Hardware manual

Monitoring the PLC Ladder Programs on a Display
PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual
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2.2.2 Setup Procedure
1 Install the Ladder Monitor CD-ROM onto a PC installed with GP-Pro EX. Run Setup.exe on
the CD to launch the installer. Follow the installer instructions to install.
2 Install the startup file on a CF Card.
Install the CF Card onto your PC. Designate the drive where the CF Card is located to
automatically install the file.
3 Create a project file.
There are four ways to start the Ladder Monitor. To start the monitor without using the
system menu, you must configure the settings for starting the Ladder Monitor in GP-Pro EX
in advance.
• System menu
• Switch parts
• LS area
• System variables:
#H_LadderMonitor (no cache)
#H_LadderMonitorCache (with cache)
• Your PC must have GP-Pro EX Ver.2.00 or later installed. For the OS, see
the GP-Pro EX Reference Manual.
• To use this feature, the CF Card must have 100 MB or more of free space.
• To start up using the system menu, see the following pages.
)Setup Procedure8 “Start up the Ladder Monitor.” (page 2-8)