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| Conventional communication | |
| When communicating with an extenal device using Windows applications such as ladder software that uses serial interfaces, the ladder software and external device need to be connected via serial interfaces. | |
| |  | | | 1. | A PC with an application such as ladder software installed | 2. | An external device to be connected with | 3. | Serial communication | | | | |
| Communication using the Pass-Through function | |
| In GP-Pro EX, using the Pass-Through function enables communication between the ladder software and the external device via a display unit. | |
| |  | | | 1. | A PC with an application such as ladder software installed | 2. | An external device to be set | 3. | A display unit to relay serial interface | 4. | A USB transfer cable or Ethernet (UDP) cable | 5. | GP-Pro EX's PLC driver | | | | |
| Using the Pass-Through function makes connecting cables unnecessary when changing the settings of external devices with the ladder software. | |
| NOTE | ・ | Up to 4 device/PLCs can be connected when using the Pass-Through function. | ・ | For the USB communication, use a USB transfer cable (CA3-USBCB-01). | | | |
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