The Ladder Monitor starts up if you turn ON bits in the LS area. Configure the settings for turning ON the following bits using switch parts and D-scripts.
Bit 1 Turn ON to start up the Ladder Monitor.
Bit 3
Turn ON to start the Ladder Monitor and display the ladder programs cached on the CF Card.
• If the programs are not cached in advance, the bit only triggers the same action as Bit 1 turning ON (starts up the Ladder Monitor). To update the ladder programs on the CF Card, in [Main Screen] on the display, select [Read].
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“3.1 Main Screen” (page 3-2)• Bits other than Bits 1 and 3 are reserved. Do not use them.
• LS area addresses will be automatically cleared when Ladder Monitor is shutdown.
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Register the device monitor feature. In GP-Pro EX, from [System Settings], point to [Display Unit] and select [Extended Settings]. Select the [Device Monitor] checkbox.5
Save and transfer the project file to the display.Reference: GP-Pro EX Reference Manual
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Using the comment file converter tool, the comment file created by CX-Programmer (∗∗∗.cxt) will be converted into a file that is read by the display device (∗∗∗.ocm).1) Double click ComCvtEX.exe in the CD-ROM of Ladder Monitor to start the comment converter tool.
2) The “GP-Pro EX CS/CJ Series Ladder Monitor Comment File Converter” dialog box will open. Configure the various articles below.
CXT File Name: Using “Browse”, select the CXT file name (∗∗∗.cxt) to be converted.
PC Name: Select the desired output PC name from the CXT file as a comment file.
Output File Name:Input the file name (∗∗∗.ocm) after restoration, or select it by using
• The device monitor screen uses a global display window. While the device monitor is displayed, the screen cannot display other global windows. When you select the [Device Monitor] checkbox, [Global Window] operation is automatically set to [Indirect].
• For manual settings, in the display system menu, point to [Offline], select [Main Unit], and select [Window Settings]. Configure the following settings in [Global Window Operation]:
Global Window Operation: Indirect
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Install the CF Card onto the GP.Reference: For details on installing a CF Card, see “GP3000 Series Hardware Manual”.
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Connect the display to communicate with the external device.Reference: For details on the connection, see “GP-Pro EX Device Connection Manual”
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Start up the Ladder Monitor.There are four ways to start up the Ladder Monitor.
• System menu
• Switch parts
• LS area
• System variables:
#H_LadderMonitor (no cache)
#H_LadderMonitorCache (with cache) Ladder Monitor
Startup Detail
Start up with the System Menu
On the screen, touch the top left → on the bottom right (or the top right → on the bottom left) in this order within 0.5 Seconds to display the system menu. Touch the [Ladder Monitor] button to display the main screen.
• To start up using switch parts or the LS area, see the following pages.
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Setup Procedure “ Start up procedure from switch parts” (page 2-5))
Setup Procedure “ Start up procedure from the LS area” (page 2-7)Ladder Monitor
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When the ladder monitor starts up, the Device/PLC Selection screen is displayed.Select the external device for the ladder program you wish to monitor. The screen jumps to the File Selection screen.
• For the File Selection screen, see the following pages.
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2.3 Displaying Ladder Programs in Alarm History View
2.3.1 Details
Place the Ladder Monitor startup switch on the alarm history screen. This allows you to display the device whose the alarm is sounding directly from the history screen.
2.3.2 Setup Procedure
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Place the Ladder Monitor startup switch on the alarm history screen.)
“2.2 Monitoring the Ladder Programs of the External Device on a Display” (page 2-3)2
On the alarm history screen, touch the alarm you wish to monitor.Next, touch the Ladder Monitor startup switch.
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After reading is complete, the device search keypad will be displayedThe device address you selected on the alarm history screen is automatically entered.
Touch [Search]
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The ladder programs will be displayed starting with the device for which the alarm sounded.• Select the appropriate external device and read it. After reading is completed the device search keypad is displayed.
• The previously read ladder program is displayed again. Therefore, the ladder program for which the alarm sounded may not be displayed when multiple devices are connected. If this occurs, delete the cache data (LADDER.DAT) from the CF Card and start the ladder monitor from the alarm history. Cache
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2.4 Printing the Ladder Monitor View from a Display
2.4.1 Details
You can output the Ladder Monitor screen from a printer connected to the display.
This allows you to efficiently save and analyze data.
2.4.2 Setup Procedure
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Connect the display to the printer.Reference: GP-Pro EX Reference Manual
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On the Ladder Monitor main screen, touch [Print].Capturing and Saving the Ladder Monitor View on a CF Card
2.5 Capturing and Saving the Ladder Monitor View on a CF Card
2.5.1 Details
You can capture and save the Ladder Monitor screen on a CF Card.
This allows you to efficiently save and analyze data.
2.5.2 Setup Procedure
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On the Ladder Monitor main screen, touch [Capture].2
The currently displayed screen is captured. A folder titled "CAPTURE" is automatically created in the CF Card root directory (i.e. the top directory), and the data is automatically saved to this folder. The file name is “CP∗∗∗∗∗_GP.jpg” and ∗∗∗∗∗ is an automatically assigned number from 0 to 65535.• The time required for screen capture differs depending on the image quality and screen size. The file size for an image quality of 80 is approximately 200k bytes, and the capture (snapshot) takes 5 to 6 seconds. To change the
CF Card
Illuminated in red during capturing