Omron NT-series, NT20M, NT600M 1-10 Editing Screens

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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

Screen Edit Operations The following operations can be performed on the Edit Display.

Item Function Page

Input string (STR

IN) Inputs character strings to be displayed on the screen and sets their display positions and

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 Programmable Terminal is

operating.

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Numeral display

(NUM DISP) Sets numeric displays for the screen by designating the numeral table entry to be referenced

at the time of display, the display position, and the method of display. 28

String display (STR

DISP) Sets character string displays for the screen by designating the string table entry to be

referenced at the time of display, the display position, and the method of display. 34

Lamps (LAMP) Sets lamps for the screen by designating the size/shape of lamp areas, numbers, and labels. 40

Touch switches

(TOUCH SW) Sets touch switches for the screen by designating the size of touch switch areas, numbers,

and labels. 46

Bar graphs (BAR

GRPH) Sets bar graphs for the screen by designating the numeral table entry to use, the display

positions/directions, and the method of display. The display of percentage calculations is

also set.

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Table editing (TBL

EDIT) Edits numeral table and character string table contents, and is the same as the table editing

operation entered from the Screen Selection Display. 59

Numeral editing

(NUM EDIT) Creates screens for numeric input via function keys, touch switches, or Expansion I/O Units

(32/16 Terminals or Function Key Units (12 keys)) and designates the numeral table to which

the input will be written.

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Graphic input

(GRAPHIC) Polylines (a broken line made up of one or more line segments) and circles can be created

on screen. 71

Marks (MARK) Creates and modifies marks. 82

Edit (EDIT) Copies, moves, or deletes text or graphics on the screen. 87

Editing Screens Section 1-10

Contents

Main v Notice: 1, 2, 3... DANGER! WARNING OMRON Product References TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 Introduction 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 2 Creating Screens 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 3 Managing Screen Data 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 4 Managing File Data 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page ix About this Manual: WARNING SECTION 1 Introduction 2 Using Older Models Section 1-2 1-1 Terminology and NT-series Manuals 1-2 Using Older Models 3 System Configuration Section 1-3 1-3 System Configuration 1-3-1 NT20M and NT600M Support Tool Operations 1-3-2 Menu Configuration 4 Creating a Work Disk Section 1-4 1-4 Creating a Work Disk C > C > A: A >NTINSTAL C: A >NTINSTAL C:\NT\ 1-5 Starting and Exiting 1-6 Main Menu 6 File Selection Section 1-7 1-7 File Selection NEW_FILE Edit Screen 1-8 Screen Selection NEW_FILE Page Delete 10 Inputting Screen Comments, File Names, and Titles Section 1-9 1-9 Inputting Screen Comments, File Names, and Titles 1-9-1 Screen Comments 1-9-2 File Names and Titles 11 Editing Screens Section 1-10 1-10 Editing Screens Screen Edit Operations The following operations can be performed on the Edit Display. 12 Inputting Character Strings and Numbers Section 1-11 Changing Menu Position and Grid Display 1-11 Inputting Character Strings and Numbers 13 Basic Operation Section 1-12 1-12 Basic Operation 1-12-1 Cursors 14 Basic Operation Section 1-12 1-12-2 Screen Buttons 1-12-3 Mouse 1-12-4 Positioning Operations 15 Tool Settings Section 1-13 1-13 Tool Settings 16 Environment Settings Section 1-14 1-14 Environment Settings 1-15 Direct Connection 1-15-1 Specifying PC Addresses for Direct Connection 1-15-2 Direct Connection Information SECTION 2 Creating Screens 2-1 Inputting Character Strings 2-1-1 New Character Strings String Attributes Page 2-1-2 Deleting Character Strings 2-1-3 Modifying Character Strings Page 2-2 Numeral Displays 2-2-1 Normal Numeral Displays Page Press the Enter Key after checking all of these settings. Numeral Display Examples Note _ indicates a blank space. 2-1 Inputting Character Strings 2-2-2 Direct Connection Numeral Displays Page Page 2-3 Character String Displays 2-3-1 Normal Character String Displays Page 2-1 Inputting Char- acter Strings 2-3-2 Direct Connection Character String Displays Page Page 2-4 Lamps 2-4-1 Normal Lamps Page 2-1 Inputting Char- acter Strings 2-4-2 Direct Connection Lamps Page Page 2-5 Touch Switches 2-5-1 Normal Touch Switches Page 2-1 Inputting Character Strings 2-5-2 Direct Connection Touch Switches Page Page 2-6 Bar Graphs 2-6-1 Creating Normal Bar Graphs Page Page 55 0% 60% 2-1 Inputting Character Strings 2-6-2 Direct Connection Bar Graphs Page Page 58 0% 60% 2-7 Editing Memory Tables 2-7-1 Normal Operation Page 2-7-2 Direct Connection Operation 2-8 Numeral Editing 2-8-1 Normal Numeral Editing Page Page Page Page 2-8-2 Direct Connection Numeral Editing Page 2-8-3 Precautions for Numeral Editing 71 Polylines Section 2-9 2-9 Polylines 2-9-1 Creating New Polylines 72 Polylines Section 2-9 2-9-2 Deleting Polylines 2-9-3 Modifying Polylines 73 Circles Section 2-10 2-10 Circles 2-10-1 Creating New Circles 74 Circles Section 2-10 2-10-2 Deleting Circles 2-10-3 Modifying Circles 2-11 Continuous and Overlapping Screens Page Page 78 Screen Attributes Section 2-12 2-12 Screen Attributes 79 Screen Attributes Section 2-12 80 Screen Check Section 2-13 2-13 Screen Check 81 Screen Check Section 2-13 2-14 Marks Page Page 85 Stand-alone Operation Section 2-15 2-15 Stand-alone Operation 86 Stand-alone Operation Section 2-15 87 Edit Section 2-16 Precautions 2-16 Edit 88 Edit Section 2-16 Page 90 Copying Screens Section 3-1 3-1 Copying Screens 91 Deleting Screens Section 3-2 3-2 Deleting Screens 3-3 Changing Screen Comments 93 Reading Data from Other Files Section 3-4 3-4 Reading Data from Other Files 94 Reading Data from Other Files Section 3-4 Page 96 Copying Files Section 4-1 4-1 Copying Files 97 Deleting Files Section 4-2 4-2 Deleting Files 98 Saving PT Histories in Files Section 4-4 4-3 Changing File Titles Section 5 Printing 4-4 Saving PT Histories in Files 99 Setting Initial Screens Section 4-5 4-5 Setting Initial Screens Page Page 102 Printing from the File Selection Display Section 5-2 5-1 Printing Features 5-2 Printing from the File Selection Display 103 Printing from the Screen Selection Display Section 5-3 5-3 Printing from the Screen Selection Display Page Page 6-1 Connecting to the PT 6-2 Transmitting Data Page Page Page 6-3 Receiving Data Page Page Page 114 Deleting PT Screens Section 6-4 6-4 Deleting PT Screens Page Page Page 118 Transmitting Data to a PROM Writer Section 7-2 7-1 Connecting to a PROM Writer 7-2 Transmitting Data to a PROM Writer 119 Transmitting Data with Verification to a PROM Writer Section 7-3 7-3 Transmitting Data with Verification to a PROM Writer 120 Receiving Data from a PROM Writer Section 7-4 7-4 Receiving Data from a PROM Writer 121 Receiving Data from a PROM Writer Section 7-4 Page Appendix Special Characters English Character Codes Code 20 and 32 in the table represents a space, as indicated by SP. Appendix Special Characters 124 Index A-C D E-I L-N Index O-R S-W Revision History