Section 2 NS Series Functions 2-9 Buttons
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No. Setting Details
1 Object
comment
Sets an explanatory comment for the pasted object (up to 32 characters).
2 Function Used to select the functions that will operate when the Command Button is pressed.
Switch screen, Key Button, Control Pop-up screen, Display System Menu, stop
buzzer, none, Video control-video capture, Video control-Contrast Adjustment, Video
control-Vision Sensor Console Output, Data Block Control, and Authentication Can-
cellation can be selected as required. The detailed settings differ with each function.
3 Button shape Used to select Rectangle, Circle, or Select Shape.
Switch Screen
The screen can be switched when the button is pressed and released again. The destination screen for
the switch screen can be selected from the following five types.
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No. Setting Details
1 Specified screen Switches to a specified page number.
2 Indirect Specification
of Screen No.
Reads the contents of a specified address as the page number and switches to
that specified screen page number.
3 Selection by Pop-up
Menu
Displays a pop-up menu for screen selection. (Up to 32 items of up to 64 char-
acters each). The display position of the pop-up menu can be specified to be
above or below the Command Button.
4 Backward The last 32 page switching operations are recorded and the pages can be re-
turned based on this record.
Switches to pop-up screens cannot be recorded.
5 Forward If the Backward function has been used to go back to previous pages, the For-
ward function can be used to move ahead to later pages.
6 Write Screen Page
No. to the Address
when Switching a
Screen
The destination screen number can be written to a specified address when
screens are switched. Click the check box on the left and specify the write ad-
dress.
At the PT, a scroll bar will be displayed if
there are more than ten items on a pop-up
menu, as shown on the left. Use the scroll
bar to display other items on the menu.