Omron WS02-NCTC1-E - 07-2001 User manual

WS02-NCTC1-E CX-Position
Operation Manual
Produced July 2001

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
2 General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
3 Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
4 Application Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii
5 Operating Environment Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
SECTION 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1-2 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1-3 List of Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-4 Comparison with SYSMAC-NCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-5 Basic Operating Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
SECTION 2
Setup and Basic Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2-1 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2-2 Connecting to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2-3 Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 3
Creating New Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3-1 Creating New Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3-2 Adding and Deleting PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
3-3 Adding and Deleting NC Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3-4 Automatic NC Unit Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SECTION 4
Editing Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4-2 Setting Editing Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4-3 Editing Parameter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
4-4 Editing Sequence Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
4-5 Editing Speed Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
4-6 Editing Acceleration/Deceleration Time Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4-7 Editing Dwell Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
4-8 Editing Zone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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SECTION 5
Saving and Reading Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5-1 Saving Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
5-2 Reading Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
SECTION 6
Online Connection Default Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6-1 Default Configurations for Connecting Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6-2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
SECTION 7
Transferring and Verifying Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
7-1 Downloading Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7-2 Uploading Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7-3 Verifying Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7-4 Writing Data to Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
SECTION 8
Monitoring NCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8-1 Monitoring NCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8-2 Multiple Unit Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
8-3 Operating Memory Area Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8-4 Operating Data Area Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
SECTION 9
Printing Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9-1 Printing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
SECTION 10
Error Logs and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
10-1 NC Unit Error Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
10-2 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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About this Manual:
This manual describes the specifications and operation of the WS02-NCTC1-E CX-Position software
and includes the sections described below. The CX-Position runs on Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT
operating systems and is used to create data for and monitor the operation of the CS1W-NC
@@@ and
CJ1W-NC
@@@ Position Control Units (referred to as NC Units in this manual).
Please read this manual carefully and be sure you understand the information provided before
attempting to install and operate CX-Position. Please read the following manuals carefully and be sure
you understand the information provided before using a Position Control Unit.
Section 1 provides an overview of CX-Position, its functions, and the system configuration in which it
is used.
Section 2 provides information about CX-Position installation, connecting to the PC, and basic operat-
ing procedures
Section 3 describes the procedures for creating new projects, as well as those for adding and deleting
Programmable Controllers (PCs) and Position Control Units (NCs).
Section 4 describes the procedures used to edit settings
Section 5 provides information about saving and reading files.
Section 6 provides information on default configurations for connecting online.
Section 7 provides information on data transfer and verification operations between the CX-Position
and NC Units, and about operations for writing data transferred to NC Units into the NC Unit flash
memory.
Section 8 provides information about monitoring NC Units. The NC Unit’s current positions, error
codes, and status are displayed on the NC Monitor. Monitor Units are also available, displaying
sequence numbers and current positions for up to four Units simultaneously. Operating memory area
monitoring, operating data area monitoring, and NC Unit error logs can also be displayed. For details
on NC error log display, refer to 10-1 NC Unit Error Logs.
Section 9 provides information about printing data.
Section 10 provides information about NC Unit error log displays and troubleshooting.
NC Unit model number Manual name Cat. No.
CS1W-NC113/213/413/133/233/433 CS1W-NC113/213/413/133/233/433
Position Control Units Operation Manual
W376
CJ1W-NC113/213/413/133/233/433 CJ1W-NC113/213/413/133/233/433
Position Control Units Operation Manual
W397
!WARNING Failure to read and understand the information provided in this manual may result in per-
sonal injury or death, damage to the product, or product failure. Please read each section
in its entirety and be sure you understand the information provided in the section and
related sections before attempting any of the procedures or operations given.

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PRECAUTIONS
This section provides general precautions for using CX-Position and related devices.
The information contained in this section is important for the safe and reliable application of CX-Position. You must
read this section and understand the information contained before attempting to set up or operate the CX-Position.
1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
2 General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
3 Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
4 Application Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
5 Operating Environment Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

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Intended Audience 1
1 Intended Audience
This manual is intended for the following personnel, who must also have
knowledge of electrical systems (an electrical engineer or the equivalent).
•Personnel in charge of installing FA systems.
•Personnel in charge of designing FA systems.
•Personnel in charge of managing FA systems and facilities.
2 General Precautions
The user must operate the product according to the performance specifica-
tions described in the operation manuals.
Before using the product under conditions which are not described in the
manual or applying the product to nuclear control systems, railroad systems,
aviation systems, vehicles, combustion systems, medical equipment, amuse-
ment machines, safety equipment, and other systems, machines, and equip-
ment that may have a serious influence on lives and property if used
improperly, consult your OMRON representative.
Make sure that the ratings and performance characteristics of the product are
sufficient for the systems, machines, and equipment, and be sure to provide
the systems, machines, and equipment with double safety mechanisms.
This manual provides information for using CX-Position. Be sure to read this
manual before attempting to use CX-Position and keep this manual close at
hand for reference during operation.
!WARNING It is extremely important that CX-Position and related devices be used for the
specified purpose and under the specified conditions, especially in applica-
tions that can directly or indirectly affect human life. You must consult with
your OMRON representative before applying CX-Position and related devices
to the above mentioned applications.
3 Safety Precautions
!WARNING Never attempt to disassemble any Units while power is being supplied. Doing
so may result in serious electric shock.
!WARNING Never touch any of the terminals while power is being supplied. Doing so may
result in serious electric shock.
!Caution Save parameters and other data to flash memory after transferring them to
the Position Control Unit (referred to as NC Units in this manual). If parame-
ters and other data are not saved to flash memory, data will return to their pre-
vious values the next time power is turned ON, possibly resulting in Unit
malfunction.
!Caution Confirm the safety of the destination node before transferring parameters or
other data to the node. Transferring parameters or other data without confirm-
ing safety may result in injury.
!Caution Do not save data to flash memory during memory operation or while the
motor is running. Doing so may result in unexpected operation.

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Application Precautions 4
4 Application Precautions
!Caution Observe the following precautions when using CX-Position.
•Confirm the unit number before transferring parameters and other data to
an NC Unit.
•Confirm that set parameters and data operate properly before using in
actual operation.
•When the settings of the following parameters have been changed, they
must be transferred to the NC Unit and written to flash memory, and then
the NC Unit must be turned OFF and back ON, or restarted as a Special I/
O Unit, to enable using the new settings.
•Output pulse selection
•Limit input signal type
•Origin proximity input signal type
•Origin input signal type
•Emergency stop input function
•No-origin specification
•Operating mode selection
•Origin search operation
•Origin detection method
•Origin search direction
•Do not turn OFF the power to an NC Unit while writing to flash memory.
Doing so may damage flash memory.
•Confirm that no adverse effect will occur in the system before attempting
any of the following. Not doing so may result in unexpected operation.
•Changing the operating mode of the PC.
•Changing the present value of any word or any set value in memory.
•Force-setting/force-resetting any bit in memory.
•Do not turn OFF the power to the computer while installing or uninstalling
CX-Position. Doing so may corrupt computer data.

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Operating Environment Precautions 5
5 Operating Environment Precautions
!Caution Perform installation properly, according to the procedures described in this
manual.
!Caution Do not install in the following locations:
•Locations subject to direct sunlight.
•Locations subject to temperatures or humidity outside the range specified
in the specifications.
•Locations subject to condensation as the result of severe changes in tem-
perature.
•Locations subject to corrosive or flammable gases.
•Locations subject to dust (especially iron dust) or salts.
•Locations subject to exposure to water, oil, or chemicals.
•Locations subject to shock or vibration.
!Caution Take appropriate and sufficient countermeasures when installing in the follow-
ing locations:
•Locations subject to static electricity or other forms of noise.
•Locations subject to strong electromagnetic fields.
•Locations subject to possible exposure to radioactivity.
•Locations close to power supplies.

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SECTION 1
Overview
This section provides an overview of CX-Position, its functions, and the system configuration in which it is used.
1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1-1-1 What Is CX-Position? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1-1-2 Applicable NC Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1-1-3 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1-1-4 Applicable Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1-1-5 CX-Position Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1-1-6 Software Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1-1-7 Checking the Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1-2 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1-3 List of Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-4 Comparison with SYSMAC-NCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-5 Basic Operating Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Introduction Section 1-1
1-1 Introduction
1-1-1 What Is CX-Position?
The CX-Position is a software package that enables the setting, transfer, stor-
age, and printing of data used with Position Control Units (referred to as NC
Units in this manual), as well as monitoring of NC Unit operating status.
The CX-Position runs on a Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT operating system.
1-1-2 Applicable NC Units
CX-Position can be used with the following NC Units.
Note For details on the system configuration, refer to 1-2 System Configuration.
1-1-3 Features
Data Management and
Editing in Project Units
The CX-Position enables data for several NC Units (96 NC Units max. per PC)
on several PCs (1,000 max.) to be handled as 1 project. Data is displayed in
tree format with parameter data, sequence data, speed data, acceleration/
deceleration data, dwell times, and zone data displayed under the corre-
sponding NC Unit, NC Units displayed under the corresponding PC, and PCs
displayed under the corresponding project.
Data (e.g., parameter
data, position data) used
with the NC Unit is set and
transferred.
The NC Unit’s operating
status (e.g., present
position, I/O status, and
error display) is monitored.
NC Unit
Computer with
Windows
operating system
NC Unit model number PC series
CS1W-NC113/133/213/233/413/433
CS1W-NC113/133/213/233/413/433
CS Series
CJ Series

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Introduction Section 1-1
Individual Copying and
Moving of NC Unit Data
NC Unit data, such as parameters, sequences, and speeds, can be moved or
copied (overwritten) between PCs in the project tree. This feature enables
editing and re-use of the same or similar data with other PCs or NC Units.
Communications with NC
Units via Networks
The CX-Position communicates with NC Units using FinsGateway. Depending
on the type of FinsGateway driver used, online operations (e.g., monitoring
and transfer/verification of parameter and sequence data) are possible via
Host Link (SYSWAY-CV) or Ethernet.
Automatic Project
Generation
The CX-Position can read information about the NC Units mounted on a PC
connected online, and automatically create a project based on this informa-
tion. (CX-Position can also upload actual data from NC Units and use it in the
project.) This feature eliminates the necessity of creating a new project offline
before going online.
Importing SYSMAC-NCT
Data
Data created for the C200HW-NC
@@@ using the SYSMAC-NCT (with “.ncm”
file extension) can be imported and used as data for the CS1W-NC
@@@ or
CJS1W-NC
@@@ .
1-1-4 Applicable Computers
The CX-Position can be used on computers that satisfy the following condi-
tions.
1-1-5 CX-Position Data
The CX-Position is used to make project files with the configuration shown
below. The file extension for project files is “.nci”.
1-1-6 Software Structure
The CX-Position exchanges data (online communications) with NC Units via
FinsGateway. In order to execute functions online, either FinsGateway Version
2 Embedded Edition or FinsGateway Version 3 Embedded Edition must be
installed on the same computer as CX-Position.
FinsGateway Version 3 Embedded Edition is included on the setup disk.
Item Requirement
Computer IBM PC/AT or compatible
Operating system Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT 4.0
CPU Pentium 100 Mhz or higher
Memory 32 Mbytes min.
Hard disk drive 100 Mbytes min.
CD-ROM drive 1 min.
Monitor SVGA (800 ×600 pixels) min.
PC
PC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
Project file (“.nci”)
1,000 PCs max.
Parameter data
Sequence data
Speed data
Acceleration/deceleration data
Dwell times
Zone data
One “PC”contains the data for 1
PC (CPU Unit). One project file can
contain up to 1,000 PCs. One “NC”
contains all the data for 1 NC Unit.
96 Units max. (See note.)
Note The number of NC Units is
restricted by the number of
allocated unit numbers and
the current consumption.

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Introduction Section 1-1
The communications method (i.e., the type of network) depends on the Fins-
Gateway driver used. For example, to connect using Host Link (SYSWAY-CV)
via the RS-232C port, use the FinsGateway Serial Unit driver.
Note The CX-Position can be used with a Serial Unit driver or via Ethernet only.
1-1-7 Checking the Package
After purchase, confirm that the contents of the package are as described
below.
Model Number Confirm that the following details are correct.
CX-Position Package The CX-Position software package consists of the following items. Confirm
that accessories are provided.
Setup disk (CD-ROM) 1
Operation manual (this manual) 1
Software Licence Agreement/User Registration Card 1
Address label 1
CX-Position
FinsGateway
Serial Unit driver ETN_UNIT driver
Host Link (SYSWAY-CV)
(peripheral port or RS-232C port)
Ethernet
Product name Model number Setup disk
CX-Position WS02-NCTC1-E CD-ROM

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System Configuration Section 1-2
1-2 System Configuration
The system configuration for the NC Units is given below with the CS1W-
NC413/433 used as a representative example. The CS1W-NC213/233 and
CS1W-NC113/133 are used for control of 2 axes and 1 axis respectively.
Note 1. Special cables are available to connect OMRON U-series Drivers, W-se-
ries Drivers, or Smart Step A-series Drivers. Cables made by the user can
also be used.
2. Special cables are available for connections to special terminal blocks. Ca-
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NC Unit
(CS1W-NC413/433)
CPU Unit
(CS1 Series)
Power Supply Unit CX-Programmer
Creation and
transfer of ladder
programs,
monitoring, file
management, etc.
CX-Position
Creation and
transfer of data, NC
Unit monitoring, file
management, etc.
External inputs
CCW limit input
CW limit input
Origin input
Origin proximity input
Emergency stop input
Interface power
supply (24 V)
External inputs
Stepping
motor
drivers
Servomotor
drivers
or
Stepping motors Servomotors Stepping motors Servomotors
or
Stepping
motor
drivers
Servomotor
driver
Host Link
Interrupt input
CCW limit input
CW limit input
Origin input
Origin proximity input
Emergency stop input
Interface power
supply (24 V)
Interrupt input
Host Link
Dedicated
terminal block Dedicated
terminal block

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List of Functions Section 1-3
1-3 List of Functions
1-4 Comparison with SYSMAC-NCT
Group Function Details Page
Editing projects Create project Used to create project files (“.nci”). page 38
Create PC Used to specify a PC model and add PC data to a project. page 39
Create NC Unit Used to specify an NC Unit model and add NC Unit data to a PC
in a project.
page 41
Edit PC/NC Unit Used to perform editing for a project, such as making property set-
tings for or deleting PCs or NC Units, cutting, copying, or pasting
NC Units, pasting NC Unit data, and drag-and-drop.
page 41
Editing NC Unit
data
Edit Used to edit the NC Unit
data shown on the right.
Parameter data page 55
Sequence data page 56
Speed data page 58
Acceleration/deceleration time data page 59
Dwell time data page 60
Zone data page 61
Saving and
loading project
files
Save Used to save all the data in a project as a project file (“.nci”). page 64
Load Used to read a project file (“.nci”) to a project. page 65
Importing NCT
data files
Import Used to import data files created with SYSMAC-NCT to CX-Posi-
tion projects.
page 65
Online Download/upload/verify Used to download, upload, or verify data. page 74,
page 75,
page 77
Flash memory write Used to write data to flash memory. page 78
Monitor Used to display the sequence number, present position, I/O sta-
tus, and error code for an NC Unit.
page 82
Monitor Units Used to display the sequence numbers, present positions, I/O sta-
tuses, and error codes for 4 NC Units.
page 82
Automatic project setting Used to read information about the NC Units mounted on a speci-
fied PC connected online, and creates a project tree based on
this. If the data upload check box is turned ON, the data for all NC
Units on the specified PC is read and included in the project.
page 42,
page 76
Operating memory area
monitor
Used to monitor the CPU Unit’s operating memory area. page 83
Operating data area
monitor
Used to monitor the CPU Unit’s operating data area. page 84
NC Unit error log moni-
tor
Used to monitor items (20 max. per NC Unit) in NC Unit error logs. page 92
Item CX-Position SYSMAC-NCT
NC Unit CS1W-NC
@@@
CJ1W-NC @@@
C200HW-NC @@@
C500-NC @@@
Created files Project files (“.nci”) created with the data from more than
1 NC Unit mounted on more than 1 PC (1,000 max.)
Data files (C200HW-NC: “.ncm”; C500-
NC: “.ncl”) created with the data from 1
NC Unit
Managing and edit-
ing using projects
Supported
Within a project, data can be moved or copied (see note)
in units of NC Units using “drag-and-drop”and “copy-
and-paste”operations. (Data can be moved or copied
within the same PC or between PCs.)
Note The data at the NC Unit to which data is copied is
overwritten. Icons are not copied along with the
data.
Not supported
All data is handled together. (Moving
and copying in units of NC Units is not
possible.)

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Basic Operating Procedure Section 1-5
1-5 Basic Operating Procedure
A basic outline of the procedures required to install the CX-Position and Fins-
Gateway, create data, transfer it to the NC Units, and use in actual operation
is given below.
Method for connect-
ing to PC
•Connected to the RS-232C port on the CPU Unit or a
Serial Communications Board/Unit using an RS-232C
cable.
•Connected to the peripheral port on the CPU Unit
using a peripheral cable, or via Ethernet.
Connected to the RS-232C port on the
CPU Unit using an RS-232C cable.
Networks for con-
nection to PC
Select from the following using the FinsGateway driver:
•Host Link (SYSWAY-CV or RS-232C)
•Ethernet (via an Ethernet board)
Host Link (RS-232C) only
Decimal/binary dis-
play selection
Supported. Not supported (decimal only).
Changing display
font size
Supported. Not supported.
NC Unit error log dis-
play
Supported. Not supported.
Item CX-Position SYSMAC-NCT

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Basic Operating Procedure Section 1-5
Install CX-Position.
Install FinsGateway.
Refer to 2-1 Installation.
Connect to the CPU Unit’s
built-in RS-232C port.
Refer to 2-1 Installation.
Start CX-Position.
Refer to 2-2 Connecting to a PC.
Create a new project.
Add PCs to the project
Refer to 2-3 Basic Operations.
Refer to 3-1 Creating New Projects.
Add NC Units to the PCs in the project.
Create/edit NC Unit data.
Refer to 3-2
Adding and
Deleting PCs.
Refer to 3-3
Adding and
Deleting NC Units.
Refer to
SECTION 4
Editing Settings.
Refer to
SECTION 5
Saving and
Reading Projects.
Refer to 6-1
Default
Configurations for
Connecting Online.
Refer to 6-2
FinsGateway
Configuration
and Startup.
Refer to 7-1 Downloading Data.
Refer to SECTION 8 Monitoring NCs.
Refer to 7-4 Writing Data to Flash Memory.
Save the project.
Initialize the NC Units and CPU Unit.
Make communications settings for
FinsGateway and start up communications.
Download data to the NC Units.
Write data to the flash memory in NC Units.
Perform positioning with the NC Units.
Monitor the NC Units.
Refer to the Operation Manual for the NC Unit.
Online operations Offline operations
The Network Address and Node
Address in Network Type must be
set to the settings used in
FinsGateway.
Network Address:
Set the same setting as in Network
Number under Network in
FinsGateway. (Default setting for
Host Link connection: 0.)
Node Address:
Set the same setting as in Node
under Nodes in FinsGateway.
(Default setting for Host Link
connection: 240.)
Refer to 3-2
Adding and
Deleting PCs.

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SECTION 2
Setup and Basic Procedures
This section provides information about CX-Position installation, connecting to the PC, and basic operating procedures.
2-1 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2-1-1 Installing CX-Position and FinsGateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2-1-2 Uninstalling CX-Position or FinsGateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2-2 Connecting to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2-2-1 Connecting via Host Link (SYSWAY-CV). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2-2-2 Connecting via Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2-3 Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2-3-1 Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2-3-2 Quitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2-3-3 Basic Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2-3-4 Displaying Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2-3-5 Moving and Copying NC Unit Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2-3-6 Main Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2-3-7 Main Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2-3-8 Operations Listed by Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2-3-9 Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2-3-10 Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2-3-11 Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2-3-12 View Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2-3-13 Setting the Network Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2-3-14 Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33