FA Goods Selection Tool Help

Overview

Use this selection tool and select a MELSEC series programmable controller manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric, connection specifications, and other details to select the proper FA Goods products.

This page provides information about how to use the selection tool.

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Recommended operating environment

CPU 2.33GHz equivalent or higher
Memory 1GB or more (2GB or more is recommended.)
Screen size 1024 x 768 pixels or higher (1024 X 1280 pixels or more recommended)
For tablet devices, a window size of 7 inches or more is recommended.
Operating system Microsoft® Windows® 7 32-bit/64-bit version
Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 32-bit/64-bit version
Microsoft® Windows® 10 32-bit/64-bit version
Browser Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 11
Microsoft® Edge

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How to use the tool

Select a product by following the procedure below.

  1. Narrowing down the selection conditions
    Narrow down the selections using selection conditions until the Selection Complete icon appears.
    Narrowing down the selection conditions
    • Enter the first letter of the model name of a programmable controller in the input field to narrow down the list by model name.
      For example, enter "RX4" to narrow down the list to model names that start with "RX4" such as "RX40C7", "RX41C4", and "RX42C4". (This field is not case sensitive.)
      Programmable controller model name
    • To clear the existing selection conditions, click the Reset Conditions button.
      * Note that this will also clear the selection results.
  2. Checking the selection results
    The selection results are displayed as the selection conditions are narrowed down. (The red frame will flash for a few seconds.)
    The results show the FA Goods products and the model names/quantities of cables required for connections in the desired device configuration.
    • Click on a FA Goods model name to view a picture of the product.
    • A model name list for the cables required for connecting FA Goods and programmable controller modules will be displayed.
      If different types of cables exist, switch between them using the drop-down menu.
      Select connection cable(s)
  3. Adding the selection results to selection list
    The selection list can hold multiple sets of selection results.
    The list contents are saved until the selection tool is closed.
    Use the following procedure to add the selection results to the selection list.
    1. Narrow down the selection conditions and select a combination of FA Goods products
    2. When the selection results are displayed, click the Add to Selection Listbutton to add the displayed results to the selection list.
      The selection results will be added to the list.
      • The selection list can hold up to 25 selection results.
      • Cables must be selected if required for connections.
        If no cables are selected, the results cannot be added to the selection list. (A warning will be displayed.)
        A warning will be displayed.
    3. To display the selection list, click the Show Selection Listbutton.
  4. Editing the selection list and copying to the clipboard
    The following explains the buttons displayed in the selection list window.
    • Delete button in the selection list
      Click this button to delete the target selection results from the selection list.
    • Delete All button
      Click this button to delete all selection results from the selection list.
    • Copy to Clipboard button
      Click this button to copy the contest of the selection list to the clipboard in tab-delimited text format.
      Paste the copied data into spreadsheet software or a text editor.
    • Close button
      Click this button to close the selection list window.
  5. Closing the selection tool
    Click the Close button or Close Window button in the window to close the tool. (On a tablet device, tap the Close button.)
    * The contents of the selection list will be deleted.

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