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Create a new device | For creating a new device activate the menu Tools -> I/O Devices or the I/O Device Name: Give the device a name. This name will be used in the TAG configuration window of the database accompanied by the Station Name. | |
Select a network type
| I/O Device Name: SAMSUNG FARA N70/700 PLUS After selecting the OK button of the previous step, the [Serial Communication Configuration] dialog box will be popup as shown in the following picture. In this window, select the Device Type as SAMSUNG FARA N70/N700 PLUS and configure the proper serial communication parameters. Ensure that those parameters are matched with the device’s configuration. See the Communication Configuration section for more information. | |
Create a station | Move to the Station tab of [Serial Communication Configuration] dialog box. In this dialog box, all the connected PLC stations can be configured and registered to the Xpanel. Each field can be configured with the following rules. | |
Station Name | Give a name to the PLC. This name will be used in the database window accompanied by the Device Name. | |
Station Type | Choose FARA N70/N700 PLUS from the combo box (no other). | |
Network ID | N/A | |
Station No. | Specify an integer between 1 and 190. The PLC station number must match this number. | |
16Bit Data Swap | This option swaps bytes for all word- or double-word-sized data. The following diagram shows an example of byte-swapping: Almost all data types will be influenced by this option except INT8 / UINT8 / BCD8 / UBCD8. | |
32Bit Data Swap | This option swaps words of all double-word-sized data. The following diagram shows an example of word swapping: Tag values with data types INT32 / UINT32 / BCD32 / UBDC32 / FLOAT will be influenced by this option. | |
String Data Swap | Swaps the upper and lower bytes of string word data. | |
Using Checksum | This field has no effect. This driver always uses a BCC checksum. | |
Comm. Error Message Popup | Use a pop-up message when a communication error occurs. |
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