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.