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Replacement Guidebook
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Copyright © 2012.9 Digital Electronics Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
4th Edition Jul. 2012

Preface
This guidebook introduces the procedures to replace a unit in GP-2300 series with a
GP-4301T/TW unit.
Model in use Recommended Substitution
GP-2300T/S GP-4301T
GP-2300L GP-4301TW
GP-2301T/S/L
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GP4000 Series Model Number
GP4000 series model number partly differs depending on a specification. Before
placing an order, please make sure of the model number.
A 2 GP-4200 series (3.5”)
3 GP-4300 series (5.7”)
4 GP-4400 series (7.5”/7.0”W)
5 GP-4500 series (10.4”)
6 GP-4600 series (12.1”)
B 01 RS-232C/422/485
03 RS-485 (isolation)
C T TFT color LCD
W TFT color LCD (Wide Type)
D A Analog Resistive Film Touch Panel
M Matrix Resistive Film Touch Panel
E A AC Type Power Supply
D DC Type Power Supply
F W GP-4201TW/4301TW/4401WW/4501TW
C Coated model
WC Coated model of GP-4301TW
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Contents
PREFACE 2
GP4000 SERIES MODEL NUMBER 3
CONTENTS 4
CHAPTER 1 SPECIFICATION COMPARISON 6
1.1 SPECIFICATIONS OF GP-2300T/S AND GP-4301T 6
1.2 SPECIFICATIONS OF GP-2300L AND GP-4301TW 8
1.3 SPECIFICATIONS OF GP-2301T/S/L AND GP-4301TW 10
CHAPTER 2 COMPATIBILITY OF HARDWARE 12
2.1 LOCATIONS OF CONNECTOR 12
2.2 TOUCH PANEL SPECIFICATIONS 18
2.3 DISPLAY COLORS (FOR GP-2300L/2301L ONLY) 19
2.4 TRANSFER CABLE 20
2.5 INTERFACE 20
2.5.1 SERIAL INTERFACE 20
2.5.2 CF CARD INTERFACE 21
2.6 PERIPHERAL UNITS AND OPTION UNITS 21
2.6.1 BARCODE READER CONNECTION 21
2.6.2 PRINTER CONNECTION (FOR GP-2300T/S/L ONLY) 21
2.6.3 EXPANSION UNIT 22
2.6.4 ISOLATION UNIT 22
2.7 POWER CONNECTOR 22
2.8 BACKUP BATTERY (ONLY WHEN REPLACING WITH GP-4301T) 22
2.9 POWER CONSUMPTION 23
2.10 MATERIALS/COLORS OF THE BODY 23
2.11 BACKUP MEMORY (SRAM) 24
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CHAPTER 3 REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE 25
3.1 WORK FLOW 25
3.2 PREPARATION 26
3.3 RECEIVE SCREEN DATA FROM GP-2300 SERIES 27
3.4 CONVERT SCREEN DATA WITH THE PROJECT CONVERTER 31
3.5 CHANGE THE DISPLAY UNIT TYPE 38
3.6 TRANSFER SCREEN DATA TO GP-4301T/TW 39
3.7 DIFFERENCES OF SOFTWARE 44
3.7.1 DIFFERENCES AFTER CONVERSION 44
CHAPTER 4 COMMUNICATION WITH DEVICE/PLC 46
4.1 DRIVERS 46
4.2 SHAPES OF COM PORTS 46
4.3 SIGNALS OF COM PORTS 47
4.3.1 SIGNALS OF COM1 47
4.3.2 SIGNALS OF COM2 49
4.4 MULTILINK CONNECTION 50
4.5 INTERNAL 2-PORT FEATURE FOR MITSUBISHI PLC 50
4.6 CABLE DIAGRAM AT THE TIME OF REPLACEMENT 51
4.6.1 WHEN USING A RS-232C CONNECTION CABLE 52
4.6.2 WHEN USING A RS-422 CONNECTION CABLE 55
CHAPTER 5 APPENDIX 57
5.1 CHANGING THE SETTING OF THE EXTERNAL MEDIA TO USE 57
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Chapter 1 Specification Comparison
1.1 Specifications of GP-2300T/S and GP-4301T
GP-2300T/S GP-4301T
Display
Type
GP-2300T TFT Color LCD TFT Color LCD
GP-2300S STN Color LCD
Display
Colors,
Levels
GP-2300T 256 colors (without blink)/
64 colors (with blink)
UP!
65,536 colors (without blink)/
16,384 colors (with blink)
->See 2.3
GP-2300S 64 colors
Display Resolution QVGA (320x240 pixels)
Panel Cutout
Dimensions (mm) 156(W)x123.5(H)
External Dimensions
(mm) 171(W)x138(H)x60(D) 169.5(W)x137(H)x59.5(D)
Touch Panel Type Resistive film (Matrix) NEW! Resistive film (Analog)
->See 2.2
Memory Application 2MB UP! 16MB
SRAM 256KB UP! 320KB
Backup Battery
Secondary Battery
(Rechargeable Lithium
battery)
NEW!
Primary Battery
(Replaceable Lithium battery)
->See 2.8
Rated Input Voltage DC 24V
Serial
I/F
COM1 D-Sub 25 pin (socket)
RS-232C/422
D-Sub 9 pin (plug)
RS-232C
->See 2.5.1 and Chapter4
COM2 D-Sub 9 pin (plug)
RS-232C
D-Sub 9 pin (plug)
RS-422/485
->See 2.5.1 and Chapter4
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Ethernet I/F 10BASE-T UP! 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
CF Card I/F ✔- ->See 2.5.2
SD Card I/F - NEW! ✔
USB
I/F
Type A - NEW! ✔
->See 2.4
Type mini B
Tool Connector I/F ✔-
Printer I/F Centronic-compliant
(parallel) - ->See 2.6.2
Expansion Unit I/F ✔- ->See 2.6.3
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1.2 Specifications of GP-2300L and GP-4301TW
GP-2300L GP-4301TW
Display Type Monochrome LCD TFT Color LCD
Display Colors, Levels Monochrome 2 levels/
monochrome 8 levels
UP!
65,536 colors (without blink)/
16,384 colors (with blink)
->See 2.3
Display Resolution QVGA (320x240 pixels)
Panel Cutout
Dimensions (mm) 156(W)x123.5(H)
External Dimensions
(mm) 171(W)x138(H)x60(D) 169.5(W)x137(H)x59.5(D)
Touch Panel Type Resistive film (Matrix)
NEW!
Resistive film (Analog)
->See 2.2
Memory Application 2MB UP! 8MB
SRAM 256KB 128KB ->See 2.11
Backup Battery Secondary Battery (Rechargeable Lithium battery)
Rated Input Voltage DC 24V
Serial
I/F
COM1 D-Sub 25 pin (socket)
RS-232C/422
D-Sub 9 pin (plug)
RS-232C
->See 2.5.1 and Chapter4
COM2 D-Sub 9 pin (plug)
RS-232C
D-Sub 9 pin (plug)
RS-422/485
->See 2.5.1 and Chapter4
Ethernet I/F 10BASE-T UP! 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
CF Card I/F ✔- ->See 2.5.2
USB
I/F
Type A - NEW! ✔
->See 2.4
Type mini B
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Tool Connector I/F ✔-
Printer I/F Centronic-compliant
(parallel) - ->See 2.6.2
Expansion Unit I/F ✔- ->See 2.6.3
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1.3 Specifications of GP-2301T/S/L and GP-4301TW
GP-2301T/S/L GP-4301TW
Display
Type
GP-2301T TFT Color LCD
TFT Color LCD
GP-2301S STN Color LCD
GP-2301L Monochrome LCD
Display
Colors,
Levels
GP-2301T 256 colors (without blink)/
64 colors (with blink) UP!
65,536 colors (without blink)/
16,384 colors (with blink)
->See 2.3
GP-2301S 64 colors
GP-2301L Monochrome, 2 levels/
Monochrome, 8 levels
Display Resolution QVGA (320x240 pixels)
Panel Cutout
Dimensions (mm) 156(W)x123.5(H)
External Dimensions
(mm)
171(W)×138(H)×60(D) 169.5(W)×137(H)×59.5(D)
Touch Panel Type Resistive film (Matrix)
NEW!
Resistive film (Analog)
->See 2.2
Memory Application 1MB UP! 8MB
SRAM 128KB 128KB
Backup Battery Secondary Battery (Rechargeable Lithium battery)
Rated Input Voltage DC 24V
Serial
I/F
COM1 D-Sub 25 pin (socket)
RS-232C/422
D-Sub 9 pin (plug)
RS-232C
->See 2.5.1 and Chapter4
COM2 -
D-Sub 9 pin (plug)
RS-422/485
->See 2.5.1 and Chapter4
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Ethernet I/F - NEW!
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
CF Card I/F ✔- ->See 2.5.2
USB
I/F
Type A - NEW! ✔
->See 2.4
Type mini B
Tool Connector I/F ✔-
Expansion Unit I/F ✔- ->See 2.6.3
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Chapter 2 Compatibility of Hardware
2.1 Locations of connector
Connector locations on GP-2300 series and GP-4301T/TW are as follows:
GP-2300T/S
GP-4301T
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Interface names
GP-2300T/S GP-4301T
1 Power Input Terminal Block Power Connector
2 Serial Interface (COM1)
3 Serial Interface (COM2) Serial Interface (COM2)
4 Tool Connector -
5 Ethernet I/F
6 - USB Interface (Type A)
7 - USB Interface (Type mini B)
8 - SD Card Interface
9 CF Card Interface -
10 Expansion Unit Interface -
11 Printer Interface -
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GP-2300L
GP-4301TW
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Interface names
GP-2300L GP-4301TW
1 Power Input Terminal Block Power Connector
2 Serial Interface (COM1)
3 Serial Interface (COM2) Serial Interface (COM2)
4 Tool Connector -
5 Ethernet Interface
6 - USB Interface (Type A)
7 - USB Interface (Type mini B)
8 CF Card Interface -
9 Expansion Unit Interface -
10 Printer Interface -
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GP-2301T/S/L
GP-4301TW
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Interface names
GP-2301T/S/L GP-4301TW
1 Power Input Terminal Block Power Connector
2 Serial Interface (COM1)
3 - Serial Interface (COM2)
4 Tool Connector -
5 - Ethernet Interface
6 - USB Interface (Type A)
7 - USB Interface (Type mini B)
8 CF Card Interface -
9 Expansion Unit Interface -
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2.2 Touch Panel specifications
GP-4301T/TW adopts the Analog type. Because of it, simultaneous 2-point touch
input operaion is not supported. When simultaneous 2-point touch input operation is
performed, GP's operation is as described below.
GP-4301T: Only the first detected touch is effective.
GP-4301TW: When two different points are pushed at the same
time,touch input on the middle coordinates between
those two points is recognized.
If you have used the 2-point touch input on GP-2300 series, change to the 1-point
touch input setting using the switch delay function of GP-Pro EX.
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2.3 Display Colors (for GP-2300L/2301L only)
The display color of GP-2300L/2301L is monochrome, but GP-4301T/TW has a TFT
color LCD. After replacement, the display color changes from monochrome to color.
When data of a monochrome model is converted to data of a color model with GP-Pro
EX, the data may be displayed in colors depending on the version of the Project
Converter or settings of the drawing/the parts on the screen.
After conversion, please confirm the display colors of the drawing or the parts on the
screens just in case.
If the display is in colors after the data conversion to GP-4301T/TW…
GP-Pro EX Ver. 3.01.200 (Service Pack1) or later supports the function which
changes drawing in colors to in monochrome. To change the setting, follow the steps
below.
(1) Click [Project]->[System Settings]->[Display Unit].
(2) Open the [Display Settings] tab.
(3) Change [Color] setting to “16 Levels Monochrome, 3-Speed Blink”.
* [Reverse Display] setting is for displaying the screen with black/white reversed.
Check on it if needed.
* Please confirm the display colors of the drawing or the parts on the screens after
changing the [Color] setting to “16 Levels Monochrome, 3-Speed Blink”.
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2.4 Transfer cable
To transfer screen data to GP-4301T/TW, use a USB transfer cable or Ethernet.
The USB cables that can be used for GP-4301T/TW are as follows:
Model Connector Type Connector on GP
Options
CA3-USBCB-01
USB (Type A)
ZC9USCBMB1 USB (Type mini B)
Commercial Item
-
Please note that the cables (GPW-CB02, GPW-CB03, GP430-CU02-M) for GP-2300
series cannot be used for GP-4301T/TW.
2.5 Interface
2.5.1 Serial Interface
The pin assignment and the shape of plug/socket connector of GP-2300 series are
different from those of GP-4301T/TW.
To know the details about them, see [4.2 Shapes of COM ports] and [4.3 Signals of
COM ports].
Because of it, the existing PLC connection cables cannot be used as they are. If you
use the existing connection cables for GP-4301T/TW, see [4.6 Cable Diagram at
the time of replacement].
And even though the both COM1 and COM2 ports on GP-2300T/S/L are used with
RS-232C setting, only the COM1 port can be used for GP-4301T/TW. In this case,
please contact our sales office in your region.
(http://www.pro-face.com/customer/contact.html)
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