8 FUNCTIONS OF THE CONFIGURATION TOOL
8.7 Windows for Creating the Hardware Logic
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Copying a block
A block arranged in the hardware logic outline window can be copied by block unit. The setting values can be changed by
block in a batch and an arranged block can be copied.
■Procedure of copying a block
The following describes the procedure of copying a block.
1. Click the block to be copied.
The block is highlighted (displayed in yellow) and selected.
2. Right-click the block and select "Copy" from the context menu.
• Users can also copy multi function counter blocks by right-clicking a multi function counter block name
(Counter_) in the tree of the Navigation window and selecting "Copy" from the context menu.
• Select [Edit] [Copy] to perform the same operation as selecting "Copy" from the context menu.
■Operation details and restrictions
• Multiple blocks cannot be copied at a time. Only a single block can be copied.
• The link between the block to be copied and other blocks is not copied. However, when the block to be copied is a multi
function counter, link information in the multi function counter block detail window is also copied.
• The following table shows which main blocks can be copied.
*1 This indicates a section in the hardware logic outline window.
Section
*1
Target block Copying Item to be copied
1 External input block Possible Setting values of the block
• Y device terminal
• OUT terminal
Impossible
2 • Parallel encoder block
• SSI encoder block
Possible Setting values of the block
3 Multi function counter block Possible • Setting values in the multi function counter block detail window (the setting
value of User Address is not included) and links
• Link between Event terminals of a multi function counter block in the hardware
logic outline window (the links across blocks cannot be copied.)
4 Logical operation block Possible The setting value of the block
5 External output block Possible Setting values of the block
SI device terminal Impossible
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