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Settings of External Device

Communication setting of communication module by ladder software (MPE720).

Please refer to the manual of External Device for more detail.

Ladder Software Setting

  1. Start ladder software, make an order folder and a PLC folder in a root folder.

  2. Click the right button of the PLC which select logon in the displayed menu.

    NOTE

    • Logon after confirming that a check does not begin [online] of a displayed menu.
    • Refer to User's Manual of the PLC about a method of logon.

  3. Double-click the [Definition folder]-[Module constitution] of the PLC folder, and display [Engineering Manager].

  4. Select the rack classification and communication module, the pull-down menu in [Controller] of [Engineerring Manager].
    Set the number corresponding to the slot number that a communication module uses.
    Select the communication module, setting contents are displayed to [Module details] of [Enginnering Manager].

  5. Double-click the number part at No. in [Module details].
    Double-click the slot number connecting the ethernet unit.

    Setup Items

    Setup Description

    Transmission Protocol

    MEMOBUS

    Master/Slave

    Slave

    Device Address

    Device address of the External Device

    Serial I/F

    RS-232C

    Transmission Mode

    RTU

    Data Length

    8 bits

    Parity Bit

    even

    Stop Bit

    1Stop

    Baud Rate

    19.2K

    Sending

    Disable

    Automatically Reception

    Disable

  1. Double-click the "No.1", and set serial communication.
    Use serial communication setting to forward communication setting and the ladder program to the PLC.

  2. Save setting content and finish [Engineering Manager].

  3. DIP switch "INIT" of a communication module is ON and spend a power supply.

  4. Forward communication setting to a communication module.

  5. Logon the PLC at online and write in the data which transferred at flash memory.

  6. Power supply of PLC is OFF and  DIP switch of the INIT is OFF, after spend the power supply of PLC.