OMRON NB-Designer OPERATION MANUAL (NB-series, 2020)

4 Functions of NBManager

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Upload Operation

Upload Operate is mainly used for the file upload from PT to PC.

The communication parameters must be set before the upload.

The Communication Setting is same as that of download.

Select Data:

Upload Project Files:

Enter descriptions to [PT Information], if necessary.

Firstly check [Project Data (required)] and click the [OK] button to select the path for saving the data,

then click the [Save] button after inputting the file name.

After the [Password(Upload)] pops up, input 888888 and press the OK button to perform the upload.

Note The default password for upload is 888888.

If you want to modify the upload password, please double-click the PT in Project Work Space and

modify [Password] corresponding to “Allow Upload” in [PT Extended Properties] tab.

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Default password is 888888

Select [Upload Recipe] and select the path to save the recipe, and then click the [Save] button after the

file name is input.

Select [Upload LOGO] and select the path to save the LOGO, then click the [Save] button after the file

name is input.

Select [Upload FRW] and select the path to save the FRW, and then click the [Save] button after the

File name is input.

The file name and the path saved during the upload can be selected by the user freely.

Precautions for Correct Use

Uploading the data that created with NB-Designer version 1.34 or earlier using NB-Designer ver-

sion 1.35 or later may fail. Upload the data with NB-Designer version 1.34 or earlier and decom-

pile it first. Then open it again in NB-Designer version 1.35 or later.

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Decompile Operation

z Decompile Operation:

Convert PKG file to the format which can be handled with the NB-Designer.

Note When the multiple PTs are registered in a project, all the PKG files of PTs registered in the project are nec-

essary to be prepared.

1 Select .pkg files.

2 Set the folder of “Select Target Project Folder to Decompile”.

3 Click the [Decompile] button and input the decompile password, then click the OK button. When

the decomplie is completed, “Decompilation success!” dialog box will pop up.

The prerequisite for the decompile operation is “Allow Decompilation” is checked and the pass-

word is set in the [PT Extended Properties] tab during the project creation. The default decompi-

lation password is 888888.

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Pass Through Communication

Pass Through Communication provided by NBManager allows the PLC programming software on PC

to connect the PLC directly via PT. In this case, PT functions just as the converter, so the user can

monitor or modify the PLC via PT, and the user can perform upload or download of PLC programs.

The only Communications available through the Pass Through Communications is the ones with Serial

port. The connection is as shown below.

Caution It does not support the Pass Through Communication through other PLC than that manufactured by

OMRON.

Destination port

Source port

COM

PLC

Please set the Source port and Destination port of the Pass Through Communications. Source port

refers to the serial port of PT for connecting PC, while the Destination port refers to the serial port of PT

for connecting the PLC.

Take the communication between OMRON CP1H and NB5Q as example, and the operation

procedures are as follows:

1 Open the NBManager and select Pass Through Communication.

2 Specify the Communications path to control the Pass Through Communications with the Com-

munications settings. Select [USB port] in this case. The Serial port cannot be used to control

the Pass Through Communications. USB port is used to control the start and end of the pass

through communication.

3 Set the Source port and Destination port, as shown above.

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4 The communication parameters are consistent with the settings of the Communications in

OMRON CP1H.

5 Connect the data transmission cable.

Connect the communication cable of OMRON CP1H to COM2 of PT, and connect the COM1of

PT and COM port of PC with the cable.

Note NB3Q-TW B has only 1 COM port, so the pass through communication cannot be carried out.

Wiring of twisted cable:

PT connector

9pin D-SUB female

PC connector

COM 1

COM 2

9pin D-SUB (male)

3 RD

3 TXD

2 SD

2 RXD

9 SG

5 GND

6 After “Start pass through communication” is clicked, PT will be in “Pass through mode”, and

“Pass through communication set successfully!” dialog box will pop up in NBManager.

7 Open CX-programmer for OMRON CP1H. Select “Online Operation”, then the PLC data can be

monitored or modified after the successful online.

8 Selecting “Stop pass through communication” will make “Pass through communication stopped

successfully!” dialog box pop up.

Precautions for Correct Use

• During the Communications with the Pass Through Communications, NB unit can be

accessed only within the system and the operations of the user project will be stopped.

• Besides the path of the Communications to communicate with PLC and others, the Communi-

cations path which controls the Pass Through Communications should be prepared.

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Web Interface Operation

Set User Name and Password for using Web Interface. Refer to Web Interface (Page 8-1) for the

details of the Web interface.

Precautions for Correct Use

When you use Web interface, always modify User Name and Password into ones other than the

default settings in the respect of security.

1 Set User Name.

2 Set Password and Password Confirmation.

3 When you click [Set], User Name and Password will be transferred to the NB Unit.

Note 1

Available number of character available to set User Name and Password is 32 characters at max. Also the

available characters are restricted to single-byte alphanumeric and upper and lowercase are distin-

guished.

Clicking [Default] allows the User Name and Password to be returned to the default.

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5 Maintenance and Abnormality Handling

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Maintenance

Please perform the maintenance to ensure the NB Series always in the optimal status.

WARNING

Do not attempt to take the product apart and do not touch the product inside while the

power is being supplied. Otherwise it may result in electric shock.

Always ensure that the personnel in charge confirm that installation, inspection, and

maintenance were properly performed for the NB unit.

“Personnel in charge” refers to individuals qualified and responsible for ensuring

safety during machine design, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.

Ensure that installation and post-installation checks are performed by personnel in

charge who possess a thorough understanding of the machinery to be installed.

Do not use the input functions of the touch switch, etc. of the NB Unit, in applications

that involve human life, in applications that may result in serious injury, or for

emergency stop switches.

Do not attempt to disassemble, repair, or modify the NB Unit. Otherwise it may impair

the safety functions.

Never press at two or more points on the touch panel of the NB Unit at a time.

Otherwise, it may activate a switch somewhere between the two points.

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z Backup of application

When the unit needs to be repaired due to the occurrence of some faults or to be replaced by the

substitute, be sure to make backup of the applications and keep it in a safe location.

z Spare part of Unit

It is recommended to prepare the spare part of NB Unit in advance in order to repair the system

when the faults occurred in NB Unit or the screen is not clear due to the backlight life expires.

z Replace of battery

The lithium battery is used for the backup of the non-screen data such as calendar data, clock data

etc.

The life of the battery is approximate 5 years at 25 °C (1 year = 365 days ×12 hours /day). If the

battery is used at high temperature, its life will be reduced. According to the ambient environment,

after taking back-up of the data, request for the repair.

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Checking and Cleaning

Please clean and check the NB Series periodically to ensure the NB Series always in the optimal

status.

z Cleaning method

If the display part is dirty, then the screen will hard to see. Please perform cleaning periodically

according to the following points:

• During the daily cleaning, please use the dry soft cloth. But if use the dry soft cloth to clean

forcefully when it is too dirty, the front panel may be damaged. In this case, use the wet cloth to

clean it in advance.

• When the dirt cannot be cleaned by dry cleaning, please dip the cloth into the diluted neutral

washing agents (concentration of 2%) completely first, and then perform cleaning after the wet

cloth is wringed out.

• Waste, ethylene products or tape sticking to the Unit for a long period will generate dirt. If there is

dirt sticking to the Unit, please remove it during the cleaning.

Precautions for Safe Use

Do not use benzene, paint thinner, or other volatile solvents, and do not use chemically treated

cloths.

z Checking method

Please perform checking once every 6 months to 1 year. But the frequent checking should be

necessary when the Unit is used in the extreme environments such as the environment with high

temperature, high humidity or more dust etc.

z Checking items

Please check the following items for the criterion. If the item doesn’t conform to the criterion, please

improve the surrounding environment, retighten the screw etc. to make it conform to the criterion.

Checking Items

Checking Contents

Criterion

Checking Method

Supply voltage

Voltage fluctuation at

Allowable voltage

Multimeter

power terminal

fluctuation range

(DC24V, -15% to +15%)

Surrounding environment

Ambient temperature

0°~50°C

Thermometer

state

(temperature inside

operation panel)

Ambient humidity

10%~90% RH(without

Hygrometer

(humidity inside operation

condensation)

panel)

Dirt

Without dirt

Visual check

Oil mist sticking

No oil penetrating into the

Visual check

space between the front

panel and Unit box

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Checking Items

Checking Contents

Criterion

Checking Method

Installation state

Looseness of fixing metal

Specified torque

Phillips screwdrivers

pieces etc.

Connection state of

Inserted fully and without

Phillips screwdrivers

connector for the cable

looseness.

Looseness of screw for

Without looseness

Phillips screwdrivers

external wiring

State of external

Without abnormality such

Visual check + multimeter

connection cable

as disconnection etc.

Object with expected life

Backlight brightness

With enough brightness

Visual check

Backlight life: approx.

50,000 hours (Typ) at

room temperature (25 °C)

with 40% brightness.

Battery

5 years (at 25 °C)

NB local time

Precautions for Safe Use

• The back light or rubber packing of NB unit cannot be replaced.

• Deterioration over time can cause the tough points to move. If the Calibrate the touch panel

periodically.

• Water resistance will be lost if the front sheet is torn or is peeling off. Do not use the Unit, if the

front sheet is torn or is peeling off.

• Dispose of the Units and batteries according to local ordinances as they apply.

• Periodically check the installation conditions in applications where the PT is subject to contact

with oil or water.

• The rubber packing will deteriorate, shrink, or harden depending on the operating environ-

ment. Inspect the rubber packing periodically.

• In order to replace the battery, the NB units are also necessary to be replaced. Although it is

restricted to NB10W-01B, the battery replacement is available to be dealt as a repair.

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Abnormality Handling

This section describes the handling methods for the abnormalities.

z During abnormality occurrence

When the abnormality occurred during the operation of PT unit, the following information will prompt.

WARNING

Do not attempt to disassemble, repair, or modify the NB Unit. Otherwise it may impair

the safety functions.

Precautions for Safe Use

Confirm the safety of the system before turning ON or OFF the power supply, or pressing the

reset button.

Information

Descriptions

PLC no response: cc-pp-d

PLC No Response: the 3 group of numbers following PLC No Response represent

the PT No., PLC Station No. and Serial Port No. respectively.

PLC response error

PLC response error: PLC responses one piece of unexpected information which

may caused by the read or write command. Please check if the device functions

well.

Macro Code Error: xxxx

Programming problems, endless loop or execution timeout exist in Macro. Please

(Macro No.)

check the Marco. The number in the later position is the Macro No.

System error

It is system error which means the error occurs inside the PT.

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Solutions for “PLC no response” and “PLC response error”

PLC no response

Yes

Check whether the type and settings

Check if the PLC Type used currently and the

of the PLC are correct or not.

one for the PLC on the project are correct.

Yes

Check whether the cable is

Refer to [Appendix-4 Fabrication of the Connec-

wired correctly or not.

tion Cable] in NB series Setup Manual.

Yes

Check whether the baud rate, parity bit, data bit,

Check whether the communi-

stop bit are correct or not, the communication type

cation setting is correct or not.

is RS232 or RS485?

Refer to [Appendix-4 Fabrication of the Connection

Cable] in NB series Setup Manual.

Yes

Check whether PLC station

Refer to [Appendix-4 Fabrication of the Connec-

no. is correct or not.

tion Cable] in NB series Setup Manual.

Yes

Check whether the PLC area

Check the content of the variable table.

and range are correct or not.

Yes

Check whether the PLC address

Refer to the relevant PLC document.

supports the write operation.

Yes

Please contact with

OMRON service center.

PLC response error

Yes

Check whether the type and settings

Check if the PLC Type used currently and the

of the PLC are correct or not.

one for the PLC on the project are correct.

Yes

Check whether the PLC area

Check the content of the Variable Table.

and range are correct or not.

Yes

Check whether the PLC address

Refer to the relevant PLC document.

supports the write operation.

Check the arrangement of 9-pin

RS-232C female socket port.

When compile error occurs

In the Output Window, you can see the error number and error reason such as:

Address error for Parts or over-limit.

Using too many screens and components may cause a compile error. The number of screens

should be approximately 2,000 or less, and the number of components should be 15,000 or less in

the entire project.

Operations related to files cannot be executed via networks.

Do not use the system locale-dependent characters for the project file name, graphics library file

name, and folder name.

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z When operations become slow or when a periodical process cannot be

executed as specified

Check the available memory space on the LW9136 system memory, and secure the adequate

memory. (LW9136 shows a reference value for available memory space.)

The periodically executed processes such as alarm detection, data logging, timer, or macro may

have a longer execution interval than specified or not be executed, depending on the loads caused

by screen display or communication, or the overlapping processes. Check the actual operation to

adjust the load of the process.

For some cases, NB-Designer will provide the information similar to “Either address is beyond the

range or the value cannot be set.” as shown below during the designing period.

For the settings of PLC address, refer to 3-5-4 Read/Write Address for PLC (Page 3-59) and for

information of PLC address, refer to PLC manual.

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Grammatical errors as C language are checked during compilation in Macro and if any problem

occurs, it will be displayed.

For the Macro, refer to 3-9 Macro Function (Page 3-265).

z Some parts on the screen are not updated

Communications traffic is too much to update all the data. Reduce the number of the parts to update

to the level of proper data traffic.

z Data transmission component cannot transfer all the data

Traffic is too high to transfer all the data. Alter the time-out setting with LW9536/9537. For the time-

out setting, refer to the expression below:

Time-out Period

(T) = (

+1) × N sec.

M × 16

X: Total amount of transferred data (unit: word/bit)

M:The number that is defined as the maximum size of word/bit block package in the communication

settings of NB-Designer.

N:The value that is set in LW9536 (write) or LW9537 (read).

z Data upload is failed

Uploading the data that created with NB-Designer version 1.34 or earlier using NB-Designer version

1.35 or later may fail. If you fail in data upload, try again with NB-Designer version 1.34 or earlier.

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Unit Replacement Precautions

When the Unit should be replaced for the defectiveness found during the checking, please pay

attentions to the following points:

• Perform backup of the screen data of NB Unit in advance.

• The screen data may be deleted when the Unit is repaired by OMORN.

• Be sure to turn OFF the power supply before the replacement.

• After the replacement, please confirm whether the abnormality still exists or not.

• When the defect device is returned for repair, please attach the paper with the detailed description of

the problem to the Unit, and contact the supplier printed on the back cover.

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6 Functions Related to External Memory

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Components Related to External

Memory

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Function Key

Save Screenshot to external memory

When the component is touched, the content of the current screen will be stored into the external

memory in the form of “bmp picture”. Using the this function allows the PT screen stored as the

graphics.

Note 1

“Save Screenshot to Extended Memory” is only applicable to the PT with USB HOST.

Function of “Save Screenshot to Extended Memory” supports the offline test, indirect online test and direct

online test. All the screenshot pictures got by this test method are stored in the “\disk\usb1\scr” file under

the installation folder of NB-Designer software.

To save the screenshot to the external memory, it needs to make settings in the [PT] tab in [PT

Property] dialog box.

The “.rmp” pictures stored in the external memory is named in storage time form (i.e. “yyyy-mm-dd,

hh:mm:ss:ms) by default, such as “2010-09-01, 10:12:50:203.bmp”. But the picture name can be

customized by the user through the system memory LW9470 to control the prefix text string of the

graphics file. For example: if the text contents of 16 words from LW9470 to LW9485 are “Version No. -

No.20100001-”, then the “bmp” file will be stored with the name of “Version No. -No.20100001-2010-

09-01, 10:15:28:421.bmp”.

Note After the “Save Screenshot to Extended Memory” operation is performed for about 1 minute, the external

memory can be removed to ensure the successful storage of the screenshot.

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Import/Export Function

When this function is selected, touching the Function Key can realize the import or export of project

data and recipe data. This function needs to be used in combination with File List component and it is

only applicable to the PT with USB Host.

Descriptions of Import/Export Function

Import Project To PT

Imports the project (.pkg) from the external memory into the PT. After the project is

imported, the system will restart and the imported project will be operated.

Pop up Frame 5

PKG LOAD OK

Export Project From PT

Exports the project (.pkg) from the PT into the external memory.

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6 Functions Related to External Memory

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Event, Event History Display and Event Display

z Saving Event, Event History Display and Event Display into the external

memory:

The Event, Event History Display and Event Display can be stored in the external memory by check-

ing the [Save to External Memory] option in the [Event History Setting] tab in the [PT Property] dia-

log box, as shown below:

z Event History Display

The Event History Display component is used to search and display the event history

information, which is logged in “Event Setting” database and whose state meets the current

triggering conditions, in the table form.

Note 1

The [Read Address] for the Event History Display is the memory address used for searching the histor-

ical event records. The default Word Length is 2.

The Event History Display component only supports the PT with USB HOST.

If the Event History Display component is to be used, it needs to check the [Save to External Memory]

option in the [Event History Setting] tab in the [PT Property] dialog box and set the path for storing the

historical event information files.

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Descriptions of Table Display Properties

Display Item

Time

Checking it means the event occurred time, checked time and

canceled time will be displayed and the time format can be selected

There are 3 formats available, and HH, MM, SS and MS refer to the

hour, minute, second and millisecond respectively.

Date

Checking it means the event occurred date, checked date and

canceled date will be displayed and the date format can be selected

among three formats such as DD*MM*YY, MM*DD*YY, and

YY*MM*DD, and YY, MM and DD refer to the year, month and date

respectively.

Date Separator

Three characters of delimiter(/,-,.) are available. i.e. 11/06/24.

Sequence Number

Checking it the sequence number of each event information will be

displayed.

Ascending

When it is checked, the event information will be displayed in the

ascending order, i.e. the latest event will be displayed on the bottom.

When it is not checked, the event information will be displayed in the

descending order, i.e. the latest event will be displayed on the top.

Background

Sets the Background Color, Title Bar Background Color, Frame Color and Frame Width for the

Color

Event History Display component table.

Event History

Query by File Name

When it is checked, the value of specified memory being 0 means to

Query

call out today’s or the latest event history information, and the value of

specified memory being 1 means to call out the event history

information stored on the previous day and so on. [For example] With

two event history information files 20110621.csv and 20110624.csv

stored in the external memory, when the value of specified memory is

0, the event history information stored on June 24th, 2011 can be

called out, while the event history information stored on June 21th,

2011 can be called out and displayed when the value of specified

memory is 1.

Query by Date

When it is checked, the date will be input into the specified memory

and the event history information corresponding to the date will be

called out. The date format is yyyymmdd (Where, yyyy, mm and dd

refer to the year, month and date respectively.) [For example] Inputting

20110624 into the specified memory can call out and display the event

history information saved on June 24th, 2011.

Border Setting

Border Color, Style and Width for each row or each column and the Row Spacing and Column

Spacing with the unit of pixel point. Checking “Horizontal Line” means the separator will be

displayed horizontally, and checking “Vertical Line” means the separator will be displayed

vertically.

Status display

Occurring

Display the information indicates that the event is occurring in the

status column. Although it is set to “0” by default, it can be modified.

Checked

Display the information indicates that the event is checked in the status

column. Although it is set to “1” by default, it can be modified.

Canceled

Display the information indicates that the event is canceled in the

status column. Although it is set to “2” by default, it can be modified.

Title Bar Setting

Sets the Name and Font displayed in Title Bar of the table.

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Data History, Data Log and XY Graph

z Saving the related information into the external memory:

When the sampling data is being saved into the external memory, if you want to remove the external

memory from the PT, the special system memory LB9154 (USB1) must be turned OFF before

removal. If the external memory is removed without the procedure, the data will be corrupted lost.

Descriptions of Save Historical Data

Storage Device

USB 1

Restoration

When the NB units restarts because of the power interruption, checking in this option allows

during outages

resetting the event information to the previous status of the power interruption.

Export to CSV

Export the data information in CSV format to the external memory. The path for storing this

File

CSV file is “/trend/subfolder name/file name”.

CSV Title

When exporting the data to a csv file, you can give titles by each channel. If you change the

number of channels, titles become default ones.

Save as ms

Makes the data sampling time accurate to the millisecond and records it into the CSV file.

Subfolder

Sets the subfolder name of CSV file saved to the external memory. The users can change the

default subfolder name of Data History component by themselves to “History Data”, that of

Data Log component to “History Trend” and that of XY Graph to “XY_CHART”.

Storage Type

Daily File

Stores the sampling data by day and records them into the CSV file

named in “yyyy mmdd” form.

Single File

Stores the sampling data by the number of records and records them

into the CSV file with the name of “Subfolder Name”.

Buffer Storage

Provides a kind of buffer storage mechanism. When the data written into the external memory

amounts to the set size of the buffers, the writing is only performed once. “Default” means no

buffering, i.e. the writing operation will immediately be performed once the data is generated.

Storage Period

Sets the upper limit for the storage amount of data history with the unit of “Day” for Daily File and “Record”

for Single File. When the [Daily File] is selected, the file will be named in “yyyy mmdd” form and the

Storage Period is the upper limits of the number of CSV files in this path; if the Storage Period is exceeded,

the oldest file will be deleted. If the [Single File] is selected, the file will be named in “Subfolder Name” form,

the Storage Period is the upper limit of the records archived in the file; if the archived records are reached

to the Storage Period, the storage will not be continued. (yyyymmdd refers to the execution date.)

Indirect

Sets the name of subfolder read from the specified memory with the word length up to 16.

Subfolder

Reference

Precautions for Correct Use

When saved to a CSV file, a title may differ depending on the version of NB-Designer for compi-

lation. NB-Designer with version 1.49 and earlier does not have the function to change a title and

the title is output in the default text to a CSV file.

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Operation Log

The Operation Log component can be used to record or display the operations made

by the users to the PT in the table form. The operation log will be stored into the external memory in

CSV format.

No. Date Time

Log

11/06/24

11:23:20

Parameter Corr

123

11/06/24

11:22:45

Start Running

Note 1

The [Read Address] for the Operation Log component is the memory address used for searching the

operation logs. The default Word Length is 2.

The Operation Log component can display the operated results of Bit Button, Number Input and Text

Input components etc.

The Operation Log component is only applicable to the PT with USB HOST.

z Descriptions of Table Properties:

Vertical Line

Title Bar

No.

Date

Time

Log

11/06/24

11:23:20

Parameter Corr

Row Spacing

11/06/24

11:22:45

Start Running

Column

Space

Frame

Horizontal Line

Background

System Scroll Bar*

Note When the information in vertical and/or horizontal direction contained in the Operation Log component can

not be displayed completely, the system will automatically display the scroll bar for the user to conveniently

view the operational records by scrolling up and down.

The System Scroll Bar Width can be set to the value ranging from 20 to 120 (pixel) in the [PT

Extended Properties] tab in [PT Property] dialog box.

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Descriptions of Table Display Properties

Display Item

Time

Checking it means the operation time will be displayed and the time

format can be selected. There are 3 time formats available (such as

HH:MM:SS, HH:MM, and HH:MM:SS:MS), and HH, MM, SS and MS

refer to the hour, minute, second and millisecond respectively.

Date

Checking it means the operation date will be displayed and the date

format can be selected. There are 3 time formats available (such as

DD*MM*YY, MM*DD*YY, YY*MM*DD), and YY, MM and DD refer to

the year, month and date respectively.

Date Separator

Three characters of delimiter(/,-,.) are available. i.e. 11/06/24.

Sequence Number

Checking it means the sequence number of each operation record will

be displayed.

User Name

Checking it means to the information on the user performing the

current operation will be displayed.

Ascending

When it is checked, the operation logs will be displayed in the

ascending order, i.e. the latest operation log will be displayed on the

bottom. When it is not checked, the operation logs will be displayed in

the descending order, i.e. the latest operation log will be displayed on

the top.

Background

Sets the Background Color, Title Bar Background Color, Frame Color and Frame Width for the

Color

Operation Log table.

Operation Log

Query by File Name

When it is checked, the value of specified memory being 0 means to

Query

call out today’s or the latest operational records, and the value of

specified memory being 1 means to call out the operational records

made on the previous day and so on. [For example] With two operation

log files 20110621.csv and 20110624.csv stored in the external

memory, when the value of specified memory is 0, the operation logs

saved on June 24th, 2011 can be called out, while the operational

records saved on June 21th, 2011 can be called out and displayed

when the value of specified memory is 1.

Query by Date

When it is checked, the date will be input into the specified memory

and the operation logs corresponding to this date will be called out.

The date format is yyyymmdd, where yyyy, mm and dd refer to year,

month and date respectively. [For example] Inputting 20110624 into

the specified memory can call out and display the operation logs saved

on June 24th, 2011.

Border Setting

Sets the Border Color, Style and Width for each row or each column and the Row Spacing

and Column Spacing with the unit of pixel. Checking “Horizontal Line” means the separator

will be displayed horizontally, and checking “Vertical Line” means the separator will be

displayed vertically.

Title Bar

Sets the Name and Font displayed in the Title Bar of the table. Note: The vector font cannot

be specified in the log contents.

Note When the User Permission function is used, the name of user performing the current operation will be

displayed on the User Name column.

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6 Functions Related to External Memory

• Settings for related Properties of Operation Log component

Storage of Operation Log

When the Operation Log component is used, the path for storing the log file should be set in the

[Operation Log Storage Setting] option in the [PT Extended Properties] tab in the [PT Property] dia-

log box.

For the output file in CSV format, if the [Daily File] is selected, the file storage path is “log/subfolder

name/yyyymmdd.csv”, and if the [Single File] is selected, the storage path is “log/subfolder

name/subfolder name.csv”. (Where, yyyymmdd is the created date of the operational records. For

example: 20110101)

Settings of the components for Operation Log

For the component with the requirement of displaying the Operation Log in the Operation Log, it

needs to check the [Operation Log] option in the [Security Setting] part in the [Control Setting] tab in

the property dialog box of the component on which should be operated.

No. Date Time

Log

11/06/24

11:23:20

Parameter Corr

123

11/06/24

11:22:45

Start Running

z Saving the related information into the external memory:

The related information can be stored in the external memory by using the “Operation Log Storage

Setting” option in the [PT Extended Properties] tab in the [PT Property] dialog box, as shown below.

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