Omron CS Series Operator's Manual

Starting Methods for the CX-Simulator Section 3-1
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3-1 Starting Methods for the CX-Simulator
There are two different methods that can be used to start the CX-Simulator.
Method 1: Starting and Going Online from the CX-Programmer
Select [Simulator Online Connection] from the [PLC] menu.
Method 2: Starting from the CX-Simulator Menus
The CX-Simulator can be started separately from the CX-Simulator menus.
Settings are made using the PLC Setup Wizard, operations are performed on
the Simulator Connections Window, and an online connection is made from
the CX-Programmer.
Note Method 1 can be used to make an online connection for a CX-Simulator al-
ready started using the CX-Simulator menus for method 2.
The differences between these two methods are listed in the following table.
Method Method 1: Starting and Going Online
from the CX-Programmer
Method 2: Starting from the CX-Simulator
Menus
Main Differences ・Used when serial communications
and connections to FinsGateway ap-
plications will not be performed.
・Used when a PLC data directory will
not be specified and UM or I/O mem-
ory data saved or read.
・Used when serial communications or
connections to FinsGateway applications
will be performed.
・Used when a PLC data directory will be
specified and UM or I/O memory data
saved or read.
Select PLC Supported. Automatically selected
according to CX-
Programmer project.
PLC Unit Registration Not supported.
Register Network Commu-
nications
Not supported.
Serial Communications
Setting
Not supported.
UM Settings Not supported.
PLC Clock Settings Supported.
PLC Operation Settings Supported.
Pop-up Menus
System
Status
Settings
Initialize PLC Not supported.
Supported.
System Status Setting Win-
dow
Status Display LED
Cycle Time Display
Operation Mode
UM Settings Display
Message Display
Alarm Display
Status
Display
Detail Status Display
Not supported. Supported.
System Status Setting Win-
dow
Run
Scan Run
Continuous Scan Run
Step Run
Continuous Step Run
Pause
Stop
Scan Replay
Pro-
gram
Execu-
tion
Opera-
tion
Reset
Supported.
Toolbar: Execution
Operation
Supported.
Toolbar: Execu-
tion Operation
Show Step Run
Task Control
Debug-
ging
Opera-
tion
I/O Break Condition Set-
ting
Supported.
Toolbar: Debugging
Operation
Supported.
Toolbar: Debug-
ging Operation
Read All Not supported. Supported.Files
Save All Not supported. Supported.
I/O Condition Operation Supported. Supported.
Data Replay Supported.
Pop-up Menus
Supported.
Replay
Command Log Not supported. Supported.
Menus
Debug
Console
Window
Connection with Application Pro-
grams
Not supported. Supported.
Work CX-Simulator Window
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Omron CS Series Specifications

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Brand	Omron
Model	CS Series
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English