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Create a new device

To create a new device, select [Tools] → [I/O Devices] or click the icon in the main toolbar. The following picture shows the first step of creating a new device:

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

Select a device type

After selecting the [OK] button in the previous step, the ‘Serial Communication Configuration’ dialog box will appear as shown in the following picture:

In this window, set the device type to ‘CIMON-PLC Loader’ and configure the remaining serial communication parameters. Ensure that these parameters are matched with the PLC configuration. See the Communication Configuration section for more information.

  Note: For this protocol, the PLC communication parameters should be fixed as follows:

• Baud Rate: 38,400

• Parity: None

• Data Bits: 8 bits

Create a station

Move to the [Station] tab of the ‘Serial Communication Configuration’ dialog box. In this dialog box, all connected PLC stations can be configured and registered to the Xpanel. Press [Add Station] to add a new station for each PLC.

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 the type of connected PLC from one of the options below:

• CP Series

• BP Series

• CM1-XPnA

• PLCS Series

• CM1-XPnB/XPnE

• CM1-CP3E

• CM1-CP4E

• CM1-XPnU/UPnF

• CM3-SPPRO

Station No: Specify a decimal number between 0 and 31. This number is only used by the CPU’s optional port or the SCnnA/B module. The station number is ignored by the standard loader port.

16bits Data Swap: N/A

32bits Data Swap: N/A

Using Checksum: 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.

See the Communication Configuration section for more information about the remaining parameters.

Device

CP/BP Series

CM1-XPnA

PLCS Series

CM1-XPnB/XPn

CM1-CP3E

CM1-CP4E

CM1-XPnU/UPnF

CM3-SPPRO

X

X0000

– X511F

X0000

– X1023

X0000

– X127

X0000

–

X1023 (XP1B)

X511 (XP2B)

X255 (XP3B)

X0000

– X47

X0000

–

X2047 (XP1U, SPPRO)

X1023 (XP2U)

X511 (XP3U)

Y

Y0000

– Y511F

Y0000

– Y1023

Y0000

– Y127

Y0000

–

Y1023 (XP1B)

Y511 (XP2B)

Y255 (XP3B)

Y0000

– Y47

Y0000

–

Y2047 (XP1U, SPPRO)

Y1023 (XP2U)

Y511 (XP3U)

M

M0000

– M999F

M0000

– M1999

M0000

– M1023

M0000

– M1999

M0000

– M1023

M0000

– M8191

L

L0000

– L999F

L0000

– L1999

L0000

– L511

L0000

– L1999

L0000

– L255

L0000

– L8191

K

K0000

– K999F

K0000

– K1999

K0000

– K255

K0000

– K1999

K0000

– K255

K0000

– K8191

F

F0000

– F127F

F0000

– F255

F0000

– F255

F0000

– F255

F0000

– F255

F0000

– F255

T

T0000

– T4095

T0000

– T511

T0000

– T511

T0000

– T511

T0000

– T127

T0000

– T127

TC

TC0000

– TC4095

TC0000

– TC8191

TC0000

– TC1023

TC0000

– TC8191

TC0000

– TC2047

TC0000

– TC2047

TS

TS0000

– TS4095

TS0000

– TS8191

TS0000

– TS1023

TS0000

– TS8191

TS0000

– TS2047

TS0000

– TS2047

C

C0000

– C4095

C0000

– C511

C0000

– C511

C0000

– C511

C0000

– C127

C0000

– C127

CC

CC0000

– CC4095

CC0000

– CC8191

CC0000

– CC1023

CC0000

– CC8191

CC0000

– CC2047

CC0000

– CC2047

CS

CS0000

– CS4095

CS0000

– CS8191

CS0000

– CS1023

CS0000

– CS8191

CS0000

– CS2047

CS0000

– CS2047

D

D00000

– D31999

D00000

– D63999

D00000

– D19999

D00000

– D63999

D0000

– D9999

D00000

– D65533