### Settings of External Device

Use the SoMachine Basic software for the External Device to define its communication settings. Please refer to the External Device manual for more details.

When using LAN:

1. Start SoMachine Basic.

2. Click the [Commissioning] tab.

3. The IP address of the detected External Device is displayed in [Ethernet Devices]. Select the IP address of the External Device to configure.

4. From [Ethernet Devices], click the wrench icon to change the setup value.

5. Set [Ethernet] as follows.

   Setup Items | Setup Description
   IP Mode | Fixed IP address
   IP address | 192.168.0.1
   Subnet mask | 255.255.255.0
   Gateway address | 0.0.0.0

6. Select the [Write to post configuration file (machine.cfg)] check box, and click [Apply].

When using USB:

1. Start SoMachine Basic.

2. From the [Configuration] tab, select [ETH1].

3. Set [Ethernet] as follows.

   Setup Items | Setup Description
   IP Mode | Static IP address
   IP address | 192.168.0.1
   Subnet mask | 255.255.255.0
   Gateway address | 0.0.0.0
   Programming protocol enabled | Select the check box.
   Modbus server enabled | Select the check box.

4. Download the communication settings to the External Device.

5. Reboot the External Device.

NOTE

- After configuring the External Device over LAN, set up is not possible over USB. To use USB for set up, from the [Commissioning] tab, select [Erase in controller] from the [Memory management] and delete the "machine.cfg" file.
- Use an integer from 0 to 255 to enter the unit ID of the External Device.