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1. 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 Note indicates a blank space 30 Numeral Displays Section 2 2 Designating Display A guide box corresponding to the size of the numeral display will appear Positions Designate the display position on the screen with the cross shaped cursor and press the Enter Key You cannot make a setting that will cause the guide box to extend from the screen Position Confirn Ga Abort X 288 Y 200 CNo 00011Free S2056Byte TS Set numeral display position aoocs Deleting and Modifying You can delete or modify previously input numeral displays The procedures for these operations are the same as those for deleting and modifying char acter strings Refer to appropriate subsections of 2 7 Inputting Character Strings for details 2 2 2 Direct Connection Numeral Displays Creating Use the following procedure to create a direct connection numeral display 1 2 3 1 Select NUM DISP from the Initial Edit Display a list of the numeral dis plays already existing in the current screen will be displayed OE Slct Abort Conf Del 2 Specify the number to be used in the table This is not the
2. 3 Select Data Sending and then press the Enter Key A message will be displayed to verify that the designated file is correct 4 After verifying the file name press the Enter Key A message will be dis played asking whether you actually want to transmit the data 118 Transmitting Data with Verification to a PROM Writer Section 7 3 5 The settings for transfer to the PROM writer will be displayed Check these settings before transferring the data File List NT600M 64KB TOOL gt ROM Writer Sending Data FileName Title Help Message NEH_FILE Creation of New File LINE1 ProLinel Warnings Send data from TOOL LINE2 Input messages Set ROM writer LL eG Communications paraneters Baud Rate bps 9600 Character Length 8 Bits Parity No Parity Stop Bit s 1 Bit X parameter Yes 6 After verifying that the PROM writer can receive the data press the En ter Key To cancel and return to step 1 press the Escape Key 7 When the transmission is complete a message will be displayed Press any key to return to the Screen Selection Display 7 3 Transmitting Data with Verification to a PROM Writer In this case data created by the Support Tool is sent to a PROM writer by file After transmission is complete the data is received back from the PROM writer and checked to see whether it was transmitted correctly 1 2 3 1 Go to the File Selection Display 2 Move the bar cursor to the file y
3. Deletepprint ROM Bist 2 Move the bar cursor to the file for which the title is to be changed and press F9 Change Title An input field will appear for the new title 3 Input the new title and then press the Enter Key 4 4 Saving PT Histories in Files History information recorded in the PT can be received through the tool inter face and saved in a file The file that you save is a text file so you can check its contents with the MS DOS TYPE command History files can also be printed Refer to Section 5 Printing for details 1 2 3 1 Go to the File Selection Display File List NT600HM 64KB FileNane Title EH FILE Creation of New File LINE2 Copyur ite Select Confirm Next Page Prev Page Exit to Main Menu Deletepprint KOM BMict 2 Press F5 History It does not matter where the cursor is An input field will appear for the history file name 98 Setting Initial Screens Section 4 5 File List NT600M 64KB FileName Title EW FILE Creation of New File LINE2 Copyur ite Receive screen history Name of history file Filenane Ce 1 Confirm GB Abort 3 Input a file name of up to 8 characters and then press the Enter Key While the data is being received from the PT a message will be dis played indicating that history data is being received 4 When the data has all been received a message will be displayed
4. 3 Specify the items to be printed Printing will start after user confirmation The confirmation screen will show the settings A message will be dis played during printing and another will appear when printing finishes The actual image being printed will be displayed when detailed informa tion and screen image are specified 104 SECTION 6 Transmitting Data This section describes the procedures to transfer screen and memory table data between the PT and the Support Software The procedure to delete screens directly from the PT is also provided 6 1 Connecting to the PT 3 o 08 sek inet tee t tine ee ede tinea beet eae be ett 106 6 2 Transmuttin s Data ist c ew eda ssi Goa ie aie ar 106 6 3 Receiving Datais siege et hots S45 Rie 5 Cerone bo ee a eho oe Fete bees ee 110 6 4 Deleting PT Screens ceperint a e a eee wt dle e ohh at 114 105 Transmitting Data Section 6 2 6 1 Connecting to the PT Before beginning transfer operations connect the computer to the Program mable Terminal according to the system configuration shown below IBM PC AT RS 232C 24 VDC power supply sah SNARANAAARANAY Py O 5 25 floppy disk l 3 5 floppy disk 100 to 240 VAC 50 Hz 60 Hz Note For instructions on the proper connecting cable refer to the appropriate Pro grammable Terminal operation manual 6 2 Transmitting Data Data created with the Support Tool i e screen data memory table
5. OU Lanp display setting tlt i l gt Select Confirn Ga Abort CNo 60031Free S2006Byte Lamp number The number of the lamp being set The numbers 0 to 255 are used in common with touch switches The same number cannot be used more than once Whether or not lamp frames are to be displayed when lamps are displayed If No is designated lamps will be indicated by dotted lines on the Support Tool display Set whether the lamp will light or flash when controlled by bit signals from the host This attribute is effective only when controlling the lamp via bit signals from the Host Interface Units that support bit designation This setting is ignored when controlling lamps via commands which can be used to control the same attribute Whether or not a label is to be attached to the lamp Press the Enter Key after checking all of these settings The label is input next if label input has been designated 41 Lamps Section 2 4 Inputting the Label If you set label to Yes the following screen will be displayed If you set label to No you will be returned to the Initial Lamp Display Confirn Lamp C No 000 enter label Abort EBI Delete Char Mark No 00031Free S2006Byte Input the label and press the Enter Key You can also press the F3 Function Key to input from a list of marks that have been created Refer to page 22 for details on the mark input procedure Note 1 Labels c
6. Select item to modify Slet Conf CLR Shift Menu Abort 03 Free 51896Byte 2 Modify the numeral edit settings as desired and press the Enter Key Note If a numeral display is set for the selected numeral edit settings then those settings will be shown in a guide box 65 Numeral Editing Section 2 8 Changing the Order of You can change the order of numeral edit settings that have already been Numeral Editing made 1 2 3 1 Press F2 Change Order A list of numeral edit settings will be dis played on the screen 00000000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 O OB Slct GJ Abort WB Confirm Gimg Set Order 2 Move the bar cursor to the numeral edit setting for which you want to change the order and press the Space Key The new order will be dis played in the order column 3 To change the set order press the Enter Key or to cancel the operation without changing the order press the Escape Key Note If a numeral display is set for the selected numeral edit settings then those settings will be shown in a guide box Input Key Layout Numeral input keys can be placed as desired on the PT screen if the Keypad setting in the screen attributes is set to user The layout operation is per formed starting from the Screen Selection Display Note Screen attributes for child screens for overlapping screen settings are over ridden by those of the parent screen i e parent screen attributes take pr
7. CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB No Status Comment ere fe Bar graph Access terninal 1 Numeral edit No Select Confirn Abort Status 84Byte 108 Transmitting Data Section 6 2 Transmitting Memory Tables A message will be displayed asking whether you actually want to trans mit the data The following example shows a case where the tag func tion is used to designate multiple screens for transmission CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600H 64KB No Status Connent Pee i t Bar graph st Access terminal 1 t Numeral edit Send marked screen data Confirm WB Yes v GB Abort Screen Status 84Byte To confirm press the Enter Key To return to step 1 press any key other than the Enter Key When the transmission is complete a message will be displayed Press any key to return to the Screen Selection Display If you choose to have the data confirmed then after the data has been transmitted the PT will read the data and check it This makes possible a more reliable transmission but it takes more time than if the data is not confirmed Note If the resume operation is ON memory table data will not be changed Set the resume operation to OFF before transferring memory tables 1 2 3 1 2 Go to the Screen Selection Display Press F6 Transmit The position of the bar cursor is irreleva
8. Note 1 When overlapping child screens with numeral displays character string displays lamps touch switches or bar graphs be sure that these various 2 12 Screen Attributes You can set attributes for one screen at a time or for multiple screens togeth Screen Designation 1 2 3 Seiting Attributes 78 display elements do not overlap 2 Only screen attributes set for the parent screen will be used Parent screen attributes will not change unless they are changed directly i e changing child screen attributes will not affect parent screen attributes er The following attributes can be set buzzer history record bit input and alarm output 1 Go to the Screen Selection Display 2 Ifyou are setting only one screen move the bar cursor to the number of the screen you want to set and press F4 Attributes If you are setting multiple screens at one time tag the desired screens with the Space Key and then press F4 Attributes Note If you set a large number of screens i e over 100 at one time the execu tion time will be lengthened In such cases returning to the File Selection Display and then enter the Screen Selection Display before performing the operation No CNEW_FILE1 Status Screen List NT20M Comment 64KB Set Screen Attributes 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Help Message CNo 1 set screen attributes Buzzer HEM Buzz Beep H
9. or to delete screens from the Programmable Terminal one screen at a time Prints designated screen data Can also be used to print multiple 101 screens Sets buzzer attributes bit inputs history records and alarms 78 F5 Loads screen data from other files The data can include screens marks the numeral table the character string table I O comments and direct connection information o mare oO wo rag A Transmit TMX Transmits data from the Support Tool to a Programmable Terminal The data to be transmitted can be a single screen multiple screens or a memory table k rE Receive RCV Receives data sent from a Programmable Terminal to the Support Tool The data to be received can be a single screen multiple screens or a memory table N oa Continuous or Creates Continuous or Overlapping Screens Overlapping Screen Creation Co Ovl 2 Marks MARK Creates and modifies marks Next Item NEXT Use to change the functions allocated to the function keys 8 NEXT F1 Comment Change Changes screen comments that have previously been set 92 CMNT 5 NEXT F2 Table Edit TABLE Edits memory tables 9 NEXT F3 Check CHECK Checks whether there are any errors in continuous or overlapping screens and displays or prints the results NEXT F4 Direct Connection Sets data area allocations comments and other information for 17 DIRECT use with direct connection operation This function key appears only if
10. press the Enter Key Move the cursor to designate the end point of the move area and press the Enter Key The specified move area will be indicated by a dotted box Move the cursor to designate the area to move to and press the Enter Key The area to which the move will be made will be designated by a dotted box when the cursor is moved Press the Enter Key again when the confirmation message appears to execute the move or press the Escape Key to cancel the move and re turn to step 4 Return to step 2 to move other elements or press the Escape Key to end the move operation Use the following procedure to delete existing elements on the screen 1 2 3 Specify DELETE from the Cut and Paste Display Move the cursor to designate the starting point of the delete area and press the Enter Key Move the cursor to designate the end point of the delete area and press the Enter Key The specified delete area will be indicated by a dotted box Press the Enter Key again when the confirmation message appears to execute the move or press the Escape Key to cancel the move and re turn to step 1 Return to step 2 to delete other elements or press the Escape Key to end the delete operation SECTION 3 Managing Screen Data This section describes how to copy and delete previously created screens to change screen comments and to read screen in from other files 32 Copying SCreens 45 4 vente tae be es Shee Lee ae nth een hE Peek bis en
11. string table entries are numbered from 0 to 255 for a total of 256 The procedure for setting number displays depends on whether or not direct connection is ON or OFF in the Tool Settings Both procedures are given be low 34 Character String Displays Section 2 3 2 3 1 Normal Character String Displays If you select STR DISP from the Initial Edit Display the Initial Screen for Character String Display will appear Initial Display for Character String Display Sict G Abort Conf Del Designating String Tables Table entires 0 to 13 are displayed first on the screen To display the next to be Referenced entires press the Pg Dn Key to return to previously entries press the Pg Up Key Select the string table entry that you want to reference and then press the Enter Key Inputting Initial Value Set the initial value for the selected table entry Input the initial value according to the instructions for inputting the initial val ues for numeral tables For the NT20M the maximum number of characters that can be registered is 32 characters For the NT600M the maximum num ber of characters that can be registered is 40 characters Contents Select reference table number G OQ Select EB Abort WB Cconf Prev Pg GAGB Next Pg No 00011Free 52056Byte Input the characters and then press the Enter Key 35 Character String Displays Section 2 3 Seiting Display Attributes se
12. AW GI Abort Screen Status 84Byte 4 As the default Tool will be displayed in reverse video To delete a screen from the Support Tool just press the Enter Key To delete a screen from the PC select NT Host A message will appear asking whether you actually want to delete the data The following display shows a case where the tag function is used to designate multiple screens for deletion 91 Changing Screen Comments Section 3 3 CNOTDIR No 1 Screen List NT600M Status 64KB Comment Delete Screen N ONDAN AW Bar graph Access terminal 1 Numeral edit E Yes GE Abort Help Message Delete marked screen data Confirm Screen Status 84Byte 5 Toconfirm deletion press the Enter Key or to return to step 1 press any key other than the Enter Key 6 When the deletion is complete a message will be displayed Press any key to return to the Screen Selection Display 3 3 Changing Screen Comments You can change designated screen comments 1 2 3 1 Go to the Screen Selection Display CNOTDIR z EE S J Screen List NT600M Status 64KB Connent Bar graph Access terninal 1 st Numeral edit Help Message Copy No 3 screen data to No 1 1 E J 1 B Confirm 7 GIB Abort Screen Status 38Byte 2 M
13. Beep C Hist E Alrm G Ext 76Byte B Buzzer Buzz or Beep History Yes Do Bit Input On Keypad User Extended functions Backlight color or backlight operation Displayed for the NT20M DT131 DN131 2 13 Screen Check When continuous or overlapping screens are received from the PT as a single screen there is a chance that screen errors may occur in these files Check to see whether such errors have occurred You can print out the con Screen Errors 80 tents of this check If a screen that has been designated as a child screen for continuous or overlapping screens is subsequently designated as a parent screen for Screen Check Section 2 13 another continuous or overlapping screen it results in a screen error A check can be performed as shown below from the Screen Selection Display CNEW_FILE Screen List NT20M 64KB No Status Comment Help Message BC E G Display 1 B DEFG Display 2 Continuous assenbly Select Confirm Next Page Prev Page Mark Unnark Unmark A11 Mark Unnark All File Selection Menu Screen Status A Cont F Keys 18Byte Z CC a E M A A A a 1 2 3 1 Press NEXT F3 Check A message will appear asking whether or not you want the results of the screen check to be printed out 2 Select Yes or No and then press the Enter Key Regardless of wheth er you select Yes or No the results will be displayed on t
14. DELETE The center points for all of the circles on the screen will be indicated by small squares 2 Specify the circle you want to delete The designated circle will be en closed by a square frame and a message will be displayed asking whether you actually want to delete the circle 3 To delete the circle press the Enter Key or to cancel the deletion and return to step 1 press the Escape Key 2 10 3 Modifying Circles 1 2 3 1 Specify MODIFY The center points for all of the circles on the screen are indicated by small squares 2 Specify the center of the circle you want to modify 74 Continuous and Overlapping Screens Section 2 11 3 You can move the cross shaped cursor to the perimeter of the desig nated circle and then modify the radius and center point in the same way as when creating new circles 2 11 Continuous and Overlapping Screens Setting the Parent Screen Selecting Continuous or Overlapping Note You can combine previously created multiple screens into a continuous screens by linking them or into one screen by stacking them into overlapping screens To make continuous screens first one screen is designated as the parent screen and then child screens and the screen scrolling unit are set for the parent screen To make overlapping screens first one screen is desig nated as the parent screen and then child screens are designated for the parent screen On the Screen Selection Displa
15. EE AR GE E H GHB CNT F 3 REEI No No No No ILE GA Input a word OBGS Select Confirn Abort 6 Make the four settings as described in the following table The comment is optional and all four settings can be omitted here if desired and input later using the table edit operation Fesaing Searing Initialize Init Set YES to initialize the contents in the numeral table when PT power is turned ON Set to NO to maintain the previous value when PT power is turned ON Set words St Word Set the number of PC words to be used Set the address of the first PC word to be used Input any desired user comment area The numeral display settings will appear when the above display is left Set Nuneral C8IDig 1 8 Decinal COIDig 0 7 zero Sup Yes No Disp Sign Yes No Char Size Half Norn Hide Scale Equ Hide High 4x 9x 16x Attribute Norn Inv Flsh Disp Type Dec Hex TEJ Display setting tiem Select Ref Table Di 000 Confirm bort No 00021 Free 45298Byte 7 Set the way in which the display will appear on the screen Refer to the examples on page 30 33 Character String Displays Section 2 3 Number of integer Set the number of digits for the integer portion of the digits Integer number Number of decimal Set the number of digits for the decimal portion of the digits Decimal number Zero suppress Zero Set whether or not leading zeros are to be displa
16. Inputting Strings This example shows how to input the roman letters abcde You can display up to 32 characters per line on a NT20M screen and up to 80 per line on a NT600M screen 1 2 3 1 Specify CREATE 2 Input the characters e g abcde The following display will appear pbcdem Confirn STR IN Enter string bort Esc EAI Delete Char Mark No 0001 Free 45390Byte 22 Inputting Character Strings Section 2 1 3 Ifthe input is correct press the Enter Key to enter the characters and go to the String Attributes section on page 24 Special characters or Marks can also be input as display characters as described below Special Characters Characters not on the keyboard can be input via character codes A list of character codes is provided at the end of the manual To input a character code press the ALT Key followed by the decimal code Marks You can input marks while inputting characters 1 2 3 1 Press F1 Mark while inputting a string The Mark List will appear Onga Select Confirm Esc Abort abcde Enter string Confirm Abort Aa Delete Char Mark CNo 00011Free 45390Byte 2 Use the direction keys to select the mark you want to input and then press the Enter Key to enter them or press the Escape Key to cancel mark input and return to character input abcde g Enter string Confirm Abort EA Delete Char Mark CNo 00011Free 45390Byt
17. Note Indicates information of particular interest for efficient and convenient opera tion of the product 1 2 3 Indicates lists of one sort or another such as procedures precautions etc OMRON 1991 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permis sion of 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 Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual Nevertheless OMRON assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the informa tion contained in this publication TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 INtrOdUCHON 3 4555 riseire eit pau raV hues ee eae 1 1 1 Terminology and NT series Manuals 0 cece eee eee een en eee 2 E2 Using Older Model isase o nem n E I EAEE ME ee E R eee ES 2 1 3 System Configuration pre cpsres pisie cee eee eee erent een ere nena 3 1 4 Cr atin sa Work Disk ace nace a eRe Sag RE oe eA he See a eae 4 ES Starting and Bxiung Ss skeet eee es tied eb eed NE Ebb ene ee Eee bbe eae 5 1 6 Main Menu sdr stots dic
18. Press any key to return to the File Selection Display Note If you give the file the same name as an existing file a message will appear indicating that the file name already exists and asking you if you wish to overwrite the existing file If it is overwritten any data stored up to that point will be cleared If you wish to overwrite the existing file press the Enter Key If you wish to cancel press a key other than the Enter Key and then input another name for the file Saving Files A file name extension is attached to the file name that is input and the file name is stored in the Tool Settings data directory For example if the data directory is set as B DATA and LOGFILE is input as the file name then the data received will be saved to B DATA LOGFILE LOG The history records are stored in the file first by order of occurrence and then by order of frequency 4 5 Setting Initial Screens The Programmable Terminal will display a previously designated initial screen when the PT is turned on or reset 1 2 3 1 Go to the File Selection Display 99 Setting Initial Screens Section 4 5 File List NT600M 64KB FileName Title EW FILE Creation of New File LINE2 Copyur ite Select Confirn Next Page Prev Page Exit to Main Menu Deleteprint KOM WMist 2 Move the bar cursor to the file for which you want to set the initial screen and then press F8 Initial Screen File Lis
19. Scale Equ Hide High dx 9x 16x 64x Attribute Norm Iny Flsh Spot Display setting oooo Select Ref Table CNo 000 Confirm Abort CNo 00011 Free 52056Byte Set the way in which the display will appear on the screen Refer to the ex amples on page 30 29 Numeral Displays Section 2 2 Reference table entry Set the number of the item to be referenced in the Reference Table numeral table Number of integer Set the number of digits for the integer portion of the digits Integer number Number of decimal Set the number of digits for the decimal portion of the digits Decimal number Zero suppress Zero Set whether or not leading zeros are to be displayed on Sup the screen Display sign Disp Set whether or not negative signs are to be displayed on Sign the screen The positive sign is not displayed Character size Char Set the size of characters to be displayed on the screen Size Set the scale factor for the display The NT600M can be set to 64X in addition to those shown above Sets display attributes for the screen Refer to page 24 for examples of how attributes are displayed on screen Press the Enter Key after checking all of these settings Numeral Display Examples Number of Number of Zero suppress Code display Contents of Display integer digits decimal digits numeral table No No 12 012 1234 F 12 012 1234 pa 12 1234 12 1234 12 1234 12 1234 12 1234 12 1234
20. Set all the bar graph display attributes and press the Enter Key Bar Graph Setting Ref Table No 0001 B Up Lf Dn Hidth C 31 Gph Frame Yes Disp Sign Yes 100 Val C 1001 Display z Yes Size of z Half Norm Scale Equ Hide 4x 9x iho Display setting titim Select Ref Table CNo 000 Confirn Ga Abort No 60011Free 5S2056Byte Whether the bar is to be displayed in the normal direction or the reverse direction See note 1 The width of the bar graph The width must be 3 dots or greater to set a frame The width must be 8 dots or greater when displaying horizontal bars from the top of the screen or when displaying vertical bars from the right of the screen Graph Frame Whether or not a graph frame showing 100 is to be displayed Whether or not a negative sign is to be displayed Ifa negative sign is used the bar graph can be displayed in the reverse direction for negative values See note 2 100 value The value of the denominator for percentage calculations You cannot set numerals of 0 or less as the 100 value Display Whether or not the result of percentage calculations is to be displayed as numerals Size of Set the character size of numerals for when percentages are displayed Set the scale factor for the percentage display The NT600M can be set to 64X in addition to those shown above Note 1 Horizontal bar graphs can be displayed left to right or right to left V
21. X and Y coordinates of the display position the X and Y coordinates of the lower left hand corner of the guide box are 24 Inputting Character Strings Section 2 1 displayed You cannot set a display position that allows the guide box to extend off the screen Position Confirn Ga Abort X 236 Y 199 No 0001 Free 45390Byte STR IN Set display posit titie a 2 When you have set the display position press the Enter Key abede STR IN Enter string EB EAI Delete Char Mark CNo 00011Free 45298Byte Confirn bort 3 You will be returned to the Initial Text Input Display and the contents set up to this point are displayed At this time a message again appears in the command box instructing you to enter text If you are inputting text to different places on the same screen repeat the operations described above When you have finished inputting text press the Escape Key You will be returned to the Initial Edit Display 2 1 2 Deleting Character Strings You can delete strings that have already been set by using the procedure given below When you delete a string a portion of the display may be left empty If this happens press the TAB Key to rewrite the display 25 Inputting Character Strings Section 2 1 1 2 3 1 Specify DELETE The cross shaped cursor will be displayed Select string to be deleted ooc5 Select Confirn Ga Abort X 246 Y 50 CNo 00011Fre
22. bar cursor is irrelevant 114 Deleting PT Screens Section 6 4 No Status CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB Comment Delete Screen 3 TRA fe Bar graph Access terminal 1 Numeral edit Help Message Select item to be deleted NT Host Select Confirn Abort Status 38Byte Select NT host and and then press the Enter Key No EE ee Status CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB Connent Bar graph Access terninal 1 Numeral edit Delete Screen Help Message Specify NT host screen to delete l Confirm Abort Status 38Byte 4 Input the number of the PT screen to be deleted and then press the Enter Key A message will be displayed asking whether you actually want to delete the screen 115 Deleting PT Screens Section 6 4 116 CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600H 64KB Delete Screen No Status Comment Help Message t Bar graph t Access terminal 1 MEER SC VIRTUE Delete NIM No 11 screen data Confirm TRA E E Yes GE Abort Screen Status 38Byte To confirm press the Enter Key To abort and return to step 4 press a key other than the Enter Key When the deletion is complete a message will be displayed Press any key to return to the Screen Selection Display SECTION 7 PROM Writer Operations This section
23. data and mark data can be transmitted either by file or by screen i e single screens multiple screens or memory tables 106 Transmitting Data Section 6 2 Transmitting Files Note 1 2 3 When you transmit a file screen data memory table data and mark data registered in the PT is completely overwritten unless the resume operation is set to ON If the resume operation is ON memory table data will not be changed When using EEPROM the PT memory must be initialized i e cleared in advance from the maintenance menu to transfer data to the PT s image data memory 1 Go to the File Selection Display 2 Move the bar cursor to the file you want to transmit and then press F6 Transmit A message will appear asking whether you actually want to transmit the file 3 If you do want to transmit it press the Enter Key To return to the File Selection Display press any key other than the En ter Key File List NT600HM 64KB FileName Title 4 NEH FILE Creation of New File LINEI ProLinel Harnings LINE2 Input messages NOTDIR CLINE1 J data sending Tool gt NTH Confirm B Yes 7 GE Abort Select whether or not you want to confirm transmission Select Yes or No and then press the Enter Key Transfer will begin File List NT600H 64KB FileName Title 5 NEH FILE Creation of New File LINEI ProLinel H
24. is possible to designate the C drive directory A gt NTINSTAL CANT 4 Ifthe installation program is successfully completed then the Support Tool will be installed in the NT directory on the work disk Switch from the A drive to the C drive In the C drive switch to the NT directory A gt C C gt CD ANT a Main Menu Section 1 6 5 Input NTMreturn to start and use the Support Tool C gt NTM This completes the backup When starting up the next time change directo ries to the NT directory and then input NTM to start the Support Tool C gt CD ANT a C gt NTM 1 5 Starting and Exiting Startup Procedure If working from a floppy insert the start up disk into disk drive A and a data disk into disk drive B then turn on the power When using a hard disk first start up MS DOS from the hard disk then input NTMreturn from the NT di rectory When the Support Tool has started the following display will appear Main Menu NIM Support Tool Version 4 1 Main Menu Edit Screen Select Tool Settings Confirm Exit C OMRON Corporation 1993 All Rights Reserved Note While the Support Tool is operating with the system disks do not pull out the disks from the floppy disk drive or an operation error will result Exiting While the Main Menu is displayed use the Up Key or the Down Key to move the bar cursor to Exit and then press the Enter Key The MS DOS prompt will be displayed At this poi
25. modification procedure is basically the same as the creation procedure given above 2 5 Touch Switches A touch switch can be set by designating the size display position and a label You can set a maximum of 64 touch switches per screen for the NT20M and 128 for the NT600M The procedure for creating touch switches depends on whether or not direct connection is ON or OFF in the Tool Settings Both procedures are given be low 2 5 1 Normal Touch Switches If you select TOUCH SW from the Initial Edit Display the Initial Touch Switch Display will appear Initial Touch Switch Display EH Slict Abort Conf Del Designating Area The size and display position of the touch switch must be specified The touch switch area is set by designating diagonal corners the starting and ending points of a rectangle on a grid Starting point Ending point 1 2 3 1 Designate the starting point 2 Designate the ending point The touch switch settings are input after the area has been designated Note Although you can set touch switches that overlap lamps or other touch switches inverse displays may not be displayed properly 46 Touch Switches Section 2 5 Touch Switch Settings Set Touch Switch tJ 10 255 Frame Normal Solid None Inverse Yes No Label Yes No ee Memes Display setting oBcs Select Confirn Abort CNo 60011Free S2056Byte The number of the switch being set T
26. numeral table and the numbers do not correspond to item numbers in the numeral table When a number is specified a display to set direct or indirect ref erencing will appear 31 Numeral Displays Section 2 2 3 Specify Direct Indirect referencing is not currently supported The nu meral table will be displayed Comment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DA Select a numeral table OE Select BA Abort Next Page GEB Ref Confirm Prey Page 4 Specify the desired table entry number The initial value input field con tents will be entered The headings in the table are described in the following table resting rnin No o Numeral table entry number IN initialize at startup Indicates whether or not the table value is to be initialized when the PT is turned ON quantity Number of PC words used eee o of the first PC word Comment User comment area 2 comment area 5 Input the desired initial value This value can be omitted here if desired and input later using the table edit operation The initial value can be up to 8 digits long When the initial value field is left the following display will appear to input the remaining settings 32 Numeral Displays Section 2 2 Note Negative values and initial values are set differently for direct connection Refer to page 61 for details Contents Comment Specify Hord No Yes St Hord 21 1 2 Hord Connent
27. proce dures as well as miscellaneous information such as the functional limitations when creating screens for older PT mod els Refer to the other sections in this manual for details on specific operations Reference pages are given in this section for many operations 1 1 Terminology and NT series Manuals 0 0 0 eee cece eee eee nen eee 2 1 2 Using Older Models c425 vita eo on ES dk aah we de ee Re ee eal weet 2 1 3 System Configuration sssri arneses ee e a cee eee ee eect ener S 3 1 3 1 NT20M and NT600M Support Tool Operations 00 3 1 3 2 Menu Configuration 0 0 0 ee cee eee eee eee 3 1 3 3 Support Tool System 0 cee eee nee 4 1 4 Cr ating a Work Disk 3 05 le ea ee Rhee aa ee epee ate 4 1 5 Starting and Bxitn secs os fo ee cee ose weds EN ba er ee ba Re EA Poth 5 126 Main Ment o 5 ects ck Lao ee ie ae n a bed awe a E n Ae nE Seed 5 7 FleSelection neie oa e E See E R E EA RN EOE E ea as 6 1 8 Screen Selections riene an ee ao E Ee a A ee ay AAE ERS 7 1 9 Inputting Screen Comments File Names and Titles 0 0 0004 10 1 9 1 Sereen Comments eisi csi seit head Gd we a oS AER E og ERER Ble 10 1 9 2 File Names and Titles os cessas s ee eee eee 10 1 10 Editing Screens lt c 0 lt 3 hi ee ee RLS i ee i a eee 11 1 11 Inputting Character Strings and Numbers 0 0 0 0 eee eee eee 12 t 12 Basic Operation ecra es Soe ae Soe SU Ses Ga Se ee e
28. saving the new data press the Space Key To cancel returning to the Screen Selection dis play and continue editing screen data press the Escape Key If the Enter Key is pressed to return to the Screen Selection Display an input area will appear for the screen comment If you have modified an existing screen any comment previously input for it will appear Input or change the comment as desired 24 characters and press the Enter Key Press the Escape Key to return to step 2 File Names and Titles 1 2 3 File names and titles can be input when shifting from the Screen Selection Display to the File Selection Display Use the following procedure 1 Press the Escape Key from the Screen Selection Display after creating new screens and or editing existing ones A message will appear asking if the new data should be saved To confirm and to save the new screen data press the Enter Key To return to the File Selection Display without saving the new data press the Space Key To cancel returning to the File Selection Display and re turn to the Screen Selection Display press the Escape Key If the Enter Key is pressed to return to the File Selection Display an in put area will appear for the file name Input the file name 8 characters and press the Enter Key Press the Escape Key to return to step 1 If you specify an existing file name you will be asked to confirm over writing the file Press the Enter Key to confirm overwr
29. start and end points for graphics Right Button The right mouse button can be clicked in place of pressing the Escape Key to move backward through processing steps or to cancel an operation Caution Although either the mouse or the keyboard can be used for most operations some operations have been restricted to only keyboard operation for safety If the software does not respond when a mouse button is pressed use the key board instead 1 12 4 Positioning Operations Grid display can be set via the Tool Settings and grid display and snap to grid operation can be set via the Set Environment settings The grid can be used either to visually align objects on the display or it can be combined with snap to grid operation to force objects to be positioned exactly on the grid Refer to pages 15 and 16 for details 14 Tool Settings Section 1 13 1 13 Tool Settings If you start up the Support Tool and select Tool Settings from the Main Menu the Tool Settings Display will appear Contents of Tool Settings Auto Refresh Tool Settings NT20M Memory Size 32 KB 64 KB 128 KB 256 KB Direct setting No Yes Printer Epson Dot Matrix HP Laser Sheet Feeder Yes No Auto Refresh Yes No Display Grid No 8 dot 16 dot 32 dot TouchSwu Communication Port COM1 COM2 Temporary Directory N Data Directory Help Message Set NT model OH Select Item OG Change Setting Confirn Confirm NT model GA Abort NT Model Memory Si
30. table is explained separately below If the numeral table is specified the numeral table will appear in the same form as used for numeral editing or bar graphs 1 Specify the numeral table entry that you want to edit 2 Input the initial value as desired and continue making or changing set tings in the same fashion as originally done when creating numeral edit ing areas or bar graphs 3 You can continue inputting or changing setting for other numeral table entires when finished with the first one 4 When you are finished editing press the Escape Key When the Escape Key is pressed you will be returned to the Memory Table Selection Display If the string table is specified the string table will appear in the same form as used for character string display 1 Specify the string table entry that you want to edit 2 Input the initial value as desired and continue making or changing set tings in the same fashion as originally done when creating string dis plays 61 Numeral Editing Section 2 8 3 You can continue inputting or changing setting for other string table en tires when finished with the first one 4 When you are finished editing press the Escape Key Words and Numeric Data When setting word addresses for numeral or string tables the number of PC words to be used and the address of the first word are input For example for numeral table entires one word can be specified to use from 1 to 4 digits and t
31. the screen 12 key Function Key Units Function Function Function key No key No key No EO ee ee Zn en Se E Re 2o yo e ean Faw dse dea 7 mw Jn Note The characters in parentheses indicate the labels displayed on the screen 67 Numeral Editing Section 2 8 Numeral editing is not possible for PTs without Touch Panels is Expansion I O Units with 10 02 Terminals are used 2 8 2 Direct Connection Numeral Editing Creating Use the following procedure to create a direct connection numeral editing area 1 2 3 1 Select NUM EDIT from the Initial Edit Display a list of the numeral edit ing already existing in the current screen will be displayed OE Slct G Abort EB cConf E De1 Set Order 2 Specify the number to be used in the table This is not the numeral table and the numbers do not correspond to item numbers in the numeral table When a number is specified the numeral table will be displayed Comment MEGHA Select a numeral table Select Abort Next Page Ref Confirn Prev Page 3 Specify the desired table entry number The initial value input field con tents will be entered The headings in the table are described in the following table 68 Numeral Editing Section 2 8 sang rings Noo o Numeral table entry number Contents Initial value IN initialize at startup Indicates whether or not the table value is to be initialized when th
32. to se lect from and a file name and title are input when returning to the File Selec tion Display Refer to page 10 for name and title input procedures If you want to modify a file that has already been created select the file that you want to modify The help message area will display the direct connection setting and file size for the file indicated by the bar cursor Check the direct connection setting before reading files If files created with the direct connection setting turned OFF are read when the Tool Settings is set to ON the screens will be converted to direct connection data It is not possible to convert from direct connection data to data without direct connec tion File Selection Menu File List NT600M 64KB FileName EW FILE Creation of New File Select Confirn Next Page Prev Page Exit to Main Menu OT OS Ge A n Data Compatibility with the Old Version of Software EV1 The EV4 version of the software can read and edit data created by the EV1 However once the data is read by the EV4 it no longer can be read or edited by the EV1 even if the file name has not been changed This occurs because the EV4 expands the data previously saved with the EV1 Before using any EV1 data with the EV4 it is recommended that a backup copy of the EV1 be made Screen Selection Section 1 8 File Operations You can perform file operations by using the function keys while the File Se lection D
33. ts 90 3 2 Deleting Screens E coe et aati ecco agape Sebati he baat 91 3 3 Changing Screen Comments 0 0 cece ce ee eee een eae 92 3 4 Reading Data from Other Files 0 0 cece eee een eens 93 89 Copying Screens Section 3 1 3 1 Copying Screens You can copy designated screens to different screens To copy a screen first designate the source screen number and then designate the target screen number as described below 1 2 3 1 Go to the Screen Selection Display CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB Status Comment Help Message Bar graph Access terninal 1 Copy No 31 screen data Numeral edit to No 1 1 E B Confirm 7 G Abort Screen Status 38Byte 2 Move the bar cursor to the number of the screen from which data is to be copied and then press F1 Copy CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB Status Comment Help Message Bar graph Access terninal 1 Copy No 3 screen data st Numeral edit to No 1 1 E J B Confirm 7 GIB Abort Screen Status 38Byte 3 Input the number of the screen to which the data is to be copied and then press the Enter Key For the NT20M you can input a screen num ber from 1 to 250 for the NT600M from 1 to 1 000 4 Input a comment of up to 24 characters and press the Enter Key 5 When copying is complete a message will be displayed
34. 1 Receiving Data from a PROM Writer Section 7 4 stored up to that point will be cleared If you wish to overwrite the existing file press the Enter Key If you wish to cancel return to step 1 by pressing a key other than the Enter Key Then input another name for the new file 122 Appendix Special Characters English Character Codes Pin 3 of SW1 must be ON to enable English language messages to use the following codes Example Hex code is represented by 30 decimal code by 48 and character by 0 Code 20 and 32 in the table represents a space as indicated by SP 1st SP marere a ee Sette ep tet 114 130 146 i EEE ere ret 115 131 147 et et ee 100 116 132 148 5 e 22 Ka e ag o a oa 4 ol O Ko BE oO mn a 123 Appendix 2 S A 1S 3 Q 3 wn gt z 243 E0 224 227 211 E pE co 192 Eea N i T 165 181 197 213 229 245 176 AO 160 7 7 Hex Digits 1st 2nd x 161 177 193 209 225 241 w e e e e fel le 162 178 194 210 1 226 242 Lace ree fe ras e 235 ran fe EA 203 219 173 189 205 221 237 253 174 190 206 222 238 254 ka u E eo D uR 175 191 207 223 239 255 168 184 200 216 232 248 ae E i e ei 169 185 201 217 233 249 170 186 202 218 234 250 124 A C abbreviations 2 addresses data area specific
35. 210 Circles sie e a r a A a goal eae ee eS Boog ee E A ES 73 2 11 Continuous and Overlapping Screens 0 0 eee eee nee 75 2 12 Sereen AtHiDutes oina soni cch sa eer Sane ehtens r gee eh ie tanta 78 2 13 Screen Cheeks vishal Seees A ALR Glad eee BR AS 80 2a A gt Marks ih sec et staan aia caret aah aia hp a geet ran tanh A Ra hen CE ae E NA a oe 82 2 15 Stand alone Operation 0 erruer nureen errer 85 2 16 Edit a occ Gti hte HERA SOS Ve eee eo BU Be Se Ca os Ge cm ae eee oe 87 SECTION 3 Managing Screen Data cc ccc cc cee cccenees 89 3 1 Copying Screens 4 ieee eee eein Kayes Goan dary om Seb aes 90 3 2 Deleting Screens o sg eye ea asec bist ph ey Gel MARA eet ae des hte ahs 91 3 3 Changing Screen Comments 0 0 cece eee cee eee en eee 92 3 4 Reading Data from Other Files 0 0 ec nee 93 SECTION 4 Managing File Data wiiciscasawenw aes ceteewew ane oes 95 4 1 Copying Files zaskd s neiaa ies ka es Sta is dp tus alba dele sth Suche crv ands EE R ds aed 96 4 2 Deleting Files rreri na i otan secoe deters sage he sie see Seale aren dad ee aad Bete 97 4 3 Changing File Titles spesse ears kts nts pee BAe ie SR ae Bt ale wea ae As 98 4 4 Saving PT Histories in Files 0 cece nee 98 4 5 Setting Initial Screens 2 1 2 ccc a eee 99 Vii Viii SECTION 5 Printing ieiateoeiew seen Ratele wees 5 1 Printing Features 0 0008 5 2 Printing from the File S
36. 32 entries are displayed on each page Use the Pg Up and Pd Dn Keys to scroll to other pages Contents Select Confirn Prey Page sc Abort Next Page Note If you press F1 Reference at this time a list of the screens referencing the table entry indicated by the cursor will appear 60 Section 2 7 Editing Memory Tables 1 2 3 1 With the cursor select the string table entry that you want to edit and press the Enter Key 2 Input the character string and press the Enter Key 3 When you are finished editing press the Escape Key List of Referencing Screens You can display a list of screens referencing designated number or string table entries by pressing F1 when the numeral or string table is displayed With the cursor select the memory table entry that you want to list references for and press F1 Reference The table below is an example of a memory table reference display The displayed numbers indicate the screens that ref erence the designated table entry Menory Table Usage Reference Numeral Table Number 000 Reference 1 2 Reference 2 7 2 Direct Connection Operation Selecting the Memory Table Editing Numeral Tables 1 2 3 Editing String Tables 1 2 3 If you select TBL EDIT on the Initial Edit Display the Initial Table Editing Dis play will appear Select either numeral table or string table for editing Editing the numeral table and string
37. C4QiChar 1 40 Char Size Half Norm Scale Equ Hide High 4x 9x 16x 64x Attribute Norn Inv Flsh Spot Display setting tlt i 1 gt Select Ref Table Di 000 Confirn Abort No 60021Free 45298Byte 7 Set the way in which the display will appear on the screen Press the Enter Key after completing all of these settings 39 Lamps Section 2 4 Number of character Set the number of character digits to be displayed on digits Char See Note the screen Character size Size Set the character size to be used for each 1 byte characters Set the scale for characters to be displayed on the screen Display attributes Set display attributes for the screen Refer to page 24 Attr for examples of how attributes are displayed on screen Note For contents registered in the memory table only the number of digits that have been set will be displayed Each normal character requires one digit and each mark requires 2 digits 8 Set the display position When the display position has been set you can return to set another character string display or you can continue pressing the Escape Key to return to the Initial Edit Display Deleting and Modifying Direct connection character string displays are deleted or modified from the display shown in step 1 above Select the number of the character string table and then specify DELETE or MODIFY The modification procedure is basically the same as the creation procedure given
38. Free 52056Byte Position the label on the screen Deleting and Modifying You can delete or modify previously input touch switch data on the screen The procedures for these operations are the same as those for deleting and modifying character strings Refer to appropriate subsections of 2 7 Inputting Character Strings for details Note If you change the label designation from No to Yes will be set as the default 2 5 2 Direct Connection Touch Switches Creating Use the following procedure to create a direct connection touch switch 1 2 3 1 Select TOUCH SW from the Initial Edit Display a list of the touch switches already existing in the current screen will be displayed Slct G Abort Conf Del 48 Touch Switches Section 2 5 Caution Specify the number to be used in the table The numbers in this table are not the touch switch numbers A display will appear to draw the touch switch Specify the starting and ending points diagonally opposed corners of the rectangle A display will appear to specify the bit that is to control the touch switch Set Touch Switch C 0000001 C Bit Setting r Comment C EB ak E H Fun Notify GB cN1 11H CH F a 33 Gi ED N0 l Keypad EE D SHEE TOUCH SH Input touch switch bits ELL Select Confirm Ea bort CNo 00011Free 45390Byte 4 Input the address of the PC bit that is to co
39. Key Space Bar ShifttHome clear Key one button combining two keys the Home clear Key and function keys 1 12 3 Mouse A mouse can be connected to the Support Tool and used to input coordinates to specify display positions for text strings or numerals and to create poly lines circles and other graphics To use a mouse connect a two button mouse to the computer s mouse con nector and prepare a level smooth surface such as a mouse pad to operate iton The mouse can then be used to move labels the cursor and other objects on the screen see below Procedures in this manual are generally written for operation from the key board There are however often three means to execute an operation i e from the keyboard using on screen buttons and using the mouse and cursor directly It is generally a matter of preference on which method is used the results will be the same Left Button The left mouse button can be used in place of the Enter Key to achieve the following e To specify items on menus Click the mouse once to move the cursor and then again to execute e To click on screen buttons to replace keyboard key inputs See page 14 for details e Double clicking to end polyline input instead of Shift Enter e Dragging to move objects on screen or draw lines e To designate display positions for text or numerals e To designate display positions for touch switches lamps and bar graphs e To designate center
40. Key after completing all of these settings When the display position has been set you can return to set another bar graph or you can continue pressing the Escape Key to return to the Initial Edit Display 58 Editing Memory Tables Section 2 7 Deleting and Modifying Direct connection bar graphs are deleted or modified from the display shown in step 1 above Select the number of the numeral table and then specify DELETE or MODIFY The modification procedure is basically the same as the creation procedure given above 2 7 Editing Memory Tables Memory tables can be displayed for editing or to create lists of screen num bers referencing a specified table entry This function is the same when NEXT F2 TBL EDIT is executed from the Screen Selection Display The procedure for editing memory tables depends on whether or not direct connection is ON or OFF in the Tool Settings Both procedures are given be low 2 7 1 Normal Operation If you select TBL EDIT on the Initial Edit Display the Initial Table Editing Dis play will appear Initial Table Edit Display IMAM Select memory tables to edit gt Select Yad Confirn al Numeral String Abort No 0002 Free 52018Byte Selecting the Memory Table Select either numeral table or string table for editing Editing the numeral table and string table is explained separately below Editing Numeral Tables If you select the numeral table to edit the following display will a
41. NT series NT20M NT600M Support Tool Operation Manual Revised August 1993 Notice OMRON products are manufactured for use according to proper procedures by a qualified operator and only for the purposes described in this manual The following conventions are used to indicate and classify precautions in this manual Always heed the information provided with them Failure to head precautions can result in injury to people or dam age to the product DANGER Indicates information that if not heeded is likely to result in loss of life or serious injury WARNING Indicates information that if not heeded could possibly result in loss of life or serious injury Caution Indicates information that if not heeded could result in relative serious or minor injury damage to the product or faulty operation OMRON Product References All OMRON products are capitalized in this manual The word Unit is also capitalized when it refers to an OMRON product regardless of whether or not it appears in the proper name of the product The abbreviation Ch which appears in some displays and on some OMRON products often means word and is abbreviated Wd in documentation in this sense The abbreviation PC means Programmable Controller and is not used as an abbreviation for any thing else Visual Aids The following headings appear in the left column of the manual to help you locate different types of information
42. Nothing will be printed if no data exists for a specified item Detailed information will not be printed for polylines and circles Only 62 lines will be printed per page before pagination The maximum length printed for character data is 32 characters Only child screens will be printed for continuous or overlapping screen unless a screen image is specified If a screen image is specified for con tinuous screens only the first child screen and the screen numbers of the child screens will be printed If a screen image is specified for overlapping screens the overlapping screen and the screen numbers of the child screens will be printed OMONADW 5 2 Printing from the File Selection Display 1 2 3 102 1 Go to the File Selection Display 2 Specify the file from which to print 3 Specify F3 The following display will appear Printing from the Screen Selection Display Section 5 3 File List NT600HM 64KB Print File FileName Title Help Message NEH_FILE Creation of New File LINE1 ProLinel Warnings Printing selected file INEZ Select type of printing NOTDIR Print File List Print Screen List Print Screen Print Cross references Print Display History File Print Mark List Print Direct Com Info Select Confirm GB Abort 4 Specify the item to be printed or press the Escape Key to cancel Print ing will start after user confirmation for all items except for screens in which ca
43. ON s Programmable Controllers Host Link oo A system employing SYSMAC C series Host Link Units used to create a communications bus EAEE WAY between PCs between PCs and PTs etc ISYSMAC BUS BUS A remote I O network created between SYSMAC C series PCs and input output devices Reference Manuals The NT20M NT2000M Series and NT600M Series are covered in the six manuals described below Actual manual numbers also include suffixes indi cating the version of the manual NT20M NT2000M Operation This manual provides specifications functions and operating Vo01 Manual instructions for the NT20M and NT2000M Programmable Terminals NT600M Operation Manual This manual provides specifications functions and operating V002 instructions for NT600M Programmable Terminals NT series Host Interface Unit This manual covers the commands controls and communications V003 Operation Manual specifications for operating the NT20M and the NT600M Refer to this manual when programming host computer communications NT20M NT600M Support Tool This manual covers methods for creating screens including screen V004 Operation Manual data preparation switches lights and alarms NT series Host Interface Unit This manual covers the Direct Connection feature which has been V015 Direct Operation Manual added to the Host Interface Unit NT series RS 232C RS 422 This manual covers the commands controls and communications Interface Unit Operation Manual speci
44. Press any key to return to the Screen Selection Display Note If screen data already exists at the designated target screen a verification message will appear indicating that data already exists and asking you if you wish to overwrite it If it is overwritten any data stored up to that point will be cleared If you choose to overwrite the existing data press the Enter Key If 90 Deleting Screens Section 3 2 you wish to cancel return to the Screen Selection Display by pressing a key other than the Enter Key 3 2 Deleting Screens You can delete one or more screens that has previously been set Screen data can also be deleted from the PT 1 2 3 1 Go to the Screen Selection Display CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB No Status Comment Help Message t Bar graph Access terninal 1 Copy No 3 screen data st Numeral edit to No 1 1 E l E fe 1 B Confirm 7 GIB Abort Screen Status 38Byte 2 Ifyou are only deleting one screen move the bar cursor to the number of the screen you want to delete and then press F2 Delete 3 If you are deleting multiple screens tag the screen numbers that you want to delete and then press F2 Delete CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB Delete Screen No Status Comment Help Message Bar graph Access terminal 1 Numeral edit Select item to be deleted NT Host GS Select Confirn N ONDAN
45. T status This setting must be made A user comment may also be input if desired Numeral mem table The contents of the numeral table used in the file can be seen in list form Data can be input or changed String mem table The contents of the character string table used in the file can be seen in list form Data can be input or changed F key input output notify Function keys cannot be set for PTs with touch panels These settings are not required and will be ignored if input 4 When the settings have been completed press the Escape Key once to return to the beginning of the operation and twice to end 19 SECTION 2 Creating Screens This section describes the procedures used to create and check screens and to input screen attributes The procedures for creating special display characters called marks and for controlling screens during stand alone operation are also pro vided here 2 1 Inputting Character Strings 0 cece eee 22 2 1 1 New Character Strings er orne eee eee nee 22 2 1 2 Deleting Character Strings 0 eee eee ee 25 2 1 3 Modifying Character Strings 00 00 eee eee 26 2 2 Numeral Display Ss sasore eoni ees MBSE SS Ags bebe eee a eed Ris dee Re eee 28 2 2 1 Normal Numeral Displays 20 0 0 cece 28 2 2 2 Direct Connection Numeral Displays 0 00000 e eee eee eee 31 2 3 Character String Displays acis perona E EE E E NA RE E E PENR ER eee 34 2 3 1 Normal Ch
46. above 2 4 Lamps An indicator lamp can be created by setting the lamp size display position and a label You can set a maximum of 64 lamps per screen for the NT20M and 128 for the NT600M The procedure for creating lamps depends on whether or not direct connec tion is ON or OFF in the Tool Settings Both procedures are given below 2 4 1 Normal Lamps If you select LAMP from the Initial Edit Display the Initial Lamp Display will appear Initial Lamp Display 3 Slct Abort Conf Del Lamp Shape Either square or circular must be specified for the lamp shape 40 Lamps Section 2 4 Designating Area The size and display position of the lamp must be specified The lamp area is set by designating diagonal corners the starting and ending points of a rect angle for square lamps and the center and radius of circular lamps Starting point lt Radius Center Ending point we 1 2 3 1 Designate the starting point or center 2 Designate the ending point or radius The lamp settings are input after the lamp area has been designated Note Although you can set lamp areas that overlap touch switches or other lamps overlapping sections may not be inverse properly Frames on lamps and touch switches and labels may also prevent proper display for overlapping lamps touch switches Lamp Seitings Lamp Setting Lamp No CQ 10 255 Frame Yes No Attribute Lit_ Fish Label Yes No
47. an be only one line long Input character strings if longer labels are required 2 will be input as the default label if the label setting is changed from NO to YES Set the size and scale of the label display Select Confirn Label display setting titie Half Equ Wide High 4x 9x 16x 64x Abort CNo 00031 Free 52006Byte Position the label on the screen Deleting and Modifying You can delete or modify previously input lamp data on the screen The pro cedures for these operations are the same as those for deleting and modify ing character strings Refer to appropriate subsections of 2 1 Inputting Char acter Strings for details 42 Lamps Section 2 4 2 4 2 Direct Connection Lamps Creating Use the following procedure to create a direct connection lamp 1 2 3 1 Select LAMP from the Initial Edit Display a list of the lamps already ex isting in the current screen will be displayed Comment Sict Abort Conf Del 2 Specify the number to be used in the table The numbers in this table are not the lamp numbers When a number is specified a display to specify either a rectangular or round lamp will appear GM Select lamp to be set up Select Confirn Stem Circle Esc Abort No 00021Free 45298Byte 3 Specify the lamp shape A display will appear to draw the lamp 4 Ifa rectangle was specified specify the starting and ending points diag onally
48. an be used to control the same attribute Whether or not a label is to be attached to the lamp 44 Lamps Section 2 4 Press the Enter Key after completing all of these settings 8 If you set label to Yes the following screen will be displayed If you set label to No you will be returned to the Initial Lamp Display Confirn Lamp C 0000001 enter label Ga Abort EES ORS Delete Char Mark CNo 00021Free 45298Byte Input the label and press the Enter Key You can also press the F3 Function Key to input from a list of marks that have been created Refer to page 22 for details on the mark input procedure Note 1 Labels can be only one line long Input character strings if longer labels are required 2 will be input as the default label if the label setting is changed from NO to YES Set the size and scale of the label display Clear Area Select Confirn Modify label display setting oocs Half Equ Wide High 4x 9x 16x 64x Abort CNo 00021Free 45174Byte Position the label on the screen When lamp settings have been completed you can return to set another lamp or you can continue pressing the Escape Key to return to the Initial Edit Display Deleting and Modifying Direct connection lamps are deleted or modified from the display shown in step 1 above Select the number of the numeral table and then specify DE 45 Touch Switches Section 2 5 LETE or MODIFY The
49. aracter String Displays 0 0 00 cece eee eee eee 35 2 3 2 Direct Connection Character String Displays 00 00 0000 37 24 CAMPS byt scec bee dete Gy ss hess a Ghandi a ested os diet bie ged bcbg coacdee hoe eed 40 2 4 1 Normal Lamps esi sces5ce 3 5 Sis att ow a ae sw Sah Sale Eas Ey ee oy 40 2 4 2 Direct Connection Lamps 0 0 eee ee 43 2 5 TOUCH Switches 2 nesana ua wip eee BV ee Gee eee eee a eee hs 46 2 5 1 Normal Touch Switches 0 0 ee cee eee ee 46 2 5 2 Direct Connection Touch Switches 0 0 0 eee ee eee eee 48 2 6 Baf Graphs seedont arenen enaa ds ah pale alis bee stglne ete es Sd wales ai as 51 2 6 1 Creating Normal Bar Graphs 0 00 0 eee eee ee eee 52 2 6 2 Direct Connection Bar Graphs 0 00 0 cee 55 2 7 Editing Memory Tables preire ase EEE ASEE S e O EEEE DAE 59 2 7 1 Normal Operation sarrerei E eee EA e EA E EAT 59 2 7 2 Direction Connection Operation 0 0 0 eee ce ee eee 61 2 8 Numeral Editing coceira bis Gu eee DAG ee ty ee da Gace ee ea 62 2 8 1 Normal Numeral Editing 0 00 00 ee eee eee 63 2 8 2 Direct Connection Numeral Editing 0 00 eee eee 68 2 8 3 Precautions for Numeral Editing 0 0 00 cee eee eee 70 229 POLVMINES 6975 kaos aie ee aio AS Se OLA ES ee URE ER a hn eS Hee a est Bek Mocs 71 2 9 1 Creating New Polylines 0 0 0 eee eee eee ee 71 2 9 2 Dele
50. ark All File Selection Menu Screen Status Screen Status Symbols displayed in the status column A to E express screen attribute settings for the each screen Symbols displayed in the status column are ex plained in more detail in the Screen Status box which is in the lower right hand corner of the screen Symbol Screen sias Weaning SSC s Blank f No data Indicates a screen for which no data has been created Data exists Indicates a screen for which data has been created A Cont Indicates a parent screen for continuous screens A Ovlp Indicates a parent screen for overlapping screens B Buzz Continuous sound is set as the buzzer attribute B Beep Intermittent sound is set as the buzzer attribute C Err D Bit E Alrm F Keypad History attribute is set Bit input attribute is set Alarm attribute is set Indicates a keypad has been set for numeral editing G Extend Indicates that the backlight has been set to red or that the backlight has been set to flash for the NT20 DT131 DN131 ian oo see see eee foe C CE aE cic af Screen Selection Section 1 8 Screen Selection You can perform screen operations by using the function keys while the File Operations Selection Display is displayed Copies previously created screen data to another screen number V 2 Q o Deletes designated screen data Can also be used to delete multiple screens
51. arnings LINE2 Input messages NOTDIR Verify all data sent 7 No Select Confirm Abort To return to the File Selection Display press the Escape Key 107 Transmitting Data Section 6 2 6 When the transmission is complete a message will be displayed Press any key to return to the File Selection Display Transmitting Screens You can transmit single or multiple screens Note 1 Errors can occur when continuous or overlapping screens are transmitted so check these screens carefully before sending them 2 This operation is not possible if EEPROM is used in the PT Transfer files only Go the the Screen Selection Display 2 Ifyou are transmitting only one screen move the bar cursor to the num ber of the screen you want to transmit and press F6 Transmit If you are transmitting multiple screens at one time tag the screen num bers that you want to transmit and then press F6 Transmit 1 2 3 _ CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB No Status Comment Help Message errr E Bar graph Access terminal 1 Select items to send t Numeral edit Tool gt NIM Men Thl Select Confirm Abort Status 84Byte 3 Select screen data As the default Screen Data will be displayed in reverse video To select screen data just press the Enter Key 4 Select whether or not you want to confirm the transmission and then press the Enter Key
52. ations 18 alarm screen attribute 78 auto refresh setting 15 bar graphs 51 creating direct connection 55 normal 52 deleting and modifying 55 display settings 54 bit input screen attribute 78 buttons basic operation 14 buzzer screen attribute 78 capabilities using older models 2 character string displays 34 creating normal 35 deleting and modifying 37 display attributes 36 character string tables displaying 34 editing 60 61 references 34 character strings attributes 24 deleting 25 inputting 12 22 modifying 26 characters creating special characters 23 child screens continuous screens 76 overlapping screens 77 circles 73 creating 73 deleting 74 modifying 74 continuous screens 75 creating 76 errors 80 Control Key combinations 13 copying screen elements 87 cursor controlling via CTRL 13 types 13 cut and paste operations 87 D data areas function key allocations 18 data directory 15 deleting screen elements 88 Index direct connection bar graphs 55 conversion 18 indication on displays 18 lamps 43 numeral displays 31 numeral editing 63 68 procedure 17 setting 15 17 touch switches 48 Unit requirements 17 display auto refresh 15 display grid 12 setting 15 display position bar graph displays 55 designating 24 31 36 52 E EDIT copying moving and deleting 87 errors child screens 80 exiting Support Tool 5 f
53. be used in the PT The direct connection setting in the Tool Settings greatly affects the operation of the screen functions that read or write PC memory Although using direc tion connection will greatly reduce programming burden for the PC careful preparation is required to coordinate PC memory and programming with the PT settings for direct connection The general procedure for this is as follows 1 Design the required PT screens 2 Allocate PC memory to the function elements of the screens i e those elements that will directly read or write PC memory Be sure to list spe cific PC memory addresses including areas and to consider numeral table and character string table capacities 3 Turn ON direct connection operation in the Tool Settings 17 Direct Connection Section 1 15 Conversion Indication on Displays 1 15 1 18 4 Create the required screens making all settings required for direct con nection 5 Save the screens 6 Transfer the screens to the PT or write them to ROM Screen files that were created with direct connection turned OFF can be loaded with direct connection turned ON to convert the screens for use with direct connection Once files are created for or converted to direct connec tion they cannot be loaded with direct connection turned OFF in the Tool Settings and cannot be converted back for use without direct connection Displays on the File Selection Display and the Screen Selection di
54. creation display with F3 Reference Copy See page 84 1 Press F1 Mark Reference to display the Mark List Display Reference J Creating C 1 Mark List Select Confirn Abort Specify Position Toggle GE Abort CA EN E n 2 The mark you have input will be displayed on the Reference Display 83 Marks Section 2 14 3 Press the Escape Key to return to the Creation Display Copy F2 is used to copy a designated rectangular area on the creation display to another position This operation can be canceled at any point by pressing the Escape Key Note The cursor may not be displayed on the screen when it overlaps with the starting point ending point etc If you are not sure of the position of the cur sor move it with direction keys 1 2 3 1 If you press F2 Copy the following screen will be displayed Reference J Creating Lel Copy Area Specify starting point Position Confirm Ge Abort Se TT Se eer ery 00000000000 ao ce a 2 ee 2 ao T EERE or ee rsesess s 2 srsesesss s eee eee ee s s eee s ee Specify Position Toggle Abort CA EN E n 2 Move the cursor with the direction keys and then enter the starting point with the Enter Key The starting point you have entered will be displayed in reverse video 3 Designate the ending po
55. d The left mouse button can be clicked to turn ON specific dots or the right mouse button can be clicked to turn OFF specific dots Either button can be held down to continuously manipulate dots by moving the mouse The Up Down Left and Right Keys are used to position the cursor and the Shift Key is used to set or clear dots one at a time A continuous series of dots can be cleared or set by using the Shift Key together with the direction keys The direction keys can also be combined with the Alt Key to move the Creation Display The Alt Key has replaced the Caps Key in earlier version of the Support Tool to prevent problems with the Caps Key locking The Alt Key is used simultaneously with any of the direction keys to move the Creation Display in the designated direction In addition you can rotate the Creation Display 90 by simultaneously pressing the Alt Key the Shift Key and the Left Key for counterclockwise rotation or Right Key for clockwise ro tation The Escape Key is used to end mark creation and return to the Screen Se lection Display When the Support Tool asks for confirmation press the Re turn Key to end mark creation or the Escape Key to continue Be sure to saved required mark data before ending mark creation Marks Section 2 14 Function Keys Setting and Clearing Dots Mark Reference 1 2 3 The function keys are used as described in the following table Mark Displays designated marks
56. describes the procedure for transferring screen file data between a PROM writer and the Support Tool 7 1 Connecting toa PROM Writer 0 ce eee ee 118 7 2 Transmitting Data toa PROM Writer 0 0 eee 118 7 3 Transmitting Data with Verification toa PROM Writer 00000 119 7 4 Receiving Data from a PROM Writer 0 0 0 0 ee eee 120 117 Transmitting Data to a PROM Writer Section 7 2 7 1 Connecting to a PROM Writer Before performing operations connect an IBM PC AT and a PROM writer Use RS 232C interface for data communications with the PROM writer Set the transmission conditions as shown in the following table Note 1 Test the PROM Writer in advance to be sure that the PTs ROM chip can be written 2 Data will not be transferred correctly if the capacity of the RAM buffer in the PROM Writer is less than that of the PT s ROM 7 2 Transmitting Data to a PROM Writer Data created by the Support Tool can be transmitted to a PROM writer by file 1 2 3 1 Go to the File Selection Display 2 Move the bar cursor to the file you want to transmit and press F4 ROM File List NT600H 64KB TOOL ROM Writer Communication FileName Title Help Message NEH_FILE Creation of New File LINE1 ProLinel Warnings Select work attributes LINE2 Input messages ae TOOL gt ROM Writer Data Sending TOOL lt ROM Writer Receive Data TOOL gt ROM Writer Verify Abort Select Confirm
57. direct connection has been turned ON in the Tool Settings NEXT F10 Previous Item PREV Use to change the functions allocated to the function keys Handling Multiple Screens Tags can be used to handle multiple screens simultaneously For example several screens can be deleted at the same time by tagging them and then executing Delete from the Screen Selection Display Use the following keys to attach or remove tags Key s Operation Reverses the tag of the screen with the bar cursor Shift Home Reverses all tags Tags are indicated by asterisks By using tags effectively you can handle multiple screens as a single group Inputting Screen Comments File Names and Titles Section 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 1 9 2 10 Inputting Screen Comments File Names and Titles Screen comments file names and file titles can be input whenever new screens are created or when existing screens are modified The methods for inputting these are described in this section Screen Comments 1 2 3 Screen comments can be input or changed when shifting from the Edit Dis play to the Screen Selection Display Use the following procedure 1 Press the Escape Key from the Edit Display after creating a new screen or editing an existing one A message will appear asking you to confirm returning to the Screen Selection Display To confirm and to save the new screen data press the Enter Key To return to the Screen Selection Display without
58. e 2 Specify the screen to which data is to be read 3 Press F5 Read The following screen will appear 93 Reading Data from Other Files Section 3 4 94 CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB Reading No Status Comment Help Message Bar graph Access terminal 1 Select format to read Numeral edit N Over Insert Mark Data N Over Overur Numeral Tbl N Over Overur String Tbl N Over Overur OaOANMUO RUN Select Confirm Abort 4 Specify insertion or overwriting and press the Enter Key Note All previous data in the selected screen will be lost if overwriting is specified 5 Specify the data to be copied You can select from screen data mark data number table data character table data direct connection informa tion and I O comments A list of the files in the data directory specified in the Tool Settings will be displayed when these settings are confirmed Screen List NT600M 64KB Reading FileName Title Help Message CTT Select the file to read Select Confirm Next Page Prev Page Abort Direct None 13 24 KB M u u a a A A eee 6 To read data from the displayed data directory continue to step 8 To change the directory press F1 7 Specify the drive and directory of the file to be read from A list of files in the specified directory will be displayed 8 Specify the file from which a screen is to be read A list of th
59. e 23 Inputting Character Strings Section 2 1 String Attributes Here you set the size scale and attributes for character strings that have been input S Display setting nao Select S Half Confirm Scale Equ Wide High 4x bort Attr Norm Iny Flsh Spot No 0001 Free 45390Byte 1 2 3 Set the size to be used for each 1 byte character Set the scale factor for the characters NT600M strings can be set to 64X in addition to the ones shown in the above display Set display attributes Spot is for flashing characters in reverse video Display attributes will be displayed on the computer screen as shown below Although the contrast of most displays in this manual is re versed the contrast of these examples is the same of that on the screen po w Normal Flashing Inverse Spot Inverse Blinking 4 Press the Enter Key after checking the settings A display for designating string position will appear next Designating Display Designate the display position for the string Position f 1 2 3 1 A rectangular guide box showing the size of the input character string will be displayed The guide box is displayed according to the number of characters input to that point and the scale which has been set Set the display position on the screen with the direction keys By operating the direction keys while pressing the Shift Key you can move the guide box 16 dots at a time The
60. e 45298Byte 2 Line up the center of the cross shaped cursor with the string you want to delete and press the Enter Key The string which you have selected will be outlined by a guide box A message will appear in a comment box to verify whether you actually want to delete that string If a number of characters have been input at one time then it makes no difference which character you place the cross shaped cursor on Select Confirn Ga Abort X 256 Y 68 CNo 00011Free 45298Byte STR IN Select string to be deleted titie 3 To delete the string press the Enter Key or to cancel press any key other than the Enter Key The basic delete operation for other data on the Edit Display e g numeral displays is the same Note If the screen is not properly displayed after deleting press the Tab Key to rescan the display 2 1 3 Modifying Character Strings You can modify strings that have already been set 26 Inputting Character Strings 1 2 3 1 Section 2 1 Press MODIFY The cross shaped cursor will be displayed Select string to modify titie Select Confirm Abort X 258 Y 160 No 0001 Free 45298Byte Line up the center of the cross shaped cursor with the string you want to change and press the Enter Key The character which you have se lected will be outlined by a guide box and at the right of the screen a box will be displayed for you to select the
61. e 13 1 12 11 Cursors net sigs ees hs Bocas gS Ag yas Shoe ae wth alae eee ae TE a eet ba oy 13 1 2 2 Screen Buttons renret nase Sa Ste hood Seated HEMEL Ree AS CAN eS OES 14 P1223 MOUSE igs ear iia al erie Manis Seb ane tel antes r A bate A 14 1 12 4 Positioning Operations n n Enne EE R eee 14 1 13 TOO Settings ece isnt see eit be A heeded Gadi Gerd beth be dad dad ist 15 1 14 Environment Settings csse soia ngs te koa va bie E age Ree dae ae eee 16 EIS Direct Connections rssi ped eee Seo NGS VRE ERE Se OARS RENE Ce 17 1 15 1 Specifying PC Addresses for Direct Connection 000 18 1 15 2 Direct Connection Information 0 0 00 c eee eee ee eee 19 Using Older Models Section 1 2 1 1 Terminology and NT series Manuals Names of items in this manual related to the NT Series of Programmable Ter minals and SYSMAC C series Programmable Controllers are defined next Abbreviations The following abbreviations are used in the text PT _ Programmable Terminal Refers to an OMRON NT series Programmable Terminal ae a Refers to an OMRON SYSMAC C series or CV series Programmable Controller Controller or programmable controllers manufactured by other companies interface A communications device that connects the Programmable Terminal with peripheral devices input output Refers to PT and PC inputs and outputs SYSMAC Terminology Terminology Explanation SYSMAG A generic name for OMR
62. e Enter Key or to can cel and return to step 1 press the Escape Key 2 9 3 Modifying Polylines You can modify polylines set on the screen 1 2 3 1 Select MODIFY The starting points for all of the polylines on the screen will be indicated by small squares ia N To modify a polyline specify the starting point for that line 72 Circles Section 2 10 3 You can move the cross shaped cursor to the starting point of the desig nated polyline and then make additions or modifications in the same way as when creating new polylines 2 10 Circles Circles can be created on the screen The amount of circle data for a screen depends only on the amount of memory remaining Select GRAPHIC from the Initial Edit Display to access the Graphic Input Display and then select CIRCLE The Initial Circle Display will appear Initial Circle Display IRCLE Select iten Select Confirn Delete Modify Esc Abort CNo 60031Free 45174Byte 2 10 1 Creating New Circles 1 2 3 1 Specify CREATE 2 Designate the center of the circle The center of the circle will be indi cated by an x 3 Designate the radius and press the Enter Key The entire circle must be contained within the display area both when creating it and when dis playing it on the PT screen To return to step 1 press the Escape Key 73 Circles Section 2 10 2 10 2 Deleting Circles You can delete circles set on the screen 1 2 3 1 Specify
63. e PT is turned ON quantity Number of PC words used Word Address of the first PC word Comment 4 Input the desired initial value This value can be omitted here if desired and input later using the table edit operation The initial value can be up to 8 digits long When the initial value field is left the following display will appear to input the remaining settings Note Negative values and initial values are set differently for direct connection Refer to page 61 for details Contents Comment Specify Hord No Init Yes St Hord 21 1 2 Hord Connent CE A GEB GE E GB cCHT 11 ECH GGy Foo Eaki G ED N0 0 0 0 ILGA Input a word OOGE Select Confirm EB Abort 5 Make the four settings as described in the following table The comment is optional and all four settings can be omitted here if desired and input later using the table edit operation Feacing e S d Initialize Init Set YES to initialize the contents in the numeral table when PT power is turned ON Set to NO to maintain the previous value when PT power is turned ON Set words St Word Set the number of PC words to be used Set the address of the first PC word to be used Input any desired user comment area 69 Numeral Editing Section 2 8 The numeral editing settings will appear when the above display is left set Nuneral Nuneral Ref Table CNo 0021 C8IDig 1 8 Decina
64. e enabled can be turned ON or OFF as desired during operation Refer to page 12 for details 1 14 Environment Settings A modified version of the Tool Settings can be accessed from the Initial Edit Display The following display will appear when SET ENV is specified Tool Settings For edit screen BLOM 8 dot 16 dot 32 dot TouchSu Snap ON Fun Off On Lanp TouchSu Disp NO 1 16 1 4 Memory Table Disp NO 1 16 1 4 Select Item Change Setting Confirm Abort Help Message Grid display on screen pge o Lte Set grid spacing Set the PT operating environment as described in the following table 16 Direct Connection Section 1 15 Display grid No O Display grid is not displayed Display grid is displayed at the specified width Screen objects can be snapped to the grid if one of these settings is made and the snap ON function is turned ON see below Display grid is displayed at the minimum width for touch switches This setting is useful to draw lamps to the same size as touch switches It functions the same way as the other grids Allows graphics to be drawn and screen objects to be positioned without interference from the grid i e the grid if displayed is used only as a visual guide On Allows graphics to be drawn and screen object to be positioned only to the intersection points of the grid Lamp touch Lamp touch switch numbers or bit addresses are not switch number di
65. e screens in the specified file will appear Specify the screen to read A confirmation message will appear 10 Confirm the read or cancel the operation by pressing any key but the Enter Key If the read is confirmed the screen data will be inserted into the specified screen or the screen that is read will overwrite the speci fied screen as specified in step 4 SECTION 4 Managing File Data This section describes how to manage file data including copying and deleting files as well as settings such as PT histo ries and initial screens that are set for the entire file 41 Copyn Biles raretat eae bey Sh Geta AGNES Me bb OR Gk SER tN oe ek Sle obi 96 4 2 Deleting Puleswsciscnceuau te atone is ew acta areanta ee etd ka ear a et ge le bak ead 97 4 3 Changing Fue Titles mors conse sgh een tte ale SAS Ee EP Beak Fok 98 4 4 Saving PT Histories in Files 0 cece eee 98 4 5 Setting Initial Scr ens sns ic olin wake ate See a a eae W aged s eas eee a Adee 99 Note Although previous versions of the Support Tool provided a feature to change file memory capacities this feature is no longer required Memory capacities are now automatically changed when files are updated and all files are displayed on file lists regardless of capacity 95 Copying Files Section 4 1 4 1 Copying Files You can copy all the contents of a designated file i e screen data memory table data and mark data to another file The file can be in an
66. ee note 2 100 value The value of the denominator for percentage calculations You cannot set numerals of 0 or less as the 100 value Display Whether or not the result of percentage calculations is to be displayed as numerals Size of Set the character size of numerals for when percentages are displayed Set the scale factor for the percentage display The NT600M can be set to 64X in addition to those shown above Note 1 Horizontal bar graphs can be displayed left to right or right to left Vertical bar graphs can be displayed top to bottom or bottom to top 2 If adisplay sign negative value is specified the center of the bar will be set as 0 and the right or top of the bar will be set as 100 for normal displays The center will be one dot up or to the left of center for odd sized bars Examples are shown below Displaying 60 Displaying 60 Without sign 0 3 The following relationship exists between the number of display dots on the screen the content of the numeral table reference and the 100 val ue Referenced numeral table Number of display dots Maximum length of graph x p 7 graph 100 data value If the results for a bar graph display is over 100 a 1 dot blank will be displayed past the size set with the Support Tool and an 8 dot bar will be display beyond the blank to indicate a value over 100 see below dot 8 dots Press the Enter
67. election Display 5 3 Printing from the Screen Selection Display SECTION 6 Transmitting Data 2 6 1 Connecting tothe PT 0008 6 2 Transmitting Data 00 00 0000 6 3 Receiving Data 0 ee ee eee 6 4 Deleting PT Screens 00 0004 SECTION 7 PROM Writer Operations 7 1 Connecting toa PROM Writer 0 7 2 Transmitting Data toa PROM Writer 7 3 Transmitting Data with Verification to a PROM Writer 7 4 Receiving Data from a PROM Writer Appendix Special Characters Midex i dew a WERE reaa STEERER COS Revision History e000 101 102 102 103 105 106 106 110 114 117 118 118 119 120 123 125 127 About this Manual This manual describes the installation and operation of the Support Tool and includes the sections described below The Support Tool is a software package for creating and managing displays for the NT20M and NT600M Programmable Terminals PTs Please read this manual completely and be sure you understand the information provided before at tempting to install and operation the Support Tool Section 1 provides an overview of Support Tool operation and its operating environment Basic oper ating and input methods common to most Support Tool features are covered The last section Tool Settings describes how to set Support T
68. elp Message Run warning Show page number on NT host No Select Confirm Abort OOND AWN S2Byte a Input the screen comment and press the Enter Key or press the Escape Key to return to step 4 Comments can be up to 24 characters A screen with a numeral edit settings cannot be set as a child screen 2 When designating screens with numeral displays character string dis plays lamps touch switches or bar graphs as child screens do not set line scrolls 3 The NT600M has no line scroll function _ Note Overlapping Screens Register the screen numbers of the child screens you want to display over lapped There is no particular order of registration You can register a maxi mum of 8 child screens CNEW_FILE Screen List NT600H 0 64KB Continuous Overlap Screen No Status Comment Help Message t Input string t Run Warning Select overlap screen s E Mark Unnark Unnark All Select Abort Save and Quit 2 3 6 7 Screen Status 1 2 3 1 Select all the screen numbers of the child screens you want with the cursor and Space Bar Selected screens will be indicated with asterisks 2 After all of the child screens have been designated press the Enter Key 3 Input the screen comment and press the Enter Key or press the Escape Key to return to step 2 Comments can be up to 24 characters 77 Screen Attributes Section 2 12
69. ep 1 above Select the number of the numeral table and then specify DELETE or MODIFY The modification procedure is basically the same as the creation procedure given above Input Key Layout If the Keypad setting in the screen attributes is set to user input keys can be created and positioned the same as they can for normal numeral editing Refer to page 66 for details 2 8 3 Precautions for Numeral Editing The following limitation exist when creating numeral editing screens depend ing on the model of the PT 70 Polylines Section 2 9 a a Bit input disabled Bit input enabled or DN with 12 key F1 through F12 can be used Numeral editing is not possible Funcion Key Unit with 32 16 Terminal F1 through F12 and F17 through F29 Numeral editing is not possible F13 can be used F13 through F16 are through F16 are used as system keys used as system keys Touch switches 231 through 255 can Touch switches 231 through 255 can be used for numeral editing input keys be used for numeral editing input keys or for normal touch switches Polylines a broken line made up of one or more line segments can be created on the screen You can make a polyline by connecting a maximum of 255 line segments The amount of polyline data for a screen depends only on the amount of memory remaining Select GRAPHIC from the Initial Edit Dis play to access the Graphic Input Display and then se
70. ertical bar graphs can be displayed top to bottom or bottom to top 2 If adisplay sign negative value is specified the center of the bar will be set as 0 and the right or top of the bar will be set as 100 for normal displays The center will be one dot up or to the left of center for odd sized bars Examples are shown below Displaying 60 54 Bar Graphs Section 2 6 Displaying 60 Without sign 0 3 The following relationship exists between the number of display dots on the screen the content of the numeral table reference and the 100 val ue Referenced numeral table Number of display dots Maximum length of graph x P 7 graph 100 data value If the results for a bar graph display is over 100 a 1 dot blank will be displayed past the size set with the Support Tool and an 8 dot bar will be display beyond the blank to indicate a value over 100 see below 1 dot Setting Display Position If the Display is set to Yes then the display position is designated If it is set to No then this screen is not displayed Designate the display position of the percentage value Deleting and Modifying You can delete or modify previously input bar graph data on the screen The procedures for these operations are the same as those for deleting and mo difying character strings Refer to appropriate subsections of 2 1 Inputting Character Strings f
71. es tes bunts eh ra se atts a ae ats AREA wanes E oes 5 E7 Bile Selections cc ics ona tetotatanatisines sa ahs Bal os lam 34 del de Sa Ba dae eet 6 1 8 Screen Selections s osc c sate che daw bs a pag oe als table eget gabe Ss 7 1 9 Inputting Screen Comments File Names and Titles 0000 10 1 10 Editing Screens oe sic sesno ges dicey phos ae nad ails ae ste gS BSS whats Ns 11 1 11 Inputting Character Strings and Numbers 0 0 0 c eee eee eee 12 1 12 Basic Operation 9303s sei ate Sits aw th eae pak Sheesh Sale Bad ela bee ess 13 L213 Tool Settings ss kh he Ses ho eo BE eee SSRN bo 8 RA AA E NN E R AER Oe 15 1 14 Environment Settings 0 00 ec cece eee eae 16 1 15 Direct Connection n s E E cece cece S 17 SECTION 2 Creating Screens aia 6itcts es eae eed sete caine oes 21 2 1 Inputting Character Strings 0 cee eens 22 2 2 Numeral Display S serpin eano e aa R bale te ag h es tel ee aaa ead wae a eee 28 2 3 Character String Displays ssi 0 ec ee a A 34 2 4 Lamps onret nni alga sve ie Sat kaos ae a8 EAEE Rd ee ee aaa oe tak dese es eae S 40 2 5 Touch Switches je scosjcosu sg sees hi who west ales oes diesel ats 46 2 6 gt Bar Graphs iaren sc cea gett eases ns aie oe Leah ee tel oe Ba ead SY 51 2 7 Editing Memory Tables 0 e e a A E AE E cece e 59 2 8 N mera l Editi iyena a a a a R ea eA eee bate its 62 229 Poly LNCS y a e r E a a Gs bled E Ae E r a A 71 2
72. f desired and input later using the table edit operation Feacing e d Initialize Init Set YES to initialize the contents in the numeral table when PT power is turned ON Set to NO to maintain the previous value when PT power is turned ON Set words St Word Set the number of PC words to be used Set the address of the first PC word to be used Input any desired user comment area The bar graph display settings will appear when the above display is left Bar Graph Setting Ref Table No 0011 Hi Up Lf Dn Hidth C 66 Gph Frane Yes Disp Sign Yes 100 Val C 1001 Display z Yes Size of x Half Norn Scale Equ Hide 4x 9x WSs Display setting Select Ref Table Di 001 Yad Confirn Abort No 0031Free 45174Byte 8 Set the way in which the display will appear on the screen 57 Bar Graphs Section 2 6 Whether the bar is to be displayed in the normal direction or the reverse direction See note 1 The width of the bar graph The width must be 3 dots or greater to set a frame The width must be 8 dots or greater when displaying horizontal bars from the top of the screen or when displaying vertical bars from the right of the screen Graph Frame Whether or not a graph frame showing 100 is to be displayed Whether or not a negative sign is to be displayed If a negative sign is used the bar graph can be displayed in the reverse direction for negative values S
73. fications for operating the NT20M and the NT600M with the RS 232C RS 422 Interface Unit Refer to this manual when programming host computer communications 1 2 Using Older Models The NT Series of Programmable Terminals is constantly being improved to better serve the needs of our customers This manual describes features available for the newest PTs Not all of these features are available with pre vious versions of the Host Interface Units and System ROM as shown in the following table Refer to your PT s operation manuals for details on limitations when using older models System Configuration Section 1 3 Host Interface Unit and or Unsupported features System ROM Host Interface Units Lamps and touch switches Lamp flashing for bit input designations NT20M LK201 EV1 Round lamp displays NT20M LK202 EV1 3D frame displays for touch switch NTEOM CRAOS EV I Reverse video display for touch switch inputs NT20M RT121 EV1 System ROM Mark input for labels NT600M SMR01 E Bar graphs Vertical displays Enlarged display widths 2 to 255 dots displays Enlarged percentage displays Numeral displays Enlarged displays Increased display quantity 50 Numeral tables Keypad layout designations Increased quantity 50 Stand alone operation Backlight red white color changes and light flash designations 1 3 System Configuration The NT20M NT600M Support Tool is a software package for creating and maintaining display Screens memo
74. he file name already exists and asking you if you wish to overwrite the existing file If it is overwritten any data stored up to that point will be cleared If you wish to overwrite the existing file press the Enter Key If you wish to cancel return to step 6 by pressing a key other than the Enter Key Then input another name for the new file 4 2 Deleting Files 1 2 3 You can delete all the contents of a designated file i e screen data memory table data and mark data 1 Go to the File Selection Display File List NT600M 64KB FileName Title EW FILE Creation of New File LINE2 Copyur ite Select Confirn Next Page Prev Page Exit to Main Menu Deletepprint ROM WMist 2 Move the bar cursor to the file which is to be deleted and press F2 De lete A message will appear asking whether you actually want to delete the file 3 To confirm press the Enter Key Press any other key to return to the File Selection Display 4 When the deletion is complete a message will be displayed Press any key to return to the File Selection Display 97 Saving PT Histories in Files Section 4 4 4 3 Changing File Titles You can change file titles that are already set 1 2 3 1 Go to the File Selection Display File List NT600HM 64KB FileName Title EW FILE Creation of New File LINE2 Copyur ite Select Confirn Next Page Prev Page Exit to Main Menu
75. he numbers 0 to 255 are used in common with lamps The same number cannot be used more than once Whether or not switch frames are to be displayed when switch are displayed If No is designated the switches will be indicated by dotted lines on the Support Tool display Either or normal or solid frame can also be designated a Whether an inverse display will appear when the touch switch is input Whether or not a label is to be attached to the switch Press the Enter Key after checking all of these settings The label is input next if label input has been designated Inputting the Label If you set label to Yes the following display will appear If you set label to No you will be returned to the Initial Touch Switch Display TOUCH SH Confirn Touch sw C No 000 enter label Ga Abort es DEL Delete Char Mark CNo 00011Free 52056Byte Input the label and press the Enter Key You can also press the F3 Function Key to input from a list of marks that have been created Refer to page 22 for details on the mark input procedure 47 Touch Switches Section 2 5 Note 1 Labels can be only one line long Input character strings if longer labels are required 2 will be input as the default label if the label setting is changed from NO to YES Set the size and scale of the label display Label display setting BOGS Select Half Confirn Equ Wide High 4x 9x 16x 64x Abort CNo 60011
76. he screen The contents will be displayed as shown below The results of the check are printed out in the same form Contents No Shows the numbers of all screens designated as parent screens for continuous or overlapping screens Indicates whether or not there is an error for the child settings Contents Shows the numbers of all screens designated as child screens If any of these child screens has an error its number will be underlined 3 For any child screen with an error redo the continuous or overlapping screens 81 Marks Section 2 14 Note 1 If there are no continuous or overlapping screens nothing will be dis played 2 The paper size for printing is A4 portrait Other settings can result in printing errors 2 14 Marks Marks can be created for display on the PT If you press F9 on the Screen Selection Display or specify MARK from the Initial Edit Display the Mark Cre ation Display will appear This display is split in half with a creation display on the right and a reference display on the left The reference display can be used to display previously created marks for copying all or part of them to the creation display Mark Creation Displa Reference 1 Creating C J BOGS Specify Position Toggle GE Abort Set EA EnG Em ee ee Keys Usable on Mark Creation Display 82 Note The dots used to create marks can be manipulated using the mouse and or the keyboar
77. however are not transferred to PT memory and can thus not be received Receiving Files All screen data memory table data and mark data together can be received in one file 1 2 3 1 Go to the File Selection Display 2 Press F7 Receive The position of the bar cursor is irrelevant 110 Receiving Data Section 6 3 Receiving Screens FileName File List NT600H Title 64KB LINE1 LINE2 NOTDIR EW FILE Creation of New File ProLinel Warnings Input messages Receiving data from NT host NTH gt Tool Confirm 7 WB Yes GE Abort 3 To confirm press the Enter Key Press any other key to return to the File Selection Display FileName File List NT600H Title 64KB LINE1 LINE2 NOTDIR ProLinel Warnings Input messages EW FILE Creation of New File Enter filename and title of screen data receiving Filename E l a Title C Confirm GB Abort 4 Input the name using up to 8 characters of the file in which the trans mitted data is to be stored and then press the Enter Key 5 Input a title of up to 28 characters and press the Enter Key 6 When transmission is complete a message will be displayed Press any key to return to the File Selection Display Note If you give the file the same name as an existing file a message will appear indicating that the file name already exists and asking you if y
78. ight or Flash for the screen backlight if the operation NT20M DT131 DN131 is to be used Backlight Note The two backlight settings do not appear for the NT600M History Title If the screen history is enabled the following display will appear requesting a title for the history If screen attributes are being simultaneously input for more than one screen the same title will be used for all of the screens The following display is for multiple screens CCONTIN J Screen List NT20M 64KB Set Screen Attributes No Status Comment Help Message B G Display 1 EE ee ee B G Display 2 Enter history title m Confirn Abort Delete Char OCaANnNMO RUN Status G Ext 26Byte Input the history title and press the Enter Key to return to the Screen Selec tion Display The title can be up to 24 characters 79 Screen Check Section 2 13 Screen Attribute Displays After the settings have been made their contents will be displayed in the sta tus column on the screen listing as letters of the alphabet CNEW_FILE Screen List NT20H 0 64KB No Status Connent BC E G Display B DEFG Display 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 Help Message Select Confirm Next Page Prev Page Mark Unnark Unnark All Mark Unnmark All File Selection Menu C a a a tw wed Screen Status B
79. ile names inputting 10 file titles inputting 10 files changing titles 98 copying 96 deleting 97 operations overview 7 receiving 110 selecting 6 transmitting 107 floppy disk drives 4 function keys data area allocations 18 File Selection Display 7 Screen Selection Display 9 grid setting 15 grid display 12 Histories saving from PT 98 history screen attribute 78 initial screens 99 initial values bar graphs 53 character string tables 35 inputting 28 inputting character strings and numbers 12 comments file names file titles 10 L N labels 42 45 47 50 125 Index lamps 40 creating direct connection 43 normal 40 deleting and modifying 42 labels 42 45 50 lines See polylines manuals 2 marks creating 82 inputting 23 memory size setting 15 memory tables editing 59 receiving 113 transmitting 109 menu position 12 menus display position NT600M 12 main 5 overview 3 models limitations 2 mouse operation 14 specifications 4 14 moving screen elements 88 NT model setting 15 numbers inputting 12 13 numeral displays 28 creating direct connection 31 normal 28 deleting and modifying 31 display settings 29 numeral editing 62 creating direct connection 63 68 deleting 65 input key layout 66 modifying 65 precautions 70 reordering 66 numeral tables editing 59 61 editing from on screen inputs 62 references 28 references f
80. in the child screen with the smallest screen number The following screen numbers can be set NT20M 1 to 250 NT600M 1 to 1 000 The following touch switches and function keys can be allocated Touch switches 000 to 031 Function keys DF F1 to F12 Other 01 to 31 Numeral editing will take priority if both numeral editing and stand alone op eration are specified for the same screen Although both numeral editing and stand alone operation use function keys and touch switch the following li mitation apply to stand alone operation if numeral editing is also being used 85 Stand alone Operation Section 2 15 Operation 86 PT with Touch Panels DT Touch switches 231 to 255 cannot be used PT with Function Keys DF Stand alone operation is not supported PT without Function Keys DN 12 key Function Key Units Stand alone operation is not supported 32 16 Terminals F1 to F12 and F17 to F29 10 02 Terminals Numeral editing not supported F1 to F10 can be used for stand alone operation Select EXTEND from the Initial Edit Display to access the Extended Features Display shown below This display will appear only if direct connection is set to No in the Tool Settings Extended Features Display EX TEND Select Extend function es Select Confirn Stand Alone Abort CNo 00051Free 51858Byte Use the following procedure to al
81. int for the area to be copied The ending point you have entered will be displayed in reverse video Reference J Creating Lel oe ee oe ee oe ee oe ee Copy Area Specify copy destination Position Confirm Abort 000000000000 000000000000 00000000000 oe ee ww or ce ee 2 ssesesses s a 2 ssesessese or sseseses se or T ce 2 Se ee ee er TT See eer er eee ee eee eee ee BOGI Specify Position Toggle GE Abort CA EN E 4 Use the direction keys to move the cursor and then press the Enter Key to copy the designated data to the cursor position Reference Copy F3 is used to copy a designated rectangular area on the reference display to a designated position on the creation display 84 Stand alone Operation Area Set Area Clear Inverse Save 1 2 3 Ending Mark Creation Note Section 2 15 Operation is basically the same as for copying with F1 except that the copy is designated on the reference display and created on the creation display F4 is used to fill in a designated area on the creation display Area designation is basically the same as for copying with F1 F5 is used to clear all of the dots for a designated rectangular area on the creation display After being cleared they are represented by small dots Area designation is basically the same a
82. inuous or overlapping screens check carefully to ensure that the Support Tool has no errors in screen data Note The content of memory tables received from the PT will always be the initial data set via the Support Tool 113 Deleting PT Screens Section 6 4 1 2 3 1 Go to the Screen Selection Display 2 Press F7 Receive The position of the bar cursor is irrelevant CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB No Status Connent Help Message t Bar graph t Access terminal 1 Select items to receive t Numeral edit NIM gt Tool iy Men Thl Select Confirm OONA RUN 38Byte 3 Select memory tables and press the Enter Key A message will be dis played asking whether you actually want to receive the data CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB No Status Comment t Bar graph t Access terminal 1 Numeral edit Receive memory tables data Numeral Str ing Confirm P fe Yes 7 BB Abort Screen Status 38Byte 4 To confirm press the Enter Key To return to step 1 press any key other than the Enter Key 5 When the reception is complete a message will be displayed Press any key to return to the Screen Selection Display 6 4 Deleting PT Screens You can delete designated screens from the PT 1 2 3 1 Go to the Screen Selection Display 2 Press F2 Delete The position of the
83. ior ity Use the following procedure to create and layout keys for numeral input 1 2 3 1 Set the Keypad screen attribute to User Refer to page 78 for the set ting procedure The default attribute is System and will have to be changed If this attribute is set to System the input keys for numeral editing will appear in their normal fixed positions when the F4 Key is pressed in the next step 2 Create and place the input keys as desired using either the touch switch function described on page 46 or press the F4 Key from the Numeral Editing Display and use the edit function described on page 87 Key allocations depend on the model of PT being used Included are the al locations for function keys 66 Numeral Editing Section 2 8 Touch switch Touch Panel PTs DT Touch switch Touch switch HOME Note Touch switches 0 through 230 are used for numeral editing screens Keys A through F cannot be used for the keypad even if they are set Function Key PTs DF P Tse Se ee key No key No key No A a a iS E a e Ce S C2 Bo p o p mem hoci qo eoe N Note The characters in parentheses indicate the labels displayed on the screen PTs without Touch Panels DN 32 16 Terminals Function Function Function key No key No No Note The characters in parentheses indicate the labels displayed on
84. isplay are the models and memory capacity that have been set with Tool Settings For example if the NT20M is set as the model and 32 KB is set as the memory then NT600M files and 64 KB or 128KB NT20M files will not be displayed Use the Memory Capacity Function Key to alter the memory capacity data set in the file 1 8 Screen Selection When you select either NEW_FILE or an existing file from the File Selection Display the Screen Selection Display is displayed If you select an existing file the Screen Listing for that file is displayed Move the bar cursor to the desired screen and press the Enter Key or click the desired screen once to move the bar cursor and then again to edit the screen Screen numbers may be from 1 to 250 for the NT20M and from 1 to 1 000 for the NT600M Only screen numbers 1 to 16 are displayed on the first display Press the Pg Dn Key to see the next display and the Pg Up Key to see pre vious display When creating a new screen select a screen number for which nothing is displayed under Status in the Screen Listing Screen comments can be input for new screens or for changed screens when returning from the Edit Display to the Screen Selection Display Refer to page 10 for input procedures Screen Selection Section 1 8 Screen Selection Displa CNEW_FILE Screen List NT600M 64KB z S a t E Comment ll Select Confirm Next Page Prev Page Mark Unnark Unmark A11 Mark Unnm
85. isplay is being displayed Copies the contents of one file to another file 96 Completely deletes the contents of a file F3 Print Prints screen images or data and cross references of character string and 101 numeral table usage F4 ROM Transmits data from the Support Tool to a PROM writer and receives data 117 sent from a PROM writer to the Support Tool F5 History HIST f Receives history records from a Programmable Terminal and saves them in a file F6 Transmit Transmits screen data from the Support Tool to a Programmable Terminal 106 TMX The data can be sent as file units F7 Receive RCV Receives screen data sent from a Programmable Terminal to the Support 110 Tool The data can be received as file units F8 Initial Screen Sets the screen number of the first screen to be displayed the initial In Scr screen when the Programmable Terminal is powered up or reset F9 Title Change Changes a file title that has previously been set TITLE F10 Next Functions Use to change the functions allocated to the function keys NEXT NEXT F1 Tool Settings Accesses the Tool Settings menu 15 TOOLS NEXT F10 Previous Use to change the functions allocated to the function keys Functions PREV Note 1 The maximum number of files that can be managed by the Support Tool is 254 Any files beyond this number cannot be accessed If this situation occurs use another data directory 2 The only items displayed on the File Selection D
86. isplay position of the menu cannot be changed for the NT20M 2 Screen data cannot be created and you cannot switch to the Screen Selection Display unless the menu is displayed 1 11 Inputting Character Strings and Numbers Inputting Character Strings You can use the Left Right Backspace Delete Insert and Escape Keys when inputting character strings Their functions are described below E Moves the cursor to the left E Moves the cursor to the right Deletes one character to the left of the cursor Deletes one character at the cursor position Switches between insert mode and overwrite mode ESC Cancels character input string and returns to previous operation In insert mode the cursor becomes a flashing rectangle and character strings are inserted at the cursor position When text is inserted in this way character strings to the right of the cursor position move to the right 12 Basic Operation Section 1 12 In overwrite mode the cursor becomes a reversed rectangle and character strings delete previously input characters at the cursor position Inputting Numbers Inputting numbers is basically the same as inputting character strings except that you cannot change between insert mode and overwrite mode with the Insert Key The overwrite mode is always used The Home Key can be used to change to 0 any numbers previously input and the Minus Key can be used to change between positive and negative numbers Cont
87. istory No Bit In Alarm Keypad Back Col Backlight Fn Key oo Screen attributes are described in the following table Set each attribute and then press the Enter Key The history title is input next Screen Attributes Section 2 12 Whether or not the buzzer is to sound when the screen is displayed If the buzzer is set to sound you can select either continuous or intermittent operation History Whether or not the history of the screen is to be recorded If you set Yes then when the Programmable Terminal PT is operating all screens have been displayed will be recorded in the PT You can check the contents of these records by selecting History Records from the Maintenance Menu of the PT You can also transmit the contents to the Support Tool Bit Input Bit Whether or not the host is to be notified in the form of a bit input In of the push down status of touch switches or function keys while the screen is displayed This setting is not used for RS 232C and RS 422 communications To enable notification set either touch switches or function keys to specify the input device of the PT to be used Whether or not the PT alarm output will turn ON when the screen is displayed Keypad Set System to use the default key layout or User to specify a custom key layout Backlight Specify white or red as the backlight color if the Color Back NT20M DT131 DN131 is to be used Col Backlight Specify L
88. it OCOANMO ARUN Access terminal 1 Enter screen number of NT host No 1 J B Confirm 7 G Abort Enter screen number of tool No 1 J B Confirm 7 G Abort Screen Status l 38Byte 5 Input the number of the screen where you want the received data to be stored and then press the Enter Key A message will be displayed ask ing whether you actually want to receive the data CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600H No Status Comment 64KB t Bar graph rere fs t Access terminal 1 Numeral edit E Yes GE Abort Help Message Receiving continuous screen Be cautious when receive such screen data Data number already exists Overwrite Screen Status 38Byte 6 To confirm press the Enter Key To return to step 1 press any key other than the Enter Key 7 When the reception is complete a message will be displayed Press any key to return to the Screen Selection Display If screen data already exists at the screen designated for storage a mes sage will appear indicating that data already exists at the designated number and asking you if you wish to overwrite that data If it is overwrit ten any data stored up to that point will be cleared If you wish to over write the existing file press the Enter Key If you wish to cancel return to step 1 by pressing a key other than the Enter Key 2 Before receiving cont
89. it EDIT Copies moves or deletes text or graphics on the screen 11 Inputting Character Strings and Numbers Section 1 11 a Extended Enables usage of stand alone operation In stand alone operation screens can be changed Functions from PT touch switches function keys or from Expansion I O Units EXTEND Sets data area allocations comments and other information for use with direct connection operation This function key appears only if direct connection has been turned ON in the Tool Settings SET ENV operating parameters during operation Changing Menu Position and Grid Display While creating data for the NT600M there may be times when the screen data and the menu box overlap making it difficult to see what you are doing In such cases you cam move or delete the menu box The grid display can also be turned ON and OFF for either the NT600M or NT20M by pressing the Delete Key as long as grid display has been enabled in the tool settings See page 15 The display position of the menu box and will change each time you press the Home Key as shown in the following tables ims TT inputs Menu Bottom Top None Bottom Top None Bottom Grid fon Jon jorr Jorr orr on Jon NT600M with Grid Enabled NT600M with Grid Disabled Beete Key inputs wal 7 3 Menu Baton Top None Bator ea Jor or orr oF NT20M BEIE KOy pE ea menu Botom Borom Baton ea Jon jor fon _ Note 1 The d
90. items to be modified odify String Set Display Char Size Norm Scale 9x Attribute Norm Display Position Y 70 Select item to modify Slet Conf CLR Shift Henu Abort 01l Free 45298Byte 6 Use the Up and Down Keys to select the item to modified and then press the Enter Key You can return to step 2 by pressing the Escape Key For items selected for change data input methods are the same as when the string was created To end the modification press the Escape Key A message will appear asking whether you want to save the modified contents Press the Enter Key to save any changes made or if you do not wish to save the modified contents press the Space Key to cancel all modifica tions and restore the previous data To return to step 3 press the Escape Key The procedure for modifying data with the Edit Display is the same as that for other functions such as numeral and character displays 27 Numeral Displays Section 2 2 2 2 Numeral Displays Values from numeral tables can be displayed on a screen The numeral table entry to be referenced the display position and the manner of display are set You can set a maximum of 50 numeral displays per screen For the NT20M numeral table entries are numbered from 0 to 127 for a total of 128 For the NT600M numeral table entries are numbered from 0 to 255 for a total of 256 The procedure for setting number displays depends on whether or n
91. iting or press any other key to return to step 3 After the file name is input and input area for the title will appear Input the title as desired 28 characters and press the Enter Key Press the Escape Key to return to step 1 Data will be saved to the specified file when the Enter Key is pressed for the title input step The display however will not change until the operation is completed at which time the File Selection Display will appear Editing Screens Section 1 10 1 10 Editing Screens If you select a screen number from the Screen Selection Display the Initial Edit Display will be displayed If the NT20M has been selected with Tool Set tings then the NT20M screen image display area will be shown in the rectan gular box at the top of the display If the NT600M has been selected then the entire display becomes a display area and this box will not appear Initial Edit Display STR IN NUM DISP STR DISP QQ TOUCH SH Select BAR GRPH TBL EDIT NUM EDIT GRAPHIC MARK Confirn EDIT EXTEND SET ENV Quit GUIDE Define lamp No 00031Free 45088Byte Screen Edit Operations The following operations can be performed on the Edit Display E fe de Input string STR Inputs character strings to be displayed on the screen and sets their display positions and IN the manner in which they are to be displayed Character strings input in this way are treated as fixed displays and their displays cannot be changed while the Pr
92. k input procedure 50 Bar Graphs Section 2 6 Note 1 Labels can be only one line long Input character strings if longer labels are required 2 will be input as the default label if the label setting is changed from NO to YES Set the size and scale of the label display Select Confirn Label display setting titie Half Equ Wide High 4x Ea Abort CNo 00031Free 45174Byte Position the label on the screen When touch switch settings have been completed you can return to set another touch switch or you can continue pressing the Escape Key to return to the Initial Edit Display Deleting and Modifying Direct connection touch switches are deleted or modified from the display shown in step 1 above Select the number of the numeral table and then specify DELETE or MODIFY The modification procedure is basically the same as the creation procedure given above 2 6 Bar Graphs Values from numeral tables can be used to create bar graphs by setting the numeral table entries to be referenced the display positions the display style and the display direction Bars can also be displayed in the negative direction and the display direction can be reversed You can set a maximum of 8 bars per screen for the NT20M and 50 for the NT600M The procedure for setting bar graphs depends on whether or not direct con nection is ON or OFF in the Tool Settings Both procedures are given below 51 Ba
93. l COIDig 0 7 Zero Sup Yes No Disp Sing Yes No Char Size Half Norm Hide Scale Equ Hide High 4x 9x 16x 64x Attribute Norn Inv Fish Spot Select Confirn Ga Abort CNo 00031Free 45174Byte Wi Ae Display setting titie Ref Table Di 002 6 Set the way in which the display will appear on the screen Refer to the examples on page 30 Number of integer Set the number of digits for the integer portion of the digits Integer number Number of decimal Set the number of digits for the decimal portion of the digits Decimal number Zero suppress Zero Set whether or not leading zeros are to be displayed on Sup the screen Display sign Disp Set whether or not negative signs are to be displayed on Sign the screen The positive sign is not displayed Character size Char Set the size of characters to be displayed on the screen Size Set the scale factor for the display The NT600M can be set to 64X in addition to those shown above Sets display attributes for the screen Refer to page 24 for examples of how attributes are displayed on screen Press the Enter Key after completing all of these settings 7 Set the display position When the display position has been set you can return to set another numeral editing area or you can continue pressing the Escape Key to return to the Initial Edit Display Deleting and Modifying Direct connection numeral editing is deleted or modified from the display shown in st
94. lay Note The F3 Function Key can be used from the File Selection Display or the Screen Selection Display to print out actual screens or to print out data re lated to screens The following can be printed from the File Selection Display e File lists Include file names memory settings memory usage etc e Screen lists Includes the screen numbers comments and attributes for all screens in a specified file e Screen images Includes all screens in a specified file When printing screen images the items selectable for printing from the Screen Selection Display can also be designated here see below e Cross references Includes cross references of the usage of character tables and numeral tables e Screen histories e Mark lists e Direct connection information The following can be printed from the Screen Selection Display e One or more screen images e Screen information e Lamp numbers e Touch switch numbers e Memory table numbers 1 NT20M screens are printed up to four screens per page NT600M screens and other information are printed on one or more page each 2 Set the printer up before attempting to print 3 A printing error may occur f the printer s SEL switch is ON when printing is started If this happen press any key return to the Screen Selection Display and repeat the printing process from the beginning 4 The paper size for printing is A4 portrait Other settings can result in printing errors
95. layed and the Support Tool will wait for the data to be sent back from the PROM writer Transmit the data from the PROM writer 8 Ifall of the data received matches the data that was transmitted a mes sage will be displayed To return to step 1 press any key 7 4 Receiving Data from a PROM Writer Data can be received from the PROM writer by file 1 2 3 1 Go to the File Selection Display 2 Press F4 ROM The position of the bar cursor is irrelevant File List NT600H 64KB TOOL ROM Writer Communication FileName Title Help Message NEH_FILE Creation of New File LINE1 ProLinel Warnings Select work attributes LINE2 Input messages ae TOOL gt ROM Writer Data Sending TOOL lt ROM Writer Receive Data TOOL gt ROM Writer Verify Abort Select Confirm 3 Select Receive Data and then press the Enter Key 120 Receiving Data from a PROM Writer Section 7 4 FileName Title File List NT600H 64KB ROH writer gt TOOL Sending Data 4 NEH_FILE Creation of New File LINE1 ProLinel Warnings LINE2 Input messages a Enter filenane and title of screen data receiving Filenane Ce l Title c Confirn GIB Abort Input the name using up to 8 normal characters of the file in which the data received is to be stored and then press the Enter Key Input a title of up to 28 characters and press the Enter Key The follow ing message wi
96. lect POLYLINE The Initial Polyline Display will appear 2 9 Polylines Initial Polyline Display Select item e Select Confirm Delete Modify Gu Abort CNo 00031Free 45174Byte 2 9 1 Creating New Polylines 1 2 3 1 Specify CREATE Designate the starting point of the polyline by positioning the cursor and pressing the Enter Key 3 Designate the mid points the points between the starting point and the ending point for the polyline in the same fashion To return to the previously designated point press the Escape Key To stop the process and return to the Initial Edit Display press the Es cape Key N 71 Polylines Section 2 9 4 Designate the ending point for the polyline 5 Press the Shift and Enter Keys or double click the left mouse button to indicate that the ending point has been entered 2 9 2 Deleting Polylines You can delete polylines set on the screen 1 2 3 1 Specify DELETE The starting points for all of the polylines on the screen will be indicated by small squares 7 N To delete a polyline specify the starting point for that line The starting point ending point and all of the mid points for the designated polyline will be indicated by small squares and a message will be displayed ask ing whether you actually want to delete the line If points overlap some squares may not be displayed w If you do want to delete the polyline then press th
97. ll be displayed and the Support Tool will wait for the data to be sent from the PROM writer FileName Title File List NT600H 64KB ROH writer gt TOOL Sending Data Help Message 6 7 Note 1 NEH_FILE Creation of New File be LINE1 ProLinel Warnings Receiving data from EPROM writer LINE2 Input messages NOTDIR O 222 O List of communication parameters Baud Rate bps 9600 Character Length 8 Bits Parity No Parity Stop Bit s 1 Bit X parameter Yes TOOL is ready to receive data GE Abort Transmit the data from the PROM writer When the data has been received a message will be displayed To re turn to step 1 press any key When receiving data from a PROM writer you need enough disk space to be able to save a work file used for receiving the data and a storage file for saving the data received Be sure therefore to reserve at least 256 K for the NT20M and 512 K for the NT600M If the memory capacity setting for the file in which the data received is stored differs from memory capacity setting in Tool Settings then the file will not be displayed even if you return to the File Selection Display If that happens change the setting in Tool Settings If you designate a new file with the same name as an existing file a mes sage will appear indicating that the file name already exists and asking you if you wish to overwrite the existing file If it is overwritten any data 12
98. locate screens to switches function keys 1 2 3 1 Press the Enter Key to access the Stand alone Setting Display Screen Screen Screen Screen eeoeeceoedooqoqooqooocoa Seooeoococo0cececoeqeoeocoeooo Seoeeoeco0ceceeeeoeoooo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SGA Select touch switch F key OOGE Select BB Abort MB Confirm GWB Next Pg GlB Prev Pg P 1 Edit Section 2 16 2 Move the cursor to the touch switch function key to which a screen is to be allocated F1 will correspond to 000 F2 to 001 etc 3 Input the screen number to be allocated to the touch switch function key and press the Enter Key 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all desired screen have been set 5 Press the Escape Key to return to the Extended Features Display Restrictions The following touch switches function keys can be used depending on the model of the PT Refer to the Precautions section above for restrictions when using numeral editing with stand alone operation Applicable touch switches function keys PT with Touch Panels DT 0 to 255 PT with Function Keys DF F1 through F12 PT without Function Keys DN 12 key Function Key Units Stand alone operation is not supported 32 16 Terminals F1 to F32 10 02 Terminals F1 to F10 2 16 Edit The cut and paste operations under EDIT on the Initial Edit Display can be used to c
99. n the front cover of the manual Cat No V004 E1 2 Revision code The following table outlines the changes made to the manual during each revision Page numbers refer to the previous version September 1991 Original production August 1993 Major revisions for new version of software 127
100. n the same DM word is used for notification to ensure accuracy in reading the status 49 Touch Switches Section 2 5 The touch switch settings will appear when the above setting has been made Set Touch Switch Bit C 000000 C J Function 900000 J Frame Solid None Inverse No Attribute i Flash Label No Display setting ngoa Select Confirn Ga Abort CNo 00031Free 45174Byte 8 Set the way in which the display will appear on the screen Whether or not a switch frame is to be displayed when the switch is displayed If No is designated the switch will be indicated by dotted lines on the Support Tool display Either or normal or solid frame can also be designated Whether an inverse display will appear when the touch switch is input Specify whether the switch is to light of flash while pressed Whether or not a label is to be attached to the switch Press the Enter Key after completing all of these settings 9 If you set label to Yes the following screen will be displayed If you set label to No you will be returned to the Initial Touch Switch Display TOUCH SH Confirn Touch sw C 900000 enter label Ga Abort es DEL Delete Char Mark No 0003 Free 45174Byte Input the label and press the Enter Key You can also press the F3 Function Key to input from a list of marks that have been created Refer to page 22 for details on the mar
101. ngs can be made per screen The procedure for creating numeral editing areas depends on whether or not direct connection is ON or OFF in the Tool Settings Both procedures are giv en below Note 1 Numeral editing screens cannot be used as child screens for continuous screens 2 Numeral editing cannot be used if bit input is enabled in the display attrib utes for PT with function keys or without touch switches 62 Numeral Editing Section 2 8 3 The Numeral Editing function uses the lower portion of the display When numeral editing is set on a screen where characters and numerals are displayed the characters and or numerals may be hidden 2 8 1 Normal Numeral Editing If you select NUM EDIT from the Initial Edit Display the following display will appear Initial Numeral Editing Display 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 OMES Slct G Abort WB conf De 1 Set Order The headings have the following meanings No The order that has been set for numeral editing M Tbi The number of the numeral table entry which is used Snd Number of transmission digits Inp Number of input digits Dsp Numeral display Yes No The blank right hand column is used when reordering number editing areas Numeral Table Entry Select the numeral table entry that will be input on screen Inputting Initial Value Input the initial value contents for the selected numeral table entry Conten
102. note 1 Floppy disk drives necessary One min note 2 Graphic monitor Printer Epson dot matrix or HP laser printer PROM writer Commercially available PROM writer note 3 Mouse Serial mouse note 4 MS DOS Version 3 3 or later Note 1 The computer must have 640 KB of memory 2 The Support Tool can also use built in RAM or a hard disk 3 The following communications settings must be supported The Intel HEX file format can be used Baud rate 9 600 bps Stop bits 1 bit Data length 8 bits Parity None 4 The mouse com file must be installed before using the Support Tool with a mouse 1 4 Creating a Work Disk It is recommended that you backup the Support Tool either onto floppy disks or onto your hard disk store the originals the floppy disks hereafter referred to as the master disks and use the backup disks hereafter referred to as the work disks for routine work The method for backing up onto a hard disk is explained below If there are any points pertaining to MS DOS which are unclear please refer to your MS DOS manual 1 2 3 1 Turn on the power to your computer and start up MS DOS C gt 2 Insert the master disk into the floppy disk drive and switch to drive A Input the underlined part from the keyboard C gt A Ef 3 Type NTINSTALspaceC return to designate the drive onto which the Support Tool is to be installed i e the work disk A gt NTINSTAL C or From the A drive it
103. nt CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB No Status Comment Help Message 3 4 cee t Bar graph Access terminal 1 Select items to send t Numeral edit Tool gt NIM Hen Thl GS Select Confirn Abort Screen Status 84Byte Select memory tables and then press the Enter Key Select whether or not you want to confirm the transmission and then press the Enter Key 109 Receiving Data Section 6 3 CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB No Status Comment one i Bar graph Access terminal 1 Numeral edit No Select Confirm Abort 84Byte A message will be displayed asking whether you actually want to trans mit the data CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600H 64KB No Status Comment Bar graph Access terminal 1 Numeral edit Send memory tables data Numeral Str ing Confirm 7 CANTO ARUN WB Yes GE Abort Screen Status 38Byte 5 Toconfirm press the Enter Key To return to step 1 press any key other than the Enter Key 6 When the transmission is complete a message will be displayed Press any key to return to the Screen Selection Display 6 3 Receiving Data Data registered in the PT i e screen data memory table data and mark data can be received either by file or by screen i e single screens or memory tables Screen comments
104. nt eject the floppy disks and turn off the power to the computer Always be sure to follow this procedure when exiting the Sup port Tool 1 6 Main Menu When you start up the Support Tool the Main Menu will displayed and the following items will be available Main Menu Items C A Edit Screen When you select Edit Screen from the Main Menu you can manage files and manipulate 15 and edit screens Tool Settings With this item you select the Programmable Terminal set the memory capacity specify the 11 printer to be used and make other settings Perform this operation first The values that you set here are saved so there is no need to reset them unless you want to make a change Exit Select Exit from the Main Menu when you want to exit the Support Tool Be sure to exit in 5 this way when Support Tool operations are finished File Selection Section 1 7 1 7 File Selection Caution Caution When you select Edit Screen from the Main Menu the File Selection Display is displayed Move the bar cursor to the desired file name and press the En ter Key or click the desired file name once to move the bar cursor and then again to open the file Each file contains screen data memory table data for numeral and charac ter string tables and mark data for a maximum of 250 screens for the NT20M or 1 000 screens for the NT600M When you want to create a new file select NEW_FILE The Screen Selection Display will then appear
105. ntrol the touch switch Timer counter numbers cannot be specified DM word address can also be specified followed by the bit number within the word 5 Input a comment if desired The comment is for user use only 6 Specify the function of the touch switch The display that appears next will depend on the setting made here The three possible settings are as follows Notify Sends a signal to the PC when the switch is pressed i e turns the specified bit ON while the switch is pressed SwScreen Switches to a specified screen when the switch is pressed This setting is used for stand alone operation Keypad Creates a key for numeral editing 7 Notify Specify the address of the PC bit to be controlled by the touch switch Timer counter numbers cannot be specified A DM word address can be specified followed by the bit number A user comment can also be input if desired SwScreen Specify the number of the screen to be switched to when the touch switch is pressed The screen number set here will be set in the PT status notify area in the direct connection information Keypad Specify the touch switch number to be used for numeral edit ing If a DM area word address and bit number are specified for notification of touch switch status the status of the specified bit will vary with the status of the touch switch but all other bits in the specified word will be turned OFF Timing must be precisely controlled if more than one bit i
106. ogrammable Terminal is operating Numeral display Sets numeric displays for the screen by designating the numeral table entry to be referenced 28 NUM DISP at the time of display the display position and the method of display String display STR Sets character string displays for the screen by designating the string table entry to be DISP referenced at the time of display the display position and the method of display Lamps LAMP Sets lamps for the screen by designating the size shape of lamp areas numbers and labels Touch switches Sets touch switches for the screen by designating the size of touch switch areas numbers TOUCH SW and labels Bar graphs BAR Sets bar graphs for the screen by designating the numeral table entry to use the display GRPH positions directions and the method of display The display of percentage calculations is also set Table editing TBL Edits numeral table and character string table contents and is the same as the table editing EDIT operation entered from the Screen Selection Display Numeral editing Creates screens for numeric input via function keys touch switches or Expansion I O Units NUM EDIT 32 16 Terminals or Function Key Units 12 keys and designates the numeral table to which the input will be written Graphic input Polylines a broken line made up of one or more line segments and circles can be created 71 GRAPHIC on screen Marks MARK Creates and modifies marks Ed
107. on the reference Reference Mk display Ref Copy Copy Copies a designated rectangular area on the creation display to another position Reference Copies a designated rectangular area on the Copy RCopy reference display to a designated position on the creation display Area Set Set Sets all of the dots for a designated rectangular area on the Creation Display Area Clear Clears all of the dots for a designated Clr rectangular area on the creation display Inverse Inv Reverses the status of all of the dots on the creation display F7 Save Save Registers as a mark data which is displayed on the creation display To set or clear dots move the cursor with the direction keys and then press the Shift Key Pressing the Shift Key will clear dots at the cursor position which are set and set dots at the cursor position which are cleared By oper ating the direction keys while continuing to hold down the Shift Key you can set or clear a continuous series of dots The results of setting or clearing dots are always displayed inside of brackets at the top of the creation display Dots can also be set and clear using the mouse Use the left mouse button to set dots and the right mouse button to clear them Dots will be continuously set or cleared if the mouse button is held down while moving the mouse F1 is used to display designated marks on the Reference Display You can copy the contents of the reference display to the
108. ool operating parameters which affect overall operation Section 2 describes the specific operations used to create displays for Programmable Terminals Special features include numeral displays character string displays lamps and bar graphs all of which can be used to display on screen data transferred to the PT from the PT s host and numeral editing and touch switches both of which can be used to input data on screen for transfer to the host from the PT Section 3 describes how to manage screens as whole units Section 4 describes how to manage files Section 5 describes how to print screen images Section 6 describes the setup and methods for transferring data between the Support Tool and the PT This section also includes remote operations for deleting screens from the PT Section 7 describes the setup and methods for transferring data between the Support Tool and a PROM writer The Appendix provides a table of English character codes WARNING Failure to read and understand the information provided in this manual may result in personal injury or death damage to the product or product failure Please read each section in its entirety and be sure you understand the information provided in the section and related sections before attempting any of the procedures or operations given Ix SECTION 1 Introduction This section outlines the operations of the Support Tool It includes general operating procedures and installation
109. opposed corners of the rectangle If a circle was specify desig 43 Lamps Section 2 4 nate the center and one point on the circumference of the circle A dis play will appear to specify the bit that is to control the lamp Lanp Setting Bit C 98000001 I Bit Setting C 0000001 Connent C J CE AR G H GE E o GES CNT E 171 GEB CH e Foo Eaki Go ED NO Input the lanp bits Select Confirm Abort CNo 00011Free 45390Byte 5 Input the address of the PC bit that is to control the lamp Timer counter numbers cannot be specified DM word address can also be specified followed by the bit number within the word 6 Input a comment if desired The comment is for user use only The lamp settings will appear when the above display is left Lamp Setting Bit C 000000 i Attribute Label Lamp display setting ooon Select Confirm ga Abort CNo 0002 Free 45298Byte 7 Set the way in which the display will appear on the screen Whether or not lamp frames are to be displayed when lamps are displayed If No is designated lamps will be indicated by dotted lines on the Support Tool display Set whether the lamp will light or flash when controlled by bit signals from the host This attribute is effective only when controlling the lamp via bit signals from the Host Interface Units that support bit designation This setting is ignored when controlling lamps via commands which c
110. opy move or delete previously created elements such as character strings and graphics The Edit Display will appear Edit Display Q0000000 Select item to edit Select Confirn Hove Delete Esc Abort CNo 0003 Free 51858Byte Note To cancel all results obtained during editing operations press the Escape Key followed by the Space Bar from the Edit Display Copy Use the following procedure to copy existing elements on the screen 1 2 3 1 Specify COPY from the Cut and Paste Display 2 Move the cursor to designate the starting point of the copy area and press the Enter Key 3 Move the cursor to designate the end point of the copy area and press the Enter Key The specified copy area will be indicated by a dotted box 87 Edit Section 2 16 Move Delete 88 1 2 3 1 2 3 Move the cursor to designate the area in which to paste the copy and press the Enter Key The area to which the copy will be made will be designated by a dotted box when the cursor is moved Press the Enter Key again when the confirmation message appears to paste the copy or press the Escape Key to cancel the paste and return to step Return to step 2 to make further copies or press the Escape Key to end the copy operation Use the following procedure to move existing elements on the screen 1 2 3 Specify MOVE from the Cut and Paste Display Move the cursor to designate the starting point of the move area and
111. or bar graphs 53 references for on screen input 63 O R operation on screen buttons 14 operations overview 3 overlapping screens 75 creating 77 errors 80 parent screens designating 75 polylines 71 creating 71 deleting 72 modifying 72 126 printer setting 15 printing 102 PROM writer communications specifications 4 connecting 118 receiving data 110 PROM writer 120 references screens 61 refreshing screen 15 S W screen attributes 78 screen comments inputting 10 screens changing comments 92 continuous 75 checking 80 copying 90 deleting 91 deleting from PT 114 editing 11 editing operations overview 11 initial screens setting 99 operations overview 9 overlapping 75 checking 80 printing 102 receiving 111 reference lists 61 selection 7 status 8 tagging 9 transmitting 108 settings Support Tool 15 sheet feeder setting 15 special characters 123 stand alone operation 85 starting Support Tool 5 Support Tool settings 15 system configuration 3 tags procedure 9 temporary directory 15 temporary work file 16 terminology 2 tool settings 15 file 16 touch switches 46 creating direct connection 48 normal 46 labels 47 transmitting data 106 connecting the PT 106 PROM writer 118 verifying 119 work disk 4 work file 16 Revision History A manual revision code appears as a suffix to the catalog number o
112. or details 2 6 2 Direct Connection Bar Graphs Creating Use the following procedure to create a direct connection bar graph 1 2 3 1 Select BAR GRPH from the Initial Edit Display a list of the bar graphs already existing in the current screen will be displayed GO3 Slct G Abort B cConf Del The headings in this list are as follows No The number of the bar graph in the current display 55 Bar Graphs Section 2 6 This is not the numeral table entry number M Tbl The numeral table entry number being used Rf The access method for the numeral table direct or indirect Dr The direction of the bar Whether or not the percentage display is being used 2 Specify the number to be used in the table This is not the numeral table and the numbers do not correspond to item numbers in the numeral table When the number is specified a cursor will appear to designate the starting and ending points of the bar 3 Designate the starting and ending points of a diagonal line across the bar graph It makes no difference whether the display position of a bar graph is designated from the right or left or from the top or bottom The ending point designates only the length along the X axis of the bar graph Whether the bar is vertical or horizontal is designated later in the display settings When the length is designated a display to set direct or indirect referencing will appear 4 Specify Di
113. ot direct connection is ON or OFF in the Tool Settings Both procedures are given be low 2 2 1 Normal Numeral Displays Select NUM DISP from the Initial Edit Display the Initial Display for Numeral Display will appear Initial Display for Numeral Display Slct GE Abort Conf Del Designating Numeral Table Only table number entries 0 to 13 are displayed first To display the next en References Inputting Initial Values 28 tries press the Pg Dn Key to return to previous entires press the Pg Up Key Select the numeral table entry that you want to reference and then press the Enter Key The initial value for the selected memory table reference is input next Refer to page 12 for details on input methods You can input numbers from 99999999 to 99999999 Numeral displays can display decimal numbers but you enter them here without the decimal point For example if you want to Numeral Displays Section 2 2 input 123 456 then just input 123456 The distinction between the integer portion and the decimal portion is specified in the next step Contents Select reference table number U Select BIJ Abort B Conf EB Prev Pg Em hHext Pg CNo 60011Free 52056Byte Input the number and then press the Enter Key Numeral Display Settings Set Numeral Ref Table CNo 0001 C81Dig 1 8 Decimal COIDig 0 7 Zero Sup Yes No Disp Sing Yes No Char Size Half Norm Hide
114. ou want to transmit with verification and then press F4 ROM File List NT600H 64KB TOOL ROM Writer Communication FileName Title Help Message NEH_FILE Creation of New File LINE1 ProLinel Warnings Select work attributes LINE2 Input messages i i SSeS TOOL lt ROM Writer Receive Data TOOL gt ROM Writer Verify Abort Select Confirn 3 Select Verify and then press the Enter Key A message will be dis played to verify that the designated file is correct 4 After verifying the file name press the Enter Key A message will be dis played asking whether you actually want to transmit the data 119 Receiving Data from a PROM Writer Section 7 4 5 The settings for transfer to the PROM writer will be displayed Check these settings before transferring the data File List NT600H 64KB TOOL gt ROM Writer Data Verify FileName Title Help Message NEH_FILE Creation of New File LINE1 ProLinel Warnings Send data from TOOL LINE2 Input messages Set ROM writer a Communications paraneters Baud Rate bps 9600 Character Length 8 Bits Parity No Parity Stop Bit s 1 Bit X parameter Yes Verify after downloading Esc Send Abort 6 After verifying that that PROM writer can receive the data press the En ter Key To cancel and return to step 3 press the Escape Key 7 When the transmission is complete the following message will be dis p
115. ou wish to overwrite the existing file If it is overwritten any data stored up to that point will be cleared If you wish to overwrite the existing file press the Enter Key If you wish to cancel return to step 1 by pressing a key other than the Enter Key and then input another name for the file 1 2 3 1 Go to the Screen Selection Display 2 Press F7 Receive The position of the bar cursor is irrelevant 111 Receiving Data Section 6 3 112 CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600H No Status Comment 64KB 3 Bar graph Access terminal 1 Numeral edit ONDAR UN Help Message Select items to receive NIM gt Tool Men Thl OG Select Confirm Abort Status 38Byte Select screen data As the default Screen Data will be displayed in reverse video To select screen data just press the Enter Key CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600H No Status Comment Access terminal 1 t Numeral edit OOND RUN 64KB L t Bar graph t Help Message Enter screen number of NT host No 1 J B Confirm 7 Ge Abort 38Byte 4 Input the number of the screen in the PT that you want the Support Tool to receive and then press the Enter Key Receiving Data Section 6 3 Note 1 Receiving Memory Tables No Status Comment CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB Bar graph Numeral ed
116. ove the bar cursor the number of the screen for which you want to change the comment and press the NEXT F1 Change Comments 3 The comments for the screen you have selected will be displayed in the guide box 92 Reading Data from Other Files Section 3 4 CNOTDIR J Scr No Status een List NT600M 64KB Comment roe A Bar graph Access terminal 1 Numeral edit Input new comment Access terminal 1g i Select es Delete Char Confirn 5 Abort Screen Status 84Byte 4 Input the new comment and then press the Enter Key 3 4 Reading Data from Other Files Screens contained in other files can be read into the current file from the Screen Selection Display Although entire files can be copied from the File Selection Display copying from the Screen Selection display enables copy ing one screen at a time into the current file The files being copied from can be either in the current data directory set in the Tool Settings or in a different drive directory Use the following procedure to read a screen from any accessible file 1 2 3 1 Change to the Screen Selection Display Screen Selection Display Status CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB Comment Bar graph Access terminal 1 Numeral edit Help Message Copy No 3 screen data to No 1 1 E B Confirm 7 GIB Abort Screen Status 38Byt
117. ppear For the NT20M numeral table entries are numbered from 0 to 127 for a total of 128 For the NT600M numeral table entries are numbered from 0 to 255 for a total of 256 At first only the contents of table entries 0 to 63 are displayed 59 Editing Memory Tables Section 2 7 on the screen To display entries 64 and up press the Pg Dn Key and to re turn to previously displayed entries press the Pg Up Key Contents j Contents x Contents Contents 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 014 015 Select Abort Prey Page Ref Confirn Next Page Qeaeqeeceqcoqooqoooooooa Seeooeooco0co0cececeoeoeooooo Seeeco0co0cececoeqeoeoeooeoo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Note If you press F1 Reference at this time a list of the screens referencing the table entry indicated by the cursor will appear 1 2 3 1 With the cursor select the numeral table entry that you want to edit and press the Enter Key 2 Input the new value and press the Enter Key 3 When you are finished editing press the Escape Key When the Escape Key is pressed you will be returned to the Memory Table Selection Display Editing String Tables If you select character strings to edit the following display will appear For the NT20M string table entries are numbered from 0 to 31 for a total of 32 For the NT600M string table entries are numbered from 0 to 255 for a total of 256 Only
118. r Graphs Section 2 6 2 6 1 Creating Normal Bar Graphs If you select BAR GRPH from the Initial Edit Display the Initial Bar Graph Display will appear Initial Bar Graph Display 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sict G Abort PB CcConf Del Designating Display A bar graph is set by designating both ends the starting and ending points Position of a diagonal line across the bar graph It makes no difference whether the display position of a bar graph is designated from the right or left or from the top or bottom The ending point designates only the length along the X axis of the bar graph Whether the bar is vertical or horizontal is designated next in the display settings Starting point bits or 255 dots set with display setting Ending point 1 2 3 1 Designate the starting point 2 Designate the ending point 52 Bar Graphs Section 2 6 Setting the Numeral Table Reference Inputting Initial Value Specify the entry number of the numeral table to be referenced for the bar graph Contents Soeooeoooeooeoocoeocoeo cof Sad Select reference table number No 0001 Free 52056Byte Set the initial value and then press the Enter Key Contents Seoeoooooooco0co0ceoco Enter initial value of table Confirn Ref Table CNo 000 Ga Abort Clear No 0001 Free 52056Byte 53 Bar Graphs Section 2 6 Display Settings
119. r a maximum of 8 child screens CNEW_FILE Screen List NT600H 64KB Continuous Overlap Screen No Status Comment Help Message t Input string t Run warning Select continuous screen s a Mark Unnark Unmark All Select BB Abort Save and Quit 2 3 6 7 Screen Status 1 2 3 1 Select all the screen numbers of the child screens you want with the cursor and Space Bar The screen numbers that you select will be marked with asterisks 2 When all of the child screens you want have been marked press the Enter Key 3 Select scrolling by screen or by line and then press the Enter Key to select a screen Asterisks will appear by selected as child screens For line scrolling scrolling is done in increments of 8 dots The NT600M does not have the line scrolling function so the screen shown below will not be displayed Also line scrolling cannot be used with the direct con nection function CNEW_FILE Screen List NT20M 64KB Continuous Overlap Screen Status Comment Help Message t Display 1 Display 2 ae ey Select scroll unit Line Select Confirn Abort Status OByte 76 Continuous and Overlapping Screens Section 2 11 4 Set whether or not you want page numbers displayed at the host and then press the Enter Key CLINE2 J Screen List NT600H 0 64KB Continuous Overlap Screen No Status Comment H
120. rect Indirect referencing is not currently supported The nu meral table will be displayed Comment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DAA Select a numeral table Select BB Abort Next Page Ref Confirm Prey Page 5 Specify the desired table entry number The initial value input field con tents will be entered The headings in the table are described in the following table Heading TC Meamning Nos Numeral table entry number IN initialize at startup Indicates whether or not the table value is to be initialized when the PT is turned ON quantity Number of PC words used Address of the first PC word 6 Input the desired initial value This value can be omitted here if desired and input later using the table edit operation The initial value can be up to 8 digits long When the initial value field is left the following display will appear to input the remaining settings 56 Bar Graphs Section 2 6 Note Negative values and initial values are set differently for direct connection Refer to page 61 for details Contents Connent Specify Word No Yes St Hord 21 1 2 Hord Connent GB GE GE E3 GEB E CNT TIM GiEB CH G w H DENO No No No No TOEGA Input a word OBGS Select Confirn Abort 7 Make the four settings as described in the following table The comment is optional and all four settings can be omitted here i
121. riting 64 Numeral Editing Section 2 8 Deleting Numeral Editing You can delete numeral edit settings that have already been made 1 2 3 1 To delete a numeral editing setting move the bar cursor to the setting you want to delete on the Initial Display for Numeral Editing and then press the Enter Key Reference Table CNo 0031 oaa Num Edit Setting Dig Input 8 Dig Dig Send 8 Dig Num Disp NO Nun Disp Setting _ Integer Dig Decimal Dig Zero Sup Disp Sign Char Size Scale Attribute x y Select item to modify OD Slct Conf Shift Henu Abort CNo 0003 Free 51896Byte 2 Press F1 Delete A confirmation prompt will be displayed on the screen Note 1 Ifa numeral display is set for the selected numeral edit settings then those settings will be shown in a guide box 2 The switch display at the bottom of the screen will disappear if all numeral editing settings are deleted Modifying Numeral Editing You can modify a numeral edit settings that has already been made 1 2 3 1 Move the bar cursor to the numeral edit setting you want to modify and press the Enter Key The contents of the numeral editing setting that you select will be displayed on the screen Reference Table CNo 0031 oaaao Num Edit Setting Dig Input 8 Dig Dig Send 8 Dig Nun Disp NO Nun Disp Setting _ Integer Dig Decimal Dig Zero Sup Disp Sign Char Size Scale Attribute X Y
122. rol Key Combinations The Control Key can be used in combination with other keys to move the cur sor delete characters and achieve other operations These combinations are shown in the following table revs m CTRL M Enter Key CTRL Escape Key 1 12 Basic Operation 1 12 1 Cursors Several different cursors will appear depending on Support Tool operation Special cursors are described in the following table cursor Meaning O S N The arrow cursor is used in combination with the cursor to specify menu items and icons Refer to page 14 for details on the mouse 444 A cup will appear when the Support Tool is accessing data on the rd disk When accessing has finished the arrow cursor will return A question mark will appear when the Support Tool is waiting for a Yes No response from the user Press the Enter Key or the left mouse button to answer Yes confirm or press the Escape Key or right mouse button to answer No cancel A hand and keyboard will appear at the end of processing to request user acknowledgement Press any key or either mouse button to continue operation 13 Basic Operation Section 1 12 1 12 2 Screen Buttons There are many buttons in the shape of keys that can appear during Support Tool operation These buttons can be clicked with the mouse to achieve the same operation as the equivalent keyboard keys Included are the Enter Key carriage return arrow Escape Key cursor keys PgUp Key PgDn
123. ry tables and custom characters called marks for the NT20M and NT600M Programmable Terminals The Support Tool uses a complete system of menus to facilitate operation 1 3 1 NT20M and NT600M Support Tool Operations The Support Tool can be used to create and modify screens memory tables and marks and save resulting data as files Data created on the Support Tool can be transmitted to the NT20M or NT600M Programmable Terminal In ad dition the Support Tool can receive data from a Programmable Terminal or data created on the Support Tool can be transmitted to a PROM writer Also the Support Tool can receive data from PROM writers The Support Tool can read history records stored in a Programmable Terminal and save them in files 1 3 2 Menu Configuration Edit Screen File Selection Editing Selection Copy Copy Input String Delete Delete Numeral Display Print Print String Display ROM Reading from other Files ae ft History Table Edit ar Graphs pe ane Transmit Transmit Table Editing Receive Receive Numeral Editing Initial Screen Continuous Overlapping Graphics Change Capacity Screens Marks Change Title Check Edit Tool Settings Marks Extended Functions Change Comment Environment Settings Direct Connection Settings Creating a Work Disk Section 1 4 1 3 3 Support Tool System NT20M ZA5AT EV4 System disk 3 5 inch 2DD and 5 inch 2HD disks Applicable computers IBM PC AT or IBM PC AT compatible
124. s for copying with F1 F6 is used to reverse all of the dots on the creation display Area designation is basically the same as for copying with F1 F7 is used to register data in the creation display as a mark 1 Enter F7 Save the mark list will be displayed 2 Specify the position in which to save the mark If you specify a position that already contains a mark the existing mark will be overwritten by the new one 3 Press the Enter Key Saving can be canceled by pressing the Escape Key You can confirm that the mark has been saved by pressing F1 Press the Escape Key when finished creating mark to end mark creation and return to the Screen Selection display A confirmation display will appear Press the Enter Key to confirm or press the Escape Key to continue mark creation Any data not saved when mark creating is ended will be lost If ending mark creation is canceled at the confirmation display however any unsaved data will be maintained 2 15 Stand alone Operation Precautions Stand alone operation allows the PT touch switches function keys and Ex pansion I O Units to be used to switch screens without receiving instructions from a host The Support Tool must be used to set up stand alone operation When screens are changed during stand alone operation a screen number request response is sent from the PT to the host If the same key number is allocated in multiple child screens the key will be effective only
125. se the following display will appear File List NT600M 64KB FileName Title NEH_FILE Creation of New File LINE1 ProLinel Warnings LLINE2 Select the print fornat NOTDIR No Detail Info YES NO Lanp Touch Su YES NO Henory Table YES NO Select Confirm Abort 5 Specify the items to be printed Printing will start after user confirmation A message will be displayed during printing and another will appear when printing finishes The actual image being printed will be displayed when detailed information and screen image are specified Note Marks may not be printed exactly as the appear on screen when they appear in character strings printed in detailed information 5 3 Printing from the Screen Selection Display 1 2 3 1 Go the the Screen Selection Display 2 Ifyou are printing only one screen move the bar cursor to the number of the screen you want to print and press F3 Print If you are printing multiple screens at one time tag the screen numbers that you want to print and then press F3 Print The following display will appear 103 Printing from the Screen Selection Display Section 5 3 CNOTDIR J Screen List NT600M 64KB No Status Comment Help Message Bar graph Access terminal 1 Select the print format Numeral edit No Detail Info YES NO Lanp Touch Sw YES NO Menory Table YES NO OG Select Confirn Abort OOANMUO RUN 38Byte
126. splay will indicate whether or not direct connection has been set If direct connection has been set O for OMRON will be added after the PT model name fol lowing the File List title on the File Selection Display The help message area on the Screen Selection Display will also indicate whether or not direct connection has been used together with the file size Specifying PC Addresses for Direct Connection Note The function keys are allocated as shown in the following table when specify ing bit and word addresses in PC memory The values in parentheses indi cate the maximum word address possible for the largest PC memory Actual memory sizes vary however with the model of PC Refer to your PC s opera tion manual for specific limits Co a ca ae IR 7 2555 displayed as 1S The areas that can be designated for direct connection are as shown in the following table C iem memoryunt Designan Lamps Bit IR SR CIO AR or LR bit addresses DM word address can also be designated with bit specifications Touga switenes Timers and counters cannot be designated See note Numeral display Word IR SR CIO AR LR or DM word addresses Bar graphs Bar graphs Timer and counter numbers can also be specified to designate PVs Numeral editing Numeral editing Character string IR SR CIO AR LR or DM word addresses display Timer and counter numbers cannot be specified If to
127. splayed switch display allocated to AR 1012 using direction connection L000 would be displayed for lamp 0 when not using direction connection and T010 would be displayed for touch switch 10 Memory table No Memory table entry numbers are not displayed display 1 16 Indicates lamp touch switch specifications and the 1 4 allocated lamp touch switch number or the allocated PC bit on the display at the specified character size For example LH001015 would be displayed for a lamp display allocated to HR 1015 using direction connection TA001012 would be displayed for a touch entry number display 1 16 Indicates the allocated memory table number on the 1 4 display at the specified character size for numeral displays character string displays bar graphs and numeral editing areas N is also displayed for numeral table entry numbers and S is displayed for character string table entry numbers 1 15 Direct Connection 1 2 3 The PT can be set for direct connection to an OMRON PC to allow numeral displays character displays numeral editing lamps touch switches and bar graphs to be directly connected to specific bits and words in PC memory Bits can also be set that will change the displayed screen This is possible only when the NT600M DT121 DT211 or NT20M DT121 V1 DT131 PTs and only when a NT600M LK201 SYSMAC WAY Host Interface Unit is used Also either an NT600M SMR31 or NT20M SMR31 System ROM must
128. string table entry number IN initialize at startup Indicates whether or not the table value is to be initialized when the PT is turned ON quantity Number of PC words used oe of the first PC word Comment User comment area st s i i sSC r comment area 5 Input the desired initial string The initial string can be omitted here if desired and input later using the table edit operation When the initial 38 Character String Displays Section 2 3 value field is left the following display will appear to input the remaining settings Contents Comment Specify Hord Init Yes St Hord 20 1 20 Hord Comment GEB AR GED HR GE LR EB GES CNT GHS 11M G JUWA Input a word BOGS Select Confirm Abort 6 Make the four settings as described in the following table The comment is optional and all four settings can be omitted here if desired and input later using the table edit operation _Feacing Sang C Initialize Init Set YES to initialize the contents in the character string table when PT power is turned ON Set to NO to maintain the previous value when PT power is turned ON Set words St Word Set the number of PC words to be used Set the address of the first PC word to be used Input any desired user comment area The character string display settings will appear when the above display is left set string String Ref Table CNo 6001
129. t NT600M 64KB FileName Title NEH FILE Creation of New File LINE2 Copyurite Setting initial screen Enter initial screen number Initial screen No 1 1 Confirm Abort 3 Input the screen number of the initial screen and then press the Enter Key For the NT20M you can input a screen number from 1 to 250 for the NT600M from 1 to 1 000 4 When the setting has been completed a message will be displayed Press any key to return to the File Selection Display Note The initial screen number setting is made for screen files so the setting will not be effective unless a file is sent to the PT after the setting has been made To send the file press F6 Transmit from the File Selection Display If you do not set a initial screen number the default setting will be 1 unless the screen is initialized at the PT in which case the default setting will be 0 100 SECTION 5 Printing This sections describes the procedures for printing screen images and other information from the Screen Selection and File Selection Displays o l Priming Features gt o oo tucks be bas oh oe LE ERA SR eek eA Shs By bese bs 102 5 2 Printing from the File Selection Display 00 0 eee eee 102 5 3 Printing from the Screen Selection Display 0 0 0 0 cece eee eee eee 103 101 Printing from the File Selection Display Section 5 2 5 1 Printing Features File Selection Display Screen Selection Disp
130. t string String Ref Table CNo 0001 49iChar 1 40 Char Size Half Norm Scale Equ Hide High 4x 9x 16x 64x Attribute Norn Inv Flsh Spot Display setting tlt i l gt Select Ref Table CNo 000 Confirn Ga Abort CNo 60021Free 52030Byte Set the way in which the display will appear on the screen Number of character Set the number of character digits to be displayed on digits Char See Note the screen Character size Size Set the character size to be used for each 1 byte characters Set the scale for characters to be displayed on the screen The NT600M can be set to 64X in addition to those shown above Display attributes Set display attributes for the screen Refer to page 24 Attr for examples of how attributes are displayed on screen Note For contents registered in the memory table only the number of digits that have been set will be displayed Each normal character requires one digit and each mark requires 2 digits Press the Enter Key after checking all of the settings Designating Display A guide box corresponding to the size of the set contents will be displayed Position Designate the display position on the screen with the cross shaped cursor 36 Character String Displays Section 2 3 and press the Enter Key You cannot make a setting that will cause the guide box to extend from the screen Position Confirn Ga Abort X 160 Y 200 No 00021Free S2030B
131. ting Polynesie russ arenae ve ceslge conta ded eae Meas SHR Ble Se 72 2 9 3 Modifying Polylines 0 oe cee eee 72 2 10 Circles e esa sas shee a T bk ala yale abs E s eos E eid saa ad 73 2 10 1 Creating NEw Circles ics bole ee we hs ae he Ale oR EA Ae LER T 73 2210 2 Deleting Circles hrar ae aegis See ee a ey egies 74 2 10 3 Modifying Circles 2 0 0 02 ee cee eee eee ne ae 74 2 11 Continuous and Overlapping Screens 0 0 eee eens 75 2 12 Screen Attributes scops coips als De se aa E SAA S R a a E 78 2 13 Screen Check arieni iaai i ets Sete Dt ee E HERES E A E SE A 80 2 TA Mark S is oo sac Mae ea Re ari Ra E A E BE AONE ERE EA EE RRA EA S A 82 2 15 Stand alone Operation 0 eee cc ee eee ene tee een E EE 85 2216 CECI 3245 582 pte ne aie eed at ade Se Beebe EA ey et a ea eee a 87 21 Inputting Character Strings Section 2 1 2 1 inputting Character Strings With the Character Input Display you set characters to be displayed on the PT You set character sizes character scaling factors manner of display and display positions If you select STR IN from the Initial Edit Display the Initial Character Input Display will appear Initial Character Input Display STR IN Select iten Select Confirn Delete Modify Abort EB CNo 60011Free 45390Byte The following pages explain how to use this display taking the creation of NT20M screen data as an example 2 1 1 New Character Strings
132. ts OH Select BA Abort WE Cconf Prev Pg GEGB Next Pg CNo 0001 Free 52056Byte 63 Numeral Editing Section 2 8 When the initial value is designated the number of digits input and the num ber of digits transmitted to the host are set Input and Transmission Digits Set nuneral attributes Select 81 Digits 1 8 Confirn Sending 4 Char 8 Char Abort Num Disp Yes No No 60031Free 51934Byte Input digits Set the number of digits that can be input via touch switches or Input Col function keys You can set from 1 to 8 digits Transmission Set the number of digits that are transmitted to the host You can Digits select either 4 or 8 digits Sending Numeral Select whether or not numeral display is to be set at the same Display Num time as numeral editing Disp Press the Enter Key after making all the settings If Numeral Display is set to Yes the Numeral Display Settings Display will be displayed automatically Set the numeral display as required set Nuneral Nuneral Ref Table No 0021 C81Dig 1 8 Decinal COIDig 0 7 Zero Sup Yes No Disp Sing Yes No Char Size Half Norm Hide Scale Equ Wide High 4x 9x 16x Attribute Norn Inv Fish Display setting tlt l Select al Ref Table No 002 Confirn Abort Ga No Q0031Free 51934Byte If Numeral Display is set to No you will be returned to the selection of the memory table for w
133. uch switches are set to write to bits in the DM area notify bits the touch switch will control the status of the specified bit and all other bits in the speci fied word will be turned OFF 0 Direct Connection Section 1 15 1 15 2 Direct Connection Information Settings for the direct connection information are made from the extended functions display Direct connection information settings will not appear on the extended function display unless direct connection is turned ON in the Tool Settings Use the following procedure to set the direct connection information settings 1 2 3 1 Specify EXTEND from the Initial Edit Display The following display will appear at the bottom of the screen EXTEND Select Extend function Select Confirm Direct Connect Esc Abort CNo 00011Free 45390Byte 2 Specify direct connection F key is not supported by PTs with touch panels and cannot be specified The following display will appear Direct Com Setting PT Control Area C 1 PT Notify Area l Numeral Men Table String Men Table F key Input Notify F key Output Notify Select direct conection Select information Confirm Ga Abort CNo 60011Free 45390Byte PT control area Set the address of the first word in the PC to be used to control PT status This setting must be made A user comment may also be input if desired PT notify area Set the address of the first word in the PC to be used to store P
134. wo words can be specified to used from 5 to 8 digits If two words are speci fied and DM 0100 is specified as the first word the following PC data will be used DM 0101 DM 0100 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next higher word Specified word Registered words Set the leftmost digit to F to specify negative values The example on the left in the following diagram shows the setting for 12345 the example on the right for 123 DM 0101 DM 0100 DM 0100 FLO O 1 2 3 41 5 F 1 2 3 Next higher word Specified word Specified word Registered words Registered word Caution The input format for initial values for numeral tables is the same as the data storage format for PC memory when direct connection is being used This format however differs form that used when direct connection is not being used 2 8 Numeral Editing Screens can be create that allow numeric inputs from the PT to the host These screens are called numeral editing screens Input values are desig nated on screen via function keys or touch switches or from Expansion I O Units 82 64 Terminals or 12 key Function Key Units The number of digits that can be input and the number of digits transmitted to the host can be set Also the Keypad setting in the screen attributes can be set to user to en able flexible layout of input keys A maximum of 50 numeral edit setti
135. y move the bar cursor to a screen number for which no data is entered and press F8 continuous overlapping screens CLINE2 J Screen List NT600H 0 64KB Continuous Overlap Screen Status Comment Help Message Input string Run warning ay OOOO E Select screen to edit Quip Scr Select Confirm Abort Status OByte If you designate a screen for which data is already registered a message will appear asking whether you want to delete that data If you do want to delete it then press the Enter Key To return to the Screen Selection Display press the Escape Key If the designated screen is already a parent screen its contents the child screens can be edited Specify whether the designated parent screen is to be used for continuous or overlapping screens Continuous and overlapping screens are explained separately below In cases such as the following a message will be displayed indicating that screen data could not be created If that happens press any key and then again select the child screens again 75 Continuous and Overlapping Screens Section 2 11 e The child screen has been designated for another parent screen e No more than one child screen has been designated Continuous Screens The screen numbers of the child screens you want to display continuously are registered next Register the child screen numbers in the order that you want them displayed You can registe
136. y accessible directory 1 2 3 1 Go to the File Selection Display File List NT600M 64KB FileName Title EW FILE Creation of New File LINE2 Copyur ite Select Confirn Next Page Prev Page Exit to Main Menu Deleteperint ROM Pict 2 Press F1 Copy A list of files in the data directory specified in the Tool Settings will be displayed File List NT600HM 64KB FileNane Title LINE Wraning Select the file to copy Select Confirn Next Page Prev Page Abort Direct None 13 24 KB M u ee ee eee 3 To copy a file from the displayed list go to step 5 To copy a file in a dif ferent directory press F1 An input field for the drive and directory names will appear 4 Specify the drive and directory from which a file is to be copied A list of files in the specified directory will be displayed 5 Specify the file to be copied or press the Escape Key to cancel 6 Input a name of up to 8 normal characters for the file to which the data is to be copied and then press the Enter Key 7 Input a title of up to 28 characters and then press the Enter Key or press the Escape Key to cancel 96 Deleting Files Section 4 2 8 Whencopying is complete a message will be displayed Press any key to return to the File Selection Display Note If you give the new file the same name as an existing file a message will ap pear indicating that t
137. y be temporarily disordered If Auto Refresh is set to Yes then the screen display will be automatically rewritten when you return to the Initial Edit Screen When creating large amounts of screen data however some time may be required for screen refreshing Auto Refresh can be set to 15 Environment Settings Section 1 14 No to save time You can manually rewrite the screen by pressing the Tab Key during operation Temporary Directory The Support Tool will create a temporary work file when creating screens or transferring data to or from ROM Most write operations are performed on this temporary file To increase overall operating speed this file should be created on your hard disk or in RAM Tool Settings File File settings are saved in the root directory for the Support Tool i e the di rectory from which the Support Tool is started The file name is NTMSET ENV If this file exists in the root directory when the Support Tool is started the setting in the file will be read and the Support Tool will operate according to them Tool settings files can be used to eliminate the need to reset tool setting each time the Support Tool is started Display Grid A grid can be displayed to aid in positioning objects when creating screens The Tool Settings can be used to disable the grid or to set its size to 8 16 or 32 dots The grid size can also be set to the same size as a touch switch by specifying TouchSW The grid onc
138. yed on Sup the screen Character size Char Set the size of characters to be displayed on the screen Size Set the scale factor for the display The NT600M can be set to 64X in addition to those shown above Sets display attributes for the screen Refer to page 24 for examples of how attributes are displayed on screen Display type Disp Specify either decimal or hexadecimal display Type Press the Enter Key after completing all of these settings 8 Set the display position When the display position has been set you can return to set another numeral display or you can continue pressing the Escape Key to return to the Initial Edit Display Display sign Disp Set whether or not negative signs are to be displayed on Sign the screen The positive sign is not displayed Deleting and Modifying Direct connection numeral displays are deleted or modified from the display shown in step 1 above Select the number of the numeral table and then specify DELETE or MODIFY The modification procedure is basically the same as the creation procedure given above 2 3 Character String Displays The contents of character string tables can be displayed on the screen The string table entry to be referenced the display position and manner of dis play must be set You can set a maximum of 8 string displays per screen for the NT20M and 50 for the NT600M For the NT20M string table entries are numbered from 0 to 31 for a total of 32 For the NT600M
139. yte STR DISP Set display position ooo Deleting and Modifying You can delete or modify previously input character string displays The pro cedures for these operations are the same as those for deleting and modify ing character strings Refer to appropriate subsections of 2 1 Inputting Char acter Strings for details 2 3 2 Direct Connection Character String Displays Creating Use the following procedure to create a direct connection character string display 1 2 3 1 Select STR DISP from the Initial Edit Display a list of the character string displays already existing in the current screen will be displayed OME Slct G Abort WB Conf E De 1 2 Specify the number to be used in the table This is not the character string table and the numbers do not correspond to item numbers in the character string table When a number is specified a display to set di rect or indirect referencing will appear 37 Character String Displays Section 2 3 3 Specify Direct Indirect referencing is not currently supported The character string table will be displayed Contents Comment JWA Select a character string table Select Abort Next Page Prey Page Ref Confirm 4 Specify the desired table entry number The initial value input field con tents will be entered The headings in the table are described in the following table rescing ring No Character
140. ze Direct Setting Printer Sheet Feeder Auto Refresh Display Grid Communication Port Temporary Directory Data Directory Content Sets the model of Programmable Terminal being used Sets the memory capacity of the Programmable Terminal Turns ON and OFF the direct connection operation Refer to page 17 for details Sets the printer model to be used Sets a sheet feeder for the printer Sets whether or not the screen will be automatically refreshed when you make screen data additions deletions or modifications Controls the grid display If TouchSW is specified each grid unit will be the size of a touch switch Specify the port on the computer to be used to communicate with the PT If possible do not specify the same port as the one used for the mouse Sets the file name for the work file that is temporarily used by the Support Tool Sets directory names for saving screen data which is created Press the Enter Key when you want to save the contents of the Tool Settings Then either press the Enter Key again to return to the Main Menu or press the Escape Key to return to the Tool Settings Display to correct settings If you press the Space Key the tool settings will be changed without being saved to a file and you will be returned to the Main Menu Press the Escape Key to cancel changing tool settings When screen data is added deleted or modified with the Support Tool the screen display ma

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