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Preface
This manual provides a quick guide to installing and operating PANELWARE™ panels, describes
the respective configuration techniques, and outlines general use of the PANELWARE
Configuration Software (PCS) with GE Fanuc Series Ninety Protocol (SNP).
Some of the products mentioned or illustrated in this manual may not be released when this
document is published. Please do not rely on any references made to these units. Your local
GE Fanuc distributor will inform you of any new product releases.
Revisions to this Manual
Changes made to this manual reflect the added features of release 1.8 (May 1995) of
PANELWARE Configuration Software (refer to the most recent revision of the PANELWARE
Configuration Software Reference Manual — GFK-0849 for details). Additionally, corrections
have been made where necessary. The following list describes the major revisions in this manual,
as compared to the previous version (GFK-0850):
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An expanded discussion of setting Protocol Parameters to configure communication
between the PANELWARE Panel and a PLC (see “Protocol Parameters” in Chapter 3)
•
Cabling for communication between the PLC and the Panel using RS-232 and RS-422
interfaces, as well as RS-485 (see “Connecting the PLC and the Panel” in Chapter 2,
“Configuration of the PLC Interface” in Chapter 3, and Appendix A)
•
Cabling for a four-wire multidrop configuration using up to eight PLCs (see Appendix
A).
Content of This Manual
Chapter 1. Overview provides a short description of the PCS and outlines the prerequisites for
PCS operation with the PC and the PLC.
Chapter 2. Quick Start provides installation instructions and introduces the operation and
functionality of the PCS by means of several easy-to-follow examples.
Chapter 3. Configuring Communication with the PLC contains information on panel controller
and PLC interface configurations and describes how to make the connection between the panel
and PLC.
Chapter 4. Connection Editor describes the PCS function that performs the organization of
variables in the panel (symbolic names) and addresses in the PLC.
Chapter 5. Demo Project briefly explains how to run the demo projects that are delivered with
the software.
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