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1. pion d ss 7 Elements Trend View 1 Pane Properties Start m Background Color II v Trending Area Color IIE v End Grid Lines Tick Marks lt Value Scale maces eZ coo Style Style z T a Lines b 4 Set Lines e Set Panes r Add Pane Ticks 4 j Set Ticks e Set Left Axis Right Axis MV Auto Scale Left Axis IV Maximum fo Maximum fo Minimum JO ite m Bring View to Front Close If the element to be added is nota bit Format Size for TA2 or a constant then this causes a Element TA2 secondary dialog to be displayed so that the Format and Size can be poy s determined Once determined the OK Derdime WORD button will accept the selections An Signed Decimal DWORD example Trend View is shown below R Dag m Ee Opt Hist Exp Syne C O O O O T O D O O T A Time Scale 1 Mlin C102 Off e ti 24 H AM 162244 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition 7 15 Chapter 7 Other Views Output Window There may be an occasion when a mistake s has gone unnoticed while a program is being edited The mistake s will be detected by DirectSOFT 6 whenever the program is accepted compiled and displayed in the Output window as shown below LE DirectSOFT 6 Programming Test Ladder View File Edit Search View Tools PLC Debug Window Help a epeal amp P Read Disk WriteDisk New Open Backup Edit Mode Accept e Edit cursor w2. Double click on the Dr marked rung to quickly display Nop NOP Output JE Ladder Bookmark Rung 2 Ladder Bookmark Rung 3 Use the push pin to hide For Help press FL and recall the Output 0010 02048 05 window or close the Output window to clear all bookmarks 7 18 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Chapter 7 Other Views View Terminology The terms docked view and floating view have been used in this manual and will be clarified in this section A Docked View or a docked toolbar is a view or toolbar that is docked to a specific edge of the Programming window Initially the Offline toolbar is docked at the top of the Programming window below the Menu bar The Online toolbar is also docked at the top but below the Offline toolbar The Ladder Palette toolbar is initially docked on the right edge of the Programming window and the Cross Reference View is docked on the left edge of the window Primary views Ladder Stage PID Trend etc appear within the Tabbed MDI View Multiple Document Interface area between the various docked views toolbars The primary tabbed views are shown in the diagram below E DirectSOFT 6 Programming Test Ladder View T Windo Help File Edit Search View Tools PLC Debug A oF 1 A A P g Read Disk Write Disk New Open Backup Edit Mode Viewing the example on the next page each of these doc
3. but since it is a dockable view it is a good idea to dock it if you do not want to view all the time Just click on the push pin to dock it and hover the mouse cursor over the XRef tab to bring it back into view Then click on the push pin again or double click on the XRef View bar at the top to lock it in position again The XRef View has two viewing modes XRef Mode and Usage Mode XRef Mode button start switch Usage Mode GH AND e A BA EE ANDN X42 Ge STRN part locked 2 18 STR 33 EH ANDN Fifa zwo lower limit EH ANDN X45 AND upper limit X46 Bl a ANDN index conveyor 34 HE ANDN a BH AND KA WI STR one cycle switch oi et AH ANDN Push pin to Element aa Address Instruction dock the oe STR XRef XRef Mode The XRef Mode is the default mode when the XRef View is first opened When in XRef Mode the Cross Reference Table reports information for all elements that meet the current Query which determines the elements to be included in or excluded from the XRef and Element Usage Tables The table is divided into four columns Element reserved for the element ID but will display whatever Query is selected in the Options dialog Rung rung number where the element is used Address the address where the element is located in the program Instruction type of instruction that contains the element DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition 7 7 Chapter 7 Other Views Om
4. XRef DB There is another tab on the Options dialog that can be used for setting up the Query for the XRef View It is the XRef DB tab as seen in the dialog below This dialog opens with the default selections as shown In most cases this dialog should remain as is The Auto Rebuild may be the only selection to be disabled if it is desired to manually update the Cross Reference View whenever an element is added or deleted Options Stage Trend XRef Database Query Definition Database Options Element Classes V Auto Rebuild V Input i Timer Acc V Output i Counter Acc Iv User i System lv Status i Unassigned Element Sizes Exclusions lv Bit Mapped Iv Byte Global lv Word Cancel Help DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition 7 11 Chapter 7 Other Views PID View The PID View will be useful as a PID loop tuning aid To access this view at least one PID loop must be setup NOTE Refer to your PLC User Manual Chapter 8 PID Loop Setup to setup a PID loop NOTE PLC View ts not available until you are connected with a PLC and at least one PID loop is configured PID Setup To setup a PID loop the PC must be connected to a PLC which is online To begin either press the PID button located on the PLC Setup toolbar if displayed or use PLC gt Setup gt PID This will open PID Address dialog as pictured below Set PID Table Address T able Start Address ji Number of loops jo a _ m Memon Ra
5. corner view contains the stage comments These comments are synchronized with the flowchart area of the display refer to page 6 12 for details Stage Components If the flowchart area of the Stage View is being viewed and there is an uncertainty of what a component means click on the component and the corresponding equivalent in ladder logic will come into view Help F1 can also be consulted for more clarity DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition 7 5 Chapter 7 Other Views Mnemonic View Handheld Progammer Aid There may be times when a DirectSOFT 6 user will need to use a handheld programmer HPP to modify a DirectSOFT 6 ladder logic program Since the HPP only uses mnemonics the Mnemonics View will prove to be useful as a guide Just open the Mnemonics View and print it on a printer The hard copy can be carried to the PLC location Consult the PLC User Manual Chapter 5 for the proper keystrokes required for entering the mnemonic instructions 0 156 2 STR 3 ANDN 4 JMP 5 JMP 6 SG 8 STR 9 JMP 10 STRN 11 TMR 14 STR 15 JMP 16 5G 18 STR 19 SET 20 STR 21 56 23 OUT 24 STR 25 STR NOTE There are no display options for the Mnemonic View 7 6 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Chapter 7 Other Views Cross Reference XRef View As mentioned on page 2 12 the Cross Reference XRef and Ladder Views open by default whenever a new project is started The XRef View can be closed if desired
6. readable numeric location or any readable bit location or any constant value Those values are displayed on a moving graph and can be logged and exported to a CSV file for importing into a third party application for further research Creating a new Trend View A new empty Trend View can be created by selecting Debug gt Trend View gt New from the Menu or clicking the Trend button on the Online toolbar The following dialog is displayed prompting for the number of Panes to initially create Number of Panes 1 a Enter the number of Panes in the Number of Panes field or use the Up or Down arrow to set the value Click the OK button to accept or the Cancel button to abort A Trend View can also be created and pre filled with the critical elements by the following methods e Right clicking anywhere in a Data View and selecting Trend All e Highlighting a range of elements in a Data View then right click and select Trend Selection The next window to appear is the Trend View Options window as seen on following page This window contains all of the parameters available for the new Trend View Enter Starting and Ending elements desired display characteristics and historical options in this window NOTE Refer to the DirectSOFT 6 help file for more information on configuration options and features of Trend View 7 14 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Chapter 7 Other Views
7. HAPTER 7 OTHER VIEWS In This Chapter Tabbed Views 7 2 Stage RLLplus View 7 4 Mnemonic View 7 6 Cross Reference XRef View 7 7 PID VIEW iii ee a ee 7 12 Trend View 7 14 Output Window 7 16 Bookmark 7 18 View Terminology 7 19 Chapter 7 Other Views Ls HY ho HhovJsSX HJ HH ss Tabbed Views Using the Ladder View to create ladder logic programs has been discussed to this point There are other views that are output only These views will help to organize and better visualize the program These additional views are Mnemonic Stage RLLPLYS Cross Reference XRef Documentation Editor Trend and PID Views Once these views are opened each view is easily accessed by a tab located at the top of the display window The Primary Views Ladder Stage Mnemonics XRef and Trend Views are the primary views in DirectSOFT 6 and can be accessed by selecting the View submenu from the Menu bar and then selecting the view of your choice with the mouse cursor When a new project is started the Ladder and XRef Views appear as the default refer to page 2 12 The Stage and Mnemonic Views can only be opened from the View submenu or by right clicking when the mouse cursor is in any open View and se
8. Ho 4 90 9999999999999 _Ow A useful feature of the XRef Mode is to double click the left mouse button on the Rung Address or Instruction and the program will move to that location Also double clicking the left mouse button on an element will cause the Element Browser to appear Change the XRef Query The XRef Element column can contain all four types of documentation available in the Options dialog To change the Element XRef Query definition first enable the XRef View by clicking the mouse on the table Next open the Options dialog from the Menu bar using View gt Options or press the Options button on the Offline toolbar You can also right click anywhere in the XRef View and choose Options from the Local Menu Choose the XRef tab and make the Query selections in the Documentation section to be displayed in the Element column Press OK after making the selections Options Ladder Stage Trend Apply options to V Current View T New Views Display Mode Documentation Usage Options Full Ret V Elements Reverse Usage Rung Ref V Nicknames V Use PLC Ranges C Usage Table v Wiring Info Usage Field Size MV Descriptions eC 10 16 V Follow Ladder Cursor Cancel Help The other two sections located in the dialog Display Mode and Usage Options contain options that can be selected on the XRef View toolbar Also notice the box to the left of the Follow Ladder Cursor option under the Display column The box can be
9. a ladder logic program is edited with stages DirectSOFT 6 will translate the RLL into the equivalent Stage View using much more compact and easy to follow flow diagrams NOTE Consult the PLC User Manual Chapter 7 to learn how to incorporate Stage Instructions in a ladder logic program An illustration of a Stage View is shown below The flowchart area is shown in the upper left part of the display while a ladder logic area is shown in the lower half of the display The two windows are synchronized in other words when the flowchart is activated with the cursor the ladder logic will scroll to the same position in the program This can aid with troubleshooting the program When testing a program online with a PLC status ON both the flowchart and the ladder logic will track each other showing the power flow and transitions as they occur It is possible to look at another Check for Part Acti 51 rans Start Switch ss A Flowchart SJE Comments iitial Stage SO is the entry point into the program Ladder Logic si nthe ope rator pr s the starts witch dee ogram transitions to stage Che ck for Pa Ra nd the Stor Mo os rt Swite ho SAA Light curtain input Start Switch Light Curtain Check for Part x40 x200 51 JMP 7 4 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Chapter 7 Other Views lt lt i part of the program by opening the Ladder View and tile the two views refer to page 4 30 The right hand
10. checked in this dialog or selected at will in the XRef Toolbar which is explained on the facing page 7 8 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Chapter 7 Other Views XRef Toolbar The Cross Reference View has a toolbar to move quickly to different locations and views in a program The available buttons can be seen in the illustration below Follow Specify XRef Next XRef XRef Mode adder Cursor Rung Rung 7 Manual rebuild EE Ly a b XRef and Element Usage Previous XRef Mode this button brings the Cross Reference table into view if it is not in view Usage Mode pressing this button brings the Element Usage table into view Tables Follow Ladder Cursor when the XRef View is enabled the rung information will be placed at the top line of the table for any rung where the ladder cursor is positioned Rung XRef this button transfers the current mode to a one rung mode which only displays one rung in the table Specify XRef Rung enabled only in the single rung view Enter a rung number or an address in the dialog pictured below then click OK The program will go to and display the rung number entered Goto f Rung Number 4 C Address Cancel Previous XRef Rung the Ladder View will display the previous rung while only in the Rung Mode Next XRef Rung the Ladder View will display the next rung while in only the Rung Mode Manual Rebuild XRef and Element Usa
11. e This View can monitor any readable numeric location or any readable bit location or any constant value Trend View also logs the values of the controller elements on each pane of the Trend Those values are displayed on a moving graph One more view the PID View will be useful if a PLC with PID loops is being used This view is only available to the user after at least one PID loop has been setup Once a PID loop has been setup the PID View is opened from the View submenu on the Menu bar If multiple views are open in the Program display window at the same time the tabs will appear as in the illustration below DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition 7 3 Chapter 7 Other Views Om HA Hh mO Stage RLL View Most of the DirectLOGIC PLCs support the use of RLLPLUYS instructions These instructions Stage Jump etc allow the creation of a structured program that can be viewed as a flowchart when the Stage View is enabled A program flowchart may be easier to follow than a comparable ladder logic program Troubleshooting RLLPLYS vs RLL The old saying can t see the forest because of all the trees often holds true in ladder logic programming Some RLL programs may contain many interlocks and complex rungs It may be difficult to follow the logical flow of activity and the relationships between different parts of the program This is where Stage programming can be better than ladder logic programming As
12. ge Tables manual rebuild for elements either added or deleted later in a program This button will be inactive unless Auto Rebuild is not selected in the XRef DB dialog see page 7 11 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition 7 9 Chapter 7 Other Views Sq Usage Mode The Usage Mode is selected to display the Element Usage Table in the current Cross Reference View The Element Usage Table displays all elements that meet the current Query The table is an effective way to see which points have been used which points are free and whether or not they have been used in a range The elements are shown in groups of 8 10 or 16 bits as determined by the current Usage Field Size setting XRef View mls Seld l 7 Element Rung Address Instruction _ x40 1 STR start switch x41 AND Se XRef View X42 efi part locked Elenai Usage Mode aa Selected X45 upper limit Element Usage Table x4 one cycle switch Usage Mode Toolbar The Usage Mode toolbar is used to select various options for viewing the Element Usage table Limit range of elements Set usage field to the current PLC display length Select the XRef Mode ZIRE EE e tele Usage Table Follow Toggle element Rebuild XRef select button Ladder Cursor references to and Element read left to right Usage Tables or right to left 7 10 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Chapter 7 Other Views
13. ill mua Ver move to the error 3 setae runy The Output window will appear below the view being displayed in this case the Ladder View Each mistake or error message will be listed Double clicking on the error in the Output window will move the edit cursor to the error rung in the ladder view Once all of the errors are corrected the program can be compiled The error messages in the Output window will disappear but the window will remain in view as can be seen in the diagram on the facing page In the diagram above notice the push pin in the upper right hand corner of the Output window Clicking on this push pin will auto hide the window and a tab will be displayed in the lower left hand corner More about auto hide and dockable views will be discussed beginning on page 7 19 NOP Shift F2 nop Output tab nop Output Window For Help press F1 i 00010 02048 05 7 16 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Chapter 7 Other Views gt DirectSOFT 6 Programming Test ladder View File Edit Search View Tools PLC Debug Window Help Ee peg Read Disk WriteDisk New Open Backup Edit Mode YE Data yi our EIR TMR TO 1 F KO 3 vi F3 y5 our Y3 OUT T The Output window can be closed just like other windows are closed If you desire to open the Output window press the Output button located on the Windows toolbar if it i
14. k New Open Backup Edit Mode H Data v XRef View ajx FF Ladder View FE Stage View Fl Mnemonic View E Tre mE ssl x Element Rung Address Instruction 4 p _ ____ ae on tabbed group T of dockable ia JIH views cate Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 nop 41H Shift F2 la 5 NOP X XRef View du Data3 60 Datal du Data2 zil Or Help press Offline 00010 02048 05 j 7 20 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Chapter 7 Other Views __ n nn a aE The following table lists all of the different views toolbars and all of the possible frame behaviors Window Frame Behaviors Individual MDI Auto Tabbed Group DirectSOFT 6 Tabbed Docked hidden g of Window Type cascade MDI to Edge Docked 9 Docked Auto Rel 4 to Edge Hidden Floating All Toolbars J y Ladder View y i Stage View 4 J Trend View J J Documentation J YA Editor PID View J J Mnemonic View Ni g Cross Reference Usage View XRef V V V V Data View y y y Output Window default behavior Note that the Docked Floating Auto hidden Tabbed Framed windows can all be independently set on a frame by frame basis For example you can have the Ladder Palette and the PLC Setup toolbars floating on a second monitor with the Offline and Online toolbars being docked on the top edge the
15. ked views toolbars can be docked on any edge e g the XRef View can be moved and docked on the right or on the bottom Notice that the XRef View has been unpinned and placed in a floating position In this position the XRef View cannot be placed in a auto hide position by pinning it until it is back in a docked position DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition 7 19 Chapter 7 Other Views File Edit Search View Tools PLC Debug Window Help EF Ladder View E All docked views toolbars can also be Floating views toolbars and float outside the application frame very handy if multiple monitors are being used The remaining area bounded by all of these docked views toobars is where the primary MDI Views are positioned One final user interface for dockable views is the capability to group only the dockable views to create a tabbed group of multiple docked views e g 2 Data Views and the XRef View can all be placed in a single tabbed group This tabbed group can then be docked floated or auto hidden as a single entity To create this tabbed group open all of the Data Views to be placed in the group then drag one Data View on top of a second Data View and so forth You can also drag the XRef View over the top of this group to complete the single dockable tabbed group IEE DirectSOFT 6 Programming Test Ladder View File Edit Search View Tools PLC Debug Window Help a h E a m Read Disk Write Dis
16. lecting a different View from the Local Menu The Trend View can be opened from the View submenu or from the Trend button on the Online Toolbar DirectSOFT 6 Programming Test Ladder View File Edit Search View Tools PLC Debug Window Help ay ling v Ladder View Ctri L Read Disk Write Disl XRef View Th is 5 Element NONE J Zoomin Ctrl Shift Num gt Zoom Out Ctrl Shift Num It is possible to open the Stage Mnemonic and Trend Views along with the Ladder View by selecting the views one at a time from the View submenu thus providing a Multi Tabbed Interface MTI view Once the views are open you can switch from view to view by clicking on the appropriate tab in the display window The Stage View also displays the Ladder View in the lower part of the view therefore it may not be necessary to open the Ladder View This choice is left to the programmer 7 2 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Chapter 7 Other Views One option is to have the Documentation Editor open as a tabbed view while editing a program Selecting the Documentation Editor tab allows easy access to the editor To open the editor either press the Documentation Editor button on the Tools toolbar if it is displayed use Tools gt Documentation Editor on the Menu bar or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl D The Trend View is used to visually monitor the values of DL controller data elements over tim
17. n have one Data View floating and three other Data Views grouped as a docked tab to the right side of the application and have the Cross Reference View auto hidden and docked on the bottom edge of the application However the two different MDI Frame behaviors are exclusively either or This means that within a DirectSOFT 6 session all of the MDI views behave either as individual MDI frames or as tabbed views but not both at the same time You cannot have the Ladder View be a tabbed view and the Stage View and PID View be cascaded as Individual MDI frames All MDI Views will have Individual behavior or Tabbed behavior DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition 7 21 Chapter 7 Other Views Examples of the various Window Frame Behaviors are in the picture below T DirectSOFT 6 Programming Test Ladder View File Edit Search View Tools PLC Debug Window Help Read Disk Write Disk New Open Backup Edit Mode YA Data Gx Datad x EF Ladde View o j I I OO 3 Y1 Element Status 4 ow 4 z EIR TJ lt r For Help press FL ff Data8 gr Datad ata AA poet nop A Cottage Nana Retentive Ranges Watch Dog DV 1000 PID 4 X XRef View f Data3 def Datal Gu Data2 e Ladder View and Documentation Editor Tabbed MDI View with Ladder View currently selected e Offline
18. nge W Reread FID data from PLC Update and Exit Cancel After this dialog has been completed and saved the Setup PID dialog pictured below is opened The Setup PID dialog is a series of dialogs used to setup one or more PID loops Use the PLC User Manual as a guide to setup the loop s G Setup PID Configure SP PV Output Tuning lo Comment 7 12 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition Chapter 7 Other Views _ lt lt i Once a PID loop has been setup open the PID View by selecting it from the View submenu on the Menu bar A Data View can also be open to assist in tuning the PID loop s Sec Div SP 20 v Halt Reset Loop Num E 4 Loop 1 Settings Variables Alarms PLC Mode Program Mode Manual Gain 0 00 N Sec Bias i Reset 0 00 Red 0 Low 0 C Min Qut 0 SP 0 M Rocjo Limit Alarms upna Py 0 High High j0 Dev Alarms High 0 Rate 0 00 sec Yellow 10 Low Low 0 Autotune Output Action Control Method Forward Acting fe P Closed Loop Limit Cycle C Reverse Acting f PID Open Loop Step Response Start Tuning DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition 7 13 Chapter 7 Other Views Om MM Trend View The Trend View can be used as a debugging tool As mentioned previously it is used to visually monitor the values of DL controller data elements over time It has the ability to monitor any
19. s displayed If the Output window is displayed with error messages it can be cleared by pressing the Clear Output button located next to the core Output button on the Windows toolbar DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition 7 17 Chapter 7 Other Views SSE Bookmark A feature which can be used as either an editing or a debugging aid is the Bookmark feature This feature allows the programmer to mark one or more rungs in his program if he wants to quickly go to a marked rung To use the feature simply have the cursor located on a rung and hold the lt Ctrl gt key down and press the left mouse button this will only work with the mouse button The rung which is bookmarked will appear in the Output window Once the bookmark has been made you can double click on the bookmark in the Output window and DirectSOFT will jump to that rung and display it The Output window can also be hidden by clicking on the push pin The Output window can then be recalled by clicking on the Output tab Closing the Output window will clear all bookmarks EZ DirectSOFT 6 Programming TEE ladder View Lo jee File Edit Search View Tools PLC Debug Window Help Gx aA Re P al 6 P m A WA or Read Disk Write Disk New Open Backup Edit Mode in rowse OnTheWeb Hepy YA Data Ladder View 1 gt x a no E Edit Mode out ar ii mala jayx X E R TMR TO H F2 KO co Y5 ESA out a out
20. toolbar Online toolbar and PLC toolbar Docked to the top edge of the application just below the Menu bar e Ladder Palette toolbar Docked to the right edge of the application e Data View Datai0 Docked to the left edge of the application e Data Views Data8 and Data9 Docked as a Tabbed Group to the left edge of the application with Data9 currently selected e Data View Data7 Auto hidden docked Data View that is docked to the left edge of the application e XRef View Floating XRef View that is floating outside the borders of the DirectSOFT 6 application window e PLC Setup Floating toolbar that is floating outside the borders of the DirectSOFT 6 application window 7 22 DirectSOFT 6 User Manual 1st Edition
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