Plc mitsubishi to lookout 6

can Lookout 6 talk with mitsubishi plc A2USHcpu-S1 with module A1SJ71UC24-R2?
if it can do, when can i find a example of that?
thanks

HI Bob
The database conversion did complete successfully. The alarms are showing because the datapoints are not registering correctly and such the min and max are setting off the alarms. Some devices are working while others are not. Seems to be about half of the devices are working. I have little Lookout experience. I have enough knowledge to put up a Lookout PC and move the data/files. The last move went okay but this one has been difficult at best. Luckily I still have the "old" setup working and can fall back when the attempts to get the new one does not work successfully.I have found the proper way to edit the data points individually but this would be very tedious and prone to errors. I would like to think there is some connetion that has not converted to the new version and I need to find and fix that connection, but again I don't have the required knowledge for that.
Your thoughts?
Thank you for your reply.
Lynn

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