How To Use This Manual - YOKOGAWA GX20 User Manual

How to Use This Manual
Structure of the Manual
Module Notation
IM 04L51B01-01EN
Read the First Step Guide (IM04L51B01-02EN) first to familiarize yourself with the basic
operation of the GX/GP, and then read this manual. For a description of the communication
control command functions and the accompanying software programs—Standard Hardware
Configurator and Universal Viewer—read the respective manuals.
This user's manual consists of the following sections.
Chapter Title and Description
1 Configuring the GX/GP
Explains how to configure the GX/GP.
2 Operating the GX/GP
Explains how to operate the GX/GP.
3 Using Network Functions (Ethernet interface)
Explains how to use network functions.
4 Using Modbus Functions (Communicating with Modbus devices)
Explains how to use the Modbus functions.
5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Explains how to inspect and calibrate the GX/GP and describes error messages and troubleshooting.
– Appendix
Explains measurement data file size, the types of data that the GX/GP can generate and how to use them, the text file
data format, and so on.
– General Specifications
Provides the specifications of the GX/GP.
Note
• This user's manual covers information regarding GX/GPs whose display language is English
(language suffix code "E").
• For the procedure to set the display language, see page 1-203 in section 1.23.1, "Setting the
Display Language, Temperature Unit, Decimal Point Type, and Date Format".
When necessary, the following notations are used to distinguish the GX90XA analog input
modules by type.
Type suffix code
-U2
-C1
-L1
-T1
-H0
-R1
Notation
Universal
Current (mA)
Low withstand voltage relay
Electromagnetic relay
High-speed universal or high-speed AI
4-wire RTD/resistance
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