5.2 Preparatory Procedures for Monitoring
5.2.3 Setting communication interface (Communication settings)
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OVERVIEW
2
BUS CONNECTION
3
DIRECT CONNECTION
TO CPU
4
COMPUTER LINK
CONNECTION
5
MELSECNET/10
CONNECTION (PLC TO
PLC NETWORK)
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CC-Link CONNECTION
(INTELLIGENT DEVICE
STATION)
7
CC-Link CONNECTION
(Via G4)
8
ETHERNET
CONNECTION
2 Communication detail settings
(1) Communication interface setting by Utility
The communication interface setting can be changed on the Utility's
"Communication setting" after downloading "Communication setting" of project
data.
For details on the Utility, refer to the following manual.
GT User's Manual
(2) Precedence in communication settings
When settings are made by GT Designer or the Utility, the latest setting is
effective.
Item Description Range
Retry
Set the number of retries to be performed when a communi-
cation error occurs.
When receiving no response after retries, the communica-
tion times out.
<Default: 3 Times>
0 to 5 Times
Timeout Time
Set the time period for a communication to time out.
<Default: 3 Sec>
3 to 30 Sec