3. NPST-GR Configuration
The NPST-GR Software is configured as follows.
• Programming screen
The screen where a program is created or edited. Just after the software is activated, the programming screen is
displayed in the ladder symbol mode. Next, the menu window appears over it.
• Menu window
The window to select an option. The various functions of the NPST-GR Software can be selected from this
window. Functions selected from the menu window are called menu functions.
When you start the software, the menu screen automatically overlaps the programming screen.
• Function window
When you select a menu function from the menu window, the corresponding window will be displayed.
1) Overview of the Programming Screen
The programming screen consists of a menu bar, a programming area and function key labels, as shown below. The
display varies depending on the programming mode you are in.
The following figure shows the programming screen when you are in the ladder symbol mode.
• Menu bar
The uppermost line on the screen is called the “menu bar”.
The menu bar indicates which mode, what function and which programming mode you are currently in.
OFFLINE PROGRAMMING SEARCH LD SYMBOL
SIZE 0 :
1 2 3 4
-[OUT]
5
-[TM]-
6
-[CT]-
7 8
NOT(/)
9
Fun
10
INST
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Menu bar
Programming
area
Function
key label
Message display field
Using the Esc key you
can open/close the
menu window.
Some menu functions can
be selected from the
programming screen using
the function keys.
Returning to the programming
screen after making the selection.
Selecting an option from
the menu.
Programming screen
Function window
Menu window
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4-3. Programming with NPST-GR Software
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