Fatek PLC Enet (Ethernet)

Communication Setup: Xpanel

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.

Communication Setting: FATEK PLC

1. IP Setting

Run ‘Fatek Ethernet Module Configuration Tool’.

To scan the Fatek PLC, press the [Scan Map] button.
Double click the item on the scan result to edit the Ethernet setting.

Go to the [General] tab to set the IP address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway.
Check the ‘Remote Config’ box to enable it.
Select ‘Server’ for the ‘Operation Mode’.

Go to the [Misc.] tab to set the Major Port, on the 'FATEK Service Port Number'.
After finishing the parameter setting, press the [OK] button.

Address Notation

Name	Symbol	Digital	Analog
Name	Symbol	Digital	16-Bit	32-Bit
Input discrete	X	X00-X9999	WX00-WX9984	DWX00-DWX9984
Output relay	Y	Y00-Y9999	WY00-WY9984	DWY00-DWY9984
Internal relay	M	M00-M9999	WM00-WM9984	DWM00-DWM9984
Step relay	S	S00-S9999	WS00-WS9984	DWS00-DWS9984
Timer discrete	T	T00-T9999	WT00-WT9984	DWT00-DWT9984
Counter discrete	C	C00-C9999	WC00-WC9984	DWC00-DWC9984
Timer register	TMR		RT00-RT9999	DRT00-DRT9999
Counter register	CTR		RC00-RC9999	DRC00-DRC9999
Data register	HR		R00-R65535	DR00-DR65535
Data register	DR		D00-D65535	DD00-DD65535

(1) Word tag is supported by 16-Bit only.

(2) Digital address is used only for digital tags.

(3) The 32-Bit address is used only for 32-Bit analog tags.

Wiring Diagram

This interface is used to communicate between the equipment and TOUCH/PPC by the Ethernet code of practice. This interface is satisfied with standard IEEE802.3 of the 10Base-T/100Base-TX.

You can configure the cable and allocation pin number of RJ45 as shown below.

RJ45 Connector	RJ45 Jack

Direct Cable: Host ↔︎ HUB

Cable	No	Color	Color	No	Cable
	1	Orange/White	Orange/White	1
	2	Orange	Orange	2
	3	Green/White	Green/White	3
	4	Blue	Blue	4
	5	Blue/White	Blue/White	5
	6	Green	Green	6
	7	Brown/White	Brown/White	7
	8	Brown	Brown	8

Crossover Cable: Host ↔︎ Host

Cable	No	Color	Color	No	Cable
	1	Orange/W	Green/W	1
	2	Orange	Green	2
	3	Green/W	Orange/W	3
	4	Blue	Blue	4
	5	Blue/W	Blue/W	5
	6	Green	Orange	6
	7	Brown/W	Brown/W	7
	8	Brown	Brown	8