Specifications

28Main Menu

Command Description

Select Server

Instance

selects one of up to 16 available servers to

connect to

IP Address specifies the IP address of the MXChange server

in LAN (ask your network administrator)

User Name enter your user name for the MXChange server

Password enter your password for the MXChange server

Test tests, if a connection to the MXChange server

can be established with the specified settings

You can set the MXChange connection usage for the A(1S)J71PB92D or QJ71PB92D project by

enabling the MXChange Connection Usage check box.

If you prefer a local MXChange server, it is compulsory to install the server on the local PC. The

local MXChange server is selected by enabling the Local MXChange Server check box. For

correct remote MXChange support it is compulsory to install the TCP/IP services of the operating

system. The correct IP address of the remote station, where the server is located, can be set by

disabling the local MXChange server check box. The correct account consisting of user name and

password is also compulsory for remote connection usage.

If the MXChange connection is enabled and a project is saved for a master, which is not

supported by MXChange, a warning message is displayed.

Command GSD Device Database

The command is only available, if no project is currently open. However the GSD database only

effects .DP2 projects.The device database contains information about PROFIBUS DP slave

devices from Mitsubishi or 3rd party manufacturers. This item is used to add device information

stored in GSD files to the internal database and to import extracted GSD data from other

computers running GX Configurator-DP.

Because changes to slave types, which are used in any currently open project, may impact these

projects, the

GSD database can only be modified

, if no project is open. Therefore the following

message box will be displayed, when trying to open the dialog with a project currently opened. So

first close all open projects.

The

Device Database

can be modified in the following dialog