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10.1 Communication Setting
10.1.3 Communication setting contents
(4) Channel number specification menu BOX
Set channel No. to use with standard interface or extend interface.
Refer to this section (5) for driver that can be assigned to each channel.
• 5 to 7 can not be set.
• Fixed to 9 for the USB interface.
(5) Driver display BOX
The name of communication driver assigned to the channels or the driver set with the
Communication Setting of GT Designer2 is displayed.
For details of drivers to be displayed, refer to the following manual.
GT Designer2 Version Screen Design Manual (3.7 Communication Interface Setting
(Communication Settings))
Display [None] in the driver display BOX in case of the followings.
• The communication driver is not installed. (
• In channel number specification menu BOX, [0] is set.
• The communication unit type and the communication driver are mutually not corresponding at
the extend interface side.
When set the channel number to [9], the communication driver [Host (PC)] is automatically
assigned.
0
: Set when the communication interface is not used.
1 to 4 : Set when connecting to a controller (Bar code reader is excluded.)
8
: Set when connecting with bar code reader.
9
: Set when connecting with PC (GT Designer2). (For USB and RS-232 interface, the
simultaneous setting is possible. However, when either interface is during
communication, communication is not possible for another interface.)
*
: Set "*" when using the gateway function (when connection types except the
Ethernet connection is used for connecting to controllers), Ethernet download
function, printer, video display, RGB display, RGB output, CF card unit, CF card
extension unit, sound output, or external I/O.
