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Create a new device

To configure the communication device of LSIS PLC, go to [Tools] → [I/O Devices] or click the icon in the main menu. The ‘I/O Configuration’ dialog box will show up. Click on the [New Device] button.

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 selecting [Ok] on the previous step, the ‘Ethernet Communication Configuration’ dialog box will pop up as shown in the following picture.

Select ‘Fatek PLC Enet’ in the ‘Device Type’ dropdown menu, and choose appropriate communication parameters. Those parameters must be matched with the PLC. See the Communication Configuration section for more information.

Create a station

Move to the [Station] tab of the ‘Ethernet Communication Configuration’ dialog box and click [Add Station]. In this dialog box, all the connected PLC stations can be configured and registered to the Xpanel.

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 'FATEK PLC' (no other type can be selected).

Network ID: This field has no meaning in this driver (ignored during runtime).

IP Address: Input IP Address FATEK PLC

Socket Port No.: Input Major Port FATEK PLC.

16Bit Data Swap: This field has no effect.

32Bit Data Swap: This field has no effect.

String Data Swap: This field has no effect.

Using Checksum: This field has no effect.

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.

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