Omron NS10-TV Series

Section 2 NS Series Functions 2-17 Data Blocks
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NS Series Programming Manual
A data block consists of records and fields. The address and data format are set for each field. A record
is a group of fields.
Field A
Communications
address
Data type
Record 1
Record 2
Record 3
Record 4
Field B
Communications
address
Data type
Field C
Communications
address
Data type
Conditions, such as the widths and heights shown below, are called fields, and the group of data for
product B is called a record.
Data Block data
Field
Address
Data type Numeral
String
Record
Product B
Product A
Product B
Product D
Product E
Width Height Color
Blue
Red
Yellow
Blue
Red
Product C
150
Blue
54
To set data from a data block in the PT to the PLC, select the record from the data block and write it to
PLC. When writing to the PLC, fields are written in order one at a time from the beginning of the record.
Therefore, it takes time to write the values for all fields.
Product A
Product B
Prod
Pro D
Set in PLC
Product E
Product B's record selected.
Width Color Height
Red
Blue