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8 Checking Operation and Actual Operation
NX-series Safety Control Unit User’s Manual (Z930)
8-9 Performing Safety Validation and Operation
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8-9-3 Changing to PROGRAM Mode
If you need to change the safety programs, or if you need to change the operating mode of the Safety
CPU Unit from RUN mode to DEBUG mode, you must first change to PROGRAM mode.
Use the following procedure to change the Safety CPU Unit from RUN mode to PROGRAM mode.
1 With the Safety CPU Unit connected online, perform one of the following operations.
•Select Mode
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PROGRAM Mode from the Controller Menu.
• Press the Ctrl + 1 Keys.
• Click the PROGRAM Mode Button on the toolbar.
A confirmation dialog box is displayed.
Click the Yes Button. A dialog box is displayed to confirm the node.
2 Check the node name, and click the Yes Button.
The following dialog box is displayed.
Click the OK Button.
A Mode Change Confirmation Dialog Box is displayed. Click the OK Button to change the
Safety CPU Unit to PROGRAM mode.
Precautions for Correct Use
When you change from RUN mode to PROGRAM mode, the validated safety programs that
are saved in the non-volatile memory of the Safety CPU Unit are deleted.
Therefore, to return to RUN mode, you must perform safety validation again, and then transfer
the validated safety programs to the non-volatile memory in the Safety CPU Unit.
8-9-3 Changing to PROGRAM Mode
Changing to PROGRAM Mode