38.1.4 Differences with Display Unit - WinGP

Since the IPC has a larger memory and storage area, the size of screen data and record data can be expanded as shown below, unlike the GP-3500 series.

Items

Description

Maximum user data size

Expand 8 MB to 16 MB

Maximum SRAM size

Expand 512 KB to 5 MB

Maximum number of parts on one screen

Expand 384 parts to 1280 parts

Maximum number of devices per screen

Expand 1152 points to 3000 points

Number of alarms saved in the history

Expand 768 to 10000

Number of registered alarm messages

Expand 2048 to 10000

Maximum DRAM size

Expand 320 KB to 5 MB

Features not available in WinGP

Most WinGP functions are available on IPC or PC/AT compatible machines, except for the following features:

Features available only in WinGP

The [Start application] switch to start other applications and the [Exit WinGP] switch to exit WinGP are available.

Start other applications (EXE operation).Exit WinGP (Exit WinGP operation).

Start other applications (EXE operation). Exit WinGP (Exit WinGP operation).

API that can read and write to a device that is connected to the IPC or PC/AT.

The API obtains the WinGP state from the third party software tools and changes the settings.

Saves the error summary displayed during WinGP communication in a file.

To show this menu, right-click in the window. You can switch screens and modes between offline and online, maximize the window to full screen, and minimize and exit the window from this menu.