1/91 For NX100 for Industrial Robot MOTOMAN Ladder Editing Software for Personal Computers Ladder Editor 32 for NX100 Operator’s Manual Upon recei
10/91Line 10 Line 15 Line 40 Line 3Jump Jump JumpJump back Jump back Jump back Printing function is enriched. Cross reference information can also
11/912 HOW TO INSTALL 2.1 Execution of Setup Program The following describes how to install Ladder Editor 32NX on Windows. 1. Turn ON the power sup
12/91 5. Click the [Install] button and set “setup.exe”following the instructions in the display. Fig. 2-2 “Setup Program Setting” Display 6. C
13/913 LADDER EDITOR 32NX BASIC DISPLAY The following shows the “basic” display of Ladder Editor 32NX. The “basic” display is divided into two di
14/914 FLOWCHART OF BASIC EDITING The following shows the basic flowchart of ladder editing. Get a ladder program file or CMOS. HEX file from the NX
15/915 STARTING AND ENDING LADDER EDITOR 32NX 5.1 How to Start To start up Ladder Editor 32NX, open the [Start] menu in the Windows tool bars, and s
16/91If the “Require Password to Start Ladder Editor” check box is cleared in the [User Manager] dialog box, these dialog boxes for inputting passwor
17/915.2 How to End Selecting [File] – [Exit] in the Ladder Editor 32NX menu can close the Ladder Editor 32NX. Fig. 5-4 Exit Menu
18/916 READING AND STORING EDITED LADDER FILES 6.1 Reading Ladder Data To perform ladder editing, read in the ladder program to be edited by Ladder
19/916.2 Reading Several Ladder Files The Ladder Editor 32NX is an MDI (Multi Document Interface) application to read in several ladder program files
2/91General Precautions Diagrams and photos in this manual are used as examples only and may differ from the actual delivered product. This man
20/916.3 Storing Edited Data When ladder editing is completed, store the information in a file. Before storing, compile the data when a ladder was e
21/917 CREATING A LADDER DIAGRAM To create a new ladder program, use the standard ladder program as the base for editing. The standard ladder pro
22/918 EDITING A LADDER DIAGRAM All ladder diagrams are edited in the “Basic” Display shown in Fig. 3-1. 8.1 Ladder Parts Specifications The Ladder
23/91To refer to the ladder image of a line that is not displayed on the display, scroll using the scroll bar. In the “ladder preview” display, right
24/91“????” may appear for the added ladder parts. This is because the relay No. or register No. is not set for these ladder parts, and it is not
25/91Two parts are connected by a drag and drop operation. Step1 Step2 Step3 Fig. 8-3 Line Connection Process Ladder Parts Connection Termin
26/91Center of ladder parts Fig. 8-5 Connection on IN Side 8.5.2 Disconnecting Two Parts Erase the line between ladder parts to disconnect them i
27/918.6 Setting Relay No., Register No. and Constants Relay No., register No. and constants can be set for each ladder parts. Set these values in t
28/91[How to Operate] 1. Right-click the mouse on the ladder parts to which the set values are input, and select the pop-up menu. Right-click the m
29/91The relay No. or register No. appears in the No. selection list box as shown below. Relay No. : #xxxxx, W#xxxxx Register No. : Mxxx Note: Som
3/91CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ... 7
30/912. Edit the name. Edit the displayed name for a relay No. or register No. in the [Edit Labels and Commonts] dialog box. 8.8 Inserting Editing M
31/91 Fig. 8-10 Result of Row Insertion Row Insertion Disabled Pattern A row cannot be inserted if even one part exists in the column
32/91 Fig. 8-12 Result of Line Insertion Line Insertion Disabled Pattern A line cannot be inserted if even one part exists in the low
33/918.9 Deleting Editing Matrix Row and Line Unnecessary rows or lines can be deleted. 8.9.1 Deleting a Row Delete a row in the following manner.
34/912. Specify the matrix where a line is to be deleted. Left-click the mouse on the matrix where a line is to be deleted. Fig. 8-1
35/919 INSERTING A NEW LINE A new line is inserted into an arbitrary line. Since default values are set to the new line, change the values to the
36/9110 LINE OPERATION OF LADDER DIAGRAM Be sure to select [Overwrite] or [Insert] for the contents edited in the “ladder editing” display before ed
37/9111 CUTTING, COPYING AND PASTING LINES 11.1 Cutting a Ladder Diagram Line Cut the line selected in the “ladder preview” display. The ladder i
38/91[How to Operate] Select the line to be pasted in the “ladder preview” display, and select [Edit] – [Paste Rung]. Or select from the main
39/9112 COMPILING EDITED CONTENTS Be sure to compile the ladder information of each line after editing. Compiling performs final checking such as th
4/918.8.1 Inserting a Row... 30 8.8.2 Insertin
40/9113 PRINTING 13.1 Printing a Ladder Diagram Print an image of a ladder diagram. For the ladder program to be printed, the line Nos. of other
41/9113.2 Printing Relay No. Using List Print the list of used relay Nos. and the line Nos. referring to each relay No. in a list. List information
42/9113.3 Printing Register No. Using List Print the list of used register Nos. and line Nos. referring to each register No. in a list. List infor
43/9113.4 Printing Relay No. Use State Print the relay No. use state in the “matrix” display. [How to Operate] Select [File] – [Print] – [Relay
44/9113.5 Printing User Alarms and User Messages Print the lists of user alarms and user messages. [How to Operate] Select [File] – [Print] –
45/91 Fig. 13-6 Printing User Message List
46/91The following describes the items of printed information. User alarms and user messages can be printed. Since each display item is the same, t
47/9114 TRANSFERRING PRINTING INFORMATION TO A TEXT FILE 14.1 Transferring Ladder Diagrams to a Text File Transfers an image of a ladder diagram to
48/9115 HEADER INFORMATION 15.1 Ladder Name and System Register Editing Edit the ladder program names and system registers. [How to Operate] Select
49/9116 USER ALARM AND USER MESSAGE INFORMATION Edit the user alarms and user messages. [How to Operate] Select [Edit] – [Alarams and Messages], or
5/9118 NAME FILE... 51 18.1 W
50/9117 SYSTEM LADDERS AND USER LADDERS A ladder program has a system ladder in the system section and a user ladder in the user section. Because t
51/9118 NAME FILE 18.1 What is a Name File? Name file is a name information file to add a name to a relay No. or register No. used in the ladder pro
52/9118.2.2 Reading Name File Automatically (Without Name File) If the desired name file is not available when automatically reading the name file, L
53/91Ladder file read-inName file searchedRead-in name file determinedCompletedFoundName template file searchedNot foundName template filecopied to t
54/9118.4 Name Template File Name template file is installed automatically when Ladder Editor 32NX is setup. The following folder is created in the
55/9119 RELAY/REGISTER NAME LIST DISPLAY FUNCTION The relay name list display function and register name list display function can display the name
56/91[How to Operate](” Edit Register Labels & Comments” Display) Select [Edit] – [Register Labels]. The [Edit Register Labels & Comments
57/9120 LINE JUMP FUNCTION The line jump function searches for and jumps to the line with the keyword. 20.1 Line No. Search Jump This function jump
58/9120.2.1 Previous/Next Search Jump Previous search and next search functions can be used for searching for parts set values only. [How to Operate
59/91 Fig. 20-3 “Input Relay No.” Dialog Box This function can be used to analyze the conditions in which the relay used in the line turns ON retr
6/9126 APPENDIX... 80 26.1 D
60/9121 CROSS REFERENCE FUNCTION 21.1 Ladder Parts Set Value and Reference Line List Display Function The ladder parts set value and reference line
61/91[Relay, Register or Constant] (Reference Data) List Box The list contains the set values to be searched for. Normally, there is only one item.
62/91 Double-click the matrix. Fig. 21-3 Double-clicking Rungs Containing Item Even if a line jump is performed by double-clicking, the [Instruc
63/91 Use Status Display Matrix Fig. 21-4 [Relay Use Table] Dialog Box Fig. 21-5 [Register Use Table] Dialog Box
64/91Use State Display Matrix Relay Nos. (Register Nos.) used are displayed in the following colors: Red : Used in a system ladder. Blue : Used i
65/91 [Application] When various relay Nos. are to be added or changed, this function is useful to use any unused relay Nos. (Register Nos.). 21.2.1
66/9122 Mnemonic Display Function Mnemonic display function allows displaying the ladder diagrams, which are selected in the “ladder preview” display
67/91 Fig. 22-2 Mnemonic Editing Display Note: If the edited mnemonic codes are recognized as correct codes after pressing [Update], the display scre
68/9123 OTHER SETTINGS 23.1 Setting Color Set the colors of the information displayed in the “ladder editing” display. [How to Operate] 1. Select [
69/9123.2 Setting Font Set the character font in the “ladder editing” display. Fonts can be set individually for the editing display and the previ
7/911 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Hardware Requirements for Ladder Editor 32NX Ladder Editor 32NX operates with the configurations shown below. OS Japanese Mi
70/91[How to Operate] Refer to “23.9 File Settings”. If a relay name or register name is changed with this function invalid, an alarm message appear
71/91[How to Operate] Refer to “23.9 File Settings”. The automatic backup function is available for the following files: ・ Ladder files (*.LST) ・ CM
72/91[How to Operate] Displaying the [Verification] dialog box Select [Option] – [Auto Save Current Rung] – [Ask Before Saving] to place checkmark
73/9123.9 File Settings Select the Ladder Editor 32NX optional functions. [How to Operate] Select [Option] – [File Management], and the [File Mana
74/91Auto Save Rough Draft if Ladder Editor Unexpectedly Closes: Automatically stores the existing data as a temporary file before editing when overw
75/9124 CHANGING USER ACCOUNT LEVEL Change the user account level in the [Enter Password] dialog box (Fig. 24-1 or 24-2). [How to Operate] Display
76/9125 USER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 25.1 How to Manage User Account Ladder Editor 32NX manages the user accounts using the log-in names and the pass
77/9125.2 Difference Depending of the Account Levels Table 25-2 shows the authorized functions for each account level. Table 25-2 User Account Lev
78/91[How to Operate] Select [Option] – [Access Control] – [User Manager], and the [User Manager] dialog box appears as shown in Fig. 25-1. Fig. 2
79/9125.3 Adding/Changing the User Click the [Add User] or [Edit User] button, and the [Regist new user] dialog box (Fig. 25-2) or the [Edit an exist
8/91<Installation of driver> Be sure to install the driver with key detached from personal computer. Execute "¥SentinelDriver¥SSD5411-32bi
80/9126 APPENDIX 26.1 Description of Menu Menu Function File — New Creates a new ladder program in default. Open Opens an existing ladder progra
81/91Menu Function User Section Prints ladder diagram images of the user ladder. System Section Prints ladder diagram images of the system ladder.
82/91Menu Function Undo Returns the edited contents to the previous state. Redo Retries the operation that was returned to by [Return] operation.
83/91Menu Function Navigation Toolbar Switches between display/non-display of the search jump bar. Instruction Toolbar Switches between display/n
84/91Menu Function OUT Changes to the setting mode of OUT parts. ADD Changes to the setting mode of ADD parts. SUB Changes to the setting mode of SU
85/91Menu Function Current Ladder Section — User Section Changes a ladder to be edited into a ladder in the user section. System Section Changes
86/9126.2 Description of Tool Bars 26.2.1 Main Tool Bar Button Function Selection Creates a new ladder program file in default. [File] - [New] Ope
87/9126.2.2 Parts Control Tool Bar Button Function Selection Changes the edit mode to the deletion mode. [Tools] - [Edit Instructioins] - [Delete I
88/9126.2.3 Search Jump Tool Bar Button Function Selection Searches for relay Nos. used in the OUT terminal. [Edit] - [Find &Output Relays] S
89/9126.2.4 Ladder Parts Tool Bar Button Function Selection Changes to the setting mode of STR parts. [Tools] - [Add Instructions] - [STR] Chan
9/911.3 Ladder Editor 32NX 1.3.1 What is Ladder Editor 32NX? The robot controller (NX100) has a concurrent I/O function that processes I/O related c
90/9126.3 Name File Format The following shows the format of a name file. [Relay Name:] Short name : Within 8 characte
91/9126.4 Frequently-asked questions When the driver has been installed with USB type key connected to personal computer 1.Under the state that the U
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