Section 1 Overview 1-3 Basic Configuration and Functions
NS-Designer Operation Manual
Functional Objects
The following functional objects can be used.
Icon Name Contents
ON/OFF Button Control the ON/OFF status of the specified write address. Any of four
action types can be selected.
Word Button Set numeric data at the specified address. Values can also be in-
creased and decreased.
Command Button Perform special processing, such as switching screens, controlling
pop-up screens, controlling video, etc.
Bit Lamp Turn ON and OFF according to the ON/OFF status of the specified
address.
Word Lamp Light in 10 steps according to the value in the specified address (0 to
9).
Text Display the registered character string.
Numeral Display & Input Numerically display the word data from the specified address and
input data from a tenkey pad.
String Display & Input Display the character string from the word data from the specified
address and input data from a keyboard.
List Selection Display the registered characters string in a list for selection.
Thumbwheel Switch Numerically display the word data from the specified address and
increment and decrement the data when increment/decrement but-
tons are pressed.
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Analogue Meter Display graphs in three colors in circles, semi-circles or quarter cir-
cles for the word data at the specified address.
Level Meter Display levels in three colors for the word data at the specified ad-
dress.
Broken-line Graph Display a broken-line graph for the word data at the specified ad-
dress.
Bitmap Display bitmaps.
Video Display Display images from video cameras and Vision Sensors.
Alarm/Event Display Display alarms or events that have occurred in order of priority.
Alarm/Event Summary
and History
Display summaries or histories of alarms or events that have oc-
curred.
Date Display and set date.
Time Display and set time.
Data Log Graph Display trend graphs for the word data at specified addresses.
Data Block Table Writes to and reads from PLC preset recipe data, such as instruc-
tions for manufacturing process.
Temporary Input Display numerical values and character strings that have been input
during creation of a tenkey or keyboard for Numeral Display & Input
and String Display & Input objects using command buttons.
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