M800V/M80V Series PLC Development Manual
5 Peripheral Development Environment (GX Works2)
5.8 PLC Message Development
5.8.11 Reading and Verifying Message Data on CNC Controller
This section describes how to read messages from the CNC controller to GX Works2 and verify them.
The procedure for reading and verifying is the same as reading and verifying sequence programs.
5.8.11.1 Menu Selection and Screen Operation
For details of the operating procedures, refer to the following sections.
Read: "5.6.5 Reading Sequence Programs from CNC Controller"
Verify: "5.6.7 Verifying the Sequence Programs"
5.8.12 How to Use on GX Works2 Message Data for GX Developer
Message data created for GX Developer can be used on GX Works2 in two ways according to the save format of the original
message data.
5.8.12.1 When Data are Saved in Format Used in General Tools
(1) Transform the message data to CSV file on GX Converter. (*1)
(2) Add three blank lines to the top of the CSV file in (1).
(3) Transform the character code of the CSV file in (2) to Unicode.
(4) Read the CSV file in (3) on GX Works2. (*2)
(*1) For details on how to transform message data on GX Converter, refer to MELSEC PLC development tool (GX Devel-
oper) specifications manual for M800/M80 Series.
(*2) Set the language on Windows appropriate for the language which the message data are written in.
5.8.12.2 When Data are Saved in GX Developer Format
(1) Open the GX Developer format project storing the message data on GX Works2. (*1)
(2) Copy the message data in (1) to the GX Works2 project in which the data to be stored.
(*1) For details how to open GX Developer format project on GX Works2, refer to "5.5.10.1 Reading Sequence Programs in
GX Developer Format on GX Works2".
IB-1501614-B
190