Omron CX-ONE User manual

Advanced Industrial Automation
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CX-One
One software for your complete machine

Total machine integration, was a dream in the eighties,
a vision in the nineties and is now materialising into reality.
Enabling complete machine and plant automation from one
single platform without having to worry about fieldbuses,
communications, integration of various software and above
all without being locked with one dominant supplier. Our aim
is to minimize the time and effort you spend in automation
and focus your resources in creativity.
Hence our motto JUST CREATE.
The Automation industry has suffered from overuse
of technical jargon such as CIM, fieldbus, flexibility,
digital motion control or integration for many years,
and these ‘Marketing phrases’ seem to mean totally
different things to suppliers and users and the result
is that many users now don’t believe these claims
from suppliers! Omron is trying to make it easy
for you, so instead of hiding behind this technical
jargon we will instead talk about the functionality
that you really want.
What is Smart Platform?

One software
CX-One, a single programming and configuration environment
that enables the user to build, configure and program networks,
PLCs, HMIs, motion control systems, drives, temperature
controllers and sensors. The result of a single software is to
reduce complexity of the configuration and allowing automation
systems to be programmed or configured with minimal training.
One software extends to support tag sharing between
programming software packages, so for example re-entering
the PLC tags in your HMI software is a thing of the past!
One connection
From a single connection point either locally, through networks
or from a modem connection the Omron ‘Smart Platform’
devices on your machine can programmed or parameterised.
Apart from easier programming and setup this connectivity
allows full remote access or teleservicing of your complete
machine to become a reality.
The same transparent communications architecture also allows
Omron devices to easily communicate together passing and
sharing information and enabling more effective modular
machine design.
One minute
‘Plug & Work’ functionality is achievable with a wide range
of Omron products and covers many areas to reduce the ‘Total
Cost of Ownership’ of an Omron system through reduced
programming, configuration, wiring, setup and maintenance.
‘One minute programming’ is through Omron’s function block
library, device profiles and SMART Active Parts, which can be
simply ‘drag & drop’-configured in contrast to conventional
programing. The SMART Active Parts are pre-defined electronic
objects of field devices (e.g. ‘read actual speed’ of an inverter,
view a scene from a vision sensor, represent a temperature
controllers etc.) that can be dragged and dropped into the
HMI screen.
‘One Minute’ configuration allows advanced devices such as
Vision sensors detecting batch-code data, or advanced gradient
temperature controllers can be configured and ‘taught’ with the
single touch of a button.
Advanced Industrial Automation

CX-One, One software for your
automation system
1. One software
CX-One software
A Network Software CX-Interator
CX-Prtocol
CX-Profibus
B Programming & Simulation Software CX-Programmer
PLC Programming CX-Simulator
HMI Programming SwitchBox utility
CX-Designer
Ladder Monitor software
C Motion and Drives Software CX-Motion, NCF, MCH
CX-Position
CX-Drive
D Regulation and Switching software CX-Thermo
CX-Process Tool
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Advanced Industrial Automation
3. Standard look&feel
4. Easy project management
Previously, each Support Software
application was purchased separately
for each different PLC, Special I/O Unit,
or CPU Bus Unit and had to be installed
individually in the computer. It was also
necessary to register each application
separately for support. With the CX-One
Package, all of the applications can be
purchased and installed together.
In addition, all of the applications can
be registered together as a package.
2. One installation
Common graphical interface and operation for the software, regardless of the device type improves ease of use & reduces
training needs. In terms of ergonomics, the general appearance of the software (menus, functions etc.) is the same for all
products, which aids familiarisation and reduces time spent on training. As for documentation, it is unique and makes
searching is easier.
A common file management operates in the background to automatically save all of the settings for the different devices
into one common directory on your computer allowing an easy PC backup of a project.
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Individually purchase, install,
and register.
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With CX-One
CX-One Package
Purchase, install, and register just once.

Network Software
Integrated software to simplify network configuration and start-up.
Easy configuration for even the most complex of settings.
CX-One covers all of the automation network setting and startup
procedures. The setting and configuration can be made from
any PLC in the network through ‘One Connection’. The networks
covered include all of the common networks - Ethernet and
Integrates together OMRON Automation
Network Software
Controller Link peer-peer networks, Mechatrolink II
motion network, Profibus & DeviceNet fieldbuses and
CompoWay/F & Modbus serial networks.
Graphically configure and start-up any network from CX-Integrator
• The current parameter settings of the
Communications Units can be brought up
in a Window from a PLC in the FA network.
• The online verification function displays
differences between the actual Units
and settings.
• Each parameter setting window displays the
present setting. It is not necessary to refer to
the manual when editing, because the CPS
file’s information identifies each parameter
and shows the allowed setting range.
DeviceNet/Profibus
Ethernet
Controller Link
CompoWay/F MECHATROLINK-II
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The CX-Integrator’s various support functions reduce the time
needed to set up and start a network, even if advanced settings
are required in order to use the FA network functions.
Powerful Support Functions Handle Complex
FA Network Settings
Powerful Controller Link Network Diagnosis Tool3
The Controller Link Network Diagnostic Tool is a standard
feature of the CX-Integrator. This Support Software indicates the
status of the connected Controller Link network, status of the
• The software displays the specified
Controller Link network’s transmission
path and the operating/error status
of each node.
• Errors occurring in the CPU Unit,
Controller Link Units, or Controller
Link Support Boards are displayed.
participating nodes, parameter settings in each node,
connection/disconnection status, and status of signal
transmissions.
• The settings of each node participating in the
specified Controller Link network can be read and
checked for consistency.
• If there are errors, they are displayed in 3 levels
based on order of importance.
• Start data link table settings from the Tool Menu.
• Basic data link table allocations can be performed easily
by specifying the settings in the table with the wizard.
The data link allocation is accomplished just by editing
the necessary entries.
Using the Wizard to set Controller Link Data Link Tables
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Programming Software - PLCs
One programming software for all Omron PLCs, with integrated
management of all hardware configuration.
The CX-Programmer Ver. 6.0, which is bundled with the CX-One
FA Support Tool Package, has evolved from its earlier role as
a PLC Programming Device with the added role as parameter
setting software for PLCs, Special I/O Units, and CPU Bus Units.
Operations from the PLC I/O Tables
When the PLC I/O Table Component starts, each Unit’s settings
and parameters can be read, changed, and compared online
to the actual Units, so system design time and startup time can
be reduced.
Information such as the model number, product name, unit
version, and unit number are clearly displayed in the I/O table.
CPS Files Improve and Simplify Communications Unit Settings
• When a Special I/O Unit or CPU Bus Unit Edit Parameters Dialog Box is started from
an I/O Table, the present settings are called up in the dialog box. The information
from the CPS file clearly shows each parameters function and setting range, so it
isn’t necessary to refer to the manual when setting the parameters.
• The settings are compared online with the actual Units connected at that time.
Any mismatched settings are displayed in orange.
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The CX-Programmer Ver. 6.0, which is bundled with the CX-One
FA Support Tool Package, has evolved from its earlier role as
a PLC Programming Device with the added role as parameter
setting software for PLCs, Special I/O Units, and CPU Bus Units.
Required Support Software can be started from
a PLC I/O Table
When the CX-Programmer’s PLC I/O Table Component starts,
each PLC Unit’s associated Support Software and the
CX-Integrator network configuration software can
be started freely.
CPS Files Improve and Simplify Communications Unit Settings
• The CPS file information is used in the I/O tables, so each
Special I/O Unit or CPU Bus Unit’s specialized Support Software
application can be started easily from the I/O tables.
• When the specialized Support Software application starts,
required settings, such as the PLC model, Unit information,
and online information, are passed to the application so it isn’t
necessary to enter those settings again.
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Programming Software – PLCs
Easy programming with powerful results reduce your programming
and testing time but increase your machine flexibility.
The FB/ST language programming environment has advanced
in CX-Programmer Ver. 6.0. The CX-Programmer now supports
nested (multi-level) function blocks. The CX-Programmer
achieves a genuine structured programming environment,
Supports Nested Function Blocks
(Multi-level FB Structure)
in which user-defined function block units and OMRON’s Smart
function block library objects can be combined in levels to
create large-scale standard program units.
• Processes that are used repeatedly were
defined together as a function block (FB).
The FB could be called as an element within
a section.
• Different FBs defined in a section can be nested
up to 7 levels deep. The called FB is either
pasted as an instance in another FB (for ladder
language programs) or called using an FB call
statement (for ST language programs).
• A standard Smart FB object or user-defined FB can be called from
an FB definition created in ladder or ST language.
Earlier Programming Environment
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