MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC

MELSOFT
Programmable Controller

Operating Manual (Start up)

GX Developer Version 6
GX Simulator Version 5

Art.No.: 136188
2001 05 17
IB-0800132-B
13J988 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
REVISIONS
The manual number is given on the bottom left of the back cover.
Print Date Manual Number Revision
Sep., 2000 IB(NA)-0800132-A First edition
Dec., 2000 IB(NA)-0800132-B Addition
Section 2.2, 3.1.1, 4.1.1, 5.1
Correction
Section 3.1.2, 3.2.2, APPENDICES1, APPENDICES2

This manual confers no industrial property rights or any rights of any other kind, nor does it confer any patent licenses.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation cannot be held responsible for any problems involving industrial property rights which
may occur as a result of using the contents noted in this manual.
 2000 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

A-1 A-1
 —— SOFTWARE USER REGISTRATION ——

After agreeing to the terms of the Software License Agreement included in the package, make the necessary
entries in the Software User Registration Card and mail it to us to receive the following services.
We register users according to the received Software Registration Card and send the user ID and registration
confirmation. (User registration is free of charge.)

1. Software Registration
Mail the Software User Registration Card included in the package, and you will receive direct mail for the
latest information such as the new product release, version upgrade information, event information, etc.

2. Notes on Contact
Call our GX Developer telephone center and tell us your product ID before asking questions.

• Please ask questions concretely and clearly using terms listed in the manual.
When requesting us to solve a problem, provide us with detailed information for reproducing the problem.
In addition, contact the respective manufacturers when asking questions about the operating system (OS)
or the other vender's software products

User registration is valid only in Japan.

A-2 A-2
 INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing the Mitsubishi MELSOFT series comprehensive Factory Automation software.
Read this manual and make sure you understand the functions and performance of MELSEC series sequencer
thoroughly in advance to ensure correct use.
Please make this manual available to the end user.

CONTENTS

REVISIONS ....................................................................................................................................................A- 1
SOFTWARE USER REGISTRATION...........................................................................................................A- 2
CONTENTS....................................................................................................................................................A- 3
ABOUT MANUALS ........................................................................................................................................A- 4
GENERIC NAMES AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL.......................................................A- 5
PRODUCT MAKEUP .....................................................................................................................................A- 6

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1- 1 to 1- 2

2. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 2- 1 to 2- 2

2.1 System Configuration.............................................................................................................................. 2- 1

2.2 Operating Environment........................................................................................................................... 2- 2

3. INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION 3- 1 to 3-15

3.1 Installation ................................................................................................................................................ 3- 1

3.1.1 Installing Procedure........................................................................................................................... 3- 1
3.1.2 Installing Operation ........................................................................................................................... 3- 3
3.2 Uninstallation........................................................................................................................................... 3-11
3.2.1 Uninstalling Procedure ...................................................................................................................... 3-11
3.2.2 Uninstalling Operation....................................................................................................................... 3-12
3.2.3 If you have lost the license key FD of the old product and cannot perform uninstallation
Uninstalling Operation....................................................................................................................... 3-15

4. USING THE OPERATING MANUALS (PDF DATA) 4- 1 to 4- 2

4.1 Operating Procedure................................................................................................................................ 4- 1

4.1.1 Procedure for browsing the operating manuals ............................................................................... 4- 1
4.1.2 Operation for browsing the operating manual.................................................................................. 4- 2

5. USING GX Developer 5- 1 to 5- 5

5.1 GX Developer Edit Window and Various Tools ..................................................................................... 5- 1

5.2 Dialog Box Basic Operations .................................................................................................................. 5- 4

APPENDICES Appendix-1 to Appendix-8

APPENDIX 1 Questions and Answers about Personal Computers ............................................... Appendix- 1

APPENDIX 2 Notes on GX Developer ............................................................................................ Appendix- 2
APPENDIX 3 How to Install GX Developer after Copying It onto FDs........................................... Appendix- 7

A-3 A-3
About Manuals

The following lists the manuals for this software package.

Refer to the following table when ordering manuals.

Related Manuals

Manual Number
Manual Name
(Model Code)
GX Developer Version6 Operating Manual
SH-080098
Describes the online functions of GX Developer including the programming procedure, printing out
(13J989)
procedure, monitoring procedure, and debugging procedure. (Sold separately.)

Ladder Logic Test Function Software for Windows SW5D5C-LLT-E Operating Manual.
SH-080064
This manual gives a product summary,device memory monitoring and setting / operating methods for
(13J977)
machine simulation (Sold separately.)

GPP Function Software for Windows SW4D5C-GPPW-E SW4D5C-LLT-E

Starting GPPW(Guidebook)
IB-0800057
This manual is intended for beginners of the SW4D5C-GPPW-E, SW4D5C-LLT-E. It describes how to (13J966)
install and start them and provides you with a basic knowledge and the methods for creating and editing
circuits, making printouts, monitoring, and debugging showing a few illustrations. (Sold separately.)

GX Developer Version6 Operating Manual (SFC)

SH-080099
Describes the functions of GX Developer including the programming procedure and printing out
(13J990)
procedure. (Sold separately.)

GX Developer Version6 Operating Manual (MELSAP-L)

SH-080100
Describes the function of GX Developer including the programming procedure and printing out
(13JU00)
procedure. (Sold separately.)

Note: The manuals other than the Guidebook are contained on the CD-ROM with the corresponding software
packages as sets.
Any of the manuals is available separately in printed form. Please indicate its manual number (model
code) in the above list.

NOTICES
• We don't guarantee the commercially-available Windows -based software R

products that have been introduced in this manual.

• We hold the copyrights of this software package.
• No part of this manual may be transcribed or duplicated in any form without prior
permission by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.
• We have attempted to cover all the revisions of software and hardware, but this
manual may not contain the latest revisions.
• We assume that one software package will be used on single machine.
• We permit the user to use this software package (including this manual) based on
the Software License Agreement.
• We are not liable for consequences or influences due to this software package
(including this manual).
• The specifications of this software package and the descriptions in this manual
may be altered in future without prior notice.

A-4 A-4
Generic Names and Abbreviations Used in This Manual

Unless otherwise specified, the following generic names and abbreviations are used
for explanations in this manual.

Generic Name/Abbreviation Description

Generic product name of the product types SWnD5C-GPPW-E, SWnD5C-GPPW-EA,
SWnD5C-GPPW-EV and SWnD5C-GPPW-EVA.
GX Developer
(n denotes any of versions 0 to 6.)
-A means a multiple-license product, and -V an updated product.
Generic product name of the product types SWnD5C-LLT-E, SWnD5C-LLT-EA and
SWnD5C-LLT-EVA.
GX Simulator
(n denotes any of versions 0 to 5.)
-A means a multiple-license product, and -V an updated product.
1-license product Abbreviation of the 1-license product of GX Developer or GX Simulator.
Multiple-license product Abbreviation of the multiple-license product of GX Developer or GX Simulator.
Generic product name of SW6D5F-GPPKEY-E, SW5D5F-LLTKEY-E, SW6D5F-
License key FD
GPPKEY-EA and SW5D5F-LLTKEY-EA.

A-5 A-5
Product Makeup

GX Developer and GX Simulator are made up of the following products.

Type Product Name Quantity

SW6D5C-GPPW-E GX Developer 1
SW6D5C-GPPKEY license key FD 1
Software License Agreement 1
Software Registration Card 1
SW6D5C-GPPW-EV GX Developer 1
SW6D5C-GPPKEY license key FD 1
Software License Agreement 1
Software Registration Card 1
SW6D5C-GPPW-EA GX Developer 1
SW6D5C-GPPKEY-A license key FD 1 2
Software License Agreement 1
Software Registration Card 1
SW5D5C-LLT-E GX Simulator 1
SW5D5C-LLTKEY license key FD 1
Software License Agreement 1
Software Registration Card 1
SW5D5C-LLT-EV GX Simulator 1
SW5D5C-LLTKEY license key FD 1
Software License Agreement 1
Software Registration Card 1
SW5D5C-LLT-EA GX Simulator 1
SW5D5C-LLTKEY-A license key FD 1 2
Software License Agreement 1
Software Registration Card 1
1: Master license key FD : 1 pc.
Backup license key FD : 1 pc.

A-6 A-6
1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
MELSOFT

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
1
This manual describes the system configuration, installation procedure, start method,
screen configuration, and basic operations of the following Windows compatibleR

products.
• GX Developer (CD-ROM Version)
• GX Simulator (CD-ROM Version)
The product type ended by "-V" is an update-only product.

Install procedure

System configuration

Screen configuration and basic operation

Start and End GX Developer

GX
Developer

End
GX
Developer

1-1 1-1
 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
MELSOFT

MEMO
1

1-2 1-2
2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
MELSOFT

2. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

2.1 System Configuration

The following figure shows the system configuration.

2

Product License key FD

The multiple-license right contains

two types of license key FDs :
master and backup ones.
Personal computer

POINT
(1) Simultaneous use of this product on two or more personal computers is illegal.
Therefore, you cannot use this product on any other personal computer than the
one specified in the software registration card.
However, the spare license key FDs are prepared for the unexpected (refer to
Q8 to Q18 in Appendix 2), e.g., the hard disk of the personal computer is
broken.
1 license right product: SW6D5F-GPPKEY-E and SW5D5F-LLTKEY-E
These license key FDs are designed to be installable up to five times.
Multiple-license right product: SW6D5F-GPPKEY-EA and SW5D5F-LLTKEY-EA
These backup license key FDs (of the same quantity as the number of the
licenses you purchased) are packed with the product.
When you use this product on another personal computer, uninstalling the
license key FD returns you one installation right.

(2) By installing the license key FD, you can start the product.
(Refer to Section 3.1.)

(3) Take charge of the license key FD so that you can identify the personal
computer where it was installed, and store the FD carefully.
If you lost the license key FD or the license key FD does not match the personal
computer on which it was installed, you cannot install or uninstall the product.

2-1 2-1
 2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
MELSOFT

2.2 Operating Environment

The following table summarizes the operating environment.

Item Contents
Pentium (133 MHz or faster recommended) based personal computers that are
R

2 Computer main unit compatible with Windows operating system

For label program: Pentium 300MH or faster
R

Microsoft Windows 95 operating system

R R

Operating system Microsoft Windows 98 operating system

R R

Microsoft WindowsNT Workstation 4.0 operating system

R R

32MB or more (recommendation)

Required memory
For label program: 64MB or more (recommendation)
For installation 80 MB or more
80 MB or more
The spaces below are required for device memory editing.
1. For word device
ZR: 64 k bytes are used in steps of 32 k points.
Required hard (Even if only one point of 0 to 32767 is used, 64 k bytes will be used. When 0 to 32800
disk space For operation is used, 128 k point is used.)
Other than ZR: 64 k bytes are used each time the device is used.
Example: When D and W are used,
64 k bytes + 64 k bytes = 128 k bytes
2. For bit device
4 k bytes
3.5inch (1.44MB) floppy disk drive required
Disk drive
CD-ROM drive (if using CD-ROM media)
Resolution
Monitor
800x600 pixels or higher
RS-232C port : Needed when communicating with the PLC CPU.
(Required when accessing a PLC CPU other than the Q02H, Q06H,
Communication interface Q12H and Q25HCPU.)
USB port : Can be used when communicating with the QCPU (Q mode).
(Excludes the Q02CPU and remote I/O modules.)

POINT
• 3.5 inch (1.44MB) floppy disk drive is required to install the license key FD.
• Instruction for use of the online manual
Addition of memory ensures more comfortable use.
• Instruction for use of the PDF data
Use with addition of personal computer memory ensures comfortable operation.

2-2 2-2
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

3. INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION

This chapter explains how to install and uninstall the product.

3.1 Installation

3.1.1 Installing Procedure

Install any of GX Developer, GX Simulator in the following procedure. 3

New installation Updating

4
Install the product. Uninstall the license key FD. Refer to
× Register you name and company. Refer to × Make the production invalid. Section 3.2.2 (1).
× Register the product ID. Section 3.1.2 (1).

1
Prepare the FD drive. 5
Is the product the updating product?
2
Yes
Install the license key FD. Refer to
× Make the product valid. Section 3.1.2 (2).
No
3 Refer to
Uninstall the product.
Store the license key FD. Section 3.2.2 (2).

Start the application. Refer to

× Check that the product has been Section 3.1.2 (3). If no CD-ROM drive is included in your peripherals,
installed correctly. Refer to refer to Appendix 3 for the installing procedure.
Section 3.1.2 (4).
Refer to
Completion Section 3.1.2 (5).

Action to be taken when Error 119 occurs during installation

1. Close the resident applications (such as the virus protection program) and
perform installation again.
2. If installation cannot be completed successfully even after closing all resident
applications, follow the steps below:
Drive D refers to a CD-ROM drive.
(1) Double-click D:\EnvMEL\disk1\Setup.exe.
(2) When installation is complete, restart your personal computer.
(3) Double-click D:\Setup.exe.

3-1 3-1
 3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

POINT
1: When your personal computer is a notebook which is used by changing
between a CD-ROM drive and an FD drive, change the drive after completion
of application installation.
Even after the personal computer has been powered off, you can install the
license key FD.
2: About the license key FD
(a) The license key FD is required for installation/uninstallation.
Without the license key FD, you cannot perform installation/uninstallation.
(b) Use the license key FD in the as-is status of the purchased FD.
(You cannot use the license key FD created by copying.)
3 (c) Store the license key FD carefully.
Never perform the following operations for the license key FD.
: If you perform any of the following operations, the license key FD will be
broken.
• FD formatting
• Write of file onto FD
• Copying of file on FD (to or from the other drive)
• Deletion of file on FD, changing of file name, changing of file attribute
• Execution of analysis tool (e.g. SCANDISK) for FD
3: If you lost the license key FD, refer to Section 3.2.3.
4: Use the license key FD which was used to install the product.
5: Install the updating product in the personal computer which contains the
product of the old version.

3-2 3-2
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

3.1.2 Installing Operation

Before starting installation, confirm the following.

POINT
• Terminate all the other applications running under Windows before installation.
• When using Windows NT4.0, log on as a user with the administrator attributes
(for computer administration).
• When installing the GX Simulator, install GX Developer first.

(1) Installing the product (This installation assumes that of GX Developer.)

1) Start Explorer and click the drive in which the disk has
been inserted.
Double-click "setup.exe".
On Explorer, choose [Start]-[Programs]-[Windows
Explorer].

Double-click here

For reinstallation (if the product is invalid) If the left message appears, click Cancel ,uninstall the
product, and then reinstall it.

For reinstallation (if the product is valid) If the left message appears, recover the license using the
license key FD, and then install the product.
If you have lost the license key FD, refer to Section 3.2.3.

For updating product Check the items listed to the left. If an old version of the
product is installed in your personal computer, click OK
and continue the installation.
If no old version is installed in your personal computer,
click Cancel to stop the installation. Install an old version
of the product first, and then install this product again.

Regarding the utility package for intelligent functional

module, there is no dedicated upgrade package.

3-3 3-3
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

(From the preceding page)

2) Enter the name and company name, then click the Next>
button.

3) Enter the product ID and click the Next> button.

The product ID is printed on the Software User
Registration card

4) When you want to import to GPPW the data created with

MELSEC MEDOC or the data output as a printout data file,
check the check box and click Next> .

Not displayed when installing the utility package for

intelligent functional module.

(To the next page)

3-4 3-4
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

(From the preceding page)

5) Specify the installation Destination Folder.

If the installation Destination Folder displayed is correct,
click Next> .
If you change the destination folder, click Browse and
specify a new drive and folder.

The utility package for intelligent functional module is

always installed in "C:\MELSEC."

6) This completes the installation.

Then, install the license key FD and make the product
valid.

If the left screen appears, you must restart Windows.

Installing GX Developer registers the icons as shown below.

POINT
No icons are registered for GX Simulator and the utility package for intelligent
functional module, since they are always launched from GX Developer.

3-5 3-5
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

(2) Installing the license key FD

1) Start Explorer and click the drive in which the license key
FD has been inserted.
Double-click "setup.exe".
On Explorer, choose [Start]-[Programs]-[Windows
Explorer].

2) Click the key picture.

3) Click the Close button.

In this status, you can start the application.

Make sure that the application has started in (3) or (4).

REMARK
The n license right product has a utility function to check the number of the licenses you purchased and
the number of the rest.
Start Explorer and click the drive in which the license key FD has been inserted. Double-click
"KeyCheck.exe" to appear the screen shown below.

The left side screen as an example shows that the number

of the licenses is 30 and the number of the rest is 28.

3-6 3-6
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

(3) Confirming the start of GX Developer

1) Click [Start] and move the cursor to the [Programs]-

[MELSOFT Application] menu.
Move the cursor to here

2) Click the [GX Developer] menu.

Click here

3) GX Developer starts.
If the left screen appears, the product has been installed
properly.

3-7 3-7
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

(4) Confirming the start of the GX Simulator

1) Open the project to be debugged with GX Developer.

Refer to the GX Developer Version Operating Manual.

2) Click the [Tools]-[Start ladder logic test] menu of GX

Developer.

3) The GX Simulator starts.

If the left screen appears, the product has been installed
properly.

3-8 3-8
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

(5) Confirming the start of the intelligent function unit utility package

1) Open the project for which the project name is specified.

2) Click the [Tools]-[Intelligent Function Unit Utility]-[Start]

menu of GPPW.

Multiple numbers of the intelligent function unit utility

packages can be started.
When multiple numbers of the utility packages are started,
switch the screens by clicking the buttons shown on the
task bar.

3) If the left screen appears, the product has been installed

properly.

(To the next page)

3-9 3-9
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

(From the preceding page)

4) To select the utility package of each intelligent function unit,

click to check the list box for the package name.

3 - 10 3 - 10
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

3.2 Uninstallation

This section describes the operation to remove the product from the hard disk.

3.2.1 Uninstalling Procedure

Uninstallation

1
Uninstall the license key FD.
Refer to Section 3.2.2 (1).
⋅ Make the product invalid.

Uninstall the application. Refer to Section 3.2.2 (2).

Completion

POINT
1: Use the license key FD which was used to install the product.

3 - 11 3 - 11
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

3.2.2 Uninstalling Operation

(1) Uninstalling the license key FD

1) Start Explorer and click the drive in which the license key
FD has been inserted.
Double-click "setup.exe".
On Explorer, choose [Start]-[Programs]-[Windows
Explorer].

2) Click the key picture.

3) Click the Close button.

In this status, the product is invalid and you can perform
the operation in (2) Uninstalling the product.

3 - 12 3 - 12
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

(2) Uninstalling the product

1) Choose and double-click "Add/Remove Programs" in the

Control Panel.
On Control Panel, choose [Start]-[Settings]-[Control Panel].

2) Choose the software package to be deleted.

• For GX Developer
Choose "GX Developer".
• For GX Simulator
Choose "SWnD5-LLT".
After making selection, click Add/Remove Programs .

Steps 3 and later are those for SWnD5-GPPW-E but

perform the same operation also for SWnD5-LLT-E.

3) Check whether you will remove the software package or

not.
When uninstalling it, click Yes .
Uninstallation starts.
(To the next page) When not uninstalling it, click No .
This returns to the preceding screen.
Components indicate the icons and files installed.
If you do not make the license key FD invalid, the following
dialog box appears.

3 - 13 3 - 13
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

(From the preceding page)

4) When this screen has appeared, click No to All .

The software package of only GX Developer is removed.
POINT
Choosing Yes will remove the shared file of the Windows
95/98 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0-compatible
MELSOFT software package group. To remove only GX
Developer (or GX Simulator), click No to All .
(To remove GX Developer only, you need not change the
file name and location.)

5) When the removal finished message appears, click OK .

If the unremoved file alarm is given, open "Windows

Explorer", check the files and remove unnecessary files.
Note that if you remove necessary files accidentally, the
other applications may not be started.

When the completion message appears,

uninstallation is complete.

3 - 14 3 - 14
3 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION
MELSOFT

3.2.3 If you have lost the license key FD of the old product
and cannot perform uninstallation Uninstalling Operation

Make the product invalid in the following procedure if you have lost the license
key FD or if the information of the registered product is corrupted.
In that case, one installation right of the license key FD of the old product is lost.
Refer to Section 2.1 for information on the handling and instructions for the
license key FD.

1) Insert a new license key FD into the floppy disk drive and
choose [Start]-[Run].

2) Enter "A:\SETUP /X" and click the OK button.

3) Click the key of the license tool dialog box.

4) Clicking the Yes button abandons the valid status of the

product.

5) Click the Close button.

6) Refer to Section 3.1.2 (1) to (3) and perform installation.

3 - 15 3 - 15
 4 USING THE OPERATING MANUALS (PDF DATA)
MELSOFT

4. USING THE OPERATING MANUALS (PDF DATA)

The operating manuals are contained on the CD-ROM which includes the MELSOFT
software package products.
The operating manuals may either be used by reading them directly from the CD-ROM
or by installing them on the HD. (They can be used at the user's option.)
The manuals are in the form of PDF data which can be viewed using Acrobat Reader
of Adobe Systems, Inc.
R

4.1 Operating Procedure

4.1.1 Procedure for browsing the operating manuals

4 Using My Computer or Explorer, specify the CD-ROM drive.

Is Acrobat Reader installed in the Yes

personal computer? 1

No
Double-click ar405eng.exe and ac405up2.exe in "MANUAL" to install. 2

Yes
Do you install the manual data onto the HD?

Copy . pdf into the C:\MELSEC directory.

No
Double-click . pdf in "MANUAL".

1: Install ac405up2.exe if it is not already installed.

Browsing of the operating manuals. 2: The hard disk must have a free space of 8MB.

PDF data file list

For SW6D5C-GPPW-E
Manual read me. txt (Describes the files in the manual folder.)
acrobat
ar405eng. exe (Application required to view the PDF data.)
ac405up2.exe (Acrobat 4.0 update file)
0800132a.pdf
(GX Developer version6 GX Simulator version5 Operating Manual Startup)
s080098a. pdf
(GX Developer Version6 Operating Manual)
s080099a. pdf
(GX Developer Version6 Operating Manual SFC)
s080100a. pdf
(GX Developer Version6 Operating Manual MELSAP-L)
Sample 1 Program given in the GX Developer Operating Manual (Chapter 5)
Sample 2 Program given in the GX Developer Operating Manual (Chapter 5)

4-1 4-1
4 USING THE OPERATING MANUALS (PDF DATA)
MELSOFT

For SW5D5C-LLT-E
Manual read me. txt (Describes the files in the manual folder.)
acrobat
setup. exe (Application required to view the PDF data.)
0800132a
(GX Developer Version6 GX Simulator Version5 Operating Manual Startup)
s080064b. pdf
(Ladder Logic Test Tool Function Software for Windows SW5D5C-LLT-E(V) Operating Manual)
sample...Program (use example) and various files covered by the logic
test function (LLT) operating manual (Chapter 7).
Program (Project of GPPW)
Sample.LIM (I/O system setting file)
Sample.mon (Device registration file)

4.1.2 Operation for browsing the operating manual

4

The following screen is used to brow any operating manual.

Bookmark Section Manual Display Section

Clicking any contents item in the "bookmark section" with the mouse changes the
screen in the "manual display section".

4-2 4-2
 5 USING GX Developer
MELSOFT

5. USING GX Developer

5.1 GX Developer Edit Window and Various Tools

This section describes the GX Developer window configuration and various tools.
(1) Title bar

(2) Menu bar

(4) Toolbar

(6) Edit screen

(5) Project data list

(7) Status bar

(3) Drop-down menu

5-1 5-1
5 USING GX Developer
MELSOFT

(1) Title bar

Indicates the name of the open project
The size can be changed and GX Developer can be terminated

GX Developer can be enlarged or reduced

The project name and path GX Developer can be minimized

name are displayed
GX Developer can be terminated
by clicking here

To close multiple windows at once, select [Windows] [Close all windows].

(2) Menu bar

Displays the names of GX Developer menus.
If a desired menu is selected, the drop-down menu is displayed so that various
functions can be used.

5
(3) Drop-down menu
Displays the names of GX Developer functions.
When " " is displayed at the rightmost end of the menu item, the drop-down
menu of the selected item is displayed.
When " ..." is displayed next to a function name, a setup dialog box is displayed by
selecting the item.

Click here to display the dialog box

The drop-down menu is displayed

5-2 5-2
5 USING GX Developer
MELSOFT

(4) Toolbar
Displays the buttons for the frequently used functions assigned on the menu bar.

(5) Project data list

Lists project data by class.
The circuit creation dialog box and other dialog boxes can be directly called.

(6) Edit window

Displays the circuit creation dialog box and comment creation dialog box to make
settings for circuits, comments, and parameters.

(7) Status bar

Displays the GX Developer status information.
Indicates the Num Lock status.

Displays information concerning the mouse cursor position. Indicates the Caps Lock status.

Indicates the CPU type. Indicates the destination CPU. Indicates the current mode.

(8) Displaying a handy menu

Work efficiency can be increased by clicking the right mouse button to display a
menu of items related to the current work.
When you are editing a circuit or comment, you can select [Cut], [Copy], [Paste] or
[Find Device] from this menu.

5-3 5-3
5 USING GX Developer
MELSOFT

5.2 Dialog Box Basic Operations

(7) Tab

(2) Check box

(5) Radio button

(3) List box

(4) Text box

(1) Command button

(6) Spin box

5-4 5-4
5 USING GX Developer
MELSOFT

(1) Command button

Buttons such as OK and Cancel .
Click the button to execute the item.

(2) Check box

Click a checkbox to select and execute an item.

(3) List box

Click to drop-down the list of the items, then click a desired item to select.

(4) Text box

Enter characters with the keyboard.
The text box may permit only numeric values or letters.

(5) Radio button

Click for the item to be selected.

(6) Spin box

Spin boxes may permit direct value input or selection of a value by clicking .
When inputting a value directly, click and enter a numeric value with the
keyboard.
When clicking for selecting a value, clicking increments the value and
clicking decrements the value.

(7) Tab
For tab switching, click the desired tab in the property pages dialog box.

5-5 5-5
APPENDICES
MELSOFT

APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 Questions and Answers about Personal Computers

This section provides basic information in question & answer style for quick reference.

Q1. What happens when the monitor with a resolution of 800x600 pixels or lower is
used?

A1. The icon near the edges of the screen may not be displayed entirely, so that
the operations cannot be performed using that icon.
Read the manual and set the dedicated resolution high enough to display the
entire icon.

Q2. What is the operating environment?

A2. It refers to a combination of hardware equipment needed to fully utilize GX

Developer, GX Simulator, etc., and basic operating software (Microsoft R

Windows 95 operating system/Microsoft Windows 98 operating

R R R

system/Microsoft WindowsNT Workstation 4.0 operating system).

R R

APP
Q3. Is the MELSOFT software package available under Microsoft Windows 3.1
R R

operating system?

A3. The MELSOFT software package is not available under Windows 3.1. R

Q4. What happens when the CPU is Pentium 133MHz or slower?

R

A4. When the clock speed of the CPU is slower than 133MHz, it takes longer for
operations such as screen display.

Appendix - 1 Appendix - 1
 APPENDICES
MELSOFT

APPENDIX 2 Notes on GX Developer

This section lists the questions and answers to assist you in solving the problems
encountered during GX Developer operation.

Q1. Each circuit diagram is enclosed in white lines during circuit editing depending
on the type of video card installed in the personal computer (card storing the
characters, figures, and pictures to be displayed on the monitor as data).
How can these white lines be deleted?

A1. Make necessary settings from the Windows 95/ Windows 98/ WindowsNT
R R R

Workstaiton 4.0 "Control Panel".

Operating procedure
(1) Open "Control Panel".

(2) Open "System".

(3) Click the "Performance" tab.

(4) Click the "Graphics" button.

(5) Set "Hardware acceleration" to the entry (second entry) next to "None".

APP
Q2. What action should be taken for the message "Can not allocate Share
memory" or "Initialization failed" displayed at the start of the GX Developer
software package?

A2. Restart the GX Developer software package or restart Windows 95/ R

Windows 98/ WindowsNT Workstation 4.0 and start the GX Developer

R R

software package again.

Q3. Why does it take time to change screen after starting setup.exe on page 3-2?

A3. It takes time when the memory-resident program (such as Virus checker) is
running.

Q4. Which method is recommended in upgrading the existing GPP function

software package (overwriting the exiting software package or uninstalling the
exiting package and installing the new software package)?

A4. Uninstall the existing GPP function software package, then install the new
package.
However, do not uninstall the existing software package if you will install the
updating product.
It cannot be installed unless the application of the old version has been
installed.

Appendix - 2 Appendix - 2
APPENDICES
MELSOFT

Q5 What points are to be noted in installing PC-cilling (commercially available

software package) on the personal computer.

A5 (a) At the start of PC-cilling

Because it takes time for initialization at the start of PC-cilling, other
applications in "StartUp" group may not be started.
In addition, it may take time to accept the subsequent operations after
storage into the task tray.
These phenomena vary depending on the specifications of the operating
environment (CPU, memory, etc.).
It is well known that this problem occurs frequently when the CPU is
Pentium 100 MHz or lower.
R

(b) Effects on the system

When PC-cilling is already started, system load increases because PC-
cilling checks the files.
For this reason, it may take extra time for starting the application
depending on the operating environment.
These phenomena vary depending on the operating environment
specifications (CPU, memory, etc.).
It is well known that this problem occurs frequently when the CPU is
Pentium 100 MHz or lower.
R

(c) Effects on applications

When applications cannot be started or run normally after PC-cilling has
been installed, check the operations of the applications according to the
following procedure:
1) Uninstall PC-cilling and restart the system to check the operations of the
applications.
If the same problem recurs, the cause of the problem is not
PC-cilling.
In such a case, contact our application support engineers.
2) When the applications run normally after PC-cilling has been
uninstalled, install PC-cilling again and change the monitor setting to
"Custom Monitor." In addition, change the selection of the checkboxes
for Extension Designation or Monitor Function.

When the system does not work well after the step 1) has been
performed, install Windows 95/ Windows 98/ WindowsNT
R R R

Workstation 4.0 and/or applications again.

Q6. Can applications like GX Developer (SW0D5C-GPPW-E) and GX Simulator

(SW0D5C-LLT-E) be used in WindowsNT Workstation 4.0?
R

A6. GX Developer (SW0D5C-GPPW-E) and GX Simulator (SW0D5C-LLT-E) may

not work properly. Use the versions of GX Developer (SW1D5C-GPPW-E or
later) and GX Simulator (SW1D5C-LLT-E or later) that support WindowsNT R

Workstation 4.0.

Appendix - 3 Appendix - 3
APPENDICES
MELSOFT

Q7. When a program is read from a floppy disk, it cannot be read from the floppy
disk so long as the disk is write protected. Why not?

A7. Because multiple GX Developer can be started, access to files in the same
floppy disk may occur simultaneously. In such a case, an access flag is
written to a floppy disk at the time of floppy disk access to prevent the files in
the disk from being accessed from another GX Developer.
Namely, no files can be read in this system so long as the floppy disk is write
protected.

Q8. What should I do when I have problems with my computer or hard disk?

A8. 1) Insert the license key FD of GX Developer and uninstall it (make the product
invalid). You will get your installation right back.
Then, restore the personal computer, hard disk, Windows and so on to
R

normal, and reinstall the FD in the same way as when you purchased.

2) If the personal computer or hard disk have some serious problems, you
may not restore as given in the above method 1), use the spare license.
Restore the personal computer, hard disk, Windows and so on to normal,
R

and reinstall the FD in the same way as when you purchased it.

3) Number of spare licenses

For 1 license right product:
To prepare for the unexpected, the license key FD is designed to be
installable up to five times.
For n license right spare product:
The backup license key FDs (of the same quantity as the number of the
licenses you purchased) are designed to be installable.

Q9. If Windows R
is corrupted, what should I do?

A9. Do as described in A8.

Q10. If the personal computer went wrong, what should I do to format it?

A10. Do as described in A8.

Q11. What should I do if I formatted the personal computer?

A11. Do as described in A8, 2).

Q12. What should I do if I accidentally erased the software such as GX Developer?

Appendix - 4 Appendix - 4
APPENDICES
MELSOFT

A12. Do as described in A8.

Q13. If GX Developer went wrong (some of the files were lost), what should I do?

A13. Do as described in A8.

Q14. What should I do if the license key FD is corrupted?

A14. Please contact your sales representative.

Q15. What should I do if I lost the CD-ROM/FD product and/or license key FD?

A15. We are sorry to tell you to please purchase them newly.

Q16. What should I do if I am forced to change the personal computer where GX

Developer is used due to its renting or leasing expiration or the like.

A16. 1) Insert the license key FD of GX Developer into the personal computer
whose renting or leasing will expire and uninstall it (make the product
invalid).
You will get your installation right back. Then, reinstall the FD into the new
personal computer in the same way as when you purchased.

2) If you have already returned the personal computer whose renting or

leasing will expire, use the spare license. The installation procedure is the
same as when you purchased.
For the number of spare licenses, refer to item (3) of A8.

Q17. I bought a new personal computer and want to use GX Developer on the new
one. What should I do?

A17. 1) Insert the license key FD of GX Developer into the old personal computer
and uninstall it (make the product invalid).
You will get your installation right back.
Then, reinstall the FD into the new personal computer in the same way as
when you purchased.

2) If you do not already have the old personal computer, use the spare license.
The installation procedure is the same as when you purchased.
For the number of spare licenses, refer to item (3) of A8.

Appendix - 5 Appendix - 5
APPENDICES
MELSOFT

Q18. I bought new Windows R

and want to change the old one for the new. What
should I do?

A18. 1) To install new Windows R

over the old, exchange them as they are.

2) To install new Windows newly or install it after formatting the hard disk,
R

insert the license key FD of GX Developer into the personal computer and
uninstall it (make the product invalid).
You will get your installation right back.
Then, format the personal computer, install new Windows , and reinstall
R

the license key FD in the same way as when you purchased.

3) If you have already formatted the personal computer to change the old
Windows for the new, use the spare license.
R

The installation procedure is the same as when you purchased.

For the number of spare licenses, refer to item (3) of A8.

Appendix - 6 Appendix - 6
APPENDICES
MELSOFT

Appendix 3 How to Install GX Developer after Copying It onto FDs

The following describes the method of installing the GX Developer on the personal
computer when no CD-ROM drive is included in the peripherals. The installation of the
utility packages for GX Simulator and intelligent function unit is also performed in the
same manner as this method.
On the CD-ROM, folders are prepared for each capacity allowed to be copied onto one
FD so that the copying onto the FDs can be performed easily.
If the CD-ROM drive is selected using Explorer, Disk 1 through Disk n will appear on
the screen. Prepare formatted FDs of the same quantity as the number of folders.
Setup.exe shown in the Route Directory of the CD-ROM must not be copied.

(1) Copy the data onto FDs.

1) Select the drive in which the product has been set up.
Next, select all files stored in Disk 1, and copy them onto
the FD.
After the copying of Disk 1 has been completed, also copy
the files stored in the other directories in the same manner.

(2) Copying has been completed.

2) After the copying onto the FDs has been completed, insert
the copied FD in the peripheral device to be installed, and
install the product according to the messages shown on
the screen.

For details of the installation operation, refer to Section

3.1.2 of this manual.

Appendix - 7 Appendix - 7
APPENDICES
MELSOFT

MEMO

Appendix - 8 Appendix - 8
 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
Headquarters European Representatives
EUROPE GEVA AUSTRIA Beijer Electronics AS NORWAY
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE B.V. Wiener Straße 89 Teglverksveien 1
Gothaer Str. 8 A-2500 Baden N-3002 Drammen
D-40880 Ratingen Phone: +43 (0) 2252 / 85 55 20 Phone: +47 32 / 24 30 00
GERMANY Fax: +43 (0) 2252 / 488 60 Fax: +47 32 / 84 85 77
Phone: +49 (0) 2102/486-0 N.V. GETRONICS Belgium S.A. BELGIUM MPL Technology Sp. z o.o. POLAND
Fax: +49 (0) 2102/486-112 Pontbeeklaan 43 ul. Wroclawska 53
ITALY B-1731 Asse-Zellik PL-30-011 Kraków
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE B.V. Phone: +32 (0) 2 / 467 17 51 Phone: +48 (0) 12 / 632 28 85
C.D. Colleoni - P. Perseo Ing. 2, Via Paracelso 12 Fax: +32 (0) 2 / 467 17 45 Fax: +48 (0) 12 / 632 47 82
I-20041 Agrate Brianza (MI) TELECON CO. BULGARIA Sirius Trading & Services srl ROMANIA
ITALY 4, A. Ljapchev Blvd. Bd. Ghica nr. 112, Bl. 41, Sc.2, ap. 98
Phone: +39 (0)39 60 53 1 BG-1756 Sofia RO-72235 Bucuresti 2
Fax: +39 (0) 39 60 53 312 Phone: +359 2 97 44 05 8 Phone: +40 (0) 1 / 210 55 11
Fax: +359 2 97 44 06 1 Fax: +40 (0) 1 / 210 55 11
SPAIN
INEA CR d.o.o. CROATIA Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. RUSSIA
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE B.V.
Drvinje 63 12/1 Goncharnaya St, suite 3C
Carretera de Rubi 76-80
HR-10000 Zagreb RUS-109240 Moscow
E-08190 Sant Cugat del Vallés (Barcelona)
Phone: +385 (0) 1 / 366 71 40 Phone: +7 (0) 95 / 915-8624/02
SPAIN
Fax: +385 (0) 1 / 366 71 40 Fax: +7 (0) 95 / 915-8603
Phone: +34 9 3/565 31 31
Fax: +34 9 3/589 29 48 AutoCont Control Systems s.r.o. CZECHIA NPP Uralelektra RUSSIA
Nemocnicni 12 Sverdlova 11A
UK
CZ-702 00 Ostrava 2 RU-620027 Ekaterinburg
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE B.V. Phone: +420 (0) 69 / 615 21 11 Phone: +7 (34 32) 53 27 45
Travellers Lane
Fax: +420 (0) 69 / 615 21 12 Fax: +7 (34 32) 53 24 61
GB-Hatfield Herts. AL10 8 XB
louis poulsen DENMARK ACP AUTOCOMP a.s. SLOVAKIA
UK
Geminivej 32 Chalupkova 7
Phone: +44 (0) 1707/27 61 00
DK-2670 Greve SK-81109 Bratislava
Fax: +44 (0) 1707/27 86 95
Phone: +45 (0) 43 / 95 95 95 Phone: +421 (0) 7 592 2248
JAPAN Fax: +45 (0) 43 / 95 95 91 Fax: +421 (0) 7 592 2254
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION UTU ELEKTROTEHNIKA AS ESTONIA INEA d.o.o. SLOVENIA
Mitsubishi Denki Bldg., 2-2-3 Marunouchi Pärnu mnt.160i Ljubljanska 80
Tokyo 100-8310 EE-11317 Tallinn SI-1230 Domzale
JAPAN Phone: +372 6 / 51 72 80 Phone: +386 (0) 17 21 80 00
Phone: +81 (0) 3/32 18 31 76 Fax: +372 6 / 51 72 88 Fax: +386 (0) 17 24 16 72
Fax: +81 (0) 3/32 18 24 22 Beijer Electronics OY FINLAND Beijer Electronics AB SWEDEN

USA Elannontie 5 Box 426

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AUTOMATION INC. FIN-01510 Vantaa S-20124 Malmö
500, Corporate Woods Parkway Phone: +358 (0) 9 / 615 20 11 Phone: +46 (0) 40 / 35 86 00
Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 Fax: +358 (0) 9 / 615 20 500 Fax: +46 (0) 40 / 93 23 01
USA IP Systèmes FRANCE ECONOTEC AG SWITZERLAND
Phone: +1 (0) 847/478 21 00 8, Rue du Colonel Chambonnet Postfach 282
Fax: +1 (0) 847 / 478 22 83 F-69672 Lyon Bron Cedex CH-8309 Nürensdorf
Phone: +33 (0) 4 / 72 14 18 00 Phone: +41 (0) 1 / 838 48 11
Fax: +33 (0) 4 / 72 14 18 01 Fax: +41 (0) 1 / 838 48 12
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE B.V IRELAND GTS TURKEY
Westgate Business Park, Ballymount Darülaceze Cad. No. 43A KAT: 2
IRL-Dublin 24 TR-80270 Okmeydani-Istanbul
Phone: +353 (0) 1 / 419 88 00 Phone: +90 (0) 212 / 320 1640
Fax: +353 (0) 1 / 419 88 90 Fax: +90 (0) 212 / 320 1649
ILAN & GAVISH Automation Service ISRAEL JV-CSC Automation UKRAINE
24 Shenkar St., Qiryat-Arie 49513 15, M. Raskovoyi St., Floor 10, Office 1010
IL-49001 Petach-Tikva U-02002 Kiev
Phone: +972 (0) 3 / 922 18 24 Phone: +380 (4) 4 / 238 83 16
Fax: +972 (0) 3 / 972 39 24 07 61 Fax: +380 (4) 4 / 238 83 17
TEXEL Electronics Ltd. ISRAEL
P.O. Box 6272
IL-42160 Netanya
Phone: +972 (0) 9 / 863 08 91
Fax: +972 (0) 9 / 885 24 30
Getronics Industrial Automation B.V. NETHERLANDS
Donauweg 10
NL-1043 AJ Amsterdam
Phone: +31 (0) 20 / 586 15 92
Fax: +31 (0) 20 / 586 19 27

17.5.2001 PLC - Printed in Germany

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION

Gothaer Straße 8 Phone: +49 2102 486-0 Fax: +49 2102 486-717 www.mitsubishi-automation.de
D-40880 Ratingen Hotline: +49 1805 000-766/765 Faxback: +49 2102 486-485/790 [email protected]