KEYENCE KV Series - Manual (Page 49)

Chapter 2
Editor
2.1 Outline of the Editor Functions ........................................................... 2-26
2.1.1 Cautions for editing ladder programs ....................................................... 2-26
2.2 Edit Screen ............................................................................................ 2-27
2.2.1 Name and function of each part of the screen ......................................... 2-27
2.2.2 Ladder program window screen ............................................................... 2-28
2.3 File Management ................................................................................... 2-29
2.3.1 Creating a new file ................................................................................... 2-29
2.3.2 Setting the automatic file read function .................................................... 2-30
2.3.3 Setting automatic file save for the file ...................................................... 2-31
2.3.4 Saving and reading files ........................................................................... 2-32
2.3.5 Reading and saving a file in another format ............................................. 2-33
2.3.6 Saving a ladder diagram in text format .................................................... 2-36
2.3.7 Verifying files ............................................................................................ 2-36
2.4 Entering/Deleting Symbols and Connection Lines ............................ 2-37
2.4.1 Entering symbols ...................................................................................... 2-37
2.4.2 Deleting symbols ...................................................................................... 2-42
2.4.3 Entering contacts/coils directly ................................................................. 2-42
2.4.4 Changing the device at the current cursor position .................................. 2-43
2.4.5 Entering/Deleting connection lines ........................................................... 2-44
2.4.6 Canceling edit operations ......................................................................... 2-45
2.5 Entering Comments/Labels .................................................................. 2-46
2.5.1 Editing comments/labels .......................................................................... 2-46
2.5.2 Editing line comments .............................................................................. 2-50
2.5.3 Changing ladder lines into comments ...................................................... 2-51
2.6 Edit and Arrangement ........................................................................... 2-52
2.6.1 Copy, move, and delete ........................................................................... 2-52
2.6.2 Inserting and deleting lines ...................................................................... 2-57
2.7 Jump, Search, and Replace ................................................................. 2-58
2.7.1 Jump ........................................................................................................ 2-58
2.7.2 Searching for instruction words/operands ................................................ 2-62
2.7.3 Searching for the device at the cursor position ........................................ 2-63
2.7.4 Replacing operands ................................................................................. 2-64
2.7.5 Converting a/b contacts ........................................................................... 2-65
2.8 Editing the Mnemonic List ................................................................... 2-67
2.8.1 Displaying and terminating a mnemonic list ............................................. 2-67
2.8.2 Copy, move, and delete ........................................................................... 2-69
2.9 Displaying the Use Status .................................................................... 2-70
2.9.1 Displaying a use status list ....................................................................... 2-70
2.10 Setting the System ................................................................................ 2-71
2.10.1 Setting the system .................................................................................... 2-71
2.11 Entering and Developing Macros ........................................................ 2-72
2.11.1 Creating a macro file ................................................................................ 2-72
2.11.2 Entering and developing macros .............................................................. 2-74
2.12 Compilation ........................................................................................... 2-75
2.12.1 Executing compilation .............................................................................. 2-75
2.12.2 Error display ............................................................................................. 2-76
2.12.3 Double coil check ..................................................................................... 2-76
2.13 Printing Functions ................................................................................ 2-77
2.13.1 Printing ..................................................................................................... 2-77
2.13.2 Preview display ........................................................................................ 2-81
2.14 Changing the Display Color on the Screen ........................................ 2-82
2.14.1 Changing display colors on the screen .................................................... 2-82
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