KEYENCE Visual KV Series - Manual (Page 18)

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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
Chapter 3 Simulator
3.1 Outline of the Simulator Functions .............................................................. 2-84
3.1.1 Outline of the functions ..................................................................................... 2-84
3.1.2 Restrictions in the simulator .............................................................................. 2-84
3.2 Starting up and Exiting from the Simulator ................................................. 2-86
3.2.1 Operating procedure for startup and exit .......................................................... 2-86
3.2.2 Name and function of each part of the screen .................................................. 2-88
3.3 Ladder Monitor ............................................................................................... 2-89
3.3.1 Outline of the ladder monitor ............................................................................ 2-89
3.3.2 Executing scans ................................................................................................ 2-89
3.3.3 Executing steps .............................................................................................. 2-101
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