Settings of External Device

Use the dedicated tool for basic settings (Resource Configurator) and ladder software (Logic Designer) for communication settings.

 

<Communication Settings for the Communication Module>

  1. Set IP address of the External Device to "192.168.1.1".

    NOTE

    • For more details on how to set IP address of the External Device, refer to the online help of the dedicated tool for the FCN/FCJ basic settings.
  2. Start up the dedicated tool for the basic settings.

  3. From the [File] menu, select [Connection] to display the [Connect] dialog box.

  4. Enter "192.168.1.1" in [Host].

  5. Enter [User Name] and [Password] to login.

  6. Select the link I/F to use from the [Controller Configuration] tree view.

  7. Enter the port name in [Port Name].

  8. Select [Port1] from the link I/F to use the [Controller Configuration] tree view.

  9. Set specifications as follows:

    Specifications

    Setting

    Wiring Method

    -

    Duplex Operation

    Full-duplex

    Baud Rate

    19200

    Data Bits

    8

    Parity Setting

    EVEN

    Stop Bits

    1

    Send Signal Check

    NONE

    Receive Flow Control

    NONE

    API Error Detection

    YES

  10. Download the communication settings to the External Device.

  11. Reboot the External Device.

 

<Control Logic Download Procedures>

  1. Start up the ladder software.

  2. Create the control logic in order to start the MODBUS communication (RTU mode) slave function. For the example of control logic, refer to "Control Logic Example".

    Control Logic Example

  3. Double-click ['COM1'] next to [PORT] to display the [Variable Properties] dialog box.

  4. Enter the connecting port name in [Name], and click [OK].

  5. Double-click [UNIT#1] next to [STATION] to display the [Variable Properties] dialog box.

  6. Enter the connecting station name in [Name], and click [OK].

  7. Select [Rebuild Project] from the [Build] menu.

  8. Double-click [Target Setting] in the project tree window to display the [Target] dialog box.

  9. Enter "192.168.1.1" in [Host Name/IP Address].

  10. Click [OK].

  11. Download the communication settings to the External Device.

  12. Reboot the External Device.

 

Control Logic Example

To connect the Display to the External Device, the control logic is required.

The control logic example is shown below.

fig_logic00001.png

 

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