Mitsubishi A User Manual

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Simple Application Controllers
System Sketch Screen Operation 7
7-1
7. System Sketch Screen Operation
‘Monitorin
g
in S
y
stem sketch’ is a simple
g
raphics window. S
y
stem sketch is useful to
g
ive the
pictorial view of I/O devices which are connected to the Controller and the associated
pro
g
rammin
g
lo
g
ic. When the Monitorin
g
in S
y
stem sketch window is active, the Wirin
g
tool
bar will be disabled.
The S
y
stem sketch screen user can draw their own dia
g
rams, place I/O devices to represent
the Controller set-up, import OLE files, monitor a runnin
g
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controller, simulate/check
pro
g
rammin
g
lo
g
ic without a controller, and print S
y
stem sketch screen data.
7.1 Components of System sketch window
The S
y
stem Sketch Window has a default rectan
g
le known as the S
y
stem Sketch Base
Rectan
g
le. All the components should be placed within the S
y
stem Sketch Base Rectan
g
le.
7.1.1 System sketch Base Resize
The S
y
stem Sketch Window opens to a minimum default size. The Base can be resized in
width or hei
g
ht b
y
dra
gg
in
g
either the ri
g
ht or bottom ed
g
es respectivel
y
. B
y
dra
gg
in
g
the ri
g
ht
bottom corner of the base rectan
g
le, the base hei
g
ht as well as width chan
g
es. The Base
cannot be resized on left and top ed
g
es.
Components present in the S
y
stem Sketch Window are not moved when base is resized.
Hence the Base can be re-sized onl
y
till the ed
g
e of ri
g
ht most or bottom most component.
Base size can be increased to a scroll bar position limit of 30,000.
7.1.2 Changing the Base Color
Choose a new Base Color from the shades available in the Set Base Color command in the
Options Menu.
7.1.3 Drawing Lines, Ovals, and Rectangles
Lines can be drawn b
y
clickin
g
on the line icon and then movin
g
the mouse to place for the line
to start. Click the mouse button to start the line and release the button when the desired end
point is reached.
Ovals and Rectan
g
les can be drawn in the same manner b
y
choosin
g
the appropriate icons.
7.1.4 Moving and Resizing Lines, Ovals, and Rectangles
The ob
j
ects can be moved within the S
y
stem Sketch base size limit b
y
clickin
g
on them and
dra
gg
in
g
them to the new position. Resizin
g
can be done b
y
pressin
g
the left mouse button on
an
y
of the ed
g
es and dra
gg
in
g
the mouse. The mouse cursor chan
g
es to double headed arrow
when it is moved over the ed
g
es indicatin
g
the direction in which Resizin
g
can be done.
The ob
j
ects can be Resized within the boundaries of the S
y
stem sketch base onl
y
.
Cut, Cop
y
, and Paste can be performed on these ob
j
ects within the S
y
stem Sketch window.

Mitsubishi A Specifications

General

Brand	Mitsubishi
Model	A
Category	Controller
Language	English