5DATA COMMUNICATION USING THE MELSEC COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
(b) Modem function monitor/test by GX
It is possible to monitor the setting values for the remote password and the number of occurrences up to the present, such as the designation of the number of times before notifying an unmatched remote password and the current number of occurrences.
It is possible to set each monitor value to "0."
Monitored items in the “modem function monitor/test” screen | Buffer memory address |
Remote password mismatch notification count designation | 8204 (200CH) |
Remote password mismatch notification accumulated count designation | 8205 (200DH) |
Accumulated count of unlock process normal completion | 8955 (22FBH) |
Accumulated count of unlock process abnormal completion | 8956 (22FCH) |
Accumulated count of lock process based on circuit disconnection | 8959 (22FFH) |
5.2 Utilizing the MX Component
If the external device is a PC running one of the basic operation systems below, it is possible to create a communication program for the external device without considering the detailed MC protocol (transmission/reception procedures) using one of the following separately sold communication support tools.
See Appendix 7 for the overview of MX Component.
(Supported basic operation systems)
•Microsoft® Windows® 95 Operating System
•Microsoft® Windows® 98 Operating System
•Microsoft® Windows NT® Workstation Operating System Version 4.0
•Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition Operating System
•Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional Operating System
•Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Operating System
•Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Operating System
Depending on the version of MX Component used, different operating systems are supported.
See the manual of MX Component for details.
(Communication support tools)
• MX Component
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