PART 2: CX-Server PLC Tools
CHAPTER 5 – Data Trace/Time Chart Monitor Component OMRON
CX-Server PLC Tools_Page 60
Settings on [Settings] Tab
Set execution conditions of continuous Data Trace. Select [Settings] tab on [Data Trace Configuration] dialog
box.
Item Function
[Trace Type] Select [Trace (Continuous)].
[Sampling Setting] Select sampling conditions of Data Trace.
[Fixed Interval]
Operate sampling with fixed interval. Sampling cycle is set in millisecond
increments. I/O data per sampling cycle will be sampled.
[Once Per Cycle]
Sampling per one scan. I/O data will be sampled after END operation is
executed
[Once Per Synchronous Operation Cycle]*1, *2
1 Sample per synchronous operation cycle. I/O data will be sampled after
END instruction of synchronous operation cycle is executed.
[On TRSM Instruction]
Sampling is performed when TRSM Instruction is executed. I/O data on
TRSM Instruction is sampled.
[Number of Samples] Set number of samples in obtained data to be saved per file.
[Maximum Time
Span]
Set how long the collected data will be kept in PC. Select the unit from
[Minutes], [Hours], and [Date].
[Logging
Settings]
[Folder Path] Select a folder to save the collected data. The result will be automatically
saved to the selected folder with the folder name automatically assigned as
“(PLC name) Trace data (Year Month Date)-(Hour).csv”. (See note.)
[Trace Start on Monitor/Run Mode]
Check Box. *3
Check on the box to start trace automatically at the timing when PLC mode
changes to Monitor mode or Run mode (including Power ON).
[Trace Start Executing
Automatically After Download]
Check Box
Check on the box to start logging automatically after transferring execution
conditions of logging to PLC.
Note: A continuous data trace may not run continuously for the specified maximum time span.
*1 Continuous tracing cannot be used if the synchronous control cycle is less than 3.0 ms.