Mitsubishi GX Developer is PLC programming and configuration software developed by Mitsubishi. GX Developer support Q series, L series, QnA series, A series (including the motion controller (SCPU)) and FX series, with their setting operations common, and is abbreviated to GPPA. It is also compatible with current iQ Platform / Q, L, and FX Series controller offering. This software is used for programming as well as configuration of communication and intelligent function modules. GX Developer is a software package having the following functions.

Program creation

Writing and reading to/from programmable controller

Monitoring such as The circuit monitor, device monitor, and device registration monitor.

Debugging

simulation

Diagnostics PLC

how to make a program in GX developer?

Gx developer support Ladder programming, SFC and ST Structured text programming language you can select any of them and start your programming. it also have simulator to test program without physical controller. to start open your GX- Developer sofware

how to create project in a Mitsubishi Gx Developer

when your gx developer software open. select project and create a new project

How to select Plc and program type in Mitsubishi Gx Developer

a new project wizard will open in this project select your plc series and plc type, select program type in op option list.gx developer support ladder logic, SFC, ST language for plc. you can choose any of them.in this article ladder logic selected as programming language

how to create a program in mitsbushi Gx developer

now your project is created in this part you make a simple program in this article we create a very simple program in this program we have a two push button switch first switch start the motor and second switch off motor.

X0 bit used for start a motor and X1 bit stop the motor. Y0 is a output which start or stop motor, Y0 is set to high than motor start if the Y0 is set to low (0) than motor stop.

how to add a new line in Gx developer program

to enter a new line write click and select new line or you can also press shift+ins

Mitsbushi Gx developer instruction example

in gx developer also have other instruction like timer, counter, arithmetic, logical etc. you can add any of the instruction we discuss more about mitsbushi instruction in another article in this article we use a timer instruction to delay on time for motor start.

how to add comment in mitsubishi gx developer

open comment file option to enter a comment. in project explorer open go to device comment and open comment table or add a new comment table here you entered comment.

How to Convert program in mitsubishi gx developer

Now after your program is complete now use convert option goto main menu and then click to convert your program will converted after conversion check the program for any error if in your program have any error remove respective error and then repeat procedure once your program have no error you can download the program to your controller.

how to use simulation in mitsubishi gx developer

you can use simulation to test program without controller. Simulation have some limitation but for beginer or learning purpose it is okay to use. if you want to use simulation features check your simulator is installed or not if in your gx developer software simulation is active it's okay but if disable than reinstall a program or change the controller many controller not support simulation features

so click to start logic test a new window will open these is your virtual controller

after downloading make sure your virual controller in run mode. use device test and your simulation will work fine.

use entry data monitor to monitor your device. for open device monitor click to click to entry data monitor and add all device which you want to monitor.

how to download program in mitsubishi gx developer

now click to write a program to plc and select all necessary file to download, after selecting all necessary file click to execute and wait for 100 percentage execution

How to Communicate Mitsubishi Plc with Gx Developer

to download or upload a real plc data setup communication with your controller to your gx developer software for this goto online and select transfer setup here set your communication and test a connection.