Course Overview And Requirements; Modular Plc Training Hardware - Mitsubishi Electric FX Series Training Manual

Course Overview and Requirements

1 Course Overview and Requirements
This course has been specially produced as an introduction to Mitsubishi's FX family utilising the
GX IEC Developer software package.
The course content has been selectively produced to provide an introduction into the functional-
ity of the Mitsubishi range of FX PLC's, together with the GX IEC Developer programming sys-
tem. The second section deals with the PLC hardware configuration and operation, whilst the
remainder covers the use of Mitsubishi's IEC61131-3 programming system, which is illustrated
using worked examples.
It is assumed that student will have a sound working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows oper-
ating environment.

Modular PLC Training Hardware

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There are various models of training rigs for Mitsubishis FX family. Most exercises within this
training manual are based around use of the facilities offered in these training systems. The
examples used in these course notes assume the following configuration:
b 6 Digital input simulator switches: X0–X5
b Variable clock input (1 to 100 Hz and 0.1 to10 kHz): X7
b 6 Digital output LED indicators: Y0–Y5
b 1 Special function block FX
b 1 Temperature acquisition special adapter FX
Thus, adjustments according to other training simulators may be accommodated with appropri-
ate address alterations to the example code provided this training document.
Training Manual GX IEC Developer
-5A with 4 analog inputs and 1 analog output
2N
-4AD-PT-ADP
3U
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