This document describes the YOKOGAWA FAM3 (Ethernet) communication driver for Xpanel.
| Communication Setup: Xpanel |
Create a new device | For creating a new device activate the menu Tools -> I/O Devices or the   I/O Device Name: Give the device a name. This name will be used in the TAG configuration window of the database accompanied by the Station Name. | |
Select a network type
| I/O Device Name: YOKOGAWA Ethernet After selecting the OK button of the previous step, the [Ethernet Communication Configuration] dialog box will be popup as shown in the following picture. 
This option provides a safe solution for communication in troubled situations. If this option was checked and there was a communication error the system would delete the remaining control frames (data transmit frames from Xpanel to PLC) which were not transmitted but queued in the communication buffer of Xpanel. | |
Create a station | Move to the Station tab of [Ethernet Communication Configuration] dialog box. In this dialog box, all the 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 in the database window accompanied by the Device Name. | |
Station Type | Choose the Yokogawa FA-M3 (no other type). | |
Network ID | This field has no effect. | |
Socket Port No. | Input 12289/12291 depending on the TCP/UDP configuration of the PLC. | |
16Bit Data Swap | This field has no meaning with this driver. | |
32Bit Data Swap | This field has no meaning with this driver. | |
Using Checksum | This field has no effect. This driver is always checking the BCC. | |
Comm. Error Message Popup | If this item is checked, the Xpanel displays a communication error notification message at every Rx and Tx error. Otherwise (unchecked), the Xpanel does not display the message when an Rx or Tx error occurs. Only when there is a data transmission (writing a TAG value to the station) error will a notification message popup. This message box will close automatically 5 seconds after. | |
icon in the toolbar. The following picture shows the first step of creating a new device.
| Communication Configuration |
Set module configuration by following steps for connect to Xpanel as below.
(1) Communication Configuration
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Default Setting
- TCP/IP: 192.168.0.2 (each IP of the PLCs and Xpanels must be different)
- Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
(2) Communication Port
Refer to the table below to change TCP/IP or Port.
Protocol Type | Port No. | Communication Type | Default Value |
HLLINK_PROTOCOL_A | 12289 | 0 = TCP/IP, 1 = UDP/IP | TCP/IP |
HLLINK_PROTOCOL_B | 12291 | 0 = TCP/IP, 1 = UDP/IP | TCP/IP |
| Address & Function Codes |
Address Format
Tag Type | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
Analog | [Symbol][Decimal Code] | X201 or Y300 |
Digital | [Symbol][Decimal Code] | E0201 or M9900 |
Supported Symbols
The memory areas listed above are provided for general purposes.
The actual range of each area should be checked with the manual of connected CPU type.
(1) Change the value from the default value '0' when using the Multi-CPU Module.
(2) Ex) X00201
X: Device Name (symbol)
0: Module unit No. (0~7)
02: Module Slot No. (01~16)
01: Data Position No. (1~64)
(3) A number of the first digit for link relay (L) and link register (W) refer to the link number. And the last 4 digits refer to the address of the device.
Ex) link relay L71024
L: Device Name(Symbol)
7: Link No. ( 0~7 )
1024: Address (L: 0001~8192 / W: 0001~4096)
The actual data type should be declared in the ‘Advance’ configuration tab in the TAG database as shown in the following picture.
| Communication Cable Wiring |
This interface is satisfied with standard IEEE802.3 about the 10BaseT/100BaseTX.
You can make cable and allocation pin number of RJ45 as the following figure.
