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Create a new device

To create a new device, select [Tools] → [I/O Devices] or click the icon in the toolbar.

The following picture shows the first step in creating a new device.

I/O Device Name: Give a device name. This name will be used in the tag 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 ‘LSIS Master-K S-Series Enet’ and configure the remaining communication parameters. These parameters must be matched with the PLC. See the Communication Configuration section for more information.

Note: For this driver, the protocol type must be set to ‘UDP’.

Create a station

Move to the [Station] tab of the ‘Ethernet Communication Configuration’ dialog box. In this dialog box, connected PLC stations can be configured and registered to the Xpanel. Each field can be configured with the following rules.

Each field can be configured with the following rules:

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

Station Type: Choose ‘Master-K S ’ (this is the only available option).

IP Address: Input the PLC’s IP address. Use the decimal/dot format (e.g. “1.2.3.4”).

Socket Port No: For UDP, the port number must be 2005. For TCP, the port number must be 2004.

Go to the ‘Communication Port’ tab to confirm the protocol (UDP or TCP).

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