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5 BASIC OPERATIONS
5.1 Starting and Exiting
5.1.1 Starting
The following is a sequence of operations for starting GX Explorer.
Yes No
Yes
When the network
configuration has been
changed or disabled for
communication
When the network configuration
and connection station have not
been changed
When the network check has
been set in Options
When it is started for the first time or
the network configuration information
is not yet acquired
When the network configuration information
is already acquired
When the network check has
not been set in Options
When the network configuration has
not been changed but the connection
station has been changed
(The station has been connected to
another PLC CPU in the network)
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2
PLC side window is
displayed without
network
configuration.
3
PLC side window is
displayed with the
acquired network
configuration.
PLC side window is
displayed with the
new network
configuration.
PLC side window is
displayed with the
network
configuration already
acquired in the
offline mode (refer
to Section 5.4.4).
PLC side window is
displayed with the
new network
configuration.
PLC side window is
displayed with the
network
configuration already
acquired in the
offline mode (refer
to Section 5.4.4).
PLC side window is
displayed with the
acquired network
configuration.
4
No
Cancel
Note: The PC side window displays the drives, projects, folders and files in the personal computer.
1: Refer to Section 5.4.5 for changing the connection station.
2: If communications cannot be made due to Transfer setup PLC type mismatch, communication error, PLC CPU power-
off or like, click No or Cancel.
After starting GX Explorer, check the connection cables, PLC CPU power and Transfer setup (refer to Section 5.4.1).
3: After starting GX Explorer, make Transfer setup and get the network configuration information.
4: The displayed network configuration may not match the actual network configuration.
Update the network configuration information before starting management or diagnostics of the data in the PLC CPU.
(Refer to Section 5.4.2.)
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