User manual

3 PLC Communication

3.5.3 PRINTER communication configuration

Basic communication for PLC ↔ GP/LP ↔ PRINTER is same as barcode reader

communication’s. PLC and PRINTER are available to both RS232C and RS422 communication

and printer through GP/LP is able to print alarm history. The other words, if there are alarm

history in downloaded data from GP Editor, and saved alarm history by communicating GP/LP

and PLC, you can print out alarm history through GP/LP and printer.

3.5.3.1 GP, LP configuration for printer

Without printer configuration in GP Editor, download data and designate printer in GP/LP.

The following table is for basic communication configuration of printer.

Item

Description

Baudrate

300,600,1200,3200,4800,9600,19200,38400,57600 bps

2 Data type

Data length

7, 8 bit

Parity None, Odd, Even

Stop bit 1, 2 bit

3 Flow control DSR/DTR, XON/XOFF

3.5.3.2 GP, LP configuration

(1) Mono type

Before downloading drawn data from GP Editor: Synchronize communication configurations

of between GP/LP and GP Editor.

1st After downloading drawn data from GP Editor, enter system setting menu.

Touch left-upper point as default position of system setting menu.

2nd Select [SET ENVIRONMENT]-[PLC SETTING].

3rd CH2 protocol is set as ‘EDITOR’ as basic configuration.