Starting CX-Supervisor SECTION 1 Introduction Note: Old 'USB Dongles' from version 1.3 cannot be used with this version. The Runtime can only be activated with a USB Dongle which is clearly identified as either 'Machine Edition' dongle or 'PLUS' dongle. A 'Machine Edition' dongle will only allow projects compiled for 'Machine Edition' to run. A 'PLUS' dongle will allow both 'Machine Edition' and 'PLUS' projects to run. 1-4-1-2 Activating a CX-Supervisor USB Dongle The USB Dongle should not require any additional activation.
The CX- Supervisor installation process should correctly install and configure the required USB Dongle drivers, which should be automatically loaded when the USB Dongle is fitted as above. In exceptional circumstances, the CX-Supervisor USB Dongle Drivers can be installed manually if required. The USB Dongle Driver installation shortcut can be started from the Start button, and can be found under the Omron CX- Supervisor groups. 1-5 Starting CX-Supervisor After the software installation the All Apps/All Programs option from the Start button shows a new group window for Omron CX-Supervisor. The software is ready to run and can be started by clicking on the CX-Supervisor Developer icon.
When CX-Supervisor Developer is started and a new Project created, it displays a window similar to the one shown below. When launched automatically from the installation, the Engine demo is automatically loaded, and by default when started thereafter the last loaded project is automatically loaded. The CX-Supervisor window offers many features to ease the process of programming, using the mouse or keyboard or both. It is possible to configure the display for any size monitor so that as much or as little information is visible as required, using options from the View menu. Any display configuration changes are saved in the Windows environment, and restored next time CX-Supervisor is run.
Use this section to become familiar with the layout of the CX-Supervisor display, and to set it up as desired. 8 Feature Machine Edition PLUS ActiveX Yes Yes VBScript Yes Yes Recipes Yes Yes Alarms 300 5000 Animations Yes Yes Max no. Devices (PLCs etc.) 15 256 OPC Connections Yes Yes Max user defined Points 500 8000 Max Regular Interval Scripts 10 100 Max no. Pages 100 500 Supported Databases MS Access SQL, ODBC, MS Access, MS Excel, dBase, CSV