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Create a new device

For creating a new device go to [Tools] - [I/O Devices] or click the icon on the main toolbar.

The following picture demonstrates the first step for creating a new device.

I/O Device Name: Give 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 [OK] on the previous step, the ‘Serial Communication Configuration’ dialog box will be popped up as shown in the following picture.

In this window, select the ‘Device Type’ as ‘DANFOSS VLT AutomationDrive FC-300’ and configure the proper serial communication parameters. See the Communication Configuration section for more information.

FC-300 supports the RS-485 only with even parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit.

Create a station

Move to the [Station] tab of the ‘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 as followed:

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 ‘FC-300’ (no other type can be selected).

Network ID: This field has no effect.

Station No.: Specify a number between 0 and 9.

16Bits Data Swap: This field has no effect.

32Bits Data Swap: This field has no effect.

String Data Swap: This field has no effect.

Using CheckSum: This field has no effect.

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.