Mitsubishi Electric WS0-CPU0 - Connecting to the MELSEC-WS safety controller; First steps for establishing a connection

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Connecting to the MELSEC-WS safety controller
6 Connecting to the MELSEC-WS safety controller
6.1 First steps for establishing a connection
This chapter describes how to establish a connection between the MELSEC-WS
safety controller and a PC or notebook.
6.1.1 Connecting the PC to the MELSEC-WS safety controller via RS-232
 Connect a PC or notebook to the RS-232 interface of the CPU module.
 Power on the MELSEC-WS safety controller.
 Open the Setting and Monitoring Tool installed on the PC.
 Click on Com settings to ensure the correct communication interface has been
selected. The following dialog appears:
 To edit the settings click on the pencil icon to the right. The following dialog
appears:
 Modify the settings if required.
 Click OK. The Connection settings dialog closes.
 Click on Connect The Setting and Monitoring Tool will search for connected
MELSEC-WS modules and load the hardware configuration into the hardware
configuration dialog. Once all modules have been identified, the Setting and
Monitoring Tool will ask whether the configuration shall be uploaded.
 Click Yes to upload the configuration.
Figure 38:
Connection settings dialog
Figure 39:
Modify profile dialog