For example, COM1:Company A's PLC, PLC1 (for example, Omron,
CS/CJ Series HOST Link). COM2:Company B's PLCs, PLC2, PLC3, PLC4 (3
units of Mitsubishi Electric, A Series Computer Link). Configure
settings to add these PLCs.
From the System Settings, click [Device/PLC] to
display the following screen.
Click [Add Device/PLC].
In the [Add Device/PLC 2] dialog box, select the
Device/PLC [Manufacturer], [Series], and connection [Port]. Click
[Add].
Make
sure not to choose a port that is already used by another PLC. If
the port is set up with multiple PLCs, appears to the right
of the [Device/PLC] screen's [Port] field.
When the [Device/PLC2] tab appears, click [Add
Device] to add 2 PLCs.
Every time [Add Device] is clicked, another PLC
is added.
Set the name of each added PLC with up to 20
single-byte characters.
When adding the desired [Device Name], ensure
not to repeat names.
Click the Device/PLC icon. The [Individual
Device Settings] dialog box appears. Set up each corresponding PLC.
(The following image shows the [Individual Device Settings] dialog
box used for the Mitsubishi Electric A Series Computer Link
type.)
The [Individual Display Unit] differ depending
on the PLC. For details on the settings of the device/PLC, see
"GP-Pro EX Device Connection Manual."
appears to the right
of the [Device/PLC] screen's [Port] field.
icon. The [Individual
Device Settings] dialog box appears. Set up each corresponding PLC.
(The following image shows the [Individual Device Settings] dialog
box used for the Mitsubishi Electric A Series Computer Link
type.)