GLOSSARY OF TERMS – CX-Supervisor User Manual OMRON
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Graphic Object In CX-Supervisor, a graphic object is created in the development
environment, and can be a line, an arc, a polygon (including a square and
rectangle), a round rectangle, an ellipse (including a circle), or a polyline.
A complex object can exist as a combination of two or more graphic
objects.
GUI Graphical User Interface. Part of a program that interacts with the user and
takes full advantage of the graphics displays of computers. A GUI
employs pull-down menus and dialog boxes for ease of use. Like all
Microsoft Windows based applications, CX-Supervisor has a GUI.
I/O type Input/Output type. An attribute of a point that defines the origin and
destination of the data for that point. The data for a point can originate (be
input from) and is destined (is output to) to the internal computer memory
or PLC.
Icon Pictorial representations of computer resources and functions. The CX-
Supervisor development environment and run-time environment are run
from icons.
Ingredient Each recipe consists of at least one ingredient. Each ingredient must be
related to an existing point.
Integer type A type of point where the value of the point can only be a whole positive
or negative number.
Item Within the CX-Supervisor script language, Item is a generic term for a
point, OPC item or Temperature Controller item.
JScript A Java style scripting language supported by Microsoft’s Windows
Scripting Host.
JVM Java Virtual Machine.
Microsoft Excel A spreadsheet application.
Microsoft Windows A windowing environment that is noted for its GUI, and for features such
as multiple typefaces, desk accessories (such as a clock, calculator,
calendar and notepad), and the capability of moving text and graphics from
one application to another via a clipboard.
CX-Supervisor will run only under Microsoft Windows. DDE functions
communicating with other applications supported by CX-Supervisor use
Microsoft Windows as a basis.
Microsoft Word for Windows A word processing application.
Nesting To incorporate one or more IF THEN ELSE/ELSEIF ENDIF statements
inside a structure of the same kind.
Network 1. Part of the PLC configuration, based on the device type. The number
of Networks available is dependant on the device type.
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