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Chapter 4 – Transfer Screen Data
GLC2400/2500/2600 Series User Manual
1.
To “Set up the GLC” means to download both the system program and the user-
specified protocol program from the GLC screen creation software to the GLC
unit.
2.
Some GLC Offline displays are referred to as “GP,” however it is the same as “GLC”
here.
During data transfer, the
SETUP TRANSFE
R and
NOW TRANSFERRING –
PLEASE WAIT
messages appear. When these messages disappear, the screen data
transfer is completed.
You can cancel data transfer at any time using your GLC screen creation software.
Completing Data Transfer using GLC setup
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When transferring screen data from the GLC screen creation software, the screen
automatically switches to
SCREEN DATA TRANSFER.
If the screen does not
switch to
SCREEN DATA TRANSFER,
select
SCREEN DATA
TRANSFER
mode.
When the screen data transfer is completed, if you do not need to set up the GLC,
the screen designated in
INITIAL SETTINGS | SCREEN SETUP | INITIAL SCREEN
FILE NO.
appears, and the screen changes to operation (RUN) mode.
The Logic Program Data Transfer is available only with the GLC, which is pre-
installed.
Pro-Control Editor Operation Manual
(included with Pro-Control
Editor)
Interrupting the screen data transfer can lead to a GLC startup error.
During screen data transfer, do NOT:
•
disconnect the GLC unit’s power supply
•
turn off the PC
•
disconnect the GLC unit’s transfer cable
If the GLC screen creation software’s “GP SYSTEM SET-
TINGS”
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data is transferred to the GLC, the OFFLINE mode
“INITIAL SETTINGS” data will be overwritten.