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Creating and Copying the PLC Configuration

The recommended method of completing the PLC configuration is described below.

A.Create a Folder for PLC A, PLC B, and PLC C. In this discussion, PLC A is considered to be the PLC using serial bus address 31, PLC B is the one that uses serial bus address 30, and PLC C is the one that uses 29.

B.Select the folder for PLC A. With the GMR configuration printout as a reference, complete its Logicmaster configuration. Summary steps are described on the following pages.

C.Use the Copy Folder feature of the Logicmaster 90 programming software to copy the configuration of PLC A to the folders for PLC B and PLC C.

(1)From the Logicmaster configuration software, return to the Logicmaster programming software. Select the Program Folder functions.

(2)In the Program Folder functions menu, select F1 ... Select/Create a Program Folder. On the Select/Create screen, select the folder for the second PLC (for example CONFIGB) as the current folder.

(3)In the Program Folder functions menu, select F10, Copy Contents of Prog ram Folder to Current Program Folder. On the Copy Folder screen:

(a)For Source Folder, enter the name of the folder containing the configuration of PLC A (for example, CONFIGA).

(b)For Information to be copied: set only Configuration to yes.

D.If there are three PLCs, repeat this for the other PLC.

E.Edit the configurations for PLC B and PLC C as necessary.

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GE GFK-0787B Creating and Copying the PLC Configuration, For Information to be copied set only Configuration to yes