Manual XP-Builder

Manual de Instruções para o Software Grátis XP-Builder para IHMs da LSIS.

Chapter 1 How To Start...........................................................................................................1-1~1-15
1.1 Features of the XP-Builder.................................................................................................................................................1-1
1.2 System Requirements for Operation of XP-Builder.........................................................................................................1-8
1.3 Setup of XP-Builder ............................................................................................................................................................1-8
Chapter 2 Overview and Basics of XGT Panel....................................................................2-1~2-36
2.1 Overview of XGT Panel......................................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1.1 Introduction of XGT Panel.......................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1.2 Data Displayed in XGT Panel ...............................................................................................................................2-1
2.1.3 Examples of Simple Operation of XGT Panel.......................................................................................................2-2
2.2 Basics of XGT Panel...........................................................................................................................................................2-4
2.2.1 Project Creation........................................................................................................................................................2-4
2.2.2 Project Properties Change......................................................................................................................................2-5
2.2.3 Window Creation and Properties Change.............................................................................................................2-8
2.2.4 Display Editing..........................................................................................................................................................2-14
2.2.5 State and Address Check ......................................................................................................................................2-28
2.2.6 Project Saving and Data Error Check ..................................................................................................................2-30
2.2.7 Simulation and Transfer .........................................................................................................................................2-32
Chapter 3 Composition of XP-Builder..................................................................................3-1~3-22
3.1 Display Composition...........................................................................................................................................................3-1
3.2 Menu Composition..............................................................................................................................................................3-3
3.3 Title Bar ................................................................................................................................................................................3-8
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3.4 Status Bar.............................................................................................................................................................................3-8
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3.5 Docking Window.................................................................................................................................................................3-9
3.6 Screen Tap Group ..............................................................................................................................................................3-12
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3.7 User Specific........................................................................................................................................................................3-14
3.7.1 Tool Bar ...................................................................................................................................................................3-14
3.7.2 Shortcut Key Setting ................................................................................................................................................3-16
3.7.3 Tool Box Option Setting ...........................................................................................................................................3-18
3.8 Option...................................................................................................................................................................................3-20
3.8.1 Editing Option ...........................................................................................................................................................3-20
3.8.2 Project Management Option...................................................................................................................................3-22
Chapter 4 Project.....................................................................................................................4-1~4-10

4.1 Project File Management .................................................................................................................................................4-1
4.1.1 Creating New Project...............................................................................................................................................4-1
4.1.2 Opening Project........................................................................................................................................................4-2
4.1.3 Saving Project...........................................................................................................................................................4-5
4.1.4 Saving as Project......................................................................................................................................................4-6
4.1.5 Closing Project..........................................................................................................................................................4-6
4.2 Project Password................................................................................................................................................................4-7
4.2.1 Password Setting .....................................................................................................................................................4-7
4.2.2 Password Change ...................................................................................................................................................4-8
4.2.3 Password Deletion...................................................................................................................................................4-8
4.3 Make-up of Project..............................................................................................................................................................4-9
Chapter 5 Screen Editing .......................................................................................................5-1~5-44
5.1 Overview of Screen.............................................................................................................................................................5-1
5.1.1 Basic Screen.............................................................................................................................................................5-2
5.1.2 Window Screen........................................................................................................................................................5-3
5.1.3 Part Screen...............................................................................................................................................................5-4
5.1.4 Key Window Screen................................................................................................................................................5-4
5.1.5 Global Window Screen............................................................................................................................................5-5
5.2 New Window Insertion ......................................................................................................................................................5-7
5.3 Setting as Start Screen.......................................................................................................................................................5-9
5.4 Opening/Closing Screen ..................................................................................................................................................5-10
5.4.1 Opening Screen.......................................................................................................................................................5-10
5.4.2 Closing Window........................................................................................................................................................5-11
5.5 Renaming ..........................................................................................................................................................................5-12
5.6 Screen Properties .............................................................................................................................................................5-13
5.6.1 General Properties .................................................................................................................................................5-13
5.6.2 Background Properties............................................................................................................................................5-14
5.6.3 Other Properties.......................................................................................................................................................5-16
5.7 Screen Editing ...................................................................................................................................................................5-19
5.7.1 Copying Screen and Pasting Screen.....................................................................................................................5-19
5.7.2 Cut and Paste...........................................................................................................................................................5-20
5.7.3 Deleting Screen........................................................................................................................................................5-21
5.8 Drawing Figures/Objects....................................................................................................................................................5-22
5.8.1 Using Editing Tools...................................................................................................................................................5-22
5.9 Drawing Figures..................................................................................................................................................................5-25
5.9.1 Overview of Figures.................................................................................................................................................5-25
5.9.2 Drawing a Figure by Type........................................................................................................................................5-28
5.10 Drawing an Object............................................................................................................................................................5-38
5.11 Drawing Figure or Object from Library............................................................................................................................5-44

Chapter 6 Object and Figure Editing....................................................................................6-1~6-49
6.1 Selection ..............................................................................................................................................................................6-1

6.2 Size Adjustment...................................................................................................................................................................6-2
6.3 Properties Change..............................................................................................................................................................6-4
6.4 Delete...................................................................................................................................................................................6-4
6.5 Cut - Paste...........................................................................................................................................................................6-4
6.6 Copy - Paste........................................................................................................................................................................6-5
6.7 Multi Copy ..........................................................................................................................................................................6-5
6.8 Drag and Drop.....................................................................................................................................................................6-11
6.9 Undo and Redo of Editing..................................................................................................................................................6-13
6.10 Group and Ungrouping.....................................................................................................................................................6-14
6.11 Rotation..............................................................................................................................................................................6-16
6.12 Symmetric Movement ......................................................................................................................................................6-17
6.13 Arrangement ....................................................................................................................................................................6-19
6.14 Change of Drawing Order................................................................................................................................................6-20
6.15 Same Size.........................................................................................................................................................................6-22
6.16 Justification to the Center.................................................................................................................................................6-24
6.17 Same Space......................................................................................................................................................................6-25
6.18 Paste ................................................................................................................................................................................6-26
6.19 Movement by a Dot ..........................................................................................................................................................6-29
6.20 Change of Location and Size of Figure and Object .....................................................................................................6-30
6.21 Auxiliary Functions for Editing Object and figure ..........................................................................................................6-32
6.21.1 Thumbnail...............................................................................................................................................................6-32
6.21.2 Pan Window...........................................................................................................................................................6-33
6.21.3 Zooming..................................................................................................................................................................6-34
6.21.4 Grid and Gridding...................................................................................................................................................6-35
6.21.5 View/Hide of Margin Line and Guide Line .........................................................................................................6-36
6.21.6 Object ID Viewer ..................................................................................................................................................6-39
6.21.7 Object Address Viewer..........................................................................................................................................6-42
6.21.8 Object Status Viewer..............................................................................................................................................6-43
6.21.9 IME Viewer .............................................................................................................................................................6-47
6.21.10 Enlargement and Reduction of Editing Window...............................................................................................6-48
6.21.11 Auto Pan................................................................................................................................................................6-49

Chapter 7 Online......................................................................................................................7-1~7-29
7.1 Connection Composition....................................................................................................................................................7-1
7.1.1 Serial(RS232) Connection.......................................................................................................................................7-1
7.1.2 Ethernet Connection................................................................................................................................................7-4
7.2 Project Transfer...................................................................................................................................................................7-9
7.3 Transfer to Removable Device..........................................................................................................................................7-14
7.4 Receiving Project File.........................................................................................................................................................7-16
7.5 Receiving Backup...............................................................................................................................................................7-19
7.6 XGT Panel Update.............................................................................................................................................................7-23
7.7 Change and Display of XGT Panel Information...............................................................................................................7-25
7.8 Communication Errors and Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................7-29

Chapter 8 Graphic/Object Library....................................................................................... 8-1~8-40

8.1 Graphic Library....................................................................................................................................................................8-1
8.1.1 Graphic Library Window Composition ..................................................................................................................8-2
8.1.2 Library Insertion, Editing and Background Image Setting ....................................................................................8-4
8.1.3 User Graphic Library List Creation, Deletion and Name Change........................................................................8-8
8.1.4 Registration and Deletion of User Graphic Library ..............................................................................................8-11
8.1.5 User Graphic Library Send Out/Invocation ..........................................................................................................8-15
8.1.6 User graphic library; Saving image/Image information/ Changing image/Applying transparency ...................8-20
8.1.7 Registering the selected figure to graphic library as WMF format.......................................................................8-25
8.2 Object Library ....................................................................................................................................................................8-27
8.2.1 Library Window .......................................................................................................................................................8-27
8.2.2 Library Insertion and Editing ..................................................................................................................................8-29
8.2.3 User Object Library list Creation, Deletion and Name Change ...........................................................................8-31
8.2.4 User Object Library Registration, Deletion and Icon Change ............................................................................8-33
8.2.5 User Object Library Export/Import ........................................................................................................................8-36
8.2.6 Name Change of the Object User Library..............................................................................................................8-40

Chapter 9 Useful Tools............................................................................................................9-1~9-25
9.1 Finding and Replacing Devices .......................................................................................................................................9-1
9.2 Finding/Replacing All Devices............................................................................................................................................9-4
9.2.1 Find All .....................................................................................................................................................................9-4
9.2.2 Replace All................................................................................................................................................................9-6
9.3 Memory Use Status ............................................................................................................................................................9-8
9.4 Device Cross Reference ..................................................................................................................................................9-10
9.5 Data Check..........................................................................................................................................................................9-11
9.6 Viewing Device Map...........................................................................................................................................................9-12
9.7 Script Cross Reference......................................................................................................................................................9-13
9.8 Moving to Next/Previous Screen.......................................................................................................................................9-15
9.9 Property Screen..................................................................................................................................................................9-17
9.10 Font Export/Installation.....................................................................................................................................................9-20
9.10.1 Font Export.............................................................................................................................................................9-20
9.10.2 Font Installation......................................................................................................................................................9-21
9.11 Automatically Registering string into string table............................................................................................................9-22
9.12 HTML Device Copier........................................................................................................................................................9-24
Chapter 10 Project Printing................................................................................................10-1~10-17
10.1 Print Setting .....................................................................................................................................................................10-1
10.1.1 List .........................................................................................................................................................................10-1
10.1.2 Page Setting...........................................................................................................................................................10-4
10.1.3 Header/Footer ......................................................................................................................................................10-5
10.2 Print Contents ..................................................................................................................................................................10-8
10.2.1 Project Property......................................................................................................................................................10-9
10.2.2 Screen Thumbnails................................................................................................................................................10-10

10.2.3 Screen.....................................................................................................................................................................10-11
10.2.4 Text Table................................................................................................................................................................10-12
10.2.5 Scheduler................................................................................................................................................................10-12
10.2.6 Logging ...................................................................................................................................................................10-13
10.2.7 Flow Alarm..............................................................................................................................................................10-13
10.2.8 System Alarm.........................................................................................................................................................10-14
10.2.9 History Alarm ..........................................................................................................................................................10-14
10.2.10 Recipe .................................................................................................................................................................10-15
10.2.11 Script ....................................................................................................................................................................10-16
10.2.12 Tag.........................................................................................................................................................................10-17
10.2.13 Cross Reference..................................................................................................................................................10-17
Chapter 11 Simulation......................................................................................................... 11-1~11-10
11.1 Simulation Display.............................................................................................................................................................11-2
11.1.1 Starting Simulation..................................................................................................................................................11-3
11.1.2 Device Monitoring...................................................................................................................................................11-4
11.1.3 Device Value Change............................................................................................................................................11-8
11.1.4 Screen Viewer of Device List.................................................................................................................................11-10
Chapter 12 Bar Code Setting...............................................................................................12-1~12-3
12.1 Use and Setting Procedure..............................................................................................................................................12-1
12.2 Example of Use of Bar Code...........................................................................................................................................12-2
Chapter 13 Project Properties ...........................................................................................13-1~13-30
13.1 Summary...........................................................................................................................................................................13-2
13.2 XGT Panel Settings..........................................................................................................................................................13-3
13.3 Screen Change Switch.....................................................................................................................................................13-15
13.4 Security Settings ...............................................................................................................................................................13-16
13.5 Key Window Settings .......................................................................................................................................................13-19
13-6 Language ..........................................................................................................................................................................13-20
13-7 Storage Settings................................................................................................................................................................13-24
13-8 Global Script Settings.......................................................................................................................................................13-26
13-9 Auxiliary Settings...............................................................................................................................................................13-27
13-10 Extended Controller Settings.........................................................................................................................................13-30
Chapter 14 Common Data................................................................................................14-1~14-104
14.1 Tag......................................................................................................................................................................................14-2
14.1.1 Use of Tag...............................................................................................................................................................14-3
14.1.2 Tag Setting..............................................................................................................................................................14-5

14.1.3 Entry of Device Address by Tag............................................................................................................................14-7
14.1.4 Tag Name Rule ......................................................................................................................................................14-10
14.1.5 Tag Entry Window Device Setting........................................................................................................................14-10
14.1.6 Deletion of Tag........................................................................................................................................................14-11
14.1.7 Tag Type Change...................................................................................................................................................14-12
14.1.8 Importing XG5000 Symbol ..................................................................................................................................14-12
14.2 Text Table...........................................................................................................................................................................14-15
14.2.1 Text Table................................................................................................................................................................14-15
14.2.2 Text Table Setting...................................................................................................................................................14-18
14.2.3 Text Selection Dialog Box......................................................................................................................................14-19
14.2.4 Bit Message Setting...............................................................................................................................................14-20
14.2.5 Word Message Setting ........................................................................................................................................14-22
14.2.6 Object Caption........................................................................................................................................................14-23
14.2.7 Flow Alarm..............................................................................................................................................................14-24
14.2.8 History Alarm Contents/Alarm Navigator.............................................................................................................14-25
14.2.9 Multilanguage Entry Setting (Editing Language) ...............................................................................................14-27
14.2.10 Runtime Language Setting.................................................................................................................................14-29
14.2.11 Language Change...............................................................................................................................................14-31
14.2.12 Multi-Language Supporting Font........................................................................................................................14-36
14.2.13 Font.......................................................................................................................................................................14-39
14.3 Flow Alarm.........................................................................................................................................................................14-40
14.3.1 Use of Flow Alarm..................................................................................................................................................14-40
14.3.2 Flow Alarm Setting.................................................................................................................................................14-41
14.3.3 Display of Details of Flow Alarm............................................................................................................................14-43
14.4 History Alarm.....................................................................................................................................................................14-46
14.4.1 Alarm History Setting.............................................................................................................................................14-46
14.4.2 Use of History Alarm..............................................................................................................................................14-50
14.4.3 Setting of No. of Alarms Occurred........................................................................................................................14-54
14.4.4 Setting of History Alarm Sampling Time ..............................................................................................................14-55
14.4.5 History Alarm Occurrence and Restoration.........................................................................................................14-57
14.4.6 History Alarm Structure..........................................................................................................................................14-61
14.4.7 History Alarm Group Setting..................................................................................................................................14-62
14.4.8 Setting of Detailed Display of History Alarm........................................................................................................14-62
14.4.9 Saving History Alarm Data ....................................................................................................................................14-65
14.4.10 Device displaying selected alarm.......................................................................................................................14-67
14.4.11 Function to send alarm data via E-Mail..............................................................................................................14-68
14.5 Logging..............................................................................................................................................................................14-70
14.5.1 Use of Logging.......................................................................................................................................................14-70
14.5.2 Logging Setting Display.........................................................................................................................................14-72
14.5.3 Setting of Device to Log.........................................................................................................................................14-77
14.5.4 Periodical Logging(Time) Setting..........................................................................................................................14-78
14.5.5 Periodical Logging(Bit Device) Setting.................................................................................................................14-79
14.5.6 Conditional Logging Setting..................................................................................................................................14-79
14.5.7 Logging Control Device Setting............................................................................................................................14-80
14.5.8 Logging Area Setting .............................................................................................................................................14-82
14.5.9 Logging Data Saving .............................................................................................................................................14-83
14.5.10 Logging Data Backup..........................................................................................................................................14-85
14.6 Recipe................................................................................................................................................................................14-88

14.6.1 Use of Recipe.........................................................................................................................................................14-88
14.6.2 Recipe Setting........................................................................................................................................................14-89
14.6.3 Recipe Action Trigger ...........................................................................................................................................14-91
14.6.4 Recipe Control Device...........................................................................................................................................14-93
14.6.5 Storage of Recipe Data .........................................................................................................................................14-93
14.6.6 Saving file recipe data............................................................................................................................................14-94
14.7 Scheduler .........................................................................................................................................................................14-95
14.7.1 Use of Scheduler....................................................................................................................................................14-95
14.7.2 Scheduler Setting...................................................................................................................................................14-96
14.7.3 Scheduler Operation Setting.................................................................................................................................14-98
14.7.4 Scheduler Operation Priority Setting....................................................................................................................14-100
14.8 Script ..................................................................................................................................................................................14-102
14.8.1 Use of Script ...........................................................................................................................................................14-102
14.8.2 Global Script Setting ..............................................................................................................................................14-104
14.8.3 Display Change Script Setting..............................................................................................................................14-105
14.8.4 Scheduler Script Execution Setting......................................................................................................................14-106
14.8.5 Object Script Setting ..............................................................................................................................................14-106
Chapter 15 Common Data Editing....................................................................................15-1~15-37
15.1 Editing ................................................................................................................................................................................15-1
15.2 Tag......................................................................................................................................................................................15-12
15.3 Text Table...........................................................................................................................................................................15-18
15.4 Flow Alarm.........................................................................................................................................................................15-23
15.5 History Alarm.....................................................................................................................................................................15-23
15.6 Logging..............................................................................................................................................................................15-26
15.7 Recipe................................................................................................................................................................................15-26
15.8 Scheduler...........................................................................................................................................................................15-28
15.9 Script ..................................................................................................................................................................................15-29
Chapter 16 Object Setting ..................................................................................................16-1~16-44
16.1 Device Setting...................................................................................................................................................................16-1
16.2 Display Function Setting...................................................................................................................................................16-8
16.3 Text Setting........................................................................................................................................................................16-17
16.4 Conditional Sentence Setting...........................................................................................................................................16-24
16.4.1 Area Editing Dialog Box.........................................................................................................................................16-24
16.4.2 Condition List Dialog Box ......................................................................................................................................16-26
16.5 Offset Setting.....................................................................................................................................................................16-28
16.6 Operating Condition Setting.............................................................................................................................................16-30
16.7 Security Setting ...............................................................................................................................................................16-34
16.8 Script ................................................................................................................................................................................16-36
16.8.1 Cautions in Script Operation ...............................................................................................................................16-36
16.8.2 Direct Variables and Internal Variables within Script...........................................................................................16-36
16.8.3 Examples of Script Result.....................................................................................................................................16-38

16.8.4 Script Setting Items ..............................................................................................................................................16-40
16.9 Setting Display Trigger Function......................................................................................................................................16-41
Chapter 17 Object..............................................................................................................17-1~17-379
17.1 Lamp Object......................................................................................................................................................................17-1
17.1.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................17-1
17.1.2 Lamp Types............................................................................................................................................................17-1
17.1.3 Bit Lamp Setting Items...........................................................................................................................................17-1
17.1.4 Word Lamp Setting Items......................................................................................................................................17-6
17.1.5 Items to establish N-Phase Lamp........................................................................................................................17-13
17.2 Switch Object.....................................................................................................................................................................17-17
17.2.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................17-17
17.2.2 Switch Types...........................................................................................................................................................17-17
17.2.3 Bit Switch Setting Items.........................................................................................................................................17-17
17.2.4 Word Switch Setting Item......................................................................................................................................17-25
17.2.5 Change Screen Switch Settings...........................................................................................................................17-33
17.2.6 Special Function Switch Settings..........................................................................................................................17-39
17.2.7 Multi Action Switch Settings ..................................................................................................................................17-59
17.3 Message Object................................................................................................................................................................17-67
17.3.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................17-67
17.3.2 Message Types......................................................................................................................................................17-67
17.3.3 Bit Message Settings.............................................................................................................................................17-69
17.3.4 Word Message Settings........................................................................................................................................17-76
17.4 Numeric/Text Object .......................................................................................................................................................17-90
17.4.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................17-90
17.4.2 Types of Numeric/Text Objects.............................................................................................................................17-90
17.4.3 Numeric Input Settings ..........................................................................................................................................17-91
17.4.4 Numeric Display Settings......................................................................................................................................17-116
17.4.5 Text Input Unit Settings..........................................................................................................................................17-128
17.4.6 Text Display Settings..............................................................................................................................................17-142
17.5 Window Object ................................................................................................................................................................17-150
17.5.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................17-150
17.5.2 Types of Window Invocation.................................................................................................................................17-150
17.5.3 Bit Window Settings...............................................................................................................................................17-150
17.5.4 Word Window Settings..........................................................................................................................................17-156
17.6 Part Object.........................................................................................................................................................................17-167
17.6.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................17-167
17.6.2 Types of Part Invocation........................................................................................................................................17-167
17.6.3 Bit Part Settings ....................................................................................................................................................17-171
17.6.4 Word Part Settings.................................................................................................................................................17-177
17.7 Animation Object .............................................................................................................................................................17-188
17.7.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................17-188
17.7.2 Animation Settings .................................................................................................................................................17-188
17.8 Graph Object ...................................................................................................................................................................17-190
17.8.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................17-190

17.8.2 Types of Graph Objects.........................................................................................................................................17-190
17.8.3 Bar Graph Settings ................................................................................................................................................17-191
17.8.4 Pie Graph Settings.................................................................................................................................................17-204
17.8.5 Meter Graph Settings.............................................................................................................................................17-216
17.8.6 Closed Curve Graph Settings...............................................................................................................................17-227
17.8.7 Trend Graph Settings.............................................................................................................................................17-240
17.8.8 Items to set Logging Trend Graph........................................................................................................................17-254
17.8.9 Items to set Logging Distribution Graph...............................................................................................................17-271
17.8.10 Items to set Real-Time Distribution Chart Graph..............................................................................................17-287
17.9 History Alarm Viewer Object ............................................................................................................................................17-307
17.9.1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................17-307
17.9.2 History Alarm Viewer Settings...............................................................................................................................17-308
17.10 Data List Object...............................................................................................................................................................17-319
17.10.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................................17-319
17.10.2 Data List Settings.................................................................................................................................................17-320
17.11 Logging Viewer Object ...................................................................................................................................................17-329
17.11.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................................17-329
17.11.2 Logging Viewer Settings......................................................................................................................................17-329
17.12 Alarm Navigator Object ..................................................................................................................................................17-341
17.12.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................................17-341
17.12.2 Alarm Navigator Settings.....................................................................................................................................17-342
17.13 Recipe Explorer..............................................................................................................................................................17-344
17.13.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................................17-344
17.13.2 Items to set Recipe Explorer Object...................................................................................................................17-345
17.14 Data List Editor ...............................................................................................................................................................17-350
17.14.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................................17-350
17.14.2 Items to set Data List Editor Object....................................................................................................................17-351
17.15 File Recipe Editor...........................................................................................................................................................17-359
17.15.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................................17-359
17.15.2 File Recipe Editor Object Setting Items.............................................................................................................17-360
17.16 Clock Object....................................................................................................................................................................17-366
17.16.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................................17-366
17.16.2 Clock Object Settings ..........................................................................................................................................17-366
17.17 Screen Insertion Object..................................................................................................................................................17-372
17.17.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................................17-372
17.17.2 Items to set the object to be inserted to a screen .............................................................................................17-375
17.18 Memo Pad Object..........................................................................................................................................................17-376
17.18.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................................................17-376
17.18.2 Items to set Memo pad object ............................................................................................................................17-377
Chapter 18 Script.................................................................................................................18-1~18-95
18.1 Characteristics of Scripts..................................................................................................................................................18-1
18.2 Script Specifications..........................................................................................................................................................18-1
18.2.1 Specifications..........................................................................................................................................................18-1
18.2.2 Detailed Specifications...........................................................................................................................................18-4

18.3 Application Data and Expressions...................................................................................................................................18-56
18.4 XGT Panel Control Functions..........................................................................................................................................18-67
18.4.1 System function......................................................................................................................................................18-67
18.4.2 Print function...........................................................................................................................................................18-68
18.4.3 Script function.........................................................................................................................................................18-69
18.4.4 Device function.......................................................................................................................................................18-70
18.4.5 Communication function........................................................................................................................................18-72
18.4.6 Memory function.....................................................................................................................................................18-76
18.4.7 Data convert ...........................................................................................................................................................18-79
18.4.8 Others......................................................................................................................................................................18-81
18.5 Using Script Tool Bar ........................................................................................................................................................18-84
18.6 Error during Script Execution...........................................................................................................................................18-88
18.7 Script Watchdog and Sleep .............................................................................................................................................18-89
18.8 Error Message...................................................................................................................................................................18-90
Chapter 19 N:1 Communication..........................................................................................19-1~19-8
19.1 N:1 Communication..........................................................................................................................................................19-1
19.2 N:1 Communication Principal ..........................................................................................................................................19-3
19.2.1 Principal ..................................................................................................................................................................19-3
19.2.2 Operating flow diagram.........................................................................................................................................19-4
19.3 Setup..................................................................................................................................................................................19-5
19.4 Regulation and Restriction...............................................................................................................................................19-6
19.5 Token Hold Function and System Device.......................................................................................................................19-7
19.5.1 How to use Token Hold Function .........................................................................................................................19-7
19.5.2 N:1 System Device................................................................................................................................................19-8
19.6 N:1 Communication supported PLC driver.....................................................................................................................19-8
Appendix 1 Device Setting..................................................................................................A1-1~A1-8
A1.1 Connectable PLC Types..................................................................................................................................................A1-1
A1.2 Device List by PLC Type ................................................................................................................................................A1-1
1.2.1 XGK Series...............................................................................................................................................................A1-1
1.2.2 GLOFA-GM Series .................................................................................................................................................A1-3
1.2.3 MASTER-K Series .................................................................................................................................................A1-4
1.2.4 MELSEC-QnA/Q Series ........................................................................................................................................A1-4
A1.3 How to Express Device Address.....................................................................................................................................A1-6
1.3.1 Address Input Control ..............................................................................................................................................A1-7
1.3.2 Address Setting Dialog Box.....................................................................................................................................A1-8
Appendix 2 Problems That Might Occur in XP-Builder Operation.............................A2-1~A2-40
A2.1 Types of Problems............................................................................................................................................................A2-1
A2.2 Problems with Device Setting..........................................................................................................................................A2-2

A2.3 Problems with Common Data Editing ............................................................................................................................A2-5
A2.4 Problems with Communication.......................................................................................................................................A2-13
A2.5 Problems with Download.................................................................................................................................................A2-16
A2.6 Problems with Project Properties Setting.......................................................................................................................A2-34
A2.7 Other Problems ................................................................................................................................................................A2-38
Appendix 3 XP-Util..............................................................................................................A3-1~A3-12
A3.1 Connection Composition.................................................................................................................................................A3-1
3.1.1 Connecting Serial Communication(RS232)..........................................................................................................A3-1
3.1.2 Ethernet Connection................................................................................................................................................A3-4
A3.2 XGT Panel Program Update...........................................................................................................................................A3-9
A3.3 XGT Panel Driver Update ...............................................................................................................................................A3-11
3.3.1 Updating the driver for XGT Panel .........................................................................................................................A3-11
3.3.2 Changing the property of XGT Panel Program Monitor Driver............................................................................A3-12
3.3.3 Driver Deletion..........................................................................................................................................................A3-12
Appendix 4 Program Monitor...........................................................................................A4-1~A4-63
A4.1 Available PLC Type..........................................................................................................................................................A4-1
A4.2 The property of HMI type.................................................................................................................................................A4-2
A4.3 Starting...............................................................................................................................................................................A4-3
4.3.1 Starting with PLC Information..................................................................................................................................A4-3
4.3.2 Starting with a special switches...............................................................................................................................A4-4
A4.4 The Composition of a Screen..........................................................................................................................................A4-6
A4.5 Program Monitor...............................................................................................................................................................A4-8
4.5.1 Selecting Monitor Program......................................................................................................................................A4-8
4.5.2 Displaying Monitor Data ..........................................................................................................................................A4-10
4.5.3 The Display Format of Monitor Data......................................................................................................................A4-11
4.5.4 Changing the current device value.........................................................................................................................A4-12
A4.6 Program List Management..............................................................................................................................................A4-14
4.6.1 Displaying Program List...........................................................................................................................................A4-14
A4.7 Device Monitor..................................................................................................................................................................A4-20
4.7.1 Composition of Device Monitor...............................................................................................................................A4-20
4.7.2 Screen Display Option.............................................................................................................................................A4-20
A4.8 Device Edition...................................................................................................................................................................A4-22
4.8.1 Adding Device..........................................................................................................................................................A4-22
4.8.2 Inserting Device........................................................................................................................................................A4-25
4.8.3 Editing Device...........................................................................................................................................................A4-27
4.8.4 Deleting Device........................................................................................................................................................A4-29
4.8.5 Changing the current device value.........................................................................................................................A4-30
A4.9 Reference..........................................................................................................................................................................A4-33
4.9.1 Device Reference ....................................................................................................................................................A4-33
4.9.2 Label Reference.......................................................................................................................................................A4-40
4.9.3 Sub-routine Reference............................................................................................................................................A4-42

4.9.4 Step Reference ........................................................................................................................................................A4-44
4.9.5 Touch Reference......................................................................................................................................................A4-46
4.9.6 Checking Touch History...........................................................................................................................................A4-54
A4.10 Option Dialog Box ..........................................................................................................................................................A4-56
4.10.1 Displaying Option Dialog Box...............................................................................................................................A4-56
4.10.2 File Saving Option..................................................................................................................................................A4-57
4.10.3 Monitor Display Option..........................................................................................................................................A4-58
4.10.4 LD Option................................................................................................................................................................A4-59
Appendix 5XP-VSP............................................................................................................A5-1~A5-23
A5.1 Characteristics of XP-VSP..............................................................................................................................................A5-1
A5.2 System Requirement to execute XP-VSP.....................................................................................................................A5-2
A5.3 XP-VSP Installation..........................................................................................................................................................A5-3
A5.4 XP-VSP Outline................................................................................................................................................................A5-9
5.4.1 XP-VSP.....................................................................................................................................................................A5-9
5.4.2 Virtual Serial Port......................................................................................................................................................A5-9
5.4.3 Communication through XP-VSP ..........................................................................................................................A5-10
A5.5 Simulation..........................................................................................................................................................................A5-11
5.5.1 Registering Virtual COM Port..................................................................................................................................A5-11
5.5.2 Connecting PLC through ladder software..............................................................................................................A5-12
5.5.3 Undoing Virtual COM...............................................................................................................................................A5-14
A5.6 The composition of a screen ...........................................................................................................................................A5-16
A5.7 The Composition of Menu...............................................................................................................................................A5-17
A5.8 Virtual COM Control.........................................................................................................................................................A5-18
5.8.1 Registering Virtual COM..........................................................................................................................................A5-18
5.8.2 Direct Add for Virtual COM......................................................................................................................................A5-19
5.8.3 Undoing Virtual COM...............................................................................................................................................A5-21
A5.9 PLC Drivers that support XP-VSP..................................................................................................................................A5-21
A5.10 Setting.............................................................................................................................................................................A5-22

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