TSXMomentum connection

From the TCPIP_PORT branch of the Communication Driver hierarchy, you can also create a TSXMomentum Connection.

Add a TSXMomentum connection to your MBTCP hierarchy

1. Right-click on your TCPIP_PORT branch, and select Add TSXMomentum Connection.

   • A new TSXMomentum object is created as a node in the hierarchy tree.

   • Default name is New_TSXMomentum_000.

2. Rename as appropriate.

   • The New_TSXMomentum_000 Parameters configuration view is displayed.

     

This configuration view has 11 elements that are configurable.

• Network address: Enter the host name or IP address of the PLC.

  • The number of characters cannot be more than 255.

  • The field cannot be blank. (The number of characters cannot be zero (0).

  • The default value is 1.0.0.0.

• Reply timeout (sec): Enter the amount of time the server will wait for an acknowledgment.

  • The minimum value is 1 (one).

  • The maximum value is 60.

  • The default value is 3 (three).

• Maximum outstanding messages: Enter the maximum number of outstanding messages that can be in the queue for the PLC.

  • The minimum value is 1 (one).

  • The maximum value is 20.

  • The default value is 4 (four).

• Use Concept data structures (Longs): Select to read data from the PLC in concept data structure format for Long item types. If checked, the Communication Driver will process the data in the same register order as the Concept programming software.

  • Checked – selected (Default)

  • Not checked – not selected

• Use Concept data structures (Reals): Select to read data from the PLC in concept data structure format for Real item types. If checked, the Communication Driver will process the data in the same register order as the Concept programming software.

  • Checked – selected (Default)

  • Not checked – not selected

• Bit order format: The format of the bit order entered into the PLC. There are four bit order formats available for selection.

  • B1 B2 … B16: (Default) Bit order is left to right (MSB = Bit 1; LSB = Bit 16)

  • B16 B15 … B1: Bit order is right to left (MSB = Bit 16; LSB = Bit 1)

  • B0 B1 … B15: Bit order is left to right (MSB = Bit 0; LSB = Bit 15)

  • B15 B14 … B0: Bit order is right to left (MSB = Bit 15; LSB = Bit 0)

• Register Order: The order of the PLC memory registers written to and read from, used to support 64-bit data types.

  • Order 1: R1 R2 R3 R4 (Default)

  • Order 2: R2 R1 R4 R3

  • Order 3: R3 R4 R1 R2

  • Order 4: R4 R3 R2 R1

    where R1, R2, R3, and R4 are the relative register addresses in the PLC.

• Swap bytes: Select to swap bytes in PLC register for 16-bit, 32-bit, and 64-bit signed and unsigned Integer, Float, and Double data types on data read and data poked.

  • Checked - selected (Default)

  • Not checked - not selected

• Swap string bytes: Select to swap bytes in PLC register for String data type on data read and data poked.

  • Checked - selected (Default)

  • Not checked - not selected

• String variable style: PLC string-data format. Select the option for the style used by the device to store strings in its registers.

  • Full length (space padded) (Default)

  • C style (null terminated)

  • Pascal style (includes length specifier)

• Register type: Select either Binary or BCD for the register type being used.

  • Binary (Default)

  • BCD

• Maximum address range: There are five sub-elements in this Maximum addressable registers box. The maximum addressable registers can be obtained from the Modicon Concept or Modsoft configuration programs. The PLC will return an error if a register outside of this range is used to read data. The MBTCP Communication Driver filters out registers outside of this range and logs error messages.

  Element	Description	Minimum Value	Maximum Value
  Discrete input	Enter the maximum number of addressable discrete inputs (read coils) in the PLC	Min = 1 (one) (Default)	Max = 65536
  Coil	Enter the maximum number of addressable write coils in the PLC.	Min = 1 (one) (Default)	Max = 65536
  Input register	Enter the maximum number of addressable input registers in the PLC.	Min = 1 (one) (Default)	Max = 65536
  Holding register	Enter the maximum number of addressable holding registers in the PLC.	Min = 1 (one) (Default)	Max = 65536
  Extended register	Enter the maximum number of addressable extended registers in the PLC.	Min = 1 (one) (Default)	Max = 98303

• Block I/O size: This Block I/O Sizes box contains seven sub-elements. The Communication Driver uses the block I/O sizes to maximize data throughput. The MBTCP Communication Driver uses a 256-byte buffer to read or write data to the PLC. The maximum value is the maximum number of registers that can be read or written from/to the PLC in one command.

  Element	Description	Minimum Value	Maximum Value
  Discrete input/coil read	Enter the maximum number of discrete inputs or coils to read at one time.	Min = 1 (one)	Max = 1976 (Default)
  Coil write	Enter the maximum number of coils to write at one time.	Min = 1 (one)	Max = 800 (Default)
  Holding register read	Enter the maximum number of holding registers to read at one time.	Min = 1 (one)	Max = 122 (Default)
  Holding register write	Enter the maximum number of holding registers to write at one time.	Min = 1 (one)	Max = 100 (Default)
  Input register read	Enter the maximum number of input registers to read at one time.	Min = 1 (one)	Max = 123 (Default)
  Extended register read	Enter the maximum number of extended registers to read at one time.	Min = 1 (one)	Max = 122 (Default)
  Extended register write	Enter the maximum number of extended registers to write at one time.	Min = 1 (one)	Max = 120 (Default)