5-13SectionW: Edit PC ID
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Menu item Function Page
S: Save PC ID Saves PC ID data as a file. 129
L: Retrieve PC ID Reads PC ID data from a file into the
memory.
No PC IDs are set when the Controller Link
Support Software is started. To use PC IDs,
the PC ID file must be read into the memory.
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F: FILL Writes the same data into the specified range
of nodes displayed on the PC ID Edit Screen.
This item can be used to specify the same
network address for multiple nodes at a time
or to specify similar PC IDs for multiple
nodes.
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C: Clear Clears data in the specified range of nodes
displayed on the PC ID Edit Screen. 131
P: Print Prints PC ID data. 131
K: Check Checks PC ID data for errors or
inconsistencies and displays any errors. 132
O: Sort Sorts PC ID data on the PC ID Edit Screen in
the following sequence:
Numeric → uppercase → lowercase
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R: Find Searches the specified PC ID data. The node
corresponding to the specified PC ID or the
PC ID corresponding to the specified node
can be found.
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5-13-1 About PC IDsA PC ID is a name assigned to a node on the Controller Link Network.
If a PC ID is registered, the node can be specified using the PC ID instead of the
network and node addresses.
Note 1) PC IDs are set only for convenience in using the Controller Link Support
Software and are not set at the nodes themselves.
2) PC ID files for the Controller Link Support Software are compatible with
those for the SYSMAC Support Software and the SYSMAC LINK Support
Utility. Therefore, PC ID files can be transferred between them.
Assign an easy-to-remember PC ID to each node, such as in the following exam-
ple.
Controller Link Network
(network 1)
Node address 1
“Process1”
Node address 4
“Control”
Node address 2
“Assemble”
Node address 3
“Inspect”Node address 10
No name
Node address 1
“Process2”Node address 2
“Build”Node address 3
“Check”
Controller Link Network
(network 2)
(bridge node)