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4 START-UP PROCEDURE
4.6 Connecting a Personal Computer
4.6 Connecting a Personal Computer
Connect a personal computer where an engineering tool has been installed to the CPU module.
Procedure
Connect a personal computer directly to the CPU module, following the procedure below.
Install a USB driver to use a USB cable for the first time. ( GX Works3 Operating Manual)
1. Connect a personal computer to the CPU module using a USB
cable or Ethernet cable.
2. Select [Online] [Current Connection Destination] on the menu
bar of the engineering tool.
3. Click the [CPU Module Direct Coupled Setting] button on the
"Specify Connection Destination Connection" window.
4. Select the connection method, and click the [Yes] button.
5. Click the [Connection Test] button, and check if the personal
computer is connected to the CPU module.