Configuring CIMON-SCADA
To properly use the Xpanel Data Server functionfeature, you must configure the associated SCADA project as well.
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b) In the next window, press [Add Station] to enter the configuration of configure the Xpanel device. Press [IP Addr.] to enter the target device’s IP address. You may also assign choose the scan time, time out, etcand a description for the device.
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Item | Description | |
Station Name | Enter a name for the station. Special characters are not allowed. | |
Station Type | Select the device type of the target station. Different options will be available depending on which protocol you selected in the [I/O Device Selection] window. | |
Station No. | Used for protocols which require Assign a station number if required by the protocol. | |
IP Addr. | Assign the IP address of the device. | |
#1-1 IP Address | Specify the main IP address for the device. | |
#2-2 IP Address | Specify a secondary IP address for the device. This field is optional. | |
#2-1 IP Address | Specify a main primary backup IP address for the device. This field is optional. | |
#2-2 IP Address | Specify a secondary backup IP address for the device. This field is optional. | |
Scan Time | Specify the frequency with which SCADA will update tag values from the HMI. | |
Time Out | Specify the length of time which SCADA will treat as a broken communication. | |
Description | Enter a description for the station. | |
c) Press the [Add COM Block] button to assign a data block for the communication. If you do not add a COM block for each desired memory block (D for Data, S for String), SCADA will be unable to read the requested data from the HMI.
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Item | Description |
Block No | Assign a number to identify the COM block. |
Address | Choose the starting address for the COM block. Choose ‘D' for data memory, or 'S’ for string memory. This address corresponds to an address the addresses 0-4999 specified in the [Data Server] window in XpanelDesigner. |
Word | Choose the number of words to read from the HMI. If you wish to read more than 128 words from the HMI, you must create additional COM blocks. For example, if the starting address is D1000 and the 'Word' setting is 128, you will be able to access addresses D1000-D1127. |
Scan | Set the frequency with which SCADA will read/write data from the HMI. This value cannot be less than the value chosen in the [Station] configuration window. |
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e) Register a real tag which accesses whose address lies within the COM block’s block data range.
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f) To check that the tag’s tag value is being read, you can create a dynamic tag value by choosing [Draw] – [Tag Value(S)] and clicking on the graphic page. Choose the real tag which you created in the last step.
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g) Execute CimonX to check the operation. If the connection is successful, the tag value (0 unless otherwise specifiedby default) will be displayed. If the connection is unsuccessful, questions marks “???“ will be displayed instead.