External Device Settings

Use ladder software KV STUDIO Ver. 6 or later to define the External Device communication settings. Refer to your External Device manual for details.

 

  1. Start up the ladder software.

  2. From the [File] menu, select [New project] to display the [New project] dialog box.

  3. In the [Project name] field enter the project name, in the [PLC model] property select the External Device, and click [OK].

  4. In the [Confirm unit setting information] dialog box click [Yes], and the [Unit Editor] window will display.

  5. On the [Select unit (1)] tab, from the displayed list of units select "KV-LE2*V", then drag & drop to the unit placement area.

  6. In the unit placement area click "KV-LE2*V" and then select the [Setup unit (2)] tab.

  7. Configure the setup items as follows.

    Setup Items

    Settings

    IP address

    192.168.0.1

    Subnet mask

    255.255.255.0

    Default gateway

    0.0.0.0

    DNS server

    0.0.0.0

  8. From the [Convert] menu, select [Auto-assign relay/DM].

  9. From the [File] menu, select [Close] and display the [Unit Editor] dialog box.

  10. Click [Yes].

  11. From the [Monitor/Simulator] menu, point to [Setup communication] and select [Setup communication] to display the [Comm settings] dialog box.

  12. Check the connection between the computer and device, and then click [OK]. Communication settings for the connection are set.

  13. From the [Monitor/Simulator] menu, select [Transfer to PLC] to display the [Transfer program] dialog box.

  14. Select the [Unit setting info] and [Program] check boxes, and then click [Execute]. The settings are transferred.

This completes the External Device setup.

 

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