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Mitsubishi Electric Q Series Operation Manual

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  • Page 1: Operation Manual

    Mitsubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual...

  • Page 2: Preface

    Preface Thank you for purchasing Pro-face's PLC Ladder Monitor Add-on Kit for the Mitsubishi Electric Q Series PLC. This manual ("Mitsubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual") explains how to operate the PLC ladder monitor featuer and device monitor featuer while using Pro-face's GP2000 Series operator interfaces.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Preface........................1 Notice ........................1 Table of Contents ...................... 2 Documentation Conventions ..................3 Related Units......................4 CHAPTER 1 Overview and Setup 1.1 Overview......................1-2 1.1.1 System Design......................1-3 1.1.2 Operation Mode ....................1-4 1.2 Installation Procedure ..................1-5 CHAPTER 2 Operation 2.1 Installation.......................

  • Page 4: Documentation Conventions

    Documentation Conventions This manual uses the following symbols and terminology. Indicates a potentially damaging action or dangerous situation that could result in abnormal equipment operation or data loss. Screen editor Indicates GP-PRO/PB III for Windows software Indicates a Programmable Logic Controller (Also known as sequencer).

  • Page 5: Related Units

    Connection Cable turer Name Screen Editor connection Mitsubishi Electric’s QC30R2 Q02H (Requires 9-pin / 25- Mitsubishi CPU direct Mitsubishi Electric Q Series Q06H pin conversion Electric connection MELSEC-Q(CPU) Q12H adapter) or Q25H Diatrend’s DQCABR2-H Related GP units The table below lists the GP units that can be used with the Add-on Kit software.
  • Page 6 IT2400 Type A IT2400-TC41-GP IT Series IT2400 Type B IT2400-TC41-GLC Related Screen Editor Software GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows Ver. 5.0 or later. When using this product with GLC2000 series or IT2400 Type B, please use GP-PRO/PBIII C-Package03 Service Pack 2 (Ver.7.20) or later.
  • Page 7 Memo...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Overview And Setup

    Overview and Setup 1.1 Overview 1.2 Installation Procedure...
  • Page 9 Mitsubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 1.1 Overview The PLC Ladder Monitor software enables you to read PLC ladder programs and display them as ladder dia- grams on the GP unit. This software operates on the GP unit and the software’s boot file is stored in the GP unit’s CF Card.

  • Page 10: System Design

    The GP and the PLC are connected in a 1:1 relationship. Connect one end of the cable to the GP unit’s serial interface port, and the other end to the PLC unit’s CPU module RS-232C port. Mitsubishi Electric's QC30R2 (Requires a 9-pin / 25-pin conversion adapter)

  • Page 11: Operation Mode

    Mitsubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 1.1.2 Operation Mode The PLC Ladder Monitor feature enables you to: (1) Read PLC ladder programs and display them on the GP unit, via [Ladder Monitor]. (2) Monitor/change arbitrary PLC device addresses, via [Device Monitor].

  • Page 12: Installation Procedure

    Chapter 1 Overview and Setup 1.2 Installation Procedure The following flowchart explains the procedure necessary for installing the Add-on Kit. It is assumed that GP-PRO/PB III for Windows is already installed, and that the ladder program has been transferred to the PLC. 2.1.1 CD Installation (page 2-2) Add-on Kit Installation Install the PLC Ladder Monitor Add-on Kit.
  • Page 13 Mitsubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual Memo...

  • Page 14: Installation

    Operation 2.1 Installation 2.2 PLC Ladder Monitor Feature Startup 2.3 Screen Names 2.4 Screen Operation 2.5 Usage Restrictions...

  • Page 15: Cd Installation

    Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 2.1 Installation Please perform the following installation procedure prior to using the PLC Ladder Monitor feature. 2.1.1 CD Installation In Windows Explorer, double-click on the CD’s Setup.exe file to start the installer program. Follow the installer program’s directions.
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 Operation The following screen appears if the Device Monitor feature has already been registered. Click [Delete] to delete the currently registered Device Monitor data. Then, select [Screen / Setup] menu's [Device Monitor], and click [Add] to register the feature again. Registering the Global Window Select the [GP Settings] feature's [Extended Settings] tab, and click [Global Window].

  • Page 17: Project Transfer

    The boot file is located in GP-PRO/PB III for Windows screen editor software's [PROTOCOL] folder. Mitsubishi Electric's Q Series Ladder Monitor boot file filename: MEL_QP.SYS To copy this program to a CF card, the card must have at least 2MB or more free space.

  • Page 18: Plc Ladder Monitor Feature Startup

    Chapter 2 Operation 2.2 PLC Ladder Monitor Feature Startup Either of the following two methods can be used to start the PLC Ladder Monitor feature. 2.2.1 Via the Menu Bar (1) To call up the GP screen’s Menu Bar, simultaneously press the areas marked by (i), (ii) and (iii) (See below) (2) After the Menu Bar appears, select [MONITOR].

  • Page 19: Turning The Extended Special Relay Area On

    Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 2.2.2 Turning the Extended Special Relay Area ON Use a bit switch etc. to turn ON the GP internal memory's extended special relay LS2078's bit 1. This will start up the PLC Ladder Monitor feature ..

  • Page 20: Screen Names

    Chapter 2 Operation 2.3 Screen Names The following sections explain PLC Ladder Monitor screen layout. 2.3.1 Main screen The PLC Ladder Monitor's main screen contains the following information. Power Lines Power Lines Step Number, Label Ladder Diagram, Ladder Data, Comments Error Display Area The number of rows that can be displayed on the screen varies depending on the comment mode.

  • Page 21: Screen Operation

    Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 2.4 Screen Operation The following information explains how to operate the Ladder Monitor screen. Quits the PLC Ladder Monitor software. The GP unit is reset and switches to ONLINE mode. Reads in the PLC’s ladder programs.

  • Page 22: Pc Read

    Chapter 2 Operation 2.4.1 PC Read Touching the main screen's key displays the [Select Ladder File] screen. Select the source of the ladder program. The selected drive will be displayed in the screen top section’s [LD:] area. Select from where the comment is to be read. The selected drive will be displayed in the screen top section's [CMT:] area.
  • Page 23 - For a Comment file only Comment file data (*.WCD) of a project created using the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation programming tool "GX Developer" is read out from a CF card. Since readout of PLC data is not performed, this data is read out quickly.

  • Page 24: Device Monitor

    Chapter 2 Operation 2.4.2 Device Monitor Touching the main screen's key displays the [Monitor MENU]. The Device Monitor feature allows you to monitor PLC devices. • This manual does not explain Device Monitor feature operation or related details. For Device Monitor details, GP-PRO/PB III for Windows Device/PLC Connection Manual (Included with the screen editor soft- ware)

  • Page 25: Search Feature

    Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 2.4.3 Search Feature Touching the main screen's key displays the [Search Menu]. This screen is used to designate the step number or device address of the circuit that will appear at the top of the main screen.
  • Page 26 Chapter 2 Operation Device Search / Coil Search Touching the key displays the [Search Device] screen. Touching the key displays the [Search Coil] screen. Select the type of search to perform. Displays other device type characters. Returns to the [Search Menu]. After you select the device type, the following screen appears.
  • Page 27 Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual Searching for the designated device address The circuit is displayed with the designated device address at the top of the main screen. Next, a screen that enables you to search for identical device addresses is displayed.

  • Page 28: Comments

    Chapter 2 Operation 2.4.4 Comments Touching the main screen's key displays device comments. Touching the key changes the comment mode in the following order. Comment mode -> compressed comment mode -> No comment mode In comment mode, a maximum of 5 single-byte characters x 3 rows can be displayed. In compressed comment mode, a maximum of 5 single-byte characters x 3 rows can be displayed (Characters are compressed to half the original length).

  • Page 29: Usage Restrictions

    Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 2.5 Usage Restrictions 2.5.1 Notation • When monitoring bit devices used in a FUNC instruction, dividing the bit address by 16 calculates the word address. • For a circuit, the maximum number of rows that can be displayed is 25. If the circuit contains more than 25 rows, rows from the 26th row will be omitted, and only the first 25 rows will be displayed.

  • Page 30: Chapter 3 Errors

    Errors 3.1 Error Messages...

  • Page 31: Error Messages

    Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 3.1 Error Messages The following table lists errors that can occur when using the CF Card. Message Possible Cause Solution Check whether the lid of CF card is CF Card switch is OFF The lid of CF Card is open.
  • Page 32 Chapter 3 Errors Suspends processing after error message is When reading the Insert the CF Card displayed. After comment file correctly. recovery, processing continues. Turns OFF comment display after error Insert the CF Card When the comment is message is displayed. correctly, and read the being displayed.
  • Page 33 Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual...

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