PC tool
The following summarizes the names and functions of the window sections of Sysmac Studio.
Sysmac Studio Main window
No. Name Description
(1) Menu bar Menu items that can be used with this tool is displayed.
(2) Toolbar Tool functions that can be used with this tool is displayed with icons.
(3) Explorer pane Displays the data hierarchy of the sensor with a hierarchy tree.
Double clicking each data displays Main pane, Bank data edit pane, and System data edit pane on the Edit pane.
(4) Edit pane Edits and displays data selected in the Explorer pane.
It mainly consists of Menu icon, Line bright monitor, setting items, and properties.
(5) Status bar Displays the status of setting operations.
(1) (2)
(5) (3)
(4)
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Basic Operation Explorer paneA list of menu items displayed with right click
No. Name Description
(1) Sensor model Displays the sensor model. Displays online/offline status at the end.
(2) Bank group This is a group of bank data. Bank data can be registered up to 8 in NORMAL mode, and up to 32 in JUDGMENT VALUE BANK mode.
(3) Bank data This is used to set functions to perform measurements. It consists of sensing setting, task setting, and I/O setting.
(4) System data System data common to all banks.
Tree view items Menu Description
Device group Add | ZW-C Adds a sensor to the project.
Paste Pastes the copied sensor to the project.
Rename Changes the device group name.
Sensor model Edit Displays the main pane as the Edit pane.
Delete Deletes a sensor from the project.
Copy Copies a sensor.
Online Switches the connection status with the sensor to online.
Offline Switches the connection status with the sensor to offline.
RUN Switches the sensor to RUN mode.
Setup Switches the sensor to Setup mode.
Save settings Save the sensor settings data to nonvolatile memory.
Initialize Sensor Initialize the sensor.
Restart Restart the sensor.
Print Setting data is printed.
Bank data Edit Displays the bank data edit pane as the Edit pane.
Copy Copies a bank data.
Paste Overwrites the copied bank data.
Initialize Deletes (initializes) bank data.
Rename Changes the bank data name.
System data Edit Displays the system data edit pane as the Edit pane.
Copy Copies system data.
Paste Overwrites system data.
(1) (2) (3)
(4)
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Edit pane
The Edit Pane changes as shown below based on what is selected in the Explorer Pane.
No. Name Description
(1) Menu icon Parameters to be edited on each edit pane can be changed.
(2) Setting item When editing each menu item selected with menu icons, a pop up window is called out.
(3) Guidance The description of the focused setting item is displayed.
(4) Measurement value monitor The selected measurement results or output values are displayed.
(5) LED light The status of each LED light is displayed when online.
(6) I/O input The status of I/O signals can be switched when online.
(7) Line bright monitor The line bright is displayed.
(1) (1)
(1)
(2) (4)
(5) (6)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(3)
(7)
(3)
Main pane Bank data edit pane
System data setting pane
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Basic Operation List of icons(1) Menu icon
Edit pane type Icon Menu name Description
Main pane General settings Sensor name and project information can be checked.
Online Switching between online and offline connections with the actual sensors, and switching the operating mode can be performed. Also, the internal logging process, saving set data, monitoring the measurement results can be performed.
Tool The initialization or upgrading the version of the actual sensor can be performed.
Bank data edit pane Sensing Switching the operation mode (1 area/2 area), and setting exposure time and measurement areas can be performed.
Task 1 Allows you to perform setting to calculate the feature amounts of height, thickness and calculation using scaling, filter, and hold processes.
Settings can be made individually for the task 1 to 4.
I/O Allow you to make settings for judgment output, and analog output.
System data setting pane Sensor settings Allows you to make sensor settings such as bank mode or analog output.
Ethernet
communication settings
Allows you to make settings for Ethernet communication.
RS-232C
communication settings
Allows you to make settings for RS-232C communication settings.
Data output settings Edit the data output settings.
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(2) Operation icons
Icon Name Description
Zoom in Zoom in the line bright.
Zoom out Zoom out the line bright.
Fit to frame Change the size of the line bright so it fits the window size.
Export Saves the line bright being displayed.
Icon Name Description
Start sampling Starts the sampling.
Stop sampling Stops the sampling.
Show grid Displays gridlines.
Show configuration Displays the logging condition setting window.
Show data table Displays the data window to be logged.
Show Analog Chart Displays the analog chart window.
Show Digital Chart Displays the digital chart window.
Import Imports the exported measurement results and display them on each chart.
Export Exports the measurement results displayed on each chart.
Bank data edit pane
Trend monitor window
Switching operation modes
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