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Create a new device

For creating a new device activate the menu Tools -> I/O Devices or the icon in the toolbar. The following picture shows the first step of creating a new device.

I/O Device Name: Give the device a name.

This name will be used in the TAG configuration window of the database accompanied by the Station Name.

Select a network type

I/O Device Name: YOKOGAWA Ethernet

After selecting the OK button of the previous step, the [Ethernet Communication Configuration] dialog box will be popup as shown in the following picture.

• Initialize the Tx Frame When Time Occurs

This option provides a safe solution for communication in troubled situations. If this option was checked and there was a communication error the system would delete the remaining control frames (data transmit frames from Xpanel to PLC) which were not transmitted but queued in the communication buffer of Xpanel.

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

Create a station

Move to the Station tab of [Ethernet 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 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 Yokogawa FA-M3 (no other type).

Network ID

This field has no effect.N/A

Socket Port No.

Input 12289/12291 depending on the TCP/UDP configuration of the PLC.

16Bit Data Swap

This field has no meaning with this driver16Bit Data Swap: This option swaps bytes for all word- or double-word-sized data. The following diagram shows an example of byte-swapping:

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Almost all data types will be influenced by this option except INT8 / UINT8 / BCD8 / UBCD8.

32Bit Data Swap

This field has no meaning with this driver32Bit Data Swap: This option swaps words of all double-word-sized data. The following diagram shows an example of word swapping:

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Tag values with data types INT32 / UINT32 / BCD32 / UBDC32 / FLOAT will be influenced by this option.

String Data Swap

Swaps the upper and lower bytes of string word data.

Using Checksum

This field has no effect. This driver is always checking the uses a BCC checksum.

Comm. Error Message Popup

If this item is checked, the Xpanel displays a communication error notification message at every Rx and Tx error. Otherwise (unchecked), the Xpanel does not display the message when an Rx or Tx error occurs. Only when there is a data transmission (writing a TAG value to the station) error will a notification message popup. This message box will close automatically 5 seconds afterUse a pop-up message when a communication error occurs.