Omron CX-PROCESS TOOL V5.2 - 12-2009 Operation Manual page 9

Process-control CPU Units
Nameplate on
left side of Unit
Loop-control CPU Units
Product model and functional
element name
Recommended location for
attaching version label
Confirming CPU Unit Element Versions with Support Software
PLC Information
1, 2, 3...
Note CPU Unit elements for which no version code is provided are pre-Ver. 2.0 CPU
Units.
Process-control CPU Unit
Product nameplate
Functional element name for
Loop Controller element
Functional element version code for
Loop Controller element
Loop-control CPU Unit
CX-Programmer version 4.0 can be used to confirm the unit version using either
of the following two methods.
• Using the PLC Information
• Using the Unit Manufacturing Information (This method can also be used for
Special I/O Units and CPU Bus Units.)
Note CX-Programmer version 3.3 or lower cannot be used to confirm unit versions.
1. If you know the device type and CPU type, select them in the Change PLC
dialog box, go online, and select PLC – Edit – Information from the menus.
If you do not know the device type and CPU type, but are connected directly
to the CPU Unit on a serial line, select PLC – Auto Online to go online, and
then select PLC – Edit – Information from the menus.
2. In either case, the following PLC Information Dialog Box will be displayed.
Functional element name for
CPU Unit element
Functional element
version code for the
CPU Unit element
Unit model number
Product nameplate
Lot No.
Functional element
version code for
Loop Controller ele-
ment
Functional element
version code for
CPU unit element
Functional element
version code for
Loop Controller
element
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