GP-Pro EX Device/PLC Connection Manual
 

Pass-Through Function

Please see below for required drivers and the system requirements to use the pass-through function.

Please refer to [Pass-Through Function Guide] for installation or settings of the pass-through function.

When using the Pass-Through Function by SIMATIC S7 MPI Direct Driver, please refer to [SIMATIC S7 MPI Direct Driver Pass-Through Function Guide].

For details about how to connect to the Display, click the hyperlink in the Driver column to open the manual PDF (portable document format) file for that driver.

Drivers list

Maker

Driver

System Requirements

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation


A Series CPU Direct

The following GPP function software packages are required.

  • Windows 2000:
    GX Developer Ver.7 or higher

  • Windows XP:
    GX Developer Ver.8 or higher

  • Windows Vista:
    GX Developer Ver.8.58L or higher


Q Series CPU Direct

QnA Series CPU Direct

QUTE Series CPU Direct

FX Series CPU Direct

YASKAWA Electric Corporation

MP Series SIO (Extension)

The following engineering tool is required.

MPE720 Ver5.38 / Ver6.04 or higher

MP Series Ethernet (Extension)

Yokogawa Electric Corporation

Personal Computer Link SIO

The following programming tool is required.

WideField2 R3.01 or higher

note

Pass-Through Function can be used only when the display is connected to the programming port on the CPU.

Personal Computer Link Ethernet

The following programming tool is required.

WideField2 R3.01 or higher

OMRON Corporation

CS/CJ Series HOST Link

The following programming support tool is required.

CX-Programmer Version 3.00 or higher
note

To use Pass-Through Function, [SYSMAC WAY] needs to be specified for [Network Type] in the ladder software.

CS/CJ Series Ethernet

The following programming support tool is required.

CX-Programmer Version 3.00 or higher


note

- If High Performance Unit is written by the Pass Through Function, response of Link Unit temporarily stops and an error may be displayed on the Display.

- To use Pass-Through Function, [SYSMAC WAY] needs to be specified for [Network Type] in the ladder software.

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

DF1

The following programming support tools are required.

  • RSLogix500

  • RSLogix5000

SIEMENS AG

SIMATIC S7 MPI Direct

The following programming tools are required.

  • SIEMENS SIMATIC Software STEP7 Version 5.1 or higher

  • STEP7 - Micro/WIN Version 4.0.1.10 or higher

KEYENCE Corporation

KV-700/1000/3000/5000 CPU Direct

The following ladder support software is required.

  • KV STUDIO: 
    Ver1.17, Ver2.50, Ver4.14, Ver5.02

  • KV BUILDER:
    1.13M, 2.02A, 4.70

note

During [Transfer to PLC] and [Read from PLC] on the Ladder Support Software, the communications with the Display may be temporarily interrupted.