Mitsubishi Electric GOT2000 Series Connection Manual page 1001

■8. FA transparent function
FA transparent function is available for each GOT in the GOT multi-drop connection system.
(1) Standard monitor OS installation, Writing Communication driver
When using FA transparent function in GOT multi-drop connection, the writing of the standard monitor OS and
communication driver to the GOT from GT Designer3 (GOT1000) (Version 1.18U or later), as well as the writing of
the standard monitor OS and communication driver to the serial multi-drop connection unit are required.
(2) Number of personal computers
Only one personal computer can be connected to the multi-drop connection system.
(3) Monitor speed of GOT
The monitoring performance slows down according to the number of monitoring GOTs. While using FA transparent
function, the monitoring performance of the whole multi-drop system decreases. As a result, timeout error may occur
in GOTs in the system.
Only one personal computer
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