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5.1 Utility Package Functions

Table 5.1 shows an overview of the utility package functions.

Table 5.1 Utility package (GX Configurator-AD) function list

Item

Description

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(1)Sets the following items that require initial setting.

CH A/D conversion enable/disable setting

CH Sampling process/averaging process setting

CH Time/number of times specifying

Initial Setting

1

• CH Average time/average number of times setting

Section 5.4

 

 

 

(2)

The data for which initial setting has been completed is registered in

 

 

 

 

the parameters for the PLC CPU, and automatically written to the

 

 

 

 

A/D converter module when the PLC CPU changes to the RUN

 

 

 

 

status.

 

 

 

(1)

Sets automatic refresh for the A/D converter module buffer memory.

 

Automatic Refresh

(2)

The buffer memory that was set for automatic refresh is

Section 5.5

Settings

1

 

automatically read and written to the specified device when the

 

 

 

 

 

 

END command for the PLC CPU is executed.

 

 

 

(1)

Monitor/test

 

 

 

 

The buffer memory and I/O signals for the A/D converter modules

 

 

 

 

are monitored and tested.

 

 

 

(2)

Operating condition setting

 

 

 

 

Changes the A/D operating status during operation.

 

 

 

(3)

Offset/gain setting

 

Monitor/test

 

When setting the offset/gain to a value selected by the user (when

Section 5.6

 

 

 

the analog output range setting is user range setting), the offset and

 

 

 

 

gain can be easily set while viewing the screen.

 

 

 

(4)

Pass data

 

 

 

 

The pass data (pass data classification setting, industrial shipment

 

 

 

 

settings offset/gain values, user range settings offset/gain values)

 

 

 

 

can be monitored and set.

 

POINT

1 If initial setting and automatic refresh setting are performed, the intelligent function module parameters require a maximum of 76 bytes per module.

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