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Exceptional Functionality
Easy maintenance with the Ladder Monitor
The NS HMI (except for the NS5 series) has a Ladder Monitor built in
as a standard feature. A Ladder Monitor is an application that allows
you to monitor the ladder program in the CS/CJ series PLC. With the
Ladder Monitor you can monitor the execution status of the ladder pro-
gram in the connected PLC without the need to use software (CX-Pro-
grammer). Many useful functions are provided with the Ladder Monitor
like viewing I/O comments, monitor and change values, search
addresses, easy navigation and capture ladder image.
Easily utilizing advanced functions
Data block (Recipe) function
Data blocks (recipe function) allow several numeric values and/or
character strings to be transferred to/from memory areas, such as PLC
data areas. Data blocks can be used to change the system’s production
setup even faster.
Communication drivers
The NS-series HMI can connect to several non-Omron devices. This
means the NS HMI can have communication on one port to an Omron
devices and on the second port to a non-Omron device. Contact Omron
for up-to-date information on the available communication drivers for
the NS HMI series.
Macro functions
The NS provide an extensive set of macro functions that can be used
to perform many different operations.
These functions allows the HMI to process screen display actions or
calculate some data, which was performed by PLC before. Also the
HMI project can be made more interactive using some macro functions
in combination with PLC memory.
Macro functions can be used with screen pages, functional objects, like
buttons and lamps or on specific timing operation.
In general we provide macro functions to perform the following actions
using Conditional and Logical operations:
• Convert and manipulate data
• Read/Write data to a device
• Perform string manipulation
• Perform screen/popup operations
• Store/retrieve data from CF
• Set date/time
• Influence Screen navigation
• Perform loop operation
NS-series
Data Block
Product A
Width Height Colour
100 52 Red
150 54 Blue
200 56 Yellow
300 62 Red
400 64 Blue
Product B
Product C
Product D
Product E
Product B
CS/CJ-series
PLC
Select product
B’s information and
set it in the PLC.
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