Chapter 8 Hardware Configuration
8.1.3
Setting the Parameters in an AH500 Series CPU Module
In ISPSoft, double-click HWCONFIG in the project management area to start HWCONFIG. After users double-
click the CPU module in the system configuration area, the PLC Parameter Setting window will appear. The
parameters which can be set vary with the models of the CPU modules.
You must download all parameters set in HWCONFIG to the CPU module for them to take effect.
The data exchange area set in HWCONFIG for modules can NOT be used repeatedly for other
communication data and vise versa.
8.1.3.1 System Settings – System Information
In the Edit Area, select the option System Settings and you can find two items, PLC Label and Comment
under this option. You can input up to 16 characters in the value field of PLC Label and 32 characters in the
value field of Comment. You can use all in the fields, including special characters and spaces. Note: One
Chinese character occupies two characters. Characters
After the project is created, you can find the PLC label behind the product name in the project management
area. You can change the PLC label in HWCONFIG as it is mentioned above. The PLC label is very useful
when you have more than one PLC in the project. This label can be seen as the PLC identity. So that you will
not change other PLC parameters by mistake. To prevent errors, when you download/upload the program, the
system will remind you to check the name of the PLC CPU and the PLC label.
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