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Chapter 7: How To Install MELSOFT Software

The document describes how to install and use MELSOFT software, including GX Developer, GX Simulator, GT Designer, and GT Simulator. It provides step-by-step instructions on installing the software, creating and opening projects in GX Developer, writing programs, and using the GX Simulator to test programs without a physical PLC. Key steps include running setup files and entering license codes during installation, selecting the PLC type and programming language when creating a new project, and using the timing chart display in the simulator to monitor logic variables.

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Chapter 7: How To Install MELSOFT Software

The document describes how to install and use MELSOFT software, including GX Developer, GX Simulator, GT Designer, and GT Simulator. It provides step-by-step instructions on installing the software, creating and opening projects in GX Developer, writing programs, and using the GX Simulator to test programs without a physical PLC. Key steps include running setup files and entering license codes during installation, selecting the PLC type and programming language when creating a new project, and using the timing chart display in the simulator to monitor logic variables.

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Chapter 7: How to Install MELSOFT

Software
How to install MELSOFT Softwares

 Step 1: Run Gx Developer V8 \ Environment \ SETUP.EXE


 Step 2: Run Gx Developer V8 \ SETUP.EXE
Press OK and input CD key: 170 – 974813410
 Step 3: Install GX Simulator, run GX Simulator V7 \ SETUP.EXE
Input CD key: 170 – 974813410
 Step 4: Install GT Designer 2 (to design HMI)
GT Designer 2 \ SETUP.EXE
Input CD key: 170 – 974813410
 Step 5: Install GT Simulator (to simulate HMI)
GT Simulator 2 \ SETUP.EXE
Input CD key: 170 – 974813410

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How to use GX Developer
How to write a program in Gx Developer

 Open GX Developer

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How to write a program in Gx Developer

 Click New Project Icon, or Project Menu  New Project.

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How to write a program in Gx Developer

 In New Project dialog  Choose PLC series and PLC type in


Dropdown menu.

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How to write a program in Gx Developer

 Choose Programming Language: Ladder/SFC  Press OK.


 Start to write a program.

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How to write a program in Gx Developer

 Open a project in PC
 Click “Open Project” icon  Show Open Project dialog.

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How to write a program in Gx Developer

 Choose a project  Press Open.

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How to write a program in Gx Developer

 After writing a program / opening the project, we need to write it


to PLC. If you have a “real” PLC, do the following steps:
 Choose “Online” menu  Choose “Write to PLC …”
 In “Write to PLC” dialog, press “Param + Prog” button
 Then press “Execute“ button
 In “Execute write to PLC“ dialog, press “Yes”

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How to write a program in Gx Developer

 Wait for uploading the program.


 Press “OK” when it’s done.

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How to use Gx Simulator

 If you do not have a “real” PLC, do open the Simulator in GX


Developer.
 Choose “Tools” menu  Chọn “Start ladder logic test” (Figure a).
 Or click an icon as shown in Figure b.

a) b)

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How to use Gx Simulator

 The “Ladder logic test tool” dialog is showed.


 RUN Led is ON (yellow), the program is running.

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How to use Gx Simulator

 To show the Logic variables, in LADDER LOGIC TEST TOOL


dialog, click “Start” menu  Monitor Function  Timing
Chart Display.

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How to use Gx Simulator

 “Timing Chart” dialog is showed.


 Click “Device” menu  Choose “Enter Device” to show the I/O,
memories which you want to monitor.

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How to use Gx Simulator

 In “Device Entry” dialog  Choose the variables and it


parameters  press Enter.

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How to use Gx Simulator

 After that, click “Monitor” button with green light in “Timing


Chart” dialog.

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