Communication Settings
- Last UpdatedDec 13, 2021
- 2 minute read
To establish communication with a device, configure the associated Board, Port and I/O Devices in Plant SCADA Studio's Topology activity. If you use the Express Communications Wizard to connect to a device, these settings will be automatically configured for you. However, if you need to manually configure or verify these settings, use the values outlined below.
Board Settings
|
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
|
Board Type |
Enter TCPIP. |
|
Address |
Enter 0. |
|
I/O Port |
Leave this field blank. |
|
Interrupt |
Leave this field blank. |
|
Special Options |
Leave this field blank. |
Port Settings
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Field |
Value |
|---|---|
|
Port Number |
Leave this field blank. |
|
Baud Rate |
Leave this field blank. |
|
Data Bits |
Leave this field blank. |
|
Stop Bits |
Leave this field blank. |
|
Parity |
Leave this field blank. |
|
Special Options |
Enter the destination IP address of Ethernet module. Use the following format: -Ia -Pn -U where: a = the destination IP address in standard Internet dot format. (For example 192.9.2.60) n = the destination port (UDP socket) number. Often one physical port has several virtual ports, used for different purposes. Use this option only if you want to override the default of 9600. The acceptable range is 1024 to 65535. -U = forces the driver to use UDP , rather than TCP. Only use this if required. A separate Port should be declared for each CV PC on the network. |
I/O Device Settings
|
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
|
I/O Device Address |
The station address for an Omron CV Series PC is specified as follows: w/n/u/V for CV mode or w/n/u/S for CS1 mode where w is the FINS network address (1-127) n is the FINS node number (1-126) u is the FINS unit address (0) There are no defaults for w, n, or u, but if you do not specify a mode (with a V or S), it will default to CV mode. The FINS node number should be the same as the IP address node number. The FINS network number should be the same for all ETNs on the Ethernet segment. There is no relationship between FINS network numbers and IP network numbers. |
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I/O Device Protocol |
Enter OMFINS |
Examples:
|
IO Server IP address |
IO Server net mask |
PC node number |
Resultant PC IP address |
|---|---|---|---|
|
a.b.c.d |
255.255.255.0 |
10 |
a.b.c.10 |
|
a.b.c.d |
255.255.0.0 |
10 |
a.b.0.10 |