This driver uses a standard Ethernet connection to communicate with EtherNet/IP devices.
Communication Settings: Xpanel
I/O Device Configuration | To create a new device, click Tools > I/O Device Editor… > click the + icon > click Ethernet for Connection Type > select Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP for Device Type.  |
I/O Device Settings
| Once the connection type, device name, and device type have been assigned, the I/O Device Editor window populates with the default settings for the selected communication protocol.  After selecting the correct Connection Type and Device Type, match the remaining settings to the target I/O device’s communication settings. |
See the Ethernet Communication Configuration section for more information.
Communication Settings: PLC
The following image shows a screenshot of the ‘Network Manager’ of the XG5000 programming tool.
This window can be activated from the menu through [Tools] → [Network Manager].
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Enter the PLC IP address. This address has to be registered in the I/O device settings of Canvas.
Set the appropriate values for the Subnet Mask and the Gateway which are provided by the network administrator of your system.
Select ‘XGT server’ from the dropdown menu of the driver section.
Address and Supported Symbols
The memory areas listed below are provided for general purposes. The actual available memory area and range of each area should be checked with the manual for the connecting device.
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Name | Symbol | Bit Range | Word Range | Access |
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Input/Output | P | P00000 - P4095F | P0000 - P4095 | R/W |
Binary | M | M00000 - M4095F | M0000 - M4095 | R/W |
Binary | L | L000000 - L11263F | L00000 - L11263 | R/W |
Non-Volatile Binary | K | K00000 - K4095F | K0000 - K4095 | R/W |
Status | F | F00000 - F4095F | F0000 - F4095 | R |
Timer | T | T0000 - T8191 | - | R/W |
Counter | C | C0000 - C4095 | - | R/W |
Control | S | - | S000 - S255 | R/W |
Integer | D | - | D000000 - D524287 | R/W If the CPU is XGK-CPUSN, the word range is "D000000 - D262143". |
Index | R | - | R00000 - R32767 | R/W |
Index | ZR | - | ZR000000 - ZR524287 | R/W |
Timer - Current Count | T | - | T0000 - T8191 | R/W |
Counter - Current Count | C | - | C0000 - C4095 | R/W |
Comm. Data Register | N | - | N00000 - N21503 | R/W |
Integer | Z | - | Z000 - Z255 | R/W |
Special Module Register | U | - | U00.00 - U7F.31 | R/W If the CPU is XGK-CPUSN, the word range is "U00.00 - U3F.31". |
Communication Cable Wiring
This interface is satisfied with standard IEEE802.3 about the 10BaseT/100BaseTX. You can configure the cable and allocation pin number of RJ45 as shown below.
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