Configure a Channel Selector object

All of the serial communication settings are included in the channel parameters of the Communication Driver.

Configure the serial communication settings for a channel

1. In the Operations Integration Server Manager, navigate to the ChannelSelector object that you want to configure:

   1. Expand the Operations Integration Server Manager, expand the node group, expand Local (or the remote computer name), and then expand Operations Integration Supervisory Servers.

   2. Locate and expand Mitsubishi Electric - MELSEC, and then expand its Configuration node.

   3. Select the ChannelSelector object that you want to configure. The channel parameters are displayed in the details pane on the right.

2. In the Serial Encapsulation box, select the encapsulation mode:

   4. If you select None, configure the direct serial communication settings:

      1. In the COM box, select the COM port to which the target device is connected.

      2. In the Baud Rate, Data Bits, Stop Bits, and Parity boxes, configure the serial communication settings to match the settings that have already been configured on the target device.

   5. If you select either TCP/IP or UDP/IP, configure the serial encapsulation settings:

      3. In the IP Address box, type the IP address of the terminal server.

      4. In the Port Number box, type the port number on the terminal server that has been assigned to the target device.

      5. If you want to make the target device responsible for establishing communication with this Communication Driver, select Server Mode.

   Note: This option is not available for UDP/IP.

3. In the Block Size (Words) field, enter the maximum number of bytes that will be requested from the device in a single read operation.

   Note: You can type any value from 1 to 15. The default value is 7.

4. In the Write word bits (0=No/1=Yes) field:

   • Enter 1, to allow writing to the individual bits of a Word.

   • Enter 0, to not allow writing to individual bits of a Word.

5. In the Signed or Unsigned Value dropdown list, select the type of the register value.

6. Use Advanced option to modify additional communication settings. For more information see Advanced Settings.