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1. PLC Development Environment Using GX Developer
1.5 Creating Device Comments
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1.5.2 Description Method for Indirect Entry
The following explains the description method for creating device comments using a spreadsheet
tool or like. The following example describes device comments using a spreadsheet tool.
Describe device, equipment
name and comment on the
same line.
Device-
only
column
Equipment
name-only
column
Comment-
only
column
Safety unit run
Safety cover close
Operation ready complete
Oil pressure motor
Parts A ready complete
Column data format Explanation
Device (1) Describe a device.
• Conversion cannot be made if a device has not been described.
Always describe a device.
(2) A device is a required item. Describe it in one-byte code.
Equipment name (1) Describe an equipment name.
• It is not registered if the device part on the same row is blank or the
device is illegal.
(2) You can describe an equipment name of up to 8 characters.
Comment (1) Describe a comment.
• It is not registered if the device part on the same row is blank or the
device is illegal.
(2) You can describe a comment of up to 32 characters.
(Note) Describe data in any of the following combinations.
(1) Device, equipment name, comment
(2) Device, comment
(3) Device, equipment name
Save the above data in the CSV format. The following example shows the above data saved in the
CSV format.
X0, SAFETY, Safety unit run
X1, COVER, Safety cover close
X2, READY, Operation ready complete
X3, OIL-M, Oil pressure motor
X4, PARTS-A, Parts A ready complete