/History Function The ...
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Memory Tables S In the case described above, both image/library display and screen change- Reference: S Note that the text will be invisible when the message is pressed, if the color of Restrictions The number of bit memory tables can ...
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Memory Tables Allocated Bit Bit memory tables can be allocated to the following host (PC) areas. Symbol C-series PCs Allocation f None IR Area Area Area Area TC Area, T Timer ...
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Memory Tables display switches to the screen set for the bit memory table (this screen remains displayed even if the bit returns to 0 (OFF)). S The screen display can also be switched by PT status control area operation Reference: ...
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Memory Tables Reference: The alarm history can also be checked by pressing the Alarm History touch switch on the MAINTENANCE MODE MENU screen of the PT. For details, refer to section 6 of the Setup Manual . Input Functions When ...
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Fixed Displays 2-4 Fixed Displays Fixed displays are graphics and text that are always displayed on the screen and do not change. This section gives details of fixed displays. There are the following types of fixed display. • Text • ...
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... Color Foreground Display color of the arc (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White The line style is fixed as solid line and thickness is fixed as one dot. At the Support Tool, the center point, start point and end point are specified, as shown in the figure below ...
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... Color Foreground Display color of the circle (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White The line style is fixed as solid line and thickness is fixed as one dot. At the Support Tool, the center point and radius are specified as shown be- low ...
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... Standard/Inverse/Flash/Inverse Flash Color Foreground Display color of the rectangle (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White The line style is fixed as solid line and thickness is fixed as one dot. Start point Position (top left corner of the rectangle) ...
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... Standard/Inverse/Flash/Inverse Flash Color Foreground Display color of the polygon (colors other than black and white featured with NT31C, NT631C only) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White The line style is fixed as solid line and thickness is fixed as one dot. At the Support Tool, using a triangle as the base, create the polygon by changing the number and position of the vertices ...
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... Standard/flash Color Foreground Display color of the polygon (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White The line thickness is fixed as one dot. At the Support Tool, using a straight line as the base, create the polyline by changing the number and position of the vertices. ...
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... Color Foreground Display color of the sector (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White The line style is fixed as solid line and thickness is fixed as one dot. At the Support Tool, specify the center point, start point, and end point, as shown in the figure below ...
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Fixed Displays Inverse Flash Inverse Flash Input Functions There are no input functions for circles, arcs, sectors, polylines, polygons, or rectangles. Output Functions There are no output functions for circles, arcs, sectors, polylines, polygons, or rectangles. Processing Functions There are ...
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... If the text size exceeds the screen size, the Support Tool changes its display NT31C overlapping screen comprising 8 child screens, the maximum is 524,280 (65,535 8 screens). Fixed display text, circles, arcs, sectors, polylines, polygons, rectangles, til- ing, marks ment, depending on the scale. Magnification NT31/NT31C characters characters characters characters characters characters characters position automatically so that the text is displayed within the screen ...
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... Display color of the text (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White/ Transparent Background Background color of the text (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White/ Transparent Position (Top left corner of the rectangle ...
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... Fixed Displays Reference: The 32 dot high-definition font is not displayed for the following models (16×16 dot font is used.) • NT31-ST121j-E • NT31C-ST141j-E • NT631-ST211j-E • NT631C-ST141j-E • NT631C-ST151j-E Smoothing Characters enlarged to a scale larger can be displayed with the outline automatically smoothed. This function is called smoothing. ...
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Fixed Displays 2-4-3 Tiling Function Outline The area enclosed by a line of the specified color is tiled with the specified tiling pattern. Restrictions • 65535 of the following graphics can be registered on one screen. For an ...
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... NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White/ Transparent Border Color of the line enclosing the tiled area (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Background color of tiling pattern When Transparent is specified, the color and graphic underneath the tiling pattern are visible ...
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Fixed Displays • Color Palette Symbol is supplied with NT-series Support Tool for windows (ver. 2-4-4 Marks Function Outline Marks are pictograms comprising dots. They are assigned to character codes. Marks are created with the mark editor ...
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... Display color of the mark (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White/ Transparent Background Background color of the mark (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White/ Transparent Position (top left corner of mark) Foreground color Background color ...
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Fixed Displays Display Attribute And Drawing Result Standard Flash Inverse Flash Input Functions Marks have no input function. Output Functions Marks have no output function. Processing Functions Marks have no data processing function. Relationship with Other Elements • ...
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... Reference: When the NT30/620 compatible mode, the image codes and maximum number of images are the same as the NT30C, NT620S, NT620C, and NT625 PTs. Refer to Appendix C for details on the NT30/620 compatible mode (page 441). NT31/NT31C NT631/NT631C 8 to 320 dots 8 to 640 dots ...
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... H specified) can be displayed on one screen. For an overlapping screen com- prising 8 child screens, the maximum is 1024. NT31/NT31C 8 to 320 dots 8 to 240 dots Image data cannot be included in character strings in the same way that marks can, unless the NT30/620 compatible mode. ...
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... Storage Type to binary. Also, be sure to write the image code number in hexadecimal.) Color (for NT31C and NT631C only valid when 2 Colors is set for Mode. Foreground Display color of the image data Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White ...
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Image and Library Data Relationship with Other Elements • Difference between image data and library data • possible to specify different image/library data for the graphic displayed • possible to specify different image/library data for each ...
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Image and Library Data Procedure for Creating and Using Library Data The procedure for creating library data and registering them on a screen is de- scribed briefly here. For details, refer to the operation manual of the Support Tool. Indirect ...
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Image and Library Data Display Functions The properties of library data and their relationship with the method of display are indicated below. Properties When an Unregistered Code Is Specified When a code for which no library data is registered is ...
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Lamps 2-6 Lamps Function Outline Lamps are graphics that change in accordance with the status of a set bit. Lamps are classified into the two major categories indicated below. Normal (Standard) Lamps Normal (standard) lamps change the display status (OFF/ON/flashing) ...
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... NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White OFF Color of the lamp in the OFF state (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White/ Transparent Light Function Address PC Bit ...
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Lamps Shape of Lamps Rectangle Position Description Size LAMP (Y direction) Size (X direction) Circle Position Description Size LAMP (Y direction) Size (X direction) Allocated Bit Lamp bits can be allocated to the following host (PC) areas. Symbol C-series PCs ...
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Lamps The range of each memory area differs according to the PC. Refer to Appendix D PC Memory Maps on page 429. When a DM Area or EM Area address is specified, add a bit number (00 to 15) to ...
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... ON/OFF switching character strings are being used. The number of charac- ters that can be input depends upon the model of PT being used, as shown in the following table. NT31/NT31C NT631/NT631C 256 * The 4-character new line codes (<\n>) are included in the number of characters. The space between guide character lines (number of dots from the bottom of a line to the top of the next line) is set with the line spacing property ...
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... NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Background Background color of the image/library lamp in the OFF state (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White/ Transparent Light Function Address PC Bit Address ...
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Lamps Allocated Bit Lamp bits can be allocated to the following host (PC) areas. Symbol C-series PCs Allocation f None IR Area Area Area Area TC Area, T Timer PVs TU ...
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... Caution Do not press touch switches carelessly while the backlight is off or while nothing is displayed on the screen. Otherwise the system may operate unpredictably. Only press touch switches after confirming system safety. 110 NT31/NT31C: 16 wide x 12 high NT631/NT631C: 32 wide x 24 high STOP One touch switch can comprise multiple touch switch elements ...
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Touch Switches Caution If touch switches are pressed in rapid succession, their inputs may not be suc- cessfully received. Confirm that the input of a touch switch has been successfully received before moving on to the next operation. Reference: Caution ...
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Touch Switches Input Key – Control Function When used in combination with the numeral/character string setting function, this function allows numeric values to be input into input fields also possible to execute special functions such as checking and ...
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Touch Switches Cursor Moving Key Function When there are a number of numeral setting or character string input fields on the screen, this function makes it possible to move the cursor to any required input field. Cursor moving keys Window ...
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... Display color when the touch switch is ON (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White OFF Display color when the touch switch is OFF (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White/ Transparent Settings Function ...
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Touch Switches Lamp Shape With Fixed-shape Display Frame When a fixed-shape display is used, the lamp is displayed in the exact shape of the area that responds as a touch switch (the touch switch area). When No frame is selected, ...
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Touch Switches With Free-shape Display Frame When a free-shape display frame is used, the display graphic can be set any- where, independently of the area that responds as a touch switch (touch switch area). Rectangle Position Description Size LABEL (Y ...
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Touch Switches Symbol C-series PCs Allocation *2 EM Area , f E current bank E0_ to --- --- EC_ The Auxiliary Area of the CVM1 and CV-series PCs is allocated to system func- tions, and it cannot be used for ...
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... Touch switches can make the following outputs depending on the processing function set for them. Host Notification Function A bit at the host is overwritten in accordance with the set notification method. 118 NT31/NT31C: 16 wide x 12 high NT631/NT631C: 32 wide x 24 high STOP One touch switch can comprise multiple touch switch elements ...
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Touch Switches Screen Print Key Function A hard copy of the currently displayed screen can be printed out at a printer con- nected to the PT. For details, see Processing Functions below possible to sound the key press ...
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... ON by processes other than PT operations, such as the lad- der program or a Programming Device. In the NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C, changes to bits by PT processes are always reflected correctly so the momentary, alternate, set, and reset touch switches can be allocated to the same word. (In the earlier NT30/NT30C and NT620S/NT620C/NT625C PTs, the momentary touch switch could not be allo- cated to the same word because the other switches’ ...
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Touch Switches • In the case of (2) in the table, since notification is executed on the basis of the contents of the word before the display, the other bits in the word are not over- written. However, if the ...
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Touch Switches *3: The EM Area current bank cannot be used in CS1-series PCs when a 1:N NT The SR Area of the CVM1 and CV-series PCs is allocated to system functions, and it cannot be used for purposes other ...
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Touch Switches Character String Input Key Function Used to input character strings when using the character string input function. The following table shows the attributes to be set for the character string input function. Guide characters can be copied when ...
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Touch Switches the source string exceeds 40 characters, only the first 40 characters will be co- pied. S Input into character string input fields is also possible using the control key Reference: touch switches ( F), ...
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... Window Position X X coordinate of bottom-left corner (multiple of 20) NT31/NT31C 300 NT631/NT631C 620 Y Y coordinate of bottom-left corner (multiple NT31/NT31C 239 NT631/NT631C 479 Action Type Controlling method of the window Open/Close/Toggle Replace Local Specify the behavior of the window when the other Window window of the same type (Local 1/Local 2) is already opened ...
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Touch Switches No check mark: If the other window of the same type is already displayed, no Copy Key Function This function is used to copy the data or constants in a memory table to another memory table or an ...
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... Window Position X X coordinate of bottom-left corner (multiple of 20) NT31/NT31C 300 NT631/NT631C 620 Y Y coordinate of bottom-left corner (multiple NT31/NT31C 239 NT631/NT631C 479 Replace Local Designate the behavior when other window of the Window specified type (local window 1/local window 2) is already opened Check mark (replace)/No check mark (do not replace) ...
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Touch Switches 3. Press the touch panel of the PT at the moving destination. When the window moving status (while of the window), the following points differ from the normal running status. S Window moves by a ...
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Touch Switches Relationship with Other Elements • By using input key – string and input key – control in combination with Numeral • Special touch switches with specific functions (input key – control) are auto- • Touch switches overlap with ...
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Numeral Display 2-8 Numeral Display Function Outline The contents of numeral memory tables are displayed as numeric values. The values can be displayed either in decimal or hexadecimal notation. There are two methods for referencing a numeral memory table whose ...
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... Display color of the numerals (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Background Background color of the numerals (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Settings Reference ...
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... With ISO 8859-1 font type, the numerals larger scale are automatically displayed in 32 dot high-definition font. Reference: The 32 dot high-definition font is not displayed for the following models (16 16 dot font is used.) • NT31-ST121j-E • NT31C-ST141j-E • NT631-ST211j-E • NT631C-ST141j-E • NT631C-ST151j-E Smoothing Characters enlarged to a scale greater can be displayed with the out- line automatically smoothed ...
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Numeral Display Display Attributes And Drawing Result Direct Reference and Indirect Reference Direct reference is a method whereby the memory table whose contents are to be displayed is specified directly. In indirect reference, the numeral memory table whose contents are ...
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Numeral Display Zero Suppression The numeric value is displayed right-justified within the sum of the number of digits specified for Integer and the number of digits specified for Decimal. Nor- mally, when the number of digits of the numeric value ...
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Numeral Display * Note that this range is different from that for numeral input (page 188). 32768 is Relationship Between Contents of Host Words and Displayed Numeric Value When displaying the contents of a numeral memory table allocated to a ...
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Numeral Display An example is given below. Reference: Data is stored in the numeral memory table as signed data with a data length of 4 bytes. If the setting for Storage Type is BCD, the contents of the host word(s) ...
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Numeral Display • When numeral display is specified for a lamp or touch switch’s guide character type, the characters are converted and displayed just like numeral displays. Refer to Guide Character T ype on page 106 for more details on ...
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Character String Display 2-9 Character String Display Function Outline The contents of character string memory tables are displayed as character strings. Alphanumerics and symbols can be displayed also possible to display marks (character codes FF20 to FFFF There ...
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... If Half Height is set for Font Type, and a character string is written after display- ing Marks, a part of the Marks will remain displayed, as shown below. In this case, create blank characters as marks, write these marks, and then write the alphanumeric and symbol character string over them. Magnification NT31/NT31C 1 1 (Equal characters 1 2 (High characters ...
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... Display color of the text (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Background Background color of the text (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Settings Reference ...
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... However, the marks inserted into a string are always displayed dot font. Reference: The 32 dot high-definition font is not displayed for the following models. (16 16 dot font is used.) • NT31-ST121j-E • NT31C-ST141j-E • NT631-ST211j-E • NT631C-ST141j-E • NT631C-ST151j-E Smoothing Characters enlarged to a scale greater can be displayed with the out- line automatically smoothed ...
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Character String Display Display Attributes and Drawing Result Standard Flash Inverse Flash Direct Reference and Indirect Reference Direct reference is a method whereby the memory table whose contents are to be displayed is specified directly. In indirect reference, the memory ...
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Character String Display • When character string display is specified for a lamp or touch switch’s guide character type, the characters are just like character string displays. Refer to Guide Character T ype on page 106 for more details on ...
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Graphs 2-10 Graphs The following three types of graphs can be used with the PT. The contents of memory tables are read out, and the graph display is updated, automatically. If the numeral memory table is allocated to a word ...
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... NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White – Range Display color of the negative range (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) (effective only when a check mark is set for Display Sign) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Settings ...
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Graphs *1: The –100% value, 0% value, and 100% value must comply with the following Resulting Display When No Check Mark Is Set for Display Sign When a Check Mark Is Set for Display Sign In this case, the center ...
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Graphs Incremental Direction of Bar Graphs The incremental directions of the bar graph depending on the setting made for Direction are shown below (applies only when no check mark is set for Display Sign). Method for Calculating The Percentage Value ...
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... The contents of a numeral memory table or host words are displayed in the form of a circle-shaped analogue meter. The numeric value can also be indicated as a percentage of the designated nu- meric value. Also, scale display is possible. Restrictions • The analogue meter is available only in NT31/NT31C and NT631/NT631C PTs 148 Percentage display 999% ↑ ...
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... Whether or not a frame is displayed for the graph area. Check mark (frame displayed)/ No check mark (frame not displayed) Display color of the frame (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Display Sign Whether or not a negative area is displayed. ...
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... NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White –Range Display color for the negative range (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) (effective only when a check mark is set for Display Sign) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Settings ...
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Graphs Even if the specified value was in an allowable range discarded when an analogue meter sticks out of the screen with the specified value the –100% value < 0% value < 100% value relationship is ...
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Graphs Incremental Direction of Analogue Meters The incremental directions of the analogue meter depending on the setting made for Meter Shape, Display Direction and Meter Direction are shown below. Circle Clockwise Clockwise Anti-clockwise Anti-clockwise Semi-Circle Clock- wise Clockwise Anti- clockwise ...
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Graphs Display Sign Circle When Display Sign is ON, center position of the meter (It depends on Display Sign) will be 0%, and the each end side corresponds to 100% and –100%. • When the value is more than 100%, ...
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Graphs shaped analogue meter will be drawn. Default value for width rate is set to 100%. With default status, therefore, donut- shaped analogue meter will not be drawn since there will be no inner circle. Scale Distance and Scale Length ...
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Graphs It is possible to display more than one broken line graph in the same frame so that they can be compared. With broken line graphs, a 100% value, 0% value and –100% value can be set for each broken ...
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... NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White – Range Display color of the negative range (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) (effective only when a check mark is set for Display Sign) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Section 2-10 Width 2 to 320 ...
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... Even/Uneven (cannot resize size in the broken line graph Direction – 1) Line Color Display color of the broken line (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Style Line type used for the broken line graph Solid line: ...
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Graphs The line thickness for broken line graphs is fixed as 1 dot. Reference small value is set for Interval Type, even if broken line, 1-dot chain line, or 2-dot chain line is specified the line will appear ...
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... Number of Vertices The maximum number of vertices (numeral memory tables) that can be dis- played in one broken line is 320 in NT31/NT31C PTs or 512 in NT631/NT631C PTs, but since a minimum interval of 1 dot is actually required between memory tables, the following restriction applies depending on the width (number of dots) of the graph frame ...
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Graphs Differences in The Broken Line Graph Display Method According to The Percentage Value The broken line graph display method varies according to the percentage value range 3... Display Functions For broken line graphs, the graph area is ...
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Graphs 2-10-4 Trend Graphs Function Outline Trend graphs represent the changes over time in the contents of a numeral memory table as one line possible to display more than one such line in the same frame so that ...
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... NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White – Range Display color of the negative range (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) (effective only when a check mark is set for Display Sign) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Section 2-10 Width 2 to 320 ...
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... For details on the Display % properties, refer to the Numeral Display’s General Properties on page 131. Line Color Display color of the line (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Style Line type used @ Solid line: ...
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Graphs *1: The –100% value, 0% value, and 100% value must comply with the following S The graph’s % values are always displayed with the standard display attrib- Reference: utes. These display attributes cannot be changed. The line thickness for ...
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Graphs small value is set for Interval Type, even if broken line, 1-dot chain line, or Reference: 2-dot chain line is specified the line will appear solid line the case of a ...
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Graphs Drawing Width The drawing width is the interval at which successive data are drawn in the direc- tion of motion value outside the display area of the graph is specified, the graph will not be displayed. Line ...
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Graphs When Pen Recorder Is Set for Type With the pen recorder type, the latest drawing position is always displayed at the edge of the graph area. As time passes, the part of the graph which is already displayed moves ...
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Graphs 1, 2, 3... 1. When the percentage value is negative 2. When the absolute value of the percentage value is in the range of 100 When the absolute value of the percentage value is greater than 1000% ...
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Graphs Reference: The retention of data by the data logging function remains effective until any of the following operations is performed. S The power to the PT is turned OFF. S The PT is reset. S All the screen data ...
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Graphs Controls on Display According to Touch Switches Trend graphs can be displayed in the form shown below, with associated touch switches to control operations. These dedicated touch switches can be used for data sampling and display op- erations. The ...
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Graphs The previous page (rewind) or next page (forward) touch switch, whichever was pressed last, remains lit. Display Direction of Previous/Next Page Touch Switch The display direction of previous/next page when Right is set for Direction is shown below. Type: ...
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Graphs Pen Record Type With the pen recorder type, the latest drawing position is always displayed at the edge of the graph area. Therefore, depending on the number of data in the latest page, old data may be displayed discontinuously ...
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Alarm List, Alarm History 2-11 Alarm List, Alarm History Function Outline Alarm List The PT can monitor the status of bits at the connected host designated in bit memory tables and, when the status of a particular bit changes to ...
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Alarm List, Alarm History Differences Between Alarm List and Alarm History The alarm list and alarm history differ in the following respects. Display method Monitored data Monitor timing Recording No recording Message contents Output data to the Sup- port Tool ...
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Alarm List, Alarm History Outline of Alarm List/Alarm History Operations The operations of the alarm list and alarm history are described below. S The alarm list only checks host bits allocated to bit memory tables within the Reference: designated range. ...
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... Restrictions • A combined total alarm lists and alarm histories can be displayed on • With the NT31/NT31C alarm list/alarm history messages can be dis- • An alarm list can monitor bit memory tables in the range from No1 to No.1000. • The maximum number of data to be recorded with the alarm history is 250 for • ...
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... For the alarm history function, the number of characters is decreased by the number required to display the History Info. Restrictions also apply in accordance with the Scale setting. Display Line Maximum number of displayed messages Qty NT31/NT31C NT631/NT631C Scale Scale at which messages are displayed (Enlarged display, page 141 (Equal (High (Wide Smoothing ...
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... NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White OFF OFF color of the message display field (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Image & Library Display Presence/absence of image library display ...
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Alarm List, Alarm History Display Functions Alarm List Apart from the Common Attributes, alarm lists have the properties indicated be- low. Properties Drawing Result An alarm list monitors host bits allocated to bit memory tables within the speci- fied range ...
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... Message Length Maximum number of characters in the displayed message NT31/NT31C NT631/NT631C For the alarm history function, the number of characters is decreased by the number required to display the History Info. Restrictions also apply in accordance with the Scale setting ...
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Alarm List, Alarm History • [When a message is added] • [When a message is deleted] Alarm History in Occurrence Order With an alarm history in occurrence order, when the status of the monitored host bit changes to 1 (ON), ...
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Alarm List, Alarm History responding bit memory table, the message field lights (the corresponding image/library data is also displayed at this time). This makes it possible to tell at a glance which message the displayed image/library data corresponds to. Line ...
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... On confirming the input numeric value with the ENT key or is written to a numeral memory table. At this time, the occurrence of change in the contents of the numeral memory table is notified to the host via the PT status notify area. PT NT31/NT31C Data writing Numeral memory table ...
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... Display color of the numerals (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Background Background color of the numerals (Colors other than black and white are available with the NT31C and NT631C only.) Black/Blue/Red/Magenta/Green/Cyan/Yellow/White Section 2-12 ...
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Inputting Numeric Values Number of Digits Displayed All contents of numeral memory tables are stored as integers. To display a nu- meric value that has a decimal fraction in a numeral setting input field, set the Decimal setting to 1 ...
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Inputting Numeric Values Note that if the number of digits of the numeric value is greater than the total of the settings for Integer and Decimal, an error occurs and ∗ is displayed for all the digits. Example: Displaying 123456 ...
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Inputting Numeric Values The permissible input range is determined as follows depending on these prop- erties. If input of a value outside this range is attempted, the PT checks and pre- vents the input. Storage * Note that the values ...
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Inputting Numeric Values meric val- Reference: When the Storage Type is BCD, the numeral memory table’s signed binary data is converted to data for storage in the host word (BCD data) and written to the host. If the value is ...
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Inputting Numeric Values For a numeric key type numeral setting input field, the check is executed when an attempt is made to confirm a numeric value. If the value is higher than the upper limit or lower than the lower ...
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Inputting Numeric Values Symbol C-series PCs Allocation f None IR Area Area Area Area TC Area, T Timer PVs TU --- --- TC Area, C Counter PVs CU --- --- W ...
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Inputting Numeric Values For details on the method of display according to the General settings, refer to Common Attributes (page 184). Input Functions • Numeric values are input into numeral setting input fields by using the control • When a ...