33.5.2 Procedure - Checking Display Unit operation and PLC interaction on the Computer

Descriptions use MX Component Ver4 as an example.

1. Start the external PLC simulator.

   

   • For required software, see the following.
     33.5 Checking Display Unit operation and PLC interaction on the Computer

2. Open the project file you want to simulate, and from the [Project (F)] menu, select [Simulation (L)].

   

   • You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+T to start simulation.

   • You can also click from the State bar to start simulation.

3. The [External PLC Simulator Connection] dialog box appears.
   Select the [Connect with External PLC Simulator] check box to define the external PLC simulator.
   
   
   

   

   • If the [Connect with External PLC Simulator] check box is cleared, you can verify screen operations only.

4. Click [OK].

5. From the pull-down menu select the device/PLC associated with the external PLC simulator you want to connect, and select the [Connects with external PLC simulators] check box. Only devices/PLCs with their [Connects with external PLC simulators] check boxes selected are simulated.
   
   

6. If you want to run simulation in a multiple CPU system, select the [Use unit number] check box. For each unit number, also define the logical station number as set up in MX Component.
   
   

7. Click [OK] to run [GP-Pro EX Simulation] with the external PLC simulator.
   

   

   • When simulating a multi-CPU system, in the [Address View]'s [State] fields device values of external PLC simulators that could not be connected display as follows.
     Word Device: 0
     Bit Device: (OFF)
     33.6.2 Address View Setting Guide

8. To exit simulation, in the [GP-Pro EX Simulation] dialog box, from the [Simulation (S)] menu click [Exit Simulation (X)] .