Specifications

85Main Menu

Main Menu

Starting GX Configurator-PN

Select GX Configurator-PN from the Windows Start menu. The default shortcut is

Start -> Programs -> MELSOFT Applications -> GX Configurator-PN 1.03 -> GX Configurator-

PN 1.03

Main menu

The main menu offers the following pull-down menus.

Main Menu Items

Description

File

opening, saving and downloading configurations

Description

add/remove a PROFINET Controller

Library

managing the library with the device types

Network

functions related to scanning an existing network

Devices

adding/removing devices from/to the network

Items

configuring data items in device modules

Help

help and application information

The items in the open pull-down menus can be reached via mouse or keyboard. The underlined cha-

racter will start the function. In addition there are some menu items which may be started using pre-

defined shortcuts.

6.1 File Menu

After having started the GX Configurator-PN software, this is the first menu to work with. With the

help of this menu you can create a new or load an existing project.

The menu offers the following commands:

Command

Description

Configuration Manager

Opens the project manager for selecting and managing configurati-