Select the monitoring method, and touch [Close Menu] or in the [Menu] bar touch .
For models that support only QVGA resolution, you cannot change the window size.
The device monitor screen appears.
If text that is unusable on the display unit is included in the device name, it will not display correctly.
For changing which device to monitor, next to the device/PLC name touch . The names of devices you can monitor appears. Select the device to monitor.
Bit Block Monitor
Displays all address states of the specified bit device in a list. You can select the display format for the bit state from either lamp display or 0/1 display.
Touch [Bit Block Monitor] in the menu.
Touch the Exit menu or touch on the [Menu] bar.
The Bit Block Monitor screen appears.
Select the display method from [Big Lamp], [Small Lamp] or [0/1]. When you select lamp display, indicates ON and
indicates OFF.
Word Block Monitor
Displays the current value of the selected word device.
Touch [Word Block Monitor] in the menu.
Touch the Exit menu or touch on the [Menu] bar.
The Word Block Monitor screen appears.
Select the display format. The default setting is decimal. You can choose from [Hex/BCD], [Unsigned],
[Signed], or [Octal]. For a 32-bit device, you can also select [Float].
Random Monitor
You can select and display the address that you want to monitor and the address that you want to view from the bit address.
In the random monitor, you can only view addresses that can display on one video. The address numbers that can display depend on the size of the display screen or device monitor screen.
There is a limit to the number of characters you can display for the address. This limit is dependent on the screen size.
Window Size |
Maximum Number of Single-Byte Characters |
---|---|
Small (320x240) |
12 |
Medium (480x360) |
34 |
Large (640x480) |
14 |
The address selected in the random monitor will be discarded when you turn off the power of the unit.
Touch [Random Monitor] in the menu screen.
Touch the Exit menu or touch on the [Menu] bar.
The Random Monitor screen appears.
Touch the any area of Type, Address or Format.
Touch [Change] to move to the address input screen.
Enter the address you want to display and touch [ENT]. The screens will switch.
Touch [OK] to display the input address on the random monitor screen.