7

7ONLINE MODULE CHANGE

MELSEC-Q

7.2 Online Module Change Operations

The following gives the operations performed for an online module change.

 

CPU operation

: Executed

: Not executed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM/TO

 

 

 

 

GX Configurator

 

 

 

(Intelligent function module

X/Y

Dedicated

Device

 

Initial

 

 

(User operation)

instruction

 

Monitor/

operation)

refresh

1

instruction

test

 

setting

test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

parameter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Conversion disable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn OFF all Y signals that

Module is operating as usual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

were turned ON by a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sequence program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Dismounting of

 

module

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Module stops operating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operate GX Developer to start

RUN LED turns off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

an online module change.

Conversion disabled.

Click the [Execution] button of GX Developer to make the module dismountable.

Dismount the corresponding module.

(3)Mounting of new module Mount a new module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X/Y refresh resumes and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the module starts.

 

 

After mounting the module,

 

 

 

 

RUN LED turns on.

 

 

 

Default operation

 

 

click the [Execution] button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(X0 remains OFF)

 

of GX Developer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When there are initial setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

parameters, operation is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

performed according to the initial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting parameters at this point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation check before control start

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4) Operation check

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click the [Cancel] button of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GX Developer to leave the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

online mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct an operation test on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the new module using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Device test" of GX Developer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or "Monitor/test" of

 

 

Module operates according

 

 

GX Configurator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

to test operation

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform user range restoration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

processing by write to buffer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

memory at this point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation check completed

 

 

 

 

 

(5) Resumption of control

 

 

 

 

 

Operate GX Developer to

 

X0 (Module Ready) turns ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

resume the online module

 

 

 

 

 

Start is made when X0 turns

 

 

 

 

 

change mode, and click the

 

from OFF to ON.

 

 

[Execution] button to resume

 

Operation is performed

 

control.

 

according to the initial setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sequence. 2

 

1: Access to the intelligent function module device (U\G) is included.

2: In the absence of the operation marked 2, the operation of the intelligent function module is the operation performed prior to that.

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