Designed for Palm PDAs running on Palm OS 4.0 or greater, CIMPLICITY Machine Edition Logic Developer PDA 1.0 is a PLC Data View version of the software that displays vital information about a PLC so that you can quickly and easily assess a PLC's current state and take any corrective action needed. Version 1.0 functionality includes:
View default reference tables
View and modify I/O states (including Force On and Force Off) and register values
Access such PLC specifications as CPU model and revision
View and modify PLC CPU Run/Stop state
Create and modify variable lists
Transfer variable lists to and from the PDA using the Shared Name File (SNF) format. You can create these variable lists using VersaPro or CIMPLICITY Machine Edition PLC programming software
View and clear PLC and I/O fault tables
View list of forced PLC references
Read/write/verify PLC RAM memory and Flash memory
Log information to a Palm memo pad: fault table details, list of forced references, and PLC information
A future release, Version 2.0, will enable you to upload and download PLC programs to and from the handheld device. Additional capabilities will include user-defined variable view and reference view tables, the ability to store multiple folders on the PDA and the ability to update PLC firmware. Version 2.0 will also provide some limited hardware configuration capabilities.
CIMPLICITY Machine Edition Logic Developer PDA uses the Series Ninety Protocol (SNP) networking standard to connect to any Series 90 and VersaMax PLC via the PLC's serial port.
For more information on CIMPLICITY Machine Edition Logic Developer PDA, please contact your local GE Fanuc distributor or the GE Fanuc Information Center.
