[Communication Drivers] KEYENCE Corporation KV-700 - 8000, X – ETH Driver

Details

Caution
Precautions for adding a new driver onto Windows Vista or later
Precautions for adding a new driver at Daylight Saving Time

TitleKEYENCE Corporation KV-700 - 8000, X – ETH Driver
VersionVer. 1.19.10
Applicable SoftwareGP-Pro EX Ver2.10.000 or later
Pro-Server EX Ver.1.30.000 or later
(Although this driver can be installed in GP-Pro EX Ver. 2.10.000 or later, GP-Pro EX Ver. 3.01.000 or later [If GP4000M Series used, GP-Pro EX Ver. 3.10.000 or later is required.] and Pro-Server EX Ver. 1.31 or later support TAG import functionality.)
You can check your version by”Help”function→”Version Info”.
Related Devices
  • KV-700 Series
  • KV-1000 Series
  • KV-3000 Series
  • KV-5000 Series
  • KV-7000 Series
  • KV-8000 Series
  • KV-Nano Series
  • KV-X Series
Related UnitsRequired versions depend on models.
Please check "Supported Models / Version" for the required versions of GP-Pro EX.
Required driver versions for different models are listed below
ModelRequired driver verison
GP3000 SeriesVer. 1.10.00 or later
LT3000 SeriesVer.1.14.03 or later
GP4100 SeriesGP4104Ver.1.13.03 or later
GP4114Ver.1.15.03 or later
GP4000M SeriesVer.1.13.03 or later
GP4000 SeriesVer.1.13.03 or later
GP4000H SeriesVer.1.16.03 or later
LT4000M SeriesVer.1.14.03 or later
SP5000 SeriesVer.1.14.03 or later
SP5000X SeriesVer.1.16.04 or later
ST6000 SeriesVer.1.16.05 or later
STM6000 SeriesVer.1.17.05 or later
STC6000 SeriesVer.1.19.08 or later
ET6000 SeriesVer.1.17.05 or later
IPC Series for WinGPVer.1.10.00 or later
General PCs for WinGPVer.1.10.00 or later
Device/PLC Connection ManualFor details, please read the "Device/PLC Connection Manual" in the lower part of this page.
For general information regarding Device connection and documentation conventions please refer to "Device/PLC Connection Manual(link is external)".
Updated Contents

[Ver. 1.19.10] (Dec. 20, 2024)

The following settings were added:
  • Support to KV-X Series
  • Support for importing variables of LREAL data type
  • The driver name is changed to "KV-700 - 8000, X – ETH".
  • Support import for the KV-Studio V12 format.

How to install (This is a self-extracting file.)

Please confirm that the supported software is installed in your computer. Prior to installing the driver, close all your personal computer applications, including any resident programs such as virus detection program, etc.

  1. Click on the above file name to download the data to desired folder.
  2. After the download to your PC is finished, double-click on the file’s icon to start the installer program.
  3. After the installer starts, follow the instructions given on each screen.
  4. After installation, execute GP-Pro EX.
  5. Click on the Device/PLC area’s [KEYENCE Corporation] selection and select [KV-700 - 8000, X – ETH].
When using the driver, be sure to refer to the Device Connection Manual PDF (Shown above). Also, for general information regarding Device connection and documentation conventions please refer to "Device/PLC Connection Manual(link is external)".

Terms of use / Cautions

Please acknowledge the following terms of use before you use our download service.
Download of any file signifies your agreement to the terms of use.
Terms and conditions

Download file

document
Driver
1.68 MB (1,760,784 Byte)
document
Device/PLC Connection Manual
1.35 MB (1,411,869 Byte)

Update history

[Ver. 1.19.10] (Dec. 20, 2024)

The following settings were added:
  • Support to KV-X Series
  • Support for importing variables of LREAL data type
  • The driver name is changed to "KV-700 - 8000, X – ETH".
  • Support import for the KV-Studio V12 format.
 

[Ver. 1.19.09]

The following settings were added:
  • Supports new format of variable import data
  • Changed the BOOL variable read/write command
 

[Ver. 1.19.08]

The following settings were added:
  • Added a function to set the behavior when writing to bit of word device.
 

[Ver. 1.19.06]

The following settings were added:
  • Added tag import display to individual device/PLC configuration dialog when GP4311HT is selected
 

[Ver. 1.19.05] (Mar. 11, 2022)

The following settings were added:
  • The driver name is changed to " KV-700 - 8000 Ethernet".
 

[Ver. 1.18.05] (Dec. 21, 2021)

The following setting was added:
  • Variable import functionality. [Only KV-8000]
 

[Ver. 1.17.05] (Jun. 09, 2021)

The following setting was added:
  • KV-8000 Series was supported.
 

[Ver. 1.16.04] (Feb. 23, 2017)

The following target was added:
  • Expand MR device address (Max. MR999 to MR3999) for KV-7500 CPU.
 

[Ver. 1.16.03]

The following target was added:
  • GP4000H Series was supported.
 

[Ver. 1.15.03] (Oct. 2, 2015)

The following settings were added:
  • KV-7000 Series was supported.
  • KV-Nano Series was supported.
 

[Ver. 1.14.03] (Jul. 27, 2015)

The following setting was added:
  • LT3000 Series was supported
 

[Ver. 1.13.03]

The following setting was added:
  • GP4100 Series was supported.
    * To use GP4100 Series, GP-Pro EX Ver. 2.70.000 or later is required.
 The following issue was corrected:
  • When power to PLC is supplied again during communication, the communication error occurs and auto recovery may not be made.
 

[Ver. 1.12.02]

The following setting was added:
  • List Register of Individual Device Setting was supported. (GP3000H only)
 

[Ver. 1.11.02] (Aug. 21, 2008)

The following issue was corrected:
  • When the KV-700/1000 Series is selected, the address of an Input Relay / Output Relay / Internal Auxiliary Relay cannot be correctly set.
 

[Ver. 1.11.01] (Mar. 17, 2008)

The following settings were added:
  • KV-3000Series/KV-5000 Series are supported.
  • The driver name is changed to "KV-700/1000/3000/5000 Ethernet".
The following issue was corrected:
  • Cannot write correctly to TS, CS, TC, CC, CTH, CTC