Screen Designer for NS Series

NS-CXDC1-V1

CX-Designer – Brand new screen Designer for NS-series PTs.

Greatly reduces the effort of creating screens.
The NS-series Screen Designer Now
The integrated development environment
Addresses for screen objects can be set referring to newly added Symbol Tables.
Work hours spent setting addresses can be greatly reduced by importing CX-Programmer
Symbol Tables.
The project Workspace and Output Window are used for the user interface just as with the
other Support Software packaged in the CX-One.

User Interface with the Utmost in Efficiency

All addresses and comments can be managed
using a single Symbol Table. Improved Icons and Help
Shows a list of addresses, names, and comments used in project
screen data. Addresses, names, and I/O comments for the
CX-Programmer can also be imported.

The project Workspace enables the user Drastically reduce The Output Window
to look through the entire project. the number of clicks in shows search results.
Screens you want to edit can be opened right the project. In addition to addresses and
away. Just click on the object once to I/O comments used in screen
Perform screen management, such as copying or display or change properties. data, labels can also be used
deleting screens, by simply right-clicking. Multiple objects can be selected as search strings and the
Reusing screens from other projects is easy with to display and change shared results can be displayed.
the CX-Designer. properties all at once.
Settings for alarms, data logs, communications,
and other functions can be easily accessed.
Renewed as the CX-Designer
greatly reduces the effort of building screens.

Do You Type Addresses Twice When Creating Ladder

Programs and Screens?
Previously, creating screens required typing in
addresses for lamps and switches while looking at
symbol tables (i.e., addresses, names, and comments).
This resulted in typing mistakes in addition to having
to input addresses for buttons and lamps twice.
Importing the symbol tables solves the problem of
wasted effort and typing mistakes to greatly reduce
labor spent designing screens.

Import Symbol Tables from CX-Programmer

Symbol tables used in the CX-Programmer can be
imported into the CX-Designer, eliminating the need
to type addresses twice. Also, allocation errors are
prevented by allocating
addresses from the symbol
table list without re-typing
them.
Drag & Drop!

Example of Easy Address Allocation

1 Create a switch on
the screen. 2 Check the comment then drag-and-drop the symbol from the symbol table to the property list.

3 Allocations for buttons

and lamps can also be
checked on the screen
using comments
Drag & Drop!
imported from the
CX-Programmer.
A variety of newly added functions greatly improves editing, reusing, and search
functions for screens and objects.
Reusing Screens and Objects Is Setting Each Object on the Screen One
Troublesome. by One Is Troublesome.

Easily Reuse Screens and Objects Edit Properties

Screens can be easily reused between projects by dragging • Show a list of the objects on
and dropping them. Changes to allocation information, the screen and easily edit
such as changing the screen number for the screen switch the display.
button after reuse, is minimized. • Properties shared even by
objects of different types can
Project B be extracted and changed
collectively.

Project A Editing Overlapping Objects Is

Troublesome.

Drag & Drop! Select Object List

• Overlapping objects can be
selected.
• Use the display filter to
display only the desired
objects.

Finding the Screen to Edit from among

Many Screens Is Troublesome.

Guidance from the Click.

Search Results to the
Transferring All Screens Was Required Even
Correct Location
Associated objects can also be
Though a Few Screens Were Changed…
searched for using I/O
comments and labels in addition Quick Transfer
to addresses, with the results Previously, all screens had to be transferred even if only a
displayed in the search window. few communications settings or alarms were changed. The
quick transfer function automatically identifies the change
and transfers only the changed screens.

Search results
displayed.

What? ged?
l chan The Same Easy Operation
Th o as used to
e to
w
p. Bu t I
tool!
m the old
Ju The previous easy operation
has been retained, so object
dialog boxes, alarms, and
Click the search other objects can be set as
results. easily as before.
Using the CX-Designer reduces the time spent on creating
screens from 23 minutes to 4 minutes 35 seconds.
Customer Requests The CX-Designer greatly reduces design time.

Reusing existing screens Multiple projects can be started at the same time.
takes time. 6 minutes Start the multiple
reduced projects, select the
Existing screens are reused to
to 1 screens to be reused, and
improve design efficiency, but
each screen must be imported simply drop them where
individually and alarm settings they will be reused.
must be imported. Multiple screens and
alarm settings can be Drag & Drop!
Incorporating ten imported in one
pages and setting the operation. es
6 timfast
alarms required 6 a s
minutes. Completed in 1 minute with the CX-Designer.

Multiple objects can't be Changes can be made all in one batch in the property list.
changed all in one 6 minutes When 36 objects are
reduced to selected as a group, the
batch. 20 seconds shared properties of those
Shared settings, such as the frame
color and interlock addresses for objects will be displayed in
numeric inputs, must be changed the property list. When the
after importing screens. Changing address or frame color is
36 addresses and colors one by changed in the property
one is a hassle. list, they are instantly
es
18 tim
changed for all the objects.
6 minutes required to f a st
as
change 36 items. Completed in 20 seconds with the CX-Designer.

Inputting addresses is a Addresses can be directly selected from symbol tables.

hassle. 6 minutes The CX-Designer can
Addresses for the touch panel
reduced import PLC symbol
were typed into the PLC but the
to 3 tables. Simply select the
same addresses has to be address input from the
typed again into the screen symbol table list and click
creation tool. the OK Button. I/O
comments are included,
so address selection is
easy. e
6 minutes required to Twifcast
a s
input 36 addresses. Completed in 3 minutes with the CX-Designer.

Creating screens is a Creating screens is easy with the Smart Active

hassle. 5 minutes Part library.
reduced to
There's not enough time to Select the Smart Active
15 seconds
create screens. And, debugging Part in the library and
is a hassle . . . simply drag and drop it.
The Smart Active Parts
are produced by OMRON,
Just creating a so debugging is not Drag & Drop!
required.
Temperature es
20 tim
f a st
Controller faceplate as
takes 5 minutes. Completed in 15 seconds with the CX-Designer.
The figures above are reference values based on comparisons made by OMRON.
CX-Designer version 1.0 was used for the measurements. Actual figures may vary with the computer's
operating environment.
 Standard Models
Name Specifications Model

1 license CXONE-AL01C-E
The CX-One is an integrated tool pack that
provides programming and monitoring
software for OMRON PLCs and components. The 3 licenses CXONE-AL03C-E
CX-One
FA Integrated CX-One runs on any of the following
Tool Package operating systems: Windows 98 SE, Me, NT 4.0 10 licenses CXONE-AL10C-E
Ver. 1.1 (Service Pack 6a), 2000 (Service Pack 3 or higher),
or XP.
CX-Designer version 1. is included in the CX-One. 30 licenses CXONE-AL30C-E
Refer to the CX-One catalog (R134) for details.
50 licenses CXONE-AL50C-E

The CX-Designer can also be ordered individually using the following model number.
CX- OS: Window 98 SE, Me, NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6a or
Designer higher), 2000 (Service Pack 3 or higher), or XP. One license NS-CXDC1-V1
Ver.1. The Ladder Monitor Software is included.

Site licenses are also available for users that need to use the CX-One on many computers.
Ask your OMRON representative for details.

CX-Designer Operating Environment

Recommended CPU Pentium 3, 1 GHz MHz min. required
Recommended memory 256 Mbytes min.
Hard disk free space 700 Mbytes are required at setup. (See note.)
CD-ROM drive Required for installation.
Display A minimum resolution of 800 x 800 pixels is recommended.
Windows 98 SE, Me, NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6a),
Compatible OS
2000 (Service Pack 3 or higher), or XP

Note: Approx. 1.8 GB of available hard disk space is required to install the CX-One.
Precaution on CX-Designer Operating System
The CX-Designer will not run on Microsoft Windows 95 or on operating systems with service packs older than those given in the
system requirements. If you are using Window 95 or an older service pack than given in the specifications, you must upgrade
your operating system before installing the CX-Designer. The required system and hard disk free space depend on your system
environment.

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