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(4) Perform the test and select “33333” in the list component, and “3” will be displayed in the

State No.

Dropdown List: When this component is touched, one list will pop up under this component. All the

options are available in this list, and it will automatically disappear when one option

is selected.

For example:

(1) Create one Word Switch with read address and write address both of LW0 and one Number

Display component with the address of LW0.

(2) Set the Control Mode and State No. to “Dropdown List” and “6” respectively.

(3) Set the label contents to “00000” to “55555”.

(4) When performing the offline test and selecting the list, the status will be displayed with a list

shown in the following figure on the right.

(5) Touch this component, and the list option will pop up as the above right graphics shown.

(6) After one option is selected, the list will disappear automatically.

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XY Graph

XY Graph reflects the correlation of two variables visually. If you want to monitor the XY

Graph reflecting the changes of address values, the NB Unit can clearly displayed it out only by using

this component.

When the sampling number with M channel per page is set to N, the values are stored to the PLC, e.g.

X11, Y11, X12, Y12, ..., X1N, Y1N, ..., XM1, YM1, ..., XMN, YMN. The number of the memory

addresses occupied by the PLC is M×N×2.

Note For “Xij, Yij”, subscript “i” represents the channel number, “j” represents the sampling point, and “Xij”

represents the coordinate position of X for sampling point j in channel i.

 Process of adding one XY Graph component

Press the XY Graph component icon, drag it to the screen, then the [Basic Properties] dialog

box of XY Graph component will pop up.

Read Address: Specifies the word address of PLC corresponding to the data of X-axis trajectory,

and the word address corresponding to Y-axis is “read address + 1”. If the channel

number is greater than 1, the addresses corresponding to the 2nd channel are as

follows: “read address +2 × sampling points” for X-axis and “read address + 2 ×

sampling point +1” for Y-axis and so on.

Address: Refers to the first address of the word address corresponding to XY Graph.

Data Format: Includes BIN or BCD.

Word Length: It is determined by the channel number, sampling points, and the type of selected

type of storing. The word length cannot be changed manually.

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Go to the [XY Graph] tab and set the parameters related to the XY Graph.

Type: Includes Single page and Multiple pages.

If “Single page” display is selected, only the data change information of the sampling value in

the current page is displayed, and the points out of the sampling points in single page will not

be saved and displayed. If “Multiple pages” display is selected, the old data can be displayed

by scrolling and the data in the past can be saved. In this way, when the XY Graph is scrolled

forward, the previous sampling data will not be lost. The history data is stored in the memory

for the reference in future.

Property (it is available option when [Trend] is selected for [Draw Type]:

Refers to the horizontal direction and vertical direction, i.e. the graphics is displayed in

horizontal direction or vertical direction when the sampling data is displayed.

Sampling Methods: They are shown as below.

Sampling Method

Descriptions

Periodic sampling

The data is sampled periodically.

OFFON trigger sampling

Only when the state of the specified bit address turns ON from OFF, the

sampling is triggered.

ONOFF trigger sampling

Only when the state of the specified bit address turns OFF from ON, the

sampling is triggered.

OFFON trigger sampling

Only when the state of the specified bit address changes, the sampling is

triggered.

OFFON reset trigger sampling

Only the state of the specified bit address turns ON from OFF, the sampling

is triggered, and the state of the specified bit address will be reset

automatically after the triggering.

ONOFF reset trigger sampling

Only the state of the specified bit address turns OFF from ON, the sampling

is triggered, and the state of the specified bit address will be reset

automatically after the triggering.

Cycle: Refers to the interval between the sampling points each 2 pages with the unit of “s” or

“100 ms”.

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DrawType: Includes Standard, Track and Trend. The sampling methods vary with the types.

Draw Type

Descriptions

Standard

Multiple points are sampled each time, and X and Y components are included.

Number of the occupied memory depends on the number of channel and sampling

points. For example, if there are m channels and n sampling points, number of the

occupied memory is “m×n×2”.

Track

One point is sampled each time, and X and Y components are included. Number of

the occupied memory depends on the number of channel. For example, if there are

m channels and n sampling points, the number of occupied memory is “m×2”.

Trend

Multiple points are sample each time, and only Y component instead of X

component is included. Number of the occupied memory depends on the number of

channel and sampling points. For example, if there are m channels and n sampling

points, number of the occupied memory is “m×n”.

Sampling Points: Refers to the number of the sampling point displayed in the screen.

PageNum: When [Multiple pages] is selected in [Type], this option is valid. And it ranges from

1 to 32767.

Channel: Refers to the number of track line to be displayed, and it corresponds to the word

length of read address to be set. And 2 word addresses correspond to one track line.

The channel ranges from 1 to 16.

Pause-Clear: Set the bit address to control the pause of creating a line graph or the clear of

creating a graph. [Clear] bit address = [Pause] bit address + 1. When [Clear] bit

is ON, the sampling data will be cleared and when the bit turns OFF again, the

sampling will continue and the changes in XY Graph will be displayed

dynamically.

Scroll: The address specified by this bit is used in combination with the scroll components, i.e.

the XY Graph can be viewed by directly moving the scroll bar. The scroll address

should be set in consistent with the address used by the related scroll bar component.

For details, refer to [3-6-22 Scroll Bar].

Time: When “Save Time” is checked, the below “Time” option can be selected. This option

includes 12 words, and it is used to save the time for the latest sampling point currently.

“Second, minute, hour, day, month, year” for the starting point and “Second, minute,

hour, day, month, year” for the end point of the current page are stored in these 12

words respectively, and each word represent a point in time.

Switch to the [Channel] tab and set the parameters related to each track line.

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Color: Specifies the color for each track line.

Line Width: Refers to the thickness of the line, and 8 kinds of line width are available here.

Storage Format: Sets the data type used by the user and 6 kinds are available.

Y Min/Y Max: Sets the minimum value and maximum value of the data corresponding to each

track line in Y direction. When the read value is greater than the maximum value

or less than the minimum value, only the maximum value or minimum value will

be displayed in the XY Graph.

X Min/X Max: Sets the minimum value and maximum value of the data corresponding to each

track line in X direction. When the read value is greater than the maximum value

or less than the minimum value, only the maximum value or minimum value will

be displayed in the XY Graph.

Switch to the [Extended Properties] tab and set Channel Properties, Grid Properties and

Variable Period etc.

Extended Properties

Descriptions

Channel Properties

Select the channel to be edited. The optional channel depends on the channel

number set in “Data Log” Property tab. And the set the Line Style and Line Width of

track line corresponding to the channel.

Display Style

Dot

LINE

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Extended Properties

Descriptions

Connect Type

X axis projection

Y axis projection

Marker Properties

Select the Marker graphics from the 7 available graphics SU×.

Marker Size

Sets the size of Marker.

Marker Color

Sets the color of Marker.

Use Grid

Checking this option means the Data Log will use the backg1round and grid effect

provided by the system, and the lines and columns of the grid to be displayed and

the color, width and type of grid line, etc. can be set respectively.

Indirect Reference of

When periodical sampling is used, the sampling time will be read from the specified

Sampling Cycle

memory.

Indirect Reference of

The sampling points will be read from the specified address.

Number of Sampling

Points

Switch to the [Save Data History] tab and set information to be saved.

Save to Recipe Data Field: Checking this option means the data will be saved into the

address of memory for recipe memory in the PT (i.e. RW

memory).

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The area used for storing data can be calculated with those formulas as follows.

Standard or Track:

20 + Sampled pages x 4 + Sampled pages x Sampled points x Number of

Channels x 2

Trend:

20 + Sample pages x Sampled points x 4 + Sampled pages x Sampled

points x Number of Channels

Press the [OK] button to complete the setup of the XY Graph component.

Example: When the maximum value and minimum value of a line graph (Drawing method:

Standard) are specified indirectly.

Descriptions: The coordinate position of sampling point 1 and sampling point 2 correspond to

“x, y (LW10, LW11)” and “x, y (LW12, LW13)”; and the minimum values and

maximum values of y coordinate and x coordinate are LW20 & LW21 and LW22

& LW23 respectively.

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Moving Component

Moving Component can be used to put one Vector Graphics or bitmap into the position

specified by PLC in the PT. The state and absolute position are provided by the 3 consecutive

memories in PLC. The read address controls the status of the component, the address of the Read

Address + 1 controls the coordinate position X, and the address of the Read Address + 2 controls the

coordinate position Y.

 Process of adding one Moving Component

Press the Moving Component icon, drag it to the screen, then the [Basic Properties] dialog box

of the Moving Component will pop up.

Read Address: Controls the first address of the word address controlling the displayed

information (such as the state, graphics, label and so on) of the Moving

Component in PLC.

Address: Refers to the first address of the word address corresponding to the Moving

Component.

Word Length: Displays the data length of the read address, which is fixed to “3”.

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Switch to the [Moving Component] tab and set the Type, State Number, the Minimum of X,

Maximum of X, Minimum of Y and Maximum of Y.

Type and Function Tables:

NB-Designer can assign up to 256 kinds of different states to the components. When State

Number is set to "1" in the tab [Moving Component], make sure that the stored value specified

to the [Read Address] is 0. Otherwise, the components will not be displayed, States 1 to 256

correspond to the internal values of 0 to 255. The position control is as shown below, and its

position is relative to the original position (X-axis and Y-axis represent abscissa and ordinate

respectively.)

Control Mode

X & Y

Number of Read

2 words

3 words

Address

Read Address

States of Vector Graphics

or bitmap

Read Address + 1

X-axis displacement

Y-axis displacement

X-axis displacement

Read Address + 2

Y-axis displacement

The Type includes the items as follows.

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The descriptions of the Type are as follows.

X Axis Only

When this option is selected, the Moving Component can only move horizontally along X-axis

and the input maximum (minimum ) value is invalid and the Read Address and the Read

Address + 1 are used to store the component state and position respectively in this case.

Y Axis Only

When this option is selected, the Moving Component can only move vertically along Y-axis and

the input maximum (minimum ) value is invalid and the Read Address and the Read Address +

1 are used to store the component state and position respectively in this case.

X & Y Axis

When this option is selected, the Moving Component can move along X-axis and Y-axis, and

the Read Address, the Read Address + 1 and the Read Address + 2 are used to store the

component state, X-axis position and Y-axis position respectively.

X Scaling

When this option is selected, the Moving Component can only move horizontally along X-axis,

but the relative moving position can be set through the input value and proportional value (For

example, when the value of PLC to be read ranges from 0 to 1000, but the relative position to be

moved in the PT ranges from 0 to 640, the minimum values and maximum values of proportion

value and input value are 0 & 640 and 0&1000 respectively.) and the Read Address and the

Read Address + 1 can be used to store the component state and the position respectively.

Y Scaling

When this option is selected, the Moving Component can only move vertically along Y-axis, but

the relative moving position can be set through the input value and proportional value (For

example, when the value of PLC to be read ranges from 0 to 1000, but the relative position to be

moved in the PT ranges from 0 to 480, the minimum values and maximum values of proportion

value and input value are 0 & 480 and 0&1000 respectively.) and the Read Address and the

Read Address + 1 can be used to store the component state and the position respectively.

X Reverse

This option functions are similar with “X Scaling” but the component moves toward the opposite

Scaling

direction. When the value of position coordinate increases, the component moves leftward.

When it decreases, the component move rightward.

Y Reverse

This option functions are similar with “Y Scaling” but the component moves toward the opposite

Scaling

direction. When the value of position coordinate increases, the component moves upward.

When it decreases, the component move downward.

X Scaling Y

The Moving Component moves horizontally along X-axis and Y-axis, and the relative position can

Scaling

be set through the input value and the proportion value (For example, set the parameters as below.

When the stored PLC address specified to X axis ranges from 0 to 640, but should set the value to

be moved relatively in the range from 0 to 320 and the stored PLC address specified to Y axis

ranged from 0 to 480, but should set the value to be moved relatively in the range from 0 to 240.).

X Scaling Y

The Moving Component moves horizontally along X-axis and Y-axis, and the relative position

Reverse

to be moved can be set, and the component can move along the opposite direction of Y-axis.

Scaling

When the value of Y-axis is increased, the moving component moves upward, and when the

value of Y-axis is decreased, it moves downward.

X Reverse

The Moving Component moves horizontally along X-axis and Y-axis, and the relative position

Scaling Y

to be moved can be set, and the component can move along the opposite direction of X-axis.

Scaling

When the value of X-axis is increased, the Moving Component moves leftward and when the

value of X-axis in decreased, it moves rightward.

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X Reverse

The Moving Component moves horizontally along X-axis and Y-axis, and the relative position

Scaling Y

to be moved can be set, and the component can move along the opposite directions of X-axis

Reverse

and Y-axis. When the value of X-axis is increased, the Moving Component moves leftward, and

Scaling

when the value is decreased, it moves rightward. When the value of Y-axis is increased, it

moves upward and when the value is decreased, it moves downward.

When the Scaling is selected, the relation is as shown below.

Read

Minimum

Maximum

Minimum

(

)

(

)

Value

Input Value

Proportianal Value

Display Position=Current Position+

(Maximum Input Value-Minimum Input Value)

When the reverse scaling is selected, the relation is as shown below.

Minimum

Read

Maximum

Minimum

(

)

(

)

Input Value

Value

Proportianal Value

Display Position=Current Position+

(Maximum Input Value-Minimum Input Value)

Indirect Max/Min Reference: The upper limits and lower limits of X-axis and Y-axis are directly

read from the memory address.

For example:

It is assumed that the type of the Moving Component is “X Reverse Scaling Y Reverse Scaling”

and the type of indirect address is LW10, then the Minimum of X and Maximum of X are the

values of LW10 and LW11 respectively, and Proportional Lower Limit of X and Proportional

Upper Limit of X are the values of LW12 and LW13 respectively, and the Minimum of Y and

Maximum of Y are the values of LW14 and LW15 respectively, and the Proportional Lower Limit

of Y and Proportional Upper Limit of Y are the values of LW16 and LW17 respectively.

as shown below.

Switch to the [label] tab and add the corresponding texts to be displayed.

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Animation

The Animation component is used to put the component into the position with the specified

track in the PT, and this position is determined by the preset path and the data of PLC. The status and

absolute position of the component in the PT is determined by the data in the 2 consecutive PLC

memories. Generally speaking, the Read Address and the Read Address + 1 are used to store the

state and the position in the preset path respectively. When the values in the position memory of PLC

(Read Address + 1) change, the Vector Graphics or bitmap will jump to the next position in the preset

path.

 Process of adding one Animation component

Click the Animation component icon and drag it on the screen.

Set the path and moving point for the component in the PT, left click the mouse one by one on

each moving node, and right-click the mouse after the setup of path and moving nodes to

complete the setup.

Enter the parameters in [Basic Properties] tab in the [Animation Property] dialog box.

Read Address: Refers to the word address controlling the state and label of the Animation

Component in PLC, and [Read Address + 1] refers to the word address

controlling the position of the Animation component. The data in the memory

will be converted into BIN or BCD format (Refer to the Word Lamp

component.). Here, [Word Length] is limited to 2.

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Read Address Assignment:The word address specifying the position on the path which was

set previously is set automatically to Read Address + 1.

Read Address

States of Vector Graphics or bitmap

Read Address + 1

Position No. in the preset path.

Address: Refers to the first address of the word address corresponding to the Animation

component.

Word Length: Displays the data length of the read address, which is fixed to “2”.

Switch to the [Animation] tab.

State No.: Selects the total states displayed by the Animation component. It determines the

number of states of the Vector Graphics or bitmap displayed in the preset path.

Add Node: Adds one moving node in the end of the preset path.

Insert Node: Inserts one moving node after the moving node pointed by the mouse.

Delete Node: Deletes one moving node.

Move Up: Moves the moving node pointed by the mouse into the place before the previous

node.

Move Down: Moves the moving node pointed by the mouse into the place after the next node.

Graphics Size (Width/Height): This is the size of Animation Components displayed on the

path. On all moving nodes, vector graphics or bitmap are

displayed in the state which was resized with the parameter

specified by this item.

Moving Node List: Displays all the numbers and coordinate values for all the track nodes, and

No.0 is for the 1st moving node, and No.1 is for the 2nd moving node, and

so on. The total number of the moving node is determined by the number

of moving node when you put the component in the PT at the beginning.

X(Y) represent the coordinate position corresponding to the moving node,

and you can reset the coordinate position for each moving node here.

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Switch to the [Label] tab and add the corresponding texts to be displayed.

Switch to the [Graphics] tab and select Vector Graphics or bitmap to move or display the state.

Press the [OK] button to complete the setup of the Animation component.

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Number Input

The Number Input component can be used to display the current data contained in word

address inside a specified PT or of PLC, to input data through the pop-up keyboard and to change the

data contained in this address by pressing “ENTER” button.

 Process of adding one Number Input component

Press the Number Input component icon, drag it to the screen, then the [Basic Properties]

dialog box of the Number Input component will pop up.

Read/Write Addresses: Refers to the specified word address read and written by the Number

Input component.

Address: Refers to the first address of the word address corresponding to the Number Input

component.

Word Length: Displays the data length of the address.

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Go to the [Numeric Data] tab.

Data Format: Sets the data format corresponding to data contained in specified word address

and 7 types are available.

Max/Min Value Setting: Setting the range of input available value.

Over Max/Under Min: Specifying color of the value displayed when it exceeds the Max or the

Min of the value.

Flash: When the value of the specified word address is greater than the Max or less than the

Min, the value of the component will be flashed to make the transfinite alarm more

visible.

Proportional Conversion: The value of the specified word address will be converted

according to the settings and displayed on number input

component. To select this function, [Min Value] and [Max Value]

must be set.

For example: it is assumed that the original data is represented by “A” and the displayed data

by “B”, then the data B can be obtained by the following conversion formula:

B = [Minimum Proportional Value] + (A - [Minimum Value of Original Data]) × Proportion

Where, Proportion = ([Maximum Proportional Value] - [Minimum Proportional Value]) /

([Maximum Value of Original Data] - [Minimum Value of Original Data])

Take the following graphics as example, when the original data is 20, then the value after

conversion is 15 + (20-0) × (55-15) / (100-0) = 23, so the value displayed in the component will

be 23.

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Display Position Indent: Increases the width of the display area for the font rightward with the

unit of pixel point.

Switch to the [Keyboard Setting] tab and make Keyboard Setting for the pop-up keyboard type

and check Use Input Order.

Default Keyboard: Refers to the keyboard used by the Common Sheet, all of the Number

Input components will call the 3:NUM keyboard. The default setting of

Number Input is “Use [Default Keyboard]”.

Specified Keyboard: One specified keyboard will be called and only after checking in the

[Screen Attribute] check box of the [Screen Property] dialog box for the

page set by function keys and others and setting [Keyboard] for [Screen

Property], the keyboard can be displayed in the dropdown list of the

[Specify Keyboard].

Keyboard Pop-up Position: 9 positions can be adjusted.

Other Input Methods (Function Key etc): Using the function keys, the keyboard is specified

when entering numbers.

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Use Input Order: In the order of number input of [Input Order] specified to number input, text

input, or Note book, numbers and text strings can be entered continuously.

Touching [Enter] during data entry allows to move the cursor among input

components in the order of the numbers of [Input Order] which were

specified by [Use Input Order] (Ascending order: 1-->2-->...-->last No.-->1--

>...) In this settings, the keyboard will not be closed automatically and will be

kept to be displayed on the screen until touching to [X] (closing component)

displayed on the keyboard.

Group is used to classify the multi-group of components needing consecutive inputs. The

components with the same group number belong to the same group, and the cursor will be

cyclic in the same group of components. When the “Enter” is pressed, the keyboard will not be

closed automatically, but will always be displayed in the screen until the close button “X” in the

keyboard is touched.

Setting of [Use Input Order]

Go to [Keyboard Setting] Property tabs for the Number Input component, Text Input component

and Note Book component respectively, and check the [Use Input Order].

Switch to the [Graphics] tab and select the Vector Graphics or bitmap representing the

touching area and touching state.

Switch to the [Control Setting] tab and make the Security Setting and set the Triggering action.

Press the [OK] button to complete the setup of the Number Input component.

Storage Format:

(1) Decimal System (signed int/unsigned int):

The data is displayed in decimal (0~9).

The data is displayed according to the instructions for the digits after the decimal point and

the data will be arranged from the digits after the decimal point. For example, the digits after

the decimal point is 2, then “14561” will be displayed as “145.61”. "-"(minus) is treated as an

Integer.

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Data after Proportional Conversion:

The value of the communication addresses set is converted proportionally before

displaying. The conversion formula is as follows.

Read

Minimum

Maximum Value after

Minimum Value after

(

)

(

)

Value after

Minimum Value after

Value

Input Value

Proportion Conversion

(Maximum Input Value-Minimum Input Value)

The converted value will display the data according to “the digits before the decimal point”

and “the digits after the decimal point”. For example, the value to be converted is 123.456,

but “the digits after the decimal point” and “the digits before the decimal point” are “2” and

“3” respectively, so the converted value is displayed as “123.45” and the last digit is cut.

(2) Hexadecimal System (hex):

The data is displayed in hexadecimal format (0~F), and the conversion ratio and the

decimal point are eliminated.

(3) Binary System (bin):

The data is displayed in binary format (0 and 1), and the conversion ratio and the decimal

point are eliminated.

In the hexadecimal and binary formats, the input maximum value or minimum value are

treated as unsigned integer.

(4) Password (password):

Only “****” can be displayed and all the values to be read are hidden, and it is used to input

the password. Its conversion ratio and the decimal point are eliminated.

(5) Single-precision Floating-point Value (float):

The data in the controller will be converted into the decimal data from the data in 32-digit

IEEE floating format and will be displayed in decimal format.

(6) Double-precision Floating-point Value (double):

The data in the controller will be converted into the decimal data from the data in 64-digit

IEEE floating format and will be displayed in decimal format.

For details about the single-precision floating-point value and double-precision floating-

point value, refer to IEEE-754 Standard.

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Press the [OK] button to complete the setup, and place the Number Display component in a

proper position.

 How to use the “Proportional Conversion” in the Numeric Data tab in Number

Display Component Property dialog box.

Quite a number of PLCs or other controllers don’t support decimals or negatives, and in many

cases, the actual values registered in PLCs or other controllers are different from the values the

users want to display on the PT, thus Proportional Conversion is required. For example, the actual

frequency of an inverter is 0~5000, while what is expected on the PT is 0~50 HZ, and in this case,

Proportional Conversion can be used.

Another example: the range of values sampled from the PLC is 6400~32000, while the range

desired to be displayed on the PT is 0.00~2.00.

This can be realized with settings shown below:

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Text Input

Text Input component can modify or display the data in the specified word memory, which is

analyzed through the EUC-CN character table as default settings. EUC-CN is Chinese character

codeset and it consists of ASCII characters and Chinese characters. The input data is saved to a

consecutive memory with the “Registered Address” as the first address. Low-byte character codes are

displayed on the left, while high-byte character codes are displayed on the right.

Enable the touching area and enter

the input state

Input from the keyboard

 Process of adding one Text Input component

Press the Text Input component icon, drag it to the window, then the [Basic Properties] dialog

box of the Text Input component will pop up.

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Swap high byte and low byte: Refers to the interchange of the high-byte and the low-byte for

the same byte, as shown below.

Encoding Format Selection

The following encoding options are available:

GB2312: Selecting this option can display the Chinese characters in the Text Input, Text

Display, and Note Book components.

Unicode: If you select this option, the specified data is dealt as Unicode UTF-16 Big Endian.

Extended ASCII: Selecting this option can display the extended ASCII characters between

0x80 and 0xff in the ASCII codes. When it is selected, Chinese cannot be

displayed in the Text Input component, Text Display component and Note

Book component.

UTF-8: Selecting this option, data will be processed as UTF-8. If a tag address is selected, the

encoding will automatically switch to UTF-8.

Read/Write Address: Refers to the word address (It contains up to 16 words, each of which

contains 2 ASCII characters) displayed and modified by Text Input

component in PLC.

Address: Refers to the first address of the word address corresponding to the Text Input

component.

Word Length: 1~16 are available for the Read/Write Address.

Switch to the [Font] tab and fill in the Properties of displayed data referring to that for the

Number Input component.

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Switch to the [Keyboard Setting] tab and select the keyboard type.

Switch to [Graphics] tab and select the Vector Graphics or bitmap representing the touching

area and touching state.

Switch to the [Control Setting] tab and make the Security Setting and set the Triggering action.

Press the [OK] button to complete the setup of the Text Input component.

The storage method of the text input is explained as below.

(1) Select [Left] in [Alignment] of [Font Property]

When the character “A” is input

Lowest Word (Word

Highest Word

Word 2

Word 1

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

20(H)

41(H)

When characters “AB” are input

Lowest Word (Word

Highest Word

Word 2

Word 1

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

20(H)

42(H)

41(H)

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When characters “ABC” are input

Lowest Word (Word

Highest Word

Word 2

Word 1

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

20(H)

43(H)

42(H)

41(H)

(2) Select [Right] in [Alignment] of [Font Property]

When the character “A” is input

Lowest Word (Word

Highest Word

Word 2

Word 1

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

41(H)

20(H)

When characters “AB” are input

Lowest Word (Word

Highest Word

Word 2

Word 1

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

42(H)

41(H)

20(H)

When characters “ABC” are input

Lowest Word (Word

Highest Word

Word 2

Word 1

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

High byte

Low byte

43(H)

42(H)

41(H)

20(H)

Precautions for Correct Use

When you enter language-sensitive characters such as Japanese katakana with a Text Input

component, the characters may not be vertically aligned.

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Text Display

Text Input component can modify or display the data in the specified word memory, which is

analyzed through the EUC-CN character table as default settings. EUC-CN is Chinese character

codeset and it consists of ASCII characters and Chinese characters. Low-byte character codes are

displayed on the left, while high-byte character codes are displayed on the right.

 Process of adding one Text Display component

Press the Text Display component icon, drag it to the window, then the [Basic Properties]

dialog box of the Text Display component will pop up.

Swap high byte and low byte: Refers to the interchange of the high byte and the low byte for

the same byte, as shown below.

Encoding Format Selection

The following encoding options are available:

GB2312: Selecting this option can display the Chinese characters in the Text Input, Text

Display, and Note Book components.

Unicode: If you select this option, the specified data is dealt as Unicode UTF-16 Big Endian.

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Extended ASCII:Selecting this option can display the extended ASCII characters between

0x80 and 0xff in the ASCII codes. When it is selected, Chinese cannot be

displayed in the Text Input component, Text Display component and Note

Book component.

UTF-8: Selecting this option, data will be processed as UTF-8. If a tag address is selected, the

encoding will automatically switch to UTF-8.

Read Address: Refers to word address memory of PLC to be displayed (It contains up to 16

words, each of which contains 2 ASCII codes).

Address: Refers to the first address of the word address corresponding to the Text Display

component.

Word Length: Displays the data length of the read address with 1 to 16 available.

Switch to the [Font] tab and set the font size, alignment and color of the text to be displayed.

Switch to the [Graphics] tab and select the Vector Graphics or bitmap representing the

touching area and touching state.

Switch to the [Control Setting] tab and make the Security Setting and set the Triggering action.

Press the [OK] button to complete the setup of the Text Display component.

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Level Meter

The value specified of the communication address is displayed in level picture based on the

upper limit value and the lower limit value set by [Level Meter Property].

As shown as below, the user can customize Level Meter with any desired shape.

 Process of adding one Level Meter component

Press the Level Meter component icon, drag it to the window, then the [Basic Properties] dialog

box of the Level Meter component will pop up.

Read Address: Refers to the first address of the word address corresponding to the Level

Meter component.

Word Length: Displays the data length of the read address, supporting sing-word and double-

word.

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Detailed descriptions of the Level Meter Properties

Bar Type

Normal

Indicates the percentage relationship between the actual value and the set range

by means of a Level Meter.

100

D100=70

Offset

Displaying the value over the [Offset] for the actual value by means of a Level Meter.

Example: Maximum 100, Minimum 0, Offset Value 40

100

D100=20

D100=70

Bar Shape

Rectangle

Circle

Display

Bottom to

Top to

Right to left

Left to Right

Clockwise

Counterclockwise

direction

Top

Bottom

100

Target Value

When the value of the specified memory falls to the range [target value [allowable] gap]) specified

to the [Allowable gap], the fill area of the Level Meter will be displayed in the specified color.

100

D100=30

D100=40

D100=60

D100=70

Meter Width

When the Level Meter is of a Circle shape, the width of the fan can be set with the unit of pixel point.

Start Angle

When the Level Meter is of a Circle shape, the Start Angle of the fan can be set.

End Angle

When the Level Meter is of a sector shape, the End Angle of the sector ring can be set. If the

start angle is different from the end angle, shape of the meter will be fan-shaped.

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Detailed descriptions of the Level Meter Properties

Color

This option is used to set the colors for the normal state, warning the upper or lower limit value,

border and backg1round of the Level Meter.

Flash Over

When the value of the specified memory exceeds the set Alarm Upper, the filled area of the

Max

Level Meter flashes.

Flash Under

When the value of the specified memory falls below the set Alarm Lower, the filled area of the

Min

Level Meter flashes.

Minimum/

Sets the upper and lower limit values of the display area for the Level Meter. The percentage of

Maximum

filled area in the Level Meter can be derived from the following formula: Percentage of filled

area in the Level Meter = (Value read by the memory - [Minimum value])/([Maximum value] -

[Minimum value]) ×100%

Indirect

Sets the upper, lower limit values and offset value of the Level Meter display area to be read

Max/Min

from the specified memories.

Reference

Alarm Upper/

Sets the range of the alarm area. When the value of the specified memory falls below the Alarm

Alarm Lower

Lower or exceeds the Alarm Upper, the filled area will be displayed in the specified color.

100

D100=10

D100=40

D100=80

Indirect Alarm

Sets the upper and lower limit values of the alarm area in the Level Meter display area to be

Over/Alarm

read from the specified memories.

Upper Reference

Switch to the [Scale] tab and make settings as shown below.

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Scale Properties

Use Scale

Scale Color

Sets the scale color of the Level Meter.

Show Scale Frame

Determines whether to show the scale frame.

100 0

100

Disable

Enable

Number of Main

Sets the main scale number to be displayed.

Scales

Length of Main

Sets the length of the main scale with the unit of pixel point.

Scale

Number of Minor

Sets the minor scale number to be displayed.

Scales

Length of Minor

Sets the length of the minor scale with the unit of pixel point.

Scale

Scale display

Left of the bar

Right of the bar

Top of the bar

Bottom of the bar

position

100

Display

Font

Sets scale font Properties.

Number on

Integer

Refers to the integer places displayed by the scale, which can’t be

Scale

changed by the user himself and is decided by the number of digits

specified by the decimal.

Decimal

Refers to the decimal places displayed by the scale, which can be

changed by the user himself.

Note When the Level Meter is of a Circle shape, scale display is not supported.

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Switch to the [Analog Meter] tab.

Descriptions of Analog Meter Component Properties

Dial Shape

Includes Pie, Circularity (up pointer) and Circularity (down pointer).

Hand Color

Selects the color of the hand of the Analog Meter component.

Length

Sets the length of the hand of the Analog Meter component. The maximum length

cannot be longer than the radius of the meter.

Width

Sets the width of the hand of the Analog Meter component.

Hand Style

Sets the style of the hand of the Analog Meter component.

Use Scale

Check the check box to use the scale.

Scale Color

Selects the color of the display scale of the Analog Meter component.

Show Scale Frame

Checking it means the scale frame needs to be displayed.

No use show scale frame

Use show scale frame

Number of Main

Sets the number of the main scale of the Analog Meter component. (0 to 50 available)

Scales

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Descriptions of Analog Meter Component Properties

Length of Main Scales

Sets the length of the main scale of the Analog Meter component. The maximum length

cannot be longer than the radius of the meter.

Number of Minor Scale

Sets the number of the minor scale of the Analog Meter component. (0 to 10 available)

Length of Minor Scale

Sets the length of the minor scale of the Analog Meter component. The maximum

length cannot be longer than the radius of the meter.

Display Numbers

Checking it means the scale notation needs to be displayed.

Font

Clicking “Font” can set the font used by the scale notation.

Integer

Refers to the number of integer places of the scale notation of the Analog Meter

component. (not settable, but adjusted automatically according to the number of places

of the maximum value of the Analog Meter component)

Decimal

Sets the number of decimal places of the scale notation of the Analog Meter

component. (0 to 8 available)

Display Axis

Checking it means the size and color of the dial axis of the Analog Meter component

need to be set.

Axis Width

Sets the size of the dial axis of the Analog Meter component. The maximum width

cannot be wider than the radius of the meter.

Axis Color

Sets the color of the dial axis of the Analog Meter component.

Switch to the [Analog Meter Component Extended Property] tab.

Descriptions of Analog Meter Component Extended Property

Maximum and

Sets the display range of the Analog Meter component to the constants.

Minimum

Indirect Max/Min

The upper limit value and lower limit value of displaying range for the analog meter will

Reference

be read from the value of specified address.

Warning

Checking it means the meter component displays by the color specifying the normal

range and warning range (the range exceeds the upper limit value and the range falls

the lower limit value).

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Descriptions of Analog Meter Component Extended Property

Meter Sector

Sets the thickness of the alarm range and the thickness of the fan block. The maximum

thickness can’t exceed the radius of the actual circle formed by the Analog Meter

component, but must be equivalent to or less than Meter Sector External

Meter Sector External

Sets the radius of the fan block. The maximum radius can’t exceed the radius of the

actual circle formed by the Analog Meter component, but must be equivalent to or

greater than the Meter Sector.

1) Meter Sector

2) Meter Sector External

100

Max Value/Min Value

Sets the normal range of the Analog Meter component to constants.

Indirect Max/Min

Sets the normal range of the Analog Meter component to variables, and specifies the

Reference

memory address for reading data.

Switch to the [Graphics] tab and select the Vector Graphics or bitmap representing the

touching area and touching state.

Press the [OK] button to complete the setup of the Analog Meter component.

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Indirect Screen

Indirect Screen can make an already created screen pop up on the current screen. Please

refer to [3-4-3 Screen Creation]. Generally, the screen called by the Indirect Screen is smaller than the

full screen (but it can also be of the same size as the full screen). In Indirect Screen specifications, pop-

up displays the screen of the screen No. supporting the stored value of the word address specified to

the [Read Address]. The number arranging indirect screens is not restricted in NB-Designer, but the

pop-up screens can be displayed simultaneously up to 16 screens at max.

Value 0 is used to close the screen, and value -1 means to make screen 0 pop up, while the values

other than 0 or -1 mean to make the corresponding screens pop up.

Command Button,

write address is

Indirect screen,

LW100, setting

read address is

mode is

LW100.

"Set Constant"

Press this button,

pop-up screen 20

screen 20

screen 21

Press this button,

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Read Address: It defines a display area and is able to display screen contents. The screen of

the No. supporting the stored address specified to the read address will be

displayed as pop-up screen. For example, if the value turns to 20, screen 20

will pop up (However, this screen must be created already.), while, when the

value turns to 0, the Pop-up Screen will be closed. If the pop-up screen is

closed using the function key, the value of the address specified to the read

address cannot be updated. When closing the pop-up screen, set “0” to the

read address.

Address: Specifies the word memory address storing the Indirect Screen No.

Word Length: Displays the data length of the read address, which is 1 by default.

Switch to the [Indirect Screen] tab and specify the displaying position of the screen which is

displayed in the pop-up screen specified by the [Indirect Screen] and check “Indirect Reference

of Display Position” for the Indirect Screen.

Indirect Reference of Display Position: Checking it means the position coordinates of the

popup Indirect Screen are read by the specified

memories; and Not-checking means the position

coordinates of the popup Indirect Screen will

depend on where the component is placed in the

screen.

X coordinate and Y coordinate are controlled by the specified address and the “specified

address + 1” respectively.

Press the [OK] button and properly adjust the position and the size of the Indirect Screen

component.

The size of the Indirect Screen limits the display area of the pop-up screens. The pop-up screen area

that goes beyond the Indirect Screen edge will not be displayed. Related function keys can be added to

move or minimize the screens (Refer to the “Pop-up screen title bar” and “Minimize” in 3-7-2 Function

Key (Page 3-201)).

Task Bar: If the pop-up screen comes with the [Pop-up screen title bar] and [Minimize] function keys,

each time a screen pops up, a small icon supporting the pop-up screen will be reserved for

this screen in the task bar. Pressing the small icon for this screen will push the

corresponding screen to the top of the screen. Pressing the icon for the second time will

minimize the screen, and another click will restore it to its initial state.

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Direct Screen

Direct Screen can make a specified screen pop up onto the current screen. The pop-up

screen will be displayed within the area of the [Direct Screen]. Normally, the Direct Screen size should

be set to same as that of the pop-up screen. There is no absolute limitation on the number of Direct

Screen. However, a maximum of 16 Direct Screens can be displayed simultaneously during operation.

The closing or opening of the Direct Screen is only determined by the bit address of the [Read Address]

that control it, while Function Key can’t be used to close it. When this bit address is ON, the screen will

pop up, and when it is OFF, the screen will be closed.

Direct screen, read

address is LB11,

screens No. is 20

Bit Switch, read/write

address is LB11

Press this button, set

all the bit of read/wirte

address memery to '1',

and popup screen 20

 Process of adding one Direct Screen component

Press the Direct Screen component icon, drag it to the screen, then the [Basic Properties]

dialog box of the Direct Screen component will pop up.

Read Address: When the specified read address is ON, the content of the specified screen

will be displayed in the Direct Screen component area.

If the pop-up screens is closed using a function key, the value of the address

specified by the read address cannot be turned OFF. When closing the pop-up

screen, set “0” to the read address.

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Address: Specifying the address controlling the display of the pop-up screen.

Switch to the [Direct Screen] tab and select the Destination Screen No. to be ejected in

[Screen].

Indirect Reference of Display Position: Checking it means the position coordinates of the

popup Direct Screen are read by the specified

memories; and Not-checking means the position

coordinates of the popup Direct Screen will depend

on where the component is placed in the screen.

X Coordinate of Pop-up Screen

Y Coordinate of Pop-up Screen

First address

First address + 1

The position of the pop-up screen is controlled by 2 memories, i.e. the X coordinate is

controlled by the First address, while the Y coordinate is controlled by the “First address + 1”.

But for some special PLCs (such as S7-200 etc.), the address must be an even number. For

example, VW80 is the memory controlling X coordinate, and VW82 is that controlling Y

coordinate.

Press the [OK] button to complete the setup, and adjust the position and the size of the Direct

Screen component. The size of the screen will limit the display area. The pop-up screen area

that goes beyond the Direct Screen edge will not be displayed. Function keys can be used to

move or minimize the screens. Please refer to the contents related to the function key such as

“Pop-up screen title bar” and “Minimize”, etc. in 3-7-2 Function Key (Page 3-201).

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Alarm

The Alarm component will display all the alarm information enabled in the set area. The

content it displays is the same as that displayed by the Alarm Display, and both of them are about the

alarm information of a certain node switch (bit address). When the bit address which worked as alarm

trigger is released, the alarm display will be removed. The alarm information displayed by the alarm is

necessarily registered by “Alarm Setting”. When multiple alarms occur, the alarms will be displayed in

the order descending to the newer (the top is the oldest and the bottom is the newest).

 Process of adding one Alarm component

Press the Alarm component icon, drag it to the screen, then the [Basic Properties] dialog box of

the Alarm component will pop up.

Read Address: The address specifying the display of the alarm is specified. All the alarm

information is displayed from the latest to the oldest, i.e. if the value of the read

address is N, the Nth alarm will be displayed on the first line, the alarm of the

smaller No. than N will be removed.

Address: Refers to the word address using for controlling display.

Word Length: Displays the data length of the read address, which is 1 by default.

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Go to the [Alarm] tab, as shown below:

Row Spacing and Character Spacing: Specifying the row space and character space of the

displayed alarm. Graphic font ignores this setting.

Display Range: “0 To 255” are available. When memory the alarm information, you need to

assign a type for each piece of alarm information. For example, 3 pieces of

information are registered, with 0, 1 and 2 as their types. Add an Alarm

component in the screen, and set the [Display Range] to “0 To 1”. Then when

all of the 3 alarms occur, set to the Type0 and Type1 will be displayed in the

screen.

Press the [OK] button to complete the setup, and adjust the position and the size of the Alarm

component.

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 Example of Alarm component

Use a Vector Graphics (VG0) as the rectangle backg1round and another Vector Graphics (VG1) as

the sunken display area. Use 2 Command Button components (SWD0, SWD1) to increase or

decrease the starting lines of alarm information displayed (i.e. controlling the increase or decrease

of the “Read Address” data). Two command button components (SWD0 and SWD1) allow the start

line No. ([Read Address] of the alarm) increased or decreased to scroll the displayed alarm.

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Data Log

The Data Log component acquires some PLC data and displays it in the manner of a Data

Log at regular intervals. When each sampling period comes to an end, new data will be read from the

PLC and displayed on the right of the Data Log, which ensures the real-time display.

Vector Graphic

Scale

Trends

The latest data shows

on the left, and the

track moves right.

A typical example of Data Log is as above shown. Use one Vector Graphics as backg1round, and use

the Scale component to express the information on the related Data Logs. Then place the Data Log

component above the Vector Graphics.

When the trend curve should be stored in the external memory, refer to 6-1-3 Data History, Data Log

and XY Graph (Page 6-7)

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 Process of adding one Data Log component

Press the Data Log component icon, drag it to the screen, then the [Basic Properties] dialog

box of the Data Log component will pop up.

Read Address: Refers to the word address of PLC corresponding to the 1st line data. And the

word address corresponding to the 2nd line is “Read Address + 1”, and the 3rd

line is “Read Address + 2” and so on.

Address: Refers to the first address of the word address corresponding to the Data Log.

Word Length: It is determined by the sampling channels and the storage format for each

channel. When the stored style of all the channel is signed 16-bit, if the channel

number is N (where, 1<=N<=16), the Word Length will be N.

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Go to the [Trend Graphics] tab and set the parameters related to the Data Log.

Descriptions of Data Log Properties

Type

Single page

Only the data change information of the sampling data in the current page is

displayed, and extension of Data Log is not allowed. In this style, the data

which data log was updated and scrolled to be removed from the screen

cannot be retained. The extension of the data log is impossible.

Multiple pages

The extension of Data Log is possible. In this way, when the Data Log is

scrolled forward, the data displayed previously will be retained. The historical

data is stored in the memory for the reference in future.

Property

Start from Left

Start from Right

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Descriptions of Data Log Properties

Property

Start from Top

Start from Bottom

Sampling

Periodic sampling

The data is sampled periodically.

Methods

OFFON trigger

When the state of the specified bit memory address turns ON from OFF, the

sampling

sampling is triggered.

ONOFF trigger

When the state of the specified bit memory address turns OFF from ON, the

sampling

sampling is triggered.

OFFON trigger

When the state of the specified bit memory address changes, the sampling is

sampling

triggered.

OFFON reset

When the state of the specified bit memory address turns ON from OFF, the

trigger sampling

sampling is triggered, and the state of the specified bit memory will be set

automatically to be turned OFF after the triggering.

ONOFF reset

When the state of the specified bit memory address turns OFF from ON, the

trigger sampling

sampling is triggered, and the state of the specified bit memory will be set

automatically to be turned ON after the triggering.

Cycle

Setting the interval to perform sampling with the unit of “s” or “100 ms”.

Sampling

Continue

When all the sampling points end, the sampling still continues.

Mode

Once

When all the sampling points end, the sampling will stop, which means

sampling is only performed once.

Sampling

Refers to the number of sampling point displayed in each screen.

Points

Page No.

When the [Type] in the [Trend Graphics] tab is set to [Multiple pages], specify the number of page

displayed.

Channel

Refers to the number of the track line to be displayed. And the channel can be set is up to 16.

Trigger

It is valid when “Trigger sampling” is selected as “Sampling Methods”. As the parameters are set

memory

as follows, when the state change of the specified LB100 conforms to the settings in Sampling

Methods, the sampling will be triggered.

Setting

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Descriptions of Data Log Properties

Pause-

The default Word Length is 2. “Pause” function only stops to refresh the changes in the curve

Clear

temporarily, and the sampling operation will not be stopped temporarily. When “Pause-Clear” is

checked as shown blow, and the state of the specified bit address LB0 is set “ON”, the screen will

stop refreshing temporarily When the specified bit address LB0 is set “OFF”, the changes in Data

Log will be refreshed and displayed.

“Pause” stop temporarily the update of the graph so that the sampling is stopped temporarily.

The address can be the trigger for “Clear” is “temporarily allocated address + 1”.

If the parameters are specified as above, the bit address LB0 functions as “Pause” and the bit

adress LB1 functions as “Clear”. Setting in this way, the displayed Data log screen can be cleared

only the changes occurred in LB1 state.

Scroll

The default value is 3. For example, if the specified memory is LW0, LW0, LW1 and LW2 will be the

current browsing index value (the newest data on the index value is 0 and the value is greater, the

data is older.), the starting browsing index value and the maximum browsing index value of Scroll

Bar respectively. This option is valid only when “Multiple pages” is selected. “Scroll” can be used to

browse the multiple Data Logs and can be in combination with the Scroll Bar. For the specific using

method of Scroll Bar, refer to 3-6-22 Scroll Bar (Page 3-168).

Time

It is used to save the time when the latest sampling point is performed. “Time” option in “Control

memory Setting” is valid only when the “Save Time” is checked. The default memory is LW and the

Word Length is 12.

As shown above, when the specified address is LW70, each data is stored as below:

• The sampling time of the oldest data within the displayed page

Second: LW70, Minute: LW71, Hour: LW72, Day: LW73, Month: LW74, Year: LW75

• The sampling time of the newest data within the displayed page

Second: LW76, Minute: LW77, Hour: LW78, Day: LW79, Month: LW80, Year: LW81

Note When the trigger sampling is used, if multiple samplings are performed at the same timing, only single value

might be acquired.

When such a state is assumed, place the Data Transmission component and others on the Common Sheet

and acquire the necessary data at local memory to perform the sampling for the local memory.

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Switch to the [Channel] tab and set the parameters related to each track line.

Color: Specifies the color for each track line.

Line Width: Refers to the thickness of the line, and 8 kinds of line width are available here.

Storage Format: Sets the data type used by the user and 6 kinds are available.

Y Min/Y Max: Sets the minimum value and maximum value of the data corresponding to each

track line in Y direction.

Indirect Max/Min Reference: Sets the display range of channel track to variable, and

specifies the memory address for reading range value. For the

multiple channels, the memory can be specified independently,

and [The Specified Indirect memory Address] is Y Min, and [The

Specified Indirect memory Address + 1] is Y Max.

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Switch to the [Save Data History] tab and determine whether to check “Save to Recipe Data

Field”.

Save to Recipe Data Field: After this option is checked and the Start Address. is set, the

sampling data can be saved to the Recipe Data Field(RW).

Data History for the Data Log is saved in the [Start Address] as the top, and the memory area

includes the Information Area with the size of 40 bytes (i.e. 20 words), and the Time Area with

the size of Sampling Pages × Sampling Points/Page × 4 words and the Data Area with the size

of Sampling Pages × Sampling Points/Page × Word Length.

When the multiple historical Data Logs saved into the recipe are used, the user must ensure

that the memory area of each trend curves will not overlap each other, otherwise, the data

mistakes will occur.

Press the [OK] button to adjust the position and size of the Data Log component.

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 Checking and Zooming Functions

The zooming function can be enabled or disabled by the special system memory LB9110, i.e. the

zooming function will be valid when the LB9110 is turned ON and invalid when the LB9110 is turned

OFF. In order to use this function, it is necessary to set the [Type] option to “Multiple pages” and

[PageNum] option to more than 1 in the [Trend Graphics] tab respectively. With the LB9110 being

turned ON, zoom-out status of the curve can be checked only by double clicking on the Data Log, and

the zoom-in status of selected curve can be checked by clicking at the start point of the curve and

loosening it after dragging it to the end point of the curve.

 Query of Sampling Time

When LW9200 to LW9205 are used to store the time for sampling points, the user can place the

Number Display components corresponding to these addresses to display the time for sampling points.

Procedures:

Checking the [Save Time] option and [Time] check boxes ( Note this is not the sampled time) in

the [Trend Graphics] tab in the [Data Log Property] dialog box:

The [Time] option can be used to set the first address for saving the time, which covers 12-

word-length address for saving the starting time of the Data Log (the former 6 words) and the

time value of the current Data Log (the latter 6 words) in “ssmmhhddmmyyyy” format and BIN

Data Format respectively.

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The function of query of sampling time is only enabled by LB9110 when the zooming function is

used. And when the LB9110 is turned ON, the zooming and checking functions can be

activated. When the above functions are enabled, even if the sampling is performed, the user

can choose the sampling point(s) in the real-time Data Log directly, and the time for sampling

point will be stored to LW9200 to LW9205 at this time. And the time query is also available with

the sampling point(s) from the Data Log being selected after the zooming in of one selected

section.

Description list of related addresses:

memory Address

Descriptions

Addr. Type

LB9110

Control bit of zooming function

Bit address

LW9200

Second

Word address

LW9201

Minute

Word address

LW9202

Hour

Word address

LW9203

Day

Word address

LW9204

Month

Word address

LW9205

Year

Word address

 Query of sampling point value

Addresses of Special

Function

Descriptions

memories

LW9210~ LW9210+N

Displays values of each channel

N represents the channel number, and the

of browsed points.

sampling value of browsed points for each

channel is stored. For example, if the

channel number is 2, the sampling value of

current browsed points for channel 1 will be

stored to LW9210, and that for channel 2

will be stored to LW9211.

 Example of checking the operation result of sampling point information

The following shows the checking of sampling point information after the Data Log with 2-channel data

is zoomed in:

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3-6-20

Recipe

Recipe component can realize the data transmission from the recipe memory of PT to PLC, or

vice versa. For details, refer to 3-12 Recipe Data (Page 3-342).

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Oscillograph

The Oscillograph functions similarly to the Data Log, and the difference between them is as

follows: For the Data Log, the backg1round communication still continue to do when the current screen

where the Data Log locates is closed, the sampling information before the switching can be obtained

when the Data Log is switched to at any time. But the data sampling of the Oscillograph is valid only in

the current page, which means the Oscillograph data will not be read but be lost each time when the

page is switched, and the data sampling will start from the beginning when the Oscillograph screen is

switched to. The advantages of Oscillograph are as follows: The user can monitor several waveforms

that don’t need to be recorded for the long period, and no backg1round communication burden will be

brought. Meanwhile, the user can use the “Sampling Rate” function provided by the Oscillograph, the

combination with the PLC allows to change the frequency of sampling point instead of only being

limited on the frequency of 1s/sampling point.

 Process of adding one Oscillograph component

Press the Oscillograph component icon, drag it to the screen, then the [Basic Properties] dialog

box of the Oscillograph component will pop up.

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Read Address: Refers to the word address of PLC corresponding to the 1st graph. And the

word address corresponding to the 2nd graph is “Read Address + 1”, and the

3rd graph is “Read Address + 2” and so on.

Address: Refers to the first address of the word address corresponding to the graph.

Word Length: It is determined by the sampling channels. If the channel number is N (where,

1<=N<=16), the Word Length will be N.

Go to the [Scope Chart] tab and set the parameters related to the Oscillograph component.

Descriptions of Scope Chart

Type

Single

Only the data change information of the sampling data in the current page is

page

displayed. In this type, the data which was scrolled and removed from the screen

will not be retained.

Multiple

The extension of Data Log is allowable. In this type, even if the Oscillograph is

pages

scrolled, the data displayed before the scrolling will be retained.

Property

Refers to the start movement direction of Oscillograph track.

Cycle

Refers to the interval to perform sampling with the unit of “s” or “100 ms”.

Sampling Rate

When the Sampling Rate is selected, the Oscillograph component will read the group data

with the sampling rate and display them at a time. For example, when the Read Address is

LW10, Sampling Rate is 2 and channel is 3, the values stored to the memory from LW10 to

LW15 for each sampling rate can be read. And the assignment is as follows: two of the data

is read for each sampling. The values will be read in the order of LW10, LW13 for channel

1, LW11, LW13 for channel 2, LW12, LW15 for channel 3. When the sampling time is 1 s,

the above-mentioned two group data will be read each second. And when the sampling

rate is used, the chart is more accurate and smooth.

Sampling Points

Refers to the number of sampling point displayed in each screen.

Page No.

This option is valid only when “Multiple pages” is selected.

Channel

Refers to the number of the graph to be displayed (16 channels at max.).

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Descriptions of Scope Chart

Pause-Clear

The default Word Length is 2. “Pause” function stops temporarily the refresh of the graph

and the sampling operation will not be stopped temporarily. When “Pause-Clear” is checked

as shown blow, and the state of the specified bit address LB0 is set “ON”, the screen will

stop refreshing temporarily When the specified bit address LB0 is set “OFF”, the graph will

be refreshed and displayed.

“Clear” corresponds to the “address allocated temporarily to Pause + 1”. Specifying the

parameters as above, the bit address LB0 functions as “Pause” and the bit address LB1

functions as “Clear”. Displayed graph can be cleared only the changes occurred in LB1 state.

Scroll

The default value is 3. For example, if the specified memory is LW0, LW0, LW1 and LW2

will be the current browsing index value (the newest index value is 0 and the value is

greater, the data is older), the starting browsing index value and the maximum browsing

index value of Scroll Bar respectively. This option is valid only when “Multiple pages” is

selected. “Scroll” can be used to browse the multiple graph and can be in combination with

the Scroll Bar. For the specific using method of Scroll Bar, refer to 3-6-22 Scroll Bar (Page

3-168).

Time

It is used to save the time when the latest sampling point is performed. “Time” option in

“Control memory Setting” is valid only when the “Save Time” is checked. The default

memory is LW and the Word Length is 12.

As shown as above, when the allocated address is specified to LW70, each data is stored

as below:

• The sampling time of the oldest data within the displayed page

Second: LW70, Minute: LW71, Hour: LW72, Day: LW73, Month: LW74, Year: LW75

• The sampling time of the newest data within the displayed page

Second: LW76, Minute: LW77, Hour: LW78, Day: LW79, Month: LW80, Year: LW81

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Note When the trigger sampling is used, if multiple samplings are performed at the same timing, only single value

might be acquired.

When such a state is assumed, place the Data Transmission component and others on the Common Sheet

and acquire the necessary data at local memory to perform the sampling for the local memory.

Switch to the [Channel] tab and set the parameters related to each graph.

Color: Specifies the color for each track line.

Line Width: Refers to the thickness of the line, and 8 kinds of line width are available here.

Storage Format: Sets the data type used by the user and 6 kinds are available.

Y Min/Y Max: Sets the minimum value and maximum value of the data corresponding to each

track line in Y direction.

Indirect Max/Min Reference: Sets the display range of channel track to variable, and

specifies the memory address for reading range value. For the

multiple channels, the memory can be specified independently,

and [The Specified Indirect memory Address] is Y Min, and [The

Specified Indirect memory Address + 1] is Y Max.

Press the [OK] button, and then adjust the position and size of the Oscillograph component.

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