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My understanding for the NX102-9000 controller is that it can't control servo axes. The controller description says 0 axes but my machine builder is telling me otherwise. I would think the -9000 suffix would indicate something inherently different from the other -1000 series units. What am I missing? I am not sure what it means for number of 'controlled' axes and number of 'used real' axes from the manual.

I had a weird problem with their EtherCAT expansion card on a XG-X vision controller. It would cut off downstream communications when trying to connect using a daisy chain configuration. The only way we got it to work was to put the XG-X with the EtherCAT card at the end of the chain.

Is there a system variable from the HMI that lets me know if a popup is active?

I have a NX-SL3500 safety PLC attached to a NX-ECC203 coupler. How do I upload the safety program from this unit? It says the upload failed but doesn't say why. I attached some screenshots.

I will have to try using the USB option later. I ran out of time and had to leave. The machine is being powered down for shipping and will arrive at our plant in two weeks.  I will try connecting again when the machine arrives. Thanks to all for the help and suggestions. I will give an update in two weeks or so.

I unchecked the boxes in the Synchronization dialog box. It tells me there isn't any data to transfer.   I also tried the same with the boxes unchecked for transfer from controller. It then gives me the safety PLC dialog box. I say 'OK" but it then tells me there's a network communication error.

No, I haven't. I didn't know this function exists.

I am getting an '0C0B' error on the NX_SerialBufClear instruction once every few weeks. I don't know what is causing this and also don't know how to clear it. The serial port is connected to a Zebra handheld barcode scanner and it's used by the operator to scan incoming boxes for traceability. 99% of the time this instruction works and nothing happens. When I get this error, they are no longer able to scan the boxes. The only way I have been able to clear the error is to do a soft restart on the card. I go to the configuration and setup for the bus coupler in Sysmac Studio. Look for the serial card, right click on it and then select restart.

CX-One is currently listed as incompatible with Windows 11. Does anyone know what Omron's plan is with this? Apparently our IT is upgrading everyone (regardless of their job function) to Windows 11 after September. If there's a problem then I will have to argue with them to keep my Windows 10 laptop after September. Fun times.

Sometimes I get this dialog box to reflect default values during synchronization. What are default values and why do I get this dialog box? 

Does the OP know to uncheck the transfer slave terminal operation settings box during synchronization? I recall not getting the safety PLC program/settings if I don't uncheck this.

Warnings don't prevent you from compiling and running your program. As much as I want to fix all the warnings in my programs, I can never do it because Omron says SET and RESET for one bit is also a duplicate output.

I am having a problem with an existing PLC. The type is CJ2H-CPU66-EIP. Whenever I click on the IO Table and Unit Setup, I get this pop-up dialog box telling me to install the CPS file for the PLC. I can open the IO table but something is not right. The built-in EIP port isn't showing and the serial card at slot 00 doesn't show the settings when I click on it. It only asks me which unit type it is. This seems to have started when we added a serial communication card to slot 00. This was done around August 2021 but we haven't had to use the needed ports until now. The problem is we can't set the parameters using the IO table. How did it get like this and how do I fix it?  

This is one of the computers out on the plant floor. For this reason, I don't have any access to it for applying auto updates (or even registering it). I have to track my own licenses in case IT does an audit. Incredibly frustrating. For now I am going to give up and use the DM areas to see what settings are made and what I have to change.

Windows 10 Enterprise (10.0.17763) on the computer.  CX-Programmer is version 9.70. CX-Server is version 5.0.

I tried it. Changed to Program mode and selected Create. The outcome is still the same.  Still says I have to install CPS files. 

I will have to go try. Should I say Yes or No for Initialise CPU Bus settings?

I talked to some other guys in our plant and we have one machine with three NA HMIs and one soft-NA connected. So there are 4(?) HMIs connected to one controller. So far I heard there hasn't been any problems with this setup. My guess is that this issue is more application specific then. 

One of the posts in the last thread mentioned that Omron stated that only two HMIs should be connected to one controller. Is this still a problem? Or Omron was just making this up? I have a project coming up that would require three NA HMIs. This would be good to know if it's going to be a problem.

So we got this notice from our IT group this morning regarding an issue with a malicious program execution vulnerability with Omron (and Siemens) PLCs. https://www.ia.omron.com/product/vulnerability/index.html I read the notice and it basically recommends updating the controller firmware for the PLC. Is this something that we can do ourselves or do we need Omron to do it?

Here's the Siemens link: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-568427.html

There is a column in the Task Settings tab that is titled 'Detailed Execution Conditions'. Any idea what this column is used for and how to use it? The Omron NJ/NX-series CPU Unit Software User’s Manual (W501) doesn't show this. Section 4-2-3 explains all the other items but doesn't have a description. Has this always been here and I just never noticed it? Or is this something new that came as a result of a version update?

Thanks for the feedback. This is our first Sysmac application so at the time we were quite sure how to assign tasks, etc. Our vendor just ended up putting all the programs into the primary task. This is one big dial table with 16 substations working independently. Like I mentioned previously, our corporate overlords told us to use a NX7 when a NJ would have worked fine at the time (2018 or so). Previously we used the CJ2H-CPU66 units and our typical scan time for an entire machine was around 10ms. When we went to the NX7 and say execution times around 500 us, we were quite speechless. We never went back to adjust the primary task assignment. It looked like the NX7 can run the space station all by itself without issues. It's always good to have a place like this forum to keep my sanity. I will let the vendor know that we should be able to use the ECC202 coupler without issues. The incoming machine is a copy of the existing dial table. Thanks.

What is the difference between the NX-ECC203 and the NX-ECC202 couplers? The one major difference is the 'Task period prioritized refreshing'. What is this and why should I care?  Omron is saying there is no way to get any ECC203 couplers before the end of the year but there is a chance to get some ECC202's.

So we are forced by our corporate overlords to use the NX7 PLC. Another story for another time. I checked our current NX7 PLC set task period and it's set to 1ms. I checked our task execution time monitor and the minimum is at 275 us. Does this mean that we will never scan/execute faster than 275 us? Meaning that the ECC202 will be fine and the ECC203 at 125 us is overkill?