26.6.1 Procedure - Transferring from Device/PLC

Configure settings so that when the designated address bit 0 turns ON, the specified CSV data is transferred according to the set condition.

1. From the [Common Settings (R)] menu, point to [Recipe (R)] and select [Transfer CSV Data (Condition) (T)], or click from the toolbar. The following window appears.
   

2. Select the [Transfer CSV Data] check box, define the [Action Mode] as [Condition Action], and select the [Write Mode].

3. Select the [Control Word Address] check box and set the address used to operate the transfer from the device/PLC.

   

   • Four consecutive words that include the specified address are used.

4. In [Condition], click [New]. The [CSV Data Transfer Condition] dialog box appears.
   

5. Enter the [Condition Number] and [Condition Name] to be registered.

6. In the [Destination Word Address] field, set the start address for the destination device/PLC address (D100) and then set the [Number of Data], [Data Type], and [Bit Length].

7. Designate the [Start] and [End] of the recipe file (ZR*****.csv).
   
   
   Files "ZR00000.csv" to "ZR00010.csv" are transferred according to the condition.

8. Click [OK (O)].
   The condition appears in the [Condition] list.
   
   Create as many conditions as required.

   

   • If you set the [Condition Name Search Feature] and enter a condition name to search for, the CSV files with that condition name are found and transferred.
     26.10.3 About the Condition Name Search Feature

   • When using automatic transfer from the device/PLC to an external storage device, you can automatically allocate file numbers to create new files in external storage.
     26.10.4 About Automatic Numbering

   • To overwrite Device/PLC data in an existing CSV file, you can select [All Files] or [Overwrite Data Only]. The [Overwrite Data Only] option overwrites dates and values only and leaves other data unchanged.