GX IEC Developer is
more than a powerful IEC 1131.3 programming and documenation package. It
supports your entire MELSEC PLC impleentation from the initial project planning
to everyday operation, with a wealth of advanced functions that will help you
to cut costs and increase your productivity.
The sophisticated
program architecture comes with a range of new, user-friendly functions,
including structured programming and support for function libraries.
Top-down application architecture
During the planning
phase GX IEC Developer's structuring tools help you to organise your project
efficiently: Use the intuitive graphical tools to identify and display tasks,
functional units, dependencies, procedures and application structures. In
addition to making your work easier, this also significantly reduces error
frequency in later project stages.
Flexible implementation
In the engineering
phase you then choose the programming language that best matches the structure
of your project.
Program
frequently-used functions in function blocks and organise them in libraries.
This gives you the confidence that comes with knowing you are using tested,
reliable code. Password support helps you to protect your valuable expertise.
Simple configuration of control components
Configuration of
controller components is performed quickly and efficiently in tables with
interactive dialogs and graphical support. And this powerful support is
available for standard and special function modules as well as for the
controller CPUs. You no longer have to create application programs to configure
your system.
Setting up the hardware and network configuration
Powerful testing
and debugging tools provide information on the current status of the
controllers and the network you are connected to. Network functions like status
and error displays, remote SET/RST functions for controllers and peripherals,
Live List, Cycle Time, Connection State and more enable you to locate and
correct errors quickly and get your hardware and networks up and running in
record time.
Setting up the application program
GX IEC Developer
comes with everything you need to get your applications installed, set up and
running as quickly as possible, including comprehensive online programming
functions, fast and informative monitoring displays, the ability to manipulate
device values with the graphical editors, manual and automatic step mode
execution in IL, the display of manipulated device values in the EDM (Entry
Data Monitor) and much more.
Normal operation
During normal daily
operation you can also use GX IEC Developer to display important system status
information, either in stand-alone mode or called by another program in the
control room.
Installation and maintenance
Top-down
architecture, structured programming, comprehensive printed documentation and
support for user-defined help for your function blocks all help to reduce the
learning curve. You can make the information needed for installing and
maintaining the system available to the operators quickly and efficiently, with
minimum training overheads.
Key features include:
- Powerful "Top-down"
development environment
- Total overview of PLC project
and resources
- Suited to large and complex
projects
- One programming software for
modular and compact PLCs (Q/A and FX Series)
- Flexible program development
- Superior program documentation
for easy understanding
- State-of-the-art PC software
technology acc. to IEC 1131.3
- Programming languages FBD, AWL,
KOP, AS
and STC
- Powerful offline simulation
- Online program modification
- Function blocks (FB, FC)
- Libraries Minimum downtimes
- (source : http://www.mitsubishi-automation.com/)
