TIA Portal Ethernet

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Connection Configuration
Communication Settings
Supported Devices
Error Code

Connection Configuration

NOTE

This driver does not support GP-4100 Series.
When using this driver on models other than IPC, or PCAT compatible machines, the startup time on the display is slower by about 7 seconds when compared to other drivers.

1:1 Connection

1:n Connection

NOTE

Maximum number of External Devices is 64.

n:1 Connection

NOTE

Maximum number of Displays is 32.
The number of connectable Display depends on the External Device.

Please refer to the External Devicel manual for more details.

n:m Connection

NOTE

Maximum number of Displays is 32.
Maximum number of External Devices is 64.

The number of connectable Display depends on the External Device.

Please refer to the External Device manual for more details.

Communication Settings

Examples of communication settings of the Display and the External Device, recommended by Pro-face, are shown.

WARNING

UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION

Read and understand the instructions in this section to ensure data is properly transferred.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

Supported Devices

Range of supported device address is shown in the table below. Please note that the actually supported range of the devices varies depending on the External Device to be used. Please check the actual range in the manual of your External Device.

WARNING

UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION

Do not simultaneously write to the same register from Display and External Device program.
Do not write 16-bit word values to registers being accessed in a bitwise manner.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

Error Code

The following shows the error code specific to this driver.

Error Code	Description
0xFFFA0000	Not applicable
0xFFFA0001	Access invalid element
0xFFFA0002	Access buffer too small
0xFFFA0003	Access buffer invalid S5TIME value
0xFFFA0004	Access buffer invalid S5TIME base
0xFFFA0005	Access buffer invalid S7 COUNTER value
0xFFFA0006	Path missing expanded index
0xFFFA0007	Path invalid
0xFFFA0008	Path end reached
0xFFFA0009	Path unknown field
0xFFFA000A	Unknown child
0xFFFA000B	Array is no value type
0xFFFA000C	Array index missing
0xFFFA000D	Array index invalid
0xFFFA000E	Array index not allowed
0xFFFA000F	Array range not allowed
0xFFFA0010	Array range invalid
0xFFFA0011	UDT has no base type
0xFFFA0012	Unknown error code
0xFFFA0013	Wrong SYMBOL ID
0xFFFA0014	Item access denied
0xFFFA0015	Read only item
0xFFFA0016	Partial errors
0xFFFA0017	Not an instance
0xFFFA0018	Wrong SYMBOL ID path
0xFFFA0019	Symbolic wrong area
0xFFFA001A	Wrong value range
0xFFFA001B	PLC cannot deliver
0xFFFA001C	PLC object does not exists
0xFFFA001D	PLC type info. missing
0xFFFA0050	Invalid ID datablock
0xFFFA0051	Datablock is optimized
0xFFFA0052	Invalid TAG
0xFFFA0053	Start address too big
0xFFFA0054	Not allowed Symbolic access