Specifications

2Installation

Installation

Before You Begin

Important Notice:

This software is protected by copyright. By opening the distribution disks package

you automatically accept terms and conditions of the license agreement.

You are only permitted to make one single copy of the original distribution disks for your

own backup and archiving purposes.

Software Purpose

This software is a configuration utility software package which will be used to configure

PROFIBUS DP network interface modules of MELSEC System Q, QnA, A and FX series' PLCs

such as:

PROFIBUS DP master interface A(1S)J71PB92D

PROFIBUS DP master interface QJ71PB92D

PROFIBUS DP V1/V2 master interface QJ71PB92V

PROFIBUS DP V1 master interface FX3U-64DP-M

PROFIBUS DP slave interface QJ71PB93D

General Features

This software package has the following features:

editor windows

network parameter checking functions

download and verify possibilities to the network modules

parameter file handling on floppy disk / hard disk

parameter print feature

screen resolution independent

2.1 System Requirements

To install the GX Configurator-DP software package, your computer has to meet the following

requirements

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Pentium II 350 processor

32 MB RAM for Microsoft ® Windows 98/Windows Me

64 MB RAM for Microsoft ® Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000

128 MB RAM for Microsoft ® Windows XP

VGA compatible graphics adapter

17"/43 cm diag. VGA monitor

At least 200 MB free hard disk space

CD-ROM drive

interface for communication with the PLC system

Software Requirements

GX Configurator-DP is a 32-bit software that runs on the following operating systems

Microsoft ® Windows 98 or Windows Me (at least Microsoft ® Internet Explorer 5.5

installed)

Microsoft ® Windows NT 4.0 ( Service Pack 6 or later and at least Microsoft ® Internet

Explorer 5.5 installed)

Microsoft ® Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 or later installed)

Microsoft ® Windows XP Home or Professional Edition