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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 ‘ATIVA-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

Z

Z0000 – Z1023

Z0000 – Z1023

Z0000 – Z2047

Z0000 – Z1023

Z0000 – Z1023

Z0000 – Z2047