FX Series Programmable Controllers
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Contents
5. Preparation for Drawing and Basic Options ......................................... 5-1
5.1 Screen creation procedure ................................................................................ 5-1
5.2 Let's start to create the screen. .......................................................................... 5-2
5.2.1 Preparation for drawing (Screen window) .............................................................. 5-2
5.2.2 Creating the screen data newly [New] .................................................................... 5-5
5.2.3 Reading and editing the existing screen data (Open) ............................................ 5-7
5.2.4 Readable files ......................................................................................................... 5-8
5.2.5 Selecting the screen No. and performing additional deletion (Screen List) ............ 5-9
5.2.6 Adding and changing the screen No. (Screen Header) ........................................ 5-10
5.2.7 Adding, deleting and sorting objects (Object List) ................................................ 5-12
5.2.8 Setting the security for system screens ................................................................ 5-14
5.3 Let’s display characters ................................................................................... 5-15
5.4 Let’s turn on output using touch key switch ..................................................... 5-18
5.5 Let’s display numeric value (T, C, D) ............................................................... 5-22
5.6 Let’s change over screen ................................................................................. 5-26
5.6.1 Screen No. 0 for screen changeover .................................................................... 5-27
5.6.2 Screen No. 1 for screen changeover .................................................................... 5-31
5.6.3 Screen No. 2 for screen changeover .................................................................... 5-35
5.6.4 Setting of control device ....................................................................................... 5-36
5.6.5 Setting of "Change Screen (by PLC)" object ........................................................ 5-38
5.6.6 Creation of sequence program (reference) .......................................................... 5-41
6. Menu Bar Functions ............................................................................. 6-1
6.1 Types and functions of the menu bar ................................................................ 6-1
6.2 Jobs offered by the “File” command .................................................................. 6-3
6.2.1 Saving the screen data to the disk ......................................................................... 6-4
6.2.2 File formats which can be read and saved ............................................................. 6-5
6.2.3 Creating the printout title ........................................................................................ 6-6
6.2.4 Checking the preview before printout ..................................................................... 6-7
6.2.5 Setting and starting printout ................................................................................... 6-8
6.2.6 Samples of printout .............................................................................................. 6-10
6.3 Jobs offered by the “Edit” command ................................................................ 6-11
6.3.1 Deleting, transferring and copying objects (Screen window) ............................... 6-11
6.3.2 Searching the use destination screen No. based on the object name ................. 6-20
6.4 Jobs offered by the “View” command .............................................................. 6-21
6.4.1 Displaying the screen list on the front .................................................................. 6-22
6.4.2 Creating and editing the text library ...................................................................... 6-23
6.4.3 Creating and editing the image library .................................................................. 6-25
6.4.4 Creating and editing the device comment ............................................................ 6-29
6.4.5 Creating and setting the alarm message .............................................................. 6-31
6.4.6 Creating and setting the data for the data file ...................................................... 6-34
6.4.7 Setting the time channel ....................................................................................... 6-37
6.4.8 Setting the sampling condition ............................................................................. 6-38
6.4.9 Creating logos, symbols, etc. using the external character creation function ...... 6-39
6.4.10 Outputting the screen image to the printer (hard copy) ..................................... 6-41
6.4.11 Arranging the DU operation environment by the system setting ........................ 6-42
6.5 Jobs offered by the “Transfer” command ......................................................... 6-51
6.5.1 Preparation for data transfer between the DU ...................................................... 6-53
6.5.2 Executing transfer of the drawing data ................................................................. 6-57
6.5.3 OS transfer function in the F940GOT ................................................................... 6-61
6.5.4 Changing over the port for communication setup ................................................. 6-63