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Create a new device
| To create a new device, go to [Tools] → [ I/O Devices] or click on the  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 clicking the [Ok] button on the previous step, the ‘Ethernet Communication Configuration’ dialog box will pop up.  Select ‘OMRON CS/CJ Series Enet' as the 'Device Type’ and click 'TCP'. If UDP is setup at the PLC communication configuration, 'UDP' can be used.
See the Communication Configuration section for more information. |
Create a station | Move to the [Station] tab of the 'Ethernet Communication Configuration' window. In this dialog box, all the connected PLC stations can be configured and registered to the Xpanel.  Station Name: ST1 Give a name to the PLC. This name will be used in the database window accompanied by the ‘Device Name’. Station Type: HostLink (no other type can be selected). Network ID: This field has no effect. Node ID: Set "Node ID" of PLC. Some PLCs use the 4th digit number of the IP address as the "Node ID". Unit ID: Set the "Unit ID" of the PLC. Generally, it is '0'. IP Address: Write the IP address of the PLC. Socket Port Number: The default is 9600. It must match with the PLC. 16Bit Data Swap: This field has no effect. 32Bit Data Swap: This field has no effect. String Data Swap: Data is obtained by switching between high and low byte in string data. 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. Fixed POWEL XPANEL Socket Port: N/A See the Communication Configuration section for more information about the remaining parameters. |
icon in the main toolbar. The ‘I/O Device Configuration’ dialog box will pop up. Click the [New Device] button to open the ‘I/O Device Selection’ dialog box....