Menu Bar
The menu to simulate displays. When you point to a menu item, a pull-down menu appears.
Simulation
In [Simulation screen], select [Utility] and point to [Save Screen]
Or click to saves the screen image in a JPEG file format.
You can specify the quality of the screen capture screen to save in the [Screen/Video Capture Settings]'s [Capture Image Quality] field.
Save in
Before GP-Pro EX Ver.2.20
C:\Program Files\Pro-face\GP-Pro EX ***\CFA00\CAPTURE (*** stores the version number)
GP-Pro EX Ver. 2.20 or later on Windows 2000 or XP
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Pro-face\GP-Pro EX ***\Simulator\CFA00\CAPTURE (*** stores the version number)
GP-Pro EX Ver. 2.20 or later on Vista
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Pro-face\GP-Pro EX ***\Simulator\CFA00\CAPTURE (*** stores the version number)
File Name
"CAP + year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds, and automatically generated three digit number + .jpg". You cannot change how this filename is generated.
[Simulation Exit]
Exit simulation.
You can exit the simulation by using any of the following methods:
Click in [GP-Pro EX Simulation]
Click on the tool bar
Right-click the simulation display area. Select [Close] from the menu.
Display
[Toolbar]
Select to show/hide the Toolbar.
[Status Bar]
Select to show/hide the Status.
Select [View] and point to [Address]/[I/O]
Address View
Select to show/hide the Address View.
This displays or hides the current value of the virtual device/PLC address for the simulation function. Click to display/hide. For more information on [Address View], see the following.
Address View Setting Guide
I/O View
Select to show/hide the I/O View. This displays or hides the current value of the virtual device/PLC address set in the I/O View screen. Click to display/hide. For more information on [I/O View], see the following.
32.6.4 I/O View Settings Guide
Option
Memory settings
When you select this, the [Device Memory Settings] dialog appear as follows. You can backup or initialize the data of the virtual device/PLC address. Click to open the dialog box.
Back up PLC Device
When you exit the simulation, specify whether to back up the virtual device/PLC address. By backing up, you can retrieve the data from the same address when you open the same file.
Initialize PLC Device
Select [Initialize PLC Device] to clear all of the virtual device/PLC address data to 0.View
[Tile Horizontally]
When you display multiple views, windows appear tiled from top to bottom.
You can click to do the same operation.
[Tile Vertically]
When you display multiple views, the views can be laid out into a right and left half.
You can click to do the same operation.
Tool Bar
Select to show/hide Address View.
Select to show/hide Logic View.
Select to show/hide I/O View.
Select to show/hide Function View.
Arrange views horizontally.
Arrange views vertically.
Produce a hard copy of an HMI screen.
Configure Device Memory.
Exit simulation.
Simulation Display Area
Displays the simulation results for the project file on the Edit screen, where you can check the operation of the file.
Screen Change
The following menu appears when you right-click the simulation view screen.
The [Display Number Select] dialog box appears. You can switch the display screen.
Screen
Specify the base screen number that you want to switch to in the range of 1 to 9999. Only screens in the project can be opened in the Simulation.
List
Displays the screen number and title.
Open
Open the selected screen.
Close
Close the dialog box.
View Display Area
This is the area for displaying [Address View], [Logic View], [I/O View] and [Function View].
[Address View], [Logic View], [I/O View] and [Function View] can be separated from [GP-Pro EX Simulation] using drag and drop.
View Switch Tab
Tabs of the Views on the screen display. Click a tab to change the view.
Status Bar
Displays the model of display unit.