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System bit. Used by PLC to indicate something. I'll try to find my TSX17 manuals (if they are not in the downloads section here) and look it up tomorrow.

Easier way is Modbus Plus with a PCI-85 card. Because when the system switches standby/master, it moves the Modbus Plus address to the other CPU. So you would always talk to the same node number, and the system would switch it automatically when the CPUs swapped control.

One source would be www.fast-soft.com, who makes a package and resells a cable for this PLC. Not sure if Siemens still sells it or if it's considered obsolete by them. I know the S5 is.

LogoSoft version 5 and the -0BA5 units support online monitoring of the Logo just like a PLC already, where you can watch the ladder logic or function blocks real time.

FX1N and FX0N are limited to 2 special function modules. The FX2N analog modules do work with the FX0N/FX1N PLCs.

Depending how the recipes are configured, they can be stored as .CSV files on the GOT's memory card. You would just have to copy that file from one to another. And there's always the option to import settings from one project into another in GT-Designer2. If you're using the Ethernet module and gateway functions, you can use FTP to read from and write to the GOTs.

Siemens technical support website will have plenty of downloads. https://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/l...amp;caller=view

www.meau.com has all of the Mitsubishi manuals, including the ones you're asking about. If you're outside the North America, you might not be able to access it directly. As far as the 'shooty PLC' comment, the Q Series is far more powerful than you're giving it credit for. With 3 motion CPUs you can do 96 axes of motion over fiber optic cables on one PLC. You just can't use a simple transistor output card for high speed pulses. There are numerous options for motion control, like the Q172 and Q173 Motion CPUs, QD75P, QD74M, QD75D, QD70P, etc. Download the Q Data Book I put in the downloads section and see. In the FX Series, you can get much higher with the built-in transistors because there are not as many options for additional motion modules. It's a different platform. Can you do high speed pulse outputs with a standard output card on an AB or Siemens? Not typically, it's special motion control modules.

How long have you been working on this issue with technical support? I know that some of their engineers do not work every say of the week (some work 4 10 hour days or other flex schedules) so perhaps the person who is working on it is not in today. Perhaps someone in their Canadian office is working on the issue?

The mode switch can be used to switch the screen into debug mode or the load a new operating system. That's the only use for that switch.

I posted the F2 manuals here a long time ago. If they are not still here, go to www.meau.com and find them in the Downloads section. There is a programming manual that covers all of the commands.

Your two phases (A and B) of the encoder will go into two inputs (numbers differ based on counter address used) and when A phase leads B phase, counts up. When B phase leads A phase, counts down. But as Sergei said, this does not improve the resolution of the encoder.

You don't even need to move it. You can use T1 in most word type commands such as moves, math, converts, compares, etc. When referencing a timer in a word instruction, you always get the accumulated value. When referencing it in a bit instruction, you always get the completion indicator.

The demo is version 1.03. The current is 2.43, so obviously much has changed. The .GTE files are for GTDesigner2 2.18 or newer, and those program are for GOT1000 units. This antique demo version should have been removed from the Japanese website. You did not get it from the US site, as it's never been posted there.

Personally, I wouldn't waste time with Modsoft. it won't program some of the latest hardware, and like most DOS software, doesn't run well under Windows XP. But then again, the Proworx software isn't always the most stable option either. Might want to explore Fastrak Softworks PLC Workshop for Modicon 32-Bit, which is a good Windows based editor for Modicon PLCs, and much cheaper than Modicon's own software. They are the ones who originally wrote Modsoft and Graysoft.

Mitsubishi recommends the Keyspan USA-19 USB to serial adapter. It works with all of their current software. Personally I use a CP Technologies CP-US-03 USB to serial adapter with Mitsubishi and several other vendors. But for many ports, I would recommend looking at some kind of Digiboard. They make them with 2, 4, or 8 ports. I haven't had to use one in years, but that's an option.

Strange. I used 8.32J, and a Q02H CPU, which is most definately supported on this version. So I will try to change the PLC type and upload another copy in the AM.

You must be using an older version of GX Developer. I used 8.32 as I stated in my message. if you have an older version, you may not be able to open it. You should upgrade to a more current version.

Not easy, but the only way is to rewrite it by hand. There is not method to automatically convert one brand of PLC to another. One thing I found makes it a bit easyer (converted SQD Symax to Mitsu Q) is to use aliases in GX-Developer. Set the alias for each new address to the old address, and then use the aliases when coding. As an example, input 0.00 could become X0, and you would set an alias of 0.00, then when coding, prefix it with ' so type '0.00 and it would know the new address. It saved me much time basically typing the old program in verbatim, except for commands that are done different.

File Name: Q Common Instructions SH(NA)080039-K File Submitter: Crossbow File Submitted: 9 Jan 2007 File Category: Manuals, Tutorials This is the programming manual for the Q and QnA Series PLCs. This is the new 2006 version of the complete programming manual. Click here to download this file

File Name: Q Data Book 2006 Version File Submitter: Crossbow File Submitted: 9 Jan 2007 File Category: Manuals, Tutorials This is the 2006 version of the Q Data Book. It's basically a technical catalog over 700 pages! Click here to download this file

The DATERD instruction only has one parameter, and that is the first of the 7 addresses where you want the clock data stored. The PLC actually uses the clock from in the SD area of memory. DATERD simply allows you to drop the 7 pieces of information into 7 registers. Check the example programs I put in the Downloads section about Daylight Savings Time as they show both DATERD and DATEWR to update the clock. They also show numerous comparison instructions.

Download the Q Common Instructions manual SH(NA)080039 from here or www.meau.com and look up the DATERD instruction. That will read the PLC clock into 7 registers, and you can compare to any one of them.