# Mitsubishi Q Series PLC (GX Works2) Simulator to Ignition Connection? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [March 26, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mitsubishi-q-series-plc-gx-works2-simulator-to-ignition-connection/87904 "2024-03-26T15:37:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oliver\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Oliver\_Jones](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oliver_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mitsubishi-q-series-plc-gx-works2-simulator-to-ignition-connection/87904/1 "2024-03-26T15:37:33Z")
Hi All, Has anyone been able to connect Ignition to a simulation of a Mitsubishi Q Series PLC? I have been able to do connect Ignition to a IQ-R PLC simulation (GX Works3), and had success connecting to a physical Q-Series PLC but for some reason, cannot connect it to a GX Works2 simulator for the Q-Series PLC. The problem I think may be what is stopping me is the port number - I am not sure which port (if any) is opened by the GX Works2 simulator that Ignition could connect to. I have tried a bunch of ports from default 1025 to various ports set in the GX Works PLC Parameters Built-In Ethernet Module settings but to no avail, even if using the same parameters as the physical PLC. Any help would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mitsubishi-q-series-plc-gx-works2-simulator-to-ignition-connection/87904/2 "2024-03-26T15:43:08Z")
Open a terminal and use `netstat` to list listening ports on your machine. If there isn't one for the simulator, it simply won't work. ---
**Author:** ![Oliver\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Oliver\_Jones](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oliver_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mitsubishi-q-series-plc-gx-works2-simulator-to-ignition-connection/87904/3 "2024-03-26T17:09:49Z")
@pturmel yeah, that's what I was afraid of. netstat shows up lots of listening ports and although some of them will result in the "connected" status in the OPC UA Devices page, the OPC Quick Client tag read results in "Bad" status leading me to think that the port is not the correct one (I am confident the tag address is correct). After trying all of the ports that show up with the netstat command, no success. Thanks for the feedback. ---
**Author:** ![NASO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b487fb/32.png) [@NASO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NASO)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mitsubishi-q-series-plc-gx-works2-simulator-to-ignition-connection/87904/5 "2026-04-30T18:32:12Z")
Hello, Could you please explain how did you connect the Gx works Simulate to Ignition? I've tried different configs with no success! ```python Thanks, ``` ---
**Author:** ![Oliver\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Oliver\_Jones](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oliver_Jones)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mitsubishi-q-series-plc-gx-works2-simulator-to-ignition-connection/87904/6 "2026-05-02T00:37:23Z")
Hi NASO, It has been a couple of years now so I will try to remember. I was able to get it to work with simulate for GX Works3 only (not GX Works2). I had to use the Mitsubishi TCP driver to add an OPC UA Device. You need to set the correct Series for the PLC you are simulating and give it a name. The only other part is the difficult part, which is to set the port that the simulator is using - you may need to get your command prompt to generate a list of active ports by using the netstat command as mentioned by pturmel, and then try any or all of them until it works. If none of the ports work, you may be out of luck. That is all I know. I hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![NASO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b487fb/32.png) [@NASO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NASO)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mitsubishi-q-series-plc-gx-works2-simulator-to-ignition-connection/87904/7 "2026-05-02T01:00:20Z")
```python Hello Oliver, Thank you for the reply. I'll try the netstat and go from there. Thanks! ```