USER'S MANUAL Ladder Editor 32 version 1.2 - Motoman

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User’s manual Ladder Editor 32
Connecting and disconnecting lines
Created: 96-01-31 Revised: 01-04-05 Doc. name: Mrs55130-ch10.fm
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10.5 Connecting and disconnecting lines between ladder parts
Ladder parts on a certain matrix are connected to ladder parts on another matrix
with a line. The connection method of the line determines the ladder process. The
following paragraph describes how to connect and disconnect the line between
ladder parts.
10.5.A Connecting with a Line
Connect ladder parts with a line in the following manner.
How to operate
1) Left-click the mouse on the first ladder part.
2) While pressing the mouse, drag the mouse to the second ladder part.
3) Release the left button at the second ladder part.
Two parts are connected by a drag and drop operation.
■ Ladder parts connection terminals
Fig.25 Line connection process
Ladder parts have IN and OUT terminals. A connecting line connects the IN and
OUT terminals. A drop and drag operation determines which are IN and which are
OUT terminals and connects them automatically.
However, when two connection ladder parts are placed vertically as shown in Fig.
below, the user must decide to connect the IN or OUT side.
Fig.26 When parts are placed vertically
In Fig. “Connection on inside”, the mouse pointer is dragged from the center of a
ladder part and dropped on the IN side of the other part, to make the connecting
line on the IN side.
Dropping on the IN side makes a line which connects to the IN side of the other
ladder part. On the other hand, dropping on the OUT side makes a line which
connects to the other OUT side.