Omron WS02-NCTC1-E - 07-2001, WS02-NCTC1-E CX-Position Operation Manual

WS02-NCTC1-E CX-Position

Operation Manual

Produced July 2001

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Notice:

OMRON products are manufactured for use according to proper procedures by a qualified operator
and only for the purposes described in this manual.

The following conventions are used to indicate and classify precautions in this manual. Always heed
the information provided with them. Failure to heed precautions can result in injury to people or dam­age to property.

!DANGER

Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.

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serious injury.

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Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury, or property damage.

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All OMRON products are capitalized in this manual. The word “Unit” is also capitalized when it refers to
an OMRON product, regardless of whether or not it appears in the proper name of the product.

The abbreviation “Ch,” which appears in some displays and on some OMRON products, often means
“word” and is abbreviated “Wd” in documentation in this sense.

The abbreviation “PC” means Programmable Controller and it is not used as the abbreviation for any­thing else.

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The following headings appear in the left column of the manual to help you locate different types of

information.

Note Indicates information of particular interest for efficient and convenient opera-

tion of the product.

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Notation

In this manual, the following conventions are used to describe screen messages and mouse/keyboard
operations.

Names of menus and menu items are indicated in bold italic, e.g., the File Menu.

Names of keys and buttons are indicated in bold (usually followed by “Key” or “Button”), e.g., Tab Key
and OK Button.

Dialog box and window names are indicated with capitalization, e.g., the Search Dialog Box.

The levels of items in menu hierarchies are distinguished with back-slashes. For example, “Select File/
New” tells the reader to select New from the File Menu.

The “+” sign is used to indicate that keys are pressed simultaneously. For example, “Press the Ctrl+S
Keys” tells the reader to press the S Key while holding down the Ctrl Key.

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Copyright VideoSoft Corporation, 2000). Other system and product names

used in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademark of the respective companies.

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notice. Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual. Nevertheless, OMRON assumes no responsibility
for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained in
this publication.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

2 General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

3 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

4 Application Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii

5 Operating Environment Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

SECTION 1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1-2 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1-3 List of Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1-4 Comparison with SYSMAC-NCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1-5 Basic Operating Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

SECTION 2

Setup and Basic Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2-1 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2-2 Connecting to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2-3 Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

SECTION 3

Creating New Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

3-1 Creating New Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

3-2 Adding and Deleting PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

3-3 Adding and Deleting NC Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

3-4 Automatic NC Unit Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

SECTION 4

Editing Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

4-2 Setting Editing Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

4-3 Editing Parameter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

4-4 Editing Sequence Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

4-5 Editing Speed Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

4-6 Editing Acceleration/Deceleration Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

4-7 Editing Dwell Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

4-8 Editing Zone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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SECTION 5

Saving and Reading Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

5-1 Saving Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

5-2 Reading Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

SECTION 6

Online Connection Default Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

6-1 Default Configurations for Connecting Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

6-2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

SECTION 7

Transferring and Verifying Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

7-1 Downloading Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

7-2 Uploading Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

7-3 Verifying Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

7-4 Writing Data to Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

SECTION 8

Monitoring NCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

8-1 Monitoring NCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

8-2 Multiple Unit Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

8-3 Operating Memory Area Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

8-4 Operating Data Area Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

SECTION 9

Printing Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

9-1 Printing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

SECTION 10

Error Logs and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

10-1 NC Unit Error Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

10-2 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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About this Manual:

This manual describes the specifications and operation of the WS02-NCTC1-E CX-Position software
and includes the sections described below. The CX-Position runs on Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT
operating systems and is used to create data for and monitor the operation of the CS1W-NC

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and

CJ1W-NC

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Position Control Units (referred to as NC Units in this manual).

Please read this manual carefully and be sure you understand the information provided before
attempting to install and operate CX-Position. Please read the following manuals carefully and be sure
you understand the information provided before using a Position Control Unit.

Section 1 provides an overview of CX-Position, its functions, and the system configuration in which it
is used.

Section 2 provides information about CX-Position installation, connecting to the PC, and basic operat­ing procedures

Section 3 describes the procedures for creating new projects, as well as those for adding and deleting
Programmable Controllers (PCs) and Position Control Units (NCs).

Section 4 describes the procedures used to edit settings

Section 5 provides information about saving and reading files.

Section 6 provides information on default configurations for connecting online.

Section 7 provides information on data transfer and verification operations between the CX-Position

and NC Units, and about operations for writing data transferred to NC Units into the NC Unit flash
memory.

Section 8 provides information about monitoring NC Units. The NC Unit’s current positions, error
codes, and status are displayed on the NC Monitor. Monitor Units are also available, displaying
sequence numbers and current positions for up to four Units simultaneously. Operating memory area
monitoring, operating data area monitoring, and NC Unit error logs can also be displayed. For details
on NC error log display, refer to 10-1 NC Unit Error Logs.

Section 9 provides information about printing data.

Section 10 provides information about NC Unit error log displays and troubleshooting.

NC Unit model number Manual name Cat. No.

CS1W-NC113/213/413/133/233/433 CS1W-NC113/213/413/133/233/433

Position Control Units Operation Manual

W376

CJ1W-NC113/213/413/133/233/433 CJ1W-NC113/213/413/133/233/433

Position Control Units Operation Manual

W397

!WARNING

Failure to read and understand the information provided in this manual may result in per­sonal injury or death, damage to the product, or product failure. Please read each section
in its entirety and be sure you understand the information provided in the section and
related sections before attempting any of the procedures or operations given.

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PRECAUTIONS

This section provides general precautions for using CX-Position and related devices.

The information contained in this section is important for the safe and reliable application of CX-Position. You must
read this section and understand the information contained before attempting to set up or operate the CX-Position.

1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

2 General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

3 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

4 Application Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

5 Operating Environment Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

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Intended Audience 1

1 Intended Audience

This manual is intended for the following personnel, who must also have
knowledge of electrical systems (an electrical engineer or the equivalent).

• Personnel in charge of installing FA systems.

• Personnel in charge of designing FA systems.

• Personnel in charge of managing FA systems and facilities.

2 General Precautions

The user must operate the product according to the performance specifica­tions described in the operation manuals.

Before using the product under conditions which are not described in the
manual or applying the product to nuclear control systems, railroad systems,
aviation systems, vehicles, combustion systems, medical equipment, amuse­ment machines, safety equipment, and other systems, machines, and equip­ment that may have a serious influence on lives and property if used
improperly, consult your OMRON representative.

Make sure that the ratings and performance characteristics of the product are
sufficient for the systems, machines, and equipment, and be sure to provide
the systems, machines, and equipment with double safety mechanisms.

This manual provides information for using CX-Position. Be sure to read this
manual before attempting to use CX-Position and keep this manual close at
hand for reference during operation.

!WARNING

It is extremely important that CX-Position and related devices be used for the
specified purpose and under the specified conditions, especially in applica­tions that can directly or indirectly affect human life. You must consult with
your OMRON representative before applying CX-Position and related devices
to the above mentioned applications.

3 Safety Precautions

!WARNING

Never attempt to disassemble any Units while power is being supplied. Doing
so may result in serious electric shock.

!WARNING

Never touch any of the terminals while power is being supplied. Doing so may
result in serious electric shock.

!Caution

Save parameters and other data to flash memory after transferring them to
the Position Control Unit (referred to as NC Units in this manual). If parame­ters and other data are not saved to flash memory, data will return to their pre­vious values the next time power is turned ON, possibly resulting in Unit
malfunction.

!Caution

Confirm the safety of the destination node before transferring parameters or
other data to the node. Transferring parameters or other data without confirm­ing safety may result in injury.

!Caution

Do not save data to flash memory during memory operation or while the
motor is running. Doing so may result in unexpected operation.

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Application Precautions 4

4 Application Precautions

!Caution

Observe the following precautions when using CX-Position.

• Confirm the unit number before transferring parameters and other data to
an NC Unit.

• Confirm that set parameters and data operate properly before using in
actual operation.

• When the settings of the following parameters have been changed, they
must be transferred to the NC Unit and written to flash memory, and then
the NC Unit must be turned OFF and back ON, or restarted as a Special I/
O Unit, to enable using the new settings.

• Output pulse selection

• Limit input signal type

• Origin proximity input signal type

• Origin input signal type

• Emergency stop input function

• No-origin specification

• Operating mode selection

• Origin search operation

• Origin detection method

• Origin search direction

• Do not turn OFF the power to an NC Unit while writing to flash memory.

Doing so may damage flash memory.

• Confirm that no adverse effect will occur in the system before attempting
any of the following. Not doing so may result in unexpected operation.

• Changing the operating mode of the PC.

• Changing the present value of any word or any set value in memory.

• Force-setting/force-resetting any bit in memory.

• Do not turn OFF the power to the computer while installing or uninstalling

CX-Position. Doing so may corrupt computer data.

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Operating Environment Precautions 5

5 Operating Environment Precautions

!Caution

Perform installation properly, according to the procedures described in this
manual.

!Caution

Do not install in the following locations:

• Locations subject to direct sunlight.

• Locations subject to temperatures or humidity outside the range specified

in the specifications.

• Locations subject to condensation as the result of severe changes in tem­perature.

• Locations subject to corrosive or flammable gases.

• Locations subject to dust (especially iron dust) or salts.

• Locations subject to exposure to water, oil, or chemicals.

• Locations subject to shock or vibration.

!Caution

Take appropriate and sufficient countermeasures when installing in the follow­ing locations:

• Locations subject to static electricity or other forms of noise.

• Locations subject to strong electromagnetic fields.

• Locations subject to possible exposure to radioactivity.

• Locations close to power supplies.

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SECTION 1

Overview

This section provides an overview of CX-Position, its functions, and the system configuration in which it is used.

1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1-1-1 What Is CX-Position? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1-1-2 Applicable NC Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1-1-3 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1-1-4 Applicable Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1-1-5 CX-Position Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1-1-6 Software Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1-1-7 Checking the Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1-2 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1-3 List of Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1-4 Comparison with SYSMAC-NCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1-5 Basic Operating Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Introduction Section 1-1

1-1 Introduction

1-1-1 What Is CX-Position?

The CX-Position is a software package that enables the setting, transfer, stor­age, and printing of data used with Position Control Units (referred to as NC
Units in this manual), as well as monitoring of NC Unit operating status.

The CX-Position runs on a Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT operating system.

1-1-2 Applicable NC Units

CX-Position can be used with the following NC Units.

Note For details on the system configuration, refer to 1-2 System Configuration.

1-1-3 Features

Data Management and
Editing in Project Units

The CX-Position enables data for several NC Units (96 NC Units max. per PC)
on several PCs (1,000 max.) to be handled as 1 project. Data is displayed in
tree format with parameter data, sequence data, speed data, acceleration/
deceleration data, dwell times, and zone data displayed under the corre­sponding NC Unit, NC Units displayed under the corresponding PC, and PCs
displayed under the corresponding project.

Data (e.g., parameter
data, position data) used
with the NC Unit is set and
transferred.

The NC Unit’s operating
status (e.g., present
position, I/O status, and
error display) is monitored.

NC Unit

Computer with
Windows
operating system

NC Unit model number PC series

CS1W-NC113/133/213/233/413/433
CS1W-NC113/133/213/233/413/433

CS Series

CJ Series

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Introduction Section 1-1

Individual Copying and
Moving of NC Unit Data

NC Unit data, such as parameters, sequences, and speeds, can be moved or
copied (overwritten) between PCs in the project tree. This feature enables
editing and re-use of the same or similar data with other PCs or NC Units.

Communications with NC
Units via Networks

The CX-Position communicates with NC Units using FinsGateway. Depending
on the type of FinsGateway driver used, online operations (e.g., monitoring
and transfer/verification of parameter and sequence data) are possible via
Host Link (SYSWAY-CV) or Ethernet.

Automatic Project
Generation

The CX-Position can read information about the NC Units mounted on a PC
connected online, and automatically create a project based on this informa­tion. (CX-Position can also upload actual data from NC Units and use it in the
project.) This feature eliminates the necessity of creating a new project offline
before going online.

Importing SYSMAC-NCT
Data

Data created for the C200HW-NC

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using the SYSMAC-NCT (with “.ncm”

file extension) can be imported and used as data for the CS1W-NC

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or

CJS1W-NC

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.

1-1-4 Applicable Computers

The CX-Position can be used on computers that satisfy the following condi­tions.

1-1-5 CX-Position Data

The CX-Position is used to make project files with the configuration shown
below. The file extension for project files is “.nci”.

1-1-6 Software Structure

The CX-Position exchanges data (online communications) with NC Units via
FinsGateway. In order to execute functions online, either FinsGateway Version
2 Embedded Edition or FinsGateway Version 3 Embedded Edition must be
installed on the same computer as CX-Position.

FinsGateway Version 3 Embedded Edition is included on the setup disk.

Item Requirement

Computer IBM PC/AT or compatible

Operating system Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT 4.0

CPU Pentium 100 Mhz or higher

Memory 32 Mbytes min.

Hard disk drive 100 Mbytes min.

CD-ROM drive 1 min.

Monitor SVGA (800 × 600 pixels) min.

PC

PC

NC
NC
NC
NC

NC

Project file (“.nci”)

1,000 PCs max.

Parameter data
Sequence data
Speed data
Acceleration/deceleration data
Dwell times
Zone data

One “PC” contains the data for 1
PC (CPU Unit). One project file can
contain up to 1,000 PCs. One “NC”
contains all the data for 1 NC Unit.

96 Units max. (See note.)

Note The number of NC Units is

restricted by the number of
allocated unit numbers and
the current consumption.

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Introduction Section 1-1

The communications method (i.e., the type of network) depends on the Fins­Gateway driver used. For example, to connect using Host Link (SYSWAY-CV)
via the RS-232C port, use the FinsGateway Serial Unit driver.

Note The CX-Position can be used with a Serial Unit driver or via Ethernet only.

1-1-7 Checking the Package

After purchase, confirm that the contents of the package are as described
below.

Model Number Confirm that the following details are correct.

CX-Position Package The CX-Position software package consists of the following items. Confirm

that accessories are provided.

Setup disk (CD-ROM) 1

Operation manual (this manual) 1

Software Licence Agreement/User Registration Card 1

Address label 1

CX-Position

FinsGateway

Serial Unit driver ETN_UNIT driver

Host Link (SYSWAY-CV)
(peripheral port or RS-232C port)

Ethernet

Product name Model number Setup disk

CX-Position WS02-NCTC1-E CD-ROM

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System Configuration Section 1-2

1-2 System Configuration

The system configuration for the NC Units is given below with the CS1W­NC413/433 used as a representative example. The CS1W-NC213/233 and
CS1W-NC113/133 are used for control of 2 axes and 1 axis respectively.

Note 1. Special cables are available to connect OMRON U-series Drivers, W-se-

ries Drivers, or Smart Step A-series Drivers. Cables made by the user can
also be used.

2. Special cables are available for connections to special terminal blocks. Ca­bles made by the user can also be used.

3. A battery for data backup is required when using an absolute encoder.

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NC Unit
(CS1W-NC413/433)

CPU Unit
(CS1 Series)

Power Supply Unit CX-Programmer

Creation and
transfer of ladder
programs,
monitoring, file
management, etc.

CX-Position

Creation and
transfer of data, NC
Unit monitoring, file
management, etc.

External inputs

CCW limit input

CW limit input

Origin input

Origin proximity input

Emergency stop input

Interface power
supply (24 V)

External inputs

Stepping
motor
drivers

Servomotor
drivers

or

Stepping motors

Servomotors

Stepping motors

Servomotors

or

Stepping
motor
drivers

Servomotor
driver

Host Link

Interrupt input

CCW limit input

CW limit input

Origin input

Origin proximity input

Emergency stop input

Interface power
supply (24 V)

Interrupt input

Host Link

Dedicated
terminal block

Dedicated
terminal block

6

List of Functions Section 1-3

1-3 List of Functions

1-4 Comparison with SYSMAC-NCT

Group Function Details Page

Editing projects Create project Used to create project files (“.nci”). page 38

Create PC Used to specify a PC model and add PC data to a project. page 39

Create NC Unit Used to specify an NC Unit model and add NC Unit data to a PC

in a project.

page 41

Edit PC/NC Unit Used to perform editing for a project, such as making property set-

tings for or deleting PCs or NC Units, cutting, copying, or pasting
NC Units, pasting NC Unit data, and drag-and-drop.

page 41

Editing NC Unit
data

Edit Used to edit the NC Unit

data shown on the right.

Parameter data page 55

Sequence data page 56

Speed data page 58

Acceleration/deceleration time data page 59

Dwell time data page 60

Zone data page 61

Saving and
loading project
files

Save Used to save all the data in a project as a project file (“.nci”). page 64

Load Used to read a project file (“.nci”) to a project. page 65

Importing NCT
data files

Import Used to import data files created with SYSMAC-NCT to CX-Posi-

tion projects.

page 65

Online Download/upload/verify Used to download, upload, or verify data. page 74,

page 75,
page 77

Flash memory write Used to write data to flash memory. page 78

Monitor Used to display the sequence number, present position, I/O sta-

tus, and error code for an NC Unit.

page 82

Monitor Units Used to display the sequence numbers, present positions, I/O sta-

tuses, and error codes for 4 NC Units.

page 82

Automatic project setting Used to read information about the NC Units mounted on a speci-

fied PC connected online, and creates a project tree based on
this. If the data upload check box is turned ON, the data for all NC
Units on the specified PC is read and included in the project.

page 42,
page 76

Operating memory area
monitor

Used to monitor the CPU Unit’s operating memory area. page 83

Operating data area
monitor

Used to monitor the CPU Unit’s operating data area. page 84

NC Unit error log moni­tor

Used to monitor items (20 max. per NC Unit) in NC Unit error logs. page 92

Item CX-Position SYSMAC-NCT

NC Unit CS1W-NC

@@@

CJ1W-NC

@@@

C200HW-NC

@@@

C500-NC

@@@

Created files Project files (“.nci”) created with the data from more than

1 NC Unit mounted on more than 1 PC (1,000 max.)

Data files (C200HW-NC: “.ncm”; C500­NC: “.ncl”) created with the data from 1
NC Unit

Managing and edit­ing using projects

Supported
Within a project, data can be moved or copied (see note)

in units of NC Units using “drag-and-drop” and “copy-
and-paste” operations. (Data can be moved or copied
within the same PC or between PCs.)

Note The data at the NC Unit to which data is copied is

overwritten. Icons are not copied along with the
data.

Not supported
All data is handled together. (Moving

and copying in units of NC Units is not
possible.)

7

Basic Operating Procedure Section 1-5

1-5 Basic Operating Procedure

A basic outline of the procedures required to install the CX-Position and Fins­Gateway, create data, transfer it to the NC Units, and use in actual operation
is given below.

Method for connect­ing to PC

• Connected to the RS-232C port on the CPU Unit or a
Serial Communications Board/Unit using an RS-232C
cable.

• Connected to the peripheral port on the CPU Unit
using a peripheral cable, or via Ethernet.

Connected to the RS-232C port on the
CPU Unit using an RS-232C cable.

Networks for con­nection to PC

Select from the following using the FinsGateway driver:

• Host Link (SYSWAY-CV or RS-232C)

• Ethernet (via an Ethernet board)

Host Link (RS-232C) only

Decimal/binary dis­play selection

Supported. Not supported (decimal only).

Changing display
font size

Supported. Not supported.

NC Unit error log dis­play

Supported. Not supported.

Item CX-Position SYSMAC-NCT

8

Basic Operating Procedure Section 1-5

Install CX-Position.

Install FinsGateway.

Refer to 2-1 Installation.

Connect to the CPU Unit’s
built-in RS-232C port.

Refer to 2-1 Installation.

Start CX-Position.

Refer to 2-2 Connecting to a PC.

Create a new project.

Add PCs to the project

Refer to 2-3 Basic Operations.

Refer to 3-1 Creating New Projects.

Add NC Units to the PCs in the project.

Create/edit NC Unit data.

Refer to 3-2

Adding and
Deleting PCs.

Refer to 3-3
Adding and
Deleting NC Units.

Refer to

SECTION 4
Editing Settings.

Refer to

SECTION 5
Saving and
Reading Projects.

Refer to 6-1
Default
Configurations for
Connecting Online.

Refer to 6-2
FinsGateway
Configuration
and Star tup.

Refer to 7-1 Downloading Data.

Refer to SECTION 8 Monitoring NCs.

Refer to 7-4 Writing Data to Flash Memory.

Save the project.

Initialize the NC Units and CPU Unit.

Make communications settings for
FinsGateway and start up communications.

Download data to the NC Units.

Write data to the flash memory in NC Units.

Perform positionin g with the NC Units.

Monitor the NC Units.

Refer to the Operation Manual for the NC Unit.

Online operations

Offline operations

The Network Address and Node
Address in Network Type must be
set to the settings used in
FinsGateway.

Network Address:
Set the same setting as in Network
Number under Network in
FinsGateway. (Default setting for
Host Link connection: 0.)

Node Address:
Set the same setting as in Node
under Nodes in FinsGateway.
(Default setting for Host Link
connection: 240.)

Refer to 3-2

Adding and
Deleting PCs.

9

SECTION 2

Setup and Basic Procedures

This section provides information about CX-Position installation, connecting to the PC, and basic operating procedures.

2-1 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2-1-1 Installing CX-Position and FinsGateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2-1-2 Uninstalling CX-Position or FinsGateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2-2 Connecting to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2-2-1 Connecting via Host Link (SYSWAY-CV). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2-2-2 Connecting via Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2-3 Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2-3-1 Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2-3-2 Quitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2-3-3 Basic Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

2-3-4 Displaying Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2-3-5 Moving and Copying NC Unit Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

2-3-6 Main Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2-3-7 Main Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2-3-8 Operations Listed by Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

2-3-9 Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

2-3-10 Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

2-3-11 Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

2-3-12 View Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

2-3-13 Setting the Network Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

2-3-14 Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

10

Installation Section 2-1

2-1 Installation

To use the CX-Position, the following software must be installed on the same
computer.

• CX-Position

• FinsGateway Version 3 Embedded Edition

Note 1. FinsGateway Version 3 Embedded Edition is included with the CX-Position

package.

2. If FinsGateway Version 3 Embedded Edition is not installed, CX-Position
can be started up, but online operations are not possible. Only offline op­erations can be performed.

3. CX-Position can also be used with FinsGateway Version 2.

4. For details on preparation required before installing FinsGateway, refer to
the FinsGateway User’s Manual (PDF data).

2-1-1 Installing CX-Position and FinsGateway

Use the following procedure to install CX-Position, FinsGateway, and the
Serial Unit driver or Ethernet driver.

1,2,3... 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

After a dialog box indicating that setup preparation is taking place has
been displayed, the following window will be displayed.

2. Click Next. The Software Licence Agreement Dialog Box will be displayed.

3. Click Next and input the licence number (as printed on the Software Li­cence Agreement/User Registration Card). The Destination Location Dia-

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Installation Section 2-1

log Box will be displayed.

4. Specify the drive and folder to which CX-Position is to be installed. The de­fault destination is C:\Program Files\OMRON\CX-Position.

No changes are required to install in the folder that is displayed. To install
in a different folder, click Browse and select the desired drive and folder.

5. Click Next. The Program Folder Dialog Box will be displayed. Select the
desired program folder. The default program folder is CX-Position.

6. Click Next. The CX-Position Setup Dialog Box will be displayed and instal­lation will start.

Next, the following dialog box will be displayed to confirm whether Fins­Gateway installation is necessary.

7. Click Yes. (If FinsGateway is already installed, click No.) The FinsGateway
and Serial Unit Driver Installation Window will be displayed.

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Installation Section 2-1

8. Click Next. The FinsGateway and ETN_UNIT Driver Installation Window
will be displayed.

9. Click Next. The User Registration Dialog Box will be displayed.

10. Enter your name and organization, and click OK. A confirmation will be dis­played.

11. Click Next. The Destination Location Dialog Box will be displayed.

12. Specify the drive and folder to which FinsGateway is to be installed. The
default destination is C:\Program Files\OMRON\FinsServer95.

No changes are required to install in the folder that is displayed. To install
in a different folder, click Browse and select the desired drive and folder.

13. Click Next. The Program Folder Dialog Box will be displayed. Select the
desired program folder. The default program folder is FinsGateway.

No changes are required to install in the folder that is displayed. To install
in a different folder, click Browse and select the desired drive and folder.

14. Click Next. FinsGateway has been installed.

15. Click Finish.

Note Do not turn OFF or reset the power to the computer during installation. Com-

puter data may be damaged.

13

Connecting to a PC Section 2-2

2-1-2 Uninstalling CX-Position or FinsGateway

Uninstalling CX-Position Use the following procedure to remove CX-Position from the computer.

1,2,3... 1. Click Start on the task bar and move the cursor to Settings.

2. Select Control Panel.

3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs Icon.

4. The Add/Remove Programs Properties Dialog Box will be displayed. Se­lect CX-Position from the Install/Uninstall List and click the Add/Remove
Button.

5. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box. CX-Position will be removed from
the computer.

Uninstalling FinsGateway Use the following procedure to remove FinsGateway from the computer.

1,2,3... 1. Click the Start on the task bar and move the cursor to Settings.

2. Select Control Panel.

3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs Icon.

4. The Add/Remove Programs Properties Dialog Box will be displayed. Se­lect OMRON FinsGateway + SerialUnit Embedded Edition from the In­stall/Uninstall List and click the Add/Remove Button.

5. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box. FinsGateway will be removed from
the computer.

Note Do not attempt to uninstall CX-Position or FinsGateway Version 3 when they

are running. The uninstall operation may not be completed successfully.

2-2 Connecting to a PC

Note If OMRON Support Software that communicates using CX-Server (e.g., CX-

Programmer, CX-Protocol, or CX-Motion) or an application that uses a special
serial driver is connected online, it is not possible to perform online operations
from CX-Position using the same COM port. Quit online connection for the
OMRON Support Software that communicates using CX-Server (e.g., CX­Programmer, CX-Protocol, or CX-Motion) or the application that uses a spe­cial serial driver, and then re-attempt online operations from CX-Position after
starting up FinsGateway’s Serial Unit servicing.

CX-Position can be connected to the PC using any of the following methods.

Note Connection is also possible to PCs on Controller Link, SYSMAC LINK, or

Ethernet networks via Host Link (using the PC’s gateway functions).

Any FinsGateway Version 2 driver can be used.

FinsGateway Version 3 Embedded Edition is included with CX-Position. The
following explanation is for when FinsGateway Version 3 Embedded Edition is
used.

Use the following procedure to start up the FinsGateway communications
driver. For details, refer to 6-2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup.

Network type Computer port FinsGateway

communications driver

Host Link (SYSWAY­CV)

(See note.)

RS-232C port Serial Unit driver

Ethernet Ethernet port (or built-in port) Ethernet driver

14

Connecting to a PC Section 2-2

1,2,3... 1. Select Programs/FinsGateway/FinsGateway Settings from the Start

Menu.

2. Select the desired communications driver under Driver under Network on
the Basic Tab Page, click Properties, and make the required settings
(COM port used, communications protocol (see note), communications
conditions, etc.).

Note For example, select SYSWAY-CV to connect via Host Link

(SYSWAY-CV).

3. Select the desired communications driver (service) under Services on the

Basic Tab Page, and click the Start Button.

2-2-1 Connecting via Host Link (SYSWAY-CV)

To connect via Host Link, use FinsGateway Version 3’s Serial Unit driver. Use
Host Link (SYSWAY-CV) to connect to the PC’s peripheral port or RS-232C
port.

Connection Method

Note Use the CS1W-CN118 to connect to the peripheral port of the CPU Unit using

one of the RS-232C cables shown on the right (XW2Z-

@@@@-@@

) in the way

shown below.

Note With CS/CJ-series PCs, it is also possible to connect to ports on Serial Com-

munications Units/Boards. In this case, connection can be made by Host Link
only.

N
E

C

P
C

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8

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1

BX

N
E

C

P
C

­9
8

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1

BX

Computer

IBM PC/AT
or
compatible

Connection to peripheral por t

Connection to RS-232C port

9 pin, male

9 pin,
male

9 pin,
femal e

CS1W-CN118 (0.1 m) (See note.)
CS1W-CN226 (2.0 m)
CS1W-CN626 (6.0 m)

Peripheral port
10 pin, female

CS1W-CN118 (See note.)
CS1W-CN226
CS1W-CN626

9 pin, female 10 pin

RS-232C port
9 pin, female

9 pin,
male

XW2Z-200S-CV/200S-V (2.0 m)
XW2Z-500S-CV/500S-V (5.0 m)

9 pin, female

XW2Z-200S-CV/200S-V
XW2Z-500S-CV/500S-V

9 pin, male

N

E

C

PC-9801

B

X

CS1W-CN118

RS-232C cable

Peripheral port

15

Connecting to a PC Section 2-2

Connecting Cables

Note When connecting the connectors of the above cables to the PC’s RS-232C

port, discharge any static build-up (e.g., by touching a grounded metal object)
before touching the connectors. Although XW2Z-

@@@

S-CV Cables use the
anti-static XM2S-0911-E Connector Hood (thus reducing the possibility of
static build-up), be sure to discharge any static as a safety precaution.

Other Connection
Methods

Connecting RS-232C
Cable to Peripheral Port

The following connection methods can be used when connecting an RS-232C
cable to the peripheral port.

Connecting
CQM1-CIF01/02 to
Peripheral Port

The following connection method can be used when connecting the conven­tional CQM1-CIF01/02 Cable to the peripheral port.

Unit Port on

Unit

Computer Port on

computer

FinsGateway

communica-

tions driver

Protocol (serial

communica­tions mode)

Model

number

Length Remarks

CPU Unit Built-in

peripheral
port

IBM PC/AT
or
compatible

D-SUB, 9­pin, male

Serial Unit SYSWAY-CV CS1W-

CN226

2.0 m ---

CS1W­CN626

6.0 m

Built-in
RS-232C
port
(D-SUB,
9-pin,
female)

XW2Z­200S-CV

2 m Uses

anti-static
connector

XW2Z­500S-CV

5 m

Serial
Communi­cations
Board/Unit

RS-232C
port
(D-SUB,
9-pin,
female)

XW2Z­200S-CV

2 m Uses

anti-static
connector

XW2Z­500S-CV

5 m

Unit Port on

Unit

Computer Port on

computer

FinsGateway

communica-

tions driver

Protocol (serial

communica-

tions mode)

Model

number

Length Remarks

CPU Unit Built-in

peripheral
port

IBM PC/AT
or
compatible

D-Sub, 9­pin, male

Serial Unit SYSWAY-CV CS1W-

CN118 +
XW2Z­200S-CV/
500-CV

0.1 m
(2 m or
5m)

The
XW2Z-

@@@

S-CV
uses an
anti-static
connector.

CS1W­CN118 +
XW2Z­200S-V/
500-V

---

Unit Port on

Unit

Computer Port on

computer

FinsGateway

communica-

tions driver

Protocol (serial

communica-

tions mode)

Model

number

Length Remarks

CPU Unit Built-in

peripheral
port

IBM PC/AT
or
compatible

D-Sub, 9­pin, male

Serial Unit SYSWAY-CV CS1W-

CN114 +
CQM1­CIF02

0.5 m +

3.3 m

---

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Connecting to a PC Section 2-2

Connecting a Computer
with an RS-232C Cable

The following connection method can be used when connecting an IBM PC/
AT or compatible computer using an RS-232C cable.

Making an RS-232C
Cable

For connections with an RS-232C cable, either purchase one of the cables
listed above, or make a cable using the connection method and components
given below.

Connector Pin
Arrangement

The pin arrangement for the CPU Unit connector is shown below.

Connection Method Either of the following configurations can be used for connection via Host Link.

Unit Port on

Unit

Computer Port on

computer

FinsGateway

communica-

tions driver

Protocol (serial

communica-

tions mode)

Model

number

Length Remarks

CPU Unit Built-in RS-

232C port
(D-SUB, 9­pin,
female)

IBM PC/AT
or
compatible

D-SUB, 9­pin, male

Serial Unit SYSWAY-CV XW2Z-

200S-V

2m ---

XW2Z­500S-V

5m

Serial Com­munica­tions Board/
Unit

RS-232C
port (D­SUB, 9-pin,
male)

XW2Z­200S-V

2m

XW2Z­500S-V

5m

Pin

number

Signal

abbreviation

Signal name Signal direction

1 FG Frame ground ---

2 SD (TXD) Send data Output

3 RD (RXD) Receive data Input

4 RS (RTS) Request to send Output

5 CS (CTS) Clear to send Input

6 5V Power supply ---

7 DR (DSR) Data set ready Input

8 ER (DTR) Data terminal

ready

Output

9 SG (0V) Signal ground ---

Metal cap FG Frame ground ---

5

1

9

6

5

1

9

6

CS-series Pin Arrangement

CJ-series Pin Arrangement

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Connecting to a PC Section 2-2

Applicable Connectors Use the following connector at the CPU Unit end.

Use the following connector at the computer end (IBM PC/AT or compatible).

Connect to an IBM PC/AT compatible computer using the following configura­tion.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

CD
RD
SD
ER
SG
DR
RS
CS

CI

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

FG
SD
RD
RS
CS
5V
DR
ER
SG

CS/CJ-series
CPU Unit

IBM PC/AT or
compatible computer

Signal

Pin
No.

RS-232C
interface

D-SUB, 9-pin
(Cable connector: female)

D-SUB, 9-pin
(Cable connector: male)

Pin
No.

Signal

RS-232C
interface

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

CD
RD
SD
ER
SG
DR
RS
CS

CI

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

FG
SD

RD

RS
CS
5V

DR

ER

SG

CS/CJ

-series

CPU Unit

IBM PC/AT or
compatible comp uter

Signal

Pin
No.

Pin
No.

Signal

RS-232C
interface

RS-232C
interface

D-SUB, 9-pin
(Cable connector: female)

D-SUB, 9-pin
(Cable connector: male)

Product name Model number Specifications

Plug XM2A-0901 9-pin, male Use together.

(1 is provided with
CPU Units as a
standard acces­sory.)

Hood XM2S-0911-E For 9-pin, metric

screws
Anti-static

Product name Model number Specifications

Plug XM2D-0901 9-pin, female Use together.

Hood XM2S-0913 For 9-pin, Imperial

screws

Plug: XM2D-0901

(9-pin, female)

IBM PC/AT or
compatible (9-pin, male)

CS/CJ-series CPU Unit

RS-232C port

Provided with CPU Unit as
standard accessories.

Plug: XM2A-0901

Hood: X M2S-0911-E

Recommended cable

Hood: XM2S-0913

18

Basic Operations Section 2-3

Recommended Cables Fujikura Ltd.

UL2464 AWG28 × 5P IFS-RVV-SB (UL item)
AWG2 8 × 5P IFVV-SB (non-UL item)

Hitachi Cable, Ltd.

UL2464-SB (MA) 5P × 28AWG (7/0.127) (UL item)
CO-MA-VV-SB 5P × 28AWG (7/0.127) (non-UL item)

2-2-2 Connecting via Ethernet

Use FinsGateway Version 3’s Ethernet driver to connect to the PC via Ether­net.

Note Connection via Ethernet is not possible if the Ethernet driver for FinsGateway

Version 3 is not installed.

Ethernet Units Use one of the following Ethernet Units.

2-3 Basic Operations

Descriptions of CX-Position’s basic operations is given below.

2-3-1 Starting

1,2,3... 1. Click Start, and move the cursor to Program/OMRON/CX-Position.

2. Click CX-Position.

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▲

Support Software
(on IBM PC/AT or
compatible computer)

Ethernet Unit

NC Unit

Ethernet Unit

NC Unit

Ethernet network

Ethernet board

Model

number

Applicable

PC

Unit

classification

Communications

path

FinsGateway

communications

driver

CS1W-ETN01 CS Series CPU Bus Unit Ethernet

10BASE-5

Ethernet driver

CS1W-ETN11 Ethernet

10BASE-T

CJ1W-ETN11 CJ Series

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2-3-2 Quitting

1,2,3... 1. Select File/Exit or click the Close Button at the top right corner of the win-

dow. After editing a project, if the project has not been saved, the following
dialog box will be displayed.

2. Click Yes to save the changes made. Click No if it is not necessary to save
the changes. Click Cancel to return to the Project Editing Window without
quitting CX-Position. Refer to 5-1 Saving Projects.

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2-3-3 Basic Window

CX-Position’s Basic Window is shown below.

The Basic Window is split into 2 sections.

• The data hierarchy is displayed in tree format in the section on the left.
This section is called the project workspace.

• The section on the right contains project windows, which are displayed
when data icons in the project workspace are selected, when new data is
created, and when online operations are performed.

The menus that can be used with CX-Position are displayed on the menu bar.
The functions that can be used with CX-Position are displayed as icons on the
toolbar.

Windows

Project Workspace Data is displayed in the hierarchy shown below.

Project window
(e.g., Zone Data Editing Window)

Status bar

Project
workspace

Project
name

Title bar

Menu bar

Toolbar

Project windows
(e.g., Parameter Data Editing Window)

A Minus Icon appears next to data for which the
lower level is displayed. A Plus Icon appears next to
data for which the lower level is not displayed.

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If there is more than one PC or NC Unit, then the corresponding number of
icons is displayed. One of each type of data file (e.g., parameters and speeds)
is registered for each NC Unit.

The Plus and Minus Icons can be used to display/hide sub-hierarchies. The
Plus Icon next to a data icon indicates that there is a hidden sub-hierarchy for
that data. Click the Plus Icon to display the sub-hierarchy. The Minus Icon next
to a data icon indicates that the sub-hierarchy for that data is displayed. Click
the Minus Icon to hide the sub-hierarchy.

The cursor can be moved up and down inside the project workspace when it
is active using the Up and Down Keys. If the Right Key is pressed when the
cursor is at a Plus Icon, the corresponding sub-hierarchy will be displayed. If
the Left Key is pressed when the cursor is at a Minus Icon, the cursor will
move to the next level up in the hierarchy.

Project Windows Project windows are displayed for data files selected from the project work-

space by double-clicking, and for online operations, such as transferring data
and monitoring NC Unit operation. The project workspace or project windows
can be made active simply by clicking on the required window. Project win­dows can also be made active by selecting Window/Project from the menu
bar.

2-3-4 Displaying Menus

If, for example, you click File, or press the Alt+F Keys, a menu will be dis-
played. Select functions from the menu my clicking on the desired item.

Example:The following menu is displayed if you click File.

Click the Plus Icon.

The Plus Icon changes to a Minus Icon
and the sub-hierarchy is displayed.

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Shortcut keys are allocated to some functions. These allocations are dis­played on the right side of the menu. For example, New can be selected by
pressing the Ctrl+N Keys (i.e., by pressing the N Key while holding down the
Ctrl Key).

If the menu is displayed, New can also be selected by pressing the N Key (i.e.,
the underlined letter).

2-3-5 Moving and Copying NC Unit Data

NC Unit data, such as parameters, sequences, and speeds, can be moved to
other NC Units in the same project in units of NC Units either using drag-and­drop or by using the Cut and Paste commands. Data can also be copied
using the Copy and Paste commands.

Moving NC Unit Data NC Unit data can be moved between CPU Units of the same series. The fol-

lowing example shows how to move the data for NC2 on PC1 to PC2.

Either of the following 2 methods can be used.

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■ Drag and Drop

1,2,3... 1. Click NC2, and move the cursor across to PC 2 with the (left) mouse button

held down. When the NC Unit Icon appears, release the mouse button.

The NC Unit Icon appears only if the data can be moved. If the data cannot
be moved, the Operation Prohibited Icon will be displayed.

■ Cut and Paste

1,2,3... 1. Click NC2 and execute the Cut command using any of the following meth-

ods:

• Right-click and select Cut from the pop-up menu.

• Select Edit/Cut from the menu bar.

• Click the Cut Icon in the toolbar.

2. Click PC 2 and paste the data using any of the following methods:

• Right-click and select Paste from the pop-up menu.

• Select Edit/Paste from the menu bar.

• Click the Paste Icon in the toolbar.

If there is an NC Unit with the same unit number at the PC to which NC2 is
copied, the dialog box below will be displayed. Set a new unit number (i.e., a
unit number that is not used at that PC). Changing this setting will change the
unit number of the NC Unit itself. The dialog box below indicates that the unit
number of NC2 is already used for another NC Unit.

Copying NC Unit Data When data is copied from one NC Unit to another, the data at the destination

NC Unit is overwritten.

NC Unit data can be copied between CPU Units of the same series.

If data is copied to an NC Unit that controls a higher number of axes, only the
data corresponding to the axes controlled by the source NC Unit is overwrit­ten.

1,2,3... 1. Click the icon of the source NC Unit.

2. Copy the data using any of the following methods:

• Right-click and select Copy from the pop-up menu.

• Press the Ctrl+C Keys.

• Select Edit/Copy from the menu bar.

• Click the Copy Icon in the toolbar.

3. Click the icon of the destination NC Unit and paste the data using any of
the following methods:

• Right-click and select Paste from the pop-up menu.

• Press the Ctrl+V Keys.

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• Select Edit/Paste from the menu bar.

• Click the Paste Icon in the toolbar.

4. Click OK.

2-3-6 Main Menus

Main menu Contents Keyboard

shortcut

F

ile Used to create, save, and print new projects. Alt+F

E

dit Used to add or remove PCs and NC Units to/from

projects, and edit NC Unit data.

Alt+E

V

iew Used to display or hide project trees, the toolbar, and

the scroll bar, and to switch between decimal and
hexadecimal display of NC Unit data.

Alt+V

T

ool Used to make optional settings (font, number of files

displayed on the recently used file list, default display
format (decimal/hexadecimal)).

Alt+T

Onl

ine Used for performing online operations, such as down-

loading, uploading, comparison, and monitoring.

Alt+L

W

indow Used to change the display method for the currently

displayed editing window. It is also used to move the
focus from the data editing window to the project tree.

Alt+W

H

elp Used to display help and version information. Alt+H

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2-3-7 Main Menu Items

The names and functions for all of the menus are given in the table below.
When an item is selected, the dialog box for that function is displayed. Follow
the instructions in the dialog box.

Main

menu

Item Contents Keyboard

shortcut

File New Creates a new project file. Ctrl+N

Open Opens an existing project file. Ctrl+O

Close Project Closes the active project. ---

Close Closes the active data editing window. ---

Save Project Saves the active project (overwrites the

previous data).

Ctrl+S

Save Project As Saves the active project with a new

name.

Ctrl+A

Import Imports data created for the C200HW-

NC

@

13 with the SYSMAC-NT.

---

Print Prints all NC Unit data or specified data. Ctrl+P

Properties Displays the properties for a project, PC,

or NC Unit.

---

Exit Quits CX-Position. ---

Edit New PC Creates a new PC for a project. ---

New NC Creates a new NC Unit for a PC. ---

Remove Removes a specified PC or NC Unit

from a project.

Del

Undo Undoes the previous operation. Ctrl+Z

Cut • Used to move a specified NC Unit in

the project tree to another PC.

• Used to move data in specified range
(other than parameter editing win­dows).

Ctrl+X

Copy • Used to copy data from a specified

NC Unit in the project tree to another
PC’s NC Unit.

• Used to copy specified data in a data
editing window.

Ctrl+C

Paste Copies the data copied to the clipboard

using Cut or Copy to a specified posi­tion.

Ctrl+V

Display All Displays all the data editing windows to

a specified NC Unit. If there are already
windows displayed, the remaining win­dows are displayed. Up to 90 windows
can open at the same time. This com­mand cannot be used if there are 90 or
more windows open.

---

Default Clear/Clear • The command Default Clear is dis-

played in parameter editing windows.
It returns the parameter settings for a
specified axis to their default values.

• The command Clear is displayed in
other windows. This command clears
specified data to 0.

---

Copy Axis Copies data in axis units. ---

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View Project Displays/hides project tree. ---

Toolbar Displays/hides toolbar. ---

Status Bar Displays/hides status bar. ---

Change
Display

Hexa­decimal

Changes the display format for the
active data editing window and the input
range display for the status bar to hexa­decimal.

---

Decimal Changes the display format for the

active data editing window and the input
range display for the status bar to deci­mal.

---

Tool Option Displays the option dialog box. Used to

perform the following settings.

• Font name and size

• Default display format (decimal/hexa-

decimal) for data editing windows

• Number of files displayed on the
recently used files list (16 max.)

---

Online Download to NC Transfers specified data or all data to a

specified NC Unit.

---

Upload from NC Transfers specified data or all data from

a specified NC Unit to a project.

---

Verify Compares editing data with the data of a

specified NC Unit.

---

Write Flash Mem­ory

Writes NC Unit data to flash memory. ---

Monitor Monitors NC Unit operating status. ---

Monitor Units (F) Simultaneously monitors the operating

status for 4 NC Units.

---

Automatic NC
Search

Reads information about the NC Units
mounted to the PC connected online,
and automatically creates a project
based on this information. If the Upload
Data check box is enabled, all data for
the NC Units mounted to the specified
PC is read and included in the project.

---

Monitor NC Oper­ating Memory Area

Monitors the commands, NC Unit status,
I/O status, and error codes allocated to
the operating memory area.

---

Monitor NC Oper­ating Data Area

Monitors the positions, speeds, acceler­ation/deceleration times, sequence
numbers, and present positions speci­fied in the operating data area.

---

View NC Error Log Displays the error log for a specified NC

Unit.

---

Main

menu

Item Contents Keyboard

shortcut

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Window Display All (W) Displays all the data editing windows

that are represented as icons.

---

Icon All Displays all data editing windows as

icons.

---

Cascade Displays editing windows on top of each

other.

---

Tile Horizontally Displays editing windows arranged hori-

zontally.

---

Tile Vertically Displays editing windows arranged verti-

cally.

---

Arrange Icons Aligns editing windows represented as

icons.

---

Close All Closes all open editing windows. ---

Project Moves the focus to the project tree. ---

Help Contents Displays the table of contents for help. ---

Search Displays the search window for help. ---

Unit Error Displays help for Unit errors. ---

Version (A) Displays the version information for CX-

Position.

---

Main

menu

Item Contents Keyboard

shortcut

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2-3-8 Operations Listed by Purpose

Purpose Operation Keyboard

shortcut

Tool bar

icon

Refer-

ence

section

Project Creating a new

project

File – New Ctrl+N 3-1

Opening a project File – Open Ctrl+O 5-2-1

Closing a project File – Close Project --- --- 2-3-2

Saving (overwriting) File – Save Project Ctrl+S 5-1-1

Saving with a differ­ent name

File – Save Project AS Ctrl+A --- 5-1-1

Importing File – Import --- --- 5-2-2

Printing File – Print Ctrl+P 9-1

Creating a new PC Edit – New PC

or
Right click – New PC

--- 3-2-1

Creating a new NC
Unit

Select a PC – Edit/New NC
or
Select a PC – Right click – New NC

--- 3-3-1

Displaying the prop­erties for a project,
PC, or NC Unit

Select a PC or NC Unit – File – Properties
or
Select a PC – Right click – Properties

--- --- 3-1

Removing a PC or
NC Unit

Select a PC or NC Unit – Edit – Remove
or
Select a PC or NC Unit – Right click – Remove

DEL 3-2-2,

3-3-2

Cutting an NC Unit Select an NC Unit – Edit – Cut

or
Select an NC Unit – Right click – Cut

Ctrl+X 2-3-5

Copying NC Unit data Select an NC Unit – Edit – Copy Ctrl+C 2-3-5

Pasting an NC Unit Select a PC – Edit – Paste

or
Select a PC – Right click – Paste

Ctrl+V 2-3-5

Pasting NC Unit data Select an NC Unit – Edit – Paste

or
Select an NC Unit – Right click – Paste

Ctrl+V 2-3-5

Moving NC Unit data Drag the NC Unit using the mouse and drop it at

the desired PC.

--- --- 2-3-5

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Display
settings

Displaying/hiding a
project

View – Project --- --- 2-3-12

Displaying/hiding the
toolbar

View – Toolbar --- --- 2-3-12

Displaying/hiding the
status bar

View – Status Bar --- --- 2-3-12

Switching between
decimal and hexa­decimal display

• View – Change Display – Decimal or Hexa-
decimal

• Right click in editing window – Decimal or
Hexadecimal

--- 2-3-12,
4-2-3

Opening all editing
windows

• Select an NC Unit in a project – Edit – Display
All

• Select an NC Unit in a project – Right click –

Display All

• During data editing – Edit – Display All

--- --- 4-2-1

Editing
data

Editing parameter
data

• Select Edit NC Parameters in a project and
double-click.

• Select Edit NC Parameters in a project and
press Enter.

--- --- 4-3-2

Editing sequence
data

• Select Edit Sequence in a project and double-
click.

• Select Edit Sequence in a project and press
Enter.

--- --- 4-4

Editing speed data • Select Edit Speeds in a project and double-

click.

• Select Edit Speeds in a project and press
Enter.

--- --- 4-5

Editing acceleration/
deceleration data

• Select Edit Accel/Decel in a project and dou-
ble-click.

• Select Edit Accel/Decel in a project and press
Enter.

--- --- 4-6

Editing dwell time
data

• Select Edit Dwell Time in a project and dou-
ble-click.

• Select Edit Dwell Time in a project and press
Enter.

--- --- 4-7

Editing zone data • Select Edit Zone in a project and double-click.

• Select Edit Zone in a project and press Enter.

--- --- 4-8

Initializing the data in
a specified range

Edit – Cut Ctrl+X ---

Purpose Operation Keyboard

shortcut

Tool bar

icon

Refer-

ence

section

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Copying the data in a
specified range

Edit – Copy Ctrl+C ---

Pasting the data in a
specified range

Edit – Paste Ctrl+V ---

Undoing the last
operation

Edit – Undo Ctrl+Z ---

Returning parameter
data to default set­tings

Edit – Default Clear

or
In an editing window – Right click – Default Clear

(Parameter editing windows only)

--- --- 4-2-4

Clearing data in a
specified range to 0

Edit – Clear

or
In an editing window – Right click – Clear

(Windows other than parameter editing windows)

--- --- 4-2-4

Copying data to
another axis

Edit – Copy Axis --- --- 4-2-5

Online
operations

Downloading Online – Download to NC --- 7-1

Uploading Online – Upload from NC --- 7-2

Verif icat ion Online – Verify --- 7-3

Writing to flash mem­ory

Online – Write Flash Memory --- 7-4

Monitoring an NC
Unit

Online – Monitor --- 8-1

Monitor Units Online – Monitor Units [F] --- 8-2

Automatic setting of
project

Online – Automatic NC Search --- --- 7-2-2

Monitoring operating
memory area

Online – Monitor NC Operating Memory Area --- --- 8-3

Monitoring operating
data area

Online – Monitor NC Operating Memory Area --- --- 8-4

Displaying an error
log

Online – View NC Error Log --- --- 10-1-2

Option set­tings

Making font settings Tool – Option – Font --- --- 2-3-11

Setting the default
display format

Tool – Option – Default Display Format --- --- 2-3-11

Setting the number of
files displayed in the
recently used files list

Tool – Option – Number of recent used files --- --- 2-3-11

Displaying
help

Displaying help table
of contents

Help – Contents --- --- 2-3-14

Searching for help
topics

Help – Search --- --- 2-3-14

Displaying help for
Unit errors

Help – Unit Error --- --- 2-3-14

Displaying CX-Posi­tion version informa­tion

Help – Version (A) --- --- 2-3-14

Purpose Operation Keyboard

shortcut

Tool bar

icon

Refer-

ence

section

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2-3-9 Toolbar

Functions can be executed directly by clicking on the appropriate icon on the
toolbar. The functions that can be executed from the toolbar are given below.

2-3-10 Status Bar

The following information is displayed on the status bar.

2-3-11 Option Settings

The following settings can be made as option settings.

• Name and size of font for data editing windows

• Default display format for data editing windows

• Number of files displayed in the recently used files list

Setting the Font Name and
Size

1,2,3... 1. Click Tool/Option. The Option Dialog Box is displayed.

Number Function Number Function

1 Creates a new project. 11 Inserts the clipboard con-

tents at the insertion point.

2 Opens an existing project. 12 Download

3 Saves the active project. 13 Upload

4 Print 14 Verify

5 Adds a new PC. 15 Writes to flash memory

6 Adds a new NC Unit. 16 Monitors NC Unit operating

status.

7 Delete 17 Monitors operating status

for 4 NC Units.

8 Undo 18 Changes display format to

decimal.

9 Cuts the selection and moves it

to the clipboard.

19 Changes display format to

hexadecimal.

10 Copies the selection and

moves it to the clipboard.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

• Network information or the NC Unit’s unit number

• PC or NC Unit model

• Communications mode (off line/online)

• When inputting data, the range that can be input is

displayed here. Help is displayed at other times.

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2. Click Change Font. The Change Font Dialog Box will be displayed.

3. After selecting the desired font name and size from the drop-down lists,
click OK.

Setting the Default
(Startup) Display Format

1,2,3... 1. Click Tool/Option. The Option Dialog Box will be displayed.

2. Under Default Display Format, select either Hexadecimal display or
Decimal display.

Setting the Number of
Files Displayed in the
Recently Used Files List

1,2,3... 1. Click Tool/Option. The Option Dialog Box will be displayed.

2. Under Numbers of recent used files, either enter a number directly or se­lect a number from the drop-down list.

2-3-12 View Settings

The view settings can be used to display or hide the project tree, the toolbar,
or the status bar, or change the display format (decimal/hexadecimal) for the
active data editing window.

Display/Hide Settings

1,2,3... 1. Click View.

2. If a check appears next to Project, Toolbar, or Status Bar, the corre-
sponding item is displayed. To hide any of these, click Project, Toolbar, or
Status Bar to remove the check.

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Setting the Display Format Data in the active data editing window can be displayed in either decimal or

hexadecimal. The default display format is set in the option settings.

1,2,3... 1. Select the data for which the display format is to be changed, and either

right click, or click View/Change display.

2. Click either Hexadecimal or Decimal as desired.

Note 1. The display format can also be changed by right clicking in the editing win-

dow, and selecting either Decimal or Hexadecimal from the pop-up menu.

2. Hexadecimal cannot be used if the unit setting is either millimeter or inch.
Use decimal display.

2-3-13 Setting the Network Type

Set the network type for online connection to the PC with FinsGateway. For
details, refer to 6-2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup.

2-3-14 Help

Displaying the Help
Contents

1,2,3... 1. Click Help/Contents. The table of contents for help will be displayed.

2. Click an item to display information relating to that item.

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Searching by Key Word

1,2,3... 1. Click Help/Search. The Help Topics Dialog Box will be displayed.

2. Enter the first few letters of the word to be searched for and press Enter. If
a matching word is found, it is displayed in reverse video. Click Display or
double-click to display the information for that word.

It is also possible to click directly on a key word (index entry) and then click
Display or double-click to display the information for that word.

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Displaying Unit Errors Use the following procedure to display help for NC Unit errors.

1,2,3... 1. Click Help/Unit Error. The Error Code Help Dialog Box will be displayed.

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2. Click the relevant error code. Information about that error code will be dis­played.

Displaying CX-Position
Version Information

1,2,3... 1. Click Help/Version. The CX-Position version information will be displayed.

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SECTION 3

Creating New Projects

This section describes the procedures for creating new projects, as well as those for adding and deleting Programmable
Controllers (PCs) and Position Control Units (NC Units).

3-1 Creating New Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

3-2 Adding and Deleting PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

3-2-1 Adding a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

3-2-2 Deleting a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

3-3 Adding and Deleting NC Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

3-3-1 Adding an NC Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

3-3-2 Deleting an NC Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

3-4 Automatic NC Unit Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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3-1 Creating New Projects

Use the following procedure to create a new project.

1,2,3... 1. Select File/New, press the Ctrl+N Keys, or select the New Project Icon

from the toolbar.

2. To change the project name, highlight the project and either select File/
Properties, or right-click and select Properties from the pop-up menu.

New Project is the default project name.

3. Enter the project name and click the OK Button. Comments can also be
entered.

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Adding and Deleting PCs Section 3-2

3-2 Adding and Deleting PCs

3-2-1 Adding a PC

Use the following procedure to add a PC to a new or existing project.

1,2,3... 1. Select the project from the project tree, and either select Edit/New PC or

right-click and select New PC from the pop-up menu.

2. Enter the Device Name. New PC

@

(where @ = 1, 2 etc.) is the default

name.

3. Set the PC Device Type by clicking on the PC Device Type drop-down list
and selecting the device type.

4. Set the Network Address, Node Address, and Unit No. under Network Type
for the applicable PC on the FINS network.

Before making the above settings, however, the FinsGateway settings
must be made. Match the Network Type settings to the FinsGateway set­tings.

Use the following settings when connecting using Host Link (SYSWAY-CV)
and the default FinsGateway Serial Unit driver settings:

• Network Address: 0

• Node Address: 240 (default setting is 240, not 0)

• Unit No.: 0 (fixed setting)

Refer to 6-2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup for information on
FinsGateway settings.

Note When connecting using Host Link (SYSWAY-CV), the FinsGateway

Serial Unit driver node number setting shown in the following window
must match the Node Address set under the Network Type. The
Node Address must be set to 240 to enable going online. Even if the
protocol is correctly set to SYSWAY-CV, online access will not be
possible with any other address because the FinsGateway Serial
Unit driver default node number setting (shown in the following win­dow) is 240. If CX-Position online operations are started with any oth-

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er node address, a dialog box will be displayed saying that the
selected PC is different from the connected PC.

5. Enter a comment if required.

6. Click the OK Button to add the PC to the project.

3-2-2 Deleting a PC

1,2,3... 1. Select the PC to be deleted from the project tree, and select Edit/Remove

DEL, press the DEL Key, or right-click and select Remove/DEL from the

pop-up menu.

2. A dialog box will be displayed asking “Do you want to delete?” Click the OK
Button.

The Node Address in the
Network Type field must be
set to this value (default
setting for Node Address:

240).
(For FinsGateway, any

setting can be used for the
node number as long as it
has not been used for
another FINS Network
node.

Default Setting for Node #:

240).

*2: Always use
SYSWAY-CV for
this setting

*3: Any setting may be
used, including the
default C200H

*1: This is the setting for the Host Link unit
number (used to differentiate slaves). The
setting remains 0 when connecting 1:1.

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3-3 Adding and Deleting NC Units

3-3-1 Adding an NC Unit

Use the following procedure to add an NC Unit to a PC.

1,2,3... 1. Select the PC to be added to from the project tree.

2. Either select Edit/New NC (M), or right-click and select New NC (M) from
the pop-up menu.

3. Enter the NC Name. New NC

@

(where @ = 1, 2 etc.) is the default name.

4. Set the NC Type by clicking on the NC Type drop-down list and selecting.

5. Select the Unit No. allocated to the NC Unit (as a Special I/O Unit)

6. Enter a comment if required.

7. Click the OK Button to add the NC Unit to the project.

3-3-2 Deleting an NC Unit

1,2,3... 1. Select the NC Unit to be deleted from the project tree, and select Edit/Re-

move DEL, press the DEL Key, or right-click and select Remove/DEL from

the pop-up menu.

2. A dialog box will be displayed asking “Do you want to delete?” Click the OK
Button.

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3-4 Automatic NC Unit Search

When online, data from all the NC Units mounted in the online PC can be read
to automatically create NCs within a specified PC. At the same time, all the
data read from the NC Units of the specified PC can added as project data.

1,2,3... 1. Create a PC by either select Edit/New PC, or right-click and select New

PC from the pop-up menu.

2. Select the PC from the project tree and then select Online/Automatic NC
Search.

The Automatic NC Search Dialog Box, shown above, will be displayed.

3. Click the data upload checkbox to read all the data from the NC Units.

4. Click the OK Button to create NCs automatically. If there is data to be up­loaded, the following window will appear.

If there is no data to be uploaded, the following window will appear.

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SECTION 4

Editing Settings

This section describes the procedures used to edit settings. This manual describes on the possible range of settings and
setting procedures. Refer to the Operation Manuals for individual NC Units for details on the settings.

4-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

4-2 Setting Editing Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

4-2-1 Displaying Setting Editing Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

4-2-2 Editing Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

4-2-3 Switching Setting Display Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

4-2-4 Clearing Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

4-2-5 Copying Axis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4-3 Editing Parameter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

4-3-1 Parameter Setting Editing Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

4-3-2 Editing Parameter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

4-4 Editing Sequence Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

4-4-1 Sequence Editing Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

4-4-2 Editing Sequence Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

4-5 Editing Speed Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

4-5-1 Speed Setting Editing Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

4-5-2 Editing Speed Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

4-6 Editing Acceleration/Deceleration Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

4-6-1 Acceleration/Deceleration Time Setting Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

4-6-2 Editing Acceleration/Deceleration Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

4-7 Editing Dwell Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

4-7-1 Dwell Time Setting Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

4-7-2 Editing Dwell Time Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

4-8 Editing Zone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

4-8-1 Zone Setting Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

4-8-2 Editing Zone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Overview Section 4-1

4-1 Overview

There are 6 types of settings used in CS1W-NC@@3/CJ1W-NC@@3 NC
Units. Setting items, setting ranges and start values are shown in the following
table.

Refer to the following operation manuals for details on specific settings.

Reference Manuals:

• SYSMAC CS1W-NC113/133/213/233/413/433 Position Control Units
Operation Manual (

W376)

• SYSMAC CJ1W-NC113/133/213/233/413/433 Position Control Units
Operation Manual (

W397)

Parameters

Item Setting range Default setting

Unit set (unit setting) Pulse, mm, or inches Pulse

Pulse rate 0.0001 to 1.0000 (See note 1.) 1.0000

Output pulse CW/CCW output or pulse/direction output CW/CCW output

Limit input sig type (limit input signal
type)

N.C. or N.O. N.C.

Ori prox sig type (origin proximity signal
type)

N.C. or N.O. N.O.

Ori sig type (origin signal type) N.C. or N.O. N.O.

Emerg stop fun (emergency stop func­tion)

Only pulse output or error counter reset Only pulse output

Non-origin setting (no origin setting) Retain prior status or forcibly change to origin undefined sta-

tus

Retain prior status

Set operation mode (operating mode
setting)

Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, or Mode 3 Mode 0

Ori search operation (origin search
operation)

Reverse mode 1, Reverse mode 2, or Single-direction mode Reverse mode 1

Ori search method Method 0, Method 1, Method 2, or Method 3 Method 0

Ori search dir (origin search direction) Clockwise (CW) or counterclockwise (CCW) CW

Top speed (See notes 2 and 3.) 00000001 to 0007A120 Hex (1 to 500,000 pps) 0007A120

(500,000)

Start speed (See notes 2 and 3.) 00000000 to 0007A120 Hex (0 to 500,000 pps) 00000000 (0)

Ori search high speed (See notes 2
and 3.)

00000001 to 0007A120 Hex (1 to 500,000 pps) 000061A8

(25,000)

Ori search low speed (See notes 2 and

3.)

00000001 to 0007A120 Hex (1 to 500,000 pps) 000009C4 (2,500)

Ori compensation value (origin com­pensation value) (See notes 2 and 3.)

C0000001 to 3FFFFFFF Hex (±1,073,741,823 pulses) 00000000 (0)

Backlash comp (backlash compensa­tion) (See notes 2 and 3.)

0000 to 270F Hex (0 to 9,999 pulses) 0000 (0)

Backlash speed (See notes 2 and 3.) 00000000 to 0007A120 Hex (0 to 500,000 pps) 00000000 (0)

Acc/Dec curve (acceleration/decelera­tion curve)

Trapezoid or S-curve Trapezoid

Acc time (See note 2.) (acceleration
time)

00000000 to 0003D090 Hex (0 to 250,000 ms) 00000064 (100)

Dec time (deceleration time) (See note

2.)

00000000 to 0003D090 Hex (0 to 250,000 ms) 00000064 (100)

Positioning mon time (positioning moni­tor time) (See note 2.)

0000 to 270F Hex (0 to 9,999 pulses) (See note 4.) 270F (9,999)

CCW limit (See notes 2 and 3.) C0000001 to 3FFFFFFF Hex (±1,073,741,823 pulses) C0000001

(−1,073,741,823)

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Notes 1. Always 1 if the unit is set to Pulse.

2. Settings can be entered and displayed in either hexadecimal or decimal
format depending on the setting of the display format.

3. Ranges given in the table are for when the displayed value’s unit is set to
Pulse. When the set unit is millimeters or inches and the pulse rate is set
to a value other than 1, the values displayed will change to the specified
set value × the pulse rate. The following settings are also affected:

• Posi tion

• Zone

• Speed

4. The position monitoring time must be set only when the operating mode is
set to Mode 2 or Mode 3.

Sequences (X/Y/Z/U Axes:
#0 to #99)

Only the X-axis settings are used for the CS1W-NC113/133 and CJ1W­NC113/133, and only the X- and Y-axis settings are used for the CS1W­NC213/233 and CJ1W-NC213/233. Settings can be entered in either hexa­decimal or decimal format depending on display setting.

Notes 1. These values can be entered and displayed in either hexadecimal or dec-

imal format by setting the display format.

2. Ranges given in the table are for when the displayed value’s unit is set to
Pulse. When the set unit is millimeters or inches and the pulse rate is set
to a value other than 1, the values displayed will change to the specified
set value × the pulse rate.

Speeds (X/Y/Z/U Axes: #0
to #99)

Only the X-axis settings are used for the CS1W-NC113/133 and CJ1W­NC113/133, and only the X- and Y-axis settings are used for the CS1W­NC213/233 and CJ1W-NC213/233. Settings can be entered and displayed in

CW limit (See notes 2 and 3.) C0000001 to 3FFFFFFF Hex (±1,073,741,823 pulses) 3FFFFFFF

(+1,073,741,823)

Initial pulse specification 250 pps or top speed 250 pps

Item Setting range Default setting

Item Setting range

Position data C0000001 to 3FFFFFFF Hex (±1,073,741,823 pulses)

Axis set X/Y/Z/U

Output code
(See note 1.)

00 to 0F Hex (0 to 15)

Position designation 0 (absolute position) or 1 (relative position)

End code (comple­tion code)
(See note 1.)

00 to 06 Hex (0 to 6)

Dwell # (See note 1.) 00 to 13 Hex (0 to 19)

Accel. #
(See note 1.)

0 to 9 Hex (0 to 9)

Decel. #
(See note 1.)

0 to 9 Hex (0 to 9)

Start speed
(See note 1.)

00 to 63 Hex (0 to 99)

Target speed
(See note 1.)

00 to 63 Hex (0 to 99)

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either hexadecimal or decimal format depending on the setting of the display
format.

Notes 1. Settings can be entered and displayed in either hexadecimal or decimal

format depending on the setting of the display format.

2. When the displayed value’s set unit is Pulse. When the set unit is mm or
inches and the pulse rate is set to other than 1, the value displayed will
change.

3. The speeds set above can be set as interpolation speeds. However, make
sure that the maximum speed of individual axes does not exceed
500,000 (pps) or the maximum speed set in the parameter settings.

Acceleration/Deceleration
(X/Y/Z/U Axes: #1 to #9)

Only the X-axis settings are used for the CS1W-NC113/133 and CJ1W­NC113/133, and only the X- and Y-axis settings are used for the CS1W­NC213/233 and CJ1W-NC213/233. Settings can be entered and displayed in
either hexadecimal or decimal format depending on the setting of the display

format.

Note Settings can be entered and displayed in either hexadecimal or decimal for-

mat depending on the setting of the display format.

Dwell Time (X/Y/Z/U Axes:
#1 to #19)

Only the X-axis settings are used for the CS1W-NC113/133 and CJ1W­NC113/133, and only the X- and Y-axis settings are used for the CS1W­NC213/233 and CJ1W-NC213/233. Settings can be entered and displayed in
either hexadecimal or decimal format depending on the setting of the display

format.

Note Settings can be entered and displayed in either hexadecimal or decimal for-

mat depending on the setting of the display format.

Zone (X/Y/Z/U Axes: Zone
0 to Zone 2)

Only the X-axis settings are used for the CS1W-NC113/133 and CJ1W­NC113/133, and only the X- and Y-axis settings are used for the CS1W­NC213/233 and CJ1W-NC213/233. Settings can be entered and displayed in
either hexadecimal or decimal format depending on the setting of the display

format.

Note 1. Settings can be entered and displayed in either hexadecimal or decimal

format depending on the setting of the display format.

2. When the displayed value’s set unit is Pulse. When the set unit is mm or
inches and the pulse rate is set to other than 1, the value displayed will
change to specified set value × Pulse Rate.

Item Setting range

Speed (See notes 1
and 2.)

00000000 to 000F4240 Hex (0 to 1,000,000) (pps)

Item Setting range

Acceleration
(See note.)

00000000 to 0003D090 Hex (0 to 250,000) (ms)

Deceleration
(See note.)

00000000 to 0003D090 Hex (0 to 250,000) (ms)

Item Setting range

Dwell time (See
note.)

0000 to 03E7 Hex (0.00 to 9.99) (s)

Item Setting range

Zone (See notes 1
and 2.)

C0000001 to 3FFFFFFF Hex (±1,073,741,823) (pulses)

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Setting Editing Screens Section 4-2

4-2 Setting Editing Screens

Use the following procedures to display the screen shown below.

To create a new project:

• Select File(F)/New; or

• Press the Ctrl+N Keys; or

• Select the New Project Icon from the toolbar.

To select an existing project:

• Select File(F)/Open; or

• Press the Ctrl+O Keys; or

• Select the Open Icon from the toolbar.

Note Refer to SECTION 5 Saving and Reading Projects for information on opening

an existing project

Example: The following screen will be displayed after creating a new project

4-2-1 Displaying Setting Editing Screens

Use the following procedures to display individual Setting Editing Screens in
project window.

To Display Individual
Setting Editing
Screens

With the project tree displayed, select the settings to be displayed for the
specified NC, and either double-click or press the Enter Key.

X- and Y-axis editing screens will be displayed for 2-axis NC Units; X-, Y-, Z­and U-axis editing screens will be displayed for 4-axis NC Units

To Display the Parameter
Editing Screen

1,2,3... 1. Under the NC on the project tree, either double-click Edit NC Parameters,

or select it and press the Enter Key.

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Setting Editing Screens Section 4-2

2. The following screen will be displayed.

To Display the Sequence
Editing Screen

1,2,3... 1. Under the NC on the project tree, either double-click Edit Sequence, or se-

lect it and press the Enter Key

2. The following screen will be displayed.

To Display the Speed
Editing Screen

1,2,3... 1. Under the NC on the project tree, either double-click Edit Speeds, or select

it and press the Enter Key.

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2. The following screen will be displayed.

To Display the
Acceleration/Deceleration
Editing Screen

1,2,3... 1. Under the NC on the project tree, either double-click Edit Accel/Decel, or

select it and press the Enter Key

2. The following screen will be displayed.

To Display the Dwell Time
Editing Screen

1,2,3... 1. Under the NC on the project tree, either double-click Edit Dwell Time, or

select it and press the Enter Key

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2. The following screen will be displayed.

To Display the Zone
Editing Screen

1,2,3... 1. Under the NC on the project tree, either double-click Edit Zone, or select it

and press the Enter Key

2. The following screen will be displayed.

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Setting Editing Screens Section 4-2

To Display All Editing
Screens

To display all editing screens, select the NC and select Edit/Display All.

Example: The following screen will be displayed after selecting Edit/Display
All.

If multiple setting screens are displayed, select the screen to be edited to acti­vate it, and edit individual settings.

To Use Each Editing
Screen Window

Use the Window Menu to select various screen displays, minimize, and close
screens, and arrange their contents.

Screens can also be displayed and minimized by clicking directly on the
upper-right screen buttons.

Click a minimized screen or on the left side of any screen’s title bar to display
the following menus.

Main menu Command Function

W

indow (W) Display All Displays all minimized screens.

Icon All Minimizes all screens.

Cascade Cascades screens.

Tile Horizontally Tiles screens horizontally.

Tile Vertically Tiles screens vertically.

Arrange Icons Arranges iconized screens within the window.

Close All Closes all screens.

Project Selects the project tree.

Minimized screen

Title bar

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Setting Editing Screens Section 4-2

Menu items and functions will be as follows.

4-2-2 Editing Settings

All settings can be set by selecting items from the drop-down lists on the Set­ting Editing Screens or by directly entering item list numbers. Use one of the
following procedures to set individual setting types.

To Enter Settings

Selecting Items From
Drop-Down Lists

1,2,3... 1. On the Setting Editing Screen, select the setting to be made, and either

click the drop-down list arrow, or press the Space Bar.

Example: The following screen will be displayed when selecting from the
drop-down list on the Pulse Rate Screen

2. Select an item from the expanded drop-down list either by clicking on it di­rectly, or by using the Up or Down Keys or entering its list number (0, 1, 2
etc.).

3. Press the Enter Key to collapse the list and set the settings.

Entering Settings Using
List Numbers

1,2,3... 1. In the Setting Editing Screen, enter the desired settings directly.

2. Press the Enter Key, or use the Up or Down Keys, to set the setting.

Note 1. Settings can be displayed in either hexadecimal or decimal format. (Refer

to 4-2-3 To Switch Settings Display Formats.)

2. When the Setting Editing Screen is active, the left-hand side of its status
bar will display the possible range for entries.

Press the Backspace Key before setting an entry to alter it.

Note If entering settings directly, decimal values must be entered starting with the

leading zero (i.e., 0.

@@

), not with the decimal point (i.e., .@@).

To Mov e t he Cur s or Move the cursor in individual Setting Editing Screens either by using the Cur-

sor Keys or by clicking in the screen directly.

Menu item Function

Restore Restores minimized screens to the project window.

Move Moves screens.

Size Sizes screens.

Minimize Minimizes screens.

Maximize Maximizes screens.

Close Closes screens.

Next Activates next screen.

Possible range for entries is displayed

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To Move the Screen Settings that cannot be displayed in a single screen can be viewed either by

pressing the PageDown Key or by using the scroll bar on the right-hand side
of the screen.

4-2-3 Switching Setting Display Formats

Settings on any Setting Editing Screen can be displayed in either hexadecimal
or decimal format.

Switching the Current
Settings Display Format

Switch the display format by selecting Hexadecimal or Decimal under View/
Change Display on the Setting Editing Screen or by right-clicking and select-

ing Hexadecimal or Decimal from the pop-up menu.

Example: The following screens will be displayed for speed settings in hexa­decimal (right) and decimal (left) formats

Switching the Settings
Display Format on Startup

Set the display format when starting up CX-Position by selecting Tools/
Options/Default Display Format. Decimal is the default display format. To

switch to hexadecimal display, select the Hexadecimal Display option.

4-2-4 Clearing Settings

Set parameter settings can be made into default settings and non-parameter
setting ranges can be cleared.

To Clear to Default
Settings

Use the following procedure to clear axis settings to their default values.

1,2,3... 1. With the Parameter Setting Editing Screen enabled, either select Edit/De-

faults Setting, or right-click and select Defaults Setting from the pop-up

menu.

2. Select the axis for which settings are to be cleared to the defaults.

3. Click the OK Button.

4. A dialog box will be displayed asking if the settings should be returned to
their default values. Click the OK Button.

To Clear Setting Ranges Non-parameter settings can also be cleared.

Decimal Notation

Hexadecimal Notation

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Setting Editing Screens Section 4-2

1,2,3... 1. On the (non-parameter) editing screen, select the settings to be cleared,

or designate the range by clicking and dragging.

2. Select Edit/Clear, or right-click and select Clear from the pop-up menu.

Note Under the Edit Menu, Default Clear is enabled when parameter settings are

selected, and Clear is enabled when non-parameter settings are active.

4-2-5 Copying Axis Settings

For 2-axis and 4-axis NC Units, data can be copied from one axis to another
axis by selecting the source and destination axes.

Applicable NC Units 4-axis NCs: CS1W-NC413/NC433 and CJ1W-NC413/NC433

2-axis NCs: CS1W-NC213/NC233 and CJ1W-NC213/NC233

Settings That Can Be
Copied

The following settings can all be copied using a single procedure.

• Parameters

• Sequences

• Speeds

• Accelerations/Decelerations

• Dwell Times

• Zones

1,2,3... 1. Select Edit/Copy Axis

2. Under Fro m, select the axis to be copied from.

The default settings are from X axis to Y axis.

The From axis cannot be the same as the To axis.

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Editing Parameter Settings Section 4-3

For 4-axis NC Units, if the same axis is clicked for the To axis as the one
already selected for the From axis, the next To axis will be selected auto­matically (in the order Y, Z, U, X).

More than one axis can be selected for the To axis (except for the axis al­ready selected as the From axis).

For 2-axis NC Units, selecting the Y axis as the From axis will automatically
make the X axis the To axis, and vice-versa.

3. Change the To axis by clicking on and selecting a different axis.

4. Verify the Fr om and To axes, and click the OK Button.

4-3 Editing Parameter Settings

4-3-1 Parameter Setting Editing Screen

Select Parameters on the project tree, and either double-click or press the
Enter Key.

Example: The following will be displayed as the 4-axis NC Unit parameter Set­ting Editing Screen.

4-3-2 Editing Parameter Settings

Select a setting or enter settings directly. Refer to 4-2-2 Editing Settings for
editing methods.

To Enter Settings

Selecting Settings From
the Drop-down List

1,2,3... 1. On the Setting Editing Screen, select the setting to be set, and either click

the drop-down list arrow or press the Space Bar.

2. Select an item from the expanded drop-down list either by clicking on it di­rectly, or by using the Up or Down Keys or entering its list number (0, 1, 2
etc.).

3. Press the Enter Key to collapse the list and set the settings.

Entering Settings Using
the List Numbers

1,2,3... 1. In the Setting Editing Screen, enter directly the setting to be set.

2. Press the Enter Key or use the Up or Down Keys to set the setting.

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Editing Sequence Settings Section 4-4

Clearing to Default
Settings

Use the following procedure to clear the axis settings to their default values.
(Refer to 4-2-4 Clearing Settings for details.)

1,2,3... 1. On the Parameter Setting Editing Screen, either select Edit/Defaults Set-

ting, or right-click and select Defaults Setting from the pop-up menu.

2. Select the axis whose settings are to be cleared to the default values.

3. Click the OK Button.

4. A dialog box will be displayed asking if the settings should be returned to
their default values. Click the OK Button.

To Copy Axes For 2-axis and 4-axis NC Units, data can be copied from one axis to another

axis by selecting the source and destination axes. (Refer to 4-2-5 Copying
Axis Settings for details.)

1,2,3... 1. Select Edit/Copy Axis.

2. Under Fro m and To , select the axes to be copied from and to respectively.

3. Click the OK Button.

4-4 Editing Sequence Settings

4-4-1 Sequence Editing Screen

On the project tree, either double-click Edit Sequence, or select it and press
the Enter Key.

For single axis NC Units, only the Tab l e 1 Tab will be displayed; for 2-axis NC
Units, only the Table 1 and Ta b l e 2 Tabs will be displayed.

Example: The following will be displayed as the 4-axis NC Unit sequence Set­ting Editing Screen.

4-4-2 Editing Sequence Settings

Enter each sequence setting in order. Refer to 4-2-2 Editing Settings for edit­ing methods

The following items and setting ranges will be displayed.

Ta b l e Ta bs

Item Setting range

Position data Pulses: C0000001 to 3FFFFFFF Hex (±1,073,741,823)

mm or inches: pulse set value × pulse rate

Axis set X/Y/Z/U

Output code 00 to 0F Hex (0 to 15)

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Editing Sequence Settings Section 4-4

No particular axis is allocated to Tables 1 to 4, but between tables the same
axis cannot be specified in the same sequence.

Example: The following screen will be displayed after setting sequence Num­bers 0 to 3 in Table 1 for a 4-axis NC Unit.

To Clear to Default
Settings

Use the following procedure to clear specific settings to their default values.
(Refer to 4-2-4 Clearing Settings for details.)

1,2,3... 1. On the Sequence Setting Editing Screen, select the settings to be cleared

to the default values, or designate the range by clicking and dragging.

2. Select Edit/Clear

To Copy Axes For 2-axis and 4-axis NC Units, data can be copied from one axis to another

axis by selecting the source and destination axes. (Refer to 4-2-5 Copying
Axis Settings for details.)

1,2,3... 1. Select Edit/Copy Axis.

2. Under Fro m and To , select the axes to be copied from and to respectively.

3. Click the OK Button.

Position designa­tion

0 (absolute position) or 1 (relative position)

End code 00 to 06 Hex (0 to 6)

0 = terminating; 1 = automatic; 2 = continuous; 3 = bank end; 4
= speed control; 5 = interrupt feeding (forward direction); 6 =
interrupt feeding (reverse direction)

Dwell # 00 to 13 Hex (0 to 19) (no dwell time for 0)

Accel. # 0 to 9 Hex (0 to 9) (0 = Acceleration time in parameter settings)

Decel. # 0 to 9 Hex (0 to 9) (0 = Deceleration time in parameter settings)

Start speed 00 to 63 Hex (0 to 99)

Target speed 00 to 63 Hex (0 to 99)

Item Setting range

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Editing Speed Settings Section 4-5

4-5 Editing Speed Settings

4-5-1 Speed Setting Editing Screen

On the project tree, either double-click Edit Speeds, or select it and press the
Enter Key.

Example: The following will be displayed as the 4-axis NC Unit speed Setting
Editing Screen.

4-5-2 Editing Speed Settings

The speed setting range is from 00000000 to 000F4240 Hex (0 to 1,000,000)
(pps). If the pulse rate is set to a value other than 1, the value displayed will
change to specified set value times the pulse rate. Refer to 4-2-2 Editing Set-
tings for editing methods.

Note The speeds set above can be set as interpolation speeds. Make sure, how-

ever, that the maximum speed of individual axes does not exceed 500,000
(pps) or the maximum speed set in the parameter settings.

Example: The following will be displayed as the Speed Setting Editing Screen.

To Clear to Default
Settings

Use the following procedure to clear specific settings to their default values.
(Refer to 4-2-4 Clearing Settings for details.)

1,2,3... 1. On the speed Setting Editing Screen, select the settings to be cleared to

their default values, or designate the range by clicking and dragging.

2. Select Edit/Clear

To Copy Axes For 2-axis and 4-axis NC Units, data can be copied from one axis to another

axis by selecting the source and destination axes. (Refer to 4-2-5 Copying
Axis Settings for details.)

1,2,3... 1. Select Edit/Copy Axis.

2. Under Fro m and To , select the axes to be copied from and to respectively.

3. Click the OK Button.

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Editing Acceleration/Deceleration Time Settings Section 4-6

4-6 Editing Acceleration/Deceleration Time Settings

4-6-1 Acceleration/Deceleration Time Setting Screen

On the project tree, either double-click Edit Accel/Decel, or select it and press
the Enter Key.

Example: The following will be displayed as the 4-axis NC Unit Acceleration/
Deceleration Time Setting Editing Screen.

4-6-2 Editing Acceleration/Deceleration Time Settings

The acceleration/deceleration time setting range is from 00000000 to
0003D090 Hex (0 to 250,000) (ms). After the settings have been entered and
the Enter Key pressed, the cursor will move to the next setting.

Example: The following will be displayed as the Acceleration/Deceleration
Time Setting Editing Screen.

To Clear to Default
Settings

Use the following procedure to clear specific settings to their default values.
(Refer to 4-2-4 Clearing Settings for details.)

1,2,3... 1. On the acceleration/deceleration Setting Editing Screen, select the set-

tings to be cleared to their default values, or designate the range by clicking
and dragging.

2. Select Edit/Clear

To Copy Axes For 2-axis and 4-axis NC Units, data can be copied from one axis to another

axis by selecting the source and destination axes. (Refer to 4-2-5 Copying
Axis Settings for details.)

1,2,3... 1. Select Edit/Copy Axis.

2. Under Fro m and To , select the axes to be copied from and to respectively.

3. Click the OK Button.

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4-7 Editing Dwell Time Settings

4-7-1 Dwell Time Setting Screen

On the project tree, either double-click Edit Dwell Time, or select it and press
the Enter Key.

Example: The following will be displayed as the 4-axis NC Unit Dwell Time
Setting Editing Screen.

4-7-2 Editing Dwell Time Settings

The dwell time setting range is from 0000 to 03E7 Hex (0.00 to 0.99) (s).
Refer to 4-2-2 Editing Settings for editing methods.

Example: The following will be displayed as the Dwell Time Setting Editing
Screen.

To Clear to Default
Settings

Use the following procedure to clear specific settings to their default values.
(Refer to 4-2-4 Clearing Settings for details.)

1,2,3... 1. On the dwell time Setting Editing Screen, select the settings to be cleared

to their default values, or designate the range by clicking and dragging.

2. Select Edit/Clear

To Copy Axes For 2-axis and 4-axis NC Units, data can be copied from one axis to another

axis by selecting the source and destination axes. (Refer to 4-2-5 Copying
Axis Settings for details.)

1,2,3... 1. Select Edit/Copy Axis.

2. Under Fro m and To , select the axes to be copied from and to respectively.

3. Click the OK Button.

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4-8 Editing Zone Settings

4-8-1 Zone Setting Screen

On the project tree, either double-click Edit Zone, or select it and press the
Enter Key.

Example: The following will be displayed as the 4-axis NC Unit Zone Setting
Editing Screen.

4-8-2 Editing Zone Settings

The zone setting range is as follows.

Pulse: C0000001 to 3FFFFFFF Hex (±1,073,741,823) (pulse)
mm or inches: Above set value × pulse rate

Example: The following will be displayed as the Zone Setting Editing Screen
(hexadecimal display shown).

To Clear to Default
Settings

Use the following procedure to clear specific setting to their default values.
(Refer to 4-2-4 Clearing Settings for details.)

1,2,3... 1. On the zone Setting Editing Screen, select the settings to be cleared to

their default values, or designate the range by clicking and dragging.

2. Select Edit/Clear

To Copy Axes For 2-axis and 4-axis NC Units, data can be copied from one axis to another

axis by selecting the source and destination axes. (Refer to 4-2-5 Copying
Axis Settings for details.)

1,2,3... 1. Select Edit/Copy Axis.

2. Under Fro m and To , select the axes to be copied from and to respectively.

3. Click the OK Button.

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SECTION 5

Saving and Reading Projects

This section provides information about saving and reading files.

5-1 Saving Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

5-1-1 Saving a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

5-2 Reading Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

5-2-1 Reading a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

5-2-2 Importing C200HW-NC

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NC Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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5-1 Saving Projects

5-1-1 Saving a Project

To save a project, select File/Save Project (Ctrl+S) to resave an edited
project under the same name or File/Save Project As (Ctrl+A) to save a new
or existing project under a new name.

To Save a Project Under a
New Name

1,2,3... 1. Select File/Save Project As to display the Save As Window.

2. Enter the folder to be saved in, or select one by clicking on the arrow to ex­pand the drop-down list. (The folder into which CX-Position was installed
will be the default folder.) Enter or select the file name, and the Save as file
type (CX-Position default file type: *.nci) and press the Save Button.

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5-2 Reading Projects

5-2-1 Reading a Project

Select File/Open (Ctrl+O) to open a saved project.

1,2,3... 1. Select File/Open.

2. From the Look in drop-down list, select the drive and folder to which the
project was saved.

3. Enter the project name, or select one from the file list. Set the Files of type:
field to *.nci.

4. Click the Open Button.

5-2-2 Importing C200HW-NC

@@@

NC Settings

C200HW-NC

@@@

data created using the SYSMAC-NCT can be imported as

NC project data.

1,2,3... 1. Select File/Import.

2. From the Look in drop-down list, select the drive and folder to which the file
to be imported was saved.

3. Enter the file name, or select one from the file list. Set the Files of type field
to *.ncm.

4. Click the Open Button.

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SECTION 6

Online Connection Default Configurations

This section provides information on default configurations for connecting online.

If OMRON Support Software that communicates using CX-Server (e.g., CX-Programmer, CX-Protocol, or CX-Motion)
or an application that uses a special serial driver is connected online, it is not possible to perform online operations from
CX-Position using the same COM port. The reverse is also true.

Quit online connection for the OMRON Support Software that communicates using CX-Server (e.g., CX-Programmer,
CX-Protocol, or CX-Motion) or the application that uses a special serial driver, and then re-attempt online operations from
CX-Position after starting up FinsGateway’s Serial Unit servicing.

6-1 Default Configurations for Connecting Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

6-1-1 Connecting via Host Link (SYSWAY-CV). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

6-2-1 Standard Configuration and Startup Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

6-2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

6-2-1 Standard Configuration and Startup Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

6-2-2 Example: Configuration and Startup Procedures via Host Link

(SYSWAY-CV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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6-1 Default Configurations for Connecting Online

Online connection enables using the following CX-Position software functions.

• Download to NC

• Upload from NC

• Verif y

• Write Flash Memory

• Monitor

• Monitor Units

• Monitor NC Operating Memory Area

• Monitor NC Operating Data Area

• View NC Error Log

The following FinsGateway settings are required to connect the CX-Position
software online to a PC using serial communications (with the Host Link pro­tocol) and execute the functions in the previous list.

6-1-1 Connecting via Host Link (SYSWAY-CV)

CPU and NC Unit
Default Configuration

1,2,3... 1. Set the NC Unit’s unit number (using the front-panel rotary switches)

2. Create the I/O tables (using the CX-Programmer or Programming Con­sole)

3. Set the DIP switch on the CPU Unit’s front panel.

• If using a peripheral port, turn ON pin 4, and set the PC Setup (set Pro­gramming Console address 144 to the 0000 Hex default, if not already
set to it).

• If using an RS-232C port, turn OFF pin 5, and set the PC Setup (set
Programming Console address 160 to the 0000 Hex default, if not al­ready set to it).

FinsGateway
Configuration and
Startup

Refer to 6-2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup for details.

6-2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup

6-2-1 Standard Configuration and Startup Procedure

The following are the standard configuration and startup procedures.

1,2,3... 1. From the Start Menu, select Programs/FinsGateway/FinsGateway Con-

figuration.

2. Double-click each communications driver under Networks/Drivers on the
Basic Tab Page and set the required configuration (e.g., the COM Port,
protocol, communications parameters, and other settings). The following
FinsGateway configurations must match the Network Configuration config­urations set when the PC was added to CX-Position.

FinsGateway Adding a PC to CX-Position

Network number under the Network
Tab’s Network

Network Address under Network Settings

Node... in the Nodes Ta b . Node Number under Network Settings

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3. Select each communications driver under Services on the standard tab
page, and click the Startup Button.

4. Online operations, such as data transfer, comparison, and NC monitoring,
are executed from CX-Position.

6-2-2 Example: Configuration and Startup Procedures via Host Link

(SYSWAY-CV)

The following FinsGateway configuration procedures show an example of
connecting the CX-Position to a PC via Host Link (SYSWAY-CV).

Note 1. The SYSWAY-CV protocol sends FINS commands, together with Host Link

headers, terminators and other data, in Host Link protocol, and is different
from SYSWAY (which issues C-mode commands). The CX-Position uses
the SYSWAY-CV protocol for communications with the NC Unit via a CS­or CV-series CPU Unit. Communications are not possible with SYSWAY (a
communications error will occur when an online connection is attempted).

2. The node number setting on the FinsGateway Nodes Tab Page must
match the node number set when the PC was added to the project. If not,
a dialog box will be displayed saying that the selected PC and connected
PC models conflict, and online connection will be disabled.

3. Refer to FinsGateway online help (under Programs/FinsGateway/Fins-
Gateway Help, with FinsGateway installed) for details on configuration
methods. Following are the configuration procedures for FinsGateway se­rial communications (Host Link).

Configuring and Starting
FinsGateway

From the Start Menu, select Programs/FinsGateway/FinsGateway Config­uration.

Selecting the Computer
COM Port for Connection

FinsGateway Host Link is handled as a network on one of the computer’s
COM Ports, the COM Port to be used must be set (several ports may be spec­ified).

1,2,3... 1. Select the Drivers Icon under the Basic Tab in the FinsGateway Configu-

ration Screen.

2. Double-click SerialUnit in the Driver Settings.

3. Click the Lines Tab, and check the COM Port to be used.

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Configuring the Protocol
and Node

For Host Link, the protocol must be changed to SYSWAY-CV from the default,
(SYSWAY). The node number must match the node number used when the
PC was added to CX-Position.

1,2,3... 1. Click the Nodes Ta b.

2. Set the node to 240 (shown in reverse video).

3. Click the Property Button.

4. Set the following configurations in the Add/Edit Serial Node Window.

• The node number must match the node number used under Networks
when the PC was added to CX-Position.

• The Ty p e can be left as C200H.

FinsGateway FinsGateway

default setting

Adding PC to CX-

Position

PC addition default

setting

Node... on the
Nodes Tab

Page.

240 Node Number under

Network Settings

0
Must be set to 240 if

FinsGateway is the
default.

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• Change the protocol to SYSWAY-CV.

• If the Unit No./Data for the Host Link of the PC to be connected is 0,

the default value is left as 0.

Note 1. The protocol cannot be changed once communications have started. Stop

and restart Host Link communications.

2. The node number is the FINS node number for the device (in this case, a
PC) to be serially connected. Node number 240 is allocated as the Host
Link default to identify the FINS network node as the device to be serially
connected. Any value may be used so long as it has not already been al­located as another FINS node number. It must, however, match the Node
Number of the PC to be added to CX-Position.

3. For Host Link, the node number is the unit number for the Host Link of the
device to be serially connected. It must match the Host Link unit number
of the CPU Unit or Serial Communications Unit.

Matching
Communications
Conditions on the PC for
Connection

1,2,3... 1. Click the Communication Unit Tab. The default settings are as follows:

Baud rate = 9,600 bits/s; Data length = 7 bits; Stop bits = 2 bits; Parity =
Even; No. of retries = 0; Timeout = 5,000 ms.

2. Match these to the communications conditions on the PC for connection.

3. Click the Network Tab. The default settings (with the network number 0
and disabled) are: Local node number = 31; Communications unit number
= 24. For Host Link, use the default values as they are.

Note 1. Network number is the FINS network number of the SerialUnit (virtual

unit). When using on Host Link, 0 is the allocated default (fixed). It must
match the network address of the PC to be added to CX-Position.

2. The local node number is the FINS node number of the SerialUnit (virtual
unit). When using on Host Link, 31 is the allocated default, but any value
may be used so long as it has not already been allocated as another FINS
node number.

3. The communication unit number is the COM Port FINS Unit No. in the Se­rialUnit (virtual unit). When using on Host Link, 24 is the allocated default.
Any value may be used so long as it has not already been allocated as an­other FINS Unit No. in the same node number.

Host Link communications can be started once the communications circuit,
protocol and conditions have been configured.

Starting Host Link
Communications

Communications start once the communications units (services) have been
configured. To use FinsGateway to communicate with the device, communica­tions unit services must be started without fail.

1,2,3... 1. Select the Services Icon under the Basic Tab in the FinsGateway Setting

Screen.

2. Select the SerialUnit Icon and then click the Start Button inside Service
Setting.

FinsGateway Configuration

Protocol in the Nodes Tab SYSWAY-CV

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3. Normally when services are started, the status display changes to Run­ning, and at the same time the × mark in the SerialUnit Icon disappears.

Online Operations from
the CX-Position

Online operations, such as data transfers, comparisons, and NC monitoring,
are executed from the CX-Position. The following operations can be done
later, as and when needed, from the Service Manager Icon.

1,2,3... 1. FinsGateway settings can be configured by right-clicking on the Service

Manager Icon, and selecting Setting/Configuration from the pop-up

menu.

2. Services can be ended by right-clicking on the Service Manager Icon, and
selecting End All Services from the pop-up menu.

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SECTION 7

Transferring and Verifying Data

This section provides information on data transfer and verification operations between the CX-Position and NC Units, and
about operations for writing data transferred to NC Units into the NC Unit flash memory.

Connect the computer to the PC with a Connecting Cable and confirm that you are online before attempting to transfer or
verify data or write data to the flash memory. (Refer to 2-2 Connecting to a PC and 6-2 FinsGateway Configuration and
Startup.)

If OMRON Support Software that communicates using CX-Server (e.g., CX-Programmer, CX-Protocol, or CX-Motion)
or an application that uses a special serial driver is connected online, it is not possible to perform online operations from
CX-Position using the same COM port. The reverse is also true.

Quit online connection for the OMRON Support Software that communicates using CX-Server (e.g., CX-Programmer,
CX-Protocol, or CX-Motion) or the application that uses a special serial driver, and then re-attempt online operations from
CX-Position after starting up FinsGateway’s Serial Unit servicing.

7-1 Downloading Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

7-2 Uploading Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

7-2-1 Uploading Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

7-2-2 Automatic NC Searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

7-3 Verifying Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

7-4 Writing Data to Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Downloading Data Section 7-1

7-1 Downloading Data

Use the following procedure to download edited project data from the (CX­Position) computer to the NC Unit.

1,2,3... 1. On the project tree, select the NC Unit to be downloaded to.

2. Select Online (L)/Download (D).

3. Select the data to be downloaded under Data Type. To download all data,
select All Data. To designate specific data to be downloaded, select Setting
Data and then the specific data. Clicking the Change Data Button will se-
lect only the data that has been changed.

4. Click the OK Button. (Click the Cancel Button during data loading to stop
the download.)

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5. When download is complete, Transfer successful; Write flash memory? will
be displayed.

6. Click the OK Button.

7-2 Uploading Data

7-2-1 Uploading Data

Use the following procedure to upload NC Unit data to the (CX-Position) com­puter.

1,2,3... 1. On the project tree, select the NC Unit to be uploaded from.

2. Select Online (L)/Upload (U).

3. Select the data to be uploaded under Data Type. To upload all data, select
All Data. To designate specific data to be uploaded, select Setting Data
and then the specific data.

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4. Click the OK Button.

7-2-2 Automatic NC Searches

When online, NC Units under a project’s specified PC can be searched for
automatically by uploading data from all the NC Units installed on the PC to
be connected online. All of the data on all the specified PC’s NC Units can
also be uploaded to the project.

1,2,3... 1. Select Edit/New PC, or right click and select New PC from the pop-up

menu, to create a PC.

2. Select the PC on the project tree and select Online/Automatic NC
Search.

3. To upload all NC Unit data, select the checkbox.

4. Click the OK Button. The project will be automatically searched for. The fol­lowing screen will be displayed if data is uploaded.

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Verifying Data Section 7-3

The following screen will be displayed if data is not uploaded.

7-3 Verifying Data

Use the following procedure to verify CX-Position data at the computer and
NC Unit data.

1,2,3... 1. On the project tree, select the NC Unit for verification.

2. Select Online (L)/Verify (V).

3. Under Data Type, select the data to be verified. To verify all data, select All
Data. To designate specific data to be verified, select Setting Data, and
then the specific data.

4. Click the OK Button. (Click the Cancel Button during verification to stop
the verification process.)

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5. The following screen will be displayed when verification has been complet­ed. Click the Close Button to end verification.

The following screen will be displayed if there is a failure during the verifi­cation process. Click the Close Button to halt verification.

7-4 Writing Data to Flash Memory

Use the following procedure to write all, or specified, data in the NC Unit to
flash memory.

!Caution

Back up the data to flash memory after transferring parameters or other data
to the NC Unit. If parameters and other data are not backed up to flash mem­ory, settings will revert to their previous values the next time power is turned
ON, possibility resulting in incorrect operation

PC setting is 1.

Shows that an error has
occurred during an X-axis
Origin Search Operation.

NC Unit setting is 0.

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Writing Data to Flash Memory Section 7-4

1,2,3... 1. On the project tree, select the NC Unit for flash memory writing.

2. Select Online (L)/Write Flash Memory (R).

3. Click the OK Button.

4. Click the OK Button.

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SECTION 8

Monitoring NCs

This section provides information about monitoring NC Units. The NC Unit’s current positions, error codes, and status are
displayed on the NC Monitor. Monitor Units are also available, displaying sequence numbers and current positions for up
to four Units simultaneously. Operating memory area monitoring, operating data area monitoring, and NC Unit error logs
can also be displayed. For details on NC error log display, refer to 10-1 NC Unit Error Logs.

Connect the computer to the PC with a Connecting Cable and confirm that you are online before attempting to monitor an
NC Unit. (Refer to 2-2 Connecting to a PC and 6-2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup.)

If OMRON Support Software that communicates using CX-Server (e.g., CX-Programmer, CX-Protocol, or CX-Motion)
or an application that uses a special serial driver is connected online, it is not possible to perform online operations from
CX-Position using the same COM port. The reverse is also true.

Quit online connection for the OMRON Support Software that communicates using CX-Server (e.g., CX-Programmer,
CX-Protocol, or CX-Motion) or the application that uses a special serial driver, and then re-attempt online operations from
CX-Position after starting up FinsGateway’s Serial Unit servicing.

8-1 Monitoring NCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

8-2 Multiple Unit Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

8-3 Operating Memory Area Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

8-4 Operating Data Area Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Monitoring NCs Section 8-1

8-1 Monitoring NCs

Use the following procedure to display NC Unit present positions, error codes,
sequence numbers, and I/O status on the NC Monitor.

1,2,3... 1. On the project tree, select the NC Unit to be monitored and select Online

(L)/Monitor (M). If another NC Unit is to be monitored after NC monitoring

has been started, select the new NC Unit from the Unit No. field.

Example: The following will be displayed as the 4-axis NC Unit Monitoring
Screen.

The present position of each axis is shown under Present Position; the er-
ror code number and description are shown under Error Code; and the se­quence number and I/O status of each axis are shown under Status. A red
light indicates that an I/O signal is ON.

For error details, refer to the relevant NC Unit Operation Manual, or click
the Help Button.

8-2 Multiple Unit Monitoring

Use the following procedure to monitor the status of up to four NC Units simul­taneously.

1,2,3... 1. On the project tree, select an PC or NC, and then select Online (L)/Mon-

itor Units (F). After starting Unit monitoring, the Units selected for moni-

toring can be changed using the screen’s four drop-down lists.

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Operating Memory Area Monitoring Section 8-3

Example: The following will be displayed as the 4-axis NC Unit Monitor
Units Screen.

The sequence number and current position for each axis are displayed.

8-3 Operating Memory Area Monitoring

Use the following procedure to monitor the operating memory area (Special I/
O Unit words allocated in the CIO Area) allocated to the PC.

1,2,3... 1. On the project tree, select the NC Unit for operating memory area monitor-

ing.

2. Select Online (L)/Online Monitor NC Operating Memory Area.

3. Select either Automatic or Manual to start monitoring. Automatic continues
monitoring until the Stop Monitor Button is clicked. Manual refreshes the
monitor screen contents.

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Operating Data Area Monitoring Section 8-4

The following table shows the operating memory area words that aredis­played.

Refer to the Operation Manual for the NC Unit for details on bit allocations.

8-4 Operating Data Area Monitoring

Use the following procedure to monitor the operating data area (Special I/O
Unit words allocated in the DM Area or custom DM/EM Area) allocated to the
PC.

1,2,3... 1. On the project tree, select the NC Unit for operating data area monitoring.

2. Select Online (L)/Online Monitor NC Operating Data Area.

Data Allocated words

NC1

@

3 NC2@3 NC4@3

X axis X axis Y axis X axis Y axis Z axis U axis

Command 1 n n n+2 n n+2 n+4 n+6

Command 2 n+1 n+1 n+3 n+1 n+3 n+5 n+7

NC status n+2 n+4 n+7 n+8 n+11 n+14 n+17

External I/O
status

n+3 n+5 n+8 n+9 n+12 n+15 n+18

Error codes n+4 n+6 n+9 n+10 n+13 n+16 n+19

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3. Select either Automatic or Manual to start monitoring. Automatic continues
monitoring until the Stop Monitor Button is clicked. Manual refreshes the
monitor screen contents.

Note 1. The first word address depends on the setting in words m and m+1 of the

common parameters (where m = D20000 + 100 × unit number) Refer to the
Operation Manual for the NC Unit for details.

2. Refer to the Operation Manual for the NC Unit for details on operating data
area.

Data Allocated words (See note 1.)

NC1

@

3 NC2@3 NC4@3

X axis X axis Y axis X axis Y axis Z axis U axis

Positions l+8 l+8 l+20 l+8 l+20 l+32 l+44

l+9 l+9 l+21 l+9 l+21 l+33 l+45

Speeds l+10 l+10 l+22 l+10 l+22 l+34 l+46

l+11 l+11 l+23 l+11 l+23 l+35 l+47

Acceleration
times

l+12 l+12 l+24 l+12 l+24 l+36 l+48

l+13 l+13 l+25 l+13 l+25 l+37 l+49

Deceleration
times

l+14 l+14 l+26 l+14 l+26 l+38 l+50

l+15 l+15 l+27 l+15 l+27 l+39 l+51

Sequence num­bers

l+16 l+16 l+28 l+16 l+28 l+40 l+52

Overrides l+17 l+17 l+29 l+17 l+29 l+41 l+53

Teaching
addresses

l+18 l+18 l+30 l+18 l+30 l+42 l+54

Not used l+19 l+19 l+31 l+19 l+31 l+43 l+55

Present posi­tions

l+20 l+32 l+36 l+56 l+60 l+64 l+68

l+21 l+33 l+37 l+57 l+61 l+65 l+69

Sequence num­bers

l+22 l+34 l+38 l+58 l+62 l+66 l+70

Output codes l+23 l+35 l+39 l+59 l+63 l+67 l+71

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SECTION 9

Printing Data

This section provides information about printing data.

9-1 Printing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Printing Data Section 9-1

9-1 Printing Data

Use the following procedure to print all, or specific, data. For Edit Sequence, a
specified range of data numbers can be printed.

1,2,3... 1. On the project tree, select the data or NC Unit for printing.

2. Select File (F)/Print.

Example: The following screen will be displayed for a 4-axis NC Unit.

For a 2-axis Unit, the X axis and Y axis will be shown; for a 1-axis Unit, just
the X axis will be shown. After selecting the NC Unit, select Print to display
the screen with all the checkboxes selected. After selecting the data, select
Print to display the screen with just the specified checkboxes selected.

3. To print all data, click the Select All Button. To print specific data, select
their checkboxes. All is the default selection for the Edit Sequence check-
box. To print a specified range, click the Range Option and enter the start
and end data numbers.

4. Click the OK Button.

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The following two tables represent print examples.

• Acceleration/Deceleration Data

• Zone Data

No. X axis Y axis Z axis U axis

Accel. Decel. Accel. Decel. Accel. Decel. Accel. Decel.

[phone] 8000 300 100 400 200

[phone] 10000 600 200 800 400

[phone] 12000 900 300 1200 600

[phone] 14000 1200 400 1600 0

[phone] 16000 1500 500 2000 0

[phone] 18000 1800 600 2400 0

[phone] 20000 2100 700 2800 0

[phone] 22000 2400 800 3200 0

[phone] 24000 2700 900 3500 0

X axis Y axis Z axis U axis

Zone 0 CW 536870911 268435455 805306367 132417727

Zone 0 CCW -536870911 -268435455 -805306367 260046849

Zone 1 CW 25165823 8388607 536870911 7340031

Zone 1 CCW 8388608 524288 -536870911 2097151

Zone 2 CW 4194303 6291455 8388607 655359

Zone 2 CCW -4194303 -6291455 -8388607 -655359

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SECTION 10

Error Logs and Troubleshooting

This section provides information about NC Unit error log displays and troubleshooting.

10-1 NC Unit Error Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

10-1-1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

10-1-2 To Display NC Unit Error Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

10-1-3 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

10-1-4 Command Execution Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

10-2 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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10-1 NC Unit Error Logs

10-1-1 Overview

A maximum of 20 NC Unit errors can be recorded and displayed. Errors there­after will replace previous errors, starting with the least recent error.

10-1-2 To Display NC Unit Error Logs

1,2,3... 1. On the project tree, select the NC Unit whose error log is to be displayed,

and select Online (L)/View NC Error Log.

Click on the Clear Button to clear the error log.

Note Error codes 0350 to 0354 are NC Unit errors. NC Unit error codes will be dis-

played for them under Detail.

10-1-3 Troubleshooting

For detailed information on error code causes and remedies, see the section
on troubleshooting in the Operation Manual of the NC Unit, or click on Help
(H) /Unit Errors and refer to Unit Error Help.

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Data Check at Startup The following table shows the errors checked when power is turned ON.

Group Name Code Cause Remedy

Data destruc­tion

Parameters destruc­tion

0001 When using the axis parameters in

the NC Unit, the parameters saved
in flash memory are lost. It is pos­sible that, while saving to flash
memory, the NC Unit’s power sup­ply was interrupted, there was
noise, or there was an error in
flash memory.

In this condition, only the data
transfer (read and write) and data
save operations can be performed.
The NC Unit’s axis parameters and
data are all returned to their
default values. After transferring
the parameters and data for all
axes, save the parameters and
either reset the power supply, or
restart the Unit. If the error per­sists, it is possible that there is a
fault in flash memory, and so it
may be necessary to replace the
NC Unit.

Data destruction 0002 The following data saved in flash

memory will be lost:
Zones, positioning sequences,

speeds, acceleration/deceleration
data, positions, and dwell times.

It is possible that, while saving to
flash memory, the NC Unit’s power
supply was interrupted, there was
noise, or there was an error in
flash memory.

F-ROM check data
destruction

0003 The flash memory error data

saved in flash memory is lost
(OMRON maintenance data is
lost).

It is possible that, while saving to
flash memory, the NC Unit’s power
supply was interrupted, there was
noise, or there was an error in
flash memory.

When this error occurs, operation
can be continued by performing
error reset. Execute the next oper­ation after performing error reset.

Common
parameters

Operating data area
designation error

0010 The operating data area designa-

tion (m) is incorrect.

• Area designation: Set to a setting
other than 00, 0D, or 0E.

• Bank designation: Set to a set­ting not in the range 00 to 0C,
when 0E is set for the area desig­nation.

In this condition, only the data
save operations can be performed.
All of the axes’ parameters and all
data will be returned to their
default values. After correcting the
common parameters, (refer to
SECTION 4), reset the power sup­ply or restart the NC Unit.

Operating data area
address designation
error

0011 The designation of the beginning

word of the operating data area’s
address (m+1) is outside the setta­ble range.

Parameter designa­tion error

0013 The axis parameter designation

(m+2) is not set to 00 or 01.

Axis designation
error

0014 The axis parameter designation

(m+2) is set to 01, but 1 is set for
an axis other than that for a 1-axis,
2-axis or 4-axis Unit.

Axis parame­ters

Response timeout 0020 The axis parameters set in the

CPU Unit could not be read to the
NC Unit.

Increase the cycle monitor time set
with CX-Programmer and either
reset the power supply or restart
the NC Unit. If this error occurs
again, despite increasing the cycle
monitor time, it is possible that
there is a fault in the NC Unit or
somewhere in the PC. Either
replace the whole PC, or the NC
Unit.

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Initial speed Initial speed error 1000 The axis parameters’ initial speed

setting exceeds the maximum
speed setting for an axis.

In this condition, only the data
transfer (read or write) and data
save operations can be performed.
All of the axis parameters will be
returned to their default values.

After correcting the appropriate
axis parameters, reset the power
supply or restart the NC Unit.

Initial pulse designa­tion error

1001 The initial pulse designation is not

set to 0000 or 0001.

Maximum
speed

Maximum speed
error

1010 The axis parameters’ maximum

speed setting is outside the setta­ble range (1 to 500 kpps).

Acceleration/
deceleration
data

Acceleration time
error

1310 The axis parameters’ origin search

acceleration time setting is out­side the settable range (0 to 250
s).

Deceleration time
error

1320 The axis parameters’ origin search

deceleration time setting is outside
the settable range (0 to 250 s).

Acceleration/deceler­ation curve error

1330 The axis parameters’ acceleration/

deceleration curve setting is not 0
or 1.

Positioning monitor
time error

1332 The axis parameters’ positioning

monitor time setting is outside the
settable range (0 to 9999 ms).

Origin search Origin compensation

error

1600 The axis parameters’ origin com-

pensation setting is outside the
settable range (-1,073,741,823 to
1,073,741,823 pulses).

Origin search high
speed error

1601 The axis parameters’ origin search

high speed setting exceeds the
axis parameters’ maximum speed
setting.

Origin search prox­imity speed error

1602 The axis parameters’ origin search

proximity setting exceeds the axis
parameters’ maximum speed set­ting.

Origin search speed
inconsistent

1603 The axis parameters’ origin search

high speed setting is less than or
equal to the origin search proximity
speed setting.

Operation mode
selection error

1604 The axis parameters’ origin search

operating mode selection setting is
not 0, 1, 2, or 3.

Origin search opera­tion error

1605 The axis parameters’ origin search

operation setting is not 0, 1, or 2.

Origin search direc­tion error

1606 The axis parameters’ origin search

direction is not 0 or 1.

Origin detection
method error

1607 Even though the axis parameters’

origin search operation is not set
to single-direction mode, the origin
detection method setting is not 0,
1, or 2.

Group Name Code Cause Remedy