M800V/M80V Series PLC Development Manual
5 Peripheral Development Environment (GX Works2)
5.17 Restrictions
5.17.3 Multi-language Data
5.17.3.1 Creating Multi-language Data
To create PLC messages and device comments in a specific language, perform the following steps.
Note that GX Works2 supports only Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified Chinese characters), Chinese (traditional
Chinese characters), and Korean.
Other languages cannot be used in creating PLC messages and device comments.
(1) Install the preferred language version of Windows OS
Install the Windows OS that supports the preferred language on the machine.
(2) Set Windows display language
Change the display language of Windows OS to the preferred language from [Control Panel] - [Languages] on Windows.
Usually the default setting does not need to be changed.
(3) Set GX Works2 language
Open GX Works2, and select the preferred language from [Tool] - [Language Selection].
(4) Create PLC messages and device comments, and write them to CNC
For details on how to create and write PLC messages to CNC, see chapter 5.8.
For details on how to create and write device comments to CNC, see chapter 5.9.
Note
When handling PLC messages and device comments in a specific language, ensure that the language of the OS, the
display language of the OS, and GX Works2 language are all the same.
5.17.3.2 Using Multi-language Data
To use GX Developer format projects containing PLC messages and device comments created in a specific language on GX
Works2, configure the setting according to the procedure (1) to (3) in "5.17.3.1 Creating Multi-language Data", and then
perform the procedure described in "5.5.10.1 Reading Sequence Programs in GX Developer Format on GX Works2".
Note that GX Works2 supports only Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified Chinese characters), Chinese (traditional
Chinese characters), and Korean.
PLC messages and device comments created in other languages cannot be used.
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