Program Transfer Speed And Programming Tools; Cautions On Connecting Peripheral Equipment By Way Of Expansion Board Or Special Adapter - Mitsubishi Electric MELSEQ FX3S Series User Manual

FX Series Programmable Controllers
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User's Manual - Hardware Edition
5.2.3

Program transfer speed and programming tools

1. Built-in USB communication
The FX PLC has a built-in USB communication port, and performs program writing, program reading and
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monitoring at high speed (12 Mbps) with a personal computer that supports USB.
1) Supported programming tools
GX Works2, GX Developer
2) In programming tools not supporting USB
Communication is performed via RS-422 or RS-232C.
2. RS-422/RS-232C communication
The FX PLC can write and read programs and perform monitoring at 115.2 kbps through RS-422/RS-232C
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communication.
1) 115.2 kbps supported programming tools
GX Works2, GX Developer, FX-30P
2) 115.2 kbps supported interfaces
- Standard built-in port (RS-422) or expansion board FX
When the RS-232C/RS-422 converter FX-232AWC-H is connected.
- Expansion board FX
- Special adapter FX
3) In programming tools not supporting 115.2 kbps
Communication is executed at 9,600 or 19,200 bps.
*1. When the currently used programming tool does not support the FX
which allows selection of the FX
5.2.4 Cautions on connecting peripheral equipment by way of expansion board or
special adapter
When connecting peripheral equipment (programming tool or GOT [CPU direct connection]) by way of the
FX -232-BD, FX
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status below, communication error may occur in the connected peripheral equipment.
- Set to "K0" the special data register (D8120 or D8400) for communication format setting.
- Set the communication parameter "PLC system(2)" of the channel connecting the peripheral equipment
to "Not set" (as shown in the window below).
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-232-BD for RS-232C
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-232ADP(-MB) for RS-232C
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PLC as the alternative model.
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-422-BD or FX -232ADP(-MB), set as follows. If the setting is not specified with the
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5 Version Information and Peripheral Equipment Connectability
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-422-BD for RS-422
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→ For details, refer to the Data Communication Edition.
5.2 Programming Tool Applicability
PLC, use a programming tool
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Leave this unchecked.