Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Technical Bulletin
FX5U GXW3 Loading Project using SD Card
Use the following setup such that the SD card can be used to automatically download project into FX5U,
When the download is completed, the SD card can be removed from the FX5U.
Step 1: Memory Card Parameters
In the Boot File Setting, Select System, CPU and Module Parameters, Program, Global Labels (if needed)
and Device Initial Values (if needed) to be automatically booted into CPU at startup.
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An ISO9001 Certified Company
Example Boot File Setting:
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500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Step 2: Option 1 - Write to PLC (SD Card)
Install SD card in PLC
Go to the Online Write to PLC… Menu
In Online Data Operation Screen, Select items that need to be downloaded or “Select All”
Set Target Drive Selection to SD Memory Card
Double check that the Global Label (if needed) and Device Initial Value is checked (if needed).
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500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Write to PLC, and reset CPU
Boot is completed when SD Card LED stays solid and does not flicker
When this is done, hold down the SD CARD OFF button on the FX5U until the SD Card LED light goes off.
Then remove it from the FX5U. Install the SD Card into other FX5U CPUs and Cycle Power or RESET to
download program and Initial Values to that CPU memory from the SD Card. Repeat as needed.
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500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Step 2: Option 2 - Write to PC Memory Card Slot (SD Card)
Install SD card in Computer Memory Card Slot
Go to the Tool Memory Card Menu
Select Write to Memory Card….
Select Path for SD Card location and Select Parameter + Program (F). Select Global Labels as
well (if needed).
Select Execute to Write to SD Card in PC.
Once Writing is complete you will see something similar to this on the SD Card in the $MELPRJ$
directory. This directory could be Zipped up and sent via email to be put on a SD Card remotely.
Power down the PLC CPU, Insert the SD card in the PLC CPU, then Power up the CPU.
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500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
The program is now loaded into the CPU.
When this is done, hold down the SD CARD OFF button on the FX5U until the SD Card LED light goes off.
Then remove it from the FX5U. Install the SD Card into other FX5U CPUs and Cycle Power or RESET to
download program and Initial Values to that CPU memory from the SD Card. Repeat as needed.
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