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PREFACE
This manual mainly describes how to use the software programmable logic controller (PLC) for the
industrial controller HF-W100E/IoT (hereinafter denoted as HF-W100E/IoT).
<Organization of this manual>
This manual is organized as follows.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO HF-W100E/IoT
CHAPTER 2 SETUP
CHAPTER 3 CREATING A PLC PROGRAM
CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURATION OF EtherCAT CONNECTION
CHAPTER 5 CONFIGURATION FOR USING OPC
CHAPTER 6 RAS FEATURES IN HF-W100E/IoT
For information about the instructions and cautionary notes related to using devices (hardware)
and about how to use the basic RAS features already built into the Hitachi industrial computers,
download the electronic manuals for the HF-W100E from the following home page.
http://www.hitachi.co.jp/hfw/
Titles of the electronic manuals
Manual number
HITACHI INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER HF-W100E
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
WIN-62-0069
HITACHI INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER HF-W100E
RAS FEATURES MANUAL
WIN-63-0095
<Trademarks>
• Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks or trademarks of U.S. Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and other countries.
• CODESYS® is a registered trademark of 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH, Germany.
• EtherCAT® is licensed and patented by and a registered trademark of Beckhoff Automation
GmbH, Germany.
• PLCopen® is a registered trademark of PLCopen.
• All other product names (software and hardware) not from Hitachi described in this manual are
registered trademarks, trademarks, or products of their respective owners.