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OMRON Hostlink (Serial)

OMRON Hostlink (Serial)

Owned by Justin Franks (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2022
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Communication Setup: Xpanel

I/O Device Configuration

To create a new device, select [Tools] → [I/O Device Editor]. Click the icon to add a new device, then select a “Serial” [Connection Type] and a “Omron Hostlink” [Device Type].

Device Name: Designate a name for the I/O Device.

I/O Device Settings

 

Once the connection type, device name, and device type have been assigned, the [I/O Device Editor] window populates with the default settings for the selected communication protocol.

After selecting the correct [Connection Type] and [Device Type], match the remaining settings to the target I/O device’s communication settings.

Station

In this window, users can assign a Station Name and ID for the target I/O Device.

See the Communication Configuration section for more information.

PLC Mode

Omron PLC can be written when the mode is set to monitor. Set the value of DM6600 to 0101h. Even if the PLC power goes out, it remains in monitor mode.

Supported PLC Memories

Area

Symbol

Analog Tag

Digital Tag

Remark

DM area

D

D0000 – D9999

D0000.00 – D0000.15

D9999.00 – D9999.15

(1)

CIO area

CIO

CIO0000 – CIO6143

CIO0000.00 – CIO0000.15

CIO6143.00 – CIO6143.15

 

AR area

A

A0000 – A0959

A0000.00 – A0000.15

A0959.00 – A0959.15

(1), (2)

HR area

H

H0000 – H0511

H0000.00 – H0000.15

H0511.00 – H0511.15

 

T/C status

TC

not supported

TC0000 – TC4095

(3)

T/C p. value

PV

PV0000 – PV4095

not supported

(3)

LR area

L

L0000 – L0199

L0000.00 – L0000.15

L0199.00 – L0199.15

 

EM area

E

E0_0000 – E0_9999

EC_0000 – EC_9999

E0_0000.00 – E0_0000.15

EC_9999.00 – EC_9999.15

(1), (4)

IR area

IR

IR0000 – IR6143

IR0000.00 – IR0000.15

IR6143.00 – IR6143.15

 

(1) If the address of this area was used for a digital tag, control functionalities are not supported. Xpanel cannot set/reset these points.

(2) The A000 - A0447 address area cannot be modified by Xpanel (read-only area).

(3) Timer: T0000 – T2143 area was mapped to TC0000 - TC2143 (PV0000 - PV2143).

Counter: C0000 – C2143 area was mapped to TC2148 - TC4095 (PV2148 - PV4095).

(4) Bank of EM area must be denoted by one hexadecimal character ('0' - 'C') as shown below:

-Digital Tag: E[bank]_[word no].[2 digit bit no] (EA_1000.05 : bit5 of E1000 in bank ‘A’).

-Analog Tag: E[bank]_[word no] (EC_32 : E0032 of bank ‘C’).

(5) The bit location of the digital tag must be denoted by a two-digit decimal number ('00' - ‘15’) with a dot ('.') separator.

*Exception: Timer/Counter area is a digital point by itself.

Wiring Diagram

RS-232C

 

C Series RS-422A

 

CS/CJ Series

RS-422A