Create a Variable Editor for Device

Click View and choose Variable Window or press F11.

Variable Editor appears.

Open

Device address is Bit or Word type.

• Bit Device : X, Y, M, L, K, T, C, S

• Word Device : X, Y, M, L, K, D

 Click Reg. Var and type variable description or name.

You can also copy the variable description and name from Excel and paste to Variable Editor.

Write variable description and name on the Excel and drag cells that you want to copy and press Ctrl + C.

Open

Click the Split or All Variable and select device and then click the Description cell of address you want to paste and press Ctrl + V.

 If you click Split, you can see Variable description and name by Device.

 Click Save.

   If Variable is saved completely, the message pops up as below.

*If you don’t save the Variable table and close CICON, all variable that you add or edit will be removed.

Also, when you print or export Variable, Variable table must be saved.

[TIP] Consecutive number can be created automatically.

Type description or Variable name at the first cell. (Last character must be number)

 Select the first cell and press Shift and drag mouse down.

Variable Table Expanded Function

If you click More, Variable Table Expanded Function dialog box pops up as below.

Transparency : Adjust dialog box transparent.

Search : It is used to search device address, variable description, variable name or type. Type what you want to find out and click Find.

Sort : It is used to show variable by data type.

Print / CSV (Export/Import) : It is used to import and export variable table.

Export : You can export Variable table to CSV file or print it out.

(You can also export Variable table in another way. Click Tool → Variable and choose Export. It is saved as PLCV file.)

If you click Export, Variable Output dialog box appears.

Choose the Output Type and variable that you want to export and click Export. 

Select the folder that you want to save and click Save.

Your variable table is saved in CSV file as follows.

• Import : You can open CSV file in Variable Editor.

(You can also import PLCV file in another way. Click Tool → Variable and choose Import.)

The variable table format must be as follows.

*Format follows these conventions

  The first row (No., Device, Description, Variable and Type) can be eliminated.

  Variable name cannot contain special character, space or same variable name.

  Only Bit and Word are available.

Click Import and select CSV file that you want to open.

If variable name already exists in Variable Editor, you can select options.

 If CSV file opens successfully, below message appears.

You can also check all history at the Message Window.