
One master display unit and a maximum 16 slave display units can be connected to one PLC simultaneously.
Only the master display unit communicates with the PLC. Slave display units communicate with the master display unit.
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Please refer to the following for models that support Ethernet Multilink settings.
1.5 Supported Features
GP-Viewer EX can be connected only to the master display unit. Refer to the following for information on GP-Viewer EX.
37. Viewing and Operating Display Unit Data from Your PC
If you want to connect multiple display units using serial connection (Serial Multilink feature), see the GP-Pro EX Device/PLC Connection Manual.
7.6.1 Procedure - Connecting Multiple Display Units to One Device/PLC (Ethernet Multilink)
7.6.2 Procedure - How to Calculate the Communication Traffic