1.3.6 GP-4100 Series

There is a limit to a portion of the features in the GP-4100 series.

 

Supported Features and Limits

The following describes the supported features and limits.

O: Supported

X: Not supported

 

GP-4100 Series

GP-4105 / GP-4106 / GP-4107

Other Items / Limitations

Display Unit Specifications

Portrait Orientation

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  • 90º Rotation

User Screen Area

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  • User Screen Area 2.2 MB

Faded Color Blink

×

 

Change View

-

  • Monochrome 16 Levels

Change Backlight

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  • Supports 3 color changes

GP410*G1D: Green/red/orange

GP410*W1D: White/red/pink

  • Changing from the [Common Settings] is not supported

  • Use the Base Screen [Screen Attribute] to set up the [Backlight Color] and [Backlight Blink], or change the backlight color using the #H_BackLightColor system variable.
    A.7.2.2 Integer Type - H System Variable

Save data on the display unit

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  • Save to the display unit's internal memory, not backup SRAM

  • Internal user memory data is retained even if the unit is reset or turned OFF

  • Alarm history, recipes, and brightness/contrast values are saved

  • To check the internal memory capacity, from the [Project (F)] menu point to [Information (I)] and click [Project Information (I)]. In the dialog box select [SRAM Information].

FTP server

×

 

CF Card

×

 

USB storage

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  • Only USB storage transfer is supported (USB Memory Loader)
    The timestamp for projects uploaded from the display unit to USB storage uses the display unit clock

  • File outputs and data reads are not supported

I/O Driver

×

 

Modem

×

 

Script I/O Settings

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  • When using script to communicate with external equipment, even if you set the communication format to RS232C the 5V power supply is not available

Print

×

 

Sound

×

 

Equipment Connections

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  • Communication with different drivers in a multiple PLC/device connection is not supported

  • Ethernet Multilink is not supported

Bar Code

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  • You can set up only one bar code reader

  • Supports only USB-connected bar code and two-dimensional code readers

  • When connecting a bar code reader to display units, make sure you supply the bar code reader with an external power source (such as self-powered USB hubs). The display unit cannot supply power. The display unit could reset, otherwise.

Transfer

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  • Supports USB cable transfers — use USB transfer cable ZC9USCBMB1 (option) or USB cable (Type A mini B)

  • External memory transfers supported by USB storage only (USB memory loader)

  • Ethernet, modem, COM port transfers are not supported

System Settings / Common Settings

Change Display Unit

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  • GP-4100 series projects support changing the display unit only to other GP-4100 series display units

Register Start Screen

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Adjusting Time

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Font

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  • Standard fonts do not support Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, or Korean

  • High-quality fonts are not supported

Screen Capture

×

 

Compatibility

×

  • In the [Display Unit] [Extended Settings] tab's [Compatibility] dialog box, the [Draw Using Standard Font] check box is not available

Password Settings

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  • In [Set Security Level For Each Feature], only [Offline Mode] is supported

  • CSV file export of password settings is not supported

Interlock Settings

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Time Schedule

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Sampling

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  • Sampling Data Display is not supported

  • Automatically saving sampled data to internal memory or external storage is not supported

  • Turning off the display unit erases sampled data

  • Saving sampled data to CSV is not supported

  • Printing is not supported

  • In the [Sampling] editor's [Mode] tab, [Calculated Data] is not supported

Recipe (Transfer CSV Data)

×

 

Recipe (Transfer Filing Data)

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  • Manual transfers from the filing display unit is not supported

  • Saving filing data to CF card or USB storage is not supported

  • Filing data is stored to internal user menory
    25.11 Filing Data Flow

Draw/Parts Settings

Text / Draw / Mark Registration

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Picture Display

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  • Operations that use the CF card are not supported

Switch Lamp

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  • AUX output is not supported

  • Getting the operation log is not supported

  • Selector list part is not supported

Special Switch

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  • Supports the following special switches only
    Window Display, Alarm History switches, Historical Trend Graph switches, Security (Log in, Log off), Start Monitor (Device Monitor), Reset, Offline, and Transfer Device/PLC Data

Window Part

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  • You can edit the window size and display position in 1 pixel units

Data Display

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  • Defining the position of the system keypad is not supported

  • [Synchronize Text Display language with Text Table] is not supported

  • Getting the operation log is not supported

Special Data Display

×

 

Keypad

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  • Packages support [DEC Keyboard] only

  • Keys (part) do not support the Front End Processor (FEP) or AUX output

  • USB keyboard connections are not supported

  • On Text keypads, because each key inputs one of multiple characters, you can define which character is input by the number of times you touch the key

Message Display

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  • Bulletin messages are not supported

Text Registration

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Text Table

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  • [Expand index count] is not supported

  • [Create Display Unit File] is not supported

  • The setting to read the text table when starting up the display unit is not supported

Graph

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  • XY Block Display Scatter Graph and XY Historical Scatter Graph are not supported

  • History data and time display cursors on the Historical Trend Graph are not supported

Alarms

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  • Expanding the number of alarm monitor addresses is not supported

  • Multiple line display of alarm messages is not supported

  • Summary Display is not supported

  • The Sub Display's Show Text Window and Movie Player are not supported

  • Show History address setup is not supported

  • Message Display operation switches (Scroll Right Value, Scroll Left Value, and Start Ladder Monitor) are not supported

  • Text Alarms are not supported

  • Print Settings are not supported

  • Animation Settings are not supported

  • You can define the frequency of saving alarm history
    19.10.1 Common Settings (Alarm) Setting Guide

  • Alarm history data is saved to internal user memory

  • CSV file output is not supported

Movie Player / Image Unit Display

×

 

Animation

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  • Only Visibility Animation is supported

Operation Log

×

 

Trigger Action

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  • Special Actions are not supported

Script / Variables

Script

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  • D-Script, Global D-Script, and Extended Script do not support the following

When [CF File Operation] or [USB File Operation] is selected: Delete File, Output File List, Read File, Read CSV File, Change File Name, Write File, and Label Settings.

When [Printer Operation] is selected: Send and Label Settings

When [Others] is selected: Start Application and Exit WinGP

When [SIO Port Operation]'s [Label Settings] command is selected: CF_ERR_STAT,

CF_FILELIST_NUM, CF_READ_NUM, USB_ERR_STAT, USB_FILELIST_NUM,

USB_READ_NUM,PRN_CTRL,PRN_STAT

Logic System Variables

×

 

HMI System Variables

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  • You can only use variables associated with supported features

Symbol

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  • Only word and bit addresses are supported

Other Functions

Simulation

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Remote PC Access

×

 

GP-Viewer EX

×

 

Web Server

×

 

WinGP

×

 

Device Monitor

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  • Monitor word block and monitor bit block are not supported

  • Window size is fixed at 200×80

  • Minimizing and moving the window are not supported

  • Simultaneously monitoring mulitple units is not supported

  • You can display up to 12 characters in an address

Ladder Monitor

×

For supported drivers, please refer to the "PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual".

Pass-through

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Logic Programing

×

 

Project Converter

×