Omron NX1P2 series User Manual

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1 Introduction to NX-series Controllers
NX-series NX1P2 CPU Unit Hardware User’s Manual (W578)
1-3 Overall Operating Procedure
for the CPU Unit
1
1-3-2 Procedure Details
1-3-2 Procedure Details
Step 1. Software Design
Step Description Reference
Step 1-1
Designing I/O and Pro-
cessing
• External I/O devices and unit configuration
• Refresh periods for external devices
• Program contents
NJ/NX-series CPU Unit Soft-
ware User’s Manual (Cat. No.
W501)
Step 1-2
Designing Tasks
• Task configuration
• Relationship between tasks and programs
• Task periods
• Slave, NX Unit, and built-in I/O refresh times
• Exclusive control methods for variables between tasks
NJ/NX-series CPU Unit Soft-
ware User’s Manual (Cat. No.
W501)
Step 1-3
Designing Programs
POU (Program Organi-
zation Unit) Design
• Programs
• Functions and function blocks
• Determining the algorithm languages
NJ/NX-series CPU Unit Soft-
ware User’s Manual (Cat. No.
W501)
Variable Design • Defining variables that you can use in more than one POU
and variables that you use in only specific POUs
• Defining the variables names for the device variables that you
use to access slave, NX Unit, and built-in I/O
• Defining the attributes of variables, such as the Name and
Retain attributes
• Designing the data types of variables
NJ/NX-series CPU Unit Soft-
ware User’s Manual (Cat. No.
W501)
Step 2. Software Setups and Programming
Step Description Sysmac Studio
Operations
Reference
Project Creation 1. Create a project in the Sysmac
Studio.
2. Select a Controller.
Select New Project
Select the device in
the Project Proper-
ties Dialog Box
Sysmac Studio Version 1
Operation Manual (Cat. No.
W504)
The following Controller Configurations and Setup and the Programming and Task Settings can be performed in either
order.
Step 2-1
Slave and NX Unit con-
figurations
1) Creating the Slave
and NX Unit Config-
urations
1. Creating the slave configuration and
NX Unit configuration either offline or
online. (For online configuration,
make the online connection that is
described in step 5.)
2. Setting up any Slave Terminals that
are used.
EtherCAT Tab Page
CPU and Expan-
sion Racks Tab
Page
Slave Terminal Tab
Page
NJ/NX-series CPU Unit Soft-
ware User’s Manual (Cat. No.
W501)
NX-series EtherCAT Coupler
Unit User’s Manual (Cat. No.
W519)

Omron NX1P2 series Specifications

General

Brand	Omron
Model	NX1P2 series
Category	Controller
Language	English