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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, select ‘CIMON-PLC HMI’ as the device type and configure the remaining serial communication parameters. Ensure that these parameters match with the PLC configuration. See the Communication Configuration section for more information.

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.

Each field can be configured with the following rules:

Station Name: Give a name to the PLC. This name will be used to assign device tag names in the database window, accompanied by the ‘Device Name’.

Station Type: Choose the type of the connected PLC. Options include “CP/XP Series”, “BP Series“, “PLCS Series“, and “MP Series“.

Station No: Specify a decimal number between 0 and 31. This must match the PLC’s device configuration.

16-Bit 16Bit Data Swap:

This option swaps bytes for all word- or double-word-sized data. The following diagram shows an example of byte-swapping:

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

32-Bit 32Bit Data Swap: This option swaps words of all double-word-sized data. The following diagram shows an example of word swapping:

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: Use a CheckSum in the communication protocol.

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.