Create a new device

To create a new device, select ‘Tools’->’I/O Devices’ or click the icon in the toolbar. The following picture shows the first step of creating a new device.

I/O Device Name: Select a device name. This name will be used in the tag configuration window of the database, accompanied by the ‘Station Name’.

Select a network type

After selecting the ‘OK’ button in the previous step, the ‘Ethernet Communication Configuration’ dialog box will be appear as shown in the following picture. In this window, set the ‘Device Type’ to ‘CIMON Xpanel’ and configure the remaining Ethernet communication parameters.

Note: The Xpanel network data server supports only the UDP protocol option. Do not select the TCP protocol.

Create a station

Move to the ‘Station’ tab of the ‘Ethernet Communication Configuration’ dialog box. In this dialog box, each connected HMI station can be configured and registered to the Xpanel. Each field can be configured with the following rules.

Station Name: Set a name for the station. This name will be used in the database window, accompanied by the ‘Device Name’.

Station Type: Choose ‘ATVXEL’ (No other type can be selected).

Network ID: N/A

IP Address: Give the IP address of the server (slave) Xpanel using the dotted decimal format (e.g. 1.2.3.4).

Socket Port Number: Give the port number of the data server used by the slave Xpanel. This value must be 10262.

16-Bit Data Swap: N/A

32-Bit Data Swap: N/A

Comm. Error Message Pop Up: When this item is checked, Xpanel displays a communication error message box for every Rx and Tx error. Otherwise (unchecked), Xpanel does not display a message for communication errors. This message box will close automatically after a few seconds.

Fixed ATVXEL Socket Port / ATVXEL Socket Port No: Do not use this option (leave unchecked). The server (slave) Xpanel can service multiple masters and dynamic socket ports.

Type

Format

Example

Number

[D][Address in decimal number]

D0012

String

[S][Address in decimal number]

S0100

Memory Area

Symbol

I/O Address Range

Applicable Tag Type

Real Data

D

D000 – D999

Digital / Analog

String Data

S

S000 – S999

String