7 DATA COMMUNICATION USING THE BIDIRECTIONAL PROTOCOL

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7.1

Data Reception from the External Device..............................................................................................

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2

7.1.1 Receiving methods...........................................................................................................................

7- 2

7.1.2

Arrangement and contents of the receive area and the receive data ............................................

7-

4

7.1.3

Sequence program for data reception.............................................................................................

7-10

7.1.4

How to detect reception errors.........................................................................................................

7-13

7.1.5

Receive data clear............................................................................................................................

7-14

7.2

Sending Data to the External Device .....................................................................................................

7-15

7.2.1 Transmission methods.....................................................................................................................

7-15

7.2.2

Arrangement and contents of the transmission area and the transmission data...........................

7-16

7.2.3

Sequence program for data transmission .......................................................................................

7-19

7.2.4

How to detect transmission errors ...................................................................................................

7-22

7.3

Processing when Simultaneous Transmission Performed During Full-Duplex Communications

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7.3.1

Processing when simultaneous transmissions occur .....................................................................

7-24

7.3.2 Communication data processing when simultaneous transmissions occur...................................

7-25

7.4

Data Communications Precautions........................................................................................................

7-27

 

 

8 UTILITY PACKAGE (GX CONFIGURATOR-SC)

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8.1

Functions Available with Utility Package................................................................................................

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2

8.2

Installing and Uninstalling Utility Package..............................................................................................

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3

8.2.1 Usage precautions ...........................................................................................................................

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3

8.2.2

Operating environment.....................................................................................................................

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5

8.3

Explanation of Utility Package Operation...............................................................................................

8-

6

8.3.1

Operation overview ..........................................................................................................................

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6

8.3.2

Starting the intelligent function module utility

 

 

 

(displaying the [select parameter setting module] screen)........................................................................

8-10

8.3.3

Performing common utility operations .............................................................................................

8-13

8.4

System Registration to Flash ROM........................................................................................................

8-16

8.4.1

User frame registration.....................................................................................................................

8-18

8.4.2

Data for modem initialization registration ........................................................................................

8-19

8.4.3

Data for modem connection registration .........................................................................................

8-20

8.4.4

Modem function system setting/registration....................................................................................

8-21

8.4.5

Transmission control and others system setting.............................................................................

8-22

8.4.6

MC protocol system setting..............................................................................................................

8-24

8.4.7 Non procedure system setting.........................................................................................................

8-25

8.4.8

Bidirectional system setting .............................................................................................................

8-26

8.4.9 PLC CPU monitoring system setting...............................................................................................

8-27

8.4.10 Transmission user frame No. designation system setting............................................................

8-29

8.4.11

Resetting the buffer memory/flash ROM setting values to the default values .............................

8-30

8.4.12

Flash ROM write allow/prohibit setting..........................................................................................

8-30

8.5

Auto Refresh Setting...............................................................................................................................

8-31

8.6

Monitor/Test ............................................................................................................................................

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8.6.1

X · Y monitor/test..............................................................................................................................

8-33

8.6.2

Modem function monitor/test ...........................................................................................................

8-34

8.6.3

Transmission control and others monitor/test .................................................................................

8-37

8.6.4 MC protocol monitor.........................................................................................................................

8-39

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