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Programming Devices Section 3-3
The following table provides a comparison between the CX-Programmer func-
tions and the Programming Console functions.
Function Programming Console CX-Programmer
Editing and referencing I/O tables Yes Yes
Deleting I/O tables No Yes
Selecting tasks Yes Yes
Writing pro-
grams
Inputting instructions Writes instructions one at a time using
mnemonics
Writes multiple blocks using mnemon-
ics or ladder programs
Inputting addresses Addresses only Addresses or symbols
I/O comment, rung com-
ment
No Yes
Setting global/local sym-
bols
No Yes (Automatic allocation of local sym-
bols)
Editing programs Inserts instructions and searches for
program addresses
Ye s
(Cutting, pasting, inserting within pro-
grams; searching/exchanging instruc-
tions, addresses, and symbols;
displaying cross-references)
Checking programs No Yes
Monitoring programs Monitors in program address units Monitors multiple blocks
Monitoring I/O memory Simultaneous, 2 points max. Monitors multiple points
Changing I/O memory present values Changes 1 point at a time Yes
Online editing Edits in instruction units Edits multiple adjacent blocks
Debugging Changing timer and
counter settings
Ye s Ye s
Control set/ reset Executes 1 point at a time (or resets all
at once)
Ye s
Differentiation monitoring Yes Yes
Reading cycle time Yes Yes
Data tracing No Yes
Time chart monitoring No Yes
Reading error information Yes (error message display) Yes
Reading error log No Yes
Reading/setting timer information Yes Yes
Reading/setting PLC parameters Yes Yes
Setting CPU Bus Unit parameters No Yes
File mem-
ory opera-
tions
Initializing Memory Card Yes Yes
Initializing EM file mem-
ory
Ye s Ye s
Transferring files between
CPU Unit and file mem-
ory
Ye s Ye s
Remote pro-
gramming
and monitor-
ing
Between Host Link and
Network PLC
No Yes
Via modem No Yes
Setting password protection No Yes
Managing files No Manages files by project.
Printing No Yes
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