5 UTILITY PACKAGE (GX Configurator-AD)

[Explanation of items]

(1) Contents of screen display

MELSEC-Q

Setting item

: The I/O signal or buffer memory names are displayed.

Current value

: The I/O signal status or current value of buffer memory are

 

monitored.

Setting value

: Select or enter the data to be written during test operation.

(2) Explanation of the command buttons

Current value display

Make text file

Start monitor /

Stop monitor

Execute test

Close

The current value of the selected item is displayed. (This is used to check text that cannot be displayed in the current value field. However, in this utility package, all items can be displayed in the display fields). Creates a file consisting of the screen contents in text file format.

Selects whether or not the current value fields are monitored.

Performs a test of the selected item. To select more than one item, select multiple items while holding down

the Ctrl key.

Closes the screen currently displayed and returns to the previously displayed screen.

REMARK

The following describes an example where sampling process for the selection test operation is changed to a 10-time averaging process setting.

(1)Set averaging process in the setting value field for CH Sampling process/Averaging process setting.

(2)Set number of times in the setting value field for CH Time/number of times specifying.

(3)Click the setting value field for CH Average time/average number of times setting to select.

(4) After entering the average number of times, press the Enter key.

At this point, nothing has been written to the A/D converter module.

(5) Select the setting value fields that were specified in steps 1 to 4 while holding

down the

Ctrl

key.

(6) Click

Execute test

to execute write operation.

Once writing has been completed, the value that was written will be displayed in the present value field.

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Mitsubishi Electronics Q68ADV, Q68ADI, Q64AD user manual Explanation of the command buttons

Q68ADV, Q68ADI, Q64AD specifications

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