Machine Monitoring Software NS-Runtime
last update: October 15, 2012
Machine monitoring in an office environment.
There is no need to create complex host applications.
Moreover, when an alarm occurs, a PDF file can be displayed as maintenance information. NS Series screens can be reused on the computer, and screens can be also newly created independently of touch panels at the production site.
Computer output can be displayed on another wide-screen monitor. XGA (1,024 x 768 dots) and up to a a maximum screen size of 3,840 x 2,400 is supported. Alarms occurring in devices or the line can be monitored.
Log large amounts of data using a personal computer. Data can be logged through background processing, with up to 160,000 points stored in one file. The logged data is stored in CSV format, and data can be displayed on data log graphs.
Example: 160,000 Points
Data can be logged for approximately 7.4 days, assuming data is logged every two seconds for 12 hours a day. By using automatic file saving, data logging can be continued even longer than 7.4 days.
Checking machine data or switching processes from a host computer is easy. Parameter groups in the PLC can be transferred together to a computer, and the transferred data can be checked and edited in CSV format, e.g., using Excel. The edited data can then be transferred together back to the PLC.
User applications can be started from NS-Runtime.
Applications can be started simply by pressing buttons on the screen.
last update: October 15, 2012