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2 = **1 Quick start** =
3 )))
4
5 This chapter briefly introduces the use of our PLC programming software (PLC editor2) to write a simple PLC control program and programming operations to help beginners get familiar with and master the operation of our programming software as soon as possible. The following are the development steps of PLC:
6
7 * Step 1: Start our PLC editor2 and enter the programming window.
8 * Step 2: Click "New" to pop up the "New Project" window, and set "PLC Series", "PLC Type" and "Program Language".
9 * Step 3: Click "Program" in the "Project Management" area to start writing the ladder diagram program.
10 * Step 4: Add instructions.
11 * Step 5: Save the program project (when the program has a specified save path, the software will save the current program regularly).
12 * Step 6: Compile the program.
13 * Step 7: Establish a communication connection with PLC.
14 * Step 8: Download the program to the PLC.
15 * Step 9: Start the PLC (RUN state).
16
17 == Start the software ==
18
19 After PLC editor 2 is correctly installed, click on PLC Editor2 in the Windows start menu to start the PLC programming software and enter the main programming screen, which is shown in the following figure:
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21 (% style="text-align:center" %)
22 [[image:image-20220623161849-29.jpeg||height="861" width="1440"]]
23
24 == Create a project ==
25
26 After starting the programming environment, you first need to create a new project. Click "New" to pop up the "New Program" window, you can select or create a new project:
27
28 * PLC series
29 * PLC model
30 * PLC language
31
32 **To create a new project, please operate as shown in the figure below:**
33
34 1. Move the mouse to the upper left corner of the program, and click the "File" menu.
35 1. After clicking the "File"  menu, a new dialog box will pop up.
36
37 (% style="text-align:center" %)
38 [[image:image-20220623134722-3.jpeg||height="348" width="429"]]
39
40 (% start="3" %)
41 1. Select "PLC Series", "PLC Model" and "Program Language" through the drop-down box.
42 1. Click the "OK" button to create a new project.
43
44 (% style="text-align:center" %)
45 [[image:image-20220623134805-4.jpeg]]
46
47 In this example, we select a 5V type PLC, using ladder diagram as the programming language, after completing the steps of creating a new project, as shown in the following figure:
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49 [[image:image-20220623135152-5.jpeg]]
50
51 (% class="box infomessage" %)
52 (((
53 **✎Note:** For the operation of specific project management function, please refer to the relevant chapters.
54 )))
55
56 == Add instructions ==
57
58 1. When a project is created, expand the directory tree of "Project Manager".
59
60 (% style="text-align:center" %)
61 [[image:image-20220629110655-2.jpeg]]
62
63 (% start="2" %)
64 1. After expanding "Project Manager", click "Instructions" ->"Basic instructions", select the specific instruction,such as "LD".
65
66 (% style="text-align:center" %)
67 [[image:image-20220623140414-8.jpeg||height="598" width="268"]]
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69 (% start="3" %)
70 1. Press and hold the mouse, select "LD" and drag it to the right "Ladder Diagram (Write)"" input box, place it in the specified position, and release the left mouse button. Then you can input the parameters and click "OK".
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72 (% style="text-align:center" %)
73 [[image:image-20220625113552-26.jpeg]]
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75 (% style="text-align:center" %)
76 [[image:image-20220625113604-27.jpeg||height="184" width="916"]]
77
78 (% class="box infomessage" %)
79 (((
80 **✎Note: **
81
82 * In addition to the system default parameters, the input and output of some added commands are empty, and the user needs to input parameters or component addresses.
83 * If you want to add multiple instructions, repeat the above operation until all the instructions are added.
84 )))
85
86 == Compile program ==
87
88 After the program is written, it needs to be compiled and saved, which can be achieved by pressing F4 on the keyboard or the Compile button in the program panel, as shown in the figure below.
89
90 (% style="text-align:center" %)
91 [[image:image-20220623144306-12.jpeg]]
92
93 If compiled successfully, it is shown as below.
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95 (% style="text-align:center" %)
96 [[image:image-20220623144157-11.jpeg]]
97
98 If compilation fails, it is shown as below.
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100 (% style="text-align:center" %)
101 [[image:image-20220623153633-19.jpeg]]
102
103 All errors will be displayed in the list box. You could select the specified error information, double-click the specified information with the left mouse button, and the system will automatically locate the error or warning position, which is convenient for you to debug the program.
104
105 **✎Note:** The program could be downloaded to the PLC only when the compilation is successful or there are no errors.
106
107 == Communication test ==
108
109 The communication test is to improve the connection stability of the PLC and PC, and avoid the loss of force majeure during the transmission process.
110
111 **Preparation steps:**
112
113 1. Open and run PLC Editor.
114 1. Click "Transfer Settings] of "Online" module above the program panel. As shown below:
115
116 (% style="text-align:center" %)
117 [[image:image-20220623145502-14.jpeg]]
118
119 (% start="3" %)
120 1. The "Transfersettings" dialog box pops up, when the "Detailed settings" is not checked, select the specified port, it is as shown in the figure below.
121
122 (% style="text-align:center" %)
123 [[image:image-20220623154113-20.jpeg]]
124
125 * **USB connection:** This download interface is only supported when using the PLC's USB port to download programs or monitor devices. If a USB device is currently connected, the software system defaults to the "PLC USB interface" button.
126 * **Ethernet configuration": **You could select the corresponding NIC and configure the IP address to connect the PLC with Ethernet function, or search the devices in the LAN by the device search function!
127 ** **✎Note:** Currently Ethernet is only supported by 5V-N series and 6V series.
128 * **Serial port (COM) connection**: Used when downloading programs or monitoring device using the PLC's round head (8-pin head).
129
130 (% start="4" %)
131 1. When the "Detailed Settings" option box is checked, the detailed settings window will pop up as below. You could set data according to their needs.
132
133 (% style="text-align:center" %)
134 [[image:image-20220623154122-21.jpeg]]
135
136 **✎Note:** The range of communication time check is 0 to 9999, and the number of repetitions is 0 to 5. Please do not exceed the limited range.
137
138 (% start="5" %)
139 1. After completing the settings, you could click the "Communication Test" or "OK" to perform a connection test.
140 1. If the test fails, the system will prompt as below.
141
142 (% style="text-align:center" %)
143 [[image:image-20220623153332-17.jpeg]]
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145 (% start="7" %)
146 1. The connection is successful as shown in the figure below:
147
148 (% style="text-align:center" %)
149 [[image:image-20220623153337-18.jpeg]]
150
151 (% start="8" %)
152 1. After successful communication, you could click “Device Info“ to view the device information.
153
154 (% style="text-align:center" %)
155 [[image:image-20220623154456-22.jpeg]]
156
157 == Download program ==
158
159 **Work to be done before downloading:**
160
161 1. Open the compiler;
162 1. Create a new project and make the project compile successfully;
163 1. Install the corresponding PLC driver on the PC and connect the PLC and PC;
164 1. Complete the communication setting through the compiler.
165
166 **Start downloading**
167
168 * After completing the preparations, move the mouse to the Online module, and click the "Write to PLC" button to open the download setting window, as shown in the figure below:
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170 (% style="text-align:center" %)
171 [[image:image-20220623155646-23.jpeg]]
172
173 * The online operation window is shown in the figure below:
174
175 (% style="text-align:center" %)
176 [[image:image-20220623160440-24.jpeg]]
177
178 * Click "Param+Prog (P)" button, and the system will automatically select the preset option in the message box. After the configuration is completed, click "Execute" . As shown below:
179
180 (% style="text-align:center" %)
181 [[image:image-20220623160446-25.jpeg]]
182
183 * After clicking "Execute", the system will automatically pop up a prompt window. Clicking "Yes" means stop the PLC operation and start downloading the PLC program. Clicking "No" means that the PLC will not be stopped, and the program will not be downloaded to the PLC. As shown below:
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185 (% style="text-align:center" %)
186 [[image:image-20220623160453-26.jpeg]]
187
188 * After clicking "Yes", the download and compile window will start to run. As shown below:
189
190 (% style="text-align:center" %)
191 [[image:image-20220623160458-27.jpeg||height="619" width="742"]]
192
193 * When the progress bar in the download window completes the progress, the system will promt "Write to PLC(Complete)". As shown below:
194
195 (% style="text-align:center" %)
196 [[image:image-20220623160503-28.jpeg]]
197
198 = **2 Overall introduction** =
199
200 After the software is started, enter the main interface, as shown in the figure below:
201
202 [[image:image-20220623161945-30.jpeg]]
203
204 == Toolbar ==
205
206 Most of the functions of the software can be found here, which are divided into PLC, view and help.
207
208 [[image:image-20220625155137-1.jpeg]]
209
210 1. There are functions such as ladder diagram symbol, comment statement editing mode, compilation, communication function and encryption tool in the PLC classification, which will be explained in detail in the following chapters.
211 1. Functions such as each floating window and ladder diagram display scale can be enabled in the view classification.
212 1. The help of the software can be viewed in the help category, and the software version number information can be viewed through the about button of the category.
213
214 == Project management ==
215
216 It is used to create new programs, operate program pages or program blocks, and configure PLC parameters.
217
218 (% style="text-align:center" %)
219 [[image:image-20220623162814-32.jpeg]]
220
221 == Ladder editing ==
222
223 In short, it is the module for development. In this module, you could write programs, configure PLC and other development. At the same time, you could add, delete, modify and check PLC through this module.
224
225 (% style="text-align:center" %)
226 [[image:image-20220625113828-28.jpeg||height="197" width="983"]]
227
228 == Floating windows ==
229
230 It is used to display or realize a specific function, which will be explained in detail in the following chapters.
231
232 (% style="text-align:center" %)
233 [[image:image-20220629110748-3.jpeg]]
234
235 **Status bar:** used to display the status of the PLC or program page.
236
237 (% style="text-align:center" %)
238 [[image:image-20220623163359-35.jpeg]]
239
240 = **3 PLC function menu** =
241
242 == Clipboard ==
243
244 Clipboard is a basic function of PLC Editor2 and has a very important function. This chapter will explain the basic description of the clipboard.
245
246 The clipboard has five functions: "Cut", "Copy", "Paste", "Undo" and "Redo".
247
248 (% style="text-align:center" %)
249 [[image:image-20220623170127-36.jpeg]]
250
251 * **Cut: **After selecting the ladder diagram, you could use the "Ctrl+X" command or the right mouse button to cut the selected data to the memory and switch to other places for use.
252 * **Copy:** After selecting the ladder diagram, you could use the "Ctrl+C" command or the right mouse button to copy the specified data.
253 * **Paste: **After selecting the ladder diagram, you can use the "Ctrl+V" command or the right mouse button to paste the specified data.
254 * **Undo:** Through "Ctrl+Z" or the right mouse button, the event operated by the user can be rolled back. Only when the software is running continuously, and the cancellation cache will be cleared if you exit.
255 * **Redo: **Through the "Ctrl+Y" or the right mouse button, you could return to the previous action after canceling the event.
256
257 == Ladder symbol ==
258
259 PLC Eidtor provides powerful and complete functions in the menu bar, which can greatly improve programming efficiency, as shown in the following figure:
260
261 (% style="text-align:center" %)
262 [[image:image-20220623171113-37.jpeg||height="120" width="247"]]
263
264 **The following table is a detailed description of the ladder diagram.**
265
266 |=(% scope="row" style="width: 107px;" %)**Image**|=(% style="width: 378px;" %)**Instruction**|=(% style="width: 371px;" %)**Command function description**|=(% style="width: 220px;" %)**Hot key**
267 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_17467c64c59b7dcc.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)LD AND|(% style="width:371px" %)Input series normally open |(% style="width:220px" %)F5
268 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_78ee1c120297f15c.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)OR|(% style="width:371px" %)Input parallel normally open|(% style="width:220px" %)SHIFT+F5
269 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_6d69b74c12b3d4ac.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)LDI ANI|(% style="width:371px" %)Input series normally close|(% style="width:220px" %)F6
270 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_16ca0a4e28932a25.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)ORI|(% style="width:371px" %)Input parallel normally open|(% style="width:220px" %)SHIFT+F6
271 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_91ad97fbb1766cde.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)OUT|(% style="width:371px" %)Ladder diagram output coil|(% style="width:220px" %)F7
272 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_bb11bf59792412cb.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)CJ/CALL and other application instructions|(% style="width:371px" %)Inpuyt application instructions|(% style="width:220px" %)F8
273 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_e11c169668fbc3d7.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %) |(% style="width:371px" %)Ladder diagram input horizontal line|(% style="width:220px" %)F9
274 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_25d3575219c37c40.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %) |(% style="width:371px" %)Ladder diagram input vertical line|(% style="width:220px" %)F11
275 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_e1fd81d831e4cc1e.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %) |(% style="width:371px" %)Delete horizontal line in ladder diagram|(% style="width:220px" %)CTRL+F9
276 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_50a964bc9aa2388f.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %) |(% style="width:371px" %)Delete vertical line in ladder diagram|(% style="width:220px" %)CTRL+F11
277 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_4c194d2b4c3e9166.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)LDP ANP|(% style="width:371px" %)Input series rising edge pulse|(% style="width:220px" %)SHIFT+F7
278 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_4e945174029d8824.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)LDF ANF|(% style="width:371px" %)Input series falling edge pulse|(% style="width:220px" %)SHIFT+F8
279 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_94c5f7c4566eeb6e.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)ORP|(% style="width:371px" %)Input parallel rising edge pulse|(% style="width:220px" %)CTRL+ALT+F7
280 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_fe027a1353a855e2.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)ORF|(% style="width:371px" %)Input parallel falling edge pulse|(% style="width:220px" %)CTRL+ALT+F8
281 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_8213f80a4dec5ecc.jpg||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)INV|(% style="width:371px" %)Invert the result of the operation|(% style="width:220px" %)CTRL+ALT+F11
282 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_bd63cbbc541dc1c9.png||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %) |(% style="width:371px" %)Line segment input|(% style="width:220px" %)SHIFT+F9
283 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_fb82ee5fc2b94c23.png||height="42" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %) |(% style="width:371px" %)Line segment deletion|(% style="width:220px" %)SHIFT+F11
284 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_236aac83ad0c365e.png||height="37" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)MEP|(% style="width:371px" %)Rising edge pulsing of operation results|(% style="width:220px" %)ALT+F5
285 |=(% style="width: 107px;" %)[[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_fc7bf55c55a8fc75.png||height="35" width="35"]]|(% style="width:378px" %)MEF|(% style="width:371px" %)Falling edge pulsing of operation results|(% style="width:220px" %)CTRL+ALT+F5
286
287 == Comment&statement ==
288
289 Editing comments or statement is mainly to comment the code in the project to better interpret the project.
290
291 As shown in the figure below, it enters the editing state.
292
293 (% style="text-align:center" %)
294 [[image:image-20220623172114-38.jpeg||height="129" width="125"]]
295
296 === Edit comment ===
297
298 Function: Comment on the device.
299
300 Prerequisite: devices are required on the ladder diagram.
301
302 Step:
303
304 1. Click the "Comment" button, when the button color becomes darker, it will enter the editing state.
305 1. After successfully entering the edit comment state, move the mouse to the code segment specified by you, and double-click the target area with the left button, and the "Comment Edit” window will pop up.
306 1. At this time, you could enter the specified comment in the column input box.
307 1. After editing the comment, click “Execute" to save it.
308
309 **✎Note:** The comment can be edited up to 128 characters, and the alias can be edited up to 8 characters.
310
311 (% style="text-align:center" %)
312 [[image:image-20220623172401-39.jpeg]]
313
314 **Result:**
315
316 (% style="text-align:center" %)
317 [[image:image-20220623172710-40.jpeg]]
318
319 === Edit statement ===
320
321 Function: Annotate the ladder diagram block.
322
323 **Step:**
324
325 1. Click the "Statement" button, when the button color becomes darker, it will enter the editing state.
326 1. After successfully entering the edit statement state, move the mouse to the code segment specified by you, and double-click the target area with the left button, and the "Statement Edit" window will pop up.
327 1. At this time, you could enter the specified statement in the previous input box.
328 1. After editing the statement, click "Execute" to save it.
329
330 **✎Note:** The statement line can edit up to 64 characters, and the statement can be downloaded to the PLC when downloading the ladder diagram.
331
332 (% style="text-align:center" %)
333 [[image:image-20220623172907-41.jpeg]]
334
335 **Result:**
336
337 (% style="text-align:center" %)
338 [[image:image-20220623172913-42.jpeg]]
339
340 == Program compilation ==
341
342 This chapter mainly introduces the program compilation function.
343
344 The program compilation menu has three functions, including compile, switch, and compile all, as shown in the figure below:
345
346 (% style="text-align:center" %)
347 [[image:image-20220624090820-2.jpeg]]
348
349 === Compile ===
350
351 Function: Refers to the form of converting the ladder diagram (program) of the current program page into the instruction list (IL).
352
353 Steps: After compiling the ladder diagram, click compile or use the hot key F4.
354
355 Results:
356
357 * Compiling correctly will prompt that the compilation is successful.
358
359 (% style="text-align:center" %)
360 [[image:image-20220624091026-3.jpeg]]
361
362 * Failure will prompt compilation failure. Locate the error and go to the information output window. You could modify the ladder diagram according to the prompts.
363
364 (% style="text-align:center" %)
365 [[image:image-20220629110819-4.jpeg]]
366
367 (% style="text-align:center" %)
368 [[image:image-20220629110833-5.jpeg]]
369
370 * Double coil inspection, manifested in the form of warning.
371
372 (% style="text-align:center" %)
373 [[image:image-20220624092222-6.png||height="244" width="618"]]
374
375 === Switch ===
376
377 Function: refers to switching the current program page between the ladder diagram interface and the instruction list (IL) interface.
378
379 Steps: Click the switch button on the program page interface.
380
381 Results:
382
383 * In the compiled program page, click to switch to the instruction list interface.
384
385 (% style="text-align:center" %)
386 [[image:image-20220624093016-7.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
387
388 * In the uncompiled program page, the prompt "The current ladder diagram is not compiled. Do you want to abandon the current ladder diagram?" Click "Yes" to abandon the editing ladder diagram and convert it to the instruction list, click "No" not to switch.
389
390 (% style="text-align:center" %)
391 [[image:image-20220624094410-9.jpeg||height="380" width="946"]]
392
393 === Compile all ===
394
395 Function: Refers to converting the ladder diagram of all programs under the current project into the form of instruction list (IL).
396
397 Steps: Click the compile all button or use the shortcut key Ctrl+F4.
398
399 Expected: As long as there is a compilation error, it will prompt compilation failure, and only when all compilation succeeds will it prompt compilation success.
400
401 (% style="text-align:center" %)
402 [[image:image-20220624095005-10.jpeg]]
403
404 == Program mode ==
405
406 === Monitor mode ===
407
408 Function: monitor the value of the devices on the ladder diagram, modify and debug the program.
409
410 **Step:**
411
412 * Connect to the PLC and switch to monitoring mode.
413
414 (% style="text-align:center" %)
415 [[image:image-20220624095815-11.jpeg||height="860" width="1440"]]
416
417 * Right-click the menu, click "Debug" to modify the value of the device.
418
419 (% style="text-align:center" %)
420 [[image:image-20220624095855-12.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
421
422 * Click the ON, OFF, or ON/OFF inversion to set the device.
423
424 (% style="text-align:center" %)
425 [[image:image-20220624100037-13.jpeg]]
426
427 === Monitor edit ===
428
429 PLC Editor2 provides the "Monitor edit" function. You could edit ladder program in the state of monitoring it.
430
431 Steps:
432
433 * Connect to PLC and switch to "Monitor edit" mode.
434
435 (% style="text-align:center" %)
436 [[image:image-20220624101413-14.jpeg]]
437
438 * Modify ladder diagram
439
440 (% style="text-align:center" %)
441 [[image:image-20220624101446-15.jpeg]]
442
443 * Compile the ladder diagram
444
445 (% style="text-align:center" %)
446 [[image:image-20220624101510-16.jpeg||height="861" width="1440"]]
447
448 * After the compilation, download it to PLC.
449
450 (% style="text-align:center" %)
451 [[image:image-20220624101609-17.jpeg]]
452
453 **✎Note:** The firmware version requires above v2.000 version.
454
455 == Online ==
456
457 The online menu provides rich functions. It is mainly divided into 10 parts: Transfer settings, Read from PLC,Write to PLC, Checksum PLC, PLC Diagnosis, Remote operation, Device monitor, Module monitoring, Clear PLC memory, and PLC clock set.
458
459 (% style="text-align:center" %)
460 [[image:image-20220624103113-18.jpeg]]
461
462 === Transfer settings ===
463
464 Function: The main purpose is to improve the stability of the PLC and PC, and to avoid force majeure problems during transmission that could lead to losses.
465
466 **Steps:**
467
468 Open PLC Editor2, and click "Online" ->"Transfer Settings". As shown below:
469
470 (% style="text-align:center" %)
471 [[image:image-20220624103242-19.jpeg]]
472
473 "Transfer setting" dialog box will pop up. When using USB connection, select the specified port, it is as shown in the figure below.
474
475 (% style="text-align:center" %)
476 [[image:image-20220624103637-20.jpeg]]
477
478 When using Ethernet configuration, you could click "Devices research" to select the corresponding NIC and configure the IP address to connect the PLC with Ethernet function,
479
480 **✎Note:** Currently Ethernet configuration is only supported by 5V-N series and 6V series.
481
482 (% style="text-align:center" %)
483 [[image:image-20220624105239-21.jpeg]]
484
485 Click "Devices research" to pop up a search page, as shown below.
486
487 (% style="text-align:center" %)
488 [[image:image-20220624105429-22.jpeg||height="367" width="627"]]
489
490 **Description: **Clicking "Device search", it will automatically search for all PLC devices supporting Ethernet in the network segment matching subnet mask, i.e., the host computor and PLC must be in the same subnet to be recognized.
491 **The subnet mask matches the network segment:**
492
493 * If the IP of this machine is 192.168.56.237 and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, the PLC within the 192.168.56 network segment will be searched.
494 * If the IP of this machine is 172.16.56.1 and the subnet mask is 255.255.0.0, the PLC in the 172.16 network segment will be searched.
495 * If the IP of this machine is 10.244.56.9 and the subnet mask is 255.0.0.0, then the PLC in the 10 network segment will be searched.
496
497 **✎Note:** The NIC used for the IP search function is the NIC selected by the user of the NIC selection interface.
498 **Use:** Click "Device search" to search for devices in the LAN, and the searched devices are displayed on the interface. Selecting the corresponding line and clicking the "OK", the corresponding IP information will be displayed in the IP address input box of the Ethernet configuration. Please refer to the PLC programming manual for the specific PC network address configuration.
499
500 When using the serial port to connect, select the specified port and check the "Detailed setting", the detailed settings window will pop up as below.
501
502 (% style="text-align:center" %)
503 [[image:image-20220625114042-29.jpeg]]
504
505 You could set the data according to their needs.
506
507 **✎Note: **The range of communication time check is 0 to 9999, and the number of repetitions is 0 to 5. Please do not exceed the limited range.
508
509 After completing the settings, you could click the "Communication Test" or "OK" to perform a connection test.
510
511 If the test fails, the system will prompt as below.
512
513 (% style="text-align:center" %)
514 [[image:image-20220624111448-24.jpeg]]
515
516 Successful connection is shown as below.
517
518 (% style="text-align:center" %)
519 [[image:image-20220624111451-25.jpeg||height="186" width="285"]]
520
521 After successful communication, you can click "Device Info" to view the device information.
522
523 (% style="text-align:center" %)
524 [[image:image-20220624111617-26.jpeg]]
525
526 === Read from PLC ===
527
528 **Function: **Upload the data in the series PLC to the software through the communication line.
529
530 (% style="text-align:center" %)
531 [[image:image-20220624114311-27.jpeg]]
532
533 **Interface introduction:**
534
535 * **Para + program: **Upload parameters and programs from the PLC to the software.
536 * **Select all:** Upload parameters, programs, comments, devices memory area settings and electronic cam tables from the PLC to the software.
537 * **Cancel all select:** Cancel all selections.
538 * **Execute: **Start the upload operation.
539 * **Stop: **Stop the upload operation.
540 * **Close:** Exit the current window.
541 * **Execute (upload):** Upload the data of the lower computer to the software.
542 * **Display/Hide: **Display/hide the upload progress and other information, as shown in the figure below:
543
544 (% style="text-align:center" %)
545 [[image:image-20220624114427-28.jpeg]]
546
547 **Steps:**
548
549 Check the data items that need to be uploaded.
550
551 * If the selected data item is device memory, you could click "set" to set the title of the uploaded device memory and the range of the device to be uploaded.
552
553 [[image:image-20220624114632-29.jpeg]]
554
555 * If the selected data item is electronic cam table, you could click "set" to set the title of the uploaded electronic cam table and the uploaded cam table.
556
557 (% style="text-align:center" %)
558 [[image:image-20220624114647-30.jpeg]]
559
560 Click "Execute" to start uploading. At this time, the PLC needs to be in the stop state.
561
562 (% style="text-align:center" %)
563 [[image:image-20220624114918-31.jpeg]]
564
565 Keep communication and wait for the upload to complete.
566
567 (% style="text-align:center" %)
568 [[image:image-20220624114941-32.jpeg]]
569
570 === Write to PLC ===
571
572 **Function: **Download the ladder diagram program or other configuration to the PLC.
573
574 (% style="text-align:center" %)
575 [[image:image-20220624115206-33.jpeg]]
576
577 **Interface introduction:**
578
579 * **Para + program:** Download parameters and programs to the PLC.
580 * **Select all: **Download parameters, programs, comments, and devices memory area settings to the PLC.
581 * **Cancel all selections:** Cancel all selections.
582 * **Execute: **start the download operation.
583 * **Stop: **stop the download operation.
584 * **Close:** Exit the current window.
585 * **Calculated size:** To calculate the number of steps of the ladder diagram, the size of the downloaded file and the size of the comment, it needs to be connected to the PLC.
586 * **Display/Hide:** Display/hide the download progress and other information, as shown in the figure below.
587
588 (% style="text-align:center" %)
589 [[image:image-20220624115419-34.jpeg]]
590
591 **Step:**
592
593 Check the data items that need to be downloaded.
594
595 * If the selected data item is device memory, you could click "set" to set the title of the uploaded device memory and the range of the device to be downloaded.
596
597 (% style="text-align:center" %)
598 [[image:image-20220624115440-35.jpeg]]
599
600 The PLC needs to be in the stop state when downloading.
601
602 (% style="text-align:center" %)
603 [[image:image-20220624115451-36.jpeg]]
604
605 Keep communication and wait for the download to complete.
606
607 (% style="text-align:center" %)
608 [[image:image-20220624115455-37.jpeg]]
609
610 === Device monitor ===
611
612 **Function: **You can view and modify PLC register values and expansion module values online. Click this item to pop up the interface as shown in the figure below.
613
614 [[image:image-20220624134515-1.jpeg]]
615
616 **Interface description:**
617
618 * Monitoring start: start the current monitoring, the value of the register can be viewed or modified.
619 * End of monitoring: End the current monitoring, the value of the register cannot be viewed or modified.
620 * Edit current value: After clicking, a dialog box named "Modify device value" will pop up, and you could modify it.
621 * Close: Close the "Device Monitor” interface.
622
623 **Step:**
624
625 * Click "device monitor" to open the interface.
626
627 (% style="text-align:center" %)
628 [[image:image-20220624135018-2.jpeg]]
629
630 * Click "monitoring start" button under the premise of communicating with the PLC.
631
632 (% style="text-align:center" %)
633 [[image:image-20220624135057-3.jpeg]]
634
635 * The devices can be monitored by modifying the monitoring form, display, numerial and bit order .
636
637 (% style="text-align:center" %)
638 [[image:image-20220624135102-4.jpeg]]
639
640 * Switch device, search device and switch to monitor buffer memory.
641
642 [[image:image-20220624135106-5.jpeg]]
643
644 === Clear PLC memory ===
645
646 **Function**: Clear the data of the PLC
647
648 (% style="text-align:center" %)
649 [[image:image-20220624135402-6.jpeg]]
650
651 **Step:**
652
653 1. Before clearing the PLC memory, the PLC needs to be in the stop state.
654 1. Check the data object. If the PLC memory is checked, it includes but is not limited to data devicess, bit devicess and special devicess.
655 1. Click "Execution" and wait for the PLC to clear the data.
656
657 === PLC clock set ===
658
659 **Function:** Set the PLC clock. You could customize the internal time of the PLC to achieve the purpose of accurate calculation.
660
661 Click “ PLC clock set" to open the clock setting interface.
662
663 (% style="text-align:center" %)
664 [[image:image-20220624143649-1.jpeg]]
665
666 **Explanation:**
667
668 * Connection: Display the information of the currently PLC, read the parameters of this PLC, and cannot be changed.
669 * Time and calendar area: you can easily select time information and match freely.
670 * Read PC time: The software will automatically read the current PC time without manual calibration.
671 * Set time: After finishing the setting, click this button to save the current operation setting to the PLC.
672 * Close: Do not save the current operating data, and exit to close this window.
673
674 **Set time:**
675
676 1. Please ensure that the PLC and PC communicate normally. If it fails to communicate normally, please click "Transfer Settings" and put the PLC in the STOP state.
677 1. Click "PLC clock set" to open the time setting window.
678 1. Select the time required by the user in the time control panel or in the calendar panel.
679 1. The time interval of the year is 2000 to 2099; The interval of the month is January to December;
680 The time interval is from 0 o'clock to 23 o'clock; The partitions are from 0 minutes to 59 minutes; the second interval is from 0 seconds to 59 seconds.
681 1. You can also click [Get PC Time] to quickly match the current time (provided that the PC time is accurate).
682 1. After completing the configuration, please click "Set time" to save, otherwise it will not be saved. Successful setting is shown below.
683
684 (% style="text-align:center" %)
685 [[image:image-20220624143711-2.jpeg]]
686
687 === Remote operation ===
688
689 **Function: **Remote operation can quickly change the state of the PLC online and control the switch of the PLC.
690
691 (% style="text-align:center" %)
692 [[image:image-20220624144217-3.jpeg]]
693
694 === PLC diagnostics ===
695
696 **Function: **PLC diagnostics will monitor the errors generated by PLC in real time and reflect them in the table. You could view the summary of the error, the cause and the treatment method through this interface. If it is a problem with the ladder diagram, click Error Jump to jump to the location where the error occurred.
697
698 (% style="text-align:center" %)
699 [[image:image-20220624144649-4.jpeg||height="465" width="819"]]
700
701 === PLC checksum ===
702
703 **Function:** You could select the items that need to be verified by the PLC, as shown in the figure below:
704
705 (% style="text-align:center" %)
706 [[image:image-20220624145100-5.jpeg]]
707
708 Compare the difference between the program in the current PC software and the program in the PLC, as shown in the figure below:
709
710 (% style="text-align:center" %)
711 [[image:image-20220624145157-6.jpeg]]
712
713 Double-click the list, and you could view the specific differences of the program, as shown in the following figure:
714
715 (% style="text-align:center" %)
716 [[image:image-20220624145325-7.jpeg]]
717
718 === Module monitor ===
719
720 **Function:** This function is used to monitor the BFM value of the module and modify the BFM data. According to the description information corresponding to the BFM, the user can understand the function of the BFM.
721
722 **Interface description:**
723
724 * **Customization: **Create a new module plan, and use the default data as the initial value of the module BFM,. You could edit the plan content on this basis.
725 * **Save:** Create a new module plan, and use the current module monitoring data as the initial value of the module's BFM, You could  edit the plan content on this basis.
726 * **Help: **Open the instruction manual of the module where you could find the detailed instructions for the module.
727 * **Refresh: **You can update the module information of the current PLC connection and refresh the module information list.
728 * **Working mode:**
729 ** Offline: Display all module models that can be connected to the current PLC model. You could view the module BFM information when the module is not connected, or open the module instruction file through the "Help" button;
730 ** Online: Display the module information of the current PLC connection in the module information list, and monitor/modify the BFM value of the module.
731
732 **Step:**
733
734 * Click "Module Monitor".
735
736 (% style="text-align:center" %)
737 [[image:image-20220624151636-8.jpeg]]
738
739 * Select the module you want to monitor to o view and modify the value.
740
741 (% style="text-align:center" %)
742 [[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_70be57a90d675c22.png||height="453" width="1200" class="img-thumbnail"]]
743
744 == Tool ==
745
746 === PLC encryption tool ===
747
748 In the PLC Editor2, you could set a password for the PLC to maintain security. The PLC encryption tool can be set to "upload password", "download password", and "clock password" respectively.
749
750 **Explanation:** The three types of passwords are independent (you must use separate decryption when performing operations), and the set passwords can be the same or different which ensure the safety and independence of PLC. As shown below:
751
752 (% style="text-align:center" %)
753 [[image:image-20220624152122-9.jpeg]]
754
755 **Precautions for setting a password:**
756
757 * The setting steps of "upload password", "download password", and "clock password" are exactly the same (only the type needs to be customized by the user).
758 * The length of the password can only be 8 characters, no more or less than.
759 * When setting a new password, the first time password and the second confirmation password must be the same.
760 * When performing password operations, please ensure that the PLC and PC are in a normal connection state, and the PLC must be in the NOT RUN state (close the switch of the PLC panel).
761 * When the password is entered incorrectly for 5 times, the password is locked, and the password can be entered again only when the PLC is restarted after power off.
762
763 **Steps to set password:**
764
765 * Connect the PLC and PC normally, and run the compiler at the same time;
766 * Turn off the RUN of the PLC;
767 * Click "PLC Encryption Tool" in the "Tool" panel;
768 * After opening a new window, if the "old password" input box cannot be entered, it means that the PLC is not currently encrypted;
769 * Select the type of password that needs to be set, and click "Set". (The following PLC takes uploading password as an example)
770
771 (% style="text-align:center" %)
772 [[image:image-20220624153523-10.jpeg]]
773
774 * Please follow the instructions to fill in the correct password.
775 * If the password length is not enough, there will be a prompt as follows:
776
777 (% style="text-align:center" %)
778 [[image:image-20220624153725-11.jpeg]]
779
780 * If the secondary password is inconsistent, there will be a prompt as shown below:
781
782 (% style="text-align:center" %)
783 [[image:image-20220624153816-12.jpeg]]
784
785 * If the password is successfully set, there will be a prompt as shown below:
786
787 (% style="text-align:center" %)
788 [[image:image-20220624153830-13.jpeg]]
789
790 **Clear password**
791
792 If the PLC does not have a password, ignore this description. If the PLC has a password, please enter the existing password if you need to clear the password. Please refer to the precautions for input errors more than 5 times.
793
794 (% style="text-align:center" %)
795 [[image:image-20220624154242-16.jpeg]]
796
797 **Steps to clear the password:**
798
799 * Connect the PLC and PC normally, and run the compiler at the same time;
800 * Turn off the RUN of the PLC;
801 * Click "PLC Encryption Tool" in the "Tool" panel;
802 * Select the PLC password to be cleared in "Type", and click "Clear".
803 * After opening a new window, please enter the specified password in the "Please enter password" area, and then click "Execute".
804 * If you input the wrong upload password, there will be a prompt as shown below:
805
806 (% style="text-align:center" %)
807 [[image:image-20220624154309-17.jpeg]]
808
809 * If the password is correct, there will be a prompt as shown below:
810
811 (% style="text-align:center" %)
812 [[image:image-20220624154314-18.jpeg]]
813
814 === **Project encryption tool** ===
815
816 In the PLC Editor2, you could set a password for the project file to maintain security. As shown below:
817
818 (% style="text-align:center" %)
819 [[image:image-20220624154810-19.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
820
821 **Precautions for setting a password:**
822
823 * The length of the password can only be 8 characters, no more or less than.
824 * When setting a new password, the first time password and the second confirmation password must be the same.
825 * When the password is entered incorrectly for 5 times, the password is locked, and the password can be entered again only when the project file is reopened.
826
827 **Steps to set password:**
828
829 * Click "Project encryption tool" in the "Tool" panel;
830 * After opening a new window, if the "old password" input box cannot be entered, it means that the PLC is not currently encrypted;
831 * Select the password that needs to be entered, and click "Set".
832
833 (% style="text-align:center" %)
834 [[image:image-20220624155700-20.jpeg]]
835
836 * Please follow the instructions to fill in the correct password.
837 * If the password is not long enough, there will be a prompt as shown below:
838
839 (% style="text-align:center" %)
840 [[image:image-20220624155810-21.jpeg]]
841
842 * If the secondary password is inconsistent, there will be a prompt as shown below:
843
844 (% style="text-align:center" %)
845 [[image:image-20220624155815-22.jpeg]]
846
847 * If the password is successfully set, there will be a prompt as shown below:
848
849 (% style="text-align:center" %)
850 [[image:image-20220624155841-23.jpeg]]
851
852 **Clear password**
853
854 If the project does not have a password, ignore this description. If the project has a password, please enter the existing password if you need to clear the password. Please refer to the precautions for input errors more than 5 times.
855
856 (% style="text-align:center" %)
857 [[image:image-20220624155909-24.jpeg]]
858
859 **Steps to clear the password:**
860
861 * Click "PLC Encryption Tool" in the "Tool" panel, and click "Clear".
862 * After opening a new window, please enter the specified password in the "Please enter password" area, and then click "Execute".
863 * If you input the wrong upload password, there will be a prompt as shown below:
864
865 (% style="text-align:center" %)
866 [[image:image-20220624155915-25.jpeg]]
867
868 * If the password is correct, there will be a prompt as shown below:
869
870 (% style="text-align:center" %)
871 [[image:image-20220624155920-26.jpeg]]
872
873 === USB download ===
874
875 **Function:** Generate a bin file. You could use the file to download programs and other configurations through the HMI screen.
876
877 **Step:**
878
879 * Click on the U disk to download and open the interface.
880
881 (% style="text-align:center" %)
882 [[image:image-20220624161054-27.jpeg]]
883
884 * Check the items that need to be downloaded, set the communication port parameters, and select the location of the U disk.
885
886 (% style="text-align:center" %)
887 [[image:image-20220624161153-28.jpeg]]
888
889 * Click "Excute" to generate the bin file.
890 * Insert the U disk into the HMI screen to download.
891
892 === Automatic backup ===
893
894 **Function**: Back up project files. You could view and retrieve historical versions through this function.
895
896 **Step:**
897
898 * Open the saved file, click compile, compile all, close the project, switch historical version or switch program type after editing. You could see the historical version number increase by clicking on the automatic backup window.
899
900 (% style="text-align:center" %)
901 [[image:image-20220624162512-29.jpeg]]
902
903 * Click the remark information to add remarks to the historical version, and click "OK" save it.
904 * Check the version number, and click "switch to this version", it will close the current version and load the historical version, as shown in the figure below:
905
906 (% style="text-align:center" %)
907 [[image:image-20220624162515-30.jpeg]]
908
909 === Generate download file ===
910
911 **Function:** Generate a file for download only, and the file cannot be viewed and uploaded.
912
913 **Step:**
914
915 1. Compile all the program pages, click to generate the download file.
916 1. Select the path and file name.
917 1. Open the generated **.swcp2** file and click download.
918
919 (% style="text-align:center" %)
920 [[image:image-20220624163706-1.jpeg]]
921
922 === Reset window layout ===
923
924 **Function:** Restore all floating windows in the program to the default position.
925
926 **Steps: **Click the reset window layout button in the view.
927
928 Before reset:
929
930 (% style="text-align:center" %)
931 [[image:image-20220624163720-2.jpeg]]
932
933 After reset:
934
935 (% style="text-align:center" %)
936 [[image:image-20220624163725-3.jpeg]]
937
938 = **4 Program editing area** =
939
940 In the program editing area, the user can freely switch between the ladder diagram and the instruction list. The ladder diagram interface provides editing operations. The instruction list interface is only allowed to be viewed and cannot be modified.
941
942 == Ladder work area ==
943
944 **Insert a new row**
945
946 * Select the position where you want to insert the row +1.
947 * Click on the keyboard "Shift] + Insert" to insert a new row, or move the mouse to any position of the specified insertion row, right-click, select "Edit"->"Insert row above (shift+insert)".
948
949 (% style="text-align:center" %)
950 [[image:image-20220625091617-1.jpeg]]
951
952 **Insert the statement**
953
954 Select the position where you want to insert the row.
955
956 * Method 1: Use the keyboard shortcut: Shift+Ctrl+Insert.
957
958 (% style="text-align:center" %)
959 [[image:image-20220625092707-2.jpeg]]
960
961 * Method 2: Keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+F7".
962
963 (% style="text-align:center" %)
964 [[image:image-20220625092847-3.jpeg]]
965
966 * Method 3: Right-click, select "Edit"->"Insert Statement".
967
968 (% style="text-align:center" %)
969 [[image:image-20220625092929-4.jpeg]]
970
971 **Delete row**
972
973 (% style="text-align:center" %)
974 [[image:image-20220625093015-5.jpeg]]
975
976 Move the mouse to the row to be deleted; press and hold the left mouse button to select and move the row to be deleted (multiple rows are possible), the selected area will change color, and then click "Delete" on the keyboard.
977
978 (% style="text-align:center" %)
979 [[image:image-20220625093149-6.jpeg]]
980
981 You could also select the row to be deleted, right-click to select "edit"->"delete row".
982
983 (% style="text-align:center" %)
984 [[image:image-20220625093415-7.jpeg]]
985
986 **Delete the statement**
987
988 Same as row deletion.
989
990 **Insert column**
991
992 * Select the position where you want to insert the column.
993 * Click the keyboard "Ctrl+ Insert" to insert, or move the mouse to any position of the specified insertion row, and right-click, to select "Edit" -> "Insert column to the left".
994
995 (% style="text-align:center" %)
996 [[image:image-20220625094524-8.jpeg]]
997
998 (% style="text-align:center" %)
999 [[image:image-20220625094809-10.jpeg]]
1000
1001 **Delete column**
1002
1003 1. Select the position of the column to be deleted.
1004 1. Press "Ctrl+Delete" on the keyboard to delete the column, or move the mouse to any position of the specified inserted row, right-click, and directly select "Delete", or select "Edit"->"Delete row".
1005
1006 Before deleting:
1007
1008 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1009 [[image:image-20220625094823-11.jpeg]]
1010
1011 After deleting:
1012
1013 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1014 [[image:image-20220625094828-12.jpeg]]
1015
1016 **Copy and paste**
1017
1018 The copy and paste function could save time and reduce the time on repeated operations.
1019
1020 **Steps**
1021
1022 * Move the mouse to the ladder editing area.
1023 * Select the specified cell or drag the mouse to select an area.
1024
1025 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1026 [[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_d5aa6c70c096349a.png||height="155" width="700" class="img-thumbnail"]]
1027
1028 * Use the "Copy" button of "Clipboard" in the "PLC Menu", or use the right mouse button to "Copy", or use the keyboard "Ctrl+C".
1029
1030 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1031 [[image:image-20220625095651-14.jpeg]]
1032
1033 * After completing the third operation, copy the specified area to the clipboard.
1034 * Move the mouse to the designated position to be pasted, click the "Paste" button on the "Clipboard", or use the "Paste" move the mouse to the designated position to be pasted, click the "Paste" button on the "Clipboard", or use the "Paste" function of the right mouse button, or use the keyboard "Ctrl+V" to copy the specified data Copy to the specified location.
1035
1036 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1037 [[image:image-20220625095656-15.jpeg]]
1038
1039 **Delete and modify ladder diagram devices**
1040
1041 Steps:
1042
1043 1. The ladder diagram can be modified only in the "Edit mode" state.
1044
1045 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1046 [[image:image-20220625100200-16.jpeg]]
1047
1048 (% start="2" %)
1049 1. Use the mouse to select the components that needs to be modified, and double-click the left button or press the "Enter" key on the keyboard.
1050 1. After performing step 2, the output instruction dialog box will pop up.
1051 1. Enter the instruction corresponding to the selected component into the dialog box.
1052 1. Click "Execute" to save the modification.
1053
1054 **✎Note: **
1055
1056 1. The modified instruction must be able to pass the correct instruction verification before it can be saved.
1057 1. The contact element that occupies a cell (normally open, normally closed, rising edge, falling edge, reverse, stepping) cannot modify each other with the comparison contact.
1058 1. All contact components cannot be modified mutually with coils or application instructions.
1059
1060 **Delete ladder diagram components**
1061
1062 Steps:
1063
1064 1. The ladder diagram can be deleted only in the "Edit mode" state.
1065 1. Use the mouse to select the component grid that needs to be deleted, left-click, and the selected part will be locked with a blue frame, and then you could press "Delete" on the keyboard to delete it.
1066 1. Batch delete: Move the mouse to the specified delete area, hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse, and select cells in batches (cells will turn blue). After completing the selection, you could press "Delete" on the keyboard to delete it.
1067 1. Delete horizontal and vertical lines: In this special ladder diagram, you could perform step 2 or 3 to select the target first, and then click the "CF9" icon or "CF11" in the "Ladder symbol" function of the menu bar to execute the corresponding deletion.
1068
1069 **Enter ladder diagram instructions**
1070
1071 There are 5 ways to input ladder diagram instructions:
1072
1073 1. Direct input
1074 1. Input through instruction set
1075 1. Double-click cell
1076 1. Instruction help
1077 1. Ladder symbol/Shortcut
1078
1079 Direct input method
1080
1081 * Move the mouse and left-click the specified cell.
1082 * Directly use the keyboard to input the specified instruction, the system will automatically pop up the ladder diagram input box.
1083
1084 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1085 [[image:image-20220625102401-17.jpeg]]
1086
1087 * Enter the complete instructions and parameters in the dialog box.
1088 * Click "Execute" or the "Enter" button on the keyboard.
1089 * The system verifies the correctness of the input, and generates the graphic element represented by the instruction after the verification is correct.
1090 * If the instruction is wrong, the instruction help interface will pop up.
1091
1092 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1093 [[image:image-20220625102414-18.jpeg]]
1094
1095 Input through instruction set
1096
1097 1. Move the mouse to the [Project Management] interface on the left side of the window.
1098 1. Expand "Instruction Set" and open the instruction tree you need
1099 1. Select the instruction you need, and left-click and hold, drag it to the "ladder diagram writing area", and place it in the specified area.
1100 1. After completing step above, a "ladder input " will pop up, then input the correct operand.
1101 1. Click "Execute" or "Enter" on the keyboard.
1102
1103 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1104 [[image:image-20220625103448-19.jpeg]]
1105
1106 Double-click the cell
1107
1108 1. Move the mouse to the specified area and double-click the left button.
1109 1. "Ladder input" pops up, enter the correct command in the input box.
1110 1. Click "Execute" or the keyboard "Enter".
1111 1. If the instruction is wrong, the instruction help interface will pop up.
1112
1113 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1114 [[image:image-20220625104404-20.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1115
1116 Instruction help
1117
1118 1. Move the mouse to the designated area and double-click the left button to pop up “Ladder input”.
1119 1. Click “Help” to pop up “Instruction Help”。
1120 1. After selecting the instruction that needs to be entered, click the "Detail" button to pop up the "Instruction Wizard".
1121 1. The instruction guide interface selects the correct operand according to different instructions.
1122 1. After selecting the specified instruction, click "Execute" to save the data and complete the instruction input.
1123
1124 [[image:image-20220625105747-21.jpeg]]
1125
1126
1127 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1128 [[image:image-20220625105752-22.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1129
1130 Ladder symbol/shortcut
1131
1132 The ladder diagram symbol is located in the PLC menu, as shown in the figure below:
1133
1134 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1135 [[image:image-20220625105848-23.jpeg||height="161" width="336"]]
1136
1137 After selecting the cell, click "Ladder Symbol" in the menu, and enter the operand in the pop-up ladder diagram input box to complete the instruction input. If it is an application instruction, after clicking [[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_1c8d975fb5bd8c.png]] on the panel, you must input the complete application instruction and its operands in the ladder diagram input box to complete the input instruction. You can also use the shortcut corresponding to the command (see the shortcut key list) to input, and the operation method is the same as the "ladder symbol".
1138
1139 After the instruction input is completed, click the "Execute" button in the ladder diagram input box and it will be displayed in the ladder diagram editing area.
1140
1141 **✎Note: **
1142
1143 1. Some instructions can only be input in the instruction list (IL) editor, but not in the ladder diagram, such as MPS, MPP, etc. When these instructions are directly input in the ladder diagram, no components will be generated.
1144 1. Since coils and application instructions represent the end of one line of the ladder diagram program, no other components can be input after these components.
1145 1. Since the vertical line occupies the space of two lines, when inputting the vertical line, if the corresponding position in the next line is just the middle part of other components, the vertical line cannot be input.
1146 1. The maximum number of input columns in the ladder diagram is 13 columns.
1147
1148 == Instruction list work area ==
1149
1150 Instruction list editor
1151
1152 In the PLC Editor, the program not only provides a ladder diagram editor, but also provides an instruction list interface. The instruction list interface is not editable and only allowed to be viewed. As shown below:
1153
1154 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1155 [[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_550c5cb7f37a8b23.png||height="190" width="300" class="img-thumbnail"]]
1156
1157 * **Step number: **The step number indicates the position of the instruction in the program, which can be used to quickly locate the program and improve the readability of the program.
1158 * **Ladder diagram-instruction list switching:** If there is an error in the program logic, it cannot be switched.
1159
1160 == **Shortcut menu** ==
1161
1162 In the program editing area, click the right mouse button to pop up frequently used function buttons, which can greatly improve the developer's development efficiency.
1163
1164 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1165 [[image:image-20220625111835-24.jpeg]]
1166
1167 **Undo:** Undo the current operation and roll back the previous step.
1168
1169 **Redo: **Roll back the undo operation.
1170
1171 **Cut:** Cut the selected content in the ladder diagram and put it on the clipboard.
1172
1173 **Copy: **Copy the selected content in the ladder diagram and put it on the clipboard.
1174
1175 **Paste:** Paste the data in the clipboard at the selected position in the ladder diagram. When there is no data in the clipboard, paste is not available.
1176
1177 **Delete:** Delete the selected content in ladder diagram.
1178
1179 **Compile:** Compile the current program page.
1180
1181 **Editing options:**
1182
1183 * Insert row: Insert an blank row in the current selected row in the ladder diagram.
1184 * Insert statement: Insert a blank staement row in the current selected row in the ladder diagram.
1185 * Delete row: Delete the currently selected row in the ladder diagram.
1186 * Insert column to the left: In the ladder diagram, a blank node is added to the selected instruction, and other instructions move one space to the right.
1187 * Delete column: In the ladder diagram, delete the currently selected instruction, and other instructions move one space to the left.
1188
1189 **Search:**
1190
1191 * Device search: open the search/replace window, the default is the device search page, if the selected instruction in the ladder diagram contains a device, the "search device" defaults to the selected instruction's device, and it will be empty if there is none.
1192 * Instruction search: Open the search/replace window, the default is the command search page, if the command is selected in the ladder diagram, the "search command" defaults to the selected command, and it is empty if there is no command.
1193 * String search: Open the search/replace window, the default is the string search page, if a string is selected in the ladder diagram, the "search string" defaults to the selected string, and it is empty if there is no string.
1194
1195 **View:**
1196
1197 * Comment display: In the ladder diagram, the comment of the device is displayed.
1198 * Alias display: In the ladder diagram, display the alias of the device.
1199
1200 **Debugging:**
1201
1202 * Modify the current value: In the monitor mode (write mode is not available), open the device write dialog box. Modify the value of the device of the currently selected instruction.
1203
1204 = **5 Project management** =
1205
1206 == Program ==
1207
1208 MIAN is the default program page name for a new project. There can be multiple program pages in a project. Double-click the program page to open the ladder diagram editing area in the user area, and you could edit the program.
1209
1210 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1211 [[image:image-20220625134223-1.jpeg]]
1212
1213 **New program page:** select scan/event/subroutine/interrupt, right click"scan"->"new", you could open the new program window, as shown in the figure below:
1214
1215 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1216 [[image:5V帮助文档_中性_html_a8e9017d31a283f4.png||height="253" width="300" class="img-thumbnail"]]
1217
1218 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1219 [[image:image-20220625134350-3.jpeg]]
1220
1221 **Program page operations**: Right-click the program page with the mouse to perform corresponding operations.
1222
1223 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1224 [[image:image-20220625134542-5.jpeg]]
1225
1226 **Delete: **Delete the program page.
1227
1228 **Rename: **Rename the program page.
1229
1230 **Program encryption: **Encrypt and decrypt the program page.
1231
1232 * Encryption: select the program page to be encrypted and set the encryption password, After the encryption is executed, the program page is in the "encrypted" state, and the content of the program page is not displayed.
1233
1234 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1235 [[image:5-4.jpg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1236
1237 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1238 [[image:5-5.jpg]]
1239
1240 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1241 [[image:5-6.jpg]]
1242
1243 * Cancel encryption: After entering the correct password, cancel the encryption of the program page.
1244
1245 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1246 [[image:image-20220625140048-6.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1247
1248 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1249 [[image:image-20220625140150-7.jpeg]]
1250
1251 * Modify password: After entering the original program page password, set a new program page password.
1252
1253 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1254 [[image:image-20220625140231-9.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1255
1256 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1257 [[image:image-20220625140328-10.jpeg]]
1258
1259 * Display encrypted content: Display the encrypted program page content. This function is only used to temporarily display the content of the program page without canceling the encryption status of the program page, which is convenient for editing the encrypted program page.
1260
1261 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1262 [[image:5-11.jpg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1263
1264 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1265 [[image:image-20220625140706-11.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1266
1267 Set: Right-click it, and you could view the author, date of creation, and remarks on the program page.
1268
1269 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1270 [[image:image-20220625141015-13.jpeg]]
1271
1272 * Configuration: The time and interrupt program page can click the configuration button to set the trigger condition.
1273
1274 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1275 [[image:image-20220625142325-15.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1276
1277 Move up: Move the program page up, used to adjust the execution order of the program page.
1278
1279 [[image:5-15.jpg||class="img-thumbnail"]] [[image:5-16.jpg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1280
1281 Move down: Move the program page down to adjust the execution order of the program page.
1282
1283 [[image:5-17.jpg||class="img-thumbnail"]] [[image:5-18.jpg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1284
1285 == Device comment ==
1286
1287 Device comment module: A **.wcp2** file has one and only one module named "COMMENT" in "device comment".
1288
1289 Double-click "COMMENT" and shown as below.
1290
1291 [[image:image-20220625143125-16.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1292
1293 **Interface label description:**
1294
1295 * **Enter device name:** Input the correct device name and press "Enter" to confirm, the comment list will locate the input device and select it.
1296 * **The comment list is divided into 3 columns: **device name, device comment, and device alias. Click the comment list, and select the device row, and double-click the device comment or alias to pop up an edit box for editing. The device comment value allows 128 characters, and the device alias only allows input of 8 characters.
1297 * **Device interval selection: **Click to select the device interval and change the device displayed in the comment list. The blue device section indicates that the section is selected. The devices interval is as shown in the figure below:
1298
1299 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1300 [[image:image-20220625143652-17.jpeg]]
1301
1302 **Interface button description:**
1303
1304 * **Display commented devices:** The comment list displays all devices with comments or aliases.
1305 * **Import EXCEL:** select the ***.xls **file to be imported, and import all the correct device comments and aliases in the *.xls file into the software (supports *.csv file import).
1306 * **Export EXCEL: **Export and save all the devices information of edit devices comments or aliases as ***.xls** files to local disk.
1307
1308 == Parameter ==
1309
1310 You could set the latch range of the PLC devices and the COM port communications according to your needs. Click the "×" symbol in the upper right corner to close the dialog box and change without saving.
1311
1312 Double-click the "PLC Parameters" node and the interface is shown as below.
1313
1314 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1315 [[image:image-20220625144326-19.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1316
1317 **Interface button description:**
1318
1319 * Check: Check the configuration of the current settings, respectively check the "device latch", "COM1 " and "COM2". If the check fails, click the "OK" button to report an error.
1320 * Reset: Click this button to restore the default settings.
1321 * OK: Complete the correct PLC parameter change and set it.
1322 * Cancel: Cancel the PLC parameter setting and keep the parameter setting before the change.
1323
1324 **Device latch**
1325
1326 The address range of various types of registers including PLC is set in the devices. You could set parameters in the white squares in the picture table, but not the gray ones (cannot be modified). By modifying the data at the beginning and end of the latch, the latch range of the register can be modified, and the modified data range must be within the latch range.
1327
1328 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1329 [[image:image-20220625145833-20.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1330
1331 **COM1 settings**
1332
1333 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1334 [[image:image-20220625145902-21.jpeg]]
1335
1336 * Whether to set: Whether to enable the COM1 port configuration.
1337 * Baud rate: Select the data transmission rate.
1338 * Data bit: Select the data length.
1339 * Stop bit: Select the number of stop bits.
1340 * Parity: Select the number of parity.
1341 * Station No.: Set the station number, ranging from 1 to 47.
1342
1343 **COM2 settings**
1344
1345 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1346 [[image:image-20220625150016-22.jpeg]]
1347
1348 Whether to set: whether to enable the COM1 port configuration.
1349
1350 * **Communication settings**
1351 ** Baud rate: Select the data transmission rate.
1352 ** Data bit: Select the data length.
1353 ** Stop bit: Select the number of stop bits.
1354 ** Parity: Select the check digit.
1355 ** Timeout: Set the timeout time, ranging from 0 to 32767.
1356 ** Sending interval: Set the sending interval, ranging from 0 to 32767.
1357 ** Protocol: Select the communication protocol.
1358 * **Protocol related**
1359 ** Station No.: Set the station number. According to different protocols, the station number setting range is different.
1360 ** Whether to enable the start character: used to customize the protocol.
1361 ** Starter: set the end character for custom protocol.
1362 ** Whether to enable terminator: used to customize the protocol.
1363 ** Terminator: Set the terminator to customize the agreement.
1364 ** Timeout between characters: used to customize the protocol.
1365
1366 **Ethernet settings**
1367
1368 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1369 [[image:image-20220625150721-23.jpeg]]
1370
1371 **✎Note:** Currently Ethernet configuration is only supported by 5V-N series and 6V series.
1372
1373 * **Communication settings**
1374 ** Whether to set: Whether to enable communication configuration of Ethernet setttings.
1375 ** Whether to enable PLC automatic configuration IP (DHCP) function: automatic configuration IP (DHCP) function. **(only supported by 6V series currently)**
1376 ** IP address: Configure the IP address of PLC
1377 ** Subnet mask: Configure the subnet mask of PLC
1378 ** Default gateway: Configure the default gateway of PLC
1379 * **Protocol related**
1380 ** Whether to set: Whether to enable the protocol configuration of Ethernet settings.
1381 ** Maximum number of connections supported by modbusTCP server: Number of simultaneous connections available for other modbusTCP clients. **(only supported by 5V-N series currently)**
1382
1383 **Basic information settings**
1384
1385 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1386 [[image:image-20220625152250-24.jpeg]]
1387
1388 It is used to configure some basic information.
1389
1390 * Whether to set: Whether to enable the basic information settings.
1391 * PLC name: Used to set the name of PLC. The maximum number of characters allowed to be entered is 32; the range of illegal characters not allowed to be entered: /%$@&=~~`^<>? :{}[],;! *. \'"|
1392
1393 **✎Note:**
1394
1395 * The first one is a space, and a space is also an illegal character.
1396 * Currently, only PLCs with Ethernet function (5V-N series and 6V series) are supported.
1397
1398 == Device memory ==
1399
1400 It is used to set the data of PLC data block when PLC is downloaded, and the data of the read PLC data block is displayed when PLC is uploaded.
1401
1402 New devices memory: Right-click and select the "device memory" → "New" to create a new device memory file (any character in the file name, up to 64 characters in length, and only one can be downloaded at a time). The interface is as follows:
1403
1404 [[image:image-20220625170448-1.jpeg]]
1405
1406 **Interface label description:**
1407
1408 * **Please enter:** Enter the device to be searched, and press "Enter" to locate the device to be searched.
1409 * **Device list:** Divided into 10 intervals: C, D, HSC, LC, M, R, S, T, V, Z.
1410
1411 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1412 [[image:image-20220625171055-2.jpeg]]
1413
1414 * **Device value display area**: Currently editing operations are prohibited.
1415
1416 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1417 [[image:image-20220625171109-3.jpeg]]
1418
1419 * **Cell format:** 7 data formats: binary, decimal, hexadecimal, octal, real number, character string, ASCII code. One format and one color:
1420 ** Binary: red
1421 ** Octal : pink
1422 ** Decimal: blue
1423 ** Hexadecimal: brown
1424 ** Real number: orange
1425 ** Character string: cyan
1426 ** ASCII code: green
1427
1428 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1429 [[image:image-20220627105818-1.jpeg]]
1430
1431 * **The data can be expressed in size:** 16 bits and 32 bits.
1432 * **The data size that each format can represent when the length is 16 bits:**
1433 ** Binary: 0000000000000000 to 1111111111111111;
1434 ** Octal: 0 to 1777777;
1435 ** Decimal: -32768 to 32767;
1436 ** Hexadecimal: 0 to FFFF;
1437 ** String: the size of 2 characters in length;
1438 ** ASCII: 2 ASCII code values.
1439 * **The data size that each format can represent when the length is 32 bits:**
1440 ** Binary: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 to 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111;
1441 ** Octal: 0 to 37777777777;
1442 ** Decimal: -2147483648 to 2147483647;
1443 ** Hexadecimal: 0 to FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF;
1444 ** String: the size of the length of 4 strings;
1445 ** ASCII: 4 ASCII code values;
1446 ** Real number: ±1.175495E-38 to ±3.402823E+38.
1447
1448 == Electronic cam ==
1449
1450 In the project management window, right-click “electronic cam table” to create a new electronic cam table (ECAM table).
1451
1452 [[image:5-31.jpg]] [[image:5-32.jpg]]
1453
1454 Open the ECAM interface and set the data.
1455
1456 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1457 [[image:image-20220627110623-2.jpeg||height="723" width="1226"]]
1458
1459 Click the parameter setting to set the parameters, such as the starting device, which indicates the starting position of the download time.
1460
1461 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1462 [[image:image-20220627110657-3.jpeg]]
1463
1464 The ECAM table information written by other programs can be imported into the ECAM table through import and export.
1465
1466 You could download the ECAM to the PLC.
1467
1468 == Instructions ==
1469
1470 Available instructions are as follows: all instructions; basic instructions; step ladder instruction; program flow; transfer and compare; Arithmetic; cycle and shift; data processing; high-speed processing; common instruction; peripheral device IO; peripheral device SER; floating; contact compare; high-speed pulse output; clock calculation; floating contact comparison; data table; data block; communication instruction; electrionic CAM; other instructions; string control; Ethernet.
1471
1472 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1473 [[image:image-20220627112121-4.jpeg]]
1474
1475 == PLCLINK table ==
1476
1477 **New table: **After create a new table, you could view "PLCLINK" in project manager window. Right-click it to create a PLCLINK table.
1478
1479 [[image:image-20220627113003-5.jpeg]]
1480
1481 (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
1482 **Starting address settings:** You can select D or R device as the area for storing PLCLINK table contents, and edit the starting device address, which will occupy 22+5*n devices starting from this device. This occupancy information reflects the tabular operation in the list of device used.
1483 **New command**: Click "New command" to generate a PLCLINK command.
1484
1485 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1486 [[image:image-20220627115343-6.jpeg]]
1487
1488 (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
1489 **Delete: **Select the PLCLINK command to be deleted to delete the command.
1490 **Modify station NO.:** You select the station number in the drop-list. The station numbers of station No.1 and station number No.2 cannot be the same. Range: 1 to 31.
1491
1492 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1493 [[image:image-20220627115946-7.jpeg||height="638" width="399" class="img-thumbnail"]]
1494
1495 (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
1496 **Modify device name:** Select device name in the drop-list, note that the soft component type of station No.1 and station No.2 need to be the same.
1497 **Modify device address:** Edit the start address edit box and enter the value within the range of the device.
1498 **Modify the number of device:** Edit the number of device edit box, and enter the number of device.The number of double-word device ranges from 1 to 64. Device ranges from 1 to 128, and bit device ranges from 1 to 1024.
1499 **Modify instruction enable status:** Click "Station No. Enable" to edit the parameters of the two stations of this instruction. The master station is always enabled and cannot be modified.
1500
1501 * For example:
1502 ** Click "New Command" to create a PLCLINK command.
1503 ** Station NO.1 is selected as 2, station number NO.2 is selected as 3.
1504 ** Click 'Station NO. Enable". If station number NO.1 is checked to enable, but station NO.2 is not checked to enable, the command enable is invalid. Only when both station numbers are checked to enable, the command enable is valid.
1505
1506 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1507 [[image:image-20220627134639-8.jpeg]]
1508
1509 (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
1510 **PLCLINK operation**
1511
1512 * **Check: **Check whether the data of PLCLINK is legal.
1513 * **Save:** Enabled under the condition that the program is consistent in monitoring mode, and it will compare once automatically when entering.
1514 * **Check Slave:** Send command to PLC to check slave information.
1515 * **Monitor Read:** Get PLCLINK table information from PLC.
1516 * **Monitor Write:** Write PLCLINK table to PLC
1517
1518 == Ethernet ==
1519
1520 Interface: Click "Project manager" -> "Extended function", and right-click "Ethernet" to open the "New-Ethernet configuration" window.
1521
1522 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1523 [[image:image-20220627141744-9.jpeg]]
1524
1525 (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
1526 The introduction of parameters:
1527
1528 * **Whether to enable: **Whether to enable the Ethernet configuration
1529 * **Socket ID: **The number of socket supports a total of 6 ranging from K0 to K5. The socket ID is used to specify the link. Each ID is used for one link and cannot be defined repeatedly.
1530 * **Communication protocol: **TCP protocol and UDP protocol are supported.
1531 * **Operating mode: **For TCP, you could select client and server. For UDP, this does not work.
1532 * **Local port:**
1533 ** For TCP client mode, the local port will be automatically allocated by PLC without setting.
1534 ** For TCP server mode, the local port could be set within the range of 1 to 65,535. Port 502 is used by internal modbusTCP and cannot be set.
1535 ** For UDP mode, the local port could be set within the range of 1 to 65,535. Port 1092 is used by scanning protocol and cannot be set.
1536 * **Target ID: **Valid in TCP client mode or UDP mode, specifying the peer device IP to be linked.
1537 * **Target port: **Valid in TCP client mode or UDP mode, specifying the peer device port number to be linked.
1538 * **Receive timeout: **After PLC sending data, if the response of the peer device exceeds this timeout, the network is considered abnormal and the error flag bit is set.
1539 * **TCP keep-alive mechanism: **When TCP protocol is used for communication, If the communication line is idle in most cases and only a small amount of data is sent and received, but the link needs to be kept open, or disconnected in time in case of a drop, crash or forced termination of the process at the communication end, you can use the keep-alive mechanism for communication.
1540
1541 **Description: **Ethernet socket configuration, with Ethernet SOC series instructions, can achieve ModbusTCP client, TCP free protocol, UDP free protocol.
1542
1543 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1544 [[image:image-20220627153819-1.jpeg]]
1545
1546 **Use: **Configuring the corresponding properties to achieve the corresponding functions, and download to the PLC through the download interface and the program to. For specific use rules and configuration methods, please refer to the PLC programming manual.
1547
1548 == BD board configuration ==
1549
1550
1551 Function entry: In "Project Management" interface, expand "Extended Function", and double-click "BD Board Configuration".
1552
1553 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1554 [[image:image-20220915161952-1.jpeg]]
1555
1556 **Introduction of function interface**
1557
1558 The main interface is divided into two parts. One is the current configuration information list, and the other is device list for users to choose configuration.
1559
1560 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1561 [[image:image-20220915161952-2.jpeg]]
1562
1563 * **Device list: **It includes "PLC Host" and "BD Board". You can add device to the configuration list on the left by double-clicking the contents under the two nodes.
1564
1565 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1566 [[image:image-20220915161952-3.jpeg]]
1567
1568 "PLC Host" contains all the points existing in the actual device of PLC model set in the current project. Try to ensure that host points in the configuration list are consistent with the points actually connected to PLC, otherwise it may occur that the host computer is configured with two BD boards, but the actually connected PLC has only one BD board slot, resulting in the situation that the configuration of BD2 will not take effect.
1569
1570 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1571 [[image:image-20220915161952-4.jpeg]]
1572
1573 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1574 [[image:image-20220915161952-5.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1575
1576 "BD Board" contains all BD board models that can be supported by 5V series PLC at present.
1577
1578 * **Configuration list:** Display the information of PLC host and BD board currently configured.
1579
1580 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1581 [[image:image-20220915161952-6.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1582
1583 * Slot number: 0 is the host by default, 1 is BD1, and 2 is BD2.
1584 * Configure device name: Displays the device name.
1585 * Device description: Displays a brief description of the device.
1586 * Device occupancy: Displays the device occupancy of the configuration device.
1587 * Actual installation type: In monitoring mode, display the BD board model actually connected by PLC.
1588 * Device version number: In monitoring mode, display the BD board version number actually connected by PLC.
1589
1590 **Introduction to configuration operations**
1591
1592 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1593 [[image:image-20220915161952-7.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1594
1595 * **Add BD board Configuration: **Add by double-clicking BD board in the device list on the right.
1596 * **Modify BD board configuration:** Open the BD board configuration window by right-clicking on the menu or double-clicking on the BD Board in the configuration list.
1597 * **Move up/down:** The positions of the BD boards configuration on slot 1 and slot 2 can be swapped.
1598 * **Delete BD board configuration:** Delete BD board configuration.
1599
1600 **Introduction of BD board configuration interface**
1601
1602 Module configuration: Used to configure the general configuration of BD board, applicable to all channels.
1603
1604 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1605 [[image:image-20220915161952-8.jpeg]]
1606
1607 BD board channel configuration: The enable status and parameter settings of each channel of BD board can be configured.
1608
1609 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1610 [[image:image-20220915161952-9.jpeg]]
1611
1612 I/O mapping: The channel value of the BD board is displayed by the device through mapping.
1613
1614 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1615 [[image:image-20220915161952-10.jpeg]]
1616
1617 Device information: Display device information of BD board.
1618
1619 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1620 [[image:image-20220915161952-11.jpeg]]
1621
1622 Reset: Initialize the configuration data of BD board, and the parameters are the same as when the BD board is added.
1623
1624 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1625 [[image:image-20220915161952-12.jpeg]]
1626
1627 **Other functions**
1628
1629 Device information: You can view the BD board model and corresponding version number currently connected by PLC.
1630
1631 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1632 [[image:image-20220915161952-13.jpeg]]
1633
1634 PLC calibration: Check the configuration of BD board and PLC.
1635
1636 [[image:image-20220915161952-14.jpeg]]
1637
1638 BD board monitoring
1639
1640 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1641 [[image:image-20220915161952-15.jpeg]]
1642
1643 U disk download: BD board configuration function supports U disk download, and the data will be packaged together with the program node.
1644
1645 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1646 [[image:image-20220915161952-16.jpeg]]
1647
1648 **✎Note:**
1649
1650 * The minimum software version number of the slave computer that supports the BD board configuration function: V2.051.
1651
1652 [[image:image-20220915161952-17.jpeg]]
1653
1654 * The BD board model and slot position of PLC currently connected to the host computer should be consistent with the configuration list of BD board of the host computer.
1655 * Ensure that host points in the configuration list is consistent with the number of points actually connected to PLC, otherwise it may occur that the host computer is configured with two BD boards, but the actually connected PLC has only one BD board slot.
1656
1657 = **6 Output window** =
1658
1659 == Information output ==
1660
1661 **Information output window: **Provide users with the results after the software performs operations including the execution result information of the three operations of compiling, communication, and switch.
1662
1663 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1664 [[image:image-20220628142118-1.jpeg]]
1665
1666 If there is an error in the program, the error will be listed in the "Information output" module at the bottom of the ladder diagram. Select the specified error item, and double-click to locate the error position of the ladder diagram.
1667
1668 == Search&Replace ==
1669
1670 **Search and replace function: **Similar to the search and replace function of OFFICE, it can locate the data block specified by the user in a large amount of data, or perform batch addition, deletion, modification, and check, which can greatly improve efficiency.
1671
1672 **How to use: **Open the main program, after creating a new project, click “Ctrl+F” on the keyboard to pop up the search and replace interface, as shown in the following figure:
1673
1674 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1675 [[image:image-20220628142601-2.jpeg]]
1676
1677 Buttons are divided into 4 categories: devices, instruction, string, and result, as shown in the figure above; clicking any one will switch to the corresponding operation interface.
1678
1679 = **7 Modify device value** =
1680
1681 **Modify device value**: modify the PLC internal register and coil value; modify the expansion device register value. As shown below:
1682
1683 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1684 [[image:image-20220628143453-3.jpeg]]
1685
1686 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1687 [[image:image-20220628143458-4.jpeg]]
1688
1689 **PLC internal devices:**
1690
1691 * **Devices:**
1692 ** "Devices" are registers and coils (such as C0, M1, etc.) whose values need to be modified within the range of PLC.
1693 ** "Data type" includes Word (single word) , Bit (binary 0 or 1), double Word, float (single precision floating point number).
1694 ** "Value" is the specific value to be modified (corresponding to the number in the range of "Data Type"), such as -120.
1695 ** The data format can be decimal (single word: -32768 to 32767; double word:  -2147483648 to 2147483647) or hexadecimal (single word: 0 to FFFF; double word:  0 to FFFFFFFF).
1696 ** Click "Set" to write the set value within the correct range to the selected device.
1697 * **Execution result: **Record the successfully modified "device", "data type" and "set value" in the form of a list.
1698 * **Record list:**
1699 ** Click any one in the list, and click "Delete" to delete it.
1700 ** Click "Clear List" to clear the record list.
1701 ** Select any one in the record list and click "**Response to Input Field**" to reflect the items in "device" .
1702
1703 **PLC external expansion module:**
1704
1705 * "Module start" is the extension module number (such as module 0).
1706 * "Address" is the internal writable address of the expansion module, and the address type can be decimal or hexadecimal.
1707 * "Data type" includes Word (single word), Double Word, Float (single precision floating point number) .
1708 * "Value" is the specific value to be modified (corresponding to the number in the "data type" range), such as -120. The type can be decimal or hexadecimal.
1709 * The data can be decimal (single word: -32768 to 32767; double word: -2147483648 to 2147483647) or hexadecimal (single word: 0 to FFFF; double word: 0 to FFFFFFFF).
1710 * Click "Set" to write the set value within the correct range to the selected device.
1711
1712 **✎Note: **
1713
1714 1. Modification of the device value must be executed in the case of communication with the PLC.
1715 1. The device must be within the available range of the corresponding PLC model.
1716 1. The input value must be within the allowable range.
1717 1*. Decimal: single word (-32768 to 32767), double word (-2147483648 to 2147483647)
1718 1*. Hexadecimal: single word (0 to FFFF); double word (0to FFFFFFFF)
1719 1*. Floating: ±1.175495E-38 to 3.402823E+38
1720
1721 = **8 Print ladder diagram** =
1722
1723 The print function is divided into: print, print preview, and print settings.
1724
1725 **Preconditions for printing**
1726
1727 1. Open the project file (not the project file generated by the "Generate Download File" function).
1728 1. The program has all been compiled.
1729 1. The program is in edit mode.
1730
1731 Only when the above three conditions are met, the print button can be clicked.
1732
1733 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1734 [[image:image-20220628145819-5.jpeg]]
1735
1736 == Printing preview ==
1737
1738 Before printing, you could preview the print on the screen. Click the "File" → "Print" → "Print Preview" to open the print preview window as shown in the figure below:
1739
1740 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1741 [[image:image-20220628145842-6.jpeg]]
1742
1743 **Print preview interface**
1744
1745 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1746 [[image:image-20220628145927-7.jpeg]]
1747
1748 == Print ==
1749
1750 When you need to print, please click the print button, and a standard print dialog box will pop up. You could set the print options here. After setting, you could click "OK" to output the current program to the printer.
1751
1752 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1753 [[image:image-20220628150306-8.jpeg]]
1754
1755 == Printer settings ==
1756
1757 Set print information. As shown below:
1758
1759 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1760 [[image:image-20220628150319-9.jpeg]]
1761
1762 = **9 Status bar** =
1763
1764 Indication: language, uppercase and lowercase status, digital keyboard lock status, rewrite/insert status, communication port, project model, current program steps/total program steps and other status information.
1765
1766 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1767 [[image:image-20220628150551-10.jpeg]]
1768
1769 * **Language: **The language type displayed by the software. Highlighted means enabled.
1770 * **Case state:** English input state.
1771 * **Numeric keypad lock:** Whether the numeric keypad is available.
1772 * **Rewrite/insert state:** ladder diagram editing mode.
1773 * **Communication port:** communication COM port. Click it to pop up the communication setting window.
1774 * **Project type:** Display the PLC model of the current project.
1775 * **Current program steps/total program steps:** Program editing page, program steps of the currently selected instruction/total program steps.
1776
1777 = **10 Device usage list** =
1778
1779 The device usage list mainly displays the specified type of device. You could check the usage, and the corresponding comment and alias of the device.
1780
1781 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1782 [[image:image-20220628152232-11.jpeg]]
1783
1784 **Instructions for using the list of devices:**
1785
1786 * Device selection drop-down box: select the drop-down box option, search for and display the usage of the corresponding type of Device (starting from serial number 0).
1787
1788 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1789 [[image:image-20220628152301-12.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1790
1791 * Start devices drop-down box: You could enter the full name or serial number of the start devices, press the Enter key or press the "search" button to search and display the usage of this type of devices (starting from the initial serial number). Record the search record in the drop-down box. After selecting the record, you could perform the search again.
1792
1793 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1794 [[image:image-20220628152611-13.jpeg]]
1795
1796 * Search button: Perform a search operation. When the starting device is empty, it will prompt to input a device.
1797
1798 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1799 [[image:image-20220628152633-14.jpeg]]
1800
1801 * Search range: Specify the search range of the device.
1802 ** Current program page: Search only for the currently active program page.
1803 ** Current program type: Only for all program pages of the same type in the currently activated program page.
1804 ** Whole project: for all program pages of the current project. (The program page types are divided into: scan, event, subroutine, interrupt)
1805
1806 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1807 [[image:image-20220628152800-15.jpeg]]
1808
1809 * Expand and close the sub-items of the device usage list.
1810
1811 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1812 [[image:image-20220628153639-16.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1813
1814 * The sub-items of the devices usage list includes instruction, step number, type and other information of the devices in the program. Double-click the content of the sub-item to locate the corresponding position in the program.
1815
1816 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1817 [[image:image-20220628153730-17.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1818
1819 * Device comment and alias column: (the background color is white) displays the comment or alias of the device.
1820
1821 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1822 [[image:image-20220628153741-18.jpeg||class="img-thumbnail"]]
1823
1824 **Display options:**
1825
1826 * All devices: After selecting, search all devices of this type.
1827
1828 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1829 [[image:image-20220628154043-19.jpeg]]
1830
1831 * Used devices: After selecting, search for the used devices of this type according to the contact and coil options.
1832 ** Neither the contact nor the coil is selected, and all the devicess of this type that have been used in the program are displayed.
1833 ** Select the contact (coil) to display the type of devices as the contact (coil) in the program.
1834 ** Select both contacts and coils, and display the type of devices that are used as contacts and coils in the program.
1835
1836 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1837 [[image:image-20220628154051-20.jpeg]]
1838
1839 * Unused devices: After selecting, display all the devicess of this type that are not used in the program.
1840
1841 (% style="text-align:center" %)
1842 [[image:image-20220628154101-21.jpeg]]
1843
1844 = **11 Shortcut keys list** =
1845
1846 == Universal shortcut keys ==
1847
1848 The universal shortcut keys are as follows:
1849
1850 (% class="table-bordered" %)
1851 |=(% scope="row" style="width: 149px;" %)**Hot key**|=(% style="width: 361px;" %)**Corresponding menu (function name)**|=(% style="width: 566px;" %)**Summary**
1852 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Ctrl + N|(% style="width:361px" %)New Project|(% style="width:566px" %)New Project
1853 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Ctrl + O|(% style="width:361px" %)Open the project|(% style="width:566px" %)Open an existing project
1854 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Ctrl + S|(% style="width:361px" %)Save the project|(% style="width:566px" %)Save the project
1855 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Ctrl + X|(% style="width:361px" %)Cut|(% style="width:566px" %)Cut selected data and range
1856 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Ctrl + C|(% style="width:361px" %)Copy|(% style="width:566px" %)Copy selected data and range
1857 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Ctrl + V|(% style="width:361px" %)Paste|(% style="width:566px" %)Cut/paste the copied data at the cursor position
1858 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Ctrl + Z|(% style="width:361px" %)Revoke|(% style="width:566px" %)Revoke the previous operation
1859 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Ctrl + Y|(% style="width:361px" %)Restore|(% style="width:566px" %)Resume the operation canceled by "Undo"
1860 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Ctrl + F|(% style="width:361px" %)Search device|(% style="width:566px" %)Search device
1861 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Ctrl + F1|(% style="width:361px" %)Display/hide menu toolbar|(% style="width:566px" %)Display/hide menu toolbar
1862 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)F3|(% style="width:361px" %)Start Monitoring|(% style="width:566px" %)Currently, start to monitor the window that is the target of the operation
1863 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Ctrl + F3|(% style="width:361px" %)Monitoring stop|(% style="width:566px" %)Currently, stop monitoring the window that is the target of operation
1864 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)F4|(% style="width:361px" %)Compile|(% style="width:566px" %)Compile (switch) the program page currently being edited
1865 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Ctrl+F4|(% style="width:361px" %)Compile all|(% style="width:566px" %)Compile (switch) all program pages in the current project
1866 |=(% style="width: 149px;" %)Alt+F4|(% style="width:361px" %)Exit the software|(% style="width:566px" %)Exit the software
1867
1868 == Shortcut keys for ladder editor ==
1869
1870 The shortcut keys that can be used in the ladder diagram editor are as follows:
1871
1872 (% class="table-bordered" %)
1873 |=(% scope="row" style="width: 150px;" %)**Shortcut key**|=(% style="width: 363px;" %)**Corresponding menu (function name)**|=(% style="width: 563px;" %)**Summary**
1874 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)F5|(% style="width:363px" %)Normally open contact|(% style="width:563px" %)Write normally open contact to the cursor position
1875 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Shift + F5|(% style="width:363px" %)Normally open contact OR|(% style="width:563px" %)Write normally open contact OR to the cursor position
1876 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)F6|(% style="width:363px" %)Normally closed contact|(% style="width:563px" %)Write normally closed contact to the cursor position
1877 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Shift + F6|(% style="width:363px" %)Normally closed contact OR|(% style="width:563px" %)Write normally closed contact OR to the cursor position
1878 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)F7|(% style="width:363px" %)Coil|(% style="width:563px" %)Write coil to the cursor position
1879 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)F8|(% style="width:363px" %)Application instructions|(% style="width:563px" %)Write application instructions to the cursor position
1880 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)F9|(% style="width:363px" %)Horizontal line input|(% style="width:563px" %)Write horizontal line to cursor position
1881 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)F11|(% style="width:363px" %)Vertical line input|(% style="width:563px" %)Write the vertical line to the cursor position
1882 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + F9|(% style="width:363px" %)Delete horizontal line|(% style="width:563px" %)Delete the horizontal line at the cursor position
1883 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + F11|(% style="width:363px" %)Delete vertical line|(% style="width:563px" %)Delete the vertical line at the cursor position
1884 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Shift + F7|(% style="width:363px" %)Rising edge pulse|(% style="width:563px" %)Write the rising edge pulse to the cursor position
1885 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Shift + F8|(% style="width:363px" %)Falling edge pulse|(% style="width:563px" %)Write the falling edge pulse to the cursor position
1886 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + Alt + F7|(% style="width:363px" %)Parallel rising edge pulse|(% style="width:563px" %)Write the parallel rising edge pulse to the cursor position
1887 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + Alt + F8|(% style="width:363px" %)Parallel falling edge pulse|(% style="width:563px" %)Write the parallel falling edge pulse to the cursor position
1888 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + Alt + F11|(% style="width:363px" %)Invert the result of the operation|(% style="width:563px" %)Write the result of the calculation to the cursor position
1889 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + Shift + Insert|(% style="width:363px" %)Insert statement between lines|(% style="width:563px" %)Insert the declaration line at the cursor position
1890 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Shift + Insert|(% style="width:363px" %)Insert program row|(% style="width:563px" %)Insert the  row at the cursor position
1891 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Shift + Delete|(% style="width:363px" %)Delete row|(% style="width:563px" %)Delete the row at the cursor position
1892 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + Insert|(% style="width:363px" %)Insert column|(% style="width:563px" %)Insert the column at cursor position
1893 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + Delete|(% style="width:363px" %)Delete column|(% style="width:563px" %)Delete the column at the cursor position
1894 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + →|(% style="width:363px" %)Enter/delete horizontal line in the right direction|(% style="width:563px" %)Enter/delete horizontal line from the cursor position to the right
1895 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + ←|(% style="width:363px" %)Horizontal line input/delete in the left direction|(% style="width:563px" %)Enter/delete horizontal line from the cursor position to the left
1896 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + ↓|(% style="width:363px" %)Enter/delete the vertical line in the downward direction|(% style="width:563px" %)Enter/delete the vertical line from the cursor position down
1897 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + ↑|(% style="width:363px" %)Upward vertical line input/delete|(% style="width:563px" %)Enter/delete the vertical line up from the cursor position
1898 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + /|(% style="width:363px" %)Normally open/normally closed contact switching|(% style="width:563px" %)Switch between normally open contact and normally closed contact
1899 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + G|(% style="width:363px" %)Jump|(% style="width:563px" %)Display jump to the instruction position corresponding to the specified number of steps
1900 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + F5|(% style="width:363px" %)Comment display|(% style="width:563px" %)Display device comments and label comments
1901 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)Ctrl + F7|(% style="width:363px" %)Statement display|(% style="width:563px" %)Display statement
1902 |=(% style="width: 150px;" %)F1|(% style="width:363px" %)Open instruction help|(% style="width:563px" %)Display instruction help