Industrial Automation

CX-Designer

FA Integrated Tool Package CX-One

CX-Designer

Intuitive operability will increase programming efficiency from screen data creation to debugging for NS series.

last update: February 18, 2013

Main Functions

Category			Function
Program- ming	Screen		4000 screens max. (Basic screen + popup window)
	Sheet		Screen to be displayed on the basic screen or popup window. Number of sheet: 32 max.
	Object	Fixed Object	Rectangle, Circle/Oval, Straight Line, Polyline, Polygon, Sector, Arc
	Object	Functional object	ON/OFF Button, Word Button, Command Button, Bit Lamp, Word Lamp, Multifunction, Label, Numeral Display & Input String Display & Input, List Selection, Thumbwheel Switch, Analog Meter, Level Meter, Broken-line Graph Bitmap, Video Display, Alarm/event Display, Date, Time, Temporary Input, Data Log Graph, Data Block Table Consecutive Line Drawing, Contents Display, Document Display (NS-Runtime only).
	Frame		Parts with which page can be switched independently on the screen. Page 1 to 256 can be created and switched.
	Table		Object that can group multiple functional objects in one table. (1 to 30 rows x 1 to 40 columns, 256 functional objects max.)
	Common Setting		Settings commonly made for functional objects. Alarm/Event setting, Data Log Setting, Broken-line Graph Group Setting, Data Block Setting, String Table Setting, Password, Unit/Scale, Dialog Setting, Symbol Table Setting
	Macro		Function to execute user-defined program.
Edit	Group		Groups more than one functional or fixed object to create a single object.
	Order		Brings the currently selected object to the front or back.
	Align/Distribute		Aligns the currently selected objects. /Distributes the currently selected objects equidistant.
	Make Same Size		Aligns the size of currently selected objects.
	Nudge		Moves the selected object one dot or one grid unit.
	Rotate/Flip		Rotates the currently selected object. /Flips the currently selected object.
	Select (All Objects/ Same Type Objects)		Selects all objects on the screen. /Selects all objects of the same type as the currently selected object.
	Repeat		Makes multiple copies of the selected objects.
	Edit Properties		Displays a list of functional objects on screen to enable changing property settings.
Find/ Replace	Find		Searches for address or character string.
	Replace		Replaces the specified addresses with other addresses.
	Address Cross Reference		Finds locations where an address is used and lists the results.
	Macro Cross Reference		Lists macro locations (functional objects and screens).
	Replace Host		Replaces the host for all addresses in the project.
View Window	Project Workspace		Displays screen data and settings in a tree-structured view.
	Symbol Table		Displays a list of registered symbols. Find or Replace function can be used.
	Property List		Displays the property of selected object.
	Library		User-defined objects can be registered as a library object.
	Select Object		Displays a list of objects on the screen.
	Address in Use List		Displays a list of the number of times each address is used in functional objects. It is possible to jump to the selected parts.
	Output Window		Displays various data such as CX-Designer search, data check, and other processing results and error details.
Debug	Test Function		List of address for functional objects on the screen is displayed to change the values or monitor the values of each address.
Debug	Integrated Simulation for Entire PT-PLC System		CX-Programmer can be debugged on a personal computer together with screen data on CX-Designer, using CX-Simulator.
Transfer	Quick Transfer		Only the changed data can be downloaded automatically.
Transfer	Transfer		Uploads screen data from the NS, or downloads the selected project to the NS.
Print			Prints the created screen data. Output type can be selected from Printer/File/Image file.
Others	Resource Report		Displays a report on the resources that have been used.
	Validation		Checks all screen data in the project according to validation settings to see if any mistakes have been made.
	Conversion		Changes the system version or the model of the NS-series PT of the project currently being edited.

last update: February 18, 2013

Product Category

Automation Systems
- Software
  - CXONE-AL[][]D-V4
  - WS02-SGWC1 / CPLC1
  - CX-Designer

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