Creating A Project; Connecting A Personal Computer And The Cpu Module - Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R Series User Manual

5.3

Creating a Project

Start up the engineering tool and create a project.
[Project]  [New]
5.4
Connecting a Personal Computer and the CPU
Module
Connect a personal computer on which the engineering tool has been installed to the CPU module of one system.
Connection procedure
The following describes the procedure for directly connecting the personal computer to the CPU module of one system.
Own system
When connecting the personal computer to the CPU module with a USB cable for the first time, install a USB driver. ( GX
Works3 Operating Manual)
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Select the Process CPU to be used for "Type". Select
"Redundant" for "Mode". Select a programming language to be
used for "Programming Language" and click the [OK] button.
Connect the personal computer to the CPU module using a USB
cable or an Ethernet cable. This CPU module becomes the own
system.
Select [Online]  [Current Connection Destination] from the
menu of the engineering tool.
Click the [CPU Module Direct Coupled Setting] button on the
"Specify Connection Destination Connection" window.
Select a method of connection with the CPU module and click the
[Yes] button.
Set "Specify Redundant CPU" to "Not Specified" on the "Specify
Connection Destination Connection" window and click the
[Connection Test] button to check that the personal computer has
been connected to the CPU module.