5.19.4.2 Display Unit (Mode) - Screen Capture

Prints a hard copy of the display unit or video screen.

Capture Settings

Capture Action

Set whether or not to perform a screen capture.

Save in

Select the location to save the captured screen from the [CF Card], [USB Storage], or [FTP Server].

Control Word Address

Set the control word address to trigger the screen capture. Three words are used starting from the designated [Control Word Address] to check the file number, file output execution, and saving results (status).

Details of JPEG Error Code

Bit 12 to 15

Description

Details

0000

Completed Successfully

Occurs when the process was completed successfully.

0001

Reserved

 

0010

Reserved

 

0011

Reserved

 

0100

No CF Card, USB Storage

Occurs during snapshot or JPEG data display, either the CF Card/USB storage is not inserted or the CF Card hatch is open.

0101

Write Error

Occurs when the CF Card/USB storage device does not have sufficient free space for capturing or when it is removed during writing.

0110

Reserved

 

0111

CF Card/USB storage error

Occurs when the CF Card/USB storage has not been formatted.

1000

Reserved

 

1001

Excess of Number of Auto Increment Files

Occurs when the file number exceeds 65535 in the auto increment feature.

1010

FTP server connection error

Occurs when the FTP server cannot be accessed.

1011

FTP Login Error

Occurs when an attempt to log into the FTP server has failed.

1100

Write error

Occurs when an attempt to write data to the FTP server fails.

  • The FTP Server timeout is 75 seconds. An error will occur if a connection to the FTP Server does not occur within the timeout period.
    The time stamp is applied to the file name.
    For example, when the file is saved on 2006/05/27, at 15:23:46, the filename is CP060527_152346.jpg.

Hard Copy File Number

When taking screen captures, defines the ***** portion of the file name [CP*****.jpg] as a value from 0 to 65535. When [Auto Increment File Number] is used, the file number is automatically stored in this address.

The file number of the screen-captured file uses the time stamp and does not refer to the [Control Address]+2 value.

In the file output completion bit, the status address Bit 1 turns ON when the capture process was completed. After the capture process is complete, confirm that the file output completion bit is ON and then turn OFF the file output bit from the device/PLC. If the file output bit is turned OFF, the display unit turns OFF the file output completion bit. The timing of the control and status during capture is as follows.

  • If you turn OFF the file output bit (control) before the file output completion bit turns ON, the file output completion bit is automatically turned OFF.

  • If an error occurs while processing screen capture, the status area is not cleared when the control address trigger bit is turned OFF. It will be cleared next time the process is completed successfully.

Reverse Black/White

Specifies whether to save the screen captured on a CF Card in black and white reverse display.

  • On a monochrome or color model, the black/white reverse states are displayed as follows.

  • You can reverse only black or only white.

  • Color inversion is not available.

Auto Increment File Number

When a screen is captured, a new file is created with a file name automatically assigned by adding 1 (numbering) to the highest number of the existing files. The feature is available when saving to [CF Card] or [USB Storage].

The automatically numbered file number will be written to designated [Control Word Address] +2.

Numbering occurs to a maximum of 65535. After that screen capture will not function. To continue, use [Auto Delete File] or [Loop].

  • The display unit searches for the highest file number upon power-up, upon opening o rclosing of the CF Card hatch, and upon insertion or removal of the CF Card or USB storage.

  • When using this function, file numbers specified to the designated [Control Word Address] +2 are ignored.

Auto Delete File

Deletes existing files and allows new files to be saved when the file number exceeds the maximum of 65535 or the CF Card/USB storage does not have sufficient free space.

When a file with the maximum file number exists

If the CF Card/USB storage already has the maximum number (65535) file, it deletes all the existing files and creates new files starting with file number 0.

For example, when "CP65535.JPG" exists in the CF Card

All screen capture files in the CF Card "CP*****.JPG" are deleted, then saves "CP00000.JPG".

  • All files are deleted so this can take from a few seconds to a few minutes.

When the CF Card/USB does not have sufficient free space

This feature deletes the file with the lowest file number and creates a file with the highest file number + 1.

For example, files with file numbers CP00100.JPG to CP00300.JPG are saved on the CF Card.

The file with the smallest number, "CP00100.JPG", is deleted and the new file "CP00301.JPG" is created.

Loop

During screen capture, a new file is created with the file number assigned by adding 1 to the file number with the most recent time stamp among file numbers in the CF Card/USB storage. 00000 through 65535 exist on the CF Card, the files will be overwritten sequentially from file Number 00000 and the screen captures will continue.

  • File timestamps are checked each time a file is created.

The latest file has the maximum file number

When the latest file number is 65535, a new file is created with file Number 00000.

For example, files with file numbers "CP65531.JPG" to "CP65535.JPG" are saved on the CF Card.

A new file, "CP00000.JPG", is created.

When the CF Card/USB does not have sufficient free space

During screen capture, the oldest file is deleted and the new file is saved with a file number 1 larger than the latest file.

For example, when the latest file is "CP00000.JPG"

The oldest file, "CP65531.JPG", is deleted and the new file "CP00001.JPG" is created.

  • When a file is deleted due to insufficient free space on the CF Card or the USB storage, the oldest file is deleted in order to create a new file. In such a case, it may take twice as long to save a file compared to saving when there is sufficient free space.

  • When saving to FTP, the auto increment file number feature is not available.

FTP server

It is displayed only when you select [FTP Server] for the Save in location. Select the FTP server number to use. (FTP server number is the number that you registered in the system settings [FTP Server Settings].)

  • The time stamp is given to the file name.

Capture Image Quality

Specify the capture image quality from 1 to 100. You can also specify by directly inputting numeric values.

1: Low-Quality Image, High Compression

100: High Quality Image, Low Compression