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MEDOC plus
For people whose
time is money

MELSEC MEDOC plus – The User-friendly

IEC 1131.3 Programming System
MELSEC MEDOC plus is a pro- MELSEC MEDOC plus makes This advanced online and
gramming and documenta- your life easier by simplifying offline programming system
tion system for all program- and streamlining all your is not the only software aid
mable logic controllers from industrial automation tasks. from Mitsubishi Electric.
Mitsubishi Electric. Full use of MELSEC MEDOC Other powerful packages are
MELSEC MEDOC plus supports plus will cut the development also available for process
you in every aspect of your and maintenance costs of your visualisation and production
programming project, from PLC applications to a minimum data acquisition.
concept development and and significantly reduce
programming to installation training and familiarisation
and maintenance. times.
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Structured programming tools conforming to the

IEC 1131.3 standard
● Protection against
Program editors: obsolescence
Ladder diagram, function block diagram,
Entwickelt für instruction list, sequential function chart ● Fast program
development

Standard, manufacturer and user libraries for ● Significantly fewer

functions, function blocks, global variables, errors

®
structured data types (data unit types) and ● High program
program units quality
Microsoft ®
®

Windows 3.11 ®
Windows 95 ®
Windows NT
MELSEC MEDOC plus runs under Online
Windows NT 4.0 (vers. 2.3.1 or higher)
Modify your programs while they are executing
● Fast program modifi-
Edit operands
cations
Monitor operands and programs ● Uninterrupted pro-
duction
Step mode execution and breakpoints ● Ability to display
process and machine
status

Application Security
Logic analysis and diagnostics functions, including
real-time data acquisition and plain text error
messages ● Simple acquisition
and clear display of
operand data
Network functions ● Easy error correction

Password access protection ● Excellent failsafe per-

formance
EPROM programming ● Password access pro-
tects your intellectu-
al property

User Support
MELSEC MEDOC programs are compatible with
MELSEC MEDOC plus programs
● Continued use and
Comprehensive documentation and online help integration of your
existing hardware
Interactive tutorial ● Shorter learning curve
thanks to Windows
user interface, online
help and tutorial

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Modular Programming

Program organisation units

Each sub-process is implemen-
ted as a module known as a
program organisation unit
Advantages of the sequen-
(POU).
tialfunctionchartlanguage:
● Clear display of Task management
program structure
The tasks are the control
● Structureddevelopment
of process sequences centre of MMP. They initiate
● Program steps can be
the execution of the indivi-
written with any of dual POUs.
the MMP program-
ming editors Global and local variables
● Allows you to use your Local variables are only acces-
familiar approach for
sible within a single POU.
program development
Global variables can be refer-
ý Structured programming tools enced and used throughout
the entire project.
Structured programming sup- The modular structure of the
port is provided to help you entire project is the basis of Project Navigator
to break down complex the MELSEC MEDOC plus pro- The Project Navigator window
processes into easily-compre- gramming approach. (see illustration at left) dis-
hensible moduls. plays all the objects in your
project in a tree structure.

entered as written statements.

The system supports program-
ming in both IEC and MELSEC
instruction list languages.
This large selection of
editors and program- Graphical languages
ming languages gives
you all-round flexibility, Editors are provided for both
allowing you to choose ladder diagram and function
the programming style block diagram languages.
and approach that are
most effective for you. Programming in both these
graphical languages is basic-
ally very similar. In ladder dia-
gram instruction program
entry and display is oriented
to sequential flow; in function
block diagram all instructions
ý Programming editors are programmed in the form
of blocks.
MMP comes with several pro- Textual languages
gramming editors for both You can use both MELSEC and
The textual languages are the IEC programming instructions
textual and graphical PLC “classic” programming style, in
programming languages. in both graphical languages.
which logical commands are

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ý Libraries
The system gives you access
to standard libraries for IEC
1131.3 functions, manufacturer
Fast program develop-
libraries for MELSEC functions ment with ready-to-use
and user libraries for your own library functions.
functions. These libraries
contain:
● Functions
● Function blocks
● Global variables
● Structured data types
● Program units
The large selection of ready-
to-use function blocks for
special function modules,
positioning modules and
communications modules
significantly reduces the
work involved in developing
your programs.

Online

ý Online functions
These functions support com-
munication between the PLC
and the PC and enable you to
The Entry Data Monitor
analyse and debug your pro- enables you to display
grams effectively. The follo- and edit the status of
wing online functions are selected operands.
provided: The user-configurable
table can also be stored
● Breakpoints in standard Excel format,
● Step mode execution which means it can be
created and edited in
● Single cycle monitor other Windows applica-
tions.
● User-defined error messages
● Entry Data Monitor
These powerful online func-
tions make error localisation
and correction very quick and
easy.

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Application Security

sequences that cannot be fol-

lowed effectively in Monitor
mode.
It enables you to break down
The graphical Sampling
high-speed processes for de-
Trace display clearly illus-
trates the behaviour of tailed analysis, and to display
the selected operands. the behaviour of the selected
The results can be dis- operands in time lapse mode.
played in a variety of
different trend curves in You can display the status of
multiple windows. PLC operands on the basis of
either defined PLC execution
cycles or time intervals.

Plain text error messages

● Hardware error messages:
A dialog box is displayed
ý Diagnostics functions ý Sampling Trace showing an overview of all
hardware errors.
Diagnostics functions make The Sampling Trace function
error identification and analysis makes it possible to display ● User-defined error messages:
very much easier. the execution of program These can be used together
with diagnostics routines to
display and identify errors
in the process sequence.

Support for the MAP/Ethernet

open network is currently in
preparation.
Particular emphasis has been
Intuitive, user-oriented placed on:
operation for very fast
and easy configuration ● Simple parameter configu-
of network parameters. ration
● Intuitive operation
● Network monitor
● Comprehensive network
diagnostics, including cable
break registration with loca-
tion identification and com-
munications cycle measure-
ment.
ý Networks
MELSEC MEDOC plus can be MELSECNET/10, -NET(II), -
used for configuration of all NET/B, -NET/MINI-S3 and
Mitsubishi networks: MELSEC I/O Link.

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User Support

ý Four-volume MELSEC
MEDOC plus tutorial
Introduction to programming
● Systematic and structured
project development The MELSEC MEDOC
● Terminology plus tutorial helps you
to get started quickly
● The IEC 1131.3 standard and effectively, ensu-
ring a very short lear-
Programming languages ning curve.
● How to program basic PLC
functions in the different
languages supported
● Use of the sequential func-
tion chart language as a
structured programming tool

User interface
● Demonstration of how to ý The MELSEC MEDOC plus ý Compatibility
use the system help system MELSEC MEDOC plus gives
● Getting started ● Comprehensive online help you full upward compatibility:
using multiple windows for You can continue to use your
● Interactive animation
more clarity programs developed with the
Comprehensive sample ● Simple navigation for quick older MELSEC MEDOC system
programs location of the help you need under MELSEC MEDOC plus,
● Adhesive bonding press ● Extensive and powerful even as function blocks.
● Product assembly system search functions All data from the old pro-
● Examples and applications grams is imported to MELSEC
● Garage door
MEDOC plus, including com-
● Car park ● Context-sensitive help
ments, name lists and network
parameters.

Supported Computer Hardware ● Two serial ports (one for

Controllers Requirements the mouse and one for
All the controllers from System requirements for PLC connection)
the MELSEC family are Windows 3.11/95,Windows NT* Recommended
supported: Minimum Requirements Enhancements
● MELSEC FX0S/FX0 ● Pentium 100 processor ● Pentium 200 processor
● MELSEC FX0N/FX2N* ● 16 MB RAM, 20 MB free or higher
● MELSEC FX hard disk space ● 36 MB RAM
● MELSEC AnS/AnSH* ● 3,5” high density floppy ● 800 x 600 pixel monitor
● MELSEC AnU disk drive resolution at >70 Hz

● MELSEC QnAS* ● VGA compatible graphics ● 17” monitor

adapter
● MELSEC QnA
● Printer port
* MM+ vers. 2.31 or higher

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