Panasonic E32RS User Manual
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Control CommX, PCWAY, OPC Server
Visualisation Software for Ready Made or Customised Solutions
The connection in ActiveX technology.
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Connects your Visual Basic application to Panasonic PLCs.
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Gives you the possibility to easily develop highly customised control solutions.
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Create your own application very quickly by simply adding the functionality of ActiveX control to your code written with Visual
Basic.
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No knowledge of MEWTOCOL (Panasonic's PLC communication protocol) needed.
Control CommX
Add-on software for Excel to monitor and change PLC data.
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The Excel add-in software PCWAY is available for data collection of the networked PLCs.
The contents of the PLC bits and data registers can be simply shown and managed
on Excel worksheets.
The contents of the PLC bits and data registers can be simply shown and managed
on Excel worksheets.
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Settings in PCWAY can be used to switch display contents and character colour
corresponding to contact on/off status and register values, and perform calculations based
on register values. Excel macros are not necessary.
corresponding to contact on/off status and register values, and perform calculations based
on register values. Excel macros are not necessary.
PCWAY
The connection between PLC and SCADA software.
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Provides a standard interface between our FP Series PLCs and various
SCADA/HMI software used to build a monitoring system compliant with
commercially available OPC clients. It is also possible to use OPC automa-
tion interface to link our FP series PLCs with Visual Basic.
commercially available OPC clients. It is also possible to use OPC automa-
tion interface to link our FP series PLCs with Visual Basic.
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OPC (OLE for Process Control) is an interface standard for linking
software with various companies’ control devices. This standard
allows connections between OPC-compliant products.
allows connections between OPC-compliant products.
Control FP OPC server
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FP Data Analyzer
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Convenient acquisition and recording of PLC data from inputs, switches,
sensors, outputs, internal and external relays, timers etc.
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Monitoring PLC data graphically in real time
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Analyze signal waveform in real time
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Supports all kind of data types
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Comprehensive trigger functions
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Easy and convenient connection to any Panasonic PLC
using the integrated MEWNET Manager
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: available November 2006
07/2007